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• Giants look to right ship against Kamloops Friday

  28-09-2017 23:41 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Giants are in an odd spot.
  They’re just 0-2 on the season, but it feels worse. The fact they lost by a combined 13-2 score in a home-and-home twinbill with the Victoria Royals last weekend is part of it. History also piles on.
  This is a club that hasn’t made the WHL playoffs the past three springs and has missed the postseason four of the last five seasons. Needing a good start is one of sport’s most overused cliches, but if there was one team in the WHL that need
  
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• The last photos of the revolving restaurant slated for demolition

  28-09-2017 23:35
  
  A couple of months ago it was announced that the Cloud 9 Revolving Restaurant perched atop the Empire Landmark Hotel at 1400 Robson would be closing in September.
  
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• Gordon Wilson makes $5M settlement offer in defamation lawsuit

  28-09-2017 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  "To settle out of court is certainly our first offer. But as these things go, there is negotiations on both sides and everyone has their own interests."
  
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• Kuzma: Archibald pushes pace in push for Canucks roster spot

  28-09-2017 22:39 via theprovince.com
  The book on Darren Archibald has several authors.
  One was John Tortorella, who recalled the rugged winger on three occasions during the 2013-14 National Hockey League season because of injuries and wondered about his overall resolve to stick at this level.
  Another is Travis Green, who provided Archibald with added incentive to add offence to his grinding game and lead the Utica Comets with 23 goals and 24 assists. That gets you the American Hockey League team’s most valuable player recogni
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: ‘Mighty Mouse’ heads list of UFC fighters to watch in October

  28-09-2017 22:35 via theprovince.com
  Let’s be honest: the action in the Octagon during September was just kind of OK — not bad, but not great; just OK.
  There were some standout performances (Rafael dos Anjos, Henry Cejudo and Jessica Andrade) and a few unsung talents that showed out and should get more attention going forward (Mairbek Taisumov, Ketlen Vieira and Gregor Gillespie), but two of the four main events were scuttled and the other marquee matchups fell flat. Again, they weren’t bad, but they weren’t
  
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• Car stolen in the Lower Mainland connected to Kamloops gang member’s homicide

  28-09-2017 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  Red Scorpions gang member Konaam Shirzad was shot and killed outside his home in Kamloops a week ago.
  
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• HandyDART riders call for TransLink board to be sacked

  28-09-2017 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  The HandyDART Riders' Alliance says it's time for a board friendlier to disabled riders' concerns.
  
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• Hunter knew grizzly was wearing tracking collar before making legal kill in B.C.

  28-09-2017 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  EDMONTON — The hunter that killed a notorious female grizzly bear in B.C. after the bear wandered into the province from Alberta knew the animal was wearing a research tracking collar but shot it anyway.
  The Alberta government had moved the grizzly, known as Bear 148, in July from its home range in a popular developed area west of Calgary to a remote park north of Jasper to protect public safety.
  The grizzly, which is a threatened species in Alberta, hadn’t hurt anyone but had gotten
  
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• Toronto top city in the world at risk of a housing bubble: report

  28-09-2017 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto and Vancouver are at risky territory for a housing bubble, according to a recent report.
  
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• ART SEEN: Top painting theorist talks at Emily Carr University*

  28-09-2017 21:55 via vancouversun.com
  One of the leading international theorists on painting is coming to Vancouver as part of a two-day symposium on painting.
  Isabelle Graw is speaking Thursday, Sept. 28 at the new Emily Carr University of Art + Design on Great Northern Way.  The Value of Painting starts at 7 pm in the 380-seat Reliance Theatre. There is no charge to attend. Tickets are available here.
  In a talk at the Jewish Museum in New York in 2015, she said sometime in the the late ‘90s and early years of the 21st c
  
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• Claire Newell

  28-09-2017 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  Claire Newell shows us some useful travel gear that’ll come in handy on your next trip
  
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• City of Victoria has paid out $2.475M in severance to top managers since 2013

  28-09-2017 21:31 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The City of Victoria paid $2.475 million in severance to 26 senior managers between 2013 and 2016, which has raised the ire of a local taxpayers’ association.
  “This is a big number,” said Stan Bartlett, chairman of Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria.
  “I would suggest the council might want to look at their severance package policy with the view of making it a bit less generous and a little more in line with what the average taxpayer makes.”
  The ca
  
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• Closing SkyTrain stations was necessary for safety: TransLink

  28-09-2017 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  "If we were to have had major delays in the future, this is a protocol that will be used and it is to protect everybody."
  
