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• Vancouver Fringe Festival review: Monica vs. the Internet - Straight.com

  08-09-2019 23:29 via straight.com
  Vancouver Fringe Festival review: Monica vs. the Internet  Straight.comSubtitled "Tales of a Social Justice Warrior", this solo show brilliantly illuminates the fact that everything about equity and justice is deeply personal.
  
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• Police watchdog probing death of woman reported missing by North Vancouver RCMP

  08-09-2019 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  The probe into Elizabeth Napierala's death includes determining whether the welfare check conducted by police was thorough enough.
  
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• Kamloops man charged after firing paintballs at moving vehicles, uttering threats

  08-09-2019 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Court records show Nigel Alexander Cox faces one count each of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and mischief.
  
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• Is a proposed West Kelowna pot shop too close to an elementary school?

  08-09-2019 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  A school board committee would like to see the board write a "letter of concern" to the city about the proposed pot shop.
  
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• Animal advocates voice concern about horse welfare following crash near Kelowna

  08-09-2019 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  After a horse trailer toppled over in a horrific collision in the Okanagan last Saturday, animal advocates are voicing concern that a horse was left in distress for too long.
  
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• Municipalities turn up heat over province's closed-door dealings with First Nations

  08-09-2019 22:26 via vancouversun.com
  Local governments will turn up the pressure on the province to end their secretive dealings with First Nations when the Union of B.C. Municipalities meets this month. Read More
  
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• 2 in hospital, car in river after East Vancouver crash - CTV News

  08-09-2019 22:08 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  2 in hospital, car in river after East Vancouver crash  CTV NewsPolice said they were called to the scene at the far south end of Fraser Street Saturday evening after a four-door sedan somehow ended up in the Fraser River.
  
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• Police seek missing persons in Vancouver, Coquitlam and Surrey - Vancouver Sun

  08-09-2019 21:39 via vancouversun.com
  Police seek missing persons in Vancouver, Coquitlam and Surrey  Vancouver SunPolice in Metro Vancouver are searching for missing persons in three separate cases on Sunday.
  
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• Police seek missing persons in Vancouver, Coquitlam and Surrey

  08-09-2019 21:39 via vancouversun.com
  Police in Metro Vancouver are searching for missing persons in three separate cases on Sunday. Read More
  
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• Twice laid off due to sawmill closings, B.C. worker ready for a new career

  08-09-2019 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  Rachelle Dumoulin admits her second layoff in 12 years from a northern B.C. sawmill has soured her on the boom-and-bust industry.
  
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• Why Chambar Is Still Vancouver's Most Important Restaurant After 15 Years - Scout Magazine

  08-09-2019 21:25 via scoutmagazine.ca
  Why Chambar Is Still Vancouver's Most Important Restaurant After 15 Years  Scout MagazineVisualising the indelible and far-reaching impact of an idiosyncratic Belgian-Moroccan restaurant on Beatty Street.
  
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• Tri-Cities man who regularly visits Vancouver goes missing - Straight.com

  08-09-2019 21:19 via straight.com
  Tri-Cities man who regularly visits Vancouver goes missing  Straight.comCoquitlam RCMP are hoping to speak to a 25-year-old white man who was reported missing on Friday (September 6). Michael Seegers has brown hair, which ...
  
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• Ask an Expert: Real Estate market conditions

  08-09-2019 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  According to the August real estate market update, home buyer activity has increased to more typical levels across Metro Vancouver. Ashley Smith, from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, shares the details.
  
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• Dangerous weekend on Metro Vancouver roads leaves one dead, several injured

  08-09-2019 20:44 via vancouversun.com
  It was a dangerous weekend on Metro Vancouver roads, with three separate accidents leaving one dead, several injured and a car submerged in the Fraser River. Read More
  
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• Man killed after collision sends car into hydro pole in Surrey

  08-09-2019 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Police say it was raining heavily at the time of the crash, creating slick road conditions. 
  
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• REAL SCOOP: BC men arrested in US drug case

  08-09-2019 19:57 via vancouversun.com
  There are a few familiar names in two U.S. indictments charging more than a dozen people with various drug trafficking and smuggling offences in California this week. Read More
  
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• From hyperloops to hailing rides: North America's biggest transportation conference hits Vancouver - CBC.ca

  08-09-2019 19:00 via cbc.ca
  From hyperloops to hailing rides: North America's biggest transportation conference hits Vancouver  CBC.caNot a day goes by in Vancouver where people aren't talking about the interaction between transit and real estate development — but that conversation is going ...
  
