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• Marpole homeless housing taking shape

  15-01-2018 23:56
  
  A modular housing project in Marpole for homeless people is taking shape and at least one of the two buildings that comprises the 78-unit complex is expected to open in February.
  
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• Cap U basketball coach nets MLA Melanie Mark’s hand in marriage

  15-01-2018 23:48
  
  Cassidy Kannemeyer’s playbook featured a new addition Friday night that had little to do with screens, picks or zones.
  
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• Cloverdale arena project put on pause over unstable soil

  15-01-2018 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  "It's not being scaled back it's exactly how it was announced. It's just in the details of the engineering."
  
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• Teen bystander on life support following fatal shooting in Vancouver

  15-01-2018 23:39 via vancouversun.com
  A 15-year-old boy is on life support and not expected to survive after being caught in the crossfire of a weekend gunfight that left one  shooter dead.
  On Saturday at around 9:15 p.m., police were called to East Broadway and Ontario in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood for a report of shots fired.
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  Three injured, including innocent teen, in Mount Pleasant shooting
  Three people were hurt, including a 15-year-old Coquitlam boy who was in a vehicle passing through the area
  
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• Celebrate the harvest Bajan style

  15-01-2018 23:16 via theprovince.com
  Bridgetown Bahamas: I got back to the hotel at 5 a.m., splattered with paint. The street party was still going on, but I simply couldn’t dance anymore.
  The locals and diasporas (Barbadian expats) were better conditioned and better prepared for the Foreday Morning party that goes with the two-month celebration of Crop Over.
  The Foreday Morning street party covers revellers in paint.
  I had been prepped for this night; no open-toed shoes, cover your hair, and wear disposable clothing; fo
  
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• Update: Innocent teen caught in crossfire of Saturday’s shooting has died

  15-01-2018 22:57
  
  15-year-old Coquitlam boy was one of three people injured as two people exchanged gunfire in the area of Broadway and Ontario Street Saturday night.
  
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• Update: Innocent teen caught in crossfire of Saturday’s shooting dies

  15-01-2018 22:57
  
  15-year-old Coquitlam boy was one of three people injured as two people exchanged gunfire in the area of Broadway and Ontario Street Saturday night.
  
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• BREAKING: Teen injured in Saturday’s shooting not expected to survive

  15-01-2018 22:57
  
  15-year-old Coquitlam boy was one of three people injured as two people exchanged gunfire in the area of Broadway and Ontario Street Saturday night.
  
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• Cool fashion collab alert: Levi’s x Jordan Brand

  15-01-2018 22:53 via vancouversun.com
  There’s a new way to add a dose of street-chic denim to your closet.
  Iconic denimwear brand Levi’s has teamed up with Jordan Brand to releases a limited-edition capsule collection that merges the laid-back style of Levi’s with the sports style of Jordan. 
  The release will include two styles — the Jordan x Levi’s Air Jordan IV sneakers and a Jordan Reversible Trucker Jacket — each featuring design earmarks of both brands such as classic blue denim and the
  
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• VPD presser: Teen bystander not expected to survive shooting

  15-01-2018 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  A Coquitlam teen caught in the crossfire of a Vancouver shooting Saturday night is not expected to survive. Vancouver Police Chief Constable Adam Palmer made the announcement at a press conference on Monday.
  
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• B.C. man who promised Jr. B hockey team millions back in court

  15-01-2018 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  The man who pledged millions of dollars to a B.C. Junior B hockey team is appearing in a Cranbrook courtroom Monday.
  
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• $7M upgrade to popular Coquitlam Crunch trail headed to council

  15-01-2018 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Coquitlam is working on a $7-million upgrade to the popular trail, which would include trail extensions and the addition of new amenities.
  
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• Indigo books opening at old Forever 21 location on Robson Street

  15-01-2018 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  Three years after closing its downtown bookstore, Indigo is returning to Robson Street.
  The Canadian book and music retailer will open a new 29,000 square-foot flagship location at 1033 Robson Street, a two-level space that became vacant last month with the closing of fashion retailer Forever 21, sometime in the fall of 2018.Indigo, which operates the Chapters brand, closed its 5,000 square foot bookstore at Robson and Howe in 2015, citing an untenable rent increase. The Chapters
  
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• Why Vision and the left will unite to run one independent candidate for mayor

  15-01-2018 21:56
  
  I figure Gregor Robertson will be the first and last Vision Vancouver mayor to be elected for some time.
  
