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• Final arguments in Kelowna murder trial

  21-03-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  Chad Alphonse is accused of second-degree murder in the death of his good friend.
  
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• B.C. rabbits dying from lethal virus that kills in less time than Ebola hits some humans

  21-03-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  "If the rabbit is outside, it's at risk," said a provincial wildlife veterinarian.
  
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• Tendeck, experience among keys to Giants-Royals’ playoff series

  21-03-2018 23:53 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Giants are back in the Western Hockey League playoffs for the first time in four springs.
  Here are three things to watch in their best-of-seven opening-round series against the Victoria Royals, which opens Friday on Vancouver Island:
  Finding patience
  Tyler Benson, James Malm, Dylan Plouffe, Bowen Byram and David Tendeck are among the notable names with this year’s Giants. Byram is up for the WHL’s rookie of the year award.
  They have something else in common. They haven&
  
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• Hikers warned against walking on cornices in Kananaskis

  21-03-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Kananaskis Country Public Safety has taken to Facebook to warn hikers to stay away from cornices.
  
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• Confirmed cases of rabbit virus in Delta

  21-03-2018 23:48
  
  Highly infectious hemorrhagic disease first confirmed in Nanaimo
  
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• Nine months in jail for former PoCo parks worker

  21-03-2018 23:42
  
  David Murray was also a Pitt Meadows city councillor until January.
  
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• Pop-up events bring tea and talk to Chinatown

  21-03-2018 23:37
  
  Two upcoming events will serve up tea and conversation in Chinatown.
  
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• Lawyer for 1 of 3 suspects in beating of man with autism says he’s not guilty

  21-03-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Ronjot Singh Dhami -- whose last known address was in Surrey, B.C. -- will turn himself into police, but he maintains his innocence, his lawyer said.
  
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• Emergency alerts by mobile phone go live in B.C. April 6

  21-03-2018 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  The system will start with tsunami warnings, but could be used for wildfire evacuations in the future.
  
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• Giants planning to keep their playoff power play simple against Royals

  21-03-2018 23:13 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Giants have flashy skill. They just don’t always know how to use it.
  That’s the opinion of coach Jason McKee, who maintains the Western Hockey League team’s power-play unit in particular gets in trouble when it tries to get too cute.
  Vancouver finished 13th in the 22-team league during the regular season with the man advantage, thanks to a 21.9 per cent (55-for-251) success rate. Along the way, there was a 3-for-35 rut in October, a 12-for-24 run in November and a
  
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• B.C. suspect in autistic man’s beating once hid 23 fentanyl bags in an uncomfortable place

  21-03-2018 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  Ronjot Singh Dhami is the subject of a Canada-wide warrant after a man with autism was beaten at a Toronto-area bus terminal.
  
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• Rare Winston Churchill painting of B.C. lake sells for

  21-03-2018 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  A painting of Emerald Lake, B.C. by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sold at an auction for nearly six times its estimated value. As Reid Fiest reports, the buyer isn’t known, but the seller hopes the historical piece will return to Canada.
  
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• John Coupar joins field of three NPA mayoral hopefuls

  21-03-2018 22:56
  
  NPA park board commissioner John Coupar announced Wednesday morning that he is seeking to be the party’s next mayoral candidate.
  
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• BC SPCA launches world’s first pest control accreditation program

  21-03-2018 22:42
  
  The BC SPCA has developed an animal welfare accreditation program to help people choose pest control companies that have a more humane approach to dealing with unwanted critters.
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP catch potential thief on camera

  21-03-2018 22:39 via vancouversun.com
  “Have you seen this man?”
  Chilliwack RCMP are hoping to identify a man who allegedly broke into a bait car last month.
  According to a media release, the man was captured on Feb. 5 about 3 a.m., when he “triggered the surveillance camera and alarm of a police bait car parked in the area of Spadina Avenue.”
  A search of the area failed to locate him.
  “Police park Bait cars containing Bait property in areas identified as high risk for auto crime,” Cpl. Jay Schofie
  
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• Former Pitt Meadows councillor guilty of sex assault sentenced to 9 months in jail

  21-03-2018 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  He was her employer, she was 14 and he was in his 30s when the sexual assault took place.
  
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• Fire discovered in smoking waste-removal truck

  21-03-2018 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  The truck is believed to have picked up some already-smouldering waste which ended up catching fire in the back of the truck.
  
