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• Cam Tucker: For 150th par-tee, we mark Canada’s Top 5 golf moments

  30-06-2017 23:55 via theprovince.com
  
  Hockey. Doughnuts. Snow. Politeness. Eh? Sorry if you’ve heard these before, the still-true-yet-tiresome Canadian stereotypes.
  On this milestone July 1, we’ll look beyond that to our accomplishments on the golf course. Granted, we haven’t had as many as our neighbours to the south, but rest assured that Canadians have etched their names in the history of this historic game.
  Canuck golfers struck gold in the Olympics more than 100 years ago, Mike Weir mastered Augusta National,
  
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• Made in Canada products

  30-06-2017 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday a look at food products that are uniquely Canadian.
  
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• BC Ferries reports increased earnings; fares will remain steady as a result

  30-06-2017 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coastal travellers can expect fares with BC Ferries to remain steady as the company reports it has experienced a surplus for the second year in a row.
  
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• Long weekend road safety

  30-06-2017 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Plan ahead if you plan on hitting the patio this Canada Day long weekend. As Jordan Armstrong reports, police all over the province are stepping up road checks to catch impaired drivers.
  
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• Indigenous culture advocate and prominent lawyer among B.C. Order of Canada recipients

  30-06-2017 22:40 via vancouversun.com
  
  Renowned indigenous culture advocate Gloria Cranmer Webster and prominent Victoria civil-rights lawyer Joe Arvay are among eight B.C. recipients included in the 99 named to the Order of Canada on the 50th anniversary of the award, Gov.-Gen. David Johnston announced today.
  “The individuals on today’s list, just like those appointed half-a-century ago, are truly inspiring as they have helped to build the smarter, more-caring nation that we, as Canadians, are all so proud to call home,&
  
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• B.C. NDP moving quickly to transition into power

  30-06-2017 22:38 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — B.C. New Democrats are moving quickly to transition into power, following Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon’s request Thursday evening that party leader John Horgan form government.
  NDP officials and senior civil servants began the transition process Friday morning, which included the government handing over almost two dozen detailed transition binders.
  Don Wright, former president of the B.C. Institute of Technology who had been tapped to become the deputy minister and head of the
  
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• Victoria police board bill tops $600,000 in case of former chief Frank Elsner

  30-06-2017 22:33 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Victoria police board spent $602,444 on legal fees and two controversial investigations into former police chief Frank Elsner — a figure that does not include Elsner’s legal fees.
  “I think the whole thing is a waste of tax dollars,” said Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, co-chairwoman of the police board. “It’s been really expensive, it’s been really disruptive, but we’re beyond it. We’re taking fresh steps. We’ve got a new chief.”
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• Tallio case: B.C. Court of Appeal allows man convicted of 1983 murder to appeal

  30-06-2017 22:33 via vancouversun.com
  
  The B.C. Court of Appeal set the stage Friday for Phillip Tallio, who has spent the last 34 years in prison, to appeal his 1983 murder conviction.
  Tallio was 17 years old in 1983 when he was arrested for the murder of a 22-month-old girl in a First Nations reserve in Bella Coola. Nine days into a jury trial, Tallio pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, which led to a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years. Ever since Tallio’s sentencing, he has maintained his in
  
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• B.C. overdose deaths — Drug supply is unsafe, don’t take the risk of dabbling: Coroner

  30-06-2017 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  With an average of more than four overdose deaths a day due to illicit drug use in B.C. in May, the coroners service is warning against anyone dabbling or experimenting with drugs because the risk is simply too high.
  
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• Cannabis Day to be held Saturday next to Pacific Central Station

  30-06-2017 21:55 via vancouversun.com
  
  Marijuana advocates and enthusiasts will celebrate Cannabis Day in Thornton Park, next to Pacific Central Station, on Saturday despite objections from the Vancouver park board. 
  The event features a large Marijuana Farmers Market where vendors sell marijuana products and pot-infused edibles.
  The park board had urged organizers to seek a more suitable site than the heavily used park.The annual July 1 pot protest, which in past years has been held outside the Vancouver Art Gallery,
  
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• Kelowna beaches reopen after flooding in time for Canada Day weekend

  30-06-2017 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Beach goers may see wood debris along the shoreline as clean-up continues - any large debris should be left in place."
  
