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• 2 suspects in custody following use of fraudulent credit cards, police chase in Vernon

  08-01-2018 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  A man and woman from the Lower Mainland are currently in custody, facing several charges related to dangerous driving, fraud and possession of stolen property in Vernon.
  
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• Erratic driving complaint leads to drug seizure

  08-01-2018 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  A 45-year-old West Kootenay man faces possible drug-related charges after his erratic driving prompted police to pull him over.
  
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• Opponents gearing up as City of Surrey begins work on road through Hawthorne Park

  08-01-2018 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  "We’re not planning to be arrested but we are planning to do everything we can legally to challenge this project."
  
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• Government urged to study environmental impacts of legal cannabis

  08-01-2018 23:28
  As Canada moves closer to legalization, experts are warning that mass-producing marijuana isn't so green for the environment.
  
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• 'Words have impact': Vancouver woman shares video of racist tirade - CTV News

  08-01-2018 23:13 via bc.ctvnews.ca
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  'Words have impact': Vancouver woman shares video of racist tirade
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  A young Vancouver woman says she hopes video of a racist tirade against her will shed light on racism in the city and make people reconsider the impact of their words. Anika Vassell was parked near the intersection of Ontario Street and West Broadway ...and more »
  
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• B.C. taxi group urges province to take slow and cautious route on ride share

  08-01-2018 22:52
  Association president Mohan Kang says ride-sharing services could "destroy" the current taxi industry and put drivers out of work.
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Murder, double shooting in violent weekend – UPDATED

  08-01-2018 22:35 via vancouversun.com
  It was a violent weekend in Metro Vancouver with a man murdered in Surrey and two others wounded in a double shooting in Vancouver.
  Surrey RCMP responded to the 17800-block of 64th Avenue about 12:25 a.m. Sunday. A man in distress was found at the scene. He later died.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the investigation.
  Anyone with information regarding this investigation can contact IHIT at 1-877-551-4448 or [email protected].
  On Monday, IHIT Cpl. Meghan Foster sa
  
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• Homicide investigators take over after man killed in Cloverdale

  08-01-2018 22:32 via vancouversun.com
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the case after a man was killed in Surrey early Sunday.
  Surrey RCMP were called to the 17800-block of 64th Avenue around 12:30 a.m.
  When police arrived, they found an unresponsive male victim in a home and called for medical help, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
  “The cause of death was not clear but foul play is suspected,” said IHIT spokeswoman Cpl. Meghan Foster in a release on Monday.
  The victim’s n
  
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• Police investigating homicide trying to identify man found dead in Surrey, B.C.

  08-01-2018 22:31
  Corp. Meghan Foster says the cause of death was not clear but foul play is suspected.
  
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• ‘Managing fatigue’ in Vancouver’s film industry

  08-01-2018 22:30
  
  Film and television work in Vancouver continues to generate hundreds of millions of dollars and employ thousands of people, according to the City of Vancouver.
  
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• Sam Adekugbe says ‘ha det’ to Whitecaps

  08-01-2018 22:22 via theprovince.com
  What is it about Sam Adekugbe and Scandinavia?
  A week after a hoped-for move to Sweden’s IFK Goteborg collapsed, Adekugbe is now on the move to Norway, joining Oslo-based club Vålerenga on a permanent transfer.
  Adekugbe, 22, leaves the Whitecaps after having spent five years spent on the senior squad’s books. The left back made his debut in 2013, started four times in 2014 and then started 2015 as first choice and started seven out of the first nine games of the season before a
  
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• Top Trends of 2018 – Nikolas Badminton

  08-01-2018 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  Futurist Nikolas Badminton predicts the top trends for 2018 including artificial intelligence in the real world and smart cities.
  
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• Lift Cannabis Expo lights up Vancouver this weekend - Vancouver Courier

  08-01-2018 21:34 via vancourier.com
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  Lift Cannabis Expo lights up Vancouver this weekend
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  Dave's not here, man. But the Lift Cannabis Expo is, and it runs Jan. 13 and 14 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Photo Dan Toulgoet. Exhibitors, lecturers, cooks and business types will convene on Vancouver this weekend for one of the biggest ...and more »
  
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• Lift Cannabis Expo lights up Vancouver this weekend

  08-01-2018 21:18
  
  Exhibitors, lecturers, cooks and business types will convene on Vancouver this weekend for one of the biggest sessions this side of Sunset Beach.
  
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• British Columbia premier to head to Asia this month on trade mission

  08-01-2018 21:06
  John Horgan says the trip is aimed at expanding the province's economic ties with three of its largest trading partners.
  
