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• Sam Sullivan promises to ‘end overdose crisis’

  22-09-2017 23:59
  
  Vancouver-False Creek MLA Sam Sullivan is promising to “end the overdose crisis” in British Columbia and increase the supply of rental housing if chosen to lead the B.C. Liberals at the party’s convention in February.
  
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• Michael Lee, Mike Bernier both expected to run for Liberal ... - Vancouver Sun

  22-09-2017 23:30
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  Vancouver-Langara MLA Michael Lee and Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier are both expected to announce their candidacy for the B.C. Liberal leadership ...
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• Fort St. John man acquitted on four terrorism charges

  22-09-2017 23:28 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. Supreme Court judge acquitted a Fort St. John man Friday on four terrorism charges related to dozens of Facebook posts he made supporting the Islamic State and lone-wolf attacks.
  Justice Bruce Butler said that Othman Hamdan’s posts are offensive to most Canadians, but that doesn’t mean that he was encouraging or inciting acts of murder, assault and mischief as alleged by the Crown.
  Butler was critical of the RCMP’s method of copying concerning posts from Hamdan’s 1
  
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• Michael Lee, Mike Bernier both expected to run for B.C. Liberal leadership

  22-09-2017 23:18 via vancouversun.com
  Michael Lee, the MLA for Vancouver-Langara, and Mike Bernier, MLA for Peace River South, are both expected to announce bids for B.C. Liberal leadership next week.
  Lee announced Friday he planned to host a press conference on Tuesday to speak with Liberal supporters about the upcoming leadership vote.
  The business lawyer had previously worked as a special assistant to former prime minister Kim Campbell, and served as parliamentary secretary for housing affordability.
  Lee has also served as the pa
  
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• Fort St. John man acquitted on four terrorism charges | Vancouver Sun - Vancouver Sun

  22-09-2017 23:02
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  Terrorism charges related to dozens of Facebook posts Othman Hamdan made supporting the Islamic State and lone-wolf attacks.and more »
  
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• First Nations protesters move off Swanson fish farm, continue to monitor operations

  22-09-2017 22:55 via vancouversun.com
  Namgis First Nation protesters have ended their occupation of the Marine Harvest salmon farm at Swanson Island and will monitor the site from a group of cabins located nearby.
  Protester Ernest Alfred was at the farm Wednesday as an observer for the harvest of mature salmon from the farm at the invitation of the company.
  “I have a camera, a GoPro, a radio and safety equipment so I can observe and report back to my nation,” said Alfred. “We’ve never seen some of these techn
  
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• ART SEEN: The painting that Claude Monet kept for himself

  22-09-2017 22:53 via vancouversun.com
  What was it about this painting that made Claude Monet hesitate?
  Monet struggled to complete a series of paintings of the Thames during visits to London between 1899 and 1901. He started somewhere around 100 canvases in an effort to capture the city’s elusive combination of sunlight, fog, smoke, and mist. Frustrated, he cancelled one planned exhibition of his London paintings in a rage because he said he “never wanted to think of them again.”
  After what he described a
  
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• Surrey RCMP release composite sketches of sex assault suspect

  22-09-2017 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP have released three composite sketches of the man they believe sexually assaulted a woman in southeast Surrey earlier this month.
  On Sept. 13, a woman was assaulted while walking her dogs in Hi-Knoll Park.  She told police she was able to fight the attacker off and retreat to safety.
  Police later tied that assault to two other incidents involving a suspicious person around the same time and location. 
  The suspect is described as a white male in his late teens, 5-foot-8
  
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• Todd: Men do well in science and tech, lag elsewhere

  22-09-2017 22:45 via vancouversun.com
  It’s assumed that men generally do well in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, collectively known as STEM.
  In light of this, high-profile efforts are usually aimed at encouraging more girls and women to move into STEM.
  But there’s a big kicker to men’s success in STEM: Young males aren’t doing at all well in other fields.
  New Canadian research says high-school girls are, on average, doing as well as boys in STEM — plus they’re
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Smartphone, dumb driver

