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• Baby food recalled after bugs found inside jars

  17-08-2019 22:54
  
  Jars of the Heinz brand Turkey Stew were sold in B.C., Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Overcast

  17-08-2019 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Saturday, Aug. 17. Today's weather is mainly cloudy, with a high of 21 C, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Overnight, there's a slight chance of rain and then Sunday looks like it will be a mix of sun and cloud, with a high of 21 C. There is also a slight chance of showers in the morning. Then the week should start out with a mix of sun and cloud Monday, with a high of 23 C, 24 C and sunny on Tuesday and Wednesday looks cloudy with a chance of showers and
  
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• As Canada Line turns 10, TransLink looks to future while avoiding past mistakes

  17-08-2019 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  After years of criticisms and near-meltdowns, the Canada Line stands as one of TransLink's biggest success stories. But there's still plenty of work to do.
  
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• Vancouver police to keep an eye on competing rallies between Hong Kong and China supporters

  17-08-2019 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police will have extra officers in place to monitor competing rallies between pro-Hong Kong and pro-China demonstrators at the Broadway-City Hall SkyTrain station on the Canada Line on Saturday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Fire extinguished quickly at Parker Street Studios in East Vancouver but a firefighter is left injured - Straight.com

  17-08-2019 22:12 via straight.com
  Fire extinguished quickly at Parker Street Studios in East Vancouver but a firefighter is left injured  Straight.comThe cherished artists' hub has suffered water damage, according to the chief of Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services.
  
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• Metro Vancouver Lotto Max winner still hasn't claimed $60 million - Vancouver Is Awesome

  17-08-2019 21:35 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Metro Vancouver Lotto Max winner still hasn't claimed $60 million  Vancouver Is AwesomeAlmost a month has passed since the $60-million Lotto Max draw, but there's still no word on the Metro Vancouver winner.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks: The Hockey News says their window is just opening - The Canuck Way

  17-08-2019 21:05 via thecanuckway.com
  Vancouver Canucks: The Hockey News says their window is just opening  The Canuck WayThe Hockey News discussed every team's Stanley Cup window, and they believe the Vancouver Canucks' is just about to open.
  
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• Tux-wearing Tyrone Reveen picks up at PNE where famous father left off

  17-08-2019 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Impossible, you say? Nothing is impossible for The Impossibilist 2.0. Read More
  
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• 45 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, August 18 - Straight.com

  17-08-2019 21:00 via straight.com
  45 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, August 18  Straight.comLooking for something to do on Sunday? The Straight's got you covered. Here are 45 events happening in or around Vancouver on Sunday, August 18.
  
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• Statistics Canada releases a bong full of new cannabis data

  17-08-2019 20:02
  
  Men consume cannabis more than women; 42 per cent of cannabis consumers still buy at least some from the black market
  
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• Meet the chef: Rhys Amber cooks from the heart

  17-08-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Rhys Amber is a 27-year-old self proclaimed “pan jockey." Originally from the Sunshine Coast, he cut his teeth on the lines of East Vancouver and ran the kitchens of several beloved neighbourhood restaurants. Most recently he helped produce a documentary film called Off The Line, which delved into the vital relationships chefs have with farmers, local producers, and the community. Today, he runs Big Day BBQ. Read More
  
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• Makeover: A fresh new look for a busy mom

  17-08-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Angela Falco is a busy mom and marketing manager. She was long overdue for a little self care and style refresh. Read More
  
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• Vancouver lawyer reprimanded for 'bullying' student who he fired, sued - Vancouver Is Awesome

  17-08-2019 19:54 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Vancouver lawyer reprimanded for 'bullying' student who he fired, sued  Vancouver Is AwesomeOne of Vancouver's more prominent lawyers, Paul Doroshenko, was reprimanded for “bullying” in an August 13 B.C. Supreme Court judgment.
  
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• This Vancouver puppy yoga class will leave you feeling pawsitive

  17-08-2019 19:28
  
  Aug. 21 class is also a fundraiser for Second Chance in Life Foundation
  
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• Westward Music Festival returns to Vancouver in September

  17-08-2019 19:07
  
  The festival takes over multiple venues over four days
  
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• South Surrey stabbing victim identified

  17-08-2019 18:53 via vancouversun.com
  Homicide investigators have released the name of a man, who was fatally stabbed near a shopping centre in South Surrey early Friday morning. Read More
  
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• Gardening: Insect repelling plants

  17-08-2019 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  Skip the bug spray and plant these plants instead. As Aleks from Gardenworks explains, mosquitos are not fond of scents like lemon and lavender.
  
