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• B.C. budget: Vow to boost housing affordability, but no renter rebate

  11-09-2017 23:53 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. residents feeling the pinch of high housing prices and transportation costs are among the intended targets of a large injection of cash found in the NDP government’s updated 2017 budget, released Monday.
  Much of the new spending on housing is aimed at residents who live at the lower end of the economic scale, and particularly at those who are homeless.
  But existing renters eager for the NDP’s promised $400 rent rebate will have to wait a little longer, because the government is
  
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• The Return of the Pat-cast

  11-09-2017 23:45 via theprovince.com
  From Penticton, site of Canucks Young Stars tournament, Jeff and Botch reunite for the first time in months to discuss training camp and the upcoming Canucks season.http://media.blubrry.com/theprovincesports/p/archive.org/download/20170911_pat_cast/20170911_Pat_Cast.mp3What do they think of the free agent additions?
  Do they think young kids have a shot to make the roster? What is their reaction to Bo Horvat’s new contract?
  And what happened to Botch’s thumb?
  This is Province Sports R
  
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• Expedition to the Arctic

  11-09-2017 23:15 via vancouversun.com
  Three years ago, my wife and I travelled on the Ortelius Expedition ship to Antarctica. The Ortelius sails in Antarctica during November to March until the seas completely freeze over, before which, it heads North to the Arctic for the remaining 8 months of the year, and specifically to Svalbard, which is a Norwegian archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole and is one of the world’s northernmost inhabited areas.  This is my journal from our trip with the Ortelius to the
  
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• New West man who assaulted landlord gets 6 months less a day jail

  11-09-2017 23:11 via vancouversun.com
  A New Westminster man who assaulted his landlord following a dispute over his rent has been sentenced to six months less a day in jail.
  In March, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Paul Walker found Shawn Ricardo White-Bynoe, 43, guilty of the Dec. 18, 2015 attack on Michael Rowe, 58, and Rowe’s son, Blaine Dunn, 29.
  On the day of the incident, Rowe and Dunn were standing outside the apartment building in the 400-block of 8th Street when White-Bynoe came out through the front door and walked in be
  
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• UBC students find workarounds to counter massive housing waitlist

  11-09-2017 22:41
  
  Craigslist, Kitsilano, lengthy commutes and even mom’s couch are becoming the new norm for thousands of UBC students grappling with a massive housing waitlist.
  
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• Metro Vancouver funeral crasher speaks out

  11-09-2017 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  The story made headlines last week when multiple listeners called CKNW alleging a man had been crashing people’s funerals for nearly a decade.
  
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• Teaching kids independence

  11-09-2017 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  Christine Pilkington from VancouverMom.ca has advice on how to teach your children to be more independent
  
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• SeaChoice raises red flags about eco-certified seafood

  11-09-2017 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  The eco-certified fish in your fridge may not be as virtuous as you think, according to a study released by SeaChoice.
  Only 15 per cent of Canadian fisheries certified by the Marine Stewardship Council have met conditions to reduce by-catch and damage to eco-systems by changing fishing practices, according to Shannon Arnold, co-author of What’s Behind the Label.
  “Most of the fisheries that are certified by MSC are given conditions, things they are supposed to improve to attain global
  
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• Cheaper to cancel Site C dam than delay B.C. megaproject until 2025: report

  11-09-2017 21:28
  Deloitte LLP says that pausing the project until 2025 would cost approximately $1.4 billion, while cancelling it outright would cost $1.2 billion.
  
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• Four-year sentence for man found guilty of smuggling Tamil migrants to B.C.

  11-09-2017 21:23 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A Sri Lankan man found guilty of smuggling Tamil migrants to Canada has walked free after receiving a four-year prison sentence.
  Kunarobinson Christhurajah smiled as a British Columbia Supreme Court judge asked him to stand after announcing his sentence, saying the man won’t be serving any more time beyond the seven years he has spent behind bars awaiting trial.
  Justice Catherine Wedge says Christhurajah was himself an asylum seeker aboard the MV Sun Sea, which was interc
  
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• Ex-MLA Tyabji’s son gets new trial date on fentanyl importation charges

  11-09-2017 21:19 via vancouversun.com
  CALGARY — A new trial date has been set for a former B.C. MLA’s son who was accused of importing drugs after border guards found fentanyl in a parcel addressed to a Calgary address.
  Kasimir Tyabji-Sandana of Calgary was arrested in July 2015, not long after Canadian Border Services Agency officers in Vancouver intercepted the package from China.
  A five-day trial, that had been scheduled to begin Monday, will now begin next April.
  Tyabji-Sandana, who is 29, remains out on bail.
  His mo
  