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• Town Talk: Canada's birthday keeps on giving

  30-06-2017 21:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  Virtually “fresh off the boat,” as folk once said, columnist-to-be Malcolm Parry admired the Bridge River gorge to begin his first July 1 in Canada.
  MANY HAPPY RETURNS: Waking on his first July 1 in Canada, the young man marvelled at B.C.’s Bridge River gorge rising to twice the height of mountains he’d known in Wales. Spiralling in its sun-warming vortex, hawks scanned the valley floor for breakfast. Fifteen weeks earlier, the young immigrant had done much the same by fl
  
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• 16 years of BC Liberal rule is over

  30-06-2017 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Christy Clark and her government were defeated yesterday in a non-confidence vote, leaving the BC NDP to form a new minority government with the help of the Greens
  
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• Enderby area plane crash claims the life of Salmon Arm pilot

  30-06-2017 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say witness statements suggest the crash cause may be an engine failure.
  
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• Injured flagger improving in hospital: B.C. Flagging Association

  30-06-2017 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. Flagging Association co-founder Diane Herback said she gets sick to her stomach when she watches the video, but is glad the flagger is recovering.
  
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• More than four people a day on average die in B.C. from illicit drugs: coroner

  30-06-2017 21:05 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — More than four people a day on average died in British Columbia in May from illicit drugs, a death toll the coroner’s service says should serve as a warning to people who are not drug-dependent to avoid experimentation.
  The service says provisional data show 129 persons died in May, down slightly from 136 who died in April.
  It says until November 2016, there had never been as many as 100 drug deaths in the province for a single month, but in every month since then the num
  
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• NDP to form minority government in B.C.: What happens next?

  30-06-2017 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. is swapping one minority government for another, with the NDP taking power after a vote of non-confidence on Thursday.
  
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• Obituary: Ann Watt was one of first singers to appear at Theatre Under the Stars

  30-06-2017 20:49 via vancouversun.com
  
  LONDON, England — Ann Watt, who was 101 when she died on June 4, was a lyric soprano who made her name in Vancouver as one of the first singers to appear at the city’s famous Theatre Under the Stars when it opened its doors in 1940.
  She sang the lead role in several operettas, including The Chocolate Soldier by Oscar Straus, Naughty Marietta by Victor Herbert and The Student Prince by Sigmund Romberg. She also gave recitals of classical lied, recalling that wartime restrictions requi
  
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• Setting up Canada’s largest flag in Stanley Park

  30-06-2017 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The world’s largest Canadian flag is on display all day July 1st at Brockton Oval in Stanley Park. The flag is made of silk, weighs one ton and measures 140m by 70m.
  
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• Amid a housing crisis, Vancouver buys houses and leaves them empty - The Globe and Mail

  30-06-2017 20:20
  
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  Amid a housing crisis, Vancouver buys houses and leaves them empty
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  The lovingly restored character house at 3030 Victoria Drive had been in one family since the 1940s. Dave Norris was raised in the house, along with his 10 siblings. He ultimately purchased the house from his parents and went on to remove the 1950s ...
  
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• All or (almost) nothing: Canada sticks with ‘best team’ for RWC qualifier finale versus USA

  30-06-2017 20:16 via theprovince.com
  
  A year ago, Mark Anscombe was hired as Canada head coach with one goal in mind: Rugby World Cup qualification.
  The first cahnce at that has finally come.
  Saturday in San Diego (Torero Stadium, 3 p.m. PT, TSN3), Anscombe’s squad will look to knock off the Americans and book their ticket straight to Japan 2019.
  A loss, and they’re headed to South American for chance number two.
  The coach, to no surprise, is confident his team will do the job. On a Thursday conference call with the medi
  
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• Leaving Vancouver: An outspoken renter advocate is moving away

  30-06-2017 20:04
  
  Cass Sclauzero documented the most ridiculous and horrifying rental listings in Metro Vancouver's tight rental market.
  
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• Canada 150: South Okanagan celebrations

  30-06-2017 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wondering what's on the go for Canada Day if you live in the south Okanagan?can
  
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• B.C. baby first to get health card without gender marker

  30-06-2017 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  In what could be a first around the world, a B.C. baby was issued a health card with the letter "U" for a sex marker.
  
