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• Crispy Asian chicken salad from The Sandbar

  05-04-2018 23:53
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• Police investigate stolen car at Kitsilano Beach revealed by low tide

  05-04-2018 23:47 via vancouversun.com
  A mysterious sight appeared at Vancouver’s Kitsilano Beach on Thursday afternoon when the low tide revealed a stolen truck in the water.
  Vancouver Police are trying to determine how an unoccupied, stolen truck ended up in the waters off of Kits Beach.
  According to Vancouver police, the tide pulled back on Thursday and revealed an unoccupied, stolen pick-up truck in the water.
  Const. Jason Doucette said police were on the beach at 12:30 p.m. after a passerby spotted tire marks in the sand l
  
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• Carr, Sylvester at odds over who best can ‘unify’ city as mayoral candidate

  05-04-2018 23:43
  
  Independent mayoral candidate Shauna Sylvester and Green Party Coun. Adriane Carr are at odds over who is best suited to unify the centre-left vote in Vancouver.
  
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• Bob Lenarduzzi: Derby-filled weekend punctuates Premier League

  05-04-2018 23:40 via theprovince.com
  West Ham United midfielder Mark Noble, left, vies for the ball with Southampton defender Cedric Soares during the English Premier League match at The London Stadium on March 31.
  It’s a derby-filled weekend in the Premier League. On Saturday, Manchester City can clinch the title with a win at home to rivals Manchester United. It would be the earliest any team has won the Premier League title, in what is the first of many records City can break this season. United, of course, will be looking
  
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• Vancouver's newest work of public art is a teeter-totter bus bench

  05-04-2018 23:37 via vancouversun.com
  This piece of art is for those who live their lives on the edge of their seats.
  The city of Vancouver’s newest work of interactive public art is SeeSawSeat, a teetering bench located in Sunset Park. The piece is part bus bench and part teeter-totter, designed by Germaine Koh.
  SeeSawSeat encourages people “not just to talk, but to engage and work together.”
  “Waiting for the bus is transformed from a passive pause into a modest social activity,” reads a news release a
  
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• Not your usual traffic stop: Vancouver police find stolen truck in English Bay

  05-04-2018 23:29
  It wasn't until someone spotted a set of tire tracks heading into the ocean that anyone realized the truck was there.
  
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• 5 things to do this weekend for Thursday April 5, 2018

  05-04-2018 23:23
  Here are your five things to do this weekend for Thursday, April 5, 2018.
  
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• With rents at $787/month, a new affordable housing project is planned for Vernon

  05-04-2018 23:20
  The provincial government plans to build a new apartment building in Vernon that will create 41 units if “affordable” rental housing.
  
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• Sedin twins to bid farewell to Canucks fans at final home game

  05-04-2018 23:11
  Canucks' fans will see Daniel and Henrik Sedin take to the ice for the final time inside Rogers Arena as the Canucks host the Arizona Coyotes.
  
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• Daniel and Henrik Sedin speak to press ahead of last Canucks home game

  05-04-2018 23:08
  Daniel and Henrik Sedin speak ahead of an emotional final game as Vancouver Canucks at a press conference Thursday morning.
  
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• Kelowna health officials hope surveying solo drug users will reduce risk of overdose

  05-04-2018 23:07
  Interior Health is looking to talk to solo users and their loved ones in Kelowna to learn from their experiences.
  
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• B.C. chefs ask gov't to stop open-net salmon farming

  05-04-2018 23:06 via vancouversun.com
  A group of more than 50 B.C. chefs is telling the provincial government to stop salmon-farming leases in a bid to protect wild salmon.
  The chefs, along with environmental crusader David Suzuki, held a news conference in Vancouver on Thursday to urge B.C. to terminate 20, open net-pen, salmon-farm tenures coming up for renewal in June in the Broughton Archipelago, a wild-salmon migratory route. 
  The group has written a letter outlining its concerns to Doug Donaldson, the B.C. minister of for
  
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• Hundreds of anti-pipeline protesters set to greet Trudeau in Vancouver on Thursday

  05-04-2018 22:49
  The protesters are expected to gather at the Vancouver Art Gallery and march to the Sheraton Wall Centre where the fundraiser is being held.
  
