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• Coquihalla Highway reopened following pair of accidents near Merritt

  24-06-2019 23:43 via vancouversun.com
  The Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Kamloops has been reopened following a major accident that sent eight people to hospital Monday morning. Read More
  
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• All digital grab-and-go restaurant now open in Vancouver

  24-06-2019 23:36
  
  An established quick-serve Vancouver restaurant chain is taking the notion of “grab-and-go” to the next level with its “all-digital” location.
  
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• B.C. government wants to know how you feel about time

  24-06-2019 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. government has launched public consultation on how "time should be observed in B.C."
  
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• Giant golden egg stolen from Salvador Dali sculpture in Vancouver - CTV News

  24-06-2019 23:08 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Giant golden egg stolen from Salvador Dali sculpture in Vancouver  CTV NewsA giant golden egg, part of a Salvador Dali piece of artwork, was stolen over the weekend and a Vancouver art gallery is asking for help to find it.
  
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• Report of Monday morning gunshots in Surrey turns out to be fireworks, RCMP says

  24-06-2019 23:07 via vancouversun.com
  Initial reports of gunfire in Surrey's Cloverdale neighbourhood Monday morning turned out to be fireworks, police said. Read More
  
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• An all-digital grab-and-go restaurant is now open in Vancouver - Vancouver Is Awesome

  24-06-2019 23:00 via vancouverisawesome.com
  An all-digital grab-and-go restaurant is now open in Vancouver  Vancouver Is AwesomeThere's nothing new about contacting a restaurant and placing an order for takeout, but an established quick-serve Vancouver restaurant chain is taking the ...
  
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• Ashcroft RCMP seeking group of children after boy assaulted near soccer tournament

  24-06-2019 22:59 via vancouversun.com
  Ashcroft RCMP is searching for a group of children after a four-year-old boy was assaulted over the weekend and sent to hospital with a leg injury. Read More
  
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• Surrey RCMP raise Pride flag for first time ever to cheers and jeers

  24-06-2019 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  Surrey's top cop said the detachment hung the flag to show its commitment to "embrace inclusivity and diversity in the RCMP."
  
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• Power restored to more than 7,000 in Vancouver after substation fault

  24-06-2019 22:32 via vancouversun.com
  Power has been restored to more than 7,000 customers after a substation fault caused an outage in Vancouver on Monday morning. Read More
  
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• Garry Monahan talks being the NHL’s first ever draft pick

  24-06-2019 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  As the NHL Draft gets underway Paul Haysom talks with the NHL’s first ever draft pick, former Canuck Garry Monahan
  
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• Garry Monahan talks being the Canucks first ever draft pick

  24-06-2019 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  As the NHL Draft gets underway Paul Haysom talks with the NHL’s first ever draft pick, former Canuck Garry Monahan
  
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• Rocked by stock rout, Hunger Games studio is ready to talk

  24-06-2019 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  The studio that brought you The Hunger Games, Mad Men and John Wick is now facing its own existential question. Read More
  
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• Victoria teen killed by falling tree died a hero, says fundraiser for family

  24-06-2019 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  "Sadly, he saved his friend's lives but couldn't save his own. Tai has always put other people's needs before his own," reads the fundraiser.
  
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• African colonist's name to be removed from Vancouver public school - CTV News

  24-06-2019 22:17 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  African colonist's name to be removed from Vancouver public school  CTV NewsThe Vancouver School Board has unanimously passed a motion to permanently remove a sign prominently bearing the name of a controversial British ...
  
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• East Vancouver block party wins out over Pointed Sticks show for aging punk rocker

  24-06-2019 22:13
  
  This past weekend, I had a major life choice to make: I could bear witness to the Pointed Sticks, one of my all-time favourite bands, or I could attend our neighbourhood block party with my family.
  
