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• Food notes: Fine seafood, relaxed atmosphere at Gastown's Coquille

  08-03-2018 23:58
  Coquille Fine Seafood bridges the gap between high end seafood and casual fare
  
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• Alberta premier threatens to reduce oil shipments amid pipeline dispute with B.C.

  08-03-2018 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is threatening to expand a fight with B.C. over the Trans Mountain pipeline by reducing the amount of oil her province ships.
  
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• LETTER: It's not always only 'men at work'

  08-03-2018 23:52
  
  Vancouver man asks city to ban gender-based signs.
  
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• Spencer Kyte: UFC 222 served up inspired youth with unlimited upside

  08-03-2018 23:49 via theprovince.com
  In the run-up to last weekend’s pay-per-view in Las Vegas, the UFC made a point of putting the spotlight on a pair of promising young fighters, Sean O’Malley and Mackenzie Dern.The duo’s fights were given prime real estate — O’Malley as the middle bout on the main card, Dern as the final preliminary card pairing — and each was given ample screen time on Embedded, the organization’s pay-per-view fight week video blog series.
  Saturday night at UFC 222, bot
  
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• ‘We will not be silenced’: sons of Iranian-Canadian professor who died in Tehran prison

  08-03-2018 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  The sons of an Iranian-Canadian professor who died in prison in Tehran arrived in Vancouver on Thursday afternoon. Ramin and Mehran Seyed-Emami spoke about their father’s death, their mother’s detainment and what comes next for the family.
  
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• Province to upgrade red light cameras to catch speeders at high-crash intersections

  08-03-2018 23:35
  
  The B.C. government will upgrade red-light cameras to also catch speeders.
  
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• Phase three of Cambie Corridor plan focuses on more diverse and ‘affordable’ housing

  08-03-2018 23:26
  
  Calls for more affordable and diverse housing choices were among the key messages the city received during public consultation sessions for phase three of the Cambie Corridor plan.
  
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• Canada’s top court won’t hear appeal of B.C. family case that tore 4 kids away from their dad

  08-03-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. Court of Appeal had ruled that a lower court decision relied on evidence provided by a fraudulent expert witness.
  
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• Jaspal Atwal holds press conference to explain India controversy

  08-03-2018 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  We’re hearing today from the man who helped create quite the storm of controversy during the Prime Minister’s recent trip to India. Trudeau was forced to apologize when convicted criminal Jaspal Atwal showed up at a reception hosted by the Canadian government. Nadia Stewart is here now with Atwal’s side of the story
  
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• Nanaimo Mountie uses police cruiser to run down knife-wielding suspect

  08-03-2018 23:14 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver Island Mountie used his police cruiser to run over a knife-wielding suspect who was fleeing an arresting officer in Nanaimo Wednesday morning.
  Just before 10 a.m., a Nanaimo RCMP officer spotted a man wanted for breaching conditions related his probation. Police say when the officer walked up to the man and attempted to make an arrest, the man pulled a knife, threatened to kill the officer and then took off running.
  “The officer, who had previous violent encounters with th
  
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• Sons of Iranian-Canadian professor who died in Tehran prison arrive in Canada

  08-03-2018 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  Freeland said Canada is demanding answers from Iran on the death of Kavous Seyed-Emami, a 63-year-old sociology professor who was being held at Tehran's notorious Evin prison earlier this year.
  
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• Babies in the House: BC to allow infants onto the legislature floor

  08-03-2018 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  The assembly has changed the rules so that children aged from new born to two years old will be able to accompany their parent into the chamber.
  
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• WHL takes critical ‘allegations very seriously’ after ex-players testify before Oregon politicians

  08-03-2018 22:46 via theprovince.com
  WHL commissioner Ron Robison says the league is investigating the critical comments that former players Tyler Maxwell and James McEwan made recently to the Oregon Senate Committee on Workforce.
  “We’re conducting a review of the matter,” Robison said. “We take those allegations very seriously and we’re looking into it with the clubs involved. We’ll respond very soon.
  “We’re working as quickly as we can.”
  Maxwell, now 26, testified that he play
  
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• Seven things about the Canada Sevens

  08-03-2018 22:43 via theprovince.com
  What is rugby sevens?
  Well, for starters, it’s seven players per side, hence the name. Games are two seven-minute halves. Like regular rugby, you’re looking to score tries by touching the ball down in the end zone. When you score a try, you get a chance to kick a conversion, from anywhere on a straight line out from where the ball was touched down.
  The ball can only be passed back. If a player drops the ball forward — called a “knock-on” — or passes it forward
  
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• B.C. daycare operator trying to open second location can’t find staff

  08-03-2018 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  Sonia Su has received only one application in the last two months.
  