  22-09-2017 22:45 via vancouversun.com
  This week Conversations That Matter features Mark Milner of ICBC’s road safety program, which is devoting more and more resources to discouraging distracted driving.
  It’s a fight that Milner admits is challenging because “apps are designed to get your attention.” Unfortunately, the apps are playing a significant role in driving up accident rates.
  “The average person touches their phone up to 2,000 times a day and the addicted user up to 5,000,” he sa
  
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• RCMP recover abandoned vehicle connected to fatal hit and run in Maple Ridge

  22-09-2017 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Woycheshen was riding with a group of motorcyclists on Sept. 14 when she was struck and killed.
  
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• This Week in History: 1858-2017 A glimpse at British Columbia when it was 'The New El Dorado'

  22-09-2017 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  There was only one newspaper in British Columbia in July, 1858. It wasn’t even called British Columbia until a month later – Vancouver Island was then a separate colony from the mainland, which was known as New Caledonia.
  When gold was discovered that spring in the Fraser Canyon, American newspapers gave the future B.C. another name: “The New El Dorado.”
  How do I know? Because last week I found a July 17, 1858 copy of Harper’s Weekly in an antique store in Olympia,
  
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• B.C. Attorney General calls for review on money laundering at casinos following report

  22-09-2017 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  BC's Attorney General has released a report he says raises some serious questions about whether the BC Liberals properly tackled the issue of money laundering in casinos.
  
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• Rumours suggest changes coming to feds' tax reform proposal: B.C. minister

  22-09-2017 22:22 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia’s finance minister is citing rumours that the federal government intends to back off on elements of its proposed tax reforms that have drawn heavy criticism from small business owners across the country.
  Speaking to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on Friday, Carole James said she would be surprised if the Canadian government did not make adjustments in light of the backlash since unveiling its tax plans over the summer.
  “I believe you’ll see a shift. Certa
  
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• Are you confusing your dog?

  22-09-2017 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  Dog behavioural expert Sandy Yates runs down some common ways you may be confusing your pup.
  
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• Kelowna man guilty in devastating pedestrian collision

  22-09-2017 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  A judge has found Donald Brodie guilty of negligent operation of a motor vehicle in a crash that severely injured a mail carrier.
  
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• Kelowna man found guilty in crash that severely injured paper carrier

  22-09-2017 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  A judge has found Donald Brodie guilty of negligent operation of a motor vehicle in a crash that severely injured a mail carrier.
  
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• Kelowna man found guilty in crash that severely injured mail carrier

  22-09-2017 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  A judge has found Donald Brodie guilty of negligent operation of a motor vehicle in a crash that severely injured a mail carrier.
  
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• Reconciliation Walk

  22-09-2017 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands of people are expected to converge on Downtown Vancouver for the Walk for Reconciliation.
  
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• Canucks in China: UBC T-Birds beat the Canucks to Beijing by 44 years

  22-09-2017 21:18 via theprovince.com
  BEIJING, China — The Vancouver Canucks landed in Beijing on Friday for their second game in China and, as they did during their stay in Shanghai, immediately began to explore the capital city.
  There were the wonders of old China, most notably The Great Wall. But as they made their way into town, they took in the sights and sounds of modern Beijing, the stunning Centre for the Performing Arts, the CCTV Headquarters, the China World Trade Center, The Bird’s Nest and The Water Cube from
  
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• Busy weekend in downtown Vancouver due to cruise ships

  22-09-2017 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Sept. 22: It’s going to be a very busy weekend in downtown Vancouver – on top of all the events going on in the city – thousands of people are docking at Canada Place in cruise ships.
  
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• Busy Downtown Vancouver

  22-09-2017 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  A record number of cruise ship passengers and work on the Expo line are expected to make getting around Downtown Vancouver a bit challenging this weekend.
  
