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The Bookless Club: Do you, or did you, do puzzles?
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Travel insurer denies B.C. resident's $175,000 ambulance bill from 2022 Europe trip
An American who spends summers in B.C. is suing a travel insurance provider for $175,000 after it denied his claim to fly his wife, who had COVID and pneumonia, home from Germany in 2022 for emergency medical treatment. Read More
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This Day in History: Vancouver's 'magnificent' Birks Building opens
On Nov. 10, 1913, Henry Birks & Co. opened its new $500,000 building at Granville and Georgia streets. Read More
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B.C. teen believed to be first human case of avian flu in Canada
British Columbia's Ministry of Health says the first suspected human case of bird flu contracted in Canada has been detected in B.C. Read More
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B.C. Climate News: Canada orders oil, gas producers to cut emissions by 35 per cent | 2024 will be hottest on record, say climate scientists | Will Trump roll back climate policies?
Here’s all the latest news concerning the climate crisis and biodiversity loss crises, from the steps leaders are taking to address the problems to all the latest science. Read More
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Search continues for Surrey teen missing more than two weeks
The search for a Surrey teenager who has been missing for more than two weeks continued Saturday, with family and friends scouring a local park. Read More
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B.C. ports update: Talks break off as bid to end multi-day lockout fails
Contract negotiations in a labour dispute that has paralyzed container cargo shipping at British Columbia’s ports since Monday have been called off. Read More
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Metro Vancouver weather alert: Heavy rain expected for Remembrance Day
It looks like it could be a blustery Remembrance Day for B.C.'s South Coast. Read More
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Closure of TikTok’s Vancouver office a big blow to employees, content creators
Former Vancouver-based TikTok staff and content creators say Canada’s decision to shut down the app’s operations over alleged national security risks will throw a wrench in their financial livelihoods. Read More
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Over half of British Columbians don't want an early election: Poll
After a tightly contested election marked by negative campaigning, most British Columbians do not have an appetite for an early election and would prefer to see the governing party survive the next four years, says the latest Leger poll. Read More
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Anthony Gismondi: 10 great wines that are marked down until Nov. 23
White wine sales have lagged behind reds for decades, but the pendulum is swinging back. In 1990, sales were 49.9 per cent of the market, according to Impact. The following year, 60 Minutes reported possible heart health benefits of wine — specifically red wine — and by 2000, white wine’s market share dipped to 41.8 per cent. Slowly but surely, the trend toward lighter, fresher wines has put white sales at just over 50 per cent, but with a little effort, you should discover some excellent offerings at affordable prices. Read More
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Illegal mass evictions in iconic Chinatown building paused, but point to systemic problem in Vancouver
Tenants in a building in Vancouver's Chinatown were shocked at the notice posted last week in their common area. They had three months, it declared, to pack up and get out. Read More
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'Horrible system': Buyers wait hours for Stanley Park Bright Nights Christmas train tickets
Metro Vancouver residents trying to snag tickets to the Stanley Park Christmas train were stuck in long queues in an online ticketing system some people have described as a "giant fail" and "outright embarrassment." Read More
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Letters to The Vancouver Sun: My grandfather was one of thousands of soldiers who died in battle
On Nov. 11, 2023, I went to the Victory Square Remembrance Day service in downtown Vancouver. It was well-attended and I got to thinking what I might say if someone were to ask if this day is important to me. Read More
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Ex-Mountie in Surrey Six case admits he concealed details about police misconduct
The first of four officers found guilty of police misconduct during the Surrey Six mass-murder investigation admitted on Friday that he lied during an investigation into a sexual relationship between a witness and an RCMP detective. Read More
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'We don't repeat, but we rhyme': What parallels can we draw between U.S. and B.C. elections?
Some of the voting trends that produced a second Donald Trump presidency also affected the results of the recent B.C. provincial election. Read More
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In appreciation of Faye Leung, the relentless nemesis that felled a B.C. premier
VICTORIA — No one who met Faye Leung could ever forget her. Or her relentless, high-pitched voice. Or her flamboyant collection of hats. Read More
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Miro Cernetig: Donald Trump thinks we’re Canada-la — a deadly brand image for U.S-Canada relations
Canada, we have a problem. Read More
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B.C. man arrested at Alberta 'super lab' that produced fentanyl
Police in Alberta have dismantled a fentanyl "super lab" and have arrested a B.C. man who they allege was the operation's "cook." Read More
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26 criminal cases in B.C. were thrown out since 2023 thanks to time limits meant to speed up justice
When police turned up at Melanie Hatton's home in Kelowna, B.C., in November 2021, she says they found her in the bathroom covered in blood, with her then-husband Jeffrey Maclean standing over her "in an aggressive manner." Read More
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