Wednesday, 24 April 2019

'I felt like I was being robbed': Suspect cleared in Vancouver drug case loses Porsche, homes

Halstead civil forfeiture

Dennis Halstead says he's not a fentanyl trafficker — he's just a landlord who made the mistake of renting a townhouse to drug dealers. But he's spent the last four years defending himself against allegations of running a multi-million-dollar drug operation.



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Vancouver's rental prices have stopped climbing

Vancouver Rental

The median price of a one-bedroom unit is down 3.8 per cent compared to 2018, according to one analyst.



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'It's going to take a little political courage': Vancouver council to debate climate emergency recommendations

lions gate bridge north vancouver traffic

Taken individually, the actions proposed in the report aren't groundbreaking. Approval by council this week would mean staff has to create specific policy and bylaw changes. 



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Bias at the border? CBSA study finds travellers from some countries face more delays

CANADA-SYRIA/MIGRANTS

The Canada Border Services Agency is conducting a series of tests to learn if its human agents, and its passport-reading machines, are prone to discriminating against certain kinds of travellers.



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Tuesday, 23 April 2019

Fort St. John, B.C., considers supplying free menstrual products in public spaces

Feminine hygiene product donations at Winnipeg Harvest

A councillor in the northeastern city wants to make menstrual products free and available in all public spaces in the community.



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Tumbler Ridge woman wins $10M Lotto 6/49 Jackpot

Lotto 6/49 Winner

Grandmother Vivienne Mills got quite the surprise earlier this month when she opened an email from PlayNow.com announcing she had just won $10 million. 



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Surrey RCMP investigating after man found with critical injuries dies in hospital

surrey sudden death

Surrey RCMP is investigating the sudden death of a man who was found with critical injuries.



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B.C. men challenge constitutionality of Canada's secret no-fly list

No Fly List - Plane

After being barred from boarding planes at YVR, two B.C. men are arguing in separate cases that their Charter rights are being violated because of the no-fly regime.



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BC woman gets first implant in Western Canada to help treat opioid addiciton

buprenorphine

A Kamloops woman is the first in Western Canada to receive an implant which releases buprenorphine, a drug used to help treat opioid addiction. 



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Female Realtors warned of suspicious potential buyer in Vancouver area

For sale sign in Vancouver BC

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver is warning members about a man who repeatedly insists on meeting with female Realtors alone and becomes angry if they're not.



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CP's first-quarter profits shoot up as crude-by-rail revenues increase

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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. saw first-quarter profits rise last quarter as crude-by-rail revenues increased and fuel costs declined.



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Cameras that guess your age and sex are coming to store shelves

Store Shelf Cameras

Eyeing that can of soda in the supermarket cooler? Or maybe you're craving a pint of ice cream? A camera could be watching you.



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North Vancouver man charged with selling unauthorized health supplements

SmartBrain by Robert Lamberton Consulting

Health Canada issued a warning in 2017 about all products sold through a company called Robert Lamberton Consulting, which also operates under the names Cutting Edge Naturals and Cutting Edge Nutraceuticals.



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Synthetic street drug causes zombie-like effects, says provincial health authority

AMB-FUBINACA

The British Columbia Interior Health authority is warning street-drug users of a synthetic cannabinoid that has been linked to a so-called "zombie" outbreak in New York.



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For singers, wildfire smoke is breathtaking — in the very worst way

Marie-Josée Ouimet

When smoke from summer wildfires chokes the skies over Edmonton, songstress Marie-Josée Ouimet feels like there is lead in her chest.



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Province announces $2.6M in funding for youth anti-gang programs

ABBOTSFORD SHOOTING

The money comes at a crucial junction for at least one of the programs, which was in danger of shutting down in Abbotsford as its previous grant money from Ottawa ran out in September.



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Former B.C. health minister Terry Lake to seek federal nomination in Kamloops

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Former B.C. health minister Terry Lake has confirmed he will seek the federal Liberal nomination in B.C.'s southern Interior riding of Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo.



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'We need to transform housing politics': Treating homes as commodities has caused crisis, sociology prof says

Blue sky

"People tend to talk about the housing problem almost as if it's the weather ... [like] a natural force. But it's obviously something that's created by political and economic projects and choices and clearly can be changed," says David Madden of the London School of Economics.



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Oilsands CO2 emissions may be far higher than companies report, scientists say

Syncrude upgrader

A number of major oilsands operations in Alberta seem to be emitting significantly more carbon pollution than companies have been reporting, according to a new study from federal scientists.



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Washington set to become 1st state to allow 'human composting'

Human Compost

Washington appears set to become the first state to allow a burial alternative known as "natural organic reduction'' — an accelerated decomposition process that turns bodies into soil within weeks.



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