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• Police watchdog probes man's death after he was Tasered in attempted parental kidnapping

  25-02-2018 23:45 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s police watchdog is investigating a man’s death after he was Tasered during a parental kidnapping this weekend.
  Around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Upper Fraser Valley RCMP were called to a location near Vedder and Well roads in Chilliwack for a parental kidnapping.
  According to police Sgt. Janelle Shoihet, cops were told that a man was having a supervised visit with his child when he tried to leave the area on foot with the child.
  Officers who responded to the scene located the fa
  
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• Jaspal Atwal says he bowed out of event in India to save Trudeau embarrassment

  25-02-2018 23:40 via vancouversun.com
  A man convicted of attempted murder who was invited to a dinner reception with Justin Trudeau in India says he has a friendly relationship with the prime minister, and stayed away to save him from further embarrassment.
  But the Prime Minister’s Office says there is no merit to the assertions by Jaspal Atwal, who was convicted of attempted murder in the 1980s, especially the claim that he and Trudeau were friends.
  The dispute emerges after Atwal was interviewed by the The Canadian Press at
  
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• Doggie dating service: Richmond dog lounge to host singles night

  25-02-2018 23:39 via vancouversun.com
  Have you had a relationship end because your dog didn’t dig your love interest? A Richmond entrepreneur is promoting puppy love with a singles night at his new dog lounge.
  “It’s a great way to make sure your dogs are compatible,” said Dog Club Cafe founder Jason Meyer. While the pups play, owners can have a drink and get to know one another through games focused on their dogs. “If you’re going to fall in love, you need your best friend’s approval,&r
  
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• HMCS Calgary involved in fuel spill off B.C. coast

  25-02-2018 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  The navy will release more details about the incident Sunday afternoon.
  
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• North Shore Rescue receives $20,000-donation of medical equipment

  25-02-2018 23:06 via vancouversun.com
  Lise Marie Tompson-Cyr.
  The family of a late B.C. businesswoman has made a massive donation to the North Shore Search and Rescue team.
  On Sunday, the North Shore Rescue announced Lise Marie Tompson-Cyr’s family had made a large donation of first-aid supplies and much-needed medical equipment that would be used in NSR training and rescue missions.
  “This equipment will be put to use in supporting NSR’s mission in training and where applicable, operationally,” read a stateme
  
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• Douglas Todd: Is Vancouver ready for full gender equality?

  25-02-2018 22:33 via vancouversun.com
  A high-powered American policy analyst is coming to Vancouver on Wednesday with messages destined to challenge the status quo on gender equality.
  Anne-Marie Slaughter, who wrote a famous Atlantic Magazine essay, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” believes many men and women, including feminists, are stuck in out-dated understandings of motherhood, fatherhood and how gender can play out in education, nursing and the trades.
  “We routinely still say, ‘There’s n
  
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• Pipeline feud raises 'serious questions' of law, jurisdiction

  25-02-2018 22:22
  Do Burnaby and British Columbia have the legal right to slow the flow of Alberta's bitumen? Experts weigh in
  
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• B.C. girl first to receive medical support for expensive arthritis drug treatment

  25-02-2018 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  A Grade 7 student from Aldergrove is the first child in the province to be granted coverage of a drug that costs about $228,000 each year.
  
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• Police watchdog probe man's death after he was Tasered in attempted parental kidnapping

  25-02-2018 21:22 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s police watchdog is investigating a man’s death after he was Tasered during a parental kidnapping this weekend.
  Around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Upper Fraser Valley RCMP were called to a home near Vedder and Well roads in Chilliwack for a parental kidnapping.
  According to Sgt. Janelle Shoihet, police were told that a man was having a supervised visit with his child when he attempted to leave the area on foot with the child.
  Officers who responded to the scene located the father
  
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• B.C. quadruple amputee says he’ll be homeless after co-op withdraws offer

  25-02-2018 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  "It's not only not fair, but it's not acceptable ... and I think everybody you talk to agrees with that," John Black's sister says.
  
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• Vancouver council to prioritize curb ramp installation across city

  25-02-2018 20:44 via vancouversun.com
  A motion to prioritize the installation of curb ramps at about 6,000 spots across the city of Vancouver was unanimously carried last week.
  The motion, brought forward by NPA Councillor Elizabeth Ball, sought to speed up the city’s pedestrian curb ramp installation efforts by prioritizing the program in the city’s 2019-2022 capital plan.
  The motion was discussed and carried last Wednesday at a policy and strategic policies committee meeting.
  “As citizens we value all member
  
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• New Year, New You – Get your resolutions back on track

  25-02-2018 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  With 80% of us already given up on our new year’s resolutions – Registered Dietician – Jess Pirnak – has some expert advice on how you can get your health goals back on track.
  
