Monthly Archives: January 2016

Out-of-its-range fur seal rescued from Vancouver Island dies
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – An emaciated and out-of-its-range Guadalupe fur seal that was being treated at the Vancouver Aquarium has died. It was rescued from a beach in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve last Thursday. The aquarium says the adult …

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Elderly man hit by a car in Abbotsford
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ABBOTSFORD (NEWS 1130) – A 94-year-old man has serious injuries after he was hit by a car this morning. It happened at around 9 a.m. at Seldon and Clayburn Roads in Abbotsford. The man was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. The driver of the car …

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Public warning issued after two sexual assaults in North Vancouver
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NORTH VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – North Vancouver Mounties are looking into whether two sexual assaults in just over a week are linked. The first case happened on Monday, January 11th at about 6 p.m. on Lonsdale Avenue at East 17th Street.

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Vancouver Academy of Music remembers the Holocaust with ‘Songs of the Wasteland’
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The Vancouver Academy of Music is hosting a concert next week, paying tribute to those killed in the Holocaust. ‘Songs of the Wasteland’ shares the personal narrative of Holocaust survivor Renia Perel. “[She] said goodbye to her family in southeast …

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Local businessman sending culturally sensitive food baskets to Syrian refugees
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SURREY (NEWS 1130) – A local businessman is taking a unique approach to helping make Syrian refugees in Surrey feel welcome. The president of grocery store chain Fruiticana is donating culturally sensitive food baskets to families. Tony Singh …

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