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• City of Vancouver says empty homes tax is working - Toronto Star

  06-02-2019 23:57 via thestar.com
  City of Vancouver says empty homes tax is working  Toronto StarVANCOUVER—The number of vacant properties in Vancouver has fallen by 15 per cent in one year, and the city says just over half of the newly occupied ...
  
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• Metro Vancouver forecast calls for accumulation of snowfall this week

  06-02-2019 23:43
  
  The Vancouver weather forecast has been calling for snowfall this week, but a recent update predicts that the region will receive more snow than previously expected.
  
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• Body discovered in Richmond after man reported missing from Vancouver apartment

  06-02-2019 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Shortly after 3 a.m. Richmond Mounties found what is believed to be a clandestine drug lab at a home in the 4600-block of Princeton Avenue. 
  
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• Missing man turns up dead at suspected Richmond drug lab

  06-02-2019 23:40 via theprovince.com
  A missing-person investigation Wednesday resulted in Richmond RCMP discovering a body along with two suspected drug operations.
  Early Wednesday, Richmond RCMP asked the Vancouver police for help in locating a missing person by checking an apartment near Boundary Road and Kingsway. The apartment was uninhabited but showed signs of possible drug production.
  RCMP later discovered what they believed to be a clandestine drug lab at a residence in the 4600-block of Princeton Avenue in Richmond.Th
  
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• B.C. privacy commissioner finds political parties aren’t doing enough to explain info they collect

  06-02-2019 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  British Columbia's privacy commissioner has found political parties are collecting too much information from potential voters, without getting proper consent.
  
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• NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh outlines pharmacare plan, won’t say how he’d pay for it

  06-02-2019 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Jagmeet Singh says an NDP government would provide universal, comprehensive health care coverage for all Canadians.
  
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• Where are they now? Tracking down some notable ex-Vancouver Giants on the ice - The Province

  06-02-2019 23:22 via theprovince.com
  Where are they now? Tracking down some notable ex-Vancouver Giants on the ice  The ProvinceVancouver Giants fans don't have trouble finding info on Milan Lucic, Brendan Gallagher, Evander Kane and other former standouts from years gone by now ...
  
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• Matcha mecca Tsujiri finally sets opening date for Metro Vancouver location - Vancouver Is Awesome

  06-02-2019 23:17 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Matcha mecca Tsujiri finally sets opening date for Metro Vancouver location  Vancouver Is AwesomeFinally: Tsujiri, a heaven for green tea lovers, is ready to open their first Metro Vancouver location, and have revealed an opening date for their Richmond shop.
  
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• Greater Vancouver's real estate board calls on Ottawa to 'tweak' mortgage stress test - Global News

  06-02-2019 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  Greater Vancouver's real estate board calls on Ottawa to 'tweak' mortgage stress test  Global NewsThe board's president Phil Moore questions whether the mortgage stress test introduced last year is still needed.
  
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• Unique co-working spaces coming to future residential projects in Metro Vancouver - Daily Hive

  06-02-2019 23:06 via dailyhive.com
  Unique co-working spaces coming to future residential projects in Metro Vancouver  Daily HiveOne local developer plans to introduce a new type of private amenity space to all of its future residential redevelopments in Metro Vancouver, and it will begin ...
  
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• Vancouver real estate: Which cities are seeing the biggest drop in home prices? - CTV News

  06-02-2019 23:04 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Vancouver real estate: Which cities are seeing the biggest drop in home prices?  CTV NewsIt's no secret that home prices are falling, but a report released Wednesday by a real estate website is shedding new light on exactly how different parts of the ...
  
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• 15 places to get Valentine's Day treats in Vancouver - Daily Hive

  06-02-2019 22:57 via dailyhive.com
  15 places to get Valentine's Day treats in Vancouver  Daily HiveNo matter who you're hoping to impress this Valentine's Day, these lovely bites from Vancouver spots are surely enough to make your sweetheart melt.
  
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• Port Coquitlam now accepting cannabis retail applications

  06-02-2019 22:53 via vancouversun.com
  The city of Port Coquitlam is now open to the cannabis business.
  City council voted Tuesday to update zoning bylaws to allow the city to consider potential sites for cannabis retail outlets in a similar way to how it regulates liquor sales locations.
  The move comes nearly four months after Canada became the second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana.
  “We’ve consulted the community extensively on this issue and have done our due diligence,” Mayor Br
  
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• From broken sidewalks to climate change, Vancouver mayor gets earful in one-on-one sessions - Vancouver Courier

  06-02-2019 22:51 via vancourier.com
  From broken sidewalks to climate change, Vancouver mayor gets earful in one-on-one sessions  Vancouver CourierMayor Kennedy Stewart held his first-ever “talk to the mayor” session Tuesday at city hall. He heard from about 20 people with various concerns.
  
