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Seaspan awarded $500M in contracts for design, early work on 6 Coast Guard ships

Seaspan awarded $500M in contracts for design, early work on 6 Coast Guard ships

The first of the larger ‘workhorse’ Coast Guard vessels to come out of North Vancouver's Seaspan Shipyards is scheduled to launch in 2030
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Woodfibre LNG floatel permit headed to Squamish public hearing

Woodfibre LNG floatel permit headed to Squamish public hearing

In a unanimous vote, District of Squamish council sends temporary use permit for floatel to April 23 public hearing with a location to be determined.
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Lawsuit accuses B.C. gas utility of deceiving consumers over environmental impact

Lawsuit accuses B.C. gas utility of deceiving consumers over environmental impact

VANCOUVER — An environmental group is suing British Columbia natural gas utility FortisBC, accusing it of "greenwashing" its product through advertising, making the company seem more environmentally friendly than it is.
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Environment Canada issues dust advisory for central and northern B.C.

Environment Canada issues dust advisory for central and northern B.C.

HOUSTON, B.C. — Environment Canada has added a dust advisories for a large section of central and northern British Columbia in response to "high concentrations of coarse particulate matter" that it says is most prominent near busy roads.
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Comox man receives heroism award for saving woman from burning vehicle

Comox man receives heroism award for saving woman from burning vehicle

Junyi Liu was working at a Comox gas station when a woman drove in and struck a pump with her car.
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B.C. warns of 'identical' government payment website made by 'malicious actors'

B.C. warns of 'identical' government payment website made by 'malicious actors'

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is warning people about a scam involving its PayBC website, where an "identical fake website" is collecting personal and credit card information.
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Child dies in fall through ice at lake in B.C.'s Cariboo region

Child dies in fall through ice at lake in B.C.'s Cariboo region

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Mounties in Williams Lake, B.C., say a child has died in a plunge through the ice on Tyee Lake, in the province's Cariboo region.
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New, improved stun gun is accepted for police use in B.C., province says

New, improved stun gun is accepted for police use in B.C., province says

VICTORIA — British Columbia has approved the use of an updated Taser weapon for officers around the province to use as a less-lethal weapon during police confrontations.
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Group asks Vancouver for more time over Crab Park homeless site cleanup

Group asks Vancouver for more time over Crab Park homeless site cleanup

VANCOUVER — An advocacy group and others are making a final plea to the City of Vancouver to hold off on its second phase of a plan to clean up the site of a homeless camp in Crab Park.
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5 museums you (probably) didn't know were in Metro Vancouver

5 museums you (probably) didn't know were in Metro Vancouver

From a museum full of replica masterpieces to the history of motorcycles
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