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• City of Vancouver admits towers get taller to secure affordable housing

  09-08-2017 23:46
  "We are raiding density in the form of availability, but within the boundaries set under community plans."
  
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• SkyTrain surfers could face mischief charges after riding between cars

  09-08-2017 23:44
  TransLink says the pair could face mischief charges.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks re-sign centre Brendan Gaunce - The Canuck Way

  09-08-2017 23:41 via thecanuckway.com
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  Vancouver Canucks re-sign centre Brendan Gaunce
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  The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed centre Brendan Gaunce to a two-year deal. Gaunce had five assists in 57 games last season. Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning continued his busy offseason on Wednesday, re-signing centre ...
  
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• Park board rolls out beach accessibility mats

  09-08-2017 23:36
  
  Vancouver Park Board this week rolled out the city’s first accessibility mat at English Bay. The Mobi-Mat makes it possible for people with walkers, wheelchairs and scooters to make their way down onto the beach.
  
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• Driver accused of hitting cyclist given naloxone after Kelowna crash

  09-08-2017 23:35
  The 49-year-old man on the bicycle suffered only minor injuries.
  
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• Canucks sign Brendan Gaunce to two-year, one-way contract - Vancouver Sun

  09-08-2017 23:23 via vancouversun.com
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  Canucks sign Brendan Gaunce to two-year, one-way contract
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  VANCOUVER January 20 2017. Vancouver Canucks #50 Brendan Gaunce warms up prior to playing the Florida Panthers in a regular season NHL hockey game at Rogers Arena Vancouver, January 20 2017. Gerry Kahrmann / 00047485A. Share Adjust ...and more »
  
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• Whitecaps trade Christian Dean to Chicago, add Aaron Maund from RSL

  09-08-2017 23:05 via theprovince.com
  The Whitecaps are shuffling their centre back depth.
  Christian Dean is likely off to Chicago. The return isn’t yet confirmed but sources say Real Salt Lake defender Aaron Maund is on his way to Vancouver in a separate deal.
  Maund has started a dozen times for RSL this season, his fifth in Salt Lake. He’s played 64 times for RSL.
  After Real added Marcelo Silva last month and chose to partner him with Justen Glad as the first choice centre back pairing, Maund became expendabl
  
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• Canucks sign Brendan Gaunce to two-year, one-way contract

  09-08-2017 23:02 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Brendan Gaunce to a two-year, one-way contract worth an average of $750,000 annually.
  Canucks GM Jim Benning made the announcement Wednesday.
  Gaunce, 23, had five assists (0-5-5) and 33 penalty minutes in 57 games played with Vancouver in 2016-’17.
  His 94 hits on the season led all Canucks forwards, and his 1.65 hits per game ranked second on the team, said the Canucks in a press release.
  The 6-2, 217-pound forward also had two goals and an assist
  
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• 49 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Thursday, August 10 - Straight.com (blog)

  09-08-2017 23:00 via straight.com
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  49 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Thursday, August 10
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  Looking for something to do on Thursday? The Straight's got you covered. Here are 49 events happening in or around Vancouver on Thursday, August 10. CONCERTS. The Rogue Folk Club presents Vancouver roots-music great Steve Dawson at the WISE ...
  
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• Police watchdog finds no link between man's injuries and police action

  09-08-2017 22:54 via vancouversun.com
  Update: B.C.’s police watchdog has determined there was no connection between a man who injured himself and police action during a confrontation in Sicamous this week.
  “The IIO has released jurisdiction and will no longer be investigating as there is no apparent connection between the injuries sustained by the male and the actions of police,” said spokesman Aidan Buckley with the Independent Investigations Office of B.C.
  Earlier: B.C.’s police watchdog is now in
  
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• Volunteer drivers needed to transport donated hay to animals impacted by B.C. wildfires

  09-08-2017 22:49
  People in the Grand Forks region have collected thousands of pounds of hay to feed animals impacted by the wildfires that continue to plague British Columbia.
  
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• Candlelight vigil held for Kiran Dhesi

  09-08-2017 22:40
  A solemn affair in Surrey as friends and family held a candlelight vigil for 19 year old Kiran Dhesi.
  
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• Canada looking at Portugal to fight overdose crisis

  09-08-2017 22:32
  As the opioid overdose death toll continues to mount, B.C.'s chief medical health officer is hopeful the federal government will find some solutions in Portugal's approach.
  
