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City’s largest industrial land deal in a decade closes

City’s largest industrial land deal in a decade closes

Hungerford Properties has bought two South Vancouver industrial sites totalling 15.5 acres?|?Submitted Hungerford Properties has acquired two large South Vancouver industrial sites totalling 15.5 acres. The first, a 12.
80-year old woman stabbed in one of four unprovoked attacks in the DTES

80-year old woman stabbed in one of four unprovoked attacks in the DTES

Vancouver Police have made an arrest after a string of four attacks, each 10 minutes apart, on the city's Downtown Eastside Friday night.
Reported illnesses from eating raw B.C oysters appear to be dropping

Reported illnesses from eating raw B.C oysters appear to be dropping

Health officials say the number of gastrointestinal illnesses associated with raw oysters that made over a hundred people sick in three provinces appears to be dropping.
U.S. snowboarder Brock Crouch survives burying by avalanche near Whistler

U.S. snowboarder Brock Crouch survives burying by avalanche near Whistler

U.S. snowboarder Brock Crouch, left, and mountain safety location co-ordinator Shin Campos, are seen in this undated handout photo. An American pro-snowboarder has survived after being buried alive by an avalanche in the backcountry of Whistler, B.C.
This UBC professor can take pride in having her book featured on Jeopardy!

This UBC professor can take pride in having her book featured on Jeopardy!

Jessica Tracy’s 2016 book, Take Pride, was used as a Jeopardy! question For today’s daily double, this emotion describes Jessica Tracy’s reaction when she learned that her book was mentioned in a Jeopardy! question.
Lonely? Maybe cohousing is one of the cures

Lonely? Maybe cohousing is one of the cures

Residents of Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing enjoy dinner in their courtyard. Photo Schemata Workshop Grace Kim, an architect and founding member of Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing in Seattle, Wash.
Modular housing project replaces Sugar Mountain tent city

Modular housing project replaces Sugar Mountain tent city

The Sugar Mountain tent city in East Vancouver has been replaced by modular housing.
Bye bye, Benny's. Popular Kits café to make way for condo building

Bye bye, Benny's. Popular Kits café to make way for condo building

Benny’s Café Harj Chahl says customers feel a sense of ownership, too. Ever since news broke that the Kits institution is closing on April 30, they’ve been dropping by to share stories and enjoy one last coffee and a bagel.
More conservation officers hired in the Lower Mainland leading into bear season

More conservation officers hired in the Lower Mainland leading into bear season

Black bears. Photo Shutterstock More conservation officers will be patrolling the Tri-Cities and neighbouring municipalities looking for poachers and dealing with wildlife issues.
New Westminster police rescue man from Fraser River

New Westminster police rescue man from Fraser River

A man was rescued from the Fraser River Thursday morning A man was saved from the Fraser River Thursday thanks to some fast-acting New Westminster police officers. Around 6 a.m.
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