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Court injunction against Fairy Creek protest quietly expires

Court injunction against Fairy Creek protest quietly expires

A blockade organizer says logging company Teal Jones was already able to access all the old-growth trees people were trying to protect
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Pulp operations resume in Crofton but paper activity still sidelined

Pulp operations resume in Crofton but paper activity still sidelined

About 300 people coming back to work
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Hikers warned after cougar spotted on Grouse Mountain trail

Hikers warned after cougar spotted on Grouse Mountain trail

A cougar reported near the top of the BCMC Trail in North Vancouver was likely just passing through, according to Metro Vancouver parks staff
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Bylaw change could allow physician assistants to work in B.C. emergency rooms

Bylaw change could allow physician assistants to work in B.C. emergency rooms

VICTORIA — The B.C. Ministry of Health says a proposed bylaw change by the body that regulates doctors could allow physician assistants to work in provincial emergency rooms. The ministry says the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.
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Three Vancouver police officers go on trial for assault

Three Vancouver police officers go on trial for assault

The officers allegedly tried to stop David Cowie at a SkyTrain station for riding a bike with no light, helmet, lights or proper reflectors.
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Online auction for Amanda Todd Legacy Society goes live Oct. 1

Online auction for Amanda Todd Legacy Society goes live Oct. 1

The target of the Port Coquitlam non-profit group is to raise $15,000 in the online auction that closes on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
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Fire danger drops, bans lifting as cooler weather eases B.C.'s wildfire season

Fire danger drops, bans lifting as cooler weather eases B.C.'s wildfire season

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the fire danger rating across most of the province has dropped to low or very low as cool, damp fall weather arrives.
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Drunk driver allegedly careens through playground area in West Van, say police

Drunk driver allegedly careens through playground area in West Van, say police

A motorcyclist was also so impaired he fell off his bike at a stop light in West Vancouver, say WVPD
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Suspects sought in $10K sunglasses theft, pepper-spraying at Burnaby mall

Suspects sought in $10K sunglasses theft, pepper-spraying at Burnaby mall

$10K worth of sunglasses were stolen and a Metrotown mall security guard pepper-sprayed earlier this month. Burnaby RCMP is now looking for two male suspects.
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Anti-government graffiti found during North Vancouver highway overpass protests

Anti-government graffiti found during North Vancouver highway overpass protests

Documents obtained under the freedom of information law reveal internal government discussions about the issue
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