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• Surrey man who cut down tree full of peacocks could face $10K fine

  01-05-2018 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  A Surrey homeowner who cut down a tree full of peacocks next to his house could end up paying for it.
  
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• Grouse Grind set to open Wednesday before closing again May 22

  01-05-2018 23:20 via vancouversun.com
  Ready, set, grind.
  The Grouse Grind will be open to hikers Wednesday at 6:15 a.m.
  The Grouse Mountain trail has been closed since Jan. 19 because of snow and ice, but Metro Vancouver says recent rain combined with warmer temperatures has made it safe to open. 
  “We know this is welcome news for Grouse Grinders throughout the region who have been looking forward to the great workouts and breathtaking views that Grouse Mountain Regional Park provides,” said Heather Deal, chair of M
  
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• Drone footage show damage of Fintry landslide

  01-05-2018 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  Raw drone video and pictures of the landslide north of Fintry, B.C. There is a gaping hole in the roadside foliage where trees and bushes have crashed down.
  
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• Housing is so bad in Whistler one business owner bought his staff somewhere to live

  01-05-2018 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  Housing staff in Whistler is so hard, one employer bought them their own house.
  
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• Guilty pleas entered in 2011 plot to kill gangster Jonathan Bacon

  01-05-2018 22:24 via vancouversun.com
  KELOWNA — Three gangsters stood up in B.C. Supreme Court here today and admitted their involvement in the 2011 plot to kill rival Red Scorpion Jonathan Bacon and his associates.
  Jason Thomas McBride told Justice Allan Betton he was guilty of second-degree murder and attempted murder for fatally shooting Bacon and wounding four others when he opened fire on their Porsche Cayenne just after 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 14, 2011.
  Michael Kerry Hunter Jones pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mur
  
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• West Vancouver police believe speeding cabbie was impaired

  01-05-2018 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  West Vancouver police impounded a taxi cab Sunday night after it was clocked travelling nearly 60 km/hr above the speed limit near Cypress Bowl.
  Police say the taxi, a Toyota Corolla, was pulled over on Highway 1 near Caulfeild Drive after its speed was measured at approximately 148 km/hr in a 90 km/hr zone.
  The driver, a 58-year-old North Vancouver man, was served with a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition with a 30-day vehicle impound. An impaired driving investigation is underway,
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• Charges laid one year later in Coquitlam triple-fatal crash

  01-05-2018 22:08 via vancouversun.com
  Charges under the Motor Vehicle Act have been announced against two people almost exactly a year after a Coquitlam crash that killed three.
  On the evening of April 28, 2017, three vehicles collided on Lougheed Highway just north of Pitt River Road in Coquitlam. Two girls, ages 3 and 9, and a 30-year-old woman were killed in the collision.
  On Thursday, two days before the first anniversary of the crash, Coquitlam RCMP announced a charge had been laid against a driver. On Tuesday, an additional ch
  
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• Opinion: What will Amazon’s 3,000 new jobs do to our housing crisis?

  01-05-2018 22:04
  
  Dubbed the “Amazon effect” from its impact on housing in Seattle, Vancouver’s already scorching market will likely see similar results
  
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• Spring gardening: Five gardening goodies to go get (or give)

  01-05-2018 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  The start of the gardening season can bring a full list of must-buys to mind. There’s sod, soil, shears, seeds … the list goes on.
  But, what about turning your attention to some of the more fun items on offer this season first? 
  While the odds and ends are undoubtedly essential to ensure a successful outdoor green season, there are a few gardening-themed items that are sure to be functional, fabulous — and, in a few cases, even fashionable. 
  We’ve rounded up fi
  
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• IPE cancels this year’s rabbit exhibit due to deadly rabbit disease

  01-05-2018 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  "It's a very aggressive disease."
  
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• Vancouver scraps city council meeting as housing protesters blockade city hall

  01-05-2018 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  Protesters say the city promised 100 per cent housing at the welfare rate in a proposed social housing complex at 58 W. Hastings.
  
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• Vancouver city council meeting resumes after housing protesters blockade city hall

  01-05-2018 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  Protesters say the city promised 100 per cent housing at the welfare rate in a proposed social housing complex at 58 W. Hastings.
  
