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• Brothers lose appeal of extradition order in drug case

  01-03-2018 23:46 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by two B.C. brothers accused of drug smuggling in Washington state to halt their extradition to the U.S.
  Oscar Edgardo Mendoza and Rember Oswaldo Guevara-Mendoza are accused of conspiring to smuggle large quantities of cocaine and ecstasy across the border.
  They were ordered extradited in June 2016, but filed an appeal of that B.C. Supreme Court ruling.
  Mendoza and Guevara-Mendoza appealed both the extradition order and a later decision by the justice
  
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• 5 things to do this weekend for Thursday, March 1, 2018

  01-03-2018 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend for Thursday, March 1, 2018.
  
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• Whitecaps-Impact: There’s history there, but is it still a rivalry?

  01-03-2018 23:34 via theprovince.com
  It’s hard to call it a rivalry when you only see each other once a year in the regular season, but the embers of dislike still smoulder with the Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact.
  The two teams meet for the third time in an MLS season opener this Sunday, when the Caps host the Impact at B.C. Place (3 p.m., TSN, TSN 1040). While there is a long and storied history between the clubs from their USL days, the MLS meetings have been limited to one regular-season game a season and eight Ca
  
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• Another season, another season-ending injury for Loui Eriksson

  01-03-2018 23:26 via theprovince.com
  Loui Eriksson’s second Canucks season is over.
  The veteran winger has a fractured rib, head coach Travis Green told reporters on Thursday morning, and isn’t expected to recover before the Canucks’ season comes to an end next month.
  Eriksson suffered the injury on Sunday against the Arizona Coyotes.
  He’s scored 10 goals in 50 games this season; he had 11 in 65 games last year.
  His 2016-17 season ended around the same time last year, when he suffered a season-ending knee in
  
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• Surrey RCMP charge man for alleged assault of Syrian refugee

  01-03-2018 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  Surrey RCMP say the 52-year-old who is known to police, has been charged for allegedly assaulting an 18-year-old Syrian refugee in November.
  
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• Still lots of compelling UFC storylines, despite falling pay-per-view numbers

  01-03-2018 23:04 via theprovince.com
  Saturday’s UFC 222 pay-per-view isn’t likely to do big numbers, having lost its original main event between featherweight champion Max Holloway and veteran challenger Frankie Edgar.
  Truth be told, even with that bout still intact, this card probably wasn’t going to do much more than 300,000 buys, if that. And even now with Edgar remaining on the card to face unbeaten upstart Brian Ortega, and Cris Cyborg stepping up to defend her featherweight title against former Invicta FC ch
  
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• The Pat-cast: Positive thoughts

  01-03-2018 23:01 via theprovince.com
  The Pat-cast wasn’t traded anywhere on deadline day, so it’s time for another episode, powered by Eagle Ridge GM.
  http://media.blubrry.com/theprovincesports/p/archive.org/download/patcast_mar_1-the_province_podcast/patcast_mar_1.mp3
  Jason Botchford and Jeff Paterson discuss the week that was from the trade deadline to the aftermath.
  They look at the Vancouver media market and their roles in it. Wedesnday was a loss for the Canucks but it was a fun night at Rogers Arena and they revie
  
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• Slovakian woman gets three years for smuggling opium through YVR

  01-03-2018 22:39 via vancouversun.com
  A chance encounter in an Istanbul café with a mysterious man named Mike has landed a Slovakian woman in a B.C. prison for three years.
  Iveta Scheuer, 50, has been convicted of smuggling 2.6 kilos of opium into Canada in late 2016, hidden in the sides of two suitcases.
  When the opium was discovered by airport officials, Scheuer claimed she had no idea what she’d been carrying. She also gave two different versions of how and why she had come to B.C.
  She later testified in her own defe
  
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• Montreal considered second-best city in the world for millennials

  01-03-2018 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  A global survey found Montreal to be one of the best places in the world for millennials to live.
  
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• Passenger describes cellphone fire on board Air Canada flight

  01-03-2018 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  Passenger Brandon Scott describes what he saw on board an Air Canada flight when a fellow passenger’s phone caught fire before takeoff in Toronto.
  
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• BC NDP passes its budget on party lines

  01-03-2018 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  B.C.'s budget passed in the legislature, with MLAs voting along party lines.
  
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• New research finds police integration in mental health programs works

  01-03-2018 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  Dr. Catherine Costigan says Victoria clients are more comfortable going downtown to access ACT mental health services when police are integrated into the program.
  
