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• 'Wondering how I'm going to sleep': Bullets hit bedroom of Surrey home

  27-08-2017 23:59
  
  The morning after stray bullets ripped through their bedroom wall, a Surrey couple are feeling shaken.
  
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• B.C. ferry crew rescues six boaters near Mayne Island

  27-08-2017 23:53 via vancouversun.com
  A crew from a B.C. ferry sprung into action Sunday morning and rescued six people from the cold waters near Mayne Island.
  B.C. Ferries’ Deborah Marshall said the coast guard requested help from the Spirit of Vancouver Island at about 9:45 a.m. after receiving a report of a small runabout sinking.
  Four people from the boat were in the water. Two kayakers who went to help the boaters flipped their kayaks and they were also in the water.
  A rescue boat and two crew were launched from the ferry
  
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• Red Robinson's time at CISL comes to an end but he's not sure he's going anywhere - Vancouver Sun

  27-08-2017 23:49 via vancouversun.com
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  Red Robinson's time at CISL comes to an end but he's not sure he's going anywhere
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  When The Beatles played Vancouver's Empire Stadium in 1964, John Lennon had a question for Red Robinson: what's Buddy Holly like? Talk about being able to put together a double-ended anecdote, which actually adds two further angles on top.and more »
  
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• Red Robinson's time at CISL comes to an end

  27-08-2017 23:49 via vancouversun.com
  When The Beatles played Vancouver’s Empire Stadium in 1964, John Lennon had a question for Red Robinson: what’s Buddy Holly like?
  Talk about being able to put together a double-ended anecdote, which actually adds two further angles on top.
  “When The Beatles were backstage, John Lennon wanted to know all about him,” the retiring disc jockey recalled Sunday. The question surprised Robinson. Still he replied he didn’t know him well but said he’d found him to be a
  
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• Bullets rip through bedroom wall of Surrey home

  27-08-2017 23:45 via vancouversun.com
  The morning after stray bullets ripped through their bedroom wall, a Surrey couple are feeling shaken.
  “I’m shocked,” Rene Duineveld said Sunday morning, hours after he and his wife Joanne were awoken by what police have confirmed was gunfire. “I’m wondering how I’m going to sleep tonight.”
  The Duinevelds have lived at 18730-88th Avenue for more than 30 years. For the last 25 years the property has also been home to their gardening business, Port Ke
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: Saturday’s outcome might have been the best-case scenario for McGregor

  27-08-2017 23:36 via theprovince.com
  Options and leverage – after Saturday night, Conor McGregor has plenty of both.
  Following months of buildup and hype, “The Money Fight” between McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is finally in the rear-view mirror, the seasoned professional boxer collecting his 50th victory with a 10th-round stoppage over the audacious neophyte in a bout that was both surprising and anticlimactic at the same time.
  It was like a cinematic thriller where you go thinking you know how it’s goi
  
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• Family of teen killed on Vancouver Island highway launches lawsuit - Vancouver Sun

  27-08-2017 23:27 via vancouversun.com
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  Family of teen killed on Vancouver Island highway launches lawsuit
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  Carter Navarrete, 17, died in a car crash on Sooke Road last year. His family has filed a civil suit. PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. VICTORIA — “There are enough memorial signs along that road.” The winding highway between Sooke and Victoria has ...and more »
  
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• Family of teen killed on Vancouver Island highway launches lawsuit

  27-08-2017 23:27 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — “There are enough memorial signs along that road.”
  The winding highway between Sooke and Victoria has long left Nicole Navarrete with a nervous feeling. When each of her four children began driving, she didn’t rest until they were home at night.
  The call came almost one year ago: Carter, at 17 her youngest, had died in a car crash on Sooke Road. On Sept. 2, 2016, at 10:47 p.m., a car driven by Carter’s friend left the highway near Parkland Road, roll
  
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• Toastmasters International speakers walk one's talk in Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  27-08-2017 22:52 via vancouversun.com
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  Toastmasters International speakers walk one's talk in Vancouver
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  Simon Bucknall attended the Toastmasters convention at The Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre. Gerry Kahrmann / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. Jim Kokocki says the most important thing for public speakers to be mindful of is their purpose. “No.and more »
  
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• BC Ferries crews rescue six from sinking boats off Vancouver Island - CTV News

  27-08-2017 22:29 via ctvnews.ca
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  BC Ferries crews rescue six from sinking boats off Vancouver Island
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  VICTORIA -- Six people have been safely plucked from the water off the coast of Vancouver Island by BC Ferries crew members. BC Ferries spokeswoman Deborah Marshall says the company got a call from the Coast Guard on Sunday morning, asking for ...
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• Washington State freezes new fish farm licenses amid Atlantic salmon escape

  27-08-2017 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  " I have directed the Department of Ecology to put a hold on any new permits for net pens until a thorough investigation of this incident is completed," Inslee said in a statement.
  
