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• Vancouver named Canada’s unhappiest city

  05-09-2018 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  We all have places we love in Canada, places that make us happy. But according to one study, Vancouver is not one of them. At least, for a lot of people who live there. Robin Gill explores what has people in Lotusland feeling so glum.
  
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• Vancouver short-term rental listings drop by almost 50 per cent as new regulations go into effect

  05-09-2018 23:49
  
  Airbnb deactivates more than 2,400 listings in Vancouver
  
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• Vancouver short-term rental listings drop almost 50% as new rules take effect

  05-09-2018 23:49
  
  Airbnb deactivates more than 2,400 listings in Vancouver
  
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• This Yaletown poop sign gives new meaning to downward dog

  05-09-2018 23:47
  
  About 148 Vancouverites have complained about this stinky issue
  
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• Michael Bublé's 27,000 square-foot Burnaby mansion nears completion

  05-09-2018 23:42 via vancouversun.com
  After years of construction, it looks like superstar crooner Michael Bublé’s more than 27,000-square-foot mansion in Burnaby, located across from his childhood elementary school, may be nearing completion.
  The house made news in 2016 when some neighbours complained that the fence surrounding the compound during construction was too high. On Wednesday, however, several nearby residents told Postmedia that construction seems to have wrapped up and they are happy with how the house loo
  
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• Annual Grouse Grind Mountain Run returns on Sept. 15

  05-09-2018 23:42 via vancouversun.com
  It’s time to step up.
  The 2018 Grouse Grind Mountain Run is returning on Sept. 15 and grinders across the region are invited to try to break the record, set their own personal best or even just to experience the Grind before the summer is out.
  At the top of the climb, participants can enjoy celebrations including an award presentation, a recovery zone, a BBQ, music and interactive activities.
  First, second and third place male and female finishers will receive a cash purse of $1,500, $750,
  
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• Sharkwater Extinction in theatres September 28th

  05-09-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Sharkwater: Extinction is the sequel to Rob Stewart's documentary Sharkwater. In select theatres September 28th.
  
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• Autism Speaks Canada Walk

  05-09-2018 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  CKNW is proud to support this year's Autism Speaks Canada Walk for Vancouver/Richmond Sunday September 30th!
  
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• Dramatic video shows incredible precision of B.C. wildfire crew battling Shovel Lake fire from the air

  05-09-2018 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  Video shot by Mark Williams shows a B.C. pilot expertly dousing a wildfire from the air. The precision drop was made on the massive 92-thousand hectare Shovel Lake fire, which is now considered contained.
  
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• Focus on housing comes at expense of Greater Vancouver's transportation needs: survey

  05-09-2018 22:50
  
  Sixty per cent of businesses feel local governments on the wrong track
  
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• City of Victoria pushing for B.C.-wide ban on disposable plastic packaging

  05-09-2018 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  Victoria is asking the province for a provincewide ban on disposable plastic packaging.
  “If the province takes a leadership role, each municipality doesn’t have to spend time working through developing their own bylaws,” said Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps.
  The city’s resolution on plastic packaging is one of seven Victoria has put to the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities conference, which begins in Whistler on Sept. 10.
  “Victoria has been on the leading edge in Canada
  
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• A wild eagle paid these fishermen a visit and hung out for five minutes

  05-09-2018 22:27
  
  "I could feel the wind from its wings against my head, and the weight of his body, but he was pretty gentle overall," recounts Derril McKenzie.
  
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• Lululemon founder Chip Wilson joins world's richest list as yogawear brand surges

  05-09-2018 22:24 via vancouversun.com
  Lululemon Athletica founder and Vancouver billionaire Chip Wilson now ranks among the 500 richest people on the planet.
  The company’s shares have surged 15 per cent after the yoga-wear maker reported blowout second-quarter results. That’s a record for the company, after beating Wall Street’s net sales estimates for the eighth quarter in a row on Thursday and raising its full-year revenue and profit projections.
  The share surge added $311 million to Wilson’s fortune on Fri
  
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• Victoria pushing for B.C.-wide ban on disposable plastic packaging

