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• For the first time in a decade, B.C.'s power use increased during Earth Hour

  25-03-2018 23:20
  Seven in 10 people told B.C. Hydro that they planned on turning off the lights for Earth Hour— but colder weather and declining participation resulted in more power use, the company says.
  
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• Can orcas communicate above the din of human activity?

  25-03-2018 23:20
  
  Study will look into impact of underwater noise on resident population outside Victoria
  
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• Vancouver Island cholera outbreak 'a unique situation,' health officials say

  25-03-2018 23:13 via vancouversun.com
  National researchers are testing whether the bacteria that led to unusual cholera infections on Vancouver Island last week are associated with cholera outbreaks seen in other parts of the world.
  There are several types of bacteria that can lead to vibrio cholera infections and the testing being done at the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory should produce answers within the week, said Shannon Waters, a medical health officer with Island Health Autho
  
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• Sedins owed extra time to decide future with Canucks

  25-03-2018 23:07 via theprovince.com
  DALLAS — If heaven can wait, so can the Sedins’ retirement.
  Their Vancouver team may not win much anymore but Henrik and Daniel can still play.
  When they completed an 11-pass sequence that led to Friday’s only Canucks’ goal, Daniel Sedin recorded his 50th point of this NHL season.
  You know how many forwards he joined with 50 points? There were 82 others. That kind of production gets you on the second line of just about any team in the league, and the first line on many.
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• B.C.'s electricity use increases 0.2 per cent during Earth Hour 2018

  25-03-2018 23:04 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia did an electric slide up in power usage this past weekend during Earth Hour, the first recorded increase in a decade.
  On Saturday during Earth Hour, electricity use went up by 0.2 per cent province-wide, according to B.C. Hydro.
  Across the Lower Mainland, usage increased by 0.5 per cent, while over on Vancouver Island, coverage has gone up by 0.6 per cent. There was a 0 per cent decrease on the Southern Interior and Northern Interior
  This comes in spite of a recent B.C. Hydro re
  
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• She hasn’t even owned her home for a month, but might have to sell because of B.C.’s speculation tax

  25-03-2018 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  She said the two per cent tax means she would owe an extra $7,000 every year.
  
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• Electricity use actually went up in B.C. during Earth Hour, says BC Hydro 

  25-03-2018 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  The utility company said electricity use actually rose by 0.2 per cent province-wide during Earth Hour.
  
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• B.C. gaming industry preps for global eSports tournament

  25-03-2018 22:00
  
  The International Dota 2 Championships move to Vancouver after six years in Seattle.
  
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• Violent assault on Surrey bus

  25-03-2018 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  Transit Police are searching for two people in connection with a violent assault on a Surrey bus.
  
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• Rockets hit turbulence in second game against Tri-City Americans

  25-03-2018 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  The Rockets led a hard offense, sinking six goals past Thursday's star goalie Patrick Dea, but let their lead slip in the third period when the Tri-City Americans fought their way to the win.
  
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• Richmond set to consider more limits on farmland mansions

  25-03-2018 21:01 via vancouversun.com
  When Miles Smart’s grandfather bought 2½ acres of farm land in Richmond in 1954, he planted crops that reminded him of his native Yugoslavia.
  Today Cherry Lane Farm produces a variety of organic produce, including heritage peppers, tomatoes, kale, plums, apples and cherries — a rarity in Richmond where farms are dominated by cranberry and blueberry production — for high-end restaurants and hotels in Vancouver. 
  Realtors have worn a path to his farm, not far from the
  
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• Rare cholera outbreak on Vancouver Island: 'We have not seen this before'

  25-03-2018 21:01
  A medical health officer said the individuals likely contracted the illness after eating herring eggs harvested on the coast of Vancouver Island.
  
