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Vancouver's beach scene
Enjoying the sunshine, the ocean view and taking a bracing plunge in the sea has always been a popular summer pastime in Vancouver, as seen in these vintage photos courtesy of the Vancouver Public Library archives and the City of Vancouver Archives.
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A lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire Thursday in a building at a small Seattle university, killing one person.
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Justin Bourque, the 24-year-old fugitive who announced "I'm done" when arrested early Friday in a resident's dark backyard, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder, and two counts of attempted murder.
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B.C.’s highest bench has given part of the Conservative government’s tough-on-crime agenda a judicial nod of approval by refusing to hear a constitutional challenge to mandatory minimum drug sentences.
Just over two years ago, Brice Royer was diagnosed with a rare type of stomach cancer. He is now convinced it is the cash economy that made him sick. Royer wanted to know what caused the cancer, but his doctors weren’t able to tell him. He did his own research and learned most cancers are caused by environmental factors, such as smoking, dietary choices and chemical exposure, rather than genetics.
On the surface, the garden industry in B.C. in spring appears to be little more than a happy-go-lucky exercise in selling beautiful flowers to enthusiastic greenthumbs, eager to smarten up their backyards. Behind the facade, however, intense competition goes on to gain access to the wallets of garden lovers.
Statistics Canada says the number of overall jobs in British Columbia fell slightly last month as the province lost almost 11,000 part time jobs and gained slightly less full-time jobs compared to the month before.
SEATTLE — When a lone gunman armed with a shotgun at a small Seattle University stopped firing at students to reload, another student pepper-sprayed him and subdued him with the help of others and prevented more deaths, police said.
Seattle Police Department has released the audio from three 911 calls placed during Thursday’s shooting at Seattle Pacific University.
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MONCTON, N.B. – It’s the cold, blank stare of a man on a deadly mission that will haunt Virginia Boudreau for years to come. Her neighbour, Justin Bourque, who rented No.13 on Pioneer St., a potholed, treeless dirt road lined […]
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CEO of Fraser Health quits $444,000-a-year job
The head of the Fraser Health Authority has resigned, weeks before a government-ordered review is due to be released. The health authority’s board of directors announced Friday that CEO Dr. Nigel Murray is returning to his birthplace, New Zealand, for family reasons and for a new job.
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Gangster sentenced to seven years for conspiracy to kill Bacon brothers
For more than a year, Amir Eghtesad cruised around Metro Vancouver with his United Nations gang-mates hoping to kill the Bacon brothers.
Vancouver Stanley Cup riot investigation almost complete, almost 300 now charged
Five more people have been charged for allegedly taking part in Vancouver's Stanley Cup riot as the third anniversary of the mayhem approaches.
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Surrey Punjabi market zoning change gets thumbs up from Metro Vancouver
Metro Vancouver won’t stand in the way of Surrey’s plans to create a Punjabi market in the heart of Newton. Metro’s regional planning and agricultural committee on Friday approved a request by Surrey to change the land designation on a 6.5-hectare site in Newton from industrial to mixed employment under the regional growth strategy.
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Extra cleaners brought in at Delta school battling norovirus
The halls around Delta Secondary School were looking a lot emptier than usual Friday as the school continued to deal with a suspected outbreak of Norovirus.
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Seattle Police Department releases 911 calls from university shooting
Seattle Police Department has released the audio from three 911 calls placed during Thursday’s...
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Seattle Police Department releases 911 calls from university shooting
Seattle Police Department has released the audio from three 911 calls placed during Thursday’s...
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Final UN conspirator gets 7 years, minus time served, for plot to kill Bacons
For more than a year, Amir Eghtesad cruised around Metro Vancouver with his United Nations gang-mates...
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As B.C. teachers strike, Google searches for “private schools” triple
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On The Town: Five things to do this weekend in Vancouver
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