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• Fusion energy could be the solution to global power problems

  07-04-2019 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  For decades, scientists have strived to recreate “fusion energy,” the same chemical reaction that fuels the sun and the stars. Both private and public entities are vying to be the first to bring it to earth. As Robin Gill reports, one B.C. company has the likes of Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates funding millions to...
  
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• Theatre review: She shoots, she scores

  07-04-2019 23:40 via vancouversun.com
  Glory
  When: To April 13
  Where: Gateway Theatre, Richmond
  Tickets & Info: From $29 at gatewaytheatre.com
  Shortly after the Calgary Inferno beat Les Canadiennes de Montréal two weeks ago for the 2019 Canadian Women’s Hockey League Championship, the league announced that it was folding. The six-team CWHL, founded in 2007, had only recently begun paying its players what its website called “professional salaries”: from $2,000 to $10,000 per season.
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• Ian Mulgrew: Father seeks justice after son's abduction

  07-04-2019 23:37 via vancouversun.com
  Demetri Urella struggled to find words to describe the smell of his son’s hair, the touch of his skin, the pitch of his laugh … the boy’s essence slipping through memory’s fingers like water.
  The 49-year-old helicopter pilot choked up, recalling the tightness in his chest, the shortness of breath, the panic that gripped him Oct. 20, 2016, when his son was abducted from the family home in Langley.
  “It’s like yesterday,” he says, embarrassed at being emot
  
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• Promoting organ donation for Green Shirt Day

  07-04-2019 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  The first annual Green Shirt Day has arrived, with the goal of promoting the importance of organ donation. The event was created in honour of Humboldt Bronco Logan Boulet, whose death in last year’s bus crash saved six lives thanks to his status as a donor. Leanne Appleton with BC Transplant talked more about Green...
  
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• More scare tactics not the solution to geese: Vernon city staff

  07-04-2019 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  After a complaint that Kin Beach was rendered "unusable" by geese droppings, council asked city staff to look at paying for more scare tactics.
  
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• Giants growing up before our very eyes in these WHL playoffs

  07-04-2019 23:06 via theprovince.com
  These Vancouver Giants seem to be learning.
  They got ahead of themselves after winning Game 1 of the opening round of these playoffs by a 7-1 count over the Seattle Thunderbirds, ending up largely just spectators in a 4-1 Game 2 loss to Thunderbirds a night later.
  These Giants were then up 3-1 on the Thunderbirds going into the third period of Game 4 of that set and, even though they’d shown a knack for closing out tight contests all season, they lost their team game at the most inopportun
  
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• Daphne Bramham: The true legacy of Lt. Leslie Miller

  07-04-2019 22:58 via vancouversun.com
  It’s a story that reads like a novel and for good reason. It isn’t true.
  Last year for Remembrance Day, I wrote that because of Canadian soldier Leslie Miller, oak trees once again grow on Vimy Ridge, the site of a terrible, four-day battle that began April 9, 1917, leaving 3,598 Canadians dead and more than 7,000 wounded.
  The story that I got from the Vimy Foundation and Vimy Oaks Legacy is that after the battle Miller scooped up some acorns, mailed them home and later planted them
  
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• Recipe: Hot cross buns

  07-04-2019 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  Steven Hodge, chef and owner of Temper Pastry, shares the perfect recipe for the classic sweet treat.
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Father seeks justice after son's abduction - Vancouver Sun

  07-04-2019 22:52 via vancouversun.com
  Ian Mulgrew: Father seeks justice after son's abduction  Vancouver SunDemetri Urella struggled to find words to describe the smell of his son's hair, the touch of his skin, the pitch of his laugh … the boy's essence slipping through ...
  
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• Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant? - Scout Magazine

  07-04-2019 22:48 via scoutmagazine.ca
  Can You Correctly Identify This Vancouver Restaurant?  Scout MagazineDo you think you know Vancouver's restaurant scene well enough to identify this spot? Give us your best guesses in the comments...
  
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• NHL playoffs begin Wednesday as Canada’s Stanley Cup drought approaches 26 years

  07-04-2019 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  With the NHL playoffs set to open Wednesday, it will be going on 26 years since a Canadian team brought home the Cup.
  
