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• City of Vancouver holds bike rack design contest

  13-05-2018 23:37 via vancouversun.com
  They’ve got to be fun — but also functional.
  The City of Vancouver is holding a contest to create several new bike rack designs for installation around the city.
  Vancouver installs about 100 new bike racks each year, selecting the best option from a limited number of designs, including a u-shaped rack and heart-shaped racks, explained Vancouver public space planner Paul Krueger. With the contest, which closes May 20, the city hopes to add a few more options to its bike-rack repertoir
  
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• Vancouver wife of inventor of the laser headed to Paris for first International Day of Light

  13-05-2018 23:09 via vancouversun.com
  Her husband’s invention of the laser paved the way for the smartphone, but Kathleen Maiman of Vancouver doesn’t even own one. 
  “Ted would probably laugh at that,” she said in a recent interview.
  Despite being a smartphone holdout, Maiman has carried on her husband’s legacy since his death eleven years ago.
  Unknown to many, Theodore Maiman, the inventor of the laser, moved to Vancouver in 1999, becoming an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University. In fact, t
  
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• Pleasure boat crosses path of SeaBus leading to near-miss: police

  13-05-2018 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Police Department's Marine Unit is looking for the operators of a boat after a near-collision with a SeaBus in Burrard Inlet last weekend.
  
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• ‘There’s no B league here’: Home team bounces back to finish fifth at Canada Women’s Sevens

  13-05-2018 21:10 via theprovince.com
  LANGFORD, B.C. — Canada ended its weekend on a high note Sunday, defeating Ireland 29-12 for a fifth-place finish at the HSBC World Women’s Rugby Sevens Series at Westhills Stadium.
  The Canadian team put together its two best matches of the weekend Sunday afternoon defeating England and Ireland after a disappointing quarterfinal loss to the United States Sunday morning.
  New Zealand defeated Australia by a lopsided 46-0 score in the event final. The United States defeated France 21-5
  
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• Canada falls to U.S. in women’s rugby sevens quarter final in Langford

  13-05-2018 21:10 via theprovince.com
  LANGFORD, B.C. — Canada fell 28-26 to the United States in a quarter-final match-up at the HSBC World Women’s Rugby Sevens Series at Westhills Stadium Sunday.
  The loss drops Canada from contention to win the tournament on home turf and leaves the team fighting for a fifth-place spot.
  Coach John Tait says the team put itself in a deep hole early surrendering two unanswered tries before fighting back to take the lead in the second half but losing to an end-game conversion by the Americ
  
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• B.C. flooding news Sunday: Mike Farnworth set to tour flood zone in Grand Forks

  13-05-2018 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  Public safety minister Mike Farnworth will be touring the damage in Grand Forks on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Can you help these orphaned goslings find a new family?

  13-05-2018 19:47 via vancouversun.com
  The Wildlife Rescue is seeking the public’s help in locating a Canada Goose family that can take in orphaned goslings.
  The Burnaby-based rescue organization is currently caring for several dozen goslings.
  “Every year, Wildlife Rescue takes care of hundreds of goslings at our hospital in Burnaby, and while we have the expertise to care for these birds until they are ready to face the wild, nothing can replace mom,” said executive director Coleen Doucette.
  Canada Goose are one of
  
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• No time for Wild to be weary or worry: Wenatchee resumes RBC Cup this afternoon in Chilliwack

  13-05-2018 19:42 via theprovince.com
  The Wenatchee Wild aren’t getting much time to savour their opening victory in the RBC Cup.
  The Wild, the BCHL champions from Washington State, are back at it in Chilliwack at Prospera Centre in the five-team Junior A national championship tournament today at 2 p.m., taking on the Manitoba champion Steinbach Pistons. Wenatchee began proceedings in the Saturday night showcase game, upending the tournament host Chilliwack Chiefs 2-1 in overtime.
  Lucas Sowder bagged the winner just 18 seconds
  
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• Vancouver Island homicide victims remain unidentified by police

  13-05-2018 19:19 via vancouversun.com
  It has been five days since a man died following a police shooting at the Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo.
  We know from the RCMP that the victim was a suspect in a carjacking in Penticton and a shooting in Vernon, and that officers tried to arrest him as he drove off the ferry on Tuesday morning.
  But, beyond that, we know very little about the man.
  We don’t know his name, age, where he’s from or how he lived his life.
  That’s because the RCMP, B.C. Coroners Service and t
  
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• Daily Poll: Have your allergies worsened in recent years?