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• The Morning Skate, May 1: Elias Pettersson’s going to have 901 points in the NHL (you heard it here first)

  01-05-2018 21:30 via theprovince.com
  Really been enjoying the hockey in these playoffs, but there’s one nagging issue every time I watch the elite eight streaking up and down the ice, mixing speed and skill and power in equal measure.
  They’re all … how do I put this? They’re all so much better than the Canucks.
  When you see an expansion team with enough depth that they can blow out a quality club like San Jose 7-0 in that series’ opener — and do it with goals from seven different players up and
  
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• Do it yourself floral arrangements

  01-05-2018 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Whether you are adding colour and fragrance to your own home or crafting something special for Mother’s Day, lifestyle expert Tina Barkley has some easy projects for you to try.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Sonic the Cat

  01-05-2018 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  This pet, currently under the care of the BC SPCA, is waiting for its forever home.
  
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• Parents give feedback on chilcare cost reduction plan

  01-05-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Today marks the beginning of Child Care Month in BC. And while the province is quick to point out recent investments, as Jordan Armstrong reports, many child care providers and parents are still seeking clarity from the government.
  
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• ‘Keep your promise, Gregor,’ housing advocates say

  01-05-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Downtown Eastside activists are blocking the entrance to Vancouver City Hall to protest what they say is a broken promise by Mayor Gregor Robertson.
  
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• Attorney General David Eby cancels Point Grey town hall due to security concerns

  01-05-2018 20:30 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Attorney General David Eby has cancelled tonight’s town hall due to security concerns with a protest planned in his Point Grey constituency.
  Eby said he was hoping to have a community discussion about a tax hike on home sales and school taxes for properties worth more than $3 million.
  Under the new measures introduced in the B.C. budget, properties valued at higher than $3 million will be subject to 0.2 per cent tax on the value between $3 million and $4 million, and 0.4 per cent tax
  
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• Release Party showcases talents, concerns of Lower Mainland youth

  01-05-2018 20:28 via vancouversun.com
  The Release Party
  When: May 2-5
  Where: Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
  Tickets: admission is free, donations appreciated (limited seating. For reservations, please call 604-603-5247)
  To find out what’s on the minds of today’s young people, look no further than The Release Party. The upcoming production is the latest from Some Assembly Theatre Company, which presents a new, youth-oriented work each year.
  This year it’s a mix of comedy and drama along with origi
  
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• Second landslide near Westside Road

  01-05-2018 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  Part of the road has fallen away and there is a gaping hole in the roadside foliage where trees and bushes have crashed down.
  
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• Landslide damages Westside Road

  01-05-2018 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  Part of the road caved in around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
  
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• School tax town hall cancelled over ‘angry’ protest fears

  01-05-2018 20:18
  
  Attorney-General David Eby says it is unsafe to hold May 1 event after opponents encourage those “angry” over wealth tax to storm event “with or without tickets”
  
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• Majority of daycares have applied for fee reduction program, says B.C. government

  01-05-2018 20:14 via vancouversun.com
  A majority of the eligible daycare providers in B.C. have now applied for a program aimed at reducing fees for parents, according to new figures from the provincial government.
  But the plan continues to be plagued by delays and concerns from childcare providers, and parents who are frustrated they are not seeing the savings they had anticipated.
  The Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative is part of the province’s three-year, billion-dollar childcare plan, and is meant to cut daycare cost
  
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• Live: Housing protesters blocking entrances to Vancouver City Hall

  01-05-2018 20:08 via vancouversun.com
  A number of social housing protesters have blocked the doors to Vancouver City Hall on Tuesday morning.
  Protesters participating in the blockade are calling for “no business as usual” and 100 per cent social housing at 58 West Hastings.
  The blockade forced city council to meet in an adjacent garden and vote to reconvene the meeting at a later time. Protesters then made their way across the street to the city’s permit office.
  Reporter Dan Fumano is on scene and will be sharing l
  
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• Another man charged in fatal crash that claimed three lives on Lougheed Highway

  01-05-2018 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  A 30-year-old woman and two young girls, aged three and nine, died from the crash after three vehicles collided on Lougheed Highway just north of Pitt River Road.  
  
