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• Expansion Seals squeak one out against Warriors

  20-01-2019 23:47 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Warriors couldn’t take advantage of a team playing on back-to-back nights.
  The expansion San Diego Seals (4-2) scored three of the four goals in the fourth quarter to secure a 11-10 win over the Warriors (1-5) Saturday before an announced crowd of 6,051 at Rogers Arena.
  San Diego was coming off a 15-9 home win over the Calgary Roughnecks on Friday. The Seals and the Philadelphia Wings joined the National Lacrosse League for this season, upping the winter box circuit to 1
  
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• Theatre review: A Prayer for Owen Meany serves up faith with absurdist comedy

  20-01-2019 23:37 via vancouversun.com
  A Prayer for Owen Meany
  When: To Feb. 9
  Where: Pacific Theatre
  Tickets & Info: $20-$36.50 at pacifictheatre.orgJohn Irving’s 1989 novel A Prayer for Owen Meany tells the story of how narrator John Wheelwright’s strange schoolfriend Owen, a small boy with a squeaky voice, gave him the gift of Christian faith. Simon Bent’s theatrical adaptation of the novel seems an ideal fit for faith-based Pacific Theatre.
  In the play John narrates a series of flashbacks to the 1950s a
  
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• Canucks prospect Jett Woo adding fancy passing highlights to his heavy hitting clips

  20-01-2019 23:29 via theprovince.com
  Jett Woo’s adding some refinement to his game.
  The Vancouver Canucks prospect isn’t playing with a pinky sticking out, like he’s drinking afternoon tea. The 18-year-old Winnipeg native, who’s been characterized as a hard-nosed, stay-at-home defenceman since the Canucks used a second-round draft pick on him last June, is showing off more of an offensive upside this season with the Moose Jaw Warriors, including helping run their power play.
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• 12 bald eagles poisoned on Vancouver Island

  20-01-2019 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  Six bald eagles are dead and six others sick after being poisoned in the North Cowichan region. Advocates believe they scavenged a euthanized farm animal that was improperly disposed of.
  
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• YVR’s towering figure looks back fondly on 30-plus years directing air traffic

  20-01-2019 23:06 via vancouversun.com
  Not many offices afford the view Brent Bell’s former workplace does.
  Sure, lots of people can see ski runs on Grouse and Cypress mountains from out their back window or see Mt. Baker from their balcony. Or maybe they can see the Vancouver Island Ranges if there’s no fog over the Strait of Georgia.
  But Bell’s former professional haunt, where he managed the air traffic control tower at the Vancouver International Airport for 11 years, looks out at them all, with the bonus of bein
  
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• Why some elected Wet’suwet’en councils signed agreements with Coastal GasLink

  20-01-2019 22:32 via vancouversun.com
  SMITHERS — It was a difficult decision to sign a benefit sharing agreement with Coastal GasLink that would allow for a natural gas pipeline through the Wet’suwet’en territory, but a necessary one, an elected band council member says.
  Joseph Skin is with the Skin Tyee band, a community of about 180 people within the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, and said many members live in “poverty” on the reserve and the agreement offered an opportunity for a better futur
  
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• Vancouver nurse with $53000 in student loans has given up on home ownership - The Globe and Mail

  20-01-2019 22:23
  Vancouver nurse with $53000 in student loans has given up on home ownership  The Globe and Mail'The student loan is a huge thing for me. My goal is to pay it down faster. I'd like to own a car,' says 35-year-old Oliver.
  
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• David Suzuki's pro-Pit Pub essay helps celebrate 50 years on UBC campus

  20-01-2019 21:59 via vancouversun.com
  David Suzuki has made a career out of stirring the pot as a scientist, environmentalist and TV host.
  Lesser known is the impact he had on drinkers at the University of British Columbia.
  In Oct. 1968, Suzuki wrote an opinion piece for UBC Reports titled “What This Campus Need Is A Pub.”
  It was slightly tongue in cheek: One of his arguments was “the passions of commitment to reactionary or revolutionary ideals would be tempered by the effects of alcohol.”
  But it struck a ch
  
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• Huge crowds pack Pitt Meadows’ iconic Roosters Cabaret for closing weekend

  20-01-2019 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  The local institution is shutting its doors for good on Sunday night, after more than two decades in business.
  
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• Tower of trash at Abbotsford recycling facility leads to complaints, inspections

  20-01-2019 21:03 via vancouversun.com
  The owner of an Abbotsford garbage and recycling facility is vowing to have the site cleaned up by the end of February after a Ministry of Environment inspection found several toxic chemicals escaping into a nearby watercourse.
  Capt’n Crunch Recycling owner Rochelle Pemble said the massive pile of trash at her business on Vye Road will shrink next month as she plans to start shipping garbage to the United States. The business is also in the process of constructing better sorting facil
  
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• Haida Gwaii home to a distinct but vulnerable pocket of northern goshawks - Vancouver Sun

  20-01-2019 20:57
  Haida Gwaii home to a distinct but vulnerable pocket of northern goshawks  Vancouver SunA new study by UBC researchers has found that Haida Gwaii's population of northern goshawks are the last remnant of a highly distinct genetic cluster of the ...
  