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• Movie Minute: Red Sparrow

  01-03-2018 21:56 via vancouversun.com
  Postmedia movie critic Dana Gee and Arts editor Aleesha Harris weigh in on Jennifer Lawrence’s new big,  Russian spy thriller Red Sparrow . Find out if J-Law comes in from the cold a winner or freezes in action. All star cast includes Joel Edgerton, Jeremy Irons, Charlotte Rampling, Joely Richardson and Matthias Schoenaerts.
   
   
  
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• RCMP arrest Nanaimo man wanted for scamming women

  01-03-2018 21:55 via vancouversun.com
  A Nanaimo man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant on charges of defrauding women he met on dating websites was arrested early Thursday morning.
  Nanaimo RCMP arrested 34-year-old Jordan Shepherd after officers found him at 2:30 a.m. sleeping in a car parked outside a motel.
  Shepherd, also known as Dave Rofter, faces five counts of fraud under $5,000 in Nanaimo, one count of fraud in Ladysmith and another count of fraud in New Westminster.
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• Whitecaps get Premier Leaguer Jordon Mutch on loan

  01-03-2018 21:50 via theprovince.com
  There was a fire underneath all that smoke, after all.
  The Vancouver Whitecaps, after weeks of rumours of a transfer deal for Crystal Palace, have agreed to a 12-month loan for Premier League midfielder Jordon Mutch, according to a report from ESPN FC. An official announcement is expected in the next 24-48 hours.
  Mutch, 26, is an attack-minded midfielder who plays box-to-box, but hadn’t been able to crack the first-team of Roy Hodgson’s team this season. He hasn’t played a sing
  
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• Inside Air Canada flight delayed after smartphone catches fire

  01-03-2018 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Passenger video from inside an Air Canada flight departing from Toronto Pearson Airport that was delayed Thursday morning after a passenger’s LG smartphone caught fire.
  
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• Former premier Dave Barrett remembered as ‘happy warrior’ in B.C. Legislature

  01-03-2018 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  NDP Premier John Horgan and B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson both paid tribute to former premier Dave Barrett in the B.C. on Thursday.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks sign WHL star Kole Lind to three-year deal

  01-03-2018 21:03 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks have signed Kelowna Rockets star Kole Lind, the club’s second-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, to a three-year, entry-level contract.
  Lind, 19, leads the B.C. Division-leading Rockets in scoring with 35 goals and 50 assists for 85 points in 51 games this season.  The right winger sits 10th in WHL scoring, despite missing 13 games due to illness and injury.
  Kole Lind has signed  a three-year entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks.
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• International Dance Festival puts its best feet forward

  01-03-2018 21:01
  
  Sit down and see some incredible and diverse dance performances that will have you on your feet.
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: Markets say goodbye to a lousy February

  01-03-2018 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  This February was the worst month for American markets in the past two years.
  
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• 2018 will be a year of upheaval in Metro Vancouver politics

  01-03-2018 20:41
  
  It is time to go out on a limb and make a prediction about the forthcoming municipal elections happening this October: 2018 will be a year of upheaval on city councils in Metro Vancouver.
  
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• Wednesday night was a long one for some Nanaimo-bound ferry passengers

  01-03-2018 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  It was a long night for some passengers on B.C. Ferries Wednesday, as heavy wind delayed the last sailing from West Vancouver to Nanaimo.
  
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• Province confirms rental buildings to be exempt from luxury house tax

  01-03-2018 20:29
  
  Properties with four or more rental units will be exempt from the new school tax announced in B.C. Budget 2018
  
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• Four in five British Columbians support new real estate taxes

  01-03-2018 20:22
  
  Poll finds most residents backing NDP’s new “speculation tax” as well as expanded foreign buyer tax and higher luxury home tax
  
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• Affordable one-bedroom Vancouver apartment now defined as $1,750

  01-03-2018 19:40
  
  The city says when it comes to a two-bedroom rental unit, affordable is $2,505
  
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• Surrey man charged with assault on Syrian teen

  01-03-2018 19:36 via vancouversun.com
  A 52-year-old Surrey man has been charged with assault causing bodily harm in connection with what police called an unprovoked attack on a Syrian immigrant. 
  Surrey RCMP circulated a surveillance photo of the alleged suspect of a Nov. 16 attack on a Syrian immigrant.
  The assault happened near the Newton bus loop in the 13700 block of 72nd Avenue just before noon on Nov. 16, 2017. Surrey RCMP say an 18-year-old man, a recent immigrant to Canada, received minor injuries after being elbow
  
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• Compass Card donation program expanded to YVR, Burrard stations

