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• The road to nowhere: Powell River ordered to tear up subdivision road

  19-12-2018 23:42 via vancouversun.com
  The Agricultural Land Commission has ordered Powell River to remove a road built on protected agricultural land without permission, which could end up costing the city nearly $600,000.
  Hemlock St. runs through and adjacent to Timberlane Estates, a 33-parcel subdivision in which Mayor Dave Formosa has an ownership stake.
  While the road occupies less than a hectare of land, the ALC ordered the road removed by next September after the city’s proposal for retroactive approval for non-farm
  
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• North Vancouver man physically restrains thief he catches rifling through his car - Daily Hive

  19-12-2018 23:40 via dailyhive.com
  North Vancouver man physically restrains thief he catches rifling through his car  Daily HiveA would-be thief in North Vancouver was caught in the act and restrained by the person whose car he was trying to steal from, early on Wednesday morning.
  
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• ICBC says there are 35 crashes every hour over the holidays

  19-12-2018 23:40 via vancouversun.com
  The Insurance Corporation of B.C. has released some sobering statistics in hopes that British Columbians will take precautions and stay safe on the roads this holiday season.
  ICBC says on average 510 people are injured and two people are killed in 1,890 crashes that occur during the Christmas holidays and New Year’s every year in B.C.
  The statistics, based on five years (2013-2017) of ICBC data, show that on average 510 people are injured and two people are killed in 1,890 crashes&nbs
  
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• YWCA offers extra Christmas support for single parents

  19-12-2018 23:38 via vancouversun.com
  Every morning Princess Sarcol gets up early to put her eldest son Miguel to bed via FaceTime. He tells her a story about his day or plays a song for her, then she watches as he falls asleep.
  Miguel, 11, lives half a world away in the Philippines. Sarcol lives in Vancouver with her second child, Nathan, 3.
  On Christmas Eve, the Vancouver mother will log on to FaceTime to spend Christmas morning with Miguel. “Not being with him will be the hardest part of Christmas,” said Sarcol, who c
  
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• Labatt partners with B.C.-based cannabis producer Tilray to create research joint venture

  19-12-2018 23:34 via vancouversun.com
  The parent company of Labatt Breweries of Canada has struck a research deal with Tilray Inc. that’s expected to result in the creation of a variety of non-alcoholic beverages containing some of the active ingredients found in cannabis.
  Tilray chief executive Brendan Kennedy says the B.C.-based cannabis producer and the Canadian arm of brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev will set up a joint venture to build on the expertise of their respective businesses.
  Each partner has committed to provid
  
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• Steve Ewen: Dyck knows bonding takes time, which is ticking for Team Canada’s crew

  19-12-2018 23:33 via theprovince.com
  Michael Dyck guesses Tim Hunter’s regular planning is on fast forward.
  Hunter is the former Vancouver Canucks’ winger whose regular day job these days is coaching the WHL’s Moose Jaw Warriors.
  He’s currently caught up in bench boss duties with Team Canada for the upcoming world juniors and is prepping his charges for the tournament, which begins Boxing Day at Rogers Arena in Vancouver and Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria.
  Dyck is the Vancouver Giants coach a
  
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• Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries after being hit by car in Delta

  19-12-2018 23:30
  The victim, a woman in her 20s, was found on the shoulder of the road on Hornby Drive near Highway 99 after she was struck just after 6:30 a.m.
  
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• Province wants to consult parents, public on recommended changes to fix education funding

  19-12-2018 23:29 via vancouversun.com
  The independent panel that reviewed British Columbia’s education funding made 22 recommendations on how to redistribute the province’s $6-billion education budget more fairly, but it will be at least 2020 before any changes are made.
  Education Minister Rob Fleming wants to consult with working groups made up of parents, teachers, administrative staff and other interest groups before making any decisions.
  Those working groups will be established in early 2019 and report back to govern
  
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• Popeyes fried chicken chain opens first B.C. location in Metro Vancouver - Vancouver Is Awesome

  19-12-2018 23:08 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Popeyes fried chicken chain opens first B.C. location in Metro Vancouver  Vancouver Is AwesomeU.S.-based fast food fried chicken chain Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has opened their first Metro Vancouver location, in Port Coquitlam.
  
