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• 5 things to do this weekend for Thursday, March 29 2018

  29-03-2018 23:57
  Here are your five things to do this weekend for Thursday, March 29, 2018.
  
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• Wrong-way driver dies following head-on crash on Highway 99 in Delta

  29-03-2018 23:56
  Prior to the crash, the man had driven the wrong way through the George Massey Tunnel.
  
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• ANALYSIS: New political book highlights modern B.C.’s “most exciting and fascinating period”

  29-03-2018 23:54
  There is no question the B.C. political events of last spring and summer were high drama of the highest order.
  
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• Nanaimo pulp mill gets heavy fine after deadly 2016 accident

  29-03-2018 23:50
  A Nanaimo pulp mill has been fined over $248,000 after a violation responsible for a worker's death in March 2016.
  
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• 'Smooth ride:' Double-decker buses coming to Metro Vancouver after successful pilot

  29-03-2018 23:48 via vancouversun.com
  This time next year Metro Vancouver might just look a bit more like London.
  TransLink says after a successful pilot program, it will add double-decker buses to its fleet beginning in mid 2019.
  The transit authority has issued a request for proposals for the delivery of 32 new double-decker buses after “overwhelmingly positive feedback” from the four-month pilot.
  The two double-decker test buses, provided free by Scottish bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis, served seven long-haul bus r
  
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• Burnaby gives go ahead to $13 million in capital projects

  29-03-2018 23:48
  
  Second section of Central Park trail to cost $1.8 million; $3 million of new vehicles and equipment
  
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• B.C.’s top 10 auto crime offenders revealed

  29-03-2018 23:45
  This year's most wanted auto crime offenders in British Columbia have been announced.
  
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• John Horgan announces Richmond Hospital revitalization

  29-03-2018 23:44
  John Horgan unveiled the plans to add a new care tower to the Richmond Hospital after calling the current one 'out dated'.
  
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• Metro Vancouver transit ridership increasing faster than any other region in Canada, U.S.

  29-03-2018 23:28
  
  Transit ridership in Metro Vancouver is on the rise faster than anywhere else in Canada and the United States.
  
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• Vancouver film company producing Sly Stone documentary

  29-03-2018 23:22
  
  Vancouver film production company Network Entertainment has acquired exclusive rights and started filming a documentary on pop-funk-rock star Sylvester Stewart better known as Sly Stone.
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Canucks’ Horvat ‘ready to make that next step’ as leader, but knows veteran element needed

  29-03-2018 23:06 via theprovince.com
  Bo Horvat sounded like a future captain Thursday.
  When the amiable and accountable Vancouver Canucks centre was asked if he’s ready to lead the transitioning National Hockey League club next season — especially if Henrik and Daniel Sedin decide to retire — the answer was obvious.
  “Absolutely — no question,” said Horvat, who turns 23 next Thursday. “I’ve been here long enough that I’ve seen what it takes to be a leader and how Hank and Danny h
  
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• Vancouver supercars are next in B.C. dirty money crackdown

  29-03-2018 23:05 via vancouversun.com
  A money laundering crackdown sparked by lavish bets at Vancouver gambling tables has a new target in sight: The city’s gleaming luxury dealerships where buyers can pay cash for $300,000 supercars.
  “Going after money laundering is very much like whack-a-mole,” Attorney General David Eby said in a phone interview. “We can take the cash out of the casino, but it’s going somewhere else and we need to identify where and take action to address it.”
  Eby has been spea
  
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• Man caught on dashcam going wrong way on Hwy 99 has died

  29-03-2018 22:51 via vancouversun.com
  A man who was filmed driving the wrong direction on Highway 99 near the Massey Tunnel on Sunday afternoon has died.
  A spokesman for the B.C. Coroners Service confirmed the man’s death on Thursday.
  A dashcam video taken Sunday shows a Volkswagon Golf travelling down the wrong side of Highway 99 in the minutes before a head-on crash involving three vehicles.
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  Dashcam video shows car going wrong way before head-on accident near Massey Tunnel
  RCMP traffic investigators said a 26-ye
  
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• Bob Lenarduzzi: Battle for final Champions League spot the big prize

