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• It feels almost 40°C colder in Toronto than Vancouver right now (PHOTOS) - Daily Hive

  30-01-2019 23:36
  It feels almost 40°C colder in Toronto than Vancouver right now (PHOTOS)  Daily HiveThere's a reason why the rest of Canada doesn't / can't take Vancouver seriously when we talk about winter weather here on the West Coast.
  
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• 16 of the most romantic restaurants and bars in Vancouver - Daily Hive

  30-01-2019 23:29
  16 of the most romantic restaurants and bars in Vancouver  Daily HiveIntimate spaces, soft lighting, and seductive menus are just some of the things that these romantic Vancouver restaurants have in common.
  
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• Vancouver police investigating after dozens of trees vandalized at Langara Golf Course

  30-01-2019 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  Earlier this month, someone also chopped the tops off of several trees at Spanish Banks.
  
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• There are terrible cyclists and people doing it on the proposed Granville Bridge bike path

  30-01-2019 23:14
  
  Whenever we drunkenly walk over the Granville Street Bridge, the predominant thought in our mind as traffic whizzes by us is “You know what would make this better? If traffic was on BOTH sides of us.”
  
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• Hundreds line up in downtown Vancouver for designer sneakers - Daily Hive

  30-01-2019 23:13
  Hundreds line up in downtown Vancouver for designer sneakers  Daily HiveHow long would you wait in line to purchase a pair of sneakers? How about, to simply win the chance to purchase them?
  
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• Horse belonging to missing Merritt cowboy arrived at ranch unscathed

  30-01-2019 23:12 via vancouversun.com
  The horse owned and last ridden by missing cowboy Ben Tyner arrived at the Nicola Ranch unscathed with nothing to indicate how it had lost its rider, according to the ranch office manager.
  Tammy Straya told Postmedia News that Tyner had brought the horse with him from Wyoming when he took the job as Nicola Ranch’s ranch manager three months ago.
  “The horse is good. Nothing attacked the horse; something might have scared it, but there’s no blood, no spur marks, no scratches. It&
  
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• Councillors say money in suitcases, shopping bags used to pay taxes at Vancouver city hall

  30-01-2019 22:49
  
  Two city councillors say they know of four incidents between them of people bringing suitcases and shopping bags filled with money into city hall to pay taxes.
  
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• ‘It seems kind of crazy’: Oliver councillors demand action on hospital ER staffing shortages

  30-01-2019 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  Town councillors in Oliver, B.C. are demanding answers about delays in solving the staffing shortage crisis at South Okanagan General Hospital (SOGH).
  
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• RCMP release photo of suspect who allegedly exposed his genitals to a 10-year-old girl

  30-01-2019 22:26
  
  An unknown man allegedly grabbed a girl’s hoodie from behind and then proceeded to expose his genitalia
  
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• Vandals damage 50 trees in Vancouver's Langara Golf Course

  30-01-2019 22:25 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver parks board says up to 50 trees vandalized at Langara Golf Course are unlikely to recover.
  The juveniles trees — a variety of species including sequoia, west coast cedar, Douglas fir, Fraser fir, and alder — had their tops sawed off by vandals over the past four weeks.
  Vancouver police are investigating.
  The city believes the vandalism occurred as the municipal golf court is open seven days a week from dawn to dusk.
  The parks board says the trees provide
  
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• Missing Merritt cowboy on Global News

  30-01-2019 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  Missing Merritt cowboy, Ben Tyner, spoke to Global News in January after a church in the area was hit by arson. Here is a portion of that interview with Tyner.
  
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• Gastrointestinal outbreak hits Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops

  30-01-2019 22:14 via vancouversun.com
  Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops has stopped admitting patients at three of its medical units due to a gastrointestinal illness outbreak that has left more than two dozen sick.
  Interior Health says 16 patients and 11 staff members at the hospital were affected as of Tuesday.
  “In accordance with an outbreak response management plan, the hospital is not admitting patients to 4North, 5South and 7North — the medical units experiencing the outbreak. Patients on those wards who
  
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• Vandals strike again topping dozens of trees at Vancouver golf course

  30-01-2019 22:11
  
  Up to 50 trees at Langara Golf Course damaged, will likely have to be replaced
  
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• UPDATED: Vandals strike again topping dozens of trees at Vancouver golf course

  30-01-2019 22:11
  
  Up to 50 trees at Langara Golf Course damaged, will likely have to be replaced
  
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• B.C. moves to stem high rate of overdose deaths by recent inmates

