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• At the PNE, a walk down toy memory lane

  19-08-2017 23:40 via vancouversun.com
  To enter Toyopia is to wander down a lane of memories and history.
  The exhibit, new this year to the PNE, is also a hands-on educational opportunity that should appeal to youngsters five to 95, said toy curator Troy Carlson, CEO of Sacramento-based Stage Nine Exhibitions and a 46-year-old little boy at heart.
  “It’s multi-generational,” the father of two said. “Children, parents and grandparents can all point to something they’ve played with.”
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• B.C. Ferries sailing toward a record number of vehicle trips

  19-08-2017 22:37 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries carried a record number of vehicles from April to June and is on track for its highest traffic volume year as a low Canadian dollar draws tourists from the United States and prompts Canadians to stick closer to home, company officials said Friday.
  The first-quarter results show vehicle traffic for the three-month period, at 2.2 million, reached its highest point in B.C. Ferries history, while passenger traffic hit a 20-year peak of 5.6 million.
  Mark Collins, president and chief exec
  
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• Thousands stand up to racism at Vancouver City Hall - News1130

  19-08-2017 22:34 via news1130.com
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  VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – More than 4,000 protesters standing up to racism have turned out to Vancouver City Hall. A small number of anti-Islamic and anti-globalization protesters have been met by a counter-protest, which is speaking out against ...and more »
  
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• B.C. music festivals may be allowed to keep booze profits

  19-08-2017 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  The province is proposing to make it easier for music festival promoters to profit off alcohol sales, which could mean an increase in the number of events in the province but also a jump to what music lovers can expect to pay for drinks at concerts.
  The proposed change is one of 73 recommendations to modernize B.C.’s liquor laws and is welcomed by the music industry after two popular music festivals near Whistler went bust over the past year.
  The change would allow permit holders to charge
  
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• Live: Anti-racism demonstrators gather at Vancouver city hall

  19-08-2017 22:07 via vancouversun.com
  Protesters demonstrating against racism and Islamophobia began gathering at noon near Vancouver’s City Hall, well in advance of a planned anti-immigration rally at the same site.
  The protesters are planning to make their voices heard ahead of an “anti-Islam” rally, organized by a group spreading white-supremacist messages online, that is set to begin outside Vancouver city hall at 2 p.m.
  Members from various unions were well in attendance and a strong Vancouver police pres
  
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• Live: Anti-racism demonstrators gather at Vancouver city hall ahead of

  19-08-2017 21:47 via vancouversun.com
  Protesters demonstrating against racism and Islamophobia began gathering at noon near Vancouver’s City Hall, well in advance of a planned anti-immigration rally at the same site.
  The protesters are planning to make their voices heard ahead of an “anti-Islam” rally, organized by a group spreading white-supremacist messages online, that is set to begin outside Vancouver city hall at 2 p.m.
  Members from various unions were well in evidence and a strong Vancouver police presen
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Anti-Islam, anti-immigration rally and counter-protest held at Vancouver City Hall

  19-08-2017 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  A group supporting racial tolerance will gather in the early afternoon just ahead of a demonstration by anti-Islam activists at 2 p.m.
  
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• Vancouver anti-Islam, anti-immigration rally and counter-protest planned for Saturday

  19-08-2017 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  A group supporting racial tolerance will gather in the early afternoon just ahead of a demonstration by anti-Islam activists at 2 p.m.
  
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• Thousands protest against anti-Islam, anti-immigration rally at Vancouver City Hall

  19-08-2017 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  A group supporting racial tolerance will gather in the early afternoon just ahead of a demonstration by anti-Islam activists.
  
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• North Shore Rescue called out to Eagle Bluffs Area

  19-08-2017 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  North Shore Rescue called out to Eagle Bluffs Area this morning
  
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• B.C. wildfire status Saturday: State of emergency extended as wind, thunderstorms threaten Interior

  19-08-2017 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  The provincial government has extended the state of emergency for a third time as wildfires continue to threaten across the province.
  
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• Bester’s best of includes facing Baghdatis on Hollyburn home turf

  19-08-2017 20:07 via theprovince.com
  For Philip Bester, playing Marcos Baghdatis at the Hollyburn Country Club was a career highlight. Listening to him afterwards was too.
  Bester, one of the top tennis players this province has ever produced, announced this week that he retiring from the pro game after the Odlum Brown VanOpen at Hollyburn, his home club. The 28-year-old from North Vancouver was eliminated from singles on Tuesday and men’s doubles on Thursday.
  The championship matches for this year’s event are on Sunday.
  
