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• Vancouver Centre MP Hedy Fry says constituents are more interested in bread and butter issues than SNC-Lavalin - Straight.com

  06-04-2019 22:40 via straight.com
  Vancouver Centre MP Hedy Fry says constituents are more interested in bread and butter issues than SNC-Lavalin  Straight.comThe veteran politician also maintains that the prime minister kicked Jane Philpott and Jody Wilson-Raybould out of caucus as a result of pressure from MPs.
  
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• J.J. Adams: Whitecaps’ optimism, offence fade as winless squad squashed by Galaxy

  06-04-2019 22:33 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Whitecaps’ offence is rounding into shape.
  Well, except for that “scoring goals” part of the equation. Oh, and wins, too.
  The opening 45 minutes against the Los Angeles Galaxy Friday night saw a confident, aggressive, pass-happy team, the kind of play that Vancouver coach Marc Dos Santos had preached he wanted his Major League Soccer team to play. It was a marvel to watch.
  Lass Bangoura won a penalty kick in the game’s first 45 minutes at B.C. Place Stadium
  
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• Becoming an organ donor in B.C. has never been easier: advocates, recipients

  06-04-2019 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  Ahead of Green Shirt Day, here's what you need to know about becoming an organ donor in B.C.
  
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• Vancouver park board will begin applying larvacide and beetleGone! to counteract invasive Japanese beetles - Straight.com

  06-04-2019 21:42 via straight.com
  Vancouver park board will begin applying larvacide and beetleGone! to counteract invasive Japanese beetles  Straight.comThe first location to be treated will be David Lam Park in Yaletown.
  
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• You can find cool comics and collectibles at this Metro Vancouver expo - Vancouver Is Awesome

  06-04-2019 21:06 via vancouverisawesome.com
  You can find cool comics and collectibles at this Metro Vancouver expo  Vancouver Is AwesomeAre you an adult who loves comics, toys, collector cards, vinyl LPs and don't care who knows about it? Then this expo is for you.
  
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• Thousands without power, ferry sailings cancelled as strong winds hit Vancouver Island

  06-04-2019 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  BC Hydro has reported several trees down across wires and buildings in areas including Courtenay, Langford and Sidney.
  
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• This new Metro Vancouver park will be 1.5 times the size of Stanley Park - Vancouver Is Awesome

  06-04-2019 20:45 via vancouverisawesome.com
  This new Metro Vancouver park will be 1.5 times the size of Stanley Park  Vancouver Is AwesomeA draft management plan for a closed regional park reserve in northeast Coquitlam will be open for public comment this summer.
  
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• Wind warning in effect for parts of B.C.'s South and Central Coast, ferries cancelled

  06-04-2019 20:37
  Environment Canada has posted a wind warning for parts of the B.C.’s South And Central Coast Saturday, with winds of up to 110 km/hr expected in some areas.
  B.C. Ferries was forced to cancel several morning sailings, including Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo, Crofton to Salt Spring Island, Comox to Powell River, and Cortes Island to Quadra Island.
  High winds are expected on much of Vancouver Island, including Greater Victoria, the Sunshine Coast, the Southern Gulf Islands, and the Central Coast.
  
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• Strong wind warning forces BC Ferries to cancel several sailings

  06-04-2019 20:24
  
  Strong wind warnings for the central and south coast have forced BC Ferries to cancel a number of sailings
  
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• Makeover: Expectant mother gets an updated hair cut

  06-04-2019 20:00
  Neha Mahla is a 31-year-old dental assistant who is expecting her first baby and was looking for an updated hair cut.
  Mahla has very thick and naturally wavy hair. It was feeling drab and flat and wanted a haircut that would be easy to manage and work with her lifestyle. Her existing fringe was grown out and too sparse, and her length was not working for her beautiful face shape.
  I shampooed her hair with KMS — Moist Repair Shampoo and Conditioner for moisture repair and manageability. I a
  
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• Recipe: ‘Matane’ shrimp risotto

  06-04-2019 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Ricardo Valverde from Ancora shares his seasonal Peruvian-inspired recipe.
  
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• GardenWorks: Patio Planters

  06-04-2019 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  It’s time to get your patio ready for Spring. Aleks from GardenWorks shares her ideas for some vibrant floral planters.
  
