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• BC SPCA urging public support of federal bill defining bestiality, cracking down on animal fighting

  18-03-2019 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  The proposed legislation would need to complete a third reading before Parliament breaks for the last time ahead of this year's federal election.
  
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• Spanish hotel chain eyes Vancouver for second Canadian location - The Globe and Mail

  18-03-2019 23:31 via theglobeandmail.com
  Spanish hotel chain eyes Vancouver for second Canadian location  The Globe and MailSpanish chain Riu Hotels & Resorts is plotting more growth in Canada, after agreeing to spend about $125-million building a new luxury hotel in downtown ...
  
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• UPDATED: Canucks Game Day: Demko gets rare call to hone game against Blackhawks

  18-03-2019 23:26 via theprovince.com
  BEN KUZMA’S CANUCKS GAME DAY
  Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks
  5:30 p.m., United Center, Sportsnet, Sportsnet 650THE BIG MATCHUP
  A raw Demko vs. red-hot Crawford
  It’s only natural that Thatcher Demko is expected to get the goaltending call on second half of back-to-back games. It’s unnatural that a stopper projected to be more than a caddy to superlative stopper Jacob Markstrom hasn’t had more starts.
  A mild knee sprain during the warm-up on Feb. 4 in Philadelphia d
  
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• Homeless in Vancouver: Latest find by my friend, the antiquarian Dumpster diver - Straight.com

  18-03-2019 23:13 via straight.com
  Homeless in Vancouver: Latest find by my friend, the antiquarian Dumpster diver  Straight.comStanley Q. Woodvine knows one guy who specializes in combing through trash for artful old objects.
  
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• B.C. family honours loved one killed in Ethiopia crash

  18-03-2019 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  Families of the 157 victims of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 are coming to terms with a grim reality: The impact of the crash was so devastating, it’s possible their loved ones’ remains’ may never been recovered or identified. That leaves many religious families searching for ways to honour their dead. Jeff Semple met one such...
  
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• Whitecaps alum Alphonso Davies likely a no-go for Canada vs. French Guiana match in Vancouver

  18-03-2019 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver game was slated to serve as a hero's return for Davies.
  
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• Kelowna man charged in connection with 3 bank robberies

  18-03-2019 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  The 58-year-old man is facing charges in connection with bank robberies that took place in Kelowna and Rutland.
  
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• Jason Momoa admits he's addicted to this Vancouver ramen spot (VIDEO) - Daily Hive

  18-03-2019 22:45 via dailyhive.com
  Jason Momoa admits he's addicted to this Vancouver ramen spot (VIDEO)  Daily HiveIf there's one thing that may convince Jason Momoa to stay in Vancouver forever, it's definitely the ramen. He made another visit to Marutama Ra-men.
  
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• Daphne Bramham: B.C. among the last to adopt gender-equitable budgets

  18-03-2019 22:34 via vancouversun.com
  Mitzi Dean recently took a ride on the bus along Highway 16 in northern B.C. and sat next to a mother and her child. They were taking a two-hour trip to visit Grandma.
  Until two years ago, when the provincial government began subsiding the bus that connects the communities from the Alberta border to Prince Rupert, the only way Grandma could get to see her grandchild was by hitchhiking along the route that’s become known as the Highway of Tears. At least 18 women have disappeared or been mu
  
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• 2 ships collide in the night in Vancouver Harbour - CBC.ca

  18-03-2019 22:32 via cbc.ca
  2 ships collide in the night in Vancouver Harbour  CBC.caTSB says no injuries or pollution resulted from the collision between two large freighters early Sunday.
  
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• 2 teens presumed dead by police after car crash in Trail, B.C.

  18-03-2019 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  Two passengers who were sitting in the backseat of the vehicle that crashed — a 15-year-old boy and an 18-year-old girl — are still missing.
  
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• Anti-vaccine myths: The truth behind vaccines and your child’s health

  18-03-2019 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  The recent measles outbreaks have re-ignited the debate over vaccines. Here are some facts to commonly held misbeliefs regarding vaccines and their safety.
  
