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• Vandals cover White Rock's rainbow crosswalk with swastikas

  03-08-2018 23:45 via vancouversun.com
  White Rock’s rainbow crosswalk was defaced with swastikas early Friday morning, just 10 days after it was unveiled as part of the city’s Pride week celebrations.
  The city celebrated the installation of the colourful crosswalk in the city’s Five Corners neighbourhood on July 23, the same day the LGBTQ2 Pride flag was raised at White Rock Municipal Hall.
  New rainbow crosswalk ⁦@whiterockcity⁩ #FiveCorners Pride flag raising City Hall Friday 5:30 Se
  
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• U.S. and Canadian experts weigh options to save ailing orca

  03-08-2018 23:40 via vancouversun.com
  SEATTLE — U.S. federal biologists are weighing a range of emergency options to save an emaciated endangered orca including possibly feeding it live salmon at sea dosed with medication.
  Whale researchers are worried about the survival of the four-year-old female orca known as J50, a member of the dwindling population of southern resident killer whales that spends summer months in the inland waters of Washington and British Columbia.
  Another female orca from the group of just 75 animals, kno
  
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• Canadian radio telescope records mysterious low-frequency bursts from outside our galaxy

  03-08-2018 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  A radio telescope in B.C. has picked up a handful of signals from a far-off place in outer space.
  
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• Bulls & Bears: Johnny Football, all-stars, betting draw extra interest

  03-08-2018 23:31 via vancouversun.com
  Bulls of the Week
  Johnny Manziel continued to move the needle on CFL fan and media interest — on both sides of the border — especially after being named to start Friday in Montreal as the Alouettes hosted his former team, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
  The game should not only generate the largest audience of the season on TSN and RDS, but on ESPN it should be right up there among the most-watched, non-Grey Cup games in the history of American TV.
  You don’t have to love soccer or be
  
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• Uniworld adds to “Super Ship”river cruise collection

  03-08-2018 22:29 via theprovince.com
  There is more exciting river cruise news this week, as Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection made the exciting announcement that it intends to convert its River Royale into what will essentially be a brand-new river cruise ship: the S.S. Bon Voyage.
  When River Royale goes out of service on October 28, she will be completely rebuilt almost from the ground-up. She is the second ship in the Uniworld fleet to have received a total makeover, following the introduction of the S.S. Beatrice this pa
  
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• Foodie Friday: Heirloom tomatoes with herbed ricotta recipe

  03-08-2018 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  There was a time when ricotta was reserved for rippled edged lasagna. No more. 
  
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• Olympic Village’s giant birds flying home

  03-08-2018 22:21
  
  Sculptures expected to be back in time for inaugural Vancouver International Bird Festival and 27th International Ornithological Congress Aug. 19-26
  
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• Woman arrested at Abbotsford barn fire, no people or animals hurt

  03-08-2018 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  Fortunately the barn was empty, and no people or animals were hurt in the fire.
  
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• Tourist from the Netherlands dies after falling into water at Elk Falls near Campbell River

  03-08-2018 21:46 via vancouversun.com
  A Dutch tourist in her 60s died Thursday after falling into the water at Elk Falls Provincial Park near Campbell River, police say.
  RCMP received a call about 2:20 p.m. indicating that the woman had been sucked under the water.
  They called out the Campbell River Fire Department, ambulance, search-and-rescue, fast-water rescue, B.C. Hydro, an RCMP helicopter and a police drone.
  Police found the husband, who explained that his wife slipped and fell into the water from the river’s edge, Campb
  
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• The future of food is now: Insects, lab-grown meat and biotech farming

  03-08-2018 21:45 via vancouversun.com
  A diet of meal worms and crickets doesn’t sound a whole lot more appetizing than Charlton Heston’s cannibal snacks in the sci-fi classic Soylent Green.
  But by the time Heston’s character declares the obvious — “Soylent Green is people!” — no one seemed to care any more. Proof you can get used to just about anything.
  “Everything depends on taste,” said Yasmin Akhtar, a researcher at UBC’s faculty of land and food systems. “Rel
  
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• State of local emergency declared in Snowy Mountain fire

  03-08-2018 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  A state of local emergency has been declared for the Cawston area because of the Snowy Mountain wildfire.
  
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• Women arrested at Abbotsford poultry barn fire

  03-08-2018 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  A vacant poultry barn in Abbotsford has gone up in flames and police have taken a woman into custody at the scene.
  
