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• City of Vancouver looking to hire ‘skateboarding host’ for local skate park

  27-05-2017 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Vancouver Park Board is looking for a "skateboarding host" at the skateboard plaza at Union and Quebec streets.
  
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• Suggestion to move 4/20 rally to PNE grounds likely a pipe dream

  27-05-2017 22:09 via vancouversun.com
  
  Dreams of moving Vancouver’s 4/20 rally to the Pacific National Exhibition’s grounds are going up in smoke.
  Following previous suggestions by 4/20 organizers that the only venues able to host the growing rally were either Sunset Beach or the PNE, officials at the latter venue have shut down the idea.
  “After recent reports that the organizers of the 4/20 event in Vancouver are interested in moving the event to Hastings Park, it is important that the operators of the si
  
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• European addiction experts urge expansion of medical heroin program in Canada

  27-05-2017 22:07 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER —  Addiction experts from five European countries say their experience with prescription heroin programs have provided overwhelming evidence to suggest Canada should expand its one clinic to tackle the deadly opioid crisis.
  Researchers from the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada held a symposium in Vancouver on Friday to share lessons they’ve learned from multiple clinical trials and years of treatment.
  Wim van den Brink of the Ne
  
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• Two British Airways flights cancelled at YVR after airline IT glitch

  27-05-2017 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Two British Airways flights in and out of Vancouver International Airport have been cancelled because of a global IT failure that had hit the airline.
  Other flights at YVR Airport are not believed to be affected.
  British Airways cancelled all flights from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Saturday because of the system glitch, upending the travel plans of tens of thousands of people on a busy U.K. holiday weekend.Flights BA84 and BA85 have been cancelled.Passengers a
  
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• Saturday Chef: Duck confit corn dog

  27-05-2017 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sat, May 27: Saturday Chef Jason Harper from Parallel 49 Brewing Company’s brand new restaurant takes food truck chow to the next level. He shows Lynn Colliar and Jay Janower how to make his duck confit corn dog recipe.
  
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• Summer coolers

  27-05-2017 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sat, May 27: Take a break from the heat with one of these coolers, handpicked by Darryl Lamb from Legacy Liquor Store. This is the fourth year in a row that Lamb has brought in a selection of new refreshments. As he explains, this sector of the industry has exploded over that time period.
  
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• Golfathon for ALS aiming to surpass $1.5M fundraising mark

  27-05-2017 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sat, May 27: Golfers across BC are taking to the links to support ALS research. They will be playing marathon rounds, with the goal of taking their fundraising efforts to new levels.
  
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• Small Town BC: Gibsons

  27-05-2017 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mon, Sep 19: Michael Kuss features one of British Columbia’s scenic small towns.
  
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• Open House: Spring and Summer strata problems

  27-05-2017 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sat, May 27: As temperatures warm up, more people are using their balconies and patios. But those outdoor spaces can be a source of conflict within some Stratas. Kaitlyn Herbst explains.
  
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• Fame, success coming for Vancouver’s Angela Lee in world of MMA

  27-05-2017 20:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Angela Lee is a citizen of the world. Born in Canada and raised in Hawaii by her South Korean mother and Singaporean father, the 20-year-old has lived her short adult life in constant movement around the Pacific Rim and to innumerable points beyond.
  When asked how she defines herself geographically, Lee can’t pick just one identity.
  “I feel like I’m comfortable in any of those areas, any of those countries,” Lee said. “I think it’s a blessing to have so much m
  
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• Tyler Davis trying to be a jack of all trades for Lions

  27-05-2017 19:51 via theprovince.com
  
  Meet Tyler Davis and he’ll quickly tell you that he plays football for a living. When you get into his actual position, that’s where it gets complicated.
  The son of former Oakland Raiders running back Clarence Davis will be battling for a spot with the B.C. Lions when their training camp starts Sunday in Kamloops. The 26-year-old from Berkeley, Calif., excelled at wide receiver, defensive back and as a return man in the German Football League to the point that he won t
  
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• Recipe: Duck confit corndog with beer mustard

  27-05-2017 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Harper, head chef at Parallel 49 Brewing Company, shares his recipe for duck confit corndog with beer mustard. Corndog Recipe * 20g thyme * 15g rosemary * 12g garlic * 200g salt * 90g sugar * 2 bay leaves * cure duck for 24 hours. * confit at 127F for 13 hours * shred...
  