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• Man shot in Surrey's Hawthorne Park

  18-03-2019 22:01 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP are searching for suspects after a man was shot in Hawthorne Rotary Park on Sunday.
  After responding to reports of a shooting, Police located a man suffering from a gunshot wound walking in the area of 142A Street and 108 Avenue around 2:30 p.m.The man was treated for his injuries in hospital and released the same day.
  However, he was then taken into police custody due to outstanding warrants.
  RCMP believe the shooting resulted from an altercation between two groups of people.
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• B.C. argues it cannot stop Trans Mountain pipeline, but it can protect environment

  18-03-2019 21:54 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A lawyer for the British Columbia government says the province knows it cannot stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but it can enact environmental laws to mitigate the harm it may cause.
  B.C.’s Court of Appeal is considering a reference case filed by the province that asks if it has jurisdiction to regulate the transport of oil through its territory and restrict bitumen shipments from Alberta.
  Joseph Arvay, who represents B.C., told a panel of five judges on Monday
  
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• Return of sub-$1M detached Vancouver house? Only 3 listed.. - Vancouver Is Awesome

  18-03-2019 21:37 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Return of sub-$1M detached Vancouver house? Only 3 listed..  Vancouver Is AwesomeMany Vancouverites are hoping that affordability will improve and they'll finally be able to buy a detached house in the city.
  
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• Davies could miss Canada game against French Guiana in Vancouver - TSN

  18-03-2019 21:32 via tsn.ca
  Davies could miss Canada game against French Guiana in Vancouver  TSNCanada will be without injured captain Scott Arfield and veteran Will Johnson and it doesn't look like teenage phenom Alphonso Davies will be available either ...
  
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• Transportation Safety Board deploys after vessels collide in Vancouver Harbour

  18-03-2019 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  The collision happened just after midnight on Sunday. Officials say no pollution was released.
  
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• B.C. unveils first poverty reduction plan

  18-03-2019 21:26 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – B.C.’s New Democrat government unveiled the province’s first poverty reduction plan Monday, a strategy it says can reduce overall poverty in the province by 25 per cent within five years and cut child poverty in half.
  Social Development Minister Shane Simpson said the plan “comprises programs, polices and initiatives across government, tying together investments made over three budgets into a thoughtful, bold and comprehensive plan to address poverty in B.C.
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• Vernon under another dust advisory

  18-03-2019 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Vernon is no stranger to dust advisories, data from the provincial environment ministry shows.
  
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• Safety board investigates after two ships collide in Vancouver Harbour

  18-03-2019 21:14 via vancouversun.com
  The Transportation Safety Board is sending a team of investigators after a bulk carrier and a cargo ship collided in Vancouver Harbour.
  The safety board says the collision occurred just after midnight on Sunday morning, but no other information on what happened was released.
  It says the collision involved the MV Caravos Harmony and the MV Pan Acacia of Panama.
  The website Vesselfinder.com identifies the Pan Acacia as a 2010 cargo ship registered in Panama and the Caravos Harmony as a 2013 bulk c
  
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• B.C. argues it cannot stop Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but it can protect environment

  18-03-2019 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  B.C.'s Court of Appeal is considering a reference case filed by the province that asks if it has jurisdiction to regulate the transport of oil through its territory and restrict bitumen shipments from Alberta.
  
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• Large brush fire on Vancouver Island, woman hospitalized - The Weather Network

  18-03-2019 20:47 via theweathernetwork.com
  Large brush fire on Vancouver Island, woman hospitalized  The Weather NetworkThe area has recently experienced drier than normal conditions.
  
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• This Vancouver restaurant insider knows what our dining scene needs to be better - Vancouver Is Awesome

  18-03-2019 20:30 via vancouverisawesome.com
  This Vancouver restaurant insider knows what our dining scene needs to be better  Vancouver Is AwesomeThis week on the Vancouver Is Awesome Podcast we've got restaurant consultant and hospitality expert Brad Bodnarchuk at the table. What do customers look ...
  
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• Records broken by temperatures as much as 10 C above normal - CTV News

  18-03-2019 20:29 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Records broken by temperatures as much as 10 C above normal  CTV NewsDouble-digit temperatures are in the forecast for Metro Vancouver all week, and it's possible some weather records could be broken for a second day in a row.
  
