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• Twenty former B.C. legislature employees say they were fired for raising concerns about wasteful spending

  25-01-2019 23:55 via vancouversun.com
  Over the last several months, “an alarming number” of former legislature employees have contacted Speaker Darryl Plecas to say they were improperly fired after voicing concerns about “corruption” involving taxpayers’ money, says the Speaker’s chief of staff.
  “They have described corruption, they have also described being terminated for what is alleged to be asking questions,” Alan Mullen said in an exclusive interview with Postmedia this week.
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• Patrick Johnston: Left side of Canucks’ defence a question mark

  25-01-2019 23:55 via theprovince.com
  The Canucks’ defensive struggles of late go beyond just the sextet they’ve been putting on the ice — the breakout struggles Wednesday against Carolina, for instance, were also about how the forwards adapted to the pressure the defencemen were under — but in the big picture, it is important to note the struggles of Derrick Pouliot in particular.
  With the departure of Michael Del Zotto, the left-side defenceman currently has no competition for playing time.
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• Theo, the 800-lb. pig, takes ferry to new Vancouver Island home - Surrey Now-Leader

  25-01-2019 23:28 via surreynowleader.com
  Theo, the 800-lb. pig, takes ferry to new Vancouver Island home  Surrey Now-LeaderTheodore, the 800-pound pig who was found roaming the Fraser Highway in Langley last summer, was travelling to his forever home on Friday after waiting ...
  
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• Theo, the 800-lb. pig, takes ferry to new Vancouver Island home - Abbotsford News

  25-01-2019 23:28 via abbynews.com
  Theo, the 800-lb. pig, takes ferry to new Vancouver Island home  Abbotsford NewsTheodore, the 800-pound pig who was found roaming the Fraser Highway in Langley last summer, was travelling to his forever home on Friday after waiting ...
  
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• Charges approved in reported sex assault in Vancouver’s West End

  25-01-2019 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Just before 3 a.m. on Nov. 17, 2018, a man followed a woman into her apartment building on Bute Street near Pendrell and then attacked her before fleeing, police say.
  
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• Special advisor: Forensic audit of B.C. legislature should go back to 2012

  25-01-2019 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  Special advisor Alan Mullen tells Global News the forensic audit into B.C. legislative expenses should go back to at least 2012.
  
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• Special advisor Alan Mullen suggests more to come in spending scandal

  25-01-2019 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  Special advisor Alan Mullen says “hold on to your seats” for what’s to still come from a forensic audit of B.C. legislature expenses.
  
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• ‘It was nerve wracking’: Special advisor on escorting clerk, sergeant-at arms out of B.C. leg

  25-01-2019 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  Special advisor to the speaker Alan Mullen says “our hearts were in our throats” as he escorted clerk of the house Craig James out of B.C. legislature last November.
  
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• You can fly round-trip Vancouver to Disney World for only $324 CAD - Vancouver Is Awesome

  25-01-2019 23:01 via vancouverisawesome.com
  You can fly round-trip Vancouver to Disney World for only $324 CAD  Vancouver Is AwesomeWestJet is offering some extremely low fares to Disney World this March and April, so you can get your fill of fun in the sun.
  
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• Metro Vancouver's chief administrative officer Carol Mason to retire in July - Vancouver Sun

  25-01-2019 23:01 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver's chief administrative officer Carol Mason to retire in July  Vancouver SunMason, who has been CAO since 2012, will retire at the end of June. A search for her replacement will begin in February.
  
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• Herzog & de Meuron swaps wood for glass in Vancouver Art Gallery proposal - Dezeen

  25-01-2019 22:50 via dezeen.com
  Herzog & de Meuron swaps wood for glass in Vancouver Art Gallery proposal  DezeenHerzog & de Meuron has updated its design for an arts building in Vancouver, which will be the Swiss firm's first project in Canada if approved.
  
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• Where’s Effy? Bye bye Blondy? Signings, rumours and more in busy day for Whitecaps

  25-01-2019 22:38 via theprovince.com
  A former high-profile signing is out, another has vanished and is apparently banned from the club’s grounds and at least one and possibly three players are on their way in on a busy Friday in Whitecaps land.
  Let’s just do this as a list…
  First, it looks like Anthony Blondell, the Venezuelan striker signed for $1.3 million a year ago, is on his way to Chile.
  Yordy Reyna shared a photo on his Instagram account’s Instastory feature Friday, with the caption “It ap
  
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• Stephen Harper to speak at Kelowna chamber luncheon

  25-01-2019 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  Event with former prime minister will be an ‘in conversation with’ gathering.
  