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• Red Scorpion member shot dead

  22-09-2017 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  The co-founder of the Red Scorpion gang has been shot and killed in Kamloops
  
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• Police mystified by how elderly B.C. woman was pinned under car and dragged

  22-09-2017 20:31 via vancouversun.com
  NANAIMO, B.C. — Police say a 73-year-old woman from Nanaimo, B.C., suffered life-threatening injuries after a vehicle rolled over her and dragged her down the driveway of her home.
  First responders were called Thursday night about a woman trapped underneath a vehicle.
  RCMP say a neighbour witnessed the ordeal and used a car jack to lift the vehicle off the woman and pull her away.
  The woman, who has not been identified, was treated at the scene by firefighters and paramedics before being t
  
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• Two sent to hospital following crash involving Coquitlam RCMP cruiser

  22-09-2017 20:27 via vancouversun.com
  Two people — including a Mountie — were injured after an RCMP cruiser crashed into a civilian vehicle early Friday morning in Port Coquitlam.
  Coquitlam RCMP say the officer was responding to a call in the area of Lougheed Highway and Coast Meridian Street just before 6 a.m. when the collision occurred. 
  Both the officer and the other driver were sent to hospital with what RCMP called minor injuries.
  The Integrated Collision Analysis Reconstruction Service have been called t
  
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• 5 Vancouver fashion bloggers show off the top trends for fall

  22-09-2017 20:27 via vancouversun.com
  It’s one thing to read about the latest fashion trends for fall — but sometimes, it’s a whole other style story when it comes to figuring out how to style, and wear them, in real life. 
  These days, most of us turn to social media influencers such as bloggers and YouTube content creators when we’re looking for outfit advice. So, when considering the many ways to wear the latest fall/winter trends, that’s exactly where we turned, too. 
  We asked five of Vanco
  
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• Adrian Dix includes key NDP allies in health authority appointments

  22-09-2017 20:25 via vancouversun.com
  Health Minister Adrian Dix installed prominent labour leader and key NDP ally Jim Sinclair as chairman of the Fraser Health Authority on Friday among a long list of new appointments to regional health authorities that include other government supporters.
  Besides Sinclair, a former longtime president of the B.C. Federation of Labour, Dix named Cindy Stewart, a former vice-president of the federation and retired president of the Health Sciences Association, as a member of the Interior Health board
  
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• Bulls&Bears: Awesome October awaits MLB, while NFL struggles with its image, ratings

  22-09-2017 20:24 via vancouversun.com
  BULLS OF THE WEEK
  The Cleveland Indians continue to set a torrid pace atop the American League Central — which they clinched last week as part of the second longest regular season winning streak in Major League Baseball history (22 consecutive victories). Cleveland goes into the weekend having won 27 of 28 games; the first time that’s happened since the 1884 Providence Grays.
  This week they’re joined in the headlines by several of the other most iconic heritage brands in b
  
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• 73-year-old Nanaimo woman in critical condition after being rolled over and dragged by own vehicle

  22-09-2017 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  A neighbour witnessed the ordeal, ran to help.
  
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• Driver gets two distracted driving tickets within six blocks and eight minutes

  22-09-2017 20:22
  
  One ticket was not enough to deter one driver from using his cellphone while behind the wheel.
  
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• Video: Assault, mischief charges recommended in North Vancouver road rage - Vancouver Sun

  22-09-2017 20:14
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  NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C.: SEPT. 19, 2017 – A 40-year-old Vancouver man was charged with assault and mischief to property following a road rage incident in North Vancouver (Main Street and Mountain Highway) on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 around 6:30 ...
  Police seeking charges after road rage incident in North VancouverNorth Shore News
  'Glass got thrown around:' North Vancouver road rage alte
  
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• 'This guy was crazy': Vancouver road rage incident caught on dashcam - CTV News