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• Jeff Paterson: Canucks’ 50-year anniversary could include a prize — the NHL Draft

  27-05-2017 19:26 via theprovince.com
  
  While still two years in the offing, the Vancouver Canucks are already making plans to mark their 50th anniversary in the NHL. And it sounds as though the organization — which began in play in 1970 — hopes to kick-off a year of celebration by playing host to one of the league’s flagship events.
  Whispers emanating from Rogers Arena suggest that while no formal application has yet been made, the Canucks have identified the 2019 NHL Draft as a desired target. The team wo
  
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• Sunday’s World Partnership Walk benefits work of Aga Khan Foundation

  27-05-2017 19:18 via theprovince.com
  
  Earlier this month in Ottawa, the Global Centre for Pluralism officially opened its doors. The centre is a partnership between the Aga Khan and the government of Canada and is yet another important example of the bridge-building he has spearheaded along with support for important humanitarian causes in Canada and in the global south. The many institutions the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims and his community have supported in Canada and around the world are shining exa
  
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• Makeover: A new look for a new mom

  27-05-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Bernice Chang is a 34-year-old technical writer. She is a new mom and has been neglecting her hair since being on maternity leave.
  Bernice has medium textured and long hair. She hasn’t cut her hair in over a year and it needed a little love before going back to work. To brighten her colour, I applied foil highlights throughout her hair to create a soft tone-on-tone colour effect. I used a one-step colour formula that lightens and tones the hair in one step to create a natural and blended f
  
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• Beauty Bar: MAC Cosmetics Fruity Juicy collection

  27-05-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  What it is: A new makeup collection from beauty mega-brand MAC Cosmetics inspired by tropical locales, vivid flowers and luscious fruits. 
  “Sail away on a sweet scent-sation of frootilicious tropical colour,” the company declares in a news release of the launch.
  The release, which is packaged in sleek, black cases each featuring a tropical-print scene, includes a refresh of a few MAC staples, as well as new colour offerings.
  “Go bananas in vibrant lipsticks, or zest-up you
  
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• Deadly unknown drug circulating in New Westminster prompts urgent warning from police

  27-05-2017 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  New Westminster Police have issued a warning to residents about a lethal unknown drug making the rounds. Police confirmed one person died after taking the dangerous drug and a second person is in hospital in critical condition. Both individuals had purchased the drug in pill form from the same street-level drug dealer. Police are telling...
  
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• Winning $1 million Lotto Max ticket sold in Prince George

  27-05-2017 18:19 via vancouversun.com
  
  Do you live in Prince George? Did you buy a lottery ticket recently? If so, you might not have to work on Monday because you’re now a millionaire.
  A single ticket purchased in Prince George, B.C. matched all seven numbers across the country to win the $1 million Maxmillions prize in Friday’s draw.The winner now has 52 weeks – or until Saturday, May 26, 2018 – to come forward and claim their prize. The retail location where the ticket was bought won’t be announc
  
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• Critic claims B.C. using taxpayer money to outlast plaintiffs in health-care trial

  27-05-2017 17:54 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is being accused of using a vast supply of taxpayers’ dollars to win a legal war of attrition against advocates for two-tier health care by the man who has become the face of privatized medicine in Canada.
  Dr. Brian Day, an orthopedic surgeon and owner of Cambie Surgery Centre in Vancouver, said he believes the government is trying to delay a B.C. Supreme Court trial to whittle down the resources of those in favour of private care, who laun
  
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• Weekend Poll: Is this the Lady in Red ghost or just a trick of the light?