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• Nanaimo shooting victim had lengthy criminal record including Vancouver kidnapping

  15-01-2018 21:37 via vancouversun.com
  A man shot to death at the Hawthorne Corner housing complex in Nanaimo Saturday morning was a longtime gang member with a lengthy criminal record.
  Troy Dax McKinnon, 34, of Nanaimo was found dead at 10:50 a.m. in the parking lot of the housing complex at Wakesiah Avenue and Second Street. Police believe he was the victim of a targeted shooting.
  In February 2015, McKinnon was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to playing a “significant leadership role” in the 201
  
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• Vancouver police update on shooting that injured 2 innocent bystanders

  15-01-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  Three people were hit, including two innocent victims who were just driving by.
  
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• Teen bystander on life-support and not expected to live following Vancouver shooting

  15-01-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  The young boy is not expected to survive.
  
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• Classical, jazz and maybe even a little Miley at International Guitar Night

  15-01-2018 21:26 via vancouversun.com
  International Guitar Night
  Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. | Massey Theatre
  Tickets: $35 adult/$25 students & seniors/$15 children under 12 at ticketsnw.ca
  It’s not every day that Michael Chapdelaine hears a pop song he likes enough to add to his repertoire.
  But the one-time National Fingerpicking Championship winner has written arrangements for some songs that might surprise classical or bluegrass guitar fans. Tears for Fears’ Mad World, Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know, and even
  
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• Three men charged in the 2017 murder of Michael Bonin near Hope

  15-01-2018 21:09 via vancouversun.com
  A nine-month investigation has resulted in murder charges being laid against three men in connection with the death of Michael Bonin.
  The body of the 20-year-old Rycroft, Alberta man was discovered April 20, 2017 along a logging road north of Hope.
  At the time, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said the murder appeared targeted but they weren’t sure  whether Bonin died at the scene or if his body was dumped there after he was murdered. 
  Ryan Watt, 26, Joshua Fl
  
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• Vancouver Police to share update on Saturday shooting that injured thr

  15-01-2018 21:06 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Police are expected to share an update today at 1:30 p.m. about the weekend shooting that injured three in Mount Pleasant, including two innocent bystanders.
  Chief Const. Adam Palmer of the VPD will speak at the news conference.
  Reporter Kim Bolan will provide live updates that will be shared on this page.
  On Saturday around 9:15 p.m., police were called to East Broadway and Ontario in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood for the report of shots fired.
  Officers at the scene l
  
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• New late-night national talk show ‘The Shift with Drex’ coming to Corus Radio

  15-01-2018 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  A new voice will be joining the national conversation on Canadian airwaves.
  
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• Former France coach Saint-Andre to help Canada prep for Rugby World Cup qualifier

  15-01-2018 20:50 via theprovince.com
  Canada coach Kingsley Jones has called in a top-flight reinforcement: former France coach Philippe Saint-Andre.
  Saint-Andre told French sports network RMC Sport he will meet up with Jones’ Canada squad this weekend and help out in the days leading up to the Rugby World Cup qualifying match against Uruguay at B.C. Place Stadium on Jan. 27.
  Jones was Saint-Andre’s assistant more than a decade ago when the Frenchman was in charge of English club Sale Sharks. The duo won the English prem
  
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• 3 men charged with first-degree murder in death of 20-year-old Alberta man in BC

  15-01-2018 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  The body of Michael Bonin, from Rycroft Alberta, was discovered on a rural forest service road north of Hope B.C. on April 20, 2017.
  
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• Hot Vancouver market halts national home price index decline

  15-01-2018 20:26
  
  Cooling prices in Toronto and other markets offset by jump in Greater Vancouver values
  
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• Steven Wright says Louis C.K. was wrong but he is still his friend

  15-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Steven Wright
  Jan. 19, 8 p.m. | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver
  Tickets: $59-$79 at hardrockcasinovancouver.comComedian Steven Wright is in a parking lot somewhere in Massachusetts.
  He won’t be more specific as to what parking lot. His reticence is not due to his need for some celebrity anonymity but rather his need for a laugh.
  “It’s better for me to not say that I am in a parking lot of a place then your brain has many, many, many guesses that are more interesting than my one answ
  
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• Ryan Giggs named new Wales boss — and seriously, Carl Robinson was never really an option

  15-01-2018 19:51 via theprovince.com
  Ryan Giggs is now the manager of Wales’ national soccer team.
  This may dismay of some in Vancouver, who for their own reasoning were hopeful that Carl Robinson, coach of the Whitecaps, would get the job. (The reasoning? They want a manager who plays their favourite players more, or who has a more upbeat system, or some other gripe.)
  Robbo at the head of Wales was never in the cards though.
  Asked last week what he thought of the noise in recent months about him being an option, Robinson lau
  
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• Crown appeals ruling in Nuttall and Korody Victoria terrorist plot

  15-01-2018 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  The Crown is appealing a ruling which found that the RCMP influenced John Nuttall and Amanda Korody into planting what they thought were pressure cooker bombs on the lawn of the B.C. Legislature on Canada Day 2013.
  
