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• Vancouver Aquarium announces it will no longer display whales or dolphins

  18-01-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Aquarium had vowed to fight a Park Board vote that banned cetaceans at their facility. But eight months later, the aquarium is now bowing to public pressure — announcing a future without showing whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity. But what does it mean for the Stanley Park institution? Linda Aylesworth found out.
  
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• UBC’s Hanson takes on Under-17 provincial team, helping relations between clubs, Basketball B.C.

  18-01-2018 23:37 via theprovince.com
  Kevin Hanson is trying to do his part to unite Basketball B.C. and the various clubs and academies across the province.
  Hanson, the longtime bench boss of the UBC Thunderbirds men’s basketball team, has signed on to be the coach of the Under-17 boys provincial team this summer.
  Such gigs are usually resume-builders for coaches. Hanson is past that. What’s happening here is that several high-profile players in recent years have opted against playing on the provincial team in the summe
  
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• Tillicum the Sea Otter to Bee Bop the Beluga: The argument for a Vancouver city mascot

  18-01-2018 23:13
  Vancouver can sometimes be a 'cold and heartless place,' but one former council candidate thinks he has the answer
  
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• Double A Brentwood College looking like one of hoop teams to beat this season

  18-01-2018 23:05 via theprovince.com
  The second most interesting thing about Brentwood College is the fact that the Double A boys basketball squad beat the top-ranked Quad A team earlier this season.
  The most interesting thing is guessing what their mindset might when they get to Double A provincial championships in March and whether they might get a little ahead of themselves at the time.
  Teams from lower tiers winning exhibition games against squads from higher tiers is rare enough that Double A No. 1 Brentwood’s 89-85 triu
  
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• Five reasons why the Giants are experiencing their best season in years

  18-01-2018 22:46 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Giants could come close to doubling their point output in a year.
  Vancouver carries a 25-14-4-2 record into a visit Friday (7:30 p.m., TSN 1040) by the Victoria Royals to the Langley Events Centre. If they can keep up this pace, the Giants would finish the regular season in mid-March with 90 points.
  A season ago, Vancouver wound up with 46 points, their 20-46-3-3 record leaving them out of the playoffs for the third straight spring. Not only have they already surpassed their win to
  
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• Avalanche danger closes Trans Canada Highway near Golden

  18-01-2018 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  Highway 1 is closed in both directions east of Golden due to high avalanche danger.
  
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• IHIT release surveillance video of Marrisa Shen’s last day

  18-01-2018 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team have released a new website and video appealing to anyone who might have seen Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen on her last day alive.
  
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• Suspect arrested after allegedly threatening to stab SkyTrain worker with used syringe

  18-01-2018 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  The suspect allegedly held the syringe four inches from the attendant's neck.
  
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• Man who threatened to stab SkyTrain attendant arrested and charged

  18-01-2018 21:59 via vancouversun.com
  A man who threatened to stab a SkyTrain attendant with a used syringe has been arrested and charged.
  On Dec. 11, 2017, a woman and her two children were on board a westbound SkyTrain at Broadway and Commercial when a man with a bicycle boarded. When the train neared the Main Street-Science World station, the woman noticed that the man, who had been crouched next to her, had a needle with blood and a white substance in his arm.
  The woman then got off the train and notified an attendant who boarde
  
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• ART SEEN: Artist residency next stage for The Blue Cabin

  18-01-2018 21:50 via vancouversun.com
  Crammed in one tiny hole in the floor was a page torn from a 1960s Playboy magazine. There was no image but lots of text about the ‘Space Age’ and how you should aim to be a manager by the time you’re 40 years old.
  The Blue Cabin, the former squatter’s home of artists Al Neil and Carole Itter, has been fully restored and remediated by Jeremy and Sus Borsos. During the process, they became urban archaeologists who found numerous bits and pieces from Vancouver’s past
  
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• Uber and McDonald's enter Vancouver's crowded food delivery market

  18-01-2018 21:49 via vancouversun.com
  You don’t know real shame until you have had an Egg McMuffin and coffee delivered to your condo by a person on bicycle.
  Uber Eats, the ride-hailing giant’s food platform, joined a crowded field of food delivery apps —Door Dash, Skip The Dishes, Foodora and Just Eat — already serving Vancouver when it launched in December.
  Uber, in true competition-squashing fashion, is muscling its way through the pack by charging a nominal delivery fee of 18 cents for the month of J
  
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• No arrests six months after Burnaby girl's murder

  18-01-2018 21:43 via vancouversun.com
  It has been six months since the body of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl was found in a park, and still no arrests have been made.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team held a news conference Thursday in Surrey to provide an update into the investigation into the homicide of Marrisa Shen.
  IHIT Cpl. Frank Jang confirmed that no arrests have been made and no one has been criminally charged in connection with the homicide. Investigators continue to believe the attack was random.
  Desperate to find t
  
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• Five things about the Barenaked Ladies and the return of Steven Page

  18-01-2018 21:39 via vancouversun.com
  It’s been one week – and a few years – since Steven Page has joined the Barenaked Ladies on stage but a one-time reunion will take place this March when the band and Page are inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame at the 2018 Junos.
  The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and CBC announced Thursday morning that Page would be inducted alongside current BNL members Ed Robertson, Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn and Tyler Stewart. The reunited bandmates will make a one-time
  
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• Could it Happen Here? Canada in The Age of Trump and Brexit

  18-01-2018 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  We talk to author Michael Adams about his new book “Could it Happen Here? – Canada in The Age of Trump and Brexit.” He explains the political forces and attitudes that have caused massive change in the United Kingdom and the United States and looks at whether they exist in Canada.
  
