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Vancouver salmon researcher receives national nod

Vancouver salmon researcher receives national nod

A forestry professor with the University of B.C.’s Forest and Conservation Sciences department, Hinch is responsible for heading up first-of-its-kind research into salmon tracking and health monitoring.
Transit Police ask for help identifying man who allegedly punched teen on SkyTrain

Transit Police ask for help identifying man who allegedly punched teen on SkyTrain

Transit Police are asking the public for help identifying a suspect in an alleged assault that took place on Thursday, Oct. 4.
Vancouver police renew call for witnesses, victims in historic sexual assault investigation

Vancouver police renew call for witnesses, victims in historic sexual assault investigation

Vancouver police are renewing calls for witnesses and victims to come forward in a rash of alleged sexual assault cases spanning across Vancouver, rural B.C. and into Alberta.
This fake cop is getting a contract extension 'for a job well done'

This fake cop is getting a contract extension 'for a job well done'

Constable Scarecrow has passed probation with the Coquitlam RCMP. The detachment is giving a one-year contract extension “for a job well-done,” according to a detachment press release.
18 years on, shower program brings comfort to Kitsilano’s homeless population

18 years on, shower program brings comfort to Kitsilano’s homeless population

The weekly shower program at Kitsilano Community Centre has helped the area’s homeless population for about 18 years with some of the most basic, universal comforts: heat, coffee and camaraderie.
Goodbye, rain: Vancouver forecast calling for bright sunshine all weekend

Goodbye, rain: Vancouver forecast calling for bright sunshine all weekend

Rather than heavy rain, the Vancouver weather forecast calls for bright sunshine this weekend and into the following week.
PHOTOS: You could own these private twin islands near Desolation Sound for $31.9M

PHOTOS: You could own these private twin islands near Desolation Sound for $31.9M

If you dream of rustic luxury in total seclusion – and have $30 million burning a hole in your pocket, plus your own float plane – then this pair of B.C. islands could be for you.
Renters demand Vancouver city council protect them from renovictions

Renters demand Vancouver city council protect them from renovictions

The plight Vancouver renters face in finding and keeping affordable housing was highlighted by speaker after speaker Nov. 27 as dozens urged city council to pass a motion “in its entirety” aimed at protecting tenants from renovictions and aggressive buy-outs.
ICBC cuts ad budget in half in favour of traffic enforcement

ICBC cuts ad budget in half in favour of traffic enforcement

The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is slashing its advertising budget in half and redirecting the funds toward police traffic enforcement.
Surrey mayor Doug McCallum "dismayed" by city's $514 million debt

Surrey mayor Doug McCallum "dismayed" by city's $514 million debt

Mayor Doug McCallum says he is "deeply dismayed" by the state of the finances in Surrey, B.C., and has instructed staff to launch a "pay as you go" system to cut the city's debt.
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