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• Opinion: Wetlands essential for sustainable urban future

  05-02-2018 23:57 via vancouversun.com
  This past weekend marked World Wetlands Day, an opportunity to recognize one of the most under-appreciated environmental resources in our region — urban wetlands.
  Urban wetlands are areas flooded with water, either seasonally or permanently. They are found in and around cities or their suburbs, and include rivers and their plains, lakes, swamps, as well as their coastal variants, such as tidal and salt marshes.
  These natural resources provide several critical yet often over-looked function
  
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• Man taken into custody after dropping replica firearm on SkyTrain platform

  05-02-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Police tell Global News they take matters like this very seriously as replica firearms look very realistic, especially from a distance.
  
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• Lululemon CEO Laurent Potdevin resigns after he ‘fell short’ of company’s conduct standards

  05-02-2018 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  Lululemon says Laurent Potdevin has resigned as CEO, saying he "fell short" of the company's standards of conduct.
  
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• Missing man likely in the Kelowna or Vernon areas

  05-02-2018 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  Police say there is nothing to indicate foul play in the disappearance of Kelly MacLean.
  
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• Ed Willes: Pederson cashes in with Moneyball for Super Bowl victory

  05-02-2018 22:47 via theprovince.com
  In the aftermath of his career-altering win in Super Bowl LII, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson is now regarded as the ultimate riverboat gambler, a fearless risk-taker who rejects football’s traditional thinking while empowering his team to go for the jugular.
  This is based on a couple of play calls in the Eagles’ heart-stopping win, most notably the fourth-and-one gadget play at the end of the first half that resulted in tight-end Trey Burton throwing a touchdown pass t
  
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• What you need to know about B.C.'s new recreational marijuana rules

  05-02-2018 22:38
  Where can you smoke it? Who will sell it? And what about edibles?
  
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• B.C. government outlines framework around legal marijuana

  05-02-2018 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth holds a press conference about the rules and regulations surrounding legal marijuana in B.C.
  
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• B.C.’s legal marijuana rules: possession limit, growing at home and drug-impaired driving

  05-02-2018 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  Here is a look at B.C.'s new rules on the use of recreational marijuana when it becomes legal in Canada later this year.
  
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• B.C. MLA Michelle Mungall and husband expecting new baby in July

  05-02-2018 22:28 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. MLA Michelle Mungall and her husband are expecting their first child in July.
  “Zak and I are very happy to announce our family will be expanding when we welcome our first child in July,” said Mungall in a statement sharing the news.
  “We are incredibly excited and looking forward to becoming parents.”
  Zak and I are getting ready to teach and guide a new Jedi this Summer. Please join us in our joy of becoming parents as we expect our first child this July. pic.twitter.
  
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• B.C. to limit legal pot sales to stand-alone stores, set personal possession at 30 grams

  05-02-2018 22:27 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial government has unveiled a regulatory framework for the legal sale of recreational cannabis that restricts the retail sale to stand-alone stores that don’t sell liquor or tobacco, limits personal possession at 30 grams and sets the legal age for consumption at 19.
  Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said the framework of regulations he unveiled were the result of months worth of public engagement, additional research and analysis completed by the province to set government&rsquo
  
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• City of Surrey tracking empty home ownership as rental vacancy rate remains below zero

  05-02-2018 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  Two years ago the city’s empty home rate was at 6.7 per cent.
  
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• Province updates regulations around non-medical cannabis

  05-02-2018 22:21
  
  The provincial government released updated details Monday afternoon around the roll-out of legalized, non-medical cannabis in July.
  
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• Washington State's Sasquatch Music Festival announces 2018 line-up

  05-02-2018 22:15 via vancouversun.com
  For B.C. music fans disappointed by last year’s Squamish Valley Music Festival debacle, here’s a solid lineup you can get behind.
  Sasquatch Music Festival will take place this year at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington state from May 25 to 27, 2018, about a five-hour drive south of Vancouver. It is the festival’s 17th year.
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  Squamish Valley Music Festival: What happened?
  “Embarking on our 17th year, we’ve taken the opportunity to reflect on the past and col
  
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• Gas station robber arrested less than a minute after fleeing

  05-02-2018 22:15 via vancouversun.com
  A man who robbed a North Vancouver gas station on Monday morning was arrested less than a minute after fleeing.
  Around 4 a.m. on Monday, a gas station clerk called North Vancouver RCMP to report a man had entered the business, threatened violence and left with cigarettes and some money from the cash register.
  Officers who were patrolling in the area were immediately sent to the scene, where they found the suspect about to cross the street after leaving the gas station at Capilano Road and Marine
  
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• Vancouver’s Rio Theatre listed for sale, petition launched to save it

  05-02-2018 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  The land has been valued at $4 million.
  
