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• Pedestrian in critical condition following crash in south Surrey

  14-03-2018 23:56 via vancouversun.com
  A 70-year-old woman is in critical condition following a collision in south Surrey on Wednesday afternoon.
  According to Surrey RCMP, the collision took place around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Southmere Crescent and Martin Drive.
  The woman was crossing the intersection when she was struck by an eastbound vehicle making a left turn. Police said the driver remained at the scene to assist.
  The woman was taken to hospital by air ambulance and remains in critical condition, said Cpl. E
  
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• Vernon's Greeks gangsters lose appeal of murder convictions

  14-03-2018 23:51 via vancouversun.com
  Three members of the notorious Greeks gang from Vernon have lost their appeals of their November 2012 murder convictions.
  The B.C. Court of Appeal announced in a brief online statement that the appeals of gang leader Peter Manolakos and his associates Leslie Podolski and Sheldon Richard O’Donnell had all been dismissed.
  The judges’ reasons for their decision were not released because they have not yet had time to edit out information about Crown witnesses who were subject to swe
  
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• Family of Port Moody woman killed by fall tree file lawsuit

  14-03-2018 23:47 via vancouversun.com
  The family of a Port Moody woman who was killed after a tree fell on her home during a severe windstorm two years ago has filed a lawsuit alleging regional district officials were negligent in dealing with problem trees.
  Jill Calder was asleep in her bed on March 10, 2016 when a 35-metre hemlock tree came crashing through the roof of her house on Alpine Place, located in the Mountain Meadows neighbourhood on Heritage Mountain. 
  Calder, who was the executive director of a society that provid
  
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• Judge rules Vancouver condo assembly can be sold despite holdouts

  14-03-2018 23:44 via vancouversun.com
  A judge has ruled that the sale of a Vancouver West End assembly can proceed despite two holdout owners who believed the sale price was too low and that they were not kept informed during the sale process.
  Barclay Terrace is a 36-unit concrete complex built in 1992 and located at 1075 Barclay St. in Vancouver’s West End.
  Of the 36 units in the building, 34 belong to two corporations, Barclay Thurlow Property Inc. (BTPI) and Shepstone Investments Inc, referred to as the majority owners.&nbs
  
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• Super seniors busy, definitely not 'couch potatoes': SFU study

  14-03-2018 23:42 via vancouversun.com
  Having good genes definitely help if you plan to live 85, 90 or 100-plus years — but they aren’t the only thing that matters.
  Canada’s longest-lived seniors tend to have parents who live at least nine years longer than average and that’s a lot, according to Angela Brooks-Wilson, who runs a 16-year healthy aging study at Simon Fraser University.
  But lifestyle always plays a bigger role in how long you live, she said.
  If you want to live to 85 and longer, it helps to s
  
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• Skookum Music Festival

  14-03-2018 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  CKNW welcomes the first ever Skookum Music Festival: a spirited, eclectic menu of authentic artists from the West Coast, across Canada and around the world
  
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• Vancouver no longer part of North American bid to host 2026 World Cup

  14-03-2018 23:37 via vancouversun.com
  The 2026 FIFA World Cup of soccer will not be coming to Vancouver.
  The provincial government confirmed Wednesday that the B.C. city had been dropped from the North American bid to host the world’s largest sporting event. 
  Canada, Mexico and the U.S. are up against Morocco to host the FIFA men’s tournament, with a decision coming in June.
  Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Edmonton had been identified as potential candidates for hosting games, but Vancouver’s involv
  
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• Hemlines: Selena Gomez slips into design role at Coach and more fashion news

  14-03-2018 23:11 via vancouversun.com
  Selena Gomez is delving further into her creative side with Coach.
  The music superstar, who collaborated with the American leather goods and fashion company on a collection of handbags and accessories in fall 2017, is set to release another collection with the brand, including her first ready-to-wear collaboration, in fall 2018. 
  “I am so excited to be working with Coach again,” Gomez said in a news release. “Getting to create my own collection with (Coach creative directo
  
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• B.C.'s Catalyst hit with second salvo of duties in U.S. paper trade war

