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• Havana New Year

  30-12-2018 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  Reuben Major, from Havana Vancouver, shows you how to add a Cuban flair to your New Year’s celebrations.
  
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• Langley deputy fire chief gives update on fatal train accident

  30-12-2018 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  Deputy Fire Chief Brian Godlonton provides more details on a collision between a train and a car at a marked crossing in Langley on Sunday that left an elderly couple dead.
  
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• Vavenby under Do Not Use order after semi crash spills diesel

  30-12-2018 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  Interior Health said the Vavenby Community Water System, which serves 124 homes, is under a Do Not Use order.
  
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• Operator shortage drives HandyDart complaints up in 2018

  30-12-2018 21:41 via vancouversun.com
  A shortage of drivers and dispatchers has led to a surge in the number of complaints over the past year from users of HandyDart, the door-to-door shared ride service for people with disabilities.
  “The last year, it has been like hell,” said Beth McKellar, a regular user of the service and co-chair of the HandyDart Riders’ Alliance.
  Statistics published on the website of TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s transit authority, show that during each month of 2018 for which informati
  
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• Vancouver real estate slowdown expected to persist in 2019 as cooling measures take hold - The Globe and Mail

  30-12-2018 21:21 via theglobeandmail.com
  Vancouver real estate slowdown expected to persist in 2019 as cooling measures take hold  The Globe and MailThe B.C. government's measures designed to cool off the Vancouver region's housing market will take full effect in 2019, setting the stage for a continuation of ...
  
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• Recipe: Cuban-style cohiba sauce

  30-12-2018 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  Are you having people over for New Year's Eve and looking for options for appetizers?
  
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• "We're holding each other up:" Kasatkins continue to seek justice for daughter

  30-12-2018 21:10 via vancouversun.com
  Two years ago Al and Kathy Kasatkin lost contact with their daughter Kimberlee.
  The mother of two was living in Peru with her common-law husband, Christopher Franz Bettocchi, who claimed she’d abandoned him and their children. A few months later, police charged him with murder.
  Since then, the Abbotsford couple has been to Peru almost half a dozen times, seeking justice for Kimberlee.
  They had hoped her husband’s murder trial would begin in January, but they’ve been told a date
  
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• Fatal collision between train and car in Langley

  30-12-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  An elderly couple is dead after a train collided with their car at a marked crossing in Langley on Sunday.
  
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• Warriors’ GM pledges patience for this NLL season

  30-12-2018 20:47 via theprovince.com
  General manager Dan Richardson says that Vancouver Warriors won’t be pulled away from the big-picture game plan.
  “Nobody is close to pushing the panic button,” explained Richardson, whose National Lacrosse League club is off to a 1-2 start after dropping a 16-10 decision to the Buffalo Bandits on the road on Friday. “We have to be patient. The coaches will continue to stress sticking with the process.
  “We’re a young, rebuilding team.”
  Richardson did say
  
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• New Year’s Eve décor

  30-12-2018 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Interior designer, Karla Dreyer, shares her suggestions for some last minute New Year’s Eve decorations.
  
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• Couple killed after vehicle hit by train in Langley on Sunday

  30-12-2018 20:31 via vancouversun.com
  A couple is dead after being hit by a train in Langley on Sunday morning.
  According to Langley RCMP, the vehicle was located on the tracks near Glover Road and the Langley Bypass when it was struck by a Canadian National Railway train around 9:40 a.m. on Sunday.
  The tracks are owned by Canadian Pacific Railway.
  “It’s a very busy train intersection with the Langley Bypass and well-guarded with flashing lights and bars that come down,” said Staff Sgt. David Brown.
  “Somehow
  
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• Tour D’Afrique

  30-12-2018 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  Jay is joined by Vikas Patel, who is about to embark on a journey of a lifetime; cycling through Africa for charity.
  
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• Ask an Expert: New Year’s resolutions

  30-12-2018 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  It’s almost New Year’s which means time for resolutions. Dr. Divi Chandna joins Jenn Palma with some unconventional ones to make.
  
