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New photo exhibit features historical photos of Vancouver's Chinatown
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West End woman builds hub of generosity one box at a time
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Preparations underway for Vaisakhi celebrations across the Lower Mainland
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Toxic drug deaths highly personal — and political — as B.C. marks 9 years since public health emergency began

While the crisis is intensely personal for those who have lost people they care about — children, parents, partners, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, co-workers — it's also become a point of political tension, as leaders try to figure out the best way to address toxic drug deaths in B.C. and beyond.

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Vancouver school bus drivers, attendants face pay cut as board stops being a living wage employer

About 200 bus drivers and attendants contracted by the Vancouver School Board (VSB) have been told their wages will be cut as the VSB will stop being a living wage employer.

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Why Vancouver Island is shaping up to be a hot spot for strategic voting

A growing number of left-leaning voters across B.C. are thinking of voting strategically as polls show the province has some of the tightest races in the country.

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What Canadians should know before crossing the U.S. border

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has placed new rules on Canadians wanting to travel south of the border for 30 days. This has some Canadians fearing an increased risk of scrutiny when travelling to the U.S. CBC's Rafferty Baker explains what you need to know.

All-female crew, including singer Katy Perry, blast off on Blue Origin rocket

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin launched his fiancée Lauren Sanchez into space Monday with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King.

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Mark Zuckerberg takes stand at antitrust trial into Meta's purchase of Instagram, Whatsapp

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Curtis Sagmoen, B.C. serial violent offender, has died

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1 child dead, 2 injured in Surrey hit and run: police

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The 1st professional women's soccer league in Canada has arrived!

2 dead after house collapses on small B.C. island

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Cancelled flights in and out of small B.C. community making it 'harder and harder to live here': residents

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Missing driver found dead in lake after landslide near Kelowna, B.C.: SAR

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Liberal staffers responsible for planting phoney buttons have been reassigned, Carney says

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45-year mystery behind eerie photo from The Shining is believed to be solved

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