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• Endangered south Selkirk caribou get pen protection in West Kootenay

  04-01-2018 23:55 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Indigenous groups on both sides of the Canadian and U.S. border are working with the B.C. government and others to save a critically endangered species of woodland caribou.
  The Kalispel Tribe in Washington state is among those leading a project building a caribou maternal pen on land owned by the Nature Conservancy of Canada in the mountains of B.C.’s West Kootenay.
  Tribe spokesman Mike Lithgow says the eight-hectare pen is being built where it’s expected about six s
  
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• Bob Lenarduzzi: Not-so-crisp Toffees underdogs in Liverpool derby date

  04-01-2018 23:44 via theprovince.com
  The FA Cup is in full swing this weekend as the third round kicks off today.
  Starting things off is a Merseyside derby, with Liverpool hosting Everton. The struggling Toffees have just announced the signing of Turkish striker Cenk Tosun and are hoping the Besiktas’ top scorer will be available today.
  Unfortunately, not a single non-league side has made it to the third round. It’s the first time that’s happened in 67 years. There are three clashes between League Two and Pre
  
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• Peak flu season hits BC with officials warning about outbreaks

  04-01-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  In the interior, four deaths “directly attributed to the outbreak” of influenza at care facilities have been reported so far this flu season.
  
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• 5 things to do this weekend – Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018

  04-01-2018 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend for Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Markstrom better equipped to handle goalie roulette challenge

  04-01-2018 23:10 via theprovince.com
  Jacob Markstrom expects to play and Sven Baertschi hopes to play Saturday.
  And Travis Green wants to make sure we know what’s at play when he spins the goalie roulette wheel.
  There’s always some level of drama when the Vancouver Canucks depart on a road trip and this one is no different.
  This five-game slog through Toronto, Montreal, Washington, Columbus and Minnesota will determine if Markstrom can take another step in his development, whether Baertschi can quickly get up to speed a
  
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• Homicide detectives identify Metro Vancouver's first murder victim of 2018

  04-01-2018 23:08 via vancouversun.com
  Police have identified 47-year-old Jwada Hedar-Kadhim as the victim in Metro Vancouver’s first homicide of 2018.
  On Tuesday, just before 9 p.m., Burnaby RCMP responded to a report of a fight inside an apartment building in the 6500-block of Telford Avenue near Metrotown Station.
  Hedar-Kadhim was found lying inside the lobby, suffering from wounds sustained in a violent altercation.  
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  “Despite all a
  
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• 5 things to do this weekend – Thursday, Jan 4

  04-01-2018 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  Thursday, Jan. 4: Here are your five things to do for this weekend.
  
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• Lack of planning, failure to pay attention to blame for grounding of tourism vessel in B.C.

  04-01-2018 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  The vessel, with 26 passengers and two crew members, was off Tofino for a day of bear-watching.
  
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• No charges against Vancouver cop whose police dog injured suspect during arrest

  04-01-2018 22:15 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s prosecution service has announced no charges will be laid against a Vancouver police officer who deployed his police service dog during the arrest of a suspect.
  The service says in a release that the man suffered serious injuries to his arm when the dog bit him in March 2016.
  It says the available evidence does not meet the standard for approving any charges against the officer.
  The Independent Investigations Office, which investigates all serious injuri
  
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• 'Looking for a miracle': Girl, 11, hit by SUV before Christmas remains in coma

  04-01-2018 22:04 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — An 11-year-old girl struck by a vehicle in front of her Vancouver Island home just before Christmas remains in critical condition and her family is “looking for a miracle.”
  Leila Bui was struck by an eastbound SUV at the intersection of Ash Road and Torquay Drive in Saanich on the morning of Dec. 20. She was crossing in the crosswalk to get a ride to Arbutus Middle School with a fellow student.
  Leila remains in a medically induced coma, grandfather Andy Bui said this
  
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• Missing playoffs could lead to major personnel changes for Seattle Seahawks

  04-01-2018 21:57 via theprovince.com
  RENTON, Wash. — Pete Carroll knows after eight seasons in charge of the Seattle Seahawks that his message always needs to evolve.
  Much like Carroll’s messaging, the Seahawks’ roster could see some major changes going into next season after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2011.
  “We all have to keep changing and growing together. That’s why I always come back to compete, you know,” Carroll said. “Keep competing to find a way to make sense and
  
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• City of Vancouver wants your king tide photos

  04-01-2018 21:55
  
  Images will help city plan for when higher sea levels are the new normal.
  