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• Rail now moving fluidly through Vancouver, CN says - Manitoba Co-operator

  25-01-2019 22:22 via manitobacooperator.ca
  Rail now moving fluidly through Vancouver, CN says  Manitoba Co-operatorWinnipeg | Reuters — Congestion at Port Metro Vancouver, Canada's busiest port, has been resolved and rail operations are now “fluid,” Canadian National ...
  
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• Benning: Three factors drive Edler’s future with the Canucks

  25-01-2019 22:09 via theprovince.com
  As Jim Benning sees it, there are three things to recognize when considering Alex Edler’s future with the Vancouver Canucks. The defenceman is expected to be a sought-after player ahead of the Feb. 25 trade deadline.
  First, there’s the no-trade clause that he holds in this, the final year of a six-year deal that carries a cap hit of $5 million.
  “If he decides (not to waive), then he’s not going anywhere,” Benning acknowledged Thursday in conversation with Postm
  
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• New Kabaddi stadium planned for the City of Surrey

  25-01-2019 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  This comes after an upgrade was already announced for Bear Creek Stadium.
  
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• Chilliwack soccer star Jordyn Huitema to join Paris Saint-Germain

  25-01-2019 22:07 via theprovince.com
  Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema appears headed to Paris Saint-Germain.
  The 17-year-old forward from Chilliwack, B.C., announced Thursday that she is forgoing college to turn pro. While Huitema did not disclose her destination, a source said it is the French powerhouse.
  Huitema, who is in Grade 12, would have to wait until May when she turns 18 to join PSG.
  Huitema, who has already won 16 caps for Canada, made two guest appearances for PSG at the International Champions Cup last July. The French
  
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• The Right Fit matches wheelchair users with limited number of accessible rental suites - Vancouver Sun

  25-01-2019 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  The Right Fit matches wheelchair users with limited number of accessible rental suites  Vancouver SunThe Right Fit Program matches people in wheelchairs with the limited supply of accessible rental suites in Metro Vancouver.
  
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• Vancouver police officer charged with dangerous driving - Vancouver Is Awesome

  25-01-2019 21:57 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Vancouver police officer charged with dangerous driving  Vancouver Is AwesomeA Vancouver police officer is facing a charge of dangerous driving after an on-duty collision last year that seriously injured a pedestrian.
  
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• This Week in History: 1979: The Clash rock the Commodore

  25-01-2019 21:47 via vancouversun.com
  There have been a lot of great rock ‘n’ roll shows at the Commodore Ballroom. But it would be hard to top the Commodore’s concert lineup in January 1979.
  Blondie kicked it off on Jan. 2, promoting their breakthrough album, Parallel Lines (the one with Heart of Glass). The Ramones showed up four days later, blasting tunes from their third album, Road to Ruin (the one with I Want To Be Sedated).
  The first Devo show in Vancouver was at the Commodore on Jan. 12, and was a real even
  
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• Vancouver man charged with sex assault, unlawful confinement in West End attack

  25-01-2019 21:46
  
  A women reported a man followed her into an apartment building on Bute near Pendrell
  
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• This Week in History: 1979: The Clash rock the Commodore - Vancouver Sun

  25-01-2019 21:44 via vancouversun.com
  This Week in History: 1979: The Clash rock the Commodore  Vancouver SunThere have been a lot of great rock 'n' roll shows at the Commodore Ballroom. But it would be hard to top the Commodore's concert lineup in January 1979.
  
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• This Vancouver restaurant is making fried chicken bouquets for Valentine's Day - Vancouver Is Awesome

  25-01-2019 21:43 via vancouverisawesome.com
  This Vancouver restaurant is making fried chicken bouquets for Valentine's Day  Vancouver Is AwesomeThe way to many a man or woman's heart is through the stomach, so why not say it with fried chicken? For Valentine's Day, Vancouver's Juke is offering a ...
  
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• Mental health rated low in B.C. despite healthy lifestyles: doctor

  25-01-2019 21:43 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s medical health officer says citizens have rated their mental health as nearly the lowest in the country despite being more physically active and having generally healthier lifestyles.
  Dr. Bonnie Henry says more people are experiencing mental health problems even though the province has one of the highest life expectancies in the world.
  Henry’s report is based on performance measures toward seven goals the Health Ministry set in 2013 and are expected to be met by 2023.
  Some of
  
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• Police seek suspect in video of alleged Langford carjacking

  25-01-2019 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  Victoria Crime Stoppers is hoping the public can help them find a man accused of a carjacking on Dec. 17, 2018.
  
