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• Tenant leaves behind serious damage in Vancouver suite

  01-09-2019 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  A Vancouver landlord is sharing video of serious damage left behind by a former tenant, including cement poured down drains and the fridge left unplugged with food inside.
  
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• Surrey residents evacuated after possible explosive device found near vehicle

  01-09-2019 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Surrey RCMP say they were called after a small fire led to the discovery of an "improvised explosive device."
  
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• New PoCo rec centre opens without change rooms for referees, dooming home hockey season

  01-09-2019 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Hockey Canada requires officials to have a separate dressing room, but those rooms won't be ready at the new Port Coquitlam Community Centre until 2021.
  
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• Air Canada flight to Vancouver from Shanghai diverted due to cracked window pane - Toronto Star

  01-09-2019 23:42 via thestar.com
  Air Canada flight to Vancouver from Shanghai diverted due to cracked window pane  Toronto StarVANCOUVER—Air Canada says a flight from Shanghai to Vancouver was diverted to Tokyo's Narita International Airport after a crack developed in one of the ...
  
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• Stanley Park road closures coming up on Labour Day, Sept. 7 - Vancouver Sun

  01-09-2019 22:17 via vancouversun.com
  Stanley Park road closures coming up on Labour Day, Sept. 7  Vancouver SunIf you're looking to enjoy a nice drive around Stanley Park this week, make sure you're updated on the latest road closures in the park.
  
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• 18-year-old Kelowna man dead after cliff jumping at Skaha Lake near Penticton

  01-09-2019 22:17 via vancouversun.com
  PENTICTON — Police pulled the body of an 18-year-old man from a lake near Penticton on Sunday morning, two days after he disappeared while cliff jumping. Read More
  
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• Stanley Park road closures coming up on Labour Day, Sept. 7

  01-09-2019 22:16 via vancouversun.com
  If you're looking to enjoy a nice drive around Stanley Park this week, better make sure you're updated on the latest road closures impacting the park. Read More
  
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• Gord Kurenoff: Rolling Stones of running start us up with FY8K to kick off September

  01-09-2019 22:11 via vancouversun.com
  Jeannine Avelino, still walking gingerly after completing her first Squamish 50K on Aug. 18 in just under 11½ hours, apologized last week for making me walk, run and then cry. Read More
  
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• Former UBC ace Taylor traded to Blue Jays, excited to be with “my hometown team”

  01-09-2019 21:35 via theprovince.com
  Curtis Taylor has something new in common with Jeff Francis. Read More
  
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• Teachers return to school in B.C. uncertain over stalled contract talks

  01-09-2019 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  Talks have been put on pause until late September after the mediator ruled both sides were too far apart to reach a deal ahead of classes resuming Tuesday.
  
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• 12 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Monday, September 2 - Straight.com

  01-09-2019 20:00 via straight.com
  12 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Monday, September 2  Straight.com90s R&B pop group TLC plays the final night of the PNE's Summer Night Concerts.
  
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• Ask an Expert: Back To School Safety

  01-09-2019 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  Your child’s safety is your first priority as they head back to school on Tuesday. Primary care paramedic, David Leary, shares some helpful tips that could help put your mind at ease.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Be prepared for a chance of showers

  01-09-2019 18:20 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Sept. 1, 2019 – Sunday's weather will be mostly cloudy with a small chance of showers so be prepared. Read More
  
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• Funding for Vancouver school slated to be built by 2020 still not approved - CityNews Vancouver

  01-09-2019 17:51 via citynews1130.com
  Funding for Vancouver school slated to be built by 2020 still not approved  CityNews VancouverConstruction should have started already. That's what a Vancouver city councillor is saying about the need for an elementary school in the Olympic Village.
  
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• B.C. mayor among leaders hoping wastewater management becomes election issue

  01-09-2019 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  While climate change is dominating the environmental conversations leading into the federal vote, politicians who show plans to stop the dumping of sewage into Canada's waterways will be welcomed by municipal governments grappling with the issue.
  
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• This colourful festival will illuminate Vancouver Art Gallery this September

  01-09-2019 16:00
  
  Facade Festival will light up Vancouver Art Gallery Sept. 8 to 14
  
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• Get on ‘island time’: Your travel guide to Quadra Island

  01-09-2019 16:00
  
  The gateway to the Discovery Islands is popular with boaters, adventurers and anyone looking for some serious decompression
  
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• Real benefits to stenting multiple blocked arteries, not just the one that caused a heart attack, study says

  01-09-2019 15:30 via vancouversun.com
  Unblocking additional plaque or cholesterol-clogged coronary arteries with stents after a heart attack — instead of just the one that caused the heart attack — leads to a reduction in the risk of dying or having another heart attack, a multinational study involving B.C. experts and patients shows. Read More
  
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• Take a hike this Labour Day — summer isn't over yet

  01-09-2019 15:00
  
  The journal Behavioural Science found that while all types of interactions with nature can reduce stress, the most effective setting is untouched, natural wilderness.
  
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• See what the PNE midway in Vancouver looked like in 1960 (VIDEO)

  01-09-2019 15:00
  
  What was it like to hit the midway at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) in Vancouver back in 1960?
  
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• PHOTO: Another perfect Vancouver sunset - Vancouver Is Awesome

  01-09-2019 15:00 via vancouverisawesome.com
  PHOTO: Another perfect Vancouver sunset  Vancouver Is AwesomeOur daily photo is from @erikandersen of another perfect Vancouver sunset.
  
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• B.C. talent development gets top billing at Vancouver International Film Festival

  01-09-2019 15:00
  
  Call it the “filmmaker entrepreneur” — the one who needs to direct, produce and secure financing to get their movie made.
  