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• Tourist scams to avoid

  04-01-2018 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  Travel expert Claire Newell on the many scams to be aware of when travelling.
  
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• Meningococcal vaccination plateaus

  04-01-2018 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  The Interior Health Authority declared an outbreak in December and began widespread vaccinations.
  
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• JFL NorthWest Comedy Fest

  04-01-2018 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  Get ready to laugh! The JFL Northwest Comedy Fest is back at various locations around the lower mainland March 1 - 10, 2018!
  
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• Freezing rain warning for Howe Sound, Whistler and North Coast

  04-01-2018 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  This freezing rain is due to warm, moist air from an approaching Pacific front moving over a shallow layer of arctic air.
  
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• Ship grounding off Tofino attributed to poor planning, no lookout: TSB

  04-01-2018 21:11 via vancouversun.com
  RICHMOND — The Transportation Safety Board says insufficient planning contributed to a tourist vessel running aground off Tofino in October 2016.
  Twenty-six passengers and two crew members had to be rescued after the Stellar Sea hit a rock during a bear-watching excursion organized by Jamie’s Whaling Station.
  Nine of the passengers were picked up soon after the vessel grounded in Warn Bay, but a falling tide forced the remaining 17 passengers to abandon the ship and wait on a nearby
  
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• Fernie Mayor wants arena reopened after deadly ammonia leak

  04-01-2018 21:08 via vancouversun.com
  FERNIE — The mayor of Fernie says an immediate priority for her East Kootenay city is to reopen the local arena months after three men were killed there.
  Fernie Memorial Arena has been closed since Oct. 17, when two city workers and a contractor from Calgary were killed by ammonia gas as they worked on the ice rink’s refrigeration unit.
  Mayor Mary Giuliano says the city would like the arena to return to normal operations as soon as possible.
  RCMP and WorkSafeBC, the organization that
  
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• Fernie mayor wants arena reopened months after deadly chemical leak

  04-01-2018 20:24
  The Fernie Memorial Arena in B.C. has been closed since Oct. 17, when two city workers and a contractor from Calgary were killed by ammonia gas.
  
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• Vernon film studio location now up for sale

  04-01-2018 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  It was hoped the studio would pave the way for bigger productions to shoot exclusively in the Okanagan.
  
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• Family escapes, home destroyed in Coquitlam house fire

  04-01-2018 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  The family that lives in the home on Grayson Avenue were able to escape with their dog.
  
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• Last hurrah at Vernon’s Civic Arena sold out but here’s how to score tickets

  04-01-2018 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  It will be the last junior hockey game in the historic Civic Arena before the building is torn down.
  
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• Concussions force Rugby Canada veteran Aaron Carpenter into retirement

  04-01-2018 19:38 via theprovince.com
  Aaron Carpenter’s run for 100 is over.
  The 80-times capped player has had to call it a career after a series of concussions last fall..
  “After three concussions in a short period of time, it is with sadness that I announce my retirement from the game. I wish I could have finished off this season with my team but it just wasn’t meant to be,” he said in a statement Thursday.
  “I have had an amazing run in the game and consider myself fortunate to have had so many memor
  
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• Coquitlam family escapes overnight inferno

  04-01-2018 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  A Coquitlam family survived an overnight house fire on Guilby Street early Thursday morning
  
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• Man in hospital following early morning shooting in Cloverdale

  04-01-2018 18:48 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP say a man is in hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries following an early morning shooting in Cloverdale.
  Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 17400 block of 64th Avenue at 3:30 a.m. Thursday. The male shooting victim was found inside a parked vehicle.
  The shooter, or shooters, fled the scene before police arrived.Surrey RCMP say there are no suspect descriptions available at this time but officers are canvassing the neighbourhood and speaking with
  
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• Travel trends for 2018

  04-01-2018 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  More flights, competition and bigger discounts. Travel expert Claire Newell on the trends she is noticing for 2018.
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: Bank of Canada expecting job loss as a result of new minimum wages

  04-01-2018 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  There could be anywhere between 30,000 and 136,000 jobs lost, depending on the province.
  
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• Daily Poll: Was raising B.C. homeowner grant threshold a good idea?