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• Don’t have $1m? Leasehold, float homes your only options if you don't want a condo

  30-06-2017 19:23
  
  Just five detached homes are listed under $1 million in Vancouver right now, and not one comes with land.
  
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• Canada 150: North Okanagan celebrations

  30-06-2017 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here's a look at some of the Canada Day events in north Okanagan.
  
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• Spirit & our 150th; With glowing hearts, we see ourselves rise!

  30-06-2017 18:48
  
  On Canada Day, I get to join the likes of Senator Mike Duffy, former prime ministers Paul Martin and Kim Campbell, along with SCTV's iconic Great White Northern bros Bob and Doug McKenzie in conversation with broadcast legend Arlene Bynon on her special SiriusXM Canada Talks show, live from the cradle of Confederation.
  
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• Film documenting Tragically Hip's 2016 Man Machine Poem tour to premier this fall

  30-06-2017 18:41 via vancouversun.com
  
  Fans will soon be able to see The Tragically Hip’s music at work when a documentary following the band’s emotional 2016 tour premiers this fall.
  In the spring of 2016, the iconic band announced lead singer Gord Downie had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, along with plans to tour over the summer.
  Long Time Running, directed by Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier, follows the lead-up and preparations for that tour and gives fans a glimpse into the heart behind the perfo
  
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• Trudeau sits down with Parliament Hill teepee protest ahead of Canada 150 celebrations

  30-06-2017 18:26
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a brief meeting this morning with indigenous activists who have set up a demonstration teepee on Parliament Hill ahead of Canada Day celebrations.
  
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• Canada 150: Central Okanagan celebrations

  30-06-2017 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  We've put together a list of some of the happenings throughout the central Okanagan for Canada's 150th birthday bash.
  
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• Transition to government will keep B.C. NDP busy for the summer

  30-06-2017 18:02 via vancouversun.com
  
  With the transition of power finally underway, the B.C. NDP minority government, with Green backing, has plenty of work ahead before its own throne speech.
  Kimberly Speers, a political scientist at the University of Victoria, explained the process, saying B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan will first take time to appointment his cabinet before developing a legislative agenda.
  New MLAs will attend an orientation session to ensure they know their specific duties and responsibilities in government operati
  
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• Dr. Brian Day on the strong public health system we could have

  30-06-2017 17:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  Dr. Brian Day believes our medical system is broken and has been advocating change for more than a decade.
  He’s so frustrated he’s gone to court to demand that you get the right to purchase insurance that will allow you to have timely access to treatment. 
  Day points to Quebec and says, “all I want is for people in B.C. to have the same rights as people in Quebec, they’re allowed to have it, so why can’t we?”
  Day said more than 85,000 people are on s
  
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• Don't drive drunk for Canada 150, police plead

  30-06-2017 17:42 via vancouversun.com
  
  The country’s sesquicentennial is not a good time to party too hard then get behind the wheel, police and ICBC warn.
  
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• Grilled Lamb Ribs with Carolina BBQ Sauce

  30-06-2017 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Forget pork or beef, Chef Jeff Koop of Mamie Taylor’s shows us how to grill perfect lamb ribs. It’s a sneak peek at his entry for Canada Day’s RibFest 2017
  
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• B.C. soccer star Christine Sinclair appointed to Order of Canada

  30-06-2017 17:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C.’s own Christine Sinclair is among those appointed to the Order of Canada this week.
  The 34-year-old Burnaby-born soccer star was one of 99 new appointments to the Order of Canada announced prior to Saturday’s 150th anniversary of Confederation. Former Vancouver Canucks captain Mark Messier was also appointed to the Order.
  Sinclair led Team Canada to back-to-back bronze medals at the Olympics, and has scored 168 goals in 259 games in her international career. Under Sinclair&rsquo
  
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• Opinion: It’s time to end precarious work in B.C.’s hospitals

  30-06-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Hospital cleaners are on the front-line of the battle against the hospital-acquired infections that put vulnerable patients at risk.
  Similarly, dietary workers take great care to ensure that the nutritional content and consistency of meals is appropriate for the medical condition of patients.
  These workers are essential for quality, safe patient care. But there is a dirty secret in many B.C.’s hospitals.
  Government legislation and policies over 16 years have created a disposable workforce
  
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• Pregnant Wal-Mart shopper runs down alleged purse-snatcher: 'I wasn't going to let him get away'

  30-06-2017 16:53
  
  A North Carolina woman appeared to have few regrets after running down a man accused of breaking into her vehicle.
  
