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Baby girl found in Mission dumpster in critical condition

26-11-2018 22:25 via cbc.ca

A 21-year-old woman has been arrested and released after a newborn baby girl was found in a dumpster in Mission.

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Baby found in Mission dumpster in critical condition

26-11-2018 22:25 via cbc.ca

A 21-year-old woman has been arrested and released after a baby was found in a dumpster in Mission.

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More than $5K difference in pot shop start-up fees between cities mere kilometres apart

26-11-2018 22:18 via cbc.ca

Opening a pot shop can cost a lot of money — but just how much depends on the municipality and, in B.C.’s Okanagan, the cost can fluctuate widely between neighbouring cities.

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Police identify 87-year-old killed in Vancouver homicide

26-11-2018 22:05 via cbc.ca

Police are investigating the death of an elderly woman whose body was found in her East Vancouver apartment on Saturday morning.

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Police identify 87-year-old killed in her apartment

26-11-2018 22:05 via cbc.ca

Police are investigating the death of an elderly woman whose body was found in her East Vancouver apartment on Saturday morning.

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Police identify 87-year-old found dead in her apartment

26-11-2018 22:05 via cbc.ca

Police are investigating the death of an elderly woman whose body was found in her East Vancouver apartment on Saturday morning.

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Parts of Vancouver seawall covered by king tide

26-11-2018 22:04 via globalnews.ca

King tides have caused flooding in low lying areas around Vancouver’s False Creek. King tides are high tides that naturally occur a few times a year.

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Canada Post workers off the job in Metro Vancouver

26-11-2018 22:04 via globalnews.ca

Senator’s will vote tomorrow on a bill that would order an end to postal worker’s rotating strikes. As their job action enters its sixth week, union employees across much of the Lower Mainland are on the picket lines. Neetu Garcha has more.

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‘We did nothing wrong’: legislature clerk and sergeant-at-arms say they want investigation to move quickly

26-11-2018 21:59 via globalnews.ca

B.C. legislative clerk Craig James and sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz say they did nothing wrong and are planning on fully cooperating with any investigation.

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'She's with me every step of the way:' B.C. man walks across Canada for missing aunt

26-11-2018 21:49 via cbc.ca

Matthew Jefferson’s aunt Frances Brown went missing from north of Smithers, B.C., on Oct. 14, 2017.

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Woman arrested after newborn baby reportedly found in dumpster in Mission

26-11-2018 21:48 via globalnews.ca

The baby remains in hospital in critical condition.

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Woman arrested after newborn baby found in dumpster in Mission

26-11-2018 21:48 via globalnews.ca

The baby remains in hospital in critical condition.

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B.C. finance minister says budget on track, province to lead country in growth

26-11-2018 21:36 via cbc.ca

Finance Minister Carole James says British Columbia's economic growth remains "strong and stable" and the budget is on track to record a significant surplus in the 2018-19 fiscal year.

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Jackie Chan’s daughter, Etta Ng, confirms marriage to Canadian girlfriend

26-11-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca

Etta Ng, 19, announced that she has married her Canadian girlfriend, 31-year-old Andi Autumn.

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Vancouver recovery home celebrates 30 years of helping youth overcome substance abuse

26-11-2018 21:21 via cbc.ca

From the outside, Peak House looks like most other single detached homes in Vancouver — spacious, with a backyard.

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Who do the sergeant-at-arms and clerk report to at the B.C. Leg?

26-11-2018 21:14 via globalnews.ca

Craig James explains the reporting structure and workflow of the clerk and sargent-at-arms positions at the B.C. legislature.

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‘I have a very good working relationship with the speaker’: Lenz

26-11-2018 21:13 via globalnews.ca

Sargent-at-arms Gary Lenz speaks about his relationship with the speaker of the house, Darryl Plecas, at a press conference addressing the RCMP investigation at the legislative assembly.

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‘I’m not just the sergeant-at-arms. I’m a father, a husband’: Gary Lenz on investigation

26-11-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca

At a press conference held Monday, sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz explains how he has been impacted by the criminal investigation at the legislative assembly.

