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B.C. seniors are falling victim to these four scams

B.C. seniors are falling victim to these four scams

A 'grandparent scam' aims to scare a grandparent into thinking their grandchild is in trouble.
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Time Traveller: Women bolster wartime workforce at North Vancouver shipyards

Time Traveller: Women bolster wartime workforce at North Vancouver shipyards

A labour shortage during the Second World War saw women taking over jobs previously held only by men
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North Van family fights decision to suspend autistic teen from school

North Van family fights decision to suspend autistic teen from school

Sixteen-year-old Riley Romero has only been allowed to attend school in North Vancouver online for much of the past year. Her family says that is discriminatory.
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COVID-19 cases up slightly on North Shore

COVID-19 cases up slightly on North Shore

Hospitalizations are down in Vancouver Coastal Health, while the number of COVID-19 patients in critical care remains stable.
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Climate change is expanding the range of these tick pathogens — is B.C. next?

Climate change is expanding the range of these tick pathogens — is B.C. next?

As reported cases of Lyme disease surge across Canada, B.C. experts are tracking how climate change could make things worse, and hope the public — empowered with a new 'Instagram for ticks' — will help.
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Five great North Shore hikes for kids

Five great North Shore hikes for kids

Here are the top kid-friendly trails in North and West Vancouver, from local hiking book author Stephen Hui.
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Bookkeeper who stole $476K from North Van doctors sentenced to house arrest

Bookkeeper who stole $476K from North Van doctors sentenced to house arrest

Gilbert Berkson defrauded two North Van medical clinics over a five-year period by writing cheques to himself and making fake accounting entries.
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West Vancouver won't have enough lifeguards for local beaches this summer

West Vancouver won't have enough lifeguards for local beaches this summer

Do you know any aspiring Hasselhoffs? West Van is so short on lifeguards that they are now covering the costs of training.
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B.C. using A.I. to hunt for racist land titles

B.C. using A.I. to hunt for racist land titles

No one knows how many land titles with racist and discriminatory language written into them there are in B.C., but a machine-learning project from LTSA and SFU may soon find out.
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Here’s how to not drown out on the water this weekend

Here’s how to not drown out on the water this weekend

'Excuses don't float' BC campaign launches to keep boaters safe out on the water.
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