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Honour the dead at this Vancouver Cemetery with A Night for All Souls

Honour the dead at this Vancouver Cemetery with A Night for All Souls

While there are a number of spooky things to do during the Halloween season, A Night for all Souls offers a totally unique experience. The annual affair is considered at Mountain View Cemetery is considered a non-denominational sacred event, meant to honour souls that have passed on.
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Over fifty per cent of overdose deaths in BC involve mental illness, report finds

Over fifty per cent of overdose deaths in BC involve mental illness, report finds

The BC Coroner's Service has just released an updated account of overdose deaths in the province during 2016 and 2017. Its findings show that a vast number of the people that died as a result of drug overdose tried to seek help for mental health issues.
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Amazon plans third Metro Vancouver fulfillment centre, in Tsawwassen

Amazon plans third Metro Vancouver fulfillment centre, in Tsawwassen

E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. plans to add a third Metro Vancouver fulfillment centre: a 450,000-square-foot site on Tsawwassen First Nations Land that will be in addition to fulfillment centres in Delta, and in New Westminster next to the Braid Street Skytrain station.
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A whopping 8,136 cruise ship passengers will flood Vancouver this Sunday

A whopping 8,136 cruise ship passengers will flood Vancouver this Sunday

On Sunday, September 30th, thousands of people will flood Vancouver's Canada Place terminal with cruise ship passengers and crew.
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A quarter of BC millennials would forgo salary to use smartphone, report finds

A quarter of BC millennials would forgo salary to use smartphone, report finds

The report indicates that people are willing up to give a great deal in order to keep their smartphones with them at all times. In fact, over a quarter of BC residents ages 25 to 54 report that they would rather give up seeing their spouse or partner for a day than give up their smartphone or tablet for 24 hours.
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Vancouver Police Board orders independent study of VPD’s ‘street check’ practice

Vancouver Police Board orders independent study of VPD’s ‘street check’ practice

The Vancouver Police Board has ordered an independent study of the Vancouver Police Department’s practice of conducting “street checks” after data posted to the VPD’s website showed an overrepresentation of Indigenous and black people being stopped by officers.
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Mold plagues suburban subsidized BC Housing units awaiting likely redevelopment

Mold plagues suburban subsidized BC Housing units awaiting likely redevelopment

Several tenants — many of them children — of a subsidized housing complex in Ladner are living in mold-infested units as they await word on the fate of their homes, which could be redeveloped by BC Housing.
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Dog gets sick from eating cannabis-laced poop at New West park

Dog gets sick from eating cannabis-laced poop at New West park

A Metro Vancouver woman is warning dog owners to be careful after her dog consumed cannabis-laced poop at Westminster Pier Park.
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Conan O'Brien is bringing his hilarious stand-up show to Vancouver

Conan O'Brien is bringing his hilarious stand-up show to Vancouver

Conan O'Brien is bringing his eccentrically hilarious comedic stylings to Vancouver this December.Team Coco fans will get to see his mesmerizing, bright orange hair up close and personal as he works the room with his light-hearted cadence.
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Teenage break-and-enter suspect leads Richmond police on wild foot chase

Teenage break-and-enter suspect leads Richmond police on wild foot chase

Richmond RCMP chased a couple of break-and-enter suspects on foot through Steveston Tuesday, finally arresting one at the dyke.
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