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• Salut!: Paella gathers all the flavours and traditions of Spain in one big, flat pan

  23-02-2018 23:30 via vancouversun.com
  Paul Rivas knows his paella. After all, he grew up eating the Spanish rice dish his father Francisco introduced to Vancouver decades ago as co-owner of the popular La Bodega restaurant. Now that Rivas is chef-owner of Bodega on Main, he’s continued the paella tradition.
  “It’s my dad’s original recipe, and I always find it better than anything I’ve had in Spain,” Rivas says. “I love cooking paellas. They’re a little labour intensive, but they’
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Classes cancelled, Canada Line disrupted due to snow

  23-02-2018 23:06 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER – A winter storm has closed post-secondary schools and caused chaos on local transit.
  A snowfall warning remains in effect for Metro Vancouver.  
  Environment Canada said up to 10-20 centimetres would fall in parts of Metro Vancouver with 25 centimetres of snow possible near the North Shore mountains. Areas near the water were expected to see lower amounts as the snow becomes wet or mixed with rain this afternoon and tonight. 
  Simon Fraser University has c
  
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• Airplane skids off runway at Abbotsford International Airport

  23-02-2018 23:03 via vancouversun.com
  A small aircraft skidded off the runway at Abbotsford International Airport Friday afternoon.
  The Abbotsford News reports that the Beachcraft King was carrying 10 people — two crew and eight passengers — when it left the runway on takeoff and ended up in a raspberry field.
  Four people were reportedly injured, none described as serious, and six others escaped unscathed.
  Small children were among the passengers.
  Police and emergency crews attended the scene.
  Airport general manager&nbs
  
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• Metro Vancouver demands public hearing for controversial Hazelmere development in south Surrey

  23-02-2018 22:59 via vancouversun.com
  A planned residential development in rural Hazelmere in south Surrey was described Friday as both a dangerous regional land-use precedent and a boost to young farmers and the local environment.
  The Metro Vancouver regional board ultimately decided that residents should have a say at a public hearing before any final decision is made on the project.
  Regional staff had recommended against the City of Surrey’s request to amend the Metro 2040: Shaping our Future land-use designation map in ord
  
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• TransLink speeding up purchase of 28 new SkyTrain cars

  23-02-2018 22:55 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink is accelerating the purchase of 28 additional SkyTrain cars for the Expo and Millennium lines.
  TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond says the additional cars will be in service by early 2019, three years earlier than originally planned.
  Desmond says the additional cars will result in a total of 8,200 additional spaces during peak hours, both directions, on all three SkyTrain lines and help relieve rush-hour crowding through more frequent service and higher capacity.
  “Transit ridership
  
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• Conversations That Matter: The role of 'independent' media

  23-02-2018 22:39 via vancouversun.com
  Some newspapers dig. Some newspapers are a constant embarrassment to the powerful. Some manage to be entertaining, provocative and fair all at the same time. There are few such newspapers in Canada.
  That’s from a report written in 1970’s by the Special Senate Committee on Mass Media. Were they right then, are they right now?
  Mainstream media tries to report all the news that’s fit to print, but the reality is it can’t cover everything. E
  
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• Fishing company ‘nerve wracked’ after $80K jet boat stolen

  23-02-2018 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  The boat is described as a “candy apple red” silver Outlaw 21-foot clear water jet boat. There are decals that read Rivermonster.ca on both sides and the registry numbers “C25360A.” It's worth about $80,000.
  
