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• Douglas Todd: Idea of federal apology splits Italian Canadians

  25-08-2019 23:39 via vancouversun.com
  Since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has already offered his apologies to many different Canadian minority groups, some Italian Canadian media outlets have been aroused to express anger that their ethnic group has not yet received one from him. Read More
  
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• Dan Fumano: 'Un-freaking-believable' as city lists suite for 'low-income families' on Craigslist at $2,850 a month

  25-08-2019 23:38 via vancouversun.com
  Neighbours were stunned to learn recently that a city-owned property in the West End intended for affordable housing was advertised on Craigslist at a price decidedly unaffordable even for average renters, let alone the low-income families for whom the home was intended. Read More
  
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• Metro Vancouverite travels the 'flower-child' way to every country in the world

  25-08-2019 23:37 via vancouversun.com
  Cosmopolitan by upbringing, Duc Nguyen has spent a lifetime globe-trotting. Read More
  
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• Popular Playland ride ‘The Beast’ back up and running after malfunction

  25-08-2019 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  The popular ride went down Aug. 12 while thrillseekers were on it, spilling non-toxic oil on them and others lined up below.
  
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• ‘It was his life’: Son helps maintain Vancouver family business after father’s murder - Global News

  25-08-2019 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  ‘It was his life’: Son helps maintain Vancouver family business after father’s murder  Global NewsWATCH: The family of a Vancouver business owner who was found murdered in his own store is speaking out for the first time, hoping to carry on Jack McIver's ...
  
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• ‘It was his life’: Son helps maintain Vancouver family business after father’s murder

  25-08-2019 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  Derek McIver is carrying on the business tradition started more than 50 years ago by his father Jack McIver, who was killed earlier this summer.
  
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• Missing Vancouver Island couple died in crash, father confirms - CTV News

  25-08-2019 22:05 via vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
  Missing Vancouver Island couple died in crash, father confirms  CTV NewsThe father of a young man who -- along with his girlfriend -- was reported missing earlier this month says the couple didn't actually disappear. Instead, they ...
  
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• 9 can't-miss Vancouver food events happening this week: August 26 to September 1 | Dished - Daily Hive

  25-08-2019 21:51 via dailyhive.com
  9 can't-miss Vancouver food events happening this week: August 26 to September 1 | 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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• Pattison Outdoor Advertising says controversial Maxime Bernier billboards to stay up

  25-08-2019 21:45 via vancouversun.com
  The owner of billboards currently showcasing ads that promote the People’s Party of Canada’s controversial stance on immigration says the material is staying up. Read More
  
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• Vancouver firefighters come face-to-face with Hollywood tough guy Danny Trejo - Global News

  25-08-2019 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver firefighters come face-to-face with Hollywood tough guy Danny Trejo  Global News"I thought we were going to get caught in the crossfire," one firefighter said about coming face-to-face with actor Danny Trejo at a crash scene.
  
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• Father of suspected B.C. killer seeks access to video taken before son's death

  25-08-2019 21:18 via vancouversun.com
  The father of a suspected killer of three people in northern British Columbia is trying to access a video his son took which details his last wishes before his death. Read More
  
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• RCMP search for hit-and-run driver on Vancouver Island after man’s body found

  25-08-2019 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Police say they have talked to "several witnesses" from surrounding apartment buildings who heard "a loud crash and thump" shortly before the 911 call was placed.
  
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• VOKRA Walk for Kitties

  25-08-2019 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  The VOKRA Walk for Kitties is taking place on September 15. Tasha Bukovnik, explains how you can get involved and help adorable kittens find forever homes.
  
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• Pot and fertility

  25-08-2019 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  Undergoing or planning fertility treatment? Dr. Beth Taylor, from Olive Fertility, explains what you need to know about how cannabis use could affect your chances of conceiving.
  
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• Anti-immigration billboard featuring Maxime Bernier will be taken down, company says

  25-08-2019 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  Criticism has been pouring in since the billboards started popping up across the country late last week, with residents and other politicians saying the signs are fear-mongering and unnecessarily divisive.
  
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• Ad company rejects calls to remove anti-immigration billboard featuring Maxime Bernier

  25-08-2019 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  Criticism has been pouring in since the billboards started popping up across the country late last week, with residents and other politicians saying the signs are fear-mongering and unnecessarily divisive.
  
