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• 7 things to do in Vancouver today: Tuesday, March 12 - Daily Hive

  11-03-2019 23:57 via dailyhive.com
  7 things to do in Vancouver today: Tuesday, March 12  Daily HiveVancouver is full of fun things to do today, Tuesday, March 12! Get out and enjoy National Geographic Live!, Every(body) is Beautiful and more! For more things ...
  
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• Friends mourn Vancouver Island man and others with B.C. ties were killed in plane crash

  11-03-2019 23:52 via vancouversun.com
  Inspirational, engaged and generous.
  That is how many of those touched by the life of Micah John Messent are remembering the young Indigenous man who was raised in B.C.’s Comox Valley and became a budding environmental leader.
  Messent was among 18 Canadians and 139 other people killed when Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 crashed minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, on Sunday. He was one of several people on board with ties to this province.
  Messent had recently
  
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• Proposed Canadian travel regulations for people with disabilities don’t go far enough, critics say

  11-03-2019 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Transportation Agency and federal accessibility minister announced new proposed regulations that promise to be a game changer for travellers with disabilities.
  
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• NPA names new president after party fails to disclose campaign cash

  11-03-2019 23:49
  
  Mark Angus became the NPA’s new president in February. He replaces Gregory Baker, who led the party in last October’s civic election.
  
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• Quinn Hughes an important part of Canucks bright, young future: GM Benning

  11-03-2019 23:47 via theprovince.com
  Vancouver general manager Jim Benning expects recently signed defenceman Quinn Hughes to be a big part of the Canucks future.
  For now, though, he just wants the 19-year-old to get a taste of the NHL.
  “I don’t want to put too much pressure on him. It’s a big step,” Benning told reporters on Monday, a day after the Canucks signed Hughes to a three-year entry-level contract. “He’s a 19-year-old kid and he’s going to play his first NHL games and there’
  
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• Backyard soup kitchen in Nanaimo faces eviction

  11-03-2019 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Stone Soup serves meals to at least a hundred people, seven nights a week, in a Nanaimo couple's backyard. Now, it's threatened by eviction.
  
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• Proportional representation backers outspent opponents by nearly $500K in failed B.C. referendum

  11-03-2019 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Spending by the official Yes side, along with other supporters, far surpassed that of opponents. More than 60 per cent of B.C. voters rejected the change.
  
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• The Secret Lives of Salmon: Plastics, whales and a freezer on the open ocean

  11-03-2019 23:30 via vancouversun.com
  On the North Pacific Ocean more than 1,000 kilometres from the nearest human settlement, the Russian research vessel Kaganovsky is finding evidence that our polluting influence is indeed global.
  The mission’s chief scientist, Vladimir Radchenko, is doing daily visual surveys for large plastic debris such as water bottles to determine the distribution of waste over the study area.
  Scientists from Canada, the United States, Japan, South Korea and Russia are aboard the Kaganovsky for five wee
  
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• Derelict boats declared nuisance and ordered removed from Steveston

  11-03-2019 23:19 via vancouversun.com
  Two derelict fishing boats have been declared a nuisance and ordered removed from Steveston harbour.
  The Western Breeze and the Neekis have been moored in the small craft harbour since the 1980s and were operated as commercial fishing vessels until 2005.
  But, in November 2017, the Steveston harbour authority, which has a head lease for the harbour, gave notice to the owners of the two vessels to leave.
  When the owners refused to move the boats to another location, the harbour authority, which is
  
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• Vancouver's 4/20 event is half-baked and irrelevant - Vancouver Courier

  11-03-2019 22:40 via vancourier.com
  Vancouver's 4/20 event is half-baked and irrelevant  Vancouver Courier4/20, Vancouver's most annoying and illegal large-scale gathering, is officially pointless.
  
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• Vancouver’s 4/20 event is half-baked and irrelevant

  11-03-2019 22:40
  
  4/20, Vancouver’s most annoying and illegal large-scale gathering, is officially pointless.
  
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• West Vancouver Kerrisdale Cameras location closing due to building's structural problem

  11-03-2019 22:39 via vancouversun.com
  Kerrisdale Cameras on Marine Drive in West Vancouver is closing its doors and consolidating with its branch on Lonsdale in North Vancouver.
  The last day for the Ambleside store is Saturday, March 23, said store manager Derek Bell.
  He said the closure of the store at 1534 Marine Drive is because of a structural problem with the building.
  The 1500-block of Marine Drive has had flooding issues for years, he said. It is particularly bad when a very high tide, or King Tide, occurs at the same time as
  
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• Vancouver tea salon mentioned on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Daily Hive

  11-03-2019 22:28 via dailyhive.com
  Vancouver tea salon mentioned on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver  Daily HiveWhen robocalls came up on John Oliver's weekly series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, he mentioned a Vancouver tea spot in the same breath.
  
