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• Canuck the Crow’s babies have all died

  20-06-2018 23:59
  
  In May V.I.A. reporter Melissa Shaw shared the story about Vancouver’s most famous crow, Canuck, becoming a father with his girlfriend Cassiar (Vancouver’s second most-famous crow).
  
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• Trade war tips: How to stand up to an American bully

  20-06-2018 23:39 via vancouversun.com
  Are you ready for a fight?
  On July 1, Canada will impose tariffs on roughly $16.6 billion worth of American goods, our proportionate response to tariffs imposed last month on Canadian steel and aluminum.
  Those new charges — should they take effect — will drive up the retail price of U.S.-made goods from soy sauce and ketchup to hair lacquers and aftershave by roughly two to three per cent.
  “A tariff on the wholesale price doesn’t amount to much at retail, but if this thin
  
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• Police watchdog looking into single-vehicle crash in Kelowna

  20-06-2018 23:36 via vancouversun.com
  A crash involving a single vehicle and a concrete barrier is being looked at by the agency that investigates police conduct.
  According to the RCMP, the vehicle smashed into a wall along Hwy. 33 near Gerstmar Road around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning after being driven erratically and at high speed.
  A RCMP officer had spotted the vehicle earlier travelling at high speed and was following behind when he is said to have observed the vehicle veer across the oncoming lanes and hitting the barrier off the
  
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• ‘A change in our whole life:’ Hope from Surrey homeless as new housing opens

  20-06-2018 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  On Tuesday, homeless campers had shown resistance to moving from the 'Whalley Strip.' On Wednesday, the mood had changed.
  
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• Steve Ewen: Undersized defender Ty Smith confident he’ll rise to the NHL challenge

  20-06-2018 23:26 via theprovince.com
  Ian Gallagher isn’t cheap with compliments.
  He was the longtime strength and conditioning coach for the Vancouver Giants. He continues to work with various players during the summer in the Ladner area.
  His senior group features his son, Montreal Canadiens winger Brendan Gallagher. As well, there’s Vancouver Canucks defenceman Troy Stecher, Washington Capitals defence prospect Lucas Johansen and Spokane Chiefs defenceman Ty Smith, who is expected to be a first-round pick in this week&
  
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• What’s next for the C’s? Another foray into TV?

  20-06-2018 23:20 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canadians will have trouble finding ways to get even more people into the ballpark than last year. They’re probably maxing out when it comes to sponsors, too.
  Team president Andy Dunn is a bold, ambitious guy, quoted in the past as saying things like, “I’ll put our product up against any other minor league baseball team in North America,” and maintaining that the C’s are “one of the top five franchises in all of minor league baseball.”
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• B.C. Appeal Court rules lottery winner must be paid back $600,000 loan

  20-06-2018 23:19
  
  A dispute over whether $600,000 was a loan or a gift from a lottery winner has been settled by the British Columbia Court of Appeal in favour of the gambler.
  
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• Wreck Beach tree felled following fire

  20-06-2018 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  A giant evergreen damaged by fire Tuesday evening above Wreck Beach was felled Wednesday. Global BC viewer Ron Mongovius captured the tree’s final moments as it crashed down onto an evacuated portion of the beach.
  
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• Unplug Together in Family-Friendly Whistler

  20-06-2018 23:11 via theprovince.com
  Craving a change of pace for the family this summer? From entertainment to adrenaline-filled adventures, Whistler has expanded its roster of family-friendly activities again for 2018.
  Well known for its picturesque lakes and kilometres of hiking and biking trails, Whistler has been host to summer vacations for generations of visitors. Outdoor enthusiasts flock to the sunny lakesides while an ever-evolving lineup of cultural activities attracts families looking for arts- and education-enriched va
  
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• Seniors and food: The dish on care home menus

  20-06-2018 23:07 via vancouversun.com
  Chef Nader Tabesh stands inside a massive walk-in refrigerator, surrounded by 30 dozen eggs, a stack of salmon fillets, and boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables, as he gets ready to make dinner for 100 seniors at Burnaby’s Normanna care home.
  “For most people at care centres, the biggest challenge can be the food. So we make sure visually it has to be good, nutrition-wise it has to be proper, and the food has to be edible so residents enjoy the meal,” says Tabesh, whose company
  
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• Cooking for one: How to cut costs and work, while keeping nutrition up

  20-06-2018 23:06 via vancouversun.com
  Most seniors in B.C. still live independently at home, where cooking — often for just themselves — can seem like a hassle.
  “That’s a challenge for many people, young and old alike,” said Rachel Murphy, an assistant professor at UBC’s faculty of medicine who has an expertise in aging and nutrition.
  Simple solutions, like eating a tin of soup with a piece of toast, won’t provide the nutrients needed for aging bodies. So, Murphy has some advice on how to co
  