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• Vancouver Inaugural Our Cityride festival kicks off with group ridealong - CBC.ca

  19-08-2017 20:03 via cbc.ca
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  A new bicycle tour running along some Vancouver's most iconic landmarks kicks off today. The inaugural Our Cityride festival begins at David Lam Park, featuring live music, a beer garden, a kids zone, and food trucks. The event is capped off by a ...
  
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• Gardenworks: Fall and winter vegetables

  19-08-2017 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Aug 19: If you want to eat fresh veggies from your garden this fall and winter it’s time to get planting. Gardenworks expert Leanne Johnson explains how to get started.
  
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• Decomposed body found in derelict Abbotsford house

  19-08-2017 19:41 via vancouversun.com
  Abbotsford police are investigating after a decomposed body was discovered inside a derelict Abbotsford house in the 1400 block of McCallum Road.
  Police said in a news release that police came to house at about 11:30 p.m. on Friday evening.
  “The home appeared abandoned and was in a state of disarray, was unsecured and without power,” wrote Const. Ian MacDonald. 
  “The body was in an advanced stage of decomposition.”
  Abbotsford’s major crime unit and the Coroner
  
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• Police discover body in Abbotsford

  19-08-2017 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  Police discover body in Abbotsford on Friday night
  
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• Saturday Chef: Raspberry and pink peppercorn financiers

  19-08-2017 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Aug 19: Betty Hung, owner of Vancouver’s Beaucoup Bakery, shows Samantha Falk and Jay Janower how to make a classic French treat.
  
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• Pet-a-palooza returns to Yaletown

  19-08-2017 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Aug 19: Western Canada’s biggest pet-friendly event will take over Mainland Street in Yaletown August 27.
  
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• Open House: Tour $26 million home for sale in Surrey

  19-08-2017 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Aug 19: Kaitlyn Herbst takes of tour of Villa Di Fonti. The 72 acre Surrey, B.C. estate is on the market for $26 million. The home has 11,000 square feet of indoor living space, plus another 5,000 square feet of patios.
  
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• Odlum Brown Van Open

  19-08-2017 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Aug 19: Some of the tennis world’s brightest young talents are at Hollyburn Country Club for the Odlum Brown Van Open.
  
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• Stampeders 21, Lions 17: B.C. doesn’t take its chances, takes the loss

  19-08-2017 19:28 via theprovince.com
  If the B.C. Lions wanted to fell better about absorbing another loss to the Calgary Stampeders, they could point to any number of critical moments in Friday night’s game and reasonably wonder: What if?
  What if, for example, Chris Rainey had run his route one foot deeper in the dying seconds of the fourth quarter, giving the Lions a first down deep in Calgary territory instead of a failed third down which cost them the game.
  Or what if Ty Long hadn’t missed a simple convert in the thi
  
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• Zhao wows Hollyburn crowd again, advancing to today's VanOpen semifinals

  19-08-2017 18:43 via vancouversun.com
  Carol Zhao will become first Canadian woman to make the semifinals at the Odlum Brown VanOpen since 2013 when she takes to the court at the Hollyburn Country Club today.
  Zhao, of Richmond Hill, Ont., defeated tournament No. 4 seed Ons Jabeur in the quarterfinals on Friday when Tunisia’s Jabeur had to retire due to illness with Zhao up 6-2, 4-2. Zhao, who received a wild-card entry into the event, will meet No. 8 Danka Kovinic today.
  It’s the third match slated for the centre court, m
  
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• Foster Martin set to transform White Rock town centre

  19-08-2017 15:51 via vancouversun.com
  For many decades, White Rock has been famous for its waterfront: its wooden pier and promenade, the 500-ton white boulder that sits on miles of sandy beach and the shops, cafes and restaurants along Marine Drive. Now, with the development of three new towers by Landmark Premiere Properties, the community’s town centre is set for a major revitalization.
  Foster Martin is a development of 334 homes of between one and four bedrooms. It gets its name from Foster and Martin streets, which run pa
  
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• Sold (Bought): Bowen Island property takes prime waterfront location

  19-08-2017 15:19 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  1160 Ecclestone Road, Bowen Island
  Type: Three-bedroom, two-bathroom detached
  Size: 2,236 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $1,119,000
  Listed for: $1,785,000
  Sold for: $1,825,000
  Sold on: June 27
  Days on market: Eight
  Listing agent: Dee Elliott at Macdonald Realty
  Buyers agent: Dee Elliott at Macdonald Realty
  The big sell: Most oceanfront homes boast an abundance of natural light, thanks to their immediate and unobstructed proximity
  
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• The Home Front: The high winds and strong currents of home furnishings for fall

