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Mourning Flight PS752, Canadians don't believe truth will come out: poll

Mourning Flight PS752, Canadians don't believe truth will come out: poll

A recent poll found about 70% of Canadians do not believe a full and accurate accounting of what happened over the skies of Tehran will ever be offered by the Iranian regime.
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Coquitlam, PoCo fall in B.C.'s best cities for work ranking

Coquitlam, PoCo fall in B.C.'s best cities for work ranking

Coquitlam ranked 13th overall, Port Coquitlam 26, while Port Moody was excluded from the list
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Last weekend to bask in the largest winter lights display in Metro Vancouver

Last weekend to bask in the largest winter lights display in Metro Vancouver

Coquitlam's Lights at Lafarge is celebrating its last weekend of operation
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Winter storm warning in place for B.C. highways with heavy snow, freezing rain expected

Winter storm warning in place for B.C. highways with heavy snow, freezing rain expected

Environment Canada recommends postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve
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Flooding fears in Tri-Cities with rain and melting snow

Snow has blanketed the region this week but Environment Canada says the forecast will be changing to weather Metro Vancouver residents are a little more accustomed to: rain.
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Restaurant charging extra 1% on bills to recover costs of B.C. health tax

Restaurant charging extra 1% on bills to recover costs of B.C. health tax

A restaurant overlooking Victoria’s Inner Harbour is charging a one per cent fee on food and drink to recover costs associated with B.C.’s Employer Health Tax. Rob Chyzowski, owner of Belleville’s Watering Hole and Diner at 427 Belleville St.
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Man turns up with baseball bat after learning where stolen credit card used

Man turns up with baseball bat after learning where stolen credit card used

The victim of credit-card fraud in Nanaimo turned up with a baseball bat to get the card back from the suspects, after tracking down where it was being used, police say. That’s “never a good idea,” said Nanaimo RCMP Const. Gary O’Brien.
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Families of plane crash victims to receive $25K from Canada

Families of plane crash victims to receive $25K from Canada

Money to be used for immediate needs including travel and funeral arrangements
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Rescued Anmore bear cub stable but has 'a long way to go'

Rescued Anmore bear cub stable but has 'a long way to go'

After another cold, 'over-sedated' bear from Port Moody was delivered to a Van wildlife rehabilitation centre in the back of COs pickup, the organization is calling on the service to change
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B.C. ‘considering’ province-wide ban on plastic bags at retail checkouts

B.C. ‘considering’ province-wide ban on plastic bags at retail checkouts

Initiative is said to be part of a ‘coordinated series of actions’
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