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• Conservation officers step up enforcement of Revelstoke caribou closures

  05-03-2018 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  "There is just not a lot of caribou left and we want to work hard to preserve the population that we have and ideally grow it."
  
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• It’s a bird, it’s a plane… It’s a Mountie, about to bust you for distracted driving

  05-03-2018 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  Police are unveiling new tactics to catch distracted drivers, which include taking a bird's eye view of the roads.
  
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• Okanagan RCMP’s creativity reaping rewards in catching distracted drivers

  05-03-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  Police are going incognito while trying to catch distracted drivers, and it’s working.
  
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• Vancouver developer breaks silence in Trump tower controversy

  05-03-2018 23:34
  
  The local developer named in a story reported by CNN last week regarding the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver said in a statement Monday he has not been contacted by the FBI.
  
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• 16 sweet things you might not know about our newest columnist, Grant Lawrence

  05-03-2018 23:14
  
  Radio host, musician and author resurrects his ‘Vancouver Shakedown’ column
  
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• Mike Smyth: On the NDP’s payroll tax, the pressure continues to build

  05-03-2018 23:00 via theprovince.com
  Many B.C. businesses are still reeling from the blindside hit of a $4.2-billion payroll tax inflicted out of nowhere by Finance Minister Carole James in her Feb. 20 budget.
  The new “employer health tax” replaces unpopular Medical Services Plan premiums, which the NDP promised during last year’s election to phase out.
  For the significant number of businesses (generally large ones) that paid their employees’ MSP premiums as a workplace benefit, the new tax is roughly a wash
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Playing Jokinen, Goldobin in same game a daily-double win

  05-03-2018 22:54 via theprovince.com
  Jussi Jokinen played and Nikolay Goldobin stayed in the lineup Monday.
  It was a positive development for the transitioning Canucks and their polarized fans. Divided between icing a competitive product and fully flipping the rebuild switch — playing all the kids all the time regardless of the outcome — this roster move was a win-win.
  The well-travelled Jokinen was expected to lead by example on and off the ice in aligning with Henrik and Daniel Sedin against the New York Islanders at
  
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• RCMP say this man is wanted in connection with Surrey armed robbery

  05-03-2018 22:52 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP have released a surveillance photo of a man wanted in connection with a robbery of a Clayton Heights grocery store last month.
  The incident happened at 7:40 p.m. on Feb. 10.
  Police say a man shoplifted meat from a supermarket in the 18700 block of Fraser Highway and then pulled a gun when he was confronted by an in-store security guard.
  Surrey RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Scotty Schumann says the suspect “threatened to shoot the guard in order to escape.”The suspect i
  
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• Anti-bullying advocates think pink at Bluewater Café luncheon

  05-03-2018 22:45
  
  A rare dump of snow last week did not deter guests from attending the seventh annual Pink Shirt Day Luncheon presented by the CKNW Orphans Fund and Coast Capital Savings.
  
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• Police remove shopping cart full of marijuana plant trimmings

  05-03-2018 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  A surprise for a Kelowna homeowner on Monday morning when he saw a shopping cart full of marijuana clippings outside his home.
  
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• Delta police to issue eTickets for traffic violations, a first in B.C.

  05-03-2018 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  The e-ticketing system will work by scanning driver's licence information into an online template that will auto-populate the details of the offence.
  
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• Here are the best Chinese restaurants in Metro Vancouver

  05-03-2018 22:35 via vancouversun.com
  If you’re looking the best Chinese food in Metro Vancouver, these are the places to go.
  The winners of the 10th annual Chinese Restaurant Awards’ Diners’ Choice Awards were announced this week and there’s no shortage of delicious stir fry, spring rolls and Peking duck to go around. A total of 21 awards were handed out this year, all of which will be recognized at an award ceremony on April 17 at the River Rock Show Theatre.
  The awards were founded in 2008 to recognize the
  
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• Employer health tax to cost VSB 50% more than old MSP premiums

  05-03-2018 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver School Board says the new tax could lead to cuts in the classroom.
  
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• British Columbians are more FOI-hungry than all other Western provinces combined

  05-03-2018 22:32
  
  Statistically, we are swamping Freedom of Information staff with requests each year
  
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• Oscar-like effort in Vancouver for inspiring Walk In Her Shoes journey

  05-03-2018 22:16 via vancouversun.com
  Women and girl power, The Shape of Water and A Fantastic Woman were big winners at the Oscars Sunday night.
  The same could be said earlier in the day at CARE Canada’s Walk In Her Shoes Vancouver Challenge, which started and finished at Creekside Community Centre.
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  The 10,000-step walk along the False Creek Seawall started six years ago in Vancouver with six local women on a mission to raise awareness and funds to empower women and girls — and
  
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• Skier saved from avalanche near Penticton

  05-03-2018 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  A 35-year-old skier buried by an avalanche was rescued on Sunday.
  
