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• Nazi memorabilia pulled from Richmond auction after outcry

  23-11-2019 03:29 via : BC
  
  An auction in Richmond by Maynard’s has pulled a collection of World War II Nazi memorabilia it intended to sell after public outcry.
  
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• Police surround Oppenheimer Park after reported shooting, 1 person in hospital

  13-12-2019 04:04 via : BC
  
  Callers to the Global BC newsroom described hearing five to six gunshots, and said more than a dozen heavily-armed officers were on scene.
  
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• A vehicle that used to deliver patients from YVR to Vancouver area hospitals is about to take on a new role – helping deliver babies on the other side of the world.

  13-12-2019 03:49 via : BC
  
  Nanaimo-based company doubles the number of ambulances in Liberia with single donation. The vehicle’s main role will be to transport pregnant women to hospital, saving countless lives.
  
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• What’s behind the third water main break in Metro Vancouver in a week?

  13-12-2019 03:39 via : BC
  
  Metro Vancouver is dealing with yet another water main rupture, leaving many wondering if their neighbourhood will be the next one to be flooded. Jill Bennett reports on the circumstances that might be contributing to a high rate of failures.
  
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• ‘Worth his weight in gold’: Pilot killed in Gabriola crash remembered for animal rescue work

  13-12-2019 03:36 via : BC
  
  "There's two things that I know about him that he loves. The first one would be flying, for sure. The second one would be would be animals."
  
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• Metro Vancouver food banks facing new challenges this holiday season.

  13-12-2019 03:14 via : BC
  
  The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society says demand is up 20 percent over last year and there’s a shortage of volunteers to help. Linda Aylesworth reports.
  
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• New details revealed in fatal Gabriola Island plane crash

  13-12-2019 03:09 via : BC
  
  Friends of pilot Alex Bahlsen say he was flying two friends back to Nanaimo from their place in Mexico when their plane went down Tuesday.Sarah MacDonald reports.
  
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• Ride share companies clear major hurdle to launching service in Metro Vancouver.

  13-12-2019 03:08 via : BC
  
  Vancouver area mayors vote to establish a region-wide licensing system for ride share drivers … with one notable exception. Richard Zussman explains.
  
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• Surrey's new top cop looking forward to the challenge, even if it is short-lived

  13-12-2019 03:06 via Vancouver Sun
  
  He could be the last Mountie in charge of policing in Surrey. Read More
  
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• Kater drivers say they’ve been shafted by cab industry.

  13-12-2019 03:02 via : BC
  
  With the only ride-hailing app to legally operate in Metro Vancouver suddenly pulling the plug two weeks ago, at least one driver say he’s now out of a job and owed thousands of dollars. Jordan Armstrong explains.
  
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• Maia Hoeberechts: Northern communities lead the way in understanding climate change impacts

  13-12-2019 03:00 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Could you survive a night in the vast frozen Arctic using just a candle and snow? George Angohiatok, a skilled Inuit guide and hunter in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, uses signs in the sky and ice to lead him to the right kind of snow, which he builds into a shelter solid enough to heat with the candle. His explanation brought home to me that no amount of book learning or field experience can offer a southern researcher the knowledge held by a descendant of thousands of years of northern living. Read
  
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• Letters to The Province, Dec. 13, 2019: Governments need to invest in health care

  13-12-2019 03:00 via The Province
  
  I once wrote an op-ed in The Province about all B.C. residents having universal public health care insurance covering public health care services, as well as some private services, to take the burden and pressure off the public system. Read More
  
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• Vancouver couple overcomes history of domestic violence to help others avoid same situation

  13-12-2019 02:55 via : BC
  
  A man who tried twice to kill his wife now joins her in teaching other couples how to avoid the cycle of violence that has cost others their lives. Catherine Urquhart reports.
  
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• Surrey’s mayor says ‘large amount’ of residents don’t want ridesharing. Here’s what the numbers say

  13-12-2019 02:52 via : BC
  
  A poll from Mainstreet Research, conducted in July 2019, found 78 per cent of Surrey residents think ridesharing should be an option in Metro Vancouver.
  
