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• Armed suspects rob cannabis dispensary in Kamloops

  09-03-2019 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Police in Kamloops are asking for public assistance after a cannabis dispensary was robbed on Thursday evening.
  
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• North Vancouver woman sexually assaulted after letting stranger into home to use bathroom

  09-03-2019 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  North Vancouver RCMP said the incident allegedly happened on the afternoon of Feb. 27, at a home in the Upper Capilano area.
  
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• B.C. communities still without bus service four months after Greyhound left

  09-03-2019 23:24 via vancouversun.com
  Phil Mader just wants to see his girlfriend.
  The heart may have wings, but the Nelson man is without wheels, making it nearly impossible for him to visit his girlfriend in Creston since Greyhound withdrew its bus service from B.C. at the end of October.
  “My only option is rideshare, but on a typical day, there are too many demands and not enough offers (of rides). Plus, you’re taking a risk with your safety,” said Mader, who turns 70 next month.
  While private operators have tak
  
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• Whooping cough case confirmed at Vancouver elementary school - CBC.ca

  09-03-2019 23:04 via cbc.ca
  Whooping cough case confirmed at Vancouver elementary school  CBC.caMetro Vancouver's regional health authority has confirmed a case of highly contagious whooping cough at an elementary school in East Vancouver. On Friday ...
  
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• North Vancouver woman sexually assaulted after letting stranger into home to use bathroom - Global News

  09-03-2019 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  North Vancouver woman sexually assaulted after letting stranger into home to use bathroom  Global NewsPolice are investigating after a woman reported she was sexually assaulted by a man she let use the bathroom in her North Vancouver home last month.
  
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• Canada falls in Challenge Trophy final at Vancouver Sevens - CBC.ca

  09-03-2019 22:26 via cbc.ca
  Canada falls in Challenge Trophy final at Vancouver Sevens  CBC.caA depleted Canadian team ran out gas, losing 35-21 to Australia in the Challenge Trophy final Sunday at the HSBC World Ruby Sevens tournament.
  
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• Canada Sevens day 1 live blog: Canadians drop opener, face huge Fijian mountain

  09-03-2019 22:20 via theprovince.com
  We’re covering the Canada Sevens end-to-end this weekend. 
  Canada plays at 11:01 a.m. against Samoa, 2:08 p.m. vs. Fiji and 5:40 p.m. vs. Kenya.Follow all the action here!Fans at B.C. Place Stadium for the 2019 HSBC Canada Sevens rugby tournament in Vancouver, Saturday, March 9, 2019.  Jason Payne /PNGFans at BC Place Stadium for the 2019 HSBC Canada Sevens rugby tournament in Vancouver, Saturday, March 9, 2019.  Jason Payne /PNGFans (from left to right) Erich Friess, Frank
  
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• Vancouver-shot TV show Arrow to end production after 8 seasons - CBC.ca

  09-03-2019 22:00 via cbc.ca
  Vancouver-shot TV show Arrow to end production after 8 seasons  CBC.caThe CW television network has announced the Vancouver-shot TV show Arrow is ending after eight seasons.
  
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• Police investigating stabbing in Langley bar parking lot

  09-03-2019 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  The victim, who is known to police, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  
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• 55 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, March 10 - Straight.com

  09-03-2019 21:00 via straight.com
  55 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, March 10  Straight.comLooking for something to do on Sunday? The Straight's got you covered. Here are 55 events happening in or around Vancouver on Sunday, March 10.
  
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• UPDATED: Canucks Game Day: Virtanen could help redemption incentive against Fleury

  09-03-2019 20:54 via theprovince.com
  NEXT GAME: TONIGHT
  Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks
  7 p.m., Rogers Arena, TV: CBC, SNET, SNET 650 AMTHE BIG MATCHUP
  The redemption vs. the red-hots 
  For the second time in four days, the Canucks won’t have to search for motivation.
  First, it was finding resolve to rally and beat the surging Maple Leafs in overtime Wednesday to end a three-game skid. On Saturday, it will be avenging what coach Travis Green called the worst performance in the last two years — a 3-0 setbac
  
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• Single new case of measles confirmed in 100 Mile House, 18 total cases in B.C.

  09-03-2019 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  It's the only case being investigated by Interior Health, which has released a list of locations where the public may have been exposed.
  
