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• Province to aerial spray for gypsy moths over Fraser Heights in Surrey in April

  18-02-2019 23:37 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government is stepping up its attack on a potentially dangerous pest living in a corner of Surrey, which it worries could wipe out orchards, farms and trees in the province if left untreated.
  The gypsy moth has stubbornly remained in the northwest corner of the Fraser Heights neighbourhood in Surrey, despite the hand application of pesticide at ground level over the past two years.
  A single gypsy moth in its voracious caterpillar stage can chew through 1,000 sq. cm of foliage a day, the
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: ICBC trial strategy slammed

  18-02-2019 23:28 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. Supreme Court judge has hammered ICBC’s litigation strategy, pouring accelerant on the “dumpster fire” brawl between Attorney-General David Eby and B.C. lawyers..
  “This is the type of case that was ripe for settlement, as demonstrated by the small difference between the plaintiff’s offer and the award made,” Justice Neena Sharma fumed in an oral decision Jan. 23 published only lastweek.
  She was angry the insurance giant went to trial on a case
  
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• North Shore Rescue search for two hikers possibly buried in avalanche

  18-02-2019 21:42 via vancouversun.com
  North Shore Rescue is responding to Mount Seymour on Monday to rescue two hikers who may have been caught up in an avalanche.
  According to North Vancouver RCMP, a distress call was received Monday from two hikers in a remote area between Runners Peak and Mount Elsay in Mount Seymour Provincial Park.
  “It has been learned that two overnight hikers in that area were possibly caught up in an avalanche,” said police in a 11:30 a.m. Twitter update. “It’s unknown the condition o
  
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• Long weekend = changes to garbage/recycling collection days. Check your #CityCollect app or download it:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-02-2019 21:01 via twitter.com
  Long weekend = changes to garbage/recycling collection days. Check your #CityCollect app or download it:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh calls for public inquiry over SNC-Lavalin affair

  18-02-2019 20:48 via vancouversun.com
  Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says a public inquiry is necessary in the scandal involving engineering giant SNC-Lavalin and Canada’s former justice minister.
  Singh said while campaigning in Burnaby today that serious questions need to be answered about the scandal that cuts to the heart of Canada’s democracy.
  Vancouver-Granville member of Parliament Jody Wilson-Raybould resigned from cabinet last week, days after a report that says she was pressured to help SNC-Lavalin avoid crimi
  
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• Surrey RCMP seek witnesses following banquet hall stabbing on Friday

  18-02-2019 20:25 via vancouversun.com
  Police are seeking witnesses and information into a stabbing that took place at a Surrey banquet hall on Friday.
  Around 10 p.m. on Friday, Surrey RCMP were called to the 8100-block of 128 Street where they found a 20-year-old man who had been stabbed while attending an event at a banquet hall.
  The man was rushed to hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
  According to police, there were “hundreds of people” attending the event at the time. Investigators are now asking witnesses or
  
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• Vancouver police seek more witnesses, dash-cam video in deadly crash - North Shore News

  18-02-2019 20:15
  Vancouver police seek more witnesses, dash-cam video in deadly crash  North Shore NewsVancouver police are looking for the driver of an orange Volkswagen Beetle and believe the person may have important details about a crash that killed one ...
  
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• Update: Tuesday search called off for missing man near Mount Seymour

  18-02-2019 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  North Shore Rescue (NSR) crews have been called to a remote area between Runners Peak and Mount Elsay, which is north of Mount Seymour.
  
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• Hiker rescued after being caught in avalanche near Mount Seymour, 1 still missing

  18-02-2019 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  North Shore Rescue (NSR) crews have been called to a remote area between Runners Peak and Mount Elsay, which is north of Mount Seymour.
  
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• 2 hikers possibly caught up in avalanche near Mount Seymour

  18-02-2019 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  North Shore Rescue (NSR) crews have been called to a remote area between Runners Peak and Mount Elsay, which is north of Mount Seymour.
  
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• 2 hikers caught up in avalanche near Mount Seymour, 1 missing

  18-02-2019 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  North Shore Rescue (NSR) crews have been called to a remote area between Runners Peak and Mount Elsay, which is north of Mount Seymour.
  
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• Kasey Wilson: Californian food to celebrate Vancouver wine fest

  18-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  California is home to the only U.S. regional cuisine that’s named for a state. The foundation was laid in the mid-1970s when Robert Mondavi made the Great Chefs of France Cooking School part of his Napa Valley winery.
  Mondavi figured that the school, created by Billy Cross and Chef Michael James, would help his wines win the respect they deserved. He was right, and the food at the winery rivalled the best Napa restaurants.
  Fast forward more than four decades and California is the theme reg
  
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• Eight days to make a short film puts the crazy in Crazy8s

  18-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Crazy8s Gala Screening
  When: Feb. 23, 7 p.m.
  Where: The Centre, 777 Homer St.
  Tickets and info: $35, crazy8s.film Two decades ago members of the Director’s Guild of Canada’s B.C. office decided to hold a short film contest.
  Twenty years later, the 2019 Crazy8s short film festival received over 200 submissions from filmmakers hoping to be one of the six finalists handed $1000 and given eight days to make a short film. These films are then spotlighted in the annual
  
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• Vancouver police seek dashboard camera footage in fatal collision

  18-02-2019 19:37 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police are hoping drivers with dashboard camera footage around the time and area of a fatal crash last Saturday will come forward.
  Around 11 p.m. on Saturday, a newer white four-door Hyundai Elantra carrying three people was southbound on Cambie Street when it collided with a dark Acura SUV at West 57th Avenue.
  The 26-year-old driver of the Elantra lost control and the vehicle crashed into a utility pole. The driver was killed instantly, while the other two passengers, a 25-year-old ma
  
