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• #DNVsnow crews continue working hard to clear our roads following snow accumulations of up to two feet in some area… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 23:39 via twitter.com
  #DNVsnow crews continue working hard to clear our roads following snow accumulations of up to two feet in some area… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Attn local artists & crafty vendors! Want to be a part of #SummerSessions this year? Apply early for your choice of… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  Attn local artists & crafty vendors! Want to be a part of #SummerSessions this year? Apply early for your choice of… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Dome Grown: Vancouver Whitecaps battle history, rivals in efforts to expand their audience

  24-02-2018 23:29 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Whitecaps fans cheer on the team before last year’s MLS playoff game against the Seattle Sounders at B.C. Place, a full lower-bowl sellout.
  It was 1979, September. The plane, a commercial jet, was subdued and quiet. 
  The Vancouver Whitecaps were winging their way back from New York, where they had dispatched Franz Beckenbauer and the star-studded Cosmos in an epic NASL semifinal before taking down the Tampa Bay Rowdies in a historic Soccer Bowl performance. 
  Drinks had
  
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• First collars installed on Alex Fraser Bridge to prevent ice falling on vehicles

  24-02-2018 22:59 via vancouversun.com
  Crews tested 14 collars on the Alex Fraser Bridge Friday during the storm that brought more than 20 centimetres of snow in some parts of Metro Vancouver. 
  The Ministry of Transportation says the collars, which drop down to dislodge any snow or ice that has accumulated on the cables, cleared about five centimetres of snow.
  A look at the crew dropping chains on the #AlexFraser today. Snow/ice accumulations were more concentrated lower down the cables. #NorthDelta #RichmondBC #NewWest pic.twit
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Notable moments in Vancouver's wine festival history

  24-02-2018 21:41 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver International Wine Festival turns 40 this week boasting a rich history of wine events and personalities that dates to 1979.
  You remember 1979: Granville Island opened it doors to the public, the Whitecaps went from red and white to blue and white and won the NASL Soccer Bowl championship causing ABC broadcaster Jim McKay to famously tagged our city saying, “Vancouver must be like the deserted village right now,” with so many people watching the game on TV.
  The village o
  
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• B.C. girl with rare form of juvenile arthritis wins access to life changing drug

  24-02-2018 21:10 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. girl living with a rare and potentially life-threatening form of juvenile arthritis has won access to an expensive drug.
  Last month, 11-year-old Jaylene Prime wrote a letter to the B.C. government pleading to have access to the drug canakinumab, which paediatric rheumatologists say is highly effective in treating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA,) a disease that affects not only the joints but also organs. 
  Jaylene and another B.C. child, Landen Alexa, of Victoria, w
  
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• We've got Outdoor Table Tennis, Fabulous Fun Alley, a City Park Stewards event and Lights! Camera! Action! It's all… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  We've got Outdoor Table Tennis, Fabulous Fun Alley, a City Park Stewards event and Lights! Camera! Action! It's all… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Beauty Bar: NYX Powder Puff Lippie Powder Lip Cream

  24-02-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A collection of matte lip colours that boast a unique cream-to-powder formulas.
  The range, which includes eight shades ranging from warm, peachy nude to punchy red, has a squeeze tube and a soft cushion-applicator tip to give lips a soft, matte finish. 
  The effect of the “powder puff” applicator is to provide a pretty, just-kissed look. 
  What we say: We weren’t sure how these lip products would perform at first. But, we can confidently say that it was love
  
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• Now that you’re cozy, sidewalk and driveway shovelled, got 5 minutes to tell us your vision for the new Harry Jero… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Now that you’re cozy,sidewalk and driveway shovelled, got 5 minutes to tell us your vision for the new Harry Jero… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Are you in garbage collection zone #5? This weekend's pickup of your old garbage cans for recycling has been resche… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 19:09 via twitter.com
  Are you in garbage collection zone #5? This weekend's pickup of your old garbage cans for recycling has been resche… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• It’s a beautiful day in the neighbourhood. #NorthVan https://t.co/n5vPIEnfdL

  24-02-2018 18:26 via twitter.com
  
  It’s a beautiful day in the neighbourhood. #NorthVan https://t.co/n5vPIEnfdL
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Snowfall warning lifted Saturday after storm

