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• Federal government announces new approach to managing aquaculture industry Canada

  10-12-2018 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson laid out the new approach to the sector on Tuesday, including creating a single comprehensive set of regulations to clarify how aquaculture is run in Canada.
  
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• Hungry great blue herons in Stanley Park eating young salmon

  10-12-2018 23:47 via vancouversun.com
  The excrement of great blue herons in Stanley Park has produced the equivalent of scientific gold.
  The findings are part of the first study to show that herons eat so many young salmon, or smolts, that they should be considered predators of the fish in the wild.
  “The most interesting part is to confirm that herons are a significant predator of migrating salmon smolts,” said Zachary Sherker, a masters of science student at the University of B.C.
  In the summer of 2017, Sherker wen
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Ukraine turns to B.C. for legal aid

  10-12-2018 23:33 via vancouversun.com
  Just off the plane from Kyiv, Mark Benton, CEO of B.C.’s Legal Services Society, wanted to talk about Ukraine’s inchoate legal aid system, not the imposition of martial law in the conflict-racked nation.
  The military crisis, hopefully, would pass — the civil-society initiatives are about the future.
  “This is a revolutionary level amount of change that’s happening, access is changing, the judicial framework is changing,” Benton said enthusiastically.
  “Wha
  
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• This is what ICBC fraud looks like: Video released of B.C. man faking traffic injury

  10-12-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Security footage released by ICBC shows a man in a Metro Vancouver parking lot pretending to be involved in a traffic accident. The insurance agency discovered the video after an injury claim was submitted.
  
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• Alleged Kamloops drug trafficker to remain in jail awaiting bail hearing

  10-12-2018 23:16 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — An alleged Kamloops drug trafficker who turned himself in to police over the weekend after the high-profile raid of a downtown warehouse will remain behind bars for at least another week.
  Wearing a red prison-issued sweatsuit, Cameron Cole appeared briefly in Kamloops provincial court on Monday. The 35-year-old is facing 14 firearms charges and additional counts alleging he was in possession of an improvised explosive device and property obtained by crime.
  Cole surrendered to po
  
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• An outdoor fitness gym could be added to an East Vancouver park - Daily Hive

  10-12-2018 23:11 via dailyhive.com
  An outdoor fitness gym could be added to an East Vancouver park  Daily HiveA revamp of Jones Park in East Vancouver could potentially offer new features that are unique to public parks in the City of Vancouver.
  
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• UPDATE: Well known Sicamous snowmobiler dies in accident north of Sicamous

  10-12-2018 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  Police say the man, 51, was guiding the group in the Queest Mt. Forest Service Road area when his snowmobile rolled into a creekbed, pinning him.
  
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• Man guiding group of snowmobilers dies in accident north of Sicamous

  10-12-2018 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  Police say the man, 51, was guiding the group in the Queest Mt. Forest Service Road area when his snowmobile rolled into a creekbed, pinning him.
  
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• CUPE calls off Flair Airlines job action citing job security concerns

  10-12-2018 22:40 via vancouversun.com
  BURNABY, B.C. — The Canadian Union of Public Employees has called off a job action by 139 Flair Airlines flight attendants that was set to begin at midnight tonight.
  The union cites concerns for the job security of members of CUPE Local 4060 for its decision. It says in a release that Flair Airlines issued memos to employees advising that anyone taking part in the job action would not be scheduled for further work.
  It also says the company offered an additional $150 pay per day to anyone c
  
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• Holiday Gift Guide 2018: Five suggestions to get your game on

  10-12-2018 22:33 via vancouversun.com
  If you have a gamer on your gift list, you’re in luck — there is a lot of choice; everything from stocking stuffers, to $7,000 souped-up gaming computers.
  How to choose? The most common question Stephen Lin, product manager for computer maker MSi Canada, hears from parents is: “What should I get for my child’s first computer?”
  “If your 10-year-old only plays Fortnite, you might buy an entry level computer, but if you want to future proof buy something that is
  
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• Take a look inside Vancouver's pop-up bunny cafe (PHOTOS) - Daily Hive

  10-12-2018 22:26 via dailyhive.com
  Take a look inside Vancouver's pop-up bunny cafe (PHOTOS)  Daily HiveEverybunny stop what you're doing because a pop-up bunny cafe has arrived in the city. Vancouver's cafe for cats — Catfe — is being taken over by adorable ...
  
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• Police probe break-in at $5.6M Vancouver home of Huawei CFO - Daily Hive

  10-12-2018 22:09 via dailyhive.com
  Police probe break-in at $5.6M Vancouver home of Huawei CFO  Daily HivePolice in Vancouver responded to a break-in this weekend at one of two multi-million dollar homes on the city's West Side owned by Huawei CFO Meng ...
  