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• 'I want to be put back into the air': Squamish BASE jumper still adventuring after death

  30-12-2018 20:02 via vancouversun.com
  Mike Racicot kept a letter with one request should he die: “I want to be put back into the air.”
  The five-page handwritten missive the elite BASE jumper had left at his home in British Columbia had instructions on what to do with his possessions and his beloved dog, a 10-year-old boxer called Taco.
  “Treehouse” Mike Racicot poses in his wingsuit.
  The 37-year-old — known as “Treehouse Mike” — died on July 26 while on a wingsuit flight in Switzerland.
  
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• Elderly couple killed in collision between train, car in Langley

  30-12-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Staff Sgt. David Brown with the Langley RCMP said a small, older-model car somehow got onto the tracks when a westbound train was coming.
  
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• Surrey RCMP issue reminder not to drink and drive on New Year's Eve

  30-12-2018 19:32 via vancouversun.com
  If you plan to celebrate New Year’s Eve with a bit of bubbly, make sure you’ve got your ride sorted before the first clink of the evening.
  Local law enforcement will be conducting Counter-Attack road checks this weekend to ensure revellers aren’t drinking and driving and putting themselves and others at risk.
  Surrey RCMP is among those that will be conducting the road checks at several locations on Sunday evening to target impaired drivers. Checks were also conducted on Saturda
  
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• New Year traditions: Parties, polar bear swims and paying more taxes

  30-12-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Happy New Year to the tax collectors. Expect to pay more for gas and CPP premiums and maybe property taxes, but less for EI premiums in 2019.
  And overall, combined income and payroll taxes are going up next year for all British Columbians earning between $30,000 and $200,000 a year, single or married with kids, except for one low-income category, according to a report by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
  And a new employer health tax comes into affect on Jan. 1 to replace MSP premiums, so Briti
  
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• B.C. Environment minister still concerned about safe movement of bitumen through B.C.

  30-12-2018 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Minister George Heyman discusses the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in year-end interview with Global reporter Richard Zussman
  
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• B.C. Attorney General David Eby says there is a ‘real gap’ to deal with money laundering crimes

  30-12-2018 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. Attorney General David Eby discusses money laundering in year-end interview with Global reporter Richard Zussman
  
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• B.C. Attorney General David Eby says ICBC savings should come in the next year

  30-12-2018 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. Attorney General David Eby discusses ICBC in year-end interview with Global reporter Richard Zussman
  
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• Attorney General David Eby sits down to discuss 2018 with Global News

  30-12-2018 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  Attorney General David Eby speaks to Global News online reporter Richard Zussman about his busy 2018
  
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• Goalies shine as Kelowna Rockets best Kamloops Blazers in 2-1 decision

  30-12-2018 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  With Saturday night's win, the Rockets split a two-game home-and-home series with the Blazers.
  
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• Vancouver restaurant, chowdery open but kitchen still closed after alleged rat soup incident

  30-12-2018 18:20 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Coastal Health has rescinded a closure order for Mamie Taylor’s restaurant after a rat was allegedly found in a bowl of clam chowder prepared in a commissary kitchen in the building’s basement.
  The kitchen was leased to Crab Park Chowdery, a rustic-style café in Gastown that serves clam chowder and soup in sourdough bread bowls. On Thursday, a Crab Park Chowdery customer posted an Instagram video showing a dripping rat being pulled from a bread bowl, settin
  
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• Vancouver weather: Sunny and clear skies to round out the year - Vancouver Sun

  30-12-2018 17:52 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver weather: Sunny and clear skies to round out the year  Vancouver SunSunday's weather looks to be mainly sunny and clear, an outlook we should all take with us into the new year.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Sunny and clear skies to round out the year

  30-12-2018 17:51 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Dec. 20, 2018 – Sunday’s weather looks to be mainly sunny and clear, an outlook we should all take with us into the new year.
  Temperatures will drop on Tuesday with more rain set to hit the region throughout the first week of the new year but hey. Let’s cherish the last remaining rays of sunshine 2018 has to offer.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Mainly sunny, temperatures steady near 6 degrees.
  Tonight: Clear, low of zero.
  Tomorrow: Sunny, high of plus 3.
  