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• From broken sidewalks to climate change, Vancouver mayor gets earful in one-on-one sessions

  06-02-2019 22:51
  
  Mayor Kennedy Stewart held his first-ever “talk to the mayor” session Tuesday at city hall. He heard from about 20 people with various concerns.
  
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• Shortage of educational assistants forces some Greater Victoria students to stay at home

  06-02-2019 22:47 via vancouversun.com
  Students with special needs are being asked to stay home and miss school due to a shortage of educational assistants in the Greater Victoria school district, parents say.
  The parents say the ongoing practice discriminates against children with disabilities and violates their right to an education.
  Cristina Gage said she was called one day last week at 8:30 a.m. and asked to keep her six-year-old son with autism at home because View Royal Elementary was short on educational assistants and ha
  
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• Letters to The Province, Feb. 7, 2019: There would be chaos if strata rules ignored for one resident

  06-02-2019 22:47 via theprovince.com
  The media paints Stephanie Kallstrom’s story about her need for a third dog as an “emotional support animal” as another case of a big, bad heartless strata council that should understand why Kallstrom has special needs that should be accommodated.
  Rules and bylaws are in place for the benefit and protection of everyone in a building and cannot be selectively enforced. When one person gets away with breaking the rules, other residents feel entitled to the same privilege. If ever
  
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• Body discovered in Richmond after man reported missing from Vancouver apartment - Global News

  06-02-2019 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  Body discovered in Richmond after man reported missing from Vancouver apartment  Global NewsA body has been discovered in a Richmond home Wednesday after a man was reported missing in Vancouver on Feb. 3.
  
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• Entrepreneur shares ins and outs of sex doll business at Vancouver trade show - Vancouver Courier

  06-02-2019 22:41 via vancourier.com
  Entrepreneur shares ins and outs of sex doll business at Vancouver trade show  Vancouver CourierKristen Dickson's upcoming trip to Vancouver, alongside Catanna, Aika and Zach, will combine business and pleasure on a level never before seen in the city's ...
  
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• Entrepreneur shares ins and outs of sex doll business at Vancouver trade show

  06-02-2019 22:41
  
  Kristen Dickson’s upcoming trip to Vancouver, alongside Catanna, Aika and Zach, will combine business and pleasure on a level never before seen in the city’s history.
  
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• City of Vancouver says fewer homes declared vacant since tax imposed - Vancouver Courier

  06-02-2019 22:38 via vancourier.com
  City of Vancouver says fewer homes declared vacant since tax imposed  Vancouver CourierCity of Vancouver reports drop in empty homes  Global NewsCity of Vancouver says number of vacant homes down  Vancouver SunCity of Vancouver says 2018 empty homes tax eased tight rental market  CBC.caView full coverage on Google News
  
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• City of Vancouver says fewer homes declared vacant since tax imposed

  06-02-2019 22:38
  
  Mayor Kennedy Stewart called the latest statistics on declarations “very encouraging.”
  
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• Surrey RCMP seek help after last week’s shooting

  06-02-2019 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  Surrey RCMP seeking out additional witnesses of the shooting who may not have spoken to police yet.
  
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• Vancouver hospital to test pilot project aimed at helping OD patients - CityNews Vancouver

  06-02-2019 22:16 via citynews1130.com
  Vancouver hospital to test pilot project aimed at helping OD patients  CityNews VancouverVANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The emergency department at St. Paul's Hospital is testing out a whole new approach to getting overdose patients off opioids ...
  
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• Today was nearly the coldest February 6 in Vancouver in over 70 years - Daily Hive

  06-02-2019 22:15 via dailyhive.com
  Today was nearly the coldest February 6 in Vancouver in over 70 years  Daily HiveIt's no secret to anyone who has gone outside in the last few days that Vancouver is currently in the middle of a cold-snap.
  
