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• Vernon woman rescued by ‘intuitive’ husband dies weeks after motor vehicle accident

  02-01-2018 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  Vernon resident Caroline Koenig has passed away weeks after being rescued by her husband.
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: Equity markets carrying on where they left off last year

  02-01-2018 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  The bulls were apparent on the first trading day of 2018.
  
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• Parks Canada to open 2018 camping reservations Wednesday

  02-01-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Once again, Parks Canada is launching its summer camping reservations in January, with some sites opening as early as Jan. 3, 2018.
  
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• Lower Mainland property assessments show white hot condo market, detached homes sagging

  02-01-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Some condo values have jumped as much as 35 per cent, while some detached homes actually dropped in value.
  
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• The Pipeline Project flows again

  02-01-2018 23:25 via vancouversun.com
  The Pipeline Project
  Jan. 10 to 20, various times | Firehall Arts Centre
  Tickets and info: From $20 at firehallartscentre.ca
  Jan. 24 & 25, 7:30 p.m. | Anvil Centre, New Westminster
  Tickets and info: From $20 at anvilcentre.comNot since the heyday of the logging blockade on Lyell Island has an issue entered the public debate as fiercely as proposed pipeline development across B.C.  The complex politics of Canada’s oil industry are as murky and sticky as the oilsands and have p
  
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• BC’s new top 10 most expensive residential properties

  02-01-2018 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. Assessment has released its list of the most expensive residential properties in the province and the house that came out on top won't likely be a surprise.
  
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• These are B.C.'s five most expensive properties

  02-01-2018 22:36 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia’s property assessment agency released its latest valuations on Tuesday and surprise, surprise – B.C. has more than a few expensive homes.
  Alongside the individual assessments mailed to each homeowner, B.C. Assessment also released its ranking of the 500 top-valued residential properties across the province. Here’s a quick rundown of the five most expensive homes around.
  1. 3085 Point Grey Rd., Vancouver
  3085 Point Grey Rd., Vancouver
  Total Value (2018): $78,837
  
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• Where to recycle your Christmas tree in Metro Vancouver for 2018

  02-01-2018 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  It's time to take down the tree for another year. Here's how to get rid of it responsibly.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Finnigan and Mops

  02-01-2018 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  Eileen Drever from the BCSPCA introduces us Finnigan and Mops, two happy dogs looking for their forever home.
  
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• Canucks’ Brock Boeser named top NHL rookie for second straight month

  02-01-2018 21:38 via theprovince.com
  Canucks forward Brock Boeser has been named the league’s top rookie for the second straight month. He had eight goals and five assists in December.
  Boeser is on a point-a-game pace in his first full season in Vancouver with 21 goals and 17 assists (38 points) in his 36 games. He’s in a race with New York Islanders centre Mathew Barzal (13 goals, 23 assists, 36 points) for the rookie scoring race.
  In other awards announced Tuesday, Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask, New York I
  
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• Nutrition: Jan 2

  02-01-2018 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  Nutritionist Diana Steele has tips for making changes to your eating habits in 2018.
  
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• Benefits of tax relief should be extended to commercial properties

  02-01-2018 21:23
  
  This week, owners of more than 522,000 properties throughout Greater Vancouver can expect to receive their 2018 assessment notices.
  
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• Benefits of tax deferment should be extended to commercial properties

  02-01-2018 21:23
  
  This week, owners of more than 522,000 properties throughout Greater Vancouver can expect to receive their 2018 assessment notices.
  
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• Firefighter hurt after suspected impaired driver plows through scene

  02-01-2018 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  A Vancouver firefighter is recovering in hospital after being hurt on the job. Fire crews were responding to a burning building on the Downtown Eastside when a driver who was believed to be drunk plowed through the scene. Jordan Armstrong reports.
  
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• New Year’s Eve rescue in Vernon

  02-01-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Two young Okanagan boys were at a New Year’s Eve bonfire when they wandered off and got lost. The boys were found several hours later more than a kilometre from where they started.
  
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• Top 5 most expensive homes in B.C.

  02-01-2018 20:51
  This year's list includes homes in Vancouver's Point Grey and Kitsilano neighbourhoods – and also an island.
  
