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Measles alert: infectious passenger at Vancouver airport and on Alaskan cruise

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control issued a health alert on August 14 about an infectious traveller with measles.

COPE council candidate Jean Swanson sentenced to seven days in jail for protesting Kinder Morgan pipeline project

At her sentencing hearing, the veteran antipoverty activist described the pipeline as "the last gasp of the dying fossil fuel industry".

Coquitlam RCMP recover body of Burnaby man who drowned at Buntzen Lake

For the second time in the past few months, a man has drowned at Buntzen Lake.

B.C. government declares provincial state of emergency in response to wildfires

This gives Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth authority to make use of any land or personal property to deal with the crisis.

Homemade explosive detonated at house in Coquitlam

An explosion occurred around 7:20 p.m. on August 14.

Burnaby motorcyclist dies in collision in Kitsilano

A traffic collision on Vancouver's West Side this morning has ended in the death of a motorcyclist.

City of Vancouver honoured with Digital Transformation Award

For two decades, our local government has been ahead of many other public-sector organizations in making the most out of technological innovation.

Surrey council candidate Stuart Parker promises to trust the experts on public art

His party is also advancing policies that call for far more local autonomy over transportation, policing, and education.

Sunken tugboat will soon be pulled out of North Arm of Fraser River

The Canadian Coast Guard has reported a "significant decrease" in the amount of oil in the water this morning.

Capsized tugboat spills diesel fuel into Fraser River, prompting beach closures

A Ledcor Marine tugboat carrying diesel fuel capsized on the Fraser River on August 13.

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