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• Two folding tales — why it's good for women's hockey, bad for football

  05-04-2019 23:41 via vancouversun.com
  Bulls of the Week
  How can the suspension of operations for the Canadian Women’s Hockey League be a positive, bullish sport business moment for women’s hockey?By clearing the decks and allowing one unified league to emerge from the ashes.
  Just one week after the Clarkson Cup saw the Calgary Inferno defeat Les Canadiennes de Montreal to claim supremacy of the CWHL, the league announced it would shut down effective May 1, 2019.That’s obviously a bad news story for the proponents o
  
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• The story of the Humboldt Broncos: One year later

  05-04-2019 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  It’s not just the Humboldt communities that will mark the anniversary with remembrance. It’s all of Canada, too.
  
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• Ed Willes: Canucks’ skeleton staff makeup saves bones for owners, but is it OK?

  05-04-2019 23:17 via theprovince.com
  Before we go any farther, let’s acknowledge not every NHL franchise has to follow the Toronto Maple Leafs’ model, even if it would go a long way toward curing what’s left of the unemployment problem.
  The Leafs, for example, have a six-person analytics department headed by Darryl Metcalf. They have seven people working in player development, including former figure skater Barb Underhill, the skating development consultant. They have a director of pro scouting, amateur scouting a
  
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• 10 things to do in Vancouver today: Saturday, April 6 - Daily Hive

  05-04-2019 23:17 via dailyhive.com
  10 things to do in Vancouver today: Saturday, April 6  Daily HiveGet the first weekend of April going with these 10 fun events happening on Saturday, April 6. International Pillow Fight Day, Gerry Dee, and more!
  
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• Burnaby mayor pushes density around transit

  05-04-2019 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  What advice Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley has for Metro Vancouver mayors on building density around transit stations.
  
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• A huge Game of Thrones brunch is coming to Vancouver - Daily Hive

  05-04-2019 22:59 via dailyhive.com
  A huge Game of Thrones brunch is coming to Vancouver  Daily HiveMove over bubble tea chains, extravagant themed boozy dress up brunches are the newest trend in food, at least in Vancouver.
  
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• Eat like a high roller in Las Vegas — and save money

  05-04-2019 22:56
  
  No need to pull out the American Express Centurion (black) to eat at these popular Vegas hot spots
  
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• 11 unreal burgers you need to try in Vancouver - Daily Hive

  05-04-2019 22:49 via dailyhive.com
  11 unreal burgers you need to try in Vancouver  Daily HiveNothing hits the spot like a juicy, *fresh*-off-the-grill burger, so it's a good thing Vancouver has a killer selection of this classic comfort.
  
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• 28 things that made Vancouver AWESOME this week | - Vancouver Is Awesome

  05-04-2019 22:48 via vancouverisawesome.com
  28 things that made Vancouver AWESOME this week |  Vancouver Is AwesomeTake a break from the news cycle and help us celebrate the things we covered this week that are making Vancouver Awesome with a capital “A.” ...
  
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• Vancouver piano prodigy off to Texas to take on the world's teenage keyboard virtuosos

  05-04-2019 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  It’s a long way to the top if you want to Bach and Roe.
  Ryan Zhu, 15, won’t be playing any compositions by living English composer Chris Roe when he heads to Dallas for an international youth music competition at the end of May, but Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in D-minor is on the menu.
  It’s a ladder the Magee Secondary Grade 10 student started climbing at four and began working his way up in earnest at 10 or 11.
  He’s a little nervous about the 2019 Cliburn Internation
  
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• Vancouver piano prodigy off to Texas to take on the world's teenage keyboard virtuosos - Vancouver Sun

  05-04-2019 22:26 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver piano prodigy off to Texas to take on the world's teenage keyboard virtuosos  Vancouver SunVancouver's Ryan Zhu, 15, is one of 24 pianists worldwide aged 13 to 17 to qualify for the prestigious Cliburn Junior Piano Competition and Festival beginning ...
  
