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• Steve Ewen: With Miner NHL draft decision, Giants may face a major dilemma

  19-06-2019 23:58 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Giants had one goalie picked in the NHL Entry Draft in their first 16 years of existence. They could have two on the same roster come Saturday. Read More
  
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• Steve Ewen: Burrards make blockbuster deal with sights on securing Mann Cup title

  19-06-2019 23:32 via theprovince.com
  Anyone in lacrosse circles who wasn’t sure if the Maple Ridge Burrards were seriously chasing a Mann Cup national championship are certain about it now. Read More
  
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• New leader for B.C. Cancer is a renowned oncologist and researcher

  19-06-2019 23:30 via vancouversun.com
  He is the first visible minority leader since the agency was established 45 years ago. Read More
  
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• Fowl-minded reporter ponders plight and edibility of Vancouver ducks

  19-06-2019 23:24
  
  We now know what species of ducks frequent Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park. We also know whether they're edible. We also know there's no hunting in Stanley Park.
  
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• OPINION: The City of Vancouver's Climate Action Plan won't make a cat fart's difference - Vancouver Is Awesome

  19-06-2019 23:23 via vancouverisawesome.com
  OPINION: The City of Vancouver's Climate Action Plan won't make a cat fart's difference  Vancouver Is AwesomeDavid Fine is an Oscar-winning Vancouver filmmaker who manages the VanPoli Facebook page, contributes regularly to various social media discussion ...
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline expansion costs going up due to delays

  19-06-2019 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  The operators of the Trans Mountain pipeline project say it's inevitable costs to expand the pipeline will go up because of delays.
  
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• Protests, legal challenges planned to block Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

  19-06-2019 23:06
  
  Opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are preparing for a long summer of legal challenges and protests
  
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• Scorpion gives birth after travelling to Canada in Vancouver woman's luggage

  19-06-2019 22:54
  
  Staff at the Victoria Bug Zoo have confirmed in an online post that the scorpion has produced about 20 offspring
  
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• Vancouver Jazz Fest 2019: Mats Gustafsson will deliver improv and vinyl killers - Straight.com

  19-06-2019 22:51 via straight.com
  Vancouver Jazz Fest 2019: Mats Gustafsson will deliver improv and vinyl killers  Straight.comSaxophonist Mats Gustafsson plays Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, and Kelowna on his upcoming Canadian tour, but in many ways he'll be performing for an ...
  
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• Regulator warns of woman allegedly posing as registered nurse in Vancouver - Global News

  19-06-2019 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  Regulator warns of woman allegedly posing as registered nurse in Vancouver  Global NewsThe body that regulates nurses in B.C. is warning the public about a woman who is allegedly passing herself off as a registered nurse.
  
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• Regulator warns of woman allegedly posing as registered nurse in Vancouver

  19-06-2019 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  The body that regulates nurses in B.C. is warning the public about a woman who is allegedly passing herself off as a registered nurse.
  
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• Vancouver woman unknowingly brings home pregnant scorpion from Cuba, which then gives birth to 20 babies - Toronto Star

  19-06-2019 22:46 via thestar.com
  Vancouver woman unknowingly brings home pregnant scorpion from Cuba, which then gives birth to 20 babies  Toronto StarStaff at the Victoria Bug Zoo confirm in an online post that the scorpion has produced about 20 offspring, and the whole family is doing well.
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Draftee Peyton Krebs checks skill, competitive, leadership draft boxes for Canucks

  19-06-2019 22:44 via theprovince.com
  Some summations are cemented on the ice. Some are formed in the gym. Read More
  
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• Vancouver Art Gallery sculpts pleasing portrait of Alberto Giacometti - Straight.com

  19-06-2019 22:40 via straight.com
  Vancouver Art Gallery sculpts pleasing portrait of Alberto Giacometti  Straight.comAlberto Giacometti: A Line Through Time At the Vancouver Art Gallery until September 29. Let me say, straight out of the gate, that Alberto Giacometti: A Line ...
  
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• Alberta family still searching for missing man 4 years after his Okanagan disappearance

  19-06-2019 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  Shanna Wilson says “we don’t have any concrete evidence” as to where Curtis Wilson is.
  
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• Penticton senior dies after mobile home park fire

  19-06-2019 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  A woman who was pulled from a burning mobile home in Penticton three weeks ago has died.
  
