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B.C. hospital sues Australian woman for $78,383

B.C. hospital sues Australian woman for $78,383

Despite a $23,889 payment, a St. Paul's Hospital bill has ballooned from $67,520 to $78,383.
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Greater Vancouver’s Jewish Community Centre receives $25M in federal funding

Greater Vancouver’s Jewish Community Centre receives $25M in federal funding

This is the largest investment from the federal government in a Jewish community project, says CEO of Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver.
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Grandma's getting a Harley: Metro Vancouver woman wins $1 million on Lotto 6/49

Grandma's getting a Harley: Metro Vancouver woman wins $1 million on Lotto 6/49

“It feels surreal"
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Living with the 'rents as adults: B.C. researcher studies changed family dynamics

Living with the 'rents as adults: B.C. researcher studies changed family dynamics

"If they think that they are not on the same page with their parents, how do they react to their parents and how their parents react to them?" asks Umay Kader.
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What 'cool beans' and 50 other old-timey slang words mean

What 'cool beans' and 50 other old-timey slang words mean

Each generation has coined a phrase that resonates with that period of time; however, have you ever stopped to think what those phrases and words mean?
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Humpback swims from B.C. to Hawaii despite severe injury, likely her last journey

Humpback swims from B.C. to Hawaii despite severe injury, likely her last journey

The entire back of the mature female known as Moon — from dorsal fin to fluke — is curved into an unnatural “S” shape. The injured whale travelled from B.C. to Hawaii using just her pectoral fins.
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Opinion: To resolve youth violence, Canada must move beyond policing and prison

Opinion: To resolve youth violence, Canada must move beyond policing and prison

To resolve growing violence in schools, policy conversations about gun violence need to include community programs that dismantle systemic barriers and inequities.
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Mapping where overdoses are more likely to kill

Mapping where overdoses are more likely to kill

New research shows the risk of a drug poisoning ending in death is high in rural areas.
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Is it time to make Stanley Park a legal person?

Is it time to make Stanley Park a legal person?

A UBC legal scholar has floated the idea of granting Vancouver's Stanley Park personhood — both as a bulwark against development and a tool to advance reconciliation.
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These are the top destinations on the 'hot list' for Canadians in 2023

These are the top destinations on the 'hot list' for Canadians in 2023

Does the travel bug have you itching to explore a new place?
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