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• A twist on house calls: New wave of telemedicine uses mobile phone video to link patients, doctors

  07-04-2019 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  Stick out your smartphone and say AHHHHH.
  Although it’s early days for a new wave of telemedicine, some Canadians can now avoid trips to the doctor’s office by using their mobile phone’s video camera.
  In March, Telus Health launched a new video link between patients and select doctors in British Columbia, the only province with a billing code to pay doctors for such visits.
  Other companies are experimenting with similar services, but Telus has hopes of becoming the main player
  
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• Sikh Heritage Month: The South Asian pioneers of Fraser Mills - Vancouver Sun

  07-04-2019 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  Sikh Heritage Month: The South Asian pioneers of Fraser Mills  Vancouver SunNarain Singh and Maha Kaur Dosanjh were among the first Sikhs to settle in B.C. Their descendants want to keep their story alive.
  
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• Sikh Heritage Month: The South Asian pioneers of Fraser Mills

  07-04-2019 22:19 via vancouversun.com
  Narain Singh Dosanjh was only 16 years old when he made the gruelling month-long voyage by sea from India to Vancouver in 1907.
  The boy had little more than pocket change but sought a better life in Canada, where he planned to find well-paying work to support his family back home. It took him 22 years to save enough money to bring his wife, Maha Kaur Dosanjh, to live with him in B.C.
  When Narain arrived he was confronted by racism and, speaking little English, struggled to find work and an affor
  
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• Saanich police locate missing 9-year-old boy after tip from public

  07-04-2019 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  The nine-year-old reportedly wandered off from his Cedar Hill home Sunday morning.
  
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• B.C. film and TV industry looks for workers ahead of potential record-setting year

  07-04-2019 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Economic Commission predicts the local industry will generate $4 billion this year.
  
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• Multiple honours for CTV Vancouver at RTDNA ceremony - CTV News

  07-04-2019 21:00 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Multiple honours for CTV Vancouver at RTDNA ceremony  CTV NewsCTV Vancouver brought home three awards at the annual RTNDA Western Regional Awards Ceremony.
  
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• Suspect arrested after trying to get police to pass her while driving slowly near Peachland

  07-04-2019 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP in the Okanagan were tracking a suspect on Saturday when she tried to get an unmarked police cruiser to pass her.
  
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• What's In Your Fridge: Schwey - Straight.com

  07-04-2019 20:30 via straight.com
  What's In Your Fridge: Schwey  Straight.comIn which we reveal the favourite records, concerts, and grocery items of interesting Vancouverites.
  
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• Attorney General David Eby says parents with dependent kids should make will

  07-04-2019 20:28 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s attorney general is encouraging people to make a will, especially because most residents with dependent children do not have one.
  David Eby says that’s the reason the province has proclaimed the upcoming week as Make a Will Week.
  He says in a release that people without a will would have their estate distributed according to the law, not necessarily how they would have wished.
  Eby says important decisions such as who would raise children are part of a will, an
  
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• 2 new cases of measles on Vancouver Island have officials urging vaccination - CTV News

  07-04-2019 20:12 via ctvnews.ca
  2 new cases of measles on Vancouver Island have officials urging vaccination  CTV NewsTwo new cases of measles have been confirmed on Vancouver Island, bringing to 25 the number of recent infections in British Columbia.
  
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• Two new cases of Vancouver Island measles have officials urging vaccination

  07-04-2019 20:11 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Two new cases of measles have been confirmed on Vancouver Island, bringing to 25 the number of recent infections in B.C.
  Officials with Vancouver Island Health say people who may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease at two LifeLabs clinics in Victoria on Tuesday and Wednesday are being alerted, and two health units have been opened to provide vaccinations on Sunday.
  However, officials say exposure to measles may also have occurred at 10 other places between March 2
  
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• What's next after completing your InTraining program?

  07-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Great work! I hope you’re feeling proud of your accomplishments. You will likely think of yourself as a different person if you didn’t know before, you definitely know now, if you set your mind to something, you can achieve it. But now that the program is over, you may find yourself asking, “Now what?”
  From a physiological standpoint, your successful completion of InTraining brings both good news and bad. The good news is that the cardiovascular (heart and lung) fitness y
  
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• Sun Run coaching: You've made it

  07-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Woo, hoo. I’m so proud of you! SportMed’s Sun Run InTraining Program has seen us through another winter and you’ve made it.
  I’ve just returned from a First Nations Run/Walk group in beautiful New Aiyansh, an hour from Terrace, and an incredible last workout on those lava fields. Hundreds of people throughout the province are moving and taking steps to better health because of this program, and you are now part of the wonderful vision that began some 24 years ago
  