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• Second B.C. suspect identified in Ontario attack on helpless man

  21-03-2018 22:24 via vancouversun.com
  Parmvir Singh Chahil, 21.
  Police have identified a 21-year-old B.C. man as a second suspect in what they call a “vicious” attack in Ontario on a helpless man with autism.
  Parmvir Singh Chahil, 21, is a suspect in the March 13 attack that took place at a bus station in Mississauga, according to Peel Regional Police.
  A country-wide arrest warrant has been issued for Chahil’s arrest. A warrant was issued earlier for Ronjot Sing Dhami, 25, who was identified as a suspect by po
  
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• B.C. issues warning as rabbit virus spreads to Lower Mainland

  21-03-2018 22:21
  Recent tests on dead feral rabbits in Nanaimo and Delta confirmed the presence of a rare haemorrhagic disease, which can kill a rabbit within 36 hours.
  
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• New cellphone information may aid in search for missing plane

  21-03-2018 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  A volunteer rescue group says it's found a new clue in one of three unresolved searches for small aircraft in B.C.
  
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• Life after a house fire: Victoria family picks up the pieces

  21-03-2018 22:01 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Mike McComb examined the burned-out shell of the home he and his family have lived in for the past decade. He walked to the backyard, stepped over debris and peered into the kitchen.
  “Can we save our growth chart?” his wife, Jesika Edison, asked him as he walked back to McClure Street on Tuesday.
   “Maybe,” he replied.
  As Edison and McComb come to terms with all the family has lost since fire ravaged their Fairfield character home on Monday, the pantr
  
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• Restaurant review: Find Korea in a sizzling hot stone bowl at Maru Korean Bistro

  21-03-2018 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  Maru Korean Bistro
  Where: 125 East Second Street, North Vancouver
  Open: Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. marukoreanbistro.comIf I’d been on the ball, I’d have written this column last month during the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea. Instead, here I am, straggling late with a heads up on delicious Korean food on the North Shore. 
  Maru Korean Bistro dining room.
  Maru Korean Bistro opened about two years ago, and is operated by longtime cooking buddies Bobby Shin and D
  
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• Government promises clarity of speculation tax in ‘days ahead’

  21-03-2018 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  Kelowna, West Kelowna and the regional district of Nanaimo all want out of the tax, which they say unfairly targets vacation homeowners.
  
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• Video shows WestJet cabin filling with smoke as plane lands in Nanaimo

  21-03-2018 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  "Leave everything, leave everything."
  
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• Salmon Arm plans celebration to honour Paralympic medallist Natalie Wilkie

  21-03-2018 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Salmon Arm is organizing a celebration for Wilkie on Friday.
  
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• Vancouver invited to explore Ready Player One virtual reality exhibit

  21-03-2018 21:18 via vancouversun.com
  It might look similar but no, it’s not the latest modular housing development in Vancouver.
  Those container stacks you see in downtown Vancouver are actually part of a virtual reality exhibit open this weekend to promote the grim sci-fi action flick Ready Player One that opens later this month.The “massive experiential set” includes three towers of shipping containers which, according to the world inside the film, are the new living standard for civilians in 2045. The set comes
  
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• Paperwork delays leaving B.C. orchards scrambling to find enough staff

  21-03-2018 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Roughly 7,000 workers are needed province-wide to pick and pack B.C. fruit.
  
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• Canada-wide warrant issued for second suspect in assault on man with autism

  21-03-2018 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  “Anyone who sees Chahil, or the other wanted male Dhami, is asked to call police immediately, please do not approach as they are extremely dangerous,” said police.
  
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• Disney's Once Upon a Time returns to Richmond to shoot finale next week

  21-03-2018 20:59
  
  The curtain may be closing for Steveston-filmed Once Upon a Time, but local fans may get one last chance to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars next week.
  
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• B.C. government promises to cut hip and knee replacement wait times

  21-03-2018 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. government is promising to reduce the wait times for people needing a knee or hip replacement.
  
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• Canada’s best and worst cities to buy home on single income (INFOGRAPHIC)

  21-03-2018 20:36
  
  No prizes for guessing where the country’s least affordable city is…
  
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• B.C. attorney general headed to Ottawa to talk money laundering

  21-03-2018 20:25 via vancouversun.com
  Attorney General David Eby is hoping to raise awareness of the transnational money laundering issues plaguing B.C. and ask for federal support when he is in Ottawa next week.
  Eby is scheduled to speak before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, which is receiving input on amendments to the Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Act.
  “I think the main request that I’m going to be making to this committee is they think about life on the other side of the Rockies, in B
  
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• B.C. wildfire reported on the first day of spring

  21-03-2018 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  A BC Wildfire Service spokesperson said it “is not entirely unusual" to have a blaze this early in the year.
  
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• New strategy promises reduced wait times for knee and hip replacements

  21-03-2018 19:33
  
  These programs will address the long waits faced by B.C. residents waiting for surgery.
  
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• Park board commissioner Coupar seeking NPA mayoral nomination

  21-03-2018 19:28
  
  Vancouver park board commissioner John Coupar is seeking the mayoral nomination for the Non-Partisan Association. The nomination contest is May 29.
  
