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• Low vaccination rates in wealthier Vancouver-area neighbourhoods - CityNews Vancouver

  16-02-2019 23:27 via citynews1130.com
  Low vaccination rates in wealthier Vancouver-area neighbourhoods  CityNews VancouverAs Vancouver deals with an outbreak of measles, data says vaccination rates have dipped in the city. Richard Carpiano, a professor at the University of ...
  
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• 400-plus vehicles written off by ICBC since acid spills near Trail

  16-02-2019 23:06 via vancouversun.com
  ICBC says about 450 vehicles have been written off since sulphuric acid spilled along a busy commuter route near Trail in two incidents last spring.
  The public insurer says there have been more than 4,450 claims received after the spills but the vast majority of those vehicles were not damaged.
  It says it is still in the early stages of a lawsuit but no trial date has been set.
  The spills happened on April 10 and May 23, 2018, when tanker trucks owned and operated by Westcan spilled sulphuric ac
  
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• J.J. Adams: Curtains fall on the Manny Show, but Lions have another ‘show’ coming

  16-02-2019 22:37 via theprovince.com
  When Manny Arceneaux pulled up stakes and left town Friday to join the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he left behind a huge hole — both as a selfless, hard-working leader in the B.C. Lions’ locker-room and nine years of outreach work that made him pillar of the community.
  But few remember that, in the beginning, The Manny Show was all about its singular star — every Manny for himself, so to speak — before the gregarious wide receiver matured as a person and a player.
  The
  
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• Former B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell being investigated over allegation of sexual assault: report

  16-02-2019 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  A UK newspaper is reporting Scotland Yard is investigating an allegation of sexual assault made against former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell.
  
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• Burnaby RCMP investigating alleged road rage with weapons involved

  16-02-2019 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  It happened around 5 p.m., at the corner of Imperial Street and Gray Avenue in Burnaby.
  
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• Patrick Johnston: Family day serves as reminder of childhood Canucks fandom for Stecher

  16-02-2019 22:17 via theprovince.com
  Doug Low was just being a hockey dad.
  The boys loved the game. Their group was a special one, a rare combination of talent and good spirits.
  That he was able to get Canucks tickets through work from time to time was just a bonus. And because he often scored four tickets instead of two meant his son could invite a couple of buddies, too.
  And so, one night in 2006, Doug Low carted 12-year-old son Brayden and his two friends, Brayden Arcand and Troy Stecher, to a Canucks game.
  The boys posed for a
  
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• Work stopped at B.C. gas pipeline site after claims ancient Indigenous artifacts discovered

  16-02-2019 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  A group of archaeologists and First Nations have now written to the province asking for work to be stopped and a review conducted of all archaeological permits.
  
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• GardenWorks: Planting Seeds

  16-02-2019 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  It’s time to get your garden ready for Spring. Peter from GardenWorks shares his tips and tricks for planting seeds.
  
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• Saturday Chef: Eggs Three Ways

  16-02-2019 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  Jennifer Woike, from Farmer Ben’s eggs in Duncan, is in the kitchen with her recipe for eggs three ways. Perfect for your long weekend breakfast.
  
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• Sukh Chungh: BC Lions new signing

  16-02-2019 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  Jay Janower sits down with B.C. boy, Sukh Chungh, to talk about his homecoming signing with BC Lions.
  
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• Open Mosque Day

  16-02-2019 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  For the first time in B.C., nine major mosques will open their doors to everyone. Adnan Akiel, Open Mosque B.C. Program Manager, joins Coleen Christie to explain more.
  
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• Open House: Home Renovations

  16-02-2019 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  Mickey Fabbiano and Sebastian Sevallo, from ‘Worst to First’ share their tips for renovating your home.
  
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• Vancouver Titans make their big eSports debut

  16-02-2019 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver's newest sports team has its first game Saturday. 
  
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• Classical music: VSO announces plans for 'fascinating' 2019/2020 season

  16-02-2019 20:38 via vancouversun.com
  Now is the time for many classical presenters to announce big plans for the year ahead.
  Otto Tausk.
  At the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, real change is in the air as music director Otto Tausk and his team have put together a fascinating season.
  At first glance the VSO is keeping most of its tried-and-true concert packages — Masterworks, Classics at the Chan, Surrey Nights and so on — but a closer look at content reveals another matter entirely.
  Right out of the gate there are some ve
  
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• Surrey trailer park fire leaves man suffering burns, smoke inhalation

  16-02-2019 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  An overnight fire in a Surrey trailer park has left a 55-year-old man in hospital.
  