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• From dashcams to slowing down: 5 ideas for fixing ICBC

  05-02-2018 22:00
  Experts and advocates are suggesting ways B.C.'s public auto insurer can innovate and scale back spending.
  
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• Man shot dead by Vancouver police a ‘chronic schizophrenic,’ inquest told

  05-02-2018 21:56 via vancouversun.com
  A man shot dead by Vancouver police in 2014 had been admitted to Richmond Hospital about four months earlier after threatening to kill someone outside a casino, a coroner’s inquest into his death heard on Monday.
  Phuong Na Du, also called Tony, was shot by Vancouver police on Nov. 22, 2014, at Knight Street and East 41st Avenue where he was seen waving a two-by-four piece of wood. He was shot after he refused to comply with officers’ directions and rounds of bean-bag shots failed to
  
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• Prada 'café' pops up at Holt Renfrew

  05-02-2018 21:54 via vancouversun.com
  The Skybridge at Holt Renfrew in Vancouver is getting a stylish new spin thanks to Italian luxury brand Prada.
  The pedestrian overpass, which connects the luxury retailer with the Pacific Centre, will be home to a Prada Spirit Pop-Up shop from Feb. 8-19.
  The space, which routinely features limited-time collection launches and seasonal themes, will be transformed into an “alternative shopping experience” — complete with an installation inspired by a traditional Italian caf&eacut
  
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• Celebrating gender diversity in the workplace

  05-02-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  Every year the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade presents the Wendy Mcdonald Diversity Award to recognize leaders in the workplace. Bridgitte Anderson explains how you can nominate an outstanding woman or champion of women in B.C.
  
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• Vancouver acts Grimes, Belle Game named Prism Prize nominees

  05-02-2018 21:24 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver acts Grimes and Belle Game are among the top 20 nominees in the running for the 2018 Prism Prize.
  The Prism Prize is a national award recognizing the best in Canadian music video artistry, selected by a jury of more 120 Canadian music and film industry professionals. The winner is awarded a $15,000 grand prize, while others will be recognized in various categories.
  “We are very proud to point the spotlight on this eclectic group of artists. They are some of the most talented Cana
  
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• Orchid Obsessions at Gardenworks

  05-02-2018 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  GardenWorks is excited to announce their “Orchid Obsessions” Weekend happening February 10th & 11th, at all Gardenworks locations. Local orchid enthusiasts and volunteers from the Orchid Society will be in attendance to discuss their own obsession with orchids and to present seminars on growing and caring for orchids. Register for a workshop to create an...
  
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• Five reasons to check out The Great Satan from Everything is Terrible!

  05-02-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Everything is Terrible! presents The Great Satan
  When: Feb. 13
  Where: Rickshaw Theatre
  Tickets: $12 at ticketfly.com, $15 at the door1. Found footage remixing gods. Everything is Terrible! is “an absurdist comedy/performance art collective” (New York Times) that has made a specialty of collecting and curating video clips, including infomercials, workout videos and PSAs from the glory days of the VHS format. Over the last seven years, the L.A.-based EIT! crew has produced over 3,000 w
  
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• Family looks for closure at Tony Du inquest

  05-02-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  It was just over three years ago that a mentally ill and distraught man was shot dead by Vancouver police at 41st and Knight Street. Jennifer Palma has details of day one of the coroner’s inquest.
  