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• Kasey Wilson: Savoury crepes are endlessly versatile

  21-03-2018 19:28 via vancouversun.com
  When cookbook author Pam Anderson and her husband, a minister, moved to a new community, they decided to host an open house on two consecutive nights. By the time all the RSVPs were in, nearly 250 people were expected.
  Most of us would panic, but not Anderson. Needing an inexpensive, do-ahead dish that was substantial enough for a meal yet light enough for those just dropping in, she settled on chicken-mushroom crepes. She purchased 500 crepes at the supermarket (look for them in the produce sec
  
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• Park board commissioner John Coupar seeks Vancouver mayor's chair

  21-03-2018 19:22 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver park board commissioner John Coupar has announced he will be running for mayor of Vancouver.
  Coupar, who made the announcement at the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park on Wednesday, is the third notable candidate seeking to replace outgoing mayor Gregor Robertson.
  Coupar touting his accomplishments on two terms on Park Board, past successes in business. “I look forward to building a great Vancouver.”#vanpoli pic.twitter.com/oT03QxNzzS
  — Dan Fumano (@fu
  
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• Wine Guy: Highlighting Hester Creek wines

  21-03-2018 19:00 via theprovince.com
  The name is straightforward enough, a creek bordering the vineyards is called Hester after an Okanagan Valley pioneer’s daughter — a fitting story for a pioneering Okanagan winery.
  This year Hester Creek celebrates the 50th anniversary of their estate vineyards, no small feat for what is, in a global context, really still a nascent wine industry. Even more astounding is that for all these 50 years Hester Creek has been growing quality vitis vinifera — pretty much an unhear
  
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• Smoke fills the cabin of Nanaimo-bound WestJet flight

  21-03-2018 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  A GoPro video shows smoke filling the cabin of a WestJet flight travelling from Vancouver to Nanaimo on March 20, 2018. The video shows the plane being evacuated on arrival.
  
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• John Horgan has highest premier's approval rating in Canada: poll

  21-03-2018 18:52 via vancouversun.com
  It appears the honeymoon isn’t over yet for Canada’s two newest premiers.
  B.C. Premier John Horgan and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe share Canada’s highest job performance approval rating among premiers, both tied at 52 per cent.
  According to the latest Angus Reid Institute poll, Horgan’s approval rating has increased three points in the last quarter to reach 52 per cent, while Moe’s rating fell one point to match Horgan.
  Premier John Horgan has Canada’s high
  
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• Vernon woman identified in sudden death case

  21-03-2018 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  The Vernon woman who died after being found unresponsive in her home last week has been identified as Heather Marie Barker.
  
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• B.C. Ferries adds extra sailings for Easter weekend

  21-03-2018 18:19
  
  B.C. Ferries is adding more sailings on two routes connecting Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island in preparation for a busy travel period over the Easter long weekend.
  
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• Massive LEGO convention assembling in Vancouver in April

  21-03-2018 18:11
  
  LEGO, those beloved building bricks that had your imagination fired up as a kid and that you may now constantly be stepping on thanks to your own kids, has its very own annual convention.
  
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• B.C.’s attorney general looks to rally the feds in his fight against money laundernig

  21-03-2018 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  "The concern I have is that the news, the stories that I have about the hockey bags full of $20 bills, are not making it over the mountain to Ottawa," he said.
  
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• B.C.’s attorney general looks to rally the feds in his fight against money laundering

  21-03-2018 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  "The concern I have is that the news, the stories that I have about the hockey bags full of $20 bills, are not making it over the mountain to Ottawa," he said.
  
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• Here are the best places in Canada to buy a home on one income

  21-03-2018 18:04 via vancouversun.com
  If you ever dreamed of buying property on your own – without a partner, without a co-ownership arrangement, without family support – Greater Vancouver is definitely not the place to do it.
  Greater Vancouver is the least affordable place in Canada to buy property on a single income, according to a new study conducted by Toronto-based real estate brokerage Zoocasa.
  The most affordable? Saint John or Greater Moncton in New Brunswick, or Trois Rivieres in Quebec.
  Using February 2018 home
  
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• Spraying to fight gypsy moth outbreak scheduled for north Surrey

  21-03-2018 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  Small low-flying planes could soon be spraying a biological insecticide over a 46.5-hectare residential area of north Surrey to combat the latest outbreak of the introduced pest, the gypsy moth.
  The province says Btk bacteria contained within Foray 48B is commonly found in soil and is harmful to caterpillars but not to bees, reptiles, amphibians or mammals, including humans, but also warns it may potentially cause minor irritation to the eyes, ears, nose and throat.
  To reduce the risk of such ir
  
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