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• Dude Chilling Park yogis 'lunged' into uncertainty by permit demand

  23-05-2017 23:13
  
  Many have enjoyed daily by-donation yoga in a Mount Pleasant park. Now they'll have to strike a warrior pose to stay—or take their sun salutations elsewhere
  
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• Locals blame visitors for sea lion snatching young girl into water

  23-05-2017 22:58
  
  Locals say animal was not to blame for incident, when girl was yanked off wharf into water in Richmond
  
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• Timber company boss named 'most likable CEO' in Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  23-05-2017 22:39 via vancouversun.com
  
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  Timber company boss named 'most likable CEO' in Vancouver
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  Owler, a pioneer in crowd sourced information that's building the world's largest database of company and executive information, has just released its first report on CEO Likeability. OWLER.COM. Share Adjust Comment Print. Edward Seraphim, the man in ...and more »
  
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• Hall of Fame Seahawks tackle Cortez Kennedy found dead

  23-05-2017 22:15 via theprovince.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Cortez Kennedy, one of the best defensive linemen of his generation and a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee despite rarely finding himself in the spotlight as a player, has died. He was 48.
  Police in Orlando, Florida, say the former Seattle Seahawks star was found dead Tuesday morning. Orlando Police Department public information officer Wanda Miglio said the circumstances surrounding his death are still unknown but that there is nothing suspicious about his death. An
  
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• Man, woman dead in Danforth area shooting

  23-05-2017 21:51
  
  Two people are dead following a shootingin east-end Toronto late Monday night.
  
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• Man gunned down in Leslieville, woman's death 'suspicious'

  23-05-2017 21:51
  
  Shortly after finding a mortally-
  wounded gunshot victim in a car inLeslieville late Monday, policediscovered a dead woman in a nearbysocial housing unit.
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium says girl dragged into water by sea lion received a 'superficial wound' - Globalnews.ca

  23-05-2017 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
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  Vancouver Aquarium says girl dragged into water by sea lion received a 'superficial wound'
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  WATCH: YouTube video of sea lion snatching girl from dock provides reminder that cute animals can be dangerous. Grace Ke looks at what's being done to prevent something like this from happening again.
  Young girl pulled underwater by sea lion in viral video received 'superficial' woundVancouver Sun
  Sea Lion drags little girl into water at Vancouver area wharfCP24 Toronto's Break
  
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• Crucial BC election absentee ballots being counted in Courtenay-Comox - Vancouver Sun

  23-05-2017 21:30 via vancouversun.com
  
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  Crucial BC election absentee ballots being counted in Courtenay-Comox
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  A woman arrives at a polling station to vote in the provincial election in the riding of Vancouver-Fraserview, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday May 9, 2017. DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS. Share Adjust Comment Print. VICTORIA — The fate of B.C.'s ...
  Latest vote count has NDP leading in Courtenay-ComoxCTV Vancouver Island
  NDP candidate reclaims lead in Courtenay-Comox ridingCTV Newsall 8
  
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• Elevator from Granville Bridge to Granville Island proposed

  23-05-2017 21:19
  
  A report laying out a new plan for Granville Island recommends reducing parking and encouraging walking, cycling and transit.
  
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• Mayne and Saturna could surprise you

  23-05-2017 20:57 via theprovince.com
  
   
  If you’re planning to spend some time on Mayne and Saturna islands this summer, get ready to shed some of your preconceptions.
  No, not everyone on the islands wears hand-knitted toques and Birkenstocks. And yes, there is more to eat than granola, crunchy or otherwise.
  Mayne and Saturna, part of the Southern Gulf Islands chain between the B.C. mainland and Vancouver Island, are more sophisticated than many city slickers might imagine.
  On both Mayne and Saturna islands, you’re n
  
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• Abbotsford police investigate ‘disturbing’ sexual assault on bus

  23-05-2017 20:43
  
  The incident happened last Thursday around 5 p.m.
  
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• High winds, flooding expected as storm nears B.C.'s southern Interior

  23-05-2017 20:26
  
  Environment Canada has issued special weather statements, advising that strong winds are due to hit late Tuesday and continue into Wednesday.
  
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• Granville Island redevelopment vision includes bridge elevator, pedestrian span over Alder Bay - Vancouver Sun

  23-05-2017 20:19 via vancouversun.com
  
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  Granville Island redevelopment vision includes bridge elevator, pedestrian span over Alder Bay
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  An elevator that would drop pedestrians from the middle of the Granville Street Bridge into the heart of Granville Island is one of the ideas contained in the Granville Island 2040: Bridging Past & Future report. The plan, released Tuesday by CMHC ...
  Bridge elevator, fewer parking spots part of Granville Island planCTV News
  Elevator from Granville Bridge to Granville I
  
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• B.C. election results 2.0: ballot-counting, recounting continues as NDP narrows B.C. Liberal lead

  23-05-2017 19:40
  
  NDP makes 9,000-vote gain as nearly half of 180,000 absentee and special ballots tallied by Tuesday morning, but winner still undecided.
  
