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• From the inferno: Fighting wildfires in a disastrous summer

  09-09-2017 23:29 via vancouversun.com
  Every time a new wildfire breaks out in B.C. an initial attack crew has to get there fast — by truck, helicopter or hiking through the bush with all their equipment on their backs.
  “It’s definitely physical work,” said Jess Oundjian, a first-year firefighter working in Kamloops. “When you are right on a fire you get inundated with smoke and ash, sometimes it feels like you’ve smoked a pack of cigarettes, but it doesn’t last long.”
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• B.C. Liberals remove Darryl Plecas from party

  09-09-2017 23:05 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Liberal party has kicked out one of its caucus members for taking the role of Speaker in the NDP minority government.
  Darryl Plecas, MLA for Abbotsford South, took the Speaker position yesterday to the surprise of his party.
  By taking the role, Plecas gave the New Democrats more breathing room in the legislature where they hold a razor-thin minority, with a one-seat majority with the support of Green party member votes.
  Interim Liberal Leader Rich Colema
  
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• 56 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, September 10 - Straight.com (blog)

  09-09-2017 23:03
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  56 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, September 10
  Straight.com (blog)
  Looking for something to do on Sunday? The Straight's got you covered. Here are 56 events happening in or around Vancouver on Sunday, September 10. CONCERTS. Los Angeles bassist and singer-songwriter Thundercat plays the Commodore, touring in ...
  
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• Ontario plan to sell legal weed no match for B.C.'s existing industry

  09-09-2017 22:55 via vancouversun.com
  Ontario’s plan to sell marijuana from government-operated stores would never fly in B.C., a local pot advocate said.
  Vancouver’s Dana Larsen suggested a provincial government store could never compete with established and independent dispensaries in offering the same variety of products that consumers seek – such as different strains and edibles – and that the Ontario government won’t be able to open shops fast enough to keep pace with demand.
  “Police raids as
  
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• 15-year-old Surrey girl allegedly grabbed while walking home

  09-09-2017 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  Surrey RCMP are investigating after a 15-year-old girl was allegedly grabbed by an unknown man on Friday night.
  
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• New West Police looking for 73-year-old woman with dementia

  09-09-2017 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  New Westminster Police are asking for your help in finding a 73-year-old woman with dementia.
  
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• B.C. Liberals remove Darryl Plecas from party after he takes role as Speaker

  09-09-2017 22:39
  Darryl Plecas, MLA for Abbotsford South, took the Speaker position yesterday to the surprise of his party.
  
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• BC Liberals remove MLA Darryl Plecas from the party

  09-09-2017 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  BC Liberals remove MLA Darryl Plecas from the party
  
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• Tourism Vancouver wants more taxis for waiting cruise passengers - CTV News

  09-09-2017 22:28
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  Tourism Vancouver wants more taxis for waiting cruise passengers
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  Waiting for a taxi is a familiar pastime in Vancouver, but cruise ship passengers disembarking on Friday faced excruciatingly long waits hunting for a cab at the city's downtown harbour. Mark Bradvica was one of an estimated 8,200 passengers who came ...
  
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• Port Coquitlam woman worried about mom and sister’s safety in Carribbean

  09-09-2017 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Wyncel Chan's sister Mariel was in St Martin with their mother getting ready for her to attend medical school when Hurricane Irma touched down
  
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• Air quality advisory lifted for Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley ... - CBC.ca

  09-09-2017 21:04
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  Air quality advisory lifted for Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley ...
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  The advisory, which came into effect on September 5th, has now been lifted thanks to changing weather patterns.
  Advisory lifted as rain chases away smoke and smog in Metro ...Vancouver Sun
  Air quality advisory lifted for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley - NEWS ...News1130
  Smoky skies advisory reinstated for Vancouver Island | CHEKCHEKall 5 news articles »
  
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• Vancouver Canucks 2017-18 season preview: Columbus Blue Jackets - The Canuck Way

