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Government made right call on Evergreen Line, auditor general says
Auditor General John Doyle's latest report finds the BC government made the right decision in opting for a Skytrain extension for the $1.4-billion Evergreen line, even though it did not have all the...
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UPDATES: Killer described as "hard worker and loving father"
A man who murdered his estranged girlfriend in Vancouver, then spent more than 12 years as a fugitive before his arrest in California, will have to wait two weeks to learn his fate. Ninderjit Singh is...
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First Nations leaders want Safe Streets Act repealed
Don't make a bad problem worse.That's the message from First Nations leaders and health officials in BC who are calling for the repeal of the federal government's Safe Streets Act.A new report by the...
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RCMP seek hit and run vehicle
North Vancouver mounties are looking for the driver of a grey, four door Mazda that was involved in a crash with a jaywalking pedestrian at 23rd and Lonsdale last evening.Corporal Richard de Jong says...
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Assembly of First Nations slams letter published in Nanaimo newspaper
The Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations is also condemning a letter to the editor published in the Nanaimo Daily newspaper.Shawn Atleo says the letter is an example of a flawed way of...
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Update heard on Compass Card rollout
The Translink board of directors has received an update on the Compass Card program.Translink's Bob Paddon says the electronic fare card and fare gate system will be rolled out in stages, beginning...
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No bail for accused in sex attack
Michael Edward Farley has been denied bail.He's the New Zealand man accused of abducting and attacking a Vancouver sex trade worker earlier this month.The 39-year old will be back in provincial court...
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Child sex offender back in community
A warning about a child sex offender once again living in the community.BC officials have issued a public notification about 23-year-old Jeffrey Goddard.He has a history of luring children over the...
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Missing snowboarder found dead in Whistler
An investigation is underway in Whistler after a missing snowboarder was found dead.RCMP say friends of a 23 year old woman from China, attending school in Canada, reported her missing when she failed...
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Very long waits at the border crossings
It's a nightmare for people trying to head into the United States right now.The border waits are extreme, between two and three hours at all of the major crossings.Zahra Premji is in the line-up at the...
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No long weekend holiday for Ministry of Finance staff
The Ministry of Finance says with just days to go before the PST makes a return just over half of B.C. businesses have registered.The Finance ministry says out of an estimated 130,000 businesses...
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NDP says PST transition flying under the government's radar
The NDP's Finance critic says the return to the PST is mysteriously absent in a series of high profile government ads.Bruce Ralston says the Liberal government has not done enough to prepare for the...
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Company penalized after pregnant worker fired
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has handed a woman nine thousand dollars after determining she was fired for being pregnant.The tribunal found no substance to Planet Group Realty's excuse they fired...
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Taxpayers federation questions governments priorities
The return of the PST is just days away but you're still more likely to see a commercial about the Liberal's job's plan than how the new tax will affect you.The Canadian Taxpayers Federation's BC...
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Fire Chief presses feds on HUSAR funding
Vancouver's fire chief will be keeping a close eye on his phone after making a funding pitch to Ottawa for the Heavy Urban Search and Rescue team.John McKearney says if Ottawa doesn't follow through...
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Boat collision results in injuries
Emergency crews are dealing with a crash between two boats off the Sunshine coast.Joint Rescue Coordination Centre's Matt Thirkell says they got the call about the emergency in Half Moon bay just...
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Serious crash downtown
A collision between a motorbike and an SUV in downtown Vancouver shut down Burrard Street at Pender for more than an hour early this afternoon.The motorbike was crushed underneath the front driver's...
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Former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein dies
Former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein has passed away. He was 70 years old.He'd been battling dementia, and had chronic lung problems.Edmonton talk show host Leslie Primeau covered Klein...
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UPDATED: Former Vancouver mayor Art Phillips dies at 82
The 32nd mayor of Vancouver, Art Phillips, has passed away.He served as mayor from 1973 to 1977 and also was briefly a Liberal MP in 1979, before losing his bid for re-election.He was 82 years old.He...
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Some businesses are prepared for PST comeback
Many small business owners in Vancouver say they are ready for the switch back to provincial sales tax on Monday, even if they're not happy about it.Gerry Lewarne, co-owner of Crocodile Baby on Fourth...
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