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TransLink partners with Vancouver-based carpooling company Poparide

TransLink partners with Vancouver-based carpooling company Poparide

Vancouver-based carpooling platform Poparide has announced a partnership with TransLink to expand carpooling services across Metro Vancouver. Poparide connects people who need rides with people who own cars and are traveling on the same routes.
This week’s Vancouver weather forecast calls for seven days of sunshine

This week’s Vancouver weather forecast calls for seven days of sunshine

Last week, a powerful windstorm hit the South Coast of B.C. and left thousands of people without power in the Lower Mainland . Now, the Metro Vancouver weather forecast calls for bright sunshine nearly every day of the week with crisp, clear nights.
Mushroom poisonings on the rise in B.C. - mostly from kids

Mushroom poisonings on the rise in B.C. - mostly from kids

B.C. is on track to be a record year for mushroom poisoning calls in 2019, according tothe BC Centre for Disease Control. That is why British Columbians are being urged to use “extreme caution when foraging or consuming wild mushrooms.
CN conductors, workers approve strike action

CN conductors, workers approve strike action

Teamsters could go on strike as early as Nov. 19
Vancouver bar going to court to recover $40K in seized whisky

Vancouver bar going to court to recover $40K in seized whisky

Fets Whisky Kitchen was raided by B.C.’s Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch in 2018
Body found on Sea Island in west Richmond

Body found on Sea Island in west Richmond

A body in an “advanced state” was found in a remote corner of Sea Island Saturday morning. The YVR detachment of the Richmond RCMP were first on scene around 10:30 a.m.
Vancouver Coastal Health needs your help naming new C. diff sniffer dog

Vancouver Coastal Health needs your help naming new C. diff sniffer dog

Vancouver Coastal Health has two new four-legged friends ready to start sniffing out some nasty, and potentially dangerous, germs.
A 35,000-square-foot community centre will come to Capstan Village

A 35,000-square-foot community centre will come to Capstan Village

A new community centre for Capstan Village is currently being designed with a target date of opening in 2023 or 2024.
Dog walker’s North Van licence suspended after SPCA investigation

Dog walker’s North Van licence suspended after SPCA investigation

The professional dog walker caught on video slamming one of his client’s dogs to the ground and punching it repeatedly is no longer allowed to walk clients’ dogs on District of North Vancouver’s trails.
Greta Thunberg inspires thousands at climate change march in Vancouver (PHOTOS)

Greta Thunberg inspires thousands at climate change march in Vancouver (PHOTOS)

Swedish activist tells baby boomers they have ‘sold our future for their comfort and profit’