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Green, spiky and with a strong, sweet
smell, the bulky jackfruit has morphed from a backyard nuisance in
India's south coast into the meat-substitute darling of vegans and
vegetarians in the West. Part of South Asia's diet for
centuries, jackfruit was so abundant...
Vancouver’s housing market may enter a correction with
price declines of at least 10 per cent, according to Stefane
Marion, Montreal-based chief economist and strategist at
National Bank of Canada.
“There is downside to single family homes in Vancouver,”
after policy changes in the...
BC’s phase-two response to the COVID-19 pandemic may be starting to kick in as of Tuesday, May 19 – but don’t expect the City of White Rock to jump on the relaxed-restriction bandwagon right away.
Mayor Darryl Walker...
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SFU names inaugural Tom Foord Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Renowned Vancouver entrepreneur Andrew Harries has been appointed as the inaugural Tom Foord Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Simon Fraser University’s...
Doping program fuelled Russian medals at Sochi Olympics: Report
Dozens of Russian athletes who competed at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, including at least 15 medal winners, were part of a state-run doping...
Komagata Maru Apology by Prime Minister
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on Wednesday May 18 delivered a formal statement of apology in the House of Commons for the Komagata Maru...
Family hopes others learn from South Surrey woman’s overdose death
The family of a young South Surrey woman who died this month after ingesting an "accidental but deadly concoction of prescription and non-prescription" drugs...
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26 test positive for Covid-19 at a homeless centre in Surrey
Fraser Health has declared a Covid-19 outbreak at the Surrey Emergency Response Centre after finding evidence of transmission among staff and clients.
The emergency response...
Windstorm hit BC’s South Coast, Lower Mainland
Some B.C. ferries service cancelled, power outages, seawall closed after strong windstorm overnightTwo ferry sailings have been canceled on Wednesday morning as power out...
Canada to vaccinate federal inmates against Covid-19 before seniors & frontline...
Canada will start inoculating its federal prison inmates against COVID-19 starting Friday, protecting a vulnerable population that many jurisdictions have struggled to keep safe...
Fatal crash closes Hwy. 1 near 264 Street
An early morning crash that claimed the life of a pedestrian closed Hwy. 1 eastbound after 264 Street in Aldergrove for more than six...
First doses of Covid-19 vaccine for BC frontline health-care workers
BC's first doses of Covid-19 vaccine will be going to certain frontline health-care workers, including those in the province's long-term care system.
That's partly because...
COVID-19 cases hits 941 in BC on Nov. 24
Covid-19 hit new high of 941 diagnosed caseson Tuesday in BC, as public health officials tightened down on indoor group exercise activities.
The latest figures...
BC residents largely satisfied with election result, poll suggests
British Columbians are largely pleased with the outcome of the provincial election, though they disagree whether they’ve given the large new NDP majority government...
Dialing up success in a digital world
By anyone’s definition, Samidha is an impressive individual.
At 21, she is a fourth-year student at Hamilton’s McMaster University, studying philosophy and business. She recently...
BC NDP wins majority government
For the first time in 24 years, BC NDP is to form majority govt in the province of British Columbia.
Preliminary election results...
Dr Gulzar Cheema, BC Liberal candidate for Surrey-Panorama
What the Candidates are saying
To help our readers understand the candidates running in Surrey, and what they stand for on important issues, the Asian...