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• Hollywood North: Poster for B.C.-shot Sonic the Hedgehog film released

  10-12-2018 21:59 via vancouversun.com
  Your nostalgia’s about to be thrown into overdrive.
  Paramount Pictures has shared a first look at the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog live-action film, which was filmed in B.C.
  The teaser poster and mini teaser trailer was shared late Sunday and gives away very little detail.The first poster for the B.C.-filmed Sonic the Hedgehog movie has been released.
  The movie filmed in B.C. earlier this fall in both the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.
  Starring Jim Carrey as the villainous Dr. Ivo &ls
  
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• Check out Vancouver's new vegan bakery before it opens (PHOTOS) - Daily Hive

  10-12-2018 21:49 via dailyhive.com
  Check out Vancouver's new vegan bakery before it opens (PHOTOS)  Daily HiveVancouver's about to get a brand new vegan bakery, and we've got the sweet details about what to expect ahead of its opening.
  
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• Canada takes new tack on aquaculture with new approach to managing industry

  10-12-2018 21:41 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — The Canadian government is restructuring how it deals with the aquaculture industry in an attempt to bring more economic returns and environmental sustainability to the sector.
  Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson laid out the new approach to the sector on Monday, including creating a single comprehensive set of regulations to clarify how aquaculture is run in Canada.
  The department is also ordering a study on alternative aquaculture technologies to inform development of the indu
  
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• Willing to Fail

  10-12-2018 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  The founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? sits down with Jennifer Palma to talk about his first book on the challenges he faced before becoming successful.
  
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• 1-800-GOT-JUNK? founder’s new book focuses on failure as key to success

  10-12-2018 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  The founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? sits down with Jennifer Palma to talk about his first book on the challenges he faced before becoming successful.
  
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• Natural gas bills in British Columbia set to rise after pipeline explosion

  10-12-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  Most British Columbia residents will pay more for natural gas after an Enbridge pipeline exploded in October near Prince George.
  
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• Canada’s high home prices likely to just stay high: economist

  10-12-2018 21:28
  
  Rather than see a crash, “most terrifying threat of all” is that home prices will remain permanently unaffordable to many, says CPA chief economist
  
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• Teen settles for $35K after being partially blinded in Vancouver school yard - CBC.ca

  10-12-2018 21:08 via cbc.ca
  Teen settles for $35K after being partially blinded in Vancouver school yard  CBC.caA Vancouver teen who was partially blinded while playing in school grounds when he was seven years old has settled his lawsuit against the Vancouver School ...
  
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• Canada’s largest Starbucks Reserve Bar opens in Vancouver’s Pacific Centre

  10-12-2018 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver is now home to Canada’s largest Starbucks reserve bar. The 4000 square foot location will open on Tuesday in Pacific Centre.
  
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• YVR educates passengers on navigating airport on busy travel days

  10-12-2018 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver International Airport staff give their annual reminder tips to holiday travellers.
  
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• B.C. trade mission to China cancelled over Meng Wanzhou case

  10-12-2018 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  The arrest of the Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has lead to the cancellation of a B.C. trade mission to China.
  
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• The sweetest street in Vancouver has returned to a downtown hotel - Daily Hive

  10-12-2018 21:01 via dailyhive.com
  The sweetest street in Vancouver has returned to a downtown hotel  Daily HiveThe sweetest street in the city is back for its 28th year as the Hyatt Regency once again plays host to everyone's favourite festive tradition.
  
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• Day 2 of Meng Wanzhou’s bail hearing in Vancouver

  10-12-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Day two of the Chinese tech executive’s bail hearing at Meng Wanzhou has been about Meng Wanzhou’s flight risk and her connections to British Columbia.
  
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• Robson Square plaza project to get $5.4 million in 2019 Vancouver city budget - Straight.com

  10-12-2018 20:59 via straight.com
  Robson Square plaza project to get $5.4 million in 2019 Vancouver city budget  Straight.comThe construction of a new public square in Downtown Vancouver is getting some serious money next year. The Robson Square plaza project is proposed to get ...
  
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• PHOTOS: Peek inside Vancouver's massive new Starbucks Reserve location - Vancouver Is Awesome

  10-12-2018 20:58 via vancouverisawesome.com
  PHOTOS: Peek inside Vancouver's massive new Starbucks Reserve location  Vancouver Is AwesomeOn Dec. 11, 2018, the multinational coffee company will open the doors to western Canada's biggest Starbucks store, and Vancouver's second high-end ...
  