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• Lululemon founder Chip Wilson has the most expensive property in B.C. — again

  02-01-2018 20:48
  
  As was the case last year, nine of the 10 priciest properties in the province are all on Vancouver’s West Side.
  
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• Vancouver strata, commercial and industrial properties continue to soar

  02-01-2018 20:41
  
  Vancouver’s commercial, industrial and strata properties continue to soar in value to the point of massive, double-digit increases, according to numbers released Tuesday by the B.C. Assessment Authority.
  
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• ’It hurts my heart:’ Social worker pushing for Alex Alerts for at-risk children

  02-01-2018 20:20
  Patricia MacDonald believes an intra-provincial alert system could have prevented the tragic death of Alexandru Radita.
  
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• MPs share stories of sexual misconduct on and off Parliament Hill in survey

  02-01-2018 20:09 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — There have long been obstacles in the path of women seeking to succeed in politics — and some female MPs are now coming forward to share their own experiences with sexually inappropriate behaviour, both on and off Parliament Hill.
  The Canadian Press surveyed current female MPs of every political stripe last month to find out the extent to which they had been the targets of sexual harassment, assault or misconduct of all kinds, including during their time in elected office.
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• This Just In: The Body Shop Amazonian Saviour Multi-Purpose Balm, GLAMGLOW #GLITTERMASK GravityMud Firming Treatment and AG HAIR CARE Re: Coil curl activator 

  02-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Body Shop
  Amazonian Saviour Multi-Purpose Balm
  They say: A body balm featuring a mix of natural oils and waxes. This nourishing balm soothes severely dry skin, improves the appearance of tattoos and reduces the appearance of scars. 
  We say: Our tester smoothed this soothing balm on her winter-chapped hands and was impressed with both the immediate feel and the long-lasting results. Skin looked and felt more hydrated and happy.
  $15 | The Body ShopGLAMGLOW
  #GLITTERMASK GravityMud Firming
  
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• 2018 entertainment news breakdown

  02-01-2018 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  Online producer Amy Judd joined Paul Haysom on BC1 to talk about the latest in entertainment news for 2018.
  
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• Tougher mortgage rules now in effect

  02-01-2018 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jan 2: A new mortgage stress test is being rolled out across the country requiring soon-to-be and current mortgage holders to prove they can cope with future interest rate hikes. Troy Resvick, the president of the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association of BC joined Sonia Sunger on Global News Morning to talk more about what...
  
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• ‘It could have been tragic’: two children rescued near Vernon in frigid wilderness

  02-01-2018 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  Two boys rescued on New Year's Eve after spending more than two hours in frigid wilderness near Vernon.
  
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• Firefighter hurt after driver plows through fire scene

  02-01-2018 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jan 2: A driver is in custody after plowing through an active fire scene on Vancouver’s downtown East Side. As Jordan Armstrong reports, a firefighter was injured in the incident.
  
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• Firefighter recovering after being tangled in hose dragged by driver

  02-01-2018 19:01 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver firefighter is recovering in hospital after an alleged impaired driver drove over and dragged a working fire hose, tangling the firefighter and knocking him to the ground.
  Just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, Vancouver Fire and Rescue were responding to a working structure fire near Main and East Hastings streets.
  A driver who came up to the scene attempted to drive around some of the firefighting equipment and ended up driving over and dragging a work hose.
  “A VFRS member who got caught
  
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• Latest assessments show Chip Wilson's $79M home still most expensive in B.C.

  02-01-2018 18:52 via vancouversun.com
  That’s a lot of yoga pants money. Former Lululemon CEO Chip Wilson’s Kitsilano home is still the most expensive home in the province.
  BC Assessment shared its latest round of numbers on Tuesday morning, along with a ranking of the 500 top valued residential properties, based on their 2018 assessments.
  Wilson’s home, located at 3085 Point Grey Rd. in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood, topped the list again with an assessed value of $78.8 million. That’s up from the
  
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• The Morning Skate, Jan. 2: Happy New Year!

