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This ginormous Halloween parade is coming to Vancouver next weekend

This ginormous Halloween parade is coming to Vancouver next weekend

The 5th annual Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo is returning to Vancouver on Sunday, October 7th for three full days of fun. The festival, inspired by comics, anime, video games and varies, mythologies, and promises a variety of finely crafted, creative costumes.
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50 million Facebook accounts affected by security breach

50 million Facebook accounts affected by security breach

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes the keynote address at F8, Facebook’s developer conference, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in San Jose, Calif.
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Attend the unveiling of this massive, waterfront park in False Creek this Sunday

Attend the unveiling of this massive, waterfront park in False Creek this Sunday

Concord Community Park will offer 3.5 acres stretching along the water and provide a number of amenities that reflect the needs of the growing number of families in the Northeast False Creek neighbourhood.
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29 B.C. grocery stores now sell wine

29 B.C. grocery stores now sell wine

Save-On-Foods officially opened its 19th in-store B.C. wine department at its Mission store on September 27, bringing the number of grocery stores in the province that sell wine on shelves to 29.
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Early morning North Van apartment fire injures two, strands residents

Early morning North Van apartment fire injures two, strands residents

Two people have been hurt and dozens more have been forced out by a fire that tore through an upper floor of a multi-storey apartment tower in North Vancouver.
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Fall-themed family carnival event shut down due to public safety problems

Fall-themed family carnival event shut down due to public safety problems

Tuesday, the city issued an order under the Fire Services Act to close Funland at Art Knapp Plantland, which has been under investigation for several years for alleged health and safety problems.
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Delta Police officer suspended during investigation of possible Police Act violations

Delta Police officer suspended during investigation of possible Police Act violations

A senior Delta police officer has been suspended and is currently the subject of a Police Act investigation. The complaint involves the officer's interactions with a young woman interested in policing in the province and whether any of those interactions were in violation of the Police Act.
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Honour the dead at this Vancouver Cemetery with A Night for All Souls

Honour the dead at this Vancouver Cemetery with A Night for All Souls

While there are a number of spooky things to do during the Halloween season, A Night for all Souls offers a totally unique experience. The annual affair is considered at Mountain View Cemetery is considered a non-denominational sacred event, meant to honour souls that have passed on.
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Over fifty per cent of overdose deaths in BC involve mental illness, report finds

Over fifty per cent of overdose deaths in BC involve mental illness, report finds

The BC Coroner's Service has just released an updated account of overdose deaths in the province during 2016 and 2017. Its findings show that a vast number of the people that died as a result of drug overdose tried to seek help for mental health issues.
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Amazon plans third Metro Vancouver fulfillment centre, in Tsawwassen

Amazon plans third Metro Vancouver fulfillment centre, in Tsawwassen

E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. plans to add a third Metro Vancouver fulfillment centre: a 450,000-square-foot site on Tsawwassen First Nations Land that will be in addition to fulfillment centres in Delta, and in New Westminster next to the Braid Street Skytrain station.
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