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• Bankers offer $10K reward for Sean Bishop, who allegedly partook in a Burnaby bank robbery

  08-03-2018 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  Police say he should be considered violent. If you spot him, you're asked to call police right away.
  
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• Neko Case unveiled on Vancouver Folk Music Festival line-up

  08-03-2018 22:12 via vancouversun.com
  Neko Case is the second artist to be announced on the Vancouver Folk Music Festival line-up.
  Case will perform on the festival’s main stage on Friday, July 13 as part of her 2018 tour behind her upcoming release Hell-On.
  The VFMF date is one of only a few Canadian stops during the tour.
  Just last week, Ry Cooder was announced as the first artist attached to the festival line-up.
  In November 2017, the festival had announced that artistic managing director Linda Tanaka would be leaving the f
  
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• Man charged after stabbing victim in Chilliwack, fleeing to Abbotsford

  08-03-2018 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  A man has been charged with assault with a weapon after stabbing a man was stabbed in Chilliwack.
  On March 3 just after midnight, Chilliwack RCMP were called to the area of Yale Road and Nowell Street. They found a 34-year-old man who had been stabbed. He was taken to hospital for significant but non-life threatening injuries.
  About 30 minutes later, Abbotsford police stopped a car in their jurisdiction on an unrelated matter and identified a man inside as a possible suspect.
  Robert Giesbre
  
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• Gordon Clark: Developers rip NDP’s budget tax measures, and with good reason

  08-03-2018 21:48 via theprovince.com
  If you need further evidence that every day is amateur hour in Victoria under the NDP, do yourself a favour and read the letter sent recently to Finance Minister Carole James by the Urban Development Institute, the professional group that represents B.C. property developers and planners.
  Collectively, as they point out in the letter, their work contributes “almost $23 billion in annual GDP and sustains over 233,000 well-paying and family-supporting jobs across the province.” Whatever
  
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• Charges pending for man identified in Vancouver cannabis shop robbery

  08-03-2018 21:43 via vancouversun.com
  Police have recommended charges against a 21-year-old man, alleging he assaulted two employees and robbed a Weeds Glass and Gifts shop in east Vancouver.
  Surveillance footage from Nov. 4, 2017 showed a man entering the Weeds shop on Victoria Drive and striking up a conversation with the woman behind the counter. Then, the video shows the man jumping over the counter, assaulting the employee and grabbing products from the shelves before fleeing.
  Outside the shop, the man assaulted a second employ
  
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• Jaspal Atwal feels 'regret and remorse' for his part in assassination attempt

  08-03-2018 21:28 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. man at the centre of a controversy over an invitation he received to attend a function for Prime Minister Justice Trudeau in India two weeks ago says he has been “completely overwhelmed” by the media attention to the case.
  Jaspal Atwal, who in 1987 was convicted in the shooting a Punjabi cabinet minister in B.C. and had links to a Sikh separatist movement, held a press conference Thursday at which he said he didn’t fault the media but wanted people to appreciate how diff
  
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• Skindigenous episode paints a picture of B.C. Indigenous tattoo artist's quest

  08-03-2018 21:15 via vancouversun.com
  Skindigenous
  When: March 13 at 4:30 p.m. (replays Wed. 10 a.m. and Sat. 6 p.m.)Where: APTNCenturies of colonization caused tattooing to almost fade from Indigenous cultures.
  However, right now artists around the globe are embracing traditional tattooing methods and symbols and reuniting fellow Indigenous people with a part of their pasts.
  This return to the roots of tattooing is chronicled in the new APTN 13-part TV series Skindigenous.“For the tattoo artist it is also a form of
  
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• Sorry Vancouver — but Steve Francis is still not sorry for snubbing city

  08-03-2018 21:10 via theprovince.com
  Steve Francis says he nearly cried when the Vancouver Grizzlies called his name with the No. 2 pick in the 1999 NBA Draft — and 19 years later, he has still no regrets about refusing to play in Canada.
  Top Vancouver Grizzlies NBA pick Steve Francis was all smiles when he met the Vancouver press at G.M. Place in 1999.
  In a first-person story published Thursday on The Players’ Tribune, which chronicles his journey from teenage crack dealer to NBA star, Francis says he knows there are p
  
