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• China Airline flights between YVR, Taipei cancelled by pilots' strike

  10-02-2019 23:17 via vancouversun.com
  Those departing from the Vancouver airport on China Airlines should prepare for more cancellations, as a pilots’ strike at Taiwan’s flag carrier is expected to head into its fourth day Monday.
  Flight CI031 from YVR to Taipei, scheduled for Monday at 12:40 a.m., has been cancelled. It’s the second China Airlines flight departing Vancouver that has been cancelled so far. Two other inbound flights originating from Taipei were also cancelled over the weekend.
  YVR spokeswoman Zoe We
  
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• Update from the #DNVsnow team: Currently 6 trucks out clearing/salting priority #1 routes. Expecting accumulations… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-02-2019 23:15 via twitter.com
  Update from the #DNVsnow team: Currently 6 trucks out clearing/salting priority #1 routes. Expecting accumulations… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• B.C. money launderers more likely to be convicted in the U.S. than at home

  10-02-2019 22:38 via vancouversun.com
  Over the past decade, more than a dozen B.C. residents have been charged and convicted in the United States of money laundering.
  Canadians have faced more justice south of the border for cleaning illicit profits than they have at home, including Ariel Savein, who was moving cash for a Mexican cartel, and Omid Mashinchi, who pleaded guilty last year in Boston to laundering B.C. drug money,
  Police experts say that sometimes it’s more effective to turn over evidence they have collected in Can
  
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• Dying with assisted dignity: 25 years ago, Sue Rodriguez led the way for assisted suicide

  10-02-2019 22:36 via vancouversun.com
  Until Sue Rodriguez came along, no Canadian had made the private act of dying so public.
  The woman from North Saanich became a household name across Canada for her fight to die with dignity. Diagnosed with an incurable degenerative motor neuron disease that eventually paralyzes the body, she wanted to have the right to choose a doctor to help her end her life before that happened.
  Tuesday marks the 25th anniversary of her death.
  One of the people with Rodriguez throughout her fight to change the
  
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• Post-storm cleanup, repair underway at Horseshoe Bay on Sunday

  10-02-2019 21:57 via vancouversun.com
  It was a messy and windy weekend for B.C.’s South Coast, but cleanup and repair work is underway.
  Winds reached up to 70 km/h Saturday in parts of Metro Vancouver, but by Sunday the storm had died down. A special weather statement, however, remained in effect, with a weaker winter storm set to hit the region late Sunday.
  At Horseshoe Bay, a  number of boats were battered and washed ashore due to the wind storm Saturday, while the Sewell’s Marina barge capsized. As a result, a nu
  
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• North Shore and Lions Bay rescuers rescue two people trapped overnight

  10-02-2019 21:49 via vancouversun.com
  Two people have been rescued after being trapped Saturday overnight in the cold near Lions Bay.
  Rescuers with North Shore Rescue were asked to assist the Lions Bay Search and Rescue early Sunday, according to updates. Two individuals had become stuck overnight in “steep, icy terrain near Lions Bay” and required a longline extraction rescue.Within four hours of responding, NSR members had reached the two individuals and were able to safely pull them out of the field via longline helic
  
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• Videos: Rescues at Paris Blaze - Fire Fighter Nationhttps://www.firefighternation.com/articles/2019/02/videos-rescues-at-paris-blaze.html …

  10-02-2019 20:27 via twitter.com
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• Videos: Rescues at Paris Blaze - Fire Fighter Nation firefighternation.com/articles/2019/…

  10-02-2019 20:27 via twitter.com
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• Side Dishes: Big night for beer and popcorn

  10-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Bells and Whistles in Fraserhood does Big Night celebrating the 91st annual Academy Awards broadcast on Feb. 24, at 4:30 p.m. The $10 tickets will get you popcorn, paparazzi photo, prizes for best-dressed guests, and advance voting ballot for the Oscars (winner takes half the pot and the remainder goes to B.C. Hospitality Foundation).
  This kicks off Bells and Whistles’ Sunday night movie series. Next up, Point Break on March 3, at 9 p.m. Of course, there’s lots of beer on tap an
  