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• Ontario-based Andrew Peller to buy three B.C. wineries for combined price of $95 million

  11-09-2017 21:09 via vancouversun.com
  GRIMSBY, Ont. — Andrew Peller Ltd. said Monday it has signed deals to acquire three B.C. wineries for a combined price of $95 million.
  The Ontario-based wine producer says it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Black Hills Estate Winery and Gray Monk Estate Winery and a letter of intent to acquire Tinhorn Creek Vineyards.
  Andrew Peller chief executive John Peller says the company has long-admired the three wineries, but the timing of the deals is purely coincidental.
  “We
  
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• Rollover crash in Cloverdale knocks out power to homes

  11-09-2017 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Sept. 11: A rollover crash that happened in the early morning in Cloverdale knocked out power to a number of homes in the area.
  
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• Theatre review: Gruesome serious fun at the Fringe

  11-09-2017 20:52 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Fringe Festival
  To Sept. 17 | Various venues
  Tickets & info: $14 at vancouverfringe.com
  Fringing is part science, part art and lots of luck. You read reviews, note the shows your friends are in, listen to the buzz, go with some crazy titles. But with 100 shows to choose from, there will be surprises no matter how due your diligence.
  That’s part of the Fringe fun. It’s like buying tickets for a lottery where you’re guaranteed to win … something.
  Comedy is th
  
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• Eagleridge Hospital Evening of Caring Gala

  11-09-2017 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Eagleridge Hospital Foundation is holding it's yearly Evening of Caring Gala September 30th at the Hardrock Casino Vancouver. Click here to find out more.
  
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• B.C. premier to attend fundraising event, promises legislation is coming

  11-09-2017 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  Premier John Horgan has a $500-a-plate fundraiser Sept. 22, even as his government prepares to bring in legislation to ban union and corporate donations.
  
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• Four-year sentence for man found guilty of smuggling Tamil migrants to Canada

  11-09-2017 20:49
  Sri Lankan man found guilty of smuggling Tamil migrants to Canada has walked free after receiving a four-year prison sentence.
  
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• Canada Jetlines to offer low-cost flights from Hamilton and Waterloo

  11-09-2017 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  Canada jetlines says it is going to start a rebellion against expensive airfare in the GTHA with the launch of an ultra low cost model.
  
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• Former B.C. MLA’s son gets new trial on fentanyl importation charges

  11-09-2017 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Kasimir Tyabji-Sandana, accused of importing drugs including fentanyl, was arrested in July 2015.
  
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• VIFF 2017

  11-09-2017 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  VIFF 2017 is back from September 28 - October 13, click here to find a screening or event near you!
  
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• Flair airlines expands to Toronto, Vancouver and Kelowna; names Edmonton main transfer hub

  11-09-2017 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  Canadians will soon have more options for flights across the country — just in time for the holiday season.
  
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• B.C. Premier John Horgan says apology, other defences mitigate defamation suit

  11-09-2017 20:32
  Premier John Horgan says he has made a 'full and fair apology' for remarks about the province's former liquefied natural gas advocate.
  
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• Global News and CKNW neighbourhood series – Where We Live

  11-09-2017 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  Join Global News and CKNW each Friday this September as we explore “Where We Live” – stories within our neighbourhoods in Metro Vancouver.
  
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• Climb for Alzheimer’s

  11-09-2017 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  For thousands of families in British Columbia, dementia is an uphill journey. It takes courage to make it up a mountain. The Climb for Alzheimer’s is a fun, invigorating hike up the Grouse Grind®
  
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• Jason Botchford: Olli Juolevi getting bigger, but so are Canucks’ expectations

  11-09-2017 19:36 via theprovince.com
  PENTICTON — Olli Juolevi has bigger things on his mind than winning Young Stars games.
  For one, making the Canucks.
  Last year, he had no hope. Too frail, they said. He wasn’t strong enough at 180-something pounds, it was explained.
  It’s different now. In early July, Vancouver GM Benning boasted that Juolevi had hit 200 pounds.
  That’s some bump, especially considering Juolevi’s season ended in late April.
  Well, if these games in Penticton show anything, and they may
  
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• B.C. may not follow Ontario’s pot distribution system: Premier Horgan

  11-09-2017 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  Premier John Horgan says Ontario's proposed pot distribution system in liquor stores is one way to go, but British Columbia could very likely include the current dispensaries and pharmacies.
  
