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• Vancouver's first B.C.-approved pot shop set to open its doors Saturday

  26-12-2018 23:22 via vancouversun.com
  Mike Babins would prefer not to call it a Christmas gift because it came on the back of a lot of hard work and sacrifice.
  But it just so happened that it was on Christmas Eve when Babins learned the province intended to green light the Evergreen Cannabis Society, a move that would make the shop he co-owns with his wife Maria Petrucci Vancouver’s first licensed non-medical retail cannabis store.
  Their story offers one of the first glimpses into the post-legalization licensing process in B.C
  
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• Police name man killed in North Vancouver Christmas Day shooting

  26-12-2018 23:07 via vancouversun.com
  Rock Habib-Joumaa, a 25-year-old North Vancouver man, was shot and killed Dec. 25 in a parkade on the 600 block of Seylynn Crescent, just off Highway 1 near Fern Street, say homicide investigators.North Vancouver Mounties were called to the scene at 8:12 p.m. after reports came in of a shooting, according to an Integrated Homicide Investigation Team news release.
  When police and paramedics arrived, they found Habib-Joumaa wounded from gunshots. He was pronounced dead at the scene, said Corp
  
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• Man killed in Christmas Day shooting in North Vancouver - CBC.ca

  26-12-2018 23:04 via cbc.ca
  Man killed in Christmas Day shooting in North Vancouver  CBC.caThe Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called in after a fatal shooting in North Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday night. The shooting happened in the ...
  
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• Homicide investigators identify North Vancouver murder victim as Rock Habib-Joumaa - Straight.com

  26-12-2018 23:04 via straight.com
  Homicide investigators identify North Vancouver murder victim as Rock Habib-Joumaa  Straight.comPolice name man killed in North Vancouver Christmas Day shooting  Vancouver SunMan killed in Christmas Day shooting in North Vancouver  CBC.caPolice say targeted Christmas Day shooting leaves North Vancouver man dead  Toronto StarNorth Vancouver man killed in Christmas gang hit  North Shore NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Vancouver's first B.C.-approved pot shop set to open its doors Saturday - Vancouver Sun

  26-12-2018 23:01 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver's first B.C.-approved pot shop set to open its doors Saturday  Vancouver SunPlaying by the rules produced positive decision, business owner says.
  
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• Vancouver's first B.C.-approved pot shop slated to open its doors Saturday

  26-12-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  Mike Babins would prefer not to call it a Christmas gift because it came on the back of a lot of hard work and sacrifice.
  But it just so happened that it was on Christmas Eve when Babins learned the province intended to green light the Evergreen Cannabis Society, a move that would make the shop he co-owns with his wife Maria Petrucci Vancouver’s first licensed non-medical retail cannabis store.
  Their story offers one of the first glimpses into the post-legalization licensing process in B.C
  
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• Police name man killed in North Vancouver Christmas Day shooting - Vancouver Sun

  26-12-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  Police name man killed in North Vancouver Christmas Day shooting  Vancouver SunRock Habib-Joumaa, a 25-year-old North Vancouver man, was shot and killed Dec. 25 in a parkade on the 600 block of Seylynn Crescent.
  
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• Gifts stolen after thieves ransack Nanaimo home on Christmas Day

  26-12-2018 22:51
  Wrapped gifts under the Christmas tree, stockings and even the keys to a truck were all stolen from the home on Stonewater Drive.
  
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• Theft leaves Nanaimo boys without Christmas presents

  26-12-2018 22:43 via vancouversun.com
  Nanaimo police are asking for help locating the suspects in a burglary which left two young boys without presents Christmas morning.
  Tuesday around 3 a.m., the Lanz family were asleep in their Stonewater Drive home when Joseph Lanz heard noises coming from downstairs. Lanz bolted out of bed to discover his cupboards had been ransacked and his front door left open, Const. Gary O’Brien said in a news release.
  Presents waiting under the Christmas tree were gone, meaning Lanz and his wife
  
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• Man's body found in Abbotsford pond

  26-12-2018 22:39 via vancouversun.com
  Abbotsford police found the body of a man on Christmas Day after being called to a rural property.
  On Dec. 25 around 1 p.m. police were called to the 29700 block of Maclure Road and directed to a pond, where they found the body of a man.  
  Abbotsford Police and B.C. Coroners Service are investigating but police said the death did not appear to suspicious.
  Anyone with information should call the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225, text APD at 222973 (abbypd), or call Crime Sto
  
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• 'It gave me back my life': Cap on bariatric surgery leaves thousands in limbo

  26-12-2018 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  Sheila Vataiki was struggling with obesity, sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation and high blood pressure, plus taking four medications to control her diabetes.
  Her children were convinced she didn’t have long to live, but Vataiki’s problems were beyond her ability to fix.
  She got progressively sicker for 10 years before she was finally offered a radical, but life-altering, solution: Bariatric surgery to reduce the capacity of her stomach.
  “I had to be really, literally on the verge
  
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• Vancouver Boxing Day shoppers line up early for sales, but did they find deals?

