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Vancouver Coastal Health orders Trout Lake closed to swimming

Vancouver Coastal Health orders Trout Lake closed to swimming

Vancouver Park Board Thursday afternoon announced that Trout Lake has been closed to swimming and wading due to unsafe levels of E. coli.
In 1976, nine cows went overboard under the Lions Gate Bridge

In 1976, nine cows went overboard under the Lions Gate Bridge

Garth Lawrence trying to coax an exhausted cow from a West Vancouver beach, September 1976. Photo Jean Lawrence “It’s definitely the most bizarre incident that’s ever happened to me on the ocean.
Meet Colin Ross, a survivor of the opioid crisis

Meet Colin Ross, a survivor of the opioid crisis

colinross1 Colin Ross, 37, continues to battle a heroin addiction while pushing back against stereotypes associated to drug users, the homeless and people living with mental illness. Photo Dan Toulgoet Being Colin Ross can be complicated.
Grindr's ‘sugar daddy’ fraudster jailed

Grindr's ‘sugar daddy’ fraudster jailed

Surveillance images released by West Vancouver police show Christian Richardson at a local bank. He has now been sentenced to 15 months in jail for defrauding young men he picked up on the dating app Grindr.
Compact discs whither? Not so fast, say Vancouver indie record stores

Compact discs whither? Not so fast, say Vancouver indie record stores

Red Cat Records co-owner Dave Gowans thinks there’s still some room for CDs in today’s music marketplace. Photograph By JENNIFER GAUTHIER Oh, to be a CD in 2018. Streaming sites mock your apparent lack of convenience.
No easy ride for ride-hailing in B.C. as province delays implementation again

No easy ride for ride-hailing in B.C. as province delays implementation again

Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press The British Columbia government says it will ease into allowing ride-hailing services in the province, laying the groundwork for the new rides to enter the market as early as the fall of 2019.
Here's a statement from the label owner who deleted his Twitter after issuing an offensive tweet

Here's a statement from the label owner who deleted his Twitter after issuing an offensive tweet

Jonathan Simkin This is a followup to THIS STORY we published yesterday.
Paul Bennett's family appeals to public for information to solve his murder

Paul Bennett's family appeals to public for information to solve his murder

Photo Paul Bennett/Facebook Homicide investigators say Paul Bennett was not the intended victim of a targeted shooting in Surrey last month.
Vancouver police issue warning about man performing indecent acts in Mount Pleasant

Vancouver police issue warning about man performing indecent acts in Mount Pleasant

The Vancouver Police Department have issued a warning Thursday cautioning residents in and around the Mount Pleasant area about a man performing indecent acts in the late night hours.
UPDATE: Body of missing swimmer found at Buntzen Lake

UPDATE: Body of missing swimmer found at Buntzen Lake

Coquitlam Search and Rescue crews have been scouring Buntzen Lake since Tuesday night for a missing 19-year-old man from Surrey.
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