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• Three Vancouver Sun and Province reporters nominated for National Newspaper Awards

  19-03-2018 23:53 via vancouversun.com
  Three Vancouver Sun and Province reporters are nominated for National Newspaper Awards.
  Dan Fumano and Matt Robinson are nominated in the category of Project of the Year for their investigation into the case of Phillip Tallio.
  Tallio is a Bella Coola man who has been in prison for 34 years for a murder he says he didn’t commit. Fumano and Robinson’s seven-part series followed Tallio’s appeal of his 1983 conviction in the murder of a young girl.
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• Here we snow again? Winter weather forecast for Metro Vancouver Thursday

  19-03-2018 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  Tuesday is the first day of spring. But Thursday could still bring a winter blast.
  
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• Surrey RCMP seize drugs, weapons after raiding home near secondary school

  19-03-2018 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Magic mushrooms, LSD and marijuana were seized, and police say it was all destined for kids in the area.
  
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• HIV/AIDS survivors living longer than ever

  19-03-2018 23:42
  
  Dining Out for Life takes place March 22 across Greater Vancouver, the Lower Mainland and Whistler to White Rock
  
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• Doug Black: Stop the stalling — refer Trans Mountain dispute to Supreme Court of Canada

  19-03-2018 23:35 via vancouversun.com
  Enough is enough. As the B.C. government continues to play politics with the livelihood of Canadians, it’s time we let the Supreme Court of Canada decide once and for all — will the Trans Mountain pipeline get built or not?  
  Canada’s economy has always relied heavily on natural resources — in fact, the country would have never been founded without them. Balancing the use of this wealth with Canada’s climate agenda is no easy task. But without a doubt, pipeline
  
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• Vancouver first city to provide refuge centre for Indigenous women inquiry

  19-03-2018 23:23
  
  Vancouver has opened a temporary refuge centre for survivors and families expected to attend next month's National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Women and Girls.
  
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• ‘Come and get me boys’: Juno-nominated grandpa takes to the trees in pipeline protest

  19-03-2018 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  Seventy-year-old Terry Christenson said he's doing this for the "grandchildren of the world."
  
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• Stolen Armstrong pickup truck used for Kelowna hit-and-runs

  19-03-2018 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  An erratic driver with a stolen pickup truck wreaked havoc on Kelowna early Monday morning.
  
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• Abbotsford International Airport poised to hit a million passengers a year

  19-03-2018 23:14 via vancouversun.com
  Aggressive expansion plans have Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) on target to hit one million passengers a year by 2020, up from 477,000 in 2015, by courting low-cost airlines.
  To accommodate the increase, a $5-million, 14,000-square-foot terminal expansion will double the capacity of the secure waiting area to 600 passengers and add two new gates by this November, according to general manager Parm Sidhu.
  That will be followed almost immediately by a second expansion to be completed by 202
  
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• Classical music: Sonic Boom Festival provides unfettered creativity

  19-03-2018 23:13 via vancouversun.com
  2018 Sonic Boom Festival
  When: March 22 to 25
  Where: Pyatt Hall
  Tickets and info: $25/$15 at the door; Festival Pass $50, vancouverpromusica.ca
  The end of March brings the latest edition of Vancouver’s long-running Sonic Boom Festival, at Pyatt Hall. On tap are four evenings of music — two for mixed ensembles, one featuring pianist and composer Michael Park, and one with the Nu:BC Collective, plus a student composer master class.
  There are a number of reasons why new music and local
  
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• Handicapping 2018 Juno Awards: Who should, will win … and why

  19-03-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  While artists and industry insiders like to talk about how the Juno Awards are a celebration of the creative community, they also like to say the annual event isn’t a popularity contest.
  Sorry, the truth is that it’s all about the big win.
  If the awards didn’t matter, you wouldn’t see “Juno Award-winning” added to every bit of promotional material an act supplies after getting one.
  Plus, we all watch awards shows to see if our top choices will pick up a statue
  
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• Suspects wanted in ‘cowardly’ assault of man with autism at Toronto-area bus terminal from B.C.: police

  19-03-2018 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  "Progress has been made and investigators now have credible information that the persons responsible are originally from British Columbia, specifically the Lower Mainland area and they recently travelled to the Greater Toronto Area."
  
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• Greenpeace founder arrested at Kinder Morgan pipeline protest in Burnaby

  19-03-2018 22:49
  
  Protesters attached themselves to gate at Trans Mountain terminal, formed blockade.
  
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• Here’s what B.C. drivers are saying about gas prices

  19-03-2018 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  Global News spoke with frustrated car drivers about record high rising gas prices in the region.
  
