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• Las Vegas shooter an enigma

  03-10-2017 23:50
  
  Las Vegas massacre mastermind StephenPaddock was the man who wasn’t there.
  
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• Vancouver police appealing to public for new information in double murder

  03-10-2017 23:48
  
  Investigators looking for new information in murder of Vancouver couple Dianna Mah-Jones and Richard Jones, who were found dead in their Marpole home Sept. 27.
  
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• 'He was fearless': Family releases statement on B.C. man killed in Las Vegas shooting

  03-10-2017 23:47
  Jordan McIldoon's parents describe their son as a compassionate young man who lived a life full of adventures.
  
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• B.C. assisted dying review finds program working well, but room for improvement

  03-10-2017 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  The review also found there is work being done on improving documentation as 40 per cent of case files were missing forms.
  
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• Community centres closer to agreement with park board

  03-10-2017 22:47
  
  Several community centre associations have asked for an extension on signing the agreement after the park board proposed some changes.
  
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• Community solar energy facility could be coming to the Okanagan

  03-10-2017 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  he proposed project would have 720 panels producing 240 kilowatts of electricity.
  
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• Poll suggests majority of British Columbians support complete ban on grizzly bear hunt

  03-10-2017 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  The online survey found nearly two-thirds of self-described hunters who responded would support a complete ban.
  
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• Centennial Totem Pole to undergo restoration work

  03-10-2017 22:37
  
  The City of Vancouver is starting the process of restoring the Centennial Totem Pole.
  
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• B.C. police chief struck by deer while riding bike recovering from broken bones

  03-10-2017 22:34
  Oak Bay chief Andy Brinton was riding his bicycle on Salt Spring Island on Sunday when he was attacked by a deer.
  
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• Canucks acquire former first-rounder Derrick Pouliot from Penguins

  03-10-2017 22:24 via theprovince.com
  The pitch is pretty obvious when it comes to the Vancouver Canucks’ newly acquired defenceman Derrick Pouliot.
  He needed change. That’s the hope.
  He was offensively gifted enough to be drafted eighth overall in 2012, but the number of people who believe he’ll succeed in the NHL has been trending downward ever since.
  He’s 23 years old now, and many around the Pittsburgh Penguins were viewing this as a “make-it-or-break-it” season for him. The making it-or-break
  
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• Canada keen to see Trans Mountain pipeline built, get more oil to China: Carr

  03-10-2017 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Canada will continue to produce oil and ship it across the country whether or not new pipelines are built, says the minister of natural resources says.
  Building pipelines just means it can be shipped more safely, Jim Carr says in a recent interview with The Canadian Press.
  Next week, Carr will play host to a major conference in Winnipeg looking at how Canada can and will adjust to a low-carbon energy world.
  However, he says, even as Canada adapts to that new world, oil resources w
  
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• Parents of B.C. man killed in Las Vegas shooting release statement

  03-10-2017 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  The parents of a B.C. man killed during Monday’s horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas released an emotional statement Tuesday describing the agony of losing their only child.
  Jordan McIldoon, 23, of Maple Ridge, was among 59 people confirmed killed during the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, during which a 64-year-old man opened fire on more than 20,000 attendees and staff at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival.
  More than 500 people were injured when retiree Stephen P
  
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• Brakes tapped on Uber in B.C. despite election promises

  03-10-2017 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  Election promises to bring ride sharing to British Columbia by the end of the year have shifted to the slow lane as the New Democrat government says safety for passengers and operators comes first.
  Transportation Minister Claire Trevena says the government is studying safety and regulatory issues and she can’t pinpoint the timing of policy that will allow ride-sharing operations like Uber and Lyft.
  The New Democrats and Liberals promised ride sharing this year in their election platforms,
  
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• Inmates play vital role in managing B.C.’s worst-ever wildfire season

  03-10-2017 21:43 via vancouversun.com
  As British Columbia’s worst-ever wildfire season winds down, provincial inmates are being recognized for their help in the supporting the firefighting effort.
  The Ministry of Public Safety says inmates from four correctional centres were instrumental in helping crews on the fire lines.
  Inmates from jails in Maple Ridge and Prince George managed camp inventory and took part in setting up and dismantling base camps, while a crew from the Ford Mountain facility in Chilliwack inspected, tested
  
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• Province-wide warrant issued for 18-year-old Chilliwack man accused of assault

  03-10-2017 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  Police are urging the public to not approach Dhillon Singh Sahota if someone comes across him.
  