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• Alleged domestic assault in downtown Vancouver leaves one person in hospital, one person in jail

  30-12-2018 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver Police say it happened just after midnight at a residence near Main Street and Powell Street.
  
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• ‘I was surprised’: Coldstream composer, conductor to join Order of Canada

  30-12-2018 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  Imant Raminsh is among 103 Canadians set to be appointed to the Order of Canada.
  
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• Vancouver Island man wins $120000 court award in lawsuit over police brutality - Straight.com

  30-12-2018 17:12 via straight.com
  Vancouver Island man wins $120000 court award in lawsuit over police brutality  Straight.comJustice Ian Meicklem ruled that a Saanich constable committed the tort of assault.
  
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• UBC is the ninth most filmed location in the world: report

  30-12-2018 17:00
  
  Vancouver has a booming film industry – but how does it compare to other cities around the world?
  
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• UBC is the 9th most filmed location in the world: report

  30-12-2018 17:00
  
  Vancouver has a booming film industry – but how does it compare to other cities around the world?
  
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• Top 10 golf courses to tee it up in the Caribbean

  30-12-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  All the key ingredients are here: sugary sand beaches, turquoise waters, cheek-caressing trade winds and golf sunny-side up. No two islands are alike and the mix of cultures and races give the Caribbean a unique style in cuisine, music, architecture and language.
  From Barbados to the Bahamas, top-drawer layouts bear the stamps of noted architects such as Robert Trent Jones, Pete Dye, Greg Norman and Tom Fazio.
  Here are 10 of the best Caribbean courses to tee it up …READ MORE: Planning a t
  
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• Alleged domestic assault in downtown Vancouver leaves one person in hospital, one person in jail - Global News

  30-12-2018 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  Alleged domestic assault in downtown Vancouver leaves one person in hospital, one person in jail  Global NewsOne person is in hospital in critical condition following an alleged domestic assault between two people in downtown Vancouver.
  
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• Vancouver space centre to host super blood wolf moon viewing party

  30-12-2018 16:28
  
  Watch the super blood wolf moon total lunar eclipse up close next month
  
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• The Morning After Vancouver: One Is Better Than None - Matchsticks and Gasoline

  30-12-2018 16:14 via matchsticksandgasoline.com
  The Morning After Vancouver: One Is Better Than None  Matchsticks and GasolineCalgary's OT loss put them in a tie for first place in the Western Conference.
  
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• Alex Edler scores OT winner to lead Vancouver Canucks to 3-2 victory over Flames

  30-12-2018 15:55 via globalnews.ca
  Edler scored the overtime winner, had an assist and led both teams with more than 27 minutes of ice time as the Canucks defeated the Calgary Flames.
  
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• Canucks Post Game: Edler’s rising value, Pettersson’s persistence, Markstrom’s mantra

  30-12-2018 08:31 via theprovince.com
  CALGARY — Points to ponder as Alex Edler turned back the clock, Elias Pettersson turned the momentum around and Jacob Markstrom turned in another strong effort, as the Canucks claimed a 3-2 overtime win over the Flames on Saturday to open their six-game road trip with two consecutive wins:
  Edler’s value keeps on rising
  Alex Edler was coming off a monster effort in Edmonton on Thursday in which the veteran defenceman had two assists, 11 hits and six blocked shots in 25:51 of ice time.
  
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• Pick-up crashes into traffic signal pole in Pitt Meadows; driver in hospital

  30-12-2018 07:39 via globalnews.ca
  Emergency responders have taken the driver of a crashed pick-up truck to hospital after his vehicle hit a traffic signal pole in Pitt Meadows Saturday night. It happened around 9:30 pm at the corner of Lougheed Highway & Park Road. Firefighters used the jaws of life to free the trapped driver. The driver’s condition is...
  
