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Petition calls for end to birth tourism in Canada

Petition calls for end to birth tourism in Canada

A Richmond woman who is seeking to end so-called birth tourism has more than 1,000 signatures on an electronic petition set to be introduced in the House of Commons.
‘People are buying blind:’ Home inspections drop drastically

‘People are buying blind:’ Home inspections drop drastically

Home inspector Vince Burnett has been in the industry for 17 years and thrived in other red-hot real estate markets. He should be run off his feet these days, but he hasn’t done a single home inspection in two weeks.
On the Street: Alexander to join Capital Iron

On the Street: Alexander to join Capital Iron

Bruce Alexander is joining Capital Iron in August as sales manager on the lower level of store at 1900 Store St. where gardening products, patio furniture and barbeques are sold.
Wildfire at Delta’s Burns Bog now 40 per cent contained

Wildfire at Delta’s Burns Bog now 40 per cent contained

Highway 17 remains closed from Highway 99 to Highway 91 connector
Bobcats moving north, climate change study finds

Bobcats moving north, climate change study finds

Climate change could contribute to bobcat populations shifting north and one B.C. student is turning to citizen science to help prove his hypothesis. Before T.J.
$3.5-million project to open up Whistler backcountry

$3.5-million project to open up Whistler backcountry

Backcountry hikers exploring Garibaldi Provincial Park near Whistler will soon have all the comforts of home as part of a multimillion-dollar plan to build three large huts with kitchens and composting toilets.
Vancouver investigating apartment block with 17 Airbnb units

Vancouver investigating apartment block with 17 Airbnb units

The City of Vancouver is investigating the operation of 17 short-term rental units in a Kitsilano apartment block. There are 17 Airbnb listings in the New York Apartments at 2341 York Ave. near Kitsilano Beach.
Drug trafficker struck deal to run Steve Nash gym cafés

Drug trafficker struck deal to run Steve Nash gym cafés

VANCOUVER — Frederic Wilson has a history in the drug trade that dates back more than 20 years.
Court grants faint-hope application to man who killed woman

Court grants faint-hope application to man who killed woman

A man convicted of hitting a Langley woman over the head with a rolling pin and then strangling her to death will be allowed to apply for parole seven years early. Glen Donald Ekman appeared in B.C.
Bail denied for man charged with smuggling Tamils into Canada

Bail denied for man charged with smuggling Tamils into Canada

A man who was charged with helping to smuggle 492 Tamils into Canada aboard a rickety vessel has been denied bail following a review of his case.