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• Haida Gwaii home to a distinct but vulnerable pocket of northern goshawks

  20-01-2019 20:57 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A new study by University of British Columbia researchers has found that Haida Gwaii’s population of northern goshawks are the last remnant of a highly distinct genetic cluster of the birds.
  Researchers estimate the population of birds may have been evolving separately on Haida Gwaii for 20,000 years.
  Armando Geraldes, who co-led the study, says apart from having a different genome, these birds also look different — they are darker in colour than other goshawks.
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• The Bailey Experience

  20-01-2019 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  Jay sits down with Adam Scorgie and Michael Hamilton to discuss their new documentary ‘The Bailey Experience’.
  
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• PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

  20-01-2019 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  Coleen learns more about this year’s PuSh International Performing Arts Festival.
  
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• Vancouver Island poisoning kills 6 eagles, sickens 6 others

  20-01-2019 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  The first sick birds turned up on Wednesday. By Saturday, the Raptor Rescue Centre had found a dozen.
  
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• Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips

  20-01-2019 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  Assistant Chief Rick Cheung and Captain Jonathan Gormick, from Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, talk about the dangers of Carbon Monoxide.
  
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• Vancouver Climate Emergency

  20-01-2019 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  Coleen Christie is joined by Vancouver city councillor, Christine Boyle, to discuss the recent motion to pass a climate emergency.
  
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• Tall timber towers taking root in Canada as builders look to go green

  20-01-2019 20:37 via vancouversun.com
  TORONTO — Six years ago Vancouver architect Michael Green took the stage at a TED conference and called for an global era of wood-framed skyscrapers.
  Some were skeptical.
  “People really thought I was an idiot,” said Green in a recent interview.“I got constant comments from my peers just saying this guy didn’t know what he was talking about, this will never happen, the construction industry doesn’t change. And look at it now, it’s made a massive amount of
  
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• Mortgage rates expected to drop

  20-01-2019 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  The Royal Bank of Canada has become the first of the major banks to lower its posted interest rate for five-year fixed-term mortgages, a move that has been widely anticipated amid tumbling bond yields. Mortgage & investment advisor Peter Kinch joined Jennifer Palma on BC1 to discuss.
  
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• Drug users launch speakers bureau targeting organizations, businesses, and educators

  20-01-2019 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  A team of current and former drug users have joined forces with megaphone Magazine to form a Speakers Bureau. Megaphone’s Executive Director, Jessica Hannon and James Witwicki, Megaphone speaker and vendor joined Jennifer Palma on BC1 to talk about the Speakers Bureau initiative.
  
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• Kelowna’s Kelsey Serwa takes bronze at World Cup ski cross

  20-01-2019 20:05 via theprovince.com
  IDRE FJALL, Sweden — Canadians Britt Phelan, Kelsey Serwa, and Marielle Thompson raced into the World Cup big final in ski cross action on Sunday, placing second, third, and fourth, respectively.
  Switzerland’s Fanny Smith took gold. The trip to the podium was the first of the season for Phelan, from Mont-Tremblant, Que., and Serwa, from Kelowna.
  “I was really hoping to stay in touch with the group, and get on the draft and ski perfectly, get on their back sides to the bottom. I
  
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• Livestream: Watch tonight's super wolf blood moon online

  20-01-2019 19:58 via vancouversun.com
  It’s a fact of life in Vancouver that there’s always a chance of rain or cloud, no matter how well an event is planned.
  Tonight’s (Jan. 20, 2019) super blood wolf moon is no different. If weather puts a damper on your plans to watch the lunar eclipse – or maybe you’d rather watch from the comfort of your living room or haven’t got a good view from where you’re located – you can follow a livestream of the event right here on our website.
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• Vancouver weather: Mix of sun and cloud - Vancouver Sun

  20-01-2019 19:19
  Vancouver weather: Mix of sun and cloud  Vancouver SunThe dry skies continue into Monday but beyond that, there's a chance of rain through to the weekend.
  
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• Five things to know about tonight's lunar eclipse - Vancouver Sun

  20-01-2019 19:17
  Five things to know about tonight's lunar eclipse  Vancouver SunStargazers will be in for a treat on Sunday night, when the total lunar eclipse and super moon will light up the sky over Metro Vancouver. The moon will turn a ...
  