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• Construction worker shortage drives up residential development costs

  03-10-2017 21:21
  
  In a 2016 study, the BC Construction Association (BCCA) warned that there was a shortfall of 15,000 workers. It is now even worse, said Victoria-based BCCA president Chris Atchison.
  
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• Forest fire in Okanagan Mountain Park will likely self-extinguish

  03-10-2017 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  "It is burning and behaving in the way we are expecting it to."
  
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• Japanese porn stars in Gone With the Wind

  03-10-2017 21:09
  
  This should be a gas.
  
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• Postmedia reporter receives national award for investigative story on dairy industry

  03-10-2017 21:04 via vancouversun.com
  Postmedia News reporter Larry Pynn has received a national award for investigative reporting on B.C.’s agriculture sector, for the second consecutive year.
  Larry Pynn
  Pynn received a silver medal from the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation in the daily reporting category. His story, based on inspection documents produced through a freedom-of-information request, revealed that more than one in four B.C. dairy farms failed to comply with a provincial Code of Practice related to ani
  
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• Brakes tapped on ride sharing in B.C. despite election promises to allow Uber

  03-10-2017 21:02
  B.C. is studying safety and regulatory issues and don't know the timing of policy to allow ride-sharing operations like Uber and Lyft.
  
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• 2 people charged after B.C. RCMP intercept massive drug shipment headed to Port of Vancouver

  03-10-2017 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  Over 130 kilograms of of cocaine and 40,000 fentanyl pills were seized from both a shipment headed from Brazil to Vancouver and a Richmond apartment.
  
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• Greater Vancouver apartment and townhome sales up 25% from a year ago

  03-10-2017 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  Board President Jill Oudil says the detached home market is balanced, but it's a sellers' market for apartments and townhouses.
  
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• B.C. Hydro crew release falcons rescued from wildfire back into wild (photos)

  03-10-2017 20:50 via vancouversun.com
  Two young falcons who were saved from the B.C. wildfire have been released back into the wild.
  A B.C. Hydro crew pulled the two American Kestrel chicks from a fire-damaged power pole near Ashcroft in July. Crews were in the area clearing burned and fallen poles.
  Back in July, a B.C. Hydro crew rescued two American Kestrel chicks from a damaged power pole near Ashcroft.
  The young birds spent the next few months being fed and cared for by staff at the B.C. Wildlife Park in Kamloops.
  The baby
  
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• Ed Willes: Help is coming for the Canucks, but not soon enough

  03-10-2017 20:28 via theprovince.com
  After finishing 29th and 28th in the NHL the last two seasons, the good news for the Vancouver Canucks is there’s only one direction to go in 2017-18.
  As for the more realistic news, it’s unlikely the Canucks can make the transformation from laughingstock to respectability in one short season. This summer, general manager Jim Benning went shopping in the NHL’s bargain bin and came out with free agents Thomas Vanek, Sam Gagner, Michael Del Zotto and Anders Nilsson. Those four pl
  
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• This Just In: Avène Couvrance High Tolerance Mascara, Aesop Hwyl Eau de Parfum and MAC Metallic Lipstick 

  03-10-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  AvèneCouvrance High Tolerance Mascara 
  They say: A mascara that promises to intensify, separate and reshape, “even the shortest lashes.”
  We say: This makeup release from the French skin care brand offers a nice boost to lashes. While one coat leaves lashes looking softly defined and fluttery, two coats provide a pretty pop of definition. And the best part? No clumping. 
  $19 | Beautyboutique.caAesop
  Hwyl Eau de Parfum
  They say: An “intriguing” fragrance th
  
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• Thanksgiving menu: B.C. chefs dish on their favourite holiday meals

  03-10-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Thanksgiving is a day to celebrate all the people, places and things we’re thankful for. And to eat, of course.
  These days, the happy holiday has become more about stuffing-yourself-until-you-can-barely-breathe status rather than honouring our nation’s forefathers or celebrating a bountiful harvest. Not that we’re complaining. (Bring on the pumpkin pie!)
  With a mouthful of motivation in mind, rather than dwell on the time-tested turkey-and-stuffing combination we’re all u
  