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• B.C. aims to slash poverty by 25 per cent in new poverty reduction strategy

  18-03-2019 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  The plan aims to improve conditions for 140,000 people, including 50,000 children.
  
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• Comment: Return of sub-$1M detached Vancouver house? Only three listed

  18-03-2019 20:25
  
  Despite the city’s average detached home price dropping, you still need a million-dollar-plus budget to buy one
  
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• Final super moon of the year illuminates Metro Vancouver skies this week

  18-03-2019 20:09
  
  Vancouverites were privy to a full Super Wolf Moon in January, and now they have one last chance to view a super moon this year — the Full Super Worm Moon.
  
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• Theatre review: Superb acting leavens a brutal prison drama

  18-03-2019 20:07 via vancouversun.com
  Gross Misconduct
  When: To Mar. 23
  Where: Gateway Theatre, Richmond
  Tickets & Info: $29 at gatewaytheatre.com
  Back in the days when Metro Vancouver boasted Oakalla and the B.C. penitentiary, prison plays were common on our stages. By the early 1990s, both notorious jails had closed and the genre has rarely appeared here since.
  Meghan Gardiner’s sharply intelligent new drama, Gross Misconduct, at first seems like a return to the old-style prison play. Brutally violent and full of vicious
  
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• Readers react with reefer madness over 4/20 column

  18-03-2019 20:02
  
  Vancouverites had a thing or two to say about columnist Grant Lawrence’s opinion that 4/20 is ‘annoying, illegal, and ultimately irrelevant’
  
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• Vancouver Fashion Week preview

  18-03-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Award-winning designers Aunalee Boyd-Good and Sophia Seward-Good share some of their ecofriendly, Coast Salish-inspired fashion creations.
  
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• B.C. looking to buy first hybrid sensors to detect data for earthquake early warning

  18-03-2019 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  "If we want to be able to respond, we need that early warning. We need that one or two minutes."
  
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• Two for one sale: Vancouver restaurant Farmer's Apprentice and sister wine bar Grapes & Soda at $274900 - Straight.com

  18-03-2019 19:54 via straight.com
  Two for one sale: Vancouver restaurant Farmer's Apprentice and sister wine bar Grapes & Soda at $274900  Straight.comFarmer's Apprentice, a Vancouver restaurant acclaimed for its dedication to local ingredients, is looking for a new owner.
  
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• Ginormous full super worm moon to illuminate Metro Vancouver skies this week - Vancouver Is Awesome

  18-03-2019 19:48 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Ginormous full super worm moon to illuminate Metro Vancouver skies this week  Vancouver Is AwesomeVancouverites were privy to a full super wolf moon in January, and now they have one last chance to view a supermoon this year - the full super worm moon.
  
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• RuPaul's Drag Race "Werq The World" tour is coming to Vancouver this fall - Daily Hive

  18-03-2019 19:30 via dailyhive.com
  RuPaul's Drag Race "Werq The World" tour is coming to Vancouver this fall  Daily HiveRuPaul's Drag Race is coming to Vancouver. Your favourite drag stars will be hitting the stage for the Official RuPaul's Drag Race WERQ the World Tour.
  
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• Special public avalanche warning issued in B.C. and Alberta

  18-03-2019 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  The avalanche danger is currently considered high or considerable around the Avalanche Canada forecast area.
  
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• Combating global water crisis

  18-03-2019 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Ahead of World Water Day on March 22, Spencer West shares the details of a new initiative to bring clean water to people all over the world.
  
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• Avalanche Canada issues warning for B.C., Alberta mountains

  18-03-2019 19:21 via vancouversun.com
  Avalanche Canada has issued a special public avalanche warning for recreational backcountry users in B.C. and Alberta.
  The forecasting agency says the warmer temperatures expected this week will increase the likelihood of avalanches throughout the mountains. That same nice weather, combined with B.C.’s spring break, will also mean more people will be heading to the backcountry this week.
  The warning is widespread and applies to all mountain ranges in western Canada.
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• Ritual's epic $1 Food Festival continues this week in Vancouver - Daily Hive

  18-03-2019 19:11 via dailyhive.com
  Ritual's epic $1 Food Festival continues this week in Vancouver  Daily HiveRitual, the Toronto-based app known for its convenience and popularity for coffee and food runs, is officially launching today in Vancouver.
  