  09-09-2017 20:35
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  Vancouver Canucks 2017-18 season preview: Columbus Blue Jackets
  The Canuck Way
  The Vancouver Canucks got Jonah Gadjovich for last year's Jack Adams winner in John Tortorella. Fair compensation? The Vancouver Canucks waited on the Columbus Blue Jackets to surrender their compensatory draft pick for hiring former Canucks head ...
  Canucks all in on Bo Horvat with six-year contract extensionThe Province
  Analysis: Vancouver Canucks get a good deal with Bo HorvatStraight.com
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• B.C. Premier, Surrey Mayor vow to be more careful after posing in photo with convicted gunman

  09-09-2017 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. politicians have vowed to be more careful after posing in a group photo with a convicted gunman at a Surrey fundraiser.
  
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• Vancouver author tells tale of botched million dollar heist - CBC.ca

  09-09-2017 20:00
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  Vancouver author tells tale of botched million dollar heist
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  Forty years ago, at 402 West Pender Street, a team of thieves carried out a dramatic robbery of the Vancouver Safety Deposit Vault, a private company. They made off with millions in gold, cash and diamonds ... almost. The heist is the subject of author ...
  
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• Advisory lifted as rain chases away smoke and smog in Metro Vancouver

  09-09-2017 19:58 via vancouversun.com
  An air quality advisory for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley has been lifted after recent rainfall helped to push smoke out of the region.
  “The advisory was due to elevated concentrations of fine particulate matter due to smoke from wildfires in Washington state and the Interior of B.C.,” read the Metro Vancouver authority’s latest update, shared Saturday. “Changing weather patterns have now improved air quality throughout the region.”
  The advisory had been in
  
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• Saturday Chef: Roasted beet ceviche

  09-09-2017 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Sep 9: Fayuca’s Ernesto Gomez and Chef Martin Vargas share details of the upcoming Market Mexico Pop-Up event at Robson Square.
  
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• 9/11 First responders to attend Peace Arch Park memorial

  09-09-2017 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Sep 9: On Monday September 11, a special ceremony will be held at the Peach Arch Memorial to remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. A group of New York City first responders will be the guests of honour. They joined Lynn Colliar to share their memories of...
  
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• Open House: Appliances for small spaces

  09-09-2017 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Sep 9: Lifestyle expert Carey McBeth shows off some small countertop appliances that suit dorm rooms and small condo-sized kitchens.
  
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• Ronning wears ‘C’, plays on top line for Rangers prospects in win

  09-09-2017 18:09 via theprovince.com
  "It’s a big honor to throw on the jersey, the Rangers colors, and wear the C." – @TyRonning7 talks being named Captain at #NYRTCT. pic.twitter.com/HLFyem27b5
  — New York Rangers (@NYRangers) September 8, 2017
  Ty Ronning is off to a good start at the Traverse City Prospects tournament.
  The Vancouver Giants veteran right winger wore the captain’s ‘C’ for his New York Rangers team and also played on the top line, alongside Ryan Gropp and Lias Andersson, in a 3-2
  
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• A stolen cop car and some eerie red balloons had Global News audiences abuzz this week

  09-09-2017 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  From Hurricane Irma to a high-speed car chase, here's what had you clicking this week.
  
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• Stellar outlooks on offer at Terraces at the Peak

  09-09-2017 15:55 via vancouversun.com
  Throw the word “Vancouver” into any online image search and you’ll get dozens of picture-postcard photographs of city skylines and snow-topped mountains surrounded by sparkling inlets. Most people who live in the city don’t get these kinds of views from their living room windows and those that do often have had to pay big bucks for it.
  Not so at Terraces at the Peak, a 117-home condo development by Intergulf set for SFU’s UniverCity, a master-planned community on to
  
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• Sold (Bought): Large Burnaby property includes gym and media room

  09-09-2017 15:11 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate in Metro Vancouver
  4678 Carson Street, Burnaby
  Type: Five-bedroom, four-bathroom detached
  Size: 5,524 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $2,004,000
  Listed for: $2,488,000
  Sold for: $2,500,000
  Sold on: May 18
  Days on market: 15
  Listing agent: Leslie Gray at Kore Realty and Carlo Bustamante at Kore Realty Elite
  Buyers agent: James Garbutt at Keller Williams Elite Realty
  The big sell: Size counts with this sprawling property on the edge of Gray Creek Ravine Park o
  
