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• Edmonton hiker raises questions about how B.C. wildfire evacuation was handled

  04-08-2017 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton woman is raising concerns about the evacuation order that was issued two days into her B.C. backcountry hiking vacation.
  
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• Fire danger now extreme for Metro Vancouver

  04-08-2017 23:34
  Barbecues and other propane stoves now banned in many parks.
  
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• ‘It just makes people cynical:’ Green leader pans NDP $500-a-head golf fundraiser

  04-08-2017 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  "Especially since you've criticized so many people for [holding these events], this will be perceived as pay for access."
  
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• Bulls and Bears: The rise of Ambrosie, Pete Rose's fall from grace — again

  04-08-2017 23:08 via vancouversun.com
  Sorting out the major winners and losers of this week — with a bottom-line twist — in the world of sports:
  BULLS OF THE WEEK
  The Los Angeles Dodgers continue their record-setting tear in the National League of Major League Baseball. Winning another 10 in a row — and a ridiculous 40 of 46 — before an unusual loss Wednesday night put them at 76-32 and playing .704 baseball going into the weekend.
  Despite their stranglehold on the NL West and the best record in MLB, the Dodg
  
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• 56 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Saturday, August 5 - Straight.com (blog)

  04-08-2017 23:02 via straight.com
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  56 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Saturday, August 5
  Straight.com (blog)
  Beat the heat with a dip in Kits Pool, open from 9 am to 8:30 pm on weekends. Looking for something to do on Saturday? The Straight's got you covered. Here are 56 events happening in or around Vancouver on Saturday, August 5. CONCERTS. American ...
  
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• Smoky haze expected to linger over Vancouver

  04-08-2017 22:53
  
  Don't expect improvement in air quality over long weekend, Environment Canada says
  
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• BC wildfires: Satellite images show the smoke descending on Vancouver - Macleans.ca

  04-08-2017 22:48 via macleans.ca
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  BC wildfires: Satellite images show the smoke descending on Vancouver
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  The smoke from multiple wildfires in B.C. has created hazardous breathing conditions across the province. In Kamloops, air quality is the worst in recorded history. A heat wave in the Lower Mainland coupled with the smoke has lead to a spike in 911 ...
  BC Hydro protecting Interior substation from wildfireVancouver Sunall 4 news articles »
  
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• Rugby Canada to revamp men’s national team program in wake of firing coach

  04-08-2017 22:44 via theprovince.com
  TORONTO — Having canned its men’s national team coach, Rugby Canada is now embarking on a makeover midway through a World Cup qualification campaign.
  The review which resulted in Thursday’s firing of New Zealand’s Mark Anscombe just 16 months into the job, calls for the hiring of a high-performance director, an academy/Canada ‘A’ coach and more technical staff as well as use of a sports psychologist.
  The added resources will work with a larger group of players
  
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• Priced out of downtown Vancouver, millennials are building 'hipsturbia' - The Globe and Mail

  04-08-2017 22:43 via theglobeandmail.com
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  Priced out of downtown Vancouver, millennials are building 'hipsturbia'
  The Globe and Mail
  Gabi & Jules offers homemade pies by the slice, à la mode with a scoop of small-batch Rocky Point ice cream. The year-old bakery and shop also sells granola and brownie mix in mason jars, preserves and organic loose-leaf teas. It sources its products ...
  
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• Vancouver police reports two overdose deaths on the last week of July

  04-08-2017 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) reported two overdose deaths for the week of July 24.
  
