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• Vancouver Aquarium wants your help to name a baby killer whale - North Island Gazette

  22-02-2019 23:05
  Vancouver Aquarium wants your help to name a baby killer whale  North Island GazetteThe public helped name Springer's first calf, Spirit, and is being asked to help with the second.
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium wants your help to name a baby killer whale - North Delta Reporter

  22-02-2019 23:03
  Vancouver Aquarium wants your help to name a baby killer whale  North Delta ReporterThe public helped name Springer's first calf, Spirit, and is being asked to help with the second.
  
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• North Vancouver table tennis player wins three medals at Canada Games - North Shore News

  22-02-2019 22:38
  North Vancouver table tennis player wins three medals at Canada Games  North Shore NewsNorth Vancouver's Steve Wang is coming home from the Canada Winter Games with three medals after a smashing week of action in table tennis. Wang scored ...
  
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• B.C. government reverses course on coastal ferry cuts, holds fares

  22-02-2019 22:13 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has announced the restoration of 10 ferry routes that were chopped in a cost-saving measure in 2014.
  Transportation Minister Claire Trevena says for years people living in coastal communities have seen fares rise while services were cut, making it difficult for residents to get around.
  The minister says the government has “turned the ship around,” first by rolling back ferry fares on the small coastal routes and now by reversing servic
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Jagmeet Singh's fate rests on voters and NDP members believing that he deserves a chance

  22-02-2019 22:12 via vancouversun.com
  The only candidate who lives in Burnaby South and is able to vote in Monday’s federal byelection is the guy who has come the longest way to contest it, and has the most to prove and the most to lose.
  Despite a history as an NDP stronghold with decades of the party’s federal and municipal politicians in control, Burnaby South is far from a safe bet for NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.
  His path to a win got harder when the Liberals’ first candidate resigned over racist remarks and the p
  
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• Two Burnaby residents pay $4.8 million in penalties to BCSC in Ponzi scheme fraud

  22-02-2019 21:44 via vancouversun.com
  Two Burnaby residents have paid the British Columbia Securities Commission $4.8 million in administrative penalties over defrauding investors in a Ponzi scheme.
  Hundreds of people lost their investments in Bossteam E-commerce Inc., which described itself as an online advertising business. Its website allowed advertisers to post links to their own webpages.
  The BCSC distributed $6.5 million to 464 investors with validated claims, including their losses plus an interest of five per cent.
  The penal
  
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• Bulls & Bears: It's good to be the CFL these days

  22-02-2019 21:41 via vancouversun.com
  Bulls of the Week
  The NBA basked in the glow of a truly entertaining all-star game Sunday in Charlotte, the San Diego Padres surprised the baseball world with the acquisition of marquee free agent Manny Machado and the Calgary Flames continued to stake their claim to Stanley Cup contender status as Canada’s top-ranked NHL team heading into the trade deadline Monday.
  Yet north of the border, it was the Canadian Football League that once again had a bullish week in the business of sport.
  It&
  
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• LIVE: Snow causing transit delays, longer waits on SkyTrain

  22-02-2019 21:39 via vancouversun.com
  With snow falling in Metro Vancouver, TransLink says commuters will be dealing with longer lines and crowded trains this morning.
  The transit authority says SkyTrain service will be less frequent as each train must be staffed.
  “In anticipation of snow build up impacting the SkyTrain track intrusion system and causing delays we have taken necessary precautions and turned off the intrusion system. We have redeployed SkyTrain Attendants from station platforms to staff all trains,” Trans
  
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• Metro Vancouver home values to drop this year, but recover in 2021: poll

  22-02-2019 21:16
  
  Overall real estate market downturn will be relatively short-lived, according to Reuters poll of market analysts, while other experts predict no improvement in affordability
  
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• B.C. municipalities may need to make stronger commitments for major transit projects