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• Feel the Force: The Ring of Kerry and the Wild Atlantic Way

  19-03-2018 22:43 via theprovince.com
  Around AD 600, some Irish monks decided that they needed a harsher environment to fast and pay penance. As the story goes, they rowed to the small island of Skellig Michael, inhabited only by puffins and gulls and built a monastery. A millennium and a half later, Skellig Michael’s ruins are one of Ireland’s best-known heritage and tourist attractions. The ruins also became the mystical remains of the First Jedi Temple and the aesthetic monks were replaced by Luke Skywalker, who chose
  
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• Jann Arden hosts voyage aboard suite ship

  19-03-2018 22:40 via theprovince.com
  Avalon Waterways has announced two very exciting developments in 2019: not only will the popular river cruise line take delivery of a brand-new ship, but Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden will also be hosting a voyage aboard it.
  The new Avalon Envision will debut next year, joining the fleet as the sixteenth Suite Ship that Avalon has introduced since the debut of Avalon Panorama in 2011. These ships have garnered plenty of accolades for their wall-to-wall panoramic balconies, which open up
  
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• Demovictions top of mind for Joe Keithley, punk rocker and Burnaby mayoral contender

  19-03-2018 22:36
  It's the sixth attempt at getting elected to public office for the D.O.A. frontman
  
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• Celtic Thunder X Tour

  19-03-2018 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  Irish Supergroup Celtic Thunder are on the road for their 10th Anniversary! Tickets go on sale March 29 for their November 3rd performance at the Abbotsford Centre!
  
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• Pain at the pumps hits Vancouver drivers as price of gas soars over $1.54

  19-03-2018 22:18
  
  Prices expected to stay above $1.50 for the week.
  
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• Heather Lands redevelopment preferred concept unveiled

  19-03-2018 21:40
  
  Residential towers, a cultural centre, a daycare, park space and the potential for a new francophone school are what’s envisioned for the Heather Lands.
  
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• Six seagulls found coated in oil in east Vancouver released Monday

  19-03-2018 21:37 via vancouversun.com
  Six seagulls were released back into the wild on Monday after making a full recovery following their oily rescue in east Vancouver last month.
  The birds were found near Frances Street in east Vancouver, covered in an oily, greasy substance that made it difficult to fly. The Wildlife Rescue Association took in the birds, cleaned the grease from their wings and cared for them for about a month before preparing for Monday’s release.
  The location where the gulls were rescued is the same site a
  
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• Moving historic Fairmont building recommended ‘as a measure of Reconciliation’

  19-03-2018 21:36
  
  Moving the historic Fairmont building from the Heather Lands to another site promises to be an enormous task, especially since a new site still needs to be found.
  
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• Green Party picks Joe Keithley to take on Burnaby mayor

  19-03-2018 21:36
  
  Former punk rocker to run against Derek Corrigan, who's hoping for his sixth term
  
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• Missing B.C. man spotted in Alberta: ‘If it was my son, he desperately needs help’

  19-03-2018 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  A B.C. mother is begging Albertans for help after her missing son was spotted in Banff, Calgary and Edmonton.
  
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• Coquitlam RCMP evacuated over 'suspicious substance'

  19-03-2018 21:05
  
  One man was arrested; no one injured.
  
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• Hockey hero Larry Kwong passes away

  19-03-2018 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  Former NHL player Larry Kwong died peacefully at his home in Calgary on Thursday.
  
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• B.C. to increase number of dental surgeries for faster access

  19-03-2018 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  "I've heard especially from parents whose sons and daughters suffered for long periods."
  
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• Dungeness crab cakes from Coal Harbour’s Lift Bar & View

  19-03-2018 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  More than 60 restaurants from White Rock to Whistler are taking part in Dining Out for Life on Thursday, March 22. Portions of the night’s sales will go toward ‘A Loving Spoonful, a charity that helps provide meals for people living with HIV/AIDS. We get a preview of what you can order at Lift Bar...
  
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• Man charged in 2017 arson of sports shop near Surrey City Centre

  19-03-2018 20:25 via vancouversun.com
  A man has been charged in the September 2017 arson of a hockey equipment shop in Surrey City Centre area.
  James Marvin Haslam of no fixed address has been charged with one count of arson. Haslam remains in custody and will re-appear in court on Thursday.
  On Sept. 23, 2017, first responders were called to the Surrey City Centre area for the report of a fire. Crews on scene determined that the fire was located at the back of the Hockey Shop Source for Sports.The blaze sent a massive dark plume of
  
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• B.C. gas prices soar again

  19-03-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Commuters are forced to get creative as fuel prices increase. Will prices soar above the 2014 record of $1.55 per litre? Tanya Beja reports.
  
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• Victoria mulls tackling affordable housing crisis with higher density

  19-03-2018 20:07
  
  City council considers pre-zoning areas of the capital where developers building affordable homes would be granted additional density
  
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• ‘Maybe they have a drug problem’: Richmond residents weigh in on housing for homeless

  19-03-2018 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  "Maybe they have a drug problem, they have a mental problem," said one Richmond resident.
  
