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• Young man killed Saturday after trying to break up fight in Vancouver nightclub

  27-01-2018 23:18 via vancouversun.com
   A young man was killed early Saturday morning after he tried to break up a fight that broke out inside a club in downtown Vancouver.
  Vancouver homicide investigators say shortly before before 2:30 a.m., a fight broke out inside the Cabana Lounge at 1159 Granville Street, and then spilled onto the street. 
  The victim was identified by police as 23-year-old Kalwinder Thind, who was working at the club. His friends have identified him as Kris Thind, who  had just
  
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• Community mourns Coquitlam teen killed in shooting

  27-01-2018 23:07
  
  Alfred Wong remembered as fun-loving, hard-working and compassionate, but questions remain about his death by a stray bullet in a gang shooting
  
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• Man in custody following alleged sex assault on transit

  27-01-2018 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  A 56-year-old man is in custody.
  
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• Snowfall warnings issued for interior mountain passes

  27-01-2018 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  The southern B.C. interior will be impacted by two separate storms this weekend.
  
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• Coquitlam funeral for 15-year-old boy struck by stray bullet in gang warfare

  27-01-2018 21:22 via vancouversun.com
  Mourners are gathering in Coquitlam today to remember an innocent 15-year-oldboy killed in the crossfire of gang warfare.
  Alfred Wong was in a vehicle heading home to Coquitlam with his parents on Jan. 13 when he was struck by a stray bullet and died in hospital two days later. 
   
  Mourners arriving for funeral of Alfred Wong, Saturday morning in Coquitlam. @VancouverSun pic.twitter.com/OR5cSI3lDD
  — Glenda Luymes (@glendaluymes) January 27, 2018His funeral is being held
  
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• Fight at Vancouver nightclub turns fatal

  27-01-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  One man has been killed after an early morning fight on Granville Street. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• LIVE: Coquitlam funeral for 15-year-old boy struck by stray bullet in gang warfare

  27-01-2018 20:23 via vancouversun.com
  Mourners are gathering in Coquitlam today to remember an innocent 15-year-oldboy killed in the crossfire of gang warfare.
  Alfred Wong was in a vehicle heading home to Coquitlam with his parents on Jan. 13 when he was struck by a stray bullet and died in hospital two days later. 
   
  Mourners arriving for funeral of Alfred Wong, Saturday morning in Coquitlam. @VancouverSun pic.twitter.com/OR5cSI3lDD
  — Glenda Luymes (@glendaluymes) January 27, 2018His funeral is being held
  
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• Man dies in early morning fight on Granville Street

  27-01-2018 20:13
  
  23-year-old Kalwinder Thind died Saturday morning after stepping in to break up a fight.
  
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• Young man dies after trying to break up fight in Vancouver nightclub

  27-01-2018 20:12 via vancouversun.com
   A young man died after he tried to break up a fight that broke out inside a club in downtown Vancouver early Saturday morning.
  Vancouver homicide investigators say shortly before before 2:30 a.m., a fight broke out inside the Cabana Lounge at 1159 Granville Street, and then spilled onto the street. 
  The victim has been identified as 23-year-old Kalwinder Thind, who was working at the club.
  Police say Thind stepped in to break up the fight, but he was inju
  
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• Granville Strip nightclub employee dies trying to break up fight

  27-01-2018 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  Police said several arrests have been made.
  
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• Makeover: Keeping it simple for that winter getaway

  27-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The holidays are over but many of you are flying south for a little sunny getaway. Here’s a simple hair style that can get you ready for a day at the beach or a night out on the dance floor. This sleek and minimalist look is also a trend this season for bridal hair.Step 1
  Start by creating a centre part in the hair. If you’re not comfortable with a centre part, opt for a strong side part.
  Step 2
  Subsection the hair and spray KMS — Hair Stay Firm Hold Hairspray starting at the r
  
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• Funeral held for 15-year-old bystander killed in Vancouver gang shooting

  27-01-2018 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  His death caused outraged across the province and calls for police to take a more aggressive stance against gun violence.
  
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• Elevate Challenge

  27-01-2018 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  It’s our final week of our Elevate Challenge and today registered dietician, Desiree Nielsen, tells us the importance of embracing your favourite foods.
  
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• Corrine Hunt

  27-01-2018 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  Designer of the 2010 Winter Olympic medals – Corrine Hunt – tells us about her latest design for the 2018 winter games.
  
