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'Huge double standard': Vancouverite faces 2 year wait to get a US visa appointment

'Huge double standard': Vancouverite faces 2 year wait to get a US visa appointment

US permanent residents do not require a visa to visit Canada but Canadian PR holders must pay hundreds of dollars for a visa to cross the border.
B.C. finally attracts more foreign visitors than it did pre-pandemic

B.C. finally attracts more foreign visitors than it did pre-pandemic

Foreign visitor count to Canada through B.C. was up 26.2 per cent in October.
Here are the top New Year's Eve events in Vancouver to ring in 2024

Here are the top New Year's Eve events in Vancouver to ring in 2024

Are you ready for 2024?
Dump truck and SUV collide in fatal B.C. crash

Dump truck and SUV collide in fatal B.C. crash

Investigators are trying to determine what led to the fatal collision.
Ship that housed Ukrainian refugees to provide worker accommodations in Squamish

Ship that housed Ukrainian refugees to provide worker accommodations in Squamish

Woodfibre LNG's upcoming floatel worker housing once was home to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.
Canada faces green Christmas as El Nino follows warm summer, head climatologist says

Canada faces green Christmas as El Nino follows warm summer, head climatologist says

If you don't already have a white Christmas, the song is the only one you're likely to get, says Environment Canada's chief climatologist. "If you don't have snow now, you're not going to get it," said David Phillips.
Man carrying vintage rifle triggers city-wide police response in Vancouver

Man carrying vintage rifle triggers city-wide police response in Vancouver

No children were at the school yet, just staff.
'Rare' human trafficking charges announced in B.C. after woman fled hotel in distress

'Rare' human trafficking charges announced in B.C. after woman fled hotel in distress

After a woman in medical distress sought help at a corner gas station in Langley, last March, police say they've uncovered a human trafficking operation with multiple victims.
Dutch man who extorted Amanda Todd gets six years in jail

Dutch man who extorted Amanda Todd gets six years in jail

A Dutch court today said Aydin Coban will spend six more years in jail as a result of the Amanda Todd case.
Obituary: James Angus MacLeod

Obituary: James Angus MacLeod

James Angus MacLeod was born Sept 5, 1947 Port Alice, B.C., and passed Dec 11, 2023, at Sea to Sky Hospice, Squamish, B.C.
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