  05-09-2018 22:08 via vancouversun.com
  Victoria is asking the province for a provincewide ban on disposable plastic packaging.
  “If the province takes a leadership role, each municipality doesn’t have to spend time working through developing their own bylaws,” said Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps.
  The city’s resolution on plastic packaging is one of seven Victoria has put to the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities conference, which begins in Whistler on Sept. 10.
  “Victoria has been on the leading edge in Canada
  
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• Victoria housing proposal would add affordable rentals to new condo projects

  05-09-2018 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  Between 10 and 15 per cent of units in new Victoria condo projects would have to be built as affordable rental units under a proposed “inclusive housing” policy.
  The idea is to provide housing in new strata developments for working people who are being priced out of the Victoria housing market, said Jonathan Tinney, the city’s director of planning.
  “This isn’t supportive housing where these are high-needs folks,” he said. “These are just households that
  
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• Metro Vancouver house prices lower for second straight month

  05-09-2018 21:57 via vancouversun.com
  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says prices for detached homes, townhouses and condos have fallen for two consecutive months in Metro Vancouver.
  The board says its benchmark price for all types of properties is $1,083,400 — up 4.1 per cent compared to August 2017, but down 1.9 per cent since May 2018.
  Detached home prices fell 2.8 per cent since May to $1,561,000, which is also down 3.1 per cent compared to the previous August.
  Attached home prices fell 0.8 per cent to $846,100
  
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• Boston Bar murder victim identified as Belgian tourist

  05-09-2018 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  Homicide detectives have identified the woman whose body was found north of Boston Bar last month as 28-year-old Amelie Christelle Sakkalis.
  Police say Sakkalis was a Belgian tourist travelling through Canada. Her body was found Aug. 22 at around 7:25 p.m. near Highway 1.
  Investigators believe she was hitchhiking from the Penticton area and heading to Vancouver and are now asking other drivers and travellers who may have either given Sakkalis a ride, spotted her getting into a vehicle
  
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• Housing market calmer in August: Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver

  05-09-2018 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  Supply is up and demand is down.
  
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• Are you ready to get your vote on, Vancouver?

  05-09-2018 21:47
  
  Advance polls in Vancouver will open from Oct. 10 to 17 in lead-up to Oct. 20 civic election day.
  
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• Educational tech toys for kids

  05-09-2018 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  Tech expert Andy Baryer shows off the latest in learning tablets and educational toys for kids.
  
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• Landing system upgrades underway at Kelowna airport; flight delays possible

  05-09-2018 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  A new landing system is being installed at Kelowna International Airport.
  
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• Conservation groups file lawsuit to protect endangered orcas

  05-09-2018 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  Fisheries and Oceans Canada is being sued by six conservation groups who want to protect Southern Resident Killer Whales.
  
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• B.C.'s labour shortage likely to last 10 years: BDC

  05-09-2018 21:19
  
  Business Development Bank of Canada says nearly half of B.C. employers have had difficulty hiring workers in the past year.
  
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• Conservation groups file lawsuit to protect endangered killer whales

  05-09-2018 21:10 via vancouversun.com
  Conservation groups have launched legal action aimed at protecting endangered southern resident killer whales.
  The groups say the federal government failed to recommend an emergency order to protect the whales under the Species at Risk Act and they want a Federal Court to review that decision.
  Margot Venton, a lawyer and nature program director at Ecojustice, says the whales need a quieter ocean with more salmon to eat.
  She says the whales’ situation is not improving, and so the groups are
  
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• Maple Ridge home destroyed, pets killed after early morning fire

  05-09-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Five people are now homeless after their Maple Ridge house went up in flames Wednesday morning. As Paul Haysom reports, the survivors were unable to save some of their pets from the blaze.
  
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• Surrey LRT to be up and running by 2024, cost set at $1.65 billion

  05-09-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  TransLink is committing to have the Surrey LRT up and running by 2024.
  
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• Whitecaps star Alphonso Davies featured in new Nike commercial

  05-09-2018 20:54 via theprovince.com
  Canadian teen soccer star Alphonso Davies is among the athletes featured in a new Nike campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick that’s drawing attention worldwide.
  A two-minute commercial released online Wednesday has the former NFL quarterback speaking about athletes overcoming adversity to achieve greatness.
  The ad includes footage of Davies scoring a goal for Canada’s men’s soccer team as Kaepernick says “if you’re born a refugee, don’t let it stop you from play
  
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• B.C. police officers detained in Cuba may face Canadian investigation

  05-09-2018 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  He says this is still early days, and likely any investigation wouldn't happen until the Cuban case is resolved.
  
