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Major delays on Metro Vancouver transit due to snowy weather

Major delays on Metro Vancouver transit due to snowy weather

Currently, there are 107 bus alerts listed on TransLink’s advisory alerts’ page
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Online push to see Port Coquitlam hero Terry Fox on $5 bill

Online push to see Port Coquitlam hero Terry Fox on $5 bill

A campaign is underway to see the image of Port Coquitlam hero Terry Fox on Canada’s new $5 note.
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Are there ways to improve public engagement on social housing issues in New West?

Are there ways to improve public engagement on social housing issues in New West?

A Douglas College instructor is leading a discussion aimed at improving the public conversation around social housing.
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Australia fires: Tiny wraps for baby bats and more to help Aussie animals

Australia fires: Tiny wraps for baby bats and more to help Aussie animals

Local knitters and sewers are joining a worldwide effort to help animals injured and displaced by the wildfires in Australia. And they’re doing it one knit or stitch at a time.
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Updated: All lanes on Alex Fraser Bridge to be open by afternoon rush-hour: Ministry

Updated: All lanes on Alex Fraser Bridge to be open by afternoon rush-hour: Ministry

Falling ice forced the complete closure of the bridge earlier this morning
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Outdoor Metro Vancouver workers warned about cold-weather risks

Outdoor Metro Vancouver workers warned about cold-weather risks

WorkSafeBC wants workers to be safe as the temperatures drop in Metro Vancouver. It’s getting colder during the next week and snow has arrived so the safety agency is offering a list of tips for workers who ply their trade outside.
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B.C. loses more jobs than any other province in December

B.C. loses more jobs than any other province in December

It’s the sixth time in seven months the province has lost jobs
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Up to 25 cm of snow possible in Metro Vancouver

Up to 25 cm of snow possible in Metro Vancouver

Environment Canada has announced that the parts of Metro Vancouver could see up to a whopping 25 centimetres of snowfall at higher elevations by Friday morning.
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New West police impersonated a dead woman in cocaine trafficking bust

New West police impersonated a dead woman in cocaine trafficking bust

An officer pretended to be a former customer who a cocaine dealer was unaware had died of an overdose weeks prior, court heard
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UPDATE: This is where homeless folks should go to take shelter from the snow and cold in New West

UPDATE: This is where homeless folks should go to take shelter from the snow and cold in New West

The New Westminster extreme weather response team has extended an extreme weather alert so folks in need can find shelter from snow, wind, raind - and whatever else Mother Nature has in store.
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