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• Cannabis 'genetics bottleneck' a growing concern for budding LPs

  21-01-2018 23:34 via vancouversun.com
  As the number of licensed cannabis producers skyrockets ahead of federal legalization, industry leaders in B.C. fear a “genetics bottleneck” will stop newer growers from acquiring and growing unique strains.
  Health Canada has doubled the number of licensed producers since last May to 88. But as these new growers sink millions of dollars into facilities, their access to diverse starting materials — seeds and seedlings — is hampered by stringent Health Canada rules tha
  
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• Vancouver ramen restaurant goes cash-free as diners ditch paper

  21-01-2018 23:29 via vancouversun.com
  Cold, hard cash won’t get you delicious, hot noodles at this Vancouver restaurant. While cash-only restaurants are a common sight around town, one restaurateur is going cash-free instead.
  Two Marutama Ramen locations have already switched to accept credit, debit and Apple Pay transactions only, while its original West End spot will follow suit beginning Feb. 1.
  “I don’t use cash, I use credit card or Apple Pay, and 95 per cent of our customers use cards or smartphone (payment),
  
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• Vancouver housing affordability got bad fast, according to study

  21-01-2018 23:29 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s housing affordability has deteriorated more than any other major city found on Demographia’s latest list of severely unaffordable cities around the world, released Sunday.
  That the 14th annual survey put Vancouver third on its severely unaffordable list, just behind Hong Kong in the no. 1 spot and Sydney at No. 2, may seem unremarkable after years of escalating housing prices. But the speed at which Vancouver turned so unaffordable is unparalleled, according to the survey
  
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• Passengers must butt out on B.C. Ferries as of Monday

  21-01-2018 23:27 via vancouversun.com
  If you can smoke it it’s not allowed on B.C. Ferries as of Monday.
  Pot, tobocco, e-cigarettes and anything else you can put in your pipe and smoke is all covered under a new non-smoking policy on the entire fleet of B.C. Ferries ships and terminals.
  And hiding in your car for a smoke won’t work — the ban covers the interiors of all vehicles on B.C. Ferries property.
  The policy, first announced last summer, is intended to reduce the number of smoking related complaints the compa
  
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• Sixties Scoop siblings together for first time in Birth of a Family documentary

  21-01-2018 23:20 via vancouversun.com
  Birth of a Family
  When: Jan. 24, 7 p.m.
  Where: SFU Woodward’s Goldcorp Theatre for the Arts
  Free: sfu.ca/sfuwoodwardsDocumentary Birth of a Family follows four siblings spending a week together in tiny condo in Banff, but the week of outings and catch-ups in the fall of 2015 wasn’t what you would call a family reunion.
  “This is a family union,” one of the siblings Rose Yopek in says in the film.
  What she meant is the get-together marked the first time the Betty
  
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• Boy Scout troop among dozens left stranded on Mt. Washington after 100 cm of snowfall

  21-01-2018 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  The resort was closed Sunday after receiving more than 100 centimetres of snowfall over the last 24 hours.
  
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• Wind warning ended for Metro Vancouver – but not without some damage

  21-01-2018 21:52 via vancouversun.com
  A wind warning for Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island ended Sunday afternoon, but not until after some damage had been done.
  One person was reportedly injured in Port Moody after strong winds knocked a tree over, while a similar event was reported in Vancouver. No information was immediately available on either incident.
  Elsewhere across the south coast, tree branches laid strewn across roadways, and some residents dealt with debris that had been blown onto or away from their property.
  An earl
  
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• Rockets claim 8-4 victory over Royals

  21-01-2018 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  The Kelowna Rockets blasted past the Victoria Royals with an 8-4 win on home ice Saturday night.
  
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• 3rd pedestrian hit in 4 days at Burnaby crosswalk was a hit-and-run: Mounties

  21-01-2018 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  On Wednesday, a 15-year-old international student was struck and killed at the same crosswalk.
  
