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• Steve Ewen: Unbeaten Totems aim to complete dream season at basketball provincials

  21-02-2019 23:58 via theprovince.com
  With as many as four games remaining in their remarkable season, the Semiahmoo Totems still have a perfect record.
  The Totems carry a 36-0 mark into the triple-A high school girls’ basketball provincial championship, which tips off Wednesday at Langley Events Centre. The tournament’s No. 1 seeds open against the No. 16 North Peace Grizzlies from Fort St. John.
  Semiahmoo was listed as the No. 3 team in pre-season rankings, then took over the No. 1 spot a couple of weeks into the seaso
  
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• Suspect charged, victims recovering after stabbing outside Delta elementary school

  21-02-2019 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  Manoj George faces multiple charges in connection to stabbing Acting Sgt. John Jasmins and a 41-year-old woman, who are both expected to recover.
  
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• B.C. woman shares story of abuse with church officials ahead of Vatican summit

  21-02-2019 23:48 via vancouversun.com
  One by one, a dozen survivors shared their shattering tales of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic clergy with high-ranking church officials gathered to listen to the stories they’d declined to hear for years.
  Leona Huggins, the only Canadian in the gathering that took place ahead of a historic summit at the Vatican this week, said the energy built “like a tsunami” as victims hailing from Spain to Jamaica urged clergy to take concrete action to begin a new chapter for the chu
  
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• Kelowna RCMP seek driver in hit-and-run that left woman severely injured

  21-02-2019 23:38 via vancouversun.com
  Police in Kelowna are searching for the driver in a hit-and-run that left a woman in a ditch with several broken bones and severe injuries.
  On the evening of Feb. 17, around 9 p.m., a security guard found a woman lying in a ditch suffering from serious injuries near Ethel Street and Lawson Avenue. She was taken by ambulance to hospital, where she remains in recovery. Police were contacted the following day.
  According to investigators, it’s believed the woman had been walking from Bernard A
  
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• Snowfall warning issued for Metro Vancouver for Friday

  21-02-2019 23:33
  
  Canada’s weather agency says 5 to 10 cm of snowfall is expected across the Metro Vancouver region
  
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• B.C. Court of Appeal rules against WestJet appeal to throw out proposed class-action lawsuit

  21-02-2019 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  The proposed class-action lawsuit against the airline says WestJet fosters a culture that tolerates harassment of female employees.
  
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• Ed Willes: Forget point totals, teams pursuing NHL playoffs embrace meaningful games

  21-02-2019 23:27 via theprovince.com
  Since Feb. 1, the Minnesota Wild have one win in their last 10 games and, earlier this week, traded one of their key pieces — Charlie Coyle — to Boston for 22-year-old Ryan Donato who’s played 46 games in his NHL career.
  That trade could be interpreted a number of ways, not the least of which is the franchise is sending up the white flag on this season. But the Wild, despite their comprehensive ineptitude, were also one point back of the eighth and final playoff spot in the biz
  
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• Vancouver Archives releases thousands of photos of 2010 Olympic torch relay - Vancouver Courier

  21-02-2019 23:23 via vancourier.com
  Vancouver Archives releases thousands of photos of 2010 Olympic torch relay  Vancouver CourierThousands of stunning photos of torchbearers and highlights of the 2010 Winter Olympics torch relay are now available.
  
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• Vancouver Archives releases thousands of photos of 2010 Olympic torch relay

  21-02-2019 23:23
  
  Thousands of stunning photos of torchbearers and highlights of the 2010 Winter Olympics torch relay are now available
  
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• Vancouver's Skookum Festival not returning in 2019 - Vancouver Courier

  21-02-2019 23:15 via vancourier.com
  Vancouver's Skookum Festival not returning in 2019  Vancouver CourierSkookum, the three-day music festival that hit Vancouver's Stanley Park last September, isn't returning for a repeat performance this year, instead taking a year ...
  
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• Vancouver’s Skookum Festival not returning in 2019

  21-02-2019 23:15
  
  Organizers say they are ‘currently working towards a 2020 return’
  
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• Patrick Johnston: He’s a trooper, but Canucks’ Mazanec here for a good time, likely not long time

  21-02-2019 23:15 via theprovince.com
  The moment the bosses at Slovan Bratislava said they really didn’t want to pay him anymore, netminder Marek Mazanec knew it was time to return to North America.
  “We didn’t do well in the season, and when a team like Slovan that doesn’t have money, when they (realize) they’re not going to make the playoffs, they try to get rid of the expensive players so they basically told me that I need to leave or I’ll be sitting on the bench,” the Canucks’ backu
  
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• Former associate of Jamie Bacon describes murder plot