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• Seven things to do in the Lower Mainland, Feb. 15 to 21: Coastal Dance Festival, Bobby McFerrin, and more

  10-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  12th Annual Coastal Dance Festival
  When: Feb. 20-24
  Where: Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., New Westminster
  Tickets and info: From $25, at anvilcentre.com
  Dancers of Damelahamid (pictured) brings back its annual celebration of Indigenous stories, song and dance from across Canada and beyond with a new name this year. Formerly the Coastal First Nations Dance Festival, the event is now the Coastal Dance Festival and includes highlights such as Mînowin, a new National Arts Centre commiss
  
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• Nutrition an important component of training for Sun Run

  10-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  When training for a long-distance run, the best way to eat less is to eat more.
  “Make sure you’re eating regularly throughout the day,” says registered dietitian Melissa Kazan. “You should snack before heading out, and not run on an empty stomach because you will have poor control of portions later.”
  It’s a common mistake that people who are trying to lose weight while training for a 10K run like the Vancouver Sun Run on April 14, she said.
  “You have to
  
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• Vancouver weather: Snow one knows how much snow we'll get

  10-02-2019 18:21 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Feb. 10, 2019 – Sunday’s weather is chilly but don’t start complaining yet.
  There’s another storm warning in effect and it looks like snow is in the forecast all week. According to Environment Canada’s latest special weather statement, a winter storm – albeit lighter than the one seen on Friday – is set to hit the B.C. South Coast today.
  Up to 10 centimetres of snow is possible for Vancouver Island and lesser amounts for the Lower Mainla
  
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• Cannabis co-ops seek to bring small producers into legal market

  10-02-2019 17:40 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia may be famous for its bud but some say Canada’s new marijuana legalization framework is excluding the small producers with established know-how.
  A movement is growing in the province to address that problem with a common idea: cannabis co-operatives.
  “Some may argue we’ve lost our place to either Ontario or Alberta based on the number of licensed producers based out of those provinces,” said Barinder Rasode, CEO and co-founder or Grow Tech Labs, a cannabi
  
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• North Shore and Lions Bay rescuers rescue two people trapped overnight - Vancouver Sun

  10-02-2019 09:00
  North Shore and Lions Bay rescuers rescue two people trapped overnight  Vancouver SunRescuers with North Shore Rescue were asked to assist the Lions Bay Search and Rescue early Sunday around 5:30 a.m., according to NSR spokesman Mike ...
  
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• Port Alberni ticket wins Saturday's $5-million Lotto 6/49 jackpot

  10-02-2019 08:49 via vancouversun.com
  The $5-million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 6/49 draw was won by a ticket holder in Port Alberni, B.C.
  A Surrey ticket also took in more than $60,000 for matching five of six numbers plus the bonus.
  The draw’s guaranteed $1-million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in the Prairies.
  The jackpot for the next Lotto 6/49 draw on Feb. 13 will again be about $5 million.
  
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• RCMP officer hit by motorcycle in North Vancouver - CTV News

  10-02-2019 04:28
  RCMP officer hit by motorcycle in North Vancouver  CTV NewsPolice say the bike slowed down for a traffic stop, then sped up, knocking an officer to the ground.
  
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• B.C. Hydro crews continue to work as windstorm causes widespread power outages

  10-02-2019 04:17 via vancouversun.com
  Arctic winds slapped the South Coast Friday evening and Saturday, causing thousands to lose power and dozens of ferry cancellations.
  As of Saturday evening, there were still about 27,000 Hydro customers in the Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island without power because of the high winds. At the peak of the windstorm, some 74,000 customers were in the dark.
  B.C. Hydro spokesman Kevin Aquino said the hardest-hit areas are Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission, Victoria, Duncan and the sout
  
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• RCMP officer injured by hit and run motorcyclist bit.ly/2RQwuvJ #NorthVancouver https://t.co/brbNxmK82d

  10-02-2019 03:49 via twitter.com
  
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• Bassey leads W. Kentucky past North Texas 62-59 - Vancouver Sun

  10-02-2019 02:38
  Bassey leads W. Kentucky past North Texas 62-59  Vancouver SunDENTON, Texas — Charles Bassey had 18 points and four blocks as W. Kentucky held off North Texas 62-59 on Saturday.Taveion Hollingsworth had 14 points ...
  
