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• Car fire lights up Vancouver Superstore parking lot

  17-02-2019 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver firefighters were called to extinguish a car fire in the parking lot of a Real Canadian Superstore parking lot in East Vancouver on Saturday.
  
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• Lacrosse community rallies around Warriors goalie Bold, his wife after her cancer diagnosis

  17-02-2019 23:19 via theprovince.com
  Vancouver Warriors goaltender Aaron Bold is thankful for the support he and his wife Michelle have received as she battles cancer again.
  The Vancouver Canucks, who own the National Lacrosse League’s Warriors, held an internal fundraiser that brought in a “significant amount” to help pay bills for Bold and his family, according to Warriors general manager Dan Richardson. Buffalo Bandits goalie Matt Vinc Tweeted out Sunday that he’s donating his next per diem cheque and ask
  
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• B.C. couple face long recovery after ‘life-changing’ acid attack in Vietnam

  17-02-2019 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  One of the pair was left with burns to 90 per cent of his face and hands.
  
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• Deported B.C. man who came to Canada as a baby granted chance at return

  17-02-2019 23:10 via vancouversun.com
  A British Columbia man who was deported at 59 despite living in Canada since he was seven months old has won a shot at returning home.
  A federal court has granted Len Van Heest a judicial review of his permanent and temporary residency applications.
  Van Heest was deported to the Netherlands in 2017, and court documents say he has been living in a shelter where he can’t communicate with anyone because he doesn’t speak the language.
  They say he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 16
  
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• Burnaby city councillor says advanced voting in byelection is unfair

  17-02-2019 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  "Someone who obviously is not familiar with Burnaby is drawing circles on a map."
  
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• No confirmed measles cases in Interior Health as Vancouver, Washington state see outbreaks

  17-02-2019 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  It's a different story in the Lower Mainland, with cases reported in the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and Fraser Health Authority this year.
  
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• Recipe: Sweet and easy Florentines

  17-02-2019 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  Florentines are a classic Italian sweet pastry made with nuts mixed with sugar and melted together, often coated on the bottom in chocolate.
  
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• Abbotsford pedestrian collision leaves man in hospital with serious injuries

  17-02-2019 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  The man was with a child who was not seriously injured.
  
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• Ottawa could wait until summer to make final Trans Mountain decision

  17-02-2019 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  Cabinet won't decide the pipeline's fate until a new round of consultations with Indigenous communities is completed.
  
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• Police investigating after overnight Burnaby stabbing sends victim to hospital

  17-02-2019 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  Investigators say the victim was not known to police. 
  
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• Vancouver Island author unearths rare Victorian-era manuscript - CBC.ca

  17-02-2019 20:00 via cbc.ca
  Vancouver Island author unearths rare Victorian-era manuscript  CBC.caA Vancouver Island author found the find of a lifetime at his local archives while doing research for an upcoming novel. Dean Unger, based in Lake Cowichan, ...
  
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• Man in his 20s killed in two vehicle crash in south Vancouver

  17-02-2019 19:50
  
  Police say three people from that vehicle were rushed to hospital, but the driver — a man in his twenties — died
  
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• Convicted sex offender who fled B.C. arrested in Quebec

  17-02-2019 19:48 via vancouversun.com
  Joseph Davis, a convicted sex offender who failed to return to his Vancouver halfway house last week, has been arrested.
  Davis, 47, became the subject of a public police alert when he did not return to his halfway house on Feb. 11. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Davis and his image was shared with media and the public.
  On Sunday, Vancouver police announced he had been arrested in Quebec on Sunday morning.
  Related Canada-wide warrant: Sex offender fails to return to Vancouver halfway hou
  
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• Violent sex offender arrested in Quebec after fleeing Vancouver halfway house

  17-02-2019 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver police say Joseph Davis was arrested early Sunday morning.
  
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• Family says B.C. mother killed in parking lot rampage put son’s life ahead of hers

  17-02-2019 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  Kelly Sandoval’s 10-year-old son jumped out of the way but the mother threw herself in harm’s way to protect her youngest son.
  
