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• Land purchase paves the way for new rail trail in the Okanagan/Shuswap

  09-01-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  "Similar to the Okanagan Rail Trail, this purchase of rail corridor will provide numerous benefits to the North Okanagan and Columbia Shuswap areas."
  
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• Small businesses suffer while Vancouver developers cash in on tax breaks

  09-01-2018 23:43
  
  Does it not strike you as odd that, when it comes to city-imposed property taxes in Vancouver, small businesses, struggling to stay alive, get pounded to the point of facing failure?
  
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• B.C. woman with same name as alleged drug dealer says she’s facing online harassment

  09-01-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  A Surrey woman says she has received online threats because she shares the same name as someone facing multiple criminal charges.
  
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• Calgary man killed by avalanche while skiing in B.C. back country

  09-01-2018 23:38
  Police say the avalanche came down in the Lizard Mountain range east of Fernie, B.C. on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Botchford: Canucks’ Brock Boeser an NHL all-star? Bet on it

  09-01-2018 23:26 via theprovince.com
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — You better believe Brock Boeser is going to the all-star game.
  Wednesday’s official NHL announcement is a formality. So is the $212,500 bonus he will collect because of it.
  Boeser has led the league in goals for two months. He’s led rookies in points for most of the season. And when Bo Horvat broke his ankle, Boeser didn’t dissolve without his centre. He got better.
  The all-star honour will have been wonderfully and unquestionably earned. The weekend, t
  
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• Calgary man killed in avalanche near Fernie, B.C.

  09-01-2018 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  A 36-year-old Alberta man is dead after an avalanche near Fernie, B.C. on Monday.
  
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• Red Scorpions gangster Jamie Bacon denied bail pending trial in April

  09-01-2018 22:47 via vancouversun.com
  Eileen Mohan says Metro Vancouver will be a little safer now that long-time gangster Jamie Bacon has been denied bail in B.C. Supreme Court.
  Mohan, whose bystander son Christopher was killed during the October 2007 Surrey Six murders, said she was happy that Justice Catherine Wedge denied Bacon’s application to be released into the community to await an upcoming trial.
  “We have had enough bloodshed in the community and this will stop (more) from happening,” Mohan said. “A
  
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• BC government wants feedback on sexual assault policies at post-secondary schools

  09-01-2018 22:46
  Staff and students can submit feedback online until Jan. 29
  
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• Vancouver, tourists love you. They really, really love you

  09-01-2018 22:37
  
  It’s expected 2017 set new record with 10.3 million visitors.
  
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• Vancouver breaks visitor record for fourth consecutive year

  09-01-2018 22:37
  
  It’s expected 2017 set new record with 10.3 million visitors.
  
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• Province seeking feedback on sexual violence policies at local schools

  09-01-2018 22:33 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government wants students, faculty and staff to chime in on their post-secondary school’s sexual-violence policies.
  “Campuses must be safe places for learning and working,” said Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training. “We want to raise awareness about sexual-violence policies at B.C.’s public, post-secondary institutions, find out if there’s room to strengthen them and understand what more we can do to prevent sexual violenc
  
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• Kamloops man still trying to convince government he’s not dead

  09-01-2018 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  "Now my wife's a widow. That means I'm still dead."
  
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• City councillor calls for review of Vancouver's small-business policies

  09-01-2018 22:25 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver city councillor is calling for a review of the city’s small-business policies, as many mom-and-pop operations close down because of high taxes and unaffordable rent. 
  NPA Coun. George Affleck, who will put forth a motion to council next week, also wants the city to establish a small-business policy council to advise Vancouver city council on issues relating to small business.
   “As a small-business person, I’m keenly aware of the many challenges and pr
  
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• Deadline looms for empty homes tax declarations

  09-01-2018 22:23
  
  Only 55 per cent of empty homes tax declarations have been filed as the Feb. 2 deadline approaches.
  
