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• 2 tickets in 6 minutes cost B.C. distracted driver more than $1,800

  19-03-2019 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  In each case, the driver was handed a $368 ticket for use of an electronic device, but additional penalties stack up to leave the driver on the hook for far more.
  
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• Carfentanil detected in 13 of 90 illicit-drug overdose deaths in January: B.C.'s coroners

  19-03-2019 23:39 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s coroners say there were 90 suspected illicit-drug overdose deaths in the province in January, including more than a dozen in which they detected carfentanil.
  The synthetic opioid carfentanil, which began showing up in B.C.’s street-drug supply in late 2016, turned up in 13 illicit-drug overdose deaths in January, according to a B.C. Coroners Service update released Tuesday. Carfentanil was detected in 35 deaths in all of 2018 and 71 deaths in the last seven months of 2017. Car
  
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• Patrick Johnston: Losing on purpose? No tanks, but beware Realm of Sadness for Canucks

  19-03-2019 23:32 via theprovince.com
  In an ideal world, with nothing left to play for and a chance to juice one’s draft lottery odds, you’d just go and lose all your remaining games.
  But this is real life, and to expect the NHL players and coaches who suit up for the Vancouver Canucks to just go through the motions for the final three weeks is ridiculous.
  There’s pride and there’s an innate competitive nature underneath everything.
  And so, for the third consecutive season, will the Canucks push themselves up
  
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• Federal government pledges nearly $30 million a year to fight money laundering

  19-03-2019 23:32 via vancouversun.com
  Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberal government promised in its budget today nearly $140 million over five years to help fight money laundering, including to create a money-laundering task force, strengthen federal policing’s investigative capacity, and beef up financial intelligence gathering.
  That amounts to nearly $30 million a year.
  The Liberals are also promising to bring in new legislation to add an alternative requirement of recklessness to the offence of money laundering in the c
  
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• B.C. prepares for wildfire season with $101-million budget

  19-03-2019 23:23 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — British Columbia’s forests minister says the province is preparing for the wildfire season with some new strategies and people living near forested areas should also do their part by safeguarding property against potential blazes.
  Doug Donaldson says a $101-million budget, up from $64 million last year, will allow for a more comprehensive prescribed burning program and new technology including night vision goggles to help with early detection of fires will be piloted this
  
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• Vancouver actress goes to the dogs in Hudson & Rex

  19-03-2019 23:22
  
  Killjoys star Mayko Nguyen plays head of forensics in Citytv’s canine cop show
  
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• SFU begins construction on $10M stadium at Burnaby campus

  19-03-2019 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  In addition to athletic events, the new stadium will also be used for campus community events, recreational activities and student orientation.
  
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• Report of kids using discarded needles as darts prompts warning from Saanich police

  19-03-2019 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  A Saanich police officer said the incident has prompted authorities to ask parents to talk to their kids about safety.
  
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• Patrick Johnston: Nilsson rebounds from surprise trade to find his mojo in Senators’ net

  19-03-2019 23:06 via theprovince.com
  The Jan. 2 game-day trade that sent Anders Nilsson from the Vancouver Canucks to the Ottawa Senators still feels a little surreal, the Swedish goaltender admits.
  Nilsson was eating lunch with his Canucks teammates when the goalie received word he wasn’t going to be wearing green and blue that night.
  “I had to run upstairs and pack my stuff. They had a car waiting to take me to another hotel,” he recalled Tuesday, after the Senators practised at Rogers Arena ahead of Wednesday&r
  
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• Q&A: 'Rock star' Michelle Obama redefines book tour norms

  19-03-2019 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  How popular is Michelle Obama? Well, put it this way: Her current book tour events are held in sports arenas, not bookshops. The former first lady of the United States of America will be here for Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama on Thursday night at Rogers Arena. Currently The New York Times Best Sellers list topper, Obama’s memoir Becoming was released in late November and was Amazon’s top seller for all of 2018.
  On the eve of her stop here, I got some question
  
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• BC1: Federal Budget coverage 2019 part 3

  19-03-2019 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  WATCH: The Liberal government announced its last budget before the fall election. Here is part three of Global BC’s coverage that aired on BC1. Including interviews with Andrew Scheer and Jagmeet Singh.
  