  21-02-2019 23:09 via vancouversun.com
  A former drug trafficking pal of Jamie Bacon testified Thursday that Bacon ordered the 2008 hit of an associate because he believed the man was a “scumbag” who had “done all kinds of terrible things and was bringing a lot of heat – unwanted police attention to all of us.”
  The witness, who can only be identified as AB due to a publication ban, said he agreed to be part of the plot to kill Dennis Karbovanec on Dec. 31, 2008 even though he was “kind of in shock&r
  
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• 5 Things to do this weekend: Friday, February 22, 2019

  21-02-2019 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province including the Pet Lover Show and the Talking Stick Festival
  
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• 5 Things to do this weekend: Thursday, February 21, 2019

  21-02-2019 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province including the BC Home and Garden Show and Coastal Dance Festival
  
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• Edmonton police looking for human trafficking suspect

  21-02-2019 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  Police believe the man could be heading to British Columbia.
  
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• Snowfall warning issued for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Sunshine Coast for Friday

  21-02-2019 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  Snowfall, with total amounts of five to 10 centimetres, is expected.
  
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• ‘Rapidly accumulating snow’ to hit Metro Vancouver - Toronto Star

  21-02-2019 22:44 via thestar.com
  ‘Rapidly accumulating snow’ to hit Metro Vancouver  Toronto StarVANCOUVER—Chaos may once again be coming to Metro Vancouver this week as Environment Canada warns of yet another snowfall across the region — the ...
  
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• Special avalanche warning issued for British Columbia's South Coast - Daily Hive

  21-02-2019 22:35 via dailyhive.com
  Special avalanche warning issued for British Columbia's South Coast  Daily HiveAvalanche Canada has issued a special avalanche warning for British Columbia's South Coast and Vancouver Island, running from now until February 24.
  
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• California dreaming … in Vancouver - Campbell River Mirror

  21-02-2019 22:32 via campbellrivermirror.com
  California dreaming … in Vancouver  Campbell River MirrorAs the 41st Vancouver International Wine Festival's slogan says: “The Wine World is Here.”
  
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• White Towel podcast: Canucks injuries are piling up

  21-02-2019 22:11 via theprovince.com
  In this week’s White Towel podcast, Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman to talk about the litany of Canucks injuries.
  Is this a product of bad luck or is the team responsible for such players as Jake Virtanen being on the injured reserve list?
  With the looming trade deadline, they also examine what to expect from Canucks GM Jim Benning at the trade deadline.
  And what about the Canucks blueline? Are Erik Gudbranson and Derek Pouliot scapegoats or are they really that bad? Ed has some thoughts on h
  
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• North Vancouver boxer wins bronze at Canada Games - North Shore News

  21-02-2019 21:56 via nsnews.com
  North Vancouver boxer wins bronze at Canada Games  North Shore NewsNorth Vancouver boxer Jonathan Hannah fought his way onto the podium this week at the Canada Winter Games. Hannah earned a bronze medal in the men's ...
  
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• Shad brings new war stories to Vancouver for a night at Fortune Sound Club - Vancouver Is Awesome

  21-02-2019 21:43 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Shad brings new war stories to Vancouver for a night at Fortune Sound Club  Vancouver Is AwesomeNo stranger to Vancouver, Shad spent several years on the West Coast earning a masters degree from SFU. He returns for a show on Thursday, Feb.
  
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• Comedy icons Cheech and Chong to appear in Metro Vancouver for two shows

  21-02-2019 21:27 via vancouversun.com
  Comedy legends Cheech and Chong will puff-puff-pass through Metro Vancouver for two shows next month.
  The pair will perform two comedy sets, one at Coquitlam‘s Hard Rock Casino on Friday, March 15 and the other at Richmond‘s River Rock Casino on Saturday, March 16.
  Richard “Cheech” Marin and Canada’s own Tommy Chong have performed stand-up together for decades, first in the 1970s and ’80s before reuniting in 2008 for their ‘Light Up America’ tour.
  
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• Daphne Bramham: B.C. group's call for legally regulated heroin sales is unfounded

  21-02-2019 21:24 via vancouversun.com
  Desperate times call for desperate and often unfounded measures. And, that’s exactly what a new report from the B.C. Centre on Substance Use is proposing in response to the unabating opioid overdose crisis.
  It wants government to immediately clear the way for “heroin compassion clubs.” These would be free-standing co-op stores staffed by health care providers selling untainted heroin — diacetylmorphine — to members at the same price or less than street heroin. It wo
  
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• Two men dead in separate B.C. highway crashes on Wednesday evening

  21-02-2019 21:22 via vancouversun.com
  Two men have died in separate crashes on B.C.’s highways on Wednesday evening.
  The first took place around 8:25 p.m. outside Port Alberni, about six kilometres west of Sutton Pass on Highway 4.
  Port Alberni RCMP found that a vehicle driven by a 25-year-old woman and carrying a 28-year-old man and two children had come off the road and slid down an embankment and stopped up against a tree.
  The male passenger died in the crash, while the driver and a toddler were significantly injured. A 6-y
  
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• Comedy icons Cheech and Chong to appear in Metro Vancouver for two shows - Vancouver Sun

  21-02-2019 21:17 via vancouversun.com
  Comedy icons Cheech and Chong to appear in Metro Vancouver for two shows  Vancouver SunThe pair will perform in Coquitlam on March 15 and in Richmond on March 16.
  
