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• Canucks sign GM Jim Benning to multi-year extension

  14-02-2018 23:37 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed general manager Jim Benning to a multi-year contract extension.
  Benning, who took over the GM’s role from Mike Gillis in 2014, was in the final year of his contract.
  “I’m grateful to the Aquilini family and to Trevor Linden for the commitment they’ve made to me and for their confidence in our long-term vision for the Vancouver Canucks,” Benning said in a release.
  “I’m excited about the direction of our team and the de
  
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• Canucks GM Jim Benning signs new multi-year contract

  14-02-2018 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  Benning was in the last year of his contract, which he signed in 2014 after taking over GM duties from Mike Gillis.
  
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• Shamrocks, WLA lose marquee star in Corey Small as he returns to Ontario

  14-02-2018 23:01 via theprovince.com
  Corey Small is going home this summer.
  The St. Catharines, Ont., native came west to join the Victoria Shamrocks in 2011 and ended up relocating to Vancouver Island. Seven seasons later, he has told the Shamrocks he’s moving back east to be closer to family and won’t be part of their team for the upcoming Western Lacrosse Association campaign.
  Small, 30, also plays in the winters in the National Lacrosse League for the Vancouver Stealth. The left-handed forward signed a two-year deal
  
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• Jim Benning’s extension is glass-half-full news for Canucks faithful

  14-02-2018 22:54 via theprovince.com
  As in most things in today’s world, your assessment of Jim Benning’s contract extension will be determined by what side of Vancouver’s great hockey divide you occupy.
  If you’re a Benning man, you’re secure in the knowledge the Canucks have fully embraced the vision of a sound hockey man, an elite evaluator of talent and a master drafter. Over the five decades of this franchise’s existence, the most prevalent storyline has been an infuriating inability to draft
  
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• In the Air Bud tonight...

  14-02-2018 22:52
  
  Before Marmaduke, before Rise of the Planet of the Apes, before Ryan Reynolds enchanted Vancouver with his Deadpool tights and nimble Twitter game, there was Air Bud.
  
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• 7 things to do this week in the Lower Mainland: The Jazz Epistles, Jake Shimabukuro, and more

  14-02-2018 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  The Jazz Epistles
  Abdullah Ibrahim with Terence Blanchard
  When: Feb. 18, 7 p.m.
  Where: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
  Tickets and info: From $54, at tickets.ubc.ca
  In 1959, a sextet was formed for a visiting pianist’s session that featured South African players Hugh Masekela (trumpet), Jonas Gwangwa (trombone), Kippie Moeketsi (alto saxophone) and others. Recruiting pianist Dollar Brand (now Abdullah Ibrahim), the group dubbed itself the Jazz Epistles and recorded one raved-about albu
  
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• Free day of music part of Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's 100th anniversary season

  14-02-2018 22:28 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 100th anniversary season in 2018-2019 with four special concerts including a free day of music for the public.
  One of the big highlights of the season will be on Jan. 26, 2019, the 100th anniversary of the VSO’s very first concert. The day will be marked with free musical activities and concerts from the VSO, the VSO School of Music, the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra and other musical organizations throughout the city. Venues include the
  
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• The final cost of the Surrey LRT project is still not known

  14-02-2018 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  It's not yet known how much the proposed Surrey LRT project will cost the city.
  
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• Reliance starts $80-million bet on tech-sector growth with new office building

  14-02-2018 22:05 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver developer Reliance Properties is has sped up construction on a new $80-million office tower downtown betting on continued growth in B.C.’s tech sector.
  The building, part of Reliance’s bigger Burrard Place development, has been on the books for a few years, but CEO Jon Stovell said Wednesday that they were able to “pick our timing,” and decided to start now trying to cash in on steady growth in the tech sector ahead of other developments underway.
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• Ailing Giants ‘have to be responsible in all areas, all guys’: coach McKee

  14-02-2018 22:03 via theprovince.com
  The fast-paced, fun-loving Vancouver Giants are on hold for the time being, it would seem.
  With Vancouver missing six regulars to injury or illness as of Wednesday morning, Giants coach Jason McKee is preaching a simpler, more station-to-station game to his players.
  “We’ve talked about it and we know the situation we are in and we’re going to have to play a certain style,” said McKee.
  “We are going to have to be real responsible in all areas, all guys. We are playin
  
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• The BC Liberals are confident ahead of the Kelowna West by-election

  14-02-2018 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson is confident that Wednesday's by-election in Kelowna West will result in a Liberal victory.
  
