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• Police investigating shots fired in Surrey on Sunday morning

  08-10-2017 23:29 via vancouversun.com
  Police are investigating after shots were fired at a car in Surrey’s Cloverdale neighbourhood on Sunday morning.
  Around 10:55 a.m., Surrey RCMP responded to the 17200-block 65th Avenue after callers reported what sounded like gunfire nearby.
  Upon arrival, policed determined shots had been fired at an occupied vehicle, with bullets striking the vehicle and a nearby home.
  “Thankfully no one was injured during the incident,” said Sgt. Steve Pebernat.
  Witnesses have told polic
  
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• RCMP investigate reports of shots fired in Surrey neighbourhood

  08-10-2017 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  An occupied vehicle and a nearby home were hit with bullets, but no one was injured.
  
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• Canucks: Derek Dorsett’s pride, pace, pesky play spark shutdown winger

  08-10-2017 22:21 via theprovince.com
  Derek Dorsett seemed stunned by the summation.
  Reminded that his projected role with the Vancouver Canucks has been widely scrutinized — he may not be an every day player because of what the 30-year-old winger has endured with his health and the taxing game he must play — he paused for a moment Saturday.
  And then came this following a satisfying 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Arena in which Dorsett turned back the clock and turned up the effort.
  A healthy and happy De
  
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• Union Gospel Mission feeding thousands of hungry people this Thanksgiving

  08-10-2017 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  Jeremy Hunka of the Union Gospel Mission sits down with Jennifer Palma on BC1 to talk about how the group manages to feed 3,000 people Thanksgiving dinner…and how it’s the least they can do for those in need.
  
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• Metro Vancouver reservoirs nearly half full, but tougher restrictions still coming

  08-10-2017 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  Reservoirs are at 46 per cent, within the normal range but lower than the previous two years.
  
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• VIFF: BC and Canadian filmmakers recognized with awards, prizes

  08-10-2017 21:32 via vancouversun.com
  Kathleen Hepburn’s Never Steady, Never Still led the list of B.C. and Canadian award winners announced this week at the 36th annual Vancouver International Film Festival.
  The film stars Shirley Henderson as a woman who fights to remain independent despite her husband’s death and the onset of Parkinson’s.
  Hepburn took home the Sea to Sky Award, which recognizes the work of a female key creative on a B.C.-produced feature or short film. The award comes with a $20,000 prize from T
  
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• Attempted traffic stop in Surrey leads to crash, take-down in Langley

  08-10-2017 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  The suspect vehicle crashed at 200th Street and 68th Avenue, leading to a police chase on foot involving a K-9 unit that ended in a wooded area.
  
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• Granville Strip stabbing lands one man in hospital, another in jail

  08-10-2017 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  The altercation happened near Granville and Nelson Streets just before 3:30 a.m.
  
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• Ask an Expert: Talking teeth with a dental expert – what you need to know

  08-10-2017 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  Ask A Dental Expert – Dr. Bruce Ward of the BC Dental Association with information on mouth guards and other dental advice.
  
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• Ask an Expert: Talking teeth with a dental expert – what you need to kno

  08-10-2017 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  Ask A Dental Expert – Dr. Bruce Ward of the BC Dental Association with information on mouth guards and other dental advice.
  
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• Sunday’s Popping In with Dana Gee

  08-10-2017 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  A look at the week of entertainment news with Dana Gee. It includes a cheesy pitch from Nicholas Cage and a funny moment between Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling.
  
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• Cooking 101 –Two easy Thanksgiving sides

  08-10-2017 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  Caren McSherry of Gourmet Warehouse shows us how to make fried halloumi with butternut squash
  
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• Overnight stabbing at Abbotsford house party lands victim in hospital

  08-10-2017 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  It's believed the victim was stabbed by the suspect, a 30-year-old male, after getting into a heated argument during the party.
  
