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• B.C. building code adjusted upwards to allow 12-storey wood buildings

  13-03-2019 22:59 via vancouversun.com
  OKANAGAN FALLS — B.C. is increasing height limits for the construction of wood buildings.
  Premier John Horgan says the B.C. building code will be changed to allow wood-construction buildings to reach 12 storeys, up from six storeys.
  A new building is being built at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, June, 13, 2016. The 18-storey Brock Commons is intended to show developers and the public that wood can be equally as effective as steel or concrete, better f
  
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• Abbotsford police warn of prowler lurking near home

  13-03-2019 22:26 via vancouversun.com
  Police in Abbotsford are warning residents about a prowler after a man was spotted snooping around a home and peering in through windows.
  Over the weekend, a homeowner called police to report a man in their yard who had been looking through the windows and watching residents inside. When the homeowner called out to the man, the individual walked off the property and out of sight.
  “The homeowner believes the suspect was familiar with the home’s property and layout, as he was able to d
  
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• B.C. moving private home support services back into health authorities

  13-03-2019 22:24 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The B.C. government is moving privately-run home support services back under health authorities in Metro Vancouver and southern Vancouver Island, largely ending the model of widespread private contracting.
  Health Minister Adrian Dix said bringing home support back in-house into the health authorities will improve scheduling, provide more stable hours for staff and seniors, and make it easier to recruit much-needed staff as B.C. looks to accommodate the growing number of seniors.
  
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• North Vancouver ‘breakout’ burglar who hid in store ceilings found guilty

  13-03-2019 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  The man entered stores during business hours, somehow made his way into the ceiling and then hid there, sometimes for hours, until the store closed.
  
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• B.C. home sales, prices down in February

  13-03-2019 20:51 via vancouversun.com
  Home sales in B.C. were down again in February, a slump the B.C. Real Estate Association continues to blame on federal mortgage-lending restrictions.
  The BCREA reported Wednesday that a total of 4,533 residential-unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service last month, a decline of 27 per cent from the same month last year.
  The average MLS residential price in the province was $678,625, a decline of 9.3 per cent from February 2018, according to the BCREA.
  The association’s
  
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• Vancouver Ranked #1 For Quality Of Living In North America - 604 Now

  13-03-2019 20:39
  Vancouver Ranked #1 For Quality Of Living In North America  604 NowMercer has released its 2019 Quality of Living ranking and Vancouver once again finished high on the list in comparison to other global cities.
  
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• Travel delays expected as airlines scramble to rebook flights after planes grounded

  13-03-2019 20:34 via vancouversun.com
  Transport Canada announced Wednesday it will ground the Boeing 737 Max fleet following fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, leaving tens of thousands of travellers scrambling ahead of spring break to rebook flights.
  Passengers travelling to Vancouver International Airport were being asked to check with their air carrier before they left to check on their flight status.
  A spokeswoman for YVR, Zoe Weber, said Wednesday morning that there were longer than normal lineups.
  “We’re seei
  
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• Comment: Price drops fail to defuse housing affordability concerns

  13-03-2019 20:33
  
  “Changes in prices do not materially affect resale activity [in Metro] Vancouver,” says economist
  
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• North Vancouver's breakout burglar is behind bars

  13-03-2019 20:28 via vancouversun.com
  A 46-year-old North Vancouver man, dubbed the breakout burglar because he would hide inside stores during business hours and then rob the place at night, has been convicted of a handful of property-crime offences and assault.
  Shane Harold Davidson will be sentenced April 29 in Vancouver provincial court after being found guilty of three counts of burglary, one count of assault and one count of theft under $5,000.
  The convictions relate to crimes in December 2017 and January 2018.
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• Police watchdog to investigate Kamloops man's jail cell death

  13-03-2019 20:27 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. police watchdog is investigating after an apparently intoxicated Kamloops man was arrested, jailed overnight and found dead in the morning.
  According to the Independent Investigations Office of B.C., police in Kamloops were called Tuesday around 9:30 p.m. to deal with a man trying to visit a business in the 100-block of Victoria Street. The man had previously been told not to visit the business.
  Police who responded to the call found the man in a nearby parking lot where he “appeare
  
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• B.C. Hydro says winter drought on Vancouver Island raises water supply concerns

  13-03-2019 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C. Hydro is warning of problems after a winter drought on Vancouver Island, caused by nearly two months of unusually dry and cold weather.
  A spokesman with the Crown utility says the winter started wet and mild but frigid conditions at the end of January “locked up” available moisture in snow and ice.
  Stephen Watson says that has created drought-like conditions in watersheds serving the Sooke, Port Alberni, Comox Valley and Campbell River regions.
  He says the Puntl
  
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• Vancouver man sentenced to 15 months jail for illegal investor solicitation

