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Fake Richmond “winery” sours business relationship leading to violence

October 11, 2017   1 Comment

By Amy Chen The troubled Richmond, BC-based fake “winery” accused of selling counterfeit ice wine to China created a rift between its owners and their business partners leading to violence, according to court documents. Ying Hua Yu and Tao Li

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Christy Clark’s BC Liberals overpaid favoured donor $572 million to build bridge

September 7, 2017   7 Comments

By Amy Chen The former BC Liberal government under Christy Clark overpaid party donor Kiewit/Flatiron General Partnership more than half a billion dollars for the Port Mann Bridge project, documents reveal. While bridge was to be built under a fixed-price

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    Over a dozen new mayors elected across British Columbia in municipal elections

    9:53 pm By marinaw
    By Staff Writer Metro Vancouver Saturday evening’s municipal election was nail-bitingly close with former Burnaby NDP MP Kennedy Stewart just taking the lead to become Vancouver’s Read More »
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    Woman makes $15K in donations by collecting bottles and cans over 21 years

    7:04 pm By marinaw
    By Staff Writer Nearly every day, a small, salt and pepper haired woman walks through the front doors of the B.C. Cancer Foundation’s front doors, usually Read More »
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    Vancouver family forced to camp out for weeks before finding affordable home

    9:49 am By marinaw
    By Staff Writer In the early spring, Jackie Myerion and Jesse Kirkpatrick, a Vancouver couple in their thirties, pitched a tent in the idyllic Crab Park overlooking Read More »
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    BC couple rejoices over discovering obscenely large porcini mushroom

    9:59 pm By marinaw
    By Staff Writer David Swab was foraging through the coastal B.C. forest’s damp undergrowth when he jumped with a shriek. He beckoned over his wife, Olya Read More »
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    Tim Hortons aims to shut down Tim Hottens

    8:24 am By marinaw
    By Staff Writer Those travelling in Yamunanagar, India, may find comfort in a homely treat from Tim Hottens—that’s not a typo. A Tim Hortons lookalike has Read More »
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