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• Empty Nester-Moon

  06-02-2019 22:11 via vancouversun.com
  WAILEA, Maui — Something was missing. We’d taken up pampered residence at our pool-side cabana at the Fairmont Kea Lani an hour or so ago, yet despite the calming ebb and flow of warm Pacific trade winds, the fragrant scent of tropical flowers and the gentle kick of the Moloka’i Mule elixir, there was something unsettling about the scene.
  That’s when the shrill shriek of a six-year-old from a second-floor suite balcony startled me out from my puzzled funk and provided me
  
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• André Boudrias, Vancouver Canucks’ first star, dead at 75

  06-02-2019 22:07 via theprovince.com
  André Boudrias, who led the Vancouver Canucks in scoring during the franchise’s inaugural season, has died at the age of 75.
  The Montreal native was a seasoned pro when he joined the Canucks for the 1970-71 campaign, having already had NHL stops with the Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars, Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues.
  But it was with the expansion Canucks that Boudrias left his mark and found his stride as a productive NHLer.
  Scoring champions: Vancouver Canuc
  
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• OD patients given medicine at Vancouver ER as part of unique program

  06-02-2019 22:06 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver emergency department has become the first in Canada to give overdose patients take-away packs of medication aimed at warding off withdrawal symptoms and getting them into treatment.
  Dr. Andrew Kestler, a co-lead of the program at St. Paul’s Hospital, says patients get a three-day supply of Suboxone and easy-to-understand instructions from a nurse.
  He says the idea is to prevent barriers to treatment because many patients are not able to even get a prescription filled at a pharm
  
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• City of Vancouver reports drop in empty homes

  06-02-2019 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Vancouver says the number of properties declared vacant in 2018 has dropped 15 per cent from 2017.
  
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• André Boudrias, former Canucks captain, dies at age 75

  06-02-2019 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  Boudrias spent six seasons with the Canucks after playing for the Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars, Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues.
  
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• Andre Boudrias, one of the Vancouver Canucks' first offensive stars, dies at 75 - CTV News

  06-02-2019 21:46 via ctvnews.ca
  Andre Boudrias, one of the Vancouver Canucks' first offensive stars, dies at 75  CTV NewsAndre Boudrias, one of the Vancouver Canucks first offensive stars and a former team captain, has died at age 75.
  
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• Vancouver Fashion Week apologizes for 20-inch waist casting call requirement - Daily Hive

  06-02-2019 21:44 via dailyhive.com
  Vancouver Fashion Week apologizes for 20-inch waist casting call requirement  Daily HiveVancouver Fashion Week is apologizing for a casting call asking "petite" female models with 20 to 22-inch waistlines to audition for the show.
  
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• City of Vancouver says number of vacant homes down

  06-02-2019 21:28 via vancouversun.com
  The city of Vancouver says the number of Vancouver properties declared vacant in 2018 has gone down 15 per cent from 2017.
  And, in a news release Wednesday, the city says just over half of the homes that were declared vacant last year are now occupied are in the rental market.
  “The year-over-year numbers are very encouraging,” Mayor Kennedy Stewart said in the release.
  The figures show 922 properties were listed as vacant last year, compared with 1,085 in 2017, the first year of the
  
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• Speaker Darryl Plecas says his office turned over information to police now in Plecas Report

  06-02-2019 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. legislature Speaker Darryl Plecas says his office turned over information to the police that was not included in his explosive report.
  
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• 'Lives are changed forever': Outpouring for families of B.C. train crash victims

  06-02-2019 21:24 via vancouversun.com
  A veteran Canadian Pacific Railway engineer says railroaders are supporting each other after a derailment in the Rocky Mountains this week claimed three of their own.
  “All the people I work with are incredible professionals and we take care of each other and watch each other,” Carl Schnurr of Calgary said Wednesday.
  A train carrying 112 grain cars was parked on a grade with its air brakes on before it started moving on its own around 1 a.m. Monday just east of Field, B.C.
  Engineer An
  
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• A brand new dessert pop-up just opened in downtown Vancouver (PHOTOS) - Daily Hive

  06-02-2019 21:20 via dailyhive.com
  A brand new dessert pop-up just opened in downtown Vancouver (PHOTOS)  Daily HiveLadurée Canada has expanded its Vancouver locations yet again with a third pop-up outpost in Pacific Centre's rotunda in Pacific Centre.
  
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• JJ Wilson launches Vancouver fashion label without a Chip on his shoulder - Vancouver Courier

  06-02-2019 21:18 via vancourier.com
  JJ Wilson launches Vancouver fashion label without a Chip on his shoulder  Vancouver CourierSerial entrepreneur JJ Wilson has launched his first fashion brand that does not involve anyone else from his family.
  