  13-05-2018 18:32 via vancouversun.com
  According to a new data, Vancouver’s allergy season has increased over the last decade.
  In Vancouver, dock weed pollen season increased by an incredible 203 days between 2006 and 2017, while grass pollen and nettles pollen seasons have increased, respectively, by 26.4 and 22 days.
  The cause? Climate change, says reporter Harrison Mooney’s story.
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  Vancouver's allergy season now 200 days longer than a decade ago: reportTake Our Poll
  
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• Shuffling with Run for Women Sisterhood a morning of true inspiration

  13-05-2018 18:28 via vancouversun.com
  A woman wearing a white feather boa and wild, inflatable headpiece, was eavesdropping on a conversation about my wife’s “selfish” decision to stay home Saturday and leave the driving/running at Wesbrook Village to me, when she finally interrupted:
  “Never mock your wife’s choices — you’re one of them!”
  With that, her costumed posse broke out in high fives and laughter, reminding me I was “really, really outnumbered” to be slamming the si
  
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• Vancouver weather: Break out the sunscreen because it's sunny all week

  13-05-2018 18:10 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: May 13, 2018 – Sunday’s weather continues the region’s stretch of sun and clear skies.
  It will continue to be warm the remainder of the week, with temperatures in the low 20s during the day and low to mid-10s in the evenings. So if you haven’t got sunscreen in regular rotation, you might want to get on that.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny, windy near the water. High of 11, except 29 inland.
  Tonight: Clear, low of 15.
  Tomorrow: Sunny with a high
  
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• Jay Janower’s Mother’s Day salute

  13-05-2018 17:24 via globalnews.ca
  In his annual tribute to mothers, Jay Janower talks about why he’d be flattered if you call him a mama’s boy.
  
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• Canucks’ top prospects, No. 6: Kole Lind

  13-05-2018 17:00 via theprovince.com
  Top 10 Canucks prospects
  In the midst of a rebuild, the lifeblood of the Vancouver Canucks is their prospects. This series checks out the top 10 prospects in the team’s system who have yet to get a shot to be NHL regulars. At No. 6 is Kole Lind
  Kole Lind
  Age: 19, Oct. 16, 1998
  Position: Right Wing
  Hometown: Shaunavon, Saskatchewan
  Height: 6-1
  Weight: 178 pounds
  Drafted: Round 2, No. 33 overall 2017 NHL Entry Draft
  Scoring: 39 goals and 56 assists in 58 games for th
  
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• Balancing Vancouver School Board budget… it’s complicated

  13-05-2018 16:00
  
  The Vancouver School Board’s budget for next year may be balanced, but the process so far has been confusing and opaque.
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: No More Mr. Drunk Guy, rocker Alice Cooper promotes recovery

  13-05-2018 07:00 via theprovince.com
  From mascara to Solid Rock
  The Godfather of Shock Rock, Alice Cooper, was the special guest at Turning Point Recovery Society’s Making Recovery a Reality Gala.
  The 70-year old macabre musician spoke to a capacity crowd that gathered at the Four Seasons Hotel for the 11th annual dinner and auction to support individuals looking to stop using drugs and alcohol in a safe, and supportive residential environment.
  Founded by Jim Ross and Lance Riley in 1982 and operating originally out of a rent
  
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• Getting on the Winnipeg bandwagon? Vancouver has as Jets win again - CBC.ca

  13-05-2018 04:51
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  Getting on the Winnipeg bandwagon? Vancouver has as Jets win again
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  A white out in Vancouver? While the weather event is pretty unlikely, the sporting kind involving the Winnipeg Jets is catching on. Ben Wyllie, the owner The Coppertank on West Broadway, says his pub is the place for watching the team as it progresses ...
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: May 12

  13-05-2018 04:44 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Saturday, May 12, 2018. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.
  
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• Jaspal Atwal charged with uttering threats in B.C.

  13-05-2018 04:35 via globalnews.ca
  The convicted attempted murderer at the centre of the infamous "Atwal affair" now faces charges of uttering threats in Surrey, B.C.
  
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• B.C. Flooding: Rescues in Grand Forks as weekend hot weather speeds up melting snowpack

  13-05-2018 04:11 via vancouversun.com
  GRAND FORKS, B.C. — Firefighters rescued more than 30 people by boat, sometimes swimming through muddy and debris-laden water, by the time floodwaters had receded Saturday afternoon, officials said.
  Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Chief Dan Derby said firefighters had support from search and rescue crews and an overhead helicopter to ensure everyone was OK.
  “We’ve had what we call swimmers in the water going house to house, doing checks to see if people are in the homes,”
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – May 12

  13-05-2018 03:59 via globalnews.ca
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.
  
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• Fraser River flood watch

  13-05-2018 03:52 via globalnews.ca
  Low lying areas of the Fraser Valley will likely be under water by next week and the Fraser River is expected to rise to near record levels. Julia Foy has more.
  
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• Charity soccer tournament for fire victims

  13-05-2018 03:52 via globalnews.ca
  More than a decade after a fatal house fire in Victoria, an annual soccer tournament continues to honour the two young women who died and raise money to help burn victims. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: May 12

  13-05-2018 03:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Saturday, May 12, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• North Okanagan flooding

  13-05-2018 03:48 via globalnews.ca
  In the North Okanagan, people living in Armstrong and Salmon Arm are also fighting floodwaters. Global Okanagan’s Jules Knox reports.
  
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• Grand Forks flood damage

  13-05-2018 03:48 via globalnews.ca
  The devastation is becoming clearer as water levels recede in Grand Forks and as Aaron McArthur reports, residents are trying to salvage what they can after the worst flooding the city has seen in seven decades.
  