  30-01-2019 22:07 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. is launching a project aimed at reducing the number of overdose deaths by inmates recently released from correctional facilities.
  A coroner’s death-review panel last year found about two-thirds of B.C. residents who died of an illegal drug overdose over a 19-month period had recent contact with the criminal justice system.
  The panel said that between January 2016 and the end of July 2017, 333 people died within their first month of release from a correctional facility.
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• Guilty pleas in hunting case of three B.C. Indigenous men a concern: chief

  30-01-2019 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  PENTICTON — A court ruling in a trespassing case raises larger issues of Indigenous land rights and title, a southern B.C. First Nation said.
  A statement issued by the Penticton Indian Band said it supports three Indigenous men each fined $500 after they pleaded guilty to trespassing for shooting a deer on property marked as private.
  Cole Kruger, Felix Thomas Kruger and Fred Kruger were initially charged with trespassing, unlawful possession of dead wildlife and discharging a firearm in a
  
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• ART SEEN: You don't see this very often – an art talk on a moving bus

  30-01-2019 22:01 via vancouversun.com
  An unusual art talk on a bus takes place Sunday in Vancouver.
  Artist Diyan Achjadi will be talking about the graphic wrap she’s made called NonSerie (In Commute) on board one of the TransLink buses wrapped in her distinctive West Javanese design.
  Achjadi will be in conversation with Kimberly Phillips, curator of How far do you travel? It’s a project of the Contemporary Art Gallery, which has chosen Achjadi and four other artists to wrap 30 articulated buses in their designs.
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• Ex-Vancouver cop Jim Fisher loses jail-term appeal for kissing sex-crime victims - Vancouver Sun

  30-01-2019 21:50
  Ex-Vancouver cop Jim Fisher loses jail-term appeal for kissing sex-crime victims  Vancouver SunHighly decorated former detective Jim Fisher tried to have 20-month jail term reduced, but the B.C. Court of Appeal dismissed his arguments.
  
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• Ex-Vancouver cop Jim Fisher loses jail-term appeal for kissing sex-crime victims

  30-01-2019 21:50 via vancouversun.com
  Former Vancouver police Det. Jim Fisher has lost his appeal of a 20-month jail term for sex-related offences involving two vulnerable crime victims.
  In a ruling released Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the B.C. Court of Appeal upheld the sentence imposed on the highly decorated 61-year-old former cop.
  In August, provincial court Judge Robert Hamilton imposed sentence on Fisher, who had admitted that he kissed one of the female victims three times, identified only as A due to a publication ban,
  
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• Vancouver author returns to Kincaid Strange for second zombie crime novel

  30-01-2019 21:49 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver scientist and fantasy writer Kristi Charish has brought back to life Kincaid Strange in the new book Lipstick Voodoo. In this second novel, the voodoo-loving Kincaid has a lot on her plate including some murders and a roommate who comes home tied to a dead body. What’s a girl to do? Pick up the book and find out.
  Cherish, who has a Ph.D in zoology from UBC, recently took some time to answer a few questions about her fiery protagonist and what it means to be a “pantser.
  
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• 'Loxy Ladies' to showcase Cloverdale ingredients at Vancouver boat show - Cloverdale Reporter

  30-01-2019 21:45
  'Loxy Ladies' to showcase Cloverdale ingredients at Vancouver boat show  Cloverdale Reporter“Loxy Ladies” Katherine Hamill and Ainsley Nesrallah are hard at work preparing for their next cooking demonstrations, where they'll be dishing out favourite ...
  
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• $100K reward offered for info leading to arrest of former UN gang leader Conor D’Monte

  30-01-2019 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  B.C.'s gang squad is offering a massive reward for any information that leads to the arrest of gang member Conor D'Monte.
  
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• Surrey Mounties release photo of suspect in alleged assault of young girl

  30-01-2019 21:42 via theprovince.com
  Mounties in Surrey have released a photo of a suspect they allege assaulted and exposed himself to a young girl near Sullivan Heights Secondary School earlier this month.
  The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, possibly a teenager or in his early 20s, wearing a blue hoodie, grey sweatpants and black running shoes.
  Surrey RCMP say an indecent act and assault happened on Jan. 10 shortly before 4 p.m. to a 10-year-old girl who was walking home from school in the 6200-block of 144th Street.
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• Reward offered for one of Canada’s most wanted

  30-01-2019 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  A reward is now being offered for one of Canada’s most wanted gangsters, Conor D’Monte. He is the former leader of the UN Gang and is wanted in connection with the murder of a rival gangster. Neetu Garcha has the details.
  