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• Ride hailing meetings in Vancouver

  08-01-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Ride hailing will be the focus today as an all-party committee of the legislature meets in Vancouver. NDP, Green and Liberal MLA’s will hear from expert witnesses and debate issues related to bringing services such as Uber to the province. Jordan Armstrong reports.
  
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• Log home burns in Langley Township

  08-01-2018 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  An elderly couple escaped a burning log home on 8th Avenue in Langley Township Monday morning thanks to a functioning smoke alarm. The fire did substantial damage and is under investigation
  
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• Young hockey players raise thousands for BC Children’s Hospital

  08-01-2018 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Nine- and 10-year-old hockey players raised thousands of dollars for the BC Children’s Hospital through a tournament held in the Okanagan over the weekend.
  
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• Multiple charges laid following drugs and guns seizure in Surrey

  08-01-2018 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  Officers seized a number of weapons, bulk powder cocaine, heroin, and drug processing material and equipment.
  
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• Here’s what Vancouver kids need in 2018 for a brighter future

  08-01-2018 20:45
  
  In an ideal world, every child would have all of her needs met, would thrive and fulfill his highest potential. Here are a few ideas that could go a long way in 2018 towards brighter futures for many.
  
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• Vancouver officer under investigation after pedestrian hit

  08-01-2018 19:59
  
  The Independent Investigations Office is investigating after an on-duty officer collided with a pedestrian over the weekend.
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Bacon bail decision set for Tuesday

  08-01-2018 19:50 via vancouversun.com
  I plan to be in B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday to learn whether Red Scorpion gangster Jamie Bacon will be released on bail.
  You will recall that Bacon’s murder and conspiracy charges in the infamous Surrey Six case were stayed on Dec. 1 with few details being released by the judge in the case.
  The pre-trial application that led to the stay of the charges was heard in-camera, meaning neither media nor members of the public were allowed in the courtroom to hear the submissions.
  The Crown has ann
  
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• Charges laid after Surrey Mounties seize guns, drugs

  08-01-2018 19:50 via vancouversun.com
  Two Surrey residents are facing gun and drug charges after Mounties raided a home last month in connection with an investigation into the on-going gang conflict.
  Abdul Shaheel Khan, 24, and Shastina Shrena Kumar, 21, have each been charged with trafficking and six firearms counts.
  Surrey RCMP seized this shotgun on Dec. 13, 2017
  Khan remains in pretrial custody while Kumar has been released pending her next court appearance.
  Surrey RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann said in a news release that the invest
  
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• Why we should be listening to classical music by Canadian women

  08-01-2018 19:47
  
  It's a catch 22 - their work is seldom heard because they are not known but they're not known because their music is seldom played at concerts.
  
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• Delta car crash responsible for brief power surge Sunday night

  08-01-2018 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  Well a car crash in Delta appears to be to blame.
  
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• Millennials cope with artistic aspirations, financial hardships in Above the Hospital

  08-01-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Above the Hospital
  Jan 12 to 21 | Red Gate Revue Stage at Granville Island
  Tickets: $20 at mtstheatre.com
  As Beau Han Bridge sees it, Vancouver has become a “sort of La La Land-esque dream city.” Young, aspiring artists come to the city, seeking to establish careers.
  That’s the situation that the two protagonists find themselves in in Bridge’s new play, Above the Hospital.
  “If I had to describe this play in a nutshell, I would say that it’s a play about artist
  
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• Spanish skiers rescued after spending four days in B.C. backcountry near Golden

  08-01-2018 18:37 via vancouversun.com
  GOLDEN — A pair of skiers from Spain have been rescued after spending four days lost in the British Columbia backcountry.
  RCMP Const. Spencer Lainchbury says Kicking Horse Mountain Resort notified police Sunday after a 43-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man failed to check out of their private accommodation near Golden.
  A search-and-rescue helicopter spotted the skiers before noon on Sunday.
  Lainchbury says the man and woman became lost four days earlier after they mistakenly entered an a
  
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• The Morning Skate, Jan. 8: Canucks and ‘pace’, oh boy they never really had a chance

  08-01-2018 18:35 via theprovince.com
  Six years ago, I took a stick in the mouth.
  It was a game I’d forgotten my mouth guard.
  I didn’t quite end up like this…
  Michael Del Zotto picks up what appears to be Chris Tanev's teeth from the ice pic.twitter.com/hBUNOdo5oT
  — Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) January 7, 2018…but we definitely were looking for chunks of my teeth on the ice.
  Last fall, I got cut in the face by an opponent’s cage. Don’t ask.
  Long story short: I now wear a cage. I do stil
  
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• Spanish skiers rescued after being lost for 3 nights in B.C. backcountry

  08-01-2018 18:28
  RCMP says Kicking Horse Mountain Resort notified police Sunday morning that a 43-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man failed to check out of their private accommodation near Golden, B.C.
  