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• No more fines on children’s materials: Vancouver Island Regional Library - My Campbell River Now

  25-01-2019 21:39 via mycampbellrivernow.com
  No more fines on children’s materials: Vancouver Island Regional Library  My Campbell River NowVANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. – Children's materials will no longer have late fees, or any kind of fines at all. Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) announced ...
  
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• Sentencing for serial Vernon arsonist underway

  25-01-2019 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  Sentencing is underway for a man who pleaded guilty to setting a series of fires in Vernon between May and November 2014.
  
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• B.C. sees drops in mortality rate due to preventable causes such as smoking during pregnancy

  25-01-2019 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  British Columbia's top doctor says instances of diabetes, mortality due to preventable causes, smoking during pregnancy and hepatitis C all continue to decrease in the province.
  
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• B.C. Lions head coach Claybrooks relishes Super Bowl, Grey Cup experiences

  25-01-2019 21:25 via theprovince.com
  DeVone Claybrooks will forever be linked with fiery head coach Jon Gruden and Pro Football Hall of Fame players Warren Sapp and Derrick Brooks.
  In 2002, the B.C. Lions head coach was a rookie defensive lineman with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who capped their season with 48-21 Super Bowl victory over the favoured Oakland Raiders. Sapp and Brooks anchored a defence that registered five turnovers in the title game to earn Gruden a measure of redemption against the franchise that dealt him to Florida
  
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• Canada rugby sevens team playing for Abbotsford toddler diagnosed with leukemia

  25-01-2019 21:18 via theprovince.com
  The Canadian men’s rugby sevens team will wear orange laces at the New Zealand Sevens this weekend in support of Paisley MacRury, a four-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., who is battling leukemia.
  “Your strength is inspiring to us and we’re going to be taking that on the field this weekend,” Canadian international Jake Thiel said in a social media post.
  This weekend the @RugbyCanada boys will be wearing orange laces in support of Paisley MacRury who was recently diagnosed w
  
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• Man involved in Kelowna takedown identified: sources

  25-01-2019 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is investigating an incident in which shots were fired by police.
  
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• Dangerous driving charge approved against Vancouver police officer

  25-01-2019 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  The charge is in relation to a collision involving a pedestrian from Jan. 6, 2018.
  
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• Absolute discharge for Vancouver Island marijuana grow house renter - Parksville Qualicum Beach News

  25-01-2019 21:09 via pqbnews.com
  Absolute discharge for Vancouver Island marijuana grow house renter  Parksville Qualicum Beach NewsA chance interaction on a rural Cowichan Valley road in December 2016 led to the discovery of an illegal marijuana grow operation and charges against a ...
  
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• Here are 13 of the most unusual things on Metro Vancouver transit (Photos) - Vancouver Is Awesome

  25-01-2019 21:02 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Here are 13 of the most unusual things on Metro Vancouver transit (Photos)  Vancouver Is AwesomeIt can feel a little dull and monotonous riding transit in Metro Vancouver at times, and many people are glued to their phones throughout the majority of their ...
  
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• Vancouver police officer charged with dangerous driving on Knight St.

  25-01-2019 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  A Vancouver police officer has been charged with dangerous driving causing bodily harm after an on-duty collision with a pedestrian
  
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• Should Vancouver city councillors get a five-fold increase to their budgets? - Vancouver Courier

  25-01-2019 20:58 via vancourier.com
  Should Vancouver city councillors get a five-fold increase to their budgets?  Vancouver CourierNPA Coun. Lisa Dominato doesn't support a motion from Mayor Kennedy Stewart to increase councillors' “discretionary budgets” from $6000 to $30000.
  
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• Should Vancouver city councillors get a five-fold increase to their budgets?

  25-01-2019 20:58
  
  NPA Coun. Lisa Dominato doesn’t support a motion from Mayor Kennedy Stewart to increase councillors’ “discretionary budgets” from $6,000 to $30,000.
  
