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• Simon Fraser University buildings at 'high risk' of damage in earthquake: Report - Vancouver Sun

  18-08-2019 23:35
  Simon Fraser University buildings at 'high risk' of damage in earthquake: Report  Vancouver SunMore than 30 buildings on the Burnaby campus are at high risk of falling or sustaining serious damage in the event of a major earthquake.
  
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• High school kids destigmatize homelessness, one hot potato at a time

  18-08-2019 23:35 via vancouversun.com
  At just 15 years old, Alice Ko wanted to make a difference in Vancouver's enduring homeless problem. Read More
  
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• Simon Fraser University buildings at 'high risk' of damage in earthquake: report

  18-08-2019 23:34 via vancouversun.com
  More than 30 buildings on Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus are at high risk of falling or sustaining serious damage in the event of a major earthquake. Read More
  
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• Police investigating suspicious death in Saanich neighbourhood after body found

  18-08-2019 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  Police won't yet say what happened or what drew them to the area, but witnesses say a body was discovered in the street.
  
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• Police investigating suspicious death in Saanich neighbourhood

  18-08-2019 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  Police won't yet say what happened or what drew them to the area, but witnesses say a body was discovered in the street.
  
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• Vancouver renter says he was evicted without notice - CityNews Vancouver

  18-08-2019 23:15
  Vancouver renter says he was evicted without notice  CityNews VancouverIn a situation that would upset any renter, Mark Elyas came home Thursday to find his belongings being boxed up by a court bailiff and movers.
  
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• Search underway for missing 4-year-old boy in Northern B.C. - Vancouver Is Awesome

  18-08-2019 22:47
  Search underway for missing 4-year-old boy in Northern B.C.  Vancouver Is AwesomeAccording to B.C. Missing Report, four-year-old George Hazard-Benoit has not been seen since yesterday (Aug. 17) at around 12:30 p.m. near Lions Lake.
  
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• B.C. RCMP appeal for information four years after discovery of woman’s body

  18-08-2019 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  Monday will mark four years since the body of Delores "Deedee" Brown was found by kayakers on Norway Island, B.C.
  
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• Kayaker found dead in Okanagan Lake suffered a heart attack: obituary

  18-08-2019 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  "Zygmunt will be remembered as a proud man, yet with a big heart. He was always honest, always generous," said his obituary.
  
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• Coquitlam girl pens second book with stepmom

  18-08-2019 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  12-year-old Madison Reaveley and her stepmother Megan Williams are releasing their second book together. ‘I Don’t Want To’ takes place at summer camp and addresses a common problem kids from blended families can face.
  
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• Rescuers searching for missing four-year-old boy near MacKenzie

  18-08-2019 21:27 via vancouversun.com
  Search and rescue crews are searching for a four-year-old boy who went missing Saturday near MacKenzie, B.C. Read More
  
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• Construction on upswing in Vancouver Island - My Campbell River Now

  18-08-2019 21:13
  Construction on upswing in Vancouver Island  My Campbell River NowThat's according to the Vancouver Island Construction Association. It says permits rose six per cent this quarter compared to the last. Residential permits ...
  
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• Search continues for missing 4-year-old boy in central B.C.

  18-08-2019 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Multiple units from around the Prince George and Mackenzie regions are searching for a missing 4-year-old boy who got separated from his mother.
  
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• Don't try to save lost-looking seal pups yourself, Vancouver Aquarium warns - CTV News

  18-08-2019 20:19
  Don't try to save lost-looking seal pups yourself, Vancouver Aquarium warns  CTV NewsPeople are being warned not to take seal pups home in B.C. after the Vancouver Aquarium rescue centre noted an increase in people taking animals that don't ...
  
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• 14 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Monday, August 19 - Straight.com

  18-08-2019 20:00
  14 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Monday, August 19  Straight.com"Weird Al" Yankovic performs with a full orchestra on his Strings Attached Tour.
  
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• Search crews mobilize south of Mackenzie, B.C. to find missing 4-year-old boy

  18-08-2019 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  Mackenzie RCMP say they were notified just after 1 p.m. Saturday that the boy, named George, had gone missing half an hour earlier.
  
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• West Kelowna wildfire being treated as suspicious: fire chief

  18-08-2019 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  Fire chief Jason Brolund said when fire fighters arrived the fire "was being driven uphill by strong winds."
  
