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Resources help B.C. parents keep kids active without PE class or playgrounds

Resources help B.C. parents keep kids active without PE class or playgrounds

“For 50 years we have been telling people to get active and we are now the least active we have ever been.”
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Zipcar to close operations and drive out of British Columbia on May 1

Zipcar to close operations and drive out of British Columbia on May 1

VANCOUVER — Car-sharing service Zipcar says it will stop operations on May 1 in British Columbia.
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Vancouver's zero-waste policy runs afoul of its request for take-out containers

Vancouver's zero-waste policy runs afoul of its request for take-out containers

Vancouver is asking for donations of take-out containers and bottled water in what is an odd twist to the city's zero waste policies. The city says it needs the items to tackle hunger and thirst amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Flood warnings upgraded for much of B.C.'s Cariboo, Chilcotin regions

Flood warnings upgraded for much of B.C.'s Cariboo, Chilcotin regions

VANCOUVER — Flood warnings have been issued for a wide area of central British Columbia and the River Forecast Centre warns river levels will continue to rise through Wednesday.
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Alert Bay's tsunami siren signals curfew to fight COVID-19, says B.C. mayor

Alert Bay's tsunami siren signals curfew to fight COVID-19, says B.C. mayor

ALERT BAY, B.C. — A remote coastal British Columbia community is preparing to sound its tsunami warning siren to help impose a nightly curfew to fight COVID-19, says the mayor of Alert Bay.
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'Misjudgment in ship handling' to blame for hard landing: BC Ferries

'Misjudgment in ship handling' to blame for hard landing: BC Ferries

The bow of the 26-year-old ferry was damaged as it pulled into the berth at Tsawwassen
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‘Everything is burned down': Squamish Valley Campground owner (VIDEO)

‘Everything is burned down': Squamish Valley Campground owner (VIDEO)

The owner of the Squamish Valley Campground lost just about everything — including his house — in the fire
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Demand will fuel B.C. real estate in 2021 after COVID recession: report

Demand will fuel B.C. real estate in 2021 after COVID recession: report

VANCOUVER — A report from the B.C. Real Estate Association says the 2020 COVID-driven recession will be deep, although it could be shorter than other Canadian economic downturns.
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COVID-19 prompts bus driver layoffs, service cuts for Metro Vancouver transit

COVID-19 prompts bus driver layoffs, service cuts for Metro Vancouver transit

VANCOUVER — Nearly 1,500 bus drivers and other transit workers across Metro Vancouver are being laid off as TransLink faces plunging ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Roof of condo building at a B.C. ski resort collapses overnight

Roof of condo building at a B.C. ski resort collapses overnight

The building had over a dozen occupants when the roof came thundering down at around 3 a.m.
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