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What will Vancouver look like three decades from now? A just-released city plan shows what's in store for the city as it continues to grow "in an intentional way."
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'There's nowhere for me to go': Lytton evacuees still displaced almost 1 year after wildfire
Many survivors of the catastrophic Lytton, B.C., wildfire have spent the last year moving from one temporary home to the next.
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People who lost everything when catastrophic flooding hit B.C. last year say financial support from the Red Cross fell far short and was cut off far too early.
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Decibel limits needed for 'excessively noisy' motorboats, coalition argues
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First Nation reaches partial settlement with governments, BC Hydro over Site C dam
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911 calls expected to spike during B.C.'s first summer without COVID-19 restrictions
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Vancouver mansion with 'award-winning basement,' multiple waterfalls and $96K annual property tax for sale
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Endangered orcas suffered calorie deficit in recent years: UBC study
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Former Canucks Sedins, Luongo headline Hockey Hall of Fame's 2022 class
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Where is Laura? B.C. woman has been missing since April
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Criticism over scrapped day pass prompts change of parking plan at Buntzen Lake again
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Stabbing in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside: 3 rushed to hospital
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'Oldest sailboat in Canada' returning to the sea with help from BC Ferries
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Mini heatwave on B.C.'s South Coast to last one more day
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Where and when can I set off fireworks in Metro Vancouver?
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Solar-powered umbrella sold at Costco recalled due to fire hazard risks
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'Easily billions of animals died': Ecosystems recovering, but could be changed forever by heat domes
A year after the heat dome event that killed billions of plants and animals in British Columbia, scientists say ecosystems are recovering, but could be transformed forever if such events become more frequent.
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'This is really strange': U.S. fighter jets soar over Vancouver Island
An unusual sight in the skies over Vancouver Island on Saturday sparked conspiracy theories online.
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Flood victims on brink of homelessness speak out
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Animal rights activists plead not guilty
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Cat chases off bear in North Vancouver
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Trial underway for pig farm protesters
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Vancouver Art Gallery receives millions
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Future heat waves could do big damage
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Vancouver's English Bay Barge still hasn't budged
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'Everything's on the table': Vancouver police tight-lipped as they investigate Indigenous teen's death
Vancouver police insist there's not much they can say publicly about their investigation into the death of missing Indigenous teen Noelle 'Ellie' O'Soup, but 'everything's on the table' as they work to determine how and why she died.
Teen caught doing 4 times the speed limit near school fined, has 'prom vehicle' impounded
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Only direct flight from North America to Bangkok launching out of Vancouver airport
The only direct flight between North America and Bangkok, Thailand, will launch out of Vancouver International Airport later this year.
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