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Air Canada says mobile app breach may affect up to 20,000 customers

Air Canada says mobile app breach may affect up to 20,000 customers

Air Canada says 20,000 customers may have had their personal information improperly accessed due to a breach in its mobile app, prompting a lock-down on all 1.7 million accounts until consumers change their passwords.
New West seeks to be first Canadian city to establish sister community with First Nations community

New West seeks to be first Canadian city to establish sister community with First Nations community

New Westminster is hoping to become the first Canadian city to establish a sister city relationship with a First Nations community.
City's recent downzoning of Chinatown could result in 40% decrease in property values

City's recent downzoning of Chinatown could result in 40% decrease in property values

The City of Vancouver, keen to be seen to be doing the right thing in its Chinatown district, backtracked on a development policy for the area adopted in 2011, cutting density from 9 to 4.5
Most Metro Vancouverites believe home prices won’t drop

Most Metro Vancouverites believe home prices won’t drop

Vancouver skyline/Shutterstock Metro Vancouver was rated one of the highest real estate bubble risks in the world by global financial services company UBS Switzerland last year, but most Metro residents say they don’t think prices in the region are e
B.C. doctors could treat severe alcohol withdrawal if they just asked patients a few questions

B.C. doctors could treat severe alcohol withdrawal if they just asked patients a few questions

There's an urgent need to improve the treatment of severe alcohol withdrawal because too many patients are being admitted to hospital when they could be managed through outpatient services or by family doctors, says the lead author of a new study.
Former realtor caught in Surrey Creep Catchers sting avoids jail time

Former realtor caught in Surrey Creep Catchers sting avoids jail time

A former Burnaby realtor accused of trying to arrange sex with what turned out to be a fictitious six-year-old girl and her mother has been handed a one-year conditional sentence after pleading guilty to a lesser charge
Birth tourism stats don’t add up in B.C. or Canada

Birth tourism stats don’t add up in B.C. or Canada

Richmond Hospital birth centre. Photo by Graeme Wood The frequency by which birth tourism may be occurring in B.C.
WorkSafeBC issues stop work order on fire-damaged heritage home before it even begins

WorkSafeBC issues stop work order on fire-damaged heritage home before it even begins

Work was about to start recently on the mansion at 3737 Angus Dr. that was significantly damaged in a fire last October. The fire was deemed an arson.
B.C. maintains $300 million surplus, despite ICBC losses

B.C. maintains $300 million surplus, despite ICBC losses

The B.C. government has an operating surplus of $301 million, which is $55 million higher than estimated in the last budget estimate, but $2.4 billion lower than the surplus for 2016-2017, according to public accounts for 2017-2018.
This quiz helps you decide who to vote for in Vancouver's municipal election

This quiz helps you decide who to vote for in Vancouver's municipal election

Which Vancouver mayoral candidate best aligns with your values? This new quiz from Polltivia asks participants to rank the issues they care about the most from options such as housing, poverty, transportation, taxes and cost of living.
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