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Good afternoon, these are your top stories for Wednesday, September 04, 2024.
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1 dead, 1 arrested in 'serious incidents' in downtown Vancouver; Police were called to Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Wednesday Sept\. 4, 2024 where they said one person died following a serious incident\.

1 dead, 1 arrested in 'serious incidents' in downtown Vancouver

September 4 , 2024 at 09:13:25 a.m. PDT • :

The Vancouver Police Department says it's arrested a man in connection with two "serious incidents" in the city's downtown that involved the death of one person on Wednesday morning.

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B.C. Ferries cancels 35 sailings due to mechanical issues; The Queen of New Westminster ferry, left\. BC Ferries said it decided to test alcohol sales following a 2018 customer engagement survey, where roughly 50 per cent of respondents expressed interest in drinking beer and wine inside onboard lounges\.

B.C. Ferries cancels 35 sailings due to mechanical issues

September 4 , 2024 at 07:58:34 a.m. PDT • :

B.C. Ferries has cancelled 35 sailings between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen until Sunday due to mechanical issues.

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The NDP is ending its governance agreement with the Liberals; Composite illustration featuring Jagmeet Singh, left, and Justin Trudeau\.

The NDP is ending its governance agreement with the Liberals

September 4 , 2024 at 09:47:50 a.m. PDT • :

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is terminating the confidence-and-supply agreement his party made with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government.

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Disturbing audio played during Wet'suwet'en' hearing; Wet'suwet'en leader Sleydo', also known as Molly Wickham, is shown at the Gidimt'en Checkpoint encampment near Houston, B\.C\. She is a wing chief of Cas Yikh, a house group of the Gidimt'en Clan of the Wet'suwet'en Nation\.

Disturbing audio played during Wet'suwet'en' hearing

September 3 , 2024 at 07:38:56 p.m. PDT • :

Wet'suwet'en leader Sleydo', also known as Molly Wickham, took the stand Tuesday. She said her role as a spokesperson for the Gidimet'en Checkpoint made her a potential target.

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B.C. real estate agent suspended after forging signatures; A new website linked to the University of Alberta showcases a wide range of stories about the COVID-19 pandemic\.

B.C. real estate agent suspended after forging signatures

September 4 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

The province's real estate regulator has suspended the license of an agent for six months, after he admitted to forging signatures on a land assembly deal in Richmond in 2015. He also has to pay $15,000.

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Nicholas Bennett's 2nd gold headlines double-medal day for Canada in Paralympic pool; Canada's Nicholas Bennett poses with his gold medal after winning the men's SM14 200-metre individual medley on Wednesday at the Paris Paralympics\.  

September 4 , 2024 at 08:48:47 a.m. PDT • :

Nicholas Bennett's 2nd gold headlines double-medal day for Canada in Paralympic pool

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Sexual interference reported at Surrey, B.C., aquatic centre; Mounties in northern British Columbia are asking for any information about a head-on crash that killed two teenagers and seriously injured another man\.  

September 3 , 2024 at 04:15:46 p.m. PDT • :

Sexual interference reported at Surrey, B.C., aquatic centre

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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.25%, citing cooling inflation; Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem participates in a news conference on the bank's interest rate announcement, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Sept\. 4, 2024\.  

September 4 , 2024 at 06:50:48 a.m. PDT • :

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.25%, citing cooling inflation

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40-year-old B.C. brewery closing facility after 35% rent hike; Vancouver Island Brewing, one of the oldest craft breweries on the Island is laying off some staff and making changes to its beer production\.  

September 2 , 2024 at 11:36:09 a.m. PDT • :

40-year-old B.C. brewery closing facility after 35% rent hike

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Ahousaht in mourning after 2 sudden deaths in community; Ahousaht, on Flores Island, is one of B\.C\.'s largest coastal First Nation communities\.  

September 3 , 2024 at 04:36:31 p.m. PDT • :

Ahousaht in mourning after 2 sudden deaths in community

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September 4 , 2024 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Logging is the 3rd highest emitter in Canada. It should be measured that way, a new report says

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September 4 , 2024 at 08:52:28 a.m. PDT • :

12 Canadian books make 2024 longlist for $100K Giller Prize

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September 3 , 2024 at 12:16:50 p.m. PDT • :

Who's in and who's out as a candidate for the B.C. Conservatives

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September 4 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Totem pole in Vancouver's Stanley Park to be moved

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September 2 , 2024 at 01:14:33 p.m. PDT • :

Police probe suspected fatal hit-and-run on Coquihalla Highway

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