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Bed bugs: Wild disputes between B.C. tenants and landlords over pests

Bed bugs: Wild disputes between B.C. tenants and landlords over pests

Imagine being told to get a mattress cover so bed bugs wouldn't infest it?
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TransLink adds solar-powered 'on-demand' bike lockers at six transit hubs

TransLink adds solar-powered 'on-demand' bike lockers at six transit hubs

TransLink is launching an On-Demand Bike Parking Pilot in six transit hubs, but has left Burnaby off the list.
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Fraser Health staging all-night 'Vax-a-thon' with costumes, prizes and 7,000 doses

Fraser Health staging all-night 'Vax-a-thon' with costumes, prizes and 7,000 doses

Event open to anyone in Fraser Health for their first dose
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OPINION: Changing advice added confusion, but I’m a proud AstraZeneca double-doser

OPINION: Changing advice added confusion, but I’m a proud AstraZeneca double-doser

British Columbians are now advised to get an mRNA vaccine for their second dose, but ‘bad-boy vaccine’ AstraZeneca has served its purpose
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Adolescents' mental well-being should be a focus of public health, UBC researcher finds

Adolescents' mental well-being should be a focus of public health, UBC researcher finds

Adolescents with worse mental health pre-pandemic actually fared better during the pandemic
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Tunnel will ease traffic stress during SkyTrain construction

Tunnel will ease traffic stress during SkyTrain construction

Tunnel being bored beneath Vancouver’s Broadway will lessen business disruptions during subway extension work
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New West teachers' union feeling optimistic about 'near normal' school return this fall

New West teachers' union feeling optimistic about 'near normal' school return this fall

Local union president hopes newly announced provincial funding can help school district keep daytime custodians and add counsellors
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New Westminster-Burnaby MP Peter Julian takes aim at hate symbols and hate crimes

New Westminster-Burnaby MP Peter Julian takes aim at hate symbols and hate crimes

Nazi and the Ku Klux Klan items among those targeted in private member's bill
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. hit new seven-month low

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. hit new seven-month low

Second vaccine doses in B.C. hit a daily record of 57,161 in the past 24 hours.
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What does 'near normal' mean for B.C. schools? Here's what we know (and what we don't) about the fall

What does 'near normal' mean for B.C. schools? Here's what we know (and what we don't) about the fall

Some questions – and some answers – from the June 17 briefing by Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside and Dr. Bonnie Henry
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