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• Elderly woman found wandering Surrey now reunited with family

  21-01-2018 21:08 via vancouversun.com
  Update: The woman has been reunited with her family, according to a Surrey RCMP update shared at 12:06 p.m.Police are seeking the family of an elderly woman that was found wandering Surrey early Sunday morning.
  Around 3:30 a.m., patrol officers found a South Asian woman, believed to be between 70 to 80 years of age, wandering near 156 Street and 102 Avenue.
  “The woman was not dressed appropriately given the current weather conditions so the officer decided to conduct a check on her we
  
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• Recipe: Southern-style pit beans and braised collard greens

  21-01-2018 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Jeff Koop of Mamie Taylor’s prepares Southern-style pit beans and braised collard greens Braised Collard Greens Ingredients 1 Tbsp Canola oil 4 bunches collard greens 1 large white onion, sliced thin 4 cloves garlic, minced 1.5 L chicken stock 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp brown sugar 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar ½ tsp...
  
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• Larch Hills loppet attracts young and old alike

  21-01-2018 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  It's an annual tradition that attracts hundreds of cross-country skiers to the Shuswap each year.
  
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• Surrey Mounties looking to identify elderly woman found wandering the streets

  21-01-2018 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  The woman was found near 156 Street and 102 Avenue, and is unable to communicate.
  
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• Surrey Mounties identify elderly woman found wandering the streets

  21-01-2018 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  The woman was found near 156 Street and 102 Avenue, and is unable to communicate.
  
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• Foods of the Future

  21-01-2018 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  Mike Manion – Agriculture Food Consultant – takes us through some of the exciting and unexpected future food trends.
  
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• Ask an Expert: Dangers Of Asbestos

  21-01-2018 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  Al Johnson from Worksafe BC warns us about the dangers of asbestos
  
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• Rugby Canada to host Scotland in June

  21-01-2018 19:34 via theprovince.com
  Despite their lowly World Rugby ranking, Canada continues to receive attention from tier one nations.
  Friday, the Scottish Rugby Union confirmed their senior men’s team will tour the Americas this June, beginning with a match against Canada, in Canada, the weekend of June 8/9/10.
  Rugby Canada hasn’t yet confirmed a location for the game, but it is understood that both BMO Field in Toronto and Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton are unavailable. That most likely leaves either Vancouver or O
  
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• Wind storm wallops B.C.’s south coast, leading to power outages, ferry cancellations

  21-01-2018 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  Strong winds forced BC Ferries to cancel some sailings.
  
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• Police seeking family of elderly woman found wandering Surrey

  21-01-2018 18:25 via vancouversun.com
  Police are seeking the family of an elderly woman that was found wandering Surrey early Sunday morning.
  Around 3:30 a.m., patrol officers found a South Asian woman, believed to be between 70 to 80 years of age, wandering near 156 Street and 102 Avenue.
  “The woman was not dressed appropriately given the current weather conditions so the officer decided to conduct a check on her well-being,” read a news release from Surrey RCMP.
  The woman could not speak English. A Punjabi-speakin
  
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• Winds persists across Metro Vancouver before relief expected later

  21-01-2018 17:33 via vancouversun.com
  A wind warning for Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island continued Sunday morning, with strong winds tossing tree branches and forcing cancelled sailings.
  Environment Canada continued its warning Sunday morning for Metro Vancouver – extending to Richmond, Delta, Surrey and Langley, Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster – as well as the North Shore. A wind warning was also issued for the Howe Sound.
  “An intense Pacific frontal system currently stalled over northern Vancouver Island
  
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• Daily Poll: Was the whisky raid at this Commercial Drive bar heavy han

  21-01-2018 17:30 via vancouversun.com
  Fets Whisky Kitchen, located on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive, was raided by the B.C. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch last week.
  The bar had been carrying a specialty single-cask whisky from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. A total of 242 bottles, worth roughly $40,000 were carted away by BCLC inspectors in an “undercover sting operation.”
  Related
  Thousands of dollars of single-cask whisky seized in 'Prohibition era' raids of B.C. restaurants
  In B.C., liquor products sol
  
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• Here we go again: Food trends for 2018

  21-01-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Peering into the not-so-distant future is a bit of a holiday tradition for food writers, but what they see is not always what you get. Where are you now, sweet potato toast? Whither coconut sugar? Few of the “social darlings” that populate these lists have a snowball’s chance of becoming full-blown trends.
  Rather than repeat those past errors, I will now look deep into 2018 to determine what might actually catch on at local restaurants and grocery stores.
  The Beyond Burger is m
  
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• Vancouver Canucks fall to the Edmonton Oilers on the road