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• Five things to check out at this year's Festival du bois

  18-03-2019 19:05 via vancouversun.com
  Festival du bois
  When: March 22 to 24
  Where: Mackin Park, Maillardville/Coquitlam
  Tickets: adult $22, seniors and students $15, children 5 — 12 $10 at festivaldubois.ca (free admission Friday March 22)
  1. Three decades. This year, Festival du Bois celebrates its 30th year of promoting Francophone culture, especially music, in Canada’s westernmost province. The festival is open to all ages and takes place in  Maillardville, the home of francophone culture in B.C. Most of the acti
  
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• Hundreds attend public prayers in downtown Vancouver in support of Muslim community - Daily Hive

  18-03-2019 19:04 via dailyhive.com
  Hundreds attend public prayers in downtown Vancouver in support of Muslim community  Daily HivePeople of all faiths banded together in downtown Vancouver to take part in a public prayer ceremony supporting the local Muslim community.
  
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• Dealing with pet grief

  18-03-2019 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  Okanagan pet professionals gathered in Kelowna on Sunday to discuss how they can better support those mourning the loss of a family animal.
  
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• Jayda G: Five things to know about DJ's Significant Changes

  18-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Jayda G
  Significant Changes | Ninja Tune
  Moving between Vancouver and Berlin, DJ Jayda G has been building buzz across the European dance music landscape for a number of years. With her debut album out on the respected (and widely distributed) U.K. label Ninja Tune, it’s doubtless she’s going to get attention. Not that she doesn’t have plenty already.
  You don’t get four-week residencies at London’s club Phonox or have your name on the roster for festivals from Prima
  
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• It’s going to feel like 20 C in Vancouver this week

  18-03-2019 18:46
  
  The Vancouver weather forecast called for seven days of sunshine last week, but things are looking decidedly warmer than expected.
  
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• Vancouver ranks 3rd for quality of living; Vienna holds 1st place - CTV News

  18-03-2019 18:32 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Vancouver ranks 3rd for quality of living; Vienna holds 1st place  CTV NewsDespite the cost of housing and other gripes from those who call Vancouver home, the city is the highest ranking in North America on a quality of living scale.
  
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• 18 year old charged with manslaughter in death of Vancouver man

  18-03-2019 18:31
  
  GoFundMe campaign started to help victim’s family
  
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• One dead after fiery Tesla crash in Coquitlam

  18-03-2019 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  One man is dead following a fatal crash in Coquitlam. RCMP are investigating the cause and no name has been released.
  
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• Hit-and-run on Fraser Street sends two people to hospital

  18-03-2019 18:07 via vancouversun.com
  A hit-and-run accident on Fraser Street in Vancouver sent two pedestrians to hospital early Monday morning.
  The accident happened shortly after midnight on Fraser near East 20th Avenue.
  A 25-year-old Surrey woman and a 35-year-old Vancouver man, whose names have not been released, were both struck by a northbound vehicle.
  The driver of the vehicle did not stay at the scene.
  Vancouver police say the victims suffered non-life threatening injuries.
  The VPD’s collision investigations unit has
  
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• Family Matters podcast: Should schools have a ‘no-cut’ rule for sports teams?

  18-03-2019 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton junior high school is embracing a 14-member curling squad and a 37-person basketball team.
  
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• Ed Willes’ Musings: Canadian content rules up for grabs in the CFL

  18-03-2019 17:44 via theprovince.com
  With just 21 sleeps until the NHL’s draft lottery, here’s something else that’s exciting to Vancouver Canucks’ fans, the musings and meditations on the world of sports.
  • The news that the CFL and CFLPA is considering revisions to the player ratio has been floating around the league for a couple of months but it surfaced violently last week as negotiations opened for a new CBA.
  Traditionalists, predictably, had a conniption, claiming the league would sell out its bir
  
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• 13 Vancouver restaurants that serve brunch every day of the week - Daily Hive

  18-03-2019 17:40 via dailyhive.com
  13 Vancouver restaurants that serve brunch every day of the week  Daily HiveDon't feel like holding out until the weekend to get your brunch fix? No problem -here are Vancouver's best spots to enjoy top-notch breakfast fare daily.
  
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