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• Harvest Haus

  28-09-2017 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  Celebrate Oktoberfest right here in Vancouver. Harvest Haus is on from October 5th to 14th.
  
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• Nanaimo mulls solution to damage caused by huge flocks of Canada geese

  28-09-2017 21:20 via vancouversun.com
  NANAIMO — Huge flocks of Canada geese can be unwanted pests in any location, but several Vancouver Island cities say the geese have moved past messy and aggressive and are harming the environment.
  Nanaimo environmental protection officer Kevin Brydges says Canada geese were brought to the island for hunting in the 1970s and 1980s and have adapted so well that they no longer migrate in winter.
  Researchers at Vancouver Island University say as many as 1,800 birds overwinter in Nanaimo, leavi
  
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• Musqueam picks Polygon to begin work on massive residential development near UBC

  28-09-2017 21:18
  
  The Musqueam Indian Band has chosen Polygon as the developer for the first phase of a massive residential development on its land near UBC.
  
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• Hunter that killed Bear 148 in B.C. knew she was wearing a tracking collar

  28-09-2017 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  The hunter that killed Near 148 in B.C. knew the animal was wearing a research tracking collar.
  
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• Expert on money laundering appointed to review practices in B.C. casinos

  28-09-2017 21:16 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — An independent expert has been appointed by the B.C. government to conduct a review of the province’s policies and practices to prevent money laundering in the gambling industry.
  Attorney General David Eby says the review will focus on gaming in the Lower Mainland to ensure casinos are following policies already in effect.
  Eby says concerns about money laundering have been growing for years and the review is aimed at dealing with them.
  Peter German, a former deputy commiss
  
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• Port Coquitlam child pricked by needle at daycare, sent to hospital

  28-09-2017 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  "There have been multiple incidents where there are people who are passed out in the park, people who are being sexually inappropriate in the park when the kids go over."
  
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• Charges possible for hunter who shot therapy dog near Squamish

  28-09-2017 21:00
  
  Charges may be recommended against a hunter who shot and killed a Squamish therapy dog near Lake Lucille on Sept. 18.
  
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• Coal Harbour spill

  28-09-2017 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  Thurs, Sept. 28: Crews were called out to place some booms around an oil spill in Coat Harbour on Thursday, around one of the floating Chevron gas stations.
  
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• Okanagan woman aims to increase body diversity at Miss Universe Canada competition

  28-09-2017 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  At 5’3” Shanelle Connell said her petite stature would also make her an outlier at the Miss Universe competition.
  
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• Key T-Birds return from injury in time for showdown with Calgary

  28-09-2017 20:28 via theprovince.com
  The UBC Thunderbirds’ Friday game features a Black Out and a number of notable back ins.
  Running back Ben Cummings and wide receivers Trivel Pinto and Will Watson are all slated to return to the UBC lineup for a 6:30 p.m. affair at Thunderbird Stadium against the Calgary Dinos after missing last week’s 41-21 win on the road against the Alberta Golden Bears with undisclosed injuries.
  UBC is dubbing the showdown between nationally No. 2 ranked Dinos (4-0) and No. 6 Thunderbirds (3-1) a
  
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• Home invasion in Langley nabs 2 suspects in Surrey

  28-09-2017 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  Thurs, Sept. 28: A home invasion in Langley led police to catch two suspects in Surrey using a spike belt. Two more suspects remain at large.
  
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• Police seeking tips in double homicide in Vancouver's Marpole

  28-09-2017 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  Police are seeking information after a man and a woman were found dead in a Marpole home on Wednesday afternoon in an apparent double homicide.
  Around 1:30 p.m., officers visited a home on West 64th Avenue near Hudson Street after receiving a request to check on the well-being of the residents. Inside, a man and a woman, both in their 60s, were found dead.
  The B.C. Coroners Service is now working to confirm the identity of the victims and will reach out to the next of kin.
  “It is still ver
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: The plight of Bombardier affects all Canadians

  28-09-2017 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  Canadians may end up holding the bag if this dispute is not resolved in Bombardier’s favour.
  