  29-03-2018 22:51 via theprovince.com
  With the Premier League title all but decided, the battle for the final Champions League spot is the big prize left in England’s top tier. Chelsea is the one side still with a decent hope of breaking into the top four, and Tottenham is the team the Blues are chasing. The two rivals clash Sunday at Stamford Bridge in a key London derby.
  Spurs are in a good run of form, while Chelsea has been dropping points. The Blues are now five points back of Tottenham, so a win for Spurs would likely en
  
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• Chilliwack fire engulfs storage building reportedly used by homeless people

  29-03-2018 22:36
  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  
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• Metro Vancouver board chair defends retro pay plan

  29-03-2018 22:34
  
  Said 'transition allowance' is necessary to attract candidates at all stages of their career
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: UFC stars must be built, they aren’t born that way

  29-03-2018 22:33 via theprovince.com
  As the start of Q2 in the UFC’s 2018 campaign draws closer, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the never-ending discussions about building stars, potential draws and how there is no one on the roster capable of filling the void left by Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor.
  More specifically, I’ve been wondering why that comes as a shock or disappointment to some people, as if the UFC has been derelict of duty by not having an abundance of fighters with the same kind of
  
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• Whistler Blackcomb ski guide dies in avalanche

  29-03-2018 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  A 49-year-old Pemberton woman and Whistler Blackcomb ski guide died Wednesday after she was buried by an avalanche while leading a ski tour.
  The B.C. Coroners Service and Whistler RCMP are investigating the incident which occurred at around 2:40 p.m in South Creek, a popular heli-skiing area northwest of Pemberton.
  Whistler and Pemberton Search and Rescue teams along with Whistler RCMP and Pemberton RCMP participated in the rescue effort. Police say the woman, whose name has not been released, w
  
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• Premier Horgan announces new Richmond Hospital tower on its way

  29-03-2018 22:18
  
  Business plan will take up to year and a half to finalize
  
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• Saskatchewan premier muses about restricting the flow of oil to BC

  29-03-2018 22:05
  Despite saying in February his province had no plans for retaliatory measures, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe now appears to be entertaining the idea of restricting the flow of oil to B.C.
  
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• TransLink ridership growth leads Canada, U.S.

  29-03-2018 22:04 via vancouversun.com
  Ridership on Metro Vancouver’s transit system grew more than any other in the Canada and U.S. last year, according to the American Public Transit Association.
  In 2017, TransLink ridership increased by 5.7 per cent over the previous year, with a total of 406.8 million boardings. In 2016, ridership was up 4.5 per cent from 2015 (384.3 million boardings).
  The American Public Transit Association’s latest statistics show that Metro Vancouver is one of just four urban areas with population
  
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• TransLink plans to roll out new double-decker buses

  29-03-2018 21:55
  
  New double-decker buses expected to start hitting Lower Mainland streets in mid-2019.
  
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• Commercial Drive’s Falconetti’s East Side Grill has quietly closed

  29-03-2018 21:53
  
  Falconetti’s East Side Grill, the Commercial Drive restaurant-bar known for their live music and sausages, has quietly closed the business down.
  
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• Selection dilemma ahead for Whitecaps as ‘Aly G’ nears return

  29-03-2018 21:51 via theprovince.com
  Vancouver Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson put Aly Ghazal in a bit of a spot on Wednesday. With Kendall Waston on his way back from international duty and Robinson wanting to make sure he could scrimmage his players 11 on 11, he played the Egyptian international at centre back.
  Robinson said he doesn’t expect the man his teammates call ‘Aly-G’ to play in the back line any time soon, but he did still point to the defensive midfielder’s versatility.
  “It’s great to
  
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• TransLink gives double-decker buses the green light

  29-03-2018 21:44
  TransLink announces a request for 32 new double-decker buses has been put forward.
  
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• B.C.’s watchdog exonerates RCMP officer in fatal shooting

  29-03-2018 21:44
  B.C's Independent watchdog has ruled an RCMP officer exonerated in the fatal shooting of a man in Slocan, B.C more than three years ago.
  
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• Whistler Blackcomb ski guide dies in avalanche while guiding group

  29-03-2018 21:42
  The group was heli-skiing at the time.
  