  22-02-2019 21:14 via vancouversun.com
  The chair of the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation says TransLink will likely require municipalities to make “firm commitments” to major transit projects being constructed in their communities in the future.
  The change comes on the heels of the City of Surrey’s decision to halt work on a long-planned light-rail project and embark on a SkyTrain to Langley, based on a campaign promise made by Mayor Doug McCallum and his Safe Surrey Coalition.
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• Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival 2019 to feature Feist, Lord Huron, Dan Mangan and more

  22-02-2019 20:57 via vancouversun.com
  Burnaby Blues + Roots FestivalWhere: Deer Lake ParkWhen: August 10, 2019Tickets: from $50 plus service charge at ticketmaster.com (children under 12 free)It was ‘The night we met’ and  ‘If you forgot it (in People)’, you might have been a ‘Fool for waiting’…
  The Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival, produced by the City of Burnaby and Live Nation Canada, is marking its 20th year with an exciting line up featuring Feist, Lord Huron, Dan Mangan, The War an
  
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• Kelowna budget carrier Flair Airlines calls abrupt halt to some U.S. routes

  22-02-2019 20:53 via vancouversun.com
  KELOWNA — Flair Airlines has suspended several flight routes to Florida and California just months after expanding service to U.S. destinations.
  Citing “disappointing load factors,” the ultra-low-cost carrier based in Kelowna, called an abrupt halt to service from Edmonton, Winnipeg and Toronto to destinations including Miami, Tampa Bay and Palm Springs.
  The suspensions are effective this Thursday and come barely two months after the airline announced the new routes in a cutthr
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Former Bacon associate testifies against him

  22-02-2019 20:43 via vancouversun.com
  The first of two former associates of Jamie Bacon has taken the stand against him. The man, who can only be identified as AB, said he was a good friend of Bacon’s, as well as a business partner in the drug trade.
  Here’s my story:Former associate of Jamie Bacon describes murder plotKIM BOLANWhen Jamie Bacon drew his finger across his throat after giving a hand signal for his pal Dennis Karbovanec, his former drug trafficking associate says he knew what Bacon wanted done.
  The associate
  
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• Rent-to-own helps condo buyers on the pathway to ownership

  22-02-2019 20:27
  
  A unique rent-to-own plan for a new condo development in Port Moody will allow 30 local buyers to rent their unit for two years, with the money going towards their downpayment
  
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• Man prevents boys from falling through ice on Coquitlam lake

  22-02-2019 19:04 via vancouversun.com
  RCMP in Coquitlam say a Good Samaritan saved two young boys from falling through thin ice on a local lake.
  RCMP said they are impressed with the 55-year-old man’s “heroic action” after he saved the lives of the 10-year-old boys. Though police have provided little detail about what happened, the man was able to stop the boys from falling through ice on a small community lake near River Springs, according to a Thursday news release.
  It is unclear when the rescue happened. Coquitl
  
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• National Energy Board says Trans Mountain pipeline project should be approved

  22-02-2019 19:02 via vancouversun.com
  The National Energy Board delivered its reconsideration report to the federal government Friday with an overall recommendation that the Trans Mountain Expansion Project is in the Canadian public interest and should be approved.
  The $9.3-billion pipeline expansion would twin the existing 1,150-kilometre pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby, built in 1953, and nearly triple capacity. Tanker traffic from the Burnaby terminal on the Burrard Inlet is estimated to increase from 60 tankers a year to more
  
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• Douglas Todd: The trouble with ‘friendly dictators’ and Canada's whip system

  22-02-2019 18:30 via vancouversun.com
  Sometimes I’m not convinced Canadians are particularly committed to democracy.
  We think we are, though. Especially in contrast to our powerful neighbour to the south, whose polarized politics both entertains and outrages us.
  But there is an argument to be made that the U.S. — as well as Britain, Australia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, and a host of other advanced nations — have political systems that are more democratic, accountable and transparent than those in Ottawa and the prov
  
