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More than 5,500 cyclists are expected for Saturday’s RBC Gran Fondo, bringing closures, detours and major delays from Vancouver to Whistler.
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More than 5,500 cyclists are expected for Saturday’s RBC Gran Fondo, bringing closures, detours and major delays from Vancouver to Whistler.

Industry organizations are calling for a crisis group and a higher economically viable harvest target as they cite permitting delays, regulations and U.S. tariffs.

A Squamish taxi driver was ticketed and had his vehicle impounded for seven days after police say it was travelling 133 km/h in an 80-km/h zone.

Surrey Police Service, Surrey Schools and Real Canadian Superstore will collect supplies in Newton for students and families needing support at the start of the school year.

Ambassador Geneviève Tuts says next week’s talks are expected to explore a possible partnership, with consultations preceding any potential late-October announcement.

Major Vancouver mayoral candidates debated housing and public safety at UBC’s Robson Square campus, while incumbent Mayor Ken Sim did not attend.

Seann Raynier was last seen at his Richmond residence on Aug. 26. Police are asking anyone with information about his whereabouts to call.

Photographers in White Rock and Surrey captured scenes across the Semiahmoo Peninsula over the long weekend, from pond ducks to stormy skies and fishing from the White Rock dock.

Eligible Surrey voters can cast ballots at any of 52 locations on Oct. 17, with four advance-voting days available earlier in the month.

The free 16th annual festival runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 19 at Memorial Peace Park, with music, vendors, eco-exhibits and food trucks.

The free family-friendly festival will feature a farmers market, cooking demonstrations, farm wagon tours, live music and shuttle service from two Richmond locations.

James Kenneth Hunt, known as Jim or Jimmy, died Aug. 29 at Royal Columbian Hospital at age 62.
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