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• Federal Budget 2019 aims to help first-time buyers and boost rental supply

  19-03-2019 22:38
  
  Liberals court Millennial vote with new interest-free first-time home buyer’s loan, increased Home Buyer’s Plan limit and more rental housing supply
  
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• B.C.’s $4-billion poverty plan ‘money well spent’

  19-03-2019 22:30
  
  Changes expected to cut B.C.’s child poverty rate in half by 2024
  
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• 110 things to do in the city of Vancouver this spring - Daily Hive

  19-03-2019 22:22 via dailyhive.com
  110 things to do in the city of Vancouver this spring  Daily HiveSpring has arrived in Vancouver and it's full of fun events. From Whistler World Ski & Snowboard Festival to Brickcan to BC Lions, here are 110 things to do.
  
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• BC1: Federal Budget coverage 2019 part 2

  19-03-2019 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  WATCH: The Liberal government announced its last budget before the fall election. Here is part two of Global BC’s coverage that aired on BC1.
  
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• City of Vancouver to cut funding to women's group on basis of transgender discrimination - CBC.ca

  19-03-2019 22:00 via cbc.ca
  City of Vancouver to cut funding to women's group on basis of transgender discrimination  CBC.caThe City of Vancouver has voted to gradually end a yearly grant to one of the country's oldest rape crisis centres on the basis it discriminates against transgender ...
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Jacob Markstrom has put in the work to erase those doubts

  19-03-2019 21:35 via theprovince.com
  Jacob Markstrom blocks a a shot against the Dallas Stars on March 17.
  To know where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve been.
  The rocky road Jacob Markstrom has travelled from inconsistent starter with an indifference toward the media, to solidifying his stature as a go-to goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks, is why he has transitioned from most confounding to most valuable player for the transitioning NHL club.
  And it’s why an eventual and reasonable contract extensio
  
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• BC1: Federal Budget coverage 2019 part 1

  19-03-2019 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  WATCH: The Liberal government announced its last budget before the fall election. Here is part one of Global BC’s coverage that aired on BC1.
  
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• Michael Green: Personal health information has a value on the black market

  19-03-2019 21:28 via vancouversun.com
  To adapt to our increasingly just-in-time lives, the Canadian health care system is moving increasingly toward digitization. This necessary modernization of health care means better patient outcomes as well as improved insight into future health-care decisions. 
  Despite the personal and system-wide benefits of a digital health-care system, what cannot be ignored is that your health information has value to people wishing to take advantage or use the information inappropriately.
  The fact rem
  
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• BCTF president-elect Teri Mooring to focus on wage increases, recruitment amid contract negotiations

  19-03-2019 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. Teachers' Federation has elected Teri Mooring as the union's new president.
  
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• B.C. Teachers' Federation elects Teri Mooring as new president

  19-03-2019 21:19 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The next president of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation is an elementary school educator from Quesnel.
  Teri Mooring was elected Tuesday on the final day of the union’s annual general meeting in Victoria.
  Mooring has been a vice-president of the 43,000-member union for the last six years and is also one of its lead negotiators at contract talks with the province.
  Before joining the provincial executive, Mooring served for five years as president of the Quesnel District Te
  
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• Vancouver named one of North America's top 10 dog friendly cities - Daily Hive

  19-03-2019 21:15 via dailyhive.com
  Vancouver named one of North America's top 10 dog friendly cities  Daily HiveDog beaches, off-leash parks, hiking and amenities were considered when ranking cities for being dog friendly, and Vancouver made the top 10 list.
  
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• Dairy farmers, supply managed sectors to get $3.9B in compensation for CETA, CPTPP – but not NAFTA

  19-03-2019 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  Dairy farmers and others hit by recent trade deals are getting $3.9 billion in compensation for lost market share.
  
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• B.C. overdoses claimed 3 lives a day in January, but that’s down 30% year over year

  19-03-2019 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. Coroners Service says 90 people died of suspected overdoses in January this year, down from 130 in January 2018.
  
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• At Trans Mountain court hearing, B.C. says it won’t reject pipelines without cause

  19-03-2019 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government argues B.C.'s proposed legislation must be struck down because they would give the province a "veto" over pipeline projects.
  
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• Canada’s oldest rape crisis centre faces backlash over excluding trans women

  19-03-2019 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's oldest rape crisis centre will see its city funding slashed if does not remove its policy of only serving female-born women.
  