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• Okanagan getting its own scanner in fight against cancer

  05-09-2018 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. Cancer Foundation announced that Kelowna will soon be getting a $5-million scanner to help diagnose cancer.
  
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• IHIT still looking for motive in death of woman found near Boston Bar

  05-09-2018 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference Wednesday, Cpl. Frank Jang said investigators have many unanswered questions into how a Belgian tourist ended up dead off Highway 1 on Aug. 22.
  
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• IHIT says no arrests made in death of woman found near Boston Bar

  05-09-2018 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference Wednesday, Cpl. Frank Jang said the person arrested at the scene on Aug. 22 has been questioned and released, and hopes the public will lead them to more people of interest.
  
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• IHIT asks for public’s help in solving death of woman near Boston Bar

  05-09-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference Wednesday, Cpl. Frank Jang of IHIT gave an update on the investigation into the death of a Belgian tourist, whose body was found on Highway 1 on Aug. 22.
  
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• Vision Vancouver promises to make Broadway subway line to UBC ‘top priority’

  05-09-2018 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  Vision Vancouver is promising to complete the Broadway Subway line all the way to UBC if mayoral candidate Ian Campbell is elected on October 20.
  
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• Wine Guy: Attaining a higher education in wine

  05-09-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  Building on last week — and acknowledging the breadth and depth of wine as a subject, it’s time to continue the education theme. Consider this week the “higher education” supplement, as we go beyond the ABCs and enter the DEFs!
  That said, unfortunately we likely will not make it through the wine alphabet (there are Thanksgiving-themed wine columns, etc. to think about after all). But those curious to learn more could invest in one of the greatest wine reference books ever
  
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• Vancouver Opera season has much in store

  05-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  City Opera presents Nigredo Hotel
  When: Sept. 20 to 22, 8 p.m.
  Where: The Cultch
  Tickets and info: from $22.25. thecultch.com
  Vancouver Opera’s season starter, Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow, is still a few weeks away. But both City Opera Vancouver and the Turning Point Ensemble are right off the mark with 2018/19 productions. Turning Point begins its year with the premiere of Victoria-based Rudolf Komorous’s Dada opera The Mute Canary, September 14/15/16 at SFU
  
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• The It List: CHI Easy Steam 

  05-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: CHI Easy Steam
  Why we love it: If you have ever tried to steam your delicate clothes, you’ve likely realized how frustrating a task it can be. First, getting the darn steamer to work can be a struggle, then, more often than not (at least in my experience), the steam spits and puffs out steam and water droplets, leaving the garment a spotted, half-wrinkled mess.
  Thankfully, this simple steamer takes all the struggle out of steaming garments to a spotless, wrinkle-free form
  
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• Style Q&A: Sun Vixen offers swimsuits, beach gear for those who like to 'see and be seen'

  05-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If you’ve been searching for a fashionable swimsuit that will look as stylish at a poolside party in Las Vegas as it will, well, in the water in Vancouver, you might want to check out Sun Vixen.
  The Metro Vancouver-based company operates an online boutique that is stocked with “fashion-before-function” swimwear, separates and accessories — perfect for the stylish shopper who demands more from her bikini drawer.
  We asked Opal Hurteau, the director of Sun Vixen, to dish the
  
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• Side Dishes: Stainsby goes gluten across Metro Vancouver

  05-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Last week, I was a promiscuous bakery hound prowling around Richmond, Vancouver and even Squamish, a gluten seeking missile.
  I went for lunch at Origo Club in Richmond (origoclub.ca) but with an ulterior motive of trying some of Remi Ho’s pastries; he honed his craft at high end spots like Cioppino’s, Chez Christophe and Secret Location. I loved, loved his velvety cheese tart with just a hint of sweet. Apparently, he had something similar in Tokyo which he deemed brilliant and this i
  
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• Seven things to do in the Lower Mainland from Sept. 7 to 13: Gabriel Garzón-Montano, First Contact, more

