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• Another human foot washes up on B.C. shores

  07-05-2018 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  Shoes with disembodied feet that have been washing up along the B.C. coast have mystified people in the province for more than a decade.
  
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• B.C. gives itself more time to hit more aggressive pollution targets

  07-05-2018 23:34 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – B.C. has backed away from aggressive pollution reduction targets it admits it would fail to meet by 2020, instead giving itself another decade to meet slightly tougher new levels.
  Environment Minister George Heyman introduced legislation Monday that would alter its greenhouse gas (GHG) targets, which had been set by previous Liberal premier Gordon Campbell at 33 per cent lower than 2007 levels by 2020.
  Heyman’s new legislation would abandon the 2020 deadline and target a 4
  
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• Clint Eastwood movie screening tonight to support vital spinal research

  07-05-2018 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  A B.C. man who broke his spine during a fishing accident is now joining forces with Clint Eastwood's movie: The 15:17 to Paris, to raise funds to support spinal research.
  
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• Playa del Carmen a playground for adults

  07-05-2018 23:24 via theprovince.com
  Now that Canada and the U.S. have lifted their travel advisories, tourists are once again returning to Mexico’s popular east coast playground of Playa del Carmen. 
  Steeped in history and infused with Mayan culture, the vibrant Playa del Carmen has been described as the heart of Mexico’s Riviera Maya.
  Flowing south from Cancun to Tulum on the Yucatan Peninsula, the Riviera Maya is well known for having swaths of beautiful beaches and jungle expanses, but it is also home to the se
  
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• More B.C. rivers placed on flood watch as waters continue to rise

  07-05-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  The flood watch for several B.C. communities threatened by rising waters has been upgraded leaving the risk of bridge collapses, landslides, properties being flooded and more evacuations.
  
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• Homicide police make arrest in 2011 Surrey shooting death of Manbir Kajla

  07-05-2018 23:19 via theprovince.com
  Homicide investigators have made an arrest in the 2011 murder of 30-year-old Manbir Kajla, who was shot to death in Surrey after a fender bender with another car.
  Kajla was driving in his Lexus with his new bride Pavan when he got in minor collision with a white SUV in the 6900-block of 128th Street.
  Man shot to death after fender bender; Police hesitant to call incident a case of road rage
  His wife watched in horror as he was then gunned down in what police called a “hail of gunfire&rdquo
  
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• Vancouver 'Real Housewives' star hit with $50,000 child support bill

  07-05-2018 23:10 via vancouversun.com
  A former star of The Real Housewives of Vancouver has been ordered to pay nearly $50,000 in retroactive child support after a B.C. Supreme Court justice ruled her annual salary was much higher than what she claimed in court.
  In 2015, Jody Claman, who was a regular on the now defunct reality TV series for two seasons (2012-2013), lost a child custody battle with her ex-husband Eran Friedlander.
  B.C. Supreme Court Justice Miriam Gropper granted Friedlander, an investm
  
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• Trina Larsen Soles: Physician heal thyself is terrible advice

  07-05-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  I lost a friend and colleague to suicide a few weeks ago.
  A talented, compassionate physician who worked hard to meet the needs of her community. A physician who loved rural medicine, especially obstetrics and surgery, and sought out opportunities to use her skills to help underserved populations both locally and globally. 
  Yet somehow the illness of depression led to a dark and final place. And I feel responsible, as do the many physicians who worked with her, because we feel we should hav
  
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• Seven new allegations of sex assault at Surrey day spas surface

  07-05-2018 22:57 via theprovince.com
  Police say several new allegations of sex assault at a Surrey chain of day spas have come to light after investigators announced charges last month.
  After police made a public appeal for any other possible victims to come forward, seven individuals have spoken to police about incidents of alleged sexual assault at Iris Day Spa locations.
  Three alleged incidents took place at the Guildford location at 10160 152 St., three at the South Surrey location at 1620 152 St. and one in Newton at 7380 King
  
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• High snowpack will fuel historic river flows

  07-05-2018 22:51 via vancouversun.com
  The River Forecast Centre is predicting one-in-100-year streamflow rates for rivers near half-a-dozen B.C. communities, including Kelowna, Spences Bridge and Smithers.
  A Monday-morning, 10-day forecast identified seven rivers that will approach historic flow rates and a handful of others — such as the Salmon River near Salmon Arm and the Similkameen River near Hedley — that are expected to swell significantly by the end of the week.
  Flood watches and high streamflow advisories are al
  
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• Nazko business hard hit by B.C. wildfires dealt second blow as flood risk continues

  07-05-2018 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  The owners of Fishpot Lake Resort in Nazko were forced to cancel all winter and summer bookings in 2017 when the Plateau wildfire destroyed the forest surrounding the campground and fishing resort.
  
