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• Lori Loughlin productions halted in Vancouver, company says ‘hundreds’ of job losses to follow - Global News

  14-03-2019 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  Lori Loughlin productions halted in Vancouver, company says ‘hundreds’ of job losses to follow  Global NewsWATCH: Hallmark has cut ties with actress Lori Loughlin over the U.S. college bribery scandal, shutting down some Vancouver productions. Catherine Urquhart ...
  
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• Lori Loughlin productions halted in Vancouver, company says ‘hundreds’ of job losses to follow

  14-03-2019 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  Garage Sale Mystery: Three Little Murders was due to wrap production on Mar. 21.
  
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• Vancouver Island might be (temporarily) changing direction - The Weather Network

  14-03-2019 23:36 via theweathernetwork.com
  Vancouver Island might be (temporarily) changing direction  The Weather NetworkA series of microtremors have been detected, but seismologists aren't concerned or surprised.
  
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• Steve Ewen: Warriors have fears for Beers if they attempt trade and re-sign plan

  14-03-2019 23:29 via theprovince.com
  At first blush, it was logical.
  The Vancouver Warriors are rebuilding. They need to get younger, quicker, more athletic. Going into last Monday’s National Lacrosse League trade deadline, their most marketable asset was veteran defender Matt Beers, the team captain who happens to be a pending unrestricted free agent.
  You deal Beers. You get a couple of high draft picks in return. You sign Beers, a Burnaby firefighter away from the game, as a free agent in the off-season.
  Presto. It’s
  
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• B.C. courier company secretly tests driverless vehicle in Metro Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  14-03-2019 23:21 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. courier company secretly tests driverless vehicle in Metro Vancouver  Vancouver SunA B.C. courier company has been secretly testing driverless cars on the roads of Metro Vancouver.
  
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• City of Vancouver takes action against 820 rogue short-term operators in 6 months - Global News

  14-03-2019 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  City of Vancouver takes action against 820 rogue short-term operators in 6 months  Global NewsWATCH: The City of Vancouver says it's "actively investigating" more than 800 unauthorized short-term rentals. Sarah MacDonald has the details.
  
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• City of Vancouver takes action against 820 rogue short-term operators in 6 months

  14-03-2019 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart calls the results "encouraging."
  
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• Lori Loughlin dropped from Hallmark, production halted on several Vancouver-filmed projects

  14-03-2019 23:06 via vancouversun.com
  One day after receiving the go-ahead to return to Vancouver and resume filming her various Hallmark Channel projects, Lori Loughlin has been dumped by the company.
  Hallmark announced Thursday that it was cutting ties with the actress, a longtime star of the network’s Christmas movies, as well as its Garage Sale Mysteries TV movie franchise, and popular drama series When Calls the Heart. Production on all of Loughlin’s Hallmark projects, which are filmed in Vancouver, has been stopped
  
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• Friends and colleagues report that legendary Vancouver punk drummer Zippy Pinhead has died - Straight.com

  14-03-2019 22:54 via straight.com
  Friends and colleagues report that legendary Vancouver punk drummer Zippy Pinhead has died  Straight.comMany friends and former collaborators of legendary Vancouver drummer William Chobotar (better known as Zippy Pinhead) are reporting via social media that ...
  
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• Road work suits Vancouver actor Sara Canning just fine

  14-03-2019 22:52 via vancouversun.com
  If you’re an actor whose suitcase spends very little time tucked under a bed or stored in a closet, then you’re probably doing OK.
  Vancouver’s Sara Canning’s suitcase is one of those suitcases.
  “My dad jokes about it all the time when he calls me. He says: ‘Where are you? What’s happening with you?,’ ” said Canning, who has been a working actor for over a decade. “It is one of the coolest things about this job, travelling. I love shooti
  
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• Foreign ‘bottom feeders’ fuel West Vancouver recovery - Business in Vancouver

  14-03-2019 22:47 via biv.com
  Foreign ‘bottom feeders’ fuel West Vancouver recovery  Business in VancouverFuelled by a sudden spike in China-based buyers, the West Vancouver luxury housing market is bouncing off the bottom, according to China's largest real estate ...
  
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• Vancouver council looks to tweak 'democracy by exhaustion' at city hall - Vancouver Courier

  14-03-2019 22:44 via vancourier.com
  Vancouver council looks to tweak 'democracy by exhaustion' at city hall  Vancouver CourierCity council unanimously approved Wednesday a series of recommendations that aim to overhaul the public engagement side of things at city hall.
  
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• Vancouver council looks to tweak ‘democracy by exhaustion’ at city hall

  14-03-2019 22:44
  
  City council unanimously approved Wednesday a series of recommendations that aim to overhaul the public engagement side of things at city hall.
  