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• Makeover: A fresh new look for a visitor to Canada

  09-03-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Carolyn Anderson was in Canada for her wedding and wanted to freshen up her hair style before going home to Australia.
  Carolyn has fine and naturally wavy hair. The 34-year-old had been growing it out for the wedding and was finding the length too long and the hair style shapeless.
  I shampooed her hair using KMS Tame Frizz — Shampoo and Conditioner, for frizz reduction and manageability. I sectioned her hair into a central vertical parting and eliminated three inches from her length, creat
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: Sports stars come out for Creating Community Champions gala

  09-03-2019 20:00 via theprovince.com
  POWER OF SPORT: KidSport is a national not-for-profit organization that provides financial assistance to kids who desire to play sports.
  KidSport Richmond is one of some 40 B.C. chapters that aim to grant families in need opportunities for their children to participate and experience the benefits of sport.
  One of the more active chapters in the province, KidSport Richmond hosted its sixth annual Creating Community Champions gala dinner to help underserved kids get into the game and develop skill
  
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• Students warned about whooping cough at Vancouver school

  09-03-2019 19:54 via vancouversun.com
  Health officials have confirmed a case of whooping cough at a Vancouver elementary school.
  In a letter sent to parents and employees Friday, Vancouver Coastal Health says students and staff at Laura Secord Elementary may have been exposed to pertussis, also called whooping cough, between Feb. 7 and March 7.
  The confirmed case was in a class of Grades 6 and 7.
  VCH says pertussis is a contagious disease of the lungs and throat caused by bacteria in the mouth, nose and throat of the infected person
  
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• Vancouver councillor claims SkyTrain is a 'proprietary technology', but this is false - Daily Hive

  09-03-2019 19:18 via dailyhive.com
  Vancouver councillor claims SkyTrain is a 'proprietary technology', but this is false  Daily HiveMany assertions made in Vancouver city councillor Colleen Hardwick's motion on SkyTrain technology and the involvement of Bombardier are not true.
  
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• Giants’ visit to Tri-City tonight could provide playoff foreshadowing

  09-03-2019 19:03 via theprovince.com
  Could tonight be a playoff a preview for the Vancouver Giants?
  The Giants visit the Tri-City Americans (7:05 p.m., Spice 1200) in Kennewick, Wash., this evening, marking their 65th of 68 regular season games on the year. If the postseason started today, Vancouver and Tri-City would be first-round opponents.
  There are some things to be decided, though.
  The Giants (45-15-2-2) start the day two points in back of Everett Silvertips (46-14-2-2) for first place in the Western Conference, thanks to the
  
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• GardenWorks: Cacti Planter

  09-03-2019 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  Scott from GardenWorks shares his idea for a unique and low maintenance cacti planter.
  
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• Video shows man sliding down rooftop of one of Vancouver's tallest buildings - CTV News

  09-03-2019 18:48 via ctvnews.ca
  Video shows man sliding down rooftop of one of Vancouver's tallest buildings  CTV NewsPolice are issuing a warning about dangerous stunts after a video surfaced online showing a man sliding down the roof of one of Vancouver's tallest buildings.
  
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• Simple kitchen renovation ideas

  09-03-2019 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  Coleen Christie is joined by interior designer, Karla Dreyer, who shares her kitchen renovation ideas that won’t break the bank.
  
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• Canada Sevens day 1 live blog: Canadians face Samoa in winner-take-all opener

  09-03-2019 18:13 via theprovince.com
  We’re covering the Canada Sevens end-to-end this weekend. 
  Canada plays at 11:01 a.m. against Samoa, 2:08 p.m. vs. Fiji and 5:40 p.m. vs. Kenya.Follow all the action here!
  9:00 a.m.
  Early action: the Scots and the English open the weekend up at 9:08 a.m. Then’s it’s Argentina vs. Japan at 9:30 and Australia vs. Spain at 9:52.
  #Canada7s wrinkle: virus going around one of the hotels where teams are staying. Affected teams: Chile, South Africa, Australia, Japan, *Kenya* and *
  
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• This popular Vancouver spot named 'Best Vegan-Friendly Restaurant in the World' - Vancouver Courier

  09-03-2019 18:01 via vancourier.com
  This popular Vancouver spot named 'Best Vegan-Friendly Restaurant in the World'  Vancouver CourierBig 7 Travel, a travel site geared towards mobile-using millennials, has just named their picks for the 50 Best Vegan Restaurants in the World. Taking the ...
  
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• This popular Vancouver spot named ‘Best Vegan-Friendly Restaurant in the World’

  09-03-2019 18:01
  
  Big 7 Travel, a travel site geared towards mobile-using millennials, has just named their picks for the 50 Best Vegan Restaurants in the World. Taking the number one spot: The Acorn in Vancouver.
  
