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• Paramedic says exposed syringe was placed at Vancouver hotel to injure someone

  06-03-2018 23:50 via vancouversun.com
  A Metro Vancouver paramedic says a syringe was hidden in the entrance of an East Hastings hotel with the intention of poking an unsuspecting visitor.
  As paramedics were responding to a call at the Lux Hotel at 7:20 a.m. on Monday they noticed an exposed needle from a syringe protruding from the wall close to the automated door button.
  Surrey paramedic Will Rogers called it a “near miss.”
  A Facebook post shared by Rogers said the syringe was “intentionally manipul
  
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• Aquarium ‘disappointed’ with park board appeal of court ruling

  06-03-2018 23:08
  
  Park board appeal Supreme Court ruling that struck down aquarium cetacean ban
  
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• Makeover: Charity hair donation gives birthday celebrant a new look

  06-03-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  Ella Jotie, 39, is the founder of Barre Fittness. She was celebrating her birthday and decided to cut 8 inches (20 cm) from her hair and donate it to charity.
  Ella has course and naturally wavy hair. After eliminating her length, we touched up her new growth using a permanent colour in her natural black-brown shade. We then applied a demi-permanent, ammonia-free colour to her mid-lengths and ends for colour balancing and as a conditioning overlay.  
  We shampooed her hair using KMS Colo
  
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• B.C. meal-kit delivery service to appear on Dragon's Den Thursday

  06-03-2018 22:58 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver-based, meal-kit delivery service is expanding its delivery area — right into the Dragons’ Den.
  Fuud Canada will appear on the CBC’s televised business-pitch gauntlet this Thursday at 8 p.m. seeking a $90,000 investment for 10 per cent of the company.
  “The thing about Dragons’ Den is that it’s kind of like a boxing match with eight people in the ring,” said Fuud co-found Thomas Buchan of their episode, which was filmed last April. “The d
  
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• 5 Things to Know about Jimi Hendrix's Both Sides of the Sky

  06-03-2018 22:57 via vancouversun.com
  1 – Blues power
  Mannish Boy, Hear My Train a Comin’, Georgia Blues, Sweet Angel. Almost half of the album’s 13 tracks are straight up blues standards and do little more than remind listeners that underneath all the volume, Hendrix was a skilled guitarist in the genre who could really lay it down Delta style. The slide work on Things I Used to Do is excellent.
  2 – Rock action
  If not these exact recordings, a lot of the songs on the album are ones you’ve heard before
  
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• $1.7M award for B.C. couple after malicious prosecution by Canada Revenue Agency

  06-03-2018 22:52
  Justice Robert Punnett of the Supreme Court of British Columbia says Tony and Helen Samaroo of Nanaimo were the victims of an "egregious" prosecution.
  
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• Vancouver paramedic shares warning over ‘intentionally’ placed needle

  06-03-2018 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  The needle was found on an automatic door button for the Lux Hotel in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
  
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• B.C. government preps legislation on ticket scalpers and bots

  06-03-2018 22:45 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – B.C. will introduce legislation this fall to crack down on scalpers and bots that snatch up tickets to live events and gouge customers by reselling them for exorbitant prices, says the province’s solicitor general.
  Mike Farnworth said Tuesday the goal of the law “will deal with the issue of the ability of British Columbians to access tickets and what they see as the unfair way that scalpers get the tickets, bots get the tickets, it seems like anybody other than an or
  
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• TransLink rolls out four new B-Line bus routes in Metro Vancouver

  06-03-2018 22:42 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink says it will roll out four new B-Line bus routes by the end of next year. 
  The four new B-Line routes include:
  • Fraser Highway (Surrey Central to Langley Centre).• Main-Marine (Dundarave to Phibbs Exchange).• 41st Avenue (Joyce-Collingwood Station to the University of B.C.).• Lougheed Highway (Coquitlam Central Station to Haney Place).
  TransLink map shows the four new B-Line bus routes that will be rolled out by the end of 2019.
  TransLink says the limited
  
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• B.C. businesses, municipalities pushing to end time change

  06-03-2018 22:33
  
  The B.C. Chamber of Commerce thinks the province should be permanently on daylight saving time
  
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• B.C. government going after ticket scalpers

  06-03-2018 22:28
  
  The B.C. government announced Tuesday that it wants to “clamp down” on high-priced ticket scalping to make going to a concert and other events “more affordable for British Columbians.”
  