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• B.C. man believed to be first Canadian to get intravenous gene therapy

  14-03-2019 22:32 via vancouversun.com
  Dr. Aneal Khan, right, a University of Calgary researcher, and patient Josh McQuillin, of Prince George, B.C., who is the first Canadian in history to receive a direct intravenous injection gene replacement therapy, at the University of Calgary’s clinical trials unit on Thursday.
  CALGARY — A big sushi meal would have once made Josh McQuillin gravely ill, but the British Columbia man can now gorge on one of his favourite foods worry-free thanks to a breakthrough clinical trial for his
  
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• Abbotsford gang member nabbed in Kelowna on Canada-wide warrant

  14-03-2019 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  An Abbotsford man, who was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for conspiracy to commit murder, was arrested Wednesday in Kelowna.
  Pashminder Boparai, 30, was one of four men charged last month after a successful multi-agency investigation to disrupt gang violence in the Lower Mainland.
  “We would like to thank the public for tips and acknowledge the Kelowna RCMP for their assistance. They were instrumental in helping capture Mr. Boparai,” said Sgt. Jason Robillard, spokesman for the Vanc
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Tanev, Stecher prove college free agents not always a roll of dice

  14-03-2019 22:28 via theprovince.com
  For Chris Tanev, it was about the relationship.
  For Troy Stecher, it was about the fit.
  The Vancouver Canucks defencemen are prize products of pursuing undrafted college free agents. The annual rite of passage to land those who can affordably augment an NHL roster is why Jim Benning isn’t done propping up the back end after signing Princeton blue-liner Josh Teves, 24, who attended the Canucks’ prospects camp in 2018, to a contract Tuesday.
  Benning does have one advantage. The Canucks
  
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• B.C. Mountie charged for serious 2013 assault at north Edmonton McDonald’s drive-thru

  14-03-2019 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  A police officer in Langley, B.C. has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with a 2013 stabbing at a north Edmonton McDonald's drive-thru six years ago.
  
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• Vancouver police arrest gang member near Kelowna

  14-03-2019 22:14
  
  30-year-old Pashminder Boparai of Abbotsford was arrested late Wednesday night
  
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• City council cuts funding to Vancouver Rape Relief over its trans exclusionary policy - Toronto Star

  14-03-2019 22:05 via thestar.com
  City council cuts funding to Vancouver Rape Relief over its trans exclusionary policy  Toronto StarVANCOUVER—Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter says it will turn down important funding from the City of Vancouver because it does not want to ...
  
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• Vancouver opens 2,000 cases, takes action against 800 short-term rentals

  14-03-2019 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver says it’s opened more than 2,000 case files and taken enforcement action against 820 suspected unauthorized short-term rentals since new rules came into effect requiring operators to have a business licence.
  Mayor Kennedy Stewart says in a news release that he’s encouraged by the early results of enforcement since the program came into effect on Sept. 1, 2018.
  He says the program aims to making more long-term rental units available in Vancouver’s tight hou
  
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• ‘Love and comfort’: B.C. moms of transgender kids seek to support, inspire with new podcast

  14-03-2019 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  In the new podcast series, Ruby and Lucy tackle topics around ideas of “coming out” to family and friends, using the bathroom at school and taking their kids for their first haircut.
  
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• UDP to review plan to replace Pacific Centre rotunda with pavilion building

  14-03-2019 21:32
  
  Urban Development Panel to evaluate four projects at March 20 meeting.
  
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• J.J. Adams: Fredy keeping steady as Whitecaps work through growing pains

  14-03-2019 21:29 via theprovince.com
  Minnesota United goalkeeper Vito Mannone (1) makes a save in front of Vancouver Whitecaps’ Fredy Montero (12) during second half MLS soccer action in Vancouver on Saturday, March 2, 2019.
  When Fredy Montero first joined the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2017, he put up goose eggs in his first three games with the team, leading to the usual overly reactive and hyperbole-prone cadres of disenchanted supporters goose-stepping to B.C. Place.
  The Colombian striker had joined the team on loan in late F
  
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• Belcarra eviction: Metro Vancouver fixed on removing residential tenants from regional park - Straight.com

  14-03-2019 21:18 via straight.com
  Belcarra eviction: Metro Vancouver fixed on removing residential tenants from regional park  Straight.comThe regional district plans to convert a residential portion of the Belcarra Regional Park to public use.
  
