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Vancouver daycare centre receives funding to stay open

Vancouver daycare centre receives funding to stay open

Photo Shutterstock The Phil Bouvier Family Centre daycare at 717 Princess Street was supposed to close this month but has received funding from the city and Central City Foundation to stay open.
A Greater Vancouver condo is now the ‘price of a house four years ago’

A Greater Vancouver condo is now the ‘price of a house four years ago’

Despite real estate market activity slowing across Greater Vancouver, condo prices continue to skyrocket, according to an agent survey report released July 10.
Flower that smells like rotting flesh to bloom at the Bloedel Conservatory

Flower that smells like rotting flesh to bloom at the Bloedel Conservatory

Photo Shutterstock A tropical plant called the corpse flower is getting ready to bloom at the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park.
Vancouver Greens propose moratorium on demolition of purpose-built rental buildings

Vancouver Greens propose moratorium on demolition of purpose-built rental buildings

In June, council approved a “Measures to Retain the Rental Housing Stock” report, which included asking staff to investigate ways to encourage reinvestment in existing stock, but the Greens Adriane Carr maintains that while solutions are being sought
Move over Vancouver: Canada has a new hotspot for pricey real estate

Move over Vancouver: Canada has a new hotspot for pricey real estate

Canada’s prime market for high-priced real estate until recently, Vancouver has been unceremoniously knocked off that perch, according to the findings of a Sotheby’s report published July 10.
Fentanyl lab and drug ring broken up, Coquitlam RCMP say

Fentanyl lab and drug ring broken up, Coquitlam RCMP say

Handcuffs/Shutterstock A Coquitlam drug trafficking ring dealing in deadly fentanyl has been eradicated, Coquitlam RCMP say, after police raided a Burnaby drug lab and a precursor chemical warehouse in Port Coquitlam late last month and arrested two
Canada Post worked with the Vancouver Aquarium on new shark stamps

Canada Post worked with the Vancouver Aquarium on new shark stamps

Photo Canada Post Canada Post is launching a stamp collection featuring five sharks that live in Canadian waters.
U.S. drug enforcement police consult with RCMP on B.C. slayings

U.S. drug enforcement police consult with RCMP on B.C. slayings

Photos via RCMP Officials with a United States law enforcement agency say interagency co-operation is not unusual as they assist the RCMP in investigating the homicides of two British Columbia men on Vancouver Island. U.S.
Richmond trampoline park failed to ensure safety of users, dead man’s family claims

Richmond trampoline park failed to ensure safety of users, dead man’s family claims

Extreme Air Park’s foam pit, where Jay Greenwood died of a broken neck after jumping in.
This dude won half a million bucks on a lotto ticket bought on Slocan Street

This dude won half a million bucks on a lotto ticket bought on Slocan Street

Photo supplied BCLC sent out a release today about a dude named Rossland McKenna who is $500,000 richer today. He bought a ticket for the Daily Grand at Vins Market and Flowers on Slocan Street. He went for the Extra and matched all 4 Extra numbers.
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