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Vancouver Islanders call for better access and environmental oversight of private forest lands

Wilderness advocates on Vancouver Island are calling on the province to reform forest practices on private land. They want greater public access to the areas and greater environmental oversight.

Big names are skipping Vancouver on concert tours. Why?

When there are more than three million people in the Metro Vancouver area, and nearly six million provincewide, would-be concert-goers are left wondering why popular artists aren't including Vancouver on their tours.

4 hospitalized after airborne chemical release in Burnaby's Big Bend neighbourhood

Four people were taken to hospital and dozens more were temporarily evacuated after a chemical gas release in Burnaby's Big Bend neighbourhood Thursday night.

Several Vancouver beaches remain closed for swimming ahead of big event weekend

On a weekend shaping up to be full of festivities around the beach, including the Vancouver Folk Music Festival and the Honda Celebration of Light fireworks, officials are warning people to stay out of the water in some popular areas.

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