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• Hedley cut from Junos lineup over allegations of sexual misconduct

  14-02-2018 21:45 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. pop-rock group Hedley will not be performing at the 2018 Juno Awards after a number of allegations of sexual misconduct were levelled at the band.
  “After careful consideration of the situation and in discussions with the band, CARAS and Hedley have decided that the band will not be performing at the 2018 JUNO Awards,” read an update shared to the official Twitter account of the Junos.
  Allan Reid, president and CEO of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), h
  
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• Oliver highschool embraces special needs team manager, 5 years after he graduated

  14-02-2018 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  In school sports, talented players come and go, but for a high school basketball team in Oliver, their unofficial manager has become a welcome and continuous presence. Josh Tester, a young man with special needs, graduated from Southern Okanagan Secondary School several years ago, but as Shelby Thom reports, he remains a valuable part of...
  
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• Vancouver man sentenced to more than 10 years for pimping nine girls

  14-02-2018 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  Bannon reached out to his victims using social media, then used them to find more.
  
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• Hedley no longer playing Juno Awards after sexual misconduct allegations

  14-02-2018 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian rock band responded to the numerous Twitter allegations, saying there are "two sides to every story."
  
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• Opposition reacts to BC NDPs throne speech and Kelowna byelection update

  14-02-2018 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  One day after British Columbia’s minority NDP government delivered a throne speech promising to make life more affordable, voters are heading to the polls in the riding of former premier Christy Clark.
  
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• Valentine’s Day snowfall for Metro Vancouver

  14-02-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  We were warned it would snow and it did – many people woke up around Metro Vancouver with snow on the ground. But as Jordan Armstrong reports, even a little bit of snow was causing problems with the morning commute.
  
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• There isn’t enough industrial real estate in Metro Vancouver: report

  14-02-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  A report from CBRE says there isn't enough industrial real estate, and what is already there is getting more and more expensive.
  
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• Canucks announce General Manager Jim Benning has re-signed

  14-02-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Canucks announced at a press conference on Wednesday that the team has resigned Jim Benning to a multi-year contract. Squire Barnes has the details.
  
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• Ottawa cancelled B.C. event on child care amid pipeline dispute

  14-02-2018 20:54 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – The federal government abruptly cancelled a joint announcement with British Columbia over child care funding late last week, as tensions continued to mount over the Kinder Morgan pipeline dispute.
  The federal and provincial child care ministers were set to hold a press conference Friday to announce their Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, which will see Ottawa deliver $153-million over three years to the province. But on Thursday, Ottawa pulled out of the event, claiming a
  
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• Letters to The Province, Feb. 14, 2018: B.C. holding ‘all of Canada ransom’ by trying to block pipeline

  14-02-2018 20:30 via theprovince.com
  Bouquets to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. She’s fighting for the majority of her constituents, not the loud, vocal and unemployed minority who protest any project that may pose an ecological risk, however minute the possibility.
  We need the pipelines and the natural resources that benefit B.C. I do not begrudge Notley for threatening B.C. with wine and electricity boycotts. We are holding Alberta, B.C. and all of Canada ransom by trying to block the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, where
  
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• B.C. the worst province for drug affordability due to cost of living: report

  14-02-2018 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  People across the country are having trouble affording their medications, and the problem is worse in B.C.
  
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• 58% of surveyed Vancouver parents not heeding screen time warnings

  14-02-2018 20:16
  
  UBC nursing team says giving children under two screen time has negative effects.
  
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• LIVE: Canucks sign GM Jim Benning to multi-year extension

  14-02-2018 20:14 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed general manager Jim Benning to a multi-year contract extension.
  Benning, who took over the GM’s role from Mike Gillis in 2014, was in the final year of his contract.
  “I’m grateful to the Aquilini family and to Trevor Linden for the commitment they’ve made to me and for their confidence in our long-term vision for the Vancouver Canucks,” Benning said in a release. “I’m excited about the direction of our team and the de
  
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• BC down payment loans boosted home prices 0.6 per cent

  14-02-2018 20:04
  
  Economists’ fears that HOME program would significantly increase prices undermined by new BCREA report
  
