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Every week, flowers are left for Kitsilano’s war dead. You'll be surprised who's doing it

Every week, flowers are left for Kitsilano’s war dead. You'll be surprised who's doing it

Grade 8 Kitsilano secondary school student Sayako Leznoff has been quietly placing flowers underneath a school plaque commemorating the school’s 141 Second World War casualties since late last year.
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Attention drivers: East First Avenue partial lane closures begin soon

Attention drivers: East First Avenue partial lane closures begin soon

Partial and full closures on East First Avenue are scheduled to begin near the end of May. Photo Dan Toulgoet FortisBC has posted its Vancouver and Burnaby construction schedule for the new gas line it's putting in.
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Aga Khan's visit to Vancouver this weekend expected to draw 20,000 people

Aga Khan's visit to Vancouver this weekend expected to draw 20,000 people

His Highness the Aga Khan is in Canada this week as part of an international celebration of his Diamond Jubilee, marking 60 years as spiritual leader of the global Shia Ismaili Muslim community.
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Public hearings coming for two VPD officers accused in separate cases

Public hearings coming for two VPD officers accused in separate cases

File photo An adjudicator has been appointed to oversee a public hearing for a Vancouver police inspector accused of discreditable conduct involving a female special constable.
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Cree two-spirited activist Jack Saddleback shares stories tonight

Cree two-spirited activist Jack Saddleback shares stories tonight

Photo contributed Jack Saddleback, a two-spirit Cree transgender gay man, will be sharing stories and poems tonight.
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BC SPCA taking name suggestions for new foal born in Surrey

BC SPCA taking name suggestions for new foal born in Surrey

Photo BCSPCA The BC SPCA asking the public to help name Sweet Pea's foal born on April 22 at their Surrey Good Shepherd Barn. Sweet Pea is approximately 12-years-old and stands 14.3 hands high.
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UBC professor part of NASA team launching lander to Mars

UBC professor part of NASA team launching lander to Mars

Photo courtesy of UBC University of British Columbia professor Catherine Johnson will witness the launch of NASA's MarsInsight lander in-person on Saturday.
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Coroner completes investigation of Richmond mother's maternal death

Coroner completes investigation of Richmond mother's maternal death

Wei Liu, 37, died during childbirth at Richmond Hospital around midnight on Saturday. She is shown in her wedding photo.
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Realtor to donate massive commission from $13.8m listing to World Housing

Realtor to donate massive commission from $13.8m listing to World Housing

To date, Michelle Yu and her team have sold 17 assembled sites in Vancouver, and field more than 150 queries a year about possible land assembly.
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Toxic drug supply spiked Vancouver overdose calls in April

Toxic drug supply spiked Vancouver overdose calls in April

Photo Dan Toulgoet The city of Vancouver says the number of emergency calls for drug overdoses and suspected overdose deaths spiked in the final week of April.
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