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• Victoria police officer, in coma since 1987 crash, dies in hospital

  12-04-2018 23:56
  
  It was a routine call that would change his life. Victoria police Const. Ian Jordan was responding to reports of a break-in on Sept. 22, 1987 when his police cruiser slammed into another responding unit.
  
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• Bob Lenarduzzi: Slumping Man City looks to put the boots to Hotspur

  12-04-2018 23:50 via theprovince.com
  Manchester City this season is still one of the most dominant English teams in recent memory, but with three big losses in a week, Pep Guardiola‘s squad looks tired and burned out.The players need to find their second wind if they want to claim the league title in style. An opportunity to do both comes Saturday away to Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley.
  As for the Spurs, they are battling Liverpool for third place, but there’s another battle going on between the two sides. Totte
  
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• Coquitlam Minor Hockey holds vigil for victims of Humboldt bus crash

  12-04-2018 23:48 via vancouversun.com
  Hundreds of hockey players and their families are gathering Thursday night for a vigil in Coquitlam to mourn the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan.
  The Coquitlam Minor Hockey League, Coquitlam Junior Adanacs, Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse and the Coquitlam Express Junior A team are encouraging people to don a sports jersey and come to the Poirier main ice rink at 633 Poirier St. in Coquitlam from 8 to 9 p.m. 
  The event will also raise money to donate to the Bron
  
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• Experts concerned as drug stores offer instant tests for strep throat

  12-04-2018 23:46 via vancouversun.com
  People with sore throats who are worried they could have strep infections can pay $15 for an on-the-spot test at Shopper’s Drug Mart pharmacies in B.C.
  Just weeks after a 13-year old Vancouver Island girl died from an invasive streptococcus infection, Shopper’s Drug Mart has announced it is offering a rapid test to customers as a convenience and because hundreds of thousands of people don’t have a family doctor. 
  But physicians and other experts caution that pharmacists&nb
  
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• Health Canada warns about EpiPen shortage

  12-04-2018 23:36 via vancouversun.com
  Canadians who are used to carrying an EpiPen with them — or people who are trained to use them — should check the expiry dates on their stock as supplies are running low.
  EpiPens deliver doses of adrenaline to patients who are at risk of going into anaphylactic shock from an allergic reaction. They are the only such device available in Canada.
  Health Canada says they’ve been advised by the makers of EpiPen, Pfizer Canada, that devices that deliver a 0.3 mg dose of adrenaline is
  
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• Canuck the Crow goes postal with East Van mailman

  12-04-2018 23:34
  
  When Tyler Mcleod delivers mail, camera-loving crow often likes to join him
  
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• Protesters stand aside for truck entry after demonstration at Trans Mountain Burnaby terminal

  12-04-2018 23:33
  
  Protests resumed at Burnaby’s Trans Mountain terminal Thursday for the first time since Kinder Morgan announced work on the pipeline would stop.
  
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• B.C. Hydro revisits plan to build substation under Vancouver school

  12-04-2018 23:31 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Hydro and the Vancouver School Board are revisiting a plan to construct an underground substation under Lord Roberts Annex in the West End. 
  B.C. Hydro says the electricity system in downtown Vancouver is aging and a new substation in the West End is required to “ensure that residents continue to receive reliable power.”
  Last March, B.C. Hydro pulled back on plans to build two new substations under Emery Park in Yaletown and Nelson Park next to Lord Roberts A
  
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• Editorial: Vancouver’s new Airbnb rules are much more onerous than you think

  12-04-2018 23:15
  
  City and Airbnb claim they’re making it easier to home-share – while introducing strict licensing requirements that will axe many listings
  
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• Burnaby RCMP arrest 3 protesters who zap-strapped themselves to Kinder Morgan gate

  12-04-2018 23:02
  "I feel that it's really, really important to take responsibility for this beautiful place that we all have the privilege of living on," said one protester.
  