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• Patrick Johnston: No suspension coming from NHL for Martel hit on Stecher

  19-12-2018 23:05 via theprovince.com
  Troy Stecher may have left the ice woozy with an apparent concussion on Tuesday night following a hit by Danick Martel, but the National Hockey League’s department of player safety isn’t interested in considering a suspension for the hit.
  Stecher was hit by Martel late in the second period as the Canucks defenceman was collecting the puck.
  Martel came from a rear, blindside angle on Stecher. He caught Stecher’s shoulder and head in his hit, knocking Stecher to the ice.
  Stecher
  
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• Make Canada Great Again hats spotted at Hudson's Bay in Vancouver - Straight.com

  19-12-2018 23:05 via straight.com
  Make Canada Great Again hats spotted at Hudson's Bay in Vancouver  Straight.comClothing products with a Canadianized version of a Trump phrase appeared on shelves at a Canadian department store in Vancouver—but were removed after ...
  
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• WCH+D Gift Guide: Cool kitchen gear, beautiful books and spirited sippers

  19-12-2018 22:42 via vancouversun.com
  Our Westcoast Homes & Design editor Joanne Sasvari is here to help with your last minute shopping with gift ideas for aspiring chefs, book lovers and spirit sippers.
  Must-have kitchen supplies
  ‘Noel plaid’ stoneware baker from Indigo.
  Mad for plaid
  Add a festive note to sweet squares and melty casseroles with the charming heritage “noel plaid” stoneware baker from Indigo; it’s dishwasher-, microwave- and oven-safe, making it perfect for holiday entertaining. $25
  
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• Good gifts for binge watchers

  19-12-2018 22:42
  Tech expert Mike Agerbo shares some gift ideas this holiday season for people who love to binge watch television shows and movies.
  
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• Open and opening soon: 28 new restaurants to try in Vancouver - Daily Hive

  19-12-2018 22:40 via dailyhive.com
  Open and opening soon: 28 new restaurants to try in Vancouver  Daily HiveJust opened, opening soon, or newly re-opened, here are all the new delicious restaurants to try this month in or around Vancouver.
  
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• Man stabbed by two masked men in Mission

  19-12-2018 22:40 via theprovince.com
  A Mission man was sent to hospital with stab wounds Tuesday night following an attack by two masked men.
  The incident happened around 11 p.m. in the area of Cedar Street and 14th Avenue in Mission.
  The victim suffered multiple stab wounds following a confrontation with two unknown suspects wearing masks.
  Mission RCMP say the man, whose name was not released, remains in hospital in stable condition.
  The suspects remain at large.
  Mounties believe it was targeted attack and say the risk to the publ
  
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• Crews assess damage following Port Orchard, Wash., tornado

  19-12-2018 22:33
  The rare twister touched down Tuesday in Port Orchard, Washington. It damaged several homes and toppled trees.
  
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• A day in the life of Kelowna RCMP downtown enforcement

  19-12-2018 22:23
  Part one of a two-part series of police patrolling Kelowna's drug-riddled downtown core.
  
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• Transport truck loaded with parcels destroyed by fire near Revelstoke

  19-12-2018 22:21 via vancouversun.com
  REVELSTOKE — A transport truck loaded with parcels has gone up in flames in southeastern B.C.
  The RCMP say the truck was fully engulfed when crews reached it east of Revelstoke at about 8:30 p.m.
  It was hauling parcels for courier company UPS, but police say the cab and trailer were reduced to little more than charred metal and nothing could be saved.
  The driver told police he saw sparks coming from under the dash of the cab before the flames broke out.
  He said he jumped from the still-mov
  
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• Vancouver police locate missing man with dementia - Global News

  19-12-2018 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver police locate missing man with dementia  Global NewsVancouver police say a missing 76-year-old man with dementia has been located safely. Police issued a bulletin for Francois Rodier after he disappeared near ...
  