  26-12-2018 22:04
  There was little in the way of lineups at Pacific Centre Mall, but Richmond's McArthurGlen Designer Outlet drew additional traffic near Vancouver's airport.
  
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• Thousands of BC Hydro customers still without power on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands - CHEK

  26-12-2018 21:48 via cheknews.ca
  Thousands of BC Hydro customers still without power on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands  CHEKNearly a week after a powerful windstorm left a trail of destruction on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, about 7000 BC Hydro customers are still without ...
  
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• Vancouver Canucks: Power rankings at end of 2018 - The Canuck Way

  26-12-2018 21:12 via thecanuckway.com
  Vancouver Canucks: Power rankings at end of 2018  The Canuck WayThe Vancouver Canucks are bracing for the start of 2019. Here is where they sit in power rankings as the year 2018 comes to a close.
  
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• Vancouver Boxing Day shoppers line up early for sales, but did they find deals? - Global News

  26-12-2018 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver Boxing Day shoppers line up early for sales, but did they find deals?  Global NewsThere was little in the way of lineups at Pacific Centre Mall, but Richmond's McArthurGlen Designer Outlet drew additional traffic near Vancouver's airport.
  
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• Boxing Day sales in Metro Vancouver

  26-12-2018 21:04
  Metro Vancouver shoppers were out in force looking for Boxing Day deals. Grace Ke reports.
  
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• New energy drink, brainstormed and made in Canada, celebrates 1-year anniversary

  26-12-2018 20:48
  West Kelowna resident Bryce Shewchuk came up with the idea of creating a new energy drink while working as a welder in the oil fields near Fort McMurray, Alta.
  
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• Vancouver police seek public's help in finding missing senior - Straight.com

  26-12-2018 20:24 via straight.com
  Vancouver police seek public's help in finding missing senior  Straight.comGlen McKim was last spotted walking on Lamey's Road near Birch Street, which is at the bottom of Fairview Slopes.
  
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• 7,000 still without power nearly a week after devastating windstorms

  26-12-2018 20:03 via vancouversun.com
  Power has been restored to “99 per cent” of people affected by massive windstorms in British Columbia last Thursday, leaving about 7,000 customers in the dark.
  B.C. Hydro says more than 900 crew members are working to repair the system.
  It says customers on Vancouver Island can expect to have their power back on by Dec. 27.
  Work in the #WhiskeyCreek / Hilliers area continues as we aim to restore power to these customers by the end of the day. Damage assessments were done by air and a
  
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• Five things to do on New Year's Eve - Vancouver Sun

  26-12-2018 20:02 via vancouversun.com
  Five things to do on New Year's Eve  Vancouver SunIn the mood to party? Here are five New Year's Eve events where you can greet 2019 in style.
  
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• Exploring change and transformation in The Metamorphosis at Vancouver Art Gallery - Vancouver Sun

  26-12-2018 20:02 via vancouversun.com
  Exploring change and transformation in The Metamorphosis at Vancouver Art Gallery  Vancouver SunThe VAG's The Metamorphosis is linked to Kafka's famous 1915 story through the idea of change, and shows 40 pieces from the gallery's collection, including ...
  
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• Q&A: Dino Archie gives comics a platform in Vancity Comedy Extravaganza - Vancouver Sun

  26-12-2018 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  Q&A: Dino Archie gives comics a platform in Vancity Comedy Extravaganza  Vancouver SunWe talk to comic Dino Archie about his annual showcase of comedic talent, and the difficulty of retiring from showbiz when no one knows you.
  
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• Kasey Wilson: A menu for a relaxed New Year's Eve - Vancouver Sun

  26-12-2018 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  Kasey Wilson: A menu for a relaxed New Year's Eve  Vancouver SunThis simple, hearty selection of dishes for a delicious meal with friends includes baby back ribs with tequila barbecue sauce and a *fresh*, citrusy dessert.
  
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• Classical music: VSO's history illustrated in new book - Vancouver Sun

  26-12-2018 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  Classical music: VSO's history illustrated in new book  Vancouver SunJust in time for the centennial in 2019, the Vancouver Symphony Society has published VSO 100: A century of Memorable Moments, an illustrated history.
  