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• BC Hydro, Vancouver School District ponder West End underground substation

  12-04-2018 23:00
  
  The buzz around an underground hydro substation in the West End is about to be recharged.
  
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• Trudeau to meet with B.C., Alberta premiers as pipeline dispute escalates

  12-04-2018 22:59 via vancouversun.com
  The escalating battle over the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain oil pipeline has prompted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to cut short a trip to Peru and fly back to Ottawa for a weekend meeting with B.C. Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley.
  The development announced Thursday morning was welcomed with relief by B.C. and Canadian business leaders who were gathered in downtown Vancouver to loudly voice their support for the project.
  The expansion, already approved by the federal governm
  
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• ‘A crisis of confidence’: B.C. businesses want Trudeau to stand firm on Kinder Morgan pipeline

  12-04-2018 22:59
  "[This is] a crisis that needs leadership and immediate attention to resolve."
  
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• ‘Renovicted’ tenants could get 12 months’ rent if renovations don’t take place under new rules

  12-04-2018 22:56
  If the landlord evicts a tenant but the renovations never take place, tenants will be compensated with 12 months’ rent instead of two.
  
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• New rules could see ‘renovicted’ B.C. tenants get year of free rent

  12-04-2018 22:56
  If the landlord evicts a tenant but the renovations never take place, tenants will be compensated with 12 months’ rent instead of two.
  
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• NDP MP calls on Ottawa to investigate drug companies selling opioids

  12-04-2018 22:50
  Vancouver Kingsway MP Don Davies says Ottawa should immediately launch an investigation into whether pharmaceutical companies properly informed users of the addictive qualities of some drugs, including opioids.
  
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• B.C. business groups push for Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion to resume

  12-04-2018 22:48
  B.C. supporters of the Trans Mountain pipeline are joining forces today, demanding work resume on the expansion. Our Jordan Armstrong is in downtown Vancouver — where the business and community groups are speaking out .
  
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• New York-based Dorrance Dance perfom modern tap in Vancouver

  12-04-2018 22:45
  New York-based Dorrance Dance shows us some of their modern tap moves while founder Michelle Dorrance explains the message behind the music.
  
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• Verses Festival of Words speaks volumes for wide ranging expression

  12-04-2018 22:37 via vancouversun.com
  Verses Festival of Words
  When: April 19-29
  Where: Various East Vancouver locations
  Former Victoria poet laureate (2012 — 2015) Janet Rogers says she jumped at the chance to join the ranks of those participating and sharing works at the upcoming Verses Festival of Words event in Vancouver.
  “What I see that festival doing in particular is providing an opportunity for all the people that practice spoken word and poetry in general to sort of come together, see each other, because it
  
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• 5 things to do this weekend for Friday, April 12, 2018

  12-04-2018 22:26
  Here are your five things to do this weekend for Friday, April 12, 2018.
  
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• B.C.residents show their support for Humboldt on social media

  12-04-2018 22:23
  Residents all over B.C. tweeted their support on Thursday for the community of Humboldt, wearing jerseys on Jersey Day to show they stand with them in solidarity. Here are some of the tweets that were shared.
  
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• 5 things to do this weekend for Thursday, April 12, 2018

  12-04-2018 22:23
  Here are your five things to do this weekend for Thursday, April 12, 2018.
  
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• TransLink trying out new electric buses

  12-04-2018 22:06
  
  Four fast-charging electric buses will hit the road next year.
  
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• B.C. business community hold pro-pipeline rally

  12-04-2018 22:02
  At a press conference held Thursday, members of the B.C. business community call on the federal and provincial government to call an end to the uncertainty surrounding the Kinder Morgan pipeline.
  
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• VPD officer accused of ‘serious allegation’ remains in Cuba

  12-04-2018 21:43
  
  A Vancouver police officer and another officer from Port Moody remain in Cuba after Cuban police arrested them in connection with a “serious allegation."
  
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• Does ballot order matter in elections?

