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B.C. approves first ride-hailing service — and it’s not Uber or Lyft

B.C. approves first ride-hailing service — and it’s not Uber or Lyft

Now the company needs to get set up with ICBC and in each of the municipalities where they want to operate.
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Richmond wants to create more bike lanes (MAP)

Richmond wants to create more bike lanes (MAP)

“We heard from many people that they want more cycling — and they’d cycle more if there were, especially, separated cycling infrastructure in the city."
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Suspected impaired driver's SUV bursts into flames after Burnaby crash

Suspected impaired driver's SUV bursts into flames after Burnaby crash

The driver refused to provide a breath sample, police say.
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Jagmeet Singh hopes people learn to tell Sikh politicians apart

Jagmeet Singh hopes people learn to tell Sikh politicians apart

The NDP leader laughed off the photo blunder, acknowledging the mistake likely wouldn’t have occurred for two white members of Parliament.
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Richmond company fined $10K after Burnaby worksite death

Richmond company fined $10K after Burnaby worksite death

The worker was killed by an excavator bucket that had fallen out of another excavator bucket while construction crews moved a load of lumber.
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This Metro Vancouver restaurant owned by refugees offers free meals to anyone in need

This Metro Vancouver restaurant owned by refugees offers free meals to anyone in need

“One of the basic duties of every human being is to help each other."
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Vancouver's 2020 Polar Bear Swim will mark 100 years of a chilly New Year's Day tradition

Vancouver's 2020 Polar Bear Swim will mark 100 years of a chilly New Year's Day tradition

It's not only one of the world's biggest Polar Bear Swims, it's also one of the oldest, and on January 1, 2020 the event marks a century of chilly New Year's Day fun in Vancouver.
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Meet Geoff Coates, V.I.A.'s new (and first ever!) editorial cartoonist

Meet Geoff Coates, V.I.A.'s new (and first ever!) editorial cartoonist

He's inspired by artists such as Len Norris, Aislin, and Duncan Macpherson
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There's a brand-new modern doughnut shop and cafe now open in Vancouver

There's a brand-new modern doughnut shop and cafe now open in Vancouver

A new place for fresh-made doughnuts, as well as baked goods, soft serve, and coffee.
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So long, sun: Vancouver forecast calling for 7 days of rain

So long, sun: Vancouver forecast calling for 7 days of rain

Environment Canada calls for a very wet week ahead.
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