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• B.C. man convicted in harassment of ex-wife charged with breaching probation

  05-04-2019 22:26 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A man convicted of criminally harassing his ex-wife through a revenge website has been charged with breaching a probation order.
  The RCMP say Patrick Fox was arrested Thursday in Burnaby.
  He was sentenced to nearly four years in prison in 2017 for illegally possessing a firearm and criminally harassing Desiree Capuano, who lived in the United States.
  Fox’s trial heard Capuano was harassed through hundreds of threatening emails and the website, which falsely maligned her a
  
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• Previous story Vancouver Island's only adoption agency closes after 30 years - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-04-2019 22:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Previous story Vancouver Island's only adoption agency closes after 30 years  Nanaimo News BulletinThe Island's only adoption clinic, Choices Adoption and Pregnancy Counselling Agency, closes its doors on May 31 after 30 years of placing 1,000 children with ...
  
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• Federal health committee arrives in Vancouver to study drug addiction and LQBTQ2 health issues

  05-04-2019 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  Seven MP’s arrived in Vancouver Friday for a tour of the downtown eastside. The group has been doing research across the country and will present a report to the House of Commons.
  
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• Federal health committee arrives in Vancouver to study drug addiction and LGBTQ2 health issues

  05-04-2019 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  Seven MP’s arrived in Vancouver Friday for a tour of the downtown eastside. The group has been doing research across the country and will present a report to the House of Commons.
  
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• Additional charges approved against man who started fires at Langara College

  05-04-2019 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  The man who allegedly set off a string of fires at Langara College earlier this week has appeared in court and is now facing new charges. Jen Palma has the latest.
  
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• ‘They’ve wiped their hands clean’: B.C. struggles to crack down on illegal ridesharing services

  05-04-2019 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  NDP MLA Bowinn Ma says ride-hailing services have "completely offloaded responsibility onto their drivers and they've wiped their hands clean."
  
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• Free menstrual products coming to B.C. school washrooms

  05-04-2019 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. government is partnering with the ‘Period Promise Campaign’ to bring free menstrual products to public schools across the province.
  
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• Neil Young announces Vancouver show with Elvis Costello - Vancouver Is Awesome

  05-04-2019 22:00 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Neil Young announces Vancouver show with Elvis Costello  Vancouver Is AwesomeNeil Young returns to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the location of his first solo live performance in Vancouver in 1971, for a special solo show.
  
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• WorksafeBC investigating after worker injures head at excavation site

  05-04-2019 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  A worker has been injured after an unsecured item fell on his head resulting in injury and a seizure. The man was wearing a helmet at the time.
  
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• Jurassic Quest brings life-size, moving dinosaurs to Vancouver this spring - Vancouver Is Awesome

  05-04-2019 21:29 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Jurassic Quest brings life-size, moving dinosaurs to Vancouver this spring  Vancouver Is AwesomeAs the largest exhibition of life-size dinosaurs that move, roar, and even interact with the audience, Jurassic Quest offers a journey back in time.
  
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• Proposed industrial park by Burns Bog faces key Metro Vancouver vote - CBC.ca

  05-04-2019 21:28 via cbc.ca
  Proposed industrial park by Burns Bog faces key Metro Vancouver vote  CBC.caThe industrial park would be situated on 63 hectares of land at the northeast edge of the Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area, a sprawling peat bog home to ...
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Millennials have the means, if not the will, to alter politics and reshape public policies

  05-04-2019 21:26 via vancouversun.com
  No group is better positioned than millennials to dramatically reshape politics and parties’ election platforms in what promises to be a desperate and chaotic federal election in October.
  Yes, them. Born between 1980 and 2000, millennials are frequently described as lazy, self-centred, unfocused and lacking in basic life and workplace skills. They have been blamed for “killing” everything from bar soap to credit cards to Hooters to golf to dating to car ownership.
  These much-ma
  
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• ‘I still think about it every day’: Blind 9/11 survivor tours the Okanagan, shares his story

  05-04-2019 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Michael Hingson, blind since birth, visits the Okanagan April 3 to 5 to share his inspiring story of escaping from the 78th floor of the World Trade Centre with his guide dog Roselle during 9/11.
  
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• B.C. schools to provide free menstrual products in schools

  05-04-2019 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government has announced that all schools will provide students with free pads and tampons in washrooms, following a growing call for equal access to feminine hygiene products.
  By the end of 2019, all 60 of B.C.’s school districts will be required to provide free menstrual products for students, said Mitzi Dean, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, at a news conference in Vancouver Friday.
  To help the school boards, the province says it will provide $300,000 in a startup cos
  
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• Surrey firefighters start scholarship program for students who face barriers

  05-04-2019 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  The Ignite a Dream program helps young people reach their full potential. Recipient, Emma Salisbury, alongside Joel Neufeld from the Surrey Fire Fighters Association, explains how the award helped better her future.
  