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• Canucks 3, Flames 2 (OT): Pettersson’s magic, Markstrom’s moxie fuel victory

  30-12-2018 06:49 via theprovince.com
  CALGARY — The Petey-O-Meter is impressive. It’s also inspirational.
  With every point-producing outing, we’re reminded of the elite company that the electric Elias Pettersson is keeping. Only four players had more points than the Vancouver Canucks rookie centre after their first 34 career games.
  His 38 points were one better than Sergei Fedorov and Evgeni Malkin, who burst into instant prominence in the 1990-91 and 2006-07 seasons respectively, and Pettersson is drawing all kind
  
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• Canada 5, Czech Republic 1: DiPietro stands tall when needed as Canada improves to 3-0

  30-12-2018 05:56 via theprovince.com
  Michael DiPietro is starting to look right at home at Rogers Arena.
  The Vancouver Canucks prospect is a temporary tenant for the time being as part of Team Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship. On Saturday, DiPietro made three dazzling stops early in the second period with Canada leading the Czech Republic 3-1. He finished with 23 saves in a 5-1 win that improved coach Tim Hunter’s team to 3-0 in preliminary round play.
  Canada wraps up pool play by taking on the Russians on New Y
  
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• Vancouver restaurant in same building as kitchen linked to rat soup video reopens - CBC.ca

  30-12-2018 04:44 via cbc.ca
  Vancouver restaurant in same building as kitchen linked to rat soup video reopens  CBC.caMamie Taylor's re-opens for business, while the basement kitchen on its premises associated with the viral video of a rat found in chowder remains closed.
  
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• Cutting alcohol can help you butt out

  30-12-2018 04:22 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• ributes pour in for former journalist and B.C. coroner

  30-12-2018 04:21 via globalnews.ca
  Barb McLintock is being remembered after her sudden death from thyroid cancer. Keith Baldrey remembers.
  
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• Woman in her 50s critically injured in Surrey crash

  30-12-2018 04:18 via globalnews.ca
  The woman was rushed to hospital after being struck at a Surrey intersection. As Julia Foy reports, it may have all began when she tried to catch the bus.
  
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• Young British Columbians gather for the BC Youth Parliament

  30-12-2018 04:15 via globalnews.ca
  For the past 90 years, young British Columbians have taken part in the BC Youth Parliament over the holiday season. As Richard Zussman explains, it isn’t just about playing politician. It’s all about making real change.
  
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• Vancouver restaurants sever ties after rat spat

  30-12-2018 04:15 via globalnews.ca
  The owner of Mamie Taylor’s says the company has now cut all ties with Crab Park Chowdery after a rodent somehow ends up in a bowl of soup. As Jill Bennett reports, Mamie Taylor’s claims their business became collateral damage after the incident.
  
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• Winter’s wrath hits parts of B.C.

  30-12-2018 04:12 via globalnews.ca
  Strong winds once again caused problems in B.C. But some in the Interior are happy with the heavy snowfall this holiday week. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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• New Year’s Eve taxi crunch​

  30-12-2018 04:12 via globalnews.ca
  With no ridesharing in B.C., will taxis and transit be able to keep up with demand this year? Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• Young filmmaker's Downtown Eastside documentary debuts, fittingly, at Italian Film Festival

  30-12-2018 03:57 via vancouversun.com
  Not often does an interview include high-fives and hugs goodbye, but that’s Ruggero Romano. Pieno di vita, you might say.
  The 22-year-old Torino native’s debut feature-length film, a 67-minute documentary on artists and community in the Downtown Eastside called V6A, debuts at the Italian Film Festival at Vancity Theatre on Jan. 6.
  The Vancouver Film School graduate’s docu was a journey that began with volunteering at the Carnegie Community Centre:
  Q: You left Italy to pursue yo
  
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• World juniors in Vancouver draws Team Canada fans from far and wide - Toronto Star

  30-12-2018 03:51 via thestar.com
  World juniors in Vancouver draws Team Canada fans from far and wide  Toronto StarThe international tournament brings back 2010 Olympic memories to Vancouver sports fans.
  
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• B.C. businesses cash in on world juniors crowds - CTV News

  30-12-2018 03:46 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  B.C. businesses cash in on world juniors crowds  CTV NewsHockey fans are anticipated to bring millions to the host cities of the World Junior Hockey Championship over the 10 days.
  
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