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• B.C. government attempting crack down on possible money laundering through university tuitions fees

  28-05-2019 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  The province is requiring all post-secondary institutions in B.C. to review their financial policies to ensure that large cash payments are not accepted.
  
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• 5th dead grey whale washes up on Haida Gwaii, DFO investigating

  28-05-2019 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  Officials are working to determine if the deaths are linked to dozens on the U.S. coast in recent months.
  
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• Crews battling new B.C. wildfire on Nelson Island off Sunshine Coast

  28-05-2019 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  The fire is burning near Annis Bay, which is directly across from the Earls Cove ferry terminal. 
  
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• Daphne Bramham: More needed to redress the tragic fact that Indigenous people are disproportionately victims of opioid crisis

  28-05-2019 23:41 via vancouversun.com
  Overdose deaths linked to illicit fentanyl-laced drugs rose 21 per cent last year among First Nations people in B.C. even as there was a glimmer of hope that the crisis may have peaked among the general population. Read More
  
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• Grassy knoll and lookout: Vancouver firm chosen to design first two sections of Arbutus Greenway - Straight.com

  28-05-2019 23:34 via straight.com
  Grassy knoll and lookout: Vancouver firm chosen to design first two sections of Arbutus Greenway  Straight.comWork covers The Ridge and The Lookout sections of the greenway.
  
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• North Vancouver man faces seven charges after Mounties seize mail-order handgun

  28-05-2019 23:28 via theprovince.com
  A North Vancouver man is in custody awaiting a court appearance to answer charges related to a mail-order handgun that was seized by police last month. Read More
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Jamie Bacon to face second trial

  28-05-2019 23:21 via vancouversun.com
  Well, my European vacation was interrupted with the news that the jury was deadlocked in Jamie Bacon's case, forcing a mistrial after two and a half days of deliberations. So I wrote a couple of stories from Zurich, which I am posting here. Read More
  
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• Vancouver Art Gallery suddenly parts ways with executive director Kathleen Bartels

  28-05-2019 23:20
  
  The Vancouver Art Gallery is about to embark on a new era, given the sudden and unexpected departure of Kathleen Bartels, the gallery’s executive director for the past 18 years.
  
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• Vancouver police looking for witnesses in targeted shooting in South Vancouver - Vancouver Courier

  28-05-2019 23:18 via vancourier.com
  Vancouver police looking for witnesses in targeted shooting in South Vancouver  Vancouver CourierTwo people in a car with a baby shot at in the 3400-block of Sawmill Crescent.
  
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• Vancouver police looking for witnesses in targeted shooting in South Vancouver

  28-05-2019 23:18
  
  Two people in a car with a baby shot at in the 3400-block of Sawmill Crescent
  
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• Okanagan information leads North Vancouver RCMP to arrest, seizure of ‘mail-order’ handgun

  28-05-2019 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  “It’s one less stray bullet, one less armed robbery, one less danger to the community.”
  
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• Updated: Port employers to lock out union Friday - Vancouver Courier

  28-05-2019 23:11 via vancourier.com
  Updated: Port employers to lock out union Friday  Vancouver CourierMembers of the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) will lock out longshoremen in B.C. ports effective Thursday, May 30, the association ...
  
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• Suspect in violent East Vancouver sexual assault facing two charges

  28-05-2019 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  The BC Prosecution Service confirms that it has approved charges of sexual assault and robbery against Choe Wing Ma.
  
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• A Retro Gaming Expo is coming to Metro Vancouver next month - Daily Hive

  28-05-2019 22:55 via dailyhive.com
  A Retro Gaming Expo is coming to Metro Vancouver next month  Daily HiveThe Anvil Centre in New Westminster will play host to this year's Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo, and gamers of all ages are invited to come check it out.
  
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• Why is the C-section rate still climbing in Canada?

  28-05-2019 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  Every year the rate of delivering a baby via surgery continues to climb and is far above the ideal rate put forward by the World Health Organization.
  
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• Vancouver councillor calling for more pot shops to ease opioid crisis - CBC.ca

  28-05-2019 22:31 via cbc.ca
  Vancouver councillor calling for more pot shops to ease opioid crisis  CBC.caVancouver NPA Coun. Rebecca Bligh wants the city to revisit its exclusionary zoning that does not allow cannabis shops in the Downtown Eastside because she ...
  