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• Vancouver’s Wize Monkey and Faculty Brewing create first coffee leaf tea beer

  09-03-2019 18:00
  
  Vancouver’s budding beverage company Wize Monkey is joining forces with another local company to keep the innovation stream flowing.
  
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• Recipe: Classic meatballs

  09-03-2019 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  Celebrate National Meatball Day by whipping up this classic recipe, courtesy of Cibo Trattori executive chef Curtis Luk.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Sunny, clear weekend ahead

  09-03-2019 17:44 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Saturday, March 9.  After an unseasonably cold start to March, Metro Vancouverites may be cheered to know the mercury is expected to begin climbing back up to more springlike temperatures. Saturday looks sunny and clear, though a little windy, with a high of 8 C. Sunday is also expected to be sunny with a high of 9 C. The overnight lows are still expected to be below zero at -1 C both Saturday and Sunday evenings, however, according to Environment Canada that may be th
  
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• Saturday Chef: Meatball Masterclass

  09-03-2019 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  It’s National Meatball Day. Curtis Luk, executive chef from Cibo Trattoria, is in the kitchen sharing a meatball masterclass.
  
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• Health authority confirms whooping cough at Vancouver elementary school

  09-03-2019 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  In a letter to parents, VCH said students may have been exposed to whooping cough between February 7 and March 7.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Sunny, clear weekend ahead - Vancouver Sun

  09-03-2019 17:39 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Weather: Sunny, clear weekend ahead  Vancouver SunVANCOUVER, B.C.: Saturday, March 9. After an unseasonably cold start to March, Metro Vancouverites may be cheered to know the mercury is expected to ...
  
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• Big adventures in Sri Lanka

  09-03-2019 17:36 via vancouversun.com
  Even if you grew up reading Babar the Elephant and watching Disney’s Fantasia, nothing can truly prepare you for the surreal spectacle of more than 150 elephants feeding in Kaudulla National Park in Sri Lanka.
  It’s called “The Gathering.” During the local dry season, Sri Lankan elephants – the largest Asian variety, weighing up to 5,400 kilograms – congregate on lush, muddy plains near wide lakes to eat grass. Mothers and babies roam alongside big bulls, swing
  
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• Vancouver Giants Fan Appreciation Night Preview

  09-03-2019 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  Jay Janower is joined by Dale Saip to find out more about the Giants Fan Appreciation night.
  
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• Tidying up: The psychology of clutter and why we're now cleaning it up

  09-03-2019 17:16 via vancouversun.com
  When Shelley Davies arrives at a client’s door with her big black eyeglasses and calm, focused demeanour, she could be mistaken for any professional making a house call: A physician, tutor, stylist, therapist or, perhaps, exorcist. She is, in a way, all of these things.
  The founder of Details Modern Order, Davies makes house calls that can feel as personal as a doctor’s consultation, as consoling as a therapy appointment and as cleansing as an exorcism. Her goal? A cure for our moder
  
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• Fearless coyotes spotted hanging out in East Vancouver neighbourhood

  09-03-2019 17:12
  
  Eight coyote sightings have been reported to the Stanley Park Ecological Society in the first week of March alone.
  
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• Authors irritated by ‘smug’ defence of Vancouver website they say is stealing their work - Toronto Star

  09-03-2019 17:01 via thestar.com
  Authors irritated by ‘smug’ defence of Vancouver website they say is stealing their work  Toronto StarTravis McCrea, who operates an ebook website, says his operation is on the right side of the law. Authors of books available for free on his website say ...
  
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• Vancouver cheftestants vie for glory in Top Chef Canada’s seventh season

  09-03-2019 17:00
  
  Top Chef Canada returns for a seventh season, and the new class of “cheftestants” has been revealed.
  
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• Barbie: After 60 years, where will she go from here?

  09-03-2019 16:58 via vancouversun.com
  Barbie is, perhaps, one of the most talked about toys in history.
  Few other playthings have stirred up as much passionate discord like Barbie has. Both beloved and hotly contested, the 11.5-inch doll produced by Mattel continues to be one of the top-selling fashion dolls in the world — 60 years after first being released.
  “Throughout 60 years of history, from a toy industry position and from a societal position, she has been reflective of the world around us,” Kim Culmone, the
  
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• Opinion: We need to remove parking requirements from housing decisions

  09-03-2019 16:45
  
  "'I’ve lost count of how many dinosaur politicians clutched their pearls in fear over how adding more people would impact street parking"
  
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• Whistler Search and Rescue sees summer calls outpace winter for first time

  09-03-2019 16:15
  
  Whistler being the No. 1 ski resort in North America, it makes sense that the winter season would make up the lion's share of search-and-rescue calls in a given year.
  