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• Family Day 2019 in Vancouver: What's open and closed

  17-02-2019 19:26 via vancouversun.com
  Some people celebrate with their family, while others celebrate with their chosen family. Perhaps it’s just another day off for you or maybe you’re among those who keep the city moving.
  No matter how you choose to spend your Family Day, here’s a list of what’s open, closed or operating on a holiday schedule on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 in Vancouver.Shopping
  While smaller businesses will likely be closed or running shortened hours, Pacific Centre, Richmond Centre and Metr
  
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• B.C. budget prioritizes NDP's poverty, environment plans: finance minister

  17-02-2019 19:17 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister says the budget she tables Tuesday undertakes development of social, environmental and economic initiatives as other provinces across Canada implement cuts to programs and shifts to the right.
  Carole James says her budget builds on the minority New Democrat government’s goals of making life more affordable, improving services and ensuring a sustainable economy.
  “I see them as hand in hand,” said James in an interview. &
  
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• B.C. Family Day 2019 in Vancouver: What's open and closed - Vancouver Sun

  17-02-2019 19:15 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Family Day 2019 in Vancouver: What's open and closed  Vancouver SunHere's a list of what's open, closed or operating on a holiday schedule on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 in Vancouver.
  
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• ‘On The Trail of Big Cats’

  17-02-2019 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  Coleen Christie speaks with world-renowned wildlife photographer, Steve Winter, about his prolific career.
  
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• Measles 'outbreak' in Vancouver with nine cases; most linked to French schools - Vancouver Is Awesome

  17-02-2019 18:13 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Measles 'outbreak' in Vancouver with nine cases; most linked to French schools  Vancouver Is AwesomeVancouver Coastal Health says it's facing an “outbreak” of measles with nine cases in the city this month. The number of confirmed cases more than doubled ...
  
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• Kelowna Rockets shut out by visiting Vancouver Giants at Prospera Place

  17-02-2019 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  With only 12 games left in their regular season, the Rockets are sitting in the third and final playoff spot in the B.C. Division.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Brisk and foggy but not for long - Vancouver Sun

  17-02-2019 17:53 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver weather: Brisk and foggy but not for long  Vancouver SunFog patches in the morning will also clear quickly, while the evening will see winds of up to 15 kilometres an hour and a wind chill of minus 6 overnight.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Brisk and foggy but not for long

  17-02-2019 17:52 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Feb. 17, 2019 – Sunday’s weather is brisk early in the morning but will warm up to a high of 5, if you consider that warm.
  Fog patches in the morning will also clear quickly, while the evening will see winds of up to 15 kilometres an hour and a wind chill of minus 6 overnight.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Fog patches dissipate early, high of plus 5.
  Tonight: Clear. Wind up to 15 kilometre an hour, low of minus 2. Wind chill of minus 6 overnight.
  Tomorrow: Increasin
  
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• Police probe Vancouver collision that killed one on Saturday

  17-02-2019 17:38 via vancouversun.com
  One man is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Vancouver on Saturday evening.
  According to police, a southbound car carrying three people collided with a second car at Cambie and West 57th around 11 p.m. on Saturday. The southbound car then crashed into a utility pole.
  Firefighters were able to pull the trio from the car and they were rushed to hospital where the driver, a man in his 20s, was declared dead. The two passengers remain in hospital in serious condition.
  The occupants in the second
  
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• Vancouver's cherry blossoms to shine at Spring Lights Illumination

  17-02-2019 16:30
  
  Step into a colourful wonderland of illuminated trees at this free spring event
  
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• Man dead after serious vehicle collision in Vancouver - CBC.ca

  17-02-2019 16:22 via cbc.ca
  Man dead after serious vehicle collision in Vancouver  CBC.caVancouver police are investigating a serious collision between two vehicles, which resulted in the death of one man.
  
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• Billionaire philanthropist Frank Giustra revels in his life of giving

  17-02-2019 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  In a private suite above a hockey rink, Frank Giustra is ignoring the puck and following the bobbing pink pompom of an eight-year-old named Nadette.
  Nadette loads her plate with sushi, chicken strips, nacho chips. She pauses, surveys the bounty available to her, then dumps a bag of popcorn over the whole thing.
  It’s her third trip to the buffet.
  “Look how she pours that popcorn over everything, like seasoning! It’s wonderful,” says Giustra.
  Nadette doesn’t speak Eng
  
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• Joe Pavelski scores 31st goal to help San Jose Sharks top Vancouver Canucks 3-2

  17-02-2019 14:51 via globalnews.ca
  Pavelski got his team-leading 31st goal when he rebounded a Meier shot that hit Vancouver goalie Jacob Markstrom's mask.
  
