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• Rob Shaw: NDP must learn from years of Liberal messes to fix ICBC and Hydro

  04-03-2018 23:11 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — A new premier rides into office on a promise of improving affordability for ordinary families, but quickly finds the government’s agenda threatened by a looming financial crisis and massive rate hikes at B.C. Hydro and the Insurance Corporation of B.C.
  No, it’s not just the story of John Horgan’s early days as premier, and his retreat last week on a promised Hydro rate freeze. It was also the predicament faced by his predecessor, Christy Clark, when she assumed
  
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• More than 80 per cent of New West pre-sale condo buyers chose higher prices to keep contracts alive

  04-03-2018 22:51 via vancouversun.com
  Most pre-sale buyers at a New Westminster condo project have chosen to pay an extra 15 per cent to keep alive their approximately two-year-old contracts, after the developer said it would otherwise be unable to finish building the units.
  Vancouver-based Jago Development Inc. said 44 out of 55 buyers of one-, two- and three-bedroom units at Westbourne Residences opted to pay the new price.
  This means they will pay tens of thousands of dollars more, between approximately $37,000 and $90,000, with
  
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• When you live in Vang-couver but hail from O-soo-yuss: On a hunt for regional accents

  04-03-2018 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  English-Canadian accents are famously homogeneous from sea to sea, Newfoundland and Labrador notwithstanding.
  There are small differences — if someone says it’s thong-and-bunnyhug weather instead of flip flops and hoody, for instance, they’ll be from Saskatchewan.
  But UBC associate professor Molly Babel has always wondered how that could be?
  So when the linguist — yes, a linguist named Babel — was approached by Bob Pritchard, who was curious about accents across B.C
  
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• Close encounter with ‘a monster tom cougar’: Vancouver Island man captures incredible video

  04-03-2018 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  "There's a monster, monster tom at 20 metres looking at me. A monster tom cougar. And no, I don't have a gun. I have nothing. And he is huge."
  
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• Video shows close encounter with cougar

  04-03-2018 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  A Vancouver Island man recorded an unnerving encounter with a cougar.
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Opium smuggler gets 3 years

  04-03-2018 22:23 via vancouversun.com
  I saw this interesting ruling on the B.C. Supreme Court website. It was just posted this week, though the sentencing hearing was just before Christmas. Hard to imagine anyone would agree to fly any narcotic into another country unless under duress.
  Here’s my story:Slovakian woman gets three years for smuggling opium through YVRA 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
  
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• Roger Bannister, famed runner who ran Miracle Mile in Vancouver, dead at 88

  04-03-2018 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  Tens of millions around the world followed the race on radio and television.
  
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• Rugby 7 star Jen Kish

  04-03-2018 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  Canada Rugby seven star Jen Kish joins Jay to talk about her career and the future
  
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• Jason Botchford: The eternally under-appreciated Alex Edler could be the greatest all-time Canucks blueliner

  04-03-2018 19:55 via theprovince.com
  Alex Edler is at the centre of one of the greatest Canucks stories ever told.
  And, wouldn’t you know, it revolves around a trade deadline.
  But this one is year 2008, the dawn of the Sedin era and the lead-up to the run which would bring a city together and then break its collective heart.
  Dave Nonis was the general manager then, and a lot more fiery then he ever let on in public.
  There was oppressing, weighty pressure on him then to make a move — a franchise-changing one — and,
  
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• Ask an Expert:Spring Break Parenting

  04-03-2018 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  Parenting Expert – Julie Romanowski – gives some helpful hints and tips on how to tackle family life during the Spring Break
  
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• Ask an Expert: Spring Break parenting

  04-03-2018 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  Parenting Expert – Julie Romanowski – gives some helpful hints and tips on how to tackle family life during the Spring Break.
  
