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Temporary empty container storage facility in Richmond now open

Temporary empty container storage facility in Richmond now open

The site was set up by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority with funding from the federal government to help address supply chain bottlenecks
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Menorahs recalled due to fire hazard

Menorahs recalled due to fire hazard

Over 300 of the affected menorahs were sold in Canada last year
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Cactus Club founder, president sells stake to Earls, Joey owners

Cactus Club founder, president sells stake to Earls, Joey owners

Richard Jaffray, who spent more than three decades building Cactus Club into a notable Canadian restaurant chain, will step down as president
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B.C. health officials report 1,776 new cases, 18 deaths

B.C. health officials report 1,776 new cases, 18 deaths

90 per cent of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
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Outcry growing over ban on B.C. school sports tournaments

Outcry growing over ban on B.C. school sports tournaments

Regular-season play has been allowed in school sports, but with no fans allowed in the stands — even as junior hockey teams in B.C. are allowed up to half-capacity in rinks.
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Vancouver man caught with BB gun on bus gets 1 day in jail

Vancouver man caught with BB gun on bus gets 1 day in jail

Breaching a probation condition resulted in a man once found with a BB gun on a bus being sentenced to one day in custody considered served in the courtroom Feb. 2.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations and health facility outbreaks falling in B.C.

COVID-19 hospitalizations and health facility outbreaks falling in B.C.

VICTORIA — The number of people in British Columbia hospitals for treatment of COVID-19 fell Wednesday to 988, with 136 of those patients in intensive care units. Provincial health officer Dr.
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B.C. Liberal asks court to delay leadership result over membership concern

B.C. Liberal asks court to delay leadership result over membership concern

VICTORIA — A member of the B.C. Liberal party has filed a petition asking a judge to delay the results of Saturday's leadership vote for 15 days. The petition filed in B.C.
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Vancouver booze thief jailed to give community ‘a bit of a break’

Vancouver booze thief jailed to give community ‘a bit of a break’

A Vancouver man will serve three concurrent 60 days sentences for theft under $5,000 after pleading guilty.
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B.C. teen found dead in London, UK days before her return to Canada

B.C. teen found dead in London, UK days before her return to Canada

Police swarmed the housing estate after receiving reports of a domestic disturbance
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