  14-03-2018 23:11 via vancouversun.com
  Richmond-headquartered Catalyst Paper has been hit with a second round of punitive duties on U.S.-bound exports in a trade dispute launched by a single American mill.
  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has hit B.C.’s Catalyst Paper with a second round of punitive duties in a trade dispute with a U.S. paper mill.
  On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Commerce slapped anti-dumping duties of 22 per cent on exports by Resolute Forest Products and Kruger Inc. (both based in Quebec) as well a
  
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• Namgis First Nation will see fish farm operator in court next week

  14-03-2018 23:03
  The Namgis are seeking a federal review of a fisheries policy that does not require fish to be tested for a blood virus before they are sent to Marine Harvest Canada's salmon farms.
  
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• Wine Guy: Looking into the Loire

  14-03-2018 22:00 via theprovince.com
  Like most everything, wine goes through trends. Remember when one memorable (and very unfavourable) quote in the movie Sideways pushed Merlot to the has-been bin?
  Without doubt, wine styles — and by association wine regions — are subject to the waxing and waning of trends: be they gastronomic or pop cultural. One region having a moment (certainly within the professional wine community, and filtering through the wine world writ large) is France’s Loire Valley, which these days i
  
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• Bridge to replace Massey Tunnel could be cheaper than originally thought: Delta

  14-03-2018 21:56
  
  Scrapping the George Massey tunnel and replacing it with a bridge will cost less than the $3.5 billion originally thought, according to a City of Delta George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project update report.
  
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• He fell and smashed his head. She stopped when no one would. Now their story’s gone global

  14-03-2018 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  One B.C. woman is hoping to make the world a kinder place by telling her story of how she met a man named Sid.
  
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• Vancouver Giants welcome top centre back, deal with No. 1 goalie’s absence

  14-03-2018 21:18 via theprovince.com
  Milos Roman, who had been out of the Giants’ lineup since early January, finally returned to the ice last weekend. Before heading off to the world juniors to suit up for Slovakia, he had been leading WHL rookies in scoring. (Photo: PNG files)
  The playoff-bound Vancouver Giants’ offence is back to full health. Now their defensive zone has issues.
  Giants general manager Glen Hanlon said Tuesday that starting goalie David Tendeck (upper body injury) would miss at least two games in this
  
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• Shipping container restaurant coming to Vancouver's Granville Island

  14-03-2018 21:16 via vancouversun.com
  Just try to contain your excitement, OK? A new shipping container fast-food restaurant is coming to Granville Island.
  Popina Canteen, described as a “gourmet counter-service restaurant” located inside repurposed shipping containers will open this summer in the northwest corner of Granville Island.
  The restaurant is a collaboration among four of Vancouver’s top chefs: Angus An (Maenam, Fat Mao Noodles, Sen Pad Thai, Longtail Kitchen and Freebird Chicken Shack), Robert Belcham (C
  
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• New Ocean Wise campaign tackles plastic pollution

  14-03-2018 21:13
  
  A recent sampling of ocean water taken from Burrard Inlet contained more than 1,200 tiny particles of plastic.
  
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• Killers, Florence and the Machine headline Skookum festival in Stanley Park

  14-03-2018 21:05
  
  The musical lineup for a new festival taking place in Stanley Park this summer includes Florence and the Machine and The Killers.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks: Gudbranson’s season ends with shoulder surgery

  14-03-2018 21:03 via theprovince.com
  Arizona Coyotes centre Brad Richardson (15) checks Vancouver Canucks defenceman Erik Gudbranson (44) in the third period on Sunday, March 11. The Canucks announced Wednesday Gudbranson’s season is over as he has surgery on his wonky shoulder.
  ANAHEIM, Calif. — “It’s piling on for sure.”
  That was Travis Green’s reaction Wednesday morning to mounting injuries when the Vancouver Canucks coach learned that defenceman Erik Gudbranson has been shut down for the Nati
  
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• Firefighters battle major blaze at Surrey strip mall

  14-03-2018 21:03 via vancouversun.com
  A major fire damaged two businesses at a Surrey strip mall early Wednesday morning.
  The blaze broke out shortly after 1 a.m. at one unit in the complex at 12950 80th Avenue and quickly spread to a neighbouring business.
  Dozens of firefighters worked through the morning to put out the fire, which Surrey assistant fire chief Jason Cairney said had engulfed the first business, and partly damaged the second one.
  He said investigators don’t yet know the cause of the fire. 
  There are n
  
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• West Kelowna and Regional District of Nanaimo want out of B.C.’s speculation tax

  14-03-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Multiple B.C. communities are voicing their displeasure with the provincial government's new speculation tax.
  