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• Canucks ship Sam Gagner to Oilers for Ryan Spooner

  16-02-2019 20:32 via theprovince.com
  Sam Gagner has gone home.
  The Vancouver Canucks traded the veteran forward was to the Edmonton Oilers Saturday morning. Coming back the other way is Ryan Spooner, who the Oilers added earlier this season from the New York Rangers.
  Gagner, 29, signed with the Canucks in the summer of 2017 on a three-year, $9.45 million dollar contract. In a season where he was often mis-cast as a checking forward, he still managed to pick up 31 points in 74 games.
  This year, however, the Canucks decided he was no
  
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• Vancouver Titans make their big eSports debut - Global News

  16-02-2019 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver Titans make their big eSports debut  Global NewsVancouver's newest sports team has its first game Saturday.
  
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• Oilers re-acquire Gagner from Vancouver - American Hockey League

  16-02-2019 20:10 via theahl.com
  Oilers re-acquire Gagner from Vancouver  American Hockey LeagueThe Edmonton Oilers have acquired forward Sam Gagner from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Ryan Spooner. Gagner has posted 12 goals ...
  
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• Meet the Chef: Andrew Hounslow is keeping it local at Havana

  16-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Executive chef Andrew Hounslow has taken over the helm at Havana, a local favourite on Commercial Drive for more than two decades. Hounslow himself is something of a local product, too, beginning his career in 2002 at Earls Kitchen + Bar then obtaining his professional credentials at Vancouver Community College. He comes to a freshly renovated Havana from the highly regarded Belgard Kitchen.
  Q: What motivates and inspires you as a chef?
  A: Seeing the enjoyment people get from eating my food
  
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• Makeover: A new look after a holiday in the sun

  16-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Janine Hewitt is a busy wife and mom of two kids. The 42-year-old recently returned from family vacation in the sun and her hair was feeling faded, dry and shapeless.
  Janine has thick and naturally wavy hair. Her colour was looking golden and faded from the sun. To refine her overall colour, I stared by applying a cool-brown shade to her background foundation in a permanent formula to create depth. I then applied a demi-permanent, ammonia-free colour in a beige-blond shade to her mid-lengths and
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: Thunderball fundraiser helps kids skate, shoot, and soar

  16-02-2019 20:00 via theprovince.com
  THEY SHOOT, THEY SOAR:  Hockey parents know the cost for kids to play Canada’s game is expensive.  From registration fees, equipment, ice time, travel, tournaments and other factors, the cost can be a barrier for many families to get their children into the game.
  Acknowledging the challenge facing families, Thunderbirds Minor Hockey Association — one of the largest amateur hockey leagues in the province with some 1,000 players — presented Thunderball, its premiere fun
  
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• UBC, Fraser Valley clash tonight with men’s hoops season on the line

  16-02-2019 19:59 via theprovince.com
  Considering the opening two games of their series, it’s hard to guess what the UBC Thunderbirds and Fraser Valley Cascades have in store tonight.
  The teams play the deciding matchup of their best-of-three Canada West men’s basketball quarterfinal at War Memorial Gymnasium (7 p.m.), with UBC looking to follow up their 85-58 win on Friday that followed Fraser Valley’s 92-79 triumph on Thursday.
  UBC (17-3) is the No. 6 ranked team in the country and finished third in the 17-team C
  
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• Health Canada seizes illegal eyewash product from Richmond store

  16-02-2019 19:31 via vancouversun.com
  Health Canada is warning the public about a potentially dangerous eyewash product seized from a health store in Richmond.
  In an advisory, Health Canada says consumers who bought “Kobayashi Aibon/Eyebon Eyewash” from Tokyo Beauty and Health Care on Westminster Highway in Richmond should stop using it because it contains a prescription drug called aminocaproic acid that may pose serious health risks.
  The product is promoted as an eyewash for contact lens users and for the preventi
  
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• Meet the Titans: Canucks-backed Vancouver esports team seeks Overwatch League glory - CBC.ca

  16-02-2019 19:00 via cbc.ca
  Meet the Titans: Canucks-backed Vancouver esports team seeks Overwatch League glory  CBC.caThe Vancouver Titans don't hit the ice, take to the turf, or step between the painted lines. Instead, Vancouver's newest pro sports team plies its trade over ...
  
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• Home is where the wins are for the Vancouver Giants

  16-02-2019 19:00 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Giants have clinched home ice advantage for the first round of the WHL playoffs and the stats suggest that bodes well.
  Vancouver Giants defenceman Dallas Hines is tripped by Spokane Chiefs centre Jack Finley, earning Finley a minor penalty in the first period of a regular season WHL game at the LEC on Friday.
  Vancouver’s 5-4 win over the Spokane Chiefs on Friday at the Langley Events Centre assured the Giants a top-two finish in the B.C. Division and it gave them a league bes
  
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• Online tutorial set up to help protect whales in B.C.

