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Burnaby cops handed out 199 tickets in less than a month at this intersection

Burnaby cops handed out 199 tickets in less than a month at this intersection

Burnaby RCMP tweeted the other day about how its officers dealt with a traffic situation involving bonehead drivers. I’m talking about one of the city’s worst intersections, Canada Way and Kensington Avenue.
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PREST: Climate change threatens all that you hold beer

PREST: Climate change threatens all that you hold beer

Sorry to interrupt your sexy Halloween celebrations, but there’s something truly horrifying that you really need to know.
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Vancouver's at-large system to blame for low voter turnout, lack of diversity on council

Vancouver's at-large system to blame for low voter turnout, lack of diversity on council

The most remarkable unintended consequence of Vancouver’s city council election results was not that the Green Party scored a historic number of victories nor the presence of a record eight women among the 10 councillors elected — although both are n
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BLOG: Dear Grumpy People, please don't wreck Halloween for the kids

BLOG: Dear Grumpy People, please don't wreck Halloween for the kids

Ah, Halloween.
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Balancing $1 billion-plus budget first major test of new Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­council

Balancing $1 billion-plus budget first major test of new Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­council

New mayor and council will be sworn in Nov. 5 at Creekside community centre
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Jack Knox: Synagogue slaughter proof that hatred is still among us

Jack Knox: Synagogue slaughter proof that hatred is still among us

Seven years ago, after someone spray-painted ugly black swastikas on five grave markers, I wandered around Victoria’s Jewish cemetery, looking at some of the names. Here lay Rysia Kraskin.
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Les Leyne: End of Greyhound service widens rural-urban gap

Les Leyne: End of Greyhound service widens rural-urban gap

Greyhound’s Canadian operations were founded in B.C., but after 89 years, the last passenger bus will roll to a stop here on Wednesday.
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Another split Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­School Board could make for a ‘thorny’ four years

Another split Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­School Board could make for a ‘thorny’ four years

Workforce housing, teacher retention, catchment boundary review, seismic upgrades among many issues new VSB facing
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Here’s a snapshot of who didn’t vote

Here’s a snapshot of who didn’t vote

Too busy, too many candidates, too much confusion reign over absent voters
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Les Leyne: Horgan, Weaver whip up rally for proportional representation

Les Leyne: Horgan, Weaver whip up rally for proportional representation

Almost 1,000 people showed up Tuesday night at a twin-bill rally for proportional representation. With polls showing B.C.
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