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CBC | Vancouver Park Board to vote on allowing booze in parks

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A clipping article is for writing practice. Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Edit Edit in Ginger Edit in Ginger × In the article "Vancouver Park Board to vote on allowing booze in parks," CBC News. Plan calls for sections of 10 city parks to be designated as alcohol consumption zones The proposed bylaw amendment would allow drinking within designated areas of 10 Vancouver parks between the hours of 11 a.m. and 9p.m. (Don Pablo/Shutterstock) Vancouver park-goers might soon be able to crack a cold one legally at some city parks if the Vancouver Park Board votes tonight to approve a pilot project. The proposed bylaw amendment would allow drinking within designated areas of 10 Vancouver parks between the hours of 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. In Stanley Park, two small grassy sections close to the Stanley Park Brew Pub and Restaurant are proposed as designated liquor consumption sites. Sections of Vanier

CBC | Virtual Canada Day citizenship ceremony celebrates nurses, care workers

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A clipping article for writing practice. Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Edit Edit in Ginger Edit in Ginger × In the article "Virtual Canada Day citizenship ceremony celebrates nurses, care workers," Stephanie Levitz. Over 1,000 virtual oath ceremonies have taken place since April 1 Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino, second from top right, leads participants as they raise their hands to swear the oath to become Canadian citizens during a virtual ceremony held over livestream on Canada Day. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press) When Sweeny Karande was in her nursing program in India, her teacher presented her with an ward as the best outgoing student. "This is just the beginning," her teacher said. "You can't stop here." Karande took those words to heart. The next nine years were full of new beginnings as she journeyed from India to Ontario to