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• Whistler Canada Day Long Weekend

  20-06-2018 23:05 via theprovince.com
  Get ready to kick up your heels and break out your maple leaf flags as Whistler celebrates Canada’s 151st birthday with special events, street entertainment and free concerts all weekend long.
  “It’s amazing what happens here on Canada Day,” says Whistler Mayor Nancy Wilhelm-Morden. “Thousands of participants come out to take part in the festivities.”
  The party kicks off with a special free performance by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, June 30 at
  
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• One in four Vancouver houses sold is torn down

  20-06-2018 22:59
  
  Land values beckon bulldozers as lot assemblies signal wholesale housing demolitions
  
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• Developer blames city for cancelled Commercial Drive housing project

  20-06-2018 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  The developer behind a housing project planned for Commercial Drive is blaming the City of Vancouver for having to abandon it. Nadia Stewart has the details.
  
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• Former Vancouver massage therapist charged with sexual assault

  20-06-2018 22:05 via vancouversun.com
  A former registered massage therapist and Vancouver singer has been charged with sexual assault.
  Bodhi Jones is alleged to have assaulted female patients between September 2016 and March 2017.
  Vancouver police say several women made the claims.
  Former massage therapist Bodhi Jones has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting clients. Jones is also a singer. This photo was taken from the YouTube video for his song Drink Like the World’s Gonna End.
  In March 2017, the VPD&rsquo
  
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• As birth tourism climbs in B.C., health authority files $312,595 lawsuit over one unpaid childbirth bill

  20-06-2018 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  Record numbers of “birth tourists,” mainly from China, are expected at Richmond Hospital this year, but there are no plans to deter women from having their babies at the hospital in order to secure citizenship, according to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), which has filed a lawsuit against a woman alleged to owe about $313,000 for her delivery.
  The lawsuit filed in April relates to a birth in 2012 that involved unforeseen complications and kept the lawsuit defendant, Yan Xia, and
  
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• Abandoned vehicle found in Dease Lake a clue in mystery of missing Oregon family

  20-06-2018 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  Authorities in northern B.C. are investigating the mysterious disappearance of a family of four from Oregon, including two toddlers, after finding an abandoned vehicle near Dease Lake.
  Dease Lake RCMP say they found the vehicle on Monday near a power line, about 500 metres from the highway.
  The car, a black 2018 Toyota Yaris with Oregon licence plate 099KRW, had a sign on it indicating that the driver had possibly run out of fuel and had gone to get some.
  However, RCMP say all checks w
  
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• Elvis Costello and the Imposters

  20-06-2018 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  Elvis Costello the English singer, song writer and performer announces a new tour! Elvis Costello and the Imposters will be at the Q.E. Theatre December 4th! tickets go on sale June 22nd.
  
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• Former massage therapist charged with sex assaults

  20-06-2018 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  A former Vancouver massage therapist has been charged for allegedly sexually assaulting his clients. Bodhi Jones faces four charges of sex assault and now the VPD are appealing for any other victims to come forward. Paul Haysom has the latest.
  
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• Port Moody's Flavelle Mill masterplan a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’

  20-06-2018 21:54
  
  PoMo waterfront set to transform after council adopted OCP amendment to allow redevelopment of the Flavelle mill site
  
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• Bob Lenarduzzi: Iceland gets to add new chapter to storybook saga vs. Nigeria

  20-06-2018 21:54 via theprovince.com
  A key match in Friday’s action has Iceland facing Nigeria in Group D. This is close to a must-win game for both teams, what with Croatia already having a victory and Argentina still favoured to advance from the group.
  I think this Iceland squad is one of the best stories in sport in recent years. Just when you think the Cinderella story must be at an end, another chapter gets added. Iceland surprised everyone in qualifying for Euro 2016, then finished ahead of eventual champions
  
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• Poll shows voters support public inquiry into B.C. casino money laundering

  20-06-2018 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  Three out of four respondents said they support a public inquiry on suspected money laundering at B.C. casinos.
  