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• Perfect West Coast Christmas gifts

  19-12-2018 21:57 via vancouversun.com
  Sure, you can dole out a bunch of gift cards and be done with it. But wouldn’t it be more fun to put some creative thought into the presents you tuck under the tree? Our Westcoast Homes & Design expert Nikki Renshaw is here to help with suggestions for budgets high, low and in between. Show your friends and family how much you love them. Start your shopping right here.
  Gorgeous gold-rimmed coupes from The Cross Design.
  Deco drinks
  These vintage-inspired glasses, based on a 1920s design
  
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• Wilkinson: No immediate impacts on First Nations from new orca protections

  19-12-2018 21:55
  Federal fisheries and oceans minister Jonathan Wilkinson said coastal communities impacted by the new protected orca habitats off Vancouver Island won’t see any economic impacts without consultations, which are set for the new year.
  
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• Majority of Vancouver drivers say finding parking spot harder than 5 years ago - Daily Hive

  19-12-2018 21:55 via dailyhive.com
  Majority of Vancouver drivers say finding parking spot harder than 5 years ago  Daily HiveDo you find yourself more frequently circling the block/ lot / parkade trying to find a parking spot? You're not alone. A sizeable proportion of drivers in Metro ...
  
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• Provincial leaders hear conflicting advice on strata rentals

  19-12-2018 21:47
  
  Rental task force recommends allowing all strata condo units to be rented, while industry group argues this would fuel speculation
  
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• Rare bird wows Salmon Arm birders

  19-12-2018 21:44 via vancouversun.com
  SALMON ARM — A wayward bird seems to have taken a fancy to Salmon Arm.
  A fieldfare, spotted only once before in B.C., was still foraging in the company of robins on Tuesday, three days after being sighted in the town’s annual Christmas bird count.
  “He’s still around, which is quite remarkable,” said Roger Beardmore, who first photographed the fieldfare.
  “It’s good that he’s staying put, because it’s given a lot more people the chance to see h
  
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• Habitat protection widened for endangered killer whales off Vancouver Island

  19-12-2018 21:41 via vancouversun.com
  Two new areas off Vancouver Island have been designated by the federal government as protected for critical habitat for resident killer whales.
  Fisheries and Oceans Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the decision means key foraging locations for the endangered whales are protected from destruction.
  The government is increasing the amount of protected habitat from about 6,400 square kilometres to roughly 10,700 square kilometres.
  The new protected area is intended to help recovery efforts for north
  
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• New off-leash dog area approved for Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood park

  19-12-2018 21:39
  
  Other improvements include a basketball court and a picnic area
  
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• Vancouver fire department launches campaign to reduce fire fatalities

  19-12-2018 21:33
  
  Wake Up Vancouver videos highlight the importance of having a working smoke detector
  
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• Road closures as B.C. works to restore wildfire-ravaged land

  19-12-2018 21:32 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial government says it will restore portions of the B.C. Interior that were severely affected by massive wildfires in 2017 and 2018.
  Starting on Jan. 1, fire areas that are part of Elephant Hill and Allie Lake, located in the Thompson Rivers and 100 Mile districts, will be closed to vehicles until Dec. 31, 2020.
  The B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development said, in a statement Wednesday, that the closure is so that staff can work to resto
  
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• Wilkinson: New protected habitats necessary for saving orca population

  19-12-2018 21:29
  Federal fisheries and oceans minister Jonathan Wilkinson announces new protected orca habitats off Vancouver Island, saying the “world is watching” to ensure endangered populations are saved.
  