  02-01-2018 18:51 via theprovince.com
  Yes, yes, we took a few day off.
  We hope you did too.
  Anyway, it’s 2018, the Skate is still here.
  I hope you had a lovely time over the last week or two — and if you didn’t, well I hope 2018 is better. Jan. 1, 2018 reminded us that there’s always sunshine just around the corner and that it takes less energy to smile than it does to frown.
  Alright, enough of my positive thinking, let’s get skating.
  The Home Team
  Ok, I’m planning on getting something up in the n
  
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• Seahawks will have entire off-season to lament their issues

  02-01-2018 18:28 via theprovince.com
  SEATTLE — Doug Baldwin spent the week preparing for the inevitable reality, knowing that even with a victory it was going to be difficult for the Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs for a sixth straight season.
  “For it to end this way is really just disappointing,” Baldwin said. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for all the years we have played in the playoffs, for getting nine wins. But there is more out there. There is definitely more out there for us.&rdq
  
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• Vancouver grandparent concerned about missing swings at new elementary playground

  02-01-2018 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  "To me, that's the first thing kids go for, is a swing."
  
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• 5 Places to visit in 2018

  02-01-2018 17:56 via theprovince.com
  Patricia Schultz, author of 1,000 Places To See Before You Die, suggests five must-see destinations for the year ahead, from Malta to Ireland, and pristine wilderness to cultural hot spots.
  MELBOURNE AND THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD, AUSTRALIA
  The arch rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne is at the heart of a long albeit friendly debate. Sydney has always been Australia’s glamorous darling, a stunningly beautiful city with its iconic opera house and harbour-spanning bridge. But Melbourne prou
  
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• BC Hydro looks back at 2017’s most bizarre calls

  02-01-2018 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  "A beaver actually gnawed through a tree, and that tree ended up falling on a power line, which then caused an outage."
  
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• Supermoon Lights Up Ladysmith Harbour, British Columbia

  02-01-2018 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  A supermoon was observed across the world on New Year’s Day, January 1, with video here showing the supermoon over British Colombia, Canada.
  
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• Firefighter hurt after suspected impaired driver plows through scene on DTES

  02-01-2018 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  Early Tuesday morning a call came in about a fire in a vacant building at Main and Hastings streets — the second fire call at that location in only 24 hours.
  
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• No Baja Humbug

  02-01-2018 17:26 via theprovince.com
  LOS CABOS, Mexico — Considering Hernán Cortés’ first sighting of what is today the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula took place three decades after James IV lifted the ban on playing golf imposed by his grandfather in 1457, it’s quite possible the Spanish explorer turned to his first officer and exclaimed, “now that would be a great place for a golf course!”
  Okay, perhaps but unlikely, given the conquistador’s fixation with toppling t
  
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• Two B.C. boys, one skier, OK following separate rescues in southern Interior

  02-01-2018 17:19 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Three British Columbia residents are healthy and warm thanks to quick actions by others in two separate New Year’s Eve rescues in the province’s southern Interior.
  RCMP near the southeastern community of Invermere say one of two skiers caught in an avalanche on Dec. 31 was completely buried, but his companion spotted his hand and was able to dig him out.
  Paramedics determined the buried skier was unhurt.
  Just hours later near the north Okanagan city of Vernon, rescu
  
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• BC Social worker pushes for ‘Alex Alerts’ for at-risk children

  02-01-2018 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  A BC social worker is running into a bureaucratic brick wall in attempting to facilitate changes to the social safety net to protect future at-risk children.
  
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• Daily Poll: Are you happy with your property assessment?

  02-01-2018 16:33 via vancouversun.com
  The latest 2018 property assessments for B.C. were released Tuesday.
  Last year, more than 2 million properties were assessed by the BC Assessment agency. The total value of real estate on 2017’s assessment role was approximately $1.68 trillion.
  About 98.8 per cent of property owners accepted their assessment without filing an appeal.
  Last month, the housing agency sent out warning letters to 67,000 B.C. homeowners, letting them know to prepare for outsized increases on their 2018 property
  
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• Latest round of province-wide property assessments released Tuesday

  02-01-2018 15:35 via vancouversun.com
  Time to check in on your property’s value. The latest round of property assessments are to be released today across B.C.
  BC Assessment said it plans to share statistics and general information about the 2018 assessments on Tuesday morning.
  Also to be released is the housing corporation’s ranking of top valued residential properties across the province, as well as a regional breakdown.
  BC Assessment collects, monitors and analyzes property data throughout the year. About two million p
  