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• Derelict Regent Hotel ordered closed, residents being moved into new homes

  20-06-2018 21:25 via vancouversun.com
  Nearly 80 people living inside the derelict Regent Hotel will be moved into new homes after the Downtown Eastside SRO was ordered closed by the City of Vancouver due to “unsafe conditions.”
  An order was issued Wednesday, directing that occupancy of the 105-year-old hotel at 160 East Hastings St. cease by June 28.
  The City of Vancouver’s chief building official determined the building had structural and life-safety deficiencies due to decades of under-investment a
  
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• It’s game over for Vancouver’s geek-friendly EXP Restaurant + Bar

  20-06-2018 21:24
  
  It’s bad news for Vancouver’s gamers, as the popular venue EXP Restaurant + Bar has announced they will close for good at the end of June.
  
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• Oregon family abandons car near Dease Lake to look for gas, vanishes

  20-06-2018 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  The family's vehicle was found near the side of the highway near Dease Lake with a sign saying they'd gone looking for gas.
  
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• This Vancouver kid taught Bollywood actor Salman Khan the Boom Floss

  20-06-2018 21:05 via vancouversun.com
  Da-Bangg The Tour – Reloaded
  When: Sunday, July 1
  Where: Pacific Coliseum
  Tickets and info: $69.35- $378.65, goldspade.caFor Abir Matta, the Boom Floss has been a way to calm himself down when frustrated.
  So when the seven-year-old from Vancouver got a chance to face one of his favourite stars at a web conference recently, he asked Bollywood actor Salman Khan, “Can you do the Boom Floss?”
  “I wanted to see how he does it because he’s my favourite,” sa
  
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• City orders closure of Regent Hotel in Downtown Eastside

  20-06-2018 20:55
  
  The city ordered Wednesday the closure of the Regent Hotel. The order comes one year after the city ordered the closure of the Balmoral Hotel for similar reasons.
  
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• B.C. premier adds to voices bashing U.S. policy to separate asylum seeking families

  20-06-2018 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. Premier John Horgan is condemning the United States government's actions to separate children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
  
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• New B.C. fish farm rules coming to effect in 2022

  20-06-2018 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  A new policy to be announced today will see a change in how B.C. fish farmers will be regulated. Keith Baldrey has the details.
  
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• Mounties seek witness in Delta crash that killed 19-year-old woman

  20-06-2018 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  Police are looking for someone who stopped at the scene of a fatal crash in Delta earlier this month.
  
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• VPD announces sexual assault charges against former massage therapist

  20-06-2018 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference Wednesday, the Vancouver Police Department announce the investigation and sexual assault charges against registered massage therapist Bodhi Jones.
  
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• Province to shine light on ‘hidden owners’ of B.C. real estate

  20-06-2018 20:16
  
  Publicly accessible ownership registry aims to reveal individuals behind shell companies and trusts – and ensure appropriate taxes are paid
  
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• Peer-to-peer RV trailer rental site WheelEstate grows 1,900% in 1 year

  20-06-2018 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  Since launching WheelEstate last year, an Alberta couple has seen their RV rental site grow from 35 trailers to more than 700 trailers signed up.
  
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• Squamish-Lillooet district seeks way out of affordable housing 'crisis'

  20-06-2018 20:01
  
  Recommended changes to regional growth strategy document would encourage inclusionary zoning
  
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• Wine Guy: Official summer wines for seasonal sipping

  20-06-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  It’s official; summer has formally arrived. So no more pontificating about what to serve with those summer eves, we’re post-solstice — it’s time to get sipping seasonally appropriate. For me this means embracing versatile wines: wines with both freshness and fruitiness that can pair just as well with the front porch or the backyard barbecue; wines that are fun, tasty without the pomp and circumstance; wines that are balanced and not doused in oak nor circumspection.
  
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• This Just In: Philosophy Take a Deep Breath Eye, ORIBE Radiant Drops Golden Face Oil and Vichy Idéal Soleil Anti-Shine Dry Touch Lotion SPF 60

  20-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Philosophy
  Take a Deep Breath Eye
  They say: A cooling eye gel-cream featuring “clean-air technology” to boost oxygen levels to the eye area and revitalize skin.
  We say: Our tester tried this eye cream both day and night. The unscented lotion applied well and felt cool on the skin. A little goes a long way, and there is no tackiness on skin. While the product is targeted toward the 20-35 age group, our 60+ tester said her eyes looked subtly brighter and felt more hydrated.
  $42 |
  
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• Fierce Girls focus on female First Nations superheroes

  20-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Fierce Girls
  When: June 21
  Where: fiercegirls.tv
  Fierce Girls is the first Indigenous superhero series created for Indigenous girls. The transmedia project, which runs across YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and other platforms, aims to “spark change and empower young Indigenous women in Canada, New Zealand and around the world.”
  A co-production of TangataWhenua.com — an independent Maori news and information portal in Aotearoa — and with the Canadian Media Fund and
  
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• B.C. Government to launch registry of who owns real estate in province

  20-06-2018 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. government is creating a new, publicly accessible registry of who owns real estate in the province.
  