  19-08-2017 15:12 via vancouversun.com
  There are three big themes we’ll be seeing in home furnishings and decor for fall, and we’ll also see them in fashion, says Jason Templeton, director of Simons Maison, the home section of Quebec-based fashion retailer Simons.
  The first, he says, is based around the idea of “modernist lounge,” being rich and with opulent touches of nature.
  “Opulent patterns,” Templeton says, “precious stones, velvety textures, rich patterns and motifs inspired by William
  
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• Year-round recreation on offer at CastleRock

  19-08-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  To the average Vancouverite, the town of Invermere may conjure scenes of waist-deep powder skiing on nearby Panorama Mountain, but many Albertans have long known that the Columbia Valley community offers much more than a winter paradise.
  For decades, Albertans — especially people from Calgary just a three-hour drive away — have made Invermere their year-round playground. They’re well aware that the little town of 3,300 nestled between the Purcell and Rocky Mountain ranges, is o
  
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• Weekend Poll: Will you be attending The Fair at the PNE this year?

  19-08-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Fair at the PNE opens in Vancouver this weekend for its 107th year. Will you be there?
  Organizers sure would like you to be; 2016 was a bounceback year for the PNE after a dismal, cold and wet 2015, which saw the annual event post its lowest numbers in a decade. Just 678,193 attended in 2015, a decrease of nearly 100,000 people from the year before. In 2016, however, better weather — but not great weather, as there were still several rainy days — helped the PNE’s atten
  
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• The Good News: Capt. Jack Sparrow visits children’s hospital, Soup Nazi serves up to support B.C. wildfire victims

  19-08-2017 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  Tragic news was top of mind from Charlottesville to Barcelona and beyond this week. But these heartwarming stories were the ones that really got you talking (and sharing!), and with good reason.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks: Jim Benning's 5 best moves as GM - The Canuck Way

  19-08-2017 14:15 via thecanuckway.com
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  Though Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning hasn't earned all that much respect around the league, he's actually pulled off a few coups. We take a look at his best five years through his first three years as GM. Vancouver Canucks general ...
  
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• Five Things to Know: Terror victim was VPD dad, truck hits overpass

  19-08-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Canadian killed in Thursday’s Barcelona terror attack has been identified, Friday’s commute was nearly a disaster, and the guy organizing a white supremacist rally says he isn’t a white supremacist, although if that were true, he’d be organizing a potluck instead. Here are five things you need to know.
  Father of VPD officer killed in Barcelona terror attack
  The Canadian killed in Thursday’s terrorist attack in Barcelona has been identified as Ian Moore Wilson, t
  
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• 75 years ago, Vancouver man awarded Victoria Cross for his efforts in Dieppe Raid

  19-08-2017 14:00
  
  Seventy-five years ago on Aug. 19, 1942 during the Second World War, Canada suffered its worst military disaster at the French coastal port of Dieppe.
  
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• This Week In History: 1931 Bob Hope makes his first Vancouver appearance at the Orpheum

  19-08-2017 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  The feature film at the Orpheum Theatre in mid-August, 1931, was a long-forgotten drama, Women Love Once, starring two long-forgotten stars, Paul Lukas and Eleanor Boardman.
  But there was another side to the bill — live vaudeville.
  “Broadway’s red-headed madcap,” Nell Kelly, provided 20 minutes of “whimsical nonsense, interspersed with well-sung songs.”
  The “wild & wooly westerners” Madie & Ray sang, danced, and did trick with lariats (lass
  
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• Douglas Todd: Global seniors flock to Canada’s 'super visa'

  19-08-2017 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  A growing number of seniors around the planet have become like nomads, travelling the world to spend time with their children in different immigrant-receiving countries.
  As a result, says Vancouver immigration lawyer Joshua Sohn, many offshore parents who don’t want to become Canadian citizens are instead applying for this country’s “super visa” which allows them to stay with their children here for up to two years at a time.
  So far 89,000 parents and grandparents have co
  
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• Stampeders grind out 21-17 victory over Lions

  19-08-2017 10:12 via globalnews.ca
  The Calgary Stampeders defeated the BC Lions 21-17 at BC Place on Friday night.
  
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• The terror attack in Barcelona is hitting home in Vancouver

  19-08-2017 08:23 via globalnews.ca
  Tonight the terror attack in Barcelona is hitting home in Vancouver. A Canadian that was killed has been identified as the father of a senior VPD officer. Catherine Urquhart has more.
  