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• Murder of Calgary teen drives B.C. social worker's push for 'Alex Alerts'

  02-01-2018 15:26 via vancouversun.com
  A British Columbia social worker says she won’t abandon her fight for a national alert system to prevent at-risk children from disappearing when their families unexpectedly relocate to different jurisdictions.
  “Absolutely I’m frustrated,” said Patricia MacDonald, who has worked for B.C. Children’s Services for over 20 years, and had asked a judge not to return Alexandru Radita to his family.Emil and Rodica Radita were found guilty nearly a year ago in Calgary of fir
  
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• Jordyn Woods talks 'plus size' and loving her curves

  02-01-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  “What is ‘plus size’?”
  It’s a question Jordyn Woods asked, rhetorically, during our recent telephone conversation. In Toronto for a media event with Canadian retailer Addition Elle, Woods spoke freely about her thoughts on the ongoing plus-size versus straight-size conversation. 
  “The whole ‘plus-size’ thing is interesting, because we were all born different and we are all created different,” she says. “I admire fashion and I
  
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• Casino workers' union stunned by BCLC's $500,000 freedom of information search fee

  02-01-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  A union that requested B.C. Lottery Corporation records concerning anti-money laundering compliance at casinos including River Rock in Richmond, is prepared to challenge a “prohibitively high” $500,000 search fee.
  Unite Here, the union that made the request under B.C.’s freedom of information laws, represents casino workers across North America.
  A document obtained by Postmedia shows that Unite Here’s Marc Hollin requested from BCLC: “copies of all correspondence, r
  
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• Vancouver Real Estate: Planning, building affordable housing in 2018

  02-01-2018 14:54 via vancouversun.com
  There is a pervasive feeling of “stuckflation” in the local housing market, says Kishone Roy. 
  He is chief executive officer of the B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association, which supports hundreds of churches, charities, and other community groups that build and operate affordable housing.
  For Roy, 2017 saw some major milestones: a damning increase in Vancouver’s homeless count, but also some high-profile spending and commitments made by the province, as well as the unveiling
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Kesler back from surgery, Tanev back to trigger transition

  02-01-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks play their last home game for three weeks tonight as they host the Anaheim Ducks (TV: Sportsnet. Radio: Sportsnet 650, 7 p.m.). They open a five game road trip on Saturday in Toronto that takes them up to the All-Star break, which is followed by a two-game trip to Edmonton and Winnipeg. After tonight the Canucks won’t see Rogers Arena again until Jan. 23.THE BIG MATCHUP
  Calgary Flames left wing Matthew Tkachuk, right, fights with Anaheim Ducks centre Ryan Kesler durin
  
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• Australian probe will raise seaplane from deadly river crash

  02-01-2018 13:47 via globalnews.ca
  Australia’s transport safety investigation agency says it plans to raise a seaplane that crashed into a Sydney river on New Year’s Eve, killing six people including a Canadian pilot and a prominent British CEO.
  
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• Letters: LNG from B.C. can reduce use of coal

  02-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Canada’s National Energy Board increased ultimately recoverable reserves of gas in western Canada to more than 1,100 trillion cu.ft. (TCF) as of year-end 2015 – a total which is likely to continue increasing.
  If those reserves could get pipelined to west coast tide water and exported as liquefied natural gas (LNG), especially as hydro-powered LNG, they would provide a dramatic decrease in global GHG emissions and air pollution emitted by coal-burning power plants in China and India i
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Jan 1

  02-01-2018 04:51 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Monday, January 1, 2018.
  
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• You’ll win some, you’ll lose some in 2018

  02-01-2018 04:21 via globalnews.ca
  The new year means you’ll be paying the government less for some things, and more for others. Aaron McArthur breaks down the savings, and the extra costs.
  
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• Crazy People: Polar Bear Swim attracts thousands of them

  02-01-2018 04:18 via globalnews.ca
  It’s the time of the year when otherwise mostly normal people throw caution to the cold wind and plunge into frigid waters. Jennifer Palma reports on this year’s B.C polar bear swims.
  
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