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• Shahid leads North Dakota St. past Denver 81-71 - Vancouver Sun

  10-02-2019 02:29
  Shahid leads North Dakota St. past Denver 81-71  Vancouver SunFARGO, N.D. — Vinnie Shahid had 27 points as North Dakota State got past Denver 81-71 on Saturday.Shahid shot 11 for 12 from the foul line. He added seven ...
  
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• Hikers, dogs rescued from Vancouver Island mountain amid winter storm - North Island Gazette

  10-02-2019 02:27
  Hikers, dogs rescued from Vancouver Island mountain amid winter storm  North Island GazetteComox Valley Ground Search and Rescue was called out to Strathcona Park in the midst of Friday's winter storm, to rescue a group of stranded hikers.
  
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• Daum lifts South Dakota State over North Dakota 80-55 - Vancouver Sun

  10-02-2019 02:22
  Daum lifts South Dakota State over North Dakota 80-55  Vancouver SunBROOKINGS, S.D. — Mike Daum had 29 points and 20 rebounds as South Dakota State won its ninth consecutive game, routing North Dakota 80-55 on ...
  
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• B.C. businessman on a 'baseball mission' to bring gear to kids in Latin America

  10-02-2019 02:14 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. businessman is collecting baseball equipment to hand out to kids in Cuba and the Dominican Republic who want to play the beautiful game.
  Contractor and baseball enthusiast Brian Finnie began travelling to Latin America for business about 10 years ago, but the trips soon took a humanitarian turn when he realized his favourite game was not well supported.
  “Baseball is a joy — for the kids (and) for their families,” he told Postmedia News on Thursday. “It’s the
  
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• RCMP seize more than 100 weapons from Campbell River home

  10-02-2019 01:47 via vancouversun.com
  Mounties in Campbell River say they have seized more than 100 weapons from the home of a man who pointed a pistol at an off-duty officer.
  Tony Gillis Green, 55, faces numerous charges after police launched a four-day search of his Vancouver Island home and removed three pickup truckloads of guns, ammunition and prohibited devices, Campbell River RCMP Cpl. Ron Vlooswyk said in a news release.
  Green was arrested Jan. 28. An off-duty RCMP officer was in Beaver Lodge Forest Lands riding a bike that
  
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• Measles case confirmed in Vancouver, not linked to Washington outbreak

  10-02-2019 01:31 via vancouversun.com
  Health authorities have confirmed a case of measles in Vancouver.
  The patient, a Vancouver resident, was diagnosed on Thursday as having the virus, but the period during which it is considered infectious has since passed, said Shaf Hussain, a spokesman for Vancouver Coastal Health. The patient is receiving care.
  The health authority last released a measles alert in September, when a person who was infected attended the Skookum Festival.
  The latest case is not believed to be linked to a
  
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• Horchler leads North Florida past North Alabama 82-73 - Vancouver Sun

  10-02-2019 00:56
  Horchler leads North Florida past North Alabama 82-73  Vancouver SunFLORENCE, Ala. — Noah Horchler had a career-high 32 points as North Florida defeated North Alabama 82-73 on Saturday.Ivan Gandia-Rosa had 16 points, ...
  
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• Newly discovered insect found in Vancouver Island caves could be a survivor from ice age

  10-02-2019 00:06 via vancouversun.com
  Scientists say a newly discovered cave-dwelling species of insect found on Vancouver Island could be a survivor from the last ice age.
  Named Haplocampa wagnelli, the arthropod found in a cave near Port Alberni is about three to four millimetres long, with six legs and no eyes.
  A study published in journal Subterranean Biology on Tuesday says it may represent one of the most northerly cave-dwelling species.
  Lead author Alberto Sendra says it may have adapted to surviving under the ice sheet to av
  
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