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No parole for 25 years for B.C. teen's killer, who covered ears as victim's dad spoke at sentencing
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'Just a matter of time': Renewed calls for safety measures after pedestrian struck on notorious B.C. road
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Police investigating 'series of alleged indecent acts' near Coquitlam middle school
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Co-founders of Vancouver compassion club charged with drug trafficking
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Object that flew through driver's windshield on Hwy. 1 believed to be 'large rock'
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4 suspects arrested after fatal Surrey shooting, IHIT says
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Strike for Canadian border workers on hold until Wednesday: union
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B.C. to replace fleet of air ambulances by next fall, Premier David Eby says
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Beware of unpaid parking ticket text scam: City of Vancouver
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Weekend weather forecast shows sun, warm temperatures for Metro Vancouver
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BC United rolls out child-care plan promising to 'fix' NDP's $10-a-day promise
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Man arrested 3 times this week after assault, police standoffs in Surrey
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BC Hydro offering overnight discount with new rate plan
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Drugs, cash seized after impaired driving crashes: Oliver RCMP
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White Rock solicits donations from pier users for seismic upgrade
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Humanist group 'vindicated' with admission that Vancouver council prayer breached neutrality
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B.C. school district apologizes for asking students, 'Should Israel exist?'
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Business partner of twice-disbarred B.C. lawyer liable for negligent misrepresentations to investors
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Here's how far B.C. drivers must keep from cyclists, pedestrians under new law
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Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, dies in plane crash off Vancouver Island
Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic 'Earthrise' photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state.
Canadian businessman Frank Stronach charged in sexual assault investigation
Canadian businessman Frank Stronach has been charged in connection with alleged sexual assaults that spanned over four decades, police west of Toronto announced on Friday.
Tessa Virtue and Morgan Rielly were ordered to stop painting their Toronto home. Here is why.
Decorated figure skater Tessa Virtue and Toronto Maple Leaf Morgan Rielly have hired a lobbyist as they seek permission to paint the exterior of their Rosedale heritage home, despite objections from city staff.
Spelling the end of an era: How Pat Sajak made an imprint in Canada
Ontario entrepreneur, rapper and self-described religious viewer, Bishop Brigante, will tune in and try to solve the Hangman-style puzzles as game show host Pat Sajak takes his last spin on the Wheel of Fortune.
Common low-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds
A low-calorie sweetener called xylitol used in many reduced-sugar foods and consumer products such as gum and toothpaste may be linked to nearly twice the risk of heart attacks, stroke and death in people who consume the highest levels of the sweetener, a new study found.
Florida woman charged with leaving her boyfriend to die in a suitcase faces October trial
A Florida woman charged with leaving her boyfriend to die after he was zipped into a suitcase in their home will go on trial in October following a hearing on Friday.
Lawyer for Jontay Porter says now-banned NBA player was 'in over his head' with a gambling addiction
Jontay Porter, the former Toronto Raptors forward who was given a lifetime ban by the NBA because of a sports betting scandal, was 'in over his head' with a gambling addiction, his lawyer said Friday.
A real nut case: Cold Stone Creamery faces suit over lack of real pistachios in pistachio ice cream
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Some Florida beaches temporarily closed to swimmers after 2 reported shark attacks
Two reported shark attacks Friday led authorities to temporary close beaches to swimmers in Walton County, on the Florida Panhandle.
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