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• Arts Club's 2018-19 season to open with Curious Incident of the Dog

  05-02-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Arts Club’s 2018-19 season will open with the West End hit The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and will introduce the new resident company program.
  The first show of the Arts Club’s 55th season will be directed by incoming artistic director Ashlie Corcoran, it was announced Monday morning.
  “The original production I saw in London was one of the most compelling pieces of theatre I had ever seen,” Corcoran said of The Curious Incident.
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• Port Moody real estate development on fire

  05-02-2018 20:56
  
  Evergreen Line effect is rapidly changing the face of this waterfront city
  
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• Vancouver lights up in support of Olympic athletes

  05-02-2018 20:52
  
  City landmarks will be getting their glow on in red to show support for Canadian Olympic athletes.
  
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• The reasons behind ICBC’s ‘financial dumpster fire’

  05-02-2018 20:47
  
  More crashes and claims, bigger payouts, increased legal costs
  
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• PoMo councillors urge caution on development information campaign

  05-02-2018 20:32
  
  Initiative to inform residents about city’s growth seen as politically sensitive in an election year
  
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• Vancouver Art Gallery throws birthday bash for Takashi Murakami (PHOTOS)

  05-02-2018 20:31
  
  Takashi Murakami headlines Vancouver Art Gallery’s latest offering.
  
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• Breakfast To Remember Alzheimer’s Society of BC

  05-02-2018 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  CKNW is proud to support the Breakfast to Remember fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Society of BC happening March 7th at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. Tickets are available now.
  
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• Q&A: Carmen Aguirre lets her backbone slide in Broken Tailbone

  05-02-2018 20:20 via vancouversun.com
  Broken Tailbone
  When: Feb. 13-24
  Where: Cultch Historic Theatre
  Tickets: $35, tickets.thecultch.comCarmen Aguirre’s latest show is built around a dance lesson. In collaboration with Toronto dramaturge company Nightswimming, the Vancouver-based writer/performer takes audiences on a hip-swaying journey that includes historical context, geopolitical lessons, personal anecdotes (including an NSFW story involving the title injury), and dance moves. Postmedia News talked to Aguirre about th
  
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• Okanagan residents aged 18-19 urged to get meningoccal disease immunizations

  05-02-2018 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  So far since the outbreak started on December 14th, there have been 14,486 immunizations for the disease in the Okanagan.
  
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• Vancouver acts Grimes, Bell Game named Prism Prize nominees

  05-02-2018 20:15 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver acts Grimes and Belle Game are among the top 20 nominees in the running for the 2018 Prism Prize.
  The Prism Prize is a national award recognizing the best in Canadian music video artistry, selected by a jury of more 120 Canadian music and film industry professionals. The winner is awarded a $15,000 grand prize, while others will be recognized in various categories.
  “We are very proud to point the spotlight on this eclectic group of artists. They are some of the most talented Cana
  
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• Dashcam video shows bus spinning out of control, crashing on Coquihalla Highway

  05-02-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  A trip to the Rockies took a terrifying turn on Sunday for a group of foreign students after their bus spun out of control on the Coquihalla Highway.
  
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• Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival 2018

  05-02-2018 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival is back with another amazing headliner for 2018! Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats will close out a full day of Blues and Bluegrass performances.
  
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• Willes’s Musings: Canucks must get younger and faster — in a hurry

  05-02-2018 20:03 via theprovince.com
  Following a superior Super Bowl, here are the generally inferior Monday-morning musings and meditations on the world of sports:
  — When the Colorado Avalanche finished last in the NHL last season with an embarrassing 48 points, general manager Joe Sakic didn’t offer any miracle solutions, but did promise the Avs would get younger and faster.
  True to his word, Sakic remade his roster. Last year’s team was clogged with veteran slowpokes Jarome Iginla, Rene Bourque, Francois Beauch
  
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• Five tips to writing a great romance novel

  05-02-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, love is definitely in the air.
  But, in the world of books, it’s always a good time for a little romance. Especially if you work for the well-known Harlequin Series. 
  The series, which was founded in 1949, publishes more than 110 titles per month in more than 150 international markets — and in more than 30 languages. Phew, that’s a lot of heavy breathing. 
  Looking to get into the mood with your own racy read? You
  
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• Developers pushing massive Richmond Centre condo project

  05-02-2018 19:58
  
  12 residential towers with 1,745 new homes part of proposed mixed-use development
  