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• Suspicious West Kelowna wildfire contained: fire chief

  18-08-2019 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  Fire chief Jason Brolund said when fire fighters arrived the fire "was being driven uphill by strong winds."
  
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• Constantly on the move, homeless camps difficult to track in Metro Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  18-08-2019 19:04
  Constantly on the move, homeless camps difficult to track in Metro Vancouver  Vancouver SunThe transient nature of those who live outside means municipalities and *service* providers can't get a good idea of how many camps there are. Jennifer Saltman.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks: An overlooked aspect of Jim Benning’s tenure - The Canuck Way

  18-08-2019 19:02
  Vancouver Canucks: An overlooked aspect of Jim Benning’s tenure  The Canuck WayMuch has been discussed when it comes to what Jim Benning has done in his time as general manager of the Vancouver Canucks. Here's what's being ...
  
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• Constantly on the move, homeless camps difficult to track in Metro Vancouver

  18-08-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  If you ask Metro Vancouver municipalities, there are fewer known homeless encampments in the region than there were three years ago. Read More
  
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• Wild Salmon Celebration returns

  18-08-2019 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  The Chefs Table Society of BC is hosting its annual ‘Wild Salmon Celebration’ at Vancouver’s Fisherman’s Wharf on Saturday, August 24. Chef Kayla Dhalliwal shows off the sockeye salmon dish she is preparing at the culinary event.
  
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• Teen dies after being pulled from Okanagan Lake

  18-08-2019 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  A 15-year-old boy is dead after an apparent drowning in West Kelowna.
  
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• Expansion Plan: Projecting the Vancouver Canucks' protection list for the 2021 expansion draft - The Hockey News

  18-08-2019 18:13
  Expansion Plan: Projecting the Vancouver Canucks' protection list for the 2021 expansion draft  The Hockey NewsThe Vancouver Canucks are still rebuilding. But unlike other teams in the same situation, they're unlikely to lose an important piece, instead sitting with an ...
  
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• Major search underway for missing 4-year-old boy

  18-08-2019 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP from Mackenzie and surrounding areas are searching Lions Lake for a 4-year-old boy who went missing while berry picking with his parents.
  
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• Parallel 49 introduces a wicked brew to commemorate PNE Fair's 109th birthday

  18-08-2019 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  You may not find puns hilarious, but that shouldn't stop you from trying NeFAIRious. Read More
  
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• The Granville Strip is changing. Where's the next party? - Vancouver Sun

  18-08-2019 17:01
  The Granville Strip is changing. Where's the next party?  Vancouver Sun'The big challenge is how to avoid it becoming a kind of no-go wasteland at night.' — SFU public policy expert Doug McArthur on what to do with the Granville ...
  
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• The Granville Strip is changing. Where's the next party?

  18-08-2019 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Years ago, Charles Gauthier tried to find a brand for the Granville Entertainment District. Read More
  
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• Terry Abel: Industry, government and environmentalists must co-operate to save boreal caribou from further decline

  18-08-2019 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Canada is known for many things, but it is our country’s wildlife like the boreal caribou that we are most often recognized. These beautiful and majestic symbols of national pride populate our vast boreal forest from one end of the country to the other. Read More
  
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• 9 can't-miss Vancouver food events happening this week: August 19 to 25 | Dished - Daily Hive

  18-08-2019 17:00
  9 can't-miss Vancouver food events happening this week: August 19 to 25 | Dished  Daily HiveIf you're anything like us, the hunger for unique and delicious food and beverage-centred events is as strong as ever. It's a good thing Vancouver always delivers ...
  
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• Recast in bronze, 'The Dude' statue returns to Vancouver's Guelph Park - The Globe and Mail

  18-08-2019 16:20
  Recast in bronze, 'The Dude' statue returns to Vancouver's Guelph Park  The Globe and MailA bronze recasting of the original natural cedar sculpture called Reclining Figure and nicknamed The Dude has been installed at Guelph Park on 8th Avenue ...
  
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• Vancouver's massive Aurora Winter Festival expanding, moving venues for 2019 - Vancouver Courier

  18-08-2019 16:00
  Vancouver's massive Aurora Winter Festival expanding, moving venues for 2019  Vancouver CourierVancouver's Aurora Winter Festival is moving east to the PNE grounds.
  