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• JJ Wilson launches Vancouver fashion label without a Chip on his shoulder

  06-02-2019 21:18
  
  Serial entrepreneur JJ Wilson has launched his first fashion brand that does not involve anyone else from his family.
  
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• B.C. Hydro's deferral of expenses at $5.5 billion, says auditor general

  06-02-2019 21:17 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Auditor general Carol Bellringer says B.C. Hydro has deferred $5.5 billion in expenses that it plans to recover from ratepayers over time.
  Bellringer focuses on the deferred expenses in a report on the public utility’s use of rate-regulated accounting to control the prices it charges customers.
  She says rate-regulated accounting is used widely across North America, but cautions that Hydro has largely overridden the role of the independent B.C. Utilities Commission to regul
  
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• Sea to Sky Gondola plans expansion with elevated tree walk that spirals 34 metres into sky

  06-02-2019 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  A new attraction could soon be coming to the Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish.
  
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• Free hot chocolate for Robson Square skaters until Feb. 15

  06-02-2019 21:12 via vancouversun.com
  Looking to make the most of this week’s cold snap in Vancouver? Head down to Robson Square ice rink for a spin and free hot chocolate this week.
  Beginning today through Feb. 15, the first 50 skaters to head down to Robson Square and lace up a pair of skates between 2 and 5 p.m. will receive a nice, warm cup of hot chocolate.
  Temperatures have been colder this week than what most Vancouverites are used to, with wind chills of about -14 in the mornings and temperatures around 0 during the da
  
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• B.C. Liberal party recruiting candidates online

  06-02-2019 21:12 via vancouversun.com
  It’s common to see police or firefighters launch recruitment drives online, but political parties?
  For the first time, the B.C. Liberals are embarking on a recruiting drive for potential candidates from around B.C.
  Beginning Wednesday, those who want to be considered as a Liberal candidate can apply online at www.readytorunbc.ca.
  The party said, in a news release Wednesday, that women, millennials, and B.C’s diverse communities are still under-represented in the legislature. The
  
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• Wildfire smoke a bigger health problem than first thought

  06-02-2019 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  As we prepare for the possibility of another bad wildfire season, health officials are warning that the damage from breathing in all that smoke could be greater than first imagined. Sarah Macdonald has more.
  
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• New attraction could soon be coming to Squamish in 2020

  06-02-2019 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  The operators of the Sea to Sky Gondola are proposing an elevated treetop walk that would start at Summit Lodge and lead guests on a 2.5-kilometre return trip through the trees over Panorama Ridge.
  
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• Gibsons tests pot law with permit for illegal store

  06-02-2019 21:08
  
  While most B.C. municipalities are following Canada’s new cannabis laws, a January decision by Gibsons town council shows not all local governments are on the same page.
  
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• How much have Metro Vancouver homes dropped in value? (INFOGRAPHICS) - Vancouver Courier

  06-02-2019 21:04 via vancourier.com
  How much have Metro Vancouver homes dropped in value? (INFOGRAPHICS)  Vancouver CourierVisual representations of dollar values by which benchmark detached home and condo prices have fallen in a year.
  
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• How much have Metro Vancouver homes dropped in value? (INFOGRAPHICS) - North Shore News

  06-02-2019 21:04 via nsnews.com
  How much have Metro Vancouver homes dropped in value? (INFOGRAPHICS)  North Shore NewsVisual representations of dollar values by which benchmark detached home and condo prices have fallen in a year.
  
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• How much have Metro Vancouver homes dropped in value? (INFOGRAPHICS)

  06-02-2019 21:04
  
  Visual representations of dollar values by which benchmark detached home and condo prices have fallen in a year
  
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• Vancouver vacancies fall by 15% in 2018 Empty Homes Tax declarations - Daily Hive

  06-02-2019 21:01 via dailyhive.com
  Vancouver vacancies fall by 15% in 2018 Empty Homes Tax declarations  Daily HiveCity of Vancouver reports drop in empty homes  Global NewsCity of Vancouver says number of vacant homes down  Vancouver SunCity of Vancouver says 2018 empty homes tax eased tight rental market  CBC.caCity of Vancouver says fewer homes declared vacant since tax imposed  Business in VancouverView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Lawyers evaluate Toronto Maple Leafs’ dispute with Snoop Dogg’s cannabis brand

  06-02-2019 21:01
  
  A legal battle has landed in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, could spill into Canadian courts.
  
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