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Photos: Big crowd celebrates World’s Tallest Tin Soldier in New West

Photos: Big crowd celebrates World’s Tallest Tin Soldier in New West

About 400 people spent their Valentine’s Day 2025 evening discovering the contents of a time capsule in the World’s Largest Tin Soldier in Ne Westminster.
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B.C. Labour Relations Board finds Starbucks made threats against pro-union employee

B.C. Labour Relations Board finds Starbucks made threats against pro-union employee

The B.C. Labour Relations Board has found Starbucks wrongfully made "threats of adverse consequences" against an employee for her unionization activity, but found the company had a "legitimate business reason" to close down its only unionized location in Vancouver.
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New West police report high-risk missing man has been found

New West police report high-risk missing man has been found

Members of the Vancouver Police Department located a man reported missing in New Westminster 24 hours earlier.
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Better Business Bureau: Be wary of romance scams on Valentine's Day

Better Business Bureau: Be wary of romance scams on Valentine's Day

Never send money or personal information, the Better Business Bureau advises for Valentine's Day.
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Metro Vancouver weather: Series of storms with days of rainfall

Metro Vancouver weather: Series of storms with days of rainfall

"We will flip the switch," as our cold, sunny streak turns to rainy, warmer days.
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Canucks' Lankinen will get start vs Sweden at 4 Nations Face-Off

Canucks' Lankinen will get start vs Sweden at 4 Nations Face-Off

Kevin Lankinen will get Saturday's start for Finland in the 4 Nations Face-Off as they take on Elias Pettersson and Sweden.
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B.C. targets 200 city deer in fight against 'zombie deer disease'

B.C. targets 200 city deer in fight against 'zombie deer disease'

Province plans to capture, kill and test of hundreds of animals in cities of Cranbrook and Kimberley as it seeks to stem the spread of chronic wasting disease
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B.C. minimum wage increases by 45 cents per hour starting June 1

B.C. minimum wage increases by 45 cents per hour starting June 1

The minimum wage will be $17.85 as of June 1.
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Rob Shaw: Eby’s $1.8B grocery rebate was for tough times until tough times killed it

Rob Shaw: Eby’s $1.8B grocery rebate was for tough times until tough times killed it

From ‘core piece’ of BC NDP campaign to political scrap heap in just four months
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'Impactful' water main break in New West causes evacuations and closes roads

'Impactful' water main break in New West causes evacuations and closes roads

A ruptured water main in New Westminster floods parkades, lobbies and elevator shafts and washes away landscaping.
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