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• This massive 10-day carnival with 100+ rides comes to Metro Vancouver - Vancouver Is Awesome

  14-03-2019 21:11 via vancouverisawesome.com
  This massive 10-day carnival with 100+ rides comes to Metro Vancouver  Vancouver Is AwesomeYou don't have to wait until summer to have fun at a massive carnival complete with thrilling rides, games, and delicious eats. One of the year's best carnivals ...
  
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• B.C. researchers hope blood test could be ‘crystal ball’ for cancer treatment

  14-03-2019 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  The study will look at how cancer DNA fragments in blood could be used by cancer doctors to improve diagnosis and treatment.
  
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• Richmond wants YVR to use Vancouver-facing runway more - Vancouver Is Awesome

  14-03-2019 21:05 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Richmond wants YVR to use Vancouver-facing runway more  Vancouver Is AwesomeRichmond city council wants to push the airport to use its north runway more and is writing a letter to the federal Minister of Transportation to that effect.
  
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• Mountie arrested in series of indecent acts at Vancouver private school

  14-03-2019 21:01 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police have arrested a member of the RCMP in connection with a series of indecent acts near a private school for girls on Vancouver’s west side.
  VPD spokesman Sgt. Jason Robillard says investigators aren’t releasing much information at this time about the alleged incidents at York House because charges haven’t been laid.
  “The VPD made an arrest in relation to a series of indecent acts near York House on Vancouver’s west side,” he said in an email Thu
  
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• Indigenous guardians sound alarm about impact of climate change

  14-03-2019 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Growing up in a small, remote First Nations community in northwestern British Columbia, Jarett Quock found he faced racism and stereotypes from non-Indigenous people whenever he left the reserve.
  The treatment took a toll on him, damaging his pride in his Tahltan Nation roots. It was only after he began work as an Indigenous guardian — monitoring the effects of climate change on his territory — that he recovered his confidence.
  “Being a guardian has helped me so much on a perso
  
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• Douglas Todd: Who cares about 'winning' the immigration debate?

  14-03-2019 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Politicians and corporations that want more immigrants in Canada are mounting marketing campaigns to “win the immigration conversation.”
  At least the CEOs, think tanks and civil servants are upfront about aiming to promote higher immigration levels, which aligns them with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals.
  Where, however, does this leave all the Canadians in the mushy middle? That’s where most Canadians are at, according to immigration department officials and othe
  
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• North Vancouver RCMP search for crowbar-wielding masked mail thieves

  14-03-2019 20:59 via vancouversun.com
  North Vancouver RCMP are asking the public for help in identify three masked men who were caught on video breaking into a panel of mailboxes at a condominium building during the early morning of Feb. 17.
  The mailboxes in the 13-storey Q building at 124 West 1st Street were forced open with a crowbar around 4:45 a.m.
  Police say the masked bandits, who were all dressed in black and wearing gloves, fled the scene in a silver SUV.“You can tell from the video that they’ve done this before
  
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• David Sidoo steps down as president of East West Petroleum in wake of college scandal

  14-03-2019 20:58 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver businessman David Sidoo has stepped down as president from East West Petroleum in the wake of the U.S. college scandal.
  Sidoo was charged this week with conspiracy to commit fraud by hiring people to cheat on college entrance exams in the U.S. He is accused of paying $200,000 to have someone take the SATs for his two sons in 2011 and 2012.
  In a statement on its website Thursday, East West Petroleum says Sidoo is no longer president and CEO.
  “Mr. Sidoo has been named in
  
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• B.C. businessman accused in U.S. college admissions scandal steps down from CEO job

  14-03-2019 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  "Mr. Sidoo has decided it would be in the best interests of the Company to take a leave of absence," said the company.
  
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• Ashley Smith becomes president of Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver - Straight.com

  14-03-2019 20:54 via straight.com
  Ashley Smith becomes president of Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver  Straight.comA self-described governance geek will be the voice of most Lower Mainland real-estate agents in the coming year. RELATED STORIES. Real Estate Board of ...
  
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• B.C. lacking tools to force companies to clean up inactive oil and gas wells

  14-03-2019 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  B.C.'s Auditor General has found nearly 7,500 inactive oil and gas wells have not been decommissioned in province, nearly double the number compared to 2007.
  
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• New rules could clear bridge incidents faster for Metro Vancouver commuters - Vancouver Is Awesome

  14-03-2019 20:49 via vancouverisawesome.com
  New rules could clear bridge incidents faster for Metro Vancouver commuters  Vancouver Is AwesomeThe Ministry of Public Safety and solicitor general announced that police will no longer have to file written reports before vehicles can be towed from crash ...
  
