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• TransLink gets record public engagement on future of Metro transit

  09-11-2019 23:40 via vancouversun.com
  
  TransLink says a record number of people took part in the public engagement it is using to help guide the next 30 years of Metro Vancouver transit. Read More
  
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• String of earthquakes hit Haida Gwaii, no damage reported

  09-11-2019 23:11 via vancouversun.com
  
  A trio of light earthquakes rattled the west coast of Haida Gwaii on Saturday. Read More
  
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• B.C. teachers reject mediator's recommendation to settle contract

  09-11-2019 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Teachers in British Columbia have rejected a mediator’s report that suggested they accept their employer’s latest offer of a three-year contract with an annual two per cent wage increase. Read More
  
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• String of earthquakes hit off Haida Gwaii, no tsunami or damage reported

  09-11-2019 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  No tsunami was expected for the island or elsewhere in B.C., Emergency Info BC confirmed.
  
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• 4.6-magnitude earthquake hits off Haida Gwaii, no tsunami or damage reported

  09-11-2019 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  No tsunami was expected for the island or elsewhere in B.C., Emergency Info BC confirmed.
  
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• Metro Vancouver addresses housing crisis in 10-year plan

  09-11-2019 21:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  Metro Vancouver has a 10-year plan to help tackle the region's housing crisis. Read More
  
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• No SeaBus cancellations this weekend as Metro Vancouver transit strike continues - CBC.ca

  09-11-2019 21:47 via cbc.ca
  
  No SeaBus cancellations this weekend as Metro Vancouver transit strike continues  CBC.ca
  
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• Trail Appliances Favourite Family Recipe Finalist: Cheryl’s Taco Pie

  09-11-2019 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  – Favourite Family Recipe finalist Cheryl Desaulniers shares her family’s Taco Pie. She tells how the dish originally came from her step-mother who made it for one her first times at a family gathering. Recipe: Taco Pie 1 lb ground beef 1/2 medium onion 1 71/2 oz can tomato sauce 1 envelope Taco Seasoning 1...
  
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• Eight arts events to check out in Vancouver this winter - Vancouver Is Awesome

  09-11-2019 21:35 via vancouverisawesome.com
  
  Eight arts events to check out in Vancouver this winter  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• This Vancouver man received death threats for advocating to ban gas-powered leaf blowers - The Record (New Westminster)

  09-11-2019 21:01 via newwestrecord.ca
  
  This Vancouver man received death threats for advocating to ban gas-powered leaf blowers  The Record (New Westminster)
  
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• 53 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, November 10 - Straight.com

  09-11-2019 21:00 via straight.com
  
  53 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, November 10  Straight.com
  
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• Eastside Culture Crawl

  09-11-2019 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Now in its 23rd year, the annual Eastside Culture Crawl is taking place across Vancouver’s Eastside community next week. Executive director Esther Rausenberg and artist Cat Mudryk explain why the event is so important.
  
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• Reversing opioid overdoses

  09-11-2019 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  The BC Centre for Disease Control says Naloxone kits have been used to reverse 50,000 overdoses. Dr. Jane Buxton explains how the program works and who is eligible for a free kit.
  
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• Online resource helping men cope with mental health

  09-11-2019 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s the online resource helping men deal with mental health issues. Brad Newell and Dr. John Ogrondiczuk explain how “HeadsUpGuys” is helping break down the stigma attached to men’s mental health.
  
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• Metro Vancouver transit dispute Day 9: Service back to normal as long weekend begins

  09-11-2019 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Saturday morning, no routes or sailings were impacted by the maintenance overtime ban that has been in place for nine days now.
  
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• Transit strike day 9

  09-11-2019 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The transit dispute is now into its second week with warnings that job action is only going to escalate. We chat with Coast Mountain Bus Company President Michael McDaniel about what the company is doing to try to mitigate disruptions to commuters.
  
