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• Overspending on rent has become the ‘new normal’

  08-05-2018 23:59
  
  Canadian Rental Housing Index confirms Vancouver renters spending too much of their income on housing
  
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• Courage to Come Back Awards: Jim Ryan

  08-05-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  For Jim Ryan, life changed in an instant when he was swimming on vacation in Maui two years ago.
  
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• Q to Q ferry to cruise around New Westminster for another year

  08-05-2018 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  The Q to Q ferry that connects downtown New Westminster to Queensborough will set sail for another season May 19.
  
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• Escalators at Granville SkyTrain station to be replaced

  08-05-2018 23:44 via vancouversun.com
  Granville Station’s 32-year-old escalators are going to be replaced.
  The project to replace the six original escalators that are accessed from both Granville Street and Seymour Street will begin on May 26. The project could take up to two years, TransLink said.
  Because of the confined space, the escalators will have to be rebuilt in place; to allow for access by work crews, the Seymour Street entrance will be closed until the project is finished. The shops which are in the hallway lea
  
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• Giants returning to Coliseum for two games, including Teddy Bear Toss

  08-05-2018 23:39 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Giants are returning to the Pacific Coliseum, albeit for a brief stay.
  The Giants announced Tuesday they will play two games during the 2018-19 Western Hockey League regular season at the rink on Renfrew, which was their former home base before moving to the Langley Events Centre for the 2016-17 season.
  Final details still need to be ironed out with the WHL, but the Giants are saying both games will be in December and one will be their annual Teddy Bear Toss game, which collects to
  
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• TransLink to spend $14.5M replacing Metro Vancouver’s longest escalators

  08-05-2018 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  The work will take two years, and could cause some commuter headaches at Granville Station.
  
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• Car-jacking suspect killed in police shooting at Nanaimo’s Departure Bay ferry terminal

  08-05-2018 23:22 via vancouversun.com
  One man is dead following a police-involved shooting at Nanaimo’s Departure Bay ferry terminal this morning.
  The RCMP said in a release that officers were attempting to arrest a suspect in a violent carjacking elsewhere in the province.
  Nanaimo RCMP and the Island District Emergency Response Team stopped a vehicle as it left the ferry and initiated a “take down” of the suspect.
  “Initial information based on police accounts is that the male exited the vehicle with what pol
  
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• North Okanagan man charged in Lumby area arson

  08-05-2018 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  The blaze turned one mobile home at the Valley View Mobile Home Park on Mabel Lake Road into a pile of smoldering ash and twisted metal.
  
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• Host Chilliwack Chiefs to honour Humboldt Strong as part of RBC Cup festivities

  08-05-2018 22:46 via theprovince.com
  The RBC Cup will honour the Humboldt Broncos in various ways.
  The five-team national Junior A tournament, hosted by the Chilliwack Chiefs at Prospera Centre, gets going on Saturday, and Broncos president Kevin Garinger and assistant general manager Jason Neville are both slated to take part in the opening ceremonies Saturday night.
  The Humboldt team bus was on its way to a playoff game against the Nipawin Hawks on April 6 when it collided with semi-trailer near Armley, Sask. Sixteen people
  
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• Richmond council unlikely to shrink so-called ‘monster homes’ says mayor

  08-05-2018 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  Some Richmond mansions exceed 20,000 sq. ft. in size. The city's mayor wants them capped around 5,000 sq. ft.
  
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• Cache of handguns and ammunition seized at South Surrey border crossing

  08-05-2018 22:13 via theprovince.com
  One man faces 27 weapons and smuggling charges after the Canadian Border Service Agency seized a cache of hidden handguns and ammunition magazines at the Pacific Highway crossing last month.
  On March 23, a U.S. traveller entering Canada at the South Surrey truck crossing was pulled out of the line for a secondary examination.
  During the search, which was aided by a CBSA detector dog, a handgun was revealed behind the vehicle’s factory panelling. A further examination resulted in the d
  
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• East Delta will be home to world's biggest legal pot greenhouse

  08-05-2018 22:05
  
  BC Tweed’s 1.7-million-square-foot facility recently receives 100,000 young plants.
  