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• Giants snap seven-year losing streak in Kelowna with Benson’s OT marker

  08-03-2018 21:01 via theprovince.com
  Andrej Stastny references in Vancouver Giants’ stories have taken a hit.
  Tyler Benson tallied at 3:56 of overtime Wednesday night to give the Giants a 4-3 triumph over the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place that marked Vancouver’s first win in Kelowna in 27 tries.
  Prior to Wednesday, Stastny — now a 27-year-old forward in his sixth season in Russia’s KHL — had scored the most recent winning goal for the Giants in Kelowna, bagging a third-period marker that stood up a
  
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• Jaspal Atwal lawyer says media has ‘obsession’ with client, criticizes reporter for asking questions

  08-03-2018 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  The lawyer for a convicted failed assassin invited to a reception with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the media has an "obsession" with his client and criticized a reporter for defying an order not to ask questions to Atwal during a press conference.
  
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• Trump Tower Vancouver residents warned to keep windows shut to ensure elevator works

  08-03-2018 20:41 via vancouversun.com
  Residents at one of downtown Vancouver’s most famous addresses were surprised to learn of a particular feature of modern highrise living.
  Apparently, the elevators at the tony residences at the Trump Tower Vancouver — where buyers paid reportedly record-setting prices and the marketing trumpeted “the finest level of service, sophisticated details, and superior elements one expects from a Trump development” — can be affected by cold or windy weather.
  A recent notice
  
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• UPDATE: Suspect identified in alleged Vancouver pot shop robbery - Globalnews.ca

  08-03-2018 20:29
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  UPDATE: Suspect identified in alleged Vancouver pot shop robbery
  Globalnews.ca
  Do you know this man? The VPD is looking for a male suspect wanted in the violent robbery of Weeds Glass and Gift on November 4, 2017. X. - A A +. Listen. A 21-year old man from Chilliwack has been identified as the suspect in an alleged robbery of a ...and more »
  
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• Wise Up with Workshop Getaways

  08-03-2018 20:25 via theprovince.com
  This spring, getaway for a weekend or mid-week workshop to unleash your creative self or learn something new. Chances are, you’ll amaze yourself by creating something from a tray of paints, learn how to sail or swing a golf club. Or maybe you need a gorgeous island getaway to kickstart a health and wellness regime. These workshops around B.C. are aimed at beginners, but all are welcome.
  Wellness and Health
  Salt Spring Island offers several yoga workshops and classes. “Yoga in Salt Sp
  
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• Get up close and personal with JUNO nominees at Fan Fare

  08-03-2018 20:25
  
  As the stars of the Canadian music scene descend upon Vancouver for the 47th annual JUNO Awards and JUNO Week, March 19 to March 25, it’s not always easy for fans.
  
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• Vancouver man taken to hospital following incident at Nanaimo SkyTrain station

  08-03-2018 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Police say a man in his late 20s attempted to steal the other man’s phone and allegedly injured him using a knife.
  
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• B.C. home owners fight 'speculation' tax with petition

  08-03-2018 19:59
  
  Alberta couple who own a home in Okanagan launch popular petition; finance minister hints tax may be revised over backlash
  
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• Cruise industry celebrates a banner year

  08-03-2018 19:51 via theprovince.com
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fl – The cruise industry’s largest conference got underway this week in sunny Fort Lauderdale, and the word at Seatrade Cruise Global 2018 was good.
  Simply put, there has never been a better time to think about taking a cruise. The industry’s order book has never been stronger, with multiple new ships coming online each year for the next half decade.
  While some of these new ships are gargantuan behemoths, many are smaller luxury expedition vessels that carry on
  
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• Atwal says he has renounced terrorism and he asked to attend Trudeau India event

  08-03-2018 19:49
  The man recently went to a reception in Mumbai and was photographed with Trudeau's wife, causing a political and diplomatic uproar.
  
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• Walking to the 12 Apostles of Australia

  08-03-2018 19:48 via theprovince.com
  In the 18th and 19th centuries, Australia’s southeast coast was known as the Shipwreck Coast. If you were a mariner, the shallow strait that separates Tasmania from the rest of the continent was a wild and often deadly place.
  Today, this stretch of coast is dotted with names that conjure ever-present dangers; names like Devil’s Kitchen, Wreck Beach and Slippery Point. But aside from the strange appeal that danger holds for some of us, this coast attracts people for something els
  
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• Global News asks why Jaspal Atwal won’t take questions in heated exchange with lawyer

  08-03-2018 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  Global News reporter Jordan Armstrong contested why Jaspal Atwal would not answer any questions during a press conference Thursday, leading to a heated exchange with the convicted former Sikh extremist’s lawyer.
  