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• Mental health first aid for Veterans

  09-11-2019 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the first time in North Vancouver, a mental health first aid course is being offered to help improve mental health for military members and veterans. Retired Captain Jim Billinger and Tracy Cromwell from the Mainland BC Military Family Resource Centre explain more.
  
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• Open House: Vancouver Special renovation

  09-11-2019 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fiona Forbes finds out more about the renovations taking place at a housing unit unique to Vancouver.
  
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• Avalanche awareness safety tips

  09-11-2019 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The North Shore mountains provide a wonderful playground for winter recreationists. But many venturing out are unaware of, how and where, the risk of avalanche danger increases. Grouse mountain avalanche forecaster, AJ Maheu, shares some safety tips.
  
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• 16 dangerous trucks taken off the road in Metro Vancouver traffic sweep - Vancouver Is Awesome

  09-11-2019 20:06 via vancouverisawesome.com
  
  16 dangerous trucks taken off the road in Metro Vancouver traffic sweep  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Meet the chef: Jean-Claude Douguet brings his life's passion to Gotham

  09-11-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Chef Jean Claude Douguet worked from an early age in his aunt’s hotel in Brittany, France, and knew that cooking would become his life's work. After his apprenticeship and a tour in the French Armed Forces, he honed his skills over winters in the Alps and summers in St. Tropez. Today, Douguet leads the kitchen at Gotham Steakhouse & Bar. Read More
  
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• Makeover: Some big hair changes for a busy professional

  09-11-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Leanne Lapa is a 39-year-old critical counsellor, and a mother of two boys, who was ready for a big hair change. Read More
  
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• Kannok Leipert says Giants’ ‘trust is building more and more every day,’ and it looked like that in win over Winterhawks

  09-11-2019 19:33 via theprovince.com
  
  The Vancouver Giants may have had one of those buy-in breakthrough nights Friday. Read More
  
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• 18-year-old sent to hospital after stabbing at Abbotsford house party

  09-11-2019 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say 40 to 50 young people were found inside the residence and out on the street. 
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: A night of miracles

  09-11-2019 19:00 via theprovince.com
  
  MIRACLE WORKERS: On the heels of Diwali celebrations, the South Asian community came together for the 11th A Night of Miracles fundraising gala, dinner and auction. Warnett Hallen LLP’s Manjot Hallen and a tireless committee of Miracle workers steered this year’s merrymaker at the Marriott Pinnacle Hotel. Read More
  
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• 30 years after fall of Berlin Wall, Vancouver pastor recalls living in Soviet era - CBC.ca

  09-11-2019 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  30 years after fall of Berlin Wall, Vancouver pastor recalls living in Soviet era  CBC.ca
  
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• Young man stabbed at Abbotsford house party

  09-11-2019 18:59 via vancouversun.com
  
  A young man is in hospital after he was stabbed Friday night at a rowdy house party in Abbotsford. Read More
  
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• Man struck Victoria store employee with hatchet during robbery attempt

  09-11-2019 18:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — Police in Victoria say a man who allegedly attacked a store employee with a hatchet he tried to steal is facing multiple charges following his arrest. Read More
  
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• Remembrance: Richmond woman recalls post-war signs saying 'Vancouver overcrowded' - Vancouver Courier

  09-11-2019 18:00 via vancourier.com
  
  Remembrance: Richmond woman recalls post-war signs saying 'Vancouver overcrowded'  Vancouver Courier
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Rainy - The Province

  09-11-2019 17:59 via theprovince.com
  
  Vancouver Weather: Rainy  The Province
  
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• What's new for 2019/20 season at the top ski resorts in B.C.

  09-11-2019 17:57 via vancouversun.com
  
  From powder to steeps to trees, from on-piste to off-piste to backcountry, the mountain resorts of B.C. give skiers and boarders access to world-class adventures and apres ski hangouts. With so many in our back yard it’s all a matter of knowing where to go. Here are ten of the best. Read More
  
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• Trail Appliances Favourite Family Recipe: Taco pie

  09-11-2019 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trail Appliances Favourite Family Recipe finalist Cheryl Desaulniers shares her family’s Taco Pie recipe.
  
