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Posted at 15:29 14 Jan
Bullets sent in mail to Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou
Under house arrest in Canada on bank fraud charges, Ms Meng has reportedly received death threats.
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Posted at 16:00 7 Dec 2020
Vancouver's 'freak show' property market
By Edwin Lane
Business reporter, BBC World Service, Vancouver
Vancouver is the least affordable city in North America, with house prices rising 20-30% a year.
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Posted at 20:14 2 Sep 2020
The other public health crisis killing Canadians
By Holly Honderich
BBC News, Washington
Since March, Canada has rushed to contain the virus. But some life-saving measures are killing Canadians.
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Posted at 23:02 23 Aug 2020
The Iranian immigrant who conquered online video tech
By Andreane Williams
Business reporter
Shahrzad Rafati is the boss of internet video technology firm BroadbandTV.
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Posted at 22:57 19 Aug 2020
Making final 'dream come true' - Davies
Bayern Munich full-back Alphonso Davies says reaching the Champions League final is "a dream come true."
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Posted at 23:01 24 Jul 2020
My pregnancy in a pandemic
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Two women document their birth stories for the BBC, to show what it’s like to have a baby in a pandemic.
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Posted at 21:21 1 May 2020
'With love on my side, I can get through today'
As part of a BBC blog series, Leena Yousefi in Canada talks us through one week during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Posted at 23:06 31 Mar 2020
The man who designs the world's water parks
By Jessica Murphy
BBC News, Toronto
Geoff Chutter is the founder of Whitewater West, the world's largest water park design firm.
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Posted at 23:03 31 Mar 2020
'Don't hire by skill set, hire by personality'
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Waterpark boss Geoff Chutter says that when hiring staff he looks for positivity rather than skills.
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Posted at 0:22 29 Feb 2020
Making chopsticks into house furnishings
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Video caption: Canadian company turns chopsticks into house furnishings
ChopValue collects 350,000 used bamboo chopsticks from Vancouver restaurants every week.
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Posted at 17:32 14 Feb 2020
Woman born in a pub returns to taste first pint
Isobel Casey travels from Vancouver to have her first drink in the pub where she was born.
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Posted at 17:06 7 Feb 2020
Nodar Kumaritashvili: The Georgian luger's legacy a decade on
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Video caption: Terrance Kosikar, the first responder after Nodar's crash, is continuing Nodar's legacy
Terrance Kosikar, the first responder after Nodar's crash, is continuing Nodar's legacy
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Posted at 23:03 22 Jan 2020
Burglar traps himself in Vancouver store
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Video caption: Burglar finds easy way to break in but not out
A burglar in a phone shop in Vancouver had to wait for police to get him past the security fence.
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Posted at 20:05 22 Jan 2020
Protester 'paid' to appear at Huawei hearing
Others told media they were offered around C$100 to hold placard with slogans like "Free Ms Meng".
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Posted at 1:05 21 Jan 2020
Huawei executive's extradition hearings begin
Meng Wanzhou is fighting an extradition request from the US following her arrest in Canada in 2018.
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Posted at 12:21 20 Jan 2020
Extradition hearings to begin for Huawei executive
Meng Wanzhou is fighting an extradition request from the US following her arrest in Canada.
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Posted at 21:09 15 Jan 2020
Meghan's in Vancouver - do locals want her to stay?
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How do residents feel about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex possibly settling down in British Columbia?
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Posted at 21:48 9 Jan 2020
Indigenous man handcuffed for opening bank account
Maxwell Johnson says his 12-year-old granddaughter is "scarred for life" by the ordeal in Vancouver.
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Posted at 20:01 12 Dec 2019
Canada nurse wins case over AA 'religious content'
Byron Wood was told by his employer to attend AA as part of a treatment plan for substance abuse.
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Posted at 12:22 15 Nov 2019
Canada refuses visas to African AI researchers
Visa hassles made another AI conference move to Ethiopia, rather than deal with Canadian officials.
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