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A new political party was just launched in Vancouver

A new political party was just launched in Vancouver

Coun. Hector Bremner was originally campaigning to become the Non-Partisan Association’s mayoral nominee. Now he’s starting his own party. Photo Dan Toulgoet Months of acrimony and infighting within the NPA caucus appear to be over.
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Missing dragon sculpture found swaddled in blankets in Nanaimo

Missing dragon sculpture found swaddled in blankets in Nanaimo

A dragon sculpture that went missing from a Nanaimo, B.C., park is shown in a handout photo. Artist Heather Wall says she believes someone would have planned carefully to take the 35 kilogram, 1.
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Man in his 30s stabbed in the Downtown Eastside

Man in his 30s stabbed in the Downtown Eastside

File photo UPDATE JULY 1, 2018: The man who was stabbed last week in the Downtown Eastside has succumbed to his injuries. The police are now investigating it as a homicide.
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Order of Canada recipient arrested at Burnaby pipeline protest

Order of Canada recipient arrested at Burnaby pipeline protest

Order of Canada recipient Jean Swanson just before she was arrested at the Burnaby Mountain tank farm owned by Kinder Morgan.
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Indigenous woman fights to stay in Canada, saying traditional territory is B.C.

Indigenous woman fights to stay in Canada, saying traditional territory is B.C.

Mique’l Dangeli, of the Tsimshian First Nation, poses for a photograph in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Saturday June 23, 2018.
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B.C. restaurant manager fired for refusing to serve man in pro-Trump hat

B.C. restaurant manager fired for refusing to serve man in pro-Trump hat

Washington, DC – October 6, 2017: Two unidentified men display their support for President Donald J. Trump through the hats they are wearing during a visit to the National Zoo. Photo John M.
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Vancouver Police: collision sends 5 people to hospital

Vancouver Police: collision sends 5 people to hospital

Vancouver Police are investigating a collision that occurred last night downtown that sent two pedestrians and three officers to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Police investigating after 10-year-old boy suffers gunshot wound in B.C.

Police investigating after 10-year-old boy suffers gunshot wound in B.C.

Police say a 10-year-old boy suffered a gunshot injury in Maple Ridge, B.C., but they're not providing any details about what happened. RCMP Insp.
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Australian man survives falling from train, being struck by cars in B.C.: RCMP

Australian man survives falling from train, being struck by cars in B.C.: RCMP

CP Rail engine. Photo Shutterstock An Austalian man underwent full and partial limb amputations after falling from a train in Revelstoke, B.C. RCMP say they responded to reports of a trespasser on the CP Rail tracks at about 4:30 a.m.
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CONTAGION Part 5 of 6: Drug-resistant tuberculosis set to kill 2,500,000 by 2050

CONTAGION Part 5 of 6: Drug-resistant tuberculosis set to kill 2,500,000 by 2050

- Part 1: How Canada ‘dropped the ball’ on drug resistance - Part 2: Drug resistance takes devastating human toll - Part 3: Antibiotics in agriculture add to growing superbug threat - Part 4: Cheap drugs for Canada may fuel resistance
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