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• Whitecaps add seasoned veteran Sean Franklin to ‘hungry team’

  23-02-2018 22:31 via theprovince.com
  The parallels are easy to draw. They play the same position. Their styles are similar. They both played NCAA soccer and were both picked in the top 10 of the MLS SuperDraft. Both made their professional debuts against the New York Red Bulls.
  But they’re at opposite ends of their careers.
  The Vancouver Whitecaps signed right back Sean Franklin on Thursday, a move aimed at providing competition for his young soccer doppelgänger, Jake Nerwinksi. Franklin has been with the team since
  
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• Mark Milke: Utopian green policy and freezing Chinese citizens

  23-02-2018 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  The problem with a perfectionist end accompanied by inflexible methods and pursued by linear thinkers is how real people suffer. Last October, 28 cities in northern China promised to cut particulate pollution by 15 per cent. Beijing countered by demanding a 25-per-cent reduction.
  As Bloomberg reported, when the artificial reductions were scrapped in December, “a well-meaning anti-pollution push turned into a debacle.” The policy “had the inadvertent but
  
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• Bryan Adams The Ultimate Tour June 6

  23-02-2018 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  Local Rocker Bryan Adams is back on the road this Summer for a cross Canada Tour in support of his new album Ultimate! The Ultimate Tour hits Rogers Arena June 6!
  
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• Put some funk in your lunch: Fermenting foods is easier than you think

  23-02-2018 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  If you are under 60 years of age, there’s a good chance you’ve never eaten a properly fermented pickle.
  I’m not talking about a giant dill steeped in a jar of vinegar and polysorbate 80 produced in a factory in New Jersey. No, my friend. 
  Maybe you are the kind of food fan who seeks out chefs doing really old school recipes, which is increasingly a thing. Maybe you have bubbling crocks of veggies in your basement right now.
  Maybe you are about to become that person.
  The 20
  
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• Timelapse of falling snow on Vancouver streets

  23-02-2018 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  Global BC camera crews drive through the snowy streets Friday afternoon capturing the storm conditions.
  
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• Canada Line to gain 24 additional cars

  23-02-2018 21:53
  
  In an announcement made Friday, TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond shared that 24 cars will be added to the Canada Line by the end of 2020, increasing capacity on the trains by up to 30 per cent.
  
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• Police investigate a possible child luring in Kelowna

  23-02-2018 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  The offer for a ride was made by a woman driving a dirty, white minivan and wearing a white sweater.
  
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• Snow affecting roads, TransLink, flights, classes — just about everything

  23-02-2018 21:41
  
  It's not a good day to be trying to get from Point A to Point B, no matter how you're doing it
  
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• Flight cancellations, transit delays due to Metro Vancouver snowfall

  23-02-2018 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  What started as a regular Friday morning commute quickly turned chaotic as snow began to fall across the region.
  
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• Transit delays, flight delays to the snow in Metro Vancouver

  23-02-2018 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  Jordan Armstrong is live in our newsroom with the latest on the transit delays across Metro Vancouver Friday afternoon. There are also flight delays at YVR.
  
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• Snow piling up across the Lower Mainland

  23-02-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Jennifer Palma is live from Vancouver where it is snowing very heavy this Friday afternoon. Along major routes, buses are stuck, there are multiple accidents and traffic lights are out.
  
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• Salut!: Say si to sangria, Spain’s thirst-quenching sipper

  23-02-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s a hot, sunny day in Barcelona and after a day of rambling along La Rambla, it’s time for some refreshment. What are you going to sip? Sangria, of course.
  The refreshingly fruity wine punch is perhaps Spain’s most famous export after Penelope Cruz.
  But if you think sangria has had its day, it’s time to give it a rethink, especially with Spain and Portugal as the theme regions for this year’s Vancouver International Wine Festival (Feb. 24 to March 4, vanwinefest.
  
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• Vancouver snow chaos: snowfall causing havoc on roads, buses stuck, traffic lights out

  23-02-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  It's going to get worse before it gets better.
  
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• Salut!: An insider's guide to the 2018 VIWF tasting room

  23-02-2018 20:30 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Sun wine expert Anthony Gismondi presents his annual guide to the Vancouver International Wine Festival tasting room.
  SPAIN
  There is something very likable about Spanish wine and its producers. Maybe it is the underdog thing when measured against France or Italy, perhaps it’s the small producer culture, or the lack of conformity that is the charm. A plethora of indigenous grapes and naturally low-yielding vines that simply won’t overproduce is another asset. But I will leav
  
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• Translink is promising new Vancouver SkyTrains will cut down commuter times

  23-02-2018 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  TransLink has fast-tracked 28 new cars on Metro Vancouver's Expo and Millenium lines. The new cars are set to hit the tracks by the end of 2019, two years earlier than expected. 
  