  13-03-2019 20:25 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver man who left town after being charged with securities crimes has been sentenced to 15 months in jail.
  Won Sang Shen (Craig) Cho, also known as Jae Kim, pleaded guilty last week to eight charges for violations in 2017 and 2018. He also pleaded guilty for failing to attend a trial and violating bail conditions, according to a news release from the B.C. Securities Commission.
  In 2017, Cho was hit with five charges for violating the Securities Act by soliciting $270,000 from five investo
  
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• Average B.C. home price has slid nearly 10 per cent in past year: BCREA

  13-03-2019 19:44
  
  Real estate association blames mortgage stress test for “sidelining” buyers, calls for feds to scrap it entirely
  
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• Are more tall wood buildings on the way in B.C.?

  13-03-2019 19:22
  
  Provincial government changes B.C. Building Code to allow for mass timber buildings of up to 12 storeys
  
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• Woo, Emily Carr's monkey, takes centre stage in new book

  13-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Canadian painter Emily Carr loved animals. She lived with them. She painted them. She took them camping and she famously pushed them around Victoria in an old pram.
  Of her menagerie, a standout member was easily a Javanese macaque monkey named Woo.
  Emily Carr with Woo, her pet monkey, and a pet dog.
  In his new book, Woo, the Monkey who Inspired Emily Carr, biographer Grant Hayter-Menzies looks through the contemporary lens of the issue of captive wild animals to understand the relationship betwe
  
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• The It List: London Fog x Jeremy Scott collection

  13-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: London Fog x Jeremy Scott collection
  Why we love it: A new designer collaboration between London Fog and Jeremy Scott has reimagined rainwear staples in such a stylish way you may find yourself wishing for rain.
  A trench coat from the London Fog x Jeremy Scott collection.
  The collection, exclusive to Hudson’s Bay in Canada, includes fashion-forward pieces for men and women such as a trench coat with a draped hemline and zipper details, an umbrella, a scarf and more. Oh, and a
  
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• Side Dishes: Vietnamese Coffee

  13-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Makings for Vietnamese coffee at Ca Phe coffee bar.
  I’m a big fan of anything Vietnamese and edible.
  So this, I’ll have to try: Ca Phe Vietnamese Coffee House, popped up (to mid-spring) at 188 East Pender St. in Chinatown House. It offers coffee roasted in butter and rum. Blend in a half avocado or whip in an egg yolk and condensed milk to the drink and you’re off to a Vietnamese experience. The latter was created in 1946 in Hanoi during a coffee shortage — egg lengthened
  
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• Definitely more than one hit for stoner comedians Cheech and Chong in variety show

  13-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Cheech and Chong
  When: March 15 and 16
  Where: Hard Rock Casino Vancouver & River Rock Show Theatre
  Tickets and info: From $79.50, hardrockcasinovancouver.com and riverrock.comAs soon as the voice on the other end of the phone answers it is like I’ve been thrown into a time machine.
  Suddenly I’m a lot younger. I’m in a friend’s wood-panelled basement and we’re lying on the olive green deep-piled carpet laughing our heads off as that same voice tells us, among oth
  
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• Vancouver Auto Show to feature newest electric and clean-energy vehicles - North Delta Reporter

  13-03-2019 18:13
  Vancouver Auto Show to feature newest electric and clean-energy vehicles  North Delta ReporterThe Vancouver International Auto Show is the best-attended consumer show in Western Canada, and this year's event will be the greenest yet, featuring a ...
  
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• Federal review of B.C. fish virus policy underway; DFO won't challenge court ruling

  13-03-2019 17:48 via vancouversun.com
  Ottawa will not appeal a recent court decision that orders a review of its policy not to test young farmed salmon for a potentially deadly disease before the fish are transferred to open-net farms along the B.C. Columbia coast.
  Fisheries and Oceans Canada says in a news release that the Feb. 4 Federal Court decision is complete and the ruling will not be challenged.
  The release says, in line with Justice Cecily Strickland’s decision, the department is reviewing its policies on piscine orth
  
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• Number of B.C. teens struggling with anxiety up in 2018: study

  13-03-2019 17:43 via vancouversun.com
  Fewer B.C. teens were binge drinking or sexting last year, but more reported struggles with mental health and sleep problems, according to the annual McCreary Centre Society survey.
  There were also increases in racial discrimination, sexual harassment, abuse, and dating violence, according to the 2018 B.C. Adolescent Health Survey, which was conducted in 58 of B.C.’s 60 school districts.Overall, most youth reported a good quality of life and rated their mental health as good or excellent,
  
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• TENTATIVE: New umbrella can withstand hurricane-force winds of up to 119 km/hr

  13-03-2019 17:11 via vancouversun.com
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Hedgehog umbrella.
  