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• Crash in Delta caused 'power bump' across B.C. late Sunday

  08-01-2018 17:48 via vancouversun.com
  A car that crashed into a power pole in Delta was the cause of a power bump across the region on Sunday evening.
  Around 7:40 p.m. Sunday, an eastbound driver on Nordel Way near Brooke Road veered southbound and struck a high-voltage transmission pole. Cris Leykauf with Delta Police said the hydro pole then fell on the vehicle’s roof.
  “Another motorist at the scene assisted the driver, who was transported to hospital by Emergency Health Services,” said Leykauf. “
  
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• Fashion at the Golden Globes

  08-01-2018 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  Style expert Susie Wall recaps the fashion from the red carpet at the Golden Globes.
  
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• Music Reviews: Art Zoyd, Gisto and connect_icut

  08-01-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Art Zoyd: 441/2: Live and Unreleased Works (Cuneiform Records):
  The exceptional packaging of this box set celebrating nearly five decades of adventurous music making from this French ensemble includes 14 discs of all previously unreleased recordings (eight live/four studio/two DVDs), full booklets and enough nifty graphic design to find the set on production house reference library shelves. But what really matters is the music. I haven’t heard it all. Not by a long stretch. But the nine t
  
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• Oprah’s extraordinary Golden Globes speech

  08-01-2018 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  Public speaking coach Lauren Ferraro on the powerful speech given by Oprah Winfrey at Sunday night’s Golden Globes
  
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• Lurking costs pile up at Elections B.C.

  08-01-2018 16:00
  
  There are some ongoing costs attached to the NDP government’s various electoral-reform initiatives, and a lot of them are piling up in Elections B.C.’s budget.
  
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• Daily Poll: Should TransLink projects go full speed or one by one?

  08-01-2018 15:49 via vancouversun.com
  Eeny, meeny, miny, moe – which transportation project has got to go?
  Recent comments by TransLink Mayors’ Council chair Derek Corrigan have put other mayors on alert, after he suggested three major road projects across the Lower Mainland would be a challenge simultaneously.
  Related
  Talk of delaying TransLink projects 'borders on nonsense': Linda Hepner
  Those projects include a new four-lane Pattullo Bridge by 2023; an extension of the Millennium Line along Broadway to Arbutus Street;
  
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• Daily Poll: Should Mayors' Council go full speed ahead or slow transportation projects?

  08-01-2018 15:45 via vancouversun.com
  Eeny, meeny, miny, moe – which transportation project has got to go?
  Recent comments by TransLink Mayors’ Council chair Derek Corrigan have put other mayors on alert, after he suggested three major road projects across the Lower Mainland would be a challenge simultaneously.
  Those projects include a new four-lane Pattullo Bridge by 2023; an extension of the Millennium Line along Broadway to Arbutus Street; and rapid transit in Surrey and Langley. The projects were approved in 2014, as
  
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• Lululemon raising fourth-quarter guidance following holiday season

  08-01-2018 15:30 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. is raising its sales and earnings guidance for its fourth quarter.
  The retailer says it now expects net revenue will be in the range of $905 million to $915 million for the quarter based on a total comparable sales increase in the high single digits on a constant dollar basis.
  The revised forecast compares with its earlier guidance for net revenue in the range of $870 million to $885 million for the fourth quarter based on a total comparable sales incre
  
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• Golden Globes: Female empowerment takes center stage

  08-01-2018 15:11 via globalnews.ca
  ET Canada’s Sangita Patel looks at Sunday’s Golden Globes, the first major awards program of the #MeToo era.
  