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• Live: Bail hearing continues for arrested Huawei executive

  10-12-2018 20:53 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: DECEMBER 10, 2018 – Supporters Ada Yu and Wade Meng (no relation) stand with a sign outside B.C. Supreme Court before the bail hearing for Huawei Technologies CFO Meng Wanzhou on December 10, 2018 in Vancouver, Canada. Wanzhou is accused of fraud stemming from violating U.S. sanctions on Iran.
  A bail hearing for Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou resumed Monday in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.
  Meng was arrested earlier this month and is being sought for ext
  
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• A taste of Yaletown’s new steakhouse Elisa

  10-12-2018 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Andrew Richardson gives Jennifer Palma a preview of what you can find at Elisa Steakhouse including his recipe for beef tartare.
  
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• Canuck the crow stars in new children’s book

  10-12-2018 20:35
  
  Father/daughter duo penned A Crow Called Canuck: A Children’s Activity Book
  
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• Big Beef: Mississippi farmer claims he can double the meat over world’s biggest steer

  10-12-2018 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  A Mississippi farmer has a big beef with recent reports claiming the world's tallest steer is Australian and claims he can double the meat.
  
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• Adopt-A-School: Land developer pitches in to help hungry students in Langley

  10-12-2018 20:32 via vancouversun.com
  The story was hardly in the paper when Rick Johal was sending out an email offering to adopt Langley Secondary School’s troubled breakfast program.
  About 120 students a day arrive hungry and in need of food at the school but a lack of funding had placed the program in jeopardy.
  “I always read The Vancouver Sun and I was shocked to see that Langley Secondary needed help. I was not aware there was a problem there,” said Johal, president of Zenterra Developments Ltd., a land devel
  
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• Suspicious death outside Dawson Creek pub sparks investigation

  10-12-2018 20:31 via vancouversun.com
  Dawson Creek police are seeking information after a man was found dead outside a pub on Saturday morning.
  Around 7:45 a.m., RCMP were called to the parking lot of the Pouce Pub, located at the Hart Hotel, where a man was found on the ground.
  As the man was unresponsive, he was rushed to hospital but later pronounced dead.
  “The death appears to be suspicious in nature and police are looking to the public for information,” said Cpl. Madonna Saunderson in a media release shared Monday.
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps sign English midfielder Andy Rose to one-year deal

  10-12-2018 20:18 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Whitecaps have added midfielder Andy Rose to their growing roster.
  The club says Rose has agreed to a Major League Soccer contract through 2020, and the club will have an option to extend through 2021.
  The 28-year-old started his professional career with the Seattle Sounders, where he played from 2012 to 2015.
  He spent the past three seasons in the United Kingdom, playing most recently with Motherwell FC of the Scottish Premiership, where he scored two goals in 53 appearances.
  Rose
  
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• Mackenzie Porter readies new album as Travelers 3rd season airs on Netflix

  10-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Travelers Season 3
  When: Dec. 14, any time
  Where: Netflix 
  Info: Netflix.com/ca
  Travelers, the hit Canadian-American time travelling series created by Brad Wright shot in Vancouver, began as an international co-production between Netflix and the Canadian specialty channel Showcase on October 2016. Now completely under the production and global distribution of Netflix, the third season is set to air on Dec. 14, 2018.Starring Eric McCormack as the leader of a five-person special operatives te
  
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• Calpurnia Scout out the fastest road to success

  10-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Calpurnia
  When: Dec. 21, 22, 7 p.m.
  Where: Vogue Theatre
  Tickets and info: From $19.99 at ticketfly.com
  Eight days after releasing its debut EP Scout, Vancouver indie rock quartet Calpurnia headlined a sold out show at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. That’s what the world of buzz can do for a band.
  Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is on lead vocals and guitar, so this group began its race to recognition well in front of the June 15 EP release date.
  But take Wolfhard out of the mix &mda
  
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• B.C.'s child welfare system must change after 12-year-old found starving in mother's home: advocate

  10-12-2018 19:34 via vancouversun.com
  The sad plight of a starving autistic boy found living among garbage and feces in his mother’s Lower Mainland home has prompted the children’s advocate to call for changes to the child welfare system.
  Social workers and other professionals were tracking concerns about the family for many years, but were apparently still unaware of the severe neglect being suffered by Charlie, who was largely “unseen” by the system, Children’s Advocate Jennifer Charlesworth says in a
  
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• Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson named NHL’s first star of the week

  10-12-2018 19:20 via theprovince.com
  NEW YORK — Elias Pettersson’s stock continues to rise.
  The Vancouver Canucks rookie centre was named the NHL’s first star of the week Monday after scoring two goals and six assists in three games.
  Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Louis Domingue got the nod as the second star, while Calgary Flames winger Johnny Gaudreau rounded out the top-3.
  The NHL’s rookie of the month for October, Pettersson had a goal and four assists in Vancouver’s 6-1 road victory over the St. Louis
  
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• Dreaming of a wet Christmas? Vancouver forecast calls for 10-day stretch of rain

  10-12-2018 19:09
  
  Last week, the Vancouver weather forecast was predicting snow and freezing rain across the Lower Mainland. Now, the forecast calls for rain.
  