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• Wine Guy: Year-end bubbles

  26-12-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  It’s the last column of the calendar, which of course means the new year is near. And as much as I proselytize the sensibility of serving sparkling wine throughout the months, I’m not too flat to recognize that New Year’s Eve continues to represent the biggest excuse for popping corks. Thus I end 2018 much as I have concluded many a year prior:, with some parting thoughts and a few (pressurized) bottled recommendations for ringing in the new year. Here’s to 2019!
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• The It List: 1901 Faux Fur Bow Coat

  26-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: 1901 Faux Fur Bow Coat
  Why we love it: Faux fur continues to be one of the top style stories of the season.
  And as more major fashion houses nix the real thing from their collections — Coach, Michael Kors and Gucci, to name a few, with French fashion house Chanel announcing recently it plans to ban fur and exotic skins from its collections going forward — the plush textiles are only going to get better.
  Case in point, this Faux Fur Bow Coat from the in-house brand 1
  
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• Side Dishes: Give while you get

  26-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Urban Fare’s 16-month calendar titled Recipe For Hope will benefit the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation.
  Admit it, it’s doubly nice to get something when you give out of goodness.
  Urban Fare has a 16-month calendar, Recipe for Hope, that’s perfect for the kitchen, with gorgeous photos by food photographer Tracey Kusiewicz and styling by Lawren Moneta. The calendars sell for $15 each and all proceeds will be donated to B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. (All foo
  
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• Q&A: Dino Archie gives comics a platform in Vancity Comedy Extravaganza

  26-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancity Comedy Extravaganza
  When: Jan 4, 8 p.m.
  Where: Vogue Theatre
  Tickets: $19.99 to $24.99, at dinoarchie.comGoing into its fourth edition, Vancity Comedy Extravaganza is comedian Dino Archie’s annual showcase of comedic talent.
  Archie — whose credits include Jimmy Kimmel Live, Adam Devine’s House Party On Comedy Central, winning Seattle International Comedy Competition in 2015, Just For Laughs New Faces, Kevin Hart’s LOL — is hosting a roster that includes Dave
  
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• Kasey Wilson: A menu for a relaxed New Year's Eve

  26-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  I don’t know how she managed it, but my mother always hosted a New Year’s Eve party and the next day served a family dinner for 12 with my grandmother and her siblings.
  Our Year’s Eve celebration was in the rumpus room, but on New Year’s Day we sat down in the dining room at a table set with Birks silver and the good dishes.
  My dad’s favourite dish was baby back ribs that Mom oven-roasted and served with a homemade barbecue sauce, hearty twice-baked potatoes and a g
  
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• Five things to do on New Year's Eve

  26-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  New Year’s Eve in Vancouver
  When: Dec. 31
  Where: various1. Countdown of Curiosities. In Countdown of Curiosities, the Crystalline Cabaret (whom you may recall from such productions as Dr.  Coppelius and Lunarium) brings together 10 acts from local groups such as Luciterra Dance, Pandora and the Locksmiths, Lost Girls Burlesque and The Darlings Cabaret. Dinner is included. (From 7 p.m. at Second Floor Eatery + Bar, Robson & Bute; tickets from $40 at eventbrite.ca)
  2. NYE Cirque Gal
  
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• Exploring change and transformation in The Metamorphosis at Vancouver Art Gallery

  26-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Metamorphosis
  When: Until March 17, 2019
  Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
  Tickets and info: vanartgallery.bc.caA current exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery takes its title from Franz Kafka’s novella about a man who wakes up to discover he’s turned into a giant insect.
  Rounding up 40 pieces from the gallery’s collection, the VAG’s The Metamorphosis is linked to Kafka’s famous 1915 story through the idea of change.
  “It’s a porous structure, from
  
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• Classical music: VSO's history illustrated in new book

  26-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What do Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Thomas Beechham, and Igor Stravinsky all have in common? They conducted the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
  These historic moments are part of an informative, occasionally irreverent, telling of the VSO story. Over the last two years an in-house team has looked back at the moments which define the ensemble.
  And a few weeks the VSO released a picture book — a family album, if you will — combining extensive historical images with commentar
  
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• Beauty Bar: No. 7 Airbrush Away Foundation

  26-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A skin-perfecting liquid foundation from the British brand No. 7, which is developed by the company Boots.
  Formulated with a special “Berryflux Vita” ingredient, the smoothing products are also hypo-allergenic and won’t clog pores. “Optical blurring powders” provide a velvety, radiant finish to smooth the complexion and reduce the appearance of any unevenness or imperfections.
  Available in nine skin tone-matching shades.
  What we say: With an light, liqui
  
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• Snow falling in the Okanagan

  26-12-2018 19:49
  Environment Canada is calling for two to four centimetres of snow in the Okanagan for Boxing Day.
  
