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Area 27 racetrack promotes safe driving on public roads in wake of McLaren crash

02-10-2017 23:58 via globalnews.ca

The driver of the 2016 Mclaren 570S lost control and crashed off Highway 3 near Richter Pass Road northwest of Osoyoos last week.

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1 dead, 1 injured after helicopter crashes in dense Vancouver Island bush

02-10-2017 23:32 via cbc.ca

A spokesman with the Canadian Forces rescue squadron in Comox says crews were called to an area about three kilometres west of Campbell River on Sunday afternoon.

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'Political will' needed to stop money laundering in casinos, former investigator says

02-10-2017 23:27 via cbc.ca

Ed Rampone, the former director of casino investigations with the B.C. Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, said although a 2016 report has prompted renewed interest in the matter, money laundering through casinos is a perennial challenge.

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Vancouver on track to build world's tallest passive-house buildings - CBC.ca

02-10-2017 23:07

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A rezoning application has been submitted to the city of Vancouver that would see the construction of a two-tower development giving off close to zero greenhouse gas emissions. The developers, Landa Global Properties and Asia Standard Americas, have ...and more »

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Vancouver on track to build world's tallest passive-house buildings

02-10-2017 23:05 via cbc.ca

A rezoning application has been submitted to the city of Vancouver that would see the construction of a two-tower development giving off close to zero greenhouse emissions.

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Former B.C. news anchor Hudson Mack’s son wounded in Las Vegas shooting

02-10-2017 23:02 via globalnews.ca

The 21-year-old was celebrating his birthday at the country music festival that was attacked by a lone gunman

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Victim in double homicide remembered 'dancing beautifully'

02-10-2017 22:49 via cbc.ca

For the Razzmatap dance group the deaths last week of Dianna Mah-Jones and her husband in what appears to be a random double-homicide is like losing family.

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B.C. introduces bus pass supplements for people on disability assistance

02-10-2017 22:28 via cbc.ca

The transportation supplement is worth $52 a month and will be added to monthly assistance payments, starting with the Dec. 20 payment.

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U.S. files 2nd WTO complaint over alleged unfair B.C. wine sales practices

02-10-2017 22:19 via cbc.ca

The U.S. has filed a second complaint with the World Trade Organization over what it perceives as B.C.'s unfair rules regarding wine sales in the province's grocery stores, according to a release from the WTO.

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BC residents returning from Las Vegas after shooting

02-10-2017 21:13 via globalnews.ca

Grace Ke talks to YVR arrivals from Las Vegas after Sunday night’s shooting

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B.C. man among dead from Las Vegas shooting

02-10-2017 21:02 via globalnews.ca

Dozens of British Columbians were in Las Vegas when a gunman opened fire at an outdoor music concert. At least two people, including a man from Maple Ridge, were killed. Jordan Armstrong reports.

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Las Vegas Massacre: Eyewitness

02-10-2017 20:49 via globalnews.ca

Paul speaks with Karen Belland from Nelson who was at the Las Vegas music festival as it came under attack

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First Nations begin court challenge against Trans Mountain pipeline

02-10-2017 20:41 via cbc.ca

First Nations, environmental groups and local governments appeared in the Federal Court of Appeal in Vancouver Monday continuing their fight against the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

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Las Vegas Massacre: Eye Witness

02-10-2017 20:28 via globalnews.ca

Paul speaks with Leni Olafsson from Coquitlam about her experience in Las Vegas during the shootings

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17-year-old dies in Langley crash

02-10-2017 20:23 via globalnews.ca

The 2008 Mercedes had four people inside and was travelling at an “extremely high rate of speed.”

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Las Vegas Massacre: Police Investigation

02-10-2017 20:08 via globalnews.ca

SFU Criminologist Neil Boyd on law enforcement investigations and potential changes to security following the mass shooting in Las Vegas

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Alcohol 'a factor' in crash that sent Mercedes 'airborne' killing teen driver, say RCMP

02-10-2017 20:06 via cbc.ca

RCMP said a Mercedes was heading southbound in the 10100 block of 208 Street in Langley when it flew off the road.

