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A toast to sobriety: B.C.'s first booze-free beverage room to open in Port Coquitlam

A toast to sobriety: B.C.'s first booze-free beverage room to open in Port Coquitlam

PORT COQUITLAM — B.C.’s first booze-free beverage shop with a vast array of non-alcoholic options will open in November.
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Vancouver responds to fears of local violence due to Palestine-Israel conflict

Vancouver responds to fears of local violence due to Palestine-Israel conflict

Hamas has flagged Friday the 13th as a day for its supporters to take to the streets in protest.
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Kelowna to get 120 'tiny homes' as solution to growing homeless problem

Kelowna to get 120 'tiny homes' as solution to growing homeless problem

City to build 120 supportive housing units and introduce measures to deal with a growing encampment
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Jury begins deliberations in fatal Port Alberni shooting

Jury begins deliberations in fatal Port Alberni shooting

Samantha Dittmer, 63, has pleaded not guilty, describing the fatal shooting as an “accident.”
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Driver who killed girl in drunken crash now back in jail, facing new drunk driving allegations

Driver who killed girl in drunken crash now back in jail, facing new drunk driving allegations

Karl Matthew Schwarz, 39, who killed an 11-year-old Calgary girl after drunkenly plowing his truck into a minivan a decade ago is back behind bars
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Magic mushroom shop opens in downtown Kelowna

Magic mushroom shop opens in downtown Kelowna

Larger cities like Vancouver have had psilocybin shops operating openly, ignored by police who remain focused on harder street drugs and organized crime — no different than unlicensed cannabis dispensaries before legalization.
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'A devastating thing': Oak Bay resident loses $150,000 in romance scam

'A devastating thing': Oak Bay resident loses $150,000 in romance scam

Man sent money to woman who claimed to love him
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Nature Trust aims to raise $1M to purchase Denman Island property

Nature Trust aims to raise $1M to purchase Denman Island property

Conservation group says it needs the money for the 38.7 hectares of mature Douglas fir forest by the end of the year
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Richmond giant pumpkin 'baby' dwarfed at US comp by world record gourd

Richmond giant pumpkin 'baby' dwarfed at US comp by world record gourd

Dave Chan’s little giant pumpkin weighed in at 1,632 pounds, but came in fifth this time
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Whistler's first (legal) cannabis retail store open for business

Whistler's first (legal) cannabis retail store open for business

A Little Bud planning official grand opening celebration in Function Junction Oct. 21
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