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• Metro Vancouver's Twilight Drive-In movie theatre reveals opening date - Daily Hive

  21-02-2019 21:16 via dailyhive.com
  Metro Vancouver's Twilight Drive-In movie theatre reveals opening date  Daily HiveMetro Vancouver's drive-in movie threatre is offering moviegoers a chance to re-live the fun as it prepares to open for the 2019 season.
  
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• Justin LeBlanc resigns as Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A director - Vancouver Sun

  21-02-2019 21:15 via vancouversun.com
  Justin LeBlanc resigns as Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A director  Vancouver SunA byelection to fill the position will likely be held in May or June, and cost Metro Vancouver in the neighbourhood of $100000.
  
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• Justin LeBlanc resigns as Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A director

  21-02-2019 21:13 via vancouversun.com
  Just three months after he was sworn in, the director of Metro Vancouver’s Electoral Area A has quit, citing a heavier-than-expected workload.
  Justin LeBlanc was acclaimed as director on Sept. 24, 2018 — a month before the municipal election — and assumed the position on Nov. 16. He submitted his letter of resignation on Feb. 13, effective immediately.
  “It’s just that the job turned out to be a lot of work, and I was consumed by the work and not able to enjoy other
  
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• PETA responds to Vancouver Park Board cetacean ban bylaw at the aquarium - Vancouver Is Awesome

  21-02-2019 21:04 via vancouverisawesome.com
  PETA responds to Vancouver Park Board cetacean ban bylaw at the aquarium  Vancouver Is AwesomeThe Vancouver Park Board has won the right to overturn a supreme court decision that struck down its bylaw for a cetacean ban at the Vancouver Aquarium.
  
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• Snowfall and avalanche warnings issued for B.C.'s South Coast

  21-02-2019 21:03 via vancouversun.com
  It’s not over yet, Metro Vancouver.
  Environment Canada has posted another snowfall warning Thursday, saying up to 10 centimetres of snow is expected in some parts of Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and the Sunshine Coast on Friday.
  The federal weather agency says the snow will begin early Friday morning and could be mixed with rain at times.
  It’s expected that the snowfall will intensify in the morning before tapering off in the afternoon.
  The agency warns that rapidly a
  
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• WestJet loses appeal of B.C. court decision on harassment lawsuit

  21-02-2019 20:59 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — WestJet has lost an appeal of a court decision that refused to throw out a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the airline of fostering a culture that tolerates harassment of female employees.
  Former flight attendant Mandalena Lewis is suing over alleged gender-based discrimination, accusing her former employer of breaking its promise to provide a harassment-free workplace for women.
  A British Columbia Supreme Court judge dismissed WestJet’s application to strike the l
  
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• Wrestling legend Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart

  21-02-2019 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  ​Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart carried on his family’s legacy in the wrestling ring, but it is his determination outside the ring that has helped him overcome huge health obstacles.
  
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• 10 Best Museums in Vancouver - Condé Nast Traveler

  21-02-2019 20:49 via cntraveler.com
  10 Best Museums in Vancouver  Condé Nast TravelerOur top recommendations for the best museums in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with pictures and travel tips. Find fun things to do, best places to visit, ...
  
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• 'Grind' your way up 633 stairs in an iconic Vancouver building and there's a beer waiting for you at the top - Vancouver Is Awesome

  21-02-2019 20:44 via vancouverisawesome.com
  'Grind' your way up 633 stairs in an iconic Vancouver building and there's a beer waiting for you at the top  Vancouver Is AwesomeGiven the weather that's plagued Vancouver the last few months, there's a good chance your Instagram feed has been woefully lacking shots of you getting your ...
  
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• South Asian Fashion Week returns to Vancouver this March - Daily Hive

  21-02-2019 20:40 via dailyhive.com
  South Asian Fashion Week returns to Vancouver this March  Daily HiveSouth Asian Fashion Week (SAFW) is back for its second year of runway shows in Vancouver from March 1 to 3 at the Plaza of Nations.
  
