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Metro Van annual GDP growth in 2023 could be just 0.5%: VEC

Metro Van annual GDP growth in 2023 could be just 0.5%: VEC

Downtown office vacancy rates highest in 10 years, says Vancouver Economic Commission report.
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Port Coquitlam wants to stop people from smoking in parks. Here's how

Port Coquitlam wants to stop people from smoking in parks. Here's how

Port Coquitlam wants to increase fines for smoking and littering with cigarette butts during summer months. But will higher fines actually work?
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Your Weekend: 'Happy Hour' at a Coquitlam gallery, Salsa at the Plaza

Your Weekend: 'Happy Hour' at a Coquitlam gallery, Salsa at the Plaza

Weekend events in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody for June 23, 24 and 25, 2023.
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Popular Canadian bath toy recalled due to cut hazard

Popular Canadian bath toy recalled due to cut hazard

More than 130,000 of the baby shark bath toy have been sold across the country
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Fears for LGBTQ mental health, as flood of online hate spills into real world

Fears for LGBTQ mental health, as flood of online hate spills into real world

VANCOUVER — Fae Johnstone says "nothing ever could have prepared" her for the barrage of online harassment she endured after being featured in an International Women's Day campaign for Hershey Canada.
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E-Comm sees 21% surge in 911 calls in B.C. this year

E-Comm sees 21% surge in 911 calls in B.C. this year

Extreme heat and wildfires have historically impacted summer call volumes.
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$10K bear den assessment contract awarded to B.C. contractor

$10K bear den assessment contract awarded to B.C. contractor

Bears and their successive generations can re-use dens over decades.
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'Coolest thing I've ever found': B.C. boy finds shark tooth during field trip

'Coolest thing I've ever found': B.C. boy finds shark tooth during field trip

The seven-year-old boy found the bright orange shark tooth in the ocean off Coles Bay.
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Decline in distracted driving screeches to a halt in B.C., new survey finds

Decline in distracted driving screeches to a halt in B.C., new survey finds

Public support for three alternative penalties is up markedly, writes Mario Canseco
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No car cage cash for B.C. strata owners

No car cage cash for B.C. strata owners

Two strata owners had their catalytic converter stolen and sought compensation for a cage they built around their vehicle following the theft.
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