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• Senior couple arrested for soup assault at Burnaby mall food court

  09-07-2019 23:29 via vancouversun.com
  A senior couple is in hot water with the law following an alleged assault involving a bowl of soup at a Metrotown mall food court. Read More
  
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• Rainstorm ahead: Vancouver forecast calling for up to 30 mm of rainfall - Vancouver Is Awesome

  09-07-2019 23:25 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Rainstorm ahead: Vancouver forecast calling for up to 30 mm of rainfall  Vancouver Is AwesomeThe Metro Vancouver weather forecast calls for a decidedly damp change of pace starting in the evening on Tuesday, July 9.
  
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• Rock stabilization causing lineups along Highway 97 north of Summerland

  09-07-2019 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  DriveBC is reporting that the rock stabilization work will continue until Friday, Aug. 16.
  
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• Flood warning issued for the Chilcotin River

  09-07-2019 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  With over 100mm of rain in the last five days, The BC River Forecast Centre issued a flood watch for the Chilcotin River below Big Creek and its tributaries.
  
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• Ex-NHLer Greg Johnson, brother of Canucks staffer Ryan, dead at 48

  09-07-2019 22:50 via theprovince.com
  Greg Johnson, who played for Canada's silver medal-winning hockey team at the 1994 Olympics and in the National Hockey League for the Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks, has died. Read More
  
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• BC Hydro restores power to 14K customers in Mission after substation fault

  09-07-2019 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  BC Hydro says about 14,000 customers in Mission have been left without power due to a substation fault.
  
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• ART SEEN: Vancouver Art Gallery's extensive Robert Rauschenberg collection based on artist's link to city

  09-07-2019 22:50 via vancouversun.com
  Robert Rauschenberg, one of the most influential American artists of the 20th century, had a strong connection to Vancouver. Read More
  
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• Canucks ink trio of restricted free agents

  09-07-2019 22:28 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks have brought back three more depth players. Read More
  
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• First Nations challenging Trans Mountain pipeline say Canada's ownership created bias

  09-07-2019 21:58 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Six First Nations that have filed another legal challenge against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion say Canada’s ownership of the corporation created a bias that prevented full consultations as ordered by the Federal Court of Appeal. Read More
  
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• Rangers extinguish Stanley Park brush fire likely caused by discarded cigarette

  09-07-2019 21:43 via vancouversun.com
  Hold on to your butts, Vancouver. Read More
  
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• Vancouver weather: Prepare for a night of heavy rain

  09-07-2019 21:42 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: July 9, 2019 – Tuesday's weather will see clouds throughout the day and rain in the evening. Read More
  
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• Burnaby RCMP investigating fatal hit-and-run of cyclist at SFU campus

  09-07-2019 21:42 via vancouversun.com
  Burnaby RCMP is looking into a fatal hit-and-run of a cyclist at Simon Fraser University's Burnaby campus last month. Read More
  
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• Why most ‘dad shaming’ comes from mom

  09-07-2019 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  Moms are dad's toughest critic, at least that what fathers are admitting in a new poll.
  
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• Vancouver police release new photos of man with dementia missing for nearly 2 weeks

  09-07-2019 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  Police say David Sullivan, who also has diabetes, may appear confused or disoriented.
  
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• Alcohol, speed ‘decisive’ factors in fatal Coquitlam Tesla crash: RCMP

  09-07-2019 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  Police said the driver was going more than 150 kilometres per hour and had three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system.
  
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• Several B.C. First Nations launch legal challenge of re-approved Trans Mountain pipeline

  09-07-2019 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is once again being challenged in court.
  
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• Vancouver has joint-hottest office market in North America: report

  09-07-2019 20:46
  
  Downtown office vacancies plummet to 2.6 per cent, the most in-demand on the continent along with Toronto
  
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• Ride hailing services rolling out in September

  09-07-2019 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  As we get closer to having ride sharing in B.C. with the province accepting applications in September, critics say the government is still putting up too much red tape. Neetu Garcha reports.
  
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• Report calcuates $11M bill to prevent future flooding near Oliver

  09-07-2019 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  The Park Rill watershed experienced extensive flooding in 2018, causing damage to public and private property.
  
