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• B.C. community opens solar farm 100 per cent owned and operated by First Nation

  02-12-2019 01:37 via : BC
  
  With capacity to generate enough energy to power between 130 and 150 homes, it's small on a global scale but large for British Columbia.
  
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• Steve Ewen: Battling Beers brings spark to Warriors on emotion-filled night

  15-12-2019 23:21 via The Province
  
  The Matt Beers portion of the Vancouver Warriors’ game film from Saturday night could be turned into a How To Lead By Example video. Read More
  
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• Canucks at 50: Acting swiftly on ‘dreaded waver of towels’ was puzzling to pundits

  15-12-2019 23:04 via The Province
  
  In the Campbell Conference Final in 1982 the Canucks started the series in Chicago against the Blackhawks. The Canucks won Game 1 in double overtime. In Game 2, the Canucks were down 3-1 in the third period when they scored what they felt was a good goal. It was disallowed. A couple of incidents looked like penalties that weren't called. Then four consecutive penalties were called on the Canucks, and Chicago scored a power-play goal to go ahead 4-1. Assistant coach Ron Smith yelled, "that's it,
  
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• Canucks at 50: A protest and promoter whip up Towel Power to enhance unlikely Cup run

  15-12-2019 23:03 via The Province
  
  This is the way Stan Smyl remembers Game 2 of the 1982 Campbell Conference Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks, and the moment that changed his NHL team and his city. Read More
  
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• Former Rolling Stones manager headlines ‘rock dreams’ course at B.C. university

  15-12-2019 22:19 via : BC
  
  Rock Dreams: A History, 1954-1984 Up Close and Personal with Andrew Loog Oldham, is being offered as a full credit course in January in the Faculty of Arts.
  
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• Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Surrey dies in hospital

  15-12-2019 21:58 via : BC
  
  The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene to assist police in their investigation, and was later taken to hospital with minor injuries.
  
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• Vancouver driver gets two speeding tickets in span of 13 minutes and 1.4 kilometres

  15-12-2019 21:57 via VACR RSS Valid
  
  The driver of a black Honda made short work of racking up some serious ICBC penalty points and fines Saturday morning when they were caught speeding twice in 13 minutes in Vancouver.
  
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• Vancouver School Board to vote on anti-racism motion at Monday meeting

  15-12-2019 21:43 via Vancouver Sun
  
  The Vancouver School Board will revisit an anti-racism motion at Monday's meeting before heading to a vote. Read More
  
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• Compensation sought by Kamloops property owner impacted by impending Trans Mountain pipeline construction

  15-12-2019 21:37 via Vancouver Sun
  
  KAMLOOPS — A Black Pines resident wants compensation as a result of twinning of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which goes through his front yard. Read More
  
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• VPD officers discriminated against Indigenous mother, says BC Human Rights Tribunal

  15-12-2019 20:51 via : BC
  
  One officer told the tribunal that education about the "darker side of Indigenous history" was a "minor component" of the training they received.
  
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• Cooking 101 – Holiday Entertaining

  15-12-2019 20:35 via : BC
  
  Caren McSherry, from Gourmet Warehouse, shares some recipe ideas that will be perfect for holiday entertaining.
  
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• Bizzy Fizzy soaks up the moment, draws 700-plus in record Big Elf Run

  15-12-2019 20:32 via Vancouver Sun
  
  A few days ago, just before teaching a class at LaSalle College on Renfrew Street, Baxter Bayer nursed a non-fat latte and shared his biggest off-campus concern of the month: "Wonder if my elf tights still fit?" Read More
  
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• Passenger Bill of Rights.

  15-12-2019 20:27 via : BC
  
  The next phase of air travel rules has come into effect but one air passenger rights advocate says the new rules may not do people much good.
  
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• RCMP seek help finding man reported missing from Colony Farm psychiatric hospital

  15-12-2019 20:23 via : BC
  
  Coquitlam RCMP are warning the public not to approach Badyal if they see him, as he 'may behave in a way that presents a risk to themselves or the public.'
  
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• New book offers a comprehensive view of B.C. — through the eyes of artist E.J. Hughes

  15-12-2019 20:00 via Vancouver Sun
  
  E.J. Hughes Paints British Columbia Read More
  
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• District 9 co-writer Terri Tatchell's new book about a mischievous lemur will tickle and teach little kids

  15-12-2019 20:00 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter and Vancouverite Terri Tatchell (District 9 with co-writer and husband Neill Blomkamp) has a new children’s book out. Her debut in the kid’s book world is called Aye-Aye Gets Lucky. Read More
  
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• ‘Bad Santa’ gifted new gigs after Okanagan mall firing

  15-12-2019 19:22 via : BC
  
  Small businesses are capitalizing on Gary Haupt’s popularity as people line up to snap a photo with the Kris Kringle stand-in.  
  
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• Watch the 2019 Vancouver Santa Claus Parade right here

  15-12-2019 19:00 via : BC
  
  It's that time of year once again to bring family and friends together to watch one of Vancouver's most beloved holiday traditions.
  
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• Make L.A. a family affair

  15-12-2019 19:00 via VACR RSS Valid
  
  A three-generation visit to Hollywood and Universal Studios was one to remember
  
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• Eight musicians, four dancers and a whole lot of improvising at this year's CoexisDance: Western Edition 2

  15-12-2019 19:00 via Vancouver Sun
  
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• 2019 Vancouver Santa Claus Parade

  15-12-2019 19:00 via : BC
  
  Join Global News for a special presentation of the 2019 Santa Claus Parade from downtown Vancouver.
  
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• K&K’s 12 hot takes of Christmas: Your demands for Uber are purely selfish

  15-12-2019 18:25 via VACR RSS Valid
  
  Demands for ride-hailing services are as tiresome as they are self-serving.
  
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• Coquitlam RCMP seek patient missing from psychiatric hospital

  15-12-2019 18:15 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Coquitlam police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a patient who went missing from the Colony Farm Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. Read More
  
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• Cannabis a substitute for opioids? UBC research at odds with McMaster University

  15-12-2019 18:00 via Vancouver Sun
  
  People with chronic pain who use cannabis daily are far less likely to use illicit opioids, including fentanyl, a University of B.C. study shows. Read More
  
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• ‘Greedy Co-op’: Unifor launches nationwide boycott of Co-op retailers

  15-12-2019 17:55 via : BC
  
  Unifor members will start picketing at Co-op locations across Canada in a boycotting campaign launched in Regina, Sask. on Sunday.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Prepare for more rain

  15-12-2019 17:52 via Vancouver Sun
  
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Dec. 15, 2019 – Sunday's weather may be deceiving. Read More
  
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• Stanleys embrace comforts of Ronald McDonald House during trying times

  15-12-2019 17:00 via Vancouver Sun
  
  It's a normal day for a family dealing with the new normal of parenting a child with cancer: exhausting, entertaining, challenging — and filled with hope. Read More
  
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• You can ride transit for free anywhere in Metro Vancouver on New Year's Eve

  15-12-2019 16:00 via VACR RSS Valid
  
  SkyTrain will also run approximately one hour later to accommodate crowds
  
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• Vancouver photographer shares incredible footage of elusive coastal wolf (PHOTOS)

  15-12-2019 16:00 via VACR RSS Valid
  
  Wildlife photographers Ian Harland and Liron Gertsman spent three weeks exploring Clayoquot Sound in search of the incredibly shy Vancouver Island wolf.
  
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• Team behind one of Vancouver's top restaurants opening Italian-American BBQ spot

  15-12-2019 16:00 via VACR RSS Valid
  
  Say Mercy! plans to open in January 2020.
  
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