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Whitecaps 2, Cavalry FC 1: Vancouver opens cup defence with win in Calgary
CALGARY — Levonte Johnson scored twice to help the Vancouver Whitecaps open defence of their Canadian Championship with a 2-1 win over Cavalry FC in the opening leg of their quarterfinal Tuesday. Read More
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London Drugs reopens all stores across Western Canada after cybersecurity shutdown
London Drugs says it has reopened all its stores across Western Canada after a cybersecurity breach forced the retailer to close last month. Read More
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San Jose Sharks win NHL draft lottery for first time in team history
The San Jose Sharks won the draft lottery on Tuesday and general manager Mike Grier already has an idea of who he'll be selecting with the No. 1 pick: North Vancouver-born centre Macklin Celebrini. Read More
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Vancouver Island dance duo Funkanometry will compete in Canada's Got Talent finals
Vancouver Island dance duo Funkanometry are one of this year's Canada's Got Talent finalists. Read More
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Vancouver author's Fire Weather named as Pulitzer Prize finalist
Vancouver author John Vaillant’s book Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast is named one of two finalists this week for the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction books. The Pulitzer Prize board announces the finalists at the same time as the winner, which is Nathan Thrall for A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy. Read More
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A stunner in Delta: Mayor George Harvie stripped of Metro Vancouver role by his own council
An otherwise largely routine Delta city council meeting ended with a stunner Monday night, when councillors voted to strip Mayor George Harvie of his role on Metro Vancouver’s board and tighten controls on his office. Read More
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Surrey's Teal Jones has interim deal to restart operations
Surrey-headquartered forestry company Teal Jones Group has reached an interim financing deal that will allow it to restart operations and continue reorganizing its business under court protection from its creditors, according to documents filed with the B.C. Supreme Court. Read More
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Johnny Marr, James and Atarashii Gakko! announce Vancouver concerts
Britpop fans get ready for a dynamite double-bill of Mancunian musical legends as Johnny Marr and James are playing the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Sept. 20. Read More
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New president Benoit-Antoine Bacon praises UBC's growing reputation as biotech hub
UBC's new president, Benoit-Antoine Bacon, says B.C.'s largest university has an exciting future, given the city's growing reputation as a biotech hub and new federal funding for life-science research at the university. Read More
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A diverse cast joins together in call for end to B.C.'s open-net fish pens, as Justin Trudeau had promised
A diverse alliance whose members have often been at loggerheads on Tuesday stood united in demanding the Prime Minister keep a promise he made five years ago to end by 2025 open-net fish pens in B.C. Read More
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Letters to the Province: ‘Sickened by mess’ that Georgia and Granville has become
Re: Vancouver's flagship Hudson's Bay store still empty, needs working elevators and escalators Read More
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Missing plotter could have been killer in Richmond restaurant murder, defence says
A lawyer for accused killer Richard Reed says a man who met with his client shortly before a 2020 Richmond murder could be the gunman in the targeted execution of an alleged money launderer. Read More
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Canucks: Pius Suter, the straw that stirs the Miller line’s drink
Playing with a top pair of forwards is both easy and hard. Read More
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Quick response prevents runaway barge from washing up in Vancouver's English Bay
A quick response from the Canadian Coast Guard, Vancouver Port Authority and Seaspan prevented a commercial barge from washing up on the beach of Vancouver's English Bay on Tuesday afternoon. Read More
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Vaughn Palmer: Taxpayers foot bill for Surrey policing poll that will influence NDP re-election efforts
VICTORIA — The New Democrats are using public money to conduct an opinion poll in Surrey this month to see how their handling of the policing standoff is playing with the electorate in that city. Read More
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Opinion: A CRISPR breakthrough? The gene therapy has been approved to treat sickle-cell disease
A new gene therapy, utilizing the gene-editing tool known as CRISPR to treat sickle-cell disease, has received approval in the U.K., the U.S., and the EU. This milestone marks a potential breakthrough in alleviating the severe and life-threatening symptoms of sickle-cell disease while respecting ethical boundaries. Read More
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Traffic alert: Lions Gate Bridge closed due to downed tree
Drivers heading to and from Vancouver and the North Shore are being asked to expect major delays due to the closure of the Lions Gate Bridge on Tuesday. Read More
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Forensic specialist talks DNA evidence at Favel murder trial
Eric Charles Favel's DNA was found on two guns police seized from the scene of a fatal 2021 shooting on the Kawacatoose First Nation. Read More
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UBC president says endowment fund doesn’t directly own stocks targeted by protesters
The president of the University of British Columbia says its endowment fund doesn't directly own any stocks that are the target of divestment demands by pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up an encampment on the Vancouver campus. Read More
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Booze allowed again on 7 Vancouver beaches | Pay parking coming to Spanish Banks
Despite some challenges after a 2023 pilot program, the Vancouver park board has given the green light to public alcohol consumption on seven selected beaches again this summer. Read More
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