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• Which Metro Vancouver areas are still seeing strong real estate sales? - Vancouver Is Awesome

  19-06-2019 22:24 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Which Metro Vancouver areas are still seeing strong real estate sales?  Vancouver Is AwesomeThis infographic by our sister website REW.ca reveals where in Metro Vancouver has remained a strong market for real estate activity this spring.
  
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• ‘We can do better’: B.C. seniors advocate finds home support out of reach for most

  19-06-2019 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  B.C.'s home-support program is unaffordable for the majority of the province's elderly, according to a new report from the province's seniors advocate. 
  
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• Famous French spot 'L'Eclair de Génie' has quietly closed in Vancouver - Daily Hive

  19-06-2019 22:03 via dailyhive.com
  Famous French spot 'L'Eclair de Génie' has quietly closed in Vancouver  Daily HiveL'Eclair de Génie first opened on Robson Street in 2017. This was the first North American outpost for the acclaimed iconic brand, known for its éclairs.
  
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• A giant nighttime Bike Rave is returning to Vancouver this weekend - Daily Hive

  19-06-2019 22:02 via dailyhive.com
  A giant nighttime Bike Rave is returning to Vancouver this weekend  Daily HiveTune up your bikes, get your glow sticks ready, and put on your brightest outfit. VYVE is returning with their 2019 bike rave.
  
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• New leader for BC Cancer is a prestigious oncologist and researcher

  19-06-2019 21:56 via vancouversun.com
  He is the first visible minority leader since the agency was established 45 years ago. Read More
  
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• Exploring the Mayan Ruins of Ek Balam and the Cenote Maya

  19-06-2019 21:56 via vancouversun.com
  We’d come to Mexico’s sunny Yucatan Peninsula not only to relax and unwind but also to experience some of the local culture. We decided to take a small group tour to the latest archeological discovery, Ek Balam, followed by a visit to the Cenote Maya, the Yucatan’s biggest vaulted sinkhole. Read More
  
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• Commercial fishing crews in B.C. now required to wear life-jackets on deck

  19-06-2019 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  RICHMOND — The organization that oversees worker safety in British Columbia is taking steps to reduce risks faced by commercial fishing crews. Read More
  
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• Seniors advocate: B.C. home care "insufficient, unreliable and too expensive.”

  19-06-2019 21:45 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial home care program is falling short and not meeting the needs of most seniors, according to a report released Wednesday by the Office of the Seniors Advocate. Read More
  
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• Vancouver weather: forecast calling for risk of thunderstorms tonight

  19-06-2019 21:44
  
  The Metro Vancouver weather forecast calls for bright sunshine on Wednesday, June 19, it also calls for a risk of thunderstorms in the evening
  
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• UBC the 51st best university globally according to 2020 QS world rankings

  19-06-2019 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  UBC's ranking is good enough to edge it up against the top five per cent worldwide.
  
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• B.C. 'struggling' to meet needs of vulnerable youth in contracted care: auditor

  19-06-2019 21:31 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The Office of the Auditor General says the B.C. government is failing to monitor residential services for the province’s most vulnerable children and youth in care. Read More
  
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• Power outage hits West Vancouver's Park Royal mall amid high winds

  19-06-2019 21:18 via vancouversun.com
  Nothing like a power outage to shut down a shopping spree. Read More
  
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• ‘It is possible:’ Victoria mayor says fossil-free future not optional

  19-06-2019 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  Victoria's mayor says cities need to move to a fossil-free future, while protecting jobs. Lisa Helps says her city has a plan to get off fossil fuels by 2050, and be carbon-neutral by 2030.
  
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• The Canuck Way’s 2019 Vancouver Canucks Mock Draft - FanSided

  19-06-2019 21:00 via thecanuckway.com
  The Canuck Way’s 2019 Vancouver Canucks Mock Draft  FanSidedHere at The Canuck Way, we will be giving our picks of who we think the Vancouver Canucks will draft at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
  
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• The It List: Michael Kors #MKGO Rainbow capsule collection

  19-06-2019 20:57 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Michael Kors #MKGO Rainbow capsule collection Read More
  
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• Power failure hits West Vancouver's Park Royal mall amid high winds - Vancouver Sun

  19-06-2019 20:36 via vancouversun.com
  Power failure hits West Vancouver's Park Royal mall amid high winds  Vancouver SunHigh winds and downed trees have caused several other outages in the Metro Vancouver area on Wednesday.
  