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• BCHL final four highlighted by duel between Kings and Spruce Kings

  29-03-2018 21:34 via theprovince.com
  Who isn’t in the BCHL final four is almost as interesting as who is.
  The Wenatchee Wild meet the Trail Smoke Eaters and the Prince George Spruce Kings face the Powell River Kings for spots in the Fred Page Cup. The best-of-seven series start Friday in Wenatchee and Prince George, respectively.
  None of the four clubs has won the Junior A league’s championship in their histories, although Powell River has played in the title series on seven occasions. The Smoke Eaters and Spruce Kings
  
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• Mistaken identity ends grizzly’s life

  29-03-2018 21:31
  
  Powell River bowhunter receives stiff sentence for killing female grizzly that he thought was a black bear
  
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• 'Smooth ride:' Double-decker buses coming to Vancouver after successful pilot

  29-03-2018 21:21 via vancouversun.com
  This time next year Metro Vancouver might just look a bit more like London.
  TransLink says after a successful pilot program, it will add double-decker buses to its fleet beginning in mid 2019.
  The transit authority has issued a request for proposals for the delivery of 32 new double-decker buses after “overwhelmingly positive feedback” from the four-month pilot.
  The two double-decker test buses, provided free of charge by bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis, served seven long-haul bus
  
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• Theatre review: An American family's haunted Thanksgiving in The Humans

  29-03-2018 21:14 via vancouversun.com
  The Humans
  When: To April 22
  Where: Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
  Tickets: From $29 at artsclub.com
  More often than not in the theatre, especially American theatre, the family serves as a microcosm or surrogate for the nation. Given the state of the American nation in 2018, it’s not surprising that Stephen Karam’s The Humans has touched a major chord.
  A 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award winner for best play, The Humans is everywhere on stages across the U.S. and Canada
  
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• Burnaby anti-pipeline protests indicate a 'crisis' in B.C.: Horgan

  29-03-2018 21:12
  
  “There is a crisis emerging in B.C. It’s going to be a long summer, I suspect”
  
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• Death of Esquimalt teen with strep infection stuns softball community

  29-03-2018 21:02 via vancouversun.com
  The death of a 13-year-old Esquimalt girl who was suffering from an invasive streptococcal infection has sent shockwaves through Vancouver Island’s softball community.
  Robin Carey, who died Friday, was a rising star in the Victoria Devils Fastball Club.
  “It’s shock and disbelief,” said Robin’s coach, Luc Fournier.
  The Rockheights Middle School student was too sick to attend a softball practice on March 16, but was present at the next day’s practice, he said.
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• Lawyer who said he was going to "smash up" Surrey tow lot suspended for three weeks

  29-03-2018 20:59 via vancouversun.com
  A lawyer who said he was going to smash up a Surrey tow lot with a crowbar after his mother-in-law’s car was impounded has been handed a three-week suspension for professional misconduct by the Law Society of B.C.
  In a decision released March 13, Thomas Harding was also ordered to pay $4,744 to cover the costs of his sanction hearing, more than five years after the incident took place.
  On June 26, 2012, Harding, acting as his mother-in-law’s lawyer, went to the Unitow lot in Surrey t
  
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• Top 10 car thieves

  29-03-2018 20:57
  April is auto crime enforcement month and police across the province are cracking down on thieves who target vehicles. While they’rre offering up tips on how to protect your personal property, they are also warning the public about BC’s worst offenders. Jordan Armstrong reports.
  
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• Plenty Warehouse Sale returns for Easter weekend

  29-03-2018 20:50 via vancouversun.com
  Plenty Warehouse Sale
  When: March 30 to April 2
  Where: Vancouver Convention Centre Spring is the perfect time to stock up on a few wardrobe essentials.
  And, for Vancouver shoppers, they can do just that (as well as scoring a few crazy deals on off-season pieces, too) at the annual Plenty Warehouse Sale, happening this Easter weekend under the sails at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
  The event sees the local retailer slash prices on its men’s and women’s fashions and access
  
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• Metro Vancouver board chair defends retirement allowance

  29-03-2018 20:46 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver Chair Greg Moore has defended the regional board’s decision to boost their own benefits with a retirement allowance when they leave municipal politics.
  The move — estimated to cost $498,000 in retroactive retirement earnings and $62,500 per year going forward — has prompted criticism from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and the public. 
  Moore acknowledged the backlash, saying he has received emails and feedback from social media. It’s an issue that
  
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• Sidney to implore province to rethink real estate speculation tax

  29-03-2018 20:43
  
  If tax is legislated, Sidney council wants total exemption or grandfathered exemption for existing homeowners
  
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• Chris Hemsworth supports B.C. Children’s Hospital and delights volunteers

  29-03-2018 20:42
  The organization posted a video to their Facebook page showing Hemsworth buying $1,000 worth of 50/50 tickets.
  