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• Whitecaps have new look, new faces, and seek to provide new answers

  04-03-2018 19:47 via theprovince.com
  There are many questions swirling about the Vancouver Whitecaps as they open the season Sunday, but none more important than this: who are they?
  No, seriously. Who are they?
  This is a team with a dozen new faces, with more seemingly being ushered through the door every day. Sunday’s season-opener against the Montreal Impact (3 p.m., TSN, TSN 1040) will be the first time the majority of fans have seen the new players picked up by Carl Robinson in the off-season get competitive action.
  Strik
  
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• Vancouver weather: Cloudy, rain and possible flurries to come

  04-03-2018 19:38 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: March 4, 2018 – Sunday’s weather is cloudy and grey, with the slight hint of rain or flurries in the afternoon. Bundle up – it could still be cold.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Cloudy, 30 per cent chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 7.
  Tonight: Cloudy, again a 30 per cent chance of rain showers. Low of plus 2.
  Tomorrow: Mainly cloud, still 30 per cent chance of rain in the afternoon, another high of 7, with a low of plus 2.
  Traffic: Lower Mainland
  Here&r
  
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• 21-year-old dies in high-speed crash near UBC

  04-03-2018 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  West 16th Avenue between Trimble Street and Courtenay Street will be closed for much of Sunday morning.
  
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• Giants clinch playoff berth, marking first postseason stint in four years

  04-03-2018 19:14 via theprovince.com
  For the Vancouver Giants, X marks an important spot.
  The Giants have one next to their name in the WHL standings, which signifies they have qualified for the playoffs. They clinched a spot Saturday night, via a 5-4 win over the Kamloops Blazers at the Langley Events Centre before a crowd of 4,041.
  There was some notable jumping around and hugging in the Giants’ post-game scrum around goaltender David Tendeck, particularly from veteran players. Going into this season, Vancouver has missed t
  
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• Mike Smyth: Three years, 357 bills. Dave Barrett’s extraordinary legacy

  04-03-2018 19:02 via theprovince.com
  It’s extraordinary to ponder all that was accomplished by the NDP government of Dave Barrett in the 1970s, despite the very brief time that he was premier of British Columbia.
  Barrett, who died on Feb. 2 at age 87, was premier for just three years, from 1972 to 1975. But, in that time, he did things that changed B.C. forever.
  The list of achievements was recited frequently on Saturday during a state memorial service attended by 1,000 people at the University of Victoria.
  Pharmacare. The Ag
  
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• UBC resident drives off road in Vancouver's second fatal crash this year

  04-03-2018 18:59
  The driver, a 21-year-old man who lived on the University of British Columbia campus, died at the scene. He was the only person in the vehicle.
  
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• Early morning high-speed crash involving Mercedes leaves one dead

  04-03-2018 18:34 via vancouversun.com
  A 21-year-old resident is dead following a dramatic car accident early Sunday morning in Vancouver’s west side.
  Just before 1 a.m., a Car 2 Go Mercedes sedan was eastbound on West 16th Avenue near Discovery Street when the driver lost control, veered off the road and smashed into several nearby trees. The vehicle flipped and came to stop on its roof, trapping the sole occupant inside.
  Those at the scene reported seeing pieces of the vehicle – including the engine – strewn up to
  
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• Saskatchewan Rush beat Vancouver Stealth 16-10

  04-03-2018 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Stealth came up short against the Saskatchewan Rush on Saturday at SaskTel Centre.
  
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• UBC student dies in West Side car accident

  04-03-2018 18:00
  
  Vancouver police say it's the second fatal collision of 2018
  
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• Ed Willes: The future Canucks fans have waited for is about to arrive. No, seriously.

  04-03-2018 17:31 via theprovince.com
  These days it seems the hockey world has advanced stats on just about every aspect of the game.
  There’s fancy stats on breakouts, both controlled and those started by Michael Del Zotto. There are stats on zone entries, both controlled and those conducted by Loui Eriksson. There are, roughly, 324 categories on shot attempts, shot suppression, shots which hit the net, shots which don’t and who’s responsible for generating and/or suppressing those shots.
  I think they’ve give
  
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• New feature at VanDusen Garden going to the birds

  04-03-2018 16:08
  
  Vancouver Park Board celebrates opening of new Backyard Bird Garden feature at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
  
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• Play hockey and drink beer… for the kids

  04-03-2018 16:00
  
  The beer leaguers from Bomber Brewing are gearing up to get pucks deep and donations even deeper.
  