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• NPA drops councillor Hector Bremner as possible mayoral candidate

  08-05-2018 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver's Non-Partisan Association has decided that city councillor Hector Bremner cannot run on the party's ticket as a mayoral candidate.
  
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• Courage to Come Back: Jim Ryan

  08-05-2018 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  Jim Ryan was a commercial pilot and air force veteran with a busy family when a freak accident in Hawaii changed his life forever. Lynn Colliar explains how Ryan’s accident has made him an advocate for people with physical challenges.
  
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• Metro Vancouver is North America's 'worst performer' in luxury real estate - Vancouver Courier

  08-05-2018 21:34
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  Metro Vancouver is North America's 'worst performer' in luxury real estate
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  Metro Vancouver's once-mighty luxury home market certainly seems to have fallen, according to new global prime real estate rankings, published May 8. The latest quarterly rankings by international brokerage Knight Frank placed Metro Vancouver in ...
  Vancouver luxury properties are North America's worst performer ...Toronto Star
  Vancouver luxury property cooling fast: Real estate report
  
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• Metro Vancouver is North America’s ‘worst performer’ in luxury real estate

  08-05-2018 21:29
  Latest prime real estate rankings by Knight Frank place Metro region in 31st spot out of 43 global cities
  
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• The power of peanuts

  08-05-2018 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Dietitian Diana Steele explains the nutritional benefits of peanuts and shares some ways you can add them to your meals.
  
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• The nutritional power of peanuts

  08-05-2018 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Dietitian Diana Steele explains the nutritional benefits of peanuts and shares some ways you can add them to your meals.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Sassy the Lab Cross

  08-05-2018 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  Sassy is currently under the care of the BC SPCA. She an 11-year-old Lab cross that was abandoned and is now waiting for her forever home at the Vancouver shelter.
  
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• Police incident at BC Ferries Departure Bay terminal

  08-05-2018 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Developing: Nanaimo police are on scene after shots were reportedly fired Tuesday morning at the Departure Bay ferry terminal.
  
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• 3 people arrested after a shooting in Surrey

  08-05-2018 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  A man was found critically injured after a shooting in the Guildford area this weekend.
  
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• Shots fired at Nanaimo’s Departure Bay ferry terminal

  08-05-2018 20:55 via vancouversun.com
  There are reports of shots fired at the Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo this morning in a possible police incident.
  The Independent Investigations Office, which probes police-involved deaths and serious injuries, confirmed its investigators are being deployed to Nanaimo for a police-related incident.
  Frank Leonard, chairman of the Agricultural Land Commission, was waiting to board the 10:40 a.m. sailing when he heard what sounded like a truck backfiring and then six to eight gunshots.
  Th
  
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• Police incident unfolding at the Departure Bay ferry terminal

  08-05-2018 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  Witnesses report hearing multiple shots fired.
  
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• Man dies following police-involved shooting at Departure Bay ferry terminal

  08-05-2018 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  Police say the vehicle was stopped as the man disembarked from the ferry.
  
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• Surrey RCMP arrest three following Guildford shooting

  08-05-2018 20:24 via theprovince.com
  Surrey RCMP arrested three people in connection with weekend shooting that sent one man to hospital.
  Mounties, investigating shots fired near the Surrey RCMP’s Guildford District Office at 1:17 a.m. on Saturday, located an injured man in the 10300 block of 149A Street.
  He was taken to hospital and treated for what police said were serious injuries.A suspect vehicle was seen leaving the area and was later located — with the assistance of an RCMP helicopter —  in the 95
  
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• $320,000 Lambo impounded after police nab unlicensed driver

  08-05-2018 20:09
  
  Driver unofficially joined supercar rally on Sea to Sky in car he didn't own.
  