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• Video: Bald eagle lands on Ladner’s James Paxton prior to Seattle Mariners game

  05-04-2018 22:34 via theprovince.com
  Seattle Mariners pitcher James Paxton was standing at attention prior to Thursday’s afternoon game with the Minnesota Twins, but a patriotic bald eagle apparently didn’t cotton to a Canadian standing on guard during the Star Spangled Banner.
  The bird, which was part of the pre-game ceremony at Target Field, apparently mistook Ladner left-hander for its handler and buzzed Paxton a couple times before finding a landing spot on his back.
  #BoldNorth
  This is @Twins Territory and that Bald
  
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• Habitat Island a no go, for now

  05-04-2018 22:20
  
  Public asked to stay off until rotting pole can be removed
  
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• Vancouver gas line upgrades to close part of East 1st Avenue this summer

  05-04-2018 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  Summer is road work season in Vancouver with a major gas line upgrade planned for 1st Avenue and 15 kilometres of road upgrades set to snarl traffic as the temperature rises.
  At a news conference Thursday morning, Vancouver engineering manager Jerry Dobrovolny announced the city’s summer construction plans, in addition to a FortisBC project to upgrade a major gas line between Vancouver and Coquitlam.
  From late June to late August, East 1st Avenue will be closed from Clark Drive to Nanaimo
  
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• COMMENTARY: NDP and Liberals have lots in common, including jacking up the B.C. debt

  05-04-2018 21:59
  Both parties agree on building the Site C dam, wooing the LNG industry, allowing fracking, keeping B.C. Ferries out of central government and spending gobs of money on health care and government advertising.
  
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• B.C. chefs ask government to stop open net salmon farming

  05-04-2018 21:36 via vancouversun.com
   A group of more than 50 B.C. chefs is telling the provincial government to stop salmon farming leases in a bid to protect wild salmon.
  The chefs, along with environmental crusader David Suzuki, held a news conference in Vancouver on Thursday to urge B.C. to terminate 20 open net-pen salmon farm tenures coming up for renewal in June in the Broughton Archipelago, a wild salmon migratory route. 
  The group has written a letter outlining its concerns to Doug Donaldson, the B.C. minist
  
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• #ThankYouSedins: B.C. babies named Henrik spiked in 2011

  05-04-2018 21:35 via theprovince.com
  Which Sedin is better — Daniel or Henrik?
  It’s an argument for the ages. Despite being identical twins, the Sedin brothers each brought something different to the ice during their 17-year National Hockey League careers.
  Goal-centric Vancouver Canucks fans lean towards the scoring winger Daniel and his franchise record of 391 career markers, while those who prefer playmakers tend to have more of a passing interest in Henrik, who holds the club records for both assists (829) and points
  
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• A slow summer for drivers as GVRD road closures announced

  05-04-2018 21:29
  The City of Vancouver and Fortis held a press conference to discuss some serious disruptions to traffic this summer, including the complete closure of East First Avenue between Clark and Nanaimo from mid June to the end of August. Jordan Armstrong reports.
  
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• The Sandbar’s Crispy Asian Chicken Salad

  05-04-2018 21:22
  The Sandbar Executive Chef Cooper Green is embracing the fresh flavours of spring with his Crispy Asian chicken salad recipe.
  
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• Crispy Asian chicken salad

  05-04-2018 21:22
  The Sandbar Executive Chef Cooper Green is embracing the fresh flavours of spring with his Crispy Asian chicken salad recipe.
  
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• Travel: pack your carry-on bag like a pro

  05-04-2018 21:18
  Over the years, travel consultant Claire Newell has perfected her packing list. She says these are the things you should always have in your carry-on luggage.
  
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• Vancouver lawyer's photo exhibit to benefit Rohingya refugees

  05-04-2018 21:05 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver photographer is doing his part to bolster international aid for Rohingya Muslims fleeing horrific violence in Myanmar.
  Lawyer Marco Francesco first visited Southeast Asia more than a decade ago to see a friend who was reporting for Reuters in Cambodia and then travelled to Myanmar in 2010. Francesco became enamoured with the country, returning twice more over the next five years and taking photos the whole time, he said. 
  “The people are incredible,” he said. “
  
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• Top 5 priciest homes for sale in the Lower Mainland

  05-04-2018 20:52
  
  With the record $36.2 million North Vancouver estate now off the market, where does that leave the region’s most expensive listings?
  
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• Cause of fire that closed Vernon businesses undetermined

  05-04-2018 20:51
  We may never know what caused a fire that is creating headaches for three Vernon businesses.
  