  27-05-2017 17:48 via vancouversun.com
  
  It’s not just a catchy ballad from the late ’80s by Chris De Burgh.
  This week, a local man working downtown spotted what he believes could be the Lady in Red, the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver’s resident ghost. He snapped some photos and shared them online – but are the photos what they seem?
  Is this a photo of the Hotel Vancouver’s famed Lady in Red?
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  'Lady in Red' ghost sighting? Vancouver man shares spooky photoOur Harrison Mooney dissected the lore behind the
  
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• The Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their Country: Book review

  27-05-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their Country
  Tom Hawthorn
  Douglas & McIntyre
  So, have you started celebrating Canada 150 yet? Have you got a flag, a 24-pack of Molson Canadian and Ketchup chips ready to go?
  Even if you do have all those and a wicked Canadian playlist (for the love of Gordie Howe don’t forget plenty of The Tragically Hip) ready to blast at a cabin on a lake, your celebrations, I’m afraid, might pale compared with what Canadians got up to 50 yea
  
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• Organizers sing praises of inaugural Vancouver Opera Festival

  27-05-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver Opera’s first opera festival was called a success even though attendance for one of the three premiere operas was disappointing.
  Kim Gaynor, the VO’s general director, said she was pleased on almost every level about the festival format, which concentrates performances, panel discussions, master classes and other events into a limited time period.
  “It exceeded my expectations on many levels,” she said. “When you do a new thing, you expect complication
  
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• Variety show in Port Moody

  27-05-2017 16:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  In Port Moody development circles, the buzzword is diversity.
  Following guidelines set out by the city’s 2014 Official Community Plan, builder Aragon Properties is about to break ground on a project that will offer a variety of living options.
  When complete, Platform will feature 12 townhomes, six ground-floor live-work lofts and 86 mid-rise condos, as well as four ground-floor retail spaces.
  The townhomes are all three-bedroom units and range from 1,322 to 1,612 square feet, and include r
  
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• The Home Front: Adding spark to the hub of the home

  27-05-2017 15:53 via vancouversun.com
  
  Kitchen design is one area of the home people always need help with, but it’s the most expensive area to tackle, says Vancouver designer Kendall Ansell, of Kendall Ansell Interiors. 
  “We’ll go into someone’s home and they’ll have done all the bathrooms, all their floors, their living room and dining room, and the kitchen is kind of this archaic beast that they’ve never touched, and they don’t know what to do.”
  Ansell says s
  
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• Sold (Bought): North Van home styled for entertaining

  27-05-2017 15:52 via vancouversun.com
  
  239 West 26th Street, North Vancouver
  Type: Seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom detached
  Size: 4,227 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $2,438,000
  Listed for: $2,598,000
  Sold for: $2,498,000
  Sold on: Feb. 20
  Days on market: 46
  Listing agent: Devon Owen at Royal Pacific Realty
  Buyers agent: Steve Goodall at Bay Realty
  This home at 239 West 26th Street in North Vancouver sold for $2,498,000. Supplied 
  The big sell: This new three-level home in North Vancouver’s Upper Lonsdale district has been construc
  
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• Greater Victoria's Lyra Residences takes a central location, quiet setting

  27-05-2017 15:46 via vancouversun.com
  
  Lyra Residences’ location on Rainbow Hill Lane, just below the crest of Christmas Hill in Saanich, is reminiscent of an address from a storybook. But the eight-storey development is very real, with building already underway and completion scheduled for 2018.
  “You might call Christmas Hill the geographic centre of Greater Victoria. It’s equally distant from most of the areas on the peninsula, so it’s a very central location,” says project architect Peter de Hoog, pri
  
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• Five Things to Know: Farmland prices surge, F-Series rampage, and a g-g-g-ghost

  27-05-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Farmland prices are on the rise, an Abbotsford hospital is under investigation, and a local man took a picture of what could very well be a flippin’ ghost. Here are five things you need to know:  
  Foreign buyers tax leads to surge in farmland prices
  Metro Vancouver’s foreign buyers tax may have had the inadvertent side effect of raising prices on agricultural land just outside of Vancouver, reports Postmedia’s Sam Cooper. Sales of farmland in B.C. surge
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Fighting for the heart and soul of Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  27-05-2017 12:31 via vancouversun.com
  