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• LIVE: TransLink speeding up purchase of 28 new SkyTrain cars

  23-02-2018 20:15 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink is accelerating the purchase of 28 additional SkyTrain cars for the Expo and Millennium Lines.
  TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond says the additional cars will be in service by early 2019, three years earlier than originally planned.
  Desmond says the additional cars will result in a total of 8,200 additional spaces during peak hours, both directions, on all three SkyTrain lines and  help relieve rush-hour crowding through more frequent service and higher capacity.
  “Transit rid
  
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• Victoria police officers assaulted during separate incidents, one recovering from injuries

  23-02-2018 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  A young woman involved in the altercation assaulted an officer who was injured and later treated at hospital.
  
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• 11 at 11: Jim Cuddy

  23-02-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  Jim Cuddy, Canadian singer-songwriter and lead singer of Blue Rodeo, answers eleven of Jay Durant’s questions about his career in music.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Expect up to 20 cm of snow

  23-02-2018 19:17 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER – Friday’s weather features a snowfall warning for Metro Vancouver with accumulations of between 10-20 centimetres of snow.
  Environment Canada says snow will develop over all areas of the south coast this morning as a Pacific frontal system approaches from the northwest. As much 25 centimetres of snow is possible near the North Shore mountains
  Areas near the water will see lower amounts as the snow becomes wet or mixed with rain this afternoon and tonight. 
  There
  
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• Salut! Treat yourself (or any other wine lover) with these 5 vino-themed items

  23-02-2018 19:15 via vancouversun.com
  Think your appreciation of wine has to begin and end with the bottled libation? Think again.
  There’s a fully stocked range of vino-themed items to add to your home, whether you’re best-described as a casual sipper or an expert sommelier. 
  From chic wine-bottle organizers, to eye-catching wall prints, here are a few handy items to pick up now that are sure to elevate your love for all things grape.  
  Cheers!  Get racked
  There are wine racks — and then th
  
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• LIVE: TransLink to make announcement about increased SkyTrain capacity

  23-02-2018 19:08 via vancouversun.com
  Officials from the provincial and federal governments, along with the regional transportation authority, will make an announcement Friday morning about increasing capacity on SkyTrain.The event will take place in Richmond at the Canada Line operator’s maintenance centre.
  Last January, the frequency of Canada Line service during peak hours on weekdays was increased.
  As part of the Mayors’ Council’s 10-year Vision for Metro Vancouver transit, the Canada Line’s capacity is e
  
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• Here's how much a millennial needs to make to survive in Vancouver

  23-02-2018 18:49 via vancouversun.com
  We’ve read enough break-up letters to know that living in Vancouver is no easy feat – but how much does a person actually need to earn to live on the west coast?
  If you’re a millennial, the answer is $2,795.64 per month.
  According to a report compiled by insurance comparison site LowestRates.ca, the average millennial – described as those born between 1982 and 2004 – needs to earn about $40,000 before taxes (or $33,547.68 after taxes) annually “to make en
  
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• Surrey RCMP search for suspect after taxi driver robbed at knife-point

  23-02-2018 18:48 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP have released surveillance photos of a man wanted in connection with the robbery of a taxi driver earlier this month in South Surrey.
  The incident happened at 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 1.
  Police say a passenger, who was picked up in the 2200 block of 160th Street, pulled a knife on the cab driver, stole his money and then fled on foot in the area around 160th Street and 20th Avenue.
  The driver was unharmed.
  The suspect is a described a white man, who stood 5-feet-8 with a medium build. He w
  
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• Information about Surrey gunman at Trudeau dinner passed to Canadian officials earlier this month