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• Mystery hornet discovered in North Vancouver identified - Global News

  28-05-2019 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  Mystery hornet discovered in North Vancouver identified  Global NewsThe hornet has been given to UBC's Beaty Biodiversity Museum, where it will be available to researchers for perpetuity.
  
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• Mystery hornet discovered in North Vancouver identified

  28-05-2019 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  The hornet has been given to UBC's Beaty Biodiversity Museum, where it will be available to researchers for perpetuity.
  
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• Smoke from Alberta wildfires drifts into Okanagan

  28-05-2019 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  Hazy skies could remain in the region for the next few days, according to experts.
  
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• Electric cars now over 1% of Vancouver vehicles - National Observer

  28-05-2019 21:59 via nationalobserver.com
  Electric cars now over 1% of Vancouver vehicles  National ObserverZero Emission Vehicles now make up over one per cent of all passenger vehicles in Metro Vancouver. National Observer estimates that approximately 15,000 of ...
  
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• B.C.'s first 'dementia village' set to open in Langley - Vancouver Is Awesome

  28-05-2019 21:58 via vancouverisawesome.com
  B.C.'s first 'dementia village' set to open in Langley  Vancouver Is AwesomeA new retirement housing concept designed for seniors suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia is becoming a B.C. reality with a private developer.
  
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• Vancouver's outdoor Japan Market is FINALY happening June 2 - Daily Hive

  28-05-2019 21:50 via dailyhive.com
  Vancouver's outdoor Japan Market is FINALY happening June 2  Daily HiveThe Japan Market Early Summer Fair will be a bigger and better version of the super popular fairs that feature grub and artisan crafts.
  
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• Fifth grey whale found dead on B.C. coast, DFO studying link with U.S. deaths

  28-05-2019 21:35 via vancouversun.com
  HAIDA GWAII — The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says a fifth grey whale has been found dead on British Columbia’s coast in what it describes as an “upward trend” from recent years. Read More
  
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• Alberta wildfire haze reaches Metro Vancouver as smoke season comes early - Global News

  28-05-2019 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta wildfire haze reaches Metro Vancouver as smoke season comes early  Global NewsExperts have forecast a summer of high wildfire danger across Western Canada and have warned that climate change will continue to worsen fire seasons in the ...
  
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• Alberta wildfire haze reaches Metro Vancouver as smoke season comes early

  28-05-2019 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  Experts have forecast a summer of high wildfire danger across Western Canada and have warned that climate change will continue to worsen fire seasons in the future.
  
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• Meet Tom Howard, winner of first three Vancouver Marathons - Canadian Running Magazine

  28-05-2019 21:18 via runningmagazine.ca
  Meet Tom Howard, winner of first three Vancouver Marathons  Canadian Running MagazineTom Howard, who won the Vancouver Marathon in 1972, 1973 and 1974, still gets on the podium in his age group in the half-marathon. Photo: RUNVAN.
  
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• Housing sales projected to decline for two years

  28-05-2019 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  According to the study from Central One Credit Union, the real estate outlook will continue to decline for another two years. Neetu Garcha has the story.
  
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• There’s an underground society of naked sauna people traveling around B.C. (Video)

  28-05-2019 20:53
  
  "For nearly 20 years, a series of enterprising Vancouverites have built mobile saunas around the city"
  
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• Edible Canada launches a new “Kids Eat Free” program

  28-05-2019 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  Edible Canada wants to encourage more kids to eat fresh and local. Chef de Cuisine Albert Tran tells host Sonia Sunger about the new initiative and prepares a West Coast shrimp and crab slider, one of the dishes on the new kids menu.
  
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• Weather Forecast: Tuesday May 28th

  28-05-2019 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  Mark Madryga has the forecast for Tuesday, May 28th with some mention of the smoke from the Alberta wildfires.
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of May 25

  28-05-2019 20:28 via vancouversun.com
  1. A Deceptive Devotion: A Lane Winslow Mystery — Iona Whishaw (TouchWood Editions). Read More
  
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• Bang your head in Avatar Country

  28-05-2019 20:08 via vancouversun.com
  Avatar: Avatar Country World Tour Read More
  
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• Seven things to do in Vancouver from May 31 to June 6, 2019: Billie Eilish, Sacred Harp Singing, more