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• B.C. wildfires 2018: Hundreds of B.C. wildfires prompt request for help from out-of-province crews

  03-08-2018 21:34 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — For the first time since British Columbia’s wildfire season began in April, the Wildfire Service says it is calling for help from outside the province.
  Spokeswoman Kyla Fraser says 452 wildfires are burning across B.C.
  Dozens of lightning strikes were recorded Thursday night, but Fraser says potential new fire starts from those hits have not been identified and lightning storms are tapering off.
  The call for help from outside B.C. was posted on social media.
  Fraser says th
  
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• B.C. opioid crisis: Last week was Vancouver's deadliest of 2018

  03-08-2018 21:33 via vancouversun.com
  Eleven people died of suspected overdose deaths in Vancouver last week between July 23 and 29, making it the city’s deadliest week on record for 2018.
  There have been 206 reported overdose deaths in Vancouver this year. In 2017, the number stood at 366 – representing more than one death every day across the city.
  B.C. Coroners Service data
  “Last week’s death count is simply ghastly: 11 people died due to suspected overdoses. Tragically, this marks Vancouver&rsqu
  
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• How much child care cash do you qualify for? New website, application process goes live

  03-08-2018 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  New B.C. childcare subsidies are available beginning in September.
  
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• Commission spent just over $2 million to study mobility pricing in Metro Vancouver

  03-08-2018 21:25 via vancouversun.com
  An independent commission that studied how to pay for transit and transportation improvements in Metro Vancouver spent just over $2 million in it 10 months in existence.
  The 14-member commission began meeting in July 2017 and launched public consultation and research projects in October. The commission disbanded after making its final report in May.
  The commission’s budget, which came from TransLink, was $2.31 million.
  Its expenses, which are detailed in records obtained through a freedom
  
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• Opinion: Our region’s average monthly mortgage payment is lower than you think

  03-08-2018 21:24
  Metro Vancouver real estate is very expensive, so why is the average mortgage payment well within affordability guidelines?
  
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• Seth Rogen apologizes for use of blackface on Vancouver set

  03-08-2018 21:20
  
  Good Boys painted the face of stand-in to match 11-year-old Keith L. Williams' skin tones
  
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• Two-alarm blaze closes Kingsway, forces evacuations at nearby Burnaby hotel

  03-08-2018 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  One of the busiest streets in Burnaby closed Friday because of a large fire. The two-alarm blaze broke out in a vacant building overnight and forced the evacuation of a nearby hotel. Jennifer Palma has the details.
  
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• Cypress Challenge for pancreatic cancer research

  03-08-2018 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  On August 12, cyclists will race up Cypress Mountain to raise money for pancreatic cancer research. Since the event began in 2008, participants have raised more than $2.5 million towards the cause.
  
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• ‘I chased him out’: 95-year-old Vancouver Island woman finds black bear in her pantry

  03-08-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  A 95-year-old woman in Union Bay, B.C. chased a black bear out of her house twice in one day last week.
  
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• Results mixed on ICBC’s Drive Smart refresher test

  03-08-2018 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  More than 45,000 British Columbians logged on to take the ICBC Drive Smart refresher test but it appears many are still making plenty of mistakes. Joanna Linsangan joins Sonia Sunger with a look at the results.
  
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• Rain, fire and wine: An odd Okanagan long-weekend mix

  03-08-2018 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  Rain is projected to fall during the August long weekend in the Okanagan.
  
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• Vancouver Bird of the Week – Steller’s Jay

  03-08-2018 20:17
  
  Vancouver is hosting the 27th International Ornithological Congress and the inaugural Vancouver International Bird Festival Aug. 19-26.
  
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• Vancouver records worst week for overdose deaths this year

  03-08-2018 20:12
  
  A total of 11 people died last week in Vancouver of a suspected drug overdose. It was the worst week on record this year.
  
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• The It List: New Balance 247v2 Tritium sneaker

  03-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: New Balance 247v2 Tritium sneaker
  Why we love it: It’s hard to beat a good pair of sneakers. Especially these days, when athleisure is an acceptable sense of style for, well, almost any place, any time.
  These New Balance runners are designed to fit your “247 life” — and look good while they’re doing it, too.
  The shoes feature a mesh-synthetic “bootie” construction for ultimate comfort (no cramped toes here!), while the unique R
  
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• Lucha Libre Spectacular slams into Vancouver

  03-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Lucha Libre Spectacular
  When: Aug. 11, gates open at 2 p.m. 
  Where: The Waldorf Hotel, 1489 E. Hastings
  Tickets and info: From $20 at eventbrite.ca
  In 2010, filmmaker Kate Kroll made the documentary No Fun City about Vancouver’s music scene and the loss of performance venues. In 2018, Calamity Kate takes on some serious opponents at the first Lucha Libre Spectacular.
  This woman is doing her part to keep the fun flying.
  Working with local luchador (wrestler) Kobra Kai and Mercury
  
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• Letters: Plastic straw ban is nothing more than optics

  03-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Re: Canadian companies push paper, glass as plastic alternatives, July 16.
  The City of Vancouver ban on plastic straws is hypocritical. Only an extremely small portion of plastic entering the environment will be affected, so I suppose it has been adopted in order to make people feel better — rather like a placebo. If the city really wants to do something meaningful they should ban all plastic bags, but I guess too many people would object and it’s an election year. Also, consideratio
  