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• City of North Vancouver mulls financial disclosure requirement for top officials - North Shore News

  11-03-2019 22:22 via nsnews.com
  City of North Vancouver mulls financial disclosure requirement for top officials  North Shore NewsThe City of North Vancouver is considering a new bylaw that will officially designate three senior officials as employees required to file financial disclosures.
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Hughes arrival, health, debut has Canucks’ pulses racing

  11-03-2019 22:19 via theprovince.com
  Jim Benning isn’t a doctor, but he had to play one Monday.
  The Vancouver Canucks general manager was peppered with queries about the arrival, health and highly-anticipated debut of 19-year-old defenceman Quinn Hughes. 
  The fleet-footed, puck-moving wizard, who suffered a bruised ankle blocking a shot Friday in the Big Ten best-of-three quarterfinal series opener, signed a three-year, entry-level deal Sunday and will arrive here Tuesday.
  And that’s where it gets interesting.
  The
  
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• Summer camp on Vancouver Island launching gender-neutral cabins for school children - CBC.ca

  11-03-2019 22:00 via cbc.ca
  Summer camp on Vancouver Island launching gender-neutral cabins for school children  CBC.caStrict separation between boys' cabins and girls' cabins used to be as much a summer camp theme as bunk beds and late night campfires but, this summer, ...
  
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• Agriculture minister in Vernon to announce extension of government farm insurance program

  11-03-2019 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  A joint federal and provincial insurance program called AgriStability helps to compensate farmers if they face large financial losses.
  
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• Opinion: Good luck trying to rent a mansion with your buddies

  11-03-2019 21:57
  
  There may be an influx of large homes to rent, because of new taxes and slow sales, but that doesn’t mean you can share them with your friends
  
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• Q&A: Brass and Unity founder goes global with jewelry brand that gives back

  11-03-2019 21:44 via vancouversun.com
  As a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces, Kelsi Sheren knows exactly how ugly bullets can be.
  After leaving the Forces following an injury, she found comfort in creating jewelry — or “art therapy,” as she calls it — out of bullets.
  Now, as the chief creative officer of Brass and Unity, she uses her designs to give back to veterans, both in Canada and around the world. We caught up with Sheren to learn more about her past, her brand and why giving back is the backbo
  
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• Video shows alleged dognapping of Golden Retriever in Kelowna

  11-03-2019 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  Just after 7:30 p.m., 18-month-old Atlas was taken from a fenced-in yard in the 2400 block of Taylor Crescent in Kelowna’s Mission area, according to RCMP.
  
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• South Okanagan community rallies around 24-year-old mom diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer

  11-03-2019 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  A fundraiser dinner will be held to support Emma Alcott at the Barley Mill Brew Pub in Penticton, B.C., on April 6 at 6 p.m.
  
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• ‘The mountain has given way’: rockslide north of Enderby

  11-03-2019 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  “I approach the hairpin turn, and I see that the mountain has given way,” said Tracy Jacobsen, who was driving home on Highway 97A.
  
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• Indigenous artifacts found at B.C. pipeline work site ‘not [in] their original location’: Regulator

  11-03-2019 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  A group of from the Wet'suet'en First Nation said the stone tools had been found at the site in mid-February.
  
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• Evacuation order lifted for Maple Ridge homeless camp: lawyers

  11-03-2019 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  The Anita Place homeless camp was evacuated on March 2 in the wake of three fires in less than three days.
  
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• Forage, fish, and feast, land to table in Tofino

  11-03-2019 20:57 via vancouversun.com
  We’ve been blessed with a big haul.
  “We’re getting lucky this morning,” exclaims Nick Nutting as he thrusts a hedgehog mushroom into the air for us to marvel at. Nutting is the head chef at Tofino’s acclaimed Wolf in the Fog restaurant, and we’re looking at a toasted marshmallow-hued ‘shroom with a wavy, scalloped top, only one in an assortment of fungi treasures that overflow from our baskets during a morning forage.
  Foraged chanterelle mushrooms found
  
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• This popular Hawaiian matcha café is opening a Metro Vancouver location - Vancouver Is Awesome

  11-03-2019 20:39 via vancouverisawesome.com
  This popular Hawaiian matcha café is opening a Metro Vancouver location  Vancouver Is AwesomeThe matcha trend is continuing in Metro Vancouver and this time, it's a Hawaii-based café that's gearing up to open its first Canadian location in Richmond this ...
  
