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• Tourism industry worried about changes to the ‘hotel tax’

  25-04-2018 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  Tourism Vancouver is worried that changes being made by the provincial government will take away valuable financial support to the tourism industry.
  
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• Cat zip-tied with legs behind its head, left in B.C. dumpster

  25-04-2018 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  "It is clear from the way she was tied up and buried that this was a cruel and deliberate act of animal cruelty,” said a BC SPCA spokesperson.
  
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• Her Compass Card wouldn’t tap. TransLink kicked her off the NightBus at 3 a.m.

  25-04-2018 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  "I said, 'You don't care if I have to walk home?' and he says, 'Nope.'"
  
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• B.C. to ban pill presses in fight against drug overdose deaths

  25-04-2018 23:18 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA  — B.C. is moving to ban the use of pill presses as it continues to try and curb the province’s fentanyl overdose crisis.
  Solicitor General Mike Farnworth introduced legislation Wednesday that would forbid the sale and ownership of pill presses to anyone who is not a health care professional, pharmacist or otherwise licensed to need such a device. The machines can be used to produce thousands of pills an hour, and are thought to be playing a role in the availability of
  
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• Ed Willes: Bancks has been money as Comets’ captain, mentor to prospects

  25-04-2018 23:11 via theprovince.com
  UTICA, N.Y. — The call came five years ago for Carter Bancks and every detail of those few days is burned into the hard drive of the Utica Comets’ captain.
  There was the feeling.
  “It was like everything I’d done in my life, every long bus trip, every practice, had paid off,” he said.
  There was standing on the blue-line for the epic rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner at Chicago’s United Centre.
  “I’ve never had literally every hair on my body stan
  
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• Dress for Success – Impact 360

  25-04-2018 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  The 18th Annual Dress for Success - Impact 360: Flourish - supports empowering women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
  
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• Court orders fake Fraser Valley 'doctor' to shut down

  25-04-2018 23:03 via vancouversun.com
  A woman who used a forged medical licence to obtain Botox and fillers from a pharmaceutical company has been ordered by the B.C. Supreme Court to stop calling herself a doctor and to stop injecting such drugs into the lips and faces of customers seeking such cosmetic services.
  Doctors, registered nurses, nurse practitioners and dentists are the only health professionals permitted to perform such services, according to the College.
  The College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. has tried to stop
  
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• Whitecaps loan Doneil Henry to Ottawa to ramp up his return to game fitness

  25-04-2018 22:49 via theprovince.com
  Whitecaps centre back Doneil Henry is off to Ottawa to get some game time.
  The team loaned him to the Ottawa Fury on Wednesday. According to coach Carl Robinson, the move will last about a month.
  “Doneil has worked extremely hard to get himself fit this season,” Robinson said in a media release. “This is a great opportunity for him to play in some games and take that important next step in his recovery before returning to the club in a month’s time.”
  With captain Ke
  
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• Vancouver named ‘rattiest’ city in B.C. second year in a row

  25-04-2018 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver was followed by Victoria and Burnaby, with Richmond and Surrey also making the top five.
  
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• Crabbers face fines for overfishing in Powell River

  25-04-2018 22:30
  
  Fishery officers have seized more than 300 commercial crab traps in the Powell River area around Savary Island and Harwood Island.
  
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• Rats! Vancouver rated No. 1 in rodents

  25-04-2018 22:24 via theprovince.com
  Rats! It appears Vancouver is leading the pack when it comes to the little scoundrels.
  For the second year in a row, Vancouver has been rated as the top rat-infested city in B.C., according to pest control company Orkin Canada.
  The company released Wednesday its annual list of the top “rattiest” cities in each province, based on its number of commercial and residential rodent treatments.
  Orkin says out of all the cities in the province, Vancouver had the most service calls to deal wi
  
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• Global News wins 11 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

  25-04-2018 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  Global News has won 11 regional Edward R. Murrow awards in Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan for outstanding achievement in electronic journalism, the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) announced on Wednesday.
  
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• Three planes make emergency roadway landings in 72 hours: What’s going on?

  25-04-2018 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  A recent series of roadway landings have left federal officials scratching their heads.
  
