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Ride-hailing services to face price restrictions in B.C. but no caps on fleet size

Ride-hailing services to face price restrictions in B.C. but no caps on fleet size

What happened: Passenger Transportation Board has clarified rules for ride-hailing, ranging from pricing to boundaries Why it matters: While a number of operators have announced plans to work in B.C.
North Shore terminals humming through trade fracas

North Shore terminals humming through trade fracas

Exports through the North Shore’s export terminals continue to hum despite some commodities being whipsawed in global trade disputes.
Campers ordered out of Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park by Wednesday night

Campers ordered out of Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park by Wednesday night

About 100 units of public housing are being offered to those in the park
Weaver ‘enthusiastic’ about Green candidate Dana Taylor

Weaver ‘enthusiastic’ about Green candidate Dana Taylor

With Liberal MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones’s decision not to run for re-election this fall, the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country riding won’t have an incumbent, which could “open the door” for the Greens, according to BC Green Party leade
How do you explain Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to tourists? It’s complicated…

How do you explain Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to tourists? It’s complicated…

Courier investigation examines how tourism is affected by the ongoing issues on the Downtown Eastside
City garbage containers partly to blame for attracting Burnaby bears: resident

City garbage containers partly to blame for attracting Burnaby bears: resident

A wandering bear that had RCMP searching Deer Lake with rifles on the weekend has one Burnaby environmentalist pointing to city garbage bins as a potential problem.
Squamish looking for feedback on plastics reduction

Squamish looking for feedback on plastics reduction

The District has launched an online survey
Police dog finds missing boy, safe and sound

Police dog finds missing boy, safe and sound

After spending more than a day lost in the bush near Mackenzie, four-year-old George Hazard-Benoit has been reunited with his family. “George has been found, safe and sound,” said RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson. “It’s amazing, it’s a miracle.
Goldsmith-Jones supports Trudeau on SNC-Lavalin

Goldsmith-Jones supports Trudeau on SNC-Lavalin

Liberal candidate for riding could be named ‘within 10 days’
North Shore e-bike pilot project grounded for 2019

North Shore e-bike pilot project grounded for 2019

City of North Van to revisit e-bike share initiative in 2020