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• Man charged with first-degree murder in death of Lubomir Kunik on Stanley Park Seawall

  09-01-2018 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  A man has now been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a man on the Stanley Park Seawall last February.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Handsome

  09-01-2018 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  Eileen Drever checks in with Handsome, a seven-year old mastiff who was rescued in an extremely emaciated state. The BC SPCA is investigating and will likely be recommending charges of animal cruelty against Handsome’s former owner.
  
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• Using Greek yogurt as a replacement for sour cream or mayonnaise

  09-01-2018 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  Start 2018 in a healthy way and use Greek yogurt as a replacement for sour cream or mayonnaise.
  
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• Greek Yogurt – A Healthy New Year Habit

  09-01-2018 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  Registered dietitian Diana Steele shows us how you can use greek yogurt as a replacement for sour cream or mayo to make your favourite dishes even healthier.
  
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• The ultimate Palm Springs bucket list

  09-01-2018 21:24
  
  Before my first visit to Palm Springs, I created a personal bucket list including mid-century modern anything, tiki-inspired cocktails and postcard-worthy swimming pools
  
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• Okanagan snowmobiler collapses and dies on outing with family and friends

  09-01-2018 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  It was a tragic end to a day of snowmobiling fun with family and friends of a West Kelowna man. Police say the 39-year-old collapsed in medical distress Monday afternoon in a cabin in the Graystokes area east of Kelowna. “Sadly, despite the efforts of those performing CPR on scene the man was deemed deceased...
  
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• Tim Hortons regulars boycott coffee chain over response to Ontario minimum-wage hike

  09-01-2018 21:18
  A social media movement is encouraging people to join “No Timmies Tuesday” on Jan. 9 and instead visit independent coffee shops, while others are endorsing #BoycottTimHortons.
  
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• Vancouver councillor wants city to review small business strategy

  09-01-2018 21:14
  Small businesses in Vancouver are being squeezed by extraordinary affordability costs, says NPA coun. George Affleck
  
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• Acclaimed Canadian actor Donnelly Rhodes dead at 80

  09-01-2018 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  Donnelly Rhodes, a well-known Canadian TV actor whose career has spanned decades, died Monday at the age of 80.
  
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• Jamie Bacon denied bail

  09-01-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  All eyes were on BC Supreme Court in Vancouver Tuesday morning where a bail hearing was held for notorious gangster Jamie Bacon. Grace Ke reports.
  
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• Jamie Bacon: bail denied

  09-01-2018 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  BC Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge has refused to grant Jamie Bacon bail. He’s charged with one count of counselling the murder of an individual.. Bacon escaped first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in December in connection to the Surrey Six Murders in 2007.
  
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• Documents show ‘housewives’ brought in $14M through River Rock in 2015

  09-01-2018 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  A memo from the group that oversees the corporation is giving greater insight into how much money is passing through the province's casinos.
  
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• Hot Brown Honey drips with hip hop, burlesque, poetry and feminism

  09-01-2018 20:26
  
  Whether it’s emotionally, viscerally or politically, there’s not much left to the imagination with a production like Hot Brown Honey.
  
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• Officer charged in death of Hudson Brooks due in court

  09-01-2018 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  Const. Elizabeth Cucheran is charged with one count each of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.
  
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• Five reasons to check out Cinema in Concert

  09-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Cinema in Concert: China Broadcasting Film Symphony Orchestra
  Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. | Orpheum Theatre
  Tickets: from $29 at ticketstonight.ca
  1. Vancouver premiere. Founded in 1949, Beijing’s China Broadcasting Film Symphony Orchestra has recorded music for over 2,000 films, TV dramas and documentaries. The 80-member orchestra has played sold-out concerts in over 40 countries. The Jan. 12 concert marks the orchestra’s Vancouver premiere.
  2. Here’s looking at you, kid. Led by conduct
  
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• Fab 5: Beat the freeze

  09-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If the January blues haven’t set in yet, fingers crossed you’ve managed to make it through another winter without a serious case of doom and gloom.
  If it’s too late, well, there are still a few ways to try to chase them away. A getaway to Los Angeles or Palm Springs should do the trick — or, failing that, you can always invest in a brand spanking new winter coat with a bit of pizzazz. Now’s not the time for boring, basic outerwear: no, January is all about winter co
  
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• Police presence at Okanagan home raises unanswered questions

  09-01-2018 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  Two RCMP vehicles are parked at the front and rear of the mobile home on Willowshore Crescent.
  