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• Anatomy of tonight's super blood wolf moon

  20-01-2019 18:52 via vancouversun.com
  On Sunday, Jan. 20, North America will witness a rare lunar eclipse caused by the alignment of three factors: it is the year’s first full moon (wolf moon), the moon is at its closest distance to the earth (super moon), and a total lunar eclipse (blood moon).
  Combined, this will make the moon appear larger, brighter and ‘blood’-red in the sky.
  The phases of a total lunar eclipse.
  There will only be three super wolf blood moons this century, according to Kat Kelly, an astronomer
  
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• Underdog Kelowna Rockets beat the league’s best team in a shootout

  20-01-2019 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  The crowd was on their feet cheeringwhen Kelowna Rockets' goalie Roman Basran deflected the Prince Albert Raiders' final shootout attempt.
  
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• Vancouver Public Library calls for better access, pricing to e-books

  20-01-2019 18:29 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Public Library is among those calling on publishers to lower their prices and up access to e-books and e-audiobooks for Canadian libraries.
  “More and more patrons are looking for books in an electronic format, and we are challenged to provide them due to the access limitations and high prices imposed by the multinational publishers,” said Kay Cahill, VPL’s director of collections and technology.
  As a result, Cahill and the VPL are joining the list of Canadian libr
  
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• Vancouver City Council approves two new buildings with 79 rental homes - Daily Hive

  20-01-2019 18:14
  Vancouver City Council approves two new buildings with 79 rental homes  Daily HiveLate last week, Vancouver City Council approved two rental housing projects during the first public hearing of their term.
  
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• 5 awesome Vancouver food events happening this week: January 21 to 27 - Daily Hive

  20-01-2019 18:00
  5 awesome Vancouver food events happening this week: January 21 to 27  Daily HiveThe hunger for unique and delicious food and beverage-centred events is as strong as ever. It's a good thing Vancouver always delivers.
  
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• Six eagles dead, six more sick after Vancouver Island poisoning - CTV News

  20-01-2019 17:06
  Six eagles dead, six more sick after Vancouver Island poisoning  CTV NewsSix bald eagles have died and six more are in veterinary care after being poisoned on Vancouver Island.
  
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• Street Food City is happening in Vancouver starting January 21 - Daily Hive

  20-01-2019 17:00
  Street Food City is happening in Vancouver starting January 21  Daily HiveStreet Food City is always one of the most exciting events during Dine Out Vancouver 2019, and this year it should be no different.
  
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• This B.C. restaurant is 7,700 feet high in the mountains

  20-01-2019 16:31
  
  B.C. is home to the highest restaurant in Canada and it will take your breath away
  
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• Bold Coyote sparks alarm in Vancouver neighbourhood - CBC.ca

  20-01-2019 16:00
  Bold Coyote sparks alarm in Vancouver neighbourhood  CBC.caA bold coyote has been spotted at all times of the day in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood and shows no fear of people, which has parents and pet ...
  
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• Rob Shaw: Parties plot strategy in Nanaimo byelection - Vancouver Sun

  20-01-2019 15:21
  Rob Shaw: Parties plot strategy in Nanaimo byelection  Vancouver SunVICTORIA — B.C.'s political parties are jockeying for any strategic advantage they can get as the most important byelection in provincial history plays out in ...
  
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• Rob Shaw: Parties plot strategy in Nanaimo byelection

  20-01-2019 15:20 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s political parties are jockeying for any strategic advantage they can get as the most important byelection in provincial history plays out in Nanaimo.
  At stake is the survival of the NDP minority government. If the B.C. Liberals can win on Jan. 30, they’ll deadlock the legislature in a tie and likely force the premature end of the NDP-Green power-sharing deal that has ruled for almost a year and a half.
  But that’s a big if. The NDP has solidly thumpe
  
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• Where did the Whitecaps go? Vancouver's former stars find new homes - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  20-01-2019 15:17
  Where did the Whitecaps go? Vancouver's former stars find new homes  TheChronicleHerald.caVANCOUVER — A number of familiar faces will be missing when the Vancouver Whitecaps start training camp this week. The club has parted ways with 18 ...
  
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• Where did the Whitecaps go? Vancouver’s former stars find new homes

  20-01-2019 14:30 via theprovince.com
  A number of familiar faces will be missing when the Vancouver Whitecaps start training camp this week.
  The club has parted ways with 18 players since finishing last season two spots out of playoff position with a 13-13-8 record.
  Just 14 athletes from last year’s crew remain, though the ‘Caps have added another five to the roster.
  Head coach Marc Dos Santos said recently the front office is still working hard on bringing in new talent.
  “This is not ‘Championship Manager&rs
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Red Wings looking to rev up motors for Pettersson’s return at Rogers

