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• Man rushed to hospital following shooting in Vancouver's west side

  15-02-2018 23:13 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police say a man is in hospital following a shooting in Kerrisdale Thursday afternoon.
  Police say the man was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound on Marguerite Street near West 49th Avenue just before 1 p.m.
  The victim is in hospital and the extent of injuries is unknown.Officers are still at the scene and no arrests have been made.
  VPD spokesperson Const. Jason Doucette said police have no additional information to share at this time.
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• Student arrested for gun possession at Delta school

  15-02-2018 23:09 via vancouversun.com
  A Delta teenager is in custody after police say he was found in possession of a gun at his school.
  According to the Delta Police Department, a boy was arrested Thursday morning at Sands Secondary School after responding to a report that a student “may have brought a weapon to the school.”
  Shortly after 10 a.m. the boy was located and police say a starter pistol was found in his possession.
  According to Cris Leykauf, public affairs coordinator for Delta Police, police believe the
  
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• Vancouver man in hospital after apparent shooting

  15-02-2018 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  Officers remain on the scene at this hour.
  
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• January’s BC home sales value up 37.4 per cent annually

  15-02-2018 22:49
  
  Markets across BC saw lower January home sales than in December’s pre-mortgage-stress-test rush, but way higher than previous January
  
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• B.C. ride-hailing report to pave way for service later this year

  15-02-2018 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  An all-party committee in the British Columbia legislature is unanimous in supporting a provincewide plan for ride-hailing services in the province.
  The committee’s report makes 32 recommendations to help pave the way toward introducing and regulating ride-hailing in B.C.
  NDP committee chairwoman Bowinn Ma says the recommendations balance the importance of developing regulations that encompass fairness, consumer protection and worker rights in a constantly changing economy.
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• Vancouver crime down in 2017, but thefts from motor vehicles up

  15-02-2018 22:29
  
  Overall crime rate down by 1.5 per cent over 2016.
  
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• Vancouver crime down in 2017

  15-02-2018 22:29
  
  Overall crime rate down by 1.5 per cent over 2016.
  
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• Murders were up but overall Vancouver crime was down in 2017

  15-02-2018 22:09 via vancouversun.com
  The city’s murder total may have hit a 10-year high, but Vancouver police say the overall crime rate was down 1.5 per cent compared to 2016.
  According to the VPD’s year-end crime statistics, there were 19 murders in 2017, the most since 20 homicides were recorded in 2008. Vancouver’s violent crime rate also jumped to 7.6 per 1,000 population in 2017, an uptick of 1.9 per cent from 2016.
   
  Vancouver’s overall violent crime rate was up 1.9 per cent in 2017 over 2016, b
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Thursday, Feb. 15

  15-02-2018 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Thursday, Feb. 15.Walk the Moon
  American rock band Walk the Moon may be best known for their 2014 hit Shut Up and Dance, which is still in regular rotation on the radio. It’s a very catchy song, which might explain how it made it into the top 10 on the Hot 100, something bigger bands like the Foo Fighters and Muse have never done. Way to go, Walk the Moon! Anyway, I’m told they also have other songs &mdash
  
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• Movie Minute: Peter Rabbit

  15-02-2018 21:47 via vancouversun.com
  Postmedia film critic Dana Gee and Arts & Life editor Aleesha Harris look at this week’s new movie release Peter Rabbit. The highly anticipated big screen look at one of Beatrix Potter’s most beloved characters stars James Corden as Peter. 
  
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• Phase two of Metro Vancouver’s transit plan still has funding gap of up to $70M/year

  15-02-2018 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  And an unpopular option to pay for the projects appears to be back on the table.
  
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• Balaclava rapist Larry Takahashi ‘making progress’ on parole but not enough for overnight leave

  15-02-2018 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  Larry Takahashi, the man known as the balaclava rapist for attacking women in Edmonton in the 1970s and '80s, is making some progress while on day parole but not enough to authorize overnight leave.
  
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• Traditional Chinese New Year meal from Boulevard Restaurant

  15-02-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Alex Chen of Boulevard shows us how to make a traditional Chinese New Year meal.
  
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• Vancouver pop-rockers Hedley address sexual misconduct allegations

  15-02-2018 21:28
  
  Vancouver pop-rock band Hedley has been dropped from performing at next month’s Juno Awards amid online allegations accusing the band of sexual misconduct.
  
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• Doctors should think twice before prescribing medical marijuana: guideline

  15-02-2018 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Simplified Guideline for Prescribing Medical Cannabinoids in Primary Care says there is limited evidence to support the reported benefits of medical marijuana for many conditions.
  
