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Elections BC cites Canada Post strike action in extending referendum vote 1 week

Elections BC cites Canada Post strike action in extending referendum vote 1 week

The deadline to accept mail-in voting packages for British Columbia's electoral reform referendum has been extended by a week.
Sex doll rental store vows dolls will be 'scrubbed down'

Sex doll rental store vows dolls will be 'scrubbed down'

Just a couple of days after news broke Kamloops was getting a sex doll rental business — one of the first in Canada — Kristen Dickson says things have gone nuts. "It's gone absolutely insane," says Dickson, who runs House of Dolls with her husband.
Ex-Speaker puzzled about handling of officials

Ex-Speaker puzzled about handling of officials

A former Speaker of the B.C. legislature is questioning the way sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz and legislature clerk Craig James were suspended on Tuesday.
Fundraiser for puppy hit by car and left injured on B.C. highway

Fundraiser for puppy hit by car and left injured on B.C. highway

Poor Fender was left on the side of the road with a fractured leg and pelvis
Broad police vehicle data requests an ‘abuse of power:’ lawyer

Broad police vehicle data requests an ‘abuse of power:’ lawyer

RCMP requested vehicle bridge-crossing data with little information
First phase of New Westminster school district’s new nourishment plan launches in January

First phase of New Westminster school district’s new nourishment plan launches in January

Students at some New Westminster schools will have a new option for healthy lunches when the district’s school nourishment program rolls out in January.
B.C.’s housing-market taxes will have to prove themselves soon with voters

B.C.’s housing-market taxes will have to prove themselves soon with voters

In this year of municipal elections in British Columbia, housing was consistently the top-ranked issue for residents of Metro Vancouver – with the exception of Surrey, where public safety was deemed more important.
UPDATE: Missing New Westminster man located

UPDATE: Missing New Westminster man located

A missing man has been found safe after Coquitlam Search and Rescue and New Westminster Police launched a search when he didn’t return home after going out for a walk Tuesday night.
Transit ridership beats 2010 Olympics record: TransLink

Transit ridership beats 2010 Olympics record: TransLink

TransLink is touting its latest ridership numbers, saying it set a new record in October. There were 39.65 million boardings on transit last month, covering bus, SkyTrain, HandyDART, SeaBus and West Coast Express.
BC Ferries considering free vouchers for Lower Mainland student athletes

BC Ferries considering free vouchers for Lower Mainland student athletes

Local government and BC Ferries are in preliminary support of an idea to redistribute ferry vouchers to allow Lower Mainland youth sports teams to travel to the Sunshine Coast on discount.