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• E. coli worry prompts Costco in B.C. to recall broccoli florettes

  04-08-2017 22:36 via vancouversun.com
  Costco Wholesale is recalling Gold Coast brand of Broccettes, or broccoli florettes, due to possible E. coli contamination.
  The produce was sold in British Columbia in 908 gram packages with a product code of 12 AU 2017.
  There have been no reported illnesses and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall was prompted by the company.
  The agency says it is conducting a food-safety investigation.
  Food contaminated with E. coli may not look or smell spoiled but can still make people sick.
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• YouTube video captures Canal Flats wildfire

  04-08-2017 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Aug 4: Video posted to the WaFiMedia YouTube account shows the wildfire burning near Canal Flats, B.C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2gqAzaye3I&app=desktop
  
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• B.C. government brings back human rights commission after 15 years

  04-08-2017 22:29 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — The NDP government is bringing back the province’s human rights commission, which was scuttled by the Liberal government in 2002.
  B.C. is the only province without a commission and instead relies on a tribunal that receives and hears complaints but is not able to do any proactive work.
  Premier John Horgan says re-establishing the commission will create a more inclusive and just society that prevents discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation and gen
  
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• Off-road vehicles banned in parts of B.C. backcountry

  04-08-2017 22:26 via vancouversun.com
  Backcountry users of off-road vehicles can no longer use them for recreational use in the Cariboo, Kamloops or Southeast fire centres.
  “We’ve taken this step to prevent further human-caused wildfires,” B.C. Wildfire Serivce chief information officer Kevin Skrepnek said Friday. The very dry conditions across the province present an extreme risk of such vehicles causing wildfires.
  The ban of off-road use on Crown lands and the restriction on roads went into place at noon on Frida
  
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• Montreal's housing market gets hotter as Vancouver, Toronto take a chill - Toronto Star

  04-08-2017 22:24 via thestar.com
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  Montreal's housing market gets hotter as Vancouver, Toronto take a chill
  Toronto Star
  The Greater Montreal Real Estate Board released data Friday showing that 3,075 homes were sold in July, an increase of 16 per cent compared with a year ago. Montreal's housing market has escaped the frenzied action that prompted the B.C. and Ontario ...
  While Vancouver and Toronto chill out, Montreal home sales post best July in 8 yearsCTV Newsall 4 news articles »
  
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• Doing drugs alone in B.C. is a fatal proposition: Coroner

  04-08-2017 21:58
  People who die of overdose come "from all walks of life," says B.C. coroner of attempt to reach those who do drugs in private.
  
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• Martin Luther's legacy alive, even in secular Canada

  04-08-2017 21:38 via vancouversun.com
  Citizens of the world’s fourth-largest economy are this year celebrating every aspect of the legacy of Martin Luther, who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation 500 years ago.
  Even Germans who no longer count themselves Protestants recognize their country has been intimately shaped by the former Dominican monk, who risked his life by rebelling against the oppression of the Roman Catholic hierarchy of his era.
  Martin Luther and his impressive wife, Katie, kept beer kegs in the
  
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• B.C.’s illicit drug overdose numbers continue to rise; almost four deaths each day

  04-08-2017 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  The number of illicit drug deaths in B.C. is continuing to rise this year at a rate of almost four each day, according to the latest statistics released by the BC Coroners Service.
  
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• Heat wave ends, smoky conditions persist in B.C. ahead of long weekend

  04-08-2017 21:18 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A heat wave scorching British Columbia’s south coast has ended but poor air quality caused by smoke from raging wildfires continues to plague the southern half of the province.
  Environment Canada rescinded a special weather statement related to the prolonged heat wave, although warm temperatures in the mid to high 20s are forecast through the long weekend for the south coast.
  An air quality advisory that has spanned from eastern Vancouver Island to the Elk Valley on the A
  
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• Lack of charges in Mount Polley disaster ‘a crime’: NDP critic

  04-08-2017 21:16
  NDP fisheries critic Fin Donnelly calls on the Canadian government to lay charges on the third anniversary of the Mount Polley mine disaster in B.C.
  
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• Former School Board Chair Patti Bacchus to sit out Vancouver byelections

  04-08-2017 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  Bacchus is leaving the door open for a return to politics in 2018.
  
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• Off-road vehicles banned in B.C. backcountry due to fire risk

  04-08-2017 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  Off-road vehicles are banned from driving on crown land due to fire risk.
  
