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Harjit Sajjan, Canada’s new minister of defence

Harjit Sajjan, Canada’s new minister of defence

Here are 5 things you should know about the 44-year-old former Canadian soldier and Vancouver police officer: BORN IN INDIA: Sajjan was born in Bombeli, a small village in the Hoshiarpur District of Punjab State.
Jody Wilson-Raybould, Canada's new justice minister

Jody Wilson-Raybould, Canada's new justice minister

Here are 5 things you should know about her: • GO THUNDERBIRDS: Wilson-Raybould and Trudeau share an alma mater.
Carla Qualtrough, Canada’s new minister for sport and persons with disabilities

Carla Qualtrough, Canada’s new minister for sport and persons with disabilities

Here are 5 things you should know about the 44-year-old rookie MP from Delta: ATHLETE: Visually impaired since birth, Qualtrough competed for Canada in two Paralympic Games, winning a bronze medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1988 Seoul Games, a
New Trudeau cabinet includes three from B.C.

New Trudeau cabinet includes three from B.C.

OTTAWA -— Three British Columbians will play senior roles in Justin Trudeau’s new Liberal government. Decorated military veteran Harjit S.
Three parties, three rookie B.C. MPs, a promise to work together

Three parties, three rookie B.C. MPs, a promise to work together

New generation says they’ve heard electorates demand for more collaboration, less ‘wedge’ politics
Price gap narrows for Greater Vancouver condos, houses

Price gap narrows for Greater Vancouver condos, houses

Buyers increasingly willing to pay higher prices for condominiums
Tesla owner tracks car thief while on phone with 911 dispatch

Tesla owner tracks car thief while on phone with 911 dispatch

A Vancouver car thief chose the worst possible target — a trackable Tesla — in what appears to be one of the first cases of that make being reported stolen in Canada.
Vancouver General’s nurse shortage worsens surgery backlog

Vancouver General’s nurse shortage worsens surgery backlog

VANCOUVER — A shortage of about 30 operating room nurses at Vancouver General Hospital is being blamed for hundreds of surgery postponements over the next five months.
Hints of winter: Snow falls on North Shore mountains

Hints of winter: Snow falls on North Shore mountains

The first day of November heralded the first snowfall of the season on North Shore mountains, a sign that winter is just around the corner. Grouse Mountain received two centimetres of the flaky white stuff by noon Sunday.
Vancouver real estate a buyers’ market — for mainland China: study

Vancouver real estate a buyers’ market — for mainland China: study

The dominant influence of Chinese investors in Vancouver has finally been proven with comprehensive data.