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• B.C. Lions bring in Terrell Owens for Orange Helmet Awards

  15-02-2018 21:08 via theprovince.com
  Terrell Owens, the brash and brilliant National Football League great, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s B.C. Lions’ annual Orange Helmet Awards dinner.
  The six-time Pro Bowl selection, who will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame later this year, enjoyed eight incredible years as wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers before standout seasons in Philadelphia, Dallas and Cincinnati.
  His 15,934 career receiving yards rank second in NFL history, and his 153 receiving touchd
  
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• Will plans to reduce Metro Vancouver traffic end up in a different type of jam?

  15-02-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  There’re concerns today B.C.’s pipeline battle with Alberta could impact major transit projects in Metro Vancouver. Jordan Armstrong has details from the Mayors Council Meeting in New Westminster.
  
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• Vancouver crime stats show overall drop for 2017

  15-02-2018 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Police Department's crime stats for 2017 have been released, and overall things are down compared to the year before.
  
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• Global News lays off 70 staff across country, 21 in Vancouver

  15-02-2018 20:40 via vancouversun.com
  Corus-owned Global News has cut nearly 70 jobs across Canada, including 21 in Vancouver, according to the union.
  Unifor says camera operators, reporters, anchors, control room staff, make-up artists and other production crew received layoff notices in newsrooms across Canada, with Vancouver taking the biggest hit with 21 job cuts.
  “Fewer journalists will be out gathering news from every region from Vancouver to Halifax,” said Unifor president Jerry Dias, in a statement. &ld
  
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• 5 things to do this weekend – Thursday, Feb. 15

  15-02-2018 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around British Columbia.
  
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• UPDATE: Student in custody after bringing starter pistol to Delta’s Sands Secondary

  15-02-2018 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  The school has been placed under lockdown.
  
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• MOA presents Culture at the Centre – March 18 – October 8, 2018

  15-02-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC presents a groundbreaking collaboration between six First Nations Communities with the illuminating new exhibition Culture at the Centre, on display from March 18 – October 8, 2018. Co-curated by Jill Baird and Pam Brown, the collective effort offers insight into the important work Indigenous-run cultural centres and museums in BC are doing...
  
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• New charge against man at centre of Salmon Arm-area farm search where woman's body found

  15-02-2018 19:58 via vancouversun.com
  Curtis Wayne Sagmoen, whose family farm was at the centre of a massive police search last year, is facing a new criminal charge, this one for mischief under $5,000.
  The new charge against Sagmoen, 37, was laid last week but pertains to something that happened last July 19 in Falkland, which is about 25 km away from Sagmoen’s family farm near the town of Silver Creek.
  He is to appear in court in Vernon this morning for his first appearance on the mischief charge. 
  In late January, was
  
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• British Columbians still split on Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion: poll

  15-02-2018 19:32 via vancouversun.com
  A new poll shows British Columbians remain split on Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline project.
  The Insights West survey, conducted from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9 for New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart, shows that nearly half (48 per cent) of respondents support the project. The number is just slightly higher than the 44 per cent who oppose the project.
  Nine per cent are undecided.
  The highest level of opposition is among women, residents aged 35 to 54, and those who live in Metro Vanco
  
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• Restaurant review: Singing the praises of unsung seafood heroes at Blue Water Cafe

  15-02-2018 19:15 via vancouversun.com
  Blue Water Cafe
  Where: 1095 Hamilton Street
  Open: Dinners, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Bar, 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
  Info: bluewatercafe.netIt’s like getting a picky kid to like broccoli. Chef Frank Pabst of Blue Water Cafe has been sweet talking to us for 14 years with his annual Unsung Heroes menu for the month of February.
  These seafood heroes, often no-thank-you food like broccoli, are good for well-being — ours and the future of seafood stocks. By welcoming a wider variety of seafood, the surv
  
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• Canada's women's hockey team shoots straight into Olympic semi-finals

  15-02-2018 19:14
  
  In three games, Vancouver police officer Meghan Agosta has already notched two goals and an assist.
  
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• Ski, sip and spa at Vernon and Silver Star

  15-02-2018 19:13 via theprovince.com
  After a few days at Silver Star Mountain Resort I learned that you’re never too old to ski. Add the Sparkling Hill Resort and wine tastings in and around Vernon and I also learned to love winter.
  I skied once before, but it doesn`t count. My then-boyfriend convinced me that lessons weren`t necessary so we got to the top of Whistler Mountain and by the time I got to the bottom — sore and shaking — he was no longer my boyfriend. I slammed into a tree and a few other skiers on the
  
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• Scout troop the latest casualty in Vancouver real estate crisis

  15-02-2018 19:05
  
  A Scout troop with nine decades’ worth of history in Kitsilano is the latest to fall victim to Vancouver’s ever-changing real estate crisis.
  
