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• Awards? There are always awards. Looking at the Canucks’ first half with rose-coloured glasses

  27-01-2019 23:47 via theprovince.com
  Sure, the Vancouver Canucks have played 51 games already this season, but the all-star break is as good as any to throw out some half-season awards.
  There are the obvious ones: best forward Elias Pettersson, best rookie Elias Pettersson, best shooter Elias Pettersson, best defenceman Elia … wait Alex Edler, best goalie Jacob Markstrom.
  Instead, let’s round up the rest.Best sensation
  The roar after Pettersson scored his first career goal was something else. 
  Asked recently about
  
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• SUN RUN: Off-season injuries don't have to keep you from training

  27-01-2019 23:28 via vancouversun.com
  It’s my fifth year in my amazing Sun Run clinic at Vancouver’s Hillcrest community centre. Those of us who’ve been attending for years have gotten to know each other pretty well and try to keep up the group training year-round. And we also try to get together a few times a year in a non-running capacity, which is just another one of the side benefits of this great training program!
  2018 was pretty rough for me — life-wise and definitely running-wise. I had a fairly seriou
  
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• Hundreds gather to remember popular Abbotsford police officer killed in car crash

  27-01-2019 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  Kirk was a media spokesman for the Abbotsford Police Department and the Integrated Gang Task Force before he retired in 2012.
  
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• Dinner and a show: Vancouver restaurants bring dish prep to the table - CBC.ca

  27-01-2019 23:00
  Dinner and a show: Vancouver restaurants bring dish prep to the table  CBC.caWhile it may not be a major trend, tableside *service* is having a moment in Vancouver.
  
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• Family of nightclub promoter killed on Granville Street one year ago still waits for justice

  27-01-2019 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  Family and friends of Kalwinder "Kris" Thind are planning to hold a candlelight vigil on the one-year anniversary of the 23-year-old’s unsolved murder.
  
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• Country band Emerson Drive to perform at Peach Fest in Penticton

  27-01-2019 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  Award-winning Canadian group will perform Aug. 8.
  
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• Spending-scandal report could shift public opinion of Darryl Plecas

  27-01-2019 22:04 via vancouversun.com
  Plans for a recall campaign targeting Speaker Darryl Plecas are being met with skepticism by voters in his riding of Abbotsford South, who are calling the MLA a hero for his report on alleged financial misconduct by two senior legislative officials.Plecas caused outrage when he took the Speaker’s job in late 2017, enabling the B.C. NDP to form a working government and prompting talk of a recall in his riding.
  But on Saturday, Abbotsford residents approached by a Postmedia reporter and used
  
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• 3 men stabbed, 6 arrested and released after early morning brawl in Yaletown

  27-01-2019 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  Police said the fight broke out between two groups on Mainland Street near Nelson Street around 1:30 a.m.
  
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• What to do and how to get the boot in Kamloops

  27-01-2019 21:35 via vancouversun.com
  Getting the boot could be the best thing that occurs on your next vacation.
  That’s what happened to one visitor during a recent stay in this rapidly changing Interior city.
  Long a stop on the highway to “stretch-the-legs,” Kamloops is morphing into an honest contender for your travel dollar. It’s acquiring the best of the new, while hanging on to a fascinating heritage. The lowdown:
  Natural attraction
  No doubt about it; Kamloops was built for function over form. The city
  
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• Trio stabbed, six arrested and released, after early morning Yaletown dust-up

  27-01-2019 21:31 via vancouversun.com
  What began as an early morning fight between two packs of men in Vancouver’s Yaletown neighbourhood Sunday turned serious after three people were knifed, say police.
  The fight broke out around 1:30 a.m. after the two groups encountered one another on Mainland Street near Nelson St., said VPD Sgt. Jason Robillard.
  During the fight, a 29-year-old man from Surrey was stabbed and left with serious but non life-threatening injuries, Robillard said.
  A 25-year-old Vancouver man and a 26
  
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• Aboriginal education initiatives pay some dividends, but advocates look for bigger returns

  27-01-2019 20:59 via vancouversun.com
  A shift in focus for Aboriginal education that makes it more broadly available in schools rather than zeroing in on small groups of students is paying dividends in some districts, such as Chilliwack and North Vancouver.
  Some students aren’t comfortable being “pulled out” for specific programs that are part of targeted funding programs, said Brenda Point, the Chilliwack district’s vice-principal for Aboriginal education.
  So the philosophy is to “push in,” Point
  
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• Police investigate Vancouver’s second homicide of 2019

  27-01-2019 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  A late-night shooting has left a 69-year-old Vancouver man dead.
  