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• Transit Police seek suspects in violent assault on board Surrey bus

  25-03-2018 20:51 via vancouversun.com
  Police are searching for a suspect couple in a “disgusting” assault on board a Surrey bus that started over an empty seat and resulted in a broken arm, a cracked sternum and head trauma.
  Around 6:30 p.m. on March 20, a 61-year-old Burnaby woman boarded the 96B bus at Surrey Central station, just as a second woman boarded through the middle doors. The second woman then sat in a window seat as the first woman took the aisle seat next to her.
  The second woman then began to argue, claimi
  
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• Passenger suffers broken arm, cracked sternum after argument over bus seat: Transit Police

  25-03-2018 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  Transit police are asking the public to help identify a man and woman who are suspects in an alleged violent assault on a Surrey bus.
  
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• Tulips of the Valley: B.C.’s original tulip fest boasts 20 acres of blooms

  25-03-2018 20:00
  
  Colourful celebration of spring begins Easter weekend
  
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• Five Things: Here's what you should know about cholera

  25-03-2018 19:56 via vancouversun.com
  On Friday, it was announced three cases of cholera have been confirmed on Vancouver Island, according to health officials.
  Here’s what you need to know about the rare disease.
  What is cholera?
  Cholera is an infection of the intestines, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It is rare in most industrialized nations but remains common in places such as Africa, Southeast Asia, Haiti and other countries where there is a lack of clean water and sanitation.
  It can be life-threatening but is e
  
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• Actress Luvia Petersen

  25-03-2018 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  Actress Luvia Petersen tells us about her upcoming projects including Netflix series’ Ghost Wars and Reboot
  
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• Ask an Expert – Dermatologist Dr Jason Rivers

  25-03-2018 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  Dermatologist Dr Jason Rivers takes viewers calls and offers expert advice on protecting your skin from sun damage.
  
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• Lia Fallah – Norooz

  25-03-2018 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  Dancer and Miss World Vancouver – Lia Fallah – treats us to a special dance performance to celebrate Norooz
  
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• Daily Poll: Which Junos performance are you most excited to see?

  25-03-2018 18:27 via vancouversun.com
  The Juno Awards are happening at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on Sunday evening.
  The televised show will air on CBC at 5 p.m. and will feature a number of big names in Canadian music, including Arcade Fire, Driana Krall, the Barenaked Ladies in a one-time special performance, and a tribute to the late Gord Downie by City and Colour and Sarah Harmer.Take Our Poll
  
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• Juno Gala Dinner and Awards fetes Canadian artists on Saturday evening

  25-03-2018 18:22 via vancouversun.com
  Reporter Stuart Derdeyn was backstage Saturday evening at the 2018 Juno Awards Gala Dinner where early awards were handed out.
  Follow his updates, comments and opinions from the event and stay tuned for the Juno Awards show on Sunday night.
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• Richmond councillor's tweet accused of suggesting ethnicity-based divisions

  25-03-2018 18:01
  
  Harold Steves said his message was misread
  
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• Vancouver weather: Wet snow expected at higher terrain in the evening

  25-03-2018 17:25 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: March 25, 2018 – Sunday’s weather is forecast to be cloudy and wet but over higher terrain, you can expect – yes, you guessed it – possible wet snow. Is anyone else sensing a theme?
  There are no active weather alerts active as of Sunday morning but for the most part, prepare for a week of rain and clouds. It could be Friday before we see more steady rays of sunlight.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Cloudy, 60 per cent change of rain in the morning and afte
  
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• Gina Wong and Nicole Letourneau: When a new mom has disturbing thoughts about hurting her baby, help is available

  25-03-2018 17:00 via theprovince.com
  In January, a new mother in California became part of a viral Facebook post that described her baby’s four-month postpartum checkup. As a result of the thoughts she shared with her health-care providers, the police were called and she was escorted to the hospital, forcibly admitted to the psychiatric unit and made to feel like a criminal.During the checkup, she had revealed that while she wouldn’t hurt herself or her baby, she was having violent thoughts and wished to have medication
  
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• So… glitter beer is a thing now

  25-03-2018 16:00
  
  owever, few things annoy me more than needless gimmicks used to tart up substandard beer. Being different for the sake of being different is not innovation.
  
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• Svend Robinson wraps up more than 10 years of international work

  25-03-2018 14:00
  
  “What really made a difference was first of all listening – listening and understanding where it is they’re coming from," he says of aid work with Global Fund.
  