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• 19 guns seized by CBSA, found concealed in vehicle panels at Canadian border

  08-05-2018 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  Canada Border Services Agency announced Tuesday that on March 23, 2018 they seized 19 handguns and 32 over capacity magazines from a U.S. traveler seeking entry to Canada at the Pacific Highway in BC. Officials say the guns were concealed behind vehicle panels.
  
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• This Just In: Elizabeth Arden FourEver Glow Highlighting Powder, Clarins 4-Colour All-in-One Pen and IT Cosmetics Confidence in a Cream

  08-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Elizabeth Arden
  FourEver Glow Highlighting Powder
  They say: A face highlighter infused with “pearls” to illuminate the skin for a naturally radiant look. The four-quadrant palette features pink and bronze-hued colours to easily highlight features and provide the perfect glow. 
  We say: The days of harsh contouring and highlighting seem to be behind us, so it’s the perfect time to add an all-in-one option like this pretty pink compact to your makeup drawer. The soft shades c
  
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• Style Q&A: Frank and Oak founder talks minimalism

  08-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  You don’t have to be an avid follower of fashion to know that minimalism is in.
  From monochromatic looks to entirely unembellished ensembles, these days, less is more. But can that mentality also lead to a positive impact on the environment? 
  A model wears a dress from the Minimal Collection from Frank and Oak.
  The team at the Montreal-based brand Frank and Oak thinks so. 
  Ethan Song, one of the brand’s co-founders, chatted with Postmedia News about the new range, protectin
  
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• Beauty Bar: Marc Jacobs Daisy Love eau de toilette

  08-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A new eau de toilette from Marc Jacobs that builds on the iconic fragrance story that is Daisy. 
  Daisy Love features top notes of crystallized cloudberries, heart notes of daisy tree petals and base notes of cashmere musk and driftwood. 
  Created by perfumer Alberto Morillas, the “youthful yet sophisticated” elixir is meant to evoke the “bliss of watching the sun reflect on the ocean under blue skies.”
  The flacon containing the fragrance is decorated
  
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• Declawing cats will no longer be allowed in B.C.

  08-05-2018 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  Nova Scotia is the only other province in Canada to ban cat declawing.
  
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• Pipeline shortage resulting in lost revenue for Canada’s energy sector

  08-05-2018 19:36
  
  A new report from the Fraser Institute finds that pipeline construction has not kept pace with oil production.
  
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• Man charged after guns concealed in vehicle panels seized at Canadian border

  08-05-2018 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Scott MacCallum Osborne is charged with 27 counts related to smuggling, illegal importation and possession of firearms.
  
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• 86% of British Columbians want to curb foreign and speculative investment

  08-05-2018 19:32
  
  Six in 10 survey respondents think it’s time to consider a foreign buyer ban on B.C. real estate
  
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• B.C. veterinarians ban practice of declawing cats

  08-05-2018 19:14 via vancouversun.com
  The College of Veterinarians of British Columbia has become the second province in Canada to ban its members from declawing cats for non-therapeutic reasons.
  While the college acknowledged their may be medical issues that may necessitate partial or full digit amputation, it says elective declawing, also known as onychectomy, is not an appropriate means of dealing with feline behaviour issues like scratching furniture.
  “No medical conditions or environmental circumstances of the c
  
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• NPA mayoral candidate hopeful Hector Bremner rejected by party board

  08-05-2018 19:12 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Coun. Hector Bremner, who had hoped to take a run for mayor under the NPA, has had his bid spiked by the party’s board.
  In a Facebook post shared Monday evening, Bremner said the NPA’s board had rejected the advice of the party’s Green Light Committee to allow Bremner as a potential mayoral candidate. The committee is tasked with screening those hoping to run under the party’s banner.
  “I was looking forward to the debate, and the wide open democratic proce
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you support a levy on new developments to pay for transit?

