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Vancouver’s grand connectivity plan
Vancouver, whose council has been accused of not listening to the public and whose residents say they are lonely and alienated, launched the first steps on Wednesday of a plan to make people who live there more connected. "Vancouver is a dynamic city undergoing a great deal of change," Mayor Gregor Robertson said. "The connection between city hall and citizens is tenuous at the ...
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Beaverton cop arrested in Vancouver accused of raping 5-year-old
Christopher R. Warren is currently on paid administrative leave from the Beaverton Police Department while he is being investigated for food stamp fraud. This is a mug shot from when he was arrested on the fraud ...
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Vancouver aims to get citizens more involved with city hall
The Vancouver Canucks have fired the most successful head coach in club history. Alain Vigneault lost his job after the Canucks were swept by the San Jose Sharks — a year after the heavily ...
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End solitary confinement says former female inmate
A Saskatchewan woman who was held in solitary confinement in B.C. for a total of 3 years has issued an emotional plea to end the practice in Canada's prisons. BobbyLee Worm, 26, has just settled a lawsuit filed against Corrections Canada on her behalf by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. But because of a confidentiality clause in the agreement, neither Worm nor the BCCLA was able to ...
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Rain snowfall warnings issued for B.C.s southern Interior
A low pressure system stuck over B.C. will bring heavy rain in the southern Interior, snow on the mountain passes, and cooler temperatures over the next two days, according to CBC ...
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BREAKING Vancouver Canucks fire coaching staff
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Canucks fire coach Alain Vigneault reports
Alain Vigneault helped Vancouver become a consistent contender, but since the 2011 Stanley Cup final appearance the Canucks have flamed out in the playoffs. (Tony Avelar/Associated ...
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Vancouver jazz fest announces downtown weekend details
The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival is looking to take last year's successful move to downtown to new heights.The lineup for the festival's opening weekend, June 22-23, and a re-arranged layout for the downtown event were revealed Wednesday at the Sutton Place Hotel.Close to 150,000 music fans attended the festival's opening weekend in 2012, after the festival announced ...
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2 bodies found in lake near Vernon
RCMP in Vernon, B.C., are investigating after two bodies were found in Kalamalka Lake on Wednesday morning. A search and rescue team was called in after a resident noticed a cooler and a dog floating in the water. The team found two bodies in the water along with a ...
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Jumbo Glacier resort gets go ahead for development
The owners of the Jumbo Glacier ski resort in B.C.'s East Kootenay region have been given approval to proceed with the construction of lodges and lifts by the resort's municipal council. Jumbo Mayor Greg Deck and council passed the permits on Tuesday that allow ski lifts, a lodge of up to 150 rooms and a day lodge at the base of Farnham glacier. "It allows the operator to use a ...
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Gallery $4.179M West Vancouver reclaimed timber-frame home
This five bedroom, 4.5 bathroom timber frame home at 1963 28th St. in West Vancouver's Upper Dundarave neighbourhood was built using 100-year-old wood reclaimed from historic buildings. It boasts 6,411 sq ft of living space, vaulted ceilings with exposed beams, a nanny suite and studio/office space, and landscaped, wooded ...
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16-year-old student in serious condition following violent sexual assault on Vancouver Island
Port Alberni RCMP are searching for a suspect after a 16-year-old female Alberni District Secondary School student was sexually assaulted yesterday in Rogers Creek ...
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Vancouver Island First Nation seeks traditional name for island landmark
Members of the Saanich First Nation on Vancouver Island will march to the summit of a Victoria-area landmark, to back demands for restoration of the mountain's indigenous ...
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Photos Plumbers car explodes in Vancouvers West End
Police and fire department investigate a car explosion on Nicola St at Robson in Vancouver, May 22, 2013. The explosion, just before 7 am flattened the the car and shattered windows was caused by a leaking tank of acetylene ...
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Impairment ruled out as cause of fatal Surrey crash
The B.C. Coroners Service has ruled out impairment by drugs and alcohol as the cause of a tragic automobile crash that killed five members of one Surrey family and the driver of another other car. "Toxicology results received from the Provincial Toxicology Centre show no indication of impairment due to alcohol, illicit drugs, or prescription or over-the-counter medications in the blood of ...
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Mandatory medical test for senior drivers arbitrary
A local seniors' advocate says the mandatory medical testing for 80-year-old drivers needs to be reassessed. Drivers are not required to have a road test at the age of 80, but they do need to have a medical specific to driving skills conducted by a family doctor. The test assesses both a person's cognitive and physical ability to drive, and has to happen every two years thereafter. ...
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Vancouver guitar maker ramps up after space station video
For Larrive Guitars, the publicity was quite literally out of this world, and the dollar value from it continues to add up.Images of Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield playing its Vancouver-made Parlor guitar sparked enough interest for the company to put the model back into production for a limited edition. The company has $100,000 in orders already for the commemorative model, which ...
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Leaking acetylene tank explodes in car in Vancouver British Columbia minor injuries
VANCOUVER - A leaking acetylene tank is blamed for a blast early Wednesday that tore apart a car parked on a street in Vancouver, British Columbia. Fire and Rescue Services Capt. Gabe Roder says the explosion was triggered when the car owner used a remote key fob to unlock the car door. The owner is a plumber who had stored the tank in his vehicle, The resulting fireball shredded the vehicle ...
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Former B.C. MLA Harold Long killed in plane crash
Former B.C. Liberal MLA Harold Long was killed in a fatal plane crash in a remote inlet off the South Coast, the B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed. "Mr. Long was the pilot and sole occupant of a DHC-2 Beaver float plane that was spotted overturned in Bute Inlet on the west side of Stuart Island in the late afternoon of May 21, 2013," said a statement released by Vancouver Island ...
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Blood donation ban lifted for some men who have sex with men
Health Canada will allow gay men to donate blood if they haven't had sex with a man in the last five years, a change in policy that will go into effect in the coming weeks. "If a man has not had sex with another man within the last five years and meets all the other eligibility criteria to be a blood donor, he will be able to donate blood," Dr. Dana Devine, who is vice-president ...
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West End Vancouver jolted by accidental car explosion
An area of Vancouver's West End has been closed off following an early-morning explosion caused by a leaking acetylene tank in the trunk of a car.The explosion took place just before 7 a.m., near the intersection of Nicola and Haro streets. It blew out the windows of nearby apartments and cut out power to several residences. Damage to buildings reached 12 ...
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Media Advisory - Vancouver Foundation receives one of the largest personal bequests in BC history
Canada will co-host a media briefing to announce the receipt of a multi-million-dollar gift -- one of the largest charitable donations in BC ...
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Car explodes early Wednesday in Vancouver’s West End
A parked car exploded just before 7 a.m. Wednesday in Vancouver’s West End, shattering windows in nearby buildings and strewing debris for half a block. Police and firefighters were on the ...
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada deploys a team of investigators to the site of a float plane accident north of Campbell River British Columbia
May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada(TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to the site of a float plane accident, a de ...
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Fentanyl-related deaths spark warning in Prince George
Mounties in Prince George, B.C., are warning drug users about the powerful prescription opiate fentanyl which has turned up on the city's streets. Police say two deaths in the past six months appear to have been caused by fentanyl. Both the men who died were known heroin users. Cpl. Craig Douglass says the narcotic, which looks like heroin but is much more potent, isn't typically ...
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