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• Finding Fukue, rekindling a treasured childhood friendship

  27-01-2019 20:36 via vancouversun.com
  Jessica Stuart was just nine years old when her family moved to Japan, where she met a girl named Fukue.
  Fukue stood out among the other children in the village of Saku. Despite language and cultural differences, the connection was instant. “She was truly interested in learning about my life and where I’d come from,” said Stuart.
  The girls spent every moment they could together, exploring the rice paddies and small roadside shrines. Fukue taught Stuart Japanese, and Stuart taug
  
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• Ask an Expert: Pre-nuptial Agreements

  27-01-2019 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Jennifer Palma is joined by Stuart Zuckerman, from Zuckerman Law Group, to discuss prenuptial and cohabitation agreements.
  
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• Heart to Mouth launches Europe favourite LP on North American tour

  27-01-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  LP
  When: Jan. 31, 8 p.m.
  Where: Orpheum Theatre
  Tickets and info: From $47, at ticketmaster.caOne of the best descriptions ever applied to LP, the stage name of Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Laura Pergolizzi, is James Christopher Monger writing in Allmusic.com calling her “part Feist and part Joan Jett.”
  That description captures both the range and the honesty heard in songs such as Girls Go Wild, Recovery and When I’m Over You.
  The first trio of singles to be released on
  
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• Big Brothers’ Donation Appeal

  27-01-2019 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  Earlier this week, Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver predicted a $500,000 loss following the removal of their donation bins. Jennifer Palma is joined by Valerie Lambert, Executive Director of Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver, with more.
  
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• Vancouver police investigate shooting that left 69-year-old man dead

  27-01-2019 19:54
  
  Vancouver resident Zenen Cepeda Silva was found with gunshot wounds shortly before midnight on Saturday
  
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• Midnight street shooting leaves man, 69, dead in Vancouver

  27-01-2019 19:41 via vancouversun.com
  Zenen Cepeda Silva, a 69-year-old Vancouver man, was fatally shot late Saturday outside a home near Fraser Street and East 51 Avenue, say police.
  Officers were called to the area just before midnight and when they arrived they found Cepeda Silva suffering from gunshot wounds. The shooter had already fled the area, said Jason Robillard, a VPD sergeant and spokesman.
  The scene of a shooting on Fraser St in Vancouver, BC., January 27, 2019. 
  Cepeda Silva was taken to hospital where h
  
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• Midnight street shooting leaves man, 69, dead in Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  27-01-2019 19:29
  Midnight street shooting leaves man, 69, dead in Vancouver  Vancouver SunZenen Cepeda Silva, a 69-year-old Vancouver man, was fatally shot late Saturday outside a home near Fraser Street and East 51 Avenue, say police.
  
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• Four charged with manslaughter in 2018 Kelowna stabbing death

  27-01-2019 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  Esa Carriere died after being stabbed in the downtown core following a Canada Day fireworks show.
  
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• Canadian soccer phenom Alphonso Davies makes Bundesliga debut with Bayern Munich

  27-01-2019 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  Davies joined Bayern Munich from the Vancouver Whitecaps in an MLS record-breaking US$22-million transfer deal that runs through 2023.
  
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• Obituary: Ray Bethell, wind romancer extraordinaire, charmed people around the world with his amazing kite-flying

  27-01-2019 17:41 via vancouversun.com
  And as I see the wind as a tool of flight, he sees it as a canvas to present to the birds his interpretation of them — The Kitist, by Daniel KauffmanIt was OK to make a mistake, Ray Bethell believed, as long as you didn’t make it twice.
  “Every time I fly, I am still practising to be better than I was five minutes ago,” he once said.
  The self-taught kite flying maestro, a fixture at Vanier Park for ages and an international star in the kite-flying world, died on Dec. 18, 2
  
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• The best places to hike near Vancouver in winter - Vancouver Courier

  27-01-2019 16:30
  The best places to hike near Vancouver in winter  Vancouver CourierThere are many hikes to do during the summer in the Lower Mainland, but there are a few winter hikes near Vancouver that are great all year round. What's more ...
  
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• The best places to hike near Vancouver in winter

  27-01-2019 16:30
  
  These beautiful hikes offer awe-inspiring views
  
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• Popular gluten-free bakery reveals plans to expand into Vancouver

  27-01-2019 16:02
  
  Great news for those who need to keep their treats gluten-free...
  