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• Transition house speaking out about domestic violence on anniversary of Vernon mass murder

  05-04-2018 20:38
  It’s been 22 years since nine people were killed at a Vernon home as they prepared for a wedding.
  
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• With gas in Vancouver north of $1.50 a litre, an electric car turns out to be even cheaper than you might think

  05-04-2018 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  No matter where you live in Canada, gasoline prices are doing nothing but going up.
  Blame refinery and pipeline capacity, taxes or our oil-thirsty neighbours to the south — whatever it is, gas prices have done nothing but rise over the past four years and there’s little reason to think that trend is going to turn around.
  So … a suggestion from some of your local neighbours: Break free from the grip of the mighty oil companies and go electric:
  Zac Goodman and his Kia Soul EV.
  Z
  
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• Panel releases recommendations as B.C. sees 4 deaths a day this February

  05-04-2018 20:16
  “The potency and content of illicit substances is unpredictable."
  
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• B.C. chefs pen letter to government to stop open net salmon farming

  05-04-2018 20:12 via vancouversun.com
   A group of more than 50 B.C. chefs is asking the provincial government to stop salmon farming leases in a bid to protect wild salmon.
  The chefs, along with environmental crusader David Suzuki, held a news conference in Vancouver Thursday to urge B.C. to terminate 20 open net-pen salmon farm tenures coming up for renewal in June in the Broughton Archipelago, a wild salmon migratory route. 
  The group has written a letter outlining its concerns to B.C. Minister of Forests, Lands, Na
  
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• At 13, Courage recipient had to decide: potentially debilitating surgery or death

  05-04-2018 20:02
  
  Alisa Gil Silvestre is the 2018 recipient of the Courage To Come Back award in the youth category
  
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• Vancouver road construction to impact traffic this summer

  05-04-2018 19:55 via vancouversun.com
  Gas line upgrades and road construction will impact traffic in Vancouver, Burnaby and Coquitlam this summer.
  City of Vancouver engineering manager Jerry Dobrovolny and representatives from Fortis will provide an update on summer construction projects Thursday morning in Vancouver.
  More to come.
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• Vancouver ridesharing app wants to fill void left by Greyhound cuts

  05-04-2018 19:44
  
  In light of cutbacks to Greyhound bus service, a Vancouver-based carpooling app is calling on the province's MLAs and mayors to encourage their constituents to hitch a ride.
  
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• Young woman dies after being struck by car in east Vancouver

  05-04-2018 19:34 via vancouversun.com
  A 23-year-old woman has died in hospital after a collision in a crosswalk Wednesday in east Vancouver.
  At about around 9:15 p.m. the woman and her friend were in a crosswalk on East 12 Avenue and Clark Drive when she was struck by a white Honda Civic turning west from Clark, according to Vancouver police.
  Paramedics took the pedestrian to hospital with what was believed to be minor injuries. However, police say her condition deteriorated and she died early Thursday.VPD spokesman Const. Jason Dou
  
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• Everything you need to know about the Sedins’ final game in Vancouver

  05-04-2018 18:47
  
  The Canucks are going all in for tonight’s victory lap for two of the city’s favourite sons.
  
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• The Morning Skate, April 5: Saying ‘see ya later’ to the Sedins, not goodbye

  05-04-2018 18:32 via theprovince.com
  Tip of the cap to our superb photographer Gerry Kahrmann, who has created the world’s first wistful, emotionally complex bobblehead photo.
  I can’t even. I keep staring at that photo and trying to figure out if it’s a work of genius, or if I’m losing my sad little mind over this whole Sedin thing.
  The stoic expression as Danny peers out upon the Rogers Arena pond for one last look.
  That reflection in the glass: Does that represent the twins gazing at each other and, you kn
  
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• Daffodil Month: how it helps

  05-04-2018 18:21
  Global BC anchor Chris Gailus spoke to Andrea Seale of the Canadian Cancer Society about how the money raised during Daffodil Month helps people living with cancer and their families
  
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• Sections of East 1st Ave. to close in both directions this summer for gas line replacement

  05-04-2018 18:18
  "This project will require temporary street closures in certain locations and will result in major traffic disruptions."
  
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• Woman dies after getting hit by car in East Vancouver

  05-04-2018 18:12
  
  Twenty-three-year-old was crossing at East 12th Avenue and Clark Drive.
  