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• This Week in History: N.E. Thing set out to subvert the visual status quo

  09-09-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  On its cross-Canada tour in 1969, N.E. Thing Co. played around with visual conventions about landscape and art. From B.C., for example, the company took a bag of local dirt east and added it to some dirt in Alberta. The art provocateurs also took some Alberta dirt and mixed it in with dirt in Saskatchewan, to make it even dirtier.
  Iain and Ingrid Baxter, the husband-and-wife team who made up the group, picked up a bag of dirt from every province they travelled to — including Newfoundland.
  
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• The Home Front: Vancouver Modern Home Tour set to go - Vancouver Sun

  09-09-2017 15:00
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  The Home Front: Vancouver Modern Home Tour set to go
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  Pandit Laneway Home, designed by Iredale Architecture, on Vancouver's west side, and included on the Vancouver Modern Home Tour. Alex Barrera / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. Those who love modern architecture and design — or who just enjoy a ...
  
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• Albatross Music Festival of Asian pop stars at Hastings Park

  09-09-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Albatross Music Festival
  Sept. 14 & 15, 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.| Hastings Park Racecourse
  Tickets and info: From $119 at albatrossfest.com
  When it comes to Lower Mainland music events, the Albatross Music Festival is a bird of a different feather. The two day showcase is the first to celebrate the massive Asian pop music market.
  The festival’s seventeen acts come from China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Los Angeles and Mongolia.
  Given the diversity of this region, it’s sur
  
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• Albatross Music Festival hopes to soar in Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  09-09-2017 15:00
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  Albatross Music Festival hopes to soar in Vancouver
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  A major music festival showcasing huge stars from the Asian pop music market aims to succeed in Vancouver. Stuart Derdeyn More from Stuart Derdeyn. Published on: September 9, 2017 | Last Updated: September 9, 2017 6:00 AM PDT. Elise Estrada.and more »
  
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• The Home Front: Vancouver Modern Home Tour set to go

  09-09-2017 14:59 via vancouversun.com
  Those who love modern architecture and design — or who just enjoy a fun day out while the weather’s still good — will want to know that the Modern Architecture + Design Society’s Vancouver Modern Home Tour is returning for a fifth year.
  This year, the self-guided tour takes place on Sept. 16 and includes six homes spread across the city from West Vancouver to Pacific Spirit Regional Park, all representing the work of leading local architects and designers. 
  
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• ELLA to rise in Kelowna's trendiest new neighbourhood

  09-09-2017 14:54 via vancouversun.com
  When one of Kelowna’s most progressive developers shifts gears and begins building up instead of out, it’s a sure sign that the city is entering a new phase.
  Mission Group is launching sales this fall of its first highrise in the Okanagan city, a 20-storey, 116-unit concrete tower called ELLA, astutely located in the Bernard district, Kelowna’s newest and trendiest neighbourhood. All the homes will be guaranteed views of Okanagan Lake or the surrounding mountains because the re
  
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• Kitsilano residents to protest Seaside Greenway completion party

  09-09-2017 12:42 via globalnews.ca
  Not everybody is happy with the Point Grey section of the Seaside Greenway project being finished.
  
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• Don’t rush a provincial housing strategy, says SFU political scientist

  09-09-2017 12:35 via globalnews.ca
  "You don't want to move too fast [on housing policy] and have the whole thing collapse on you," says SFU political scientist David Moscrop.
  
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• Fewer B.C. black bears destroyed in August 2017 than same time last year

  09-09-2017 12:30 via globalnews.ca
  The number of black bears destroyed in 2017 has soared, but last month saw a sharp decline.
  