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• A Tribe Called Red releases ‘The OG,’ announces Canadian concert dates

  09-07-2019 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  This summer, A Tribe Called Red will play 11 Canadian shows.
  
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• Kawhi Leonard, L.A. Clippers to play Vancouver NBA preseason game

  09-07-2019 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  Leonard's new team, the Los Angeles Clippers, will face the Dallas Mavericks at Rogers Arena on Oct. 17 as part of the NBA Canada Series.
  
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• Sarah Shook and the Disarmers strum and twang the Vancouver Folk Music Festival

  09-07-2019 20:11 via vancouversun.com
  When: July 19, 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.; July 20, 21, 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Read More
  
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• Jessie Reyez is one of the stars at the Squamish Constellation Festival

  09-07-2019 20:10 via vancouversun.com
  When: July 26-28 Read More
  
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• Kawhi Leonard is coming back to Vancouver - The Province

  09-07-2019 20:08 via theprovince.com
  Kawhi Leonard is coming back to Vancouver  The ProvinceThe ex-Raptors star and his new Los Angeles Clippers teammates will play a 2019-20 NBA pre-season game in Vancouver.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Milo

  09-07-2019 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  Milo, a 13-year-old Boston terrier, is looking for a forever home that wants a loving senior dog.
  
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• Ensemble Theatre brings comedy classic Born Yesterday to the stage as part of Summer Repertory Festival

  09-07-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Ensemble Theatre Company Summer Repertory Festival Read More
  
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• Beauty Bar: Benefit Hello Happy Velvet Powder Foundation

  09-07-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A powder foundation from the brand Benefit Cosmetics. Read More
  
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• Kawhi Leonard’s L.A. Clippers to play Dallas Mavericks in Vancouver this October

  09-07-2019 19:58
  
  Kawhi watch is coming to Vancouver this fall. The former Toronto Raptor recently signed with L.A. Clippers, and they’ll be tipping off against the Dallas Mavericks in a preseason game at Rogers Arena Oct. 17.
  
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• Kawhi Leonard is coming back to Vancouver

  09-07-2019 19:58 via theprovince.com
  Kawhi Leonard may have fled Canada for sunny L.A., but he'll still be in Vancouver at least once in the coming year. Read More
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Bhangu killer pleads guilty to manslaughter

  09-07-2019 19:42 via vancouversun.com
  As Real Scoop readers who first alerted me said, the man who was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Birinderjeet Justin Singh Bhangu did plead guilty to manslaughter last week and got a 10 year, nine month sentence. Read More
  
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• Canada’s premiers meet with Indigenous leaders to talk child and family services

  09-07-2019 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's premiers are meeting with Indigenous leaders to discuss giving greater child and family services jurisdiction to First Nations, Metis and Inuit people.
  
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• B.C. weather forecast for Tuesday, July 9, 2019

  09-07-2019 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  It’s going to be a sunny Tuesday for most parts of the province, but clouds and periods of rain are expected to move in. Mark Madryga has more on what to expect.
  
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• Health Matters: Heart disease in younger adults

  09-07-2019 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  Despite declining rates of heart disease in older adults, a new study finds the rate of heart disease among younger people is not improving.
  
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• Tegan and Sara announce new high school-inspired album out this fall

  09-07-2019 17:29 via vancouversun.com
  Canadian duo Tegan and Sara have announced their new album, inspired by demo tapes recorded in adolescence, will be out this fall. Read More
  
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• North, West Vancouver councils latest in B.C. to declare climate emergencies

  09-07-2019 17:20 via vancouversun.com
  The districts of North Vancouver and West Vancouver are the latest British Columbia governments to declare climate emergencies. Read More
  
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• RCMP sexual harassment settlements

  09-07-2019 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  Three years after the RCMP settled a $100 million dollar sexual harassment lawsuit involving female officers it’s doing the same for women who worked for the force in non-policing roles. Sonia Sunger sits down with the Vancouver lawyers representing the plaintiffs.
  
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• Vancouver serving as North American launch pad for global retailers - Business in Vancouver

  09-07-2019 17:08 via biv.com
  Vancouver serving as North American launch pad for global retailers  Business in VancouverInternational retailers are selecting Vancouver as their launch pad for North American operations in part because its multicultural mix and culture makes it an ...
  