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• Canada’s major housing markets still at high risk of price drops, says IMF

  05-04-2019 20:30
  
  Metro Vancouver, Greater Toronto and Calgary are highly vulnerable real estate markets, according to global report
  
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• Langara College arson suspect facing more charges

  05-04-2019 20:25 via vancouversun.com
  A 23-year-old student charged with arson and possession of incendiary material in relation to fires that sparked an evacuation at Vancouver’s Langara College Monday is facing more charges.
  The Crown approved charges Friday of robbery and assault against Nasradin Abdusamad Ali. The bail hearing is set for Wednesday.
  The new charges stem from alleged incidents in the weeks leading up to the fires, the Vancouver police said Friday.
  The Surrey man allegedly set three incendiary devices in a bu
  
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• Vancouver housing report shows progress in some areas, big gaps in others - Daily Hive

  05-04-2019 20:19 via dailyhive.com
  Vancouver housing report shows progress in some areas, big gaps in others  Daily HiveTwo years into its Housing Vancouver strategy, the city said it is making steady progress towards delivering 72000 new housing units by 2027.
  
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• ‘Big Brother Canada’: 6th evicted houseguest says ‘it’s a hard pill to swallow leaving a week before jury’

  05-04-2019 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  Global News sat down with the sixth evicted houseguest the day after their eviction from the ‘Big Brother Canada’ house.
  
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• Suspect in Langara College fires facing additional charges

  05-04-2019 20:06
  
  New charges against Nasradin Abdusamad Ali include robbery and assault
  
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• Take a peek inside five of Vancouver's most Instagram-worthy homes - Daily Hive

  05-04-2019 20:04 via dailyhive.com
  Take a peek inside five of Vancouver's most Instagram-worthy homes  Daily HiveDaily Hive takes you for a tour of some drool-worthy mansions and apartments, the creme-de-la-creme of Vancouver real estate.
  
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• This Week in History: 1919 — Hockey's toughest player dies of the Spanish flu

  05-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  No one knows how many people were killed in the Spanish flu epidemic in 1918-19, but the numbers are shocking. The low estimate is that 20 million people died, but others believe it could be have been 50 million, even 100 million. (Many governments didn’t keep accurate records, hence the discrepancy.)
  Between 30,000 and 50,000 people died from the Spanish flu in Canada, including 4,000 in B.C. The virus was more lethal in the U.S., where 675,000 people died, including 5,000 in Washington s
  
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• Spring fashion: Season a study in contrasts with neutrals, shocking tones

  05-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  This spring, the fashion trend report is calling for a season of stark contrasts.
  “There’s really two camps right now,” Shannon Schafer, the senior fashion director for Nordstrom, says. “There’s the perfectly practical, with lots of utility and suiting and really practical, serious items. … And then there’s the opposite side, with this optimistic exuberance or joyful creativity.
  “It’s this perfect paradox.”
  While Schafer says the utili
  
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• Five fashion MVPs for spring/summer 2019

  05-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  A change of seasons ushers in a changing of the guards, so to speak, in one’s closet.
  In spring, for example, cashmere sweaters and nubby knits are supplanted by soft layering t-shirts and (if the weather is on our side) sandals.
  While we all likely have a fair amount of springtime-appropriate pieces already hanging in our wardrobes at home, it’s always fun to update your closet with a few key pieces that you can wear on repeat throughout the sunnier months ahead. With this in mind,
  
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• Fab 5: Pretty pendants

  05-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  There’s a new accessory trend in town, and it’s a pretty one. Sure, we’re still loving statement earrings and we’re also stocking up on this season’s coolest hair accessories, but there’s something about pendant necklaces that feel subtler — and more personal as a result. Perhaps it’s because they’re worn about as close to your heart as a piece of jewellery can get, or maybe it’s because it’s generally chosen with extra care: what
  
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• Cristina Pato's passion for the pipes

  05-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Cristina Pato Quartet
  When: April 11, 8 p.m.
  Where: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, UBC
  Tickets and info: tickets.ubc.ca
  Spanish piper, composer and pianist Cristina Pato can amaze with her mastery of the Galician gaita (bagpipes). The first female gaita player to record a solo album, she is also an original member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble.
  With that group and her own bands, she has spread the sound of her instrument worldwide.
  There may not be another bagpiper in the world w
  
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• Brian Minter: Veggies for cool gardens

