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• ‘Standing together’ says BC NDP and Greens as Speaker position remains empty

  14-06-2017 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The BC NDP and the Greens say their alliance is strong regardless of what the Liberal party chooses to do with the speaker.
  
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• Vancouver's Parq Hotel hosts job fairs for 1,000 new staff

  14-06-2017 23:43
  
  Three job fairs being held in summer of 2017 to staff two hotels, casino, conference centre and eight restaurants and lounges
  
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• B.C.’s United Ways pony up to expand 211 service province-wide

  14-06-2017 23:33
  
  The call centre linking thousands to community services also just launched online chat feature last week.
  
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• 'Use less, care more': Metro Vancouver ramps up water conservation efforts

  14-06-2017 23:06 via vancouversun.com
  
  With one week to go before the official start of summer, Metro Vancouver is again reminding people to reduce their H2O consumption. 
  During the summer, the region’s water use typically jumps 50 per cent, from 1 billion litres to 1.5 billion litres a day, prompting the regional authority to ramp up its water conservation campaign. 
  “If every Metro Vancouver resident started using a little less water this summer we could all make a big difference when it comes to our mos
  
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• Evacuated Balmoral Hotel deemed an 'active construction zone'

  14-06-2017 22:58 via vancouversun.com
  
  With its more than 150 residents relocated to new homes, the Balmoral Hotel has been deemed an active construction zone by the city of Vancouver.
  The city ordered Monday’s evacuation of the notorious Downtown Eastside single room occupancy hotel after city engineers deemed the 105-year-old building structurally unsound.
  The building’s owners, the Sahota family, have been given a July 14 deadline to complete repairs to stabilize the building.
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• Swayze Waters hoping to calm B.C. Lions’ kicking game in CFL return

  14-06-2017 22:39 via theprovince.com
  
  KAMLOOPS — A fourth crack at the NFL ended the same way as the first three for Swayze Waters — by getting cut.
  Despite that disappointment last summer, the veteran kicker and punter left the Carolina Panthers with even more appreciation for his craft after getting to work alongside legendary special teams guru Bruce DeHaven.
  “He’s one of the best special teams coaches ever,” said Waters. “I learned a lot from him.”
  DeHaven, who coached special teams in t
  
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• Searching for missing plane is no easy task

  14-06-2017 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tuesday marked day five of the search for the missing plane that took off from Cranbrook en route to Kamloops.
  
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• Vancouver Council reviewing liquor policy for Granville strip

  14-06-2017 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vancouver City Council heard recommendations about Granville's liquor policy such as selling alcohol in grocery stores and enhancing patio culture.
  
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• Two-spirit perspective for Vancouver's 2017 Queer Arts Festival

  14-06-2017 21:45 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Queer Arts Festival 
  June 17-29 | Roundhouse Arts Centre
  Tickets and info: $13-$27, at queerartsfestival.com
  Singer-songwriter Kinnie Starr is not only a performer and programmer for the Queer Arts Festival, she’s also a big fan of the event.
  “I love the curatorial vision of Queer Arts, the quality of work they book, they have good taste,” said Starr, when reached at her home in Sechelt recently.
  “When you see a festival that is curated properly, and you kno
  
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• Horgan, Weaver lash out at Christy Clark during NDP-Green press conference

  14-06-2017 21:24 via vancouversun.com
  
  Amid speculation that their power-sharing alliance may have suffered a setback, NDP Leader John Horgan and Green Leader Andrew Weaver launched a full-out attack on Premier Christy Clark during a morning press conference on Wednesday.#bcpoli Renewing their vows? Weaver, Horgan call joint media conference at ledge for 11 am.
  — VaughnPalmer (@VaughnPalmer) June 14, 2017
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• Mental health experts call for barriers on more Lower Mainland bridges

  14-06-2017 21:20
  
  Installing crisis phones at bridges also helps prevent suicides
  
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• Abbotsford man stops home invader with baseball bat

  14-06-2017 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  A would-be home invader is bruised and banged up – after the Abbotsford homeowner fought back with a baseball bat.
  
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• Signs of discontent among BC Liberals and BC NDP leaders

  14-06-2017 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Growing frustration on the part of BC NDP leader John Horgan and BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver. The pair accusing Christy Clark of hanging onto power while she attempts to sow discontent between them. Keith Baldrey has details of the press conference the two leaders held.
  
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• TSB release findings into sinking of Leviathan II near Tofino

  14-06-2017 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nearly two years after a whale watching boat capsized off the coast of Tofino, the Transportation Safety Board has finally released the results of its investigation. As Jordan Armstrong reports the TSB put forward three recommendations calling for better passenger safety.
  