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• Local rabbit rescue taking extra precautions with spread of deadly virus

  29-03-2018 20:37
  
  Rabbitats annual Easter Bunny Fest fundraiser set for Sunday.
  
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• Should landlords be forced to accept pets? Most people say no, according to poll

  29-03-2018 19:57 via vancouversun.com
  Tough luck, renters. A majority of British Columbians feel landlords should have the right to say no to pets, according to a poll released Thursday by the Angus Reid Institute.
  Sixty-four per cent of B.C. respondents felt landlords should have the right to refuse to rent their properties to pet owners, compared to 36 per cent who felt landlords should not be able to deny a tenant’s furry friends.
  Perhaps unsurprisingly, opinions varied between homeowners and tenants.
  Across Canada, 63 per
  
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• Report: Steve Nash headed to Basketball Hall of Fame

  29-03-2018 19:53
  The Victoria native spent 18 seasons in the NBA with Phoenix, Dallas and the LA Lakers. He was an 8-time all star and won back to back MVP’s in 2005 and 2006. Nash becomes just the 2nd Canadian born player to be elected to the Hall, joining Bob Houbreg in 1987. A formal announcement is...
  
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• Ventura, CA, so much more than a surf town

  29-03-2018 19:49
  
  A burgeoning food, cocktail and art scene in Ventura is made even better by waterfront views
  
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• Matthew Good recovering from pneumonia in Edmonton hospital, pulls out of B.C. show

  29-03-2018 19:47
  Rocker Matthew Good has pulled out of a concert in Prince George, B.C., as he continues to recover in an Edmonton hospital after collapsing onstage Tuesday night.
  
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• A Washington park ranger set out to find a hidden cabin. He ended up starting a child porn investigation.

  29-03-2018 19:38
  A park ranger’s determination to find a cabin hidden in the Cascade Mountains took a shocking turn after it was discovered to be filled with child pornography.
  
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• The Parksville-Qualicum Comfort Zone

  29-03-2018 19:30 via theprovince.com
  Hardly half-an-hour after driving off the BC ferry at Nanaimo we are soaking in the Grotto at Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort. I can’t decide if it’s the mineral waters or just getting away that has me instantly relaxed, but no need to overthink anything for the next few days because we’re in the Parksville-Qualicum comfort zone, and I don’t mean comfort as in seniors, even though the median age of Qualicum is almost 64 and Parksville is close behind. This area is also a
  
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• Trauma and cancer lead causes of injury and death claims among firefighters: study

  29-03-2018 19:22 via vancouversun.com
  Cancer is the leading cause for workplace fatality claims for Canadian firefighters, says a report from the B.C. Injury and Prevention Unit and the University of the Fraser Valley.
  The report used injury and death data from the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada and WorkSafeBC for the years 2006 to 2015 for professional and volunteer firefighters.
  The data show that during that time cancer represented more than 86 per cent of all fatality claims, while traumati
  
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• Chilliwack homeless storage building fire

  29-03-2018 19:21
  Flames broke out on a property in the 45000 block of Railway Avenue in Chilliwack this morning. The fire started in a small storage structure, but crews were able to quickly knock it down. No one was inside at the time and there have been no injuries. No word yet on a cause
  
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• Oak Bay dad charged in daughter’s deaths back in court

  29-03-2018 19:02
  Andrew Robert Douglas Berry is appearing in court in Victoria Thursday morning for a focus hearing.
  
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• First ever youth homeless count coming to Metro Vancouver

  29-03-2018 19:02
  
  Metro Vancouver is launching its first-ever youth-specific homeless count next week, and it includes a stop in Richmond.
  
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