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• This surgery can change the life of Parkinson’s sufferers. In B.C., it comes with a 2-year wait

  02-04-2018 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  "This is a disease of the elderly, so there's only a finite amount of time when you can enjoy this benefit, and that window is closing over two years."
  
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• Pender mercies ease stress of taking B.C. Ferries on long weekend

  02-04-2018 23:57
  
  If you want to experience the family-friendly, laid-back ease of the southern Gulf Islands this spring, allow me to recommend the picture-perfect middle ground of the Pender Islands.
  
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• Nova Scotia man whose Victoria hotel room was destroyed by seagulls allowed to return after 17-year ban

  02-04-2018 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  Nick Burchill posted the hard-to-believe story on Facebook — and it has since gone viral.
  
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• Presser: Daniel and Henrik Sedin announce retirement

  02-04-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Daniel and Henrik Sedin held a press conference Monday announcing their retirement from the Vancouver Canucks.
  
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• Canucks ticket prices skyrocket after Sedins’ retirement announcement

  02-04-2018 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  One ticket reseller said the median price for tickets to Thursday's game against the Coyotes surged to US$364.
  
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• The 2018 Alaska cruise season in Vancouver kicks off April 10

  02-04-2018 22:54 via theprovince.com
  The 2018 cruise season in Vancouver is just weeks away from kicking off, and while most of the cruises embarking at the iconic Canada Place cruise terminal will be headed for Alaska again, a growing number are bound for Hawaii, the Pacific Coast, and even transpacific crossings to and from Japan, especially during the shoulder months of April, May and September.
  If you want to be part of the action when the first ship arrives, head down to Canada Place on Tuesday, April 10 to welcome Princess Cr
  
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• Exploring Galapagos by cruise ship

  02-04-2018 22:51 via theprovince.com
  The Galapagos is one of the major bucket-list destinations best experienced by cruise ship, and while the journey may be long and on the pricey side of things, the rewards are many – especially when you cruise with Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic.
  Lindblad has been sailing to the Galapagos for the past 50 years, and today the line offers weekly year-round departures aboard the 48-guest catamaran National Geographic Islander; and the recently-acquired, 96-guest National Geographic
  
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• Rural New Zealand an outdoor wonderland

  02-04-2018 22:47 via theprovince.com
  It’s lambing season in New Zealand, and at the enormous 50,000-head Tangihau Station in the mountains west of Gisborne the ewes are, well… nervous. Not from any irregular attention, but from the arrival in their midst of myself and a couple of farm hands, each mounted on powerful 4WD Honda ATVs.
  Now I could have been flyfishing in the region’s whitewater rivers for monstrous four kg. brown trout during my farm stay here, or hunting game ($6,500 for a sambar stag), but I’
  
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• Vancouver real-estate prices still climbing, but tax changes could have impact, report says

  02-04-2018 22:46 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Greater Vancouver’s real-estate prices continue to climb out of reach of most ordinary families, but the province’s new measures to tackle housing affordability may have an impact on the market, according to a new report by credit-rating agency DBRS.
  The DBRS fourth-quarter, Canadian-housing-indicators report, released Monday, said the average resale price in what it deemed the Greater Vancouver Area (GVA) was up six per cent from last year, and has largely recovered
  
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• Calgary Flames react to retirement of Daniel and Henrik Sedin

  02-04-2018 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Apr 2: They may be rivals on the ice, but Calgary Flames players and coaches had nothing but positive things to say about Canucks’ Daniel and Henrik Sedin after they announced they will be retiring after this season.
  
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• KPU fashion students break down gender barriers

  02-04-2018 22:43
  
  "It's supporting that person’s right to self-expression free from discrimination and free from prejudice."
  