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• Coquitlam RCMP seek missing woman under BC Mental Health Act

  25-08-2019 18:59 via vancouversun.com
  Police are searching for a missing woman in Coquitlam who is wanted on a B.C. Mental Health Act warrant. Read More
  
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• European Union halts imports of some Canadian fresh fruits

  25-08-2019 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  The European Union’s decision to halt imports of some Canadian fresh fruits has caught growers by surprise. Jules Knox reports on why the ban is being put in place.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Periods of rain but sun's on the way - Vancouver Sun

  25-08-2019 18:05 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver weather: Periods of rain but sun's on the way  Vancouver SunRain is expected to clear up in the afternoon with sun to come on Monday.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Periods of rain but sun's on the way

  25-08-2019 18:05 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Aug. 25, 2019 – Sunday's weather may look a little drizzly but it won't be long before the sun's back. Read More
  
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• Vancouver firefighters come face-to-face with Hollywood tough guy Danny Trejo

  25-08-2019 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  "I thought we were going to get caught in the crossfire," one firefighter said about comig face-to-face with actor Danny Trejo at a crash scene.
  
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• Victoria changes rules to allow pot packaging to be recycled at stores

  25-08-2019 16:00
  
  Regulators initially prohibited used packaging in legal cannabis stores
  
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• This is what it’s like to go paragliding from Grouse Mountain (VIDEO)

  25-08-2019 16:00
  
  Vancouver’s Bill Nikolai has spent 13 seasons with the Grouse Mountain Flying Team
  
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• Seven days of epic burgers await at this week-long Vancouver festival

  25-08-2019 16:00
  
  Le Burger Week returns Sept. 1 to 7
  
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• Few positives for Whitecaps to take after San Jose’s suffocating defence swamps their ship

  25-08-2019 15:00 via theprovince.com
  It was simple as A-B-C. Read More
  
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• B.C. waives tuition for youth from foster care but could do better, says advocate

  25-08-2019 15:00
  
  The B.C. government should be looking to examples from the U.S. to increase the number of youth from care — and other disadvantaged young people — attending post-secondary schools, says advocate Dylan Cohen.
  
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• Steve Ewen: Nill believes grid T-Birds will find ways to soar above expectations

  25-08-2019 14:00 via theprovince.com
  Blake Nill expects the UBC Thunderbirds football program to battle for a regular spot at the front of the sports section. Read More
  
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• After years of emotional abuse, even a resumé is a tough task

  25-08-2019 07:43 via vancouversun.com
  Reava recoiled at the thought of writing a resumé. Read More
  
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• Lions 10, Tiger-Cats 13: What we learned: It’s not that they lost, but how they lost

  25-08-2019 07:38 via theprovince.com
  • Despite controlling the clock for almost 20 minutes of the first half while gaining over 200 yards in total offence, the Lions found themselves in a 3-3 tie after 30 minutes. Read More
  
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• Earthquakes 3, Whitecaps 1: San Jose swarms and smothers visiting Vancouver

  25-08-2019 07:36 via theprovince.com
  All sorts of records fell Saturday night at Avaya Stadium; club, record, positional … and so did the Vancouver Whitecaps. Read More
  
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• Oppenheimer residents caught in 'chaotic' relocation, advocates say

  25-08-2019 05:39 via vancouversun.com
  On Thursday, Rachel Nielsen was ready to move from her tent in Oppenheimer Park, where she's lived for almost a year, to a supportive social housing unit offered by B.C. Housing. Read More
  
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• 24th Electrafest held in Vancouver, Canada - Xinhua | English.news.cn - Xinhua

  25-08-2019 05:11 via xinhuanet.com
  24th Electrafest held in Vancouver, Canada - Xinhua | English.news.cn  XinhuaA woman tries to experience a single seated electric vehicle during the 24th Electrafest in Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 24, 2019. Returned for its 24th years, the ...
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – Aug. 24

  25-08-2019 05:00 via globalnews.ca
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• Job action possible after Vancouver hotel workers deliver strike vote

  25-08-2019 04:04 via vancouversun.com
  Three large luxury hotels in downtown Vancouver are facing the “real possibility” of strike action after employees voted overwhelmingly in favour to back their union in contract negotiations for better wages and working conditions. Read More
  
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• Volunteers search for stem cell donors to save Vancouver Island man - CTV News

  25-08-2019 03:40 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Volunteers search for stem cell donors to save Vancouver Island man  CTV NewsThe fight to save a Vancouver Island father has made its way to the Lower Mainland. Jeremy Chow was diagnosed with Leukemia last December, but his ...
  