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• Ask an Expert: Anti-Bullying

  25-02-2018 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  Dr Bonnie Leadbeater informs us of some helpful tips and advice on dealing with bullying.
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Hutton returns, kids in spotlight for Coyotes clash (updated)

  25-02-2018 20:17 via theprovince.com
  In a matchup of two struggling National Hockey League teams, the focus will be on hot-shot rookies Brock Boeser and Clayton Keller when the Canucks and Coyotes clash in the desert Sunday. They not only lead their respective teams in scoring, they provide hope for the future and are must-see performers:
  TV: Sportsnet Pacific. Radio: Sportsnet 650, 6:30 p.m.
  THE BIG MATCHUP
  Jake Virtanen versus The Professor
  Class is always in session for Jake Virtanen, especially when coach&nb
  
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• Familiar faces from Black Wolves put late hurt on Stealth, leading to an overtime defeat

  25-02-2018 20:15 via theprovince.com
  New Westminster product Kevin Crowley tied it late Saturday and former Langley Thunder standout Stephan Leblanc scored the winner in overtime for the New England Black Wolves, sending the Vancouver Stealth to another loss.
  Leblanc, who played for the Thunder in 2009-10, tallied at 0:45 of the extra session to secure the visitors a 12-11 overtime win at the Langley Events Centre and add to the chances that the Stealth (1-10) will finish in the cellar in the National Lacrosse League this season.
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• What rock climber Paul McSorley has to say about extreme sport pyschology

  25-02-2018 20:07
  
  "Without risk, life would be pretty lame," says Squamish athlete who also advocates "careful consideration."
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you know enough to try out for Jeopardy?

  25-02-2018 19:20 via vancouversun.com
  Over the weekend, Postmedia reporter Harrison Mooney learned what it takes to rub elbows with Alex Trebek.
  The prompt: It’s extremely difficult and you need to know American geography.
  The answer: How difficult is it to audition for Jeopardy?
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  Jeopardy! tryouts come to Vancouver, as quiz show looks for 'that sparkle'
  Hopeful contestants are put through at least two rounds of quizzes and must also show a certain “sparkle” to stand out on screen.Take Our Poll
  
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• IIO investigating Taser death of Chilliwack man during alleged parental child abduction

  25-02-2018 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP say they responded to a report of a father who tried to leave with his child during a supervised visit on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Mostly rain but prepare for some wet flurries

  25-02-2018 18:31 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: FEB. 25, 2018 – Following two days of snowy and slushy weather, Sunday will see a return to the norm with clouds and showers across Vancouver. There could still be bits of snow at higher elevations with some winds, but temperatures stick to 5 degrees C.
  There are no weather alerts in effect for the city of Vancouver though there are snowfall warnings for the Coquihalla Highway, from Hope to Merritt.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Mainly cloudy, possible rain showers throug
  
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• Police watchdog probe man's death in attempted parental kidnapping

  25-02-2018 17:55 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s police watchdog is investigating a man’s death after he was Tasered during a parental kidnapping this weekend.
  Around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Upper Fraser Valley RCMP were called to a home near Vedder and Well roads in Chilliwack for a parental kidnapping.
  According to Sgt. Janelle Shoihet, police were told that a man was having a supervised visit with his child when he attempted to leave the area on foot with the child.
  Officers who responded to the scene located the father
  
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• West Van Run to launch running's event-loaded version of March Madness

  25-02-2018 15:21 via vancouversun.com
  Unlike the Amazon Echo commercial, where “Alexa” plays your music, turns on your lights, locks the doors, reminds why you got out of bed, I’m betting that peppy voice would have protested about “lacing up” in snowy, icy Metro Vancouver this past week.
  One local runner, who boasts and posts about her daily conquests kickin’ asphalt, actually waved the white weather flag last Sunday morning, skipping the Fort Langley Historic Half and the slippery, chilly course
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Kids command spotlight in clash with Coyotes

  25-02-2018 15:00 via theprovince.com
  In a matchup of two struggling National Hockey League teams, the focus will be on hot-shot rookies Brock Boeser and Clayton Keller when the Canucks and Coyotes clash in the desert Sunday. They not only lead their respective teams in scoring, they provide hope for the future and are must-see performers:
  TV: Sportsnet Pacific. Radio: Sportsnet 650, 6:30 p.m.
  THE BIG MATCHUP
  Jake Virtanen versus The Professor
  Class is always in session for Jake Virtanen, especially when coach&nb
  
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• Will Squamish teen's death change way B.C. deals with youth addiction?