  01-03-2018 19:26 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink is expanding a program that turns unwanted Compass Cards into transit passes to help poor families.
  Compass Card donation bins were set up at five SkyTrain stations last year. Now there will be bins at two more locations: Burrard and YVR Airport stations.
  The value remaining on the donated cards is converted into transit passes to help children, families and seniors at United Way-funded social service agencies. 
  Other drop-off stations include:
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• City of White Rock apologizes for inability to save much-loved tree

  01-03-2018 19:09 via vancouversun.com
  The Paulownia tomentosa is kaput.
  The City of White Rock posted an apology Thursday on its website announcing it has been unable to save the tree, also known as Empress Tree, in Memorial Park on the downtown waterfront.
  “We are sorry,” the statement reads. “We tried our best…. We originally believed we could work around the tree, but, unfortunately, the large shallow roots extended further to the downhill side of the tree than expected.
  “What we learned from a
  
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• Inquest called in death of Saskatchewan Indigenous woman found in B.C. park

  01-03-2018 19:04
  Deanna Renee Desjarlais was found dead in Surrey’s Hawthorne Park in May 2016, but she was not identified until that September. The independent inquest into her death will be held on May 7.
  
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• Banks partly to blame for Vancouver housing crisis: union

  01-03-2018 19:04
  Mortgage lenders encourage high loans to raise interest revenues, like a hidden and unregulated “tax” on real estate, asserts BCGEU report
  
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• Video shows Richmond librarian hit with 'flying Bruce Lee kick' at homeless housing meeting

  01-03-2018 19:03
  
  Police are investigating incident at Brighouse branch of Richmond public library
  
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• VIDEO: Man kicks librarian in stomach at homeless housing meeting

  01-03-2018 19:03
  
  Police are investigating incident at Brighouse branch of Richmond public library
  
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• Wine Guy: Canned cleansing ales

  01-03-2018 19:00 via theprovince.com
  Yes, the Vancouver International Wine Festival is currently in full swing. And yes, there is a multitude of amazing wines to be tasted.
  But the reality remains, at the end of a day (or eight) taken over by wine, the palate can really use a cleansing ale. Don’t believe me? Ask a  winemaker.
  Thus this week it’s a tap takeover, or more correctly a canned annexation, as there is a real story in the resurgence of aluminum on the filling line. Indeed, cans have quickly become the vess
  
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• Daily Poll: Would you still shop at MEC if it hadn't severed ties with a U.S. gun manufacturer?

  01-03-2018 18:47 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver-based outdoor retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op will stop orders from five American brands owned by a gun manufacturing company following the shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people. The move follows pressure from co-op members, many of whom said they wouldn’t shop there if it didn’t sever ties with Vista Outdoor.
  Would you have continued to shop at MEC if the store hadn’t made this move? Take our poll and leave your comments below.Take Our Poll
   
  
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• Mountain Equipment Co-op to drop brands owned by U.S. gun manufacturer

  01-03-2018 18:38
  
  Mountain Equipment Co-op announced Thursday morning that it will drop five brands that are owned by Vista Outdoor.
  
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• B.C. bride's online malice against photographer ends with order to pay $115,000

  01-03-2018 18:36
  In his ruling released Feb. 22, Justice Gordon Weatherill says Liao's "mission was to expose what she wrongly perceived as a corrupt business.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Mostly cloudy, snowfall warning lifted for Sea to Sky Highway

  01-03-2018 18:27 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Thursday’s weather in Metro Vancouver will be mostly cloudy, with sunny breaks and mild temperatures. 
  Earlier Thursday, Environment Canada posted a snowfall warning for the Sea to Sky region from Squamish to Whistler, saying up to 15 centimetres of new snow is expected. However, that warning has since been lifted.
  Metro Vancouver is in for more rain tonight, though the agency says it may snow again at higher elevations overnight and on Friday morning.
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• Vancouver-based MEC severs ties with gun manufacturer after outcry

  01-03-2018 17:55 via vancouversun.com
  Canadian outdoor retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op will stop orders from five American brands owned by a gun manufacturing company following the shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people.
  The Vancouver-based company has been facing pressure to stop carrying brands owned by Vista Outdoor, a Utah-based gun and ammunition company.
  In an open letter Thursday,  MEC president David Labistour  said while the issues of gun violence are seemingly unrelated to MEC, i
  
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• Meet 4 of the ‘Big Brother Canada’ houseguests

  01-03-2018 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  Rozina of Toronto, Ont., Derek of Beaumont, Alta., William Kenny of Trepassey, Nfld. and Ali Martinez of Vancouver, B.C. will be entering the ‘Big Brother Canada’ house on March 7 to compete for $100,000 and other prizes.
  