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• Job action possible after Vancouver hotel workers deliver strike vote - Vancouver Sun

  25-08-2019 03:37 via vancouversun.com
  Job action possible after Vancouver hotel workers deliver strike vote  Vancouver SunThe Hyatt Regency, the Westin Bayshore and the Pinnacle Harbourfront Vancouver could soon be behind picket lines during the busiest tourism month of the ...
  
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• Mike Smyth: As election nears, Trudeau’s plan to sway B.C. is spend, spend, spend

  25-08-2019 03:33 via theprovince.com
  Joseph Katalinic, the guy who won $60 million in the Lotto Max last week, says he plans to spend like a boss and “live like a king,” and I say good for him! Read More
  
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• As election nears, Trudeau’s plan to sway B.C.: Spend, spend, spend!

  25-08-2019 03:33 via theprovince.com
  • July 3: $185 million for B.C. transportation infrastructure including interior highway improvements. Read More
  
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• Family of murdered Vancouver business owner speaks out

  25-08-2019 03:05 via globalnews.ca
  The family of a Vancouver business owner who was found murdered in his own store is speaking out for the first time, hoping to carry on Jack McIver’s legacy. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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• Repairs to sinking highway in Delta to cost millions

  25-08-2019 03:04 via globalnews.ca
  It’s now costing millions to repair the “garbage bumps” on the South Fraser Perimeter Road, which were formed as the highway sinks into the ground of an old landfill. Ted Field reports.
  
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• Disturbing racist encounter in Richmond caught on camera

  25-08-2019 03:03 via globalnews.ca
  Warning: disturbing content. Richmond RCMP are now investigating a racist encounter in a strip mall parking lot that was caught on video. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• The brutal killing of Metro Vancouver man Graham Niven: 25 years later - Vancouver Is Awesome

  25-08-2019 02:57 via vancouverisawesome.com
  The brutal killing of Metro Vancouver man Graham Niven: 25 years later  Vancouver Is AwesomeGraham Niven was 31-years-old when he was beaten to death outside a Metro Vancouver Mac's convenience store, 25 years ago.
  
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• ‘Scary’ bumps on Delta’s Hwy. 17 to cost more than $3M to fix, province says

  25-08-2019 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  A section of the South Fraser Perimeter Road in Delta, which was built over an old landfill, is sinking despite efforts to repave the bumps being formed.
  
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• Vancouver photographer shares epic slow-motion battle between two eagles (VIDEO)

  25-08-2019 02:26
  
  ‘I was just pointing the camera at the eagles and then suddenly another eagle came’
  
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• Metro Vancouver Elvis Presley impersonator reunited with lost artwork he made 13 years ago - Vancouver Is Awesome

  25-08-2019 02:09 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Metro Vancouver Elvis Presley impersonator reunited with lost artwork he made 13 years ago  Vancouver Is AwesomeElvis is back in the building. That's how Eli Williams, an Elvis Presley tribute artist, feels about the discovery of a piece of artwork he made years ago.
  
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• Fix is in for Repair Cafe founders, aiming to repair stuff and planet

  25-08-2019 02:04 via vancouversun.com
  About 100 people showed up Saturday at Hillcrest Community Centre, including Herbir Bhatti who waited patiently with a broken blender. Read More
  
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• Vancouver photographer shares epic slow-motion battle between two eagles (VIDEO) - Vancouver Is Awesome

  25-08-2019 01:33 via vancouverisawesome.com
  Vancouver photographer shares epic slow-motion battle between two eagles (VIDEO)  Vancouver Is AwesomeA Vancouver wildlife photographer has shared footage of an epic but short-lived battle between two hungry eagles in Alaska, U.S..
  
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• Driver arrested after causing 4-vehicle crash near downtown Victoria

  25-08-2019 00:59 via globalnews.ca
  Victoria police say officers attempted to pull over a vehiclec, but the driver fled "at high speed."
  
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• Driver causes 4-vehicle crash in Victoria

  25-08-2019 00:35 via globalnews.ca
  A driver fleeing police plowed into three other vehicles in Victoria early Saturday morning, and was arrested after fleeing on foot.
  
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