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Metro Vancouver has highest rate of hate crimes among Canada’s biggest regions

Metro Vancouver has highest rate of hate crimes among Canada’s biggest regions

Statistics Canada data released Monday shows Jewish people still number one target of hatred
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Video: Giant Pacific octopus on the hunt just off Bowen Island

Video: Giant Pacific octopus on the hunt just off Bowen Island

Adam Taylor caught this footage of a giant Pacific octopus just off of Bowen's Seymour Bay.
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B.C. eliminates personal-exemption limit on out-of-province booze

B.C. eliminates personal-exemption limit on out-of-province booze

Move is in stark contrast to Ontario becoming more restrictive on interprovincial e-commerce shipments of alcohol into the province
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Nine of the most powerful earthquakes to ever strike B.C.

Nine of the most powerful earthquakes to ever strike B.C.

Most recently, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off B.C.’s coast
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Doctors’ network sets up directory for New West community services

Doctors’ network sets up directory for New West community services

Online directory intended to ease access to services like mental health, seniors services and housing
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Yep - somebody is whining again about Uptown Live being too loud

Yep - somebody is whining again about Uptown Live being too loud

I took over as editor of the New Westminster Record in spring of 2018. What I learned, quickly, was that people complain a lot about noise.
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New West library touts the magic of e-Audiobooks

New West library touts the magic of e-Audiobooks

If you haven’t tried an e-Audiobook yet and insist they are not for you, I encourage you to read on. I will be the first to admit that I did not go down without a fight. I concurred with many that e-Audiobooks are just not the same as “real” books.
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CKNW returns to New Westminster to celebrate a milestone

CKNW returns to New Westminster to celebrate a milestone

Save the Date: Thursday, Aug. 15
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Trans Mountain violates UN declaration, says U.S. Indigenous nation

Trans Mountain violates UN declaration, says U.S. Indigenous nation

The Lummi Nation in northwest Washington state is requesting a meeting with Canadian officials regarding the environmental impacts of industrial projects on the Salish Sea off the coasts of Washington and British Columbia.
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Redesigned Belmont Street parklet now open

Redesigned Belmont Street parklet now open

A revamped parklet on Belmont Street is open for business in Uptown New Westminster. In June, council directed staff to proceed with the redesign and construction of the Belmont Street parklet.
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