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• Tofino close beaches due to wind storms

  18-01-2018 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  The closure began at 9 a.m. Thursday and is in effect until further notice.
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: Bellator MMA so lame with ‘main’ event

  18-01-2018 21:22 via theprovince.com
  There is a case to be made that the winner of Saturday’s Bellator MMA welterweight title fight between champion Douglas Lima (29-6) and challenger Rory MacDonald (19-4) will determine the best fighter in the division — not just in Bellator, but in the sport as a whole.
  It’s up for debate because of the odd results triangle that exists between MacDonald, UFC champ Tyron Woodley and top contender Stephen Thompson – MacDonald beat Woodley who beat Thompson who beat MacDonald
  
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• McDonald’s delivery alleviates the shame of eating McNuggets alone… or so we’re told

  18-01-2018 21:21
  
  This week, McDonald’s and Uber Eats launched free food delivery service (dubbed McDelivery, naturally) from 11 Vancouver McDonald’s locations.
  
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• Declawing is not a cat manicure; it's partial amputation, say ban advocates

  18-01-2018 21:06
  
  B.C. veterinarians association responds that it is studying the issue
  
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• Second pedestrian accident on Cariboo Road in just over 24 hours

  18-01-2018 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  For the second time in just over 24 hours, there’s been a serious accident on Cariboo road in Burnaby. Ted Field has details at the scene of yesterday’s fatal crash in Burnaby.
  
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• IHIT release details of new website 6 months after Marrisa Shen murder

  18-01-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Nadia Stewart has new investigation details six months after the murder of Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen.
  
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• Landlords in B.C. lobby to nip pot in the bud

  18-01-2018 21:00
  
  As weed becomes legalized, landlords aim to prevent growing and smoking of pot in apartments, but brace for pushback from medical users
  
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• 6 month anniversary of homicide of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen

  18-01-2018 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  No arrests have been made in the case of Marrisa Shen's killing, and no criminal charges have been laid.
  
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• Geek vs. Greek: NFL Picks, Conference Championships

  18-01-2018 19:32 via theprovince.com
  When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
  J.J. ‘The Geek’ Adams may be your regular-season champion, but he keeps slip, slipping away in these playoffs, now 3-5 after a 1-3 divisional round weekend.
  Meanwhile, Mike ‘The Greek’ Raptis has kept the phalanx tight, going 2-2 last week to up his playoff record to 5-3.
  Yet, as we saw in Minnesota on Sunday, miracles do happen. This thing isn’t over.
  On with the Conference Championship picks.
  Jacksonville at New Engl
  
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• One-bed apartment in Vancouver? That’ll be $2,000 a month

  18-01-2018 19:31
  
  Median rental price for one-bed units breaches $2K mark and two-beds are now $3,200, says Padmapper
  
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• No arrests on six-month anniversary of homicide of 13-year-old girl

  18-01-2018 19:28 via vancouversun.com
  It has been six months since the body of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl was found in a park, and still no arrests have been made.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team will hold a news conference at 11:30 a.m. in Surrey to provide an update into the investigation into the homicide of Marissa Shen.
  IHIT Cpl. Frank Jang says no arrests have been made and no one has been criminally charged in connection with the homicide of Marrisa Shen. 
  In August, IHIT said surveillance video showed Sh
  
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• Vancouver’s small businesses struggle amid tax, property crunch

  18-01-2018 19:24
  
  By almost any metric, Meredith Coloma can be looked at as a posterchild for success in today’s Vancouver.
  
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• Cyclist struck at same Burnaby crosswalk where teenage girl was killed Wednesday

  18-01-2018 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP have closed the northbound lanes of Cariboo this hour, but the southbound lanes remain open.
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium bows to pressure to ban whales, dolphins

  18-01-2018 19:05 via vancouversun.com
  Visitors will no longer be able to see whales or dolphins at the Vancouver Aquarium after the popular tourist site announced it is voluntarily but reluctantly adopting a ban against cetaceans in captivity.
  The about-face in policy comes after the Ocean Wise Conservation Association, which runs the aquarium, filed a legal action against the ban passed by the Vancouver park board last spring.
  CEO John Nightingale told Postmedia News the decision to accept the ban was made by senior leadership and
  
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• Vancouver loses out on Amazon's HQ2

  18-01-2018 19:01
  Toronto is the only Canadian city to stay on the tech giant's shortlist.
  