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• B.C. Indigenous people also reclaiming government site for Canada 150

  30-06-2017 16:51
  
  After Algonquin activists set up a teepee on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, Coast Salish nation members will try to ‘return the sacred fire’ to B.C. Legislature steps.
  
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• Justin Trudeau praises John Horgan but avoids disagreement over pipeline

  30-06-2017 16:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulates Premier Designate John Horgan, but makes no mention of their disagreement over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
  
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• Highway 20 set to re-open west of Williams Lake after major washout

  30-06-2017 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some good news for drivers in the B.C. interior just ahead of the Canada Day long weekend.
  
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• Daily Poll: What's been the most exciting moment of the 2017 B.C. election?

  30-06-2017 16:28 via vancouversun.com
  
  For the past seven weeks, all eyes have been on B.C.’s Legislature to see how the future of the province would unfold.
  A quick recap of the highlights since the election:
  May 9: Election night saw the B.C. Liberals fall one seat shy of a majority. The NDP and the Greens took 41 and three seats respectively.
  May 29: John Horgan and Andrew Weaver announce they have reached a power-sharing agreement, with the Greens pledging to back the NDP.
  May 30: Christy Clark announces she’ll delive
  
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• NDP leader John Horgan to form government: What happens next?

  30-06-2017 16:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. is swapping one minority government for another, with the NDP taking power after a vote of non-confidence. So what happens next? Political scientist David Moscrop joins Sonia Sunger to discuss.
  
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• Indigenous entrepreneurs light own path—and 'LED' the way to green

  30-06-2017 16:00
  
  First Nations-run First Light LED walking the walk on green tech.
  
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• Teen girl missing after jumping into Thompson River to escape arrest

  30-06-2017 15:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is now investigating after an arrest attempt went wrong in Kamloops on Thursday.
  
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• Sentencing arguments in B.C. child-bride case

  30-06-2017 15:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  A B.C. court will hear sentencing arguments today for a former husband and wife convicted of taking a girl into the United States to marry the now imprisoned leader of their polygamous sect.
  
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• So brutal he terrifies ISIS: Iraqi man dubbed 'The Beheader' out for revenge against jihadi death cult

  30-06-2017 14:51
  
  He’s the Iraqi freedom fighter who’s so brutal and blood-thirsty he terrifies ISIS.
  
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• A government falls and a new one is set to rise in British Columbia

  30-06-2017 13:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  British Columbia is about to swap a Liberal minority government for an NDP minority government.
  
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• Letters: NDP-Green coalition is what majority of British Columbians want

  30-06-2017 12:30 via theprovince.com
  
  Premier Christy Clark’s hypocrisy is exhausting, and we are fed up. After taking millions in corporate handouts to win the provincial election, and voting down six bills to ban big money in politics, she now says she supports political finance reform.
  Her government opposed public funds for childcare for years, but now says she has “always been committed to childcare”.
  We need to see this for what it is, a cynical strategy to bleed support from the Greens and NDP and repair her
  
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• Canada 150: The lover of the universe who became B.C. premier

  30-06-2017 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, we are counting down to Canada Day with profiles of 150 noteworthy British Columbians.
  B.C. has always been a great place for people to reinvent themselves. And nobody in this province’s history embodies this quite like Amor De Cosmos, B.C.’s second premier.
  Born William Alexander Smith in Windsor, N.S., on Aug. 25, 1825, he left his job as a clerk in Halifax in 1852 to try his luck in California during the gold rush.
  He arrived in California in
  
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• Man claiming 1983 wrongful murder conviction was in error has daughter, grandchildren waiting for him

  30-06-2017 11:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  When Phillip James Tallio went to jail 34 years ago for killing a child in Bella Coola, he left behind the world he knew and everyone important to him — including one special person still a few months from being born.
  The RCMP arrested Tallio, at age 17 in April 1983, for the murder of a 22-month-old girl in a remote First Nations community on B.C.’s central coast. At the time, Tallio and his 14-year-old girlfriend Theresa Hood had just found out she was pregnant with their child.
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