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• BC gangster Jamie Bacon denied bail ahead of trial for counselling murder

  09-01-2018 19:50
  Last month, a judge stayed murder charges against Bacon in a separate case
  
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• When 'harmony' is not good enough

  09-01-2018 19:46 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver author of I’m Right and You’re an Idiot is expanding his thinking on how to interact with opponents.
  Somewhat like myself, James Hoggan, an expert in public relations, is realizing that the liberal ideal of pursuing comfortable “dialogue” with people of different opinions, and vested interests, is often ineffective. Certain types of collaboration just do not work.
  Hoggan, who specializes in climate change issues, has been shifting more strongly to recognizin
  
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• 2018 will be the 'busiest year ever' for convention visits to Vancouver

  09-01-2018 19:46
  
  More than 100,000 attendees will be coming to Vancouver, including ornithologists from around the world.
  
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• Travel Tuesday: Know the law before you travel

  09-01-2018 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  When you’re on vacation the last thing you want is to get in trouble for breaking a law without knowing it.
  
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• Report says Vancouver could be denser

  09-01-2018 19:30
  
  Vancouver is one of Canada’s most dense cities but it still has a much lower population density than other major urban centres around the world and could handle much more housing supply, according to a new report from the Fraser Institute.
  
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• Six months later, no housing for homeless

  09-01-2018 19:26
  
  The city has not reached its ambitious goal announced last summer to have 600 modular housing units open for homeless people in Vancouver before the onset of winter.
  
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• Gangster Jamie Bacon denied bail

  09-01-2018 19:20
  
  Bacon will remain behind bars pending his trial later this year for counseling someone to commit murder.
  
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• Live: Red Scorpions gangster Jamie Bacon denied bail pending trial in April

  09-01-2018 19:10 via vancouversun.com
  Red Scorpions gangster Jamie Bacon won’t be released from jail before his trial begins in April, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge ruled on Tuesday.
  Red Scorpion Jamie Bacon denied bail pending trial in April, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge says .
  — Kim Bolan (@kbolan) January 9, 2018So Jamie Bacon will NOT be released until after his trial in April for counselling to commit murder. Details of reasons covered by a publication ban. #breakingnews #jamiebacon
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• Teen Angst Night mines awkward years for laughs

  09-01-2018 18:34
  
  Sara Bynoe specializes in bringing schadenfreude to the stage.
  
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• BC gang member Jamie Bacon denied bail

  09-01-2018 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  Jamie Bacon is currently behind bars facing one count of counselling the murder of an individual.
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: H&M brand facing backlash for monkey hoodie and initial ‘non-apology’

  09-01-2018 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  Only until all that deserved publicity mounted did the company issue a real apology, which I think came too little too late.
  
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• Mike Agerbo: consumer tech

  09-01-2018 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  The 2018 Consumer Electronics Show starts today in Las Vegas. Tech expert Mike Agerbo looks at the year’s top gadgets, including a laundry folding machine.
  
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• 'Million-dollar line' of detached houses spreads fast in Vancouver area - Times Colonist

  09-01-2018 17:41
  Times Colonist
  'Million-dollar line' of detached houses spreads fast in Vancouver area
  Times Colonist
  Andy Yan analyzed data from B.C. Assessment for 2018 and found 73 per cent of single-family homes in the region now top $1 million, including over 99 per cent of the homes in Vancouver, West Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver and the University ...
  
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• Officer charged in shooting to appear in court Tuesday

  09-01-2018 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Surrey RCMP officer charged in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Hudson Brooks in 2015 is expected in court Tuesday. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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