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• Hollywood North: CW renews B.C.-filmed Riverdale, The Flash and more

  02-04-2018 22:39 via vancouversun.com
  The CW has renewed a slew of B.C.-filmed shows for its 2018-19 season.
  Among the shows returning to film in and around the Vancouver area are Riverdale, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supernatural. Four other shows, which film elsewhere, were also renewed.
  All six B.C. productions employ the services of IATSE 891 members, which include everything from accounting to grips, hair and make-up, props, set decor, sound, special and visual effects and more.
  “As The CW expan
  
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• Man can return to Victoria's Empress hotel years after seagull, pepperoni uproar

  02-04-2018 22:32
  Nick Burchill of Dartmouth, N.S., says in a letter to the hotel he was young and immature in 2001 and unaware of the aggressive nature of West Coast seagulls.
  
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• Supporters holding marathon fundraiser to save Rio Theatre

  02-04-2018 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  Supporters of the Rio are in the middle of a marathon fundraiser to help save the beloved East Vancouver Theatre. As Grace Ke reports, they are hoping to raise enough money for a down payment on the theatre, which is up for sale.
  
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• Dump pile near Penticton prompts concerns about public health, fire hazard

  02-04-2018 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  A pile of waste near Penticton is out of control, according to its neighbours.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks ticket prices soar in wake of Daniel and Henrik Sedin retirement news

  02-04-2018 22:09 via theprovince.com
  Ticket prices for Daniel and Henrik Sedin’s final home games as Vancouver Canucks shot up in just minutes after the pair announced their retirement.
  On Monday, the pair shared a letter that said it was time to focus on family and life after hockey and that they would be retiring after 18 seasons, at the end of the 2017-18 season. Their final home games at Rogers Arena will be played this week on Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights and on Thursday against Arizona Coyotes.
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• Eight fentanyl deaths in Sea to Sky area in 2017

  02-04-2018 22:04
  
  While Whistler mirrors provincial trend, mortality rate for the corridor is still ‘relatively low’
  
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• Suspect on the loose after teen robbed in West Vancouver drug deal

  02-04-2018 21:59
  
  Alleged drug deal gone wrong leads to assault charges; Bowen Island man sought.
  
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• Helpful information for allergy sufferers

  02-04-2018 21:53
  
  Allergy specialist Dr. Joanne Yeung says in Greater Vancouver tree and grass pollens main cause of allergies
  
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• Ed Willes: Sedins’ time with Canucks something to be celebrated

  02-04-2018 21:35 via theprovince.com
  Think about this for a moment.
  The Sedins have been part of our city, part of our province, part of us since 2000. We watched them arrive as franchise saviours, watched them struggle with the demands of playing in the NHL, watched them morph into superstars on the best-ever Canucks’ team, watched them try to carry this franchise as everything around them fell apart, then watched them slide into their hockey dotage, quietly and gracefully, just as you’d expect.
  That’s not a care
  
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• ‘Save the Rio’ fundraiser in its final hours

  02-04-2018 21:01
  
  Online fundraising campaign ends at midnight tonight.
  
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• Seven things to do in the Lower Mainland: Jaden Smith, Bloom Tulip Festival, Che Malambo, and more

  02-04-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  World Ski & Snowboard Festival is in Whistler April 10-15.
  World Ski & Snowboard Festival
  When: April 10-15
  Where: Whistler
  Tickets and info: wssf.com
  Spring is coming and that means that the ski and snowboarding season will be going into meltdown relatively soon. But there is still time to get your ride on in Whistler both on and off the slopes at the WSSF. This multi-day event presents everything from Juno Award-winning group of the year A Tribe Called Red, to leading global athletes s
  
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• Sedin’s announce retirement from Vancouver Canucks

  02-04-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Daniel and Henrik Sedin have announced they are retiring from the Vancouver Canucks.
  
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• Vancouver actor Seth Rogen knew about Stormy Daniels’ alleged Trump affair years ago

  02-04-2018 20:31 via theprovince.com
  Vancouver actor Seth Rogen said he knew about porn star Stormy Daniels’ alleged Trump affair years ago.
  “At the time, when you ask a porn star who they’ve been sleeping with and the answer was Donald Trump, it was like the least surprising thing that she could’ve said,” Rogen said this week during an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres’ show.
  Rogen said he and Daniels knew each other after she was cast in two of his films in smaller roles. In 2007’s Knocked Up
  
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• Long-anticipated mixed-use development proposed for Park Royal

  02-04-2018 20:29
  
  After six years, rezoning application filed with District of West Vancouver for 201-unit, two-tower residential and commercial development on former White Spot site
  
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• Stella Artois announces voluntary beer recall

  02-04-2018 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  The company says the recall is precautionary and does not include cans, or draught beer.
  