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• China ramps up pressure on Canada in Meng case

  13-03-2019 16:15
  
  As Huawei CFO extradition looks to drag on, observers warn of more retaliation
  
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• Yoga retreats: 5 to try in B.C. and Alberta

  13-03-2019 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  Downward dog. Child pose. Sun salutations. And lots and lots of stretching.
  I’m surrounded by strangers, all stretching quietly in a quiet, dimly lit hotel room, and I’m blissfully happy. I’ve dropped for a morning weekend yoga class during a quick hotel getaway and from the moment I walked in, I knew it was the right decision. Within an hour, I’m calm and collected. All of the weekday stress is behind me, and I feel ready to face the week ahead.
  And a full weekend &mdash
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Cloudy, with sunny breaks

  13-03-2019 13:47 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Wednesday, March 13. Today’s weather looks mainly cloudy, clearing to a mix of cloud and sun in the afternoon, with a high of 9 C. Overnight, there will likely be an increase in clouds, with a low of 4 C, and then rain on Thursday, according to Environment Canada, and a high of 8 C. Friday and Saturday are expected to be cloudy, with a high of 10 C. And then the mercury is set to spike up into the teens beginning on Sunday, and heading into the first week of spring br
  
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• Daphne Bramham: 'I want my son's death to be meaningful,' says Grand Chief Stewart Phillip

  13-03-2019 11:00 via vancouversun.com
  “There’s no way to describe the enormous shock a parent experiences when you get a phone call informing you … You lose your ability to stand, and you sink into the closest chair. Your heart stops and you just can’t believe it. This terrible wave of shock goes through your entire body.”
  Grand Chief Stewart Phillip took that terrible call last August from his wife, Joan. She was nearly hysterical.
  “The minute I heard her, I thought, ‘Oh, no. Oh, no.&rsquo
  
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• Vancouver Island weather forecast shows serious signs of spring - North Island Gazette

  13-03-2019 08:00
  Vancouver Island weather forecast shows serious signs of spring  North Island GazetteSunshine and temperatures in the mid-teens expected Sunday and Monday.
  
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• North Vancouver's breakout burglar is behind bars - Vancouver Sun

  13-03-2019 08:00
  North Vancouver's breakout burglar is behind bars  Vancouver SunNorth Vancouver RCMP says Shane Davidson would walk into a store, hide in the ceiling until it closed and then rob the place.
  
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• North Van burglar who hid in store ceilings found guilty of property crimes - Daily Hive

  13-03-2019 08:00
  North Van burglar who hid in store ceilings found guilty of property crimes  Daily HiveA North Vancouver burglar who hid in store ceilings until businesses closed in order to steal valuables has been found guilty of a number of property crimes.
  
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• Review: Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre

  13-03-2019 07:10 via vancouversun.com
  Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets
  When: March 12, 8 p.m.
  Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  Tickets and info: ticketmaster.ca
  One can easily forget that in its infancy, Pink Floyd was a wild, veering psychedelic quartet that took all kinds of chances and sometimes even overstepped. The pristine prog concept combo behind Dark Side of the Moon and the Wall put its acid punk face forward in songs such as Lucifer Sam and Interstellar Overdrive.
  Floyd drummer Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets
  
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• Sunwing is first Canadian airline to ground its Boeing 737 Max 8 fleet

  13-03-2019 05:42 via vancouversun.com
  Sunwing Airlines is the first Canadian airline to ground its controversial Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.
  In release on Twitter issued Tuesday night, the vacation airline stated it would “temporarily suspend that operations of our four Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.”
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  — Sunwing Vacations (@SunwingVacay) March 13, 2019Sunwing said it was content with a Federal Aviation Administration ruling that the aircraft was safe — despite last Sunday’s crash in
  
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• Vancouver's Ingrid Rice among 28 top editorial cartoonists in Trump parody book

  13-03-2019 03:39 via vancouversun.com
  Who’s That Man with Mr. Lincoln, Mommy?A Parent’s Guide to the Trump Presidency
  John Darrin and 28 editorial cartoonists (Perfect Paperback)
  $14.95 | pp68U.S. President Donald Trump has provided editorial cartoonists with plenty of material. The leader of the American people has been known to take exception to these artist’s works. It’s not an easy job.
  But it is one that is key to continued freedom of the press, a cornerstone of liberal democracies. As the back cover of
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: B.C. should pay attention to Alberta's energy concerns about Bill C-69

  13-03-2019 03:13 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The B.C. NDP government won’t join Alberta and others in seeking major changes to Bill C-69, the federal legislative makeover for approving major energy projects.
  The legislation, now before the Senate, has drawn fire from Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, the governments of Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Ontario, as well as industry groups and economic think tanks.
  B.C. will soon send a representative of its own to the Senate hearings on the bill. But Environment Minister Ge
  