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• How to land a job in the entertainment industry

  06-04-2019 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver’s film and television industry is booming. Nancy Basi, from the Vancouver Economic Commission, shares some tips on how to land yourself a job in the thriving sector.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Rainy and windy, with risk of a thunderstorm

  06-04-2019 18:02
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Saturday, March 6. Today’s weather is going to be cold, with rain, high winds, and there may even be a thunderstorm later in the day. Environment Canada is forecasting up to 10 millimetres of rain throughout the day, with winds gusting up to 70 km/h near the water, and a high of just 10 C. The rain, along with a possible thunderstorm, continues overnight, and then there’s a chance of showers on Sunday morning. The rain should ease up for a mainly cloudy afternoo
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Rainy and windy, with risk of a thunderstorm - Vancouver Sun

  06-04-2019 18:01 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Weather: Rainy and windy, with risk of a thunderstorm  Vancouver SunVANCOUVER, B.C.: Saturday, March 6. Today's weather is going to be cold, with rain, high winds, and there may even be a thunderstorm later in the day.
  
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• $43k grant for Richmond Art Gallery’s overseas artist exchange

  06-04-2019 18:00
  
  The money will go towards the gallery’s Pacific Crossings program.
  
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• Saturday Chef: Canadian Shrimp Risotto

  06-04-2019 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  Looking for a fresh dish that incorporates the flavours of Spring? Chef Ricardo Valverde, from Vancouver restaurant Ancora, shares his recipe for a Canadian shrimp risotto.
  
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• Vancouver wrestling comedy ‘Paper Champions’

  06-04-2019 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  Jay Janower sits down with the stars of new comedy wrestling show ‘Paper Champions’; filmed right here in Vancouver.
  
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• National study on meth abuse

  06-04-2019 17:11 via globalnews.ca
  The House of Commons Standing Committee on Health wraps up its cross country study on substance use with a stop in Vancouver. As Vice Chair Don Davies explains the trip was meant to examine the impact of methamphetamine abuse in Canada and LGBTQ2 health.
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium shares adorable Easter-themed animal videos (VIDEO)

  06-04-2019 17:01
  
  The animals got an egg-cellent surprise...
  
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• Stop demovictions rally

  06-04-2019 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  Metrotown residents with ‘Stop Demovictions Burnaby’ are marching in support of housing demonstrators in Berlin. One of the organizers explains how they hope to create major housing reforms here in BC.
  
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• Amtrak's Coast Starlight offers the best way to view the west coast

  06-04-2019 16:45
  When traveling by train you take the good (views) with the bad (views).
  And so it was on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight from Seattle to Los Angeles and back mid-February.
  I enjoyed jaw-dropping vistas of the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of California, the spray from the surf backlit by the sun as well as miles of nut trees planted neatly like so many crosses in a cemetery.
  Farmland, northern California.
  One night I awoke thinking I had somehow accidentally knocked the nigh
  
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• Open House: How Staging Your Home Can Help It Sell

  06-04-2019 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  Can staging your home help it sell quicker in Metro Vancouver’s competitive market? Real Estate expert Leo Wilk and the home staging pros from Urban Presentations explain more.
  
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• Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival's Big Picnic set to be a magical day - Vancouver Courier

  06-04-2019 16:32 via vancourier.com
  Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival's Big Picnic set to be a magical day  Vancouver CourierThe Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival will host The Big Picnic under Queen Elizabeth Park's majestic cherry blossom canopy this April. The annual event ...
  
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• Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival's Big Picnic set to be a magical day

  06-04-2019 16:32
  
  It's happening, rain or shine!
  
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• Your guide to getting around Los Angeles car free

  06-04-2019 16:20
  LOS ANGELES – You don’t need a rental car and you don’t need Uber – Los Angeles has become transit-friendly that’s easy to get around.
  For a city that’s long been associated with grind-to-a-halt freeways, Los Angeles has done a remarkable job with its transit system in recent years, weaving a series of underground and over-ground lines that link far-flung areas of the city.
  Six Metro lines link far-flung areas of the city together.
  With six lines, vi
  
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• 5 hot home décor items for spring

  06-04-2019 15:26
  Décor is alive with plants and flowers this season, inspiring furnishings and accessories throughout the home. Real, stylized or textural, florals look perfect in any room. Soft cherry-blossom pink is a particular favourite, springing up on pillows, throws, carpets and walls. Open your doors and let some spring fever into your home.
  No wallflowers allowedAdd some life to your wall with these geo-motif planters filled with plants galore. Buy the Terrecotta Wallscape Planter in multiples to
  
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• Float home living in the Lower Mainland

  06-04-2019 15:24
  Here in Metro Vancouver, our land has natural and planned boundaries where homes can’t be built, such as parks and the agricultural land reserve. We’re also hemmed in by mountains, the U.S. border and bodies of water. In fact, the Lower Mainland is surrounded by water in the form of rivers, oceans and lakes.
  Are we ignoring this abundant supply of water that can offer more affordable home options in desirable locations? I’m not talking about a derelict sailboat bobbing on ancho
  
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• What you need to know to build your dream home