  23-02-2018 18:07 via vancouversun.com
  Canada’s spy agency was provided information by a concerned citizen last week about the optics of convicted gunman Jaspal Atwal attending events with the prime minister in India, Postmedia has learned.
  The tipster, who asked not to be identified for fear of retaliation, confirmed speaking to an agent from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service on Feb. 17, hoping to alert the Canadian government to Atwal’s criminal history.
  The person said to the CSIS agent that “this is an
  
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• ‘You guys are in our thoughts’: Roberto Luongo’s moving speech on Florida school shooting

  23-02-2018 17:56 via globalnews.ca
  Luongo fought back tears addressing the crowd at the arena, adding that he has lived in Parkland for 12 years and his kids go to school in the district.
  
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• Backyard Builds’ Brian McCourt and Sarah Keen

  23-02-2018 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  Sarah Keenleyside and Brian McCourt of Backyard Builds give us a behind the scenes look at their hit HGTV show and let us know what they will be doing at the BC Home and Garden Show.
  
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• Up to 20 cm of snow expected in parts of B.C.

  23-02-2018 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. is getting hit hard by winter weather conditions. Yvonne Schalle and Jennifer Palma have the latest weather report details Friday morning.
  
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• Movie reviews: Annihilation, Mom and Dad

  23-02-2018 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  Dana Gee takes a look at the new releases hitting the Box Office this weekend including Natalie Portman’s newest film – Annihilation.
  
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• BC Winter Games: British Columbia’s emerging high performance athletes

  23-02-2018 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  Mark Madryga is at the Kamloops reporting on the events happening today at the 2018 BC Winter Games.
  
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• Salut! For Gloria Collell, head winemaker at Segura Viudas, wine is a family affair

  23-02-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  For Gloria Collell, wine is something of a family business. 
  Her grandfather was a craftsmen who made the leather pouches (cheekily referred to by Collell as “potatoes”) that housed wine before bottles became the de rigueur way to store it. Her father was a wine distributor in the region near their home of Barcelona.
  Collell fondly recalls growing up around wine, sipping and tasting the different varieties as a child and young adult — and occasionally hearing her
  
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• Salut! 10 wine-tasting tips to help you look like you know what you’re doing

  23-02-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  There are a few major differences between successfully navigating a wine-tasting event and enjoying a bottle of wine while, say, watching The Bachelor.
  Some of these aforementioned differences include: an absence of yelling at the TV screen because of the latest Rose Ceremony results; zero embarrassment about the $11-bottle of wine you’re imbibing and there’s no one around to, well, judge you. 
  Jason Yamasaki, the group sommelier for the JOEY Restaurant Group.
  But, acc
  
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• Book review: Canadian Ginger: An Anthology of Poetry & Prose By and About Redheads

  23-02-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Canadian Ginger: An Anthology of Poetry & Prose By and About Redheads
  Edited by Kim Clark and Dawn Marie Kresan
  Oolichan Books, $18.95
  Who knew that Napoleon, Oliver Cromwell and Custer had red hair? David Fraser, a Vancouver Island poet, calls them “natural-born killers” in his poem, Strawberry Blonde. The poem, as well as other poems, essays, short stories and drama excerpts, make up Canadian Ginger, an anthology that explores the meaning and myths of being a “ginger.&rdq
  
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• Vancouver police say shots were fired near Langara Thursday night

  23-02-2018 16:08 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police were called out to the area of Cambie and West 48th Avenue near the Langara Canada Line station on Thursday night after receiving a report of shots fired.Police say there were no reports of any injuries and officers determined the incident took place at least 45 minutes prior to the first 911 call at 8:30 p.m.
  Investigators from the VPD’s forensic identification unit are processing the scene while other officers continue to investigate what happened.
  
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• Daily Poll: Are you upset Canada was unable to win Olympic hockey gold?