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• Whitecaps Game Day: Impact look to spoil the party at the Dome

  04-03-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  Vancouver Whitecaps (15W-7D-17L, 3rd West) vs. Montreal Impact (11-6-17, 8th East), 3 p.m. Sunday (TSN, TSN 1040)
  THE BIG MATCHUP
  KEI KAMARA VS. IMPACT D
  The Sierra Leonean big man was brought in for one reason, and one reason only: to score. He’s the prototypical forward for the style of game the Whitecaps play, using flank speed to send crosses into the middle to a big, high-flying target.
  The 6-foot-3, 190-pound striker goes up against a Montreal defence that surrendered the fifth-
  
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• Dementia care project in B.C. aims to be a 'village within the larger community'

  04-03-2018 13:00
  "We really have to focus on their emotional wellbeing ... and keep them functioning as a valued member of our community," says project lead Elroy Jespersen, who noted that there's a great need for facilities where residents don't feel 'locked in'.
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: VSO salutes Tovey; Shine, wine extra fine

  04-03-2018 07:00 via theprovince.com
  VSO salutes Maestro Tovey
  Many fans believed Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s charming and longest serving music director, would stick around for the orchestra’s 100th season.
  With other ideas, the 60-year old celeb — synonymous with the VSO — announced last year he would exit gracefully at the conclusion of the 2017-18 year, paving the way for newly appointed Dutch conductor Otto Tausk to lead the Grammy and Juno award-winning ensemble into its centena
  
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• Tricky Dickie helps Owls crack Walnut Grove in triple-A girls basketball final

  04-03-2018 05:53 via theprovince.com
  This time, one out of three was perfect for the Kelowna Owls.
  The top-seeded Owls, who lost their two previous meetings this season to the No. 3 Walnut Grove Gators, beat them 67-61 Saturday in the triple-A girls basketball provincial final before a crowd of about 2,000 at the Langley Events Centre.
  The Langley-based Gators cut the Owls’ lead to 35-34 early in the third quarter, and that’s where grade 11 KSS forward Kennedy Dickie took over. She scored eight straight points in 55 sec
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Mar 3

  04-03-2018 05:21 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Saturday, March 3, 2018. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.
  
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• Erin Schryer and Nicole Letourneau: Including the family is critical to children’s literacy education

  04-03-2018 05:00 via theprovince.com
  In Canada, two out of five adults — that’s nearly nine million people — cannot read well enough to perform everyday tasks. Reading difficulties start early. It is very well established that children who are not reading well by the end of Grade 1 are likely never to read well. Reduced literacy puts these children at a disadvantage for the rest of their schooling — and their life.
  So what can be done?
  Research from a cross-section of disciplines, including education, medici
  
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• Some diabetic patients are also dealing with a type of eating disorder

  04-03-2018 04:31 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• Fatal crash in Maple Ridge

  04-03-2018 04:31 via globalnews.ca
  A vehicle went off the road and crashed into a chain link fence near 210 street and 128th avenue around lunchtime Saturday, killing the passenger.
  
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• Burns Lake sex assault allegations

  04-03-2018 04:31 via globalnews.ca
  The community of Burns Lake has been rocked by shocking allegations made against their former mayor. Luke Strimbold is accused of sexual assault in a string of offences. Julia Foy has more.
  
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• BC reacts to Atlantic salmon ban

  04-03-2018 04:31 via globalnews.ca
  BC’s salmon farming industry is assessing the impact of a decision made just across the border. Washington state senators voting to ban Atlantic salmon fish farms from their waters. Paul Johnson has more.
  
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• Search efforts renewed for missing mother

  04-03-2018 04:27 via globalnews.ca
  A police dive team returned to an East Vancouver park in hopes of finding clues as to what happened to Su Yi Liang. The 37-year-old hasn’t been seen for nearly two months. Nadia Stewart has more.
  
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• Memorial service for former BC Premier

  04-03-2018 04:27 via globalnews.ca
  A state memorial service was held in Victoria Saturday for former Premier Dave Barrett. He passed away after battling Alzheimer’s disease. Kylie Stanton has more.
  
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• Daring deer rescue caught on tape

  04-03-2018 04:24 via globalnews.ca
  The rescue of a young deer was caught on video after it fell through the ice on Okanagan Lake near Vernon. Turns out BC Hydro crew passing by spotted her struggling just in the nick of time. Jules Knox has more.
  
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• Single-vehicle crash claims one life in Maple Ridge

  04-03-2018 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  Ridge Meadows RCMP said two people were in the vehicle travelling on Golden Ears Way near 210th Street when the crash happened.
  
