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Vancouver's Commercial Drive mourning loss of brothers Frank and Danse Williams

Vancouver's Commercial Drive mourning loss of brothers Frank and Danse Williams

City News — Anyone who has spent time on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive knows Frank and Danse. The Williams brothers were inseparable, often spending their days out front of Home Hardware carving, petting passing dogs, and chatting with their neighbours. That space seems empty now.
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'There's a lot of pen people': Vancouver Pen Shop survives pandemic, celebrates 35th anniversary

'There's a lot of pen people': Vancouver Pen Shop survives pandemic, celebrates 35th anniversary

City News — When Shannon Gray applied to work at the Vancouver Pen Shop she was new in town and needed a job. That was 26 years ago, and the people she's met while working there have become her "village." The brick-and-mortar stationery shop on West Hastings is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.
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'Almost like being with family': B.C. dad, daughter celebrate birthdays with new friends after re...

'Almost like being with family': B.C. dad, daughter celebrate birthdays with new friends after re...

City News — Allen Albert and his daughter were supposed to be celebrating their birthdays, which are two days apart, on a beach in Mexico this year. Instead, they were one of many families stranded overnight in their car during the B.C. storm before being rescued by helicopter, and taken in by people who volunteered to do whatever they could to help.
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Rallies planned for B.C. Indigenous man Jared Lowndes shot, killed by RCMP

Rallies planned for B.C. Indigenous man Jared Lowndes shot, killed by RCMP

City News — Jared Lowndes, a 38-year-old father of two from the Wet'suwet'en Nation's Laksilyu (Small Frog) House, was shot and killed by the RCMP on July 8.
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COVID-19 outbreak at East Vancouver care home kills one in three residents

COVID-19 outbreak at East Vancouver care home kills one in three residents

City News — Thirty-eight residents have died from COVID-19 at Vancouver’s Little Mountain Place since an outbreak was declared on Nov. 22, according to an update shared with families. On Dec. 29, Director Angela Millar started by saying on how many people have died or been infected is “often people’s most pressing question,” adding “this is the hardest part of the conversation, so, I’m sorry.” A recording of the Zoom call was provided to NEWS 1130 by a family member.
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B.C.'s family law system fails abused women, puts survivors in danger: report

B.C.'s family law system fails abused women, puts survivors in danger: report

City News — The family law system in B.C. continues to fail women who have been abused, and their children, by undermining their safety when they are most at risk, according to a new report.
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5-year-old Pitt Meadows boy's daily joke project turned into book, fundraiser - CityNews Vancouve...

5-year-old Pitt Meadows boy's daily joke project turned into book, fundraiser - CityNews Vancouve...

City News — On a Wednesday morning in April, 5-year-old Tristan Kennedy and his mom walked out of their house and into their front yard with a mission: "to make people smile." What followed was a 155-day project that has now raised more than $1,200 for charity.
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Vancouver Coastal condemns misinformation linking COVID-19 vaccine to stillbirths

Vancouver Coastal condemns misinformation linking COVID-19 vaccine to stillbirths

City News — Vancouver Coastal Health has taken to social media to combat grisly anti-vaccine misinformation being circulated online, with Facebook posts fuelling rumours that the COVID-19 shot is causing a dramatic increase in stillborn babies at a local hospital.
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'Every time we litigate, the kids win': Feds to negotiate on compensation for First Nations kids

'Every time we litigate, the kids win': Feds to negotiate on compensation for First Nations kids

City News — The federal government has once again appealed a decision requiring it to compensate First Nations children for the discrimination they have suffered in Canada's child welfare system, but negotiations could prevent the case from ending up back in court.
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'Really grateful he got off that bus': B.C. couple's love story started with surviving tragedy

'Really grateful he got off that bus': B.C. couple's love story started with surviving tragedy

City News — When an Abbotsford woman didn't hear back from the man she'd recently started dating, she was worried. But she had no idea that it was because he'd survived a tragic crash that made national headlines.
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Immigrant women, children suffer during B.C.'s waiting period for healthcare: study

Immigrant women, children suffer during B.C.'s waiting period for healthcare: study

City News — Giving birth at home to avoid hospital bills, having to choose between seeing a doctor and buying food, not being able to pay to get emergency care for your crying infant - these are some of the experiences highlighted in a new study that shows how B.C.'s mandatory waiting period for access to healthcare impacts immigrant women.
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B.C. social workers' failure to help Indigenous autistic boy 'inexcusable,' child's advocate find...

B.C. social workers' failure to help Indigenous autistic boy 'inexcusable,' child's advocate find...

