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• UBC barred from Vancouver Pride after hosting ‘transphobic’ speaker - Global News

  08-07-2019 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  UBC barred from Vancouver Pride after hosting ‘transphobic’ speaker  Global NewsThe society said the decision stemmed from the university's "decision to provide a platform for transphobic hate speech."
  
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• Vancouver's only citywide plan goes back almost a hundred years - Straight.com

  08-07-2019 23:47 via straight.com
  Vancouver's only citywide plan goes back almost a hundred years  Straight.comVancouver may be one of the most "livable" cities in the world, but the local government hasn't had a new citywide plan for decades.
  
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• Trial of B.C. man accused of murdering daughters hears heartbreaking testimony from girls’ mother

  08-07-2019 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  For the first time, Chloe and Aubrey Berry's mother took the stand, describing the day of her daughters' murder in heartbreaking detail.
  
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• Vancouver film fest executive director to leave after 2019 festival - CBC News

  08-07-2019 23:40 via cbc.ca
  Vancouver film fest executive director to leave after 2019 festival  CBC NewsThe executive director of the Vancouver International Film Festival is stepping down.
  
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• Global firm lands massive $190M-a-year contract to manage B.C. government’s real estate

  08-07-2019 23:39
  
  CBRE, a worldwide commercial real estate firm, will provide maintenance, janitorial and construction services at courthouses, correctional facilities and government buildings throughout province
  
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• Surveillance video of Andrew Berry and children

  08-07-2019 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  December 24, 2017 footage shows Andrew Berry and his two daughters.
  
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• Ex-Mountie: Gangs know fraud is best way to make cash

  08-07-2019 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Fraud in Canada is a fast-growing business for organized criminals, according to former RCMP investigator Henry Tso. Global’s Sam Cooper breaks down the links between fraud and money laundering in Canada, and how you can protect yourself.
  
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• High-risk sex offender wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested in Vancouver - Global News

  08-07-2019 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  High-risk sex offender wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested in Vancouver  Global NewsVancouver police have apprehended a high-risk sex offender that walked away from his halfway house last week.
  
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• High-risk sex offender wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested in Vancouver

  08-07-2019 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver police have apprehended a high-risk sex offender that walked away from his halfway house last week.
  
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• Thirty years ago, the Cambie was a rite of passage for Vancouver’s indie rock scene

  08-07-2019 23:23
  
  Before backpackers, bike couriers and the grunge crowd took over, the Cambie was a notorious dive-bar that attracted the down and out as well as the vanguard of Vancouver’s indie music scene.
  
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• Vancouver Park Board to address West End park growth in 'masterplan' - CTV News

  08-07-2019 23:18 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Vancouver Park Board to address West End park growth in 'masterplan'  CTV NewsHoping to address the city's growing population and increased demand for green space, Vancouver Park Board is proposing a masterplan to preserve and ...
  
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• Conservationists file legal challenge to Trans Mountain pipeline reapproval

  08-07-2019 23:11 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion for a second time. Read More
  
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• 'I screamed like never before': mother of murdered Oak Bay girls

  08-07-2019 22:58 via vancouversun.com
  The mother of two Oak Bay girls who were found murdered in their father's apartment testified Monday that she "screamed like never before" when she learned from police that her daughters were dead. Read More
  
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• 'I screamed like never before': mother of murdered Oak Bay girls - Vancouver Sun

  08-07-2019 22:54 via vancouversun.com
  'I screamed like never before': mother of murdered Oak Bay girls  Vancouver SunThe mother of two young girls who were found dead in their father's apartment in Oak Bay, B.C., in December 2017 testified that her relationship with the man ...
  
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• Vancouver's growing beetle problem: How you can help - The Weather Network

  08-07-2019 22:38 via theweathernetwork.com
  Vancouver's growing beetle problem: How you can help  The Weather NetworkThe Japanese beetle was first spotted in downtown Vancouver in 2017 -- and have since spread across the city, devouring nearly every type of plant in sight.
  
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• UBC barred from Vancouver Pride after hosting ‘transphobic’ speaker

  08-07-2019 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  The society said the decision stemmed from the university's "decision to provide a platform for transphobic hate speech."
  
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• B.C. government says ride hailing services can operate starting Sept. 16 - Vancouver Sun

  08-07-2019 22:08 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. government says ride hailing services can operate starting Sept. 16  Vancouver SunThe provincial government says its regulations for ride hailing will be in effect as of Sept. 16, 2019.
  
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• B.C. government to start taking ride-hailing applications in September, key rules still unknown

  08-07-2019 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  The province has committed to having ridesharing vehicles on the road by the end of 2019.
  