  04-01-2018 17:05 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government israising the 2018 homeowner grant threshold to $1.65 million.
  The tax relief, designed to help property owners deal with sharp increases in assessment, offers $570 to owners of properties worth less than $1.65 million.
  The threshold is up from $1.6 million last year and $1.2 million in 2016.
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  Province ups homeowner grant alongside rising property assessments
   However, Tom Davidoff, director of the UBC Centre for Urban Econo
  
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• Five reasons to check out the Nat Bailey farmers market

  04-01-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Nat Bailey Winter Market
  Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., until April 21 | Nat Bailey Stadium
  Info: eatlocal.org
  1. Fresh and tasty: Local produce generally disappears from grocery stores around November. And, in the winter, the produce that is available often isn’t as fresh. For instance, it can be difficult to find decent-tasting carrots before the spring. At the Nat Bailey Winter Market, however, greens, fruit and other winter produce are available all winter long.
  2. Seventy-plus vendor
  
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• 1 person rushed to hospital after shooting in Cloverdale

  04-01-2018 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  At least one bullet hole and some blood could be seen on the driver's side door of a white car parked at 64 Avenue and 176 Street.
  
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• 1 person rushed to hospital after possible shooting in Cloverdale

  04-01-2018 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  At least one bullet hole and some blood could be seen on the driver's side door of a white car parked at 64 Avenue and 176 Street.
  
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• Vancouver rocker charged with smuggling $7 million worth of drugs into Japan

  04-01-2018 16:44 via vancouversun.com
  A 44-year-old Vancouver musician is facing jail time after being arrested for smuggling $7 million worth of drugs into Japan last month.
  Japan Today reported that Daniel Burton Whitmore, a punk rock and heavy metal musician who performs under the name Dan Scum, was arrested Dec. 11 at Narita International Airport in Tokyo. Japanese police say they found 9.8 kilograms of stimulant drugs beneath a false bottom of a guitar case and in multiple tea canisters.
  Whitmore. who arrived in Japan on a
  
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• Roaring '20s party fundraises for Downtown Eastside

  04-01-2018 16:00
  
  Since 1992 Mission Possible has walked alongside Downtown Eastside residents who are challenged by homelessness and poverty.
  
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• Go Psycho at the Cinematheque

  04-01-2018 16:00
  
  See the classic 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller on the big screen. Psycho was shocking in its time, but still packs a punch; you may never look at motels, mothers, or showers the same way again.
  
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• 2018: The Year in Stars

  04-01-2018 16:00
  
  In 2018, research, technology and medical pursuits will take a giant step forward. Medicine and deep space will progress the most. And expect new revelations from the ocean depths.
  
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• Regal geraniums noteworthy for their handsome blooms

  04-01-2018 15:55 via theprovince.com
  Q. I heard some glowing talk recently about “pansy geranium.” If you are familiar with this plant, what is your opinion of it? How hard is it to grow?
  A. Pansy geranium is another name for the flowering plant we know best as Martha Washington (Lady Washington, Regal) geranium. Like the more commonly grown zonal geranium, it is actually a pelargonium (Pelargonium domesticum), a frost-tender plant most often grown as a potted specimen.
  Regal “geranium” is the most handsome
  
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• Condo Smarts: Review agency agreements before signing on the dotted line

  04-01-2018 15:45 via theprovince.com
  Dear Tony: In October, our owners instructed our strata council to hire a commercial broker to market our strata corporation with the interest of selling the property to a developer if it’s a good price. We retained a lawyer to review the contracts for the agent and to review any offers from potential buyers. We had our first meeting in December and while we did not have an official 80-per-cent vote, we were close, with several opposed owners expressing an opinion they would be willin
  
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• Clayton Walk design speaks to townhomes’ eventual occupants

  04-01-2018 15:05 via theprovince.com
  After more than a decade in interior design, The Mill Design principal Janine Wilson has an intimate knowledge of how homeowners live and thrive in a space that reflects personality and taste, and which meets their needs for restful escape.
  Her work on the three homes at Clayton Walk, Anthem Properties’ new townhome community in Surrey, runs the style gamut from traditional to bold contemporary and minimalist Scandinavian, illustrating both the homes’ potential and her sophisticated
  
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• Spotlight on the UBC Symphony’s Jonathan Girard