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• B.C. government spending more on prescribed burns, firefighters to combat wildfire season

  19-03-2019 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  The province is increasing funding for prescribed burns, adding more crews and enhancing aerial capacity in an attempt to keep wildfires under control.
  
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• Canadians won't need a visa to visit Brazil starting this summer

  19-03-2019 20:47
  
  The South American country has waived visa requirements for the United States, Australia and Japan, too
  
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• Elements of BC Hydro grid could be vulnerable to hackers: auditor general

  19-03-2019 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  An audit by B.C.'s auditor general found smaller, localized elements of the power grid could be vulnerable to hackers.
  
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• Bat signal lights up Vancouver sky for ‘Batwoman’ TV series - Summerland Review

  19-03-2019 20:24 via summerlandreview.com
  Bat signal lights up Vancouver sky for ‘Batwoman’ TV series  Summerland ReviewThe art gallery has been transformed into XX of Gotham City.
  
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• B.C. says it won't reject pipelines without cause, appeal court told

  19-03-2019 19:52 via vancouversun.com
  A lawyer representing British Columbia says proposed changes to an environmental law won’t allow the province to refuse to provide a permit to a pipeline operator for no reason.
  B.C.’s Court of Appeal is hearing a reference case that asks whether the province can create a permitting system for transporters of hazardous substances through its territory.
  The governments of Canada, Alberta and Saskatchewan say Ottawa — not provinces — has jurisdiction over inter-provincial p
  
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• Vancouver police look to ID men from nightclub assault video

  19-03-2019 19:50 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police have released video of a brutal assault outside a Yaletown nightclub that left one man with a life-altering head injury.
  The incident occurred almost one year ago, on March 31, 2018, outside Pierre’s Champagne Lounge at 1028 Hamilton Street.
  The nightclub staff called 911 at 2 a.m. to report that a fight had occurred outside the club and a man was unconscious.
  Officers located two victims — one with minor injuries and another, a 28-year-old man from Burnaby, with ser
  
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• Driver ticketed twice in 6 minutes for using cellphone in Vancouver - CTV News

  19-03-2019 19:49 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Driver ticketed twice in 6 minutes for using cellphone in Vancouver  CTV NewsVancouver police officers ticketed the same driver twice in six minutes for allegedly using their cellphone while driving.
  
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• Special avalanche warning includes Vancouver Island - Times Colonist

  19-03-2019 19:47 via timescolonist.com
  Special avalanche warning includes Vancouver Island  Times ColonistVANCOUVER — Avalanche Canada has issued a special public avalanche warning for recreational backcountry users in B.C. and Alberta. The forecasting ...
  
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• City of Vernon ordered to re-hire employees fired for firehall hanky panky

  19-03-2019 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  Two employees that were fired last year for engaging in sexual activity while at work must be re-hired by the City of Vernon, a B.C. Labour Arbitration panel has ruled.
  
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• Case of missing B.C. cowboy Ben Tyner 'may involve criminality': RCMP

  19-03-2019 19:37 via vancouversun.com
  The case of a rancher who has been missing in British Columbia since January is being treated as a suspicious disappearance by the RCMP.
  Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says members of the southeast district major crime unit have reviewed the evidence that has been collected since Ben Tyner went missing and have determined the case may involve criminal activity.
  Tyner, who is 32, was the manager of the Nicola Ranch, about 300 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, and was last seen on Jan. 26 as he rode out on
  
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• Vancouver gets a respite from rain and snow - Straight.com

  19-03-2019 19:32 via straight.com
  Vancouver gets a respite from rain and snow  Straight.comSunny skies invariably bring volleyball players back to the city's beaches.
  
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• New safety measures for B.C.'s craft brew industry

  19-03-2019 19:30 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s craft beer industry is hopping, but the rapid growth has been accompanied by an increase in workplace accidents.
  WorkSafeBC says in the last decade the number of craft breweries has swelled to 160 from 54, and during that time there were 284 accepted time-loss claims for injuries in that industry.
  The most common types of injuries include falls, overexertion and exposure to heat and cold. However the agency says the top concerns for the brewery industry is carbon dioxide exposu
  
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• B.C. broke 26 weather records and Squamish was the hottest place in Canada

  19-03-2019 19:26
  
  "Squamish was the hottest place in Canada for the second day in a row yesterday"
  
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• Case of Merritt cowboy missing since January deemed suspicious by RCMP

  19-03-2019 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  Ben Tyner was reported missing on January 28 when his riderless horse was discovered on a logging road off Highway 97.
  