  06-04-2019 15:22
  Many Canadians are choosing to build custom homes with special features to suit their lifestyles and tastes. A home construction mortgage can provide the financing you need to create the custom home you want.
  While building your own home can be a creative and exciting experience, it can also present financial challenges. Financing the construction of your home can be complex, and that’s where the expertise of a mortgage specialist comes in. You will need help and in-depth knowledge of cons
  
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• Belpark's Vancouver location offers green spaces and urban conveniences

  06-04-2019 15:20
  Parks and golf courses, with their swathes of green space, enhance livability as cities become more dense and natural outlooks harder to find. Belpark, Intracorp’s 120-home development currently under construction on Vancouver’s west side, benefits from the Langara Golf Course to the north and Winona Park to the south.
  However, while the green spaces enhance the location at 375 West 59th Avenue, the development is only a block from Cambie Street and close to urban amenities including
  
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• Fort Langley: Charming community has a unique village feel

  06-04-2019 15:18
  Not to be confused with the Township of Langley (of which it’s a part) or the City of Langley (of which it’s not), Fort Langley is the kind of idyllic village that is becoming extinct.
  Nestled on the banks of the Fraser River to the north and surrounded by agricultural land, the town has managed to keep its old-world charm. Instead of big-box stores and chains, residents and visitors shop and dine at independent shops and restaurants. In the town centre, a three-storey building is co
  
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• Brian Minter: How to create an artistic outdoor garden container

  06-04-2019 15:16
  There’s an exciting trend today in outdoor containers. Rather than simply plants in a pot, containers are being designed more as an art form. This trend is part of a larger movement creating garden art. At the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival in Seattle this past February, there was more emphasis on incorporating art into outdoor living spaces.
  One element critical to any art form is the focal point. Where does your eye go first when you look at a container? What demands your attention
  
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• Georgie Awards: Best in B.C. housing construction, design and development

  06-04-2019 15:14
  British Columbia-based builders and renovators are celebrating their wins following this year’s Georgie Awards.
  Held by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BC on March 9 at the Hyatt Regency, the gala event saw 47 Georgies handed out, including seven Grand Georgies.
  Winner of the Grand Georgie Awards Residential Renovator of the Year: My House Design/Build Team Ltd.
  My House Design/Build Team Ltd. and Bercum Builders were among the top winners. Also bringing home multiple awar
  
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• Herschel Supply Company co-founder's art-filled refuge in North Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  06-04-2019 15:13 via vancouversun.com
  Herschel Supply Company co-founder's art-filled refuge in North Vancouver  Vancouver SunLyndon Cormack's rustic refuge overlooks the beauty of Indian Arm.
  
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• Herschel Supply Company co-founder's art-filled refuge in North Vancouver

  06-04-2019 15:12
  Lyndon Cormack’s laidback retreat overlooking Indian Arm evokes both a nostalgic and modern vibe. Kitchen dining chairs by Fritz Hansen; Blu Dot dining table; and over it all, the vintage canoe once paddled by the former owner, the artist Susan Macdonald.
  Like Alice falling down the rabbit hole—or, in this case, navigating an endlessly curving road through dense forests—one becomes “curiouser and curiouser” about Lyndon Cormack’s hideaway in North Vancouver&rs
  
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• Isitt, Helps see future for Cook Street bike lanes, but it's Vancouver Street for now - Times Colonist

  06-04-2019 15:00 via timescolonist.com
  Isitt, Helps see future for Cook Street bike lanes, but it's Vancouver Street for now  Times ColonistVictoria shouldn't abandon plans to build bike lanes through Cook Street Village, says Coun. Ben Isitt. “I don't think council wants to retreat from including bike ...
  
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• One Central an aptly named Surrey highrise

  06-04-2019 14:06
  If there’s one thing people in Metro Vancouver know about Surrey, it is that it’s growing fast. One Central, Aoyuan Property Group’s imposing 550-home residential tower, is set to be a big part of Surrey’s transformation and a landmark on the city’s rapidly evolving skyline.
  The 44-storey building will be located right in the centre of the downtown core, hence its name.
  For Dan Kehler, who lives with his wife and two children in Langley and has bought a one-bedroom
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Blues’ Binnington aiming to outshine Vancouver today, Pettersson later

  06-04-2019 12:00 via theprovince.com
  NEXT GAME
  Today
  Vancouver Canucks vs. St. Louis Blues
  1 p.m., Enterprise Center, TV: Sportsnet Pacific; Radio: Sportsnet 650 AMSt. Louis rookie goalie Jordan Binnington has snuck up on Elias Pettersson in the Calder Trophy race, backstopping the Blues to a second-half surge and into the playoffs.
  THE BIG MATCHUP
  Elias Pettersson vs. Jordan Binnington
  For the longest time this NHL season, Pettersson was the runaway leader for the Calder Memorial Trophy. And then the Blues, desperate to save their
  
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• B.C.'s worst wildfire seasons were in 2017 and 2018. What will happen in 2019?