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• Remains of human foot found stuck in a logjam on Gabriola Island

  07-05-2018 22:37 via theprovince.com
  Police are investigating after what appeared to be the remains of a human foot were found inside a boot stuck in a logjam on Gabriola Island.
  On Sunday afternoon, a man walking along the beach near South Road spotted a hiking boot lodged in a logjam. Upon closer inspection, he found what appeared to be the bones of a human foot inside.
  Gabriola RCMP were called, while the Nanaimo RCMPs forensic team and the B.C. Coroners Service were asked to assist. A search of the area did not turn up any othe
  
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• Finding the Philippine’s best beach

  07-05-2018 22:33 via theprovince.com
  When I went with Filipino friends on a search for paradise among the Philippine’s 7,107 islands, we decided to skip Boracay because the island was so popular. It proved a prescient decision, since outspoken president Duterte recently shut down the entire island to deal with pollution and overcrowding, notoriously calling the country’s top resort “a cesspool.”
  We headed instead to the north end of the big, remote island of Palawan, where over 40 small isles litter Bacuit B
  
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• New West winery launches rebrand and 100 per cent B.C. VQA wines

  07-05-2018 22:30
  
  Pacific Breeze label features city's skyline.
  
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• B.C. mayor tabling motion to allow municipalities to remove convicted politicians

  07-05-2018 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  The move comes after former Pitt Meadows Councillor David Murray was convicted and sentenced to nine months in jail for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl 25 years ago.
  
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• Man wanted on 12 Canada-wide warrants arrested in Nova Scotia

  07-05-2018 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  Gordon John Doughty was wanted on warrants in P.E.I., New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.
  
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• UPDATED: Shooting in Vernon parking lot

  07-05-2018 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  There continues to be a large police presence at a Vernon parking lot off 43rd Avenue next to the Dollar Store and BDM Motorsports.
  
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• Presser: Man arrested for unsolved 2011 Surrey shooting

  07-05-2018 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team made an announcement Monday afternoon about an arrest made in the 2011 Surrey murder of Manbir Kajla.
  
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• From bronies to Freaks and Geeks, Vancouver director corners pop-documentary market

  07-05-2018 22:00
  
  Spike Lee. Robert DeNiro. Aubrey Plaza. James Franco. My Little Pony. Seth Rogen. Dan Mangan. Morgan Spurlock. Bob Odenkirk. Mike Myers.
  
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• Vancouver Airbnb hosts earned more than $1.2M last weekend

  07-05-2018 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  This record was set due to the BMO Vancouver Marathon.
  
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• Want to join a circus? Here's where you can get the training

  07-05-2018 21:38
  
  The Vancouver Circus School is holding auditions for its Ring Master program on May 19 and Aug. 11.
  
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• Birthday boy bought winning lottery ticket – moments after retiring

  07-05-2018 21:24
  
  Vancouver man celebrates last day of work, his birthday and being $2 million richer on same day.
  
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• Additional Sunday sailings can't come soon enough for Langdale ferry

  07-05-2018 21:19
  
  On Sunday night, 118 vehicles were left in lot after last ferry to Vancouver, forcing an extra run just before midnight.
  
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• Ways to raise feminists

  07-05-2018 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  With recent movements in North America including #MeToo and #Timesup, parents are wondering how to talk to their kids about equality.
  
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• Roundhouse Radio is off air but may have new buyer

  07-05-2018 21:08
  
  CRTC must approve before transfer of operations can take place
  
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• Millennials driving Canada’s hot real estate market

  07-05-2018 21:07
  
  Despite high prices, six in 10 Canadian millennials already own a home, with more planning to buy soon, finds national survey
  
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• Truck drivers carry our safety on every trip

  07-05-2018 21:01
  
  Truckers and the public need to respect the size and limitations of semi-trailers.
  
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• School tax is concerning, but speculation tax remains bigger problem

  07-05-2018 21:00
  
  Last week, an extraordinary amount of attention was given to a protest by West Side residents concerned about the B.C. government’s so-called “school tax.”
  
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• Sandbagging machine arrives in Lumby

  07-05-2018 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  The provincial sandbagging machine has arrived in Lumby.
  
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• First Fiesta Run at Burnaby Lake deserves grade well above 'si level'

  07-05-2018 20:48 via vancouversun.com
  The Spanish words for clown drummer are payaso bateria. Good times translates to buenos tiempos. And soleado means sunny.
  Those were a few of the spicy ingredients included in the inaugural La Gran Fiesta Run, a Cinco de Mayo-like party in the park held Saturday afternoon in balmy Burnaby.
  The smiling guy in the sombrero, playing the mobile bongo drums and high-fiving and hugging the 200-plus participants was not a hired clown, although anyone thinking that will be automatically forgiven. It&rsq
  
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• B.C. government sidesteps call for disability rate hike, index to inflation

  07-05-2018 20:40 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s Social Development minister sidestepped calls Monday to index the province’s disability rate to inflation, saying that kind of move is part of the items under consideration in a poverty reduction plan set for this fall.
  “I think there’s lots of people out there looking for additional support,” said Shane Simpson. “I understand that. The poverty reduction strategy is moving along, the question of income supports and affordability is part
  
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• New name, new host for CBC Radio noonhour show

  07-05-2018 20:18
  
  Michelle Eliot wants to engage more listeners on air and on social media.
  