  08-05-2018 19:12 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government has introduced legislation that would allow TransLink to levy a development-cost charge on new construction in Metro Vancouver to help pay for transit improvements and expansions in the area.
  The development-cost charge would be a one-time fee on new developments. It would increase the price of a new residential unit by $1,500 to $2,850; it would raise about $29 million annually.
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  TransLink gets green light to charge new development fee
  It comes following a number of n
  
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• Surrey RCMP arrest man wanted in connection with indecent acts

  08-05-2018 18:55 via theprovince.com
  Surrey RCMP have arrested a man wanted in connection with an indecent act alleged to have taken place in Guildford last week.
  Surrey RCMP seek to identify man allegedly walking with genitals exposed
  The incident occurred just after 6:30 p.m. on April 28 in Guildford Heights Park. Police say an adult male was witnessed walking with his genitals exposed and allegedly masturbating near 155 Street and 101A Avenue.
  A witness to the incident shared photos from the scene with police.
  The man was identi
  
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• Updated: Hector Bremner ousted as potential NPA mayoral candidate

  08-05-2018 18:48
  
  NPA Coun. Hector Bremner, who was elected in last fall’s byelection, will not get a chance to become his party’s mayoral candidate. The NPA board rejected his bid.
  
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• Hector Bremner ousted as potential NPA mayoral candidate

  08-05-2018 18:48
  
  NPA Coun. Hector Bremner, who was elected in last fall’s byelection, will not get a chance to become his party’s mayoral candidate. The NPA board rejected his bid.
  
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• 25 years after Squamish man went missing, his family still searches for answers

  08-05-2018 18:45
  
  “I am still trying to find Robbie because he’s my brother, I love him, and I want to know the truth about what happened to him,” says young father's sister.
  
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• 25 years after Squamish man goes missing, his family still searches for answers

  08-05-2018 18:45
  
  “I am still trying to find Robbie because he’s my brother, I love him, and I want to know the truth about what happened to him,” says young father's sister.
  
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• How former Vancouver city planners would have done things differently - CBC.ca

  08-05-2018 18:21
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  How former Vancouver city planners would have done things differently
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  Ann McAfee grew up in the 50s and 60s, when Vancouver was an entirely different place from what it is today. It was "an unspectacular city in a spectacular setting," she says. "I can remember in the 50s, when False Creek was all industry and pollution ...
  
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• Wally Buono’s Final Season as Coach of the BC Lions

  08-05-2018 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  Wally Buono shares his thoughts as he heads into his final season as head coach of the BC Lions.
  
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• Making Salted Water Jelly and Macadamia Ganache Bonbons

  08-05-2018 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  Christophe Bonzon & Laure Wahli of Chez Christophe show us how to make delicious bonbons as a preview to The Gourmet Warehouse 6th annual Chocolate Challenge.
  
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• RBC Cup Preview

  08-05-2018 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  Chief David Jimmie of the RBC Cup Host Committee and Barry Douglas of the host Chilliwack Chiefs explain the partnership that brought the championship to the Fraser Valley and how the Humboldt Broncos will be honoured at the tournament.
  
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• RBC Cup 2018 set to honour Humboldt Broncos

  08-05-2018 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  Chief David Jimmie of the RBC Cup Host Committee and Barry Douglas of the host Chilliwack Chiefs explain the partnership that brought the championship to the Fraser Valley and how the Humboldt Broncos will be honoured at the tournament.
  
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• Ferrari driver going 3 times the speed limit to be sentenced for excessive speeding

  08-05-2018 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  Yihao Wang of West Vancouver will be sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to excessive speeding in connection with a 2017 incident.
  
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• No demographic immune to rental affordability challenges: report

  08-05-2018 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Rental Housing Index released its report Tuesday, which finds renters among the middle-income earners are now feeling the “affordability squeeze.”
  
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• Rent affordability challenges now being felt in small communities

  08-05-2018 17:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Rental Housing Index, a report released by the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, reveals that renters in small communities are experiencing the same challenges as those in cities.
  
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