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• Surrey RCMP seize gun and drugs from 'problem property'

  05-03-2018 22:04 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP say arrests are pending in connection with a gun and drug seizure from a home in the Guildford area last month.
  RCMP began an investigation and later obtained a search warrant after neighbours reported the residence in the 8400 block of 154th Street as a “problem property.”
  During the Feb. 13 search, police located and seized 50,000 doses of suspected methamphetamine along with large quantities of suspected heroin, marijuana and cocaine.
  Surrey RCMP seized a signific
  
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• Things to do in the Lower Mainland this week: These Are the Songs That I Sing When I’m Sad, The Dears, A Tribe Called Red, and more

  05-03-2018 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  Jane Miller.
  These Are the Songs That I Sing When I’m Sad
  When: March 13-17, 8 p.m.
  Where: The Fishbowl, 100-1398 Cartwright St.
  Tickets and info: $15-25, bocadellupo.com 
  Boca del Lupo presents a remount of an intimate, interactive performance by Jane Miller as part of its micro performance series. A singer, Miller shares stories of the (sad) songs that have played a role in her life. She also asks audience members for their favourite melancholy tunes, and sometimes plays them. 
  
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• Vancouver-based developer speaks out on report of Trump Tower investigation

  05-03-2018 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  The CNN investigation alleges US counterintelligence officials are looking into Ivanka Trump's involvement in negotiating the Trump building in Vancouver.
  
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• Same old story with call for security cameras on Granville strip

  05-03-2018 21:44
  
  Debate over whether security cameras should be installed along the Granville strip occurred more than 10 years ago. A recent homicide has renewed calls for the cameras.
  
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• Police cleared after teen hit by passing car during traffic stop

  05-03-2018 21:37 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s police watchdog has found no wrongdoing by police in an incident last month where a teen was hit by a passing car during a traffic stop.
  On Feb. 5, a police officer with the Port Mann Freeway Patrol pulled over a westbound vehicle just past the bridge that had been spotted speeding in the HOV lane. The officer told the 17-year-old male driver that he would be issuing three tickets, suspending the driver’s license as well as impounding the vehicle.
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• Five steps to help a senior with a debt problem

  05-03-2018 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  Blair Mantin of Sands & Associates explains his five tips on how to help a senior struggling with debt
  
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• 3D printing: UBC Okanagan researchers find new way to produce living bio-tissues

  05-03-2018 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  A new technology being developed at UBC Okanagan could be a game changer for those with severe burns, organ failure or even cancer.
  
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• Province proposes major changes to ICBC rate structure

  05-03-2018 21:30 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s NDP government is proposing to reduce the number of free at-fault crashes for drivers, lengthen the time it would take to return to basic auto insurance discounts after a crash, and require vehicle owners to register other people who might drive their car, as part of reforms designed to ease the financial crisis at the Insurance Corporation of B.C.
  Attorney General David Eby announced public consultation on the ideas Monday, which are likely to be contentious.
  
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• McArthurGlen to start construction of Phase 2, add 35 new brands

  05-03-2018 21:03 via vancouversun.com
  McArthurGlen Designer Outlet at Vancouver International Airport announced Monday that it plans to start construction of Phase II soon for a Spring, 2019 opening.
  The new phase will adjoin the existing centre to the east and mirror its outdoor, European design. It will add up to 35 new brands to the more than 70 already at the mall.
  Since opening in July, 2015, McArthurGlen has attracted 10 million shoppers.
  “In less than three years, the centre has become a key retail destination in Metro
  
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• Vancouver Giants scoring ace Ty Ronning signs with New York Rangers

  05-03-2018 21:02 via theprovince.com
  Ty Ronning’s dream season just keeps getting better.
  The diminutive Vancouver Giants winger inked a three-year entry-level contract Monday with the NHL’s New York Rangers.
  The Rangers selected Ronning in the seventh round of the 2016 Entry Draft.
  Ty Ronning is the first Vancouver Giants player to score 50 goals in a single season.
  Ronning comes from good stock as his father Cliff enjoyed an 18-year pro career that included a seven-year stint with the Vancouver Canucks.
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• Crime Stoppers given green light to help B.C. environment

  05-03-2018 21:01 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Crime Stoppers is stepping up to help protect the environment with the launch of a campaign to encourage the public to anonymously report on environmental crimes.
  Linda Annis, executive director of Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers, said the campaign is about raising awareness around the importance of reporting on crimes that involve the environment, such as illegal overfishing, dumping, poaching, hunting out of season, selling animal parts abroad or any crime affecting natural resources.
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• Reward offered in alleged road rage beating of Maple Ridge cabbie

  05-03-2018 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  The driver was allegedly boxed in on the Golden Ears Bridge, and then brutally beaten with a metal bar.
  