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• Builders put heart into Children's Hospital renewal

  09-09-2017 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Phil Weston had a deeply personal reason for going to work every day during the redevelopment of B.C. Children’s and B.C. Women’s hospitals. 
  Weston was a senior project manager on construction of the Teck Acute Care Centre, slated to open on Oct. 29. It is the centrepiece of a five-year, $678-million redevelopment project that will transform and improve treatment for B.C.’s children and their families.Weston and his wife Jewel, like most parents in the Lowe
  
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• Lions top Als, lose Lulay to suspected torn ACL

  09-09-2017 09:42 via globalnews.ca
  The BC Lions defeat the Montreal Alouettes at BC Place Friday night.
  
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• Convicted gunman poses with BC politicians

  09-09-2017 08:45 via globalnews.ca
  Surrey mayor Linda Hepner, and BC premier John Horgan are among the politicians who posed for a photo at a gathering in Surrey, apparently unaware convicted gunman Maninder Gill is also in the picture. Catherine Urquhart has more.
  
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• Salmonbellies pull out entertaining Game 1 win in Mann Cup in OT, thanks to McCready PP goal

  09-09-2017 08:35 via theprovince.com
  The Mann Cup opener certainly didn’t lack for talking points.
  The New Westminster Salmonbellies edged the Peterborough Lakers 12-10 in overtime Friday before a boisterous crowd of 2,512 at Queen’s Park Arena to kick off the best-of-seven national Senior A box lacrosse championship.
  Game 2 is Saturday (7:30 p.m.) at the venerable rink with its trademark wooden floor.
  The 10-minute, full-time extra period Friday featured six goals, and all of them came on the special teams. That’
  
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• Okanagan College basketball kicks off inaugural season

  09-09-2017 07:54 via globalnews.ca
  Volunteers have resurrected the basketball program at Okanagan College. The Kelowna Basketball Society has spent months raising funds to buy uniforms and build a budget for travel so the teams can play in the collegiate leagues. Doris Maria Bregolisse reports.
  
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• Young Canucks win opener. What we learned: Molino train in motion, Boeser can shoot, and some Canucks vs Canucks Army

  09-09-2017 07:50 via theprovince.com
  OK, give Molino some real preseason games
  What if Griffen Molino is this year’s Troy Stecher?
  He sure looked like it night one. Maybe it’s because he’s 23 years old. But probably more likely because he’s really really fast.
  On one 4-on-4 tour, he skated around both teams, and probably could have kept doing it for the entire shift.
  He scored a goal on a confident one timer. Set up another by keeping a puck in at the blueline.
  It didn’t end there.
  “He made some
  
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• Kelowna woman heard intruder trying to break in

  09-09-2017 07:41 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Dennis was at her Kelowna home last week, when a relaxing day turned into a frightening one as she witnessed a man trying to break into her home. “Oh I was petrified,” she said. “I knew the guy wanted in. I didn’t know if I should confront him and let him know I was...
  
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• Ed Willes: Lions crush Als 41-18 to snap skid, but losing Lulay spoils party

  09-09-2017 07:37 via theprovince.com
  The B.C. Lions snapped a three-game losing streak Friday night, riding a stout defence, a special teams touchdown and an explosive offence to a 41-18 victory over the Montreal Alouettes.
  But, in the aftermath of the Lions’ sixth win of the Canadian Football League season, the details of their performance didn’t seem terribly relevant. On the second play of the game, B.C. quarterback Travis Lulay suffered a severe injury to his right knee.
  An MRI will be performed but the initial fear
  
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• Molino shines for Canucks in opening Young Stars victory

  09-09-2017 07:16 via theprovince.com
  PENTICTON — Griffen Molino scored a goal on a well executed one-timer. He set up another after deftly winning a puck battle.
  And then, in the second period of the Vancouver Canucks’ opening Young Stars game, Molino skated circles around every Winnipeg Jet skater on the ice. He looked like he could have done it twice, too.
  All of it was impressive. None of it was the most impressive moment of Molino’s game. That came early in the first period. The Jets’ giant defenceman, t
  
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• Opinion: Coping with change: Managing the stress of starting university

  09-09-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Transitions can be tough at all life stages. And many young people across Canada are in the process of a major one: starting university or a post-secondary education for the first time. Many are going away from home, often far away, and leaving friends, family and familiarity behind as they embark on their post-secondary adventures.
  This time of transition can be an exhilarating or highly anxious time — or, more commonly, a combination. Young people are going through multiple changes that
  
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• Opinion: Are amenity spaces destined to become housing development sites?