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• Vancouver’s massive Aurora Winter Festival expanding, moving venues for 2019

  18-08-2019 16:00
  
  Vancouver’s Aurora Winter Festival is moving east to the PNE grounds
  
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• Vancouver Canucks roundtable: Thoughts on the Jim Benning extension - The Canuck Way

  18-08-2019 16:00
  Vancouver Canucks roundtable: Thoughts on the Jim Benning extension  The Canuck WayThe Vancouver Canucks gave general manager Jim Benning an extension Friday afternoon. Here are The Canuck Way staff's thoughts on it.
  
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• Sober-minded Trudeau tale dodges dirt and sticks to the facts

  18-08-2019 16:00
  
  'There is no dirt here, no pursuit of salacious rumours, and as a result his critique is a little inarguable'
  
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• How this Vancouver-born author left a cult-like religion and found herself - Vancouver Courier

  18-08-2019 16:00
  How this Vancouver-born author left a cult-like religion and found herself  Vancouver CourierAmber Scorah chronicles her life growing up as a Jehovah's Witness, and what came after she left the religion.
  
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• How this Vancouver-born author left a cult-like religion and found herself

  18-08-2019 16:00
  
  Amber Scorah chronicles her life growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, and what came after she left the religion
  
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• Drink This: Rainshadow by Vancouver Island Brewing/Twin City Brewing - Vancouver Courier

  18-08-2019 16:00
  Drink This: Rainshadow by Vancouver Island Brewing/Twin City Brewing  Vancouver CourierVancouver Island Brewing's new Pod Pack features collaborations with four other breweries.
  
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• Drink This: Rainshadow by Vancouver Island Brewing/Twin City Brewing

  18-08-2019 16:00
  
  Vancouver Island Brewing’s new Pod Pack features collaborations with four other breweries
  
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• Dozens of business associations step back from WorkSafeBC review

  18-08-2019 16:00
  
  Organizations say they have lost confidence that the review can be conducted in an 'independent, impartial and balanced matter.'
  
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• D.C. United 0, Whitecaps 1: Caps find their defensive groove

  18-08-2019 07:30 via theprovince.com
  Winning a game while yielding the lion's share of possession to the opposition is a bit of a throwback feature for Whitecaps fans. Read More
  
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• Clash takes over Vancouver street corner as Hong Kong democracy protests go global - Toronto Star

  18-08-2019 05:18
  Clash takes over Vancouver street corner as Hong Kong democracy protests go global  Toronto StarHundreds of people supporting and opposing Hong Kong's 11-week protests were kept apart by police in Vancouver Saturday afternoon.
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – Aug. 17

  18-08-2019 05:00 via globalnews.ca
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.
  
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• Coquitlam Little Leaguers bounce back at Word Series, blitz Italy 10-0

  18-08-2019 04:56 via theprovince.com
  The Coquitlam All-Stars bounced back in a big way Saturday afternoon with a decisive 10-0 win over Italy in their second game of the 2019 Little League World Series. Read More
  
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• Vancouver’s Canada Line turns 10

  18-08-2019 04:35 via globalnews.ca
  Ten years ago, the Canada Line brought a whole new wave of transportation options to Vancouver. Jordan Armstrong looks back on what it took to get to the grand opening, and the lessons TransLink has learned.
  
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• Study finds screens, lack of sleep leads to impulsive behaviour

  18-08-2019 04:35 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave. A researcher in Ottawa found that kids who have their screen time limited to under two hours a day, and slept between nine and 11 hours a night were found to make better decisions.
  
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• Telus webmail service outage leaves customers fuming

  18-08-2019 04:31 via globalnews.ca
  Telus customers are outraged three days into a webmail outage, but they say the worst part has been the lack of communication from the communications giant. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• Outrage after drunk driver who killed B.C. Mountie gets day parole

  18-08-2019 04:31 via globalnews.ca
  There’s growing outrage after the drunk driver convicted of killing a Vancouver Island Mountie received day parole just two years into his four year sentence for impaired driving causing death. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• New sculpture installed at Vancouver’s Dude Chilling Park

  18-08-2019 04:27 via globalnews.ca
  Long before Vancouver’s Dude Chilling Park gained worldwide attention for its name and sign thefts, another dude was chilling there. As Kristen Robinson reports, “The Dude” is now back home in Mount Pleasant.
  
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• Hong Kong protests shut down Vancouver intersection | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  18-08-2019 04:27
  Hong Kong protests shut down Vancouver intersection | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caHundreds of demonstrators on both sides of the Hong Kong conflict have taken over a major Vancouver intersection just a block from city hall, forcing road ...
  
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