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• Restaurant review: Meaty, dry Texas barbecue comes to DTES with Dixie's

  28-09-2017 19:45 via vancouversun.com
  Dixie’s BBQ
  337 East Hastings | 778-379-4770
  Open: Dinner Wednesday to Sunday; brunch on weekends; meatatdixies.com
  At Dixie’s BBQ, I don’t need my sauce-defying HAZMAT suit. This is Central Texas style barbecue, which means it’s not gooped up (apologies to Gwyneth) with sauce. It relies on wood smoke and spice rubs. Perhaps Texans have also had it with wrecking their clothes with errant sauce.
  Texas, like Alberta, is all about beef — although pork is just fine, too
  
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• Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson hangs with UBC students

  28-09-2017 19:36
  
  Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is making friends at UBC. Johnson posted an Instagram video Sept. 28 where he met students and joked around with them.
  
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• Vancouver police looking for information in double homicide

  28-09-2017 19:34
  
  The bodies of a man and woman in their 60s were found Wednesday afternoon after officers were called to check on the well-being of residents at a home on West 64th Avenue near Hudson Street.
  
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• Kelowna $6.5M luxury mansion to be auctioned off with no minimum bid

  28-09-2017 19:13 via vancouversun.com
  A $6.5-million luxury mansion in southeast Kelowna is up for auction and guess what? There’s no minimum bid.
  The 14-acre estate located 15 minutes from the city and within view of Okanagan Lake features a 9,000-square-foot main home and just over 1,000-square-foot guest quarters, comprising five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and one half bath.
  The home features 10,000-square-foot of interior space, a gated and private driveway and three-car garage.
  The property has a private gated entry an
  
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• Do any candidates in the BC Liberal party leadership race stand out?

  28-09-2017 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  The one feature of the B.C. Liberal party leadership race that stands out the most is that no one stands out.
  
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• Theft won’t fly: suspect arrested in missing luggage case at YVR

  28-09-2017 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  A 46-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a spree of stolen luggage at YVR.
  
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• 2 suspects caught following Langley home invasion

  28-09-2017 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Sept. 28: Two teens are in custody, with charges pending, following a home invasion in Langley. Two more are still at large. Jordan Armstrong is live with the details.
  
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• Carroll praises Seahawks balancing activism with football

  28-09-2017 18:39 via theprovince.com
  RENTON, Wash. — Encouraging his players to be active and outspoken on social issues and in the community is part of the foundation to Pete Carroll’s program in Seattle.
  With that comes managing the balance between those issues away from the game and the product the Seahawks are putting on the field.
  That’s where Carroll and his team stand headed into Sunday’s game with Indianapolis. Seattle has been at the forefront of the conversation regarding last week’s national
  
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• Open fire ban being lifted in Coastal Fire Centre in British Columbia

  28-09-2017 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  The open fire ban in the Coastal Fire Centre is being lifted on Friday, due to rain and cooler weather.
  
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• Surrey teens arrested in connection with Langley home invasion

  28-09-2017 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  The RCMP has arrested two Surrey teens in connection with an early morning home invasion in South Langley.
  Langley RCMP received a report at 1:30 a.m. that a group of unknown men had broken into a residence and made off with items from inside the home as well as the family vehicle.
  Officers responding to the call spotted the stolen vehicle fleeing the scene. The RCMP helicopter, Air One, followed the vehicle into Surrey where it came to a stop at the intersection of 168 Street and 92nd Aven
  
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• Spindrift tells the story of Canadians at sea

  28-09-2017 17:40 via vancouversun.com
   
  Spindrift: A Canadian Book of the Sea 
  By Michael L. Hadley and Anita Hadley
  Douglas & McIntyre |  $36.95Spindrift is an anthology of 170 pieces of writing from over 130 of Canada’s significant literary voices with a few foreign writers, such as Malcolm Lowry and E. Annie Proulx, among them. The Canadian writers include Farley Mowat, Wayne Johnston, Neil Bissoondath, Yann Martel, Rudy Wiebe, Peter Pitseolak, Michael Crummy, Gabrielle Roy, and Alice Munro.
  Editors Micha
  
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• Wine Guy: Celebrate the season with cider

  28-09-2017 17:00 via theprovince.com
  Autumn is a wonderful time of year in the vineyards, and it’s a wonderful time in the orchards, too.
  I’m reminded of this each year as we segue into fall, passing produce store shelves laden with local apples and pears. Increasingly, this orchard bounty is finding its way into bottles, so it feels timely to take a diversion into some other local fruit-based potables.Naramata Cider Company Dry Apple Cider, Naramata
  (around $15.50 for four 355 mL bottles, available at select priva
  
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• Daily Poll: What do you think of the NDP's partisan hiring practices?