  21-01-2018 14:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Canucks lost 5-2 to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Touchdown in Winnipeg, where January’s road trip ends

  21-01-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks finally end their seven-game road trip, which hasn’t seen them at home since Jan. 2, when they visit the chemtrail-laying Winnipeg Jets this afternoon (5 p.m. PT, SNP, Sportsnet 650). The Canucks lost 5-2 in Edmonton last night, while the Jets downed the Flames 2-1 in a shootout in Calgary earlier on Saturday. 
  THE BIG MATCHUP
  Fans’ tears vs. Patrik Laine
  Get ready for another twist-of-the-knife game for the Canucks. Canucks fans will get to see Finnish for
  
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• Third pedestrian struck in Burnaby crosswalk that claimed the life of a teenage girl

  21-01-2018 13:23 via globalnews.ca
  There have been three collisions in the same crosswalk in less than a week, one of them fatal.
  
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• Coquitlam Search and Rescue locate missing hiker

  21-01-2018 13:17 via globalnews.ca
  Coquitlam Search and Rescue was dispatched late Saturday night to find the missing man.
  
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• Coquitlam Search and Rescue dispatched to locate missing hiker

  21-01-2018 13:17 via globalnews.ca
  Coquitlam Search and Rescue was dispatched late Saturday night to find the missing man.
  
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• The Provies: Marky rises, MDZ falls, and the current war over the Canucks origin story

  21-01-2018 09:16 via theprovince.com
  BEST PLAYER
  The game, in a play, was Draisaitl’s one timer.
  It was loud. It was savage. It was a 2-on-1. It echoed for a moment or two.
  Markstrom desperately sprawled across his crease in one last heroic stab at the puck.
  He never had a chance.
  He was successful on many of them. He had hangdog comments after the game, but this wasn’t on Markstrom.
  He was good.
  He wasn’t brilliant, but he was as close as you can get in a game where you get beat for four goals.
  No, this wasn&rsqu
  
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• Winterhawks strike Giants streak: Vancouver fails to record at least a point for first time in 11 games

  21-01-2018 08:31 via theprovince.com
  January 20 Vancouver Giants vs Portland Winterhawks Highlights: https://t.co/ZQfLG0amqc via @YouTube
  — Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) January 21, 2018Here’s what we learned from the Vancouver Giants’ 2-0 loss to the Portland Winterhawks on Saturday at the Langley Events Centre.
  *Portland netminder Shane Farkas, a Penticton native, put together a tidy, 31-save effort for his first-ever WHL shutout in his 22nd career appearance over two seasons, but he faced nowhere near the high-
  
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• Oilers 5, Canucks 2: What we learned

  21-01-2018 07:21 via theprovince.com
  EDMONTON — Saturday night, the 28th-place Vancouver Canucks met the 27th-place Edmonton Oilers in the Brady Tkachuk Bowl. Here’s what we learned:
  MARKY LEAVES HIS MARK
  Saturday night was like a lot of nights for Jacob Markstrom this season. He made a series of highlight-reel saves as his teammates surrendered a boatload of premium scoring chances. For stretches, he kept the Canucks in the game. But at the end of the night, he surrendered four goals on 34 shots and was tagged wit
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: A toast for Taste B.C., Dine Out Vancouver

  21-01-2018 07:00 via theprovince.com
  Pouring it forward
  Vancouver’s first major tipple fest of the year was a sellout. More than 350 food and drink enthusiasts convened at the Pan Pacific Hotel for Taste B.C., the annual celebration of B.C.’s fine wine, beer and spirits.
  Created by Liberty Wine Merchants’ Robert Simpson, more than 50 vendors and restaurants made up this year’s 23rd staging. As always, the event was an opportunity for attendees to experience the province’s finest without having to
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Jan 20

  21-01-2018 05:45 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Saturday, January 20, 2018. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.
  
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• New clues in Revelstoke’s missing plane search.

  21-01-2018 04:56 via globalnews.ca
  It may be a sign of hope for the two families of a couple whose plane vanished near Revelstoke in November. They are combing through drone footage and say they may have found clues to the couple’s whereabouts.
  
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• Abbotsford man shot and killed in notorious neighbourhood.

