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Tilray shares up as much as 28 per cent in Nasdaq trading after IPO

Tilray shares up as much as 28 per cent in Nasdaq trading after IPO

Tilray’s product line of capsules, oils, and dried marijuana are shown at head office in Nanaimo, B.C., on Thursday, November 29, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito Shares of cannabis producer Tilray Inc.
B.C. woman killed on Vancouver Island after being pinned by falling tree

B.C. woman killed on Vancouver Island after being pinned by falling tree

Photo Shutterstock A British Columbia resident has been killed by a falling tree on Vancouver Island.
Police and family ask for clues in finding 13-year-old girl's killer

Police and family ask for clues in finding 13-year-old girl's killer

Marrisa Shen, 13, whose body was found in a Burnaby, B.C., park on July 19, 2017, appears in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO – Integrated Homicide Investigation Team One year after 13-year-old Marrisa Shen was murdered in Burnaby, B.
New-home presales plummet in Lower Mainland

New-home presales plummet in Lower Mainland

Photo Dan Toulgoet The rate at which presale condos and townhomes are being snapped up has plummeted across Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley – especially in downtown Vancouver, according to a July 18 report by a real estate marketing company.
B.C. homeowner groups can fine defiant short-term rental hosts $1,000 a day

B.C. homeowner groups can fine defiant short-term rental hosts $1,000 a day

Homeowners groups in British Columbia will soon be able to fine owners or residents up to $1,000 a day for defying the corporation's bylaws on short-term rentals. The B.C.
Okanagan evacuations ordered as lightning-caused wildfires flare

Okanagan evacuations ordered as lightning-caused wildfires flare

Wildfire activity in the Okanagan on Wednesday evening.
A full campfire ban is now in effect in and around Vancouver

A full campfire ban is now in effect in and around Vancouver

Photo Bob Kronbauer As we REPORTED yesterday, a campfire ban was being put into place for the Coastal Region. It was implemented today at noon.
This kind immigrant invited the black family ID'd at their own pool over to HIS pool

This kind immigrant invited the black family ID'd at their own pool over to HIS pool

Oldrich Houba has a pool and is inviting ? and her family over Earlier this week we published THIS STORY about how a family was ID'd while swimming in the pool of their own townhouse complex.
Will a gas delivery service be launching in Vancouver this year?

Will a gas delivery service be launching in Vancouver this year?

Last June a company called Filld rolled into town, and the local media ( CTV , Global , CBC ), when it was announced that they were contracted to fill up Car2Go's fleet of carshare vehicles.
Fake abduction and Bitcoin ransom the latest way to trick victim: RCMP in B.C.

Fake abduction and Bitcoin ransom the latest way to trick victim: RCMP in B.C.

Photo Shutterstock Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say it appears criminals have added Bitcoin ransom to the growing list of manoeuvres to swindle money from unsuspecting victims.
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