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• B.C. Ferries sailing delayed due to fuel spill at Horseshoe Bay

  30-01-2019 21:34 via vancouversun.com
  A semi-truck loading onto a B.C. Ferries ship at Horseshoe Bay has spilled diesel.
  The truck was loading onto the Queen of Coquitlam for the 9:45 a.m. sailing to Langdale when the spill occurred. It’s unclear how much fuel was spilled or if the fuel has reached the water.
  #BCFHeadsUp #HorseshoeBay #Langdale the #QueenofCoquitlam is holding in dock due to a semi truck spilling fuel during loading. The 9:45am sailing exiting Horseshoe Bay – Langdale is delayed. Further updates & se
  
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• Vancouver blogger seeks title of Mr. Gay World

  30-01-2019 21:30
  
  Popular Vancouver YouTube personality and LGBT+ blogger has been chosen to represent Canada in South Africa at annual competition
  
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• Tech gadgets for the Kitchen

  30-01-2019 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  Kristina Stoyanova from Get Connected Media shows us the latest gadgets for the chef in all of us.
  
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• Search continues for missing rancher in B.C.’s Interior

  30-01-2019 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  After a riderless horse was found on Monday, many search-and-rescue crews are involved in the search for Ben Tyner.
  
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• Crackdown on cash payments at Vancouver City Hall unanimously approved - Daily Hive

  30-01-2019 20:34
  Crackdown on cash payments at Vancouver City Hall unanimously approved  Daily HiveA motion to better track municipal tax payments which are made with cash was passed unanimously by Vancouver City council this week.
  
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• New Vancouver ramen spot Sip Bowl La Mian has quietly opened (PHOTOS) - Daily Hive

  30-01-2019 20:22
  New Vancouver ramen spot Sip Bowl La Mian has quietly opened (PHOTOS)  Daily HiveSip Bowl La Mian has quietly soft opened at 2255 W 41 Avenue in Kerrisdale. The new restaurant opened in the former location of Sushi Hachi.
  
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• 1-Day Itinerary for Vancouver, Canada - Fodor's Travel

  30-01-2019 20:08
  1-Day Itinerary for Vancouver, Canada  Fodor's TravelHow to experience the highlights of Vancouver's spectacular scenery and local foods in just one day. The largest city on Canada's west coast, in the province of ...
  
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• Wine Guy: New wine directions

  30-01-2019 20:00 via theprovince.com
  The new year tends to be a time for new beginnings. There’s a certain rhythm to this logic that I can appreciate, and while I’m not the biggest fan of New Year’s resolutions (too often they’re made flippantly as the ball drops over Times Square) I can support reflection and taking stock in one’s lot.
  Thus I ask, is the end of January too late into the year to propose some new wine directions? In the spirit of beginning anew and recalibrating tastebuds for 2019, here
  
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• Nanaimo byelection: B.C. awaits results in high-stakes vote

  30-01-2019 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Global News will have up-to-the-minute results starting at 8 p.m
  
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• When Life Gives You Parkinson’s podcast: Insights from a neuropsychologist

  30-01-2019 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  Neuropsychologist Dr. Robert Duff speaks with Larry Gifford and Niki Reitmayer.
  
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• New immigrants spending 54% more on Metro Vancouver houses than locals: study

  30-01-2019 19:43
  
  Average assessed value of immigrant-owned homes higher than those owned by Canadian-born residents, finds Statistics Canada
  
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• Abbotsford airport expansion attracts ultra-low-cost carriers

  30-01-2019 19:10
  
  Abbotsford International Airport’s late-January launch of its $5-million terminal expansion is enabling airline executives to breathe easier, as they take steps to ramp up flights out of Metro Vancouver’s eastern airport.
  
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• Drink this: Kith and Kin by Steel & Oak Brewing Co. / Brassneck Brewery

  30-01-2019 18:59
  
  We may be living in the post-truth era, but if there’s one thing that’s universally accepted as fact, it’s that Brassneck makes fantastic beer. and if you see something with its logo on it at the beer store, then you buy it.
  