  16-02-2019 18:54 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries, Ocean Wise, and the Vancouver Port Authority have created an online tutorial to help protect whales.
  The tutorial, called Whales in our Waters, is aimed at helping educate mariners about the local species and how to reduce interactions between ships and whales.
  Regional mariners, particularly those operating large vessels such as ferries, cargo ships or tug boats, are being asked to complete the tutorial before the summer season, when many whale species return to B.C. waters to fee
  
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• Work suspended on pipeline after ancient First Nation tools found at controversial work site

  16-02-2019 18:36 via vancouversun.com
  HOUSTON — Coastal GasLink says it has suspended pipeline work south of Houston while claims of the discovery of Indigenous artifacts on the site are investigated.
  The company says it has cordoned off the area, requested that a qualified archeologist visit the site and the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission will conduct another site visit to investigate the claims.
  Ancient First Nations tools have been discovered at the Houston site where 14 people were arrested in January.
  Related Hearing put ove
  
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• Wilson-Raybould resignation leaves veterans feeling betrayed by Trudeau

  16-02-2019 18:09 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation from cabinet this week has stoked long-standing frustration, disappointment and anger among Canada’s veterans, who say they have been ignored and betrayed by the Trudeau government.
  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Canadian veterans following a ceremony at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 near Vimy Ridge, France in 2018.
  The Liberals went out of their way during the last federal election to court former service members, a
  
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• Offbeat marathon runner Yuki Kawauchi to race in Vancouver - CBC Sports

  16-02-2019 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Offbeat marathon runner Yuki Kawauchi to race in Vancouver  CBC SportsEven if you've never run a step in your life, there's lots to like about Japanese marathoner Yuki Kawauchi, who will run his first race in Canada in May at the BMO ...
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Sunny and cloudy, with a slight chance of rain - Vancouver Sun

  16-02-2019 17:49 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Weather: Sunny and cloudy, with a slight chance of rain  Vancouver SunVANCOUVER, B.C. – Saturday's weather is expected to be a a mix of sun and cloud, with a slight chance of showers, and a high of 4 C. Overnight the ...
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Sunny and cloudy, with a slight chance of rain

  16-02-2019 17:49 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Saturday’s weather is expected to be a a mix of sun and cloud, with a slight chance of showers, and a high of 4 C. Overnight the temperature is expected to drop down to – 1 C but with the wind chill it’s going to feel more like – 5 C, according to Environment Canada. Sunday looks sunny and breezy with a high of 5 C. But then overnight the mercury drops down to – 4 C. Looking ahead to next week, it looks like the frigid weather will continue.
  
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• Recipe: Perfect eggs on avocado toast

  16-02-2019 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  Whether you're a millennial or otherwise, there's no denying that avocado toast is a delicious treat.
  
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• B.C. Budget 2019: What we got last year, and what we want this year

  16-02-2019 17:16 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government’s new budget will probably look a lot like its old budget. That is deliberate, says Finance Minister Carole James, because the governing New Democratic Party’s priorities haven’t changed: affordable housing, child care and climate change.
  “What we’re looking at is budget 2019 basically building on what we did in budget 2018,” James said of the budget she’ll deliver on Tuesday.
  “We started off with a shift in approach from the pr
  
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• I was verbally attacked on Vancouver SkyTrain and it was frightening

  16-02-2019 17:04
  
  Do you know what to do when you're feeling threatened or scared on the SkyTrain?
  
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• Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to perform epic Star Wars concert series

  16-02-2019 16:32
  
  Oscar-winning composer John Williams’ musical score will be performed live while The Empire Strikes Back is screened
  
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• Vancouver company to acquire P.E.I.-based CMP - The Guardian

  16-02-2019 15:31 via theguardian.pe.ca
  Vancouver company to acquire P.E.I.-based CMP  The GuardianFood Processing Solutions (FPS) is in the process of acquiring majority control of the Milton, P.E.I.-based Charlottetown Metal Products (CMP), subject to local ...
  