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• Time is running out for B.C. Lotto 6/49 winner to collect $1 million

  19-12-2018 21:22 via vancouversun.com
  Somewhere out there — maybe in a glove box, a jacket pocket or perhaps crumpled and forgotten inside a desk drawer — is an unclaimed Lotto 6/49 $1-million winning ticket purchased in Victoria that will soon be worthless.
  The ticket was a 10-digit match (18923844-07) in the Jan. 3 Lotto 6/49 Guaranteed Prize Draw
  Since lottery winners have 52 weeks from the draw date printed on their ticket to claim their prize, the ticket holder has until the end of the business day on Jan. 3, 2
  
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• Kamloops family mourns son who died after fentanyl overdose

  19-12-2018 21:17 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — Darren Robinson, had turned his life around.
  The 38-year-old met a woman, found faith, planned to attend culinary school and passed his passion for skateboarding on to his girlfriend’s son.
  “The last time I talked to him, he was on Cloud 9,” mom Karen Juergens said. “He was just so thrilled he finally found somebody who cares for him and all this, right? When I think what probably happened was it was just one more time to celebrate life. That’s all
  
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• No suspension coming from NHL for Martel hit on Stecher

  19-12-2018 21:03 via theprovince.com
  Troy Stecher may have left the ice woozy on Tuesday night following a hit by Danick Martel, but the National Hockey League’s department of player safety isn’t interested in considering a suspension for the hit.
  Stecher was hit by Martel late in the second period as the Canucks defenceman was collecting the puck.
  Martel came from a rear, blindside angle on Stecher. He caught Stecher’s shoulder and head in his hit, knocking Stecher to the ice.
  Stecher had to be helped off the ice
  
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• B.C. Court of Appeal: Couple convicted in Victoria terror case entrapped by RCMP

  19-12-2018 20:54 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s Appeal Court has upheld a lower court finding of RCMP entrapment for a couple accused of plotting to bomb the provincial legislature.
  In a unanimous 142-page ruling released Wednesday, Justice Elizabeth Bennett says for the three-judge panel that while the trial judge made some errors, she did not err in finding that John Nuttall and Amanda Korody were manipulated by the Mounties.
  “In this case, the police eventually knew Mr. Nuttall and Ms. Korody had little to no ability to
  
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• Semi-truck carrying parcels burns on B.C. section of Trans-Canada Highway

  19-12-2018 20:52
  The driver from Alberta leapt from a still-moving truck after noticing sparks underneath the dash.
  
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• Habitat protection widened for endangered killer whales off Vancouver Island - Global News

  19-12-2018 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Habitat protection widened for endangered killer whales off Vancouver Island  Global NewsFisheries and Oceans Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the decision means key foraging locations for the endangered whales are protected from destruction.
  
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• Lawyer in Nuttall, Korody case praises appeal court’s ruling

  19-12-2018 20:39
  Marilyn Sandford, counsel for John Nuttall, said Wednesday’s ruling that keeps John Nuttall and Amanda Korody out of prison for allegedly plotting B.C. legislature bomb threat is victory against police entrapment.
  
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• Hundreds of Vancouver property owners flouting Airbnb rules

  19-12-2018 20:30
  
  Many owners still operating short-term rentals without licence or by breaking rules
  
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• This Santa Claus lives in a teepee on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

  19-12-2018 20:23
  
  Joe Konkin is not your typical jolly old elf...
  
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• Ridge Meadows Mounties make funny Grinch parody film

  19-12-2018 20:21 via theprovince.com
  A local RCMP detachment is making spirits bright with its Christmas safety message this year.
  On Wednesday, Ridge Meadows Mounties released a funny, short Grinch-parody film called “Every Who in Ridge Meadows,” calling it a bit of holiday fun with some useful crime prevention tips.
  “We probably won’t be nominated for any film awards but we had a lot of fun putting this eight and a half minute short-film together,” said Ridge Meadows RCMP Supt. Jennifer Hyland, in a
  
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• B.C. Court of Appeal ruling keeps Nuttall, Korody out of prison

  19-12-2018 20:20
  The couple accused of plotting to bomb the B.C. legislature in 2013 will remain free following a unanimous court decision Wednesday. Sarah MacDonald has more on the ruling and what the panel had to say about the case.
  
