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UBC study quantifies dangers of using phone while walking in intersection

UBC study quantifies dangers of using phone while walking in intersection

More than 300 'near misses' between pedestrians, vehicles recorded in two Vancouver intersections.
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Court finds man not justified in killing Bear the Chihuahua in Boston Bar, B.C.

Court finds man not justified in killing Bear the Chihuahua in Boston Bar, B.C.

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A British Columbia provincial court judge has ruled that a Boston Bar man who shot a tea-cup Chihuahua named Bear claiming it was menacing his chickens was not justified in killing the animal.
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Vancouver Island man charged in hit-and-run that killed 17-year-old girl

Vancouver Island man charged in hit-and-run that killed 17-year-old girl

COWICHAN VALLEY — A man from Vancouver Island is facing a criminal charge in connection to a fatal hit-and-run that killed a teenager earlier this year.
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Alleged Vancouver City Hall arsonist released on bail

Alleged Vancouver City Hall arsonist released on bail

Emergency responders discovered 100 litres of gas inside the extinguished vehicle.
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B.C. man gets prison sentence, fine for using fake names to buy guns in the U.S.

B.C. man gets prison sentence, fine for using fake names to buy guns in the U.S.

MISSOULA — A U.S. District Court judge in Montana has sentenced a 27-year-old man from Kelowna, B.C., to 18 months in prison for using fake names to buy guns with the aim of selling them in Canada.
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Jewish Vancouverites mourn under police watch as Samidoun director awaits charge decision

Jewish Vancouverites mourn under police watch as Samidoun director awaits charge decision

Jewish community mourns Oct. 7 during an evening of commemoration as pro-Hamas and pro-Palestinian groups rally on Vancouver streets.
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Officers in B.C. make dozens of seizures of methamphetamine bound for Australia

Officers in B.C. make dozens of seizures of methamphetamine bound for Australia

RICHMOND, B.C. — Canadian border officers in British Columbia made 60 seizures of methamphetamine destined for export to Australia between March and August.
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RCMP start homicide probe in Port Hardy after assault victim dies

RCMP start homicide probe in Port Hardy after assault victim dies

Police said they received a report just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday about the incident on Park Drive
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With police at school, Vancouver Jewish community marks Oct. 7 with sadness, unease

With police at school, Vancouver Jewish community marks Oct. 7 with sadness, unease

VANCOUVER — Allie Saks had just dropped off two children at the Talmud Torah School on Oak Street in Vancouver, under the watch of multiple police wearing bulletproof vests, and at least one police dog. She broke down in tears.
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Man charged with setting fire to van filled with gasoline cans at Vancouver City Hall

Man charged with setting fire to van filled with gasoline cans at Vancouver City Hall

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a 78-year-old man has been charged after setting fire to a van filled with containers of gasoline outside city hall.
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