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• Sun Run coaching: Event day advice

  07-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If you spend a few moments planning ahead, you will be in a better position to enjoy the day of the “big event” and have fun. Here are a few simple guidelines that may help you.
  Get organized before the event
  • Visit the Vancouver Sun Run website. Check out the map of the course, or better yet, take some time to drive or cycle it prior to the day. Specifically, having a look at the start and finish are helpful for your mental preparation.
  • Pick up your event package at the
  
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• #Realtalk … What they don't tell you about running a race

  07-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Time for a little #realtalk. So you ran a race, good for you, now what? My first run was very anti-climactic, I trained hard, I crossed that line. A goal was completed that I never in my life imagined I could or would ever complete. Part of me expected fireworks and a band on playing just for me on the grandstand. But turns out I had very unrealistic expectations. There were no fireworks or band playing just for me, it was just over.
  For weeks after, I couldn’t wrap my brain around lacing
  
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• In new Shakespeare adaptation, the women will have their revenge - Vancouver Sun

  07-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  In new Shakespeare adaptation, the women will have their revenge  Vancouver SunKing Richard and His Women is a new take on a Shakespeare classic.
  
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• In new Shakespeare adaptation, the women will have their revenge

  07-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  King Richard and His Women
  When: April 11 to 19
  Where: Tyrant Studios, 1019 Seymour St. (above Penthouse Nightclub)
  Tickets: $29 at tickets.tyrantstudios.com
  There have been many versions of Shakespeare’s Richard III over the years. But King Richard and His Women may be the first to focus on the title character and his relationships with the women in his life.
  And they’re a formidable bunch, notes actor Daniel Deorksen.
  They include Richard’s mother, the Duchess of York; Lady A
  
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• BKH Jerky is a favourite Vancouver stop for lovers of Singapore-style jerky - CBC.ca

  07-04-2019 20:00 via cbc.ca
  BKH Jerky is a favourite Vancouver stop for lovers of Singapore-style jerky  CBC.caFor more than 30 years, BKH Jerky has been making *fresh* Singapore-style pork and beef jerky. Now the three Lim brothers have taken over the business from ...
  
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• An open letter to Sun Runners: Words of motivation and perseverance

  07-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The last week is upon us, we’re getting ready to gather as one massive group on Georgia Street on April 14. Things are getting harder or maybe they’re getting easier! You’re pushing harder than before and you should be, these final weeks truly matter. You’re running longer than when we first started and maybe even a little faster! The path we are on is all about perseverance.
  Pepe Duarte of Britannia said to us one year, “running is the only sport where people clap
  
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• 6 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Monday, April 8 - Straight.com

  07-04-2019 20:00 via straight.com
  6 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Monday, April 8  Straight.comWine nights, a shark documentary and rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie are among Monday highlights.
  
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• Kelowna truck owner jumps from moving pickup after suspected thieves drive off with him in the back

  07-04-2019 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  Police are still looking for the stolen pickup.
  
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• Cooking 101: Halibut

  07-04-2019 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  It’s halibut season. Caren McSherry, from the Gourmet Warehouse, shares a masterclass in cooking with the seasonal fish.
  
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• Lake Country husband charged with murder in connection with wife’s drowning

  07-04-2019 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  In June 2016, the B.C. Coroners Service said the body of Arlene Susan Westervelt, 56, was recovered from Okanagan Lake after her canoe capsized.
  
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• Walking a mile to support gender equality

  07-04-2019 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  On April 26, members of Soroptimist International of TriCities will be hosting their annual ‘Walk a Mile’ event. Coquitlam city councillor, Bonita Zarillo, explains why this year they are supporting gender equality.
  
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• Woman’s drowning death now ruled a homicide, husband charged

  07-04-2019 17:56 via theprovince.com
  An Okanagan man has been charged with his wife’s murder after police ruled her 2016 death was not an accidental drowning but instead an alleged homicide.
  On June 26, 2016, Arlene Susan Westervelt, 56, died while canoeing and picnicking on Okanagan Lake near Lake Country, B.C.
  Police scoured Okanagan Lake that evening and found her body the following day in water about 35-feet deep, just 100 feet from shore. The death was treated as a tragic drowning.
  Investigation that has unfolded since t
  
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• Bollywood's go-to music man in Vancouver, DJ Emenes, will host two new one-hour shows on Dash Radio - Straight.com

  07-04-2019 17:55 via straight.com
  Bollywood's go-to music man in Vancouver, DJ Emenes, will host two new one-hour shows on Dash Radio  Straight.comU.S.-based Dash Radio is about to launch North America's first mainstream South Asian radio station—and a Richmond, B.C.-based DJ will be hosting two ...
  
