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• Vancouver house prices jump 30.9 per cent in 1 year - CTV News

  16-02-2016 18:27 via
  CTV News
  Vancouver house prices jump 30.9 per cent in 1 year
  CTV News
  More proof of the unaffordability in the Vancouver housing market struck Tuesday, as new numbers from the Canadian Real Estate Association revealed the price of a home in the city had jumped more than 30 per cent in one year. According to its National ...
  Real estate concerns grow in Toronto, VancouverWaterloo Record
  Vancouver drives Canadian real estate prices higher; average price soars 17 per centVancouver Sun
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• Vancouver firefighters get new mental health awareness program - CBC.ca

  16-02-2016 17:21 via
  CBC.ca
  Vancouver firefighters get new mental health awareness program
  CBC.ca
  Vancouver's fire department is launching a new mental wellness program for its members Tuesday to help them recognize when they or a colleague may need some extra help coping. Steve Fraser, a peer support leader with the Vancouver Fire and Rescue ...and more »
  

• Vancouver housing prices jump over 30%; Toronto also sees spike - Globalnews.ca

  16-02-2016 16:38 via
  Globalnews.ca
  Vancouver housing prices jump over 30%; Toronto also sees spike
  Globalnews.ca
  Benchmark home prices across B.C.'s Lower Mainland jumped nearly 20 per cent in January compared to Jan. 2015. Credit/THE CANADIAN PRESS. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial staff without any editorial influence by ...
  

• Vancouver teardown in Point Grey sells for almost $2.5M - CBC.ca

  16-02-2016 16:25 via
  CBC.ca
  Vancouver teardown in Point Grey sells for almost $2.5M
  CBC.ca
  The latest poster child for Vancouver real estate excess is off the market, having fetched — of course — more than the asking price, proving that when it comes to securing a plot of dirt on the city's west side, there seems to be no limit to what ...
  $2.4M 'knockdown' on Vancouver's west side sells above asking priceGlobalnews.caall 3 news articles »
  

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• Vancouver native singing to win at Eurovision 2016 - CTV News

  16-02-2016 16:08 via
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  Vancouver native singing to win at Eurovision 2016
  CTV News
  An artist who was born and raised in Vancouver is one step closer to making her dreams a reality, after clinching a spot in the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Singer and songwriter Rykka will be participating in the high-profile competition in May ...
  

• Vancouver Canucks' two-pronged approach to rebuilding is failing this season - National Post

  16-02-2016 15:38 via
  National Post
  Vancouver Canucks' two-pronged approach to rebuilding is failing this season
  National Post
  Exhibit A that nothing good happens when you lose is, yet again, the Vancouver Canucks, whose desultory 5-2 loss Saturday to the Toronto Maple Leafs/Marlies sparked two days of speculative media chatter that Willie Desjardins can't coach his top ...and more »
  

• We only need one Silicon Valley. Vancouver has its own strengths - The Globe and Mail (subscription)

  16-02-2016 11:00 via
  The Globe and Mail (subscription)
  We only need one Silicon Valley. Vancouver has its own strengths
  The Globe and Mail (subscription)
  For too long, Vancouver has been known as a copycat city – first Hollywood North, now Silicon Valley North. It's time we stop trying to emulate others. Instead, we should embrace our unique identity and role in the global tech scene on our own terms.
  

• Vancouver featured in Marco Rubio campaign ad - CBC.ca

  16-02-2016 07:19 via
  CBC.ca
  Vancouver featured in Marco Rubio campaign ad
  CBC.ca
  A new U.S. political television ad touts 'Morning in America,' but the opening skyline is unmistakably Canadian. Vancouver's distinctive downtown is the first scene in the latest campaign advertisement for Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio.
  Marco Rubio campaign taking flak for featuring Vancouver skyline in new adCTV News
  Vancouver skyline featured in Marco Rubio's 'Morning again in America' campaign adVancouver Sun (blog)
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• Couple hospitalized after road rage beating in Vancouver - CTV News

  16-02-2016 04:13 via
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  Couple hospitalized after road rage beating in Vancouver
  CTV News
  Kristal March and Cory Harasavich planned to spend Valentine's Day together, but not in a hospital. The couple say they were visiting Vancouver from Kelowna, B.C., on Friday night when they were assaulted after confronting a driver who they say failed ...and more »
  

• Vancouver Opera's new leader supports festival format - Vancouver Sun

  16-02-2016 01:46 via
  Vancouver Sun
  Vancouver Opera's new leader supports festival format
  Vancouver Sun
  VANCOUVER -- The new general director of the Vancouver Opera said she is going to do her best to convince people of the benefits of the festival format the cultural organization plans to switch to next year. Kim Gaynor said she plans to be part of a ...
  Verbier Festival general director Kim Gaynor to take over Vancouver Opera helmStraight.com
  Vancouver Opera names new General DirectorThe Globe and Mail
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