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Metro Vancouver defers vote to oppose LNG plant expansion

Metro Vancouver defers vote to oppose LNG plant expansion

FortisBC claimed Metro staff submitted an inaccurate and imbalanced report recommending Metro Vancouver oppose the Tilbury LNG expansion plant in Delta, B.C.
Vancouver City Hall will return $500,000 to Formula E promoter to be used for refunds

Vancouver City Hall will return $500,000 to Formula E promoter to be used for refunds

In one of its final moves before the civic election campaign, Vancouver city council decided to give up the $500,000 deposit paid by the Montreal-based promoter of the cancelled electric car race and festival, on the condition that it use the money t
B.C. releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally

B.C. releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally

The British Columbia government says monkeypox vaccine is being made available to eligible patients in most areas of the province. A statement from the Ministry of Health says cases of the virus are low in B.C.
Vancouver Coastal Health warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at two Whistler restaurants

Vancouver Coastal Health warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at two Whistler restaurants

Public health officials advise people who dined at Araxi Restaurant + Oyster Bar or Il Caminetto from July 4 to 20 to monitor for symptoms, but say the risk of transmission is low.
Lawsuit of the week: Ahead of lengthy trial over alleged construction defects, companies behind downtown Vancouver’s Shangri-La tower haggle with

Lawsuit of the week: Ahead of lengthy trial over alleged construction defects, companies behind downtown Vancouver’s Shangri-La tower haggle with

The group of companies behind the luxury Shangri-La tower in downtown Vancouver is taking XL Insurance Company Ltd .
B.C.’s COVID-19 hospitalizations tick down slightly

B.C.’s COVID-19 hospitalizations tick down slightly

While hospitalizations have dropped, deaths have grown over the past week
Does ICBC still need hefty legal department to beat claims backlog?

Does ICBC still need hefty legal department to beat claims backlog?

Documents obtained via FOI show the insurer spent $26 million on legal services department salaries between April 2020 and March 2021
Ex-Vancouver mayor's old juice company sues for $570,700 in fraud losses

Ex-Vancouver mayor's old juice company sues for $570,700 in fraud losses

Gregor Robertson and Randal Ius started Happy Planet in 1994
Vancouver arbitration centre takes on ICBC motor vehicle claim disputes

Vancouver arbitration centre takes on ICBC motor vehicle claim disputes

The Vancouver International Arbitration Centre has begun taking on motor vehicle accident claim cases in a bid to reduce the backlog in the current court system.
Wuhan market ground zero for COVID-19 pandemic, confirm two studies

Wuhan market ground zero for COVID-19 pandemic, confirm two studies

“There's a very, very strong case that the Huanan market was indeed the epicentre,” said one of the researchers