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• Town Talk: New owners celebrate Hotel Georgia acquisition - Vancouver Sun

  04-08-2017 21:00 via vancouversun.com
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  Town Talk: New owners celebrate Hotel Georgia acquisition
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  The Chilliwack chicken farm that 1971 Tanzanian immigrants Abdul and Shamim Jamal founded sparkplugged a billion-dollar-plus enterprise headed by son Amin that recently paid $145 million for the 90-year-old Hotel Georgia. Malcolm Parry / PNG.and more »
  
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• New owners celebrate Hotel Georgia acquisition

  04-08-2017 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  NEST EGG: Leaving Tanzania in 1971, Abdul and Shamim Jamal launched a Chilliwack poultry farm. Their birds sure laid golden eggs. The enterprise evolved into the Pacific Reach Properties firm that son Azim founded with his uncle, Joe Moosa. China-based Anbang’s Cedar Tree Investment Canada Inc. subsidiary recently paid more than $1 billion for PRP’s 24-home B.C. Retirement Concepts chain. The firm retained over a dozen L.A. and Phoenix properties and 12 in B.C., including the Westin
  
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• August to bring more summer sizzle to Western Canada, sunnier skies for the East

  04-08-2017 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian cities broke or nearly broke all kinds of weather records early this summer. Here's what weather experts predict for August.
  
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• Extreme fire danger rating issued for Metro Vancouver parks

  04-08-2017 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  For the time being, the majority of the parks remain open.
  
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• Extreme fire risk rating now in effect across Metro Vancouver

  04-08-2017 20:33 via vancouversun.com
  An extreme fire danger rating is now in effect across Metro Vancouver, which means all campfires and briquette barbecues are banned in regional parks ahead of the long weekend.
  The rating will remain in place until there is “significant” rainfall, according to a statement from the Metro Vancouver authority.
  “We encourage residents to head out and have a fun B.C. Day long weekend but to be mindful of the effects this heat is having on our region,” said Metro Vancouver chai
  
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• La Belle barge provides small-scale cruising with a very French flavour

  04-08-2017 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  There’s a lot of numbers, but no math needed for a six-day cruise along the Burgundy Canal on La Belle Epoque: one hotel barge, 17 meals, 22 wines and 19 cheeses, one hot tub, some mountain bikes and visits to at least a dozen interesting sites.
  Originally built in 1930 to carry logs from the Burgundy area to Paris and Amsterdam, the barge was renovated in 1995 by European Waterways, Europe’s largest hotel barge operator, to provide a small-scale yet luxurious cruising experience wit
  
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• University acquires first known account of B.C. by an English woman

  04-08-2017 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  UBC Library's Rare Books and Special Collections has acquired a journal by Susannah Weynton, the earliest known original account of B.C. written by a woman.
  
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• Horgan hosting $500-a-head golf fundraiser at Bear Mountain; Weaver teed off

  04-08-2017 20:16 via vancouversun.com
  Premier John Horgan, who has promised to get big money out of B.C. politics, is hosting a $500-a-head fundraising event at Bear Mountain Resort this month that will accept union and corporate donations.
  The NDP is billing the event as the “Leader’s Golf Tournament” and inviting people to join Horgan and “MLA Rob Fleming” for a round of golf and a dinner reception on Thursday, Aug. 24.
  The NDP is charging $2,000 for a foursome of golfers and confirmed Thursday that t
  
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• Mayne and Saturna perfect for weekend getaway

  04-08-2017 20:11 via vancouversun.com
  If you’re planning to spend some time on Mayne and Saturna islands get ready to shed some of your preconceptions.
  No, not everyone on the islands wears hand-knitted toques and Birkenstocks. And yes, there is more to eat than granola, crunchy or otherwise.
  Mayne and Saturna, part of the Southern Gulf Islands chain between the B.C. mainland and Vancouver Island, are more sophisticated than many city slickers might imagine.
  Get out on the water in a kayak to see sea lions and seals off the co
  
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• Can revolutionary rehab for ex-cons work in Vancouver? - Vancouver Sun

  04-08-2017 20:02 via vancouversun.com
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  Can revolutionary rehab for ex-cons work in Vancouver?
  Vancouver Sun
  he exuberant founder of six unique American communities, where ex-convicts and drug addicts live and work together while learning to heal, was in Vancouver recently to see where a Delancey Street-style project could be located here. Mimi Silbert opened ...
  