  28-05-2019 20:07 via vancouversun.com
  When: June 1, 6 p.m. Read More
  
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• Bard on the Beach 2019: 5 things to know about Shakespeare in Love

  28-05-2019 20:05 via vancouversun.com
  Bard on the Beach: Shakespeare in Love Read More
  
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• Bard on the Beach 2019: 5 things to know about The Taming of the Shrew

  28-05-2019 20:04 via vancouversun.com
  Bard on the Beach: The Taming of the Shrew Read More
  
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• Three decades on, Bard on the Beach just keeps getting better

  28-05-2019 20:03 via vancouversun.com
  When: June 5 to Sept. 21 Read More
  
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• The Vegan Night Market is happening in Vancouver June 6 - Daily Hive

  28-05-2019 20:03 via dailyhive.com
  The Vegan Night Market is happening in Vancouver June 6  Daily HiveThis event will take place on The Waldorf's outdoor patio and with feature live music, oversized Jenga, twinkle lights, and lots and lots of vegan food.
  
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• Seven things to do in Vancouver from May 31 to June 6, 2019: Billie Eilish, Sacred Harp Singing, more - Vancouver Sun

  28-05-2019 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  Seven things to do in Vancouver from May 31 to June 6, 2019: Billie Eilish, Sacred Harp Singing, more  Vancouver SunWhether you're looking for date ideas, free things to do or just something fun to do in downtown Vancouver, you can't go wrong with our list of events happening ...
  
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• Restaurant review: Paying it forward with flatbreads and kindness at Manoush’eh

  28-05-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Where: 620 Davie Street, 604-440-4401 Read More
  
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• Adopt a Pet​: Eva the Labrador Retriever

  28-05-2019 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  Eva is a very overgrown puppy, who loves everyone. She would do well in a structure, positive based training, to teach her good manners. Eva is learning to walk on a harness which makes walking her much easier. She is super playful and loves plenty of snuggle time. Eva, under the care of the BCSPCA,...
  
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• Backyard burning ban begins Thursday for B.C. coastal fire zone

  28-05-2019 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  The ban is in effect until further notice.
  
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• Open burn ban goes into effect for B.C.'s coastal fire zone

  28-05-2019 19:45 via vancouversun.com
  Starting Thursday, open burning will be banned throughout the Coastal Fire Centre to reduce wildfire risks. Read More
  
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• Some Metro Vancouver luxury mansions selling for less than half original ask - Business in Vancouver

  28-05-2019 19:40 via biv.com
  Some Metro Vancouver luxury mansions selling for less than half original ask  Business in VancouverA six-bedroom, 9700-square-foot house on Vancouver's chi-chi West Side has been on and off the market for the past two-and-a-half years.
  
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• Demand for Vancouver hotel rooms is outpacing supply

  28-05-2019 19:05 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver needs another three to four thousand additional hotel rooms for the market to be able to keep up with overall tourism demand over the next dozen years, says the head of Vancouver’s tourism authority. Read More
  
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• Protection of rental properties key part of Burnaby's new housing policy

  28-05-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  BURNABY — A Metro Vancouver city council has unanimously approved a new approach to rental housing that could make it a leader in protecting and enhancing rental stock. Read More
  
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• Is money laundering driving the B.C. real estate bus?

  28-05-2019 18:50
  
  Debate swirls over the impact eliminating money laundering would have on province’s real estate sector
  
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• Housing Matters podcast: B.C. real estate a hardening target for crime, money laundering

  28-05-2019 18:50 via vancouversun.com
  UBC professor Tsur Somerville and B.C. Attorney General David Eby join host Stuart McNish to discuss steps the provincial government is taking to address money laundering in real estate. Read More
  
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• Burnaby approves more study into SFU gondola

  28-05-2019 18:46 via vancouversun.com
  SFU students could be one step closer to taking the skyway to school. Read More
  
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• Demand for Vancouver hotel rooms is outpacing supply - Vancouver Sun

  28-05-2019 18:20 via vancouversun.com
  Demand for Vancouver hotel rooms is outpacing supply  Vancouver SunTourism Vancouver estimates show that by next summer downtown Vancouver will be unable to handle the demand for rooms.
  
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• Four financial professionals everyone should know

  28-05-2019 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  Blair Mantin from Sands & Associates explains the different financial professionals you should know and how each one can help you.
  
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