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• Summer transit service increase goes into effect today

  24-06-2019 21:52 via vancouversun.com
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• Power restored to more than 7,000 in Vancouver following substation fault

  24-06-2019 21:51 via vancouversun.com
  Power has been restored to more than 7,000 customers after a substation fault caused an outage in Vancouver on Monday morning. Read More
  
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• Feds spend $275 million on $40-billion LNG Canada project including cash to buy gas turbines

  24-06-2019 21:50 via vancouversun.com
  The federal government, on Monday, offered $275 million in support to LNG Canada's $40 billion liquefied natural gas development in northern B.C. including cash to buy highly efficient gas turbines to power its plant at Kitimat. Read More
  
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• Surrey RCMP investigating report of shots fired Monday

  24-06-2019 21:48 via vancouversun.com
  Police are in Surrey's Cloverdale neighbourhood following a report of shots fired on Monday morning. Read More
  
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• Chilliwack man charged after 10 rifles seized during searches

  24-06-2019 21:48 via vancouversun.com
  A Chilliwack man has been charged after 10 rifles were seized during a pair of police searches earlier this month. Read More
  
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• Police seek man who exposed his genitals to passenger on SkyTrain

  24-06-2019 21:47 via vancouversun.com
  Transit police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who allegedly exposed his genitals to a woman on board a SkyTrain in April. Read More
  
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• Transit police search for man who allegedly exposed genitals to SkyTrain passenger

  24-06-2019 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  Transit police are trying to identify a man who allegedly exposed himself to a woman on SkyTrain.
  
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• Surrey RCMP raise rainbow flag in support of pride month

  24-06-2019 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP in Surrey were met with protestors and supporters at a flag raising ceremony in support of gay pride month.
  
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• Coquihalla Highway closed in both directions due to multiple incidents

  24-06-2019 21:34 via vancouversun.com
  The Coquihalla Highway is closed in both directions on Monday afternoon between Merritt and Kamloops. Read More
  
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• Cloverdale neighbourhood evacuated as ERT responds to shots fired call

  24-06-2019 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  "Two individuals are currently in custody, however, there is believed to be additional individuals inside the home," said a Surrey RCMP spokesperson.
  
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• Top B.C. court upholds ruling that struck down Canada's solitary confinement law

  24-06-2019 21:19 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling that struck down Canada’s solitary confinement law. Read More
  
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• How Metro Vancouver home prices have rocketed vs. other North American cities - Vancouver Courier

  24-06-2019 21:09 via vancourier.com
  How Metro Vancouver home prices have rocketed vs. other North American cities  Vancouver CourierWe all know that real estate prices in Metro Vancouver have gone nuts over the past decade or so, but how does that growth compare with other North American ...
  
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• How Metro Vancouver home prices have rocketed vs. other North American cities

  24-06-2019 21:09
  
  Real estate prices in the region have risen by 316 per cent since 2000; New York just 103 per cent, finds housing blog
  
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• Fire crews battle blaze north of Horseshoe Bay

  24-06-2019 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  Fire crews battling the Strip Creek fire north of Horseshoe Bay are hoping the cooler weather will help them get the upper hand on the blaze. Neetu Garcha has the latest.
  
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• Police looking for alleged flasher who cruised SkyTrain between Burnaby and Vancouver - Vancouver Is Awesome

  24-06-2019 20:48 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Police looking for alleged flasher who cruised SkyTrain between Burnaby and Vancouver  Vancouver Is AwesomeTransit police are looking for help finding a man who allegedly flashed his genitals at a female SkyTrain passenger in April.
  
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• Vancouver pet owners urged to vaccinate dogs due to outbreak of potentially fatal virus - Straight.com

  24-06-2019 20:35 via straight.com
  Vancouver pet owners urged to vaccinate dogs due to outbreak of potentially fatal virus  Straight.comThe B.C. SPCA has issued a warning for all pet owners to ensure their dogs have been vaccinated for a highly contagious and potentially fatal viral disease.
  
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• 12 new electric vehicle fast-charging stations coming to B.C.

  24-06-2019 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. will be getting 12 new electric vehicle fast-charging stations thanks to funding from the federal government.
  
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• City of Omens

  24-06-2019 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  In his newly released book ‘City of Omens’, author and epidemiologist Dan Werb searches for the ultimate causes of Tijuana’s femicide, casting new light on immigration, human trafficking and addiction.
  