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• Fab 5: Loud and proud

  03-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Pride turns 40 this year, and whether you’ll be heading to the heart of the West End or hanging back along a quieter part of the parade route, there’s plenty to celebrate. Of course, pride and inclusiveness isn’t a once-a-year type of thing, so we’re pleased to see that more than ever before, brands and retailers have partnered with charities and organizations dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ issues, every day of the year. From denim to tees, Rebecca Tay presen
  
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• Brian Minter: Time to plant vegetables for winter harvests

  03-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  As we enjoy harvesting our summer garden crops right now and continue to fill in gaps with even more vegetables to keep our gardens producing well into fall, we should also take time to consider joining the increasingly popular trend of growing winter vegetables.
  Although it is rather new in this part of the world, in Europe and Asia, winter gardening has been practised for many years. I wrote an article on winter vegetables last year, but there have been so many questions on this topic, I thoug
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Road 13 Vineyards judged Canada's best winery

  03-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s official, all roads lead to lucky number Road 13 Vineyards, recently crowned the 2018 WineAlign National Wine Awards Canadian Winery of the Year.
  The journey has taken some 16 years, dating back to 2002 when the Luckhurst family, Pam and Mick, bought Golden Mile Cellars.
  The hardworking couple left the lumber industry and building supply business in search of a more peaceful and natural lifestyle in the south Okanagan. We are guessing the project was more frenetic than they had planne
  
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• 5 things to know about the Happy Place EP by Jessicka

  03-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Jessicka
  Happy Place EP | Light Organ Records
  Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Jessicka Ylirussi appears around the music scene in a number of guises.
  She sings in the alt-rock group Hunting, which includes some of the most active and talented players in the local musician pool. She is a member of the avant chamber pop group Gentle Party, a crew featuring Juno award-winners from Fond of Tigers and Pugs and Crows, whose debut Jouska was one of 2017’s highlights.
  And Jessicka is also a pop-
  
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• 2018 Mural Fest paints an even wider swath

  03-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Mural Festival
  When: Aug. 6-11, various times
  Where: Mount Pleasant and East Vancouver, Jonathan Rogers Park more
  Tickets and info: vanmuralfest.va 
  Vancouver Mural Festival executive director David Vertesi laughs when questioned about the ever-expanding nature of the event. Vertesi and the crack team at Create Vancouver Society, the registered non-profit behind the event, have built the largest public-art exhibition in the city.
  Their gallery space is all around us in the Mount
  
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• Firefighters battle barn fire in Abbotsford

  03-08-2018 19:58 via vancouversun.com
  Abbotsford firefighters are battling a large barn fire along Vye Road near the Sumas border crossing.
  Abbotsford police have shutdown Vye Road to traffic between Sumas Way and Angus Campbell Road and it is expected that section of road will be closed for hours.
  The Abbotsford News reported that a woman was handcuffed at scene.
  Large barn fire on Vye Road east of Sumas. Whole barn engulfed @NEWS1130 pic.twitter.com/kNsNdSYcpJ
  — Leslie Bruhaug (@lesliebruhaug) August 3, 2018@AM730Traffic pic
  
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• ‘Ghastly’ spike in overdoses sees Vancouver record deadliest month of 2018

  03-08-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  According to the city, 11 people died of suspected drug overdoses between July 23 and July 29.
  
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• Steve Ewen: Fabbro says playing for Predators on to-do list, just not top of list

  03-08-2018 19:27 via theprovince.com
  KAMLOOPS — Don’t worry Nashville Predators fans. Dante Fabbro still sounds very much connected to your hockey club.
  The Predators have gone on record saying they think Fabbro, a 20-year-old defenceman from Coquitlam, is ready for pro hockey.
  Fabbro, the 17th overall selection in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft after two stellar BCHL seasons with the Penticton Vees, has opted instead to return this fall to the Boston University Terriers for his junior season.
  Should Fabbro finish his senior
  
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• BBQ Tips: Berezan Shrimp with Grilled Avocado on Toast

  03-08-2018 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  Brian Misko of House of Q shows us how to make Berezan Shrimp with Grilled Avocado on Toast
  
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• Vancouver Queer Film Festival: Gender non-conforming kids let their light shine in ‘Beauty’

  03-08-2018 19:03
  
  Christina Willings’ film about five young gender pioneers screens August 17
  
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• New movies: Christopher Robin,The Spy Who Dumped Me

  03-08-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  Movie critic Dana Gee reviews new films hitting the box office this weekend including Christopher Robin, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, The Spy Who Dumped Me.
  
