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• Surrey RCMP issue warning after attempted child luring near school

  17-05-2018 23:47 via theprovince.com
  RCMP are on the lookout for a suspicious man and vehicle that were involved in a child luring incident outside a Surrey elementary school.
  Police say a child was approached by a man in a car while waiting outside Frost Road Elementary School in the 8600 block of 162 Street just after 1 p.m. Monday.
  Vancouver police issue warning after driver tries to pick up 11-year-old
  Police say the man attempted to convince the child to get into his vehicle. The student refused and instead ran to a safe locat
  
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• Boulders were blasted on to a Canada goose nest. But fate saved the goslings

  17-05-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  It's a tale — a feathered tale — with a happy ending.
  
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• 5 things to do this weekend for Friday, May 18, 2018

  17-05-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend for Friday, May 18, 2018.
  
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• Vancouver cops bust a ‘violent’ contract gang. Two members were 17, their leader 21

  17-05-2018 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  Some of the charges include conspiracy to commit murder, possession of a loaded restricted firearm, and extortion.
  
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• Homicide police identify man killed in Langley gas station shooting

  17-05-2018 23:44 via theprovince.com
  Homicide investigators have identified the man killed in Tuesday night’s shooting at a Langley gas station.
  Amanjot Singh Hans, 31, of Surrey was gunned down at a gas station at 232nd Street and 72nd Avenue.
  Langley RCMP, who were responding to a report of shots fired, discovered Hans lying on the ground and suffering gunshot wounds. He died in hospital.
  The shooting occurred just after 9 p.m.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, which has taken over the investigation, believes
  
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• 5 things to do this weekend for Thursday May 17, 2018

  17-05-2018 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend for Thursday May 17, 2018.
  
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• Third suspect identified in Mississauga attack on autistic man

  17-05-2018 23:18 via vancouversun.com
  Jaspaul Uppal.
  A third suspect in a violent beating of an autistic man in Mississauga earlier this year has been identified.
  Peel police said Thursday that a country-wide arrest warrant had been issued for Jaspaul Uppal, 21. Uppal is wanted for one count of aggravated assault in the March 13 attack.
  It is unknown where Uppal lives or if he has B.C. ties.
  The attack in Mississauga was captured on surveillance footage that had been widely circulated as investigators sought public help in Onta
  
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• Surrey police seek public's help in identifying man in sexual assault

  17-05-2018 23:16 via vancouversun.com
  Police have released a composite sketch of a person being sought in a sexual assault from last month.
  Around 1 a.m. on April 24, a woman was walking near 84 Avenue and King George Boulevard in Surrey when a man walked by and grabbed her arm. The man is accused of groping her and running off when the woman screamed.
  Surrey RCMP have now released a composite sketch of the man and are hoping the public can help identify the individual.
  The suspect is described as a South Asian man about 30 years ol
  
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• B.C. set to take Alberta to court over ‘turn off the taps’ legislation

  17-05-2018 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  "Alberta has the right to act in the public interest to reduce the negative impacts to our treasury and the economy," said a letter from Alberta's justice minister.
  
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• Rescue operation underway to save parachutist stuck on Stawamus Chief

  17-05-2018 23:11 via vancouversun.com
  Squamish Search and Rescue are scrambling to rescue a base jumper who was spotted hanging on the side of the Stawamus Chief on Thursday afternoon.Crews have landed on the Stawamus Chief and are rappelling down to rescue a man who's stuck dangling from his parachute: https://t.co/38UUCqWBr8 pic.twitter.com/yGncPY37XV
  — CTV Vancouver (@CTVVancouver) May 17, 2018Video posted by CTV shows the jumper dangling high above the ground and hanging from a parachute caught on a rock shelf ab
  
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• Goslings survive after boulders fall on Canada goose nest

  17-05-2018 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  Thursday May 17: Sooke resident Vincenz Eberl noticed a Canada goose had built her nest below a construction site. When some boulders rolled down the hill, Eberl thought the eggs were crushed. But he filmed what happened next.
  
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• Sask. premier prepares to meet with western counterparts as Trans Mountain deadline approaches

  17-05-2018 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  While Saskatchewan prepares legislation to potentially block oil exports to B.C., Premier Scott Moe prepares to meet with his western counterparts.
  