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• Ask an Expert: Spring mortgage tips and the top mortgage myths

  07-04-2019 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  Mortgage expert Angela Calla give her advice for people getting a new mortgage or renewing their mortgage this spring. She also debunks what she calls the top three mortgage myths.
  
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• Royal baby watch

  07-04-2019 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  The countdown is on and the due day is fast approaching – Meghan Markle is expected to give birth any day now. Keith Roy from the Monarchist League of Canada has all the details on when we can expect the announcement.
  
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• 2019 NHL Draft Lottery Primer: Will Vancouver’s luck change? - Sportsnet.ca

  07-04-2019 17:23 via sportsnet.ca
  2019 NHL Draft Lottery Primer: Will Vancouver’s luck change?  Sportsnet.caThis year's NHL Draft Lottery will go down a little earlier than usual – Tuesday night, on the eve of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. You can watch it on Sportsnet at 8:00 ...
  
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• Vancouver weather: Sunday showers start the week - Vancouver Sun

  07-04-2019 17:22 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver weather: Sunday showers start the week  Vancouver SunSunday's weather will be grey and wet, a good indictor of what to expect the rest of the week.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Sunday showers start the week

  07-04-2019 17:22 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: April 7, 2019 – Sunday’s weather will be grey and wet, a good indictor of what to expect the rest of the week.
  Temperatures remain above 10 degrees most of the week and there’ll be more cloud than there is sun so keep those rain boots handy.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Showers end earlier in the day, followed by a mix of sun and cloud. High of 13.
  Tonight: Cloudy, increasing after midnight. Low of plus 5.
  Tomorrow: Cloudy, high of 13. Chance of showers in th
  
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• Cycling season kicks off in Metro Vancouver with Pacific Populaire Bike Ride - Straight.com

  07-04-2019 17:09 via straight.com
  Cycling season kicks off in Metro Vancouver with Pacific Populaire Bike Ride  Straight.comIn less than an hour, the annual rides will begin at Riley Park.
  
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• Quantity over quality? Vancouver council sees surge of motions — along with long, contentious debates - CBC.ca

  07-04-2019 17:00 via cbc.ca
  Quantity over quality? Vancouver council sees surge of motions — along with long, contentious debates  CBC.caWhen Vancouver voters decided last election to create a minority council with no party holding the balance of power — for the first time in 30 years — the ...
  
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• 11 can't-miss Vancouver food events happening this week: April 8 to 14 - Daily Hive

  07-04-2019 17:00 via dailyhive.com
  11 can't-miss Vancouver food events happening this week: April 8 to 14  Daily HiveIf you're anything like us, the hunger for unique and delicious food and beverage-centred events is as strong as ever. It's a good thing Vancouver always delivers ...
  
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• Top 5 reasons to make a will

  07-04-2019 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  A recent survey showed that 62% of British Columbians aged between 35-54 do not have a will. David Watts, from BC Notaries, explains why it’s crucial to get your affairs in order.
  
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• No apologies for delays approving private cannabis sales in greater Vancouver - CityNews Vancouver

  07-04-2019 16:41 via citynews1130.com
  No apologies for delays approving private cannabis sales in greater Vancouver  CityNews VancouverSome background checks take longer than others. That's what we're hearing as frustration mounts for retailers wanting to sell cannabis in greater Vancouver.
  
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• British Columbia is home to the tallest waterfall in Canada (PHOTOS)

  07-04-2019 16:30
  
  These soaring rapids are an awe-inspiring sight to behold...
  
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• This exhibition of life-size, moving dinosaurs is coming to Vancouver

  07-04-2019 16:00
  
  Jurassic Quest offers a journey back in time...
  
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• Most power restored but some Vancouver Island customers still without electricity after another wind storm - The Globe and Mail

  07-04-2019 15:40 via theglobeandmail.com
  Most power restored but some Vancouver Island customers still without electricity after another wind storm  The Globe and MailElectricity has been mostly restored on Vancouver Island after strong winds toppled trees and knocked out power lines, but ferry cancellations mean some ...
  
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