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• We tried it: Robin McGraw Revelation brightening polish

  04-08-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Robin McGraw Revelation 
  Twinkle Twinkle, You’re a Star! Triple Action Brightening Polish
  They say: A brightening polish featuring triple-action Lumiskin (a skin-lightening ingredient), lactic acid and vitamin C working together to combat dark spots, brighten the skin and refine pores.
  We say: The pumice/white clay scrub feels like it’s really doing something — without drying up every drop of moisture in your skin. It rinses well and leaves skin feeling smoo
  
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• Fab 5: Flower girl

  04-08-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Besides being one of the most overused clichés of the 2000s, florals for spring ARE groundbreaking — especially when their staying power then continues through summer, fall, and winter. And that’s not all: printed posies are also blooming marvellous when it comes to occasion dressing. So from weddings and baby showers to last-minute vacations and the like, here are five floral dresses to see you through the season — and beyond.
  Wiltshire dress by Liberty London
  
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• Bulls&Bears: The rise of Ambrosie, Pete Rose's fall from grace — again

  04-08-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  BULLS OF THE WEEK
  The Los Angeles Dodgers continue their record-setting tear in the National League of Major League Baseball. Winning another 10 in a row — and a ridiculous 40 of 46 — before an unusual loss Wednesday night put them at 76-32 and playing .704 baseball going into the weekend.
  Despite their stranglehold on the NL West and the best record in MLB, the Dodgers showed they’re in this business to win by beginning the week by acquiring Yu Darvish, Tony Cingrani and Tony
  
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• B.C. state of emergency extended to Aug. 18 due to wildfire situation

  04-08-2017 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. has extended a provincial state of emergency until end of day Aug. 18 due to the wildfire situation in the province.
  
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• B.C. overdose deaths reach 780 in June, up 88 per cent from same time last year

  04-08-2017 19:36 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s coroners’ service says 111 people died of illicit overdose deaths in the province in June, the lowest monthly death toll so far this year.
  However the service says the total this year at 780 deaths is 88 per cent higher than the first six months of last year.
  Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says while it’s a relief the monthly toll is down, there is still a significant increase from last year and we are still losing loved and valued members of o
  
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• B.C. wildfire status Friday: Worst wildfire season in B.C. since 1958

  04-08-2017 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  It's not a record anyone wants to break.
  
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• B.C.'s provincial state of emergency extended due to ongoing wildfires

  04-08-2017 19:21 via vancouversun.com
  The province’s state of emergency has been extended again due to the ongoing wildfires in B.C.’s interior.
  The state of emergency was first declared July 7 before being extended on July 19, and again extended Friday through to the end of Aug. 18.
  “The state of emergency declaration will continue to apply to the whole province,” read a media statement issued by the Ministry of Public Safety. “This ensures that federal, provincial and local resources can be delivered
  
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• British Columbia reports 111 overdose deaths in June

  04-08-2017 19:17
  BC Coroners Services says there was an average of 3.7 deaths a day due to overdoses in June.
  
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• Public urged to obey closures, bans due to Verdant Creek wildfire ahead of long weekend

  04-08-2017 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  The Verdant Creek wildfire, which has grown significantly to cover 11,000 hectares, has not crossed into Alberta yet, however the province is being greatly impacted by the blaze. 
  
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• Before and after photo shows deteriorating air quality in Williams Lake area

  04-08-2017 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  A before and after photo, taken just one week apart, shows just how quickly the air quality has deteriorated in the Williams Lake region due to the numerous wildfires burning there.
  