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• Options abound at Parkview Estates

  16-02-2019 14:59 via vancouversun.com
  Have it your way. That may well be an appropriate catch phrase for Foxridge Homes’ new single-family residential community in Surrey’s Fraser Heights neighbourhood.
  As is typical of the offerings by Foxridge, the Parkview Estates single-family home community will offer buyers a plethora of options.
  And that’s putting it mildly.
  The 64-unit development has more than 14 plans on offer, and buyers have the ability to choose finishes for everything from exterior stonework to paint
  
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• The Home Front: Expert advice at the BC Home + Garden Show

  16-02-2019 14:52 via vancouversun.com
  For those interested in renovating or building their own homes, the BC Home + Garden Show is a great place to go for expert advice and inspiration, says interior designer Sydney Carlaw of Purity Design, who will be speaking at the event.
  “Usually the people attending have some really great questions and are really trying to understand how to build, what makes sense, or want some great tips, which designers can provide,” she says.
  Carlaw says she’s looking forward to p
  
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• Vancouver Metal Supergroup Imonolith is Set for Huge Hometown Debut - BeatRoute Magazine

  16-02-2019 14:18 via beatroute.ca
  Vancouver Metal Supergroup Imonolith is Set for Huge Hometown Debut  BeatRoute MagazineDespite its relatively small population, Vancouver has spawned a surprising amount of internationally acclaimed acts. It's even more surprising when you ...
  
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• Sold (Bought): Large roof deck takes in impressive outlooks

  16-02-2019 14:17 via vancouversun.com
  321 — 1445 Marpole Avenue, Vancouver
  Type: One-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment
  Size: 610 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $527,100
  Listed for: $499,000
  Sold for: $490,000
  Sold on: Nov. 25
  Days on market: Six
  Listing agent: Janette Fricker at Rennie & Associates Realty
  Buyers agent: Steve Vallillee at Royal LePage Sussex
  The big sell: Vancouver’s iconic Hycroft Towers stands out on the corner of Granville Street and Marpole Avenue due to its distinctive modernist archi
  
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• Vancouver weather: This February is one of the 10 snowiest on record - Vancouver Courier

  16-02-2019 09:00 via vancourier.com
  Vancouver weather: This February is one of the 10 snowiest on record  Vancouver CourierIf you're feeling a little glum about the snow melting away and ending the magic on Vancouver's streets, don't lose hope just yet. There is a little more snow in the ...
  
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• Vancouver schools test new report cards, scrapping letter grades for elementary students - CityNews Vancouver

  16-02-2019 08:27 via citynews1130.com
  Vancouver schools test new report cards, scrapping letter grades for elementary students  CityNews VancouverThe Vancouver School Board is part of a pilot program testing out a new way of assessing students, scrapping letter grades on report cards.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, February 15, 2019

  16-02-2019 08:22 via globalnews.ca
  PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Zach Wytinck scored the winner at 3:06 of overtime as the Brandon Wheat Kings upset the league-leading Prince Albert Raiders 5-4 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• 10 things to do in Vancouver today: Sunday, February 17 - Daily Hive

  16-02-2019 07:41 via dailyhive.com
  10 things to do in Vancouver today: Sunday, February 17  Daily HiveKeep the weekend fun going today, Sunday, February 18! Lunar New Year on Granville Island, Marlon James, and these 10 fun Vancouver events!
  
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• Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson dating digital media pioneer Shahrzad Rafati - Vancouver Sun

  16-02-2019 07:23 via vancouversun.com
  Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson dating digital media pioneer Shahrzad Rafati  Vancouver SunIt's time once again for an update on Gregor Robertson's love life.
  
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• Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson dating digital media pioneer Shahrzad Rafati

  16-02-2019 07:17 via vancouversun.com
  It’s time once again for an update on Gregor Robertson’s love life.
  The 54-year-old former Vancouver mayor may be gone from city hall, succeeded by Kennedy Stewart after announcing in January 2018 that he would not seek re-election, but Robertson has still kept himself busy.
  Not working or anything — mostly just travelling and falling in love. Judging from twin Instagram posts shared on Valentine’s Day, Robertson appears to be seeing media and technology thought lead
  
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• Vancouver grapples with measles outbreak

  16-02-2019 07:16 via globalnews.ca
  Nine cases of measles have been diagnosed in Vancouver, the majority of them linked to a trio of French schools. Jordan Armstrong has the latest about what health officials are doing, and what the public needs to know.
  
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• Number of measles cases in Vancouver reaches nine

  16-02-2019 07:10
  
  Eight new cases have been identified this week
  
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• Jim Pattison, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg honoured in Vancouver Walk of Fame event

  16-02-2019 06:53 via globalnews.ca
  In their remarks, the comedy duo of Rogen and Goldberg thanked the 7-11 near their old high school and Wreck Beach.
  
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• Targeted Kamloops shooting leaves 2 in hospital, 1 in critical condition

  16-02-2019 05:59 via globalnews.ca
  Police believe the attack was targeted.
  
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