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• No grades, no curriculum: Parents lobby for 'democratic' school in Vancouver - CBC.ca

  01-09-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  No grades, no curriculum: Parents lobby for 'democratic' school in Vancouver  CBC.caAn alternative school program that forgoes a set curriculum to let students learn whatever they want, at their own pace, may find a home in Vancouver.
  
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• Alex Cuba sharpens his award-winning songwriting even more on Sublime

  01-09-2019 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  When: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. Read More
  
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• NYCFC 3, Whitecaps 1: Vancouver’s faint playoff hopes extinguished as they feel more VAR anguish

  01-09-2019 08:11 via theprovince.com
  A season that started with more VAR controversy than you can shake an Iron Front two-stick at seems to be ending the same way. Read More
  
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• Kelowna man dies in popular Skaha Lake cliff jumping area

  01-09-2019 05:45 via globalnews.ca
  An 18-year-old Kelowna man has died in a popular cliff jumping area at the Southeast end of Skaha lake on over the weekend.
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – Aug. 31

  01-09-2019 05:00 via globalnews.ca
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• Kootenay Lake ferry workers launch three-day strike amid contract negotiations

  01-09-2019 04:30 via vancouversun.com
  BALFOUR, B.C. — Ferry workers in the Kootenays region of British Columbia have begun a three-day strike following unsuccessful negotiations over their collective agreement, which expired in March. Read More
  
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• B.C. Lions fire offensive line coach Bryan Chiu, hire Kelly Bates

  01-09-2019 04:08 via theprovince.com
  It was inevitable that heads would have to roll, because the B.C. Lions certainly weren’t rolling. Read More
  
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• Dismayed Hong Kong supporters hold pro-democracy protest in Vancouver

  01-09-2019 03:50 via vancouversun.com
  Hundreds of pro-democracy activists rallied Saturday outside the Vancouver Public Library in solidarity with protesters in Hong Kong and across the globe. Read More
  
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• Girl Guides in B.C. now earn equal number of high school credit as Cadets and Scouts

  01-09-2019 03:44 via globalnews.ca
  The change came thanks to a question from a 12-year-old member on Vancouver Island.
  
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• Elk Island Public School Division Bans Cellphones

  01-09-2019 03:42 via globalnews.ca
  Elk Island Public School Division has banned cellphones from its schools. Officials say they want students to take their gaze away from screens and focus it back on teachers.
  
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• B.C.'s largest First Nation asks province to kill gov'ts pot-shop application

  01-09-2019 03:39 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.'s largest First Nation is calling on the provincial government to rescind an application for a B.C. Cannabis store in a local shopping mall where its government hopes to open its own non-medical cannabis store. Read More
  
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• Elk Island Public Schol Division Bans Cellphones

  01-09-2019 03:30 via globalnews.ca
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• Richmond Go Karts closing after more than 50 years in business

  01-09-2019 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  After more than five decades boasting Western Canada’s longest go-kart track, Richmond Go Karts will close its doors forever, marking the end of an era for Metro Vancouver thrillseekers. Julia Foy reports.
  
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• UBC students move into campus housing amid crunch

  01-09-2019 03:13 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands of students moved into their on-campus housing ahead of classes starting at UBC. But as Nadia Stewart reports, thousands more are being forced to look elsewhere for housing.
  
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• Petition to rename Langley skate park after Carson Crimeni

  01-09-2019 03:09 via globalnews.ca
  A petition is gaining traction to rename the Langley skateboard park where 14-year-old Carson Crimeni was last seen before dying of a suspected overdose. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• Bus full of farm workers crashes in Abbotsford

  01-09-2019 03:03 via globalnews.ca
  Nine people were hurt after a bus carrying farm workers rolled over in Abbotsford. As Jordan Armstrong reports, the crash reminds some of more deadly incidents involving workers.
  
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• Dr. Errin Bligh: Five reasons why an eye exam should top your back-to-school list

  01-09-2019 03:00 via theprovince.com
  For preschoolers, the B.C. Doctors of Optometry’s a-b-See™ vision program provides comprehensive eye exams for children under the age of five and aims to educate parents and teachers about the importance of children’s eye health. Read More
  
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• Steve Ewen: Mexico throws Canada a curve by denying hosts an Olympic softball berth

  01-09-2019 02:52 via theprovince.com
  The enthusiasm about Team Canada closing in on a berth for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics took an abrupt turn in about a 10-minute span Saturday afternoon at Softball City. Read More
  
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• Petition calls for skateboard park to be named after Langley teen who died of apparent overdose

  01-09-2019 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  The petition aims to change the name of the park in Walnut Grove to the Carson Crimeni Memorial Skate Park, in honour of the 14-year-old.
  
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• Woman refuses to burn out her torch as she marks Overdose Awareness Day, crisis

  01-09-2019 02:04 via vancouversun.com
  It was during the International Overdose Awareness Day activities last year when Tabitha Montgomery really noticed it — events that had once been rallies had become vigils. Read More
  
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• Hundreds gather at pro-democracy rally in Vancouver to support Hong Kong protesters - CBC.ca

  01-09-2019 01:09 via cbc.ca
  Hundreds gather at pro-democracy rally in Vancouver to support Hong Kong protesters  CBC.caHundreds of people gathered in downtown Vancouver Saturday to show their support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The rally, at the main branch ...
  
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• UBC students move into campus housing as demand hits all-time high

  01-09-2019 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  Six thousand people are on the waitlist this year, hoping for a residency to open up at some point in the weeks and months ahead.
  
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