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• Cultus Lake trails closed ahead of long weekend due to fire risk

  04-08-2017 18:38 via vancouversun.com
  Trails in Cultus Lake Park are being closed this long weekend beginning Friday at 9 a.m. due to extreme fire risk.
  Entrances to the trails will be barricaded or roped off to prevent people from entering the area. Areas that will be off-limits include:
  • Access to the trailhead off Lakeshore Drive to Parmenter Road• Trail access off 44 Lakeshore Drive• All trailhead accesses off Sunnyside Boulevard into the forested area• The trail access behind Funland• The trail ac
  
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• Hot, smoky conditions forecast to persist in B.C. ahead of long weekend

  04-08-2017 18:36 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia is in store for another day of poor air quality due to smoke from persistent wildfires.
  The province says there has been a slight improvement in air quality for most of Metro Vancouver this morning with the health risk rating at low or moderate.
  But the air quality is forecast to get worse throughout the day.
  The health risk is already rated high for eastern Fraser Valley, north Okanagan, Kamloops, Squamish, Whistler and Williams Lake.
  Environment Canada says w
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Warring gangs and public shootings

  04-08-2017 18:31 via vancouversun.com
  I did a little more research on the five men Surrey RCMP warned the public about earlier this week. Interestingly, as of yesterday, police hadn’t yet received any tips about the five, who have been targeted in shootings and are linked to the drug trade.
  I am closing comments until Tuesday as I am out of town this long weekend. 
  Here’s my story:
  Police say these men are allegedly recent targets of a string of shootings in the Surrey area, clockwise from top left: Harmeet Singh Sa
  
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• Daily Poll: Why are we such bad drivers in B.C.?

  04-08-2017 18:22 via vancouversun.com
  The topic of the day: ICBC. In an interview with Postmedia this week, ICBC president and CEO Mark Blucher spoke about an increase in motor-vehicle collisions, a new road-safety campaign, and that leaked Ernst & Young report warning of major rate hikes.
  Between 2013 and 2018, collisions in B.C. increased 23 per cent, from 260,000 to 320,000. According to reporter Jennifer Saltman’s story:
  That’s an average of 875 crashes per day, or 36 every hour. The reasons behind the increase i
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Energy transition gathers steam

  04-08-2017 18:19 via vancouversun.com
  This week’s Conversation That Matters features Markham Hislop, who has turned his attention to the energy transition underway in Western Canada and globally.
  He considers being called “the man in the middle of the road” a compliment. He believes the climate debate is settled, that the energy transition started 10 to 15 years ago, and the global economy is slowly adopting the clean energy technology needed to wean ourselves off fossil fuels, though he contends it will
  
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• B.C. well represented in WineAlign awards

  04-08-2017 18:15 via vancouversun.com
  The results are in from the 2017 WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada.With just over 1,700 wines entered, from 242 wineries across Canada, it was largest collection of Canadian wines ever in one room, and it was similarly the most diverse set of labels ever judged in Canada.
  I have been involved with awards since the beginning in 2001 and currently act as the co-head judge with Toronto-based David Lawrason, who has also been in attendance for all 17 competitions.The wines were judged over fi
  
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• Silicon Valley 7s announced just as Shanghai Sevens pushed back one year

  04-08-2017 17:58 via theprovince.com
  The Shanghai Sevens, announced last month with some fanfare, is apparently off for 2017.
  Multiple sources confirm the event, which was supposed to run this coming October, won’t actually happen until 2018.
  That’s disappointing: the event was almost certain to provide some serious thrills. The best eight men’s teams in the world were going to play for a big cash prize in Shanghai.
  But a new tournament has emerged, and just in time.
  The Silicon Valley 7s will run at Avaya Stadium
  
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• Movie reviews: The Dark Tower and An Inconvenient Sequel

  04-08-2017 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  Movie critic Dana Gee takes a look at ‘The Dark Tower’, ‘Detroit’, ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’, and ‘Brigsby Bear’ and lets us know which films are worth catching in theatres this weekend.
  
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