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• Aloe Blacc takes us on a musical journey

  19-03-2018 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  Grammy-Nominated Singer and Songwriter Aloe Blacc joins us to talk about his new project “America’s Musical Journey”
  
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• For runners who wanted fun, memories and challenges, there is now Hope

  19-03-2018 19:45 via vancouversun.com
  HOPE — When I first mentioned to a few Langley friends this is where my Sunday running travels would lead, the reaction from one was: “Don’t blame you with the freaking housing prices in the Lower Mainland!”
  Other comments included: “It’s postcard beautiful there;” “take pictures of the incredible word carvings;” “your running career is no longer beyond Hope;” and “say hi to Rambo for me!”
  My wife, informed she’d
  
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• UBC men’s volleyball captures first national title in 35 years

  19-03-2018 19:43 via theprovince.com
  The UBC Thunderbirds defeated the two-time defending national champion Trinity Western Spartans 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 27-25) in the USport national final on Sunday at McMaster University in Hamilton.
  Kerry MacDonald actually enjoyed being scrutinized a little extra going through airport security this time.
  “They wanted to know about all the metal in the bottom of my bag,” the UBC Thunderbirds men’s volleyball coach said about his trip home from the U Sports nationals with his team
  
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• Canada must curb farmland speculation to keep grip on food security: Senate report

  19-03-2018 19:42 via vancouversun.com
  Canada risks losing control over its own food security if governments can’t curb investment speculation on its farmland that has sent property values spiralling out of reach for the next generation of farmers.
  That is the conclusion of a Senate committee report released in Vancouver today that investigated the impact of soaring farm values on agricultural production.
  “Farming is a challenging way to make a living at the best of times,” said PEI Sen.Dianne Griffin, chairwoman of
  
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• Three Vancouver Sun reporters nominated for National Newspaper Award

  19-03-2018 19:37 via vancouversun.com
  Three Vancouver Sun reporters are nominated for National Newspaper Awards.
  Dan Fumano and Matt Robinson are nominated in the category of Project of the Year for their investigation into the case of Phillip Tallio.
  Tallio is a Bella Coola man who has been in prison for 34 years for a murder he says he didn’t commit. Fumano and Robinson’s seven-part series followed Tallio’s appeal of his 1983 conviction in the murder of a young girl.
  Alongside the Aboriginal Peoples Television Ne
  
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• Million-dollar international Dota 2 championship is coming to Vancouver

  19-03-2018 19:30
  
  World’s largest annual eSports tournament is at Rogers Arena from August 20 to 25.
  
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• Man charged with arson in Surrey hockey shop fire

  19-03-2018 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  Surrey RCMP say charges have been laid against a suspect related to a fire that destroyed a sports equipment store last year.
  
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• Want an affordable home? Move to Northern B.C., invites real estate board

  19-03-2018 19:15
  
  Detached houses in areas such as 100-Mile House and Williams Lake are fraction of price of Vancouver and Victoria, boasts new report
  
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• Things to do in the Lower Mainland this week: Ministry, The Humans, Brent Kissel, and more

  19-03-2018 19:09 via vancouversun.com
  The Funk Hunters
  Let’s Hear It! Live
  When: March 23, 12:45-9 p.m.
  Where: Vancouver Art Gallery, North Plaza
  Free: letshearitbc.com
  In addition to JunoFest taking place this weekend, the 2018 Vancouver host committee has come up with the brilliant idea of a warm-up free show featuring a wide range of local sounds. Following the Coast Salish welcome to those partying on unceeded traditional lands, the lineup features Fox Glove, Astrocolor, Shawn Austin, Mob Bounce w/DJ Kookum, The Boom Booms
  
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• Less than half of Metro Vancouver residents have earthquake insurance

  19-03-2018 18:58
  
  B.C. government commissioned Ipsos poll on emergency preparedness
  
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• British Columbians ‘personally conflicted’ over Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: Poll

  19-03-2018 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  “This is far from entrenched polarization, and instead reveals a population which understands that there is no easy choice to be made when it comes to this project."
  
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• Trevor Linden's Club 16 added to new Tsawwassen shopping centre

  19-03-2018 18:11
  
  Other tenants at outdoor shopping centre next to Tsawwassen Mills are opening soon.
  
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• Help YVR name its new litter of adorable service puppies

  19-03-2018 18:06
  
  Airport says it has a "ruff task" of coming up with puppy names so it's asking for suggestions.
  
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• Help YVR name its first litter of adorable service puppies

  19-03-2018 18:06
  
  Partnership with PADS gives puppies-in-training exposure to airports and travel.
  
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• D.O.A. punk legend Joe Keithley announced bid to become Burnaby mayor

  19-03-2018 17:45 via vancouversun.com
  Local punk legend and longtime activist Joe Keithley is running for mayor in Burnaby, it was announced Monday.
  Keithley was born and raised in the city and is best known as a part of influential punk band D.O.A.
  On Monday, he announced plans to run for mayor as part of the Burnaby Civic Green Party.
  “It is time for a fresh start in Burnaby,” said Keithley in a statement announcing his campaign.
  “Corrigan and the BCA council have been pushing their same old agenda for the last&n
  
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• UPDATED: Police investigating sudden Vernon death

  19-03-2018 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  Police are investigating after a 37-year-old woman died after being found unresponsive in her Vernon home.
  
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• Police investigating sudden Vernon death

  19-03-2018 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  Police are investigating after a 37-year-old woman died after being found unresponsive in her Vernon home.
  
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• ‘Wounded moth’ filled with butterflies after getting called up for Juno Cup

  19-03-2018 17:26
  
  Have you ever been given the opportunity to fulfill a childhood dream, only to freak out at the prospect of actually going through with it?
  
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