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• Canadian men’s rugby team looks to rebound against Chile in ARC play

  21-02-2019 20:40 via theprovince.com
  After losses in Uruguay and Brazil, 21st-ranked Canada looks to get back on track Friday when it hosts No. 29 Chile in the Americas Rugby Championship.
  A revolving-door roster and unexpected dump of snow ahead of the game at Langford haven’t helped Canadian coach Kingsley Jones, however.
  The former Wales captain tapped into his local knowledge, taking his team to a nearby soccer field where his daughter plays. The locals helped clear the field, allowing the Canadian men to have a couple of
  
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• New stats show class sizes in B.C. schools are steadily growing

  21-02-2019 20:31
  
  Class sizes in British Columbia are creeping up, while the number of classes with more than 30 students is steadily rising, new statistics released this week by the province show.
  
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• Sell regulated heroin to drug users to reduce overdose deaths: B.C. group

  21-02-2019 20:30 via vancouversun.com
  The province should establish heroin compassion clubs for drug users as the death toll from B.C.’s opioid crisis continues to climb, says a new report from the B.C. Centre on Substance Use.
  In the report released Thursday, the BCCSU proposes that the clubs provide access to legal, pharmaceutical-grade heroin that has not been tainted with unregulated fentanyl.
  The authors make a case that closely regulated heroin cooperative clubs could drastically cut fentanyl overdose deaths because
  
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• Metro Vancouver’s high-end house prices to fall a further 7.1%: Royal LePage

  21-02-2019 20:26
  
  Detached homes in the $5 million-plus “luxury” range to see steep price drop this year, while $3 million-plus condo values will decline to a lesser degree, predicts brokerage
  
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• 27 things to do in Vancouver this weekend: February 22 to 24 - Daily Hive

  21-02-2019 20:20 via dailyhive.com
  27 things to do in Vancouver this weekend: February 22 to 24  Daily HiveEnjoy these 25 Vancouver events from Friday, February 22 to Sunday, February 24. Snoop Dogg, Vancouver International Wine Festival, and more.
  
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• NYT bestselling author Angie Thomas

  21-02-2019 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Award-winning YA author Angie Thomas shares her new release ‘On the Come Up’.
  
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• Commercial pilot’s insider tips

  21-02-2019 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Travel consultant Claire Newell shares some key pieces of advice from airline industry experts.
  
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• Veteran NHLers Ryan Spooner, Luke Schenn seek fresh starts in Vancouver

  21-02-2019 20:08 via theprovince.com
  This hasn’t been the NHL season that Ryan Spooner expected.
  The 27-year-old forward started the year with the New York Rangers then was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in November, only to be sent down to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, after 25 games.
  Last week, the logo on Spooner’s chest changed yet again as the Oilers traded him to the Vancouver Canucks (26-27-7) in exchange for Sam Gagner.
  Now back in the NHL, the Ottawa native admits that all of th
  
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• Size matters in debate over East Vancouver detox and social housing complex - Vancouver Courier

  21-02-2019 20:02 via vancourier.com
  Size matters in debate over East Vancouver detox and social housing complex  Vancouver CourierThe prospect of a large detox and social housing complex being built between Clark and McLean Drives at East First Avenue brought out dozens of supporters ...
  
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• Size matters in debate over East Vancouver detox and social housing complex

  21-02-2019 20:02
  
  The prospect of a large detox and social housing complex being built between Clark and McLean Drives at East First Avenue brought out dozens of supporters and opponents on the first day of a public hearing.
  
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• Salut!: California road trip guide for the true wine lover

  21-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Ready to hit the road on a wonderful wine adventure?
  If you’re looking to head North, the Okanagan Valley is an absolute no-brainer to find a plethora of perfect new pours. But, if you’re looking to go a bit further afield — more specially, in a Southerly direction — considering a road trip to the Golden State is always a good idea.
  California, after all, is home to a growing number of wine hot spots that go far beyond the well-known Napa Valley (although, it&rs
  
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• Salut!: Beauty brand brings sustainable skin care to California's wine country

  21-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  High on a hill in the Dry Creek Valley sits a dark grey farmhouse surrounded by vineyards and fruit trees.
  Similar to other properties in the area, the farm’s gate proudly showcases various growers’ association placards. But, this isn’t your average grape-growing property. Perched atop the steep slope off of West Dry Creek Road in the town of Healdsburg, Calif., the sprawling 20-acre spread is home to Juice Beauty’s new farm.
  Instead of offering a farm-to-table appro
  
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• Richmond mom wants end to Pink Shirt Day

  21-02-2019 19:57
  
  Eréndira Torres Piña has branded the anti-bullying day a joke, after the boy who allegedly bullied her two sons turned up at school in a pink T-shirt.
  
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