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• City of West Kelowna looking to opt out of B.C.’s speculation tax

  14-03-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater said owners of second homes make big contributions to the local economy.
  
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• Meet Denis and Michael: Two faces of Vancouver’s homeless population

  14-03-2018 20:57
  
  Denis was living under a tarp at Cambie and Broadway. Farther up Cambie, Michael was begging for money. Both spoke to the Courier as city conducted homeless count.
  
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• No goal: Vancouver dropped from North American World Cup bid

  14-03-2018 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  It's official: there won't be any World Cup games played in Vancouver in when the 2026 tournament kicks off.
  
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• High tech educational toys

  14-03-2018 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  Tech expert Mike Agerbo from Get Connected Media shows off some high tech toys that promote learning and play.
  
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• Juno Awards: Here are five Junos events to check out around town

  14-03-2018 20:39 via vancouversun.com
  The Junos are coming to town March 19-25, but even if you don’t have a ticket to the main event, there’s plenty of concerts and parties around town where you can get in on the award-week action. From Saturday morning dance parties to late-night local showcases or even a praise-filled celebration, there’s something for everyone.
  Here’s a quick rundown of events both big and small where you can celebrate alongside other music fans and Juno bands.SingItFwd: A Special Juno Aw
  
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• UPDATED: Canucks Game Day: Gudbranson needs shoulder surgery, Vancouver needs offence

  14-03-2018 20:23 via theprovince.com
  Without a goal in their last two outings — and the well-travelled Jussi Jokinen providing the only scoring from a forward in four straight losses — you have to wonder when the Canucks will score again and if any forward will find the net Wednesday in Anaheim.
  The best bet might be Daniel Sedin. He has 21 goals, had three shots, four attempts and was robbed of a sure goal Monday in a 3-0 loss at Los Angeles. The Canucks had 35 shots. They had three power plays. They couldn’t sco
  
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• Squamish climber Marc Andre Leclerc confirmed dead in Alaska

  14-03-2018 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  The Squamish climber who went missing with his climbing partner in Alaska two weeks ago has died.
  
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• There's train-spotting and now there's fueling tanker-spotting

  14-03-2018 20:00
  
  New "viewing platform" a condition of development permit as part of dyke upgrades in Richmond.
  
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• Stubborn fire guts Surrey commercial complex

  14-03-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  A stubborn battle for more than 3-dozen Surrey firefighters as flames heavily damaged a commercial complex overnight. The fire burned for about seven hours – closing a major road – and destroying at least two businesses. Jordan Armstrong has all the details.
  
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• Lawyer seeking injunction says B.C. protesters bent on stopping Trans Mountain

  14-03-2018 19:58
  The pipeline has faced fierce opposition in its efforts to complete construction at two terminals.
  
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• Home sales across B.C. hit by strict new mortgage rules

  14-03-2018 19:51
  
  Average sale prices are still nearly 9 per cent higher than one year ago, resulting in total value of sales rising
  
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• 9 years after Little Mountain social housing demolished, modular housing to rise on nearly empty site

  14-03-2018 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  The land has sat virtually empty since more than 700 people were evicted to bulldoze the site.
  
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• Proposed Ray-Cam community centre renewal gets council approval

  14-03-2018 19:34
  
  Work now begins to have the project be considered as part of capital plan.
  
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• B.C. senior posts meaningful message to drivers who didn’t stop to help

  14-03-2018 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  A B.C. man is recovering in hospital after falling into the busy Surrey intersection near King George and 74 Avenue. Sid had this message for all of the people in cars who didn’t take the time to stop and help.
  