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• 11 awesome places to get croissants in Vancouver - Daily Hive

  30-01-2019 18:49
  11 awesome places to get croissants in Vancouver  Daily HiveWe've made a list of some awesome spots you're guaranteed to find a quality flaky, buttery, and fluffy croissant in Vancouver.
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: How the Greens came to support 'botched' speculation tax

  30-01-2019 18:46 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Along with other controversies, the NDP’s speculation tax has triggered a lingering dispute with the Greens over the correct interpretation of the power-sharing agreement between the two parties.
  Green leader Andrew Weaver recently published a blow-by-blow account of the exchange that eventually led to the Greens supporting the tax in exchange for several amendments.
  But not before the New Democrats threatened to designate the vote on the tax as a confidence measure t
  
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• Regulatory overkill cited as housing outlook goes negative

  30-01-2019 18:46
  
  “Combined effect of tighter mortgage guidelines and higher interest rates has been larger than previously estimated,” says Bank of Canada
  
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• Halifax councillors join Vancouver in declaring climate emergency - HalifaxToday.ca

  30-01-2019 18:46
  Halifax councillors join Vancouver in declaring climate emergency  HalifaxToday.caCoun. Richard Zurawski said it was in response to a recent report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
  
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• Here's what life looks like in Vancouver's first legal cannabis dispensary - Vancouver Is Awesome

  30-01-2019 18:44
  Here's what life looks like in Vancouver's first legal cannabis dispensary  Vancouver Is AwesomeBabins' Evergreen Cannabis shop on Fourth Avenue became Vancouver's first fully licensed dispensary in early January. Mike Babins is living his best life.
  
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• This Metro Vancouver housing development offers 'rent-to-own' option - Daily Hive

  30-01-2019 18:27
  This Metro Vancouver housing development offers 'rent-to-own' option  Daily HiveThe 50 Electronic Avenue housing project in Port Moody is offering a unique 'rent-to-own' program of below-market rents going towards the eventual purchase.
  
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• KJ Apa and 'Riverdale' co-star debut new band at secret Vancouver show - Daily Hive

  30-01-2019 18:20
  KJ Apa and 'Riverdale' co-star debut new band at secret Vancouver show  Daily HiveOne lucky crowd at a small Gastown bar heard the debut of a new Vancouver band, The Good Time Boys, which includes Riverdale stars KJ Apa and Rob Raco.
  
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• Canada's first winter hip hop festival breaks out in Vancouver - Daily Hive

  30-01-2019 18:04
  Canada's first winter hip hop festival breaks out in Vancouver  Daily HiveAfter a controversial debut this past summer, the Winter Edition of Vancouver's first hip hop festival, BREAKOUT, came back with a vengeance.
  
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• Struggling seal pup receiving treatment after rescue off Vancouver Island - CTV News

  30-01-2019 17:47
  Struggling seal pup receiving treatment after rescue off Vancouver Island  CTV NewsA dehydrated, severely underweight northern fur seal pup is being treated at a rescue centre in Vancouver after being scooped from the waters off the northeast ...
  
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• Metro Vancouver Weather Forecast Calls For Chance Of Snow - 604 Now

  30-01-2019 17:28
  Metro Vancouver Weather Forecast Calls For Chance Of Snow  604 NowThe Metro Vancouver weather forecast is calling for rain this week, and it looks like it might snow this weekend as well.
  
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• Nanaimo votes in crucial byelection today

  30-01-2019 16:35 via vancouversun.com
  Nanaimo heads to the polls today in a byelection that could trigger an earlier provincial election depending on the results.
  Running are the NDP’s Sheila Malcolmson, Liberal Tony Harris, and Green party candidate Michele Ney. Justin Greenwood of the B.C. Conservative party, Robin Mark Richardson of the Vancouver Island Party and Bill Walker, a Libertarian, are also vying for the seat.
  The byelection was called to fill the seat left vacant by NDP MLA Leonard Krog, who st
  
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• Even Huawei's CFO can't escape Vancouver's real estate slump - BNNBloomberg.ca

  30-01-2019 16:18
  Even Huawei's CFO can't escape Vancouver's real estate slump  BNNBloomberg.caHuawei Technologies Co. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is feeling the pinch of the downturn in the once high-flying Vancouver real estate market, with ...
  
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• 7 things to do in Vancouver today: Wednesday, January 30 - Daily Hive

  30-01-2019 16:13
  7 things to do in Vancouver today: Wednesday, January 30  Daily HiveThe last Hump Day of January! Fill it up with these seven fun events in Vancouver today, Wednesday, January 30. Brewchella, Left of PuSh, and more.
  
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