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• Police seek driver of white pickup truck in alleged road rage assault

  05-03-2018 20:38 via vancouversun.com
  Police are seeking the driver of a white pickup truck that allegedly assaulted a cab driver in Maple Ridge last month.
  On Feb. 25 around 3:30 a.m., Ridge Meadows RCMP was notified by Emergency Health Services about a man who had suffered “severe trauma” to his face and mouth, said Cpl. Amanda Harnett in a statement.
  Officers who responded and interviewed the victim found that he was a taxi driver who had been the victim of an alleged road rage incident.
  It appeared the cab driver was
  
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• Oh great… Vancouver cars are now becoming rats’ nests

  05-03-2018 20:27
  
  Local mechanics seeing upswing in rodent infestations.
  
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• Real estate industries made up fifth of Canada's GDP in 2017

  05-03-2018 20:18
  
  … and around 15 per cent of BC’s economy in 2016, according to two new reports
  
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• Five reasons to check out the Vancouver Just for Laughs Film Festival

  05-03-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Just for Laughs Film Festival
  When: March 1-10
  Where: Various venues
  Tickets: jflnorthwest.com1. Super Troopers 2 Live. Back in 2001, American comedy troupe Broken Lizard released Super Troopers. The movie inspired a cult following and now, finally, a sequel (opening April 20 across North America). Members of Broken Lizard will be on hand to introduce scenes from the upcoming Super Troopers 2, perform comedy, and answer questions as part of the film festival component of JFL North
  
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• Burnaby RCMP seeking damaged red vehicle in Sunday evening hit-and-run

  05-03-2018 19:36 via vancouversun.com
  Police are seeking the driver in an alleged hit-and-run that sent a man to hospital in critical condition this weekend.
  Just before 9 p.m. on Sunday evening, Burnaby RCMP were called to the 7400-block of Gilley Avenue where a pedestrian had been hit near the intersection of Beresford Street.
  A 68-year-old man was taken to hospital where he remains in critical condition. According to police, the vehicle that hit the pedestrian did not stay to help but continued southbound without stopping.Prelimi
  
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• Dust advisory issued in Vernon

  05-03-2018 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Officials have issued a dust advisory for Vernon. High concentrations of coarse particulates are expected to be in the air until there is a change in the weather, according to the ministry of environment
  
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• The Vancouver International Auto Show

  05-03-2018 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  The biggest auto show on the west coast is back for another year! The Vancouver International Auto Show is back at the Convention Centre March 28 - April 1!
  
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• Q&A: Sweden's Tove Styrke sways with new electro-pop sounds

  05-03-2018 18:30 via vancouversun.com
  Tove Styrke
  Opening for Lorde
  When: March 8
  Where: Rogers Arena
  Tickets: from $49.50, at ticketmaster.caTove Styrke got her start on Swedish Idol in 2009, and released her debut self-titled full-length the next year. Electropop singles like Call My Name, Borderline and Mistakes have introduced her to international audiences, and a new tour finds her opening arena shows for New Zealand singer Lorde (Royals). We talked to the 25-year-old about her new album Sway (scheduled for a May 4 release), so
  
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• Burnaby RCMP looking for red vehicle with front end damage involved in hit and run

  05-03-2018 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  Burnaby RCMP are appealing for any witnesses or dash cam video this morning after a hit and run left a 68-year-old man in critical condition. Jordan Armstrong has been following the story.
  
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• Nature Conservancy to restore two heavily logged sites in Haida Gwaii

  05-03-2018 16:48 via vancouversun.com
  An old-growth forest destroyed by logging in Haida Gwaii will be restored after the Nature Conservancy of Canada and Haida Nation acquired the land.
  Two parcels of land totalling 67 hectares near Port Clements, a village at the east end of Masset Inlet, were the last unprotected areas along the Kumdis Estuary. Now the Conservancy, a national not-for-profit charity, has acquired both and will co-own the lands with the Haida Nation.
  One of the sites, which is home to old-growth Sitka spruce a
  
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• Concert announcement: Childish Gambino to play Rogers Arena this fall

  05-03-2018 16:30 via vancouversun.com
  Childish Gambino will wrap up his newly announced North American tour on Canada’s west coast this fall.
  The performer, whose real name is Donald Glover, announced he would be embarking on a one-month tour, with the outing set to end in Vancouver, B.C. on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018 at Rogers Arena.
  Rae Sremmurd will open for Glover on the 13-date tour, which begins in Atlanta, GA.
  Childish Gambino unveils 2018 North American tour with special guest Rae Sremmurd.
  It will be the first tour promot
  
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• Opioid addiction should be treated with medication, says new medical guideline

  05-03-2018 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  The new Canadian guidelines recommend treating opioid addiction with prescription medication, and warn against relying on abstinence detox programs.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Mostly cloudy, chance of rain across the region