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• The Power of Purple: Tips to incorporate the Pantone Colour of the Year into your home and garden

  14-02-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Home + Garden Show
  When: Feb. 21-25
  Where: B.C. Place Stadium
  Tickets and info: From $10, bchomeandgardenshow.comForget feeling blue — this year, it’s all about embracing the colour purple. Well, Ultra Violet (PANTONE 18-3838), to be exact. 
  “We are living in a time that requires inventiveness and imagination. It is this kind of creative inspiration that is indigenous to PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet, a blue-based purple that takes our awareness and potential
  
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• Number of Vancouver police dog bites has escalated in last two years

  14-02-2018 19:49
  
  A total of 263 people in last two years required treatment in hospital after being bitten by Vancouver police dogs.
  
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• CFL Free Agency Tracker: Lions’ Hervey continues to reshape roster from inside out

  14-02-2018 19:38 via theprovince.com
  B.C. Lions general manager Ed Hervey is a man of his word.
  When he was hired, he promised to reshape this CFL team from the core — on the offensive and defensive lines — by adding grit and physicality.
  Check and check.
  Of the team’s last 15 transactions at the start of the day, 11 were linemen, including offensive linemen Jeremy Lewis and Joel Figueroa, signed Tuesday on the opening day of CFL free agency. Both players will occupy international roster spots.
  That makes it
  
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• B.C. to get new area code by 2019

  14-02-2018 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  As British Columbians are just beginning to recognize the new 236 area code, the CRTC has approved that 672 be introduced next May.
  
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• B.C.’s high demand for construction workers means higher wages

  14-02-2018 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Construction workers in B.C. should see their wages rise by nearly 10 per cent in the next couple years, according to a survey.
  
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• Alberta RCMP offers reward for arrest of man wanted for 2006 murder

  14-02-2018 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP are offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of Kevin Edward Brown, a man wanted for first-degree murder and kidnapping.
  
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• Stuff your pie hole at Pizza Palooza

  14-02-2018 18:51
  
  Eat your way through Vancouver’s epic pizza scene at the third annual Pizza Palooza.
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: Higher U.S. interest rates has the loonie on the run

  14-02-2018 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  American inflation could put the loonie in a tough spot.
  
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• WestJet flight to Vancouver diverted after fire warning

  14-02-2018 18:35 via globalnews.ca
  Passengers on a WestJet Encore flight from Fort St. John to Vancouver had a bit of a scare Wednesday morning.
  
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• Defensive centrepiece Solomon Elimimian staying on with Lions

  14-02-2018 18:31 via theprovince.com
  No need to be blue; Solomon Elimimian is sticking with the orange and black.
  The B.C. Lions linebacker signed a contract with the team keeping him in Vancouver through the 2019 season.
  Now entering his ninth season with B.C., Elimimian set a CFL record with 144 defensive tackles in 18 regular-season games last year.
  “Solomon has been the centerpiece of our defence for a number of years and this is great news for the club and our fans,” said head coach Wally Buono. “He continues
  
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• Wine Guy: Wine festival boot camp, part 1

  14-02-2018 18:00 via theprovince.com
  We’re just a few weeks out from the 40th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival, by far the city’s (and region’s) largest wine-centric event.
  This year the festival has grown to encompass 51 events over eight days (Feb. 24 to March 4), r featuring more than 800 different wines from 173 wineries, and representing 15 countries.
  Needless to say, it’s a big deal. It can also be a little daunting for the uninitiated, but with a few tips in hand — along with a
  
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• Canucks come out for cupcakes and cuddles

  14-02-2018 17:44 via vancouversun.com
  The British Columbia SPCA held their sixth annual Cupcakes and Cuddles event which attracted Vancouver Canucks dog lovers Sven Baertschi and Bo Horvat.
  
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• Swift reaction against Kim Campbell’s controversial dress comments

  14-02-2018 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  The reaction is pouring in today following comments made by former Prime Minister Kim Campbell. Online journalist Amy Judd has some of the social media response to how women are fighting to “bare arms”.
  