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• Q&A: Canadian jewelry designer Shelley Macdonald Jewelry talks handmade designs, 'The Kate Effect'

  03-10-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What would you do if you woke up one day and found out one of the most famous women in the world had worn one of your designs?
  Yukon-based designer Shelley MacDonald knows exactly how she’d answer that. Why? Well, because it happened to her. 
  The Duchess of Cambridge was photographed last year wearing a pair of MacDonald’s earrings — and overnight, she became a global brand. 
  MacDonald chatted with Postmedia News about the experience, her designs and whether or n
  
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• Five reasons to check out the Brad Muirhead Quartet CD release

  03-10-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Brad Muirhead Quartet
  Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. | Pat’s Pub
  Tickets: No cover
  1. Brad Muirhead. For 30 years, the trombone player has been involved in the Vancouver music scene as a performer, composer/arranger and music educator. Respected for his improv skills as well his sound, Muirhead has fronted his own groups, including Primal Orbit and Brass Roots, and played with some of the city’s most accomplished large jazz ensembles: Hugh Fraser’s VEJI, the NOW Orchestra, and the Hard R
  
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• Reluctant trade for Kelowna Rockets but deal had to be done

  03-10-2017 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  "We just felt we needed to go with the two younger European players."
  
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• Vancouver police issue almost 2,000 distracted driving tickets in one month

  03-10-2017 19:44
  
  Vancouver police issued close to 2,000 tickets during the month of September.
  
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• House fire in West Kelowna; cause under investigation

  03-10-2017 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Crews were able to keep the fire from spreading from the bedroom to adjacent rooms and the attic.
  
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• Dirty Apron’s grilled corn and clam chowder

  03-10-2017 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  This is a rich, delicious soup, and, with all the dicing, a great way to practise your knife skills.
  
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• BC SPCA seize 20 dogs from Chilliwack breeder

  03-10-2017 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  The BC SPCA says many were puppies, ranging in age from one day to six-months-old.
  
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• Battered and bruised, Whistler freestyle skier Turski calls it a career

  03-10-2017 19:05 via theprovince.com
  Freestyle skier Kaya Turski, unable to get back to top form after a stellar but an injury-marred career, has decided to retire.
  Turski had been hampered by an injury at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia and hoped to make up for it at the 2018 Games in South Korea, but the Montreal native saw that her health wasn’t up to it.
  “Several factors played into this decision,” said Turski, an eight-time gold medallist in slopestyle at the Winter X-Games. “It’s not the f
  
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• Tom Petty in Vancouver: A look back

  03-10-2017 18:46 via vancouversun.com
  Rock superstar Tom Petty died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles one day after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California, according to a spokesperson. He was 66. 
  Petty last played Vancouver in August, but he took the stage several times throughout the years. 
  Here are a few snapshots from those shows. At the Pacific Coliseum in 1979.GM Place in 1999.June 8, 2010 at GM Place.June 8, 2010 at GM Place.June 8, 2010 at GM Place.June 8, 2010 at GM Place.June 8, 2010
  
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• Picking the music in an NHL locker-rooms a delicate balancing act

  03-10-2017 18:46 via theprovince.com
  Michael Del Zotto realized he needed a hobby.
  One of the only single players on the Philadelphia Flyers a couple of seasons ago, the defenceman would usually head home following practice, watch TV all afternoon and have dinner before returning to the couch.
  “I said to myself, ‘I’ve got to do something a little more productive with my down time,”‘ Del Zotto recalled.
  So he got back into the saxophone — an instrument he gave up after leaving home as a teenager t
  
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• Condo prices still on fire in Vancouver’s tale of two markets

  03-10-2017 17:59 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver detached properties continue to see limited price increases one year after the British Columbia government brought in a 15 per cent tax on foreign buyers.
  Statistics from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver released Tuesday show the benchmark price for a detached home reached $1,617,300 in September, a 2.9 per cent increase from a year ago, but only a 0.1 per cent increase from August. By comparison, the benchmark price for an apartment property was $635,800, a 21.7 per increase
  
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• Daily Poll: Are you reconsidering Las Vegas as a vacation destination?