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• Test your knowledge of Vancouver news with our 2018 year-end quiz - Vancouver Courier

  19-12-2018 20:11 via vancourier.com
  Test your knowledge of Vancouver news with our 2018 year-end quiz  Vancouver CourierIt was an exhausting and busy year in Vancouver — from elections to wild fires to blood thirsty river otters with an insatiable taste for koi. How much did your ...
  
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• Test your knowledge of Vancouver news with our 2018 year-end quiz

  19-12-2018 20:11
  
  It was an exhausting and busy year in Vancouver — from elections to wild fires to blood thirsty river otters with an insatiable taste for koi. How much did your frazzled memory retain?
  
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• Abandoned site of Vancouver mansion demolished by owner's ex declared a 'public nuisance' - CBC.ca

  19-12-2018 20:06 via cbc.ca
  Abandoned site of Vancouver mansion demolished by owner's ex declared a 'public nuisance'  CBC.caThe abandoned construction site at the centre of a contentious lawsuit between its rightful owner, her ex-husband and the City of Vancouver has been declared ...
  
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• Vancouver City Crow Calendar makes supermodels of murder members - Vancouver Sun

  19-12-2018 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver City Crow Calendar makes supermodels of murder members  Vancouver SunVancouver artist June Hunter turned an obsession with local corovids into a calendar and more.
  
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• Wine Guy: Merry-making wines

  19-12-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  Admittedly, in years gone by we’d be talking turkey wines right now. Without fail, each year as the days wound down to Christmas focus would turn to wine pairing tips with the big bird. But the reality is, just focusing on fowl sells the holidays short.
  Nowadays the holiday table is a diverse spread, and whether traditional or contemporary (and regardless of faith or constitution), there is a wine worth serving. Really, the best strategy for pairing wine alongside a heaving table topped wi
  
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• More snow on way for Coquihalla; rain, winds to batter B.C.’s coast

  19-12-2018 19:35
  Pacific storm expected to hit coast on Wednesday night, then trek inland.
  
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• Italian Christmas Cooking – Sweet and Savoury

  19-12-2018 19:22
  Chef and Food Contributor Giulia Lombardo shows us how to make a delicious Italian delicacy for the holidays.
  
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• Nuttall, Korody remain free after B.C. Court of Appeal decision

  19-12-2018 18:49
  The couple accused of plotting the bombing of the B.C. legislature will remain free after a panel unanimously ruled to stay the proceedings, citing an abuse of process.
  
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• Good Samaritan’s phone stolen while helping crash victim

  19-12-2018 18:36 via theprovince.com
  It doesn’t get more Grinchy than stealing from someone trying to help others.
  A Good Samaritan had her phone stolen while she was trying to help some car crash victims in Nanaimo on the weekend.
  Mounties say Anne Marie Behan was at home around 8 p.m. Saturday listening to some Christmas music when she heard a crash and screaming.
  Without stopping to put on her shoes or jacket, she ran out to the street and began providing first aid to an injured man, according to police.
  Mounties say
  
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• Goh's Nutcracker builds community as it grows

  19-12-2018 18:26 via vancouversun.com
  Goh Ballet: The Nutcracker
  When: Dec. 21-23
  Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  Tickets: from $37.50 at gohnutcracker.com
  Ten years ago, Chan Hon Goh had just come back to Vancouver after dancing with the National Ballet of Canada. The dancer/choreographer realized that the city was without a Nutcracker to call its own.
  “There was no regular presentation,” Goh said. “It varied from the Moscow to Alberta Ballet to RWB. It was always a touring production, but for 2009 there was no oth
  
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