  25-02-2018 14:00
  
  Steffanie Lawrence's parents petition province to allow teens to be involuntarily admitted for addiction and mental health treatment
  
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• Chinatown housing advocates call for meeting with property developer

  25-02-2018 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Housing advocates in Chinatown are holding a rally
  
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• B.C. girl hopes DNA drive, viral video will help her find biological relatives in China

  25-02-2018 13:00
  10-year-old Isabelle Smit is one of 20 international adoptees from Chongqing, China, who is asking potential biological relatives to help her trace her roots.
  
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• Whitecaps 2, Galaxy 1: Caps end pre-season on winning note

  25-02-2018 07:21 via theprovince.com
  A Kamara who did his job. A Kamara who didn’t. A thunderclap of a strike from The Kid. A mystery handball. Slide tackles. Tussles. Drama.
  Saturday night’s final Vancouver Whitecaps pre-season game against the L.A. Galaxy looked like a mid-season meeting as the Caps came away with a 2-1 win at StubHub centre.
  19' GOOOOOAL – Kei lines it up and coverts the PK, textbook styleVAN 1 – 0 LA #VWFC pic.twitter.com/AQbOiD7v2g
  — Vancouver Whitecaps (@WhitecapsFC) February 25,
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: Investing in children, women, health care

  25-02-2018 07:00 via theprovince.com
  Sports stars support kids
  Olympians Arjan Bhullar (wrestler), Charmaine Crooks (runner), Robert Esmie (sprinter), Kyle Hamilton (rower), Richard Hortness (swimmer), Brian Johns (swimmer), Alexa Loo (snowboarder) and Michelle Stillwell (basketball and athletics), joined professional football, hockey, field hockey and basketball athletes for the fifth annual Creating Community Champions Dinner and Auction.
  Twenty sports stars in all headlined the KidSport Richmond event, each hosting a table at th
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Former Hells Angel loses appeal of his extortion sentence

  25-02-2018 05:14 via vancouversun.com
  A founding member of the Nanaimo Hells Angel has lost an appeal of the five-year sentence he was handed in 2015 after being convicted of extortion.
  Robert “Fred” Widdifield had argued to the B.C. Court of Appeal that his sentence was “demonstrably harsh, excessive and unfit” sentence and should not have included $120,000 in restitution.
  Widdifield said that B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robin Baird, who convicted him in 2014 and sentenced him in April 2015, didn’t take
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Feb 24

  25-02-2018 05:14 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Saturday, February 24, 2018. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.
  
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• Stanley Tromp: Premier Horgan needs to keep his electoral promise to create a duty to document

  25-02-2018 05:00 via theprovince.com
  Last April 27, the B.C. New Democrats running for election made several pledges in a questionnaire on freedom of information problems. These include fixing the policy advice exemption, covering subsidiaries of public bodies under FOI, and scrapping the harmful open request website. To date, all these promises remain unfulfilled, with the Throne Speech incomprehensibly silent upon them.
  They also pledged to initiate a “duty to document,” a promise echoed by the Green Party. The goal i
  
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• Jeopardy! tryouts come to Vancouver, as quiz show looks for 'that sparkle'

  25-02-2018 04:44 via vancouversun.com
  Nobody wants to be in jeopardy. But a lot of people would love to be on Jeopardy!, the 34-time Emmy-winning American TV game show famed for making its contestants pose answers in the form of a question.
  On Saturday, 21 potential Jeopardy! contestants were invited to the Sheraton Wall Centre to meet the program’s scouting staff, flex their trivia skills, and demonstrate that they have what it takes to be the next Ken Jennings — or, at least, fodder for the next Ken Jennings.
  One such
  
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• Canadian skicross racer apologizes for behavior after three arrested in Pyeongchang

  25-02-2018 04:36 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Olympic Committee confirms that Dave Duncan, his wife Maja and Canadian technical coach William Raine had been detained by police in South Korea and were now released after an alleged drunken joyride. Jeff Semple is in South Korea with more.
  