  24-02-2018 18:09 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. –  Saturday’s weather is expected to be much calmer than Friday, when a storm brought up to 20 centimetres of snow in some areas of Metro Vancouver. Environment Canada says there will be light snow in the morning, but that will change to a mix of sunshine and cloud, with highs of 4 C. Residents might want to get out and enjoy the snow while they can, as the agency predicts it will start raining tonight and continue on Sunday. It also looks like the cold snap migh
  
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• Open House Alert! Zoning Bylaw Livability Review Feb 28 4-8pm @ City Hall. Come share ideas on improving livability… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Open House Alert! Zoning Bylaw Livability Review Feb 28 4-8pm @ City Hall. Come share ideas on improving livability… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• SNOW UPDATE: Yes, more snow overnight🙄. Our main streets are clear, crews now working on secondary routes. And t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 17:26 via twitter.com
  SNOW UPDATE:Yes, more snow overnight🙄.Our main streets are clear, crews now working on secondary routes.And t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• This Week in History: 1896. A fiery newspaper editor clobbers CPR bigwig

  24-02-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  In 1896 John Houston of the Nelson Tribune wrote an article alleging the Canadian Pacific Railway’s traffic and operating divisions were “on the outs.”
  According to Houston, the traffic division “know that Kootenay (mines) produce more tonnage than any other section of the province,” but were being stymied by the operating division, which was being run by men “who are more interested in townsite schemes and in the success of interconnecting lines than in
  
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• Crazy8s Film Society back for Year 19 with women on top

  24-02-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  There is a sea change happening in the filmmaking world and this year’s Crazy8s Film Society competition is proof positive of that transformation. This year’s competition had the most women filmmakers submitting short-film ideas in the 19-year history of the event.
  Organizers say about 60 per cent of the 228 total submissions were from women. Those women ended up owning the competition as they made up 75 per cent of the top 12 and closed out the competition owning four of the final s
  
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• Author Q&A: Tess of the Road a 'timely' and 'relevant' book about the struggles of being a girl

  24-02-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Tess of the Road Vancouver book launch and signing by author Rachel Hartman
  When: Feb. 27, 7 p.m.
  Where: KidsBooks, 2557 West Broadway
  Tickets and info: Free, [email protected]  In many ways it’s both a good time and a bad time to be a girl.  
  Thanks to the ever-growing momentum of the #MeToo campaign, victims of sexual harassment and assault are having their voices heard more clearly and openly than ever before. But, at the very same time, the increased awarene
  
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• #DNVsnow crews are out in force cleaning up from yesterday's heavy snow... but you can help keep our streets safe f… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 16:52 via twitter.com
  #DNVsnow crews are out in force cleaning up from yesterday's heavy snow... but you can help keep our streets safe f… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• #DNVsnow report: Snow continued until 4am this morning, leaving significant accumulation (2 ft. above 200m) and hea… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 16:41 via twitter.com
  #DNVsnow report: Snow continued until 4am this morning, leaving significant accumulation (2 ft. above 200m) and hea… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The Home Front: High-end furniture and furnishings retailer Avenue Road opens showroom in Vancouver

  24-02-2018 15:46 via vancouversun.com
  A go-to for many interior designers and architects alike, luxury contemporary furniture and furnishings retailer Avenue Road is set to open a Vancouver showroom this month, making it their third — following Toronto and New York — since launching a decade ago.
  Avenue Road, which specializes in cutting-edge design brands, such as France’s Bruno Moinard, Germany’s Sebastian Herkner, Brazil’s Carlos Motta and Spain’s Jaime Hayon, will carry a number of design
  
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• Sold (Bought): Updated Burnaby penthouse sells for well above asking price in a week

  24-02-2018 15:45 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  501 — 5262 Oakmount Crescent, Burnaby
  Type: Two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment
  Size: 1,248 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $671,000
  Listed for: $650,000
  Sold for: $742,000
  Sold on: Dec. 19
  Days on market: Seven
  Listing agent: Geoff Jarman at Sutton Group – West Coast Realty
  Buyers agent: Brenton Wong at Magsen Realty
  The big sell: This top-floor view suite is in the St. Andrews development in Burnaby South’s Oak
  
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• Zenterra's Fairways speaks to its golf-course location

