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Smartphones used to be half the size they are today — here's how they've grown in size over time

Smartphones used to be half the size they are today — here's how they've grown in size over time

With the iPhone Mini discontinued, how much larger can smartphones get? Stacker visualized their growth over the years.
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BoC expected to hold key interest rate steady at 5% amid 'sluggish' economy

BoC expected to hold key interest rate steady at 5% amid 'sluggish' economy

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady on Wednesday as the Canadian economy bends to higher interest rates and inflation resumes its downward trend.
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Letter: Airbnb crackdown is nothing more than vote buying

Letter: Airbnb crackdown is nothing more than vote buying

New short-term rental rules are a thinly veiled attempt to shuffle the blame and responsibility for providing rental housing to British Columbians, this letter writer says
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Time Traveller: Squamish Nation lacrosse team was one of the best in Canada

Time Traveller: Squamish Nation lacrosse team was one of the best in Canada

The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh lacrosse team, shown here in 1932, is often credited with popularizing the sport in B.C. due to their amazing speed, skill and style of play
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43 years after Canadian airman helped rescue doomed sailor, they meet for the first time

43 years after Canadian airman helped rescue doomed sailor, they meet for the first time

‘I believed I was going to die,’ says Yves Le Cornec. He was clinging to a raft in the Atlantic after his sailboat capsized.
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Fundraiser launched for young boy killed while cycling to school in Pitt Meadows

Fundraiser launched for young boy killed while cycling to school in Pitt Meadows

Police say his death is a "tragic and devastating loss for our community."
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Letter: Don't let dogs spoil West Van's Seawalk

Letter: Don't let dogs spoil West Van's Seawalk

“Please leave this little bit of paradise to us non-dog owners. It’s only a few kilometres for heaven’s sake.”
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Six pieces of weather wisdom deconstructed

Six pieces of weather wisdom deconstructed

Fact check: six popular weather stories and one bad piece of earthquake advice
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Garden to table: The benefits of hops go beyond beer-making

Garden to table: The benefits of hops go beyond beer-making

Try making sleepy tea with hops, holy basil, star anise and cinnamon, suggests permaculture expert Laura Marie Neubert
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Vancouver YWCA bans shower room nudity

Vancouver YWCA bans shower room nudity

"I don't think it's crazy. I think it's progressive," health and fitness centre director Sandy Reimer says.
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