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• Cross-border drug smuggling investigation uncovers Vancouver Island operation

  25-04-2018 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  Law enforcement officials from either side of the border are revealing details in a major drug smuggling investigation today. Our Nadia Stewart is in Surrey with the latest.
  
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• Cross-border drug smuggling investigation

  25-04-2018 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  Law enforcement officials from either side of the border are revealing details in a major drug smuggling investigation today. Our Nadia Stewart is in Surrey with the latest.
  
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• Citizen’s arrest ends hour-long Vancouver crime spree

  25-04-2018 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  A 23-year-old Calgary man has been nabbed after an hour-long crime spree.
  
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• Calgary man arrested after hour-long crime binge in Vancouver

  25-04-2018 22:06 via theprovince.com
  Vancouver police have arrested a 23-year-old Calgary man following an hour-long crime binge on the streets of Vancouver on Tuesday.
  Police allege Walker Franciscas Frijters snatched a purse, stole a van, and then robbed a restaurant before being detained by witnesses.
  VPD Const. Jason Doucette says a 64-year-old Vancouver woman was standing at the intersection of Main Street and East King Edward at around 3:20 p.m. when someone grabbed her purse.
  There was a struggle and Doucette said
  
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• District of North Van gives go-ahead for towers on Grouse Inn site

  25-04-2018 22:00
  
  Nearly four years after council granted its approval, the Grouse Inn highrises can finally be built, following District of North Vancouver council’s approval of a development permit April 16.
  
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• Illegal drugs and multiple guns and boats seized in cross-border smuggling operation

  25-04-2018 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  Criminal charges have now been approved against William Barnes from Saanich, B.C.
  
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• Greens’ Adriane Carr calls on left-leaning Vancouver parties to back her for mayor

  25-04-2018 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  Carr has written letters to Vision Vancouver, OneCity and COPE asking them not to run a candidate.
  
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• Tech Talk: Music accessories

  25-04-2018 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  From recording music, to listening to your favourite tunes, tech expert Mike Agerbo has a solution.
  
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• Spring cleaning: Get organized

  25-04-2018 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  Lifestyle expert Tina Barkley shares tips and tricks for organizing your home.
  
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• Whistler residents are about to fly a helicopter around the world

  25-04-2018 20:58
  
  It's no secret that spring is a popular time for many Whistlerites to get out of the so-called "bubble" and explore a different area of the world.
  
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• Construction labour shortage a massive barrier to B.C.’s new housing: experts

  25-04-2018 20:53
  
  Even with funding and expedited approvals, there simply aren’t enough tradespeople to build B.C. government’s promised 114,000 new affordable homes, says industry panel
  
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• Victoria parents called 911 and injected naloxone, but it was too late to save 16-year-old son

  25-04-2018 20:46 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Fuelled by a kind of superhuman hope, Elliot Eurchuk’s parents tried desperately to restart the heart of their 16-year-old son as he lay unresponsive on his bed on Friday morning.
  Through tears and screams, Rachel Staples called 911 and injected naloxone. Elliot’s father, Brock Eurchuk, pumped on his son’s chest. Younger siblings Oliver, 14, and Isaac, 12, were directed to stay out of the room.
  “It’s the human condition to hope,” Eurchuk said.
  
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• Prove you didn’t prejudge Trans Mountain approval, NDP leader urges Liberals

  25-04-2018 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is accusing the federal Liberal government of rigging its review process in favour of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Whistler council to review resident housing on private land proposals

  25-04-2018 20:24 via vancouversun.com
  Whistler council has taken another step toward creating 500 new beds for resort staff.
  On Tuesday, council officially endorsed a new process that will be used to review proposals for resident housing built on under-developed private lands. The endorsement helps to move forward the sixth recommendation of the Mayor’s Task Force, which is to allow private rental developments for local residents and resort staff.
  “The Whistler community is diverse and we recognize that a broad range of
  
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• Police credit witnesses for helping end East Van crime spree

  25-04-2018 20:24
  
  Calgary man arrested and facing several charges.
  