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• Just announced: Art Bergmann and Alex Cuba join the Vancouver Folk Music Festival lineup

  01-05-2018 20:07 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Folk Music Festival
  When: July 13-18
  Where: Jericho Beach Park
  Tickets and info: Early Bird passes on sale until May 11 at ticketzone.com, 604-602-9798, or No. 230 E. 1st Ave.
  Let enough time pass, and all forms of music eventually get classified as folk. Vancouver punk-rock legend Art Bergmann gracing the 2018 Vancouver Folk Music Festival lineup isn’t surprising at all. Punk rock is so old now that many of the original artists who survived the scene are even reaching great
  
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• Heiltsuk First Nation and partner team up on bid to supply two emergency towing vessels

  01-05-2018 20:04 via vancouversun.com
  The Heiltsuk First Nation has teamed up with Halifax-based Horizon Maritime Services on a bid to supply two emergency towing vessels under Ottawa’s $1.5-billion oceans protection plan.
  In February, Public Service Canada issued a request for proposals for the lease of two vessels capable of towing large commercial ships, including tankers, off the coast of B.C.
  As part of the oceans protection plan, the increased towing capacity is meant to offers assurance that oil tanker traffic can ply B
  
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• Vancouver's Lia Frankland hits the big time alongside Charlize Theron

  01-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  When Lia Frankland went to the Hollywood premiere of her new film she wasn’t allowed to watch the whole thing.
  “I really liked it but my parents made me cover my eyes and leave for some parts because it is rated R,” said the 10-year-old Vancouver actor. 
  Franklin co-stars with Charlize Theron in Tully, which opens in theatres on May 4. Frankland plays eight-year-old Sarah, the eldest child of struggling mother Marlo, played by Theron.
  Asher Miles Fallic
  
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• Style Q&A: LOLO Jewellery founder dishes on her designs

  01-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If you’re in the market for a pretty gemstone pendant necklace or an oversized statement metal ring, you may want to check out the line LOLO.
  The Coquitlam-based accessories brand specializes in creating dainty jewelry designs and curated handbag collection that are worthy of a second look. 
  Lorena Ponis, the brand’s designer and owner, chatted with Postmedia News about her business background, what drew her to jewelry and what’s new for spring.  
  Q. When an
  
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• Review: Vancouver Opera Festival opens with two hits

  01-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Two anchor productions for Vancouver Opera’s second festival opened on the weekend, and both are hits.
  First up was The Overcoat, at the Vancouver Playhouse, a co-commission with Toronto’s Tapestry Opera. It’s a new work with a convoluted origin story. Back in the 1990s Morris Panych and Wendy Gorling created an extraordinary blending of music and movement — a live-action silent film, if you like — to evocative music by Shostakovich.
  This was the launching pad for t
  
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• Protesters shut down Vancouver's city hall

  01-05-2018 19:46
  
  Housing activists shut down city hall this morning by blocking all the doors.
  
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• Guilty pleas entered at Bacon murder trial

  01-05-2018 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  Crown counsel and defence council are asking for 18 years in custody for each of the three accused.
  
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• How much sugar is in your diet?

  01-05-2018 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Dietitian Diana Steele explains why sweeteners are added to certain foods and what they do to your body.
  
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• Langara drainage improvements to go ahead

  01-05-2018 19:27
  
  Park board commissioners approve proceeding with first half of project
  
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• Ottawa just replaced Toronto as a foreign-homebuyer magnet: RBC

  01-05-2018 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  The change is the result of Ontario's tax on non-resident speculators, which covers Toronto but not Ottawa, the bank said in a new report.
  
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• Vancouver street youth photograph so-called ‘best place on earth’ for exhibit

  01-05-2018 19:14
  
  A photograph shows a single dried rose on a white wall. The actual rose can be found in the Downtown Eastside bachelor suite Sarah White shares with her partner and father of her two children, who live with White’s parents.
  
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• Surrey peacocks left wandering after massive nesting tree cut down

  01-05-2018 19:01 via vancouversun.com
  Several peacocks in a Surrey neighbourhood have been left wandering the streets after a homeowner cut down the birds’ nesting tree recently.
  The birds have lived in the area for about a decade and had been causing issues for the homeowner.
  Reporter Jennifer Saltman is in Sullivan Heights on Tuesday morning, speaking to neighbours about the avian eviction.
  Follow her tweets below and check back later for the full story.The life of a reporter: One day important transit news, next day wrangli
  
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• Jeans Day 2018 preview fashion show

  01-05-2018 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  Lifestyle expert Natalie Langston is joined by B.C. Lion Jerimiah Johnson and his family, and Vancouver Whitecap Marcel de Jong and his family as they show off denim fashion in advance of Jeans Day in support of B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation, coming up on May 3.
  
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• How to use the reverse sear technique for cooking perfect steaks

  01-05-2018 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  Ahead of the Canadian Festival of Chili and BBQ, Rusty Johnson of Rusty’s BBQ shows us how to cook a perfect steak every time using a reverse sear technique.
  
