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New West names interim superintendent for top job in school district

New West names interim superintendent for top job in school district

Sylvia Russell – a former superintendent in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows – joins SD40 on April 1 when Karim Hachlaf heads to Burnaby.
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LNG plant 'floatel' gets finishing touches at North Vancouver drydock

LNG plant 'floatel' gets finishing touches at North Vancouver drydock

The MV Isabelle once plied the waters of the Baltic Sea as a ‘cruise ferry,’ and more recently housed 1,500 Ukrainian refugees.
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New West police seize $110,000 in cash and $100,000 of suspected drugs in traffic stop

New West police seize $110,000 in cash and $100,000 of suspected drugs in traffic stop

The New Westminster Police Department’s Gang Suppression Unit stopped a “suspicious vehicle” and found cash and suspected fentanyl, cocaine and crystal meth.
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Picketing at SkyTrains in Metro Vancouver to be discussed Monday

Picketing at SkyTrains in Metro Vancouver to be discussed Monday

The meeting will determine if picketing can take place at SkyTrain stations.
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Baldrey: Children, family ministry is the toughest file in B.C.'s government

Baldrey: Children, family ministry is the toughest file in B.C.'s government

There have been 14 ministers in the role since its creation in 1996. Why columnist Keith Baldrey believes they've been "judged harsher" than any other MLA.
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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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