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• Collision kills male driver, seriously injures 2 passengers

  17-02-2019 11:57 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver Police are investigating the city's fifth traffic fatality of 2019 after a late night collision on Saturday.
  
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• WHL roundup: Giants blank Rockets for seventh straight win

  17-02-2019 09:11 via theprovince.com
  GIANTS 2, ROCKETS 0
  David Tendeck stopped all 22 shots he faced as Vancouver extended its win streak to seven games by downing the Rockets Saturday night in Kelowna.
  Milos Roman and Jared Dmytriw scored for the Giants (39-13-3).
  Roman Basran turned away 24 shots for Kelowna (23-28-5).
  The victory moved the Giants into first place in the Western Conference.
  BLADES 5, HURRICANES 2
  Gary Haden’s 27th goal of the season stood up as the winner as the Saskatoon Blades downed the Lethbridge Hurric
  
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• WHL Roundup: Saturday, February 16, 2019

  17-02-2019 07:44 via globalnews.ca
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Gary Haden's 27th goal of the season stood up as the winner as the Saskatoon Blades downed the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-2 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Matthews, Church lead Saskatchewan Rush to 15-13 win over Vancouver Warriors

  17-02-2019 07:23 via theprovince.com
  VANCOUVER — Mark Matthews and Robert Church each had a hat trick as the Saskatchewan Rush downed the Vancouver Warriors 15-13 on Saturday in National Lacrosse League action.
  Mike Messenger, Ryan Keenan and Matthew Dinsdale added two goals apiece for the Rush (4-4) while Matt MacGrotty, Jeff Shattler and Ben McIntosh had the others. Adam Shute made 30 saves for the win.
  Mitch Jones and Jordan McBride had four-goal outings for the Warriors (3-7). Justin Salt struck twice and Tony Malcolm and
  
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• Sharks 3, Canucks 2: Road warriors fight hard but take the loss in San Jose

  17-02-2019 07:11 via theprovince.com
  Jay Beagle and the Vancouver Canucks battled valiantly to keep up with Erik Karlsson and the Sharks in San Jose Saturday, but came away with a second one-goal loss on three tries during their California road trip.
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Vancouver Canucks checked into the Hotel California on Wednesday and checked out on Saturday night with just one win in three games following Saturday night’s 3-2 loss to the Sharks.
  Here’s what we learned.
  Swimming with Sharks
  The Canucks,
  
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• Daniel Wood telling stories from the edge of the world

  17-02-2019 05:09 via vancouversun.com
  Over the past 40 years I’ve worked as an international journalist, often going to the world’s most remote places, talking with scientists, reindeer-herders, philosophers, artists, hard-working campesinos, and explorers. Then, writing about what I’ve learned. What compels me to travel is curiosity: what experiences, what epiphanies lie beyond the places where the familiar ends and mystery begins?
  What’s your favourite destination? 
  Choosing a favourite destination is,
  
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• More and more people are wondering if they’re immunized against the measles

  17-02-2019 04:01 via globalnews.ca
  That follows an outbreak in Vancouver that’s centre around three French language schools. Julia Foy reports.
  
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• Mission man charged in parking lot rampage death of B.C. mother

  17-02-2019 04:01 via globalnews.ca
  A Mission man has been charged in connection with a deadly rampage in a Maple Ridge parking lot that claimed the life of a mother of four whose widow is now struggling to raise the couple’s children on his own. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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• Langley food bank on the verge of becoming homeless.

  17-02-2019 04:01 via globalnews.ca
  The building that Sources Langley Food Bank has called home for the last four years has been sold. And so far, a search for a new space has proven fruitless. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• ‘Even healthy kids [could] die’: Measles outbreak prompts vaccine plea from mom of transplant recipient

  17-02-2019 03:54 via globalnews.ca
  A B.C. mom says Vancouver's measles outbreak proves how low vaccination rates put her eight-eight-year-old daughter's life at risk.
  