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• Kaspick slipping one home for Royals continues slide for Giants

  27-01-2018 18:56 via theprovince.com
  January 26 Vancouver Giants vs Victoria Royals Highlights: https://t.co/dpMtmh4Num via @YouTube
  — Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) January 27, 2018The Vancouver Giants have a little time off to think about how they can get things turned around.
  The Giants are idle until Wednesday, when the Calgary Hitmen come to the Langley Events Centre. Vancouver (25-16-5-3) dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the Victoria Royals on Friday at the LEC, Tanner Kaspick bagging the winner by slipping one past Da
  
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• Stealth look to storm Swarm tonight at LEC, avenging loss in Denver on Friday

  27-01-2018 18:54 via theprovince.com
  It will be interesting to see if the Vancouver Stealth come out for the second half of their tricky National Lacrosse League weekend doubleheader inspired about what almost happened in the opener or downtrodden about what could have been.
  Vancouver (1-5) faces the Georgia Swarm (2-3) tonight at the Langley Events Centre (7 p.m., TSN 1410), fresh off a 14-13 loss to the Colorado Mammoth on Friday at the Pepsi Center in Denver before a crowd of 12,016.
  Vancouver had a 13-12 lead with less than two
  
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• Winter storm to hit Metro Vancouver this weekend

  27-01-2018 18:11 via vancouversun.com
  It’s going to be a blustery weekend in Metro Vancouver, as a storm moves across the South Coast bringing heavy rain, wind, and even snow in some areas.
  Environment Canada posted a special weather statement for the region on Saturday, saying there will be mixed precipitation in the area. That means there will likely be wet snow, or rain mixed with snow, on Saturday.
  The federal weather agency says the slushy mix will likely change to to rain in the afternoon as freezing levels rise.
  El
  
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• Mourners gather today for funeral of Alfred Wong

  27-01-2018 17:43
  
  15-year-old Alfred Wong remembered as bright young man known for his dedication, curiosity
  
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• Funeral for innocent Coquitlam teen killed in targeted shooting is today

  27-01-2018 17:43
  
  15-year-old Alfred Wong remembered as bright young man known for his dedication, curiosity
  
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• Sold (Bought): Fairview home takes in impressive city outlooks

  27-01-2018 15:37 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  4 — 1040 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver
  Type: Two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment
  Size: 1,224 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $1,137,000
  Listed for: $998,000
  Sold for: $1,125,000
  Sold on: Nov. 7
  Days on market: Eight
  Listing agent: Michael Tudorie at ReMax Select Properties
  Buyers agent: Christine Kopr at Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
  The big sell: For some properties, one of the benefits of a Fairview locatio
  
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• The Home Front: Martha Sturdy, an artist and designer in her prime

  27-01-2018 15:31 via vancouversun.com
  Getting older can be incredibly freeing, says Vancouver artist and designer Martha Sturdy, known internationally for her furniture, tabletop ware, sculptures and wall art. Her latest collection, PRIME, supports this sentiment.
  The collection, which debuts at leading home-decor fair Maison et Objet Paris this month, includes pieces that are both functional  — a club chair, dining table, coffee table, stools, shelving and a screen — and bold pieces of art. Made from resi
  
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• Bristol Heights noteworthy for convenience, sense of community

  27-01-2018 15:13 via vancouversun.com
  When you buy a home in a brand new, purpose-built development, it can sometimes take a while for a sense of community to develop – for people to meet the neighbours, to get to know each other and to make new friendships. But at Polygon’s new Bristol Heights development in Abbotsford, that community spirit is already in place.
  Bristol Heights, a collection of 195 two- and three-bedroom homes, is the fifth and final townhome development at Polygon’s master-planned Westerleigh com
  
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• Coquitlam City Councillor concerned with closed-door committee meetings

  27-01-2018 12:51 via globalnews.ca
  A Coquitlam city councillor is raising concerns over closed-door meetings that other council members say aren't accurate.
  