  24-02-2018 15:34 via vancouversun.com
  Zenterra Developments has made its mark with the young crowd, selling its acclaimed SOHO and SOHO 2 new townhomes largely to an under-40 crowd. Now it is turning its attention to older and more affluent downsizers with its Fairways project of 22 townhomes backing on to the popular Peace Portal Golf Course.
  “We’re looking at a different demographic than SOHO because Fairways is going to appeal to people in their sixties,” said Bryanna Christopherson, Zenterra’s sales manag
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books of the week, Feb. 17

  24-02-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  1. Whitewater Cooks: More Beautiful Food — Shelley Adams (Alicon Holdings Ltd.).
  2. The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief and Compassion — Surprising Observations of a Hidden World — Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books). 
  3. As a Dog Thinketh: Daily Words of Wisdom — Monique Anstee (TouchWood Editions).
  4. Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation — Monique Gray Smith (Orca Book Publishers).  
  5. H
  
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• Staffing is so low in some B.C. care homes that seniors can't shower or go to the toilet when they want

  24-02-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  So what difference would 22 minutes of extra care really make in the day of a senior living in one of B.C.’s care homes? 
  It might mean showering more than once a week. Or going to the toilet when they want. Or receiving more help at mealtimes. 
  It would mean regaining some dignity, advocates say. 
  “The difficulty is if you cannot choose how your day goes. It’s bad enough to lose your dignity when people have to help you toilet and bathe, but if you have no contr
  
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• Police probed calls made from Burnaby casino to E-Pirate suspect Paul King Jin

  24-02-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  A federal organized crime unit investigated phone calls made from inside a Burnaby casino to the number of Paul King Jin, who is at the centre of RCMP’s investigation into transnational money laundering using B.C. casinos, according to documents obtained by Postmedia News.
  New information obtained by Postmedia shows that in August 2015, near the start of the RCMP’s so-called E-Pirate investigation, investigators met to discuss Jin’s connections to B.C. casinos. Govern
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Snowfall warning continues after Friday storm havoc

  24-02-2018 06:00 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER – A snowfall warning remains in effect for Metro Vancouver Friday night. 
  Periodic snow is expected to continue overnight, bringing an additional 10 centimetres to the region by Saturday morning.
  Environment Canada said 10 to 20 cm would fall in parts of Metro Vancouver, with as much as 25 cm possible near the North Shore mountains. Areas near the water were expected to see lower amounts as the snow becomes wet or mixed with rain with temperatures easing upwar
  
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• Opinion: Don’t kill ICBC, the goose that lays golden eggs

  24-02-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Just to be contrary, I’d like to suggest that the Insurance Corp. of B.C. — characterized so recently by Attorney General David Eby as a financial dumpster fire — is actually a valuable public asset, and one that British Columbians would embrace if they realized the extent of its contribution. The problem, which Eby only partly diagnosed, is that ICBC’s political masters have abused the corporation so badly that it’s in danger of losing all public support.
  To review
  
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• Michael Zwaagstra: More Canadian history needed in schools

  24-02-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Last fall, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario demanded that John A. Macdonald’s name be stricken from all public schools in the province. More recently, Halifax’s city council voted to remove the Edward Cornwallis statue that had stood downtown since 1931. Both decisions were vigorously debated at the time and public opinion remains sharply divided. These are two separate events about two different individuals. Nevertheless, the underlying theme is the same. Bo
  
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• Letters: New Pattullo Bridge should have HOV lanes

  24-02-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Re: Pattullo Bridge to be replaced with province-owned, $1.4-billion bridge, Feb. 16.
  I find it puzzling that the new Pattullo Bridge will not have high-occupancy-vehicle lanes. HOV lanes would aid the travel of transit buses over this key link over the Fraser River.
  As well, considering the volume of slower-moving, heavy trucks on this bridge, a designated truck lane would help to smooth the flow of traffic.
  I understand that, 30 years ago, the Alex Fraser Bridge had to be expanded to six lanes
  
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• Editorial: Budget's estimated revenue may be wishful thinking

  24-02-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  “A budget is more than revenue and expenses,” B.C. Finance Minister Carole James said in tabling the first New Democrat budget since 2001. “A budget is about people.”
  With all due respect to the minister, a budget is by definition about revenue and expenses. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a budget as “a statement of the financial position of an administration (as of a nation) for a definite period of time based on estimates of expenditures during the period
  