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• Wind warning issued for Greater Victoria, eastern Vancouver Island - CTV Vancouver Island

  23-05-2017 19:39 via vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
  
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  Wind warning issued for Greater Victoria, eastern Vancouver Island
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  Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for eastern Vancouver Island and Greater Victoria, with gusts of up to 90 kilometres an hour expected in some areas Tuesday. The strong westerly winds are expected to develop near the Strait of Juan de Fuca ...
  Strong Winds Expected For Metro Vancouver Tonight604 Now (blog)
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• Travis Selje’s family overwhelmed by Whitecaps fan tribute

  23-05-2017 19:29 via theprovince.com
  
  Saturday’s tribute to deceased youth soccer player Travis during the Whitecaps game was “beautiful and difficult at the same time,” says his uncle Markus Selje.
  “I saw maybe 10 or 15 seconds,” he said Monday, before the tears and emotions overwhelmed him. “We were just in a daze.”
  His nephew, just 17 years old and a former Whitecaps youth player, was killed in a car collision in Surrey earlier this month. Saturday was first home game
  
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• Report: England, Wales, Scotland to be replaced on sevens series by Team GB

  23-05-2017 19:24 via theprovince.com
  
  Is the World Rugby Sevens Series set to slim down to just 12 teams per event?
  Days after the English lost to the Scots in the final of the season-closing London 7s, a report from Sky Sports suggests England, Scotland and Wales will no longer compete as separate teams on the series; instead they will play as they did at the Rio Olympics, as a combined Team GB.
  One reason for the switch is to appease other nations over the Olympics-qualification format.
  Via Sky Sports:
  Information has be
  
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• Canadian kayaker David Ford ready to ride the rapids one more season

  23-05-2017 19:07 via theprovince.com
  
  In nearly three decades as Canada’s finest whitewater kayaker, David Ford has shattered stereotypes about age and high performance.
  The five-time Olympian recently earned a spot on the Canadian team for this summer’s World Cup tour and the world championships. It’s a final chance to navigate the river in the red-and-white Maple Leaf, and an opportunity to bid the sport a final farewell. And it comes both after a frightening cancer diagnosis, and a couple of months after Ford tu
  
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• Wine Guy: Game (and grill) on

  23-05-2017 19:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Finally, it looks and feels like spring has fully sprung. Importantly, of course, this means that the barbecue is back in regular rotation. Thus it’s high time to review a few wine-meets-grill pairing tips.
  First and foremost, this is not the time to get austere. Keep the drying tannins and finessed flavours in the cellar. We need overt fruit to tame the char, along with bright and juicy acidity to cut through grilled fat. You can find this profile in both red and white wines, by the way.
  
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• Canada's 2015 federal election may have been influenced by outsiders, according to a new report

  23-05-2017 18:28
  
  Foreign money funnelled towards Canadian political advocacy groups affected the outcome of the 2015 federal election, according to a document filed last week with Elections Canada and obtained in part by the Herald.
  
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• Unvaccinated kids face more social stigma than their parents: study

  23-05-2017 17:49
  
  Children of so-called anti-vaxxers deal with more stigma regardless of the reasons for their parents’ decision, researchers said.
  
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• Whisky lovers celebrate their big day

  23-05-2017 17:16
  
  Whisky lovers had plenty to celebrate on Saturday.
  
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• Kid Gives No Fudgsicles About Holding Back Vancouver Bike Lane Traffic

  23-05-2017 16:22
  
  You do you, kid. Read more: Video, Vancouver Seawall, Vancouver Seawall Traffic Jam, Vancouver Seawall Video, Vancouver, Vancouver Bike Riders, Bike Lane,Canada British Columbia News
  
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• Coquihalla Highway partially re-opened near Merritt following chemical truck fire - Vancouver Sun

  23-05-2017 16:08 via vancouversun.com
  
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  Coquihalla Highway partially re-opened near Merritt following chemical truck fire
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  The Coquihalla Highway is now re-opened following a Victoria Day truck fire that saw both north and southbound routes closed due to potentially dangerous chemicals released during the blaze. Just after 5 a.m. Tuesday, officials re-opened the Coquihalla ...
  'Dangerous goods fire' shuts down Coquihalla Highway near MerrittCTV News
  Hazmat crews responding to truck fire south of Merritt, B.
  
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• Coquihalla Highway traffic moving after truck full of hazardous materials catches fire

  23-05-2017 15:05
  
  Northbound traffic 25 kilometres south of Merritt was allowed by the accident site at about 6 a.m. and southbound traffic began flowing 90 minutes later.
  