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• Willes’ Musings: Tough to fault Canucks for effort so far this season

  08-01-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  We don’t promise much but we will promise this edition of the musings and meditations on the world of sports will be better than Sunday’s Buffalo-Jacksonville playoff game.
  • At the start of the season, the general feeling was the Vancouver Canucks wouldn’t be measured by their record but rather by a more imprecise standard that had to do with effort, player development and entertainment value.
  Based on that, it’s hard to find fault with the Canucks’ two effort
  
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• Union calls for better safety for B.C. jail guards

  08-01-2018 13:53 via globalnews.ca
  In some cases, guards supervise 70 inmates
  
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• Five ways to help yourself stick to your new year’s financial resolutions

  08-01-2018 13:00 via theprovince.com
  Q: It seems like every year we make new year’s resolutions and while we start off strong, we get off track after a few months when something comes up. Last year my husband got hurt at work and it took a few months for him to get back to full time hours. This year we really want to get our credit cards paid off because we also want to buy a home within the next three to five years. What can we do to make our financial resolutions stick? ~Terri
  A: January is a time many people decide to try
  
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• China's hunt for corrupt officials could affect BCLC 'whale' gambler revenue

  08-01-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Lottery Corp. casinos rely heavily on large transactions from Asian “whale” gamblers, but revenue connected to this high-roller group could be affected by factors including China’s hunt for alleged financial fugitives, documents obtained by Postmedia News show.
  Observations about BCLC’s reliance on so-called “whale” gamblers from China and Macau, and the risks associated to the revenue that VIP gamblers are pouring into B.C. government coffers, are reveal
  
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• Uber among stakeholders presenting to legislative committee on ride-hailing Monday

  08-01-2018 08:15 via globalnews.ca
  MLAs from B.C.'s three major political parties will be in Vancouver to begin hearing expert witnesses and debate concerns around bringing services like Uber to the province.
  
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• The Provies: Canucks and Boolis takedowns, while finally presenting the long awaited Case against defendant Edler

  08-01-2018 07:25 via theprovince.com
  BEST REALITY
  When Sam Gagner picked up his stick and swung it around his net moments after the game-winning goal, it might as well have been the Grim Reaper with a scythe.
  The Canucks are burying themselves. And no one can be sure how deep they will go.
  They sunk to the fourth worst record in the NHL with their 10th regulation loss in 14 games without Bo Horvat.
  The hope they cling to is health is a saviour.
  Sutter, Horvat return and then life returns with them.
  But losing is choking the Canucks
  
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• BC Home and Garden Show

  08-01-2018 06:24 via globalnews.ca
  The BC Home and Garden Show is back to get you and your outdoor space ready for spring! Feb 21 - 25 at BC Place , tickets are available now!
  
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• Canadiens 5 Canucks 2: Defence, goaltending shaky in loss to Habs

  08-01-2018 05:38 via theprovince.com
  MONTREAL — The Canucks have Brock Boeser.
  And?
  Lately, not much else.
  They didn’t get enough goaltending and were a long way from getting a good enough defensive effort.
  They were outplayed in a 5-2 loss to Montreal which leaves Vancouver 2-10-2 without Bo Horvat.
  That’s 14 games and one regulation win.
  This is what we learned:
  Boeser is an underrated playmaker
  In desperate need of goals, Boeser made it happen and did it without scoring.
  He cut a 30-foot saucer pass through the
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Jan 7

  08-01-2018 05:19 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Sunday, January 7, 2018. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.
  
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• Letters: Stronger B.C. carbon tax builds on economic success

  08-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Strengthening B.C.’s carbon tax (as of April 1, 2018) to reduce pollution and help get us back on track to our climate targets is worthy of support. The carbon tax has been an economic and environmental success, and it makes sense to build on this.
  Well-designed policy will maintain a strong economy, protect vulnerable Canadians from potentially adverse impacts, and address industry competitiveness concerns. Using revenue to increase the climate action tax credit will ensure low and middle
  
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• Letters: Public will ‘be up in arms’ if politicians try to impose PETA meat tax

  08-01-2018 05:00 via theprovince.com
  Re: Proposed meat tax.
  No more taxes, we are taxed enough! The government takes way too much of our money in taxes. They need to learn to properly manage the money they currently receive.
  And who is PETA to tell people that meat is not good for them? Lean meat and fish are full of proteins and vitamins that we all need — growing children, especially, in order to develop properly. Lots of vegetarians suffer from malnutrition because they don’t eat a balanced&n
  
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• Giants make deal for the future, landing rights to Swift Current first-rounder

  08-01-2018 04:35 via theprovince.com
  With the trade deadline quickly approaching, the Vancouver Giants have jumped into the fray, but their latest swap won’t likely have an effect on their line-up until next fall at the earliest.
  The Giants announced Sunday night that they had landed the rights to 2002-born defenceman Joel Sexsmith from the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for Vancouver’s 2019 bantam draft first-round pick.
  Joel Sexsmith
  Sexsmith, an Edmonton native, was selected ninth overall in last spring’s ba
  
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