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• Ask an Expert: Investment Fraud

  11-03-2019 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  Doug Muir, Director of Enforcement at BCSC, joins us to discuss investment fraud and how you can protect yourself and your money.
  
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• B.C. company to pay $50,000 for illegally importing orchid-containing herbal oil

  11-03-2019 20:14 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. company has been ordered to pay $50,000 in penalties for illegally importing a herbal oil containing a protected orchid species.
  Environment and Climate Change Canada says Topwin Trading Co. Ltd. pleaded guilty to violating a trade act earlier this month, three years after the Canada Border Services Agency intercepted a shipment containing over 10,000 vials of the oil.
  The department says a shipping invoice indicated it included plant material derived from a species of orchid native to Ea
  
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• Whooping cough case confirmed in Duncan

  11-03-2019 20:13 via vancouversun.com
  A case of whooping cough has been reported in Duncan, making it the second confirmed case on southern Vancouver Island in recent days.
  After a laboratory confirmed that a Duncan adult had a case of pertussis, a letter was sent out by Island Health on March 8, agency spokesperson Jennifer Parisi said Sunday.
  The letter went to areas where there might have been exposure. People were asked to watch for early signs of whooping cough and to follow up with their health care provider if they have any s
  
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• B.C. pipeline site not original location of Indigenous artifacts: regulator

  11-03-2019 20:13 via vancouversun.com
  HOUSTON — British Columbia’s energy regulator says Indigenous artifacts found at the construction site of a contentious pipeline project were likely not in their original location.
  A hereditary house group of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation complained last month that supporters recovered two ancient stone tools and observed other artifacts at the site where Coastal GasLink is building a natural gas pipeline.
  The company suspended work on the line, which is a key part of a $
  
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• Vancouver’s Donnelly Group to launch nine-store Hobo cannabis retail chain

  11-03-2019 20:11
  
  Longtime pub operator Jeff Donnelly plans to launch a chain of nine cannabis stores branded Hobo Recreational Cannabis, which he expects to open in quick succession starting in April, he confirmed March 11.
  
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• Vancouver's Donnelly Group to launch nine-store cannabis retail chain - Vancouver Is Awesome

  11-03-2019 20:01 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Vancouver's Donnelly Group to launch nine-store cannabis retail chain  Vancouver Is AwesomeLongtime pub operator Jeff Donnelly plans to launch a chain of nine cannabis stores branded Hobo Recreational Cannabis, which he expects to open in quick ...
  
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• You can sail on this posh cruise from Vancouver to Los Angeles for only $381 CAD - Vancouver Is Awesome

  11-03-2019 19:54 via vancouverisawesome.com
  You can sail on this posh cruise from Vancouver to Los Angeles for only $381 CAD  Vancouver Is AwesomeWith the Vancouver weather forecast calling for more snowfall this March, a cruise to sunny Los Angeles has never looked better. Guests will sail on the five-star ...
  
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• Vancouver Island man among 18 Canadians killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash

  11-03-2019 19:52 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. man has been identified as one of the 18 Canadians killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday.
  Micah Messent, a Courtenay resident, was on board Flight ET302 when it crashed just minutes after taking off for Nairobi, Kenya. Messent had been selected to be a part of a delegation attending the fourth United Nations Assembly of the Environment.
  “I’m headed to Kenya tomorrow where I’ll have the chance to meet with other passionate youth and leaders from around the worl
  
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• Ikea gets the ball rolling in Canada with new salmon meatballs

  11-03-2019 19:51
  
  Goodness, gracious, great meatballs of salmon: There’s a new addition to the lineup of meat (and non-meat) balls on the menu at Ikea Canada cafes coast to coast.
  
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• Family Matters podcast: More Canadian couples living apart but in serious relationships

  11-03-2019 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Statistics Canada found 1.5 million Canadians aged 25 to 64 are in a relationship with someone living in another home.
  