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• Founding member of B.C. search and rescue group dies in snowmobile accident

  15-02-2018 19:05
  Nanaimo Search and Rescue says 52-year-old Karl Baker worked with the organization for 15 years, and will be remembered as 'an avid outdoorsman and loving family man'.
  
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• Oil, wine and gas become flammable mix

  15-02-2018 19:00
  
  The Alberta government doesn’t object to pipelines very often, for obvious reasons.
  
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• Dashboard Confessional emerges from Crooked Shadows

  15-02-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Dashboard Confessional 
  When: Feb. 21, 8 p.m.
  Where: Commodore Ballroom
  Tickets: $39.50 at ticketmaster.caDon’t fret if you missed the Grunge revival. With the release of Crooked Shadows on Dine Alone Records this month, Dashboard Confessional is back in action.
  The emo revival is on its way.
  Along with Jimmy Eat World and My Chemical Romance, Dashboard Confessional (a.k.a. Chris Carrabba and whomever he might be performing with at the time) made the charts with emotional, sensitive a
  
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• Third of first-time home buyers don’t fully understand ownership costs

  15-02-2018 18:58
  
  Nearly two-thirds also don’t know about new mortgage “stress test,” finds CMHC survey
  
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• An epic Colorado ski vacation

  15-02-2018 18:56 via theprovince.com
  One resort averages over three hundred days of sunshine annually. Its neighbour is synonymous with alpine luxury. Another has the highest chairlift in North America. Collectively, Vail, Beaver Creek and Breckenridge make for a memorable Colorado ski vacation. And since all are operated by Vail Resorts, that Epic Pass you bought for Whistler Blackcomb this season gives you unfettered access to all three.
  When Vail Resorts purchased Whistler Blackcomb back in 2016, the continent’s largest sk
  
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• ‘Significant backlog’ in drug testing could delay prosecution of fentanyl dealers

  15-02-2018 18:50
  
  The Vancouver Police Department is concerned criminal charges sought against fentanyl dealers will be delayed if the federal government doesn’t increase the capacity of Health Canada’s drug analysis service.
  
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• MLS Live to close up shop as U.S. streaming rights land with ESPN. So what about Canada?

  15-02-2018 18:15 via theprovince.com
  Tuesday’s announcement that Major League Soccer’s streaming rights will be shifting to the soon-to-be-launched online-only ESPN+ sometime this spring has left Canadians somewhat in the lurch.
  When it launches “this spring” (that’s as tight a date as is being offered right now), ESPN+ will bring MLS games to digital subscribers who likely have cancelled their cable subscriptions, along with Major League Baseball, the NHL, golf, NCAA sports and more, all for $4.99 a m
  
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• April Deal Alert – Vancouver to Belize for under $500!

  15-02-2018 18:01 via theprovince.com
  Vancouver to Belize April Airfares under $500 …& save $150 on Island Expeditions Adventures (5+ nights departing Apr 6-22)! www.islandexpeditions.com/vs or 1-800-667-1630 for details.  Free 24 page Belize Guide.  Specialising in tropical sea kayak, paddleboard & snorkel adventures, since 1987.
  
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• Looking for a new condo for half a million? Forget Vancouver

  15-02-2018 17:54 via vancouversun.com
  New real estate data that compares what $500,000 can buy in newly built condos in cities across Canada turned up nothing in the city of Vancouver.
  The Altus Group survey said that buyers would have to go to a nearby city such as Burnaby to find projects offering one bedroom units at this price point.
  Consumers with half a million dollar budget, the survey found, can find better value in smaller markets such as Calgary, Edmonton, and Kitchener than larger centres such Toronto.
  In Vancouver,
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: Shaw Communications is ahead of the curve, the Toronto Star isn’t

  15-02-2018 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  More than half of The Toronto Star's 6,500 person workforce accepted a voluntary buyout by Shaw Communications.
  
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• Kaitlyn Herbst learns to drive an RV

  15-02-2018 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  Kaitlyn Herbst gets some on the road training in driving a big RV in advance of the 2018 Earlybird RV Show at the Tradex in Abbotsford.
  
