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• Run, hide or fight: Vancouver police video shows you how to survive a deadly threat

  23-05-2018 23:54 via theprovince.com
  Run. Hide. Fight. That’s what Vancouver police want members of the public to remember if they are ever faced with a deadly threat such as a shooter.
  On Wednesday, the VPD released a new public education video aimed at training people on how to respond in those dangerous situations.
  “Active deadly threats are rare in Canada, but they do happen,” said Chief Const. Adam Palmer on Wednesday, referencing the deadly van attack that took place last month in Toronto, and a highly publi
  
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• Worker stabbed at Abbotsford mushroom farm

  23-05-2018 23:25 via theprovince.com
  A mushroom farm worker has been airlifted to hospital with stab wounds suffered during an incident at an Abbotsford farm on Wednesday morning.
  Abbotsford police say the man in his 40s was stabbed at around 11:30 a.m. inside the facility located in the 27800 block of Townshipline Road.
  Abbotsford police spokesperson Sgt. Judy Bird says the department’s major crimes unit has taken over the investigation.
  “It’s still very early in the investigation,” said Bird, whe
  
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• Western Premiers' Meeting: Horgan feels no pressure over pipeline conflict as Alberta refuses to sign communique

  23-05-2018 23:22 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C. Premier John Horgan says progress was made on issues like Pharmacare, legalized marijuana and other national concerns at a conference of Canada’s western premiers, even if Alberta refused to sign on to the final communique and focused entirely on the dispute involving Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline.
  Horgan said a meeting of premiers and territorial leaders in Yellowknife Wednesday was “time well spent,” despite the pipeline feud with Alberta
  
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• B.C. premier says Trans Mountain would be ‘different discussion’ if product was refined in B.C.

  23-05-2018 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. Premier John Horgan says it would be a "different discussion" on the Trans Mountain pipeline if the plan was to refine the bitumen in British Columbia rather than ship the raw product to Asian markets.
  
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• VPD recovers $100,000 in alcohol stolen from Liquor Distribution Branch warehouse

  23-05-2018 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  Zanocco said the LDB's corporate loss prevention team noticed an anomaly, bringing this incident to the company's attention.
  
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• Employee among suspects arrested after $100,000 in booze stolen from liquor distribution branch

  23-05-2018 23:07
  
  Stolen alcohol found at a home in Delta.
  
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• Port of Vancouver welcomes 25-millionth cruise ship passenger

  23-05-2018 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  The unsuspecting Illinois woman who marked the milestone was awarded a gift bag, an on-board credit and a suite upgrade.
  
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• Comedian Kathy Griffin's Vancouver show part of her post-Trump photo comeback

  23-05-2018 22:55 via vancouversun.com
  Comedian Kathy Griffin, who will perform at Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre on June 2, says the Donald Trump photo that got her in trouble last year is also allowing her to tour the world.
  Read the full story here.
  
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• Is Trans Mountain’s May 31 deadline reasonable? Alberta premier responds

  23-05-2018 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said her government is doing everything it can to get construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion back on track this summer.
  
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• Sexy stars in bikinis: The nifty 50s

  23-05-2018 22:45 via theprovince.com
  Some of the world’s top female celebrities can still rock a bikini like they’re 25 … and they’re still sending pulses racing.
  
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• Have the feds done enough on Trans Mountain dispute? Notley says ‘jury is out’

  23-05-2018 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said her government has been working closely with the federal government and Kinder Morgan to get the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project back on track. But have the feds done enough? Notley said the proof will be in the pudding.
  
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• When will Bill 12 come into effect? Alberta premier weighs in

  23-05-2018 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said she will not reveal her timeline on when and where Bill 12 will roll out, but said furious work is underway to make sure it can be put in place very quickly.
  
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• Vancouver police video trains public on responding to an active deadly threat

  23-05-2018 22:39
  
  Police recommend running, hiding and, if all else fails, fighting back.
  
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• Two North Vancouver children suffer carbon monoxide poisoning aboard boat

  23-05-2018 22:10 via vancouversun.com
  A pair of North Vancouver children are lucky to be alive after falling ill to carbon monoxide poisoning while boating with their family.
  The dangerous incident unfolded in the waters of Indian Arm on Monday night when a North Vancouver family were in a 27-foot vessel equipped with an inboard engine.
  Two children, aged 7 and 10, went down in the cabin while three adults stayed up on the outer deck.
  When one of the parents later went to check on the children, they were found to be unconscious. Nor
  
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• Swift water rescue at Mission Creek in Kelowna

  23-05-2018 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Kelowna Fire Department is performing a swift water rescue from Mission Creek in the Rutland area.
  
