Tarnjit Parmar
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Pandemic pets contrinuting to staff burnout, long waits at B.C. veterinary clinics
Pandemic pets are one of the things straining veterinary clinics in B.C. The increased demand combined with staff shortages is causing widespread burnout. → Read More
Surrey-Langley Skytrain project opening pushed from 2025 to 2028
You'll have to wait even longer if you'd hoped to travel along the Surrey-Langley Skytrain. The project is being pushed from 2025 to 2028. → Read More
B.C. fitness industry expects membership losses over vaccine card
A spokesperson for B.C.'s fitness industry says the vaccine card requirement will definitely lead to some people cancelling memberships. → Read More
Surrey mayor, supporters bar some residents from council meetings
Surrey's mayor and his supporters have passed a motion barring some "individuals" from council meetings, a move the opposition is slamming as uncemocratic. → Read More
Blue's Clues video with Steve marks 25 years since show first aired
A nostalgic video featuring Steve Burns, an original cast member of the popular kids' show Blue's Clues, is trending online. → Read More
Jewish community leader outraged COVID protesters’ signs compared Holocaust
A Jewish community leader is outraged demonstrators carried signs featuring Holocaust comparisons during this week's protests against COVID restrictions. → Read More
Vancouver's Stanley Park now closing at 7 p.m. due to coyote attacks
As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of coyote attacks in Stanley Park, the green space will be closed from dusk to dawn every day. → Read More
Person in Long Beach, Tofino dies from downing
RCMP are confirming a person has drowned in Tofino over the weekend despite CPR attempts. → Read More
Metro Vancouver heat warnings come to an end
Heat warnings have now ended for Metro Vancouver after temperatures hit the high 20s Saturday. However, Kelowna is feeling the heat due to wildfire → Read More
Coyote attack in Vancouver's Stanley Park injures woman
The BC Conservation Officer Service says a woman was walking down a path in Stanley Park's east side when a coyote attacked her from behind on Friday. → Read More
Dangerous heat ahead for B.C., no hint of rain
Environment Canada says dangerous heat is on the way for parts of B.C. with temperatures expected to rise starting on Thursday. → Read More
Vancouver Police billboards strike a chord with residents
Billboards have been popping up across Vancouver and the message has struck a chord with residents -- calling it harmful to marginalized people. → Read More
Vancouver Park Board puts forward plan for future heatwaves
The Vancouver Park Board is asking for all levels of government to prevent further tragedies after hundreds of people died during the B.C. heatwave. → Read More
Kelowna security guard at COVID-19 vaccine site subjected to racist tirade
A city councillor in Kelowna is "disgusted and horrified" after a racist tirade directed at a security guard at one of the city's COVID-19 vaccine clinics. → Read More
Determined Lytton wildfire survivor rescues pets from remains of burned down home
After waiting days without help, a Lytton woman managed to get into the village, past police checkpoints, to rescue her pets from the devastation. → Read More
Communities near Lytton offering shelter for fire evacuees
Nearby communities are offering hotels and homes up for people evacuating from the Lytton wildfire. Evacuation centres are also being set up for evacuees. → Read More
Kittens apparently dumped in North Vancouver during heatwave: rescue group
Several kittens seem to have been dumped across the North Shore last week, as the region was beginning to see extreme temperatures. → Read More
Surrey mom called 911 for daughter, ambulance never came
A Surrey mom says she waited more than half an hour for an ambulance after calling 911, and drove her child to the hospital herself when it never arrived. → Read More
Parents of corrections officer killed outside Delta mall mourn son, hope for justice
The parents of corrections officer Bikram Randawa, who was gunned down in broad daylight outside a Delta mall, traveled to Canada for their son's funeral. → Read More
Three men arrested, charged for alleged involvement in 2018 sexual assault at UBC
Three men have been arrested and charged in relation to an alleged sexual assault from 2018. → Read More