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• Okanagan flu season strikes early and hard

  27-12-2018 23:55
  Local doctor advises: If you have the flu, stay home and don’t spread it to others.
  
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• Warriors look to steal one from old buddy Small and his Bandits in Buffalo

  27-12-2018 23:48 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Warriors are seeing some old friends early this National Lacrosse League season.
  The Warriors, who faced off with franchise all-time-leading scorer Rhys Duch when they opened the campaign with a home-and-home set against the Calgary Roughnecks, are on the road Friday against a Buffalo Bandits team that features former Vancouver sniper Corey Small.
  Small was one of two runners-up for league most-valuable-player honours two years ago, when he scored 111 points and helped the then-Van
  
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• Runaway barges cause more than $1M in property damage, Vancouver police say - CBC News

  27-12-2018 23:34 via cbc.ca
  Runaway barges cause more than $1M in property damage, Vancouver police say  CBC NewsTwo heavy barges the size of soccer fields that broke loose of their moorings early Wednesday are believed to have caused at least $1 million in property ...
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Canucks drawing rave reviews for developing elite team game

  27-12-2018 23:30 via theprovince.com
  EDMONTON — Upon further review, the Vancouver Canucks are pretty good.
  The summation came from the always-quotable, sometimes-debatable Ken Hitchcock.
  While the calculating Edmonton Oilers coach was probably baiting the pre-game hook Thursday — extolling the virtues of a suffocating defence and the emergence of Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser — another look at the Dec. 16 game tape from Rogers Arena convinced him to do a double-take.
  “I don’t want to say I mis-spo
  
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• Downtown shoppers urged to donate blood to help with Yuletide supply

  27-12-2018 23:28 via vancouversun.com
  Neither emergency surgeries, anemia or hemophilia take the holidays off, alas, but blood donors do.
  This week in particular Canada Blood Services runs low on stores of donated blood, something Joban Bal and his friends would like to make you aware of.
  “This time of year there can be snow, there are regular donors who are on holiday with their families,” said Surrey native Bal, a third-year biology student at the University of B.C. who has rallied university and high school students f
  
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• B.C. Liberals still looking to retool under leader Andrew Wilkinson

  27-12-2018 23:25
  B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson is trying to address the same core issue all B.C. politicians are faced with solving: affordability.
  
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• B.C. drug overdose deaths on pace with 2017’s record tally

  27-12-2018 23:16
  In 2008, there were 183 recorded drug overdose deaths in B.C. As 2018 draws to a close, the province has recorded 1,380 illicit drug overdose deaths so far.
  
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• Drifting barges in Vancouver harbour cause $1M damage to boats, structures - CTV News

  27-12-2018 23:08 via ctvnews.ca
  Drifting barges in Vancouver harbour cause $1M damage to boats, structures  CTV NewsVANCOUVER -- Police say two barges that broke free from their moorings are estimated to have caused more than $1 million in damage after slamming into ...
  
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• 'It was apocalyptic:' Galiano Island dad chainsaws his way through storm debris

  27-12-2018 23:03 via vancouversun.com
  With uprooted trees smashed down across the road in front of and behind his already damaged truck, Eric Touchburn had to chainsaw his way through storm debris to reach his son’s Galiano Island elementary school to pick him up.
  “It was apocalyptic,” Touchburn said of last Thursday’s storm. “I thought: ‘We’re in something much bigger than us and we’re nothing. We’re infinitely small and the world of nature will do what it wants with us if we&rs
  
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• Man posing as surgeon asks patients for deposit at VGH

  27-12-2018 22:45 via vancouversun.com
  Health officials have issued an alert about a man posing as a surgeon asking patients to pay a deposit at Vancouver General Hospital.
  The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority alleges Asten Nguyen Phong Nguyen, posing as “Dr. Nguyen Nguyen,” has been advertising his services as a surgeon operating out of VGH, and asking patients to pay him a deposit for their surgery.
  Vancouver Coastal says the man has no affiliation with the health authority, he isn’t registered with the College
  
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• Bunny café a big hit in Vancouver, held over to Dec. 30 - Vancouver Courier

  27-12-2018 22:36 via vancourier.com
  Bunny café a big hit in Vancouver, held over to Dec. 30  Vancouver CourierCatfe, Vancouver's cat café, has been turned into the country's first-ever bunny café.
  