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• Yes, that was Morgan Freeman you heard on the SkyTrain

  23-05-2018 21:37 via vancouversun.com
  “Good news, Vancouver.” For a limited time, you, too, can hear the voice of Oscar winner Morgan Freeman while riding public transit.
  As part of TransLink’s rollout of credit card and mobile payments on board its buses and at SkyTrain stations, transit riders will hear Freeman’s distinctive voice making announcements at select SkyTrain stations and on some routes for a brief time this summer.
  Freeman’s voice will be heard notifying transit riders about TransLink&rsqu
  
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• B.C. children lose consciousness due to carbon monoxide poisoning on boat

  23-05-2018 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  The family, from North Vancouver, were boating on the waters of Indian Arm on Monday, May 21, on a 27-foot vessel equipped with an inboard engine.
  
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• BC Ferries puts plan to cancel fuel rebate on hold for now

  23-05-2018 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  On Tuesday, Transportation Minister Claire Trevena managed to convince BC Ferries to leave prices as they are by offering up more money to offset the rising fuel costs.
  
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• What to do in an active shooting situation

  23-05-2018 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver police have released a video showing citizens the steps to take in the event they are faced with an active deadly threat.
  
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• Voice activated smart speakers and headphones

  23-05-2018 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  Tech expert Andy Baryer from Get Connected Media shows off the latest voice activated devices.
  
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• Vancouver welcomes 25 millionth cruise ship passenger

  23-05-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  It’s a major milestone for Vancouver’s cruise ship industry. The 25 millionth passenger arrived in the city — marking decades of growth. Jordan Armstrong reports.
  
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• Vancouver police release new video to train public on responding to active deadly threats

  23-05-2018 21:03 via theprovince.com
  Run. Hide. Fight. That’s what Vancouver police want members of the public to remember if they are ever faced with an active deadly threat.
  On Wednesday, Vancouver Police released a new public education video aimed at training the public on how to respond in those dangerous situations.
  “Active deadly threats are rare in Canada, but they do happen,” said Chief Constable Adam Palmer on Wednesday.
  “The threat could be a gun, a knife, or a vehicle. It takes time for first resp
  
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• David Eby’s town hall rescheduled but previous registrants are now waitlisted

  23-05-2018 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  Mary Lavin says even though she was signed up for the first event, she now finds herself on the waitlist for the second one.
  
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• ‘Run, hide, fight’: VPD release active deadly threat video

  23-05-2018 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  Chief Constable Adam Palmer explains why the VPD has released a new video to help citizens work through an active deadly threat.
  
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• Concert announcement: PNE announces 2018 lineup for Summer Night Concerts

  23-05-2018 20:31 via vancouversun.com
  If you’re looking for a healthy dose of nostalgia and enjoy evenings listening to live music under a summer sky, you’re in luck.
  The Pacific National Exhibition has announced the 2018 lineup for their Summer Night Concerts, with headliners drawn from the ’70s, ’80s, the ’90s and the ’00s.Saturday, Aug. 18 – Boyz II MenSunday, Aug. 19 – Air SupplyTuesday, Aug. 21 – Dean BrodyWednesday, Aug. 22 – Goo Goo DollsThursday, Aug. 23 – I L
  
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• Victoria police arrest alleged fraudster, faces up to 29 possible charges

  23-05-2018 20:27 via theprovince.com
  Police have recommended up to 29 charges against a Victoria man after he was alleged to have used counterfeit money at a local business.
  On Thursday, Victoria police were called to a business in the 800-block of Esquimalt Road after two customers tried to use counterfeit cash. Police recognized one of the suspect descriptions and began searching the area.
  A day later, officers were called to the 1500-block of Fort Street after two men were spotted taking off a pair of handcuffs. One of the two m
  
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• ‘Run, hide, fight’: Vancouver police release video on how to deal with active deadly threat

  23-05-2018 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  “Escape if you can, hide if you can’t, fight if you must.”
  
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• Yarilo and Erato offer innovative treats

  23-05-2018 20:16 via vancouversun.com
  Ayre II — Early Music Remixed
  When: May 26, 8 p.m.
  Where: Orpheum Annex (823 Seymour St)
  Tickets and info: eratoensemble.com
  Project Tehillim
  When: May 27, 8 p.m.
  Where: Orpheum Annex
  Tickets and info: yarilomusic.com
  Given the wealth of major activities in Vancouver’s classical music scene, it’s all too easy to overlook smaller groups catering to various niche audiences. This is really too bad, as two excellent projects at the end of this month (both in the
  
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• Alberta refuses to sign statement at contentious western premiers’ meeting

  23-05-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta is drawing a diplomatic line in the sand at the Western Premiers' Conference in Yellowknife over the Trans Mountain pipeline.
  
