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New West firefighters now providing more medical assistance at calls

New West firefighters now providing more medical assistance at calls

New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services expand their scope of practice by becoming Emergency Medical Responders
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B.C. RCMP officer fined $2,000 for employing foreign nanny

B.C. RCMP officer fined $2,000 for employing foreign nanny

Randi Ellen White pleaded guilty to unlawfully employing the U.S.-born woman without a work permit.
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Vancouver council considers ban on sale of 'torch-style' lighters

Vancouver council considers ban on sale of 'torch-style' lighters

Assistant fire captain: "It is clear that torch-style lighters play a major role in the contribution to fire loss and injury in the City of Vancouver."
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You can fly from Vancouver to Edmonton for a steal to watch the Canucks in the playoffs

You can fly from Vancouver to Edmonton for a steal to watch the Canucks in the playoffs

There are a few options for last-minute tickets.
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Geomagnetic storms might produce epic northern lights display in Metro Vancouver this week

Geomagnetic storms might produce epic northern lights display in Metro Vancouver this week

Viewing is possible from New York to Idaho.
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Police seek man who allegedly groped 80-year-old woman in Burnaby park

Police seek man who allegedly groped 80-year-old woman in Burnaby park

Burnaby RCMP is looking for help identifying a man in connection with a reported sexual assault in Central Park on Feb. 19.
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Scientists, clinicians across Canada preparing for future pandemic threats

Scientists, clinicians across Canada preparing for future pandemic threats

Researchers in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador have signed onto the project.
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Competition Bureau investigating Lululemon for greenwashing

Competition Bureau investigating Lululemon for greenwashing

Activist group Stand.Earth accuses athleisure retailer of increasing its environmental burden while claiming otherwise.
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Baldrey: Let's put Vancouver's 2026 FIFA World Cup spending into context

Baldrey: Let's put Vancouver's 2026 FIFA World Cup spending into context

Columnist Keith Baldrey believes putting B.C. back into the international spotlight will generate more positives for the province.
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Banished, jailed B.C. man can't argue he was punished twice in arson

Banished, jailed B.C. man can't argue he was punished twice in arson

Hǝ' Yǝł' Kǝn pleaded guilty to intentionally or recklessly causing damage by fire to a house on the reserve lands of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation in 2019.
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