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• Vancouver running with the ball at 2018 Juno Awards

  14-03-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Juno Awards 2018
  When: March 25, 5 p.m.
  Where: Rogers Arena
  Tickets and info: From $59 at ticketmaster.ca
  Nine years ago, Vancouver hosted the Juno Awards. If you don’t remember it, you’re not alone. A straw poll of people on the street about the 2009 event had a near 90 per cent response of “was that here?” 
  Even Mayor Gregor Robertson is on record stating that “in 2009, we kind of dropped the ball.” 
  Nickelback played. Russell Peters hosted. L
  
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• Protecting your business from fraud

  14-03-2018 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  One worry for many business owners is protecting themselves from fraud. Jacklyn Davies from MNP has some tips on how to protect your business from both internal and external threats.
  
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• UBC-designed cooler combats vaccine spoilage in developing world

  14-03-2018 18:44
  
  Cooler keeps vaccines at optimal temperature without the need for refrigeration.
  
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• Getting Back on the Road

  14-03-2018 18:31 via vancouversun.com
  Being from Manitoba, I am very familiar with snow, ice and the cold. Some hate it and some love it. Personally, I love it. There is nothing more beautiful than looking out the window after it snows to see trees covered in the sparkly powder. Almost as if the trees were made of diamonds. Another great thing about the cold is being able to make your own backyard rink or maybe you prefer to make snow angels. There are endless things to do in our cold Manitoba climate. 
  As I said, I love it. We
  
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• Sun Run training: Too quick at the start, I plod to the finish

  14-03-2018 18:28 via vancouversun.com
  As we pass the halfway mark for the Sun Run training clinics, I still have a lot to learn.
  I don’t yet have the knack for finding my best pace, as I discovered when my running clinic did a timed five-kilometre run last week.
  Back in January, I was running at a very relaxed pace, happy just to run for 45 minutes without slowing to a walk. But I was running with the clinic one night when one of the leaders, my speedy friend Tim, pointed out to me that I could push a bit harder than my conser
  
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• City of Delta report says province could shave $1B from bridge to replace Massey Tunnel

  14-03-2018 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  The report points to a competing bid for bridge construction pegged at $2.6 billion.
  
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• Man in critical condition after being hit by police vehicle in Squamish

  14-03-2018 18:20
  
  RCMP officer with police dog services was working but not responding to a call
  
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• Six charged after drugs seized with 'lethal amounts' of fentanyl in Surrey, New West

  14-03-2018 18:12 via vancouversun.com
  Six people have been charged after police in Surrey and New Westminster turned up a large quantity of drugs containing lethal amounts of fentanyl.
  New Westminster police launched an investigation a year ago into suspected drug dealing in the city. 
  As a result of that investigation, search warrants were executed throughout Surrey and New Westminster, and from those officers seized a large amount of drugs, including heroin containing what police call “lethal levels” of fentanyl.
  
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• Who is making the big dollars in Vancouver?

  14-03-2018 18:11
  
  Doctors and tech engineers feature heavily on Indeed's top-10 salary list.
  
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• Vancouver’s only Mandarin bilingual program celebrates first graduating class

  14-03-2018 18:09
  
  Sashaying across an East Vancouver classroom floor, about a dozen elementary students sang and danced to “Picking Mushrooms,” a well-known Chinese folk song used in celebratory settings.
  
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• Squamish pedestrian in critical condition after hit by police vehicle

  14-03-2018 17:32 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s police watchdog has been called in to investigate after a pedestrian was hit by a police car in Squamish Tuesday night.
  The man, in his late 20s, was struck by an on duty police officer travelling in an unmarked SUV at the intersection of Highway 99 and Garibaldi Way at around 10:30 p.m., according to the Independent Investigation Office.
  The pedestrian remains in critical condition in hospital.
  The IIO says the RCMP officer, who was working but not responding to a call, notified di
  
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• Galileo, Einstein and the infinite circle of Stephen Hawking's life

  14-03-2018 17:21
  
  Renowned physicist dies on day that celebrates Pi, an infinite number. That's not the only coincidence
  
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