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  Daphne Bramham: Fighting for the heart and soul of Vancouver
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  A group of protesters gather outside of Vancouver City Hall on Tuesday to show their concern over a large development at 105 Keefer Street in Chinatown. Mark van Manen / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. The fight over 105 Keefer St. encapsulates ...
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: B.C. law society accused of scapegoating lawyer to ease foreign-money fears

  27-05-2017 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Law Society of B.C.’s ability to police money laundering and offshore real-estate investment is being questioned after a lawyer was found guilty of professional misconduct for nearly $26 million in suspicious transactions.
  Lawyer Paul Jaffe said the disciplinary decision Wednesday against his client Donald Gurney imposes standards and expectations of conduct for the profession that may be impossible to meet.
  He underscored: “The law society conducted a two-year investigation in c
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Fighting for the heart and soul of Vancouver

  27-05-2017 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  The fight over 105 Keefer St. encapsulates people’s worst fears of what Vancouver and this province may have become — a place where developers and speculators trump community, citizens and history.
  If approved, the proposed 12-storey building may drive a final stake through the heart of Chinatown, which is already on the list of Canada’s 10 most endangered historic sites. Meantime, under the veneer of building social housing, a wealthy developer with ties to the B.C.
  
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• Who should Canucks fans cheer for in the Stanley Cup Final?

  27-05-2017 09:11 via vancouversun.com
  
  With the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators set to clash in this year’s Stanley Cup Final, there is but one question on everybody’s mind: Who will Vancouver Canucks fans cheer for?
  Everybody’s asking. Now that the Ottawa Senators, Canada’s last team in the running, have been eliminated, there’s no obvious answer.
  Not that Vancouver hockey lovers were ever a lock to cheer for the Sens. Local fans are still sore about failing to garner the nation’s unwa
  
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• Canada 150: Robert H. Lee — a.k.a. Mr. UBC — stresses importance of giving back

  27-05-2017 09:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, we are counting down to Canada Day with profiles of 150 noteworthy British Columbians.
  When Robert H. Lee first suggested doing something new with real estate in 1987, members of the board of governors at the University of B.C. were skeptical. He wanted to use the university’s holdings to build market housing and generate income for an endowment.
  Lee convinced the board, and the following year became the founder of UBC Properties Trust. Since its
  
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• Suffer the children: the anti-vaxxing stigma

  27-05-2017 08:43
  
  People will be harsh in their criticism of mothers who refuse to vaccinate their child, a UBC study says. But their children will also bear the brunt of being shunned.
  
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• Okanagan Water Levels

  27-05-2017 08:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, May 26: Another weekend will be spent keeping a close eye on water levels in the BC Interior. Catherine Urquhart has more…
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver this weekend

  27-05-2017 07:37 via vancouversun.com
  
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for the last weekend in May.
  24-Hour Movie Marathon
  The weather outside is supposed to be beautiful this weekend, but if frolicking in the sun isn’t your thing, and movies really, really are, why not check out the 24-Hour Movie Marathon at the Cinematheque in Downtown Vancouver? Seriously. And before you roll your eyes at the idea of 24 straight hours of screen time: 1) This event is back by popular demand, and
  
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• Okanagan Sun looking to connect on the field

  27-05-2017 07:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Spring training camp began Friday for the Okanagan Sun of the BC Football Conference.
  
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• B.C.: 15 best books of the week, May 27

  27-05-2017 07:07 via vancouversun.com
  
  1. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate — Discoveries from A Secret World — Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books).
  2. Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations — Richard Wagamese (Douglas & McIntyre). 
  3. On Island: Life Among the Coast Dwellers — Pat Carney (TouchWood Editions).
  4. Hello Humpback! — Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd, illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers (Harbour Publishing). 
  5. British Co
  
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• 'The community should be concerned': Police warn about lethal drug in New Westminster

  27-05-2017 07:02 via vancouversun.com
  
  Police have issued an urgent warning to the public about a lethal strain of drug circulating in New Westminster.
  According to the New Westminster Police Department, one person has died from the drug, which is unknown at this time, and another is in critical condition. Both bought the drug in pill form from the same street dealer.
  “The community should be concerned,” said Sgt. Jeff Scott in a release. “Drug users who don’t feel well are advised to seek medical at
  
