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Province asked to regulate trampoline parks after multiple serious accidents, death in B.C.

Province asked to regulate trampoline parks after multiple serious accidents, death in B.C.

Following a series of serious accidents at trampoline parks – including the death of a father at Extreme Air in Richmond – recommendations are being made to regulate such facilities across B.C.
Angry passenger allegedly keyed cars on BC Ferries vessel

Angry passenger allegedly keyed cars on BC Ferries vessel

A man is under investigation for allegedly vandalizing cars on a BC Ferries vessel this month because their car alarms were upsetting his dog.
Chiefs honour Indigenous leader wrongfully hanged in B.C. 154 years ago today

Chiefs honour Indigenous leader wrongfully hanged in B.C. 154 years ago today

Chiefs have gathered in New Westminster, B.C., to commemorate an Indigenous leader who was wrongfully tried and hanged 154 years ago.
Lawsuit claims excessive force, broken wrist by security at a Metro Vancouver hospital

Lawsuit claims excessive force, broken wrist by security at a Metro Vancouver hospital

A trip to Royal Columbian Hospital for treatment of postoperative gum pain ended with bruises and broken bones after a man was kicked out of the hospital, a recently filed lawsuit claims.
$1.5 billion B.C. surplus for 2018-19, finance minister says

$1.5 billion B.C. surplus for 2018-19, finance minister says

B.C. has posted a $1.5 billion budget surplus for 2018-19 stemming in part from a $2.9 billion increase in revenues over budget, Finance Minister Carole James said Thursday.
Vancouver workers must earn $35.43/hr to rent an average 2-bedroom apartment

Vancouver workers must earn $35.43/hr to rent an average 2-bedroom apartment

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has released a rental housing wage report for cities across Canada and Vancouver was ranked the least affordable.
Trout Lake closed for swimming, wading due to high levels of E. coli, VCH warns

Trout Lake closed for swimming, wading due to high levels of E. coli, VCH warns

Vancouver Coastal Health warns that Trout Lake in Vancouver's John Hendry Park has been closed for swimming due to high levels of E.coli in the water.
Burnaby landlord says city forcing him to renovict tenants

Burnaby landlord says city forcing him to renovict tenants

A Burnaby landlord says the city is forcing him to evict his tenants – including a family with young children – for bylaw infractions many other homeowners are getting away with.
These blue-green bacteria appear in B.C. lakes and can make you extremely sick

These blue-green bacteria appear in B.C. lakes and can make you extremely sick

Blue-green algae are bacteria that grow in shallow, slow moving or still water, and may look like scum, grass clippings, fuzz or globs.
$2.7 million B.C. tug fuel spill fine Canada’s largest ever

$2.7 million B.C. tug fuel spill fine Canada’s largest ever

The 2016 sinking of a tug boat that released approximately 107,552 litres of diesel fuel has resulted in Canada’s largest ever penalty under the Fisheries Act – $2.7 million.
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