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• PoCo student rides to fight climate change

  27-01-2019 16:00
  
  When a school assignment challenged a Port Coquitlam student to confront climate change, he turned to his passion — mountain biking.
  
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• 6 awesome Vancouver food events happening this week: January 28 to February 3 - Daily Hive

  27-01-2019 16:00
  6 awesome Vancouver food events happening this week: January 28 to February 3  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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• Trans Mountain pipeline work destroyed salmon habitat, scientist says

  27-01-2019 14:36 via vancouversun.com
  Work on a Trans Mountain pipeline crossing in a British Columbia stream has destroyed salmon habitat, raising concerns about the Crown corporation’s ability to build infrastructure through waterways if the expansion project proceeds, a scientist says.
  Mike Pearson says the “amateur hour” work on the Stewart Creek crossing in Chilliwack will reduce food sources for coho and chum salmon and limit their ability to hide from predators. The fish are part of the diet of endangered so
  
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• Firefighter who lost nine fingers opens up about depression, healing, and his new hand

  27-01-2019 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  Erik Bjarnason was literally on top of the world, near the peak of Canada’s highest mountain, when disaster struck — and his descent from that life-changing event more than 13 years ago continues today.
  He has not been in a freefall since that day, but just like a tough mountain climb, his life has had some exciting ups and challenging downs.
  He experienced the low of losing nine fingers to frostbite, and the high of returning to work as a North Vancouver City firefighter.
  The low of
  
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• Chilliwack fire crews fight two residential blazes

  27-01-2019 10:30 via globalnews.ca
  Chilliwack fire crews were called out to two residential fires happening simultaneously on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Schuss finds form, leads Warriors to comeback OT victory

  27-01-2019 07:54 via theprovince.com
  Now that’s a little more like Logan Schuss.
  The Vancouver Warriors’ sniper, who hadn’t scored in two games and had just three markers in his last five contests, counted four goals, including the winner 44 seconds into overtime, to help his team to an 11-10 comeback triumph over the Colorado Mammoth before an announced crowd of 6,621 at Rogers Arena Saturday night.
  Vancouver (2-5) won for the first time on its home floor since beating Colorado 13-7 at the Langley Events Centre o
  
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• WHL: Byram scores winner to help Giants extend win streak to eight games

  27-01-2019 07:47 via theprovince.com
  GIANTS 2, ROCKETS 1
  Bowen Byram scored the game-winning goal on a power play at 14:00 of the third period as the Vancouver Giants beat the Rockets 2-1 on Saturday in Kelowna to extend their win streak to eight games in Western Hockey League play.
  Dallas Hines also scored for the Giants (31-12-2).
  Nolan Foote had the lone goal for the Rockets (19-24-4).
  Trent Miner turned away 18 shots for Vancouver. Roman Basran blocked 37 shots for Kelowna.
  The Rockets were scoreless in three power-play chances
  
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• WHL Roundup: Saturday, January 26, 2019

  27-01-2019 07:44 via globalnews.ca
  Bowen Byram scored the game-winning goal on a power play at 14:00 of the third period as the Vancouver Giants beat the Kelowna Rockets 2-1 on Saturday to extend their win streak to eight games in Western Hockey League play.
  
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• Venezuelan-Canadians in Vancouver angry with Canadian leaders’ stances on political crisis - CityNews Vancouver

  27-01-2019 07:06
  Venezuelan-Canadians in Vancouver angry with Canadian leaders’ stances on political crisis  CityNews VancouverVenezuelan-Canadians in Vancouver are angry with the Canadian government and the NDP over who they are backing in Venezuelan's political crisis.
  
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• B.C. civil forfeiture office sues to seize Vancouver house - Times Colonist

  27-01-2019 06:20
  B.C. civil forfeiture office sues to seize Vancouver house  Times ColonistVANCOUVER — A pair of financial institutions named in a B.C. civil forfeiture suit that alleges a Richmond man laundered money in real estate would not ...
  
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• B.C. residents urged to review vaccination status after Washington state measles outbreak

  27-01-2019 04:40 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is warning residents about a measles outbreak in the state of Washington.
  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency Friday after dozens came down with the highly infectious disease in Washington’s southernmost county.
  “Clark County is now reporting 30 cases of measles,” Inslee said Friday. “Because measles is contagious before people realize they are sick, those who are not vaccinated may spread the disease without k
  
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• Hundreds pack Abbotsford church to remember the life of Shinder Kirk

  27-01-2019 04:32 via globalnews.ca
  Retired police officer Shinder Kirk was killed last month in a car crash on Vancouver Island in December. Mourners wanted to honour a man who tried to make our communities safer. Julia Foy reports.
  