  05-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Many of us are anxious to begin our food gardening, even if that means planting a container on the 27th floor of an apartment. In fact, I know folks who, despite February’s rude weather, have already planted seeds and early transplants.
  As a longtime fan of Mother Nature, she’s taught me many lessons. The most important one is realizing how little I understand the complexities of her many cycles. One observation that I have clued into is her starting gun for early planting — th
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Cowichan Valley earning high praise as a wine producing region

  05-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Island wines are beginning to make an impact on the B.C. wine map as the region closes in on two decades of production. It’s tiny at 3.5 to four per cent of all the wine made in the province, but size isn’t all that important in the site-driven world of wine where place matters.
  Today the island spotlight is shining squarely on the Cowichan Valley, which lies 45 minutes north of metropolitan Victoria and its 350,000 inhabitants and less than three hours by ferry from downto
  
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• B.C. adds 7,900 jobs in March as losses mount across Canada

  05-04-2019 19:52
  
  B.C. is piling up the jobs even amid the country’s first decline in employment numbers in half a year.
  
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• VPD bomb squad called in after explosives found in storage locker

  05-04-2019 19:35 via theprovince.com
  Members of the Vancouver Police Department’s bomb squad were called in Thursday afternoon after someone found a Vancouver storage locker full of explosives.
  At around 2 p.m., Vancouver police officers were called to an apartment building on East 37th Avenue near Victoria Drive when someone cleaning out a dead family member’s storage locker found a box of old ammunition and explosives.
  VPD Const. Jason Doucette says because of the age and condition of the suspected dynamite, the VPD&r
  
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• B.C. government will require public schools to provide free menstrual products in washrooms by end of 2019

  05-04-2019 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  "This is a common-sense step forward that is, frankly, long overdue."
  
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• Bomb squad called after old dynamite found in East Vancouver storage locker - Global News

  05-04-2019 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  Bomb squad called after old dynamite found in East Vancouver storage locker  Global NewsVancouver police were called to conduct a controlled explosion on Thursday after someone found a box of old ammunition and explosives while cleaning out a ...
  
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• Sooke plumber a champion for women in construction

  05-04-2019 19:26 via vancouversun.com
  Mary-Anne Bowcott is not what you’re expecting, and she’s used to that.
  The 33-year-old owner of Westcom Plumbing and Gas in Sooke still registers the surprise, sometimes shock, in people’s eyes when she walks in the door with her tools.
  But over the past 10 years, the journeyman plumber and certified gas fitter has gotten used to the odd raised eyebrow, and never let it get in the way of establishing her small company as a force to be reckoned with on the Island.
  Bowcott&rsquo
  
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• Burnaby man who harassed ex-wife with ‘revenge website’ back in court

  05-04-2019 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  Patrick Fox was convicted of criminal harassment in 2017 for an online campaign to "destroy" his ex-wife's life and reputation.
  
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• B.C. schools required to provide free menstrual products in schools

  05-04-2019 18:50 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government will provide funding for free pads and tampons in schools following a growing call for girls to have access to free feminine hygiene products.
  By the end of 2019, all 60 of B.C.’s school districts will be required to provide free menstrual products for students, said Mitzi Dean, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, at a news conference in Vancouver Friday.
  To help the school boards, the province says it will provide $300,000 in a startup cost.
  “One in s
  
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• Movie review: Movie Minute — Shazam

  05-04-2019 18:45 via vancouversun.com
  Do we all have a superhero inside of us? The new DC film Shazam, starring Zachary Levi,  says we do. See what Postmedia News’s film critic Dana Gee and Arts and Life editor Aleesha Harris have to say about that in this week’s Movie Minute.
  
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• Preview of Giants WHL playoff series with Victoria

  05-04-2019 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Giants have advanced to the second round of the WHL playoffs, where they’ll face the Victoria Royals. We talk to Giants play-by-play broadcaster Dan O’Connor about the matchup.
  
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• Former Olympian Silken Laumann launches online platform

  05-04-2019 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  Four time Olympian Silken Laumann launches Unsinkable, an online platform for people to share stories of overcoming mental and physical challenges.
  
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• New movies reviews: Shazam, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, Sunset Pet Sematary

  05-04-2019 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  Movie critic Dana Gee has a look at some of the new movies hitting theatres this weekend, including “Shazam”, “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote”, “Sunset”, “Pet Sematary”
  
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