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• B.C. government promises crackdown on ticket bots and ‘price-gouging’ scalpers

  06-03-2018 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  The province has kicked off a public consultation campaign to 'clamp down on high-priced ticket scalping' and controversial ticket bots.
  
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• A rare disease is killing hundreds of rabbits on Vancouver Island

  06-03-2018 22:11
  Wildlife veterinarian Helen Schwantje estimates that more than 300 rabbits have died in recent weeks, with most deaths recorded near or at the Nanaimo campus of Vancouver Island University.
  
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• Q&A: Kaitlyn Bristowe talks International Women's Day, #metoo, and being Unapologetically Her

  06-03-2018 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  Unapologetically Her
  When: March 9; 3 p.m. to midnight
  Where: Cascades Casino (20393 Fraser Highway)
  Tickets and info: $159; eventbrite.caKaitlyn Bristowe isn’t afraid to share what’s on her mind.  
  Kaitlyn Bristowe will be part of the Unapologetically Her event in celebration of International Women’s Day.
  Perhaps that’s part of what has made the former The Bachelorette star and current Off The Vine Podcast host so popular with her fans
  
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• Minor spinal fracture ends Vancouver Canucks rookie Brock Boeser’s season

  06-03-2018 21:58 via theprovince.com
  Vancouver Canucks rookie Brock Boeser’s season is over after suffering a small fracture to his lower back Monday night at Rogers Arena.
  Boeser was carried off the ice in the third period of a 4-3 overtime win over the New York Islanders after slamming into the open gate at the Canucks bench. The 20-year-old winger, who leads the Canucks with 29 goals and 55 points, was later transported to hospital by ambulance for further evaluation.On Tuesday, the Canucks announced that Boeser
  
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• B.C. averaged 4 fatal overdoses a day in January

  06-03-2018 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  The latest data from the Coroners Service shows a 25 per cent jump in fatal overdoses between December and January.
  
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• Squeezing 21 homes on one single-family Shaughnessy lot

  06-03-2018 21:29
  
  Rezoning proposal plans to make most of 17,502-square-foot lot in toney neighbourhood by stacking townhouses
  
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• Power of food to fuel your body

  06-03-2018 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  Registered Dietician Diana Steele is talking about snacking and strategies to fuel your body.
  
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• Vancouver overdose deaths reached 33 in January

  06-03-2018 21:19
  
  The drug overdose crisis that continues to plague the city and rest of the province is showing no signs of abating with statistics released Tuesday indicating Vancouver saw 33 suspected drug deaths in January.
  
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• Style Q&A: Sean Miller of Parkland has sustainability in the bag

  06-03-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s no longer a stretch of the imagination to consider waste such as paper, plastic and even food scraps being given a second (often unexpected) life. 
  Yet, it’s still a bit of a leap to imagine a company creating an entire collection using only 100 per cent recycled plastics. But that’s exactly what the Vancouver-based accessories company Parkland has done for Spring 2018. 
  Postmedia News caught up with Sean Miller, sales and business development manager f
  
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• Four new B-line express bus routes coming to Metro Vancouver

  06-03-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  A big boost to bus service for riders in eleven different Lower Mainland communities. TransLink announcing plans to expand the B-Line network from its current three routes – to seven. Jordan Armstrong has the details
  
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• 4 new B-line express bus routes coming to Metro Vancouver

  06-03-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  A big boost to bus service for riders in eleven different Lower Mainland communities. TransLink announcing plans to expand the B-Line network from its current three routes – to seven. Jordan Armstrong has the details
  
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• Fab 5: Cat fight over these kitten heels

  06-03-2018 20:30 via vancouversun.com
  Every few years, kitten heels emerge as one of the key shoe trends of the season, but for one reason or another, they never seem to truly take off. This spring, however, thanks to designers like Balenciaga and Prada, things are looking up. A little less pretty, a lot more edgy, but as practical as ever, with their mid heel and low-profile silhouette, Rebecca Tay showcases five kitten heels to step up your look.
  Shanghai buckled kitten heels, $80 at ASOS, asos.com
  BUCKLE UP
  The reign of the white
  
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• B.C. government targeting unlicensed care providers

  06-03-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. Government wants to post substantiated violations against unlicensed child care and residential-care facilities for the elderly online.
  
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• City holds open house for Olympic Village modular housing complex

  06-03-2018 20:19
  
  A temporary modular housing project for the homeless planned for 595 and 599 West Second Ave., adjacent to the Olympic Village Canada Line station, goes before an open house today, March 6.
  