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• Vancouver business group calls for city-sanctioned homeless camp and services - CBC.ca

  09-07-2019 16:58 via cbc.ca
  Vancouver business group calls for city-sanctioned homeless camp and services  CBC.caWith the growing number of tents in Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park, there's little room for much else — and that's got some people calling for a permanent, ...
  
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• Vancouver weather: Prepare for a heavy night of rain

  09-07-2019 16:33 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: July 9, 2019 – Tuesday's weather will see clouds throughout the day and rain in the evening. Read More
  
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• Border crisis inspires Vancouver filmmaker’s horror film Culture Shock

  09-07-2019 15:00
  
  Gigi Saul Guerrero read the original script for Culture Shock and told the studio it wasn’t Mexican enough, and it needed to be.
  
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• B.C. casino regulator received complaint alleging BCLC management pressured to ‘allow dirty money’

  09-07-2019 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  B.C.'s casino regulator received a complaint alleging B.C. Lottery Corp.'s management could have been pressured to allow dirty cash to enter casinos.
  
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• Risk of measles remains, two months after last confirmed Vancouver Island case - Peninsula News Review

  09-07-2019 14:15 via peninsulanewsreview.com
  Risk of measles remains, two months after last confirmed Vancouver Island case  Peninsula News ReviewAs the snow cleared in February, something new emerged: Measles. Case after case was reported to the public, and many British Columbians rushed to get ...
  
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• Ballsy participants sought for Vancouver testicle study

  09-07-2019 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  Males who suffer debilitating scrotal pain can now sign up for a new study using an old but reformulated numbing medication with lidocaine. Read More
  
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• 7 things to do in Vancouver today: Tuesday, July 9 - Daily Hive

  09-07-2019 14:00 via dailyhive.com
  7 things to do in Vancouver today: Tuesday, July 9  Daily HiveMore summer events coming your way on Tuesday, July 9. Beetlejuice, New West Grand Prix, and more, here are seven events to enjoy today!
  
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• WeWork to lease 10 floors in new Vancouver office development - BNNBloomberg.ca

  09-07-2019 13:33 via bnnbloomberg.ca
  WeWork to lease 10 floors in new Vancouver office development  BNNBloomberg.caWeWork Cos Inc. has inked a deal to anchor a new office tower being built by a unit of Sun Life Financial Inc. in Vancouver. New York-based WeWork will ...
  
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• Dozens of sexual-misconduct complaints made against transit staff in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal since 2013, records show - The Globe and Mail

  09-07-2019 11:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  Dozens of sexual-misconduct complaints made against transit staff in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal since 2013, records show  The Globe and MailData obtained by The Globe and Mail show range of complaints against staff at the Toronto Transit Commission, Société de transport de Montréal and ...
  
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• Vernon mayor Victor Cumming speaks on development near heron rookery

  09-07-2019 07:58 via globalnews.ca
  Vernon city council voted unanimously to support a developer who wants to build a low-rise apartment building next to the protected heron rookery. Vernon mayor Victor Cumming said the conditions imposed by council and the developers willingness to work with the community to protect the heron will help ensure the bird sanctuary is not harmed.
  
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• Faceoff: Two Experts on the Best Way to Address Vancouver's Housing Crisis - TheTyee.ca

  09-07-2019 06:10 via thetyee.ca
  Faceoff: Two Experts on the Best Way to Address Vancouver's Housing Crisis  TheTyee.ca[Editor's note: Tom Davidoff and Patrick Condon are both professors at the University of British Columbia, and both have regularly opined on our regional ...
  
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• Vancouver Island hiker recounts brush with death in 5-day survival ordeal - CBC.ca

  09-07-2019 06:05 via cbc.ca
  Vancouver Island hiker recounts brush with death in 5-day survival ordeal  CBC.caMurray Naswell, 50, began his hike in Strathcona Provincial Park in fair weather on Wednesday, but the weather — along with his fortunes — took a dramatic ...
  
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• 'Nobody was coming': Vancouver Island hiker recounts 5-day survival ordeal - CBC News

  09-07-2019 06:05 via cbc.ca
  'Nobody was coming': Vancouver Island hiker recounts 5-day survival ordeal  CBC NewsMurray Naswell was lost for five days after a hike in Strathcona Provincial Park went bad, but managed to survive after finding a well-stocked cabin on a lake.
  
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