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• Deported B.C. man who came to Canada as a baby granted chance at return

  17-02-2019 23:10 via vancouversun.com
  A British Columbia man who was deported at 59 despite living in Canada since he was seven months old has won a shot at returning home.
  A federal court has granted Len Van Heest a judicial review of his permanent and temporary residency applications.
  Van Heest was deported to the Netherlands in 2017, and court documents say he has been living in a shelter where he can’t communicate with anyone because he doesn’t speak the language.
  They say he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 16
  
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• It’s very icy on the trails today #NorthVan. Stay safe, be prepared, and if anyone needs help we are here for you 24/7! Just call 911 Not sure where you are? The first in truck will contact you. Drop a pin or get your location from the compass on y

  17-02-2019 22:40 via twitter.com
  It’s very icy on the trails today #NorthVan. Stay safe, be prepared, and if anyone needs help we are here for you 24/7! Just call 911Not sure where you are? The first in truck will contact you. Drop a pin or get your location from the compass on your phone.pic.twitter.com/0lrMw9neaM
  
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• 2019 Budget Bits. DYK this year’s financial plan includes $ for public amenities, transportation work, affordable h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-02-2019 21:00 via twitter.com
  2019 Budget Bits. DYK this year’s financial plan includes $ for public amenities, transportation work, affordable h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Convicted sex offender who fled B.C. arrested in Quebec

  17-02-2019 19:48 via vancouversun.com
  Joseph Davis, a convicted sex offender who failed to return to his Vancouver halfway house last week, has been arrested.
  Davis, 47, became the subject of a public police alert when he did not return to his halfway house on Feb. 11. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Davis and his image was shared with media and the public.
  On Sunday, Vancouver police announced he had been arrested in Quebec on Sunday morning.
  Related Canada-wide warrant: Sex offender fails to return to Vancouver halfway hou
  
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• Family Day 2019 in Vancouver: What's open and closed

  17-02-2019 19:26 via vancouversun.com
  Some people celebrate with their family, while others celebrate with their chosen family. Perhaps it’s just another day off for you or maybe you’re among those who keep the city moving.
  No matter how you choose to spend your Family Day, here’s a list of what’s open, closed or operating on a holiday schedule on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 in Vancouver.Shopping
  While smaller businesses will likely be closed or running shortened hours, Pacific Centre, Richmond Centre and Metr
  
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• B.C. budget prioritizes NDP's poverty, environment plans: finance minister

  17-02-2019 19:17 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister says the budget she tables Tuesday undertakes development of social, environmental and economic initiatives as other provinces across Canada implement cuts to programs and shifts to the right.
  Carole James says her budget builds on the minority New Democrat government’s goals of making life more affordable, improving services and ensuring a sustainable economy.
  “I see them as hand in hand,” said James in an interview. &
  
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• It's Family Day on Monday! Plenty of FREE and low cost family fun at your local Community Recreation Centres. See s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-02-2019 18:00 via twitter.com
  It's Family Day on Monday! Plenty of FREE and low cost family fun at your local Community Recreation Centres. See s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vancouver weather: Brisk and foggy but not for long

  17-02-2019 17:52 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Feb. 17, 2019 – Sunday’s weather is brisk early in the morning but will warm up to a high of 5, if you consider that warm.
  Fog patches in the morning will also clear quickly, while the evening will see winds of up to 15 kilometres an hour and a wind chill of minus 6 overnight.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Fog patches dissipate early, high of plus 5.
  Tonight: Clear. Wind up to 15 kilometre an hour, low of minus 2. Wind chill of minus 6 overnight.
  Tomorrow: Increasin
  
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• Police probe Vancouver collision that killed one on Saturday

  17-02-2019 17:38 via vancouversun.com
  One man is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Vancouver on Saturday evening.
  According to police, a southbound car carrying three people collided with a second car at Cambie and West 57th around 11 p.m. on Saturday. The southbound car then crashed into a utility pole.
  Firefighters were able to pull the trio from the car and they were rushed to hospital where the driver, a man in his 20s, was declared dead. The two passengers remain in hospital in serious condition.
  The occupants in the second
  
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• No Barkley Marathons in 2019 for North Vancouver's Gary Robbins - CBC.ca

  17-02-2019 17:00
  No Barkley Marathons in 2019 for North Vancouver's Gary Robbins  CBC.caThe ultramarathoner says he still plans to make a fourth attempt to finish one of the world's toughest and oddest races, but not this year due to injury.
  
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• Billionaire philanthropist Frank Giustra revels in his life of giving

  17-02-2019 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  In a private suite above a hockey rink, Frank Giustra is ignoring the puck and following the bobbing pink pompom of an eight-year-old named Nadette.
  Nadette loads her plate with sushi, chicken strips, nacho chips. She pauses, surveys the bounty available to her, then dumps a bag of popcorn over the whole thing.
  It’s her third trip to the buffet.
  “Look how she pours that popcorn over everything, like seasoning! It’s wonderful,” says Giustra.
  Nadette doesn’t speak Eng
  
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• Daniel Wood telling stories from the edge of the world

  17-02-2019 05:09 via vancouversun.com
  Over the past 40 years I’ve worked as an international journalist, often going to the world’s most remote places, talking with scientists, reindeer-herders, philosophers, artists, hard-working campesinos, and explorers. Then, writing about what I’ve learned. What compels me to travel is curiosity: what experiences, what epiphanies lie beyond the places where the familiar ends and mystery begins?
  What’s your favourite destination? 
  Choosing a favourite destination is,
  
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• The secret lives of salmon: Scientists to probe ailing Pacific stocks

  17-02-2019 02:44 via vancouversun.com
  Final preparations onboard the Russian research vessel Professor Kagonovsky were made Saturday at Ballantyne Pier in Vancouver as it prepares to embark on the International Gulf of Alaska Expedition 2019.
  Twenty-one scientists from Russia, Canada, the United States, Japan and South Korea have taken residence on the Russian research ship MV Professor Kaganovsky for an unprecedented international expedition.
  The five-week voyage will probe the secret lives of five Pacific salmon species with
  
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• Billie Mitchell, matriarch of Vancouver skating community, dies at 103

  17-02-2019 01:19 via vancouversun.com
  Billie Mitchell, the “matriarch” of the Vancouver skating community, died Wednesday at the age of 103.
  The first female president of Skate Canada (formerly the Canadian Figure Skating Association) died peacefully in Vancouver surrounded by her family, said son-in-law Jack Zaleski.
  “She was a wonderful lady,” he said. “She was very driven to get things done.”
  Mitchell first became involved in the local figure skating community in 1949 when her son and daughter
  
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• Weekend house fire displaces North Vancouver family

  17-02-2019 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  "The family was very smart, they did what you are supposed to do."
  
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• Fire damages home in North Vancouver - North Shore News

  17-02-2019 00:05
  Fire damages home in North Vancouver  North Shore NewsDistrict of North Vancouver firefighters remove burnt materials from a home in the 4100 block of Ranger Crescent after responding shortly after noon on Saturday ...
  
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