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• Prehistoric bison among big finds of B.C. Hydro's Site C heritage preservation plan

  03-02-2019 23:56 via vancouversun.com
  A construction crew digging a utility trench in the fall of 2016 unearthed the 12,500-year-old remains of a prehistoric bison, one of more significant archeological finds in the construction zone of B.C. Hydro’s Site C dam.
  “This is one of the oldest bison ever found in northeastern B.C. and its discovery forms an important part of the region’s and our province’s paleontological history,” said Hydro spokeswoman Tanya Fish in an email exchange.
  It is one of hundreds
  
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• Five things to know about the Jamie Bacon trial

  03-02-2019 23:43 via vancouversun.com
  A trial begins in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday for Jamie Bacon, a former Abbotsford resident, who is charged with counselling an associate to murder another associate between Nov. 30, 2008, and Jan. 2, 2009. The man survived the alleged murder plot. There are several sweeping publication bans in place for the jury trial, which is scheduled to run for 10 weeks.
  1. Former Abbotsford resident James Kyle Bacon is charged with one count of counselling someone to commit a murder.
  2. Bacon, who was bor
  
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• TransLink puts snow plan into motion across Metro Vancouver on Sunday

  03-02-2019 22:39 via vancouversun.com
  A special weather statement calling for snow and frosty road conditions is in effect on Sunday afternoon and TransLink is prepared.
  According to a service noticed issues Sunday morning, TransLink is seeing some impacts to service on the North Shore.
  The 257 Horseshoe Bay/Vancouver Express is seeing some delays but TransLink has swapped its articulated buses to standard 40-foot buses for better traction along the North Shore roadways.
  Roads leading to Grouse Mountain are also seeing worsening con
  
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• Ace animal sleuth combines love of pets and detective work to track down missing four-legged friends

  03-02-2019 22:32 via vancouversun.com
  Trudging through the snow on the side of a mountain with his night-vision goggles strapped on tight, Al MacLellan is alert not only for the lost pups he’s searching for, but for bears, cougars and coyotes that might become too curious.
  “Once I had a cougar wander into one of my traps,” MacLellan, a Surrey-based pet detective, said. “I was searching for a German shepherd called Merle that had been missing for about three months.”
  Al MacLellan (left) and Grace Chen of
  
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• Unist’ot’en camp residents focus on life on the land, not protests

  03-02-2019 22:15 via vancouversun.com
  HOUSTON, B.C. — Staring into a fire outside a sweat lodge at the Unist’ot’en camp, Johnny Morris passes a ball of snow between his hands until it melts.
  The 31-year-old Wet’suwet’en man said he’s almost three months sober for the first time in years and he attributes it to his time spent on the land focusing on daily activities like trapping and ceremonial sweats.
  Johnny Morris, of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, sits by a fire at the Unist’ot
  
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• Super Bowl 2019: Watch this year's ads right here

  03-02-2019 22:06 via vancouversun.com
  Not into the Super Bowl? Well, how about Super Bowl ads?
  The big game itself kicks off on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. PT, with the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots battling it out at Mercedez Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.
  But even if you aren’t into football, there’s sure to be talk of star-studded commercials and viral moments around the water cooler tomorrow. It’s estimated that the average 30-second Super Bowl ad costs about $5.25 million USD in 2019,
  
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• More flurries + below freezing temps in the forecast. Here's a quick reminder of how we salt & plow:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-02-2019 21:00 via twitter.com
  More flurries + below freezing temps in the forecast.Here's a quick reminder of how we salt & plow:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Five reasons to check out the Snowed In Comedy Tour

  03-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Pete Zedlacher is one of four comics performing with the Snowed In Comedy Tour at the Rio Theatre Feb. 9.
  The Snowed In Comedy Tour
  When: Feb. 9 at 8 p.m.
  Where: Rio Theatre
  Tickets: $40 at brownpapertickets.com1. Winter sports. This is the 10th consecutive year of the Snowed In Comedy Tour, which was created by Dan Quinn. The Vancouver comic wanted to tour snowboarding hot spots from coast-to-coast. This year’s tour hit 65 cities with a rotating cast of Canadian comedians.
  2. Dan Quinn. W
  
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• Bumping Mics star Dave Attell brings classic standup to JFL Northwest

  03-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  JFL Northwest
  When: Feb. 14-24
  Where: Various venues
  Tickets and Info: jflnorthwest.comAmerican comic Dave Attell may be a little out of his comfort zone when he first steps out onto the Vogue Theatre stage for a JFL Northwest comedy festival show on Feb. 14.
  “I’m not really a theatre comic. It is a little bit different and interesting for me because I’m a club comic,” said Attell from New York City recently.
  Dave Attell in his Netflix show Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross. At
  
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• #DNVsnow report: Crews spent last night preparing for the possibility of snow today, and another crew is on standby… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-02-2019 19:20 via twitter.com
  #DNVsnow report: Crews spent last night preparing for the possibility of snow today, and another crew is on standby… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vancouver weather: Don't forget to defrost your windshield

  03-02-2019 18:11 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Feb. 3, 2019 – Sunday’s weather will see some snow over the eastern sections of Metro Vancouver, while the southern section can expect wind.
  Temperatures will be dropping to minus 1 this afternoon so be sure you’re bundled up.
  There’s also a special weather statement in effect for most of Metro Vancouver including Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Surrey and Langley, Richmond and Delta, and the North Shore.
  The statement from En
  
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• Mayor @LindaCBuchanan spoke with the business community this week at the Chamber of Commerce's Conversation with th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-02-2019 18:00 via twitter.com
  Mayor @LindaCBuchanan spoke with the business community this week at the Chamber of Commerce's Conversation with th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Surrey SkyTrain shooting: Suspect arrested in Burnaby

  03-02-2019 17:43 via vancouversun.com
  A man sought by police for the shooting of a Transit Police officer at the Scott Road SkyTrain station Wednesday has been arrested.
  On Sunday morning, Surrey RCMP said shooting suspect Daon Glasgow is in custody.
  Daon Gordon Glasgow, the man arrested in connection with Wednesday’s shooting of a Metro Vancouver Transit Police officer at the Scott Road SkyTrain Station in Surrey.
  “The Surrey RCMP Serious Crimes Unit, with the assistance of the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team, Lo
  
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• Vancouver woman fights strata to keep emotional support dog

  03-02-2019 02:19 via vancouversun.com
  A few months after adopting a border collie mix, Stephanie Kallstrom was able to stop using the anti-anxiety medications she had taken since her teens.
  Now, the Vancouver woman is fighting to keep the dog — named Ember — despite her strata’s strict pet policy.
  “She (Ember) changed my life,” Kallstrom said Saturday. “I assumed she’d be accommodated here because she’s been accommodated on airplanes, in hotels and at the hospital.”
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• Feds roll out commemoration fund for Indigenous women, girls, LGBTQ2S

  03-02-2019 01:08 via vancouversun.com
  The federal government has earmarked $10 million for projects that honour the lives and legacies of Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ2S people, including those who are missing or have been murdered.
  The commemoration fund was among recommendations in an interim report from the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Maryam Monsef, the Minister for Women and Gender Equality, made the funding announcement Saturday in Richmond.
  Monsef told Postmedia News the
  
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• Mother Nature's reminding us that it's still winter. Time to dust off your snow shovel and make sure you've got som… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-02-2019 01:00 via twitter.com
  Mother Nature's reminding us that it's still winter. Time to dust off your snow shovel and make sure you've got som… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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