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• 5 Things to do this weekend: Friday, May 18

  17-05-2018 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province this weekend
  
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• Open fire ban begins on parts of Vancouver Island

  17-05-2018 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  Campers heading to Vancouver Island this Victoria Day long weekend may want to take note.
  Open burning bans begin on Friday for the so called Fog Zone, which is a two-kilometre strip of land along the outer coast of Vancouver Island, stretching from Owen Point, near Port Renfrew, north to the tip of Vancouver Island and to Port Hardy. 
  This map shows the Fog Zone area of Vancouver Island. Beginning Friday, there will be a ban on opening burning in this region. Small campfires will stil
  
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• What World Rugby’s Romania-Spain ruling means for Canada

  17-05-2018 22:14 via theprovince.com
  Where to start on yesterday’s news that World Rugby has decided to punt Romania, Spain and Belgium from Rugby World Cup 2019 qualifying, thereby handing automatic qualification to Russia and a lifeline to a to-date woeful Germany?
  The ruling itself? The claims, and follow-up claims, made by Spain and Romania? The question of why World Rugby doesn’t have a simple database showing all players who have been registered (and capped) by other unions?
  Nah, let’s begin with how the pun
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: This weekend’s UFC card will be cooking in Chile

  17-05-2018 22:12 via theprovince.com
  Last weekend’s UFC pay-per-view event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil feels like a reminder to all those fans and critics who bark about the lack of stars and worry about how the buy rates will turn out that at the end of the day, neither of those things have any real impact on the action that takes place inside the Octagon.
  Viewed as a marginal card and forecasted to not do particularly well in terms of pay-per-view sales, UFC 224 currently stands as the most entertaining event of 2018 from sta
  
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• Risk of flooding prompts Delta to activate emergency operations centre

  17-05-2018 21:30
  
  Centre helps the city address any escalation of flood risk more quickly.
  
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• Don't buy for minors: BC Liquor Stores launch grad season campaign

  17-05-2018 21:30
  
  "We want everyone home safe at the end of the night."
  
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• Rescue operation underway for stranded parachutist in Squamish

  17-05-2018 21:25
  
  Person stuck on side of the Stawamus Chief. “He is moving, which is good.”
  
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• More representation from queer community needed in politics, says openly gay councillor

  17-05-2018 21:24
  
  "Straight people just don't think about our needs" says Coun. Stevenson during final speech at 2018 IDAHOT Breakfast
  
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• Planning a family vacation

  17-05-2018 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  Travel consultant Claire Newell shares tips on organizing a group trip with extended family.
  
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• National Caesar Day

  17-05-2018 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  Mix up this classic Canadian cocktail with a special recipe from Jeff Savage, Head Bartender at Botanist.
  
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• Wendy’s at Cambie and Broadway slated for 'iconic' redevelopment

  17-05-2018 21:11
  
  Newly listed site is one of last remaining parcels along the in-demand intersection, which will also be a major transit hub with addition of Broadway SkyTrain extension
  
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• BC Floods: Grand Forks braces for second surge

  17-05-2018 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Downtown Grand Forks is mostly deserted today, with some evacuated residents allowed to return to their homes – but only briefly. A second surge of flood water is expected soon. John Hua reports from the neighbourhood of South Ruckles.
  
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• Realtors offer advice, seek clarity on growing pot in homes

  17-05-2018 20:52
  
  Campaign by B.C. real estate board offers tips to home owners and buyers, and calls for clearer government rules on “safe” and “unsafe” grow homes
  
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• Their daughter killed by drunk driver, family turns tragedy into advocacy

  17-05-2018 20:49
  
  “Her story has impacted men and women and motivated them to do better in their work and make our province safer," says Alexa Middelaer's mother
  
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• Vancouver Sun reporter Gordon Hoekstra recognized for securities fraud investigation

  17-05-2018 20:47 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Sun reporter Gordon Hoekstra has been recognized for his investigation into the failure of B.C. authorities to enforce penalties against securities fraudsters.
  Hoekstra’s series Stealing Away won third prize in the 2018 Excellence in Investment Journalism Awards, chosen by the Portfolio Management Association of Canada.
  The series, which was published in parts in November and December 2017 and February 2018, examined how hundreds of millions of dollars in fines and penalty orders
  
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• Vancouver police announce arrests, ‘dismantling’ Lower Mainland gang

  17-05-2018 20:39
  
  Officers seized four guns and arrested seven people connected to Gill Group
  
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• BC Flood: Fraser River communities on edge

  17-05-2018 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  Communities across the province are seeing rain today and Friday, increasing flood concerns. Jordan Armstrong looks at high risk areas along the Fraser River
  
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• Vancouver police's anti-gang operation leads to seven arrests

  17-05-2018 20:19 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Police Department arrested seven people and seized four guns as part of a joint anti-gang investigation with Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, the province’s anti-gang agency.
  The VPD says the three-month operation, dubbed Project Temper, resulted in the dismantling of a violent and organized Vancouver-based crime group.
  “This violent crime group was comprised of several individuals including its leader Taqdir Gill,” VPD Supt. Mike Porteous said.
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• Protecting Trans Mountain expansion ‘good economic sense’: Trudeau

  17-05-2018 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Trudeau suggested Thursday that monetary assurances from the government to Trans Mountain investors made “good economic sense” as pipeline expansion would provide access to new markets estimated at $15-billion.
  