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• B.C. Liberal leadership candidates sound off on key issues

  27-01-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberal party will select a new leader Feb. 3, ending a long and at-times-heated race for the six candidates. The winner becomes leader of the opposition, charged with holding Premier John Horgan’s minority government to account while quickly rebuilding the Liberal brand in case of a snap election.
  The candidates:
  Michael de Jong.
  Mike de Jong: Current Liberal house leader and former finance minister, de Jong has spent 24 years as an MLA. He represents experi
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Feuding "Brothers Keepers" escalate gang war

  27-01-2018 10:01 via vancouversun.com
  I wrote this Saturday story to put some context to what has been going on lately with the increase in gang shootings and murders. While many on this blog have a clear understanding of the conflict, most residents of Metro Vancouver don’t know who the players are. Hopefully this gives them more information about who’s fighting who.
  Here’s my story:Metro’s deadly gang war: Going after a familiar cast plus new players
   Police across the Lower Mainland are pulling out al
  
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• Overdose alert issued in Okanagan

  27-01-2018 08:05 via globalnews.ca
  In less than four days, seven people in the Interior Health Region are suspected to have died from drug overdoses.
  
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• Kelowna Rockets take OT win over Medicine Hat Tigers

  27-01-2018 07:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Kelowna Rockets made a comeback in the third period to tie up the game against the Medicine Hat Tigers Friday night. Into overtime, it was Cal Foote who made the winning goal. Doris Maria Bregolisse reports.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Jan 26

  27-01-2018 05:29 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Friday, January 26, 2018.
  
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• Opinion: Why new year’s resolutions merit more than 'meh!'

  27-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  The time has come and gone for 2018 new year’s resolution-setting. Or has it? Such was the gist of a recent (fairly friendly) Weston Family Feud.
  I’d made my pitch for new year’s resolutions in the highest court — the Court of Family Opinion. One of my children would rather have eye surgery than commit to resolutions; for the second, it was “meh” (From The Urban Dictionary: “Indifference; to be used when one simply does not care”); and the third wa
  
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• Opinion: We have sufficient capacity to carry out transportation plan

  27-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  On Thursday, the Mayors’ Council unanimously approved a motion to reaffirm its commitment to major transportation projects in Metro Vancouver. The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of B.C. applauds the decision, and urges that this momentum continue, as now is not the time to delay transportation projects in our region.
  Vancouver consistently ranks among Canada’s most congested cities. With a booming economy and growing population, transit congestion in the region will
  
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• Opinion: 30 years post-Morgentaler Decision: The journey remembered

  27-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Morgentaler Decision Day is Jan. 28. That day, a mere 30 years ago, was life-changing for many Canadian women. Dr. Henry Morgentaler was a leader who risked his life to provide women access to safe abortions. He was integral in the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to overturn the abortion law in Canada as unconstitutional, violating Sec. 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. That was a landmark decision for reproductive rights for women, and the case was dubbed the Morgentaler Decisio
  
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• Opinion: 30 years after Morgentaler, abortion shows no tangible gains for women

  27-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Jan. 28 marks 30 years since the Supreme Court struck down the Criminal Code restrictions on abortion, effectively making abortion a free-for-all in Canada. While limited abortion had been legal in Canada since 1969, the landmark Morgentaler ruling in 1988 eliminated all remaining limits from the law, although it notably did not institute any “right” to abortion.
  So where has that ruling gotten us?
  To be clear, I write as a pro-life woman, and believe abortion is an unjusti
  
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• Editorial: Warning system worked, but it can be even better

  27-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. had quite a scare this week when a tsunami alert was issued at 1:30 on Tuesday morning, sending hundreds of people on the West Coast of Vancouver Island to the safety of higher ground. 
  Fortunately, there was no tsunami and the warning was cancelled around 4:30 a.m. Although there was no imminent danger, the tsunami alert served a useful purpose. It was a real-life test of our emergency preparedness. And, although it wasn’t perfect, we passed.
  In vulnerable communities like Tofin
  
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• Editorial: Crackdown on illegal Robson Street pot market the right move

  27-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Until the federal government passes a law that legalizes the recreational use of marijuana, widely expected to happen sometime this summer, selling cannabis is illegal. Not only was the Robson Street open-air pot market dealing in an illegal product, it was operating in a public space without permission. If that wasn’t enough to shut it down, the vendors were conducting business without licences, paid no business taxes, and failed to collect GST or provincial sales tax, as every business s
  
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• How B.C.’s opioid crisis helped set a record for life-saving organ transplants

  27-01-2018 04:18 via globalnews.ca
  About one in every five organ donors tested positive for fentanyl.
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Is Canada becoming more racist?