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• Douglas Todd wins first prize for religion commentary

  11-09-2017 18:07 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Sun’s Douglas Todd has won first prize for commentary from the Religion News Association.
  Atheist Rev. Gretta Vosper at her West Hill United Church, in Toronto.
  Todd received the award for three columns from 2016: A Canadian perspective on priestly sex abuse as highlighted in the Academy-awarding-winning movie, Spotlight; a probe of atheist clergywoman Gretta Vosper’s understanding of theology and a reflection on academia’s blind spot in regards to spiritual matte
  
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• Jason Botchfod: Olli Juolevi getting bigger, but so are Canucks’ expectations

  11-09-2017 16:46 via theprovince.com
  PENTICTON — Olli Juolevi has bigger things on his mind than winning Young Stars games.
  For one, making the Canucks.
  Last year, he had no hope. Too frail, they said. He wasn’t strong enough at 180-something pounds, it was explained.
  It’s different now. In early July, Vancouver GM Benning boasted that Juolevi had hit 200 pounds.
  That’s some bump, especially considering Juolevi’s season ended in late April.
  Well, if these games in Penticton show anything, and they may
  
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• Daily Poll: Should the Sedins retire as Vancouver Canucks?

  11-09-2017 16:36 via vancouversun.com
  Canucks stars Henrik and Daniel Sedin, who are getting ready for their 16th NHL season, say they won’t play anywhere else but Vancouver.
  The Sedins will be unrestricted free agents following the 2017-18 campaign — meaning they can sign anywhere — but according to an open letter to Vancouver posted on The Players’ Tribune, the twins say they no intention of playing anywhere else.
  “But obviously we are not 26. We’re 36. And with one year left on our co
  
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• This is the end for B.C. Liberals faint hope of power as Plecas pulls the plug

  11-09-2017 16:21
  
  "This is the end/My only friend, the end/Of our elaborate plans, the end.” - The Doors, The End
  
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• Car crashes into hydro pole in Surrey, knocking out power to homes

  11-09-2017 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  A single-vehicle collision has knocked out power to some homes in Surrey this morning.
  
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• Tampa sees lower storm surge from Hurricane Irma than expected

  11-09-2017 14:44 via globalnews.ca
  Chief Meteorologist Anthony Farnell says Tampa was expecting a 2.5 metre high storm surge, but residents woke to waters less than a metre above normal levels as they begin to clean up after the storm.
  
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• The Morning Skate, Sept. 11: Training camp is here

  11-09-2017 14:05 via theprovince.com
  Yes, I’m back.
  It was a marvellous week away. Stayed at Cluxewe Resort, just past Willie Mitchell’s home town of Port McNeill.
  A beautiful spot, with plenty of salmon fishing. And plenty of quiet.
  But it’s good to be back.
  When I left, hockey was but a notion. Now it’s really ready to rock.
  First, though, a laugh:wut pic.twitter.com/aqYyF5DQZN
  — Sports Illustrated (@SInow) September 10, 2017
  Ok, now let’s get skating.
  The Home Team
  We open with horsing around
  
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• Neighbourhood series: Green Timbers

  11-09-2017 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  The CKNW and Global News Neighbourhood Series is an annual series that explores neighbourhoods in Vancouver, Surrey, and the Tri-Cities.
  
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• Fastest ways to save money for a down payment on a home

  11-09-2017 13:00 via theprovince.com
  Q: My girlfriend and I have been having such a hard time finding a long-term place to rent. We have stable jobs and enough income to afford a nice place, but even when we do settle in somewhere, it isn’t long before the landlord has other plans. We did start saving to become first-time buyers ourselves, but now that we’re being forced to move for the third time in five years, and interest rates have gone up again, we want to save more quickly. What are the fastest ways to save money
  
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• Willes’ Musings: Lulay among best people I’ve ever covered in sports

  11-09-2017 12:00 via theprovince.com
  We’re now just five sleeps away from the Canucks first pre-season game and if that doesn’t get you excited, this certainly will: the Monday morning musings and meditations on the world of sports.
  — On Friday night, Travis Lulay suffered a devastating knee injury which, in all likelihood, will end his season and could end his playing career.
  This occurred in his second play as the B.C. Lions newly appointed starting quarterback and after Lulay had battled back from two serious s
  
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• Dan Fumano: With B.C.'s renter aid agency 'overwhelmed,' non-profits step up

  11-09-2017 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Part 2 of 2
  With B.C.’s renter protection agency stretched thin and “overwhelmed” by many accounts, groups of renters have recently been organizing to fill the gap as Vancouver’s housing crisis shows no signs of easing.
  The work done by B.C.’s Residential Tenancy Branch, which mediates disputes between landlords and tenants, is “crucial” during a housing crisis, particularly in Vancouver where a majority of households rent, said Marie-Noel Campbell,
  
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• Vancouver making a bid to host Amazon’s new headquarters

  11-09-2017 11:10 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver's the latest city aiming to woo Amazon into building its new headquarters in the municipality.
  