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• Vancouver Pride Society bans UBC from 2019 Pride Parade - CTV News

  08-07-2019 22:00 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Vancouver Pride Society bans UBC from 2019 Pride Parade  CTV NewsWeeks after the University of British Columbia hosted an anti-SOGI speaker, the Vancouver Pride Society has withdrawn their invitation for the post-secondary ...
  
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• Bjarke Ingels: Vancouver House architectural provocateur returns - North Shore News

  08-07-2019 21:54 via nsnews.com
  Bjarke Ingels: Vancouver House architectural provocateur returns  North Shore NewsBjarke Ingels is captivating the audience at the 2019 TED Talks conference at Vancouver's Convention Centre. The atmosphere is part get up on your feet tent ...
  
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• CBC Vancouver sponsors the Vancouver Folk Music Festival - CBC.ca

  08-07-2019 21:50 via cbc.ca
  CBC Vancouver sponsors the Vancouver Folk Music Festival  CBC.caThe festival, now in its 42nd year, takes place at Jericho Beach Park and will feature some of the finest traditional and contemporary folk and roots music from ...
  
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• UBC barred from marching in this year's Vancouver Pride Parade - Daily Hive

  08-07-2019 21:45 via dailyhive.com
  UBC barred from marching in this year's Vancouver Pride Parade  Daily HiveThe Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) said it is rescinding the University of British Columbia's (UBC) entry in the 2019 Vancouver Pride Parade.
  
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• Police hunt for two ‘dangerous’ inmates who escaped Victoria-area prison

  08-07-2019 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  Police describe both men as dangerous, and say the public should not approach them.
  
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• Mental health and addiction youth teams launched in Maple Ridge schools

  08-07-2019 21:41 via vancouversun.com
  Students in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District will become the first to get team support, or so-called wraparound care, for those with mental health and addiction challenges. Read More
  
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• Tokyo's Afuri Ramen + Dumpling opening first Canadian location in Metro Vancouver - Vancouver Is Awesome

  08-07-2019 21:37 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Tokyo's Afuri Ramen + Dumpling opening first Canadian location in Metro Vancouver  Vancouver Is AwesomeA Japanese ramen shop known for their “chicken broth” style of the popular noodle soup will have their first Canadian location here in Metro Vancouver, as Afuri ...
  
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• Spies welcomed energy industry info about alleged threats, documents show

  08-07-2019 21:26 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Canada’s spy service routinely welcomed reports from the energy industry about perceived threats, and kept such information in its files in case it might prove useful later, newly disclosed documents reveal. Read More
  
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• RCMP look for killer and robber who escaped from a Victoria-area prison

  08-07-2019 21:19 via vancouversun.com
  METCHOSIN — Two inmates have escaped from the minimum security William Head Institution in Metchosin, west of Victoria. Read More
  
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• Surrey RCMP investigating sudden death discovered over the weekend

  08-07-2019 21:16 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a home on Sunday morning. Read More
  
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• Manhunt underway for 2 escaped inmates on Vancouver Island - CBC.ca

  08-07-2019 21:15 via cbc.ca
  Manhunt underway for 2 escaped inmates on Vancouver Island  CBC.caJames Lee Busch, 42, and Zachary Armitage, 30, are wanted for being unlawfully at large after they fled the William Head Institution in the community of ...
  
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• Vancouver teens aim to inspire other young people to care about climate change

  08-07-2019 21:13
  
  Sweden’s Greta Thunberg is an inspiration — one that has galvanized school kids half a world away in Vancouver.
  
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• Opinion: How big property owners are manipulating B.C. Assessment’s appeals process

  08-07-2019 21:05
  
  Current system creates the illusion of a job well done, but it happens in the shadows, removed from local governments and hidden from taxpayers, says former assessor
  
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• Mother of two slain Oak Bay girls testifies at ex-partner’s trial

  08-07-2019 21:03 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER -- The mother of two young girls who were found dead in their father's apartment in Oak Bay, B.C., in December 2017 testified that her relationship with the man changed after the birth of their first child. Read More
  
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• Travel hack: Sail on this luxurious cruise from Vancouver to L.A. for $370 CAD - Vancouver Is Awesome

  08-07-2019 20:40 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Travel hack: Sail on this luxurious cruise from Vancouver to L.A. for $370 CAD  Vancouver Is AwesomeDeparting from Vancouver on Saturday, September 14, the cruise sails down the Pacific Coast en route to Los Angeles for a three-night sailing.
  