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• Police seek 5 suspects in string of Surrey car thefts

  14-06-2017 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say it is a small number of people who commit the majority of crimes in the community.
  
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• B.C. human rights group wants third party oversight of Canadian Border Services Agency

  14-06-2017 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The BC Civil Liberties Association says the CBSA should have an independent oversight of its actions.
  
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• Former Canucks winger Bohonos lauds Matt Murray’s cool cup-winning demeanour

  14-06-2017 20:32 via theprovince.com
  
  As Matt Murray stopped pucks with cool confidence in the Stanley Cup final, his former coach in Thunder Bay didn’t bat an eye.
  “He’s always been a goaltender that was very calm, cool, collected. Nothing really bugged him,” Lonny Bohonos, the former Canucks right-winger and Murray’s one-time minor league coach, said.
  Murray has quickly earned that reputation during a brief, but wildly successful stay with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
  On Sunday, the 23-year-old from Thund
  
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• Vancouver Pride Parade and Festival

  14-06-2017 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Vancouver Pride Society has a full lineup of events for this year's Pride Parade and festival 2017! This year's Pride Parade is August 6th
  
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• Spanish Banks show a performance piece to tide you over

  14-06-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Cinerama
  June 15-18 and 21-30 (running daily at low tide) | Spanish Banks
  Tickets and info: $20/15 (students) at fightwithastick.ca 
  For Revolutions, their last site-specific performance, Alex Ferguson and Steve Hill took theatregoers to an east Vancouver warehouse. For their latest, the Fight With a Stick (formerly Leaky Heaven) directors are bringing audience members outdoors. Cinerama is a new performance piece taking place at low tide on the flats of Spanish Banks. We talked to Hill on
  
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• Live updates: Horgan, Weaver speak out about Liberal-Green alliance

  14-06-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Amid speculation that their power-sharing alliance may have suffered a setback, New Democrat Leader John Horgan and B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver have scheduled a joint press conference this morning.
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  Daily Poll: Does the speaker issue spell trouble for the NDP-Green alliance?Mike Smyth: There could be trouble brewing in NDP-Green paradiseAnalysis: B.C.'s next political quagmire is electing a Speaker of the legislaturePostmedia columnist Mike Smyth reported this morning that Weaver
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: B.C. wine of the week, wine to cellar and calendar items

  14-06-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Fort Berens Estate Winery invites everyone to enjoy a simmering warm evening in Lillooet on June 24, with delicious summer tapas and live music on the patio.
  The food is orchestrated by winery chef Dylan Foss and his team, and you will have a choice of small dishes to share at your table. Hang out from 5:30 p.m. and take your time to nibble on tasty treats until the moon rises high above the vineyard.
  The cost is $39 per person excluding wine and gratuities, for more information go to fortberens
  
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• Canada 150 at Canada Place

  14-06-2017 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada Celebrates it's 150th year of Confederation! CKNW wants you to celebrate with us at Canada Place, host to the largest party outside of Ottawa for Canada Day!
  
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• Paying close attention to tail movements can reveal a cat's mood

  14-06-2017 19:57
  
  Keeping tabs on a tabby's tail can help pet owners understand their cat's behaviour much better.
  
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• Large wave overturned Tofino whale-watching vessel, killing six: TSB report

  14-06-2017 19:46 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — The Transportation Safety Board says a large, breaking wave hit a whale-watching vessel off British Columbia’s coast in October 2015, overturning the boat and dumping passengers and crew into the water.
  The board makes three recommendations after the fatal capsizing, including that all commercial passenger vessels operating beyond sheltered waters carry emergency radio beacons that indicate their positions.
  Six people, five Britons and one Australian, died in the capsizin
  
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• Pro-choice advocates balk at Polak as health minister, even briefly

  14-06-2017 19:43
  
  The Langley MLA deemed 'staunchly pro-life,' cut ribbon on an anti-abortion centre last fall. Even if role short-lived, it's sends bad message says critic.
  
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• PNE Prize Home Lottery 2017

  14-06-2017 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The PNE Prize Home Lottery is back! This year’s lottery has some exciting changes with a new $100 ticket option and ticket packages.
  
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• Two years later, 57 marijuana shops continue to flout law

  14-06-2017 19:38
  
  New city data shows only 10 dispensaries — five retail and five compassion clubs — have been granted business licences since new rules were adopted in June 2015
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: Bank of Canada, it’s time to raise interest rates

  14-06-2017 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  What has emerged is an economy that shows wide-scale growth that has averaged 3.5 per cent annualized over the past three-quarters.
  