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• Evacuation order lifted for 600 people near Kelowna-area B.C. wildfire

  27-08-2017 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  About 600 people will be allowed to return home, but must be ready to leave again on a moment's notice.
  
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• 600 evacuees allowed to return to Joe Rich, B.C.

  27-08-2017 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations is allowing about 600 residents in the area of the Philpott Road fire to return to their homes. 
  
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• Six boaters cold but unhurt after Mayne Island rescue by BC Ferries

  27-08-2017 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  BC Ferries says on average, it's called to assist in about 24 rescues a year.
  
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• 'Wondering how I'm going to sleep:' Bullets hit bedroom of Surrey home - Vancouver Sun

  27-08-2017 20:03 via vancouversun.com
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  'Wondering how I'm going to sleep:' Bullets hit bedroom of Surrey home
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  Surrey RCMP on scene at 18731 88 Avenue for a report of shots fired, in Surrey, August 27, 2017. Nick Procaylo / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. The morning after stray bullets ripped through their bedroom wall, a Surrey couple are feeling shaken.and more »
  
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• Easy back to school breakfasts and lunches

  27-08-2017 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Aug 27: Cooking 101 – Chef Caren McSherry heads into the kitchen with some health money saving food ideas
  
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• Ask an Expert about Home Improvements

  27-08-2017 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Aug 27: Home inspector James Dobney answers your questions about home improvement.
  
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• How certain travel upgrades can help your health.

  27-08-2017 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Aug 27: Travel expert Claire Newell has tips on everything from how to get more leg room on a flight to a way to avoid the mini-bar blues.
  
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• 10 Vancouver concerts this week, August 28 to September 1 - Straight.com (blog)

  27-08-2017 19:00 via straight.com
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  10 Vancouver concerts this week, August 28 to September 1
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  TUESDAY: Canadian rockers Tom Cochrane and Red Rider perform at the PNE Amphitheatre as part of the PNE Summer Night Concerts series. WEDNESDAY: American pop-rockers the B-52s perform at the PNE Amphitheatre as part of the PNE Summer ...
  
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• Canadian women top Australia to finish fifth at Rugby World Cup

  27-08-2017 18:09 via theprovince.com
  BELFAST, Ireland — Julianne Zussman and Elissa Alarie scored two tries apiece to lift Canada to a 43-12 victory over Australia on Saturday, and a fifth-place finish at the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
  Canada missed the Cup semifinals, but ended the tournament with just one loss against finalist and No. 1-ranked New Zealand.
  “That was a fun one to play,” captain Kelly Russell said. “We want to play with high tempo. We want to use the width of the field and use our speed
  
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• What will the Giants do with their goaltending this coming WHL season?

  27-08-2017 17:45 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Giants play their annual Quinn/Howe scrimmage today at the Ladner Leisure Centre at 1 p.m., and goaltending remains the position to watch.
  The Giants have five goalies signed, with 2016-17 starter Ryan Kubic, 19, and soon-to-be 18-year-old backup David Tendeck joined by 17 year olds Jacob Wasserman and Todd Scott and 16-year-old Trent Miner.
  Would it be ideal for the Giants if Kubic and Tendeck stood out most of all and the other three agreed to be re-assigned to other leagues to g
  
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• Photos: Vancouver Zombie Walk 2017 - Straight.com

  27-08-2017 17:38 via straight.com
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  Photos: Vancouver Zombie Walk 2017
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  It was like a scene out of Dawn of the Living Dead yesterday afternoon in the West End. Fans of recently deceased horror-film director George Romero, as well as a bunch of folks who had never heard of him, gathered in ghoulish attire and makeup on the ...and more »
  
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• NZ regain Women’s Rugby World Cup beating England in final