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• Bunny café a big hit in Vancouver, held over to Dec. 30

  27-12-2018 22:36
  
  Catfe, Vancouver’s cat café, has been turned into the country’s first-ever bunny café
  
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• Salt Spring Island rallies to support woman whose house burned down before Christmas

  27-12-2018 22:34
  Even amidst a windstorm that has kept the whole island in the dark for a week, everybody has jumped at the opportunity to help Edwina Badan, whose house burned down the day before Christmas.
  
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• Drifting barges in Vancouver harbour cause $1M damage to boats, structures - Vancouver Sun

  27-12-2018 22:34 via vancouversun.com
  Drifting barges in Vancouver harbour cause $1M damage to boats, structures  Vancouver SunPolice say two barges that broke free from their moorings are estimated to have caused more than $1 million in damage after slamming into boats and structures ...
  
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• Drifting barges in Vancouver harbour cause $1M damage to boats, structures

  27-12-2018 22:32 via vancouversun.com
  Police say two barges that broke free from their moorings are estimated to have caused more than $1 million in damage after slamming into boats and structures in Vancouver’s inner harbour.
  Sgt. Jason Robillard of Vancouver police says the barges are about the size of a soccer field and were loaded with containers.
  They broke free from their moorings in North Vancouver at about 5 a.m. on Boxing Day.
  The barges drifted across the Port of Vancouver’s shipping lanes and rammed into two b
  
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• Vancouver's pop-up bunny cafe has been extended yet again - Daily Hive

  27-12-2018 22:25 via dailyhive.com
  Vancouver's pop-up bunny cafe has been extended yet again  Daily HiveIt looks like business is hopping. Vancouver's popular pop-up bunny cafe has been extended yet again and will be running until December 30, 2018.
  
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• 13 awesome Vancouver food events to check out in January - Vancouver Is Awesome

  27-12-2018 22:14 via vancouverisawesome.com
  13 awesome Vancouver food events to check out in January  Vancouver Is AwesomeIf you like to make food and drink the focal point of fun, we've got 13 (and counting!) delicious food events happening in and around Vancouver this January.
  
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• Runaway barges in Coal Harbour cause over $1M in damage

  27-12-2018 21:56
  Vancouver police described the barges, which broke loose around 5 a.m., as “very heavy, loaded with containers and each about the size of a soccer field."
  
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• Runaway barges damage boats, structures in Coal Harbour

  27-12-2018 21:26
  
  Vancouver police, Transportation Safety Board investigating after barges became loose and drifted from North Vancouver
  
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• Chance of snow tonight in Metro Vancouver - Vancouver Courier

  27-12-2018 21:19 via vancourier.com
  Chance of snow tonight in Metro Vancouver  Vancouver CourierCoquitlam, the North Shore, and Burnaby Mountain may see a small amount of snowfall.
  
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• Chance of snow tonight in Metro Vancouver

  27-12-2018 21:19
  
  Coquitlam, the North Shore, and Burnaby Mountain may see a small amount of snowfall
  
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• 2018: The year in photos

  27-12-2018 21:14
  
  Vancouver Courier photographers Dan Toulgoet and Jennifer Gauthier brought stories to life with their vivid images. Scroll through the photo gallery for visual highlights of the past year.
  
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• Woman and 2 young children found unresponsive in Abbotsford

  27-12-2018 21:04
  A woman and two young children are in hospital after being found unresponsive in a vehicle in Abbotsford. Neetu Garcha reports.
  
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• Sweet! The Hot Chocolate Festival will warm up Vancouver in 2019 - Vancouver Is Awesome

  27-12-2018 21:04 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Sweet! The Hot Chocolate Festival will warm up Vancouver in 2019  Vancouver Is AwesomeNow in its ninth year, the delectably sweet Hot Chocolate Festival will fill Vancouver's mugs once again in January and February 2019.
  
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• B.C. overdose crisis continues with 120 suspected deaths in November

  27-12-2018 21:01 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — There were 120 suspected drug overdose deaths in British Columbia last month, representing a 13 per cent increase over the number of deaths in the same month last year.
  The B.C. Coroners Service says an average of four people died every day last month from an illicit drug overdose.
  The latest figures show 1,380 people died by overdose between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, 2018, almost exactly the same number of dead between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, 2017.
  The service says the majority of those
  
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• Vancouver man killed in early morning hit-and-run collision