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• David Sidoo steps down as CEO of Vancouver companies in light of college cheating scandal - CBC News

  14-03-2019 20:46 via cbc.ca
  David Sidoo steps down as CEO of Vancouver companies in light of college cheating scandal  CBC NewsDavid Sidoo, a prominent Vancouver businessman, has stepped aside from roles as CEO of two separate companies in the city after being charged in ...
  
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• B.C. company awarded $595K in federal funding for boating safety app

  14-03-2019 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government says the app is designed to save lives in case of an emergency.
  
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• Theatre review: The Great War from an explosive Aboriginal perspective

  14-03-2019 20:42 via vancouversun.com
  Redpatch
  When: To Mar. 31
  Where: BMO Theatre Centre
  Tickets & Info: From $29 at artsclub.com
  One of the most common tropes of Canadian history is the idea that Canada “came of age” amid the mud and blood of Ypres, Vimy Ridge and other iconic First World War battlefields. In this telling, the success of Canadian fighters was a rite of passage that enabled the young country to achieve a kind of manhood independent of Mother Britain.
  The title of Raes Calvert and Sean Harris Oliver&
  
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• Why ‘no-cut sports programs’ can benefit students and schools

  14-03-2019 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  To cut or not to cut? A junior high school in Edmonton has eliminated tryouts for its junior sports teams. Everyone who wants to play is given the opportunity.
  
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• Blaze Pizza draws huge line on Granville Strip (PHOTO) - Daily Hive

  14-03-2019 20:40 via dailyhive.com
  Blaze Pizza draws huge line on Granville Strip (PHOTO)  Daily HiveSome hungry folks in have decided that Blaze's custom made 180-second cooked pizza is 100% worth the wait on Granville Street.
  
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• Alleged North Vancouver mail thieves caught on camera

  14-03-2019 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  "You can tell from the video that they've done this before," said police.
  
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• ART SEEN: Lowly dust reframed as a metaphor for the 20th century

  14-03-2019 20:37 via vancouversun.com
  The organizing image in the exhibition at The Polygon Gallery is as wide as my outstretched arms. It’s by Man Ray of a dust-covered pane of glass in the studio of Marcel Duchamp. Its size gives it a presence on the wall. At the angle it’s taken, the surface looks like it’s covered in numerous dust bunnies that could, with a little imagination, double as bales of hay in a farmer’s field. It also has geometric shapes – lines, ovals, curves – because the pane was
  
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• ‘So, so tragic’: Drug-impairment charge urged in Vancouver Island crash that killed pedestrian

  14-03-2019 20:34 via theprovince.com
  Central Saanich police are recommending charges after a vehicle struck two sisters last August, killing one of them and seriously injuring the other.
  Kim Ward, 51, died and 48-year-old Tracy Ward was hurt as they walked two dogs along Central Saanich Road, south of Mount Newton Cross Road, about 7 p.m. on Aug. 27. They were hit by a Jeep that had crossed the centre line and gone onto the shoulder.
  One of the dogs also died.
  Charges being recommended include impaired driving causing death and imp
  
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• 27 things to do in Vancouver this weekend: March 15 to 17 - Daily Hive

  14-03-2019 20:30 via dailyhive.com
  27 things to do in Vancouver this weekend: March 15 to 17  Daily HiveThe last official weekend of winter is here! Kick yours off with these 25 things to do in Vancouver on Friday, March 15, Saturday, March 16 and Sunday, March 17 ...
  
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• Not just Vancouver: Home prices falling in major cities around the world - Daily Hive

  14-03-2019 20:28 via dailyhive.com
  Not just Vancouver: Home prices falling in major cities around the world  Daily HiveFalling demand, heightened stress tests, and government interventions have led to a slump in home prices in Metro Vancouver in recent quarters.
  
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• Fredy keeping steady as Whitecaps work through growing pains

  14-03-2019 20:26 via theprovince.com
  When Fredy Montero first joined the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2017, he put up goose eggs in his first three games with the team, leading to the usual overly reactive and hyperbole-prone cadres of disenchanted supporters goose-stepping to B.C. Place.
  The Colombian striker had joined the team on loan in late February from Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda, and two half-hour spells as a substitute against Philly and San Jose, followed by a 74-minute start versus Toronto didn’t result in any
  
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• Mounting orphan B.C. oil, gas wells pose environmental, financial risks: auditor

  14-03-2019 20:15 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s auditor general says there are almost 7,500 inactive oil and gas wells in the province that have not been properly decommissioned.
  Carol Bellringer says in a report that contamination from oil and gas activity can affect human health, ecosystems, water and air quality and timely restoration of non-operating well sites reduces environmental risk and financial liability.
  Bellringer’s audit says the province’s energy regulator the B.C. Oil and G
  
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