  27-08-2017 17:33 via theprovince.com
  BELFAST, Ireland — New Zealand restored its supremacy in women’s rugby by relieving England of the World Cup by 41-32 in the final on Saturday.
  After winning four straight Women’s Rugby World Cups, beating England in three finals, the Black Ferns failed to make the semifinals in 2014 and watched England triumph in Paris.
  But in benign conditions in Belfast, the New Zealanders came from 12 points down in a grinding first half to win comfortably in the end by nine.
  “It was
  
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• Early morning shots fired in Surrey

  27-08-2017 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  Mounties responded to the 18700 block of 88 Ave., in the Port Kells neighbourhood.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks: See Bo Horvat's NHL 18 rating - The Canuck Way

  27-08-2017 16:07 via thecanuckway.com
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  Vancouver Canucks: See Bo Horvat's NHL 18 rating
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  Despite leading the Vancouver Canucks in scoring last season, centre Bo Horvat didn't earn a high rating in NHL 18 — coming in at an 84. Was that too high, too low or just right? Vancouver Canucks centre Bo Horvat has come as advertised thus far after ...and more »
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: Creatively connecting through long tables, putters, social superstars

  27-08-2017 07:00 via theprovince.com
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  The trend of charitable long table dinners has gained popularity over the years. Not only are they Instagram-worthy, they’ve proven to be a great vehicle to showcase our local bounty, culinary talents and spectacular outdoor spaces.
  Science World is the latest organization to get in on the summer-dine pastime. In partnership with The Dirty Apron Cooking School, the downtown attraction presented Alfresco, an intimate culinary experience, created by Chef David Robertson and
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Aug 26

  27-08-2017 05:16 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Saturday, August 26, 2017. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.
  
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• Photos: Zombies unleashed in Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  27-08-2017 04:44 via vancouversun.com
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  A Zombie at the annual zombie walk from the Art Gallery to English Bay, Vancouver. Gerry Kahrmann / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. The zombie flash mob/parade/hang-out-and-have-a-good-time event has been a summer tradition since 2005 in ...
  
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• Photos: Zombies unleashed in Vancouver

  27-08-2017 04:44 via vancouversun.com
  The zombie flash mob/parade/hang-out-and-have-a-good-time event has been a summer tradition since 2005 in Vancouver. Hundreds showed up downtown in their gory best on Saturday for the 2017 edition.
  Zombies walk on Robson st for the annual zombie walk from the Art Gallery to English Bay, Vancouver.
  Nora Seregina gets ready for the annual zombie walk from the Art Gallery to English Bay, Vancouver.
  A Zombie at the annual zombie walk from the Art Gallery to English Bay, Vancouver.
  Sarah Krusch gets
  
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• Weary Whitecaps whip up all the points in O-Town with 2-1 victory

  27-08-2017 04:40 via theprovince.com
  Hurricane Harvey’s presence in the region caused much concern Saturday for the Floridian theme park community that is Orlando City, but it was the fury of the Whitecaps that whipped up the most damage.
  Despite travelling 4,200-plus kilometres after an emotional and physically-draining 1-1 tie with the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday, the playoff-hungry Vancouver squad was able to shock the rested and favoured Orlando City FC Lions 2-1.
  With coach Carl Robinson making nine changes to the Majo
  
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• Vancouver bars prepare for match of the year

  27-08-2017 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  Floyd Mayweather versus Conor McGregor, one of the most anticipated fights of the year. Later tonight, all eyes will be focused on the boxing match in Vegas. And Vancouver bar owners are among the many hoping to cash in on this extremely lucrative fight. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• Baby “nest” warning

  27-08-2017 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• Woodfibre LNG opponents take to the water in Howe Sound

  27-08-2017 04:05 via globalnews.ca
  A protest by environmentalists in the waters of Howe Sound this morning who want the area to be better protected, especially LNG. The BC Liberal government who were in charge last fall touted the Woodfibre LNG development plans in Squamish. But now that the NDP is in power, the future of that project is very...
  
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• Remembering Chelsey Gauthier

  27-08-2017 04:05 via globalnews.ca
  The devastated father of a young Abbotsford woman found murdered in Mission has been speaking out about his daughter. Chelsey Gauthier went missing last month, her body discovered last week. Police say the 22-year-old was murdered. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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• Manhunt for missing convicted sex offender

  27-08-2017 04:05 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver Police are on the hunt tonight for a convicted sex offender who’s gone missing. Geoff Hastings reports.
  
