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Never too late: childhood friends reunite in B.C. after 64 years apart

Stanley Suddard was born on Oct. 3, 1943. Ten days later, Grant McQuarrie followed. Their mothers were friends, and so were the two boys. Growing up in the small rural community of Whitby, Ont., the two boys were “inseparable.” “Since we started walking, we have been friends,” said McQuarrie. “We ended up in school together, […]

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140 years on, railway historians reflect on legacy of the Last Spike

Just west of Revelstoke 140 years ago, Sir Donald A. Smith made history at the small settlement of Craigellachie, driving the final spike into the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)’s tracks on Nov. 7, 1885. That moment — after four years of construction, 20,000 kilometres of track and six years ahead of schedule — marked the

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(Sponsored content) Live Here, Shop Here shows readers all this community has to offer

(Advertising feature) Live Here, Shop Here is a Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News campaign that spans the holiday season to spotlight the value of shopping local. Most of the trees are decorated at Maple Ridge Florist, as store staff prepare for the upcoming holiday season. Unique ornaments grace the boughs and line the shelves of

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PHOTOS: Inside the new ‘Harry Potter’ experience in Vancouver

Interactive, immersive, well-illuminated and installed in Canada for the first time, the new “Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience” opens Friday (Nov. 7) in Vancouver. Thursday night at Stanley Park, media were given a preview of the slightly constroversial attraction, which has replaced the popular Bright Nights light display (now in Surrey) for a fall/winter

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Decision pending in Williams Lake sex abuse trial of ex-Tsilhqot’in Chief

Warning: This story discusses sexual violence that may be triggering for some readers. Final submissions were made at the end of a four-day trial in a Williams Lake Supreme Court involving historic sex abuse charges against a former Tsilhqot’in chief. Ervine Charleyboy, former Chief of Tŝideldel First Nation, is facing charges of indecent assault and

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