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• Vancouver police identify Chilliwack man as suspect in pot shop robbery

  08-03-2018 19:40
  
  Twenty-one-year-old Chilliwack man identified as suspect in pot shop robbery.
  
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• It’s not up to Jaspal Atwal to vet himself: lawyer

  08-03-2018 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  The lawyer for Jaspal Atwal, the man at the centre of a controversy surrounding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent visit to India, says it’s his client’s responsibility to vet himself.
  
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• Jaspal Atwal had met Trudeau at events in the past: lawyer

  08-03-2018 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  The lawyer for convicted former Sikh extremist Jaspal Atwal said his client has previously met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at events without issue.
  
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• B.C. government to upgrade red light cameras to catch speeders

  08-03-2018 19:28 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government announced plans Thursday to upgrade existing red-light cameras to catch speeding drivers.
  The Ministry of Public safety says an average of 84 crashes happen at each Intersection Safety Camera (ISC) site each year. The ministry says speed is a top contributing factor in crashes, with an average of 10,500 vehicles going at least 30 km/h over the posted speed limit at each ISC site annually.
  According to data collected from B.C.’s 140 red-light camera locations between 201
  
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• Jaspal Atwal wants to move on from the embarrassment

  08-03-2018 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  Jaspal Atwal says renounced terrorism and no longer advocates for Sikh separatism and is sorry for any embarrassment the matter has caused Canada, India, his community and his family.
  
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• Boat explodes under Pitt River bridge

  08-03-2018 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  Dramatic video courtesy of Dennis Howitt shows a boat exploding near the Pitt River bridge and a nearby dock in flames.
  
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• Japsal Atwal contacted Liberal MP Sarai for invite to Trudeau event

  08-03-2018 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  Jaspal Atwal apologized for the “embarrasment” he caused when he actively sought an invitation to an event in hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his trip to India.
  
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• Jaspal Atwal says he’s met many politicians across party lines

  08-03-2018 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  In a statement read Thursday, Jaspal Atwal described himself as a representative of the Indo-Canadian community, saying hat he has met with many politicians from all parties.
  
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• Jaspal Atwal denounces Sikh extremism, ‘any form of terrorism’

  08-03-2018 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  Jaspal Atwal says since he was convicted of trying to kill an Indian cabinet minister in 1986, he has tried to contribute to Canadian society, which includes meeting politicians from various parties.
  
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• LIVE: Jaspal Atwal, who was convicted in assassination attempt, holds news conference in Vancouver

  08-03-2018 19:16 via vancouversun.com
  Jaspal Atwal, a man convicted of attempted murder who attended a state dinner during Justin Trudeau’s India tour, says he wants to set the record straight.
  Atwal, convicted in a 1986 assassination attempt on a visiting Punjabi cabinet minister, and his lawyer will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. in Vancouver.
  Atwal caused embarrassment for the Liberal government after he was invited to a dinner last month with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in New Delhi after attending
  
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• One woman injured after two boats catch fire at PoCo marina

  08-03-2018 19:05 via vancouversun.com
  A woman has been taken to hospital with burns to her hands and body after two boats caught fire Thursday morning at a marina in Port Coquitlam.
  Port Coquitlam fire chief Nick Delmonico says crews were called out to a 12-metre boat on fire shortly after 8 a.m. at a marina located under the Pitt River Bridge. 
  #PoCoFire Crews are on scene at a boat fire on the Pitt River near Pitt River Bridge & Fremont. One person is being treated by BCAS. The 1700 blk of Fremont down to one lane. Please
  
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• Run Update

  08-03-2018 18:59 via vancouversun.com
  Switching gears. Here’s an update on my run on March 4th.
  I was running at full steam, then suddenly before the halfway point (5K), I started to get the dreaded cramps in my stomach and legs! I was out of breath, and felt like giving up. I have been making good progress the last few weeks so why am I struggling today? I was aiming to run 10K in under 50 minutes for the first time in my life. My self-inflicted pressure got to me and I nearly collapsed at the 6K point. I was very disappointe
  
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