  12-04-2018 21:40
  
  An exiting Vancouver city councillor wants names on the next municipal election ballot to be listed based on a random draw.
  
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• Sixteenth fatality confirmed in Broncos bus collision

  12-04-2018 21:29
  
  Dayna Brons was athletic therapist for the Humboldt team
  
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• Horgan's pipeline opposition sparks crisis in confidence in B.C.: business groups

  12-04-2018 20:58
  
  “This is no longer about a pipeline but whether you can rely on government and the rule of law if you choose to invest,” says B.C. business council president
  
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• ‘Major pipeline projects can be done safely’: Justin Trudeau tweets video in support

  12-04-2018 20:42
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posted a video to his Twitter account Thursday morning showing his support for the expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline in B.C.
  
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• Curtis Sagmoen appears in Port Coquitlam court on assault charge

  12-04-2018 20:32
  An Okanagan man whose property was the site of a large scale police search last year made a brief court appearance Thursday morning.
  
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• B.C. home prices predicted to keep climbing as seller’s market persists

  12-04-2018 20:17
  
  Despite slowing sales caused by government interventions, 12-year-low home listings means prices will “continue upward trajectory,” asserts real estate association
  
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• TD Vancouver Jazz Festival brings Bonobo to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre

  12-04-2018 20:16 via vancouversun.com
  The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival is bringing Grammy-nominated electronic artist Bonobo and his quintet to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on June 25.
  Tickets for the show, as well as for the 10 concert Innovation Series at the Ironworks, are on sale now at coastaljazz.ticketfly.com. Choose any three for $48.
  Among the series highlights: The return of brilliant Chicago cellist Tomeka Reid with her Quartet (June 22), featuring bassist Jason Roebke, drummer Tomas Fujiwara and
  
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• Canada’s list of 100 best restaurants revealed

  12-04-2018 20:14
  Canadas100best.com drops its third annual list of the best restaurants from coast to coast. Which city and province came out on top this year?
  
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• Golfer Chris Crisologo might be SFU’s top prospect right now

  12-04-2018 20:09 via theprovince.com
  Chris Crisologo gets it.
  There aren’t many people in this country more skilled with a golf club in their hands and a golf ball at their feet than Crisologo.
  The SFU Clan senior star knows that it’s going to give him opportunities, like when he took part in the South American Amateur in Buenos Aires, Argentina, back in January.
  Crisologo won the tournament. He also found the time to get out, to see the sights, to have an experience. The way he can plunk a golf ball down exactly where
  
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• Trudeau to meet with B.C., Alberta premiers Sunday over Trans Mountain impasse

  12-04-2018 20:02 via vancouversun.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will sit down Sunday with B.C. Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley in an effort to hash out a solution to the ongoing dispute over the Trans Mountain pipeline project.
  Trudeau, who is on his way to Peru for the Summit of the Americas, will return to Ottawa for the meeting before resuming his travels to Paris and London, spokesperson Chantal Gagnon said Thursday, just moments before the prime minister’s flight took off.
  Tensions over the pipel
  
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• Here’s what could happen if Kinder Morgan’s project is scrapped

  12-04-2018 20:02
  In seven weeks, Kinder Morgan could be scrapping its plan to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline. But what happens next?
  
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• TransLink will run four electric-battery buses along Marine Drive next year

  12-04-2018 19:55 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink is adding four fast-charging electric-battery buses to its fleet next year as the transit authority continues to experiment with ways to reduce its carbon emissions.
  TransLink will roll out the electric buses for a two-and-a-half year integration trial on Route 100, travelling along Marine Drive through Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster.  High-powered charging stations, capable of recharging the bus batteries within 4-7 minutes, will be installed at each end of
  
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• BCHL Final: Resurgent Spruce Kings hope to go wild in Wenatchee