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• Ronning hits 50-goal mark, closes in on Courchaine for second on Giants career list

  15-02-2018 17:35 via theprovince.com
  Ty Ronning set the Vancouver Giants’ single-season goal-scoring record and now has hit the 50-goal plateau.
  Can he chase down Adam Courchaine for second spot on the franchise’s all-time list in tallies before the regular season is out?
  Ronning’s two goals, coupled with 47 saves from David Tendeck, powered an undermanned Giants team to a 4-2 win on the road against the Portland Winterhawks Wednesday night.
  Ronning’s now at 51 goals for the season and 117 for his five-year
  
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• Canada Sevens readying new pitch to World Rugby

  15-02-2018 17:16 via theprovince.com
  It seems amazing, but time is already up for the Canada Sevens.
  That’s not a bad thing, either.
  When organizers won the right in 2015 to host a stop on the World Rugby Sevens Series — beginning in the 2015-2016 season — the deal was for four years.
  That window is now halfway done. World Rugby is already looking at how the next four-year cycle will look, beginning with the 2019-2020 season. And Thursday, Canada Sevens launches its new bid to be part of that cycle.
  Just as when R
  
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• BC Ferries flexible fares and seasonal discounts coming in April

  15-02-2018 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  Some ferry passengers are set to get a big break on fares ahead of the busy summer season. Jordan Armstrong has the details.
  
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• SoCal band's hard-rocking history lands at Langley International Film Festival

  15-02-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Langley International Film Festival
  When: Feb. 16-18
  Where: Chief Sepass Theatre
  Tickets: varying prices
  At first glance it might seem a bit weird that a documentary about a SoCal rock/punk/rockabilly band is opening the Langley International Film Festival (Feb. 16-18).
  However, the Cadillac Tramps, the band at the centre of the film Cadillac Tramps: Life on the Edge, are kind of homies through association as they toured the Canadian West Coast quite extensively during 1991-00. In fact, in 1994
  
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• Letters to The Province, Feb. 15, 2018: Trudeau, others shouldn’t be playing race card in Boushie case

  15-02-2018 17:00 via theprovince.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and some members of the media were obviously drooling when the verdict in the Gerald Stanley-Colten Boushie second-degree murder case came down. With Stanley’s acquittal, what a great opportunity to play the race card.Unfortunately, the circumstances and evidence don’t support their words.
  A group of young adults was drinking and driving around to different farms, armed with a rifle, trying to steal things, at the very least. A farmer was trying to prote
  
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• Johann Hari's new book says depression causes not all chemistry

  15-02-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Johann Hari’s new book, Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression — and the Unexpected Solutions, is out now.
  A few years ago author Johann Hari in his book, Chasing the Screams, faced off against the commonly held beliefs around what causes addiction. Now, the celebrated journalist and TED Talks video superstar wants us to look at depression differently. His new book, Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression — and the Unexpected Sol
  
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• Charles Lammam and Hugh MacIntyre: Good intentions aren’t enough when it comes to minimum wage

  15-02-2018 17:00 via theprovince.com
  As the saying goes, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. While the saying may not always be true, good intentions alone aren’t enough to justify government policy. Actual real-world evidence matters. Despite being well-intentioned, raising the minimum wage isn’t an effective way to help the working poor.
  Premier John Horgan nonetheless recently announced plans to raise the minimum wage by 34 per cent over four years from its current hourly rate of $11.35 to $15.20 by 2021.
  
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• Unredacted 2014 ICBC report says decisive government action was needed

  15-02-2018 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  The 2014 report, which was redacted by the former BC Liberal government, recommended implementing a cap on minor injury payouts.
  
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• Michelle Obama to speak at two sold out shows in Vancouver

  15-02-2018 16:53 via vancouversun.com
  Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is speaking in Vancouver today at two sold out events hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.
  The moderated speaking engagements will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m.
  Among those attending, will be 350 Metro Vancouver youth, who were given free tickets by Vancity. 
  Vancity president Tamara Vrooman says Obama is an inspiration for millions of young people.
  “Providing access for the next generation
  
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• Vancouver to bid for four more years of Rugby Sevens

  15-02-2018 16:45 via globalnews.ca
  Gareth Rees from Rugby Canada explains why Vancouver is putting together another bid to keep the Rugby Sevens event in the city.
  
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• Daily Poll: Which country will win the most medals at the Winter Olympics?

  15-02-2018 16:24 via vancouversun.com
  One week into the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and the competition is looking close. As of Thursday morning, Norway was in the lead for the number of medals won, followed by Germany, and Canada. Which country will come out on top? Do you favour Canada for gold, or do you think another country will win? Take our poll and leave your comments.Take Our Poll
   
  
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