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Swift superfans descend on Vancouver for end of Eras Tour. What drives the devotion?

Swift superfans descend on Vancouver for end of Eras Tour. What drives the devotion?

VANCOUVER — Heather Roy says that when she and her 12-year-old daughter Harper attend Taylor Swift's second show in Vancouver on Saturday, someone else will be with them — Harper's big sister Evelyn, who died of cancer in 2020 at age 11.
Dispute over Taylor Swift tickets lands in front of B.C. civil tribunal

Dispute over Taylor Swift tickets lands in front of B.C. civil tribunal

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia woman and her daughter will be attending one of Taylor Swift's coveted Eras Tour shows in Vancouver, but only after a provincial tribunal ordered her friend to hand over tickets.
‘We lost a sweet and pure-hearted soul’

‘We lost a sweet and pure-hearted soul’

Friends and family remember Celestia Vergara, who was struck and killed by a driver in Pemberton Nov. 29
Taylor Swift fans flock to BC Place, days before Eras Tour lands in Vancouver

Taylor Swift fans flock to BC Place, days before Eras Tour lands in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Security fencing is going up around BC Place stadium in preparation for the final days of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour this weekend, while dozens of Swifties gather nearby to feel the vibe and "breathe the same air as Taylor Swift.
BC SPCA plans to seize dozens of cats after family overwhelmed by strays

BC SPCA plans to seize dozens of cats after family overwhelmed by strays

SPCA: "This happens all too often when a kind person feeds a stray cat."
B.C. woman on the lam in $60,000 Alberta meat scam arrested in Ontario

B.C. woman on the lam in $60,000 Alberta meat scam arrested in Ontario

THREE HILLS, Alta. — A B.C. woman charged in connection with a 60-thousand-dollar meat scam last year has been arrested in Ontario.
Crash on Trans Canada Highway kills two, seriously injures third near Ashcroft, B.C.

Crash on Trans Canada Highway kills two, seriously injures third near Ashcroft, B.C.

ASHCROFT, B.C. — Two people are dead and a third is in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash on the Trans Canada Highway in British Columbia.
Fog advisory lifts for Vancouver area, but near-zero visibility could return

Fog advisory lifts for Vancouver area, but near-zero visibility could return

VANCOUVER — A fog advisory that covered much of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley has been lifted by Environment Canada.
Fourth deer in B.C. found with fatal chronic wasting disease

Fourth deer in B.C. found with fatal chronic wasting disease

A fourth case of fatal chronic wasting disease has been found in a white-tailed deer in British Columbia's Kootenay region.
Man hurt in unprovoked stranger attack in Vancouver, police say

Man hurt in unprovoked stranger attack in Vancouver, police say

VANCOUVER — Police are investigating an assault in downtown Vancouver where a stranger hit a man in the face in an unprovoked attack.