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Hikers warned after cougar spotted on Grouse Mountain trail

Hikers warned after cougar spotted on Grouse Mountain trail

A cougar reported near the top of the BCMC Trail in North Vancouver was likely just passing through, according to Metro Vancouver parks staff
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Bylaw change could allow physician assistants to work in B.C. emergency rooms

Bylaw change could allow physician assistants to work in B.C. emergency rooms

VICTORIA — The B.C. Ministry of Health says a proposed bylaw change by the body that regulates doctors could allow physician assistants to work in provincial emergency rooms. The ministry says the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.
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Three Vancouver police officers go on trial for assault

Three Vancouver police officers go on trial for assault

The officers allegedly tried to stop David Cowie at a SkyTrain station for riding a bike with no light, helmet, lights or proper reflectors.
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Online auction for Amanda Todd Legacy Society goes live Oct. 1

Online auction for Amanda Todd Legacy Society goes live Oct. 1

The target of the Port Coquitlam non-profit group is to raise $15,000 in the online auction that closes on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
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Fire danger drops, bans lifting as cooler weather eases B.C.'s wildfire season

Fire danger drops, bans lifting as cooler weather eases B.C.'s wildfire season

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the fire danger rating across most of the province has dropped to low or very low as cool, damp fall weather arrives.
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Drunk driver allegedly careens through playground area in West Van, say police

Drunk driver allegedly careens through playground area in West Van, say police

A motorcyclist was also so impaired he fell off his bike at a stop light in West Vancouver, say WVPD
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Suspects sought in $10K sunglasses theft, pepper-spraying at Burnaby mall

Suspects sought in $10K sunglasses theft, pepper-spraying at Burnaby mall

$10K worth of sunglasses were stolen and a Metrotown mall security guard pepper-sprayed earlier this month. Burnaby RCMP is now looking for two male suspects.
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Anti-government graffiti found during North Vancouver highway overpass protests

Anti-government graffiti found during North Vancouver highway overpass protests

Documents obtained under the freedom of information law reveal internal government discussions about the issue
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B.C. Ferries gifts Horseshoe Bay totem pole to carver's family on north Island

B.C. Ferries gifts Horseshoe Bay totem pole to carver's family on north Island

The pole was erected at the terminal in 1966 after being created by a then-24-year-old Tony Hunt Sr. as a centennial project
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Conditional sentence for woman who set fires at start of 2022 wildfire season

Conditional sentence for woman who set fires at start of 2022 wildfire season

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A 43-year-old Kamloops, B.C., woman who admitted to setting two arson fires has been sentenced.
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