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• Stabbing at house party sends one to the hospital, suspect on the run

  08-10-2017 19:23 via vancouversun.com
  A man is recovering in hospital following a stabbing at a house party in Abbotsford late Saturday.
  Just before midnight, Abbotsford police were called to a home in the 2200-block of Clearbrook Road where an assault involving a weapon had been reported at a house party. Police arrived to find a 22-year-old man suffering from stab wounds.
  “There was an attempt by the adult homeowner to shut the party down right around midnight and it’s around that time that this altercation breaks out,
  
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• Benson, Byram and Kubic among names to know with Giants’ upcoming road trip

  08-10-2017 19:22 via theprovince.com
  October 7 Vancouver Giants vs Tri City Americans Highlights: https://t.co/dWs7j0UWLD via @YouTube
  — Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) October 8, 2017
  Five questions to ponder as the Vancouver Giants get ready to head out on a seven-game road trip beginning Tuesday.
  WHAT’S UP WITH TYLER BENSON?
  The left winger and team captain has remained in Edmonton through the pre-season and the start of the regular season, rehabbing from off-season sports hernia surgery under the watchful eye of the
  
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• Woman, children narrowly avoid death after crashing into fence in Burnaby

  08-10-2017 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  A metal pole impaled the vehicle during the crash, narrowly missing the driver and two children who were in the car with her.
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you support priority condo pre-sales to locals?

  08-10-2017 17:53 via vancouversun.com
  The mayor of what’s arguably the most expensive city in which to find or own housing hopes to make that easier for locals.
  Mayor Gregor Robertson announced last week he plans to introduce a motion that would prioritize local residents for pre-sale condos in Vancouver. Local residents are defined as those who live and work in Metro Vancouver.
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  Vancouver's mayor makes move to give locals first crack at condo pre-salesThe motion would require real estate developers to give locals first
  
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• 5 most expensive home sales in Vancouver: Sept. 18-24

  08-10-2017 15:00
  
  No teardowns – and not the usual neighbourhood dominating this week’s list of Vancouver's top residential real estate transactions
  
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• 5 most expensive home sales in Vancouver: Oct.

  08-10-2017 15:00
  
  No teardowns – and not the usual neighbourhood dominating this week’s list of Vancouver's top residential real estate transactions
  
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• Canucks hold off Oilers for first win of the season

  08-10-2017 13:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Canucks are off to a good start, opening its 2017-18 season with a win.
  
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• The Provies: Green knew, Sedins marginalized, the Guddy pickle, and The Flow heard round the world

  08-10-2017 09:07 via theprovince.com
  BEST NEW REALITY 
  The Canucks could be, gasp, fun.
  They were tonight. Even without McBoeser.
  Any fans Green lost in the morning, he won back before the first period was even over.
  For most of this game, his shutdown line would bend but it did not break. That is something because before this game people were seriously mulling McDavid’s chances of getting either 100 goals or 100 assists.
  Focused on Green’s villainous turn for sitting The Flow, few realized he constructed a plan th
  
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• UFC 216 Recap: 10 things we learned last night

  08-10-2017 07:31 via theprovince.com
  And New…
  Tony Ferguson is your new interim UFC lightweight champion.
  Saturday night in Las Vegas, the former Ultimate Fighter winner forced Kevin Lee to tap to a third-round triangle choke, extending his winning streak to 10 in the process and establishing himself as the top active fighter in the 155-pound weight class.WE HAVE AN INTERIM LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMP!!!@TonyFergusonXT #UFC216 pic.twitter.com/OoYrxHfSLc
  — UFC (@ufc) October 8, 2017
  In the first round, Ferguson was on the wrong s
  
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• What we learned: Canucks’ torch is being passed, and it’s burning bright

  08-10-2017 07:25 via theprovince.com
  Bo Horvat scored two, Jacob Markstrom stood on his head with 33 saves, and Edmonton wunderkind Connor McDavid was held off the scoresheet in Vancouver’s 3-2 victory in their home and season opener Saturday night at Rogers Arena. Here’s what we learned …
  THERE IS A NEW WORLD ORDER IN VANCOUVER
  It arrived before the first period was over.
  Edmonton’s Adam Larsson was sitting out an interference penalty which was called and immediately followed by a TV timeout. What hap
  
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• B.C. Lions left with ‘sick feeling’ after blowing massive lead

  08-10-2017 07:09 via theprovince.com
  With the B.C. Lions pounding the Ottawa Redblacks like a nail late in the third quarter, it didn’t seem like a big deal when Chris Williams dropped a sure touchdown pass.
  Minutes later, it didn’t seem like a big deal when Chris Rainey fielded a punt on his two-yard line because, well, the Lions were leading 25-6, and what’s the worst thing that could happen? It’s not like Bryan Burnham would fumble two plays later and gift the Redblacks a touchdown. And the Redblacks woul
  
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• Work with police dogs helps Vancouver's poet laureate find her way - Vancouver Sun

  08-10-2017 07:01 via vancouversun.com
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  Work with police dogs helps Vancouver's poet laureate find her way
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  When Vancouver's poet laureate Rachel Rose did her first midnight ride with an RCMP canine officer and his dog, she was terrified — and exhilarated. For the soft-spoken mother of three, stealing away in the night felt almost subversive — a secret ...
  