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• Young woman dies after being struck by car in Vancouver

  05-04-2018 18:06 via vancouversun.com
  A 23-year-old woman has died in hospital after a collision in a crosswalk Wednesday in East Vancouver.
  Vancouver police say at about around 9:15 p.m., the woman and her friend were in a crosswalk on East 12 Avenue at Clark Drive when she was struck by a white Honda Civic turning west from Clark.
  Paramedics took the pedestrian to hospital with what was believed to be minor injuries. However, police say her condition deteriorated and she died early Thursday.
  VPD spokesman Const. Jason Doucette say
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: UFC 223 is still the most compelling fight card of the year

  05-04-2018 17:49 via theprovince.com
  Although the frustrating 2018 tradition of losing a pay-per-view main event fighter continued heading into UFC 223 this weekend, the slate of bouts scheduled to take place inside Barclays Center Saturday night in Brooklyn is still every bit as interesting as prior to Monday afternoon.
  Losing Tony Ferguson from his main event showdown with Khabib Nurmagomedov less than a week before the fight — and on April Fool’s Day no less — was a bitter pill to swallow, especially because th
  
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• Firefighters battle blaze on party boat in Vancouver marina

  05-04-2018 17:46 via vancouversun.com
  Firefighters battled a blaze that erupted Thursday morning on an 18-metre party boat docked at a Vancouver marina.
  Vancouver Fire and Rescue public information officer Capt. Jonathan Gormick said no one was on the boat when the fire broke out shortly before 7 a.m near the Westin Bayshore hotel in Coal Harbour.
  Huge plumes of acrid smoke filled the air, and there was significant damage done to the vessel, he said. Firefighters had to wait for the smoke to clear before entering the boat.
  At this t
  
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• Major closure of commuter route in Vancouver this summer

  05-04-2018 17:31
  More than 10 blocks of East 1st Avenue will be closed this summer while Fortis BC completes some work. Reporter Jordan Armstrong has an early look at all the details.
  
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• One Eagle Soaring takes counting to creative heights

  05-04-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  One Eagle Soaring
  Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd | Harbour Publishing
  $9.95
  The newest addition to the First West Coast Book series follows on the bestselling Hello Humpback, also by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert (Lucky) Budd. Similar to its predecessor, the children’s book is a simple, visually exciting and tough board book that will take years of handling you would expect babies and toddlers to put a book through.
  Whether deconstructing the text as a possible teething aid or really ind
  
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• Meet the Residents, again

  05-04-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Residents in Between Dreams
  When: April 11, 9 p.m.
  Where: Imperial
  Tickets and info: $25 at ticketweb.ca
  Meet the Residents was released in 1974. “The First Album by North Louisiana’s Phenomenal Pop Combo” by San Francisco-based art collective the Residents featured an augmented image of the Meet the Beatles cover. The Fab Four’s faces were covered with collage cut-outs and graffiti. EMI and Capitol threatened legal action.
  A second cover featuring four figures attir
  
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• Harbour Air's promised Vancouver to Seattle 'nerd bird' set to take flight

  05-04-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Daily seaplane service linking downtown Vancouver’s burgeoning tech sector with downtown Seattle’s massive tech-industry hub, is ready to take flight starting April 26, say the seaplane operators who will fly the route.
  B.C.’s Harbour Air and Seattle’s Kenmore Air promised the much-anticipated service from Coal Harbour in Vancouver and Seattle’s Lake Union last fall at the Cascadia Conference, aimed at strengthening business ties between the cities.
  The “
  
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• Dan Fumano: 'Bridge-builder' Shauna Sylvester launches bid to become Vancouver mayor

  05-04-2018 16:58 via vancouversun.com
  As a young girl, Shauna Sylvester had diverse career ambitions. She wanted to be either a nun or the prime minister.
  She studied for a time, as a teenager, with nuns at a Vancouver convent, but didn’t pursue the calling. More recently, Sylvester’s been approached over the years about running for political office, either municipally or federally, but she didn’t.
  And in the decades since she left the convent, Sylvester’s pursued other endeavours: She’s attended Cold W
  
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• 'No truth more powerful': MMIWG hearings shed light on Canadian history

  05-04-2018 16:52
  
  Yesterday, on the first day of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls hearings in Richmond, commissioners, family members and witnesses called for a change in how Indigenous history is shared.
  
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