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• Vancouver police officer charged with dangerous driving

  25-01-2019 20:57
  
  An unmarked VPD vehicle collided with a pedestrian in January 2018
  
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• Vancouver police officer charged following on-duty collision with pedestrian - Richmond News

  25-01-2019 20:43 via richmond-news.com
  Vancouver police officer charged following on-duty collision with pedestrian  Richmond NewsVANCOUVER — A Vancouver police officer has been charged with dangerous driving causing bodily harm in relation to a collision with a pedestrian more than ...
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Chance of drizzle, sunny breaks

  25-01-2019 20:42 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Happy Friday, Metro Vancouver. The weather looks mild heading into the weekend. Friday is expected to be mainly cloudy with a slight chance of drizzle, sunny breaks, and a high of 7 C. Overnight, the fog rolls in around midnight, according to Environment Canada, with a chilly low of 2 C. Saturday may be drizzly in the morning, but then the afternoon looks partially sunny with a high of 7 C. Sunday looks clear and sunny with a high of 6 C. And then that cooler dry weather
  
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• Disabled Vancouver woman should keep rental subsidy, Supreme Court rules - CBC.ca

  25-01-2019 20:34 via cbc.ca
  Disabled Vancouver woman should keep rental subsidy, Supreme Court rules  CBC.cathe 56-year-old argued she should not lose her housing subsidy because of the trust fund left by her deceased father.
  
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• Disabled Vancouver woman should keep rental subsidy: Supreme Court - CBC.ca

  25-01-2019 20:34 via cbc.ca
  Disabled Vancouver woman should keep rental subsidy: Supreme Court  CBC.caThe Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of a 56-year-old disabled Vancouver woman who argued she should not lose her subsidized housing ...
  
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• Vancouver cop charged with dangerous driving - CTV News

  25-01-2019 20:33 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Vancouver cop charged with dangerous driving  CTV NewsA Vancouver police officer has been charged with dangerous driving in connection with a pedestrian-involved collision last January.
  
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• VPD officer charged with dangerous driving causing harm

  25-01-2019 20:23 via theprovince.com
  A Vancouver police officer has been charged with dangerous driving causing bodily harm in connection with a pedestrian collision last year, the BC Prosecution Service said Friday.
  Const. Andrew Peters was driving an unmarked SUV on-duty near Knight Street and East 20th Avenue on the evening of Jan. 6, 2018 when he allegedly collided with with a pedestrian.
  The pedestrian was taken to hospital in serious condition.
  The Independent Investigation Office investigated the incident.
  Peters is sch
  
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• Delish Gluten Free Bakery is opening a Vancouver location (PHOTO) - Daily Hive

  25-01-2019 20:19 via dailyhive.com
  Delish Gluten Free Bakery is opening a Vancouver location (PHOTO)  Daily HiveAt least in the case of Delish Gluten Free Bakery, which will be taking the space of the recently-shuttered East Village Bakery at 2166 E Hastings Street.
  
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• A history of celebrating Robbie Burns Day in B.C.

  25-01-2019 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  Celebrate the history of the Scottish bard on Robbie Burns Day, with Rob MacNeil and the Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band.
  
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• All You Need to Know About: Travis Scott in Vancouver - Straight.com

  25-01-2019 20:10 via straight.com
  All You Need to Know About: Travis Scott in Vancouver  Straight.comHip-hop heads know Jacques Berman Webster II better by the rather more mundane moniker Travis Scott.
  
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• Guu Izakaya Davie officially opens its doors in Vancouver on February 11 - Daily Hive

  25-01-2019 20:08 via dailyhive.com
  Guu Izakaya Davie officially opens its doors in Vancouver on February 11  Daily HiveGuu currently operates four Vancouver locations and one Toronto spot, making the 1239 Davie Street location the sixth overall for the group.
  
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• Coastal GasLink stops work on pipeline over trapline dispute in northern B.C.

  25-01-2019 20:08 via vancouversun.com
  HOUSTON — A company building a pipeline has stopped work on the project in northwestern British Columbia where 14 people were arrested earlier this month.
  Coastal GasLink says in a notice posted on its website on Thursday that it stopped work in an area south of Houston because traps had been placed inside construction boundaries and people were entering the site, raising safety concerns.
  The company says it was working with the RCMP to address the issue.
  Earlier this week, the Unist&rsquo
  
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• Chris Gardner: Beware the NDP government’s backroom deal with big unions

  25-01-2019 20:04 via vancouversun.com
  Hold on to your wallets, modern-day snake oil salesmen are in Vancouver this week to help the NDP government push its miracle cure for construction — project labour agreements.
  But PLAs only do three things — cost taxpayers more money, rip away workers’ right to choose how they organize themselves, and discriminate against the 85 per cent of construction workers who are not part of these chosen unions.
  Last year, the NDP government announced that it would create a new Crown cor
  
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