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42 min ago | 24 Hours

Accused Vancouver smuggler to be extradited

A Vancouver restaurateur could be extradited to the U.S. in two weeks to face accusations he directed a drug ring involving hundreds of kilograms of cocaine allegedly brought into Canada.

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Related Topix: Canada, Restaurant Management, North America, World News, Blaine, WA

2 hrs ago | The Richmond Review

Boosting bike ridership is 'possible' in car-consumed city

A cyclist rides over a cycling/walking link attached to the side of the North Arm Bridge of the Canada Line.

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5 hrs ago | The Now Newspaper

Getting Surrey's chickens in a row

As the public conscience turns more and more toward leading a healthy lifestyle and increasingly away from commercial food sources, one South Surrey woman is hoping to see Surrey make changes that would allow for more residents to raise their own chickens.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Canada

7 hrs ago | KHQ-TV Spokane

Car Explodes In Vancouver, British Columbia

A leaking acetylene tank is blamed for a blast early Wednesday that tore apart a car parked on a street in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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7 hrs ago | Surrey Leader

Metro mayors aim to siphon federal gas tax from TransLink

Much of the money raised from the federal gas tax and returned to TransLink has so far ended up going to purchase more buses.

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9 hrs ago | Canada.com

Fearless cougar stalks house pets in quiet Metro Vancouver community

U.S. President Barack Obama promises federal aid to supplement state and local recovery effort after Monday's powerful tornado in Moore, Oklahoma.

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12 hrs ago | North Shore News

Fatal accident closes Lions Gate Bridge for 5 hours

Vancouver police and emergency crews rushed to the crash at mid-span around 5: 50 p.m. after a report of the rider colliding with an SUV came in.

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14 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

West End Vancouver jolted by accidental car explosion

What is left of a car that exploded on Nicola Street near Robson Street in Vancouver on May 22, 2013.

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14 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

Voters aren't like the rest of us: this is why the polls were wrong

BC Liberal leader Christy Clark prepares to cast her ballot during advanced voting in Burnaby, B.C. Wednesday, May 8, 2013.

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14 hrs ago | Globe and Mail

Why the B.C. polls were wrong: voters aren't like the rest of us

BC Liberal leader Christy Clark prepares to cast her ballot during advanced voting in Burnaby, B.C. Wednesday, May 8, 2013.

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17 hrs ago | North Shore News

Wrong place for PR towers

The location of the condo towers proposed at Park Royal really puzzles me. Abutting Marine Drive at the busiest intersection in West Vancouver is hardly an appealing location to reside and the scale of the towers at this location seems totally out of character with the low profile of the shopping centre.

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21 hrs ago | CBC News

Aboriginal woman settles lawsuit over 3A1 2 years solitary confinement

BobbyLee Worm was held at the Fraser Valley Institution for Women, a multi-level federal prison in Abbotsford, B.C., designed to hold 86 women.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison, Canada

Tue May 21, 2013

The Aldergrove Star

Cycling safety stressed as ICBC aims to cut crashes

ICBC is urging drivers and cyclists to take care as more riders take to the roads with the approach of summer weather.

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The Globe and Mail

Float-plane crash off Vancouver Island claims one life

A Harbour Air float plane flies through low cloud after taking off from Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday February 16, 2012.

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The Province

Vancouver weather 2013: 'top-10 warmest summers on record'

Quick photo-op for these swimmers in waters off of Kits beach as early season temperatures climbed to high 20s in Vancouver on May 5, 2013.

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The Province

West Van police urge locking doors, windows after reports of intruder

West Vancouver police are warning residents to keep their doors locked at night after there were two break-ins early Monday - apparently as a result of unlocked doors.

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CBC News

Illegal tree cutting nets charges for arborist, homeowners

Two home owners and an arborist in North Vancouver have been charged with illegally cutting down trees in a North Vancouver park to improve their views.

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North Shore News

Lawyer says North Vancouver rioter's actions minor

THE lawyer for a North Shore man who stole cigarettes from London Drugs during the June 2011 Stanley Cup riot is asking a judge to let his client off without a criminal record.

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CBC News

Goh Ballet could be without venue for Nutcracker production

The Goh Ballet has mounted its Christmas Nutcracker production at the Centre for the Performing Arts for the past four years.

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Globe and Mail

No wonder the polls have been wrong: The polling industry is in a crisis

Election signs in North Vancouver on May 13, 2013, ahead of the provincial election.

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