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2 weeks ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Charles Brockman |Cecilia Hua
Vancouver tenants are calling out an alleged policy imbalance after the B.C. government announced new regulations, making evictions more efficient for landlords. Beginning in summer, the new regulations will loosen the requirements for when a landlord must notify a tenant about taking over the property for personal use. The notice period is going down from four months to just three months' advance notice.
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2 weeks ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Charles Brockman |Dean Recksiedler
Vancouver drivers may want to keep a lookout for a good deal on gas Monday morning. The price at the pump seems to vary widely around Metro Vancouver, but 1130 NewsRadio has noted prices as low as $1.61 per litre to $1.70 per litre. Analysts say drivers in the region should expect the price to continue to fall.
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3 weeks ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Charles Brockman |Michael Williams
Vancouver's municipal byelection isn't until Saturday, but the vote is already making history. A record 7,671 advance ballots were counted over the two pre-polling days, making for an incredible 84 per cent increase from Vancouver's last byelection in 2017.
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4 weeks ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Charles Brockman |Dean Recksiedler
A former provincial cabinet minister who was denied the chance to run for the Conservatives in the upcoming federal election says he's giving it another shot as an independent. Mike de Jong, former MLA for Abbotsford West, says he's simply responding to people in Abbotsford-South Langley who want his name on the ballot.
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1 month ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Michael Williams |Charles Brockman
A police investigation and a big clean up is underway in Coquitlam after a driver crashed into a bank Monday afternoon. The Coquitlam RCMP says it was called to a TD Bank location near the intersection of Austin Avenue and Nelson Street around 1:15 p.m.Images from the scene show the bank's front doors shattered, along with a grey Hyundai SUV that appears to have gone straight through. The SUV can be seen getting towed from the scene, with its windshield intact.
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1 month ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | John Ackermann |Charles Brockman
The resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats are believed to be the cause of a huge turnaround for the federal Liberal Party. According to Ipsos, if Canadians cast their ballots today, 38 per cent would support the Liberals, while 36 per cent would back the Conservatives. That's a major shift from just six weeks ago, when the Tories enjoyed a 26-point lead.
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2 months ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Charles Brockman |Dean Recksiedler
Firefighters responded to a blaze at a vacant home in Langley Township Thursday morning. The RCMP says fire crews were called out to the area of 204 Street and 70 Avenue just before 7 a.m.Images from the scene show flames shooting from the house and smoke billowing into the air. "We are in the very early stages of this investigation and actively working with the fire department to determine the cause of this fire," said Sgt. Zynal Sharoom.
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2 months ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Charles Brockman |Dean Recksiedler
A section of the Stanley Park Seawall remains closed Monday over worries of possible debris slides. The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation says the closure stretches from the Seawall West Gate, north of Third Beach, to the Seawall East Gate, east of Prospect Point and Lions Gate Bridge. "Assessments indicate that freeze-thaw cycles associated with anticipated shifts in temp could impact slope stability in the area," the board explained. The same section of the path has been closed since Feb.
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2 months ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Dean Recksiedler |Charles Brockman
As the country waits to see if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with tariffs on Canadian goods heading south, an expert out of the Fraser Valley says it pays to look at what happened during the first Trump administration. In 2018, the U.S. levied 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian steel and 10 per cent tariffs on Canadian aluminum.
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2 months ago | 
vancouver.citynews.ca | Dean Recksiedler |Charles Brockman
A 3.8 magnitude quake struck about 17 kilometres southeast of Victoria just before 10 p.m. Thursday. Earthquake Canada says the shake was "lightly felt in Victoria, Sidney and across southern Vancouver Island."One caller to 1130 NewsRadio says she felt the impact in the Lower Mainland. "I thought a truck sort of hit something. And then I went turn on the lights on and I thought 'something,' but no, I felt it in Langley," she said.