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• More court challenges expected over new Trans Mountain Pipeline decision

  22-02-2019 18:17 via vancouversun.com
  Even before the National Energy Board delivers its answer Friday on its reconsideration of the $9.3-billion Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, opponents say there is likely to be more court challenges of any decision.
  Last fall, several First Nations, including the Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish, as well as environmentalists and municipal leaders, said the expedited re-examination of marine traffic effects of the project, including on killer whales, was inadequate and could create grounds for anoth
  
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• B.C. SPCA launches campaign against use of shock collars

  22-02-2019 17:03 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. SPCA is asking dog owners to take a pledge not to use shock collars as a training tool for their dogs.
  The collars, also known as electronic collars or e-collars, allow owners to use electric pulses via a remote to correct their dog’s behaviour.
  “We know that some dog owners turn to aversive training tools, such as electronic collars, out of a genuine desire to keep their pet safe,” said Dr. Karen van Haaften, senior manager of behaviour and welfare for the B.C. SPCA a
  
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• Town Talk: Chinese community raises $4.1 million for Children's Hospital

  22-02-2019 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  ANOTHER RECORD: First-time co-chairs Carman Chan, Isabel Hsieh and Pao Yao Koo hit a home run when the Chinese community’s 24th annual For Children We Care gala reportedly raised a record $4.1 million. That will go toward a $14-million campaign for relocating the development-and-rehabilitation Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children to the B.C. Children’s Hospital’s main campus.
  Carman Chan, Isabel Hsieh and Pao Yao Koo chaired a Versailles-themed gala to reportedly raise $4.1 mi
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Here come the 7's

  22-02-2019 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Rugby Sevens are coming. Look out and get ready to have fun.
  The Sevens, as they are affectionately known, are a hot sports entertainment property. The game is a shortened and intense version of rugby. While the Sevens look like rugby, that’s because there are players attempting to move the ball down the field and across the goal-line, using the same rules as the full blown game on the same field. But that’s where the comparison ends.
  The Sevens condense every
  
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• Snow expected to cause delays, longer waits on SkyTrain

  22-02-2019 15:56 via vancouversun.com
  With snow falling in Metro Vancouver, TransLink says commuters will be dealing with longer lines and crowded trains this morning.
  The transit authority says SkyTrain service will be less frequent as each train must be staffed.
  “In anticipation of snow build up impacting the SkyTrain track intrusion system and causing delays we have taken necessary precautions and turned off the intrusion system. We have redeployed SkyTrain Attendants from station platforms to staff all trains,” Trans
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you support a proposal to sell "clean" heroin to reduce opioid deaths?

  22-02-2019 15:47 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Centre on Substance Use  is proposing a policy to sell legally regulated heroin as part of an urgent response to reduce opioid overdose deaths from street drugs tainted by fentanyl, “disrupt” profits for drug dealers from organized crime gangs, eliminate an avenue for money laundering and thereby make housing more affordable.
  The report, titled “Heroin Compassion Clubs: A Co-operative Model to Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths and Disrupt Organized Crime’s Role
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Brace for another dump of snow

  22-02-2019 15:11 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. –  A snowfall warning is in effect for Metro Vancouver.
  Environment Canada says a frontal system sliding down the south coast on Friday will bring with it as much as 5-10 centimetres of snow with higher amounts expected for the North Shore and higher elevations.
  The snowfall is expected to be heaviest in the morning and then taper off in the afternoon. The weather agency says we will hit a high of four degrees and we can expect the snow to turn to showers later this af
  
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• Australian woman killed in avalanche while snowboarding in Whistler

  22-02-2019 14:54 via vancouversun.com
  WHISTLER — A 42-year-old woman from Australia has been killed in an avalanche while snowboarding in Whistler.
  A statement from the Whistler Blackcomb resort says she was taken to the Whistler Health Care Centre, where she was pronounced dead late Thursday afternoon.
  The resort says the woman was found after the Whistler Blackcomb Ski Patrol responded to a “snowboarder incident” in the closed terrain over Lakeside Bowl, which triggered an avalanche.
  It did not say what was the n
  