The Globe and Mail — A 12-year-old Indigenous boy with autism who was taken into foster care in 2016 after being found naked, starved and screaming was the subject of eight separate reports to child protection authorities, but no social worker had ever met with him, British Columbia's children's representative has found.
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Former B.C. children's representative says she warned province about lack of case visits

Former B.C. children's representative says she warned province about lack of case visits

The Globe and Mail — A former B.C. children's representative says she repeatedly warned the province that government social workers were failing to visit vulnerable children - a problem underscored this week in a report about an Indigenous boy with autism who went years without ever meeting a ministry social worker despite numerous complaints.
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'Shameful': Anti-vaccine protesters enter Salmon Arm schools, triggering 'hold and secure

'Shameful': Anti-vaccine protesters enter Salmon Arm schools, triggering 'hold and secure

City News — A mom whose Grade 12 daughter was locked in her Salmon Arm classroom after anti-vaccine demonstrators entered her school Friday says the group should be ashamed of themselves.
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Indigenous leaders call for removal of Vancouver PPC candidate over 'repugnant' flyer

Indigenous leaders call for removal of Vancouver PPC candidate over 'repugnant' flyer

City News — Emotional support or assistance for those who are affected by the residential school system can be found at Indian Residential School Survivors Society toll-free 1 (800) 721-0066 or 24 hr Crisis Line 1 (866) 925-4419. VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) - A Vancouver People's Party of Canada candidate has been distributing flyers comparing B.C.'s vaccine card to residential schools, and outraged Indigenous leaders are demanding accountability.
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Leylah Fernandez' US Open success inspiring girls, captivating Canadians

Leylah Fernandez' US Open success inspiring girls, captivating Canadians

City News — Super inspirational, super cool. That's how a pair of Vancouver sisters and competitive tennis players describe Leylah Annie Fernandez, as the Canadian continues to stun at the US Open. Lauren and Sophie Vanderberg, who are 11 and 13, were watching along with countless other Canadians as Fernandez advanced to the final Thursday, continuing to best top-ranked players by defeating Aryna Sabalenka.
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'We just want her back': Family, community reeling after disappearance of Naomi Onotera

'We just want her back': Family, community reeling after disappearance of Naomi Onotera

City News — Naomi Onotera loves teaching kids how to read. Before she disappeared 10 days ago, the 40-year-old mother - who works as a teacher-librarian at Surrey's Katzie Elementary - was looking forward to heading back to school.
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Man counter-protesting anti-vaccine rally at Kelowna hospital spat on, shoved — has no regrets

Man counter-protesting anti-vaccine rally at Kelowna hospital spat on, shoved — has no regrets

City News — He knew he’d be outnumbered, he wasn’t surprised when he was spat on, shoved and shouted at, but one man in Kelowna says he just couldn’t sit idly by while a thousand people protested COVID-19 vaccines and restrictions outside the hospital.
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'Princeton always steps up for Princeton': Community comes together amid flooding, evacuations

'Princeton always steps up for Princeton': Community comes together amid flooding, evacuations

City News — Justin Greer rescued his aunt and her dog from the second storey of her home in Princeton after heavy rainfall caused the Tulameen River to rise rapidly, breaching dikes and flooding the low-lying areas in town. The town of about 3,000 remains under a state of emergency, with 295 properties ordered to evacuate and another 300 on alert.
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'I don't have to worry': Abbotsford killer dies in prison, survivor of attack relieved

'I don't have to worry': Abbotsford killer dies in prison, survivor of attack relieved

City News — For the first time in nearly 25 years, Misty Cockerill is not afraid that the man who tried to kill her, and murdered her friend, will be released from prison. Terry Driver, known as the "Abbotsford Killer" died Monday at Mountain Institution, the Correctional Service of Canada has confirmed.
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B.C. wildfire fighter's viral thread takes on critics, urges compassion - CityNews Vancouver

B.C. wildfire fighter's viral thread takes on critics, urges compassion - CityNews Vancouver

City News — A social media post from someone on the frontlines fighting the wildfires raging in B.C. has gone viral. In the post, Incident Commander Kyle Young is pleading for compassion instead of criticism as crews struggle through "the most challenging summer."
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9-year-old's lemonade stand raises $3,400 for fire-ravaged Lytton

9-year-old's lemonade stand raises $3,400 for fire-ravaged Lytton

City News — When nine-year-old Emily Loewen saw that the Village of Lytton had been destroyed by a wildfire, she decided to help by setting up a lemonade stand in front of her Chilliwack home. She's raised more than $3,400 and presented the proceeds to a special visitor Tuesday.
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'A miracle if everyone made it out': Lytton evacuated as wildfire devastates village

'A miracle if everyone made it out': Lytton evacuated as wildfire devastates village

City News — Lytton's mayor says "it would be a miracle if everyone made it out alive" after a wildfire tore through the village, forcing an evacuation Wednesday. The small Fraser Canyon community shattered the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada for three straight days, with the thermometer hitting a blistering 49.6 C Tuesday.
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'Pretty words, empty promises:' Nunavut MP highlights systemic racism, failure on reconciliation

'Pretty words, empty promises:' Nunavut MP highlights systemic racism, failure on reconciliation

City News — Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq has given her farewell address to the House of Commons, saying the federal government refuses to take action on critical issues facing Inuit, and describing her time in the chamber as being spent in “survival mode.”
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