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Social media driving larger holiday light displays across B.C.

Thanks in large part to social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest, more and more British Columbians are going all out with elaborate holiday displays that feature inflatables, electronics, and enough twinkling lights to be seen from the International Space Station. A survey conducted on behalf of BC Hydro, entitled “Lights for likes: […]

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Storm closes schools in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows on Wednesday morning

Schools are closed in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows on Wednesday, Dec. 17, due to power outages. “Most buildings are without power, resulting in no heat or internal lighting, and security shutters cannot be raised,” says the School District 42 social media. “Due to the scale of outages, significant road debris, and dangerous winds affecting

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Aggressive B.C. driver flips finger at unmarked cop car, police find cocaine

Flipping off police in an unmarked vehicle proved a bad move. At 1:55 p.m. on Dec. 3, police in an unmarked vehicle on 20th Street NE were cut off by a man allegedly speeding in a black Volkswagen Jetta. “The Jetta driver then showed the middle finger to officer in the unmarked police vehicle,” commented

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B.C. man’s appeal rejected in ‘vengeance-based arson’ conviction

An appeal to overturn the conviction of arsonist Steven Marlo Gallagher was rejected by the B.C Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal found there were no errors made in his trial. According to a Nov. 27 decision, published on Dec. 12, Gallagher’s appeal hinged on the admittance of two officers’ testimony, which identified him

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