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• Dan Fumano: Busy days for city gardeners following "rough" winter, spring - Vancouver Sun

  23-05-2017 15:02 via vancouversun.com
  
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  Dan Fumano: Busy days for city gardeners following "rough" winter, spring
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  At a time of year when green thumbs across the province are out getting their gardens ready for summer, Jennifer Keskula oversees a larger task than most. Keskula, a 22-year veteran of the Vancouver park board and sub-foreman of trades for Stanley Park ...and more »
  
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• Controversial Chinatown rezoning for 12 storey building goes to public meeting - Vancouver Sun

  23-05-2017 15:02 via vancouversun.com
  
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  Controversial Chinatown rezoning for 12 storey building goes to public meeting
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  A rendering in City of Vancouver report to council for the public hearing May 23, 2017 to rezone 105 Keefer Street. [PNG Merlin Archive] Handout / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. Building a new condo project at 105 Keefer Street in Chinatown probably ...and more »
  
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• Prof. Jordan Peterson responds to CBC cultural appropriation fallout

  23-05-2017 14:44
  
  Journalists are already self-censoringin the toxic fallout from the CBC’scultural appropriation controversy,University of Toronto Prof. Dr. JordanPeterson says.
  
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• Metro Vancouver warns people not to do the Grouse Grind; people do it anyway - CBC.ca

  23-05-2017 07:52 via cbc.ca
  
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  Metro Vancouver warns people not to do the Grouse Grind; people do it anyway
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  The tweet from Metro Vancouver was polite, but firm. Thinking about hiking the #GrouseGrind today? Think again. Trail closed due to icy & unsafe conditions. https://t.co/FcL2Mz4Lxs pic.twitter.com/lheySLXPJ5. — Metro Vancouver (@MetroVancouver) May 22 ...
  
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• Celebs react to Manchester explosion at Ariana Grande concert

  23-05-2017 06:33
  
  Reaction to the fatal explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England:
  
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• Man kills neo-Nazi roommates over Islam disrespect: Police

  23-05-2017 05:56
  
  A Florida man told police he killedhis two roommates because they wereneo-Nazis who disrespected his recentconversion to Islam, and investigatorsfound bomb-making materials and Nazipropaganda after he led them to thebodies.Devon Arthurs, 18, told policehe had until recently shared hisroommates’ neo-Nazi beliefs but thathe converted to Isla
  
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• Travis Selje's family blown away by Whitecaps fan tribute - Vancouver Sun

  23-05-2017 05:26 via vancouversun.com
  
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  Travis Selje's family blown away by Whitecaps fan tribute
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  Travis Selje in a youth soccer match. The former Whitecaps residency player was killed in a car accident on May 5, 2017. Submitted / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. Saturday's tribute to deceased youth soccer player Travis during the Whitecaps game ...and more »
  
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• Sam Sullivan keeps lead with thousands of absentee ballots yet to be counted

  23-05-2017 03:27
  
  While May 9 leads hold in both Vancouver-False Creek and Courtenay-Comox, fate still rests with count of absentee ballots
  
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• Vancouver to increase penalties against three luxury short-term rental operators - 24 Hours Vancouver

  23-05-2017 03:24 via vancouver.24hrs.ca
  
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  Vancouver to increase penalties against three luxury short-term rental operators
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  Vancouver is raising the penalties being levelled against three high-profile residential operators that have been illegally running short-term rentals. In April, CKNW reported on Carmana Plaza and The Level, two luxury properties in downtown Vancouver ...
  
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• Vancouver to increase penalties against three luxury short-term rental operators

  23-05-2017 03:12
  
  Vancouver is raising the penalties being levelled against three high-profile residential operators that have been illegally running short-term rentals.
  
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• SeaWorld by another name? U.S. group floats whale sanctuary idea for B.C. coast

  23-05-2017 03:11
  
  Animal sanctuaries exist for feral cats, retired racehorses and endangered elephants … so why not whales?
  
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• Rick Hansen's glove goes into Canadian Museum of History

  23-05-2017 02:50
  
  One wears a glove because one has a job to do, be it digging a hole, fixing a car, keeping hands warm ... or pushing a wheel, millions of times.
  
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• Summer? ... is that really you?

  23-05-2017 02:44
  
  Pools, patios, plant stores, they were all doing brisk business over the May long weekend as sun-starved Wet Coasters came out in droves to enjoy the first hint that summer is not some mystical memory, but an actual thing.
  
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• Vancouver Island health-record battle persists, one doctor suspended - The Globe and Mail

  23-05-2017 02:38 via theglobeandmail.com
  
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  Vancouver Island health-record battle persists, one doctor suspended
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  Ongoing tension over a $174-million electronic records system used by the Vancouver Island Health Authority has resulted in at least one doctor being suspended and additional physicians being recruited to cover for those who refuse to use the system.
  
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• Summer? … is that really you? - Vancouver Sun

  23-05-2017 02:04 via vancouversun.com
  
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  Summer? … is that really you?
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  People enjoy the beautiful weather around False Creek in Vancouver on Victoria Day. Arlen Redekop / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. Pools, patios, plant stores, they were all doing brisk business over the May long weekend as sun-starved Wet Coasters ...and more »
  
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