  05-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Gabriel Garzón-Montano
  When: Sept. 12, 8 p.m.
  Where: Fortune Sound Club
  Tickets and info: $20 at livenation.com
  Brooklyn born-and-raised soul singer Garzón-Montano made a big impressions with his pristine debut, Jardin. Mixing elements of the Big Apple sounds he was raised surrounded by as well as drawing from his Franco-Colombian heritage, the album was a huge build off of his debut EP, Bishouné: Alma Del Huila. His trajectory to greater recognition was catapulted ahead by
  
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• Restaurant review: Tocador is Cuba, via rum and Florida

  05-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Tocador
  Where: 2610 Main St.
  Info: 604-620-2433, tocador.ca. Open 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday to Friday, 2 p.m. to 2 a.m., Saturday; 1 p.m. to midnight, Sunday. Happy Hour, all day on Monday and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. except for Fridays and Saturdays. 
  Let’s face it. Cuban food isn’t a thrill a minute. The revolution stunted refinement thanks to trade and food privations. It speaks of Spanish colonialism and African slavery in its flavourings.
  When Dale Styner and Guy Stowe
  
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• Kasey Wilson: There's nothing like fresh tomatoes

  05-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Edna Staebler, the late Ontario writer best known for her Mennonite-inspired Food that Really Schmecks cookbook series, once invited me to her cottage on Sunfish Lake, northwest of Waterloo, during tomato season. And boy, did we eat tomatoes, fresh off the vine.
  Edna told me she once had a friend stay with her for 10 days during tomato season and all they ate were tomato sandwiches slathered with mayonnaise on fresh homemade breads or on toast with smoked bacon and crisp romaine, the perfect BLT
  
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• Beauty Bar: Caudalie VinoPure Skin Perfecting collection

  05-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A new skincare collection from the French beauty brand Caudalie, the Vinopure collection features natural Salicylic Acid to minimize pores and mattify skin.
  The range includes three products: Vinopure Perfecting Serum, Vinopure Purifying Toner and Vinopure Skin Perfecting Mattifying Fluid.
  Each product includes an essential oil complex (which contributes to the fragrance-free product line’s scent), natural salicylic acid and grape polyphenols.
  What we say: Our tester was i
  
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• Animals have feelings that need help too

  05-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s been 25 years since David Fine and Alison Snowden made a short film.
  Now a quarter of a century later the couple has combined to write, direct and animate the new 14-minute, hilarious NFB-produced animated short Animal Behaviour.
  The creative couple behind the Academy Award-winning Bob’s Birthday (1989), which grew into the hit TV series Bob and Margaret, have set their new tale in a therapist’s office with a various characters in a group therapy group. It’s kind of
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Canucks’ prime time beckons for Elias Pettersson and other top prospects

  05-09-2018 19:56 via theprovince.com
  The Young Stars Classic in Penticton isn’t what it used to be, but the hype remains.
  The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames are not participating this weekend — replaced by UBC and University of Alberta — leaving Vancouver Canucks prospects with just two tests against the Winnipeg Jets.
  That will leave Canuck faithful wanting more because how super Swedes Elias Pettersson and Jonathan Dahlen adjust to the North American ice surface can’t be determined in just a pair of ga
  
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• Home sales – and prices – slump further in Metro Vancouver

  05-09-2018 19:52
  
  Overall benchmark prices are still higher than a year ago, but they're on the slide, with detached home values dropping most
  
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• Surrey LRT construction to begin in 2020

  05-09-2018 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  At a technical briefing Wednesday, Surrey LRT project director Stephan Mehr said the route is set to open in 2024, and that businesses and residents will be consulted throughout construction.
  
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• Belgian tourist identified as homicide victim near Boston Bar

  05-09-2018 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  A man was arrested at the scene in connection with the homicide but was later released from custody.
  
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• Back to School Budget

  05-09-2018 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  Sonia Sunger sits down with David Yan, from Envision Financial, for tips for keeping your finances in check at this busy time of year.
  
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• Vancouver's holier-than-thou cyclists are ruining it for everyone

  05-09-2018 18:11
  
  There’s too much anger on Vancouver’s bike routes, and there’s no excuse for it.
  
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• Vancouver School Board superintendent super excited about new school year

  05-09-2018 18:03
  
  As students return to classrooms this week, things should be much calmer and more organized compared to last year.
  
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