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• Vancouver Golf Tour

  02-04-2018 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  Fraser Mulholland announced the launch of a women’s golf tour – and teases what you can expect.
  
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• BrickCan returns to Vancouver for third year

  02-04-2018 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  Canada’s largest Lego exhibition returns on April 21-22 at River Rock Casino in Richmond.
  
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• Five reasons to check out Murder on the Improv Express

  02-04-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Murder on the Improv Express
  When: April 12-May 26
  Where: The Improv Centre
  Tickets: from $10.75, at vtsl.com1. A train, a corpse, a killer. For its latest production, Vancouver TheatreSports League is borrowing elements of Agatha Christie’s 1934 classic Murder on the Orient Express. The setting is a train (in this case, a luxury train traversing the Canadian Rockies) in the 1930s.
  2. Whodunnit? The cast of characters features familiar types such as a socialite, a retired military officer
  
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• Vancouver Canucks' Daniel and Henrik Sedin announce retirement

  02-04-2018 19:48 via vancouversun.com
  The twin duo of Daniel and Henrik Sedin have announced they are retiring at the end of their current season with the Vancouver Canucks.
  “We started the year with the mindset that a decision would be made in the postseason,” the pair wrote in a letter shared Monday morning.
  “But it became clear, after discussions with our families throughout the year, that this will be our last season. This feels right for all of us.”
  The 37-year-old Sedins have been with the Canucks for 1
  
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• Search suspended for missing West Kelowna man

  02-04-2018 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  The search for a missing West Kelowna man has come to a halt.
  
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• Rio Theatre holds 30-hour telethon to raise $1M to save the building

  02-04-2018 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  The 30-hour webcast telethon kicked off at 6 p.m. Sunday and will go until midnight Monday.
  
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• Lifetime ban from Empress for pepperoni seagull fiasco has been lifted

  02-04-2018 19:21
  
  A guano-filled hotel room, flying shoe and a power outage caused by a hair dryer falling into a sink — you can't make this up.
  
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• Landlords expect more rentals after speculation tax hits

  02-04-2018 19:20
  
  Owners will start renting out homes to avoid paying tax, predicts head of LandlordBC
  
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• Yet another mortar turns up on the North Shore

  02-04-2018 19:07
  
  Property owners had used it for years as a garden ornament.
  
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• Daniel and Henrik Sedin announce retirement from Vancouver Canucks

  02-04-2018 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  In a letter posted online, the brothers said throughout this season they realized this one would be the last.
  
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• Century-old wooden paver blocks exposed on Vancouver street

  02-04-2018 18:51
  
  History has a way of revealing itself if you pay enough attention. Sometimes it’s just below the surface and slowly peeks out.
  
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• Stella Artois recalls bottles sold in Canada for possible glass chips

  02-04-2018 18:45 via vancouversun.com
  Stella Artois issued a voluntary recall on Monday due to possible particles of glass found in some products sold in Canada.
  The recall covers select packages of 330-mL bottles of Stella, including those in six-packs, 12-packs, 18-packs, 24 packs, “Best of Belgium” multi-packs in the U.S. and Canada, as well as Stella Artois Légère six-packs and 12-packs sold in the U.S. The codes for the affected Canadian production batches can be found below.
  CREDIT: STELLA ARTOIS
  
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• Downtown Vancouver to Seattle flights imminent

  02-04-2018 18:45
  
  Flights would be four times a week under pilot program with border services
  
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• Want to rent your home on Airbnb? Here's how to do it in Vancouver

  02-04-2018 17:52 via vancouversun.com
  In November 2017, the city of Vancouver voted to approve short-term rentals in the city. The regulations around short-term rentals come into effect in April 2018.
  Prior to April 2018, rental stays of less than 30 days are not allowed in Vancouver except for in licensed hotels or bed-and-breakfasts in zoned areas. Due to high rents and low vacancy rates, the city has voted to begin allowing short-term rentals.
  So if you’re looking to make some extra cash by renting out your home on Airbnb,
  
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• Top Chef Canada returns for another season

  02-04-2018 17:19 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver foodie and Top Chef Canada judge, Mijune Pak shares a bit about the anticipation of the series premiere.
  
