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Vancouver Park Board doubles down on doobies at Sunset Beach

Vancouver Park Board doubles down on doobies at Sunset Beach

Damage from last year’s 4/20 rally at Sunset Beach caused the temporary closure of fields near Sunset Beach. Photograph By DAN TOULGOET The Vancouver Park Board has yet again reaffirmed its opposition to Friday’s 4/20 rally at Sunset Beach.
Driver strikes 6-year-old in North Vancouver

Driver strikes 6-year-old in North Vancouver

A Google Earth image shows roughly the place where a driver struck a child walking to school Monday morning. image supplied North Vancouver RMCP are investigating after a driver struck a six-year-old walking to school Monday morning.
Canadians warned to watch out for counterfeit dresses, apparel online

Canadians warned to watch out for counterfeit dresses, apparel online

Photo Pexels From wedding dresses to summer apparel, consumers planning to add new items to their wardrobes are being warned to watch out for knock-off brand name merchandise that is increasingly tricking online shoppers.
UBC professor says sex robots could improve marriage

UBC professor says sex robots could improve marriage

Photo Shutterstock University of B.C. economics professor Marina Adshade argues that sex robots could improve marriages by making them more about love and less about sex.
Iceland company to resume commercial hunting of fin whales

Iceland company to resume commercial hunting of fin whales

In this Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003 file photo, a whale is hauled on a fishing boat after it was killed in the Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Iceland.
4/19 pot panel wants to clear the air regarding cannabis and youth

4/19 pot panel wants to clear the air regarding cannabis and youth

The night before Vancouver’s 4/20 celebrations, CBC is hosting a panel for kids and parents to discuss marijuana-related issues.
B.C.'s attorney general calls Alberta fuel-ban bill a 'bluff'

B.C.'s attorney general calls Alberta fuel-ban bill a 'bluff'

Cedar George-Parker addresses the crowd as protesters opposed to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline extension defy a court order and block an entrance to the company’s property, in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday April 7, 2018.
Sharper teeth to child support payment laws may be coming

Sharper teeth to child support payment laws may be coming

Photo: STEWART BLACK/FLICKR.COM The provincial government is considering legislation that would add sharper teeth to child and spousal support enforcement.
Richmond realtor duped buyer into displaying ‘sold’ sign for a year

Richmond realtor duped buyer into displaying ‘sold’ sign for a year

Sylvie Zhao A Richmond realtor has been fined after tricking a buyer to display a New Coast Realty “sold” sign outside the property for a year.
B.C. judge stays charges against 3 Mounties due to delays getting cases to trial

B.C. judge stays charges against 3 Mounties due to delays getting cases to trial

A judge in British Columbia has stayed assault charges against three Mounties accused of pepper spraying a man in custody, saying lengthy delays in getting the cases to trial have violated their charter rights. A written ruling says RCMP Cpl.
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