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• Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou bail hearing hears plan for electronic monitoring

  10-12-2018 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  The bail hearing for the Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou entered its second day on Monday after a number of developments in the case over the weekend.
  
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• Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou bail hearing continues on Monday

  10-12-2018 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  The bail hearing for the Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou entered its second day on Monday after a number of developments in the case over the weekend.
  
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• Three earthquakes strike offshore west of Vancouver Island - Straight.com

  10-12-2018 19:04 via straight.com
  Three earthquakes strike offshore west of Vancouver Island  Straight.comA series of earthquakes once again struck in a seismically active area west of Vancouver Island.
  
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• Canucks prospects tracker, Dec. 9: Jonathen Dahlen catches fire for the Comets

  10-12-2018 18:55 via theprovince.com
  It’s the latest edition of the weekly tracker, where we tally up the efforts of the Vancouver Canucks’ highest-profile prospects:
  Jonathan Dahlen
  Dare to dream.
  Three games this past week for the Utica Comets, four goals for the offensively-gifted forward.
  Dahlen’s dazzling display started on Wednesday, when the Swedish winger netted his fourth goal of the season in a 5-2 loss at the Rochester Americans. It came on a long shot from the sideboards, but a goal’s a
  
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• Reducing Waste over the Holidays

  10-12-2018 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  Larina Lopez of Metro Vancouver gives ideas on how people can make memories and not waste over the holiday season.
  
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• Art museum brings Emily Carr, Bill Reid to the slopes in Whistler

  10-12-2018 18:47 via vancouversun.com
  WHISTLER — Nestled into a crop of towering trees in one of Canada’s most popular skiing locales lies an astonishing collection of B.C. art.
  The picturesque village of Whistler is better known for its mountains and resorts than galleries, but the Audain Art Museum offers visitors a respite from the slopes and an opportunity to take in work by a variety of artists.
  With pieces from painter Emily Carr, carver James Hart and photographer Jeff Wall, the permanent collection tells the stor
  
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• Affidavit of detained Huawei official details life in Vancouver

  10-12-2018 18:24 via vancouversun.com
  An affidavit by a detained Huawei official details aspects of her life in Vancouver and her plans to remain in town while fighting her extradition.
  Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, was arrested Dec. 1 at Vancouver International Airport and is being sought for extradition to the United States on fraud charges. She is accused of misrepresenting the connection between her company and a subsidiary called Skycom and its business dealings in Iran, which is subject to U
  
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• Vancouver's cannabis store licences to cost 331 times more than Kimberley's - Vancouver Courier

  10-12-2018 18:15 via vancourier.com
  Vancouver's cannabis store licences to cost 331 times more than Kimberley's  Vancouver CourierWith the second legal, privately owned cannabis store in B.C. newly open, the trend so far has been for stores to be approved in communities that charge ...
  
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• Vancouver’s cannabis store licences to cost 331 times more than Kimberley’s

  10-12-2018 18:15
  
  With the second legal, privately owned cannabis store in B.C. newly open, the trend so far has been for stores to be approved in communities that charge negligible municipal business licence fees.
  
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• Port Moody-Coquitlam MP Fin Donnelly says he's not seeking re-election in 2019

  10-12-2018 18:06 via vancouversun.com
  New Democrat MP Fin Donnelly says he will not be seeking re-election in 2019.
  Donnelly has represented the B.C. riding Port Moody–Coquitlam, previously called New Westminster–Coquitlam, since 2009.
  Donnelly says in a statement that it’s time for him to step aside and spend some quality time with his family.
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh thanked Donnelly on Twitter, saying he served the people of his riding with integrity and determination, particularly in protecting coastal communit
  
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• These are the best places to get pies in Vancouver - Daily Hive

  10-12-2018 18:00 via dailyhive.com
  These are the best places to get pies in Vancouver  Daily HiveThe holidays have basically arrived, and it's officially pie season. This means every fantastic meal traditionally end with some killer pie for a truly sweet finish.
  
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