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• Dozens are homeless after a low income apartment building in Vancouver catches fire

  27-01-2019 04:32 via globalnews.ca
  A fire broke out in their building Friday night. As Jill Bennett reports, it’s the same property where a man died in another fire last month.
  
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• 1 in 3 seriously hurt in electric scooter accidents

  27-01-2019 04:32 via globalnews.ca
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• No charges yet in fatal 2018 stabbing of Vancouver nightclub promoter

  27-01-2019 04:28 via globalnews.ca
  Sunday marks exactly one year since young nightclub promoter Kris Thind was fatally stabbed while trying to break up a fight on Vancouver’s Granville Strip. In the absence of charges, the victim’s family is once again appealing for any witnesses and suspects to do the right thing. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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• Puppy from Iran that had acid thrown on her face to have surgery in Vancouver

  27-01-2019 04:15 via vancouversun.com
  On a chilly January afternoon, Mugsy zipped across a green lawn like a whitish-brown arrow playing catch.
  Her owner, Sam Taylor of Burnaby, threw a brown, stuffed hedgehog and the seven-month-old pup chased it, tail wagging, just like any other dog would.
  But Mugsy is not like any other dog.
  “She looks like Voldemort but has the heart of Harry Potter and his friends,” said Taylor with a laugh, as she cuddled the furball.
  On Feb. 12, Mugsy will undergo the third surgery of her tiny li
  
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• Tara Houle and Clive Packer: British education research group might be best chance to get teachers and parents on the same page

  27-01-2019 03:00 via theprovince.com
  Walk into any school staffroom on any given day and the topic of conversation will inevitably lead at some point to parents. The relationship between teachers and parents has always been tricky. I’d dare compare it to that of the asymptotic curve. This term has its meaning rooted in geometry. It’s how two ideals exist in the same plane, yet never quite cross paths. Those who work outside of schools will always remain a separate entity.
  We get it.
  But here’s the thing. Many pare
  
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• Mike Smyth: The ‘corruption watch’ that the watchdog won’t wear

  27-01-2019 03:00 via theprovince.com
  The watchdog at the legislature has a timepiece in his office that he calls “the corruption watch.”
  It’s a British House of Commons watch, purchased on the tab of B.C. taxpayers, and then left on the desk of Speaker Darryl Plecas, ostensibly as a gift.
  But this is one gift not appreciated by the crusading Speaker, a sharp-fanged watchdog who sunk his teeth into a shocking legislature spending scandal last week.
  “You will never see him wear this watch, that’s for sur
  
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• Tony Antonias, writer of Woodward’s $1.49 Day jingle, dies at 89

  27-01-2019 02:54 via globalnews.ca
  He worked at CKNW for 40 years and wrote the famous Woodward's $1.49 Day jingle.
  
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• Mental health rated low in B.C. despite healthy lifestyles and long life: doctor

  27-01-2019 02:45
  
  British Columbians rate their mental health as nearly the lowest in the country
  
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• Fire breaks out at vacant mobile home complex in Surrey

  27-01-2019 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  A hazmat team was called out due to concern about mould in some of the buildings.
  
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• Massive Loblaws City Market coming to Canada Post redevelopment in Vancouver - Daily Hive

  27-01-2019 02:30
  Massive Loblaws City Market coming to Canada Post redevelopment in Vancouver  Daily HiveLoblaws City Market has been announced as one of the retail tenants of The Post - the redevelopment of old Canada Post building in downtown Vancouver.
  
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• Whitecaps thrilled to be signing tantalizing potential, so Hwang on

  27-01-2019 01:47 via theprovince.com
  With Anthony Blondell’s airport Instagram post bidding Vancouver goodbye, the page has officially been turned to the next chapter for the Vancouver Whitecaps.
  The Venezuelan striker, reportedly moving to Chilean club Huachipato after a disappointing 2018 season in Major League Soccer, was one of the few holdovers from the Carl Robinson era.
  It also means the Caps have just one striker — the homegrown Theo Bair — currently on their roster, although a flurry of signings in t
  
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• Time running out for Okanagan ice wine producers

  27-01-2019 01:12 via globalnews.ca
  Ice wine business in Canada worth an estimated $70 million per year.
  
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• UBCO researcher trying to find solution to donation bin problems says more funding is needed

  27-01-2019 00:58 via globalnews.ca
  He said about $120,000 is needed to pay for student wages, materials and testing.
  
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