  06-04-2019 12:00
  Ester Spye finally moved into her new home in October, 14 months after a relentless 2017 wildfire blew through the Ashcroft Indian Band, forcing residents to flee and devouring nine houses.
  Spye and her dog Sweets took refuge in a Cache Creek hotel shortly after the July 2017 inferno destroyed their house, and stayed there until it was rebuilt more than a year later.
  She is grateful to be back in her community, along with her cat Socks, who was missing for 52 days after the blaze. And she’
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic lived up to the hype in first Vancouver visit - Daily Hive

  06-04-2019 09:38 via dailyhive.com
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic lived up to the hype in first Vancouver visit  Daily HiveIt was the Zlatan Ibrahimovic show at BC Place on Friday night, as the 37-year-old superstar made his first appearance in Vancouver.
  
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• Legendary burlesque performer Pillow in Vancouver for festival - CBC.ca

  06-04-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  Legendary burlesque performer Pillow in Vancouver for festival  CBC.caPillow, who is also a bodybuilding champion and Klingon speaker, is the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival's legend of burlesque.
  
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• This incredible chocolate art installation launches in Metro Vancouver this month - Vancouver Is Awesome

  06-04-2019 08:50 via vancouverisawesome.com
  This incredible chocolate art installation launches in Metro Vancouver this month  Vancouver Is AwesomeThe installation titled "Wild Sweets® cocoArt – from cocoa bean to chocolate to art!" will be presented by local award-winning chocolatier Wild Sweets.
  
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• Okanagan family awaits call from parents who witnessed kidnapping in Uganda

  06-04-2019 08:43 via globalnews.ca
  "Sometimes I wish they would vacation in safer places, just go to Waikiki like everyone else. But no. I’m looking forward to talking to them and hearing about this adventure of theirs."
  
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• Concert Review: P!nk's Beautiful Trauma tour at Rogers Arena is a physical, musical powerhouse

  06-04-2019 08:41
  REVIEW: P!nk Beautiful Trauma World Tour
  When: April 5 and 6, 8 p.m.Where: Rogers ArenaTickets and info: Ticketmaster.caP!nk performs her Beautiful Trauma World Tour at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Friday, April 5, 2019.
  There are blast-off beginnings to a concert. Then there is the opening of P!nk’s Beautiful Trauma tour.
  Breaking right into her breakout Grammy-nominated hit Get the Party Started, the singer arrived on stage hanging from a giant chandelier, performing aerialist stunts as
  
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• Giants 3, Royals 0: Vancouver’s stingy defence blanks Victoria in Game 1

  06-04-2019 08:35 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Giants took Game 1 of their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal Friday night because they gave up precious little.
  Vancouver players clogged up defensive zone and blocked seemingly shot after shot en route to a 3-0 win over the Victoria Royals before a crowd of 4,523 at the Langley Events Centre. Trent Miner made 15 saves for the  the shutout in the Vancouver net.The Giants (48-15-3-2) won the Western Conference regular-season banner. They finished 29 points ahead of th
  
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• B.C. couple escapes armed kidnapping in Uganda unharmed

  06-04-2019 08:03 via globalnews.ca
  Friends and family of an elderly B.C. couple say they’re safe after witnessing the armed kidnapping of their driver and an American tourist while on safari in Uganda this week. Paul Johnson reports.
  
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• Vernon man worries for parents who witnessed kidnapping in Uganda

  06-04-2019 07:59 via globalnews.ca
  Dave Jurrius became worried about his 78-year-old parents when a reporter left a message on his phone Friday morning. The Vernon man said he knew his parents were on safari in Uganda but had no idea they were with a group that was ambushed by gunmen who took two people in their group hostage.
  
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• Cache Creek murder suspect granted bail for second time

  06-04-2019 07:59 via globalnews.ca
  A Cache Creek man who has been charged with second-degree murder has been granted bail a second time. When RCMP checked on him after curfew back in February, he wasn’t at home. A Kamloops judge gave Corey Harkness a second chance and ordered he live at a second-stage housing facility in Kelowna.
  
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• Annual BC Interior Sportsman Show begins in Kelowna

  06-04-2019 07:59 via globalnews.ca
  About 6,000 people are expected to attend the B.C. Interior Sportsman Show in Kelowna this weekend. It takes place at the Capital News Centre and features over 60 exhibitors.
  
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• Personal data of thousands of British Columbians possibly compromised

  06-04-2019 07:53 via globalnews.ca
  The move of a government office might have compromised the personal information of thousands of British Columbians, due to the loss of an outdated technology. Kylie Stanton reports.
  
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