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• This Vancouver company has unleashed a line of stylish, high-end furniture for cats - Vancouver Courier

  09-03-2019 16:00 via vancourier.com
  This Vancouver company has unleashed a line of stylish, high-end furniture for cats  Vancouver CourierA quick glance through Vancouver-based Tuft + Paw's inventive and engaging selection of kitty beds, perches and posts showcase a variety of ways to keep ...
  
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• This Vancouver company has unleashed a line of stylish, high-end furniture for cats

  09-03-2019 16:00
  
  A quick glance through Vancouver-based Tuft + Paw’s inventive and engaging selection of kitty beds, perches and posts showcase a variety of ways to keep feline companions purring.
  
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• Les Leyne: Retired chief justice the ultimate catch as investigator

  09-03-2019 15:00
  
  There’s something inherently weird about the former chief justice of Canada deciding to investigate an expense-account scandal in the B.C. legislature.
  
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• Les Leyne: New novelist will investigate the legislature

  09-03-2019 15:00
  
  There’s something inherently weird about the former chief justice of Canada deciding to investigate an expense-account scandal in the B.C. legislature.
  
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• Richmond townhome showcases recent renos

  09-03-2019 14:47 via vancouversun.com
  57 – 5740 Garrison Road, Richmond
  Type: Three-bedroom, three-bathroom townhouse
  Size: 1,768 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $849,000
  Listed for: $998,000
  Sold for: $960,000
  Sold on: Jan. 9
  Days on market: 49
  Listing agent: Crystal Hung at Icon Marketing Inc.
  Buyers agent: Adam Pospischil at Pospischil Realty Group
  The big sell: Edenbridge is a collection of 57 townhomes with floor plans that are divided over three levels and integrated side-by-side double garages. They were built in 1986 and have
  
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• Davie and Nicola so named for its West End location

  09-03-2019 14:35 via vancouversun.com
  The West End, with its proximity to English Bay, Stanley Park and the city’s financial and entertainment district, has been viewed by many as a neighbourhood offering the best of all worlds.
  At the same time, the opportunities for buyers have been limited, especially in the last few years, notes Jonathan Cheung, senior project manager at Rennie Marketing Systems. That makes one of Rennie’s newest developments — the 128 units at a project called Davie and Nicola — especial
  
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• The Home Front: The latest in landscape design

  09-03-2019 14:10 via vancouversun.com
  Today, there’s an increasing demand for edible gardens — no matter where we happen to live, says the senior landscape designer for Vancouver’s Formwerks Architecture.
  “Something that’s very important for our clients these days is to have vegetable gardens or little kitchen gardens,” Claudia Rust says. “And it doesn’t matter if you’re living in a condo with a deck, or whether you have a big lot in Shaughnessy, people like to just go outside an
  
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• Surrey RCMP seeking missing woman

  09-03-2019 12:05 via globalnews.ca
  Surrey RCMP are seeking missing person Kayla Smith.
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Redemption is incentive against glittering Golden Knights

  09-03-2019 12:00 via theprovince.com
  NEXT GAME: TONIGHT
  Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks
  7 p.m., Rogers Arena, TV: CBC, SNET, SNET 650 AMTHE BIG MATCHUP
  The redemption vs. the red-hots 
  For the second time in four days, the Canucks won’t have to search for motivation.
  First, it was finding resolve to rally and beat the surging Maple Leafs in overtime Wednesday to end a three-game skid. On Saturday, it will be avenging what coach Travis Green called the worst performance in the last two years — a 3-0 setbac
  
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• Battle of underdogs: Kelowna, Lord Tweedsmuir meet in Quad A hoops finale Saturday

  09-03-2019 09:55 via theprovince.com
  LANGLEY —The Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers, who finished third in the Fraser Valley zone qualifier, and the Kelowna Owls, who never came in any higher than No. 9 in any of the 12 editions of the weekly provincial rankings, will meet in the Quad A boys basketball final Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre.
  It’s been that kind of topsy turvy year.
  The Panthers, the No. 9 seeded team at the B.C. tournament, outlasted the No. 5 Burnaby South Rebels 75-64 in Friday’s semifinals, e
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, March 8, 2019

  09-03-2019 07:49 via globalnews.ca
  RED DEER, Alta. - Zak Smith scored the go-ahead goal at 16:33 of the third period as the Red Deer Rebels came from behind to beat the Red Deer Rebels 5-3 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Province announces new changes to clearing collisions

  09-03-2019 07:46 via globalnews.ca
  The NDP has changed the rules on when police can clear an accident before writing a report, which it says will make the roads run smoother. Paul Johnson reports.
  
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