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• Off-roaders face harsher penalties in attempt to curb forest fires

  25-03-2018 14:00
  
  Province introduces fines up to $1 million plus firefighting costs.
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Can Vancouver bounce back, outshine Stars in Big D?

  25-03-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  The Big Matchup
  THE CANUCKS VS. HISTORY
  Vancouver’s players want to win. They really do. They have come by this crash to the bottom of the NHL standings honestly.
  Injuries have turned a below average team into the worst in hockey. And now the only question is will they end up with the fewest points in the league for the first time in franchise history. The Canucks followed up a spirited win in Chicago with a team no-show in St. Louis.
  Vancouver has struggled against Dallas so if they&rsquo
  
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• Whitecaps 0, Galaxy 0: Caps unable to score, beat L.A.’s ‘B-listers’

  25-03-2018 08:17 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Whitecaps played the L.A. Galaxy to a scoreless tie Saturday night, setting a team record for their longest home unbeaten streak with 11 straight, but it almost felt like a loss to the sellout crowd of 22,120 fans at B.C. Place.
  The L.A. Galaxy came into the Major League Soccer game missing all three of their Designated Players in Romain Alessandrini, Giovani Dos Santos and Jonathan Dos Santos, plus had a host of injuries to other key players.
  But the Whitecaps couldn’t capit
  
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• Bollywood superstars Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Jacqueline Fernandez to perform in Vancouver on Canada Day

  25-03-2018 08:12 via vancouversun.com
  Da-Bangg The TourWhen: Sunday July 1, 2018Where: Pacific ColiseumTickets and info: goldspade.ca/All you Salman ‘Dabangg’ Khan fans in Vancouver — hold on to your hearts. And those of you who love Bollywood beauties Katrina Kaif and Jacqueline Fernandez — don’t forget to breathe. These superstars are coming to Vancouver for a show on Canada Day at the Pacific Coliseum.
  Da-Bangg The Tour, which promises to be “one of the biggest Bollywood concerts in the hi
  
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• Royals 5, Giants 4: Split happens in Victoria, WHL series tied 1-1

  25-03-2018 07:16 via theprovince.com
  VICTORIA — It was supposed to be hypothetical.
  When the Vancouver Giants people talked about how they believed rearguard Darian Skeoch was getting a raw deal for the suspension he received from the WHL office — for a checking to the head major penalty Friday — the easy response was to ask how’d they feel if the Victoria Royals’ big, bruising defenceman Chaz Reddekopp levelled one of their guys.
  Sure enough, it happened.
  Reddekopp ran over Vancouver winger Brayden Wa
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: Flourishing females, Curry Cup, Happy Nowruz

  25-03-2018 07:00 via theprovince.com
  Helping students Flourish
  Vancouver Community College’s Outstanding Alumni Awards were established to recognize the achievements of its skilled graduates — tradespeople and artisans — who have made significant contributions to the institution and community.
  Nelly Gomez, Leah Patitucci, Jim Storie, Neal Russell and Doreen Wong were the latest among a long line of illustrious alumni who have distinguished themselves with their inspiring stories of dedication, success and giv
  
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• Ed Willes: Johnson misses ‘moments,’ but a big one awaits ex-Lion star

  25-03-2018 07:00 via theprovince.com
  It’s funny the way this works.
  When Brent Johnson retired after the B.C. Lions’ 2011 Grey Cup win, he allowed himself to think about it because everyone told him the Canadian Football Hall of Fame would be calling. It didn’t define him as a person or a player — still doesn’t, come to think of it — but it would be a great honour.
  Then he started to live his life. Then the years started to fly by and he stopped thinking about it until his phone rang a couple of
  
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• And the 2018 Juno Award winners are...

  25-03-2018 06:08
  
  Vancouver hosts celebration of Canadian music on Saturday night; show is Sunday.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Mar 24

  25-03-2018 04:33 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Saturday, March 24, 2018. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.
  