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• Falkland daylight robbery turns violent

  15-01-2018 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  A Falkland man was shot after returning home to find thieves breaking into his house, according to police.
  
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• Whistler, a 'barren wasteland for Chinese food,' now serving up dim sum

  15-01-2018 19:00
  
  One village resort hotel is throwing its hat into the brunch ring with a decadently indulgent buffet that is absolutely mind boggling in its variety.
  
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• Four Vancouver city hall stories to watch this week

  15-01-2018 18:28
  
  Vancouver city council holds its first meetings of 2018 this week. Here's a brief rundown of what's up for discussion.
  
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• Nuttall and Korody case: Crown appeals ruling in terrorist plot

  15-01-2018 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  An appeal begins today is the case of a terrorist plot in Victoria 5 years ago. Jordan Armstrong has the details involving a B.C. couple.
  
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• Former BC Liberal Leader Gordon Wilson endorses Todd Stone

  15-01-2018 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  With the BC Liberal leadership vote just weeks away, more high profile endorsements are coming in.
  
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• Tips to beat the winter blues

  15-01-2018 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  Lifestyle expert Carey McBeth has tips to beat the winter blues.
  
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• Best new products from 2018 Consumer Electronic Show

  15-01-2018 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  Tech expert Mike Agrebo from Get Connected has a look back on all the hottest technology from CES.
  
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• Foreign ministers in Vancouver Monday to discuss North Korea crisis

  15-01-2018 17:06 via vancouversun.com
  A number of foreign ministers are in Vancouver today and Tuesday to participate in a meeting about security and the North Korea crisis.
  The two-day international meeting is co-hosted by Canadian Foreign Affairs Min. Chrystia Freeland and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Among those expected to be in attendance are Korean Foreign Affairs Min. Kang Kyung-wha, Japanese Foreign Affairs Min. Taro Kono and a number of civil society organizations.
  Canadian National Defence Min. Harjit Sajjan and
  
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• BC trucker killed in northern Alberta Highway 63 collision

  15-01-2018 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  A 26-year-old man from B.C. was killed in a collision between two semi trucks on Highway 63 in northeastern Alberta Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Daily Poll: Will you miss Sears or is online shopping the way to go?

  15-01-2018 15:24 via vancouversun.com
  Sunday was the last day of business for one of the few beleaguered Sears locations left across Canada, after the chain declared bankruptcy last year.
  Reporter Matt Robinson visited the Metrotown Sears and spoke to shoppers who had been visiting the shop since it opened in the 1950s. Among the remaining deals to be had were store fixtures, mannequins and a variety of shelves.
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  The last Sears department store closes its doors for good
  Sears joins the ranks of other recently departed chain s
  
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• Want to design your own Nike Air Force 1 sneakers? Well, now you can

  15-01-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Sneakerheads in Vancouver will have the chance to customize one of the most iconic shoe silhouettes — for a limited time, of course.
  From Jan. 19-21, Nordstrom Pacific Centre will be home to a temporary space, dubbed the Make Your Mark Pop-Up Design Studio, where shoppers can create their own Nike Air Force 1 sneakers. 
  In celebration of the Nike Air Force 1’s 35th anniversary, the pop-up will offer customization options such as dip-dyed colouring, stamped printing, custom
  
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• Music Reviews: Cadence Weapon, Xylouris White, Scott Hamilton Trio, Corrosion of Conformity

  15-01-2018 14:30 via vancouversun.com
  Cadence Weapon
  Cadence Weapon | eOne Music Canada
  Five years is a long time to wait between records. Particularly when 2012’s Hope in Dirt City had enough buzz to get a Polaris Prize nomination. But from the opening track, Own This, dedicated to his father Teddy Pemberton who was a DJ key to bringing urban sounds to Edmonton, to reflective downtempo musings on life in Montreal (Five Roses) to the skittish rhythms of the closer Infinity Pool, it’s clear that it was worth the wait
  
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• The Morning Skate, Jan. 15: Hey where have Boeser’s points gone?