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• New municipal affairs minister aims to tackle housing costs crunch

  09-08-2017 22:28 via vancouversun.com
  There is much anticipation about what the new minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing will prioritize when it comes to tackling out-of-control housing prices in B.C.’s metropolitan areas.
  Selina Robinson, the second-term MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville, feels she’s up to the task and spoke to us recently. The following is an edited, condensed version of that conversation:
  Tell us about yourself.
  I got into politics in 2007 at a public hearing because a local church in my neigh
  
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• Letters: Don’t blame singles for affordable housing issue

  09-08-2017 22:20 via theprovince.com
  Re: Housing crisis due to singles, Letters, Aug. 9
  Often letters to the editors raise an eyebrow, but in the case of letter writer S.I. Petersen, it raises two eyebrows and quite a few more questions. To blame single people for current housing prices is a bit of a stretch. The lack of affordable housing is caused by many factors, to blame any single group is ill-considered. To state that being single is a selfish act is wrong and rather harsh. I am a single person fortunate enough to be abl
  
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• Verdant Creek wildfire Wednesday: small new fire starts, Sunshine Village reopens

  09-08-2017 22:14
  A new, small fire was started by a lightning strike in the Verdant Creek area Tuesday night.
  
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• Vancouver's 5 fanciest Airbnbs—as study says full-time hosts made $70M

  09-08-2017 22:12
  Amidst rental shortage, Van City beat Toronto and Montreal at short-term listings per-capita—and a record 9% of hosts renting 1,789 multiple, whole units full-time
  
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• Indigenous heritage doesn't overrule other factors in adoption: B.C. court

  09-08-2017 21:32 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Aboriginal heritage must be considered when placing a child with an adoptive family, but it does not overrule all other factors in deciding their best interests, the British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled.
  The unanimous decision released Tuesday is the latest in the province to grapple with the issue of how much weight should be given to cultural identity when First Nations, Métis or Inuit children are being adopted.
  The case involves a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy who
  
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• B.C. wildfires status Wednesday: More than 360 wildfires this season are human-caused

  09-08-2017 20:49
  Almost 40 per cent of all the wildfires burning in B.C. since April have been human-caused.
  
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• A year after the North Okanagan – Shuswap School Board’s dismissal, no decision on new elections

  09-08-2017 20:41
  It has been more than a year since the North Okanagan – Shuswap’s board was dismissed in June 2016.
  
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• Burns, even blindness: 'Nasty,' invasive giant hogweed spreading in Canada

  09-08-2017 20:09 via vancouversun.com
  By Aly Thomson
  It can cause third-degree burns and even permanent blindness — and it’s spreading.
  Giant hogweed is cutting a wider swath in British Columbia and Ontario, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada is urging people across the country to document sightings of the­ towering, three-metre green plant with large umbels of white flowers.
  Dan Kraus, a biologist with the conservancy, said the invasive Asian species likely arrived in Canada in the 1940s and can now be found in ar
  
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• Burns, even blindness: 'Nasty' invasive giant hogweed spreading in Canada - Vancouver Sun

  09-08-2017 19:59 via vancouversun.com
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  Burns, even blindness: 'Nasty' invasive giant hogweed spreading in Canada
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  Giant hogweed can cause third-degree burns if the sap is exposed to sunlight, and the invasive plant is spreading across Canada. Darren Calabrese / THE CANADIAN PRESS. Share Adjust Comment Print. By Aly Thomson. It can cause third-degree burns ...and more »
  
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• Airbnb has likely removed almost 4000 units from Vancouver's home rental stock: study - Business in Vancouver

  09-08-2017 19:53 via biv.com
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  Airbnb has likely removed almost 4000 units from Vancouver's home rental stock: study
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  Airbnb touts itself as a service that allows homeowners to earn extra cash by putting their spare bedrooms up for rent to short-term visitors, but according to a new McGill study, the service is having a significant negative impact on the rental market ...and more »
  
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• New parklets, squares and plazas mean more public spaces in Vancouver - Vancouver Courier

  09-08-2017 19:41 via vancourier.com
  New parklets, squares and plazas mean more public spaces in Vancouver
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  The Robson and Bute Pilot Plaza is one of five new public spaces open in the city this summer. Photo Jennifer Gauthier. Vancouverites have five new public spaces to get out and enjoy the remaining weeks of summer.and more »
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: Online shopping may become a lot less expensive

  09-08-2017 19:39
  Canada has been holding the online duty and tax-free amount that can be ordered from the U.S. at the ridiculous level of $20 for years, but the U.S. insists that limit be pushed to $800.
  
