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Missing SFU professor Ramazan Gencay found dead in Colombia

Missing SFU professor Ramazan Gencay found dead in Colombia

Family and colleagues of a professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., who went missing in Colombia say he has been found dead.
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Someone is posing as a surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital

Someone is posing as a surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital

Vancouver Coastal Health is advising the public to be aware that a man has been posing as a fake surgeon at the Vancouver General Hospital.
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Durex issues Canada-wide condom recall on two of its products

Durex issues Canada-wide condom recall on two of its products

According to Health Canada, it is issuing the condom recall, "following observation of variable burst pressure performance."
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Massive winter storm to pound B.C. highways with 30 cm of snowfall tonight

Massive winter storm to pound B.C. highways with 30 cm of snowfall tonight

Hazardous driving conditions are expected on some major B.C. highways as a significant winter storm hits the interior with up to 30 cm of snow.
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This map shows all locations with cannabis development permits in Vancouver

This map shows all locations with cannabis development permits in Vancouver

This interactive map shows approved locations in blue that have municipal cannabis development permits in the City of Vancouver.
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Canada ranked as one of the most affordable countries worth visiting

Canada ranked as one of the most affordable countries worth visiting

CEOWORLD magazine has chosen 25 of the most affordable countries for Americans to travel to in 2019 from across the globe.
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Two soccer field-sized barges drift into Coal Harbour, crash into yachts, restaurant

Two soccer field-sized barges drift into Coal Harbour, crash into yachts, restaurant

On Wednesday, December 26, two heavy barges drifted into the Coal Harbour Marina and caused serious damage to vessels and structures.
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Vancouver's first fully-licensed retail weed store opens next week

Vancouver's first fully-licensed retail weed store opens next week

Evergreen Cannabis, Vancouver's first fully-licensed retail cannabis store, opens this Saturday in Kitsilano.
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On average, four people died of a drug overdose in B.C. every day last month

On average, four people died of a drug overdose in B.C. every day last month

There were 120 suspected drug overdose deaths in British Columbia last month, representing a 13 per cent increase over the number of deaths in the same month last year.
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Here’s what shook up Vancouver readers in 2018

Here’s what shook up Vancouver readers in 2018

Grant Lawrence’s column on rude and dangerous cyclists struck a chord with pedestrians and other cyclists.
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