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Children put in foster care after mother struggles to find rental home

02-10-2017 20:01 via cbc.ca

Finding a home in Kelowna’s tight rental market can be nearly impossible. For some families lack of suitable housing means losing custody of their children.

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B.C. man identified as a victim of Las Vegas shooting

02-10-2017 19:47 via globalnews.ca

Jordan McIldoon, from Maple Ridge, B.C., has been confirmed to be a victim of the mass Las Vegas shooting.

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Forest fire breaks out across Okanagan Lake from Peachland

02-10-2017 19:41 via globalnews.ca

A light wind is pushing the smouldering fire towards Okanagan Lake and the blaze does not appear to be growing.

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COMMENTARY: An open letter to Edmonton police Const. Michael Chernyk

02-10-2017 19:35 via globalnews.ca

You have given every Canadian child a role model to look to, Charles Adler says.

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BC man confirmed dead in Las Vegas shooting

02-10-2017 19:10 via globalnews.ca

Jordan McIldoon, 25, of Maple Ridge has been identified as a fatality in Sunday night’s mass shooting in Las Vegas. Jordan Armstrong reports.

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Penticton fire fighters rescue seriously injured woman in strange circumstances

02-10-2017 19:09 via globalnews.ca

The distraught woman appeared at the back door of the Dawson Avenue fire hall saying someone was chasing her.

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2 Canadians among 59 killed in Las Vegas mass shooting - CBC.ca

02-10-2017 18:22

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A B.C. man and an Alberta woman have died, and two women from Manitoba and two men from Saskatchewan remain in hospital after Sunday night's mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas. Jordan McIldoon of Maple Ridge, B.C., and Jessica ...
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Maple Ridge man Jordan McIldoon killed in Las Vegas shooting

02-10-2017 18:09 via globalnews.ca

A Maple Ridge man is now confirmed to be one of the victims in the Las Vegas shooting Sunday night.

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Brother of Las Vegas gunman 'completely dumbfounded' by shooting

02-10-2017 17:46 via cbc.ca

The brother of the man identified as the gunman in what's being called the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history was at a complete loss early Monday to explain what might have precipitated the attack. Here's what we know about the shooter.

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Brother of Las Vegas gunman 'completely dumbfounded' by rampage

02-10-2017 17:46 via cbc.ca

The brother of the man identified as the gunman in what's being called the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history was at a complete loss early Monday to explain what might have precipitated the attack.

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Terrorism expert offers insight on Las Vegas Massacre

02-10-2017 17:43 via globalnews.ca

Sonia speaks with SFU Terrorism Adjunct Professor Candyce Kelshall about the attack in Las Vegas.

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B.C. man, 23, among the 58 killed in Las Vegas mass shooting

02-10-2017 17:22 via cbc.ca

Jordan McIldoon, 23, of Maple Ridge, B.C., was among the dozens of people killed in a mass shooting that started near the end of an outdoor concert in Las Vegas on Sunday night.

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3 Canadians among dozens killed in Las Vegas mass shooting

02-10-2017 17:22 via cbc.ca

A woman from Jasper, Alta., was among the people killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting, bringing the number of Canadians killed in the massacre to at least three.

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2 Canadians among the 58 killed in Las Vegas mass shooting

02-10-2017 17:22 via cbc.ca

A B.C. man and an Alberta woman have died, and two women from Manitoba are in hospital.

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2 Canadians among 59 killed in Las Vegas mass shooting

02-10-2017 17:22 via cbc.ca

A B.C. man and an Alberta woman have died, and two women from Manitoba and two men from Saskatchewan remain in hospital after Sunday night's mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas.

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2 Canadians among 58 killed in Las Vegas mass shooting

02-10-2017 17:22 via cbc.ca

A B.C. man and an Alberta woman have died, and two women from Manitoba and two men from Saskatchewan remain in hospital after Sunday night's mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas.

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5 finalists for 2017 Giller Prize revealed

02-10-2017 17:09 via cbc.ca

Authors Rachel Cusk, Ed O'Loughlin, Michael Redhill, Eden Robinson and Michelle Winters are vying for the $100,000 Giller Prize — the richest in Canadian literature.

