The idea is to streamline design and draft common regulations to cut construction time by at least a third

https://vancouversun.com/news/metro-vancouver-eyes-standardized-six-storey-wood-apartments

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Opinion: A message from the Horgan family this week closed with the salute made famous by the Star Trek TV series: “Live long and prosper.”

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/vaughn-palmer-john-horgan-authenticity-you-cant-fake

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That makes unregulated drug toxicity the leading cause of unnatural death for the age group over those five years. Read more.

https://vancouversun.com/health/local-health/126-children-and-youth-died-from-toxic-drugs-in-five-years-says-b-c-coroners-service

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We need to support decriminalization of drugs and long-term treatment.

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-sun-we-need-to-support-decriminalization-of-drugs-and-long-term-treatment

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Rob Costanzo issued a statement saying city council never approved more than $48.8 million for the SPS, despite SPS's claims otherwise.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/surrey-city-manager-backs-mayor-over-police-budget-deficit

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Speculation could be reduced by changing how capital gains are taxed.

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-sun-theres-no-evidence-building-homes-on-herculean-scale-will-fix-housing-crisis

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A better way is to match immigration — and thus B.C. population growth — with housing growth

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/riley-donovan-ending-single-family-zoning-an-unprecedented-act-of-provincial-overreach

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Like magicians and con artists, Mayor Ken Sim understands the value of flashy distractions.

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-sun-mayor-uses-shiny-baubles-to-avoid-the-real-questions

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BC premier David Eby says Canadians must be safe from foreign government interference, including the threat of violence and murder.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/eby-deeply-disturbed-by-csis-briefing-on-nijjar-killing-in-surrey

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The B.C. Energy Regulator suspended already-approved withdrawals from a slew of streams as the region was elevated to Level 5 drought.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/drought-triggers-new-restrictions-on-b-c-s-oil-and-gas-sector

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“I'm committed to the fixed election date.” — Premier David Eby when asked last week if he was planning to call a snap election.

https://vancouversun.com/news/ebys-campaign-style-ads-fuel-bc-election-speculation

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Mounties first arrested Joseph Thomas and Bradley Wise in September 2014 about 50 kilometres north of Tofino.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/lengthy-drug-smuggling-investigation-leads-to-more-forfeiture-lawsuits

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Opinion: Melanie Mark was one of those rare politicians who had lived what many of her constituents experience daily

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/vaughn-palmer-a-voice-and-experience-that-wont-be-easy-to-replace

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Opinion: Last summer's bloated, 1,808-page money-laundering report may yet be remembered for its jaw-dropping bill of $10,300 a page!

https://vancouversun.com/news/ian-mulgrew-money-laundering-bill-almost-criminal

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B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Crossin accepted a joint submission of the Crown and defence.

https://vancouversun.com/news/crime/man-convicted-in-2017-fatal-shooting-in-abbotsford-gets-14-years

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Police allege Dillion Loehndorf was shot to death by acquantence Samuel Ratchford — who is charged with second-degree murder

https://vancouversun.com/news/man-killed-in-midday-shooting-in-northwest-b-c

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A motorized scooter, surfboard, beer fridge and camp trailer stuffed with junk were among items volunteers cleared from the banks of the Chilliwack River Thursd...

https://vancouversun.com/news/merry-go-round-of-frustration-volunteers-clear-garbage-at-one-abandoned-encampment-and-another-pops-up

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Eight people were arrested during the search on Grosvenor Road and one was held in jail for breach of probation

https://vancouversun.com/news/crime/loaded-shotgun-fentanyl-whalley-raid-surrey-rcmp

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This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. As of 8:45 p.m. Monday, the Liberals were handily holding onto Fleetwood-Port Kells and the ridings of Surrey Centre and Surrey Newton, where seven of ten residents are people of colour, predominantly South Asian. Incumbent Ken Hardie was the Liberal candidates for Fleetwood-Port Kells, a riding he has held since 2015. Photo by Francis Georgian /PNG The Liberal Party is set to take four of the five seats in ethnically diverse Surrey, Canada's ninth largest city This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

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Here's your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C. Scott Brown, Tiffany Crawford, Cheryl Chan, David Carrigg Jun 13, 2021  •  2 minutes ago  •  9 minute read  •  Join the conversation The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020. Photo by Handout .

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Four years ago, one of the key promises that helped the NDP end 16 years of Liberal rule was that the party would massively overhaul B.C.’s beleaguered child care system, promising parents affordability though a universal $10-a-day program.

While the NDP has spent hundreds of millions since ...

https://vancouversun.com/life/parenting/b-c-ndp-fee-cap-reduces-child-care-costs-but-also-shrinks-spaces-critics

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The husband-and-wife team that owns and operates

Sea to Sky Sourdough BReD

in Whistler’s Creekside scrambled when COVID-19 hit to pivot from a potential customer base of three million tourists to the about 12,000 residents who make the area their permanent home.

“Our whole business...

https://vancouversun.com/business/local-business/some-small-businesses-found-ways-to-win-despite-the-pandemic

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A new defendant has been added to a civil lawsuit launched by the province seeking forfeiture of a Salt Spring Island property that the government alleges was linked to a $200-million-plus international stock fraud.

In a consent order filed May 10 in B.C. Supreme Court, which is agreed to by both ...

https://vancouversun.com/business/philippines-resident-added-to-forfeiture-case-that-alleges-money-laundered-through-salt-spring-island-property

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DFO enforcement staff argue officers are busy enforcing against illegal sockeye salmon fishing on the Fraser River, despite critic claims.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/dfo-has-investigations-ongoing-into-fraser-river-salmon-poaching

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This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, the race between the incumbent the Liberal and a former two-time Conservative MP was too tight to call at 9:15 p.m. on Monday. Jonathan Wilkinson. Photo by Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press Federal cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson was declared the winner by The Canadian Press for a third term representing the riding of North Vancouver on Monday night. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

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If you are curious about why many

Canadian housing analysts are despairing

over the way politicians are doing virtually nothing to rein in the country’s runaway housing prices, the answer is concealed in the dictums of global capitalism.

Even while some global analysts are noting that ...

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-why-ottawa-doesnt-rein-in-runaway-house-prices

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