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Vancouver bans plastic check-out bags as of January 2021

Vancouver bans plastic check-out bags as of January 2021

Vancouverites will have to start adjusting to living without getting plastic bags at the checkout of retail stores, or with take-out food.
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Vancouver increases empty homes tax by 25% for 2020

Vancouver increases empty homes tax by 25% for 2020

Vancouver city council has increased the empty homes tax from one per cent to 1.25 per cent for the 2020 tax year.
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Beloved B.C. mall Santa fired over questionable photos

Beloved B.C. mall Santa fired over questionable photos

Gary Haupt has been fired by Cherry Lane Mall for recent photos he took in his Santa costume on his personal time, and the community has rallied around him.
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Gastown strata council posts land acknowledgment sign in condo building

Gastown strata council posts land acknowledgment sign in condo building

A Gastown strata council’s interest in doing something for reconciliation was realized when members held a ceremony to unveil a land acknowledgment sign Nov. 26.
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More safe homes on the way for women, children escaping violence in B.C.

More safe homes on the way for women, children escaping violence in B.C.

More housing and transition spaces are on the way for women and children fleeing domestic violence in B.C. More affordable housing and transition spaces are on the way for women and children fleeing domestic violence in B.C.
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Media asks court to approve broadcast, webcast of Meng's extradition hearings

Media asks court to approve broadcast, webcast of Meng's extradition hearings

A media consortium is asking the BC Supreme Court to allow video and web broadcasting of the extradition hearings of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.
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YVR airport hoping to keep emissions from soaring

YVR airport hoping to keep emissions from soaring

In a carbon-constrained world, the one sub-sector of transportation that may never be able to switch to electricity is aviation.
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Telus, Polygon sue each other over collapsed $175m Burnaby land deal

Telus, Polygon sue each other over collapsed $175m Burnaby land deal

Telus and a major Lower Mainland developer are suing each other over a $175.5 million Burnaby real estate deal that fell apart last month.
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Vancouver police officers reunite air force vet with stolen scooter

Vancouver police officers reunite air force vet with stolen scooter

Vancouver police have reunited an 86-year-old Canadian Air Force veteran with his stolen scooter.
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Massive power outage in City of Vancouver caused by fallen tree

Massive power outage in City of Vancouver caused by fallen tree

Crews are heading to a power outage caused by the powerful windstorm in Vancouver that is affecting 556 BC Hydro customers.
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