  27-12-2018 20:58 via theprovince.com
  A 39-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run collision early Thursday morning in Vancouver.
  Shortly after 3 a.m., a passerby discovered a man who appeared to have been struck and seriously injured by a vehicle on Kingsway near Glenn Drive.
  The pedestrian, a Vancouver man, died shortly after being taken to hospital.
  Vancouver police spokesman Sgt. Jason Robillard says police believe that a vehicle was heading east on Kingsway when it struck the pedestrian and then left the scene.
  The driver
  
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• SFU professor found dead in Colombia

  27-12-2018 20:30 via vancouversun.com
  Family and friends have confirmed that a Simon Fraser University professor who disappeared in Colombia in early December has been found dead.
  Ramazan “Ramo” Gencay, an economics professor, was last seen in Medellin, Colombia, on Dec. 6. He was in the country to attend seminars at a local university.
  On Friday, Gencay’s wife Carole posted a message on Facebook saying her husband had died, adding he “suffered an untimely death” in Medellin.In an email sent to SFU staf
  
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• Alleged driver comes forward in hit and run that killed Vancouver man - CBC.ca

  27-12-2018 20:30 via cbc.ca
  Alleged driver comes forward in hit and run that killed Vancouver man  CBC.caPolice received a call around 3 a.m. PT Thursday from a passerby who reported discovering a man suffering from serious injuries on Kingsway near Glen Drive.
  
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• Enbridge gets $14.7M federal refund over Northern Gateway pipeline project

  27-12-2018 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Enbridge is getting a $14.7-million refund on fees it paid Canada’s federal energy regulator for a pipeline it won’t build.
  The Northern Gateway pipeline was supposed to connect Alberta’s oilpatch to a port in Kitimat, B.C., but the plan came apart when the federal Liberals banned tanker traffic from British Columbia’s northern coast.
  Without oil tankers to serve the port, there was no point in sending Alberta bitumen to Kitimat and the project died in 2016
  
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• Enbridge to receive $14.7M refund over scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline

  27-12-2018 20:11
  The Northern Gateway pipeline was supposed to connect Alberta's oilpatch to a port in Kitimat, B.C., but the plan came apart when the federal Liberals banned tanker traffic from British Columbia's northern coast.
  
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• Hydro to be restored to Vancouver Island customers by Thursday night: BC Hydro

  27-12-2018 20:09
  More than 30 crews continue to work around the clock to resolve outages on other hard-hit Gulf Islands, and BC Hydro says electricity should be on between Friday and Sunday.
  
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• Vancouver police investigate hit-and-run death of pedestrian

  27-12-2018 20:07
  Police are urging the driver to come forward.
  
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• 2018: The Year in Quotes

  27-12-2018 20:06
  
  Here’s a small sampling of some of the more interesting things people said to us over the past year.
  
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• Vancouver man killed in hit-and-run

  27-12-2018 20:02
  
  The 39-year-old victim died shortly after being taken to hospital early Thursday morning
  
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• New Year's Eve: Count down 2018, kick off 2019 with these simply delicious recipes

  27-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  With heaping holiday dinners behind us, there’s just one celebration left that may require a little extra time in the kitchen: New Year’s Eve.
  Rather than weigh down the party atmosphere with hulking main dishes and seated dining setups, why not consider passing around simple-and-delicious appetizers to ring in 2019?
  We’ve asked a few Vancouver chefs to cook up their favourite share-ables to serve this New Year’s Eve, so you don’t have to stress about what you&rsquo
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Your guide to bubbles for New Year's Eve

  27-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s been a tumultuous year around the globe  — from politics to weather and everything in between.
  It’s been no different in the wine business, where climate change and tariffs have added to a long list of events that can conspire to make any vintage a challenge for growers and owners. Yet producers persevere, and consumers continue to discover the wonders of wine, and the juice keeps flowing.
  With New Year’s Eve looming, we turn our attention to the universal wine
  
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• Adopt-A-School: Eastside school needs funds to help feed kids

  27-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Sometimes it’s the parents who admit they aren’t keeping a safe distance from hunger.
  But mostly it’s the children who tell the tale, says Vanessa Mani, the Enhanced Services worker at Lord Selkirk Elementary in East Vancouver.
  “I have to deal with parents in tears,” said Mani.
  ”But the children will say things like: ‘Miss Mani we don’t have enough to eat. Miss Mani we don’t have any food. Miss Mani I was real hungry last night’ or &lsq
  
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• ‘They’re not redeeming your coupon for you?’: B.C.’s 10 dumbest 911 calls of 2018

  27-12-2018 19:29
  E-comm, a service which handles more than 1-million calls from across the province each year, has released its annual top-10 list of nuisance calls.
  