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• UBC bets on vets: Returning veterans win with program that points to a better future

  09-11-2019 16:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  Growing up in small-town Alberta, Justin Holtham’s choices after high school were college or the trades. Read More
  
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• Commercial Drive cannabis company taking Vancouver to court

  09-11-2019 16:00
  
  Egg’s Canna Franchising is petitioning the court to compel the city to issue a development permit
  
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• B.C. sees spike in number of Indian visitors

  09-11-2019 16:00
  
  Visits from Indians were up 33.8% in the first eight months of 2019
  
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• The Home Front: The latest trends in kitchen design

  09-11-2019 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The latest trends in kitchen design reflect changes in the way people are living. More and more people are living in smaller spaces and needing to maximize every square foot, and dining rituals are becoming increasingly casual. Read More
  
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• Abbotsford location is a natural next step for Mosaic Homes

  09-11-2019 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  After nearly 20 years of building residences across Metro Vancouver, Mosaic Homes is taking its characteristic shingle-style townhomes to Abbotsford where it is developing Gardner, a 230-unit project on Livingstone Avenue. Read More
  
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• Sold (Bought): Island property sold with all furnishings — and a truck

  09-11-2019 14:52 via vancouversun.com
  
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• Transit strike: Horgan hints at intervention if labour action festers - Vancouver Sun

  09-11-2019 11:49 via vancouversun.com
  
  Transit strike: Horgan hints at intervention if labour action festers  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Money-laundering inquiry hears diverse array of wild accusations - Vancouver Sun

  09-11-2019 10:44 via vancouversun.com
  
  Ian Mulgrew: Money-laundering inquiry hears diverse array of wild accusations  Vancouver Sun
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, November 8, 2019

  09-11-2019 07:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - D-Jay Jerome completed the comeback with the shootout winner as the Lethbridge Hurricanes edged the Edmonton Oil Kings 4-3 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Sunshine Coast school board sues company over sharp plastic, glass found in school fields

  09-11-2019 07:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seven schools saw their playing fields closed for nearly two months after pieces of glass, ceramics, nails, wood and other garbage were found littered through the soil.
  
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• This Vancouver-based artist says Gucci ripped off her jelly sculptures - Vancouver Is Awesome

  09-11-2019 06:58 via vancouverisawesome.com
  
  This Vancouver-based artist says Gucci ripped off her jelly sculptures  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• This Week in Scams: Bitcoin, buried treasure and CRA schemes are back

  09-11-2019 06:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  CRA scams are back, Mounties warned Thursday after reports of fraudsters targeting Vancouver Island residents. Read More
  
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• Northern B.C. man arrested after using hatchet in violent robbery in Victoria

  09-11-2019 06:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Fort Nelson man is in custody and facing multiple charges after allegedly using a hatchet during a violent robbery at a Victoria hardware store last week.
  
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• Vancouver city council approves four building projects with 179 homes combined | Urbanized - Daily Hive

  09-11-2019 06:28 via dailyhive.com
  
  Vancouver city council approves four building projects with 179 homes combined | Urbanized  Daily Hive
  
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• Jets 4, Canucks 1: Better effort, but Vancouver heads home after turbulence on the road

  09-11-2019 05:58 via theprovince.com
  
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• Langley coffee shop loses 3 poppy donation boxes to thieves in less than a week

  09-11-2019 05:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  "In a time like this, when you know this money is going to be donated to someone who sacrificed for our freedom, it's absolutely wrong," RCMP said.
  
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• Video shows thieves make off with poppy donation boxes from Langley coffee shop

  09-11-2019 05:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Langley coffee shop caught three poppy donation thieves on surveillance video, which has been handed over to the Langley RCMP for an investigation.
  
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• At-home naloxone kits have reversed over 50K opioid overdoses in B.C.: health authority

  09-11-2019 05:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  As overdose deaths begin to fall in B.C., the provincial health authority is highlighting the impact naloxone is having on curbing the death toll.
  
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