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• Lifetime ban from Victoria's Fairmont Empress for pepperoni seagull fiasco lifted after 17 years

  02-04-2018 17:19 via vancouversun.com
  A Nova Scotia man has received a “pardon” from the Fairmont Empress for his lifetime ban from the iconic Victoria hotel after he inadvertently trashed one of their rooms with a pack of pepperoni and a flock of seagulls.
  Nick Burchill explaining to Fairmont Empress staff how things went horribly wrong 17 years ago.
  It all happened 17 years ago when Nick Burchill booked a room at the Empress for a work conference. Burchill was also in the Canadian Naval Reserve and his Navy buddies ask
  
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• Rio Theatre holds 30-hour telethon

  02-04-2018 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  The famed theatre in East Vancouver has been holding a 30-hour telethon since last night. Employees hope to raise enough money to put a down payment on the theatre, which is up for sale. Grace Ke has the story.
  
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• Susan Martinuk: Trudeau ignoring huge marijuana problems in rush to fulfil campaign promise

  02-04-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  When Justin Trudeau promised to legalize the use of recreational marijuana, he no doubt felt it would be one of his easiest and most rewarding tasks as Canada’s new and uber-cool prime minister. He vowed to make it a priority and change the laws within two years.
  Fast-forward to last month, almost 2 1/2 years later, and Bill C-45, to legalize cannabis, faced an unexpected pushback from a Senate that threatened to send it packing. Trudeau took this chance to warn his supposedly independent
  
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• David Keane: B.C. can build the cleanest LNG industry in the world

  02-04-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Climate change is a global challenge, requiring global solutions. While provinces and countries have borders, emissions don’t. Global demand for natural gas is expected to increase 20 per cent by 2030 and 45 per cent by 2040 as other countries that currently use coal to produce heat and electricity look to meet their climate targets by switching to a cleaner source of energy.
  B.C. has the chance to build an entirely new industry that can benefit the province, the country and the world. By
  
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• Vancouver news is in for a change: More journalists, more local coverage

  02-04-2018 16:00
  StarMetro Vancouver will launch on April 10, with more local stories covered by the journalists who live here, and a new online destination backed by one of the country’s most trusted national news sites.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Wind today, rain tonight, cool all day

  02-04-2018 15:44 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: April 2, 2018 – Monday’s weather remains a bit cooler in the morning, with winds expected during the early part of the day before it tapers off later in the evening.
  Some sun will peek through but be forewarned – it’ll still be chilly, with temperatures reaching only as high as 9 and clouds returning later in the day.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Mainly sunny, increasing cloudiness this afternoon. Windy near the Strait of Georgia this morning. High
  
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• The Morning Skate, April 2: Let the Kids play

  02-04-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  It’s Easter Monday, which means many of you aren’t at work. I am. Or at least I was last night, and I will be again tonight.
  Anyway, feel like a trip?
  WATCH: Mountain biker races to victory in downhill race in Chile https://t.co/3DZMTkf2GE pic.twitter.com/9TTUoF83oD
  — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 2, 2018Fired up? Let’s get skating.
  The Home Team
  Cam Atkinson scores against Thatcher Demko during the third period of a 5-4 overtime win for the Canucks on Saturday.
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• Canucks prospects tracker: Week of April 2

  02-04-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  It’s the latest edition of the weekly tracker, where we tally up the efforts of the Canucks’ highest-profile prospects:
  Jonathan Dahlen
  Dahlen’s quest to help his Timra team get promoted to the Swedish Hockey League is getting desperate.
  But it’s not due to any shortcomings on the part of the Canucks’ prospect.
  On Tuesday, Timra — the best team in the second-tier Allsvenskan league — fell 1-0 to Karlskrona in a game that Dahlen had five shots on net in o
  
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