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Lynn Valley bank robber nets jail term for drug-fuelled spree

Lynn Valley bank robber nets jail term for drug-fuelled spree

A man who held up a string of banks across the Lower Mainland in a week-long drug-fuelled robbery spree will spend the next three and a half years in jail, after being sentenced Thursday by a judge in North Vancouver provincial court.
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West Van school board asks for B-Line changes

West Van school board asks for B-Line changes

West Vancouver school board trustees are asking TransLink and the District of West Vancouver to halt plans for the proposed B-Line express bus to pass by or stage in front of Irwin Park Elementary.
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$20 million in annual funding allocated for First Nations language and culture programs

$20 million in annual funding allocated for First Nations language and culture programs

A new three-way agreement between the federal and provincial governments and a provincial First Nations organization will result in $20 million annual funding from Ottawa to support education of Indigenous students in B.C.
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100 trees, 7 parking spots removed in Mackay Creek flood mitigation

100 trees, 7 parking spots removed in Mackay Creek flood mitigation

600 trees, 8 parking spots set to be added
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B.C. Liberal leader’s bipartisan plea spurned by premier

B.C. Liberal leader’s bipartisan plea spurned by premier

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Metro Vancouver voters value issues more than ethnicity

Metro Vancouver voters value issues more than ethnicity

Byelection campaigns can be extremely complex events. Voter turnout tends to be lower than in a regular electoral contest, when all the seats in a particular legislative body are at stake.
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Vancouver family donates $40 million to build new art gallery

Vancouver family donates $40 million to build new art gallery

Donation is largest-ever single private donation to a B.C. arts and culture organization
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Horgan: B.C. Liberals to blame for legislature scandal

Horgan: B.C. Liberals to blame for legislature scandal

Premier says legislature clerk James Craig was ‘appointed arbitrarily’ in 2011
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More than 40 men arrested in underage Vancouver sex sting

More than 40 men arrested in underage Vancouver sex sting

A teacher and school trustee are among those charged
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Study ranks Canada #1 in the world for quality of life

Study ranks Canada #1 in the world for quality of life

This is the country’s fourth year in a row in the ranking’s top spot
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