  12-04-2018 19:41 via theprovince.com
  The Prince George Spruce Kings could surpass their win total from the 2015-16 season in these playoffs alone.
  Prince George, who missed the BCHL post-season two years ago after amassing a 14-38-4-2 mark in league play, carry a 12-7 record in these playoffs into the Junior A loop’s best-of-seven finale versus the Wenatchee Wild.
  The championship set begins Friday in Wenatchee, the north-central Washington State city that joined the BCHL for the 2015-16 season after several successful tenure
  
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• Work begins on $4.5 million Stanley Park seawall restoration

  12-04-2018 19:31 via vancouversun.com
  Work to restore Vancouver’s popular but weather-battered seawall around Stanley Park is underway.
  The first phase of the $4.5 million project is expected to be complete in August, during the busy summer tourist season. But park board officials don’t anticipate any closures on the seawall this summer because of the repair work. 
  Instead, the cycling and walking path will merge for a 100-metre stretch at the entrance near Beach Avenue, so cyclists will have to dismount and wa
  
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• Police and first responders across B.C. pay tribute to the Humboldt Broncos on Jersey Day

  12-04-2018 19:23
  As Canadians unite on Jersey Day to support those affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, B.C. first responders and police are also standing in solidarity.
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: Glendale card offers up some compelling matchups

  12-04-2018 19:21 via theprovince.com
  Last weekend’s fight card in Brooklyn had all the drama — even before Conor McGregor & Co. went completely mental — but while UFC 223 was capable of snatching up plenty of headlines, this Saturday’s return to network television from Arizona is actually a more competitive, more compelling card from top to bottom.
  The stakes are high in each of the four main card bouts, while the preliminary card features a number of competitive contests between established talents and
  
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• Virtual kidnapping scheme surfacing again: police

  12-04-2018 19:15
  
  An extortion scheme that convinces people into believing that their loved ones have been kidnapped is resurfacing in the Lower Mainland.
  
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• Kinder Morgan pipeline dispute: What to know if you haven’t been paying attention

  12-04-2018 19:05
  Here's what Canadians should know about the possible Trans Mountain pipeline expansion — and the dispute it's causing.
  
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• FAtherhood gives addict the clarity he needed to turn life around

  12-04-2018 18:42
  
  Josh Dahling is the 2018 Courage to Come Back award recipient in the addictions category
  
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• Calgary buyer brings Winston Churchill’s ‘Emerald Lake’ painting back to Canada

  12-04-2018 18:38
  The painting is of British Columbia’s Emerald Lake, which is located near Field, British Columbia.
  
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• Five parenting hacks to help balance your life

  12-04-2018 18:22
  Parenting expert Maureen Dennis gives us five hacks to give mom and dad the upper hand.
  
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• Concerns raised about 4/20 Pro D day for North Vancouver high school students

  12-04-2018 18:13
  
  Are North Vancouver teens being set up for the wrong kind of extra-curricular education?
  
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• Escalating Kinder Morgan dispute prompts Trudeau to call joint meeting with Notley, Horgan

  12-04-2018 18:09
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be flying back to Canada from Peru this weekend for a joint meeting with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and B.C. Premier John Horgan over the Kinder Morgan pipeline dispute.
  
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• Throwback Thursday: Remember the Lenin/Mao furor in Richmond?

  12-04-2018 18:00
  
  The recent fractious debate over the siting of a housing project for the homeless on Elmbridge Way is not the first time controversy has come to the little parcel of land.
  
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• Metro Vancouver has its jerseys out for Humboldt

  12-04-2018 17:49 via vancouversun.com
  From school kids to firefighters, thousands of people across Metro Vancouver are donning hockey jerseys today in a show of support for the victims of the Humboldt bus accident.
  Sixteen people died after a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game collided with a semi-trailer on a rural Saskatchewan road Friday. Thirteen others were injured, some of them critically.
  The #jerseysforhumboldt campaign was started by Langley hockey mom Jennifer Pinch who wanted the people
  
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