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• Homicide investigation underway after man dies in Surrey

  18-02-2019 19:20 via vancouversun.com
  Homicide police are investigating after a 60-year-old man died in Surrey on Sunday afternoon following a possible assault.
  The death is not believed to be gang-related.
  Around 2:15 p.m. Sunday, Surrey RCMP were called to an apartment complex in the 13300-block of 105 Avenue for the report of an assault. Officers who attended the scene found a man suffering from injuries consistent with foul play.
  He was rushed to hospital but died from his injuries. No details were released about how the injurie
  
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• More snow on the way for Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley on Tuesday

  18-02-2019 19:09 via vancouversun.com
  More snow? How delightful.
  A special weather statement calling for more snow has been issued for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
  Environment Canada issued the note on Monday morning, warning of up to 5 centimetres of snow in some areas of Metro Vancouver, while the valley could see up to 10 centimetres.
  “A frontal system will cross the south coast on Tuesday,” the statement read. “Snow will begin Tuesday morning and may catch the tail-end of the morning commute.”
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• B.C. Family Day 2019 in Vancouver: What's open and closed

  18-02-2019 18:30 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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• Canada-wide arrest warrant issued for 'violent' Prince George man

  18-02-2019 18:13 via vancouversun.com
  Police are asking the public to be on the lookout after a country-wide arrest warrant was issued for a “violent” Prince George man.
  The warrant for being unlawfully at large was issued after Tal Kalum LaRivere failed to meet his court-imposed curfew on Feb. 2. He has not been heard from or seen since, and has not returned to his designated residence in Prince George.
  Prince George RCMP have now issued a public warning, asking people to help locate the 31-year-old.
  LaRiviere is descri
  
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• Vancouver duo faced health scare while making Oscar-nominated 'Animal Behaviour' - The North Bay Nugget

  18-02-2019 18:10
  Vancouver duo faced health scare while making Oscar-nominated 'Animal Behaviour'  The North Bay NuggetAlison Snowden and David Fine had almost finished their now-Oscar-nominated animated short “Animal Behaviour” when hit by a health crisis.
  
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• Vancouver duo faced health scare while making Oscar-nominated 'Animal Behaviour'

  18-02-2019 18:06 via vancouversun.com
  TORONTO — Husband-and-wife filmmakers Alison Snowden and David Fine had almost finished their now-Oscar-nominated animated short “Animal Behaviour” when a health crisis sent them into a tailspin.
  Snowden had contracted a virus that developed into a life-threatening lung infection and needed to undergo risky surgery in their home city of Vancouver in 2017.
  The rare respiratory illness “ended up with me needing a double lung transplant,” Snowden recalled in a recent i
  
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• Happy Family Day! City Hall is closed today. We're spending time with family. We'll reopen at 8:30am tomorrow.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-02-2019 18:01 via twitter.com
  Happy Family Day! City Hall is closed today. We're spending time with family. We'll reopen at 8:30am tomorrow.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vancouver police seek help locating missing man with dementia

  18-02-2019 17:49 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police are asking the public to help find a man with dementia who has gone missing.
  Glen McKim, 67, was last seen at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Granville island area. He deals with a number of medical issues including dementia.
  Police describe McKim as a white man, about 5-foot-8 with a medium build and balding salt-and-pepper hair. When he was last seen, he was wearing a grey jacket over a grey shirt with black pants.
  Anyone who recognizes McKim is asked to contact 911 and stay with him
  
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• Vancouver duo faced health scare while making Oscar-nominated 'Animal Behaviour' - North Shore News

  18-02-2019 17:35
  Vancouver duo faced health scare while making Oscar-nominated 'Animal Behaviour'  North Shore NewsTORONTO — Husband-and-wife filmmakers Alison Snowden and David Fine had almost finished their now-Oscar-nominated animated short "Animal ...
  
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• Vancouver weather: Possible flurries for Family Day

  18-02-2019 17:01 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Feb. 18, 2019 – Just when you thought you were done with the snow, Monday’s weather promises a chance of flurries or, if we’re lucky, it’ll just be rain showers.
  Family Day will see temperatures stay above freezing during the day but it does drop down to zero later, allowing for a chance of flurries in the evening. That continues into Tuesday with a possibility of up to 4 centimetres of snow at higher terrain.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Cloudy, high o
  
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• Tea time in Sri Lanka: Take a train ride through the plantations

  18-02-2019 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  At every station, people board the rickety timber train, and wander through the carriages selling mango slices, parcels of rice and curry, oranges, spiced chickpeas and lottery tickets. Passengers hang outside the open doorways and when the train goes through the tunnels, the children shriek with delight. I’m travelling east from Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, into the picturesque highlands and from the train windows; the dominant colour is a vivid green as far as the eye can see.
  Lush
  
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• Vancouver measles outbreak prompts vaccine vigilance on Island - North Island Gazette

  18-02-2019 09:00
  Vancouver measles outbreak prompts vaccine vigilance on Island  North Island GazetteA number of cases of measles have been confirmed in B.C., and while, so far, none have been found on the Island, health authorities are urging residents to ...
  
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• Pedestrian in hospital with serious injuries following collision in Abbotsford

  18-02-2019 00:34 via vancouversun.com
  A man is in hospital with serious injuries following a collision in Abbotsford on Sunday.
  According to Abbotsford police, the collision took place around 10 a.m. at the intersection of Montrose and Essendene avenues.
  A male pedestrian was taken to hospital with what police said were serious injuries. A boy was also involved in the collision but sustained only minor injuries and did not require hospitalization.
  UPDATE: the intersection of Montrose and Essenden has now re-opened.Thank you for your
  
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