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• Calgary man arrested after hour-long crime spree in Vancouver

  25-04-2018 20:18 via theprovince.com
  Vancouver police have arrested a 23-year-old Calgary man following an hour-long crime spree on the streets of Vancouver on Tuesday.
  Police allege Walker Franciscas Frijters snatched a purse, stole a van, and then robbed a restaurant before being apprehended by witnesses.
  VPD Const. Jason Doucette says a 64-year-old Vancouver woman was standing at the intersection of Main Street and East King Edward at around 3:20 p.m. when someone grabbed her purse.
  There was a struggle and he says the
  
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• Wine Guy: Cab Franc, the great grape all-rounder

  25-04-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  Cabernet Franc gets my vote for great grape all-rounder.
  Throughout winemaking and imbibing history, it has proven both a star cultivar on its own and a solid team player in many regional red blends — all while flying relatively under the vinous radar.
  Though Cabernet Franc may lack the panache of Cabernet Sauvignon or the romanticism of Pinot Noir, it can certainly hold its own atop the dinner table. Consider it the best 6th grape off the wine bench.Jean-Maurice Raffault 2016 Chinon Rouge
  
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• Vancouver Opera Festival showcases Russia, with love

  25-04-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Opera Festival
  When: April 28-May 6
  Where: Various venues
  Tickets and info: vancouveropera.caIt’s festival time again at Vancouver Opera, and the accent this spring is on things Russian.
  The second instalment in VO’s bold re-consideration of how and when to do opera is a slightly less sprawling proposition than last year, but there are still events galore on the docket.
  At first it seemed that the festival format was going to be an all-or-nothing proposition. Now thing
  
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• Salvador Dali's Women Aflame to light up downtown site

  25-04-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  A four-metre tall sculpture by Salvador Dali is headed for a site at West Hastings and Hornby streets in downtown Vancouver.
  Called Women Aflame, the sculpture will be unveiled a week Saturday, May 5 at 2 p.m. at Lot 19 by Chali-Rosso Art Gallery. The sculpture will be on display until Sept. 1.
  The sculpture is worth $2.5 million, according to Chali-Rosso. On display inside the gallery at 549 Howe St. will be Dali’s Surrealist Piano, valued at $1.2 million, and more than 100 Dali artworks.
  
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• Review: History of building trades fights induced amnesia

  25-04-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  We Build B.C.: History of the B.C. Building Trades
  Jim Sinclair | B.C. Building Trades Council
  $20, 218pp.
  Most Canadians know more about the sex life of America’s current president than we do about the labour organizations that fought so hard over centuries to win us a five day week, minimum wage and employment standards legislation, not to mention publicly funded health care and education. Jim Sinclair, former president of the B.C. Federation of Labour, sets out to dispel some of th
  
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• Restaurant review: Il Caminetto starts anew with food whisperer chef

  25-04-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Il Caminetto
  Where: 4242 Village Stroll, Whistler, 604 932-4442
  Open: daily for dinner, ilcaminetto.caIt means fireplace, and at Il Caminetto, the legendary Whistler Italian restaurant, it was missing. Now it isn’t. Toptable Group bought the restaurant last year, installed one and there is logic.
  Toptable also gave the restaurant a reboot, upgrading the kitchen and moving from classic Tuscan interior to lighter, brighter and modern. Previous owner Umberto Menghi had swatted away
  
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• Film about polarizing Vancouver politician Harry Rankin kicks off DOXA

  25-04-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Rankin FileWhen: May 3, 7 p.m.; May 8, 6 p.m.
  Where: Vancouver Playhouse (May 3), SFU Woodward’s (May 8)
  Tickets and info: From $13, doxafestival.caLove him or hate him, former Vancouver politician and activist Harry Rankin left an indelible mark on Vancouver civic politics.
  Loud and left, Rankin, who died at age 82 in 2002, was a long time city councillor and a co-founder of COPE (Coalition of Progressive Electors). He was a constant challenger of pro-development p
  
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• Vancouver police officers tackle issue of women and gangs

  25-04-2018 19:54
  
  Two Vancouver police officers have teamed up in an effort to discourage young women from getting involved in organized crime.
  