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• 26 Giveaways That You Live In Vancouver - Populist

  26-12-2018 19:19 via thisispopulist.com
  26 Giveaways That You Live In Vancouver  PopulistVancouver, the 604, Vancity, whatever you call it, is one very unique city. Those of you not from Canada, we're the second largest country in the world, so that ...
  
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• Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth sits down with Global News for year-end interview

  26-12-2018 19:00
  Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth discusses his biggest achievements in 2018
  
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• LGBTQ2S+ stories that made the news in Vancouver in 2018

  26-12-2018 19:00
  
  ‘Year of the Queer’ and Elbow Room closure just two of the stories that made headlines this year
  
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• B.C. Public Safety minister working closely with Surrey to establish new police force

  26-12-2018 19:00
  Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth discusses Surrey scrapping the RCMP in year-end interview with Global reporter Richard Zussman
  
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• B.C. Public Safety minister says speed on green cameras won’t be set up until 2019

  26-12-2018 19:00
  Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth discusses road safety in year-end interview with Global reporter Richard Zussman
  
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• B.C. Public Safety minister says province is ‘trying to make improvements’ on fire response

  26-12-2018 19:00
  Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth discusses wildfire prevention in year-end interview with Global reporter Richard Zussman
  
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• Boxing Day savings on NYE Vancouver fireworks' indoor party - Daily Hive

  26-12-2018 17:58 via dailyhive.com
  Boxing Day savings on NYE Vancouver fireworks' indoor party  Daily HiveWith Christmas now behind us, the excitement is really starting to build up for Concord's New Year's Eve Vancouver's fireworks celebration.
  
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• IHIT on scene of reported shooting in North Vancouver

  26-12-2018 17:47 via vancouversun.com
  IHIT officers were at the scene Wednesday morning of a reported shooting of two people in North Vancouver.
  Police were called to 680 Seylynn Cres around 8:15 p.m. on Christmas night, and witnesses say one victim was taken to hospital, while the other died at the scene.More to come
  Police on scene of a reported shooting in North Vancouver on Christmas night.
  Police on scene of a reported shooting in North Vancouver on Christmas night.
  Police on scene of a reported shooting in North Vancouver on C
  
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• Francis Georgian’s favourite photos from 2018 - Vancouver Sun

  26-12-2018 17:01 via vancouversun.com
  Francis Georgian’s favourite photos from 2018  Vancouver SunPostmedia photographers are some of the best in the business. You can see why.
  
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• Francis Georgian’s favourite photos from 2018

  26-12-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Postmedia photographer Francis Georgian offers up some of his photos that he’s most proud of from the past year.
  Sandeep Johal was creating new murals under the Granville Street Bridge in the Chain & Forge, a new public area. Most people won’t realize the effect that local artists have in enhancing our lives. Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, Lens: EF11-24mm f/4L USM Setting: ISO 400, F 4.4, 1/160 sec, Focal length: 11mm.
  Around three hundred activists took part in an international
  
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• 3 ways to explore Mexico with kids this winter

  26-12-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Slowly sitting up, I squint my eyes and adjust my sunglasses, trying to focus on the four figures that move back and forth only steps from where I sit.
  My husband and three children are standing at the edge of the water on a white sand beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, waiting for the next big wave to approach.
  Suddenly, they rush towards the water as it washes up onto the shore, and then turn back towards me, just as a giant wave crashes forcefully at their feet. Giggles fill the air, followed
  
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• 55 things to do between Christmas and New Year's in Metro Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  26-12-2018 16:01 via vancouversun.com
  55 things to do between Christmas and New Year's in Metro Vancouver  Vancouver SunChristmas may be over but there are still plenty of things to do over the holiday break, including some great New Year's Eve bashes.
  
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• When Life Gives You Parkinson’s podcast recap — Christmas Greetings

  26-12-2018 16:00
  'When Life Gives You Parkinson’s' will return on Jan. 8 with a new episode focusing on Parkinson’s and fatherhood.
  
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• Here's why 2019 could be a bumpy year for education in Vancouver - Vancouver Courier

  26-12-2018 16:00 via vancourier.com
  Here's why 2019 could be a bumpy year for education in Vancouver  Vancouver CourierWhile this year had its highs and lows, by the time 2019 is over, 2018 could look like halcyon days.
  
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• Here’s why 2019 could be a bumpy year for education in Vancouver

  26-12-2018 16:00
  
  While this year had its highs and lows, by the time 2019 is over, 2018 could look like halcyon days.
  
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• Here's where to recycle your Christmas tree in Vancouver - Vancouver Courier

  26-12-2018 16:00 via vancourier.com
  Here's where to recycle your Christmas tree in Vancouver  Vancouver CourierWhat better way to end the Christmas season than to throw the centrepiece of festivities into a wood chipper — for a good cause, of course.
  
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