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• Ed Willes: Buono blames poor offence for Lions’ 21-17 setback to Stamps

  19-08-2017 08:11 via theprovince.com
  Following last week’s humiliating loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the B.C. Lions proclaimed their Friday meeting with the Calgary Stampeders was a chance to make a statement about their team, to measure themselves against the CFL’s gold standard.
  And they made a statement. What that was, precisely, is open to some interpretation, but in the aftermath of yet another loss to the Stamps, one thing is clear about these Lions: At this stage of the season, there is clear separation b
  
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• Opinion: UBC erases boundaries between engineering and health

  19-08-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  A deceptively simple device invented at the University of B.C. is saving lives in the world’s most impoverished places.
  Called the Phone Oximeter, it clips onto a person’s fingertip and is connected by wire to a smartphone’s audio port. By measuring blood-oxygen levels and heart and breathing rates with unprecedented simplicity, portability and affordability, it’s enabling easier diagnosis of illness in Mozambique, Pakistan and Uganda.
  How it came to be at UBC reveals the
  
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• Opinion: Taxing professionals not a way to grow the economy

  19-08-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  The federal Liberal party ran on and won the 2015 election in large measure because of its promise to improve the economy. Unfortunately, in too many cases, the actions of the now-governing Liberals run contrary to this important goal.
  The latest example is the government’s proposal to eliminate certain loopholes for small businesses that are largely used by professionals such as doctors and dentists. Without getting too detailed, these loopholes allow eligible professionals to reduce thei
  
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• Opinion: If you love the ocean, change the throwaway economy

  19-08-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  The world’s oceans are choking on plastic. This year up to 20 million tons of plastic bags, food wrappers, bottles, straws, Styrofoam, plastic fishing gear and other plastic products will cascade into the sea.
  A startling new study in the Strait of Georgia has found over 3,000 plastic micro-particles per cubic metre of water. Clearly the throwaway plastic economy must be fundamentally changed.
  The good news is that British Columbians who love the coast can lead this global reform. 
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• Opinion: Christy Clark's failed Throne Speech explained

  19-08-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  On June 22, Lt. Gov. Judith Guichon delivered the final Throne Speech of the Christy Clark B.C. Liberal government. It was the exclamation mark on a turbulent six week period of intra-party negotiations, internal caucus discussions and a genuine attempt to gain the confidence of the House and the confidence of the people of B.C. in the event the parties were sent to the polls for a makeup summer election.
  Throughout the period following the May 9 election, I was at the heart of discussions. At P
  
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• Editorial: When is a ban not a ban?

  19-08-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  I can accept anything, except what seems to be the easiest for most people: the half-way, the almost, the just-about, the in-between. — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
   
  The B.C. NDP made good on one of its campaign promises — to ban the grizzly bear trophy hunt, sort of. There will be no grizzly trophy hunting allowed anywhere in B.C. and a complete ban on hunting the animal in the Great Bear Rainforest, effective Nov. 30.
  However, the big game hunting season already started th
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Aug 18

  19-08-2017 05:54 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Friday, August 18, 2017.
  
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• Trades boost for Okanagan College

  19-08-2017 05:19 via globalnews.ca
  With more and more people set to retire, the push is on to train a younger workforce, especially in the trades. The effort got a big boost in Kelowna Friday from a government minister who found herself learning on the job. Travis Lowe explains.
  
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• Truck collides with train overpass in Coquitlam

  19-08-2017 05:04 via globalnews.ca
  A traffic headache today for commuters in the Tri Cities area. A crane on a truck hit a train overpass on Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam, creating a mess for driver. Jennifer Palma has the details from Coquitlam.
  
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• Canadian killed in Barcelona attack father of VPD officer

  19-08-2017 05:03 via globalnews.ca
  The father of a Vancouver Police officer has been identified as the Canadian killed in the Barcelona attack. Geoff Hastings with more on this devastating news.
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Aug 18

  19-08-2017 05:03 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, August 18, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• What Amateur Astronomers need to know about the Solar Eclipse

  19-08-2017 04:42 via globalnews.ca
  We’re just days away from a very rare event, most of North America buzzing about Monday’s Solar Eclipse. While many scramble to find those coveted protective glasses, experts are reminding amateur astronomers about what else they need to keep in mind. Here’s Nadia Stewart.
  
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• Anti-immigration, anti-Islam rally and counter protests planned for Vancouver Saturday

  19-08-2017 04:42 via globalnews.ca
  : All eyes will be on two major rallies in Vancouver tomorrow, one planned by groups known for their anti-immigration and anti-Muslim views. The other, a counter protest by anti-racism coalitions. Paul Johnson reports.
  
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• More concern for battle against BC Wildfires as many seasonal firefighters pulling out and heading back to school

  19-08-2017 04:38 via globalnews.ca
  140 fires are currently burning across BC, 11 new ones sparked since yesterday. And the forecast is not great, thunder and gusting winds are the big concern through the weekend. There are also concerns with a large portion of the firefighters set to leave the firefight in just a matter of weeks. Neetu Garcha has...
  
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