  28-09-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Greens Leader Andrew Weaver criticized B.C. NDP Premier John Horgan this week, calling Horgan’s hiring of partisan friends and insiders “sickening.”
  In an interview with Postmedia, Weaver said it was hypocritical that the NDP government would hire party supporters and loyalists into taxpayer-funded jobs, something Horgan had criticized former Liberal premier Christy Clark for doing while she was in government.
  Solicitor-General Mike Farnworth responded by pointing out it&r
  
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• Former B.C. Playboy model Pamela Anderson pays tribute to Hugh Hefner

  28-09-2017 16:32 via vancouversun.com
  Canadian Playboy models Pamela Anderson and Shannon Tweed are paying tribute to the magazine’s founder Hugh Hefner today.
  The legendary media mogul died Wednesday night at the age of 91.
  In a black-and-white Instagram video, Anderson wipes her eyes and tearfully says goodbye. Her makeup is smudged around her eyes and she appears to have been crying.
  In a long accompanying caption, she calls Hefner the most important person in her life outside of her family.
  Tweed posted a photo on Instagra
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash on Port Mann Bridge with car ending up on concrete barrier

  28-09-2017 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  It's unclear how it happened but there has been another accident on the Port Mann Bridge this morning.
  
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• Small touches make for a big impact at Terraces at the Peak

  28-09-2017 15:58 via theprovince.com
  After Intergulf Development Group made its mark on Burnaby Mountain with two residential towers in 2004 and another in 2016, it would have been easy for the developer to maintain its status merely by mimicking the successful design of its first buildings with Terraces at the Peak, Intergulf’s new tower in the UniverCity community.
  But the developer, along with interior designer Ian Wong, decided to focus on little things that could make a difference to buyers.“We always like to have
  
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• The Morning Skate, Sept. 28: Who the heck is the Canucks’ first line?

  28-09-2017 15:48 via theprovince.com
  I’ve been wondering for a while about what happens when the Whitecaps scrap their way in to the playoffs.
  Leave no doubt, they’ve built a system which has carried them far. It’s going to carry them into the playoffs.
  But how much further?
  Last night, we saw a team that was stretched to their limit.
  Sure, they had some early chances. Sure, with a little luck, it might have been 1-1.
  But, woof, that second half.Of note: Fredy Montero was limited to 13 touches and no shots in seco
  
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• The Handmaid's Tale: Ane Crabtree talks fangirl-ing, fabrics and finding colour

  28-09-2017 15:30 via vancouversun.com
  VIFF Creator Talk with Ane Crabtree
  Oct. 2; 6:30 p.m. | Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St.)
  Tickets and info: $25; viff.org
  You’d be forgiven for assuming a longtime Hollywood costume designer would be “over” the idea of an encounter with a celebrity, director, or the like ending in an epic fangirl episode. 
  But Ane Crabtree isn’t immune to the idea — at least not privately. 
  So, who are the stars that cause Crabtree, whose past projects have incl
  
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• Think to next year when trimming blackberry plants

  28-09-2017 15:25 via theprovince.com
  Q. My thornless blackberry canes have produced a fine crop of large, tasty berries. Do I prune them by removing canes that have given the current year’s berries? Do I prune any of the new growth? When is the best time? How many of the new canes should be kept?
  A. Blackberries are biennial. Canes produced this year will carry next year’s berries. It is my preference to remove the canes that have borne berries (that is, last year’s canes) as soon as all the berries have been pick
  
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• Opposition wants government to look into B.C. charity’s links to Qatar group

  28-09-2017 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  A Jewish advocacy group said it was “shocked” a Canadian charity remained registered despite a federal audit that alleged it was “controlled or influenced” by a Qatar-based group tied to Hamas.
  
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• Internet trends in Canada

  28-09-2017 15:17 via vancouversun.com
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