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• Vancouver’s ‘defensive architecture’ is hostile to homeless, say critics

  24-06-2019 19:55
  
  According to Pivot Legal Society, hostile design does more than just shoo homeless people away, it engenders a city-wide atmosphere of exclusion.
  
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• Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers call on Trudeau government to end extradition proceedings

  24-06-2019 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Meng’s lawyers argue the extradition proceedings against the embattled tech executive are “without merit” and stopping the proceedings would be in the best interest of Canada.
  
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• Trudeau faces task of regluing the fragments of his fractured brand

  24-06-2019 19:16
  
  Who is Justin Trudeau? Even more important: What is Justin Trudeau?
  
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• Vancouver Island boy killed when tree fell had shouted warning to friends - Vancouver Sun

  24-06-2019 19:07 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Island boy killed when tree fell had shouted warning to friends  Vancouver SunTai Caverhill, a Grade 8 student at Lansdowne Middle School, died on Thursday during a three-day school camping trip near Sooke.
  
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• Dalhousie study disputes Ottawa’s claims that fish farming is a sustainable industry

  24-06-2019 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  A new study suggests evidence that Ottawa uses to claim aquaculture is environmentally sustainable is sketchy because it lacks any detailed, long-term analysis.
  
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• Vancouver Island boy killed when tree fell had shouted warning to friends

  24-06-2019 19:06 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The 13-year-old boy killed on a camping expedition by a falling tree shouted to warn his friends just before he was struck, his father said Sunday. Read More
  
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• Lawyers urge Canadian authorities to drop extradition against Meng Wanzhou

  24-06-2019 19:06 via vancouversun.com
  Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou are urging Canadian authorities to drop the extradition proceedings against the Huawei executive, arguing Canada has no jurisdiction to prosecute Meng. Read More
  
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• Vancouver park board to vote on express bus to west side beaches

  24-06-2019 18:43 via vancouversun.com
  Beach, please. Vancouver's park board is set to vote Monday on an express bus service that would connect east side residents to west side beaches. Read More
  
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• Air Canada plane diverted to Vancouver after engine shuts down mid-flight - Global News

  24-06-2019 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  Air Canada plane diverted to Vancouver after engine shuts down mid-flight  Global NewsAn Air Canada passenger said flight attendants were about three-quarters of the way through food *service* when they were called to the front.
  
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• Air Canada plane diverted to Vancouver after engine shuts down mid-flight

  24-06-2019 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  An Air Canada passenger said flight attendants were about three-quarters of the way through food service when they were called to the front.
  
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• North Vancouver real estate agent has licence suspended nine months

  24-06-2019 18:38
  
  Penalty suspended pending an appeal, after realtor was found guilty last year of professional misconduct
  
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• Alberto Giacometti exhibition full of great works by Swiss artist and his contemporaries

  24-06-2019 18:24 via vancouversun.com
  Who was Alberto Giacometti? Read More
  
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• Sunfest Country Music Festival

  24-06-2019 18:19 via sunfest.hscampaigns.com
  ENTER HERE for a chance to win the Ultimate Pit Package Contest. Read More
  
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• Vancouver home prices grew over 200% faster than New York City since 2000 - Daily Hive

  24-06-2019 18:10 via dailyhive.com
  Vancouver home prices grew over 200% faster than New York City since 2000  Daily HiveA new statistical comparison with other global 'bubbly' cities paints a new picture of Vancouver's world-class home price escalation over the last 20 years.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Soggy forecast for first full week of summer - CTV News

  24-06-2019 17:54 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Vancouver weather: Soggy forecast for first full week of summer  CTV NewsIn spite of it being the first full week of summer, Vancouver residents can likely expect several days of rain this week.
  
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• Cambie Bar & Grill’s sale and closure tied to owner’s divorce

  24-06-2019 17:51
  
  According to a statement, “The Cambie was sold as a result of ongoing divorce proceedings.”
  
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• Health Matters: Signs and symptoms of heat stroke

  24-06-2019 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  The warm dry weather can lead to health concerns. Megan Nelson of the BC Ambulance Paramedics explains the symptoms of heat stroke and who is most at risk.
  
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