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• Consumer complaints top list of 911 head scratchers of 2018

  27-12-2018 19:23 via vancouversun.com
  If your 24-hour fast food joint isn’t open, please don’t call 911 to complain.
  What if the gas station attendant puts the wrong fuel in your car? OK that might be frustrating, but don’t call 911.
  As puzzling as these scenarios sound, they were real calls logged to the 911 emergency phone line in 2018.
  E-Comm, B.C.’s largest 911 call centre, released its annual Top 10 list of 911 head scratchers Thursday, with consumer complaints leading the way.
  While the list may seem hu
  
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• UPDATED: Elderly Vancouver man missing since Christmas Day

  27-12-2018 19:21
  
  Glen McKim, 75, was last seen on Lamey’s Road near Birch Street just before 7 p.m.
  
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• No grain in the rain as Vancouver export ships unable to load

  27-12-2018 19:05 via vancouversun.com
  As Canadian grain companies spend millions to upgrade and build new export terminals in Vancouver, a new problem is threatening to cause transportation bottlenecks at the nation’s largest port: vessels can’t load grain in the rain. And it rains a lot in Vancouver.
  In Canada’s wettest major city, the practice of loading ocean-bound vessels with grain in rainy weather has been halted since January amid safety concerns for marine crews. Every time there’s a wet period, crews
  
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• Seahawks trying to match NFL record for fewest turnovers

  27-12-2018 19:01 via theprovince.com
  RENTON, Wash. — Of all the records the Seattle Seahawks have accomplished during Pete Carroll’s tenure, he may not be more proud than what they can accomplish this week.
  The Seahawks enter Week 17 having committed just 10 turnovers all season, with five of those coming in the first two weeks in losses to Denver and Chicago. If Seattle can make it through the regular-season finale against Arizona without committing a turnover, it would join the 2010 New England Patriots and 2011 San F
  
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• Liberal leader Andrews Wilkinson explains why he got into politics

  27-12-2018 19:00
  Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson discusses his vision for the province in year-end interview with Global reporter Richard Zussman
  
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• Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson sits down for a year end interview with Global News

  27-12-2018 19:00
  Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson tells Global News reporter Richard Zussman that the NDP is not properly addressing the economy
  
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• B.C. Liberals worried speculation tax won’t lead to more housing supply

  27-12-2018 19:00
  Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson discusses speculation tax in year-end interview with Global reporter Richard Zussman
  
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• B.C. Liberals say B.C. needs to look around the world for ‘better model’ for car insurance

  27-12-2018 19:00
  Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson discusses future of ICBC in year-end interview with Global reporter Richard Zussman
  
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• No grain in the rain as Vancouver export ships unable to load - Vancouver Sun

  27-12-2018 18:54 via vancouversun.com
  No grain in the rain as Vancouver export ships unable to load  Vancouver SunIn Canada's wettest city, Vancouver, the practice of loading ocean-bound vessels with grain in rainy weather has been halted since January.
  
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• Somali refugee takes amazing road from refugee camps to Victoria city council

  27-12-2018 18:48 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — It was one of the happiest days of his life, but Sharmarke Dubow says he was paralyzed with emotion the day he was sworn in as a member of Victoria city council.
  Dubow said he couldn’t smile and his words were a barely audible mumble as he reflected back on his journey from Somalia’s civil war to a refugee camp in Kenya and finally to Victoria City Hall.
  Now, Dubow, 35, who was born on Christmas Day, can’t stop smiling or talking.
  He became a Canadian citizen o
  
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• “It was apocalyptic": Galiano Island dad chainsaws his way through storm debris

  27-12-2018 18:41 via vancouversun.com
  With uprooted trees smashed down across the road in front of and behind his already damaged truck, Eric Touchburn had to chainsaw his way through storm debris to reach his son’s Galiano Island elementary school to pick him up.
  “It was apocalyptic,” Touchburn said of last Thursday’s storm. “I thought: ‘We’re in something much bigger than us and we’re nothing. We’re infinitely small and the world of nature will do what it wants with us if we&rs
  
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• Vancouver's first retail cannabis store to open this weekend - Daily Hive

  27-12-2018 18:37 via dailyhive.com
  Vancouver's first retail cannabis store to open this weekend  Daily HiveIt's a big step for retail cannabis sales in the Lower Mainland, as Evergreen Cannabis Society will re-open this weekend as Vancouver's first licensed shop.
  
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