  15-01-2018 14:02 via theprovince.com
  More than once I’ve exclaimed incredulity about how bad NFL teams are at onside kicks.
  Yesterday was another of those.
  And then my pall Bill called — he really did play that game — and he had the answer, which in hindsight, of course, left me saying, “DOH.”
  The fair catch rule. NFL teams can’t just put up a rugby-style high drop-kick and then hope to win the ball back. (Yes, you can drop-kick on kickoffs.) Otherwise, of course guys like Adam Zaruba would have
  
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• How to live on a tight budget in a big city

  15-01-2018 13:00 via theprovince.com
  Q: I finished university last year and took a great job in our mid-sized town. Unfortunately, when the owners retired the business closed. I’ve now got what I thought was a pretty decent job in a big city but my living costs are so much higher than they were before. Rent, food, transportation… I don’t have enough left for other expenses. I really like this job and it is a great stepping stone in my career, but not if it keeps me broke. Is there any way how to live on a tight b
  
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• Willes’ Musings: Is Ken Holland a candidate to replace Canucks’ GM Jim Benning?

  15-01-2018 12:00 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks might be headed for a five-day break but the Monday morning musings and meditations on the world of sports never rests.
  • The media, like nature, abhors a vacuum and the longer Jim Benning’s contractual situation goes unresolved, the louder the conjecture will grow about his future.
  As of this writing, the most popular scenario is Detroit GM Ken Holland, who’s also on the last year of his deal, moving to Vancouver as the hockey overlord in a restructured or
  
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• Douglas Todd: Explosive B.C. court case details seven migration scams

  15-01-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  A shocking B.C. Supreme Court case that pitted two rich families from China against each other provides grim revelations about the kind of migration, tax, and real-estate scams regularly occurring in Metro Vancouver and beyond.
  Immigration and tax lawyers are stunned that the Fu and Zhu families became embroiled in a lengthy civil suit over three multi-million dollar houses they purchased together in Vancouver, since their case provides evidence of their illicit schemes around real estate, tax a
  
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• Surrey man no worse for wear after losing his way in the North Shore mountains

  15-01-2018 10:43 via globalnews.ca
  Another Sunday night save for North Shore Rescue
  
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• Canucks snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, beating the Minnesota Wild in OT

  15-01-2018 10:38 via globalnews.ca
  Canucks win final game on road trip in overtime.
  
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• The Provies: The Sutter reflex, hell shift, the Marky knockout, and the Tanev situation

  15-01-2018 08:46 via theprovince.com
  BEST INSTINCT
  After his opening overtime shift, Brandon Sutter was left on the bench breathing in as much air as he could absorb.
  It was his first game in seven weeks. He had missed 21 games.
  This was not easy. He bent over, huffing.
  If he had anything at all left in that overtime, it wasn’t much.
  His coach knew it too.
  Green had played Sutter more than seven minutes in the third.
  The game ended in regulation on a Sutter shift.
  And it started overtime on a Sutter shift.
  “I was trying
  
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• In B.C., 4 in 10 people say they’re $200 away from not being able to pay the bills: survey

  15-01-2018 08:30 via globalnews.ca
  British Columbians have had Canada's highest debt service ratio since 1991.
  
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• Ryan Giggs named new Wales boss — and seriously, Carl Robinson was never an option

  15-01-2018 08:08 via theprovince.com
  Ryan Giggs is now the manager of Wales’ national soccer team.
  This may dismay of some in Vancouver, who for their own reasoning were hopeful that Carl Robinson, coach of the Whitecaps, would get the job. (The reasoning? They want a manager who plays their favourite players more, or who has a more upbeat system, or some other gripe.)
  Robbo at the head of Wales was never in the cards though.
  Asked last week what he thought of the noise in recent months about him being an option, Robinson lau
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Vancouver police search for suspect in triple shooting

  15-01-2018 08:05 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Police are still searching for a suspect in a shocking Saturday evening shooting that left three people wounded, including a 15-year-old bystander.
  Officers were on the scene near East Broadway and Ontario for almost 24 hours after the shooting, which took place at about 9:15 p.m.
  Sgt. Jason Robillard said that a Vancouver man in his early twenties remains in hospital with serious, life threatening injuries. He is known to police and believed to be the target of the attack. There
  
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• Reflecting on safety, failing as flu fighter and racing as Big Unknown

  15-01-2018 07:56 via vancouversun.com
  My decision of going to work last week while suffering with a wicked cold — so that many other colleagues could call in sick — has backfired. Miserably.
  The Year of the Dog has started early and poorly for this sniffling newshound as I’m feeling really ruff. And yes, the voice has gone husky and the joints are howling, too. With apologies to Dave Grohl and his Seattle rock band, being a flu fighter sucks.
  Three out of the past five nights I’ve shaken more than Chuck Berry
  
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