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• Opinion: More tourists, more wealth: An appeal to the Government of Canada

  27-05-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  There’s every reason for optimism about the tourist season getting underway in Canada with Tourism Week from May 28 to June 3 and the first major events and festivals being rolled out across the country, in this year of the 150th anniversary of Confederation and Montreal’s 375th birthday.
  This is the most propitious opportunity in a long time for our destination — which has topped the New York Times and Lonely Planet’s annual lists&
  
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• Opinion: Changing B.C.’s electoral system requires a referendum

  27-05-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  British Columbia’s recent election may be the last under a first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting system.
  Why?
  Because both the Liberals and NDP need the support of the Green party to form a majority coalition, and as a condition of their support, the Greens are demanding that the province’s electoral system be changed, most likely to a form of proportional representation.
  Troublingly, according to reports, the Green party is pushing for this change without a referendum.
  Green party leade
  
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• Opinion: Bringing B.C. craft beer to the world

  27-05-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The mountains are a draw to Vancouver, there’s no denying it. The ocean is magnificent, the seawall is one of a kind, Stanley Park is a national treasure and the air is crisper than anywhere else in Canada. But if there is one thing we’ve become known for above all else in recent memory, it’s craft beer.
  The 8th annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week kicked off May 26. With over 100 craft breweries pouring more than 300 unique beer and cider samples, the local market is showing no si
  
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• Opinion: B.C.'s marine heritage must be protected

  27-05-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  There is a new sense of urgency about the need to protect Canada’s oceans. The government of Canada has made a strong international commitment to protect at least 10 per cent of our coasts and ocean by 2020. With just three years to go, and so far less than one per cent protected, Canada has a steep climb ahead.
  In British Columbia there are two proposed marine protected areas that could help the government reach this ambitious target. The proposed Scott Islands Marine National Wildli
  
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• Letters: Park Board vote on cetaceans spawns controversy

  27-05-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Re: It’s time to terminate Park Board, Editorial, May 20
  You nailed it. The Park Board is made of people who have accidentally ended up with unanticipated power. Elected by a minority of the city’s population that votes in municipal elections and who have little idea about who they put on the board or what they do when on it, the commissioners have imposed their own opinions on every citizen of Vancouver and every person who visits. Perhaps this is their “jump the shark”
  
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• Editorial: The vote count is over, now what?

  27-05-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Just after the election, we suggested that Green party leader Andrew Weaver resist the temptation to accept a Cabinet post from Liberal leader Christy Clark, should one be offered, and instead use his balance of power on an issue-by-issue basis, helping to mould legislation so it would meet his criteria. To align his three seats with either the Liberals or the New Democrats in a coalition, we thought, would betray the base and turn the Green party into a subset of one of the major part
  
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• Harrison Mooney: Who should Canucks fans cheer for in the Stanley Cup Final?

  27-05-2017 05:39 via theprovince.com
  
  With the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators set to clash in this year’s Stanley Cup Final, there is but one question on everybody’s mind: who will Vancouver Canucks fans cheer for?
  Everybody’s asking. Now that the Ottawa Senators, Canada’s last team in the running, have been eliminated, there’s no obvious answer.
  Not that Vancouver hockey lovers were ever a lock to cheer for the Sens. Local fans are still sore about failing to garne
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: May 26

  27-05-2017 05:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Friday, May 26, 2017.
  
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• Wheelchair Tennis

  27-05-2017 04:12 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Oak Bay slashing suspect still on the loose.

  27-05-2017 04:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, May 26: One month after a frightening attack in a Victoria neighbourhood, the attacker is still on the loose. Neetu Garcha reports.
  
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• Free drugs for addicts?

  27-05-2017 04:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, May 26: Handing out free drugs to addicts is one of the ideas being raised by overseas addiction experts now in Vancouver. Rumina Daya reports.
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: May 26

  27-05-2017 04:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, May 26, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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