  05-03-2018 15:28 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: March 5, 2018 – Monday’s weather will set a tone for the rest of the week, with clouds and rain throughout the day, followed by clear skies on Tuesday. The break in the grey will be short-lived, as rains and clouds will return on Wednesday.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Mainly cloudy, 30 per cent chance of showers. High of 7.
  Tonight: Still cloudy, still a 30 per cent change of showers in the evening, with a low of plus 2.
  Tomorrow: Clouds will clear in the mor
  
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• Heavily logged land in Haida Gwaii to be restored and protected

  05-03-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  An old-growth forest destroyed by logging in Haida Gwaii will be restored after the Nature Conservancy of Canada and Haida Nation acquired the land.
  Two parcels of land totalling 67 hectares near Port Clements, a village at the east end of Masset Inlet, were the last unprotected areas along the Kumdis Estuary. Now the Conservancy, a national not-for-profit charity, has acquired both and will co-own the lands with the Haida Nation.
  One of the sites, which is home to old-growth Sitka spruce a
  
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• Gord Kurenoff: Feathering the storm with Tilman's massage, muscle tips

  05-03-2018 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  OK, I admit, there are a lot more impressive things about Tilman von der Linde than his amusing attire, but he had me at: “I’ve worn shark, gorilla, Gingerbread man and chicken suits to runs. Why? I found that costumes motivate and inspire other runners to run faster as nobody wants to be beaten by a guy in a costume! That’s what I get out of it.”
  I could have easily started this story by mentioning the registered massage therapist, born and raised in Vanco
  
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• Canucks prospects tracker: Week of Mar. 5

  05-03-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  It’s the latest edition of the weekly tracker, where we tally up the efforts of the Canucks’ highest-profile prospects:
  Elias Pettersson
  After breaking Peter Forsberg’s Swedish Hockey League record of 48 points by an U20 player, Pettersson is not only on top of the prospects world — he’s on top of the SHL with 51 points in 41 games.
  He is also rated as the best NHL prospect since Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, according to this metric.
  Here are the top-15 NHL prosp
  
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• Canucks Game Day: The dazzling Daniel, the Barzal-Boeser main event

  05-03-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  BEN KUZMA’S CANUCKS GAME DAY
  The injury-riddled Canucks are in audition season and the Islanders are in a six-game, losing-streak funk. That’s the sideshow. The main event is a Calder Trophy slugfest: Brock Boeser versus Mathew Barzal for the belt and bragging rights. Boeser leads all rookies with 29 goals and Barzal leads in points with 67, and the Coquitlam native has a 12-point cushion on the Canucks’ winger.
  TV: Sportsnet Pacific. Radio: Sportsnet 650, 7 p.m.
  THE BIG MATCHU
  
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• Hit and run crash in Burnaby leaves victim fighting for his life

  05-03-2018 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  Police say it's likely a red vehicle with front-end damage.
  
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• How to keep your financial resolutions on track – five tips

  05-03-2018 13:00 via theprovince.com
  Q: I made a promise to myself this year that I would get my finances in better shape. Two months into the New Year and I’m just barely staying on track with my resolutions. I didn’t expect it to be so hard this time around. I’ve made resolutions in the past and didn’t succeed because they were more hopeful dreams than concrete goals. This time I’m really motivated to succeed; I’ve got someone in my life who is really important to me and could be the one I want
  
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• Report says housing for an aging population needs to be part of public debate

  05-03-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Fine-tuning zoning and setting aside a portion of social housing for seniors are among the ways an aging population may be accommodated in Metro Vancouver, according to an international report by the Grosvenor Group.
  Traditionally, the discussion among politicians, planners and the public has primarily focused on affordability for young people in the region, said James Patillo, one of the report’s authors.
  But, with a rapidly aging population, the elderly have to be taken into account
  
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• B.C.'s justice system 'underperforms' that of other provinces, says study

  05-03-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s justice system ranks 10th out of 13 Canadian provinces and territories in a “justice report card” published Monday by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
  The Ottawa-based think-tank gave B.C.’s justice system an overall grade of C+, ahead of only Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and Yukon.
  “It’s quite embarrassing to see how poorly British Columbia has performed in this year’s criminal justice report card,” said Benjamin Perrin, a Unive
  
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• When it comes to running shoes, the task is simple: get shoes that fit

  05-03-2018 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  The search for the right running shoe can get complicated. But it doesn’t have to be.
  “It’s as simple as getting the one you’re most comfortable with,” said Rand Clement, the owner of The Right Shoe in Kitsilano, a Vancouver Sun Run sponsor.
  “Don’t worry about the brand, or the colour or this, or that. Try a bunch on, whatever’s the most comfortable, get that one.”
  People often get hung up on form over function, Clement said. But that’s
  
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