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• Find a Farmers’ Market near you

  17-08-2019 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  Heather O’Hara from BC Farmers’ Markets shares some online tools you can use to find a market near you.
  
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• Average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Vancouver hits $3K

  17-08-2019 18:40
  
  Rentals.ca ranks Vancouver as most unaffordable city, again
  
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• Summer snow? Northern B.C. braces for freak snowstorm

  17-08-2019 18:38 via vancouversun.com
  An early-season snowstorm is expected to wallop parts of Northern B.C. this weekend, with up to 30 centimetres of snow expected in some areas. Read More
  
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• Summer snow? Northern B.C. braces for freak snowstorm - Vancouver Sun

  17-08-2019 18:08 via vancouversun.com
  Summer snow? Northern B.C. braces for freak snowstorm  Vancouver SunEnvironment and Climate Change Canada has posted a snowfall warning for some parts of the region, saying up to 30 centimetres of snow is expected this ...
  
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• Saturday Chef: Seared Ahi Tuna with Inverted Tonnato

  17-08-2019 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  Wedgewood Hotel and Spa Executive Chef Montgomery Lau show Jennifer Palma and Jay Janower how to make his Seared Ahi Tuna with Inverted Tonnato recipe.
  
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• How to spot the signs of a well-built home

  17-08-2019 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  This week in Open House, host Fiona Forbes learns ways to spot the signs a home is well-constructed.
  
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• A look inside: $17.8M Point Grey Road waterfront home in Vancouver (PHOTOS) | Urbanized - Daily Hive

  17-08-2019 16:37 via dailyhive.com
  A look inside: $17.8M Point Grey Road waterfront home in Vancouver (PHOTOS) | Urbanized  Daily HiveThere is more than meets the eye for this Point Grey Road home in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood from the perspective of its street frontage. See also:.
  
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• Stories from the Shuswap

  17-08-2019 16:33 via vancouversun.com
  Adrian Lewis circles a hill in the fading forest light on the shores of Little Shuswap Lake and for a moment it seems like the First Nations guide disappears into the crisp fall air. Instead, he slips under the earth into a kekuli, the traditional winter pit house of the Secwepemc peoples who lived on this land for 10,000 years. Read More
  
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• Sold (Bought): Pitt Meadows home is close to everything

  17-08-2019 14:31 via vancouversun.com
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• Winston Terraces to help address housing needs in Langley

  17-08-2019 14:21 via vancouversun.com
  As Langley continues to grow – according to Statistics Canada, the municipality’s population has increased by 12.6 per cent since 2011 – developers are responding to the demand for housing with a range of new multi-family homes. One of these projects is Winston Terraces, Quadstar Development’s townhome project at 19624 56th Avenue. Read More
  
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• The Home Front: To cover, or not to cover —the patio dilemma

  17-08-2019 14:09 via vancouversun.com
  Sometimes in the height of summer, it's easy to forget that fall is on the way, and winter right behind it. Read More
  
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• Whitecaps Game Day: Rooney expected to lead D.C. United charge in Vancouver

  17-08-2019 14:00 via theprovince.com
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• How did we get here? Failed public policy and Vancouver's Downtown Eastside - CBC.ca

  17-08-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  How did we get here? Failed public policy and Vancouver's Downtown Eastside  CBC.caVancouver's Downtown Eastside has been home to the city's most vulnerable residents for decades. Residents and some experts say failed housing, drug and ...
  
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• Eden Kelowna expected to be a draw for first-time buyers

  17-08-2019 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  An unusual partnership between a church and a forestry and environmental services company is building a new condominium development in the Rutland neighbourhood of Kelowna that will focus on both affordability and environmental sensitivity. Read More
  
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• Unhappy trails, packed parks, crowded campgrounds: Lower Mainland parks are being overrun - Vancouver Sun

  17-08-2019 12:01 via vancouversun.com
  Unhappy trails, packed parks, crowded campgrounds: Lower Mainland parks are being overrun  Vancouver SunWe're headed toward bans, restrictions, quotas and closures, one expert warns.
  