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• Former Metro Vancouver mayors: Where are they now? - Vancouver Sun

  08-09-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Former Metro Vancouver mayors: Where are they now?  Vancouver SunThe region lost 16 of its 21 mayors in the fall election, either because they lost or didn't run again. We find out what they've been doing. Jennifer Saltman.
  
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• Former Metro Vancouver mayors: Where are they now?

  08-09-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
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• Vancouver senior makes most of second chances by giving back to community

  08-09-2019 18:00
  
  Vladimir Tsvasman is the Lifetime Senior Volunteer of the Year
  
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• Photos: Thousands of cyclists light up Vancouver streets for Bike the Night - Toronto Star

  08-09-2019 17:50 via thestar.com
  Photos: Thousands of cyclists light up Vancouver streets for Bike the Night  Toronto StarVANCOUVER—Thousands of cyclists lit up Vancouver streets Saturday night for the annual Bike the Night event. The event, which organizers bill as the largest ...
  
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• Vancouver weather: And just like that, summer is over - Vancouver Sun

  08-09-2019 17:49 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver weather: And just like that, summer is over  Vancouver SunRain is expected all week, other than a brief respite on Wednesday and Thursday.
  
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• Vancouver weather: And just like that, summer is over

  08-09-2019 17:48 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Sept. 8, 2019 – And just like that, Sunday's weather heralded what's perhaps the end of summer. Read More
  
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• Petition to rename skate park after dead Langley boy gaining momentum

  08-09-2019 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  A petition to rename the Walnut Grove skate park, where 14-year-old Carson Crimeni was last seen before dying of an apparent drug overdose, has garnered nearly 3,000 signatures and become an online memorial of its own. Read More
  
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• Canada heads to Rugby World Cup tired of ‘close but no cigar’ performances

  08-09-2019 17:00 via theprovince.com
  North Vancouver's Evan Olmstead said ahead of Canada's game on Saturday night at B.C. Place Stadium that he hoped his side would avoid a crushing finish like the one they suffered through the first time they played here in 2016, against Japan. Read More
  
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• Canada heads to Rugby World Cup looking tired of ‘close but no cigar’ performances

  08-09-2019 17:00 via theprovince.com
  North Vancouver's Evan Olmstead said ahead of Canada's game against the USA on Saturday night at B.C. Place Stadium that he hoped his side would avoid a crushing finish like the one it suffered through at the end of the first time it played at the Dome, back in 2016, against Japan. Read More
  
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• Predicting how many Vancouver Canucks will score 20 goals in 2019-20 - The Canuck Way

  08-09-2019 16:00 via thecanuckway.com
  Predicting how many Vancouver Canucks will score 20 goals in 2019-20  The Canuck WayOnly three Vancouver Canucks managed to score 20 goals last season, but after an offseason of serious improvement, how many will reach the mark in 2019-20 ...
  
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• Trudeau government opens wallet for B.C. tech initiatives ahead of election

  08-09-2019 15:00
  
  Ottawa has ramped up funding announcements for B.C. tech initiatives since late August
  
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• Meet the latest victims of Vancouver’s rental crisis: kittens

  08-09-2019 15:00
  
  More cats and kittens are being abandoned than in previous years and, according to the Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (VOKRA), it’s largely due to Vancouver real estate.
  
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• Feed your face today at seventh annual Polish Festival Vancouver

  08-09-2019 15:00
  
  The seventh annual Polish Festival will return to the Pipe Shop and Shipbuilders Square in North Vancouver this year, promising a colourful day of culture and community.
  
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• BCLC provides retailers with perks for increasing lottery ticket sales

  08-09-2019 15:00
  
  BCLC provides retailers with a raft of incentives to sell as many lottery tickets as they can — something that can be a problem for those with gambling addictions.
  