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• Abbotsford Police investigating crash between cruiser and another vehicle

  11-09-2017 11:10 via globalnews.ca
  There were only minor injuries when a police cruiser and another vehicle collided in Abbotsford Sunday night.
  
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• Opinion: The death of us — how we sell out our kids

  11-09-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  We are in the vortex of an epidemic, and a generation is dying. But you won’t read a Centre for Disease Control or Public Health announcement declaring it so. At least not until it’s too late. While fentanyl deservedly gets the acute alarm that growing numbers of corpses usually evokes, the non-physical and less-quantifiable mental and emotional dying of our young from the addictive relationship with technology receives a shrug of the shoulders. One reason is that with fentanyl we do
  
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• Opinion: B.C. finance minister must manage expectations in budget update

  11-09-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  There are a lot of expectations for B.C. Finance Minister Carole James’ upcoming budget update.
  Supporters and critics will be watching to see how the NDP keep their campaign promises on housing, education, transit, poverty reduction, environment and job creation while sticking to a balanced budget.
  James’ challenge is to find the sweet spot between tackling the social and environmental deficit left behind by 16 years of B.C. Liberal administration and demonstrating good fiscal manag
  
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• Letters: Children’s ministry overreacted to dad letting young kids ride bus alone

  11-09-2017 07:00 via theprovince.com
  I’m noticing a severe disconnect between what the Ministry of Children and Family Development spokesperson says and what social workers on the ground do.They admit there are no laws to what age a child is expected to be able to ride on public transportation, but that didn’t stop them from telling Adrian Crooks that he was a bad parent to let his kids ride alone because they were not the right age. They cite safety and the children need protection, but fail to grasp that our area of t
  
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• Rally Skunk can’t help C’s pull out win in Eugene; series tied 1-1

  11-09-2017 05:42 via theprovince.com
  Matt Morgan wears the rally skunk prior to the Canadians playing the Spokane Indians last week.The Vancouver Canadians’ Rally Skunk has been debunked.
  The C’s dropped a 4-2 decision to the Eugene Emeralds on Sunday night at PK Park on the campus of the University of Oregon. It evened the best-of-five Northwest League final at 1-1, and it also marked the C’s first loss since catcher Matt Morgan was sprayed by a skunk at Nat Bailey Stadium before getting on the bus for a road tri
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Sep 10

  11-09-2017 04:48 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Sunday, September 10, 2017. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.
  
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• Surrey family worries about son in St. Maarten after Irma wrecks the island

  11-09-2017 04:41 via vancouversun.com
  The Canadian government should be doing more to help medical students stranded on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten after Hurricane Irma, say family members of a Surrey student. 
  Manpreet Takhi moved to the island last week to start his first year of medical studies at the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine.
  Manpreet set up his apartment with the help of his parents and brother last weekend. Orientation was last Monday and his family departed the day before.
  Aman Takh
  
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• What we learned from the Canucks’ 6-2 loss to Flames at Young Stars

  11-09-2017 04:07 via theprovince.com
  Juolevi could be, uh, better
  So Trent Cull thinks Juolevi played better today.
  Sure hope he’s wrong.
  The Canucks prized defenceman has done nothing here to help stall the oncoming “They should have drafted KellerZzzz!!” train.
  And ultimately it’s Penticton and Young Stars so who cares.
  Although Troy Stecher sure cared here last year on every shift. Haven’t seen much of that from these Canucks and certainly not today.
  It was the start of July when Benning was boastin
  
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• Olli Juolevi getting bigger, but so are Canucks’ expectations

  11-09-2017 04:07 via theprovince.com
  PENTICTON — Olli Juolevi has bigger things on his mind than winning Young Stars games.
  For one, making the Canucks.
  Last year, he had no hope. Too frail, they said. He wasn’t strong enough at 180-something pounds, it was explained.
  It’s different now. In early July, Vancouver GM Benning boasted that Juolevi had hit 200 pounds.
  That’s some bump, especially considering Juolevi’s season ended in late April.
  Well, if these games in Penticton show anything, and they may
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Sep 10

  11-09-2017 04:06 via globalnews.ca
  The Sunday, September 10, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• What to expect, BC budget preview

  11-09-2017 04:03 via globalnews.ca
  Tomorrow is a big day for the new NDP government. They’ll be unveiling their budget. It’s the first one by the new NDP government. Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey joins us now with a preview of what we can expect.
  
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• Limo crashed into Surrey home

  11-09-2017 04:03 via globalnews.ca
  A Surrey family is suddenly homeless tonight after a limousine crashed into a house early this morning. Grace Ke reports.
  
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