  20-01-2019 14:00 via theprovince.com
  NEXT GAME: SUNDAY
  Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks
  1 p.m., Rogers Arena, TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Radio: Sportsnet 650 AMTHE BIG MATCHUP
  Elias Pettersson vs. expectations
  The return of Vancouver’s best player comes just as the Canucks find themselves in the thick of a playoff fight. The rookie has been a sensation and his scoring touch puts him in the league’s elite. He was playing some of his best hockey of the season before getting injured in Montreal. Can he get back on the sa
  
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• Weaving becomes a form of cultural sharing at the Museum of Vancouver - Ubyssey Online

  20-01-2019 10:13
  Weaving becomes a form of cultural sharing at the Museum of Vancouver  Ubyssey OnlineWeaving Cultural Identities at the Museum of Vancouver brought together a variety of artists with the medium of weaving, designing their concept of a “prayer rug ...
  
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• Shed fire on Burnaby Mountain near Kinder Morgan tank farm contained - Vancouver Sun

  20-01-2019 08:00
  Shed fire on Burnaby Mountain near Kinder Morgan tank farm contained  Vancouver SunThe blaze was near the Kinder Morgan facility, but there was no immediate threat to the tank farm itself.
  
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• Shed fire on Burnaby Mountain near Kinder Morgan tank farm contained

  20-01-2019 07:59 via vancouversun.com
  A large fire in an equipment shed near Kinder Morgan’s tank farm facility was contained without incident Saturday night.
  The blaze sparked in a building on a greenbelt adjacent to the Kinder Morgan property, leading to a two-alarm response from Burnaby Fire Department.
  Deputy Chief Dave Samson told CP the blaze was in an equipment storage facility used by a demolition business, and it was fully engulfed when crews arrived.
  He said the fire was about 230 metres from the nearest fuel tank, b
  
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• Equipment shed fire in Burnaby is ‘under control’, says Deputy Chief

  20-01-2019 06:07 via globalnews.ca
  Burnaby fire crews are working to extinguish a fire that's consumed a large equipment shed on property adjacent to the Kinder Morgan tank farm.
  
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• Burnaby fire crews contain storage shed fire near Kinder Morgan tank facility

  20-01-2019 06:07 via globalnews.ca
  Burnaby fire crews extinguished a fire that destroyed a large storage shed on property next to the Kinder Morgan tank farm Saturday night.
  
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• Citizens steam as Prince Rupert boil-water advisory enters fifth week

  20-01-2019 05:08 via vancouversun.com
  PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — A boil-water advisory for Prince Rupert has entered its fifth week, prompting one citizen advocate group to criticize city officials for not having a preparedness plan in place.
  Tom Kertes of Community for Clean Water said in a letter to the mayor and city councillors on Saturday that the group would like to propose a “Clean Water Preparedness Plan,” which would include a series of “concrete and achievable steps” aimed at ending the advisory.
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• Measles outbreak leads to public health emergency

  20-01-2019 04:45 via globalnews.ca
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• Ultimate respect as B.C. gang squad media officer Kirk is laid to rest

  20-01-2019 04:23 via vancouversun.com
  Hundreds of family and friends gathered at Delta’s Riverside Funeral Home Saturday to pay final respects to retired Abbotsford Police Sgt. Shinder Kirk.
  Kirk, 59, died Dec. 22 in a two-vehicle collision near Nanaimo that left his wife Wendy and daughter Stephanie injured.
  Kirk was a popular former media officer both for the Abbotsford Police Department and the anti-gang Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit.
  His younger brother Rob thanked mourners Saturday for the outpouring of support
  
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• Rebuilding Red Wings ‘better team than our record,’ says coach Jeff Blashill

  20-01-2019 04:09 via theprovince.com
  BURNABY — The NHL standings don’t tell the whole story when it comes to the Detroit Red Wings, says coach Jeff Blashill.
  “I think we’re a good team. I think we’re a better team than our record has indicated, but that’s my opinion,” he said Saturday in Burnaby, where his squad was preparing to battle the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.
  It’s an opinion that star centre Dylan Larkin agrees with.
  “But we need to come out here and prove it, and prove
  
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• Former BC Liberal MLA Richard Lee named as federal Liberals’ new candidate in Burnaby South

  20-01-2019 03:37 via globalnews.ca
  Lee faces off against Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, after the Liberals dropped Karen Wang for controversial online comments. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• Races heating up in key byelections in B.C.

  20-01-2019 03:34 via globalnews.ca
  Global’s Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey breaks down two key byelections in B.C. as the races heat up in Nanaimo and Burnaby South.
  
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• Looming deadline to extradite arrested Huawei executive

  20-01-2019 03:34 via globalnews.ca
  American authorities have yet to formally request that Meng Wanzhou be extradited to the U.S. from Canada. If the Jan. 30 deadline is missed, experts say there’s a strong possibility Meng could be released. Julia Foy reports.
  
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