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• Coming this afternoon: Ban on pot sales in B.C. liquor stores expected to be part of new rules

  05-02-2018 19:55 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbians won’t be able to purchased legalized marijuana at liquor stores, under new rules set to be unveiled today by the provincial government.
  The ban on the sale of pot at public and private liquor stores will be part of regulations released by Solicitor General Mike Farnworth at a press conference at 1:30 p.m. Monday.
  However, the ban is also expected to include special consideration for locations where the public can purchase marijuana in rural and remote communities.
  While
  
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• Letters to The Province, Feb. 5, 2018: Non-addicts also deserve health care

  05-02-2018 19:48 via theprovince.com
  How nice that the drug addicts are getting so much support and help from the government, and now even from the Canucks. What about the rest of British Columbians?
  How many people are dying or suffering because we can’t get decent medical care? Too many times we hear about someone sent home from a hospital emergency only to die shortly afterwards because doctors can’t take the time to properly tend to a patient.
  How many people can’t find a family doctor? I’ve seen a
  
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• New Year New You: Improve your posture

  05-02-2018 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  Sun. Feb. 4: Dr. Genieve Burley joins Colleen Christie to talk about the importance of posture and how bad posture can affect every part of your life.
  
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• Raw video of bus crash near Hope

  05-02-2018 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  Mon. Feb. 5: Dash cam video shows the moment a bus spun out of control on the Coquihalla Highway near Hope.
  
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• BC Sportsmen’s Show

  05-02-2018 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  The BC Sportsmen Show is a 3-day event at the Tradex that any outdoor enthusiast can't miss! Celebrity appearances, feature demos and all of the best outdoor brands under one roof!
  
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• Petition launched to save iconic Vancouver

  05-02-2018 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Sun. Feb. 4: The future of the iconic Rio Theatre in East Vancouver is under threat and members of the community are weighing in. Jennifer Palma has more on a petition to save the Rio Theatre.
  
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• Coquitlam dog walker reunites with her rescuers

  05-02-2018 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  Sun. Feb. 4: Annette Poitras reunites with Bubba, Chloe and Roxy – the dogs stayed with their dog walker for three days while they were lost in the Coquitlam backcountry. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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• Ban on pot sales in B.C. liquor stores expected to be part of new rules announced today

  05-02-2018 18:45 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbians won’t be able to purchased legalized marijuana at liquor stores, under new rules set to be unveiled today by the provincial government.
  The ban on the sale of pot at public and private liquor stores will be part of regulations released by Solicitor General Mike Farnworth at a press conference at 1:30 p.m. Monday.
  However, the ban is also expected to include special consideration for locations where the public can purchase marijuana in rural and remote communities.
  While
  
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• The Morning Skate, Feb. 5: Don Cherry says the Sedins should go

  05-02-2018 18:38 via theprovince.com
  The Canucks’ prospect cupboard is definitely better than it was, say, five years ago, but the bar was pretty low.
  Even so, Elias Pettersson continues to look like a remarkable find.
  #Canucks prospect Elias Pettersson puts it top corner on the short side pic.twitter.com/Mx33TEpYqu
  — Ryan Biech (@ryanbiech) February 3, 2018The kid pushes play and man, can the kid shoot.
  Let’s get skating.
  The Home Team
  Grapes was on the radio this morning, chatting all things Canucks with the 650
  
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• Charges laid after weekend bank robberies

  05-02-2018 18:04
  
  A 23-year-old man is facing two counts of robbery after two banks were robbed in East Vancouver were robbed over the weekend.
  
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• Charges laid after Commercial Drive bank robberies

  05-02-2018 18:04
  
  A 23-year-old man is facing two counts of robbery after two banks were robbed in East Vancouver were robbed over the weekend.
  
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• What’s your excuse for not budgeting?

  05-02-2018 17:53 via theprovince.com
  Q: I got married quite young in my early 20’s, and my husband and I never really saw eye to eye with money. We ended up getting divorced and now amicably share custody of our three kids. In a way, I find it much easier to manage my money on my own; I don’t need to be accountable to anyone but myself, or maybe I’m just making up budgeting excuses. I started seeing someone about a year ago and we’re beginning to plan a future together. He manages his money carefully and was
  
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