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• Wine Guy: Nothing welcomes spring like a local rosé

  23-05-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  Spot prawns. Halibut. Rosé. Spring is in full swing when these local produce celebrities find regular rotation on menus. So here we are, flush with local 2017 vintage blush ready to get into wineglasses. Impressively, in relatively short order (that is, in less than a decade), the B.C. wine industry has fully embraced pink wine, and it’s no stretch to state that there is now a local rosé to suit all styles — from bone dry to evidently sweet, finessed elegance to overt r
  
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• Seven things to do May 25-31: Craft Beer Week, Lake Street Dive, and more

  23-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Arts of Resistance: Politics and the Past in Latin America
  When: Until Oct. 8
  Where: Museum of Anthropology at UBC
  Tickets and info: ubc.ca
  The history of Latin America is not the happiest. Communities throughout Central and South America have faced repeated periods of political upsets, grim social and economic realities and more. But the incredible resilience that has given the world such exceptional ideas as social urbanism and more has been expressed in both traditional and historic art. This
  
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• Restaurant review: The Diamond, with extra polish

  23-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Diamond
  6 Powell Street, 2nd floor | No phone.
  Open: Daily, 6 p.m. to midnight. di6mond.comI’ve long been a fan of The Diamond, a Gastown cocktail lounge with an old soul. It’s a cool, laid-back place to meet a friend for a cocktail and snack. The vintage room is unpretentious and inviting, the music’s great and kept to a sane level, and the cocktails are delicious. It was No. 17 in a roundup of the top 50 bars in Canada in April.
  Until recently, it wasn’t the food th
  
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• Pot business a growing concern on new TV series

  23-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Bud Empire
  Where: History
  When: June 5, 10 p.m.
  Bob Kay says now is the time for the cannabis industry to shake off its suspicious stigma and show the public that selling weed is legitimate work.
  To do that, the father-of-four has put himself and his pot dispensary business front and centre in the new seven-part reality TV series Bud Empire, premiering on the History channel June 5 at 10 p.m.
  “Hopefully (viewers) will take away the fact that wow this is an actual business and actual i
  
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• Ed Willes: Jeff Reinebold still dances to the beat of his own drummer

  23-05-2018 19:47 via theprovince.com
  KAMLOOPS — We apologize in advance because Jeff Reinebold has hopped into the time machine and, through past experience, we’ve learned you can’t stop him, you just have to settle in for the ride.
  So we’re probably not going to get to his college days at Maine — “Not really an athletic powerhouse or a cradle of coaches,” says the B.C. Lions special teams coach — where his crew included future NBA coach Rick Carlisle and wait for it, a high-scoring w
  
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• Vancouver Craft Beer Week releases its collaborative brew

  23-05-2018 19:46 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Craft Beer Week, which begins Friday and runs until June 3, is the most wonderful time of the year for hops lovers.
  Hops, the flowery bud of the hop plant Humulus lupulus, provide B.C. beer with its flavourful and aromatic punch that can run from floral to citrusy, depending on the variety of plant used.
  Not surprisingly, it’s the star ingredient in this year’s VCBW collaborative beer — the Double Dry Hopped Pilsner from Squamish’s Backcountry Brewing,
  
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• Sketch of suspect who tried to get kid in his car released by Surrey RCMP

  23-05-2018 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  Police say a man, described as being in his 40s or younger, drove up and tried to convince the child to get in his car.
  
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• Video: What is naloxone and how it reverses an opioid overdose

  23-05-2018 19:36 via vancouversun.com
  Naloxone reverses life-threatening respiratory problems caused by overdoses due to opioids such as heroin, methadone, fentanyl and morphine. When administered along with rescue breathing, naloxone can restore someone to regular breathing patterns within a few minutes.
  A new study says the rapid expansion of naloxone availability in B.C. reduced the number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in 2016.Related
  What you need to know about naloxoneDifferent Mother's Day wish for B.C. moms working to s
  
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• How the WestJet labour action might play out

  23-05-2018 19:02 via vancouversun.com
  Financial Post’s Emily Jackson talks to labour relations professor Maurice Mazerolle about the origins of the labour unrest at WestJet, and what might happen with the company in the future.
  