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• Jagmeet Singh's fate rests on voters and NDP members believing that he deserves a chance

  22-02-2019 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  The only candidate who lives in Burnaby South and is able to vote in Monday’s federal byelection is the guy who has come the longest way to contest it, and has the most to prove and the most to lose.
  Despite a history as an NDP stronghold with decades of the party’s federal and municipal politicians in control, Burnaby South is far from a safe bet for NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.
  His path to a win got harder when the Liberals’ first candidate resigned over racist remarks and the p
  
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• Combination housing, withdrawal management centre gets rezoning nod in Vancouver - North Shore News

  22-02-2019 09:00
  Combination housing, withdrawal management centre gets rezoning nod in Vancouver  North Shore NewsVANCOUVER — City councillors in Vancouver have approved rezoning for what is described as a state-of-the-art social housing and withdrawal management ...
  
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• Arizona Coyotes post 3-2 overtime win over Vancouver Canucks - North Shore News

  22-02-2019 06:44
  Arizona Coyotes post 3-2 overtime win over Vancouver Canucks  North Shore NewsVANCOUVER — Troy Stetcher knows Thursday night wasn't a pleasant experience for many Vancouver Canucks fans.Vancouver was hosting the Arizona ...
  
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• Dan Fumano: Property values and implications for Vancouver's city-wide plan

  22-02-2019 06:00 via vancouversun.com
  For a while, land values in Vancouver seemed to go in only one direction: up, up, up.
  But this year marked the first time in years that big parts of the city saw drops in their assessed property values. At the same time, other areas continued to see significant increases.
  And now, a deeper dive into the numbers provides some important lessons as Vancouver prepares to embark on a massive undertaking: a city-wide plan.
  The decreases seen by some Vancouver properties, particularly at the higher end
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Horgan shows his cards on sharing gambling proceeds with First Nations

  22-02-2019 05:38 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The New Democrats this week announced “the largest agreement with First Nations in B.C. history,” a plan to divert hundreds of millions of dollars in gambling proceeds to Indigenous communities.
  The first $200-million instalment in the $3-billion, 25-year plan will be paid this spring to a First Nations partnership that will redistribute the money to member communities.
  All 203 of B.C.’s recognized First Nations are eligible for a share, though to collect they
  
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• Burnaby props expert got to vote for Sunday's Academy Awards

  22-02-2019 03:42 via vancouversun.com
  The cute little Burnaby house, 70-some years old, beer-bottle stucco on the exterior walls commonly found in the bungalows that popped up in the years after the Second World War, is a charming but modest home for a man who gets to vote on the most ostentatious contest on Earth.
  Jimmy Chow, a 45-year veteran of the film industry, is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, and thus got to vote in each category that will be announced at Sunday’s Oscars gala, one of more th
  
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• Farnworth says B.C. may open its own gun lab to ensure firearms prosecutions

  22-02-2019 03:34 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says he is “very, very concerned” about funding cuts at RCMP forensic labs that are preventing some illegal firearms seized by police from being analyzed.
  Postmedia has revealed over the last week that the two national RCMP labs that do forensic examinations of guns used in crimes don’t have the capacity to handle all the requests they are getting.
  And that means, in some cases, criminals caught with illegal firearms may not face any g
  
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• Vancouver doctors call for ‘heroin compassion clubs’ to reduce overdose deaths

  22-02-2019 03:15
  
  The BC Centre on Substance Use called Thursday for the opening of 'heroin compassion clubs' to allow drug users to access medical grade heroin.
  