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• LIVE: Enjoy updates from the Juno Gala Dinner and Awards now

  25-03-2018 04:15 via vancouversun.com
  Reporter Stuart Derdeyn is backstage at the 2018 Juno Awards Gala Dinner where early awards are being handed out.
  Follow his updates, comments and opinions from the event and stay tuned for the Juno Awards show tomorrow night.
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• Shock cholera cases on Vancouver Island linked to B.C. herring eggs

  25-03-2018 04:06 via vancouversun.com
  The First Nations Health Authority and Island Health are warning the public not to eat herring eggs after linking the food source to three confirmed cases of cholera on Vancouver Island.
  Island Health admits the outbreak caught them off guard. The disease, usually associated with the tropics, is extraordinarily rare in Canada.
  In a statement late Friday, the health authority said that herring eggs found on kelp, seaweed and other surfaces from the French Creek to Qualicum Bay area
  
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• K9 search and rescue handler’s vehicle is targeted by vandals

  25-03-2018 04:04 via globalnews.ca
  The vehicle and the handler’s specialized equipment is torched while the team was in Vancouver Island.
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Mar 24

  25-03-2018 04:04 via globalnews.ca
  The Saturday, March 24, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• UBC Supermileage team builds fuel efficient vehicles

  25-03-2018 04:00 via globalnews.ca
  With record high gas prices, a group of UBC students is working to help the cause with the creation of fuel efficient gas powered vehicles. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• Broken SkyTrain elevators strand wheelchair-bound man

  25-03-2018 03:57 via globalnews.ca
  A Vancouver man who uses a wheelchair to get around found himself stranded after the SkyTrain elevators he relies on broke down. Jill Bennett explains.
  
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• March for Our Lives Vancouver

  25-03-2018 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds of people in Vancouver joined thousands in the U.S. Saturday at a March for Our Lives rally – calling for tighter gun control after last month’s deadly school shooting rampage. Paul Johnson reports.
  
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• B.C. family speaks after baby diagnosed with aHUS dies

  25-03-2018 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  The family of a B.C. baby who died from a rare disease is opening up about their unimaginable loss. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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• Unheard-of cholera cases on Vancouver Island linked to B.C. herring eggs

  25-03-2018 03:07 via vancouversun.com
  The First Nations Health Authority and Island Health are warning the public not to eat herring eggs after linking the food source to three confirmed cases of cholera on Vancouver Island.
  Island Health admits the outbreak caught them off guard. The disease, usually associated with the tropics, is extraordinarily rare in Canada.
  In a statement late Friday, the health authority said that herring eggs found on kelp, seaweed and other surfaces from the French Creek to Qualicum Bay area
  
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• Springvalley Elementary School rallies community for mourning family

  25-03-2018 01:58 via globalnews.ca
  The Parent Advisory Council of Spring Valley Elementary school in Kelowna brought together a community in mourning today. The school yard was covered in empty cans and bottles as a part of a fundraiser for the van Gool family.
  
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• Jason Botchford: Sedins owed extra time to decide future with Canucks

  25-03-2018 01:24 via theprovince.com
  DALLAS — If heaven can wait, so can the Sedins’ retirement.
  Their Vancouver team may not win much anymore but Henrik and Daniel can still play.
  When they completed an 11-pass sequence that led to Friday’s only Canucks’ goal, Daniel Sedin recorded his 50th point of this NHL season.
  You know how many forwards he joined with 50 points? There were 82 others. That kind of production gets you on the second line of just about any team in the league, and the first line on many.
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• How Lumby, B.C. is preparing as spring flooding hits

  25-03-2018 00:48 via globalnews.ca
  For one Lumby B.C. resident, the spring flooding season has started with an unwanted lake outside of his home.
  For the past three days, Marvin Moore has been running a sump pump, moving an average of 9,500 gallons of water an hour.
  
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• B.C. mayor wants to see changes to rules for politicians in trouble with the law

  25-03-2018 00:27 via globalnews.ca
  The mayor of Pitt Meadows wants to amend the rules for local politicians who find themselves in front of a judge.
  
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• Anti-pipeline protests continue at B.C. Kinder Morgan terminals

  25-03-2018 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  Dozens of people followed Indigenous leaders in a march toward a gate to the Burnaby Terminal on Saturday, with organizers saying more than 70 of them were prepared to be arrested.
  
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