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71-year-old woman struck in hit-and-run while crossing street in Vancouver

71-year-old woman struck in hit-and-run while crossing street in Vancouver

Police are investigating a hit-and-run in South Vancouver that sent a 71-year-old woman to hospital.
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Metro Vancouver car rental business engulfed by fire

Metro Vancouver car rental business engulfed by fire

Carboy Motors in Richmond appeared to be engulfed in a fire on Saturday. Daisy Xiong photo A Richmond car rental business near Capstan Way and River Road appeared to have been engulfed in a fire on Saturday.
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B.C. Real Estate Association predicts mortgage rates to drop this year

B.C. Real Estate Association predicts mortgage rates to drop this year

Mortgage/Shutterstock Those who are applying for or renewing fixed-rate mortgages this year may have some good news, as economists are predicting a decline in the average five-year discounted contract rate.
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Here's how you can replace your grass with a garden

Here's how you can replace your grass with a garden

Many home owners still love their lawns but are giving up some lawn area to grow pollinator gardens, food or to plant some trees and shrubs.
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Metro Vancouver company’s technology helps save life of Alberta hiker

Metro Vancouver company’s technology helps save life of Alberta hiker

Nupoint Systems has developed a unique satellite camera that monitors remote environments. It takes regular photographs of remote areas.
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Society launches 'toxic stops here' ad campaign in local bus shelters

Society launches 'toxic stops here' ad campaign in local bus shelters

A local charity is launching an awareness campaign targeting toxic masculinity. The society has ads going up in bus shelters across Metro Vancouver.
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Province announces $7.9 million to develop legal aid framework

Province announces $7.9 million to develop legal aid framework

B.C.’s NDP government has announced $7.9 million for the development of a new framework for legal aid funding in the province.
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Federal funding aims to help women’s movement in Metro Vancouver

Federal funding aims to help women’s movement in Metro Vancouver

Fourteen women’s organizations in the Lower Mainland are among more than 250 from across Canada receiving a financial shot in the arm from Ottawa.
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Vancouver has the 2nd least affordable housing market in North America

Vancouver has the 2nd least affordable housing market in North America

Zoocasa recently conducted a study of the best and worst North American cities for affordable housing and Vancouver came second worst.
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Man and woman dead after hostage situation in Surrey

Man and woman dead after hostage situation in Surrey

RCMP say a man and a woman have died after a hostage taking in a home in Surrey, B.C.
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