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• Vertical dance company add bamboo to latest indoor project

  23-05-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Aeriosa: Second Nature
  When: May 24-26
  Where: Scotiabank Dance Centre
  Tickets: $24/$32 at ticketstonight.ca and 604-684-2787
  For its latest show Second Nature, Aeriosa Dance Society is doing something different. The Vancouver-based vertical dance company is taking its moves indoors.
  “What’s really special about this show is the chance to bring the work back inside the theatre and perform onstage with all of the production values and collaborators you have in the theatre,”
  
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• The It List: La Prairie Skin Caviar Essence-in-Foundation

  23-05-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: La Prairie Skin Caviar Essence-in-Foundation
  Why we love it: The latest addition to La Prairie’s popular Skin Caviar range, the Essence-in-Foundation combines cellular technology with colour artistry in one convenient (and very on-trend) cushion compact. 
  We’re loving the fact this makeup product also packs a powerful skin-benefitting punch. The hydrating fluid inside the foundation emulsion leaves the skin looking smooth and refined, while the imperfection-blu
  
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• Kathy Griffin weathers a big storm and turns controversy into comedy

  23-05-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Kathy Griffin
  When: June 2, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
  Where: Orpheum Theatre
  Tickets: $45.50 & $55.50, ticketmaster.ca
  If you are going to interview comedian and recent pop culture lightning rod Kathy Griffin, you better take a deep breath and get out of the way.
  “Hi, so here’s my first question. Why did you choose to make your Twitter profile picture blurry?” Griffin fired at me seconds after we said our hellos. “I like it, it’s cool, but just wondering why?”
  My br
  
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• B.C. Ferries pauses plans to cancel fuel rebates as province offers to offset costs

  23-05-2018 18:58 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. ferry users caught a break Tuesday when Transportation Minister Claire Trevena convinced B.C. Ferries to leave fuel rebates in place — at least for now.
  The company was planning to cancel the rebates, but agreed to a delay after Trevena offered more money to offset rising fuel costs.
  “Given that new information, we’re prepared to wait a couple of weeks, as requested, to allow the government to see what they can do,” B.C. Ferries president and chief executive officer
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: B.C. lottery winner's largesse must be repaid

  23-05-2018 18:40 via vancouversun.com
  A $600,000 loan to a friend made by a B.C. lottery winner must be repaid even though she waited seven years to collect, says the province’s chief justice in a ruling that modifies existing contract law.
  Enone Rosas, who came to Canada from the Philippines in 1990 to be a nanny, won $4.2 million in January 2007 and made the interest-free loan to pal Hermenisabel Toca so she and husband Gener Visaya could buy a home.
  They moved out of a basement apartment into a $700,000 house on Dumfries St
  
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• Peace River reports 48 human-caused wildfires since April

  23-05-2018 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  About a dozen of those fires are said to be out of control but are not threatening homes or structures.
  
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• Destination Weddings 101

  23-05-2018 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  Planning on tying the knot? Lifestyle expert Carey McBeth has ideas for your destination wedding.
  
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• Flair Air, which offered to help displaced WestJet passengers, is also in labour talks

  23-05-2018 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  Pilots at Flair have also voted in favour of job action, although negotiations are ongoing.
  
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• Former Global BC anchor Tony Parsons discusses his hearing loss

  23-05-2018 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  Former Global BC Anchor Tony Parsons is joined by Audiologist Colin VanBergen to discuss Parsons’ hearing loss. We learn how he was diagnosed and how new hearing aids have helped him.
  
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• 11 blocks of East 1st Avenue to be closed for 10 weeks this summer

  23-05-2018 17:19 via globalnews.ca
  East 1st Avenue is expected to be fully closed between Clark and Nanaimo from mid-June through August and work is already underway. Jordan Armstrong has a look at how this is going to affect traffic this summer.
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you support B.C.'s legal challenge over Alberta pipeline legislation?

  23-05-2018 16:30 via vancouversun.com
  The province of Alberta recently passed a bill that gave itself the power to control the flow of oil, natural gas and refined products out of the province.
  Bill 12 came in the midst of ongoing pipeline woes between B.C. and Alberta over the Kinder Morgan TransMountain project. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has said she is willing to halt the flow of oil to B.C. in retaliation for B.C.’s pushback against the project.
  On Tuesday, B.C. Attorney General David Eby announced the west coast provi
  
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• Prostate cancer: Diagnosis forces couples to rethink sexuality

  23-05-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
   At 78, Karl Eibensteiner doesn’t see women the way he used to.
  The Kerrisdale divorcee is being treated with enzalutamide for an aggressive prostate cancer that has spread dangerously beyond the prostate and into his bones. The drug suppresses the production of the testosterone upon which the cancer feeds, but also robs him of his sex drive, leaving him only with memories.
  Pharmaceutical crutches such as Viagra don’t help. “Not only does the dick not get hard, but th
  
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