  22-09-2017 20:14
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  'This guy was crazy': Vancouver road rage incident caught on dashcam
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  An incident of road rage in North Vancouver Tuesday ended with a woman's rear windshield shattered and her young daughter in the back seat covered in glass. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday when a dashcam recorded two commuters ...and more »
  
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• Rising prices push out long-time Vancouver residents - The Globe and Mail

  22-09-2017 20:11
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  This corner parcel of land near East Broadway and Carolina Street, where several heritage properties sit, has been put up for sale. Jodie Abrams. Luxury condos move into a neighbourhood once an enclave of affordable rental housing. Kerry Gold. Special ...
  
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• Video: North Vancouver road rage results in assault, mischief charges

  22-09-2017 20:09 via vancouversun.com
  A man has been charged with assault and mischief after ripping a windshield wiper off another driver’s vehicle and shattering the back window in a fit of road rage caught on camera in North Vancouver.
  The minute-long dash cam video was shared to YouTube on Tuesday and has since been viewed more than 48,000 times.
  “Needless to say, how it escalated and where it got to was totally unacceptable,” North Vancouver RCMP Cpl. Richard De Jong told Postmedia.
  As the clip begins, a male
  
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• Fab 5: Red alert

  22-09-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If spring/summer 2017 was all about #MillennialPink, then fall is all about red — and you have to admit that there’s something about a pop of the cherry hue that feels good right about now. It’s vibrant, it’s bright, and it looks good on just about everyone. From happy-go-lucky accessories to elegant styles for day or night, Rebecca Tay presents five red styles that will liven up your fall wardrobe.
  EAR CANDY
  Can’t bear the idea of wearing red? Dare yourself to dip
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Only the fittest survive in today's B.C. wine industry

  22-09-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The British Columbia wine business was turned upside down last week with the sale of three, well-known estate wineries in Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, Gray Monk Cellars and Black Hills. The buyer was Andrew Peller Limited, an Ontario-based public company that paid $95 million.
  Together, the three wineries produce some 125,000 cases of wine totalling some $24.5 million in annual sales and own about 250 acres of vineyards across the Okanagan Valley.
  As shocked as some were by the sales, all three wine
  
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• Canucks in China: Players visit Great Wall before Saturday’s game in Beijing

  22-09-2017 19:48 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks walked the Great Wall during a day away from the rink Friday in China
  The Canucks are in China for a pair of preseason games against the Los Angeles Kings.
  Willes: Canucks fall to Kings in China's first NHL gameCanucks in China: Mike Keenan has a difficult task in trying to build Chinese national teamWilles: Three thoughts on the Canucks-Kings game in ShanghaiWilles: Canucks trying to find their way at training camp in ChinaThe Kings took the first game 5-2 Thursday in Shan
  
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• First Nations protestors move off Swanson fish farm, continue to monitor operations

  22-09-2017 19:44 via vancouversun.com
  Namgis First Nation protestors have ended their occupation of the Marine Harvest salmon farm at Swanson Island and will monitor the site from a group of cabins located nearby.
  Protestor Ernest Alfred was at the farm Wednesday as an observer for the harvest of mature salmon from the farm at the invitation of the company.
  “We have said all along that we will allow Marine Harvest to take salmon out of the site, but we will not allow any more salmon to come in,” he said. “We have d
  
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• 1 man dead in Kamloops shooting

  22-09-2017 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  Fri, Sept. 22: One man has died in a shooting in Kamloops. The two suspects are still at large.
  
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• 'Glass got thrown around:' North Vancouver road rage altercation caught on video

  22-09-2017 19:12
  One of the drivers has now been charged with assault and mischief.
  