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• Illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C. up 25 per cent in January

  06-03-2018 20:08 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Coroners Service says the number of people who died from illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C. climbed to 125 in January.
  The coroner says the number equals about four deaths a day, and represents a 25 per cent jump in the number of overdose deaths from December.
  However, there were fewer fatalities than in January 2017, when there were 142 overdose deaths from drugs such as heroin, cocaine, MDMA, methamphetamine, illicit fentanyl, and prescription opiates sold on the street.
  The numbers
  
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• Finance Minister Morneau pressed on competitiveness by Vancouver business audience

  06-03-2018 20:06 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver business audience was more interested in grilling federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau on how government plans to deal with Canada’s competitiveness to attract business an resource development than discuss details of his most recent budget.
  Morneau spoke at a Business Council of B.C. breakfast meeting this morning on a Western swing to defend the government’s 2018 budget, with its $21 billion in additional spending as long-term investments to position Canada’s econ
  
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• Jason Kenney threatens to stop flow of oil to BC if he becomes premier

  06-03-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  UCP leader Jason Kenney says if he becomes premier, he would stop the flow of oil to British Columbia if it continues to stall the Trans Mountain pipeline. As Kendra Slugoski explains, he’s taking a page from playbook of late premier Peter Lougheed.
  
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• Canada well-positioned in push for better NAFTA deal: Finance minister

  06-03-2018 19:51
  Bill Morneau says the latest budget— which expands trade around the world, particularly in Asia — allows Canada to hold out for a better terms during NAFTA negotiations.
  
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• Temporary housing for women in the Downtown Eastside to be built on Powell Street

  06-03-2018 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  The site will be home to 39 units of housing for women in the Downtown Eastside. It will be overseen by Atira Women’s Resource Society.
  
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• ART SEEN: Maureen Gruben's materiality ranges from polar bear bones to bubble wrap

  06-03-2018 19:40 via vancouversun.com
  What caught my attention was the way the light made the little packets glow. A couple of dozen of them were hanging on a line strung at an angle across the southeast-facing window in the Libby Leshgold Gallery. It was an overcast day so the back lighting made the packages translucent and outlined the forms of the objects inside.
  Some were easy to recognize. On the far left, a charger for a phone. Others included coins, crayons, buttons and a yellow plastic condom with a red heart.
  But what was t
  
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• Alternative programs lack money, space, teachers: VSB report

  06-03-2018 19:34
  
  Vancouver schools are home to 22 alternative programs for high school students — smaller, speciality programs that help keep the city’s most vulnerable students in school and on the path to success.
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: No long-term relief in sight for the suffering loonie

  06-03-2018 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  Our loonie has been tumbling since Feb. 1.
  
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• Women filmmakers fight their way out of the corners

  06-03-2018 18:55
  
  Vancouver International Women in Film Festival highlights the long road to gender equality.
  
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• ICBC could soon have quicker access to your bad driving moments

  06-03-2018 18:46
  
  Vancouver Police Department taking part in electronic ticketing pilot project
  
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• Vancouver approves modular housing for Powell Street

  06-03-2018 18:03 via vancouversun.com
  The city of Vancouver will build more units of modular housing to help homeless people, this time in East Vancouver.
  The city has approved the development of temporary modular housing at 525 Powell Street.
  When it opens in May, the project will provide 39 units of housing for women. Each unit will be 250 square feet and include a bathroom and kitchen. 
  The project is part of a $66 million provincial plan to build 600 new units of temporary modular housing to address the immediate
  
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• Three secrets to making delicious homemade curry

  06-03-2018 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  The winner of last year’s Curry Cup, Felix Zhou of Heritage Asian Eatery, gives us his three tips to creating the perfect homemade curry.
  
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• 'It looks like a hotel': ALR mega mansion found for rent on travel websites

  06-03-2018 17:03
  
  One more hotel operating on Richmond’s agricultural land is getting attention after a council meeting presentation last week.
  
