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ICBC finds cyclist 50% at fault after car allegedly drove over her bike
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Crow released after spending weeks living at Vancouver airport
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Canada Post honours Chloe Cooley with stamp in time for Black History Month
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Fraser Valley bus drivers give strike notice, could stop collecting fares Thursday
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Vancouver Public Library Foundation receives $150K to bolster early literacy programs
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Canucks trade captain Bo Horvat to Islanders
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270 illegal crab traps seized from Boundary Bay, federal officials say
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Fire that trapped B.C. man in his Tesla was not caused by car's battery: Transport Canada
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B.C. reveals plan for decriminalization of small amounts of drugs for personal use
British Columbia is taking a major step forward in its fight against the province’s deadly overdose crisis by decriminalizing the possession of a small amount of certain illicit drugs for personal use.
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Const. Nicole Chan feared she'd never work again after last hospital visit: VPD sergeant
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Man arrested after smashing bank windows with an axe, Kelowna RCMP say
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Person hit by truck while fleeing police in Abbotsford, IIO called in
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FortisBC Holdings Inc. signs agreement with First Nation over B.C. LNG project
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Vancouver Island hotel promotes sexual positivity with Valentine's Day 'nooner' package
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Second man charged in connection to 2022 Coquitlam killing
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Dozens of animals killed in fire at Surrey exotic animal rescue
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WHO: COVID-19 still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point
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Inquest hears from officer's friend
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Newlyweds speak out about sub-par photos
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More orthopaedic surgeries done in private clinics
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Dozens of animals die in fire
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A Vancouver child welfare agency is appealing a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ruling that found an Indigenous mom's children were wrongfully taken from her, awarding her $150,000 in damages for discrimination.
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