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• Quadruple amputee soon to be homeless

  25-02-2018 04:30 via globalnews.ca
  Before Christmas, we introduced you to John Black: a quadruple amputee who was struggling to find a new place to move to. He thought he had a new home as of this coming Thursday only to find out it wasn’t available. Now he has no place to go. Julia Foy has more.
  
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• BC Winter Games: Inspiring the next generation of curlers

  25-02-2018 04:30 via globalnews.ca
  Team Canada picked up a gold medal in mixed doubles curling in Pyeongchang, something that did not go unnoticed by dozens of young curlers competing in Kamloops this weekend. The win has inspired them and hopefully another generation of curlers to get into the sport. Nadia Stewart has more from the BC Winter Games.
  
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• Concerns about alcohol abuse in college and university

  25-02-2018 04:29 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• Dramatic West Van dog rescue caught on camera

  25-02-2018 04:26 via globalnews.ca
  The wintry blast is also leading to a warning to dog owners and walkers, keep your pets on leash when outdoors. That’s after two dogs got away from their owners and ended up in some frigid waters. Kristen Robinson reports. communities received a lot more snow than was forecast. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• Child, mother speak out about reported luring incident

  25-02-2018 03:07 via globalnews.ca
  Nine-year-old Braydon De Repentigny said he was walking home from Kelowna's Spring Valley Elementary on Thursday when a white minivan stopped at the entrance to a parking lot, blocking his path along the sidewalk.
  
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• Viral videos help Abbotsford shipping-container pool firm go global

  25-02-2018 03:03 via vancouversun.com
  After a tidal wave of viral video views on social media, Modpools is now plying international waters.
  The Abbotsford firm, which converts shipping containers into backyard pools, sold its 100th pool this month, a year after launching at the B.C. Home + Garden Show in Vancouver, said Paul Rathnam, who founded the company with his wife, Denise.
  “Our viral exposure has turned us into an international company, which has been unexpected,” he said.
  While setting up for this year&rsquo
  
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• Kuzma: ‘Frustrated’ Hutton the latest young player to get Green’s tough love

  25-02-2018 02:50 via theprovince.com
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Ben Hutton was on autopilot Saturday.
  The normally talkative and jovial Vancouver Canucks defenceman repeated the same staid phrases — working hard and waiting for his opportunity — to address being scratched the last four games and seven times in the previous 15 and having coach Travis Green question his focus.
  “I’m frustrated,” said Hutton. “I want to be in the lineup and play. With that being said, I’ve got to come to the rink
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – Feb. 24

  25-02-2018 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.
  
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• Meet the Richmond man bent on tackling money laundering in real estate

  25-02-2018 01:58
  
  Sasha Caldera works for Canadians for Tax Fairness, which wants to cast light on anonymous home ownership
  
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• Whitecaps deal for Jose Aja adds fuel to Tim Parker trade rumours

  25-02-2018 01:33 via theprovince.com
  The speculation about Tim Parker’s days with the Vancouver Whitecaps being numbered is bound to amp up even more now.
  There have been rumours all over social media that the Whitecaps are looking to deal the 26-year-old centre back to an eastern-based team, and, on Saturday, Vancouver added centre back Jose Aja in a trade with Orlando City SC.
  Vancouver opens the MLS regular season against the Montreal Impact on March 4 at B.C. Place.
  The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Parker, Vancouver’s first-
  
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• ‘Nothing has changed’: Dozens march for Tina Fontaine in Vancouver

  25-02-2018 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  Dozens were on the corner of West Georgia and Hamilton streets asking for systemic change saying Canada is not protecting Indigenous women and girls.
  
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• Recipe: Joe Fortes’ lobster roll

  25-02-2018 01:08 via globalnews.ca
  Wayne Sych, executive chef for Joe Fortes Seafood & Chophouse, shares a recipe for lobster rolls.
  
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• How food secure is B.C.? We don't know, and it's important we find out: report

  25-02-2018 00:26 via vancouversun.com
  More than 90 per cent of British Columbians believe it’s important that this province grows enough food that we aren’t reliant on imports to feed ourselves, according to the just-released Growing Progress report.
  How we should get there is anybody’s guess.
  The provincial government earlier this year appointed a committee to conduct a provincewide consultation and review of the rules governing the Agricultural Land Reserve to protect arable land and encourage farming.
  But the da
  
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