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• Aga Khan comes to Vancouver to meet his followers

  25-04-2018 19:34 via vancouversun.com
  The Aga Khan IV, imam to the world’s 20 million Ismaili Muslims, will be in Vancouver from May 5th to 7th for meetings with his followers.
  The Aga Khan will likely not be giving interviews or engaging with the general public while in B.C. However, a Vancouver Ismaili lawyer and philosopher has put together an explanation, below, of the Aga Khan’s spiritual views.
  Most Canadians will know the Aga Khan as a friend of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and, earlier, of Stephen Harper, as wel
  
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• City looking to hear from families living in apartments

  25-04-2018 18:48
  
  Staff in the process of updating guidelines for high-density housing for families and children.
  
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• UBC’s Conor Morgan inks pro basketball deal after helping Canada to historic medal

  25-04-2018 18:27 via theprovince.com
  Conor Morgan sure knows how to make friends. Nothing like being part of a team that just handed your new teammates a shocking loss to ingratiate yourself.
  “Hopefully they’ll welcome me with open arms,” laughed the UBC forward, who just inked his first professional contract with the Southland Sharks, who play in the New Zealand National Basketball League.
  Two weeks ago, the 6-foot-9, 225-pound Morgan was part of the Team Canada squad that upset the Tall Blacks in the Commonwealt
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline: Some of the main arguments for and against it

  25-04-2018 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  What the experts are saying on both sides of the debate.
  
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• Guide dog etiquette

  25-04-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  On International Guide Dog Day we learn about the proper way to interact with a guide dog team. Bill Thorton of BC & Alberta Guide Dogs and guide dog team Mark Bentz and Mindy explain how guide dog teams are matched and how then work together.
  
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• Suspect in 20-year-old cold case in New Westminster dies

  25-04-2018 17:49 via theprovince.com
  The suspect in a 20-year-old sexual assault case in New Westminster has died in jail.
  New Westminster police say James Gray, believed to be responsible for the 1996 attack of 79-year-old Dorothy Darnel, died last week while in custody at a pre-trial centre.
  “It is unfortunate that Mr. Gray will not face these matters in a court of law,” said New Westminster police Sgt. Jeff Scott, in a statement Wednesday.
  “However we are satisfied with the hard work of many investigators
  
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• UBC and dead woman's former gardener battle over her Burnaby home and cash

  25-04-2018 17:34
  
  The University of British Columbia and a dead woman’s former gardener are battling in B.C. Supreme Court over a $1.7 million Burnaby home and nearly $170,000 in cash.
  
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• 2 suspects arrested in brutal killing of B.C. man in Peru

  25-04-2018 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  The suspects were identified through a video posted on social media that appears to show the killing of Sebastian Woodroffe.
  
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• Gas prices hit record high in Metro Vancouver and could go higher, analysts say

  25-04-2018 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  A weakening Canadian dollar means gas prices in Metro Vancouver are likely going to move even closer to the $1.60 mark.
  
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• Three Metrotown towers head to public hearing

  25-04-2018 16:00
  
  Proposals for three highrise residential buildings in Metrotown have been sent to a public hearing in May.
  
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• Parents called 911 and injected naloxone, but it was too late to save teen

  25-04-2018 15:00
  
  Fuelled by a kind of super-human hope, Elliot Eurchuk’s parents tried desperately to restart the heart of their 16-year-old son as he lay unresponsive on his bed on Friday morning.
  
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• NDP's bold brand is starting to wear thin

  25-04-2018 15:00
  
  By no stretch of the imagination can the latest moves by the B.C. government on housing affordability be considered “bold.”
  
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• Imagine Vancouver if anti-development Harry Rankin had become mayor in 1986

  25-04-2018 15:00
  
  He lost to Gordon Campbell, who opened Vancouver to development and foreign investors. The Rankin File compares the two worlds at DOXA Documentary Festival.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Possible record-breaking warm weather continues

  25-04-2018 14:54 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – More unseasonably warm and sunny weather is expected Wednesday in Metro Vancouver, with highs of 19 C, and 25 C inland. Environment Canada says Thursday will be even warmer, with inland temperatures reaching as high as 27 C. It’s possible these soaring temperatures could set a record for this time of the year. According to Environment Canada, the average high for April 25 is 14.1 C, while the highest temperature on record is 19.5 C, set in 1977.
  After Thursday, the
  
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