  23-02-2018 16:01 via vancouversun.com
  For the first time since 1998, Canada will not win a gold medal for hockey at the Olympics Games.
  Team Canada fell 4-3 to Germany in the men’s hockey semifinal Friday at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
  Related
  Dark day for Canadian hockey: Men's Olympic team loses to Germany in semifinals
  Germany advancs to play in Saturday’s gold medal game against the Olympic Athletes of Russia, while Canada meets the Czech Republic for bronze.
  Team Canada, a squad made u
  
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• TV show UnREAL exposes the reality of powerful women

  23-02-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  UnREAL Season 3
  When: Feb. 26, 10 p.m.
  Where: LifetimeWhen someone mentions the reality TV shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette feminism is probably not the first thing that comes to mind.
  But tune into Lifetime’s UnREAL, a scripted show about the making of a reality dating show, and you’ll find the F-word is front and centre.
  The focus of the Vancouver-shot UnREAL is showrunner Quinn (Constance Zimmer) and producer Rachel (Shiri Appleby). They are tough, ambitious and completely
  
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• School closures Friday Feb. 23, 2018 in Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley

  23-02-2018 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  Due to the snow expected to hit B.C.'s South Coast Friday, there are a few school closures across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
  
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• Snow on Friday: Up to 20 cm expected in parts of B.C.

  23-02-2018 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the day with snow expected to start falling after 7 a.m.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Heavy snow is on the way

  23-02-2018 15:34 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER – Friday’s weather features a snowfall warning for Metro Vancouver with accumulations of between 10-20 centimetres of snow.
  Environment Canada says snow will develop over all areas of the south coast this morning as a Pacific frontal system approaches from the northwest. As much 25 centimetres of snow is possible near the North Shore mountains
  Areas near the water will see lower amounts as the snow becomes wet or mixed with rain this afternoon and tonight. 
  There
  
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• Movie Minute: Annihilation

  23-02-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  This week’s Movie Minute has Postmedia movie critic Dana Gee and Lifestyle Editor Aleesha Harris talk about the new sci fi’ish thriller that sees a group go on a secret (they’re the worst) expedition where things end up not making a lot of sense. Based on Jeff VanderMeer’s best-selling Southern Reach Trilogy, Annihilation stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny and Oscar Isaac. It was written and directed by Alex Garland.
  
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• International: 20 bestselling books of the week for Feb. 17

  23-02-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. The Great Alone — Kristin Hannah
  2. The Woman in the Window — A.J. Finn
  3. Dark in Death — J.D. Robb
  4. Still Me — Jojo Moyes
  5. Look for Me — Lisa Gardner 
  6. The Masterpiece — Francine Rivers
  7. Fall From Grace — Danielle Steel
  8. An American Marriage (Oprah’s Book Club Edition) — Tayari Jones
  9. Little Fires Everywhere — Celest Ng 
  10. Origin — Dan Brown
   
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• Canucks Game Day: Dealing with losses in Sin City applies to ice, too

  23-02-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  The Vegas Golden Knights benefited from improved NHL expansion-draft rules, but the veteran-laden club was still expected to be a big seller at the trade deadline Monday.
  However, the league’s top team is playing with a giant chip on its shoulder and with the best home-ice mark (23-5-2), the Canucks are in tough tonight in Sin City. The game at T-Mobile Arena starts at 7:30 p.m. (TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Radio: SNET 650 AM):
  THE BIG MATCHUP
  Bo Horvat versus expectations
  Bo Horvat is a horse.
  
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• You've got to hand it to Watson Gloves as family company turns 100 years old

  23-02-2018 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  If you’ve ever worked as a section hand or oil rigger, felled trees or welded, if you’ve ever roped a calf, gardened or driven a motorcycle, chances are you’ve worn a pair of Watsons.
  Watson Gloves turns 100 this year, a success story that began in 1918 in a two-storey building on 2nd Avenue between Main and Quebec: Legend has it a bordello and bootlegger occupied the second floor.
  The Watson Gloves factory in 1925, with company founder John Watson at far left and Dinty Moore (
  
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• Police investigate shots fired in South Vancouver

  23-02-2018 10:37 via globalnews.ca
  No injuries have been reported, but police continue to probe the scene to figure out what happened.
  
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