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‘I have established processes in the legislative assembly that are essentially bulletproof’: Craig James

26-11-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca

At a press conference held Monday, Clerk of the House Craig James tells the media at a press conference that processes were followed and claimed to have “no idea” why a criminal investigation was launched at the B.C. legislature.

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Holiday entertaining ideas for this upcoming season

26-11-2018 20:46 via globalnews.ca

Décor and lifestyle expert Karl Lohnes shows Jennifer Palma how to re-use Christmas decorations to set a festive holiday dining table.

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Vancouver homicide victim identified as 87-year-old Elizabeth Poulin

26-11-2018 20:31 via globalnews.ca

Her body was found in her East Vancouver apartment Saturday morning.

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B.C. Liberals call for emergency debate after clerk, sergeant-at-arms put on leave

26-11-2018 20:23 via globalnews.ca

B.C. Liberal MLA Mike de Jong is asking the B.C. Legislature to launch an emergency debate into what happened before clerk Craig James and sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz were put on administrative leave.

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Terrace man hit, left to die in ditch remembered as kind, caring and courageous

26-11-2018 20:11 via globalnews.ca

Cameron's hat is now part of a memorial that marks the ditch where his body was found — and where someone left him to die.

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B.C. legislature officials say they still don't know why they were suspended

26-11-2018 20:09 via cbc.ca

Sergeant-at-Arms Gary Lenz and Clerk Craig James addressed the media Monday in downtown Vancouver.

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UPDATE 1-British Columbia boosts projected 2018-19 budget surplus - Reuters

26-11-2018 20:04 via reuters.com

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(Adds comments from finance minister, details). By Julie Gordon. VANCOUVER, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The British Columbia government on Monday more than doubled its 2018-19 budget surplus projection on higher income tax revenue, partially offset by lower ...
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Police officer fired after sending naked photos to female crime victims

26-11-2018 20:03 via cbc.ca

An officer with the West Vancouver Police Department (WVPD) has been fired after sending sexually explicit photos of himself to women he met while on duty — including women who were victims of crime.

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Syrian refugee stranded in Malaysian airport coming to Canada

26-11-2018 19:22 via cbc.ca

Hassan Al Kontar, who lived in limbo for months at the Kuala Lumpur Airport, has posted a video saying he is on his way to Whistler, B.C., thanks to his Canadian friends and sponsors.

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Syrian refugee stranded for months in Malaysian airport now enroute to B.C.

26-11-2018 19:22 via cbc.ca

Hassan Al Kontar, who lived in limbo for months at the Kuala Lumpur Airport, has posted a video saying he is on his way to Whistler, B.C., thanks to his Canadian friends and sponsors.

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Iron Chef Hamachi recipe from Iron Chef Canada

26-11-2018 18:03 via globalnews.ca

Make Hamachi at Home as featured on Iron Chef Canada.

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Biocell textured breast implants under scrutiny as women complain of pain

26-11-2018 18:00 via cbc.ca

Biocell textured breast implants, made by Allergan, have come under growing scrutiny from some doctors who say they are seeing many of their patients return with debilitating pain.

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Sam Cooper introduces Global News fentanyl investigation

26-11-2018 17:51 via globalnews.ca

Global News online journalist Sam Cooper shares details about his new investigative series looking at the link between fentanyl and organized crime operating in B.C.

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Canada Post workers on strike across Lower Mainland as legislation looms

26-11-2018 17:42 via globalnews.ca

The entire Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) went on strike as of 12:01 a.m. Monday.

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Iron Chef Rob Feenie’s Hamachi at Home recipe.

26-11-2018 17:39 via globalnews.ca

Iron Chef Rob Feenie is preparing for a culinary battle in the Kitchen Stadium again. The Cactus Club executive chef is showing Global News viewers how to make his “Hamachi at Home” recipe.

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Big families raise concerns over provincial plan to limit size of ALR houses

26-11-2018 17:07 via cbc.ca

'We live in a multi-generation family: My dad lives there, my mom, my brother...and 5,400 square feet is not going to cut it,' says Abbotsford resident Dave Sidhu.

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Canada Post workers walk off the job across the Lower Mainland

26-11-2018 17:00 via globalnews.ca

Canada Post workers are on strike across the Lower Mainland on Monday morning. Neetu Garcha is live outside the processing plant in Richmond.