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• Wireless executive pitches B.C. Tech summit imagining technology to make 5G meaningful

  13-03-2019 02:08 via vancouversun.com
  The beauty of next-generation 5G wireless communications is that it will deliver data speeds capable of carrying the equivalent of 4K video over the cell-phone network.
  That is only going to be meaningful, said wireless executive Jorge Fernandes, if tech companies bring their bright ideas capable of using those speeds to the market when his company Rogers Communications, along with Telus Corp. and Bell Canada are ready to roll it out by about 2020.
  Fernandes had a sales pitch for the 7,000 or so
  
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• Woman killed when avalanche strikes during ice climb in Yoho National Park

  13-03-2019 02:01 via vancouversun.com
  FIELD — A woman who was caught in an avalanche in the Rocky Mountains west of the Alberta-B.C. boundary has died of her injuries.
  Parks Canada says she was with a group of ice-climbers in Yoho National Park on Monday when the slide happened near Field.
  The woman, who was believed to be in her 30s, was airlifted to the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary.
  Parks Canada says she was participating in a guided ice climb on Massey’s Route on Mount Stephen.
  At the time of the slide the aval
  
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• Michael McDonald: Problem solvers didn't respect Wilson-Raybould's ethics and truth-telling

  13-03-2019 02:00 via vancouversun.com
  As an ethicist, I have closely followed the story of Jody Wilson-Raybould and SNC-Lavalin. I found in the story two inter-connected narratives: One is the narrative of truth-telling and truth-spinning. The truth-telling narrative is rooted in a second narrative — problem solving versus boundary respecting.
  At the end of her testimony, Wilson-Raybould said, “I come from a long line of matriarchs and I am a truth-teller in accordance with the laws and traditions of our Big House. This
  
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• 'Glimmer of hope': Will modular housing make dent in Vancouver homeless numbers?

  13-03-2019 01:52 via vancouversun.com
  With the City of Vancouver’s 10th annual homeless count underway this week, some in the Downtown Eastside see a “glimmer of hope” that this could mark the first time in years that the city sees a significant drop in its homeless tally.
  Volunteers were conducting the homeless count in Vancouver shelters Tuesday evening, to be followed by the “street count” starting early Wednesday. Between 2005 and 2018, the overall number of homeless recorded in the annual count &md
  
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• Surrey to consider free pads and tampons in schools

  13-03-2019 01:37 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Surrey school trustees will debate Wednesday whether to provide free tampons and pads to girls in school washrooms, as calls grow for the B.C. government to help fund basic feminine hygiene products in schools.
  Surrey Board of Education chair Laurie Larsen said she plans to raise the issue at a Wednesday night meeting of trustees.
  “Certainly, we’ve been hearing about it,” Larsen said in an interview Tuesday. “In the past, it’s been talked about, but
  
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• Letters, March 12: Liberals can't be believed in manipulation of Wilson-Raybould story

  13-03-2019 01:29 via vancouversun.com
  Gerald Butts, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Michael Wernick, clerk of the privy council, didn’t say much last week before the justice committee to refute former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould’s version of events.
  Wilson-Raybould offered specific recollections of the relevant conversations. She made contemporaneous, detailed notes and records that aided her memory and memorialized what took place. Despite the national importance of 9,000 jobs
  
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• Bowen won’t be having a referendum this spring after all

  13-03-2019 01:27
  
  The municipality and Undercurrent previously said a referendum to borrow up to $4 million for the community centre project would be held before May 4.
  
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• As Ontario is about to ban smartphones, B.C. teachers try to make them allies in class

  13-03-2019 01:17 via vancouversun.com
  Teachers in B.C. are embracing smartphones as a teaching tool to add theatricality and reduce drudgery in the classroom, even as Ontario rushes to implement a ban on cellphones during instructional time.
  Ontario has promised a formal announcement of a ban that would apply across that province, leaving schools and boards to figure out how to enforce it.
  However, in Vancouver, math teacher Jacqueline Sheppet lets students use devices to do quick calculations, such as instantly plotting graphs and
  
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• Heroes pull driver from burning truck after crash on Hwy. 4 near Port Alberni

  13-03-2019 00:25 via vancouversun.com
  Nick Labadie says he’s no hero, but the driver of a truck that burst into flames after a head-on collision on Vancouver Island would probably disagree.
  Labadie, another passerby and the driver of the other vehicle involved came to the rescue Tuesday, a bit before 7:30 a.m., after a compact SUV and the truck collided on Highway 4 five kilometres east of Port Alberni at a mountain pass locals call The Hump.
  It had snowed the previous night and the road was slushy and icy at that section just
  
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