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• It’s not even summer yet, and the BC SPCA has already seen 400 reports of pets in hot cars

  20-06-2018 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Summer isn't even here, but the BC SPCA says it's received nearly half as many reports about the issue as all of last year.
  
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• Former Vancouver massage therapist charged with sex assault

  20-06-2018 19:31 via vancouversun.com
  A former registered massage therapist and Vancouver singer has been charged with sexual assault.
  Bodhi Jones is alleged to have assaulted female patients between September 2016 and March 2017.
  Vancouver Police say several women made the claims, and they are now appealing to any other victims to come forward.
  Former massage therapist Bodhi Jones has been arrested and charged for allegedly sexually assaulting clients. Jones is also a singer. Screenshot from the YouTube video for his song Drin
  
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• Commercial Real Estate: New industrial park to open in Burnaby's Brentwood neighbourhood

  20-06-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Tile companies, lighting outfitters, snack-food businesses and even a craft brewery have all shown interest in setting up shop at a new industrial park in Burnaby’s Brentwood Town Centre.
  PC Urban recently started marketing for their latest strata industrial complex. Called IntraUrban Brentwood, the developers plan to build the 100,000-sq.-ft. complex at 5495 Regent St. in the Still Creek area located southeast of the booming town centre.
  The single-level business park will include 29 unit
  
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• Streaker hit by B.C. Lions player hires law firm

  20-06-2018 18:52 via theprovince.com
  A streaking fan who was hit by B.C. defensive back Marcell Young during the B.C. Lions’ CFL opener Saturday night has hired a law firm.
  In a statement, Preszler Injury Lawyers confirm they have been retained as legal counsel for the man involved in the incident.
  Lions DB Marcell Young absolutely crushes fan on the field with shoulder checkDaily Poll: Did the B.C. Lion need to hit that guy so hard?
  “Our client suffered serious injuries, including a mild traumatic brain injury, as
  
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• Streaker who got rocked by a B.C. Lion has hired a lawyer

  20-06-2018 18:46
  
  Preszler Law Firm sent out a release on the wire June 20 saying they’ve been retained as the legal counsel for the “young man involved in the on-field incident at the BC Lions game on June 16, 2018.”
  
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• Vancouver massage therapist charged with sex assault

  20-06-2018 18:42 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver registered massage therapist has been charged with sexual assault.
  Bodhi Jones is alleged to have assaulted female patients between September 2016 and March 2017.
  Vancouver Police say several women made the claims, and they are now appealing to any other victims to come forward.
  In March 2017, the VPD’s Sex Crimes Unit began investigating allegations of sexual assaults against Jones. He has now been charged with four counts of sexual assault.
  “Sex assaults are some o
  
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• B.C. premier condemns U.S. policy on separating migrant children from parents

  20-06-2018 18:39 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Premier John Horgan is adding his voice to a growing list of world leaders condemning the U.S. in its actions allowing migrant children to be separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border and detained.
  In a statement Wednesday, on World Refugee Day, Horgan blasted the U.S. over this “unnecessary trauma.”
  “Our government condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the current U.S. government policy to separate asylum-seeking families from their children,&rdquo
  
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• One man dead after being struck by train in Abbotsford

  20-06-2018 18:36 via vancouversun.com
  One man is dead after being struck by a train in Abbotsford Tuesday night.
  CP Rail said, in an emailed statement, that one of its trains made contact with a person on the track near Essendene Avenue at 9:40 p.m., and that it was working with Abbotsford police to investigate.
  The coroner’s office confirmed it is investigating the death of an adult male on the railway tracks at the intersection of Essendene Avenue and West Railway Street in Abbotsford.
  The death has not been deemed as suspic
  
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• Former Vancouver registered massage therapist charged with allegedly sexually assaulting clients

  20-06-2018 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  Police say in March 2017, Vancouver Police Department's Sex Crimes Unit began investigations of sexual assaults against Bodhi Jones.
  
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• Vancouver massage therapist charged with sexual assault

  20-06-2018 18:25
  
  Police believe there may be more victims who have not yet come forward.
  
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• UPDATED: Vancouver massage therapist charged with sexual assault

  20-06-2018 18:25
  
  Police believe there may be more victims who have not yet come forward.
  
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• Tips for helping dogs to avoid conflict outdoors

  20-06-2018 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  Annika McDade with Canine Connection Training joins us with tips on how to avoid dog conflict while out and about this summer.
  
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