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• Style in the City: Michelle Nguyen

  06-03-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Name: Michelle Nguyen
  Occupation: Analyst at Vancity Credit Union
  Personal style in one word: Contemporary
  Social media: @mnguyennnn
  Love Michelle’s look? Here are a few items to help you recreate it: The jacket
  A chic leather jacket can add an unexpected edge to any outfit. Case in point: this simple (and simply chic!) look that Michelle has put together here. While her other outfit items are wardrobe staples that pair perfectly for work hours and after-hours, the addition of t
  
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• Beauty Bar: Benefit Cosmetics BADgal BANG! Volumizing Mascara

  06-03-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A volumizing mascara that promises to provide 36 hours of “full-blast,” “gravity-defying” results. 
  The mascara formula is created using “aero-particles,” which are said to be a space technology that allows the inky-black mascara to be super-lightweight on lashes. 
  The “slimpact!” brush is streamlined to provide complete root-to-tip coverage.
  Smudge-proof and water resistant, this volumizing mascara is also formulated using pr
  
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• New play shows life once a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

  06-03-2018 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  Writer-producer Jill Daum talks about her new play ‘Forget About Tomorrow’. The play, which takes cues from Daum’s life with her husband and musician John Mann, focuses on a family dealing with an Alzheimer’s diagnoses.
  
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• Opinion-splitting Port Moody proposal goes to public hearing

  06-03-2018 16:41
  
  Prospect of 50 affordable rental apartments and 26 market rentals in Suter Brook drew praise from somecouncillors, concerns from others
  
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• Daily Poll: Would you support a high speed train connecting Vancouver and the Fraser Valley?

  06-03-2018 16:05 via vancouversun.com
  Lower Mainland housing prices have soared past incomes over the last two decades. Young people looking to buy a starter home would now need to look at places like Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and even as far as Hope, which is 155 kilometres away from Vancouver. Cities that used to draw first-time buyers like Surrey and Langley are no longer affordable.
  Read Matt Robinson’s story about housing prices and incomes  here.
  With affordable housing moving so far out of the metropolitan region, an
  
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• Justin Trudeau, Bill Nye talk pipeline politics, Kinder Morgan in post-budget meeting

  06-03-2018 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced questions about Kinder Morgan from American TV host Bill Nye "The Science Guy."
  
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• Vancouver Weather: A mix of sun, cloud and rain through the week

  06-03-2018 14:59 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. –  Tuesday’s weather in Metro Vancouver will be mostly cloudy with a high of 8 C. Environment Canada says the early morning rain should clear up in the afternoon. The mild temperatures (highs of 8 C or 9 C) are expected to continue through the week to the weekend, with a mix of sun and rain. Wednesday looks mainly sunny but with increasing cloudiness in the afternoon.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Mainly cloudy, with a 30 per cent chance of showers early in
  
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• [Test] New JFK files

  06-03-2018 14:29 via vancouversun.com
  President Donald Trump ordered the release of more than 2,800 records related to the John F. Kennedy assassination on Thursday, but bowed to pressure from the CIA, FBI and other agencies to delay disclosing some of the most sensitive documents for another six months. Even so, the thousands of pages that were published online by the National Archives Thursday evening describe decades of spies and surveillance, informants and assassination plots.
  More than a dozen reporters and editors for The Was
  
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• North Vancouver City Council says no to blanket ban on smoking in public

  06-03-2018 11:10 via globalnews.ca
  "Council had to make that tough decision to say 'do we do a bylaw that the police will only enforce when they're able to because they have other priorities?'"
  
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• B.C. government purchases land in Maple Ridge to build temporary modular units for the homeless

  06-03-2018 10:53 via globalnews.ca
  "We cannot pretend homelessness will solve itself, or disappear from sight and sit idly by while people struggle to live for months on end."
  
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• The Provies: The Stretcher, the JV18 secret sauce and the showdown with Friedman

  06-03-2018 10:22 via theprovince.com
  BEST REACTION
  There are times in a hockey season when you feel helpless.
  It’s often when something dramatic and dangerous happens and there is no one blame. There is nothing to avenge. There is nothing to be outraged over.
  Something happens, something potentially awful, and the only proper reaction is a slow-simmering, deep-baritoned F-bomb you drag out for 4-5 seconds.
  It felt like the only appropriate response to seeing Boeser lying on the ice face down for what felt like a week.
  Hell, a
  
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• Canucks Post Game: The Boeser fall, the Virtanen rise, the Leipsic lament, the Archibald arrival

  06-03-2018 08:57 via theprovince.com
  Points to ponder as the Canucks hope Brock Boeser only sustained a bruised tailbone in a heavy fall, hope Brendan Leipsic collects more points than penalties and hope that we saw the real Jake Virtanen in a 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders on Monday:
  ARENA PALL AFTER BOESER FALL 
  You could have heard a pin drop.
  When Brock Boeser’s tailbone made contact with a partially-open door at the Canucks bench — the rookie winger was attempting to check Cal Clutterbuck but was lev
  
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