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• Big cash flowing into River Rock casino sparks money laundering probe

  22-09-2017 19:04 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Attorney General David Eby has called for an independent review of money laundering controls in B.C. casinos due to concerns about Chinese high-roller VIPs gambling with massive cash buy-ins that could be “proceeds of crime,” the Vancouver Sun has learned.
  These concerns that threaten the “integrity of gaming in B.C.” are revealed in a damaging confidential report about casinos overseen by BC Lottery Corporation.  The report was released Friday by the provincial
  
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• Opinion: Vancouver parks board-community centres deal brings benefits

  22-09-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  We are approaching a critical moment in the relationship between the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and our Community Centre Association (CCA) partners.
  By Sept. 30, our community centre associations will decide whether to sign a proposed new agreement with the park board. The relationship between these partners goes back more than 60 years and its collaborative model of delivering recreation service is unique in the country.
  You may have heard about the new proposed Joint Operatin
  
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• Giants looking for hearty Hardy to help power play to start WHL season

  22-09-2017 18:43 via theprovince.com
  Owen Hardy is going to get a chance to play in an offensive role for the Vancouver Giants to start the WHL season.
  The 18-year-old left winger was on Vancouver’s first-unit power play at practice on Thursday at the Langley Events Centre, skating alongside veteran forwards Ty Ronning and Brad Morrison, with Dylan Plouffe and Matt Barberis on the points.
  He seemed to be used largely as a net presence. Hardy has the size (6-foot-1, 194 pounds) and feisty demeanor to wreak havoc in front.
  Ronn
  
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• Judge to hand down verdict today against B.C. terror suspect

  22-09-2017 18:28 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. Supreme Court judge will hand down his verdict today in the case of  a Fort St. John man facing a number of terrorism charges.
  Othman Hamdan was arrested and charged in July 2015 with various terrorist offences, including counselling to commit murder on behalf of the Islamic State. 
  Police began investigating the 36-year-old after he indicated his support for ISIL and for lone-wolf attacks in 85 Facebook posts over several months.
  Federal prosecutors argued that one of the post
  
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• Man accused of murdering Natsumi Kogawa has separate charge stayed

  22-09-2017 18:24 via vancouversun.com
  The man accused of murdering a Japanese student and hiding her body in an abandoned West End mansion has had a separate charge of sexual assault stayed.
  William Victor Schneider was arrested in Vernon last year on Sept. 28 and charged for an attempted sexual assault alleged to have taken place the same day as his arrest. Earlier this month, a stay of proceedings on that charge was filed after a judge reviewed the case and found that the charge approval standard could no longer be met.
  In a separ
  
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• Kamloops RCMP probe suspected targeted shooting that claims one life

  22-09-2017 18:03 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — RCMP in Kamloops, B.C., are investigating what they say appears to be a targeted, fatal shooting.
  Witnesses report hearing numerous shots outside a Kamloops home at about 7:30 Thursday evening.
  Police say two men were hit and one was dead by the time officers arrived, while the second is expected to recover.
  Corp. Jodi Shelkie says both victims are known to police and she says often gangs are involved when a shooting is targeted.
  Police do not believe the public is at risk.
  Inve
  
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• Police cruiser involved in crash in Port Coquitlam

  22-09-2017 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  A crash on Lougheed Highway shut down traffic at one Port Coquitlam intersection Friday morning.
  
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• Daily Poll: Would you ride a double-decker public bus in Vancouver?

  22-09-2017 16:37 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink could soon be running double-decker buses along certain routes in Metro Vancouver.
  The transit authority announced it would be testing two double-decker buses this fall to see if it’s something that would work for the Lower Mainland, as it looks to future growth and prepares to replace its aging fleet.
  TransLink will receive two double-decker buses from manufacturer Alexander Dennis in about a month, at no charge. The buses will be based out of Richmond Transit Centre and run as
  
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• 1 man dead, 1 injured following targeted shooting in Kamloops

  22-09-2017 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  Police found the two victims outside a home in south Kamloops around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
  
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• 1 man dead, 1 injured following shooting in Kamloops

  22-09-2017 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  Police found the two victims outside a home in south Kamloops around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
  
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