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• Vancouver's Downtown Eastside march remembers murdered, missing women

  14-02-2018 17:25 via vancouversun.com
  Every Feb. 14 since 1992, community members in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside have held a memorial march to honour and remember women murdered or missing in B.C.
  The Women’s Memorial March begins Wednesday with a family and community remembrance ceremony at 10:30 a.m. at Carnegie Community Centre. A public ceremony will be held at around 11:30 a.m. at Main and Hastings.
  The march through the streets of the DTES starts at noon with stops to commemorate where women were last seen o
  
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• Car dealers fed up with never-ending crime

  14-02-2018 17:07 via globalnews.ca
  Tues. Feb. 13: Two Langley car dealerships say they’re fed up with crime, vandalism and auto theft that has cost them thousands of dollars. Geoff Hastings has the story.
  
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• Daily Poll: What do you think of Vancouver's False Creek plan?

  14-02-2018 16:16 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver city council passed its ambitious Northeast False Creek revitalization plan on Tuesday.
  The 20-year plan includes $1.7 billion in benefits for the city, which it hopes to recoup most or even all of the cost from development levies and contributions from the federal and provincial governments.
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  As Postmedia’s John Mackie reported Tuesday, $600 m
  
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• Retailers set to welcome Lunar New Year shoppers

  14-02-2018 16:15 via vancouversun.com
  Custom sculpted golden dogs and hundreds of red lanterns provide the backdrop for the Lunar New Year celebrations at Vancouver’s Oakridge Centre.
  With the focus on the Year of the Dog, the shopping centre’s dramatic gold and red décor sets the stage for celebrations and events where everyone can join in the fun, says Oakridge Centre’s general manager Susan Nicol.
  Oakridge partners with the Asian-Canadian Special Events Association, an organization that focuses on arts an
  
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• NDP promises major funding for child care and housing in throne speech

  14-02-2018 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  Richard Zussman reports on what we saw in Tuesday’s speech from the throne and what we can expect next week in the NDP’s budget.
  
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• Will we ever reignite the spirit of Vancouver 2010?

  14-02-2018 16:00
  
  The sputtering effort at lighting the Olympic torch in Jack Poole Plaza last week hardly lived up to the spirit Vancouver brought to the Games eight years ago this month.
  
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• Opinion: When tabling its budget, the NDP should learn from past success

  14-02-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  As the old cliché goes, if you don’t learn from past mistakes you’re doomed to repeat them. But the opposite is also true — learning from the successes of the past can be as valuable. With its first full budget looming, B.C.’s NDP government would do well to recognize what’s led to the province’s current enviable fiscal position.
  B.C.’s government finances are in good shape, at least compared to other Canadian provinces. Last year (2016/17), B.C.
  
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• No new condos in Vancouver for $500K or less

  14-02-2018 16:00
  National survey of what $500,000 buys you in new-build real estate is unable to find examples in Vancouver proper
  
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• Let your situation — and not the signs — direct real estate decisions

  14-02-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  With Lunar New Year beginning on Friday, Vancouver realtor Grace Kwok smiles and notes that this year’s zodiac figure — it’s the Year of the Dog — carries with it advice that she would follow year in and year out in the world of real estate: Consider your needs first before consulting the stars.
  Under Chinese zodiac lore, if you were born in a Year of the Dog, one of the 12-year cycle of signs, you possess the best traits of human nature. According to the website, www.you
  
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• It’s time to rethink how we enforce the rules of the road

  14-02-2018 16:00
  
  Have you noticed vehicle headlights getting brighter?
  
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• Snowfall warning ended for most of Metro Vancouver

  14-02-2018 15:52 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver commuters are being treated to some sloppy, slushy and slippery road conditions this morning as rain washes away the overnight snowfall that blanketed the region Tuesday evening.
  Environment Canada has ended its snowfall warning for most the Lower Mainland although it remains in effect for parts of Fraser Valley west, including Abbotsford.
  The weather agency says Metro Vancouver received snowfall amounts ranging from five to 10 centimetres Tuesday night.
  TransLink says morning tr
  
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• Vancouver Chinatown's history woven into Chinatowns across the globe

  14-02-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  A dozen or so people are gathered in the dining room of a cosy Vancouver home to look back on a special trip they made to Kaiping in southern China.
  Plates are laden with food and treats of all sorts brought to share. There’s baked salmon, stir-fried broccoli, takeout boxes of barbecued pork and duck, a selection of gourmet cheeses with thin apple slices, and Ziploc bags of black sesame and peanut brittle.
  Later, bottles of Scotch come out, and there is both laughter and reverence as the g
  
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