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Bus, seabus workers conduct strike vote today

Bus, seabus workers conduct strike vote today

Bus drivers and operators from across Metro Vancouver will be holding a strike vote today.
OLDER AND WISER: Myths about older adults are destructive, says seniors advocate

OLDER AND WISER: Myths about older adults are destructive, says seniors advocate

Have you fallen for the usual myths about seniors? It seems many of us do, according to B.C.’s Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, in a presentation to a group of 152 seniors on the North Shore last week.
Les Leyne: Booze run takes down another senior official

Les Leyne: Booze run takes down another senior official

Former legislature sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz’s downfall centres mostly on that confounding tale about the pickup truck full of liquor.
Drivers, look out for changing road conditions this Thanksgiving weekend: ICBC

Drivers, look out for changing road conditions this Thanksgiving weekend: ICBC

Thanksgiving is one of the more dangerous long weekends in B.C. , with an average of 2,200 crashes between 6 p.m. on the Friday prior to the holiday and midnight on Monday.
New West cops bike the coast to raise money for pediatric cancer

New West cops bike the coast to raise money for pediatric cancer

Two New Westminster police officers biked 841 kilometres recently, part of 37 riders in this year’s Cops for Cancer event, which raised $770,000 toward pediatric cancer research.
Hey, try not to poison your family on Thanksgiving, says BCCDC

Hey, try not to poison your family on Thanksgiving, says BCCDC

Experts with the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) are reminding all home chefs to thoroughly cook their turkey this Thanksgiving weekend and throughout the upcoming holiday season.
New West man gets 4.5 years for violent sex assault in Vancouver

New West man gets 4.5 years for violent sex assault in Vancouver

Warning: This story includes violent content regarding a sexual assault and may not be suitable for all readers. A New Westminster man was handed a four-and-a-half year prison sentence for a violent sexual assault on a sex worker in Vancouver.
Revelstoke adventurer plugs into EV movement, ditches gas guzzler

Revelstoke adventurer plugs into EV movement, ditches gas guzzler

If an ordinary slob needs to chase a lost horizon for an epiphany, it makes sense that a mountaineer would have his revelation on the couch.
Les Leyne: Police probe into Jinny Sims has everyone guessing

Les Leyne: Police probe into Jinny Sims has everyone guessing

For someone who doesn’t have a clue what it’s about, Premier John Horgan is pretty heavily invested in defending a cabinet minister under police investigation.
Surrey developer Bob Cheema files defamation suit against Coun. Jack Hundial

Surrey developer Bob Cheema files defamation suit against Coun. Jack Hundial

Claims states council motion from Hundial erroneously stated Cheema attended meeting between government officials, including Mayor Doug McCallum; instead, Cheema only arranged the meeting, says the Solicitor General’s office