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• Grand chief sues B.C. First Nations Health Authority over alleged conflict of interest

  13-12-2019 02:33 via Vancouver Sun
  
  A lawsuit filed by a grand chief is raising allegations that the First Nations Health Authority is mismanaged and that its former CEO was involved in a conflict of interest. Read More
  
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• ‘Not young boyfriends’: UBC study finds accused abusers of young girls 19 years older on average

  13-12-2019 02:22 via : BC
  
  "These were cases of devastating abuse by male adults in positions of trust, and family members in particular," said one of the study's authors.
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Both Weaver and NDP a bit restless about Green party leadership change

  13-12-2019 02:20 via Vancouver Sun
  
  VICTORIA — The Green party’s provincial council is planning next week to name an interim successor to take over from leader Andrew Weaver when he steps down early in the new year. Read More
  
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• Stanley Park seawall dog walker's killer pleads guilty to murder

  13-12-2019 02:16 via Vancouver Sun
  
  A man who was criminally charged after a dog walker was found stabbed to death on the Stanley Park seawall pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of murder. Read More
  
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• Water-main break floods Burnaby homes for second time this year

  13-12-2019 02:01 via Vancouver Sun
  
  While perhaps not dreaming of a white one, most folks in Metro Vancouver are resigned to expect a wet Christmas — just not this wet. Read More
  
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• Grand chief sues B.C. First Nation Health Authority over alleged conflict of interest

  13-12-2019 01:58 via Vancouver Sun
  
  A lawsuit filed by a First Nations grand chief is raising allegations that the First Nations Health Authority is mismanaged and that its former CEO was involved in a conflict of interest. Read More
  
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• BCHL: Clippers’ father-son combo working as division-leading Nanaimo shines

  13-12-2019 01:52 via The Province
  
  Darren and Jordan Naylor are both father/son and coach/goaltender and they insist they're able to keep those relationships separate. Read More
  
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• 5 Things to do this weekend: Friday, December 13, 2019

  13-12-2019 01:52 via : BC
  
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province including the New West Santa Parade and the Carol Ships Shoreside Celebration.
  
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• UFV Basketball star Taylor Claggett puts it on the line

  13-12-2019 01:49 via : BC
  
  UFV Basketball star Taylor Claggett has broken one free throw record, and is close to breaking another. Barry Deley has the story.
  
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• Retirement Concepts' senior care homes under scrutiny as Island Health intervenes at another facility

  13-12-2019 01:48 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Sandra Hawkes is watching as health authorities on Vancouver Island have intervened at another senior care home owned by a Beijing company and is wondering why the Fraser Health Authority isn't taking similar steps in the Lower Mainland. Read More
  
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• Couple runs program aimed at ending domestic violence

  13-12-2019 01:44 via : BC
  
  A Vancouver couple is behind a rehabilitation program aimed at stopping the vicious cycle of domestic violence. As Catherine Urquhart explains, the husband was once an abuser and the wife was his victim.
  
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• ART SEEN: Vikky Alexander re-presents and reflects in Extreme Beauty

  13-12-2019 01:42 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Beginning: I saw you at the Vikky Alexander exhibition Extreme Beauty at The Vancouver Art Gallery. Read More
  
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• 3 people were aboard plane that crashed on Gabriola Island, B.C., leaving no survivors

  13-12-2019 01:29 via : BC
  
  Sources tell Global News Bahlsen and two passengers, a couple, were flying from Cabo San Lucas in Mexico to Nanaimo when the plane went down. 
  
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• UVic libraries auctioning off large vinyl collection

  13-12-2019 01:27 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Vinyl collectors could snag a bargain at the University of Victoria's libraries, which are auctioning off thousands of LPs to downsize their music collection and make more space in the age of streaming services. Read More
  
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• ‘We have bills to pay’: Kater drivers left in the lurch as company pulls the plug at Christmas

  13-12-2019 01:23 via : BC
  
  "Christmas is just around the corner, we have bills to pay, we have families. We didn't realized it was going to be this quick."
  
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• Thatcher Demko has a concussion, Ferland still has symptoms

  13-12-2019 01:12 via The Province
  
  Chalk it up to bad puck luck, but the Vancouver Canucks are down another player. Read More
  
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