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• Vancouver Gas Expected To Hit $1.60/Litre And Be The "New Normal" Price Until Fall 2019 - Narcity

  19-03-2019 19:10 via narcity.com
  Vancouver Gas Expected To Hit $1.60/Litre And Be The "New Normal" Price Until Fall 2019  NarcityGas prices in Vancouver are already some of the most expensive in the country. For comparison, gas in Vancouver today is around $151.9/litre. In Toronto, gas ...
  
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• Trout School Lessons from a Fly-Fishing Master with Mark Hume

  19-03-2019 19:08 via vancouversun.com
  Trout School Lessons from a Fly-Fishing Master
  Mark Hume with Mo Bradley | Greystone Books
  208 pages, $22.95
  The rainbow trout found in the Kamloops region of B.C. possess behaviours so distinct that they were believed to be a different species for many years. While Salmo-Kamloops trout don’t really exist, per se, the characteristics of the trout in the area have been attracting fly-fishers since the 1800s to today. As far back as 1959, author F.H. Wooding’s the Angler’s Book o
  
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• Sonic Boom Festival set to blast off March 22-24

  19-03-2019 19:08 via vancouversun.com
  Sonic Boom Festival
  When: March 22-24, 7:30 p.m.
  Where: Pyatt Hall, Orpheum Annex
  Info and tickets: From $15, vancouverpromusica.ca
  That rite of Vancouver’s musical spring, the Sonic Boom Festival, runs four nights this year. It’s an annual proposition curated by Vancouver Pro Musica that defies easy classification; seemingly every type and subtype of new music is on offer. The festival format allows the widest possible selection from the broadest sample of what’s going on in t
  
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• More concerns about B.C. government’s plan to move private seniors care into health authorities

  19-03-2019 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  The changes will affect the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, the Fraser Health Authority, and the Island Health Authority.
  
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• Sonic Boom Festival set to blast off March 22-24 - Vancouver Sun

  19-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Sonic Boom Festival set to blast off March 22-24  Vancouver SunSonic Boom Festival, March 22-24, 7:30 p.m., Pyatt Hall, Orpheum Annex. Tickets: From $15, vancouverpromusica.ca.
  
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• BC smashed 26 weather records & Squamish Canada's hottest place - Vancouver Is Awesome

  19-03-2019 18:58 via vancouverisawesome.com
  BC smashed 26 weather records & Squamish Canada's hottest place  Vancouver Is AwesomeFebruary's Metro Vancouver weather forecast included temperatures that felt like -14°C. Now, the March forecast includes temperatures as high as 22°C.
  
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• Vancouver Police Searching For Suspect Who Brutally Assaulted A Man Outside Of Local Bar (VIDEO) - Narcity

  19-03-2019 18:56 via narcity.com
  Vancouver Police Searching For Suspect Who Brutally Assaulted A Man Outside Of Local Bar (VIDEO)  NarcityVancouver police are searching for the suspect involved in brutally assaulting a man outside a local club.
  
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• SUN RUN: Tough to train when on the road for work

  19-03-2019 18:46 via vancouversun.com
  Every year, someone writing about their Sun Run training comments on the challenges of keeping up with the program while away on vacation. They post photos of themselves straining as they run along a beach in some lovely tropical destination. I have thought to myself on more than one occasion: That doesn’t look so hard.
  Well, this year, I have struggled at times between our weekly group run to fit in my two “homework” sessions. I have been spending a lot of time in Victoria car
  
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• Vancouver police release video in search for 2018 Yaletown assault suspects

  19-03-2019 18:44
  
  Investigators asking for the public’s help identifying the men in the video
  
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• Concert announcement: Death Cab for Cutie play Malkin Bowl in September

  19-03-2019 18:26 via vancouversun.com
  American indie-rockers Death Cab for Cutie will make a stop in Vancouver in September for a show at Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl.
  The Bellingham, Wash. band is touring to promote their ninth studio album, Thank You For Today.
  General admission tickets for Sept. 5 outdoor concert are $59.50 (plus fees). They go on sale to the general public on March 22, 10 a.m., through TicketMaster. There also various pre-sale opportunities on March 20-21.
  American singer-songwriter Jenn Champion will open f
  
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