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• University police seek man who assaulted woman trying to intervene in fight

  11-03-2019 19:44 via vancouversun.com
  Police have released a sketch of a person who they alleged assaulted a woman who tried to intervene in what appeared to be a domestic dispute.
  According to University RCMP, a man and a woman were involved in a confrontation in the basement of the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing at the University of B.C.’s campus, when a second woman tried to step in.
  The second woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was treated in hospital and released. The man and the woman were spotted run
  
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• Chilliwack man charged in shooting death of woman

  11-03-2019 19:41 via vancouversun.com
  A Chilliwack man has been charged in the shooting death of a woman.
  On Feb. 26, police were called to a home where a woman was found suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim, later identified as 42-year-old Christine Denham, was rushed to hospital but did not survive. She died on March 1.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team took conduct of the case and determined the shooting was not random and that the pair were known to each other.
  Related Shooting victim in Chilliwack, B.C., dies fro
  
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• IHIT seeks the public’s help in murder of James Vidal

  11-03-2019 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  James Vidal was fatally shot in Chilliwack on Sunday morning and the police are looking for any information that the public has that can help them solve this crime.
  
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• Concert announcement: Mumford & Sons will play B.C. Place in August

  11-03-2019 19:31 via vancouversun.com
  Mumford & Sons, who opened for U2 at B.C. Place in 2017, is returning this summer to headline a show at the Vancouver stadium.
  The British band — singer Marcus Mumford, guitarist Winston Marshall, drummer Ben Lovett and bassist Ted Dwane — will bring its Delta Tour to B.C. Place on Aug. 7 with special guests Portugal. The Man.
  Tickets, which range from $59.50 to $125,  go on sale Friday (March 15) at 10 a.m. through Live Nation. The verified fan pre-sale will begin on Thursd
  
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• Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in fatal Chilliwack shooting

  11-03-2019 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  Christine Denham was found suffering from gunshot wounds in her Chilliwack home on Feb. 26. She died four days later.
  
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• RCMP investigate murder of 60-year-old man in Valemount

  11-03-2019 19:10 via theprovince.com
  Police are treating the death of a 60-year-old man in Valemount as a homicide.
  The victim’s body was found Sunday just after 11 a.m.The man’s name has not been released. Police have also not released the cause of death or the location where the body was found.
  The RCMP’s North District major crime unit has taken over the investigation.
  Anyone with information can contact Valemount RCMP at 250 566-4466 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
  
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• This interactive map shows the best St. Patrick's Day parties in Vancouver - Daily Hive

  11-03-2019 19:00 via dailyhive.com
  This interactive map shows the best St. Patrick's Day parties in Vancouver  Daily HiveAll of these fabulous bars around Vancouver will be serving up beer and cocktail specials to get you into the St. Patrick's Day spirit.
  
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• Sun Run seniors show 10 K race not just for youngsters

  11-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Richmond couple John and Joan Young are not just young in name but also at heart.
  At 73 and 69 years, respectively, John and Joan admit they have a few more aches and pains than they did when they were running marathons in their younger years. However, they say running is not only possible as you grow older, but a great way to stay healthy and socialize with other seniors.
  The running/walking group they organize, called The Forever Young Club, has grown from just three members in 2007 to more th
  
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• 'Schwey' … by Schwey: Five things to know about Vancouver's soulful funkateers

  11-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
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  East Van soul/funkateers Schwey has been building an underground rep for awhile. Formed in 2013 by bassist Isaiah Dobbs and keyboardist Jacob Schwinghammer when they were still high school students, the band — originally called Funk Schwey —  played shows with whoever it could share a bill with in order to hone its skills.
  You can hear the results on the 11-song album that includes everything from the heavy Bootsy bass vibes (Cholly) to the slinky lov
  
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• Mumford and Sons extend worldwide tour to include Vancouver this summer - Daily Hive

  11-03-2019 18:56 via dailyhive.com
  Mumford and Sons extend worldwide tour to include Vancouver this summer  Daily HiveIn what's being called an extension of their worldwide Delta Tour this summer, British band Mumford and Sons have announced they are coming to Vancouver.
  
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• Homicide police identify victim in fatal Chilliwack shooting

  11-03-2019 18:55 via theprovince.com
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identify James Vidal as the man killed in a Sunday morning shooting in Chilliwack.
  Chilliwack RCMP were called to the 45700-block of Alexander Avenue around 6:30 a.m. for a report of a man suffering from gunshot wounds.
  Vidal, a 33-year-old Chilliwack man, died at the scene.
  33-year-old James Vidal was gunned down in Chilliwack on Sunday morning. Chilliwack shooting leaves one dead on Sunday morning Gang associate sentenced to eight years for Chilli
  
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• Shame the lack of johns: Vancouver desperately needs more public toilets

  11-03-2019 18:49
  
  Last week I stumbled across a most disgusting public toilet in downtown Vancouver. It wasn’t designed as a public toilet.
  
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