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• Vernon partially lifts cap on downtown cannabis shops

  26-11-2019 22:19 via : BC
  
  Council unanimously agreed to shrink the area where the six-store cap applies.
  
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• Mother of Okanagan murder victim shares daughter’s story after alleged sexual assault

  16-12-2019 04:07 via : BC
  
  The mother of a murdered Okanagan woman says RCMP officers failed to take her daughter’s sexual assault allegations seriously, and she believes that it eventually led to her murder.
  
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• Fed-up Powell River residents hold town hall on high gas prices

  16-12-2019 03:53 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Residents of Powell River on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast held a rally on Sunday to protest what they feel is an unfairly high price they pay for a litre of gas. Read More
  
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• Report finds clearcutting major contributor to carbon emissions

  16-12-2019 03:37 via : BC
  
  A new report from Sierra Club BC is giving us a glimpse at how forest clearcutting is a major contributor to carbon emissions and the loss of carbon capture in the Pacific Northwest. Paul Johnson reports.
  
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• Surrey man says car stolen in key switch theft

  16-12-2019 03:36 via : BC
  
  Surrey RCMP are investigating after a young father put his vehicle up for sale online only to see it disappear hours after a couple test drove it. Kristen Robinson has more on the trick the seller suspects the car thieves used.
  
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• Cherryville unhappy with road contractor after school bus hits ditch

  16-12-2019 03:36 via : BC
  
  AIM Roads is defending its performance and said it does have enough equipment and subcontractors to properly clear the roads.
  
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• Furious over high gas prices, Powell River, B.C., residents pack town hall seeking answers

  16-12-2019 03:09 via : BC
  
  Residents who attended the town hall were urged to sign a petition asking the BC Utilities Commission and the federal Competition Bureau to investigate the issue.
  
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• Robin Junger: B.C.’s new UNDRIP act — more questions than answers

  16-12-2019 03:00 via Vancouver Sun
  
  On Nov. 26, B.C. enacted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act — the first jurisdiction in Canada to do so. Read More
  
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• Letters to The Province, Dec. 16, 2019: Richard Brodeur is a class act

  16-12-2019 03:00 via The Province
  
  RE: Canucks at 50: How Richard Brodeur went from Kermit to a King to a folk-art 'Picasso' Read More
  
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• Town hall meeting held to address high gas prices

  16-12-2019 02:57 via : BC
  
  Powell River residents are fed up with the soaring cost of gas in their municipality. Grace Ke reports.
  
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• Vancouver non-profit Mind the Bar offers mental health help for hospitality workers

  16-12-2019 02:04 via Vancouver Sun
  
  A Vancouver non-profit is trying to change the conversation about mental health in the hospitality industry, one app at a time. Read More
  
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• Sentencing to begin Monday for B.C. father convicted of killing 2 daughters on Christmas

  16-12-2019 01:56 via : BC
  
  Andrew Berry was found guilty in September of two counts of second degree murder in connection to the deaths of six-year-old Chloe and four-year-old Aubrey Berry.
  
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• New airline rules kick in before busy holiday season

  16-12-2019 01:29 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Debbie Clavelle and John Fleming were among an unlucky plane load of travellers who were stuck waiting around for hours Sunday before their flight to Maui finally departed Vancouver International Airport, more than five hours late. Read More
  
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• Theatre review: East Van Panto gets real with Pinocchio

  16-12-2019 01:14 via Vancouver Sun
  
  East Van Panto: Pinocchio Read More
  
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• Robbery at Victoria toy store impacted by Plaza Hotel fire prompts calls for more police

  16-12-2019 01:14 via : BC
  
  Cherry Bomb Toys says crime has always been an issue in the back alley, as drug users and homeless people frequented the now-destroyed Plaza Hotel and the surrounding area.
  
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• All I want for Christmas is a license to shred

  16-12-2019 00:39 via Vancouver Sun
  
  This winter, DJ Temple hopes B.C. head bangers consider taking up shredding when they're not too busy sledding. Read More
  
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• Adopt-A-School: London Drugs committed to helping kids through poverty

  16-12-2019 00:38 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Parked 20 metres away was a truck containing hundreds of gifts from London Drugs, and a small crowd of children was gathered in the hallway around teacher Rajbir Sohal, waiting to help unload it. Read More
  
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• Patient missing from Coquitlam psychiatric hospital located

  16-12-2019 00:18 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Update – 3:17 p.m.: The missing patient has been found. Read More
  
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• New Westminster man says SkipTheDishes won't refund fraud after account hacked

  16-12-2019 00:10 via Vancouver Sun
  
  A New Westminster man is warning others to avoid SkipTheDishes after the food delivery company apparently refused to refund a fraudulent charge after his account was hacked. Read More
  
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• Clearcutting B.C. forests contributing more to climate change than fossil fuels: report

  16-12-2019 00:00 via : BC
  
  The report from Sierra Club BC found 3.6 million hectares of clearcut forest are contributing more carbon emissions than they can absorb until new trees mature.
  
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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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