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Party buses to get hammered with fines if breaking rules

Party buses to get hammered with fines if breaking rules

So-called “party buses” in B.C. will get hammered with fines up to $318 for infractions after the government came down heavy on the industry Friday.
Move over car and bike share, Vancouver now has an umbrella share service

Move over car and bike share, Vancouver now has an umbrella share service

Costs as low as $1 for 24 hours
B.C. announces new transition housing for women fleeing violence

B.C. announces new transition housing for women fleeing violence

Funding includes up to 10 beds in Vancouver for women who have been exploited
Fish boat towed backward by B.C. ferry after vessel snags net

Fish boat towed backward by B.C. ferry after vessel snags net

BC Ferries says it will be speaking with Fisheries and Oceans Canada after a ferry snagged a partially submerged fishing net Wednesday in waters off Nanaimo.
Victoria woman donated a kidney, but just hours later it died

Victoria woman donated a kidney, but just hours later it died

Despite devastating outcome Brandi Chapman has no regrets and encourages everyone who can, to become a living donor
Political donation limits radically redrew municipal campaign plans

Political donation limits radically redrew municipal campaign plans

Next month, Vancouver will have a new mayor and council after a historic election. Eight of the 10 councillors will be women, and three of them will represent the Green Party. The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) elected five members.
Seth Rogen’s sultry voice is getting booted off Vancouver transit

Seth Rogen’s sultry voice is getting booted off Vancouver transit

While they lasted far longer than Toronto’s did, Vancouver is saying goodbye to Seth Rogen’s Translink announcements. The funnyman’s charismatic stylings may be heard from now until Halloween, and then they are being taken off the system.
UPDATE: New Westminster Police are searching for the 1998 Toyota Corolla that belonged to a dead man

UPDATE: New Westminster Police are searching for the 1998 Toyota Corolla that belonged to a dead man

New Westminster police officers are searching for a vehicle that belongs to a man who was found dead recently. The deceased is a 57-year-old New Westminster man who was found dead in his home.
Canadian ginseng growers take aim at Asian counterfeits

Canadian ginseng growers take aim at Asian counterfeits

Canada is the world’s largest producer of North American ginseng – the medicinal herb root that’s ubiquitous in global Chinese health-food circles – but while exports have made up the bulk of the business, growers want to reclaim one of the largest A
Man shot by police at ferry terminal shot himself at same time, IIO finds

Man shot by police at ferry terminal shot himself at same time, IIO finds

The man killed in a police-involved shooting at a Nanaimo ferry terminal shot himself in the head at the same time as officers shot him several times in the chest, B.C.’s police watchdog has found.