  03-10-2017 17:41 via vancouversun.com
  Las Vegas is in mourning following Sunday’s mass shooting at a country music festival that left 59 people dead and more than 500 others injured.
  Jordan McIldoon, 23, of Maple Ridge, and Jessica Klymchuk, of Valleyview, Alta., were among those who died in the horrific attack. At least six other Canadians were injured.
  Related
  B.C. man among those murdered in Las Vegas shootingBritish Columbians recount Vegas horror on return through YVRGrieving Las Vegas: Police struggle to piece toget
  
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• Vancouver Police issue almost 2K distracted driving tickets in Sept.

  03-10-2017 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  The tickets were issued during the month of September, when police launched the Provincial Distracted Driving campaign aimed to crack down on that behaviour.
  
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• Soups for Fall

  03-10-2017 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  Chef David Robertson from Dirty Apron Cooking School has some tips and tricks for creating delicious soups at home.
  
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• SPCA seizes 20 small dogs from Chilliwack breeder

  03-10-2017 17:16 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. SPCA is caring for 20 small-breed dogs and puppies after executing a search warrant at a Chilliwack breeding operation.
  Marcie Moriarty, chief prevention and enforcement officer for the B.C. SPCA, says the badly neglected dogs were living in areas with high ammonia levels, were soaked in urine, with long nails and badly matted fur. 
  The BC SPCA is caring for 20 small-breed dogs and puppies after executing a search warrant on a Chilliwack property.
  “The dogs were all
  
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• VPD issue nearly 2,000 distracted-driving tickets in September

  03-10-2017 16:53 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police issued 1,969 tickets to distracted drivers since Sept. 1, when the province launched its distracted driving campaign.
  The purpose of the campaign was to educate motorists and discourage the use of mobile devices while operating a 4,000-pound vehicle.
  Police say the high number of tickets proves distracted driving is still a problem on Vancouver roads.
  “If you know someone who just won’t give up their phone while driving, maybe you can have some influence,”
  
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• September home sales in Vancouver up from year ago mark, board says

  03-10-2017 16:15 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — September home sales in Vancouver were up compared with year ago, however sales fell compared with August.
  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says there were 2,821 homes sold in the region last month.
  That was up 25.2 per cent from 2,253 in September last year, but down 7.3 per cent from the 3,043 sold in August this year.
  The board says the September sales were 13.1 per cent above the 10-year average for the month.
  Board president Jill Oudil says the region’s det
  
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• Mina Shum's Meditation Park opens Vancouver International Film Festival (Photos)

  03-10-2017 16:00
  
  A photographic look at Vancouver's social scene.
  
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• ‘I couldn’t leave him’: Las Vegas bartender recounts how she held dying B.C. man’s hand

  03-10-2017 15:48 via globalnews.ca
  "I reached over and I was holding this guy's hand, and I could kind of feel him squeeze my fingers and then all of a sudden, like...he wasn't squeezing my fingers anymore."
  
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• BC premier gets laughs talking about timelines of pot legalization

  03-10-2017 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  Premier John Horgan joked about his weight and age when asked about his concerns surrounding the roll out of legalized marijuana, adding that he was optimistic the proposed targets could be met.
  
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• Pot legalization expected to dominate First Ministers’ meeting

  03-10-2017 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  British Columbia Premier John Horgan spoke to reporters ahead of the First Ministers’ meeting and said he anticipated the details of the federal government’s marijuana legalization to be a hot topic.
  
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• BC small businesses ‘concerned’ by tax reforms: Horgan

  03-10-2017 15:39 via globalnews.ca
  British Columbia Premier John Horgan said he wants clarity on the government’s proposed tax reforms ahead of the First Ministers’ Meeting with the Prime Minister.
  
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• The Morning Skate, Oct. 3: Sports callers, Canucks roster status, oh and Tom Petty

  03-10-2017 14:06 via theprovince.com
  I’ve had the Province Sports main phone number connected to the phone on my desk for almost the whole time I’ve been at The Province.
  You get calls from the people you’d expect — the writers — but you also get calls from everyone under the sun.
  Yesterday, I answered the phone for the first time in a while. (Usually it’s JJ Adams or Paul Chapman who are ready to answer.)old-school @provincesports phone call just now: wondered about Lulay's surgery status, who b
  
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