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• B.C. Interior flood watch

  13-05-2018 03:48 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. Interior communities are watching water levels as they continue to climb. In the tourist town of Osoyoos, lake levels are still soaring as warm Spring weather continues to melt a larger than normal snowpack. Paul Haysom reports.
  
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• Close call involving SeaBus and power boat

  13-05-2018 03:44 via globalnews.ca
  The VPD Marine Unit is trying to track down the operators of a power boat which played chicken with a SeaBus in Burrard Inlet earlier this month. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos honoured at Canada's National Junior A Hockey Championships - CTV News

  13-05-2018 03:27
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  Humboldt Broncos honoured at Canada's National Junior A Hockey Championships
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  Though the Humboldt Broncos weren't on the ice at Canada's National Junior A Hockey Championships in Chilliwack Saturday, they were in the hearts of the players and fans who paid tribute to the team. The tournament was one the Humboldt Broncos were ...and more »
  
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• Warrant never served in raid where cop hid cash in his sock as a ‘joke’

  13-05-2018 03:14 via globalnews.ca
  The officer says he can't remember whether he put the money back in the drug house or logged it as evidence.
  
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• Wellington Dukes have playoff history on their side at RBC Cup

  13-05-2018 02:23 via theprovince.com
  Don’t be surprised if Ontario’s Wellington Dukes get a clutch performance or two at the RBC Cup national Junior A tournament in Chilliwack this week, what with John Druce being their coach.
  He’s that John Druce, the one who became synonymous with stepping up in the post-season for many of us of a certain vintage when he scored 14 times in 15 playoff games with the Washington Capitals in 1989-90. Now 52, he’s coaching an Ontario Junior A Hockey League team in his second st
  
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• East Vancouver drag show celebrates a variety of mothers this Sunday

  13-05-2018 02:23
  
  Two co-parents will perform with their child at a weekly drag show on the Eastside in celebration of Mother’s Day
  
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• Update on flooding in Armstrong, Salmon Arm

  13-05-2018 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  Armstrong and Salmon Arm residents are struggling with flooding.
  
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• Vancouver vet’s video tutorial on how to pick up a cat becomes surprise viral hit

  13-05-2018 01:39 via globalnews.ca
  One website dubbed the video of Dr. Burstyn handling a cat as the "world's calmest video."
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Years of violent retaliation before Kelowna plea deal this month

  13-05-2018 01:38 via vancouversun.com
  I spent the last few days piecing together this weekend feature about all the murders and shootings that are believed to be linked to the conflict between the so-called Dhak-Duhre-UN group and the Wolf Pack.  
  The trail of destruction is devastating. So many people have been killed. So few charges have been laid. Hopefully with the May 1 pleas, and the upcoming trial of Amero, Alkhalil and Wiwchar in the Duhre shooting, some families at least will get justice.
  Here’s my story:
  Fatal f
  
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• VIDEO: Protesters call to 'empty the tanks' outside Vancouver Aquarium - Kelowna Capital News

  13-05-2018 01:10
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  VIDEO: Protesters call to 'empty the tanks' outside Vancouver Aquarium
  Kelowna Capital News
  Protesters opposed to whales and dolphins being kept in captivity held signs and yelled “don't buy tickets” to others as they walked through the doors of the Vancouver Aquarium Saturday. Listing off cetaceans who have died while in captivity over the ...
  Protesters gather at Vancouver Aquarium with call to 'empty the tanks'Globalnews.caall 6 news articles »
  
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• Vancouver pipeline protesters call on banks to divest from Kinder Morgan

  13-05-2018 00:36 via globalnews.ca
  "TD has a very public policy about environmental sustainability, and we think being such a big investor in this tar sands project is a contradiction to that policy," said one protester.
  
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• Vancouver pipeline protesters call on banks to divest from Kinder ... - Globalnews.ca

  13-05-2018 00:36
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  Vancouver pipeline protesters call on banks to divest from Kinder ...
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  "TD has a very public policy about environmental sustainability, and we think being such a big investor in this tar sands project is a contradiction to that policy," ...and more »
  
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• Photographers provide free Mother’s Day portraits for women in the DTES

  13-05-2018 00:12 via globalnews.ca
  The moms are all living at UGM's Sanctuary, which is a stabilization program aimed at keeping moms and babies together while the moms are getting their lives in order.
  
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• 2-2 draw with Houston was the Whitecaps best game of the year, says Kendall Waston

  13-05-2018 00:00 via theprovince.com
  The man bun was gone, but The Man was still there underneath.
  His bleached braids shortened to tiny twists this week, Kendall Waston reminded everyone Friday night why he’s headed to Russia this summer. The world-class centreback set up one goal and a scored a last-second equalizer to rescue the Vancouver Whitecaps from a disastrous home defeat, salvaging a 2-2 tie with the Houston Dynamo.
  He was the hero who scored the goal that sent Costa Rica through to this year’s World Cup, he&r
  
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