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• B.C. Addictions Minister dealing with chronic pain issue from opioid crisis: Health Minister

  18-01-2018 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  B.C.'s Health Minister says it's being dealt with by the Addictions Minister.
  
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• Behind the scenes of 2018 Vancouver Boat Show

  18-01-2018 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Jan 18: Kaitlyn Herbst takes an exclusive look at the 2018 Vancouver International Boat Show. Herbst talks with Survivor star Brenda Lowe and learns about the technology behind hybrid boats.
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT – Bank of Canada rate hike sinks in twenty-four hours later

  18-01-2018 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  More of the impact from Wednesday's rate hike is coming to light.
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium will no longer keep whales and dolphins in captivity

  18-01-2018 18:30
  Staff are assessing whether Helen, the last remaining cetacean, will stay at the aquarium or move to another facility.
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium will no longer house whales and dolphins

  18-01-2018 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  Helen is the last cetacean currently living at the Aquarium — though the facility owns several belugas on breeding loan to U.S. facilities.
  
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• Cheap eats in Metro Vancouver: Dine in style without breaking the bank (with map)

  18-01-2018 17:50 via vancouversun.com
  It seems a few of you were very generous with Christmas gift giving. At least that’s my read on your emails responding to my column with the best new restaurants in 2017. All well and good, but how about a list of cheap eats that don’t bust budgets, you said.
  No problem. I love cheap eats and this city’s very well endowed in that regard — thanks partly to contributions from many cultures making up Vancouver cuisine. And let’s not forget Dine Out Vancouver begin
  
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• The Morning Skate, Jan. 18: Stecher gets it, Eakins goes ex-pat, Tomlin sticks, Shap thrills

  18-01-2018 17:41 via theprovince.com
  So this guy lives in Manitoba, and somehow he gets his 15 seconds of social-media fame for skating on a damn road.
  Yes, we get it, it’s cold on the frikkin’ Prairies. But, wait, we’re talking ice-making, below-zero cold!That’s about as gripping as footage of someone with a reusable Starbucks cup and umbrella crossing a Vancouver street.
  Whoop-dee-doo. That’s not a skate. I’ll show you a Skate …
  The home team
  With much of the week off for the struggling
  
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• Vancouver City Council approves Women’s Equity Strategy

  18-01-2018 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  Issues targeted in the strategy include safety, access to childcare, affordable housing and leadership.
  
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• Daily Poll: How do you feel about Vancouver losing Amazon HQ2 bid?

  18-01-2018 17:09 via vancouversun.com
  Amazon on Thursday released its short list of 20 candidates for the second Amazon headquarters. And despite much anticipation Metro Vancouver did not make the cut. So in today’s poll, we’re asking how readers feel about that decision.Take Our Poll
  
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• Is declawing cats cruel? Animal protection group urges B.C. vet association to ban the practice

  18-01-2018 16:58
  Veterinarians in Nova Scotia banned the declawing practice last month and there's a push for British Columbia to follow.
  
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• What you need to know about giving blood in 2018

  18-01-2018 16:43 via globalnews.ca
  David Patterson of Canadian Blood Services explains the process for giving blood and how you can tell if you are eligible.
  
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• Tap & Barrel to take over Steel Toad Brewing space

  18-01-2018 16:43
  
  Olympic Village brewpub to be rebranded as T&B Brewing Co.; first test brews expected next month
  
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• Vancouver doesn't make shorlist for Amazon HQ2

  18-01-2018 16:19
  
  Toronto remains in crowded race focused east of Lake Superior
  
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• Amazon HQ2 is not coming to Vancouver

  18-01-2018 16:19
  
  Toronto remains in crowded race focused east of Lake Superior
  
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• U.K. appoints ‘loneliness minister’ to tackle social isolation, experts say Canada needs one too

  18-01-2018 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  The appointment of a minister of loneliness in the U.K. to tackle social isolation is an acknowledgment of a problem Canadian experts say needs to be addressed here as well.
  
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• Tough new mortgage rules could hurt overall economy

  18-01-2018 16:00
  ‘Stress test’ will drive borrowers into more expensive financing options, brokers warn
  
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• Premium on garage space fuels new motorcycle collective

  18-01-2018 16:00
  
  Rising gas prices, the lure of easier parking, the call of the open road and that hard-to-measure cool factor have all contributed to the growing number of motorcycle and scooter owners in Vancouver.
  
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• Chilliwack teachers say education board has created 'toxic' environment

  18-01-2018 15:57 via vancouversun.com
  Chilliwack teachers are taking a stand against trustees who oppose the province’s gender identity and sexual orientation curriculum, saying they’ve created a toxic environment.
  At a meeting Tuesday, the Chilliwack Teachers’ Association passed a motion of non-confidence against the Chilliwack Board of Education after controversial comments made by school trustee Barry Neufeld. 
  The association claims Chilliwack trustees have failed to take a strong stance against
  
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