  27-01-2018 04:18 via vancouversun.com
  The discussion around race in the United States has turned nasty — build a wall, travel and immigration bans, deportations all aimed at keeping “others” outside of the country. Internally, tension between black Americans and police continues to escalate with deadly consequences. Latinos and Muslims are subject to one verbal or legal attack after another.
  Then came the Charlotteville riots. The “Unite the Right” rally turned violent when a man rammed h
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Jan 26

  27-01-2018 04:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, January 26, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• Former B.C. Premier Christy Clark adds her voice in the #metoo conversation

  27-01-2018 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  Christy Clark posts on social media to speak out about sexual misconduct in B.C. politics and what we can do to bring about positive change. Richard Zussman reports.
  
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• B.C. sets new records in the number of organ donations and transplants

  27-01-2018 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  But as Aaron McArthur reports, the devastating opioid crisis is a contributing factor behind that increase in donors. Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• Premier John Horgan’s first response to BC Green Party threat

  27-01-2018 04:04 via globalnews.ca
  Keith Baldrey has the premier’s first response to Andrew Weaver’s threat to bring down the government over LNG.
  
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• Mystery deepens into two suspicious deaths in South Surrey

  27-01-2018 04:04 via globalnews.ca
  Police are investigating the suspicious deaths of two people in a home. Their bodies were found Thursday after emergency crews responded to a house fire. Jill Bennett reports from the scene.
  
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• A Delta family is struggling for more answers after the sudden loss of their teenaged son

  27-01-2018 04:04 via globalnews.ca
  Kyle Losse died two days after he fell while vaping. His father and stepmother tell Rumina Daya about their struggle to understand what happened, as Fraser Health launches an investigation into the 14 year old’s death
  
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• Vancouver Police release new details into the arrest of a gangster

  27-01-2018 04:01 via globalnews.ca
  Hells Angel Larry Amero was arrested in Ottawa this week for allegedly arranging a contract hit on a fellow gangster. Jennifer Palma has details.
  
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• The first Indigenous food truck launches in Metro Vancouver Saturday.

  27-01-2018 04:01 via globalnews.ca
  John Hua has more on the chef and his recipe to help preserve the Squamish culture through food.
  
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• Dan Fumano: For pensioner whose home was crushed by construction accident, 'a miracle'

  27-01-2018 03:39 via vancouversun.com
  On the morning of Christmas Eve, Thom Armstrong sat in the study of his West End apartment with a cup of coffee and a stack of newspapers.
  After an especially busy week at work, Armstrong had let a few days’ worth of Vancouver Suns pile up, planning to catch up on some reading during the Christmas holiday.
  In the previous day’s Sun, Armstrong found the story of Lesley Gibson, a pensioner on disability assistance preparing for her first Christmas without a proper home, eight months af
  
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• Premier John Horgan responds to Green Leader Andrew Weaver's threat over 'LNG folly'

  27-01-2018 03:11 via vancouversun.com
  Premier John Horgan played down threats by Green party Leader Andrew Weaver over LNG “cheerleading” and insisted Friday that fighting carbon emissions remains a priority for his government.
  Earlier this week, Weaver reiterated in a tweet his threat to topple the minority NDP government if Horgan continued to promote the liquefied natural gas industry – “LNG folly” – while the premier is on his trade mission to Asia. Weaver later told CKNW he believed
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Hells Angel Amero appears in Ontario court on new charges

  27-01-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Hells Angels Larry Amero has appeared in an Ontario courtroom after being arrested by Vancouver Police in Ottawa Thursday and charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in the 2012 hits on Sandip Duhre and Sukh Dhak.
  Alisia Adams, of the B.C. criminal justice branch, said Friday that Amero, 40, was remanded in custody for six days to allow for his transfer to Vancouver.
  B.C. prosecutors are proceeding by direct indictment, meaning both Amero and his co-accused Dean Wiwchar, 32,
  
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• Douglas Todd: Death, taxes and the terrible injustice of Metro Vancouver's housing crisis

  27-01-2018 02:24 via vancouversun.com
  Richard Wozny has produced 1,200 studies for the public and private sectors on more than $100 billion worth of real estate projects.
  But the Vancouver-based commercial property analyst became acutely aware of the harsh indirect consequences of Metro Vancouver’s real-estate investment boom while being treated for non-smoking lung cancer at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver.
  When the nurses, aides and doctors asked what he did for a living, the president of Strategic Site Economics Ltd.
  
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