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• A lug nut loosener is on the loose in Metro Vancouver, warn police - Vancouver Is Awesome

  19-06-2019 20:20 via vancouverisawesome.com
  A lug nut loosener is on the loose in Metro Vancouver, warn police  Vancouver Is AwesomeBurnaby RCMP is urging motorists to make sure the wheels of their vehicles are on tight after two reports of lug-nut tampering in the city within a week.
  
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• RCMP motorcycle training program in Kelowna

  19-06-2019 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  Fourteen RCMP officers from detachments in B.C. and Alberta are taking a motorcycle training program in Kelowna.
  
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• McDonald's will test their "Green Concept" restaurant in Vancouver - Vancouver Is Awesome

  19-06-2019 20:10 via vancouverisawesome.com
  McDonald's will test their "Green Concept" restaurant in Vancouver  Vancouver Is AwesomeMcDonald's Canada has revealed their plans to test out some aggressive new eco-friendly packaging and recycling strategies at a "Green Concept" restaurant ...
  
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• New St. Paul’s Hospital to get $12-million hearing and balance centre

  19-06-2019 20:04
  
  Rotary Club of Vancouver Hearing Foundation and St. Paul’s Foundation funding the project.
  
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• Vancouver writer returns to homeland Iran for backdrop of debut novel - Vancouver Sun

  19-06-2019 20:03 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver writer returns to homeland Iran for backdrop of debut novel  Vancouver SunNazanine Hozar's Aria goes back in time to tell the story of intolerance and survival.
  
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• Tech Talk: Wireless power and audio gadgets

  19-06-2019 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Tech expert Graham Williams shows off some of the latest wireless gadgets.
  
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• Wine Guy: Seafood-faring wines

  19-06-2019 20:00 via theprovince.com
  As we approach the summer solstice, there are many things to appreciate about this time of year. Read More
  
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• There’s a spark and spirit in Bowen Byram, his former Giants teammates say

  19-06-2019 20:00 via theprovince.com
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• Which Metro Vancouver areas are still seeing strong real estate sales? (INFOGRAPHIC)

  19-06-2019 19:40
  
  Map of sales-to-active-listings ratios shows where the housing hot spots have been this spring; some remain seller’s markets
  
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• Shades of grey shroud Vancouver's cannabis retail scene - Vancouver Courier

  19-06-2019 19:37 via vancourier.com
  Shades of grey shroud Vancouver's cannabis retail scene  Vancouver CourierMost of the 37 cannabis stores operating in Vancouver are not legal, though the majority could be provincially and municipally approved by year's end.
  
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• Shades of grey shroud Vancouver’s cannabis retail scene

  19-06-2019 19:37
  
  Most of the 37 cannabis stores operating in Vancouver are not legal, though the majority could be provincially and municipally approved by year’s end.
  
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• Parents give heartbreaking testimony in coroner’s inquest on Victoria teen’s drug death

  19-06-2019 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  On Tuesday, the inquest focused on Elliot's parent's efforts to get information about his care.
  
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• Vancouver hoping for economic win with NHL Entry Draft

  19-06-2019 19:28
  
  The 2019 NHL Entry Draft could not have arrived at a better time. In fact, for a city that hasn’t made the playoffs in four years and is anticipating international politics to blow back on tourism, it’s a major score.
  
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• Vancouver-based low-cost airline vows to take off this December

  19-06-2019 19:16
  
  Canada Jetlines — the Vancouver-based ultra-low-cost air carrier that has been planning to launch for years — has released new branding and airplane liveries, but the carrier has yet to gain respect from rivals.
  
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• Northern Alberta Amber Alert cancelled after seven-month-old found safe

  19-06-2019 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  A baby allegedly abducted from a town in northern Alberta's Peace River region was found safe Wednesday morning.
  
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• Amber Alert for 7-month-old boy abducted from Fairview in northern Alberta

  19-06-2019 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday morning for a baby allegedly abducted by his father from a town in northern Alberta's Peace River region.
  
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• Mounties seize gun, arrest 3 outside Burnaby elementary school

  19-06-2019 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  Burnaby RCMP says it seized a loaded handgun and arrested three "young adult males" outside of an elementary school on Tuesday.
  
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• Vancouver's Jackie Blackmore on voicing a lesbian aunt in 'My Little Pony' - Times Colonist

  19-06-2019 18:58 via timescolonist.com
  Vancouver's Jackie Blackmore on voicing a lesbian aunt in 'My Little Pony'  Times ColonistTORONTO — Jackie Blackmore is a big hit with bronies these days.The Vancouver actress voices one of two new lesbian characters in an episode of the ...
  
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