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• Metro Vancouver cracking down on illegal dumping with new campaign - The Province

  09-08-2017 19:32 via theprovince.com
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  Metro Vancouver cracking down on illegal dumping with new campaign
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  The Metro Vancouver authority is cracking down on illegal dumping which costs local municipalities $5 million each year to clean up. While most residents say they hate seeing illegal dumping taking place, still 60 per cent say they have illegally ...and more »
  
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• Longest air quality advisory in Metro Vancouver is still in place - News1130

  09-08-2017 19:28 via news1130.com
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  Longest air quality advisory in Metro Vancouver is still in place
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  VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – With air quality in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley expected to finally begin getting better on Friday, you may have found yourself looking back on the summer of 2015, when we were under a similar notice. Smoke AND ...and more »
  
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• Metro Vancouver cracking down on illegal dumping with new campaign - Vancouver Sun

  09-08-2017 19:15 via vancouversun.com
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  VANCOUVER, B.C.: December 23, 2016 – A man unloads garbage at the Vancouver South Transfer Station, Vancouver, December 23 2016. Gerry Kahrmann / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. The Metro Vancouver authority is cracking down on illegal ...
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• Metro Vancouver cracking down on illegal dumping with new campaign

  09-08-2017 19:14 via vancouversun.com
  The Metro Vancouver authority is cracking down on illegal dumping which costs local municipalities $5 million each year to clean up.
  While most residents say they hate seeing illegal dumping taking place, still 60 per cent say they have illegally dumped or will illegally dump furniture, household items or appliances in the future, citing inconvenience as a reason.
  “We were also surprised to learn that a large proportion of residents – 40 per cent – also thought it was okay dump
  
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• Fake Craigslist ads prompt police warning in Delta

  09-08-2017 19:14 via vancouversun.com
  DELTA — Some homeowners in Delta have been receiving odd visits from strangers and police say a series of suspicious online posts could be to blame.
  Delta Police say they’re investigating fake postings on the classified advertising website Craigslist.
  The posts have offered intimate encounters, invited people to attend a house party or advertised free items.
  Police say the person who reads the posting goes to the address provided and finds a surprised homeowner who knows nothing abou
  
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• Air quality statement extended for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley - Globalnews.ca

  09-08-2017 19:07 via globalnews.ca
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  Air quality statement extended for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley
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  An air quality statement has once again been extended for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley due to the wildfire smoke in the region. There are high concentrations of fine particulate matter in the air, which are expected to persist until a change ...
  
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• Ryan Reynolds Thanks Vancouver Police For Help With "Deadpool 2" Street Closures - Huffington Post Canada

  09-08-2017 19:05 via huffingtonpost.ca
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  Ryan Reynolds Thanks Vancouver Police For Help With "Deadpool 2" Street Closures
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  Actor Ryan Reynolds is honored as Hasty Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. on Feb. 3, 2017. ADVERTISEMENT. Ryan Reynolds has become a familiar face in Vancouver as he shoots the sequel to the highly ...
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• Air quality statement extended for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley

  09-08-2017 19:02
  There are high concentrations of fine particulate matter in the air, which are expected to persist until a change in the weather.
  
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• Whitecaps trade Christian Dean to Chicago

  09-08-2017 18:52 via theprovince.com
  The Whitecaps are shuffling their centre back depth.
  Christian Dean is off to Chicago. The return isn’t yet confirmed.
  It’s worth noting the Whitecaps have had Adam Straith training with them for more than a week; the Canadian centre back would be a straightforward replacement for oft-injured Dean, who did start three times in the opening weeks of the season but hasn’t been seen since.
  Dean had a horrific battle with injury last year, breaking a bone in his foot on the eve of t
  
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• B.C. home construction picks up, driven by buildings, condos, CMHC says

  09-08-2017 18:51 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Home construction in Canada picked up last month, driven by British Columbia and Alberta, defying expectations that homebuilding activity would cool down.
  The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts rose to 222,324 units in July, up from 212,948 in June, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Wednesday.
  The ramp-up likely reflects strong demand for new housing from the end of last year into the start of this year, TD Bank economist Diana Petramala said, adding that the n
  
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• Whitecaps still looking to add with transfer window set to close

  09-08-2017 18:28 via theprovince.com
  Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson says there’s been lots of chatter as the clock ticks down on Major League Soccer’s transfer window.
  That doesn’t mean any of the moves come easy.
  “Managers tease you because they ask you what you’re looking for without actually telling you what they want to give up,” Robinson said after Tuesday’s training session. “We’re all in the same boat. We’re trying to make moves — some for variou
  
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• Daily Poll: Have you had trouble breathing due to the smoke?