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• Man charged 7 years later for fatal shooting of Surrey newlywed in road rage incident

  07-05-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  When Kajla got out of the vehicle and approached the other car, he was shot by a suspect who then fled the scene.
  
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• Homicide team to make significant announcement about 2011 Surrey investigation

  07-05-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  The Provincial Major Crime Section Unsolved Homicide Unit and IHIT will be in attendance for the announcement.
  
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• The Best Brothers duke it out on stage

  07-05-2018 19:46
  
  Strain between siblings comes to the surface in comedy at Kay Meek Studio Theatre May 8 to 19.
  
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• Stealing a baby goose?! Stanley Park man caught on video

  07-05-2018 19:36 via theprovince.com
  A video has been posted that purports to show a man trying to steal a baby goose from Vancouver’s Stanley Park.
  The video, shot on Friday and posted to YouTube , begins with the cameraman shouting “put it back, dude” as he approaches two men on bicycles. “Let the fu**ing bird go,” he orders, as one of the men reveals the gosling, concealed in his shirt, and delicately places it on the ground. “Fu**ing scum bag,” the cameraman says as the baby goose
  
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• B.C. Indigenous leaders plan to speak about Trans Mountain pipeline at Kinder Morgan AGM

  07-05-2018 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  Two Indigenous leaders from British Columbia say they will travel to pipeline builder Kinder Morgan's annual general meeting in Texas this week.
  
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• Elgin OPP identify B.C. man as victim of head-on crash on Hwy 3 east of Aylmer

  07-05-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  A British Columbia man has been identified as the man killed in a head on crash last week east of Aylmer.
  
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• Vancouver Airbnb hosts earned $1.2 million during marathon weekend

  07-05-2018 19:21 via vancouversun.com
  Airbnb hosts raked in about $1.2 million while hosting more than 9,000 guests this past weekend, during which guests flocked to town for the Vancouver Marathon.
  Both totals are new records set for the home sharing platform here in Vancouver.
  According to figures shared by Airbnb on Monday, there were 9,339 guest arrivals in Vancouver during the weekend, a 36 per cent increase over the same dates in 2017. The typical price per night charged by each host was $127.
  In comparison, New Year’s E
  
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• Hudson's Bay reportedly sells its flagship Vancouver store for $675 million

  07-05-2018 19:10 via vancouversun.com
  Hudson’s Bay Co has reportedly sold its Vancouver flagship store for $675 million.
  According to Reuters, the department store owner and joint venture partner RioCan REIT have signed a conditional agreement to sell the 104-year-old heritage building to an Asian buyer.
  Reuters, citing an anonymous source, reports the buyer owns a closely held real estate company and is seeking to arrange interim financing from at least one Canadian lender.
  In October, Hudson’s Bay confir
  
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• Flooding in Okanagan forces more evacuations, school and road closures

  07-05-2018 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  The region is also under a local state of emergency.
  
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• Indigenous tourism destinations in B.C.

  07-05-2018 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  Tracy Eyssens of Indigenous Tourism British Columbia tells us about some amazing tourist destinations that highlight our first nations culture.
  
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• Homicide investigators to share “significant” update on unsolved 2011 Surrey file

  07-05-2018 18:46 via theprovince.com
  Homicide investigators are set to share a “significant announcement” regarding an unsolved 2011 investigation later this afternoon.
  Few details have been released though a news release says the announcement is in relation to a 2011 case that took place in Surrey.
  Supt. Ward Lymburner of the B.C. RCMP Major Crime Section and Supt. Donna Richardson of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team will be on hand to share further details.
  The news conference will take place at the B.C. RCM
  
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• Boil water notice for Glenmore-Ellison Improvement District

  07-05-2018 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  Residents within the Regional District of Central Okanagan’s Ellison area are now under a boil water notice.
  
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• Tech: Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

  07-05-2018 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  Get Connected Media’s Mike Agerbo gives us some tech ideas perfect for mom.
  
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• Get Connected: “Mother’s Day Gift Ideas”

  07-05-2018 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  Get Connected Media’s Mike Agerbo gives us some tech ideas perfect for mom.
  
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• Hudson’s Bay signs deal to sell Vancouver location

  07-05-2018 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  Business analyst Robert Levy joins Global News Morning BC to break down the news that Hudson’s Bay has signed a deal to sell its downtown Vancouver flagship store.
  
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• Deep Cove’s plastic straw ban starts today

  07-05-2018 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  The move is the first for a community in Metro Vancouver.
  
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• B.C. Government expecting to face lots of tax questions this week

  07-05-2018 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  Global News online reporter Richard Zussman says the B.C. government is expecting to face questions on taxes this week. Wednesday also marks one year since the last provincial election.
  
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• Man arrested after throwing furniture from a Vancouver high-rise

  07-05-2018 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  Police were called to the high rise in the 1600-block of Haro Street on Saturday
  
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