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• Inquest to be held into Surrey death of Deanna Desjarlais

  01-03-2018 17:51 via vancouversun.com
  The BC Coroners Service will hold an inquest into the death of Deanna Desjarlais, whose body was found in Surrey two years ago.
  The 27-year-old Saskatoon woman was missing for five months before her body was identified as one found months earlier in a wooded area of Hawthorne Park.
  The inquest will begin on May 7 at the Burnaby coroners’ court in Metrotown.
  The coroner says Desjarlais was a member of the Kawacatoose First Nation, who came to B.C. in 2015.
  She was last heard from
  
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• How to host an award winning Oscar party

  01-03-2018 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  Lifestyle consultant Carey McBeth shows us how to throw an Oscar party worthy of the red carpet.
  
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• Vancouver-based retailer MEC cuts ties with Vista brands

  01-03-2018 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian outfitter Mountain Equipment Co-op has dropped five brands linked to the NRA following a public outcry in the wake of a mass-shooting at a Florida high school.
  
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• B.C. gangster gets life sentence in Philippines for trafficking

  01-03-2018 17:07 via vancouversun.com
  A high-profile B.C gangster has been sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines for his involvement in an international drug-trafficking ring that set up in the Southeast Asian country.
  Independent Soldier James Riach, who is part of the Wolf Pack gang alliance, got the news in a Manila courtroom Wednesday, along with his Canadian co-accused Ali Shirazi.
  Judge Selma Alaras issued an 11-page ruling, saying both Riach and Shirazi had possessed more than $2.5 million Cdn worth of ecstasy and sh
  
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• This Just In: Aromatherapy Associates Anti-Ageing Overnight Repair Mask, Maybelline New York Total Temptation Brow Definer and CHANEL Rouge Coco Gloss Moisturizing Glossimer

  01-03-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Aromatherapy Associates
  Anti-Ageing Overnight Repair Mask
  They say: An “intense” overnight skin treatment that rejuvenates skin with botanical extracts, strawberry-seed extracts and more. Millet seed and rice germ reduce environmental damage, while nourishing oils hydrate and plump skin.  
  We say: Our tester used this as an overnight mask instead of removing after two hours of wear, which is also listed on the product’s box as an option. A small amount of th
  
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• Maria Bamford brings the weird for JFL NorthWest

  01-03-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  JFL NorthWest
  March 1-10, various locations
  Tickets 
  Whenever I see comedian/actor Maria Bamford, I wonder how she is? Is she OK?
  I have no personal reason to wonder about the state of Bamford. It seems I, just like a lot of others, have an overwhelming urge to hug her.
  “My friend Jackie Kashian, we tour a lot together, says, ‘People always want to carry your luggage, what’s going on?’ I don’t know what’s going on, it might be the trembling,” s
  
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• Letters to The Province, March 1, 2018: Brutal crashes show need to lower Coquihalla speed limits

  01-03-2018 17:00 via theprovince.com
  Is it maybe time to rethink the speed limits on the Coquihalla Highway? How many times has that route been closed this winter?The 120-km/h signs are still hanging there. Just about every incident has involved transport trucks. We should consider lowering speed limits during the winter months to 80 km/h for transport trucks and 100 km/h for passenger vehicles.It’s pretty obvious that excessive speed during adverse road conditions is the problem. The government needs to protect people from t
  
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• Five concerts not to miss in March and April

  01-03-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  The music industry has never recovered from the impact of the digital age on album sales. So if you want to make music and eat, you get on the road and tour, tour, tour. It’s not nice to do in the winter. Spring is coming soon.
  Hot on its heels is a convoy of musical acts. There were so many choices that pairing down to five, “must-see” shows in March and April was difficult. Perhaps in recognition of the ravages of age on artists, this list may lean toward some of the legacy a
  
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• Beauty Bar: MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam Sia

  01-03-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: MAC Cosmetics teams up with another music superstar for its Viva Glam initiative. And, this time, the celebrity face is Chandelier singer, Sia. 
  The Australian singer-songwriter follows in the footsteps of Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and more to help create a Lipstick shade that will help to benefit men, women and children living with and affected by HIV and AIDS. 
  The limited-edition release is a matte red lipstick that boasts a warm, vivid hue that’s “as lou
  
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• Lack of diversity in medical textbooks could cause racial bias: UBC study

  01-03-2018 16:40 via vancouversun.com
  UBC researchers studying how race and skin tone are depicted in medical textbooks have found a startling lack of diversity.
  And, a new study argues, that could be contributing to racial bias in treatment.
  The study by UBC and the University of Toronto, published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, found dark skin tones are underrepresented in a number of chapters , including those dealing with skin cancer.
  UBC lead author Patricia Louie, who is now a PhD student at U of T, says
  
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