  09-08-2017 18:25 via vancouversun.com
  A smoky haze continues to fall across the Metro Vancouver region, worrying those with breathing problems and simply inconveniencing those with plans for outdoor activities.
  Speaking with Postmedia’s Matt Robinson this week, provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall said it shouldn’t be a problem for most people, though there may be some sore throats and coughing going around.
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  Smoke no reason to stay inside — for most of us“The exposures that we see here now, the
  
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• Vancouver office vacancy rates to get even tighter

  09-08-2017 18:22 via vancouversun.com
  By 2019, Vancouver is predicted to have the second-lowest office vacancy rate in the Western hemisphere, according to a new global office report by Cushman and Wakefield.
  Within the next two years, Vancouver will have an office vacancy rate of 6.3 per cent. That will trail only Toronto in the Americas, which is forecast to have a vacancy rate of 3.9 per cent, according to the report released on July 21.
  The report details economic drivers, supply and demand forecasts and prospects for rent growt
  
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• Nanaimo grass fires deliberately set as suspect caught on surveillance video

  09-08-2017 17:41
  They were set in a small vacant lot near Vancouver Island University and police now have video of the alleged suspect.
  
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• Surveillance video shows Nanaimo arson suspect

  09-08-2017 17:32
  Wed, Aug 9: Surveillance video given to Nanaimo RCMP shows an arson suspect crouch down over some dry grass, walk away, and a fire ignites a moment later.
  
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• RCMP investigate string of violent incidents in Surrey

  09-08-2017 17:30
  A wild Tuesday for Surrey RCMP who are investigating three separate targeted shootings that all happened in a 24-hour span. Tanya Beja has the details.
  
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• Three shootings in one day keep Surrey RCMP investigators busy

  09-08-2017 17:24 via vancouversun.com
  Gunfire erupted Tuesday in Surrey, with three shootings taking place in the span of just several hours – the latest of which sent one man to hospital late in the evening.
  Police are now canvassing three neighbourhoods for witnesses and information about the three shootings. It remains unclear if the three shootings are connected, or if they are linked with shootings reported last week.
  Around 3 p.m. Tuesday, Surrey RCMP announced it was investigating a report of shots fired in the Cla
  
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• Friends and family remember Surrey murder victim Kiran Dhesi

  09-08-2017 17:03
  About 100 people gathered for a vigil to remember Kiran Dhesi Tuesday evening.
  
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• Quebec jeweller makes unique rings out of breast milk

  09-08-2017 17:02
  Karine Lajoie, a Quebec jeweller currently living in B.C., turns breast milk into unique pieces of jewelry.
  
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• Police watchdog investigating after man stabs himself in confrontation

  09-08-2017 16:47 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s police watchdog is now investigating after a man injured himself during a police confrontation in Sicamous.
  Around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sicamous RCMP were called to a car wash on Maier Road for the report of a man who was threatening to kill himself with a knife.
  Police who responded to the call also requested Emergency Health Services be on standby at the scene.
  When police arrived, the man was found suffering from what appeared to be self-inflicted wounds. He then ran away from pol
  
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• Texas teacher who hosted 'Bros Night' sex parties sentenced to 10 years in prison

  09-08-2017 16:21
  
  A disgraced high school teacher who hosted underage, all-male sex parties at his home faces a decade behind bars.
  
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• Whale-watching boat collides with humpback whale near Victoria

  09-08-2017 16:08 via vancouversun.com
  A whale-watching Zodiac boat collided with a humpback whale in a “freak accident” near Race Rocks on Monday, injuring two passengers and the vessel’s captain.
  At the time of the collision, there was no sign of the whale — the captain was following another group of humpbacks about three nautical miles to the east — when “all of a sudden, boom, impact,” said operations manager Ben Duthie of Prince of Whales tours in Victoria.
  “It came out of nowhere
  
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• Whale-watching boat collides with humpback whale near Victoria - Vancouver Sun

  09-08-2017 16:04 via vancouversun.com
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  Whale-watching boat collides with humpback whale near Victoria
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  A whale-watching Zodiac boat collided with a humpback whale in a “freak accident” near Race Rocks on Monday, injuring two passengers and the vessel's captain. Times Colonist. Share Adjust Comment Print. A whale-watching Zodiac boat collided with a ...and more »
  
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• Air quality statement renewed for Metro Vancouver - News1130

  09-08-2017 15:55 via news1130.com
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  Air quality statement renewed for Metro Vancouver
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  VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – We are slowly inching closer to the possibility of rain in the forecast this weekend, but in the meantime, a special air quality statement for the entire region has been re-issued. Smoke AND fog. Happy #humpday .
  
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• Commercial Real Estate: Office vacancy rates to get even tighter

  09-08-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  By 2019, Vancouver is predicted to have the second-lowest office vacancy rate in the Western hemisphere, according to a new global office report by Cushman and Wakefield.
  Within the next two years, Vancouver will have an office vacancy rate of 6.3 per cent. That will trail only Toronto in the Americas, which is forecast to have a vacancy rate of 3.9 per cent, according to the report released on July 21.
  The report details economic drivers, supply and demand forecasts and prospects for rent growt
  
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