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• Castlegar women’s centre named after Chrissy Archibald

  27-08-2017 04:05 via globalnews.ca
  A BC woman was honoured in her hometown of Castlegar more than two months after the 30-year-old was killed in a terrorist attack in London. Chrissy Archibald was well known for her humanitarianism and so it was fitting tribute to rename a women’s centre in her honour. Here’s Nadia Stewart.
  
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• Philpott Road wildfire is being contained, highway 33 has reopened

  27-08-2017 03:44 via globalnews.ca
  The blaze now covers 465 hectares, up from an estimated 400 hectares yesterday.
  
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• Philpott Road wildfire continues to burn out of control

  27-08-2017 03:44 via globalnews.ca
  The blaze now covers 465 hectares, up from an estimated 400 hectares yesterday.
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps double Orlando City SC

  27-08-2017 03:38 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Whitecaps beat Orlando City FC on the road 2-1.
  
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• BC Lions lose on the road to Ottawa

  27-08-2017 03:26 via globalnews.ca
  The BC Lions lost to Ottawa 24-31.
  
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• Ed Willes: Buono hands off starting job to Lulay after Lions lose 31-24 in Ottawa

  27-08-2017 02:38 via theprovince.com
  OTTAWA — Following an afternoon when his Canadian Football League team looked confused and distracted from its purpose, Wally Buono provided some much-needed clarity to the B.C. Lions’ most pressing issue.
  “The answer should be I’ll take the (upcoming bye) week to mull it over, but you have to look at what happened today,” coach Buono said after the Lions dropped a 31-24 decision to the Ottawa Redblacks.
  “We can’t afford any more mulligans. I’
  
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• Crews called to North Vancouver’s Quarry Rock after person falls from edge

  27-08-2017 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  Firefighters say at least one person has fallen over the edge of the popular hiking destination near Deep Cove.
  
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• West Vancouver and Kelowna swimming in pools

  27-08-2017 01:24 via vancouversun.com
  If you’re hoping to strike up a friendship with a neighbour who has a backyard pool, your chances improve if you live in Kelowna, West Vancouver or Surrey.
  Those cities have the greatest number of single family dwellings with their own backyard pools, according to numbers provided to Postmedia News by Landcor Data Corp., using B.C. Assessment Authority information.
  There are more than 28,000 pools in the yards of single family dwellings in B.C., or less than five per cent of all such homes
  
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• Reaction mixed after B.C. government announces removal of bridge tolls

  27-08-2017 01:06 via vancouversun.com
  Gary Hee’s weekly trips across the Port Mann Bridge will cost less after the NDP government announced the removal of tolls on both the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges on Sept. 1.
  The Surrey small business owner said he was relieved by the news after fighting the tolls for more than four years, at one point collecting 1,100 signatures for a petition that seemed to go nowhere.
  “I had faith, hope and determination,” he said Saturday, “and it has paid off.”
  But just h
  
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• GoFundMe debate leads to heartache for dying Surrey man

  27-08-2017 00:52 via vancouversun.com
  When word that Doug Nickerson was dying spread along Surrey’s “Strip,” friends rallied to bring him some comfort in his final days.
  In April, Nickerson, 59, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told he likely had six months to live. He is known on the “Strip,” a section of 135A Street, for carrying a naloxone kit, which he’s used to reverse more than 130 overdoses since the fentanyl crisis hit B.C. about two years ago.
  For all the lives Nickerson’s s
  
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• Wildfire east of Kelowna still out of control, area remains evacuated

  27-08-2017 00:34 via vancouversun.com
  A wildfire burning about 20 kilometres east of Kelowna remains out of control.
  The fire, which has forced about 1,000 people from their homes, is about 4.6 square kilometres in size, said Navi Saini with the B.C. Wildfire Service. While that is an increase over previous estimates, that is attributed better mapping rather than growth.
  The fire that started Thursday is not contained but Saini described it as a smouldering ground fire with some open flames.
  Highway 33 south of the fire remains
  
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• Calm conditions buoy crews fighting B.C. wildfire near Kelowna

  27-08-2017 00:08 via globalnews.ca
  "Right now the fire is burning in a Northern direction, which is the opposite direction of the community of Joe Rich."
  
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