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• Andrew Wilkinson: The NDP's provincial budget means more taxes and less affordability

  22-02-2019 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Premier John Horgan wants you to think that everything is OK but it’s not. The 2019 NDP budget is built on a foundation of wishful thinking that ignores the realities of B.C.’s economy and the world around us.
  Horgan came to power two years ago on promises of $10-a-day daycare, a $400 renters’ subsidy and a general pledge to make life more affordable. Since then, he has introduced 19 new or increased taxes, gone back on his daycare and rental subsidy promises and done nothing t
  
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• Missing snowshoer found dead in avalanche debris on Vancouver's North Shore - The Chronicle Journal

  22-02-2019 02:23
  Missing snowshoer found dead in avalanche debris on Vancouver's North Shore  The Chronicle JournalVANCOUVER - Searchers discovered the body of a missing snowshoer in avalanche debris on Vancouver's North Shore on Wednesday, two days after he was ...
  
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• B.C. MLAs to hire judge to probe new allegations at legislature

  22-02-2019 02:20 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — MLAs from all parties overseeing the legislature agreed to release a new report into spending by Speaker Darryl Plecas on Thursday and hire a retired judge to probe more allegations of wrongdoing at the capital.
  NDP, Liberal and Green party house leaders said they will hire a retired judge to probe new allegations raised by Plecas.
  At the same time, Plecas has recused himself from future investigations.
  “The committee was under an incredibly difficult circumstance,”
  
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• Accused in Starbucks manslaughter case testifies

  22-02-2019 02:14 via vancouversun.com
  A woman accused in the slaying of a man inside a Burnaby Starbucks says that before the homicide the victim confronted her and threw a burning cigarette at her.
  Oldouz Pournouruz, 36, who has pleaded not guilty to the July 2017 manslaughter of Michael Page-Vincelli, 22, told a jury Thursday that she was confused and then afraid after the confrontation outside the coffee shop.
  The Crown’s theory is that following an argument between Pournouruz and Page-Vincelli in front of a bank in the Ken
  
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• Stabbed Delta cop who tackled knife-wielding man called hero by police chief

  22-02-2019 01:50 via vancouversun.com
  An off-duty police officer who was stabbed several times in the stomach while picking up his children outside a Delta elementary school is being called a hero by his police chief.
  “I want to acknowledge the quick thinking and the bravery of acting Sgt. (John) Jasmins,” Delta Police Chief Neil Dubord told a news conference Thursday.
  He said Jasmins intervened in a domestic dispute by tackling a man who is also accused of stabbing his wife just as children were being released from scho
  
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• What B.C. cities can learn from Seattle’s successful housing outcomes

  22-02-2019 01:18
  Seattle’s changes to density zoning, development incentives and consultation processes have resulted in more supply and moderating home prices, says global housing expert
  
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• Mister Bentley: Life as an Instagram celebrity dog

  22-02-2019 01:11 via vancouversun.com
  You could say fame was something he backed into.
  Mister Bentley, the Vancouver bulldog known for his funny phobias and love of helicopters, did not set out to become an Instagram sensation. His owner Alycia Foy began his account six years ago to show off her new puppy without inundating her own social media followers with photo after photo of her baby.
  “I think if you set out to make your dog famous, your chance of failure would be much higher than your chance of success,” said Foy&r
  
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• Movie Minute: Charming wrestling movie Fighting With My Family puts a hold on movie going hearts

  22-02-2019 01:04 via vancouversun.com
  An English family obsessed with wrestling, the WWE and The Rock — all in a Stephen Merchant film — equals a funny, family-friendly flick. Check out what Postmedia film critic Dana Gee and Arts & Life editor Aleesha Harris have to say about the new comedy Fighting With My Family.
  
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• West Vancouver family pleads for return of stolen tapes - North Shore News

  22-02-2019 00:48
  West Vancouver family pleads for return of stolen tapes  North Shore NewsA West Vancouver family victimized by a recent burglary is praying they'll be reunited with their most prized possession – a box of old home videos. According to ...
  
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