  09-09-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver is designed to have neighbourhoods with parks, community centres and schools on large historic sites that make communities walkable and sustainable. These amenities and open green spaces will become even more critical as the city densifies over time, as they are the heart and lungs of the city.
  However, rather than being protected, they are increasingly under threat of being sold or redeveloped for housing. Astonishingly, we are moving in this direction now.
  Vancouver is unique in its
  
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• Letters: Adopt European model of public-private health care

  09-09-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Re: Bitter medicare challenge resumes in B.C. courtroom, Sept. 6The logic of the government of B.C.’s position is that we should not be allowed to send our children to private schools, we should not be allowed to send our seniors to private care homes, and we should not be allowed to drive private motor vehicles — everyone should take public transportation.
  Why can RCMP officers, members of our Canadian military and federal inmates be treated in private surgical clinics but the rest
  
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• Editorial: Dividend not root cause of ICBC financial woes

  09-09-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Attorney General David Eby announced this week that the cost of basic and optional auto insurance from the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia for the average driver will rise by eight per cent, or $130 more a year, effective November 1. And he was quick to lay blame for ICBC’s financial woes on the previous Liberal government, which he accused of mismanagement and “gutting” the Crown corp by “raiding” it of $1.2 billion since 2010.
  However, a 203-page consult
  
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• Editorial: Bridge or tunnel — just fix it fast

  09-09-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  The New Democrat government cancelled work on a new bridge to replace the George Massey Tunnel this week and said it will submit the project to an independent technical review. It also suspended a process to choose one of three shortlisted firms to design, build and finance it.
  The government’s move is expected to delay any progress on addressing issues related to the 58-year-old seismically vulnerable tunnel and massive traffic bottlenecks on the heavily-travelled route between Vancouver
  
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• Lions QB Travis Lulay has suspected ACL tear after tackle vs. Alouettes

  09-09-2017 06:50 via theprovince.com
  VANCOUVER — B.C. Lions quarterback Travis Lulay suffered a suspected tear to the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on the second play from scrimmage in Friday’s game against the Montreal Alouettes.
  The veteran pivot was tackled on a six-yard run by Montreal’s Branden Dozier and stayed down before being helped to the sidelines.
  Lulay was seen wiping tears from his eyes on the bench as trainers examined his knee before placing his leg into an air cast.
  Lulay, who turns
  
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• UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko II Punch Drunk Predictions

  09-09-2017 06:43 via theprovince.com
  Here’s when you know things have really become a bit of a drag in the UFC:
  I like to think of myself as an eternal optimist and have been called as much many times over. I can find positives in the worst cards, get excited about generally meaningless fights that kick off European events or early morning fisticuffs from Singapore and genuinely look forward to every UFC event.
  But in the wake of yesterday’s news that the flyweight title fight between Demetrious Johnson and Ray Borg was
  
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• Lions QB Travis Lulay injured on second play from scrimmage against Alouettes

  09-09-2017 05:42 via theprovince.com
  VANCOUVER — B.C. Lions quarterback Travis Lulay injured his right knee on the second play from scrimmage in Friday’s game against the Montreal Alouettes.
  The veteran pivot was tackled on a six-yard run by Montreal’s Branden Dozier and stayed down before being helped to the sidelines.
  Lulay was seen wiping tears from his eyes on the bench as trainers examined his knee before placing his leg into an air cast.
  Lulay, who turns 34 later this month and has dealt with a number of inj
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Sep 8

  09-09-2017 05:30 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Friday, September 8, 2017.
  
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• Fire forced them out of their RV, and into Victoria’s unforgiving housing market

  09-09-2017 05:12 via globalnews.ca
  "Can you imagine it happening to you? You have no home?"
  
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