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• USA 20 Canada 15: Canada head to Rugby World Cup on another frustrating note

  08-09-2019 07:47 via theprovince.com
  The performance was a big step forward, but positive final results continue to elude Canada's national rugby team as they lost 20-15 to the USA on Saturday night at B.C. Place Stadium. Read More
  
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• Robert Falconer: The open society, Canada’s best response to immigration

  08-09-2019 07:31 via vancouversun.com
  The world is experiencing the largest displacement and movement of people of any period since the Second World War. Read More
  
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• Letters, Sept. 9: No place for fearmongering on the editorial pages

  08-09-2019 07:19 via vancouversun.com
  I write with dismay in response to the racist op-ed by Mark Hecht that The Vancouver Sun elected to publish. Hecht — a professor, as am I —  (speaks) with the full-throated conviction of someone who knows that his own ethnicity's dominance will not last forever. Unreflective to the point that he does not feel it necessary to even mention his own ethnic background, he insists that ethnic diversity erodes social trust. Read More
  
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• Robert Falconer: The open society, Canada’s best response to immigration - Vancouver Sun

  08-09-2019 07:04 via vancouversun.com
  Robert Falconer: The open society, Canada’s best response to immigration  Vancouver SunOPINION: The vast majority of immigrants will, at some point, pass a language test and successfully answer questions on Canadian history, culture and values, ...
  
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• Global News at 6pm Weather

  08-09-2019 04:14 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s weather forecast with Yvonne Schalle.
  
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• This Vancouver travel book is full of 'quirky and weird' stories and places you must see - Vancouver Is Awesome

  08-09-2019 04:11 via vancouverisawesome.com
  This Vancouver travel book is full of 'quirky and weird' stories and places you must see  Vancouver Is AwesomeWith TripAdvisor, Lonely Planet and a constant flow of Instagram travel *content*, it can be hard to find rhyme or reason to add another guidebook to the shelf.
  
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• Possible consequences for not vaccinating for measles

  08-09-2019 04:07 via globalnews.ca
  Researchers at Harvard University say children who contract measles have a higher risk of contracting other serious infectious diseases within five years. Today’s Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• Gary Mauser: Target sports teach young people to accept personal responsibility

  08-09-2019 03:58 via theprovince.com
  Recent shootings in Texas have rekindled Canadian support for further restrictions on gun owners. Read More
  
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• Man charged after verbal, physical assaults in Burnaby

  08-09-2019 03:52 via globalnews.ca
  Warning: disturbing content. A man has been charged after a series of racist, sexist and physical assaults that began on a Burnaby transit bus, which was caught on video. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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• Op-ed outrage at Vancouver Sun

  08-09-2019 03:46 via globalnews.ca
  BC’s newspaper of record is under fire by its own journalists after it published an opinion essay that denounced inclusion, tolerance and diversity. Paul Johnson has more on the newsroom revolt.​
  
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• British Columbians part of Dorian relief effort in Bahamas

  08-09-2019 03:44 via globalnews.ca
  Hurricane Dorian has left behind a path of destruction in the Bahamas, with hundreds of people still unaccounted for. And as Jill Bennett reports, some B.C. help is headed their way.
  
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• Former Burnaby hockey coach faces child porn charges

  08-09-2019 03:43 via globalnews.ca
  A former hockey coach who worked at the Burnaby Winter Club last year is facing child pornography charges after being arrested by Port Moody police. Nadia Stewart reports on the fallout at the club.
  
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• B.C. men among 13 charged in massive cross-border drug ring

  08-09-2019 03:24 via vancouversun.com
  Several Metro Vancouver men are among the 13 arrested in Canada and the United States for their alleged role in an international drug smuggling operation that moved ecstasy into the U.S. in exchange for cocaine and methamphetamine. Read More
  
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• B.C. men among 13 charged in massive cross-border drug ring - Vancouver Sun

  08-09-2019 03:02 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. men among 13 charged in massive cross-border drug ring  Vancouver SunAlleged Vancouver drug traffickers are facing charges in Southern California after a large undercover investigation.
  
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• Man caught on video in ‘vile’ racist, sexist rant charged with assault in Burnaby

  08-09-2019 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  A man is facing charges of assault, theft and uttering threats after a series of disturbing incidents in Burnaby Thursday, one of which was caught on video.
  
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• Racist, sexist rant on Burnaby transit bus caught on video

  08-09-2019 02:24 via globalnews.ca
  WARNING: Disturbing content. A man caught on video hurling racist and sexist comments towards women on a transit bus in Burnaby was later arrested for assault and uttering threats.
  
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• Cameras in Vancouver bus shelter advertising raise privacy concerns - CBC.ca

  08-09-2019 02:21 via cbc.ca
  Cameras in Vancouver bus shelter advertising raise privacy concerns  CBC.caB.C.'s privacy commissioner is keeping an eye on digital advertisements in bus stops after some in Vancouver were found to have small cameras inside.
  
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• Mike Smyth: Pressure on Horgan to act on gas-price rip-off, not just point fingers

  08-09-2019 02:00 via theprovince.com
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