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• Clowning around as records fall, party girls shine in West Van Run 5K

  04-03-2018 02:57 via vancouversun.com
  WEST VANCOUVER — Before we talk about record-smashers Justin Kent and Natasha Wodak, cute kids, Lei-Lani Katrina Harmon or Debra Kato‘s amusing clown suit, I need to wish the bubbly Serena Jackson a happy birthday, and apologize (wink, wink) for vowing to beat her to the West Van Run 5K finish line on Saturday morning.
  The Vancouver woman, marking her 23rd birthday running in party hats with friends Melissa Nemeth and Emilie Diver, turned to me with 400 metres left in the race, smile
  
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• Mike Smyth: Three years, 357 bills. The extraordinary legacy of Dave Barrett

  04-03-2018 02:09 via theprovince.com
  It’s extraordinary to ponder all that was accomplished by the NDP government of Dave Barrett in the 1970s, despite the very brief time that he was premier of British Columbia.
  Barrett, who died on Feb. 2 at age 87, was premier for just three years, from 1972 to 1975. But, in that time, he did things that changed B.C. forever.
  The list of achievements was recited frequently on Saturday during a state memorial service attended by 1,000 people at the University of Victoria.
  Pharmacare. The Ag
  
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• Men seek answers about #MeToo and accountability at Vancouver event

  04-03-2018 02:09 via vancouversun.com
  A group of 100 men sat silently Saturday at the Ray-Cam Community Centre in east Vancouver, heads tilted and arms crossed, dwelling on the role they play in violence against women.
  Inside Ray-Cam’s gymnasium, pacing back and forth beneath a basketball net, Joseph Fossella told them about his own violent past, which time and time again threatened to destroy his marriage. During his first attempt on his wife’s life, he couldn’t find the bullets for his gun. After the second,
  
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• The eternally under-appreciated Alex Edler could be the greatest all-time Canucks blueliner

  04-03-2018 02:07 via theprovince.com
  Alex Edler is at the centre of one of the greatest Canucks stories ever told.
  And, wouldn’t you know, it revolves around a trade deadline.
  But this one is year 2008, the dawn of the Sedin era and the lead-up to the run which would bring a city together and then break its collective heart.
  Dave Nonis was the general manager then, and a lot more fiery then he ever let on in public.
  There was oppressing, weighty pressure on him then to make a move — a franchise-changing one — and,
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – March 3

  04-03-2018 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.
  
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• Willes: The future Canucks fans have waited for is about to arrive. No, seriously.

  04-03-2018 01:56 via theprovince.com
  These days it seems the hockey world has advanced stats on just about every aspect of the game.
  There’s fancy stats on breakouts, both controlled and those started by Michael Del Zotto. There are stats on zone entries, both controlled and those conducted by Loui Eriksson. There are, roughly, 324 categories on shot attempts, shot suppression, shots which hit the net, shots which don’t and who’s responsible for generating and/or suppressing those shots.
  I think they’ve give
  
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• Vancouver Coastal Health says its hospital food isn’t horrible, and they have the numbers to prove it

  04-03-2018 01:48 via globalnews.ca
  "We're trying to change that perception of hospital food."
  
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• How ‘not donating’ your $25 Loblaw gift card can actually help the food bank

  04-03-2018 01:43 via globalnews.ca
  "When we receive gift cards, we have to go to the store ... and pay retail prices," notes the CEO of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.
  
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• Housing affordability top-of-mind at poverty reduction meeting

  04-03-2018 00:43 via vancouversun.com
  Housing affordability has been the top concern for participants in a series of community meetings designed to inform the provincial government’s poverty reduction strategy — and a meeting Saturday morning in North Vancouver was no exception.
  The events, which are being held in 28 communities across B.C., are a chance for ordinary citizens to provide their ideas before the government tables legislation with specific targets and timelines aimed at reducing poverty. The legislation was
  
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• Caregivers website shares stories of challenge, holds out hope

  04-03-2018 00:17 via vancouversun.com
  The Port Coquitlam home of Sheila Gutsche is so immaculate and bright it’s almost impossible to imagine what the family endured after Gutsche’s daughter, Shara, suffered a life-altering brain injury. 
  The walls are hung with Shara’s beautiful watercolours and Shara, 41, is a bubbly presence, laughing and joking. But 28 years ago when Shara was struck by a drunk driver who ran a red light, her life was changed forever.
  “The doctors didn’t know if she would live
  
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