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The City of Vancouver has $386k in funding to explore driverless vehicles

The City of Vancouver has $386k in funding to explore driverless vehicles

Baidu’s driverless car fleet rest-running in Wuzhen during the World Internet Conference | Photo: SCMP handout Funding to explore the future of driverless vehicles in the City of Vancouver is shifting into a higher gear following a $386,000 commitmen
Prince George, Kamloops top rankings of affordable home ownership in BC

Prince George, Kamloops top rankings of affordable home ownership in BC

Real estate and development is reported to have made up 15 per cent of B.C.
This totally normal candidate just announced their intention to run as an independent

This totally normal candidate just announced their intention to run as an independent

Elke Porter photo A new name popped up on the #vanpoli radar today: Elke Porter.
B.C. government sets 15% mark-up on cannabis, starts accepting applications for retail stores

B.C. government sets 15% mark-up on cannabis, starts accepting applications for retail stores

The B.C. government on August 10 revealed that it plans to levy a 15% mark-up on the price of cannabis when legal sales launch on October 17. That levy will be in addition to the 10% excise tax that the federal government will apply to all sales.
Peer support workers on front lines of Vancouver's OD crisis need support too

Peer support workers on front lines of Vancouver's OD crisis need support too

Unlike professional workers such as paramedics and firefighters, many peer support volunteers are dealing with the loss of their friends, with no formalized supports in place.
Judge rules that Burnaby can evict Camp Cloud

Judge rules that Burnaby can evict Camp Cloud

The City of Burnaby wants Camp Cloud evicted. Photograph By NOW FILES A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled on Friday afternoon that the City of Burnaby can go ahead and evict Camp Cloud from its spot on Burnaby Mountain.
One woman is collecting memories of Vancouver's long gone outdoor pools

One woman is collecting memories of Vancouver's long gone outdoor pools

Opening Ceremonies [for the] Kerrisdale Community Centre Swimming Pool Photo by Herbert Elwyn Addington from the Vancouver Archives Josie Padro grew up swimming in an outdoor pool near Hastings and Renfrew and has created a Facebook page to remember
Check out these amazing videos of old from the Nanaimo to Vancouver bathtub race

Check out these amazing videos of old from the Nanaimo to Vancouver bathtub race

Former Nanaimo mayor Frank Ney was the race’s biggest ambassador and was known to don a pirate suit not just for bathtub race festivities but throughout the year.
Check out this dream beach house on Boundary Bay for $4.3M (PHOTOS)

Check out this dream beach house on Boundary Bay for $4.3M (PHOTOS)

This Boundary Bay home with five bedrooms and a beachfront deck is listed at $4,298,000.
Pipeline oil spill would spell disaster for Fraser River salmon

Pipeline oil spill would spell disaster for Fraser River salmon

An oil spill in the Fraser River from an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline would likely be more difficult to clean up than thought by its proponents and the Canadian government, according to a new report from environmental charity group Raincoast Conservation Foundation.
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