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Safety alert: Canada-wide recall of mirrors due to 'fire hazard'

Safety alert: Canada-wide recall of mirrors due to 'fire hazard'

The recall notice shows the lamps were distributed by Costco in Canada, along with other companies.
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New West seeks to make parks and rec registration more equitable

New West seeks to make parks and rec registration more equitable

Parks and rec registration: “Not everyone has the same opportunity”
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Blinded by billions: a look at spending on social housing in B.C.

Blinded by billions: a look at spending on social housing in B.C.

This is an update on the first of a two-part Western Investor report on ballooning government housing support for the most vulnerable in British Columbia.
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Apartment sales climb, prices drop in New West in March

Apartment sales climb, prices drop in New West in March

The priciest neighbourhood? Queensborough.
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Fungus that can wipe out bat populations found in B.C. for first time

Fungus that can wipe out bat populations found in B.C. for first time

If you find a sick or dead bat, do not pick it up with your bare hands.
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Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul Beaudry to leave post, return to academia at UBC

Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul Beaudry to leave post, return to academia at UBC

Prior to joining the Bank of Canada, Beaudry was an economics professor at UBC's Vancouver School of Economics.
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Rob Shaw: David Eby's housing boasts deserve a reality check

Rob Shaw: David Eby's housing boasts deserve a reality check

All sorts of housing units are counting toward the NDP's plan
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Letter: The only 'discrimination' at the parklet is against non-smokers

Letter: The only 'discrimination' at the parklet is against non-smokers

The Belmont parklet used to be good for uptown New West, this writer says, but it's been "ruined."
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More drug deals occurring on 'dark web' cryptomarkets, B.C. research suggests

More drug deals occurring on 'dark web' cryptomarkets, B.C. research suggests

Despite anonymity on the "dark web," Richard Frank's SFU research team was able to estimate the volume of drugs being sold by cross-referencing the purchase reviews with the product advertisements.
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Up to 4 units allowed on single-family lots as B.C. works to increase housing density

Up to 4 units allowed on single-family lots as B.C. works to increase housing density

The provincial government says it will introduce legislation in the fall to bring in the change across British Columbia.
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