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Metro Vancouver hookah lounge with 119 noise complaints barred from reopening

Metro Vancouver hookah lounge with 119 noise complaints barred from reopening

A Burnaby hookah lounge that has been the subject of dozens of noise complaints won’t be able to legally reopen its doors.
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Climate activists holding route-less 'snake march' through downtown Friday

Climate activists holding route-less 'snake march' through downtown Friday

The same group that held a day-long disruption on Vancouver's Burrard Bridge to draw attention to climate issues will conduct a route-less "snake march" in downtown Friday afternoon.
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Two suspects arrested in Vancouver in connection with Campbell River homicide

Two suspects arrested in Vancouver in connection with Campbell River homicide

Two suspects in a Campbell River homicide investigation have been arrested in Vancouver.
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Scheer promising carbon tax will be history by January if he gets majority

Scheer promising carbon tax will be history by January if he gets majority

He promised to do whatever it takes to turn his marquee pledge to repeal the carbon tax into reality within his first 100 days in office.
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40% of Canadians find the toque and plaid stereotype "cringe worthy"

40% of Canadians find the toque and plaid stereotype "cringe worthy"

Old Spice and the Angus Reid Forum joined forces in order to determine what kind of public image Canadians want to be known for.
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Vancouver continues to outpace the rest of B.C. in overdose deaths

Vancouver continues to outpace the rest of B.C. in overdose deaths

The number of Vancouverites dying from drug overdoses is decreasing, though the city continues to outpace all other B.C. municipalities in the number of deaths overall.
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Singh would use federal money to 'encourage' provinces on health services

Singh would use federal money to 'encourage' provinces on health services

The billions of dollars the federal government transfers to provinces for health care gives it leverage that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he'd use to push for better local services.
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Fraudsters posing as Vancouver police in new phone scam

Fraudsters posing as Vancouver police in new phone scam

Vancouver Police Department is warning the public about a new phone scam that’s hit the city.
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‘Invisible poverty’ on the rise in West Vancouver, report

‘Invisible poverty’ on the rise in West Vancouver, report

More people than ever are also on the waiting list for subsidized housing in West Vancouver – numbers jumped from 96 in 2016 to 132 more recently.
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Three alleged gang members arrested in Downtown Eastside murder plot

Three alleged gang members arrested in Downtown Eastside murder plot

Vancouver police have arrested three alleged gang members and “disrupted a murder conspiracy” in the city’s Downtown Eastside.
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