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B.C. lawsuit claims Electronic Arts video game 'loot boxes' are deceptive

Tue, 2024-12-10 18:49
The B.C. Supreme Court has permitted a class action to proceed against Electronic Arts over the use of "loot boxes" within games. Read More
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Meth wrapped as Christmas gift found on flight out of Vancouver: N.Z. Customs

Tue, 2024-12-10 18:34
An alleged Canadian drug smuggler tried to sneak over 10 kilograms of meth into New Zealand wrapped up as a Christmas present. Read More
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Beatrice Frank: Will emergency plea for endangered orcas go unheard for the second time?

Tue, 2024-12-10 18:00
Ottawa has a big decision to make that could come any day now. It will have a direct impact on the 72 critically endangered southern resident orcas, whose population has reached its lowest number in 30 years, following the massive losses last month of L-128, the newest calf, and K-26, a 31-year-old male. Read More
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Vancouver city council approves property tax hike of 3.9 per cent, ABC's smallest increase to date

Tue, 2024-12-10 16:44
The City of Vancouver's operating budget for 2025 will be funded by a 3.9 per cent property tax increase, a significantly smaller hike than the first two budgets under ABC Vancouver. Read More
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B.C. Premier David Eby wants to make interprovincial trade easier to help blunt impact of Trump tariffs

Tue, 2024-12-10 16:42
Premier David Eby will be forced to confront significant economic challenges in the new year, including the threat by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on all Canadian imports, as well as fallout from the recent cancellation and suspension of large-scale green energy projects. Read More
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This young Syrian-Canadian loves his adoptive country but is eager to return to help Syria rebuild

Tue, 2024-12-10 16:41
Local Syrian Canadians say the toppling of Syria’s dictatorship this week left them with a dizzying mix of emotions — shock, happiness and sadness — and at least one young man is now eager to return to the country he left as a child to help it rebuild. Read More
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John Rustad expects defiance in B.C. Conservative ranks amid row over core values

Tue, 2024-12-10 16:29
VICTORIA — John Rustad says he expects a spirit of defiance and for free speech to reign in his British Columbia Conservative Party caucus — even if it involves pitting team members against each other, including himself. Read More
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Burnaby oil refinery produces Canada's first test run of low-carbon jet fuel

Tue, 2024-12-10 15:14
Fuel producer and distributor Parkland Corp. has completed a test run of refining what it claims is Canada's first batch of low-carbon jet fuel using non-petroleum oils at its Burnaby facility, the company said Tuesday. Read More
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Man arrested in Vancouver sucker-punch attack charged with two other assaults

Tue, 2024-12-10 11:26
A man arrested in a sucker-punch attack in downtown Vancouver has been charged in two other alleged unprovoked assaults. Read More
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Condo amenities buyers want the most

Tue, 2024-12-10 11:22
From wellness spaces to pet baths, condo buyers in Metro Vancouver have countless amenity options to consider while on the hunt for a new home. Read More
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5 timeless gift ideas they'll love now — and forever

Tue, 2024-12-10 11:00
Canadians are slated to spend an estimated $1,478 this holiday season, according to a recent Deloitte report. Read More
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Eight-year-old boy killed, man injured in collision with snowplow truck near Castlegar

Tue, 2024-12-10 10:46
Family and friends of an eight-year-old Nelson boy are grieving the loss of a “beautiful soul” after he was killed in a highway collision with a snowplow dump truck near Castlegar. Read More
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Fifteen fisheries charges laid a decade after Mount Polley dam breached in B.C.

Tue, 2024-12-10 10:33
VICTORIA — Fifteen federal Fisheries Act charges have been laid against Imperial Metals Corp. and two other firms more than a decade after a tailings pond collapsed at the Mount Polley Mine, but a spokesman for a mining watchdog says the environmental risk from the disaster lingers. Read More
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Juno Awards 2025: Here's how to volunteer for the party in Vancouver

Tue, 2024-12-10 09:25
If you're looking for a way into the Juno Awards, this might be your ticket. Read More
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Who's coming to Just for Laughs Vancouver's 2025 comedy festival? Find out here

Tue, 2024-12-10 07:10
The Just For Laughs Vancouver comedy festival has announced names for the 2025 festival. Read More
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Bank of Canada to make interest rate announcement on Wednesday: What to know

Tue, 2024-12-10 06:00
Eight times a year the Bank of Canada makes one of three decisions on overnight interest rates. It either stands pat, raises the rate or lowers it. Read More
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Deer are cute, but their over-abundance is bad news for B.C. forests, birds. Here's why.

Tue, 2024-12-10 06:00
Black-tailed deer are a wonder to behold whenever they are spotted in southwest B.C., from the North Shore mountains to the Gulf Islands and Victoria, where hundreds nonchalantly roam neighbourhood lawns. Read More
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'Turbocharging' Vancouver's Broadway plan could hurt small businesses that define neighbourhoods

Tue, 2024-12-10 06:00
Nigel Pike has been running Cascade Room, a cosy and popular Mount Pleasant bar and restaurant for 17 years, and he has never felt so pessimistic about the future. Read More
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