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• Federal New Democratic Party lurching along the road to irrelevance

  08-07-2019 20:40
  
  Institutions fall quickly these days. The New Democratic Party would be well advised to understand that as it staggers almost helplessly into this federal election.
  
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• Tofino rides a culinary wave

  08-07-2019 20:27 via vancouversun.com
  With a smattering of new restaurants, chefs popping up from all over, a new craft distillery and the perennial favourites, ‘eat it,’ (surfers’ slang for wiping out), has new meaning in this town on the edge of the Pacific. Here’s who’s riding the culinary wave. Read More
  
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• Lawsuit filed against the federal government’s re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

  08-07-2019 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  Ecojustice filed the suit Monday morning on behalf of environmental groups Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Living Oceans Society.
  
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• Seventh cannabis store in Vancouver readies to open

  08-07-2019 20:23
  
  The third City Cannabis Co. store is readying to open at 2317 Cambie St.
  
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• Settlement reached in $100-million class-action harassment lawsuit against RCMP

  08-07-2019 20:18 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Women who experienced gender or sexual harassment while working or volunteering for the RCMP may be eligible for compensation under the settlement of a class-action lawsuit, a lawyer said Monday. Read More
  
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• ‘Someone out there knows’: Edmonton mother pleads for help to find son who vanished in B.C.

  08-07-2019 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  Eva Couture has been on an emotional rollercoaster for more than five months, desperately searching for answers in her son's mysterious disappearance.
  
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• Seventh cannabis store in Vancouver readies to open - Business in Vancouver

  08-07-2019 20:01 via biv.com
  Seventh cannabis store in Vancouver readies to open  Business in VancouverThe third City Cannabis Co. store is readying to open at 2317 Cambie Street, between West 7th Avenue and West 8th Avenue, thanks to the City of Vancouver ...
  
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• Style Q&A: Canadian-made Yoga Jeans focuses on fit, fabric and comfort

  08-07-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Searching for the perfect pair of jeans — a pair that also happens to be Canadian made? Well then, you may want to check out the brand Yoga Jeans. Read More
  
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• ‘We look forward to meeting with Premier Horgarth’: Doug Ford

  08-07-2019 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford made a mistake while talking about B.C. Premier John Horgan at a press conference in Calgary.
  
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• Quintessential summer dessert

  08-07-2019 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  Betty Hung from Beaucoup Bakery shows us how to make a strawberry roulade.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks: Jim Benning needs to trade a forward - FanSided

  08-07-2019 19:54 via thecanuckway.com
  Vancouver Canucks: Jim Benning needs to trade a forward  FanSidedThe Vancouver Canucks are tight against the salary cap, and general manager Jim Benning needs to trade a forward in order to clear room.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks sign forward Francis Perron to one-year deal - CTV News

  08-07-2019 19:46 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Vancouver Canucks sign forward Francis Perron to one-year deal  CTV NewsThe Vancouver Canucks have inked a one-year, two-way deal with forward Francis Perron.
  
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• Vancouver heritage building going back to old roots as neighbourhood grocery in Hastings-Sunrise - Straight.com

  08-07-2019 19:43 via straight.com
  Vancouver heritage building going back to old roots as neighbourhood grocery in Hastings-Sunrise  Straight.comThe heritage property at 2598 Eton Street went by a few names in the past. It was known as the Woodside Apartments after its original owner. That was Frank ...
  
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• 20 celebrities you can spot in Vancouver in July - Daily Hive

  08-07-2019 19:43 via dailyhive.com
  20 celebrities you can spot in Vancouver in July  Daily HiveHere are 20 celebrities to try and spot in Vancouver this month including Will Ferrell and Ruby Rose. Keep your eyes open around town!
  
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• Vancouver’s 2019 Pride Parade: What you need to know - Vancouver Sun

  08-07-2019 19:39 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s 2019 Pride Parade: What you need to know  Vancouver SunHere's what you need to know about enjoying the 2019 Vancouver Pride festivities in downtown Vancouver this summer.
  
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• Patrick Johnston: From Buffalo to Los Angeles, roster-building lessons in opportunity cost

  08-07-2019 19:34 via theprovince.com
  Two transactions, two roster-building lessons in opportunity cost. The Clippers adding Paul George for a slew of draft picks and the Buffalo Sabres signing Marcus Johansson to a two-year, US$9 million deal can both be tied to the ongoing NHL story in this town. Read More
  
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• How to best get a good nights sleep in hot weather

  08-07-2019 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  Sleep coach and registered nurse Agnes Mayer gives her tips for falling to sleep in the warm weather.
  
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