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• Work with police dogs helps Vancouver's poet laureate find her way

  08-10-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  When Vancouver’s poet laureate Rachel Rose did her first midnight ride with an RCMP canine officer and his dog, she was terrified — and exhilarated. 
  For the soft-spoken mother of three, stealing away in the night felt almost subversive — a secret life far removed from diapers, nap times and quietly tooling the poems that have brought her acclaim. She had no idea that her late-night foray, born out of her poets’ curiosity, would lead her on a journey of discovery, op
  
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• Stewart Phillip and Ben Parfitt: Urgent action needed to deal with unauthorized dams

  08-10-2017 07:00 via theprovince.com
  Few environmental messes inherited by the new B.C. government rival the unregulated free-for-all that has unfolded in the province’s northeast where companies that frack for natural gas have built nearly 60 unlicensed dams.
  Not only do some of those dams show distressing signs of failing, but the companies that built them — and the government agencies that regulate them — consistently failed to honestly consult with First Nations about their intentions.
  First Nations were never
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: Victory in de-feet at AIDS soirée; Variety, At Home hit high notes

  08-10-2017 07:00 via theprovince.com
  GALA WITH HEART
  Variety, the Children’s Charity, has a long-standing tradition of honouring a philanthropist at its Gold Heart Gala.
  This year, community builders Ian Telfer and Nancy Burke were recognized for their work in the community and for Variety.
  Synonymous with kindness, generosity and philanthropy, the husband and wife team have given their time, talent and treasure to a host of charitable causes for the past 25 years — from health care and education to arts and cultur
  
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• Ottawa Redblacks stun B.C. Lions with 30-25 comeback win

  08-10-2017 06:29 via theprovince.com
  By Cam Tucker
  VANCOUVER — The Ottawa Redblacks’ bold decision for an onside kick late in the third quarter proved to be a difference maker on Saturday night.
  Ottawa recovered the onside kick inside Lions territory and receiver Diontae Spencer scored a touchdown two plays later as the Redblacks overcame a 19-point deficit in the second half to defeat the B.C. Lions 30-25.
  “That’s what football is about. You can do a lot of good things and do a lot of the hard work, but tho
  
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• Pot production could edge out vegetables on local agricultural land, Delta mayor says

  08-10-2017 05:30 via vancouversun.com
  A large-scale multinational Delta vegetable producer is swapping out its tomato plants for pot plants in a 1.1-million-square-foot greenhouse because it says it can make more than 10 times the money.
  Village Farms International also has plans to expand to five times that scale, resulting in a warning from Delta Mayor Lois Jackson about the future of farms in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).
  “If you’re a big corporation, you’re going to do whatever you can to make money,&rdq
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Oct 7

  08-10-2017 05:12 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Saturday, October 7, 2017.
  
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• Importance of Hand Hygiene

  08-10-2017 04:28 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• Firefighters rescue hiker in North Vancouver

  08-10-2017 04:27 via globalnews.ca
  It was meant to be a simple hike with dogs, but turned into a major rescue. As Jill Bennett reports, the case is yet another reminder to be prepared before heading into the backcountry.
  
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• Family wants justice for Evan Archibald

  08-10-2017 04:27 via globalnews.ca
  Female driver has pled guilty in the death of 22 year old Evan Archibald who was killed two years ago while waiting at a bus stop. His family says the punishment is a slap in the face. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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• Memorial ride for Las Vegas victim

  08-10-2017 04:24 via globalnews.ca
  Friends honoured the memory of Jordan McIldoon, who loved diesel trucks and motorcycles, with a memorial ride. The 23 year old from Maple Ridge was killed in last Sunday’s mass shooting.
  
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• Busy and deadly holiday weekend on the roads.

  08-10-2017 04:24 via globalnews.ca
  One person has been killed and many drivers were stuck in long delays after two major crashes on BC roads