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• Transportation Safety Board releases report into Leviathan II sinking

  14-06-2017 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has come out with three recommendations to improve passenger vessel safety, resulting from its investigation into the fatal capsizing of the Leviathan II, off Tofino two years ago, in which six people died. The Board’s first recommendation is that Transport Canada require commercial passenger vessel operators on the West Coast...
  
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• Wine Guy: Bottles for pops

  14-06-2017 19:00 via theprovince.com
  
  What to get the guy that has everything? A bottle of wine tends to go over well, and if the fellow happens to have offspring keep in mind that Father’s Day fast approaches.
  Speaking for myself — as both a “wine guy” and father — I never tire of getting gifted a bottle. And while the best wine to gift is always tailored to pop’s particular tastes, if in doubt here are three bottles I certainly wouldn’t mind being presented this Father’s Day.
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• This Just In: Tweezerman Bright Complexion Facial Dermaplaner, Lolo Signé La Belle Olive Oil Oleo-Calcareous Liniment and more

  14-06-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Tweezerman
  Bright Complexion Facial Dermaplaner
  They say: An at-home facial tool that works to exfoliate dead, dull skin cells for a brighter complexion. 
  We say: While our tester admitted she was a tad fearful of “shaving” her face with this razor-like tool, her worries were laid to rest with a few sweeps of the blade. Gliding the Dermaplaner across the skin gently yielded a not-unpleasant sensation. And the result? Skin looked less dull post-use, much like after a good exfolia
  
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• All About Ariadne: UBC Opera Ensemble presents 'Ariadne auf Naxos'

  14-06-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Ariadne auf Naxos
  June 22 to 24, 7:30 p.m.; June 25, 2 p.m. | UBC Old Auditorium (6344 Memorial Road)
  Tickets and info: From $20, tickets.ubc.ca
  Vancouver Opera’s Music Director Jonathan Darlington is well known to audiences for his consistently fine work at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. His active interest in developing young talent will be demonstrated this summer: he’s on tap to conduct Canada’s National Youth Orchestra — lucky them! — as well as a production at t
  
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• Vancouver tech firm at centre of security debate could go with takeover bid from U.S. firm

  14-06-2017 18:53 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Norsat International Inc., which is subject to a controversial takeover bid from a Chinese firm, says it may accept a better offer from an American investment fund.
  The Vancouver technology company says the deal from Privet Fund Management LLC values it at US$67.3 million, which is slightly above the deal proposed by Hytera Communications.
  Hytera, which manufactures radio transceivers and radio systems, made its friendly takeover offer last year and received clearance under the
  
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• Erin Ubels

  14-06-2017 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  Erin Ubels is a News Anchor with CKNW.
  
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• Search underway for missing boater after skiff capsizes off Salt Spring Island

  14-06-2017 17:56 via vancouversun.com
  
  A search for a missing boater whose vessel capsized Monday night off Salt Spring Island is ongoing.
  Salt Spring Island RCMP received a call about a male in the water near Powder Island in Ganges Harbour about 8:15 p.m.
  A small skiff carrying an unidentified male and his dog was moving toward one of many boats moored in the harbour when it capsized, according to witnesses.
  While the dog was saved, the male has not been located, despite efforts by the Canadian Coast Guard, Eagle Eye Marine and a l
  
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• SkyTrain delays slowing morning commute in Metro Vancouver

  14-06-2017 17:25 via vancouversun.com
  
  TransLink says an issue with a track safety alarm at Lougheed SkyTrain Station has delayed service on both the Expo and Millennium Lines this morning.#SkyTrain Expo & Millennium Line experiencing delays/gaps in service due to an earlier issue at Lougheed Stn which has been cleared.^CK
  — TransLink BC (@TransLink) June 14, 2017
  Passengers say trains are running up to 20 minutes behind due to the backlog.
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• Letters: Richmond sign anger linked to ‘thinly disguised resentment’

  14-06-2017 17:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Richmond council has unwisely stuck its nose into the Chinese-sign issue again, as columnist Gordon Clark rightly noted.
  I’m befuddled why people become exorcised over this issue. As a frequent visitor to Richmond, I find there are many stores that provide services in English (and Mandarin or Cantonese) and are thusly rewarded with my patronage. I infer that a business that doesn’t provide information in English neither needs my money, nor requires my patronage to succeed.
  
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• Daily Poll: Does the speaker issue spell trouble for the NDP-Green alliance?