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• Compensation for Trans Mountain investors an ‘exceptional situation’

  17-05-2018 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called compensation offered to Trans Mountain investors in the event the pipeline’s expansion is delayed an “exceptional situation” to protect the project.
  
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• Greater Vancouver Board of Trade CEO on ‘Federation Flight’ to Alberta

  17-05-2018 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  A mission to strengthen business ties between Alberta and B.C. Amid the current Trans Mountain pipeline was spear-headed by Iain Black, president and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. He joined Global News at Noon.
  
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• Rachel Notley welcomes B.C. business leaders to Edmonton amid pipeline dispute

  17-05-2018 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  A delegation from B.C. is in Edmonton for a trip dubbed ”The Federation Flight,” in an attempt to reinforce support from B.C. business leaders for Alberta’s energy sector at a time when tensions over the Trans Mountain pipeline are running high. Flecher Kent has more on Global News at Noon.
  
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• Fashion brand COS, Dia Art Foundation honour Montreal-born artist Dorothea Rockburne

  17-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  At the age of 85, Dorothy Rockburne is having a bit of a renaissance.   
  While her abstract art, which is inspired by her unique personal history in mathematics, dance and philosophy, has long been celebrated in art circles, the Montreal-born, New York-based artist’s relatively solitary presence in her field has rendered her a well-kept secret. 
  That is, until now.  
  Artist Dorothy Rockburne.
  Through combined efforts of the Dia Art Foundation, a non-profit org
  
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• Ottawa announces $2B natural disaster fund at Calgary Stampede grounds

  17-05-2018 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  The 10-year program will cover projects that help communities withstand natural hazards including floods, wildfires, seismic events and droughts.
  
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• Notley welcomes trade delegation from B.C. amid pipeline dispute

  17-05-2018 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  In the midst of an ongoing feud over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Alberta's premier met with a delegation from the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on Thursday.
  
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• B.C. Flooding: Ottawa sending military to help flooded communities, evacuations in Fraser Valley

  17-05-2018 19:24 via vancouversun.com
  Military help is on the way to B.C. communities ravaged by floods, as rivers rise and more people are forced out of their homes around the province.
  On Thursday, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale said the federal government had accepted the request for military assistance from B.C. communities affected by flooding.
  He said Ottawa continues to monitor the national flooding situation as it evolves and will provide support from the Canadian Armed Forces.
  The fi
  
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• Homeowners crowdsource to fight B.C. speculation tax

  17-05-2018 19:16 via vancouversun.com
  A group of homeowners is crowdsourcing to raise money to fight B.C.’s new speculation tax on empty homes.
  The group — called Canadians Against the B.C. Speculation Tax — has started a Go Fund Me page with plans to start a class action lawsuit against the government to stop the levy.
  As of Thursday morning, organizers had raised just over $5,000 of a $300,000 goal. The group says the funds will go to a public advocacy campaign to pressure the government to withdraw the
  
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• LIVE: Vancouver police say they dismantled violent crime group

  17-05-2018 19:11 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Police Department has scheduled a morning press conference to tout the success of a joint anti-gang initiative with Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, the province’s anti-gang agency.
  The VPD says a three-month joint operation, dubbed Project Temper, has resulted in the dismantling of a violent and organized Vancouver-based crime group.
  Police will reveal more details about the operation at 10:30 a.m.
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• 1 in 7 Canadian men get prostate cancer, and I am among them

  17-05-2018 18:28 via vancouversun.com
  The moment Dr. Kenneth Poon strode across the waiting room and shook my hand, I knew it was bad news.
  The gentle, hopeful eyes of the caring urologist surgeon displayed a sense of loss this day. He sat with me in his office and officially rendered the verdict: “You have prostate cancer.”
  He also said I wouldn’t remember most of what he said next, and he was right.
  What I do recall are tears welling up in my eyes at the shock of it all. I had no immediate family history of pros
  
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• Heritage Vancouver releases 2018 top 10 watch list

  17-05-2018 18:06
  
  Heather Street Lands and the Fairmont Academy, a historic building that sits on the 21-acre property, earned the No. 1 spot, followed by Chinatown in second place.
  
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• B.C. flooding news Thursday: Communities brace for floods, military on its way

  17-05-2018 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  Residents on Barnston Island say they are prepared but nervous for what could be the highest river levels in 70 years.
  
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• UPDATE: Coyote that viciously attacked Burnaby toddler still out there: mom

  17-05-2018 18:00
  
  "I don’t believe it’s the coyote. It showed no signs of any blood.”
  
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