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• Opinion: Hundred of millions of dollars could be saved by using biosimilar medications

  17-02-2019 03:16 via theprovince.com
  As three healthcare professionals and a patient educator who are on the frontline of arthritis treatment and care in British Columbia, we want to respond to an op-ed a week ago from the executive director of a U.S.-based alliance of pharmaceutical industry, physicians and patient members regarding a new advanced treatment for chronic disease patients.
  First some Canadian background on the issue, provincial, territorial and private health insurers are under increasing pressure 
  
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• Mike Smyth: Trudeau Liberals run for cover on SNC-Lavalin scandal

  17-02-2019 03:00 via theprovince.com
  In their desperate effort to explain the cabinet demotion of Jody Wilson-Raybould, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have offered every theory this side of saying the butler did it with a candlestick in the library.
  It’s been like a political game of Clue, where a new version of events seems to get trotted out every day.
  The drama around Wilson-Raybould began with reports that the Vancouver MP was removed as attorney general and justice minister because she refused to give a cushy plea-barga
  
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• Some UBC Okanagan students flooded out of homes

  17-02-2019 02:49 via globalnews.ca
  Dozens of UBC Okanagan students are looking for new homes after a flood in their building prompted mould concerns.
  
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• The secret lives of salmon: Scientists to probe ailing Pacific stocks

  17-02-2019 02:44 via vancouversun.com
  Final preparations onboard the Russian research vessel Professor Kagonovsky were made Saturday at Ballantyne Pier in Vancouver as it prepares to embark on the International Gulf of Alaska Expedition 2019.
  Twenty-one scientists from Russia, Canada, the United States, Japan and South Korea have taken residence on the Russian research ship MV Professor Kaganovsky for an unprecedented international expedition.
  The five-week voyage will probe the secret lives of five Pacific salmon species with
  
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• ‘People do go hungry’: Langley food bank fears the worst as it faces eviction

  17-02-2019 01:20 via globalnews.ca
  “Since the last quarter, we registered over a thousand people. Here on a weekly average, we see about 650 people.”
  
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• Billie Mitchell, matriarch of Vancouver skating community, dies at 103 - Vancouver Sun

  17-02-2019 01:19 via vancouversun.com
  Billie Mitchell, matriarch of Vancouver skating community, dies at 103  Vancouver Sun"She forged her own path when there was no path to follow."
  
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• Billie Mitchell, matriarch of Vancouver skating community, dies at 103

  17-02-2019 01:19 via vancouversun.com
  Billie Mitchell, the “matriarch” of the Vancouver skating community, died Wednesday at the age of 103.
  The first female president of Skate Canada (formerly the Canadian Figure Skating Association) died peacefully in Vancouver surrounded by her family, said son-in-law Jack Zaleski.
  “She was a wonderful lady,” he said. “She was very driven to get things done.”
  Mitchell first became involved in the local figure skating community in 1949 when her son and daughter
  
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• Ed Willes: Canucks will give Spooner a look as Virtanen sent to IR

  17-02-2019 01:03 via theprovince.com
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — For the moment, the addition and subtraction is elementary: Jake Virtanen goes on the injured reserve list. Ryan Spooner will be called up by the Vancouver Canucks.
  Beyond that, however, the equation gets a little more complex as the Canucks try to account for bodies coming in and out of their NHL lineup and in and out of sick bay.
  Saturday, the Canucks acquired Ryan Spooner from the Edmonton Oilers for Sam Gagner and, according to Vancouver’s general manager Jim B
  
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• Vancouver weather: This February is one of the 10 snowiest on record

  17-02-2019 01:01
  
  There's a little more snow in the weather forecast...
  
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• Weekend house fire displaces North Vancouver family

  17-02-2019 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  "The family was very smart, they did what you are supposed to do."
  
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• Okanagan resident hopeful that Canucks’ Young Stars tournament will return

  17-02-2019 00:12 via globalnews.ca
  Annual rookie tournament was cancelled this week due to lack of teams.
  
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