  21-01-2018 04:56 via globalnews.ca
  An Abbotsford neighbourhood remains a crime scene after a man in his 20’s was shot and killed Friday night. Julia Foy reports on the history of gun violence in the area.
  
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• Women’s March in Vancouver.

  21-01-2018 04:55 via globalnews.ca
  Women around the world rallied today to call for change, and to express their anger. Jill Bennett reports from Vancouver, where thousands took part.
  
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• VPD sets up command post for Broadway shooting.

  21-01-2018 04:55 via globalnews.ca
  Officers are out in force in Mount Pleasant neighbourhood as they try and solve the case of a brazen shooting that left two people dead, including an innocent teenager. Paul Johnson reports on the rare move to initiate a command post to garner more tips on the killings.
  
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• Hot yoga is no healthier than the traditional form

  21-01-2018 04:52 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• South Coast braces for powerful windstorm

  21-01-2018 03:16 via globalnews.ca
  Keep a flashlight handy tonight.
  
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• Alpine heaven as North Shore mountains painted with half-metre of snow

  21-01-2018 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  Good news if you're a ski or snowboard fan.
  
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• REAL SCOOP: The violence continues with Abbotsford murder – UPDATED

  21-01-2018 02:07 via vancouversun.com
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified the young man shot to death in Abbotsford Friday as Lovepreet “Jason” Dhaliwal, 24.
  Dhaliwal was gunned down about 6:30 p.m. in the area of Ridgeview Drive and Promontory Court.  
  He was pronouced dead at the scene.
  Investigators are looking for information about a black Acura TL seen leaving the area immediately after the shooting.  
  “A vehicle matching that description was later found burn
  
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• IHIT working to find out if targeted shooting in Abbotsford tied to recent murders

  21-01-2018 02:05 via vancouversun.com
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified the victim of a Friday night shooting in Abbotsford as 24-year-old Lovepreet “Jason” Dhaliwal and are trying to figure out if he had any current gang links.
  Victim in #AbbotsfordBC ID’ed as 24y/o Lovepreet “Jason” Dhaliwal. Blk 4dr Acura TL believed connected to shooting. Call IHIT w/ info. pic.twitter.com/9aooRxgCVr
  — IHIT (@HomicideTeam) January 20, 2018People called 911 about 6:30 p.m. Friday reporti
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – Jan. 20

  21-01-2018 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.
  
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• Ed Willes: The NHL is a young man’s game — just ask Thomas Vanek

  21-01-2018 01:41 via theprovince.com
  EDMONTON — There was a time in the NHL when a player entering his 30s was considered to be in his prime.
  Said player, the reasoning went, was at his peak and had accumulated the necessary experience to fully exploit his physical gifts. If such a player made it to unrestricted free agency, he could expect to cash in a winning lottery ticket, like Thomas Vanek did four years ago.
  But Vanek will also tell you we are in a different time now, a time when 30 is the new 40 for NHL players. The le
  
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• Surrey golf course opponents cry foul as signs removed ahead council meeting

  21-01-2018 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  "This is more like a dictatorship, the way they're doing this."
  
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• In Photos: Vancouver Women’s March signs use humour to make a point

  21-01-2018 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands braved the rain to take part in the Women's March in Vancouver on Saturday.
  
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• Chilliwack school trustee vows to stay despite firestorm over LGBTQ remarks

  21-01-2018 00:32
  Barry Neufeld says in a statement that he "must" remain on the Chilliwack Board of Education to protect "impressionable children."
  
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• Family believes drone photo could show possible wreckage of missing Revelstoke plane

  21-01-2018 00:23 via globalnews.ca
  The family of a woman who has been missing since her plane vanished believes they have photos that could hold a clue to her location.
  
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• Victim of targeted shooting in Abbotsford identified

  21-01-2018 00:15 via vancouversun.com
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified the victim of a Friday night shooting in Abbotsford as 24-year-old Lovepreet “Jason” Dhaliwal.
  Victim in #AbbotsfordBC ID’ed as 24y/o Lovepreet “Jason” Dhaliwal. Blk 4dr Acura TL believed connected to shooting. Call IHIT w/ info. pic.twitter.com/9aooRxgCVr
  — IHIT (@HomicideTeam) January 20, 2018Abbotsford police received numerous 911 calls at 6:30 p.m., reporting shots fired in the 3500-block of Pr
  
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