  04-01-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  To judge from what’s become the new normal, 2018 should be quite the year for conductor Jonathan Girard and the UBC Symphony Orchestra. Girard, who has a doctorate from Rochester’s famed Eastman School of Music, came to UBC on July 1, 2012. Since then he has been building on the heritage of the UBCSO, but in his own affable way, stretching the ensemble and redefining it.
  Actually, it’s all going according to plan. “One of the things I did when I applied for this job was t
  
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• Local filmmaker's documentary about ancient caves comes to the Italian Film Festival

  04-01-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Shepherds in the Cave 
  Jan. 7 at 5 p.m. (screening as part of the Italian Film Festival) | VIFF Vancity Theatre
  Tickets: $13 at viff.orgIn a history-laden area of Italy, local shepherds and cheesemakers mingle with international archaeologists and art restorers on the site of ancient caves. The caves are home to centuries-old religious frescoes. Shepherds in the Cave, a new documentary by Vancouver filmmaker Anthony Grieco, looks at the work of the art restorers, and the traditions of the l
  
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• The Morning Skate, Jan. 4: Crease crisis

  04-01-2018 14:06 via theprovince.com
  Years ago, we talked about how the Canadian junior team needed to stop stocking its bottom lines with coke machines.
  Don’t concede the ground, goes the argument.
  Stop over thinking and learn from the Olympic men’s team experience and pick as many scorers as you can. The best players are always the best.
  You are picking from the best pool. None of these players are flawed in the way your pool on your club team is.
  #Canucks prospect Kole Lind with 2 assists tonight for Kelowna
  He now h
  
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• Demand doubles for addictions program protecting construction workers

  04-01-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  They climb high buildings, bend steel and do dangerous jobs with little room for error.
  And while sounding a bit like superheroes, many are actually flying under the radar as they struggle with mental health and addiction problems.
  Demand on a construction industry program that offers additional services and mental health treatment has more than doubled in the past year, mainly driven by the fentanyl overdose epidemic and the organization’s efforts to reach more workers.
  “It is frigh
  
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• Adam Zaruba back with Philadelphia Eagles

  04-01-2018 10:03 via theprovince.com
  Adam Zaruba’s NFL dream isn’t dead.
  With the NFL regular season coming to an end this past weekend, the Philadelphia Eagles, who Zaruba spent training camp with last summer, announced this week they’d signed the North Vancouver tight end to a futures contract, essentially saying they wanted another look.
  Zaruba, 6’5″ and over 250 lbs., impressed in his training camp stint, his first football exposure in more than half a decade.
  But he was still deemed too raw by the
  
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• Giants jump into second place with 4-3 shootout win in Edmonton

  04-01-2018 08:21 via theprovince.com
  By Dan O’Connor, Vancouver GiantsWednesday night at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB the Vancouver Giants (21-14-3-2) earned a hard-fought 4-3 shootout victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings (10-22-4-2).
  Rookie forward Tyler Ho secured the Giants victory with a goal in the seventh round of the shootout and added two assists during regulation. Tyler Benson, Aidan Barfoot and Dylan Plouffe had the goals and David Tendeck turned aside 37 of the 40 shots he faced through 65 minutes, and six of the s
  
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• Cuts similar to some Ontario Tim Hortons locations could come to B.C., says analyst

  04-01-2018 08:12 via globalnews.ca
  CKNW's business analyst Robert Levy says similar cuts made at an Ontario Tim Hortons location could happen in B.C. if the minimum wage is raised to $15 per hour.
  
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• Small fire prompts big emergency response in Kelowna

  04-01-2018 07:56 via globalnews.ca
  A small fire in a detached garage located in Kelowna’s Manhattan Point neighbourhood saw both fire crews and numerous RCMP attended. Police say they were taking no chances following the big fire on Cameron Avenue Tuesday night that saw two condos destroyed.
  
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• Surrey RCMP find missing girl, 15

  04-01-2018 07:47 via vancouversun.com
  UPDATE: Megan Shields has been found safe.
  PREVIOUSLY: Surrey RCMP is asking for the public’s help to find a missing 15-year-old girl.
  Megan Shields was reported missing by her parents, who last saw her at around 10:30 p.m. on January 2nd in Cloverdale, specifically around 180th Street.
  Megan was also seen on surveillance video leaving the Tim Horton’s at 176th Street and 64th Ave. in Surrey at 3:52 a.m. on January 3rd. She has never gone missing in the past and her family and friend
  
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