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• Legislation re-establishing human rights commissioner due in B.C. this fall

  03-08-2018 18:48 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it will introduce amendments to the Human Rights Code when the legislature resumes sitting this fall.
  Attorney General David Eby says the government wants to re-establish the position of human rights commissioner and support progress on gender equity and LGBTQ rights.
  The commissioner would report to the legislature and have the mandate to develop educational tools, policies and guidelines to promote human rights and combat inequality and dis
  
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• Whitecaps looking to reverse road woes, play spoiler in New York City

  03-08-2018 18:37 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Whitecaps will be the underdogs when they face off against New York City FC this weekend, but coach Carl Robinson believes his squad can take a bite out of the big apple.
  Playing the league’s second-best team on their home turf in New York City will be tough for the ‘Caps (8-9-5), Robinson said.
  “Obviously everyone will expect them to beat us,” he said after training this week. “But me and my group will be positive, we’ll be ready for the challen
  
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• Track issue resolved on Vancouver's Canada Line SkyTrain, still some delays

  03-08-2018 18:23 via vancouversun.com
  A track issue that caused lengthy delays on the Canada Line SkyTrain in Vancouver this morning has been resolved.
  Shortly after 9 a.m., TransLink said the Canada Line had resumed full service but that it will take some tie to return to normal spacing and frequency.
  Earlier Friday, TransLink said there was significantly reduced service between Langara-49th and Broadway-City Hall stations. A bus bridge carried passengers between Marine and Broadway stations.
  #SkyTrain Canada Line track issue
  
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• Survivor of B.C. float plane crash recovering in hospital, family says

  03-08-2018 17:51 via vancouversun.com
  The 20-year-old pilot who survived a float plane crash west of Lillooet has been identified by family as Spencer Neufeld from Williams Lake.
  Two other men, a 20-year-old man from Prince George and a 29-year-old man from Aldergrove, died after the plane crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday on Tyaughton Lake, located 100 kilometres west of Lillooet.
  The family has issued a statement through Interior Health, thanking everyone who expressed concern about their son.
  “Spencer is rec
  
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• The future of food in B.C. is now

  03-08-2018 17:41 via vancouversun.com
  A diet of meal worms and crickets doesn’t sound a whole lot more appetizing than Charlton Heston’s cannibal snacks in the sci-fi classic Soylent Green.
  But by the time Heston’s character declares the obvious — “Soylent Green is people!” — no one seemed to care any more. Proof you can get used to just about anything.
  “Everything depends on taste,” said Yasmin Akhtar, a researcher at UBC’s faculty of land and food systems. “Rel
  
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• The Morning Skate, Aug. 3: Last blast of summer – gotta go work out with Ben and Jake, or eat Ben & Jerry’s, or something

  03-08-2018 17:37 via theprovince.com
  The dog days of summer are a strange time to be covering hockey.
  Obviously, someone’s got to do it, and you do get moments of hard news, like Jake Virtanen’s re-signing last week.
  And perhaps you heard about Trevor Linden? You might have heard about Linden?
  Anyway, the Canucks are in the market for a new president of hockey ops. Or maybe not.
  People are still talking about it, because it was rather shocking as late-July hockey news goes. Here’s a poll (not ours) that sugge
  
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• Track issue fixed after causing lengthy delays on Vancouver’s Canada Line Friday

  03-08-2018 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  A track issue is causing a headache for commuters on the Canada Line Friday morning.
  
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• Track issue causing lengthy delays on Vancouver’s Canada Line Friday

  03-08-2018 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  A track issue is causing a headache for commuters on the Canada Line Friday morning.
  
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• Vacant building on Kingsway in Burnaby goes up in flames

  03-08-2018 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  The building, located in the 5400-block of Kingway, near Royal Oak Street, appears to be vacant and was fully involved when crews arrived on scene.
  
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• Tourist from Netherlands dies after falling into water at Elk Falls near Campbell River

  03-08-2018 16:24 via vancouversun.com
  A Dutch tourist in her 60s died Thursday after falling into the water at Elk Falls Provincial Park near Campbell River, police say.
  RCMP received a call about 2:20 p.m. indicating that the woman had been sucked under the water.
  They called out the Campbell River Fire Department, ambulance, search-and-rescue, fast-water rescue, B.C. Hydro, an RCMP helicopter and a police drone.
  Police first located the husband, who explained in broken English that his wife slipped and fell into the water from the
  
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• Track issue causing lengthy delays in Vancouver on Canada Line

  03-08-2018 16:23 via vancouversun.com
  SkyTrain riders on the Canada Line in Vancouver may face lengthy delays this morning because of a track issue.
  TransLink says there is significantly reduced service between Langara-49th and Broadway-City Hall stations.
  Riders heading into Waterfront Station must change trains at Langara-49th Avenue Station and again at Broadway-City Hall Station. Those travelling to Richmond and the airport must also change at these stations.
  TransLink says a bus bridge is set up between Marine and Broadway stat
  
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