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Earthquake early-warning system will provide valuable seconds, even minutes

Earthquake early-warning system will provide valuable seconds, even minutes

The warning could trigger automated systems such as diverting planes from landing, stopping public transit and traffic on bridges, shutting off gas valves and alerting surgeons to stop operating.
Ex-bookkeeper accused of defrauding Burnaby employer of nearly $2M

Ex-bookkeeper accused of defrauding Burnaby employer of nearly $2M

Former Vidcom Communications Ltd. office manager and bookkeeper Sharina Rattan, 52, has been charged in an 'alleged cheque fraud' against her former employer.
B.C. fines RBC $2.2M for mortgage documentation failures

B.C. fines RBC $2.2M for mortgage documentation failures

Royal Bank of Canada faces third largest fine in B.C. for mortgage documention failures and signs undertaking to have its mortgage discharge process monitored for one year
Social housing wait-list grows 27 per cent in Metro Vancouver

Social housing wait-list grows 27 per cent in Metro Vancouver

Homelessness is up 33 per cent since 2020 and 122 per cent since 2005, even as more supportive housing is being built. 
YVR warns of increased traffic near the airport on Boxing Day

YVR warns of increased traffic near the airport on Boxing Day

Shoppers and travellers may want to take public transport in case of traffic jams.
BCCDC alerts parents to high cases of severe Strep A infections

BCCDC alerts parents to high cases of severe Strep A infections

Children are particularly vulnerable to invasive group A streptococcal, says the BC Centre for Disease Control
Canadian death toll in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak rises to seven

Canadian death toll in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak rises to seven

The Public Health Agency of Canada says if people have fresh or frozen cantaloupe at home and they are unsure what brand the fruit is, they should throw it out and wash their hands.  
B.C. child sex offender who fled halfway house may plead guilty

B.C. child sex offender who fled halfway house may plead guilty

“I don’t want to push Mr. Hopley to say he’s pleading guilty,” Judge Nancy Adams said.
Video: SeaBus commuters join impromptu Christmas carolling

Video: SeaBus commuters join impromptu Christmas carolling

Were you aboard the carol crossings?
B.C. tribunal says it has no role to police strata garden waste in trash bin

B.C. tribunal says it has no role to police strata garden waste in trash bin

The man who brought the complaint no longer owns a unit in the strata.