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• Attorney General David Eby cancels Tuesday town hall citing protest safety concerns

  01-05-2018 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  The meeting was to be held in his Vancouver-Point Grey riding to talk about the increase in the school tax for homes valued at more than $3 million.
  
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• Homeopathic product made with rabid dog saliva no longer sold in Canada: federal ministry

  01-05-2018 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  A homeopathic remedy made from rabid dog saliva will no longer be sold in Canada, though similar products from other brands are still licensed for sale.
  
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• Vandals ‘desecrate’ protest camp outside Trans Mountain terminal in Burnaby

  01-05-2018 18:03
  
  Camp Cloud protesters disturbed by hostile messages.
  
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• Exhibit recreates what it was like to be a passenger on the Titanic

  01-05-2018 18:00
  
  Chronological voyage charts the ship’s construction, life on board, the ill-fated sinking and recent artifact rescue efforts
  
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• The Morning Skate: Elias Pettersson’s going to have 901 points in the NHL (you heard it here first)

  01-05-2018 17:58 via theprovince.com
  Really been enjoying the hockey in these playoffs, but there’s one nagging issue every time I watch the elite eight streaking up and down the ice, mixing speed and skill and power in equal measure.
  They’re all … how do I put this? They’re all so much better than the Canucks.
  When you see an expansion team with enough depth that they can blow out a quality club like San Jose 7-0 in that series’ opener — and do it with goals from seven different players up and
  
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• Daily Poll: Should Metro Vancouver get a tax break on gas?

  01-05-2018 17:19 via vancouversun.com
  As gas prices surge past $1.60 a litre in Metro Vancouver, many motorists with gas-powered cars are wondering why the region pays more than all major cities in North America. Part of the reason is that Metro Vancouverites may more taxes on gas than elsewhere.
  Read Randy Shore’s story here.
  What do you think? As fuel becomes unaffordable in Vancouver, should residents of the region get a tax break? Would it help much, or is there another solution? Take our poll and leave your comments.Take
  
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• Two men arrested after pair struck in hit-and-run involving scooter

  01-05-2018 17:15 via vancouversun.com
  Two men have been arrested after two women — one of whom was riding a mobility scooter — were struck be a vehicle early Sunday.
  Around 1:19 a.m., Surrey RCMP were called to the 15900-block Fraser Highway for a possible pedestrian or cyclist-involved accident. On arrival, officers found a woman in a mobility scooter and a companion who had been hit by a vehicle.
  The two women were rushed to hospital for treatment of serious but non-life threatening injuries.
  A short distance away, pol
  
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• Water restrictions kick in for Metro Vancouver May 1

  01-05-2018 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  Reporter Jordan Armstrong is in Vancouver Tuesday where water restrictions will start for the summer months. They are kicking in two weeks early this year to help conserve water for the drier summer months.
  
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• Geena Davis to launch Whistler Film Fest’s 2018 Women on Top series

  01-05-2018 16:00 via theprovince.com
  Geena Davis, winner of an Oscar for her role in The Accidental Tourist and a Golden Globe for her work in A League of Their Own, is coming to Vancouver to speak about equality for women in media and launch the 2018 edition of the Whistler Film Festival’s Women on Top series.
  Davis will give a keynote address on June 15 at the Sutton Place Hotel in Vancouver.
  This year’s edition of Woman on Top is a two-part event; Davis’s speech is the first.
  “The Whistler Film Festival&r
  
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• Guilty pleas in Jonathan Bacon murder coming Tuesday

  01-05-2018 15:35 via vancouversun.com
  KELOWNA — A dramatic 2011 shooting in the heart of this Okanagan city is expected to come to a less dramatic conclusion today as three gangsters plead guilty to having a role in the murder of Red Scorpion boss Jonathan Bacon.
  All three accused — Jason McBride, Jujhar Khun-Khun and Michael Jones — are expected to admit their involvement in the brazen Aug. 14, 2011 gangland hit to B.C. Supreme Court Justice Allan Bretton.
  An agreed statement of facts has been reach
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Cloudy morning, sunny afternoon

  01-05-2018 15:27 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Tuesday’s weather in Metro Vancouver may start of cloudy and grey, but Environment Canada says the afternoon should clear up, with sunshine and highs of 14 C, and 19 C inland. The dry weather should continue through Wednesday and Thursday before the rain returns on Friday. Looking ahead, the weekend is forecast to be sunny with highs reaching into the 20s.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Cloudy. Clearing near noon. High 14 C except 19 C inland. 
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