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'I forgot': BC RCMP reporting 'shocking' and 'dramatic' rise of uninsured cars

'I forgot': BC RCMP reporting 'shocking' and 'dramatic' rise of uninsured cars

Are more British Columbians forgetting to renew their car insurance because they no longer need to put a date decal on their plates? BC RCMP suggest so.
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Heavy congestion creates commuter chaos in Metro Vancouver

Heavy congestion creates commuter chaos in Metro Vancouver

DriveBC urging drivers to give themselves extra time today.
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Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month brings attention to hidden dangers of firefighting

Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month brings attention to hidden dangers of firefighting

Over 75 per cent of firefighter fatalities are directly associated with cancer, according to Ken McMullen, president of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs.
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Three in four Canadians support funding for in-vitro fertilization, new polling finds

Three in four Canadians support funding for in-vitro fertilization, new polling finds

This coming July, Louise Brown will celebrate her 46th birthday. Brown was the first person to be born as a result of in-vitro fertilization.
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New West council rejects request for report from mayor on Dubai trip

New West council rejects request for report from mayor on Dubai trip

New Westminster Progressives councillors say details are needed about mayor’s trip to climate change conference in Dubai but other councillors say they’ve already received answers to all of those questions.
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Total crimes in Vancouver down by 10,500 since 2019

Total crimes in Vancouver down by 10,500 since 2019

Car break-ins less than half what they were five years ago.
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Mining tax breaks cost Canadians over $500M a year, finds investigation

Mining tax breaks cost Canadians over $500M a year, finds investigation

An investigation from the Washington-based group found investments in B.C.'s Golden Triangle have the 'structural and operational attributes of a Ponzi scheme.' 
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Vancou'd have been: Vancouver's airport could have been built at Spanish Banks

Vancou'd have been: Vancouver's airport could have been built at Spanish Banks

There was nearly an airport just offshore of UBC
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Stock promoter orchestrated $5M pump and dump via B.C. network, U.S. SEC alleges

Stock promoter orchestrated $5M pump and dump via B.C. network, U.S. SEC alleges

Burnaby's Aarif Jamani faces civil securities fraud charges in the United States for allegedly orchestrating a pump-and-dump scheme; Jamani also faces a hearing for violating a cease trade order in B.C.
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New Westminster poised to approve 7.7 per cent tax hike for 2024

New Westminster poised to approve 7.7 per cent tax hike for 2024

In a 5-2 vote, New West city council has directed staff to prepare bylaws incorporating a 7.7 per cent tax increase for 2024.
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