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Residents concerned as Burnaby refinery seeks to add more storage tanks

Residents concerned as Burnaby refinery seeks to add more storage tanks

An oil refinery is seeking to add storage tanks to its North Burnaby refinery site, rousing ire and concern from local residents.
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Warmer weather leads to B.C. wildfire warning

Warmer weather leads to B.C. wildfire warning

The return of hot temperatures this week has led to the BC Wildfire Service to warn everyone once more about the tinder dry conditions in our forests.
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To my teenaged self: An Afro-Indigenous woman’s contribution to Tegan and Sara’s new video

To my teenaged self: An Afro-Indigenous woman’s contribution to Tegan and Sara’s new video

DJ and Squamish Nation councillor Orene Askew transforms the wisdom she has acquired into a message for who she was as a student at Carson Graham Secondary
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Most North Van, West Van students to return to class in September

Most North Van, West Van students to return to class in September

Most of the North Shore’s approximately 22,000 students will be heading back to the classroom in September under a return-to-school plan announced by Education Minister Rob Fleming on Wednesday.
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Temperature checks required for all passengers at YVR

Temperature checks required for all passengers at YVR

Domestic and international passengers will be required to have their temperature checked before leaving Vancouver International Airport (YVR).
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North Van district approves third pot shop

North Van district approves third pot shop

District of North Vancouver council has approved the municipality’s third legal cannabis shop. Council voted July 27 to approve North Shore Cannabis’ proposal for a pot shop at 1520 Barrow St.
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Lions Gate Hospital expansion starts next phase

Lions Gate Hospital expansion starts next phase

It’s sledge hammers up, chimney down for the newest expansion to Lions Gate Hospital.
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BC Ferries warns long weekend travellers without reservations to expect ‘multiple sailing waits’

BC Ferries warns long weekend travellers without reservations to expect ‘multiple sailing waits’

BC Ferries has issued its tips for long weekend travellers, and this year it includes a warning that “customers travelling without a booking on the Horseshoe Bay-Langdale and Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay routes should expect multiple sailing waits.
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Grenade discovered in Burnaby highrise during drug bust

Grenade discovered in Burnaby highrise during drug bust

Explosive detonated by Vancouver police in Squint Lake Park by the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course.
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Updated: BCTF calls for 'authentic' consultation on back-to-school plan

Updated: BCTF calls for 'authentic' consultation on back-to-school plan

The BC Teachers Federation was quick to criticize the Ministry of Education’s plan to have students return full-time to classrooms in September. Schools are scheduled to re-open on Sept.
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