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‘The most terrifying experience of my life’: B.C. resident describes Las Vegas shooting

02-10-2017 17:07 via globalnews.ca

They were sitting in the bleachers watching Jason Aldean on stage when the first shots rang out.

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'I thought she might have been hit': Vancouver couple survives Las Vegas mass shooting

02-10-2017 16:27 via cbc.ca

Quinn Mell-Cobb and Madison Milford travelled from Vancouver to Las Vegas for the concert that became the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

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Have a trip planned to Las Vegas? What if you don’t want to go?

02-10-2017 16:23 via globalnews.ca

Clarie Newell talks about what to do if you are booked to Las Vegas in a few weeks or no longer want to go.

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Las Vegas shooting: BC couple describes hearing gunshots for ’45 minutes’ as they fled bullets

02-10-2017 16:01 via globalnews.ca

Paul and Monique Dumas were attending a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip when a gunman begin open firing on the crowd, sending attendees fleeing in a panic.

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Images from the scene of the Las Vegas shooting, the deadliest in U.S. modern times

02-10-2017 15:46 via cbc.ca

A mass shooting in Las Vegas targeting concertgoers gathered for the last night of a popular country music festival has left at least 50 people dead. Here are some images from the scene.

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B.C. resident describes chaos at Las Vegas concert shooting

02-10-2017 15:23 via globalnews.ca

B.C. resident Quinn Mell-Cobb was in Las Vegas and was at the concert when the shooting happened. He describes to Sonia Sunger what it was like and what he saw.

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Global BC sport anchor describes Vegas just before shooting tragedy

02-10-2017 15:04 via globalnews.ca

Global BC sport anchor Shanel Pratap was in Las Vegas this weekend and returned last night before the tragedy.

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'A long time coming': Jagmeet Singh's victory a historic win for visible minorities

02-10-2017 15:00 via cbc.ca

Jagmeet Singh's decisive first ballot victory for the leadership of the federal NDP marks the first time in Canadian history a visible minority candidate has been elected leader of a major federal party.

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'My heart was in my stomach': Homeowner learns too late she bought a former grow-op

02-10-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca

Carpenter Claudette Charron thought she bought her perfect house — a fixer-upper in need of a little TLC, at a good price in a small community — until she discovered there used to be a marijuana grow-op in the basement and it needed tens of thousands of dollars of work to make it safe to live in.

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'Beyond horrific': Shooting on Las Vegas Strip kills at least 50, wounds hundreds, Vancouver pair flee

02-10-2017 08:00 via cbc.ca

A gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas casino unleashed a hail of bullets on an outdoor country music festival below Sunday, killing at least 58 people as tens of thousands of concertgoers screamed and ran for their lives.

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'Beyond horrific': Shooting on Las Vegas Strip kills at least 50, wounds hundreds

02-10-2017 08:00 via cbc.ca

A Nevada sheriff says the death toll has climbed to 50 in the attack on a Las Vegas concert Sunday night, making it the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history.

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'It means security; it means everything': Assistance dogs celebrate graduation with their new partners

02-10-2017 05:16 via cbc.ca

Nearly two dozen dogs crossed the stage in Burnaby Sunday.

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UPDATE: One dead, one injured, following helicopter crash near Campbell River

02-10-2017 04:46 via globalnews.ca

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre responded to a helicopter crash north of Campbell River.

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Helicopter crashes north of Campbell River

02-10-2017 04:46 via globalnews.ca

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre is responding to a helicopter crash north of Campbell River, it happened around 5 p.m.

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Global News Hour at 6: Oct 1

02-10-2017 04:43 via globalnews.ca

Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Sunday, October 1, 2017. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.

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4 injured in Surrey, B.C., after motorcycle forces car into water-filled ditch

02-10-2017 04:40 via cbc.ca

Four people have been injured, one of them seriously, after a motorcycle forced their vehicle into a water-filled ditch in south Surrey, B.C.

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