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• Brave New Work: Confronting the benefits — and costs — of the tech revolution

  24-02-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  The work we do — and the way we do it — is changing rapidly, and while these changes hold much promise, there is no guarantee that they will be all for the good. On the one hand, advances in robotics, artificial intelligence and communications have the potential to improve our quality of life. On the other, as the Brookfield Institute reports, 42 per cent of the tasks Canadians are currently paid to do can be automated using existing technology, disrupting industries and displacing w
  
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• Rally for Tina Fontaine to be held in Vancouver on Saturday

  24-02-2018 04:17 via vancouversun.com
  A rally will be held Saturday afternoon in Vancouver in support of the family and friends of Tina Fontaine, as outrage after a not-guilty verdict foments across the country.
  Fontaine, 15, was found in Winnipeg’s Red River in 2014, wrapped in a duvet cover and weighted down with rocks. Raymond Joseph Cormier was charged with her murder in 2015, but on Thursday, he was found not guilty.
  “The (child and family services) system has definitely failed Tina Fontaine,” said the re
  
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• What a day. 😱. We hope you made it home safe n sound. Our crews are out there thru the night. Please don’t forget t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 03:40 via twitter.com
  What a day. 😱. We hope you made it home safe n sound. Our crews are out there thru the night. Please don’t forget t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Rare blistering skin disease challenges 7-year-old Raquel

  24-02-2018 03:09 via vancouversun.com
  “Snow day” means a lot more to little Raquel Hultman than to most other seven-year-olds who enjoy frolicking in the white stuff like the late-winter dumping Metro Vancouver received on Friday.
  The North Vancouver Grade 2 student was born with a skin disorder that causes her skin and organs to break out into large, painful blisters with the smallest amount of friction.
  It’s impossible for Raquel to run around and play on a playground, where even the dust blowing around can scrat
  
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• Chilliwack Mounties raid suspected marijuana dispensary, seize suspected marijuana

  24-02-2018 03:05 via vancouversun.com
  Cannabis legalization may be coming to Canada, but it hasn’t come to Chilliwack yet. Mounties raided a suspected marijuana dispensary in the city on Wednesday. 
  According to a news release, an investigation into a business in the 46000-block of Yale Road was launched after a Chilliwack RCMP officer observed suspicious behaviour outside the premises on Feb. 21.
  Later that evening, officers from the Chilliwack RCMP crime reduction unit, armed with a search warrant, raided the suspe
  
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• #DNVsnow update: Some priority #1 routes still partially snow covered, but we are working on them, along with prior… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 02:43 via twitter.com
  #DNVsnow update: Some priority #1 routes still partially snow covered, but we are working on them, along with prior… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Clarity unclear on what 'affordable' housing looks like

  24-02-2018 02:41 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — For much of budget week, the New Democrats were pressed by the Greens to specify how big a market correction the government was seeking in the drive to make housing more affordable.
  Green leader Andrew Weaver launched the exchange during question period Wednesday, the day after the release of the budget that pledged to “stabilize” the market.
  “What does stabilization actually look like?” he challenged.
  Answering was Housing Minister Selina Robinson. But i
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium's rescued sea otters have a ball in the snow

  24-02-2018 02:36 via vancouversun.com
  The snowstorm in Metro Vancouver has been a headache for commuters. But for the Vancouver Aquarium’s sea otters and their trainers, it’s a rare opportunity.
  On Friday, the aquarium’s marine mammal trainers held a “snowball enrichment session” with the facility’s six rescued sea otters, Tanu, Katmai, Mak, Kunik, Rialto and pup Hardy. 
  That means we get to enjoy the unique treat of watching the adorable little critters roll around in the white stuff. Forget
  
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• It’s still snowing #northvan! There have been a number of accidents today. Drive safety and carefully if you have t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 02:17 via twitter.com
  It’s still snowing #northvan! There have been a number of accidents today. Drive safety and carefully if you have t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Classes cancelled, SkyTrain back to normal service after disruptions