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Parents' struggles with opioid-addicted kids highlighted in documentary

26-11-2018 15:42 via cbc.ca

Ben Cory's story, among those of others caught in the cycle of addiction, is told in the Telus Health film, Painkiller: Inside the Opioid Crisis.

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13-year-old girl missing in Surrey

26-11-2018 15:41 via globalnews.ca

Irene Dan was seen in the 17600-block of 104 Avenue in Surrey but has not been seen or heard from since.

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Elderly man killed after being hit by car in Mission

26-11-2018 14:27 via cbc.ca

The crash happened near Cedar Street and 10th Avenue Sunday evening.

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Cloverdale hockey parents still waiting for 2 sheets of ice promised by Surrey

26-11-2018 14:00 via globalnews.ca

"I don't expect Cloverdale Minor to be given preference I am just very aware there are so many groups who are battling for such a limited amount of ice," said Marty Jones.

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Senators pass back-to-work legislation to end rotating postal strike

26-11-2018 13:56 via cbc.ca

Senators voted in favour of the Liberal government's legislation to force Canada Post employees back to work — a move that was quickly given royal assent.

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Pedestrian struck, killed by car in Mission, B.C.

26-11-2018 13:48 via globalnews.ca

It was raining heavily at the time of the crash.

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Canopy Growth Establishes New Professorship At University Of British Columbia - Grizzle

26-11-2018 13:28 via grizzle.com

Canopy Growth Establishes New Professorship At University Of British Columbia GrizzleCanopy Growth Corporation is teaming up with the University Of British Columbia to study the potential effects of cannabis on combating the opioid crisis.

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British Columbia receives an 'A' in 2018 KPMG Technology Report Card - BetaKit

26-11-2018 13:01 via betakit.com

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British Columbia receives an 'A' in 2018 KPMG Technology Report Card
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BC's tech economy has received an 'A' grade in KPMG's British Columbia Technology Report Card. The report rates the tech sector's performance in the provincial and global economies, as well as its potential to grow. While the BC tech sector has ...

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'I feel like I've been misled': Surrey community organizer regrets voting for naturopath

26-11-2018 13:00 via cbc.ca

The day before this fall's civic election, Grant Rice tweeted out his recommendations for Surrey city council — five names from a mix of political affiliations, including Safe Surrey Coalition's Allison Patton.

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Cradle to the grave: 'death midwife' faces court battle to keep her title

26-11-2018 12:00 via cbc.ca

The B.C. College of Midwives is about to engage in a legal battle with a so-called "death midwife" because they object to her title. By law, only the college can call someone a midwife and the college wants Pashta MaryMoon to find a new name for her services.

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Secret police study finds crime networks could have laundered over $1B through Vancouver homes in 2016

26-11-2018 11:00 via globalnews.ca

A study of more than 1,200 luxury real estate purchases in B.C.’s Lower Mainland in 2016 found that more than 10 per cent were tied to buyers with criminal records.

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Police investigation links dirty cash to luxury real estate

26-11-2018 11:00 via globalnews.ca

Criminal cash, by the bag load has been laundered through B.C. casinos. Now, the microscope is on the Metro Vancouver real estate market. In a Global News exclusive, there are new details of a police intelligence investigation that links that dirty cash linked to Asian organized crime and straight into some of Vancouver’s most sought-after...

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How profitable is fentanyl

26-11-2018 11:00 via globalnews.ca

Fentanyl is killing Canadians in record numbers – it’s also generating billions of dollars in profit. Here’s a look at exactly how profitable the opioid is for criminals in Canada.

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How organized crime groups launder suspected drug money in B.C. real estate

26-11-2018 11:00 via globalnews.ca

Fentanyl is a hugely profitable business for gangsters in Canada and it often leaves them with one question – what do you do with all that cash? Global News investigates how gangs in Canada use real estate to launder their money.

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How fentanyl gets into Canada

26-11-2018 11:00 via globalnews.ca

Fentanyl has killed thousands of people in Canada but how does it get into Canada? Global News reveals the nefarious route the opioid takes.

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