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• Unhappy trails, packed parks, crowded campgrounds: Lower Mainland parks are being overrun

  17-08-2019 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Want a parking spot and a picnic table at a Lower Mainland park on a sunny summer weekend? Better have a game plan. Read More
  
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• Serious two vehicle collision in Surrey halts traffic

  17-08-2019 10:21 via globalnews.ca
  Surrey RCMP say a serious two vehicle collision in the Cloverdale Area of Surrey early Saturday morning involves serious and potentially life-threatening injuries.
  
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• Coquitlam RCMP seeking missing woman

  17-08-2019 08:51 via globalnews.ca
  Coquitlam RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating 47-year-old Roxanne McGrath, who is reported missing.
  
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• RCMP identify new suspect, lay additional charges in Williams Lake attempted murder

  17-08-2019 06:49 via globalnews.ca
  A warrant has been issued for 23-year-old Michael Drynock of Deep Creek, who has been charged with two counts each of attempted murder and kidnapping.
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Hells Angel Suminder Grewal laid to rest

  17-08-2019 06:05 via vancouversun.com
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• ‘There’s something wrong here’: Husband furious as RCMP officer’s killer gets day parole

  17-08-2019 05:07 via globalnews.ca
  Just over two years after being sent to prison for killing West Shore RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett, Kenneth Fenton has been granted day parole for six months.
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – Aug. 16

  17-08-2019 05:00 via globalnews.ca
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.
  
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• Douglas Todd: The ethnic refashioning of Metro Vancouver a work in progress

  17-08-2019 04:53 via vancouversun.com
  Like many of his neighbours in Richmond, Tom Choy is trying to figure out what’s happening to his once-placid, semi-rural suburb. Read More
  
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• Douglas Todd: The ethnic refashioning of Metro Vancouver a work in progress - Vancouver Sun

  17-08-2019 04:23 via vancouversun.com
  Douglas Todd: The ethnic refashioning of Metro Vancouver a work in progress  Vancouver SunSome ethnic groups have formed enclaves in Metro Vancouver, while others have spread themselves more thinly.
  
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• Two-bedroom apartments in Vancouver cost a whopping $3049, report finds - Vancouver Is Awesome

  17-08-2019 04:10 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Two-bedroom apartments in Vancouver cost a whopping $3049, report finds  Vancouver Is AwesomeRentals.ca has released its National Rent Rankings report for August 2019, and Vancouver was ranked the most unaffordable city again.
  
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• B.C. bee company gets social media shout-out from Prince Harry and Meghan

  17-08-2019 04:09 via globalnews.ca
  Beescause builds and places hives in urban parks and backyards around the province.
  
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• Day parole granted to drunk driver who killed Mountie on Vancouver Island - CBC.ca

  17-08-2019 03:50 via cbc.ca
  Day parole granted to drunk driver who killed Mountie on Vancouver Island  CBC.caKenneth Fenton, the drunk driver who struck and killed an RCMP officer in a drunk-driving crash on southern Vancouver Island in 2016, has been granted day ...
  
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• Coquitlam drops opener 5-0 to Mexico in Little League World Series

  17-08-2019 03:46 via theprovince.com
  The Coquitlam All-Stars struggled to generate offence in their opening game of the 2019 Little League World Series, falling 5-0 to Mexico on Friday. Read More
  
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• ‘I was surprised at the ease’: Video catches bear opening B.C. woman’s car door

  17-08-2019 03:41 via globalnews.ca
  Security footage shows the bear opening both car doors with ease and fully entering the vehicle on both sides.
  
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• Victoria woman facing hundreds of dollars in tickets calling for free parking near homeless shelters

  17-08-2019 03:34 via globalnews.ca
  A Victoria homeless woman is urging the city to provide free parking and extended hours for those living in homeless shelters.
  
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• Hong Kong travel advisory remains in effect for Canadians

  17-08-2019 03:30 via globalnews.ca
  Foreign nationals in Metro Vancouver are watching what’s unfolding in Hong Kong closely as international travellers monitor the Canadian government’s travel advisory ahead of what’s expected to be a tumultuous weekend. Nadia Stewart has more
  
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• B.C. company gets shout-out from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

  17-08-2019 03:30 via globalnews.ca
  A small Fort St. John company is getting some royal buzz after receiving an Instagram shout-out from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Kylie Stanton reports.
  
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• A wheeler dealer's collection goes up for auction

  17-08-2019 03:28 via vancouversun.com
  The A-Aabaca Book Bin used to boast it was “the home of a million books” on its sign at 1147 Granville in Vancouver. Read More
  
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