  24-02-2018 02:07 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER – A winter storm has closed post-secondary schools and caused chaos on local transit.
  A snowfall warning remains in effect for Metro Vancouver.  
  Environment Canada said up to 10-20 centimetres would fall in parts of Metro Vancouver with 25 centimetres of snow possible near the North Shore mountains. Areas near the water were expected to see lower amounts as the snow becomes wet or mixed with rain this afternoon and tonight. 
  Snowfall amounts of 6 to 15 c
  
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• All hands on deck continue keeping Priority #1 routes clear of snow. Take care out there #CNVSnow #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 01:37 via twitter.com
  All hands on deck continue keeping Priority #1 routes clear of snow. Take care out there #CNVSnow #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• It's Friday, just in time to check out the new table tennis table we installed outside of John Braithwaite Communit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  It's Friday, just in time to check out the new table tennis table we installed outside of John Braithwaite Communit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• SPCA, Island animal advocates outraged after adopted pig butchered, eaten

  24-02-2018 01:22 via vancouversun.com
  Animal rescue groups are calling for better SPCA adoption policies after a rescued potbelly pig was recently butchered and eaten by her new owners on Vancouver Island.
  Molly was adopted in mid-January after spending several months at the Cowichan SPCA. She was among 23 pigs surrendered to the society in May after their owner was evicted from a property near Ladysmith.
  Earlier this week, a social media post showing one of Molly’s new owners seasoning a slab of pork began to circulate online
  
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• #DNVsnow crews continue to work to clear priority routes. If you need to drive, please take care, and make sure you… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 01:22 via twitter.com
  #DNVsnow crews continue to work to clear priority routes. If you need to drive, please take care, and make sure you… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• SNOW UPDATE: All priority #1 routes and most of priority #2 routes plowed and salted. 19th St still closed and RCMP… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-02-2018 01:20 via twitter.com
  SNOW UPDATE: All priority #1 routes and most of priority #2 routes plowed and salted. 19th St still closed and RCMP… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Dog pulled from icy water by Good Samaritan in dramatic Trout Lake rescue

  24-02-2018 01:09 via vancouversun.com
  A local pooch is lucky to be alive after falling through the ice at Vancouver’s Trout Lake and being saved from drowning by a Good Samaritan. 
  Several other dog witnessed to the dramatic rescue, which occurred Friday around 11:30 a.m. Environmental activist Ben West, who was at the park with his own dog and his partner, captured photos and video footage of the incident.
  “We saw this dog out on the ice,” said West. “It had just been playing with our dog before. I was
  
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• Salut!: The Vancouver International Wine Festival turns 40

  24-02-2018 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  Four decades have come and gone since the first Vancouver wine festival opened its doors in 1979.
  Believe it or not, the wildly successful wine bash is so old it began before the modern-day B.C. wine industry was born. It took until year five before the province’s wineries were invited to join the rest of the world to pour their wines inside the prestigious international tasting room.
  There can be little doubt the festival has been the single biggest catalyst in turning Vancouver into an i
  
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• Brian Minter: Colour your winter world with these garden stunners

  24-02-2018 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  After viewing the amazing and inspiring garden displays at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival earlier this month, it’s hard not to get excited about the many trees and shrubs that provide stunning winter colour. 
  There’s a great selection available in many garden stores. Although they are a touch less hardy than many of our more traditional spring and summer-flowering trees and shrubs — many are rated zone six and seven — they are tough enough for most are
  
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• Airplane crashes during takeoff at Abbotsford International Airport

  24-02-2018 00:59 via vancouversun.com
  A small aircraft lost control during takeoff at Abbotsford International Airport Friday afternoon, crashing into a nearby field.
  The Beechcraft King Air 100 was carrying 10 people — two crew and eight passengers, including small children — when it went down around noon.
  The twin-engine turboprop aircraft can seat up to 19 passengers, depending on configuration.
  Initial reports say the aircraft climbed to approximately 300 feet altitude before losing control and ending up in
  
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• Beijing takes over Anbang Insurance Group, including its billions in B.C. investment

  24-02-2018 00:57 via vancouversun.com
  The Chinese government’s dramatic takeover of Anbang Insurance Group, citing concerns about the Beijing-based company’s ability to pay its debts and the fraudulent conduct of its former chairman, puts into question the future of the international investments it has made in recent years.
  These include some billion-dollar deals in Vancouver that, while small on the world stage, are among the largest and most controversial in B.C.’s recent past.
  They drew attention not only f
  
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