  14-06-2017 16:50 via vancouversun.com
  
  Postmedia columnist Mike Smyth reported Wednesday that the NDP-Green power-sharing agreement is off to a shaky start.
  At issue, Smyth said, was Green Leader Andrew Weaver’s concern that the New Democrats had yet to convince a Liberal MLA to serve as speaker in an NDP-controlled legislature.
  “The NDP essentially made us understand that they had been in conversation with some B.C. Liberals and that it would be no problem for them to find a speaker from within the B.C. Liberal ranks,&rd
  
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• Vancouver firefighters deal with two early morning blazes

  14-06-2017 15:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vancouver fire crews were busy early Wednesday morning dealing with two separate blazes.
  
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• Abbotsford B.C. man fights off home invasion suspect with a baseball bat

  14-06-2017 15:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Abbotsford man was not going to let an intruder take anything from his home on Tuesday night.
  
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• Parent-teacher meeting gets intense in Between the Sheets

  14-06-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Between the Sheets
  June 21-24 at 8 p.m. | Pacific Theatre
  Tickets: $15 at pacifictheatre.org
  In Between the Sheets, the parent of an autistic child shows up late for a parent-teacher meeting. The meeting between Marion, the parent, and Teresa grows increasingly tense as secrets emerge, including the revelation that Teresa has been having an affair with Marion’s husband.
  Actor Danielle Klaudt is bringing the play to Pacific Theatre as the final part of her apprenticeship with Pacific T
  
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• Yukon rainbow crosswalk vandalized by tire burnout

  14-06-2017 14:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Whitehorse RCMP are investigating an act of vandalism on a newly painted rainbow crosswalk installed by the city in support of the LGBTQ community.
  
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• Report due in deadly whale-watching sinking

  14-06-2017 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Six people died after the Leviathan II flipped during a whale-watching expedition near the resort community of Tofino in October 2015.
  
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• Five Things to Know: Chinatown condo tower vetoed, foreign buyer tax failing, hackers gonna hack

  14-06-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Chinatown condo tower has been voted down, hackers are out there hacking away, and the foreign-buyer tax appears to have accomplished very little. Here are five things you need to know:
  Vancouver says no to proposed Chinatown condo tower 
  A controversial condo development in Vancouver’s Chinatown was voted down Tuesday, reports Postmedia’s Dan Fumano. The developer’s application sought rezoning to allow a 12-storey building at 105 Keefer St, but after weeks o
  
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• Metro Vancouver's market heating up again, despite foreign-buyer tax

  14-06-2017 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C. real estate prices are on the rise and demand continues to outstrip supply, which the NDP says shows the foreign-buyer tax that was announced almost a year ago wasn’t enough to cool the market.
  On Tuesday, the B.C. Real Estate Association reported that in May, residential sales in B.C. were down almost eight per cent from last year, but the average sale price was $752,536, up 4.2 per cent.
  The trend in Metro Vancouver mirrors that of the rest of the province: sales are down, but the c
  
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• Commercial Real Estate: Sun, Province vacate downtown for East Vancouver

  14-06-2017 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Vancouver Sun, The Province and 24 Hrs have set up shop in East Vancouver, joining one of Vancouver’s burgeoning employment zones that the city hopes will expand by nearly 20,000 jobs in the next two decades.
  By mid-May, all of the publications’ staff were working in a 29,000-square-foot space at the Broadway Tech Centre near Renfrew Street and East Broadway.
  The newsrooms were previously located on multiple floors of the 28-storey, Class-A Granville Square tower at 200 Granville
  
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• Mike Smyth: There could be trouble brewing in NDP-Green paradise

  14-06-2017 11:48 via theprovince.com
  
  Victoria, we have a problem.
  The NDP-Green power-sharing agreement appeared to show cracks on Tuesday over the crucial issue of who will serve as the speaker in a minority parliament.
  That was evident in a conversation I had with B.C. Green party Leader Andrew Weaver, who said the New Democrats assured him in negotiations they would convince a Liberal to serve as speaker in an NDP-controlled legislature.
  “The NDP essentially made us understand that they had been in conversation with some B
  
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• UPDATE: Man dies after being struck by train in Langley, B.C.

  14-06-2017 10:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are trying to determine how a man ended up on railroad tracks in Langley when he was struck by a train Tuesday evening.
  
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• Man in serious condition after being struck by train in Langley, B.C.

  14-06-2017 10:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are trying to determine how a man ended up on railroad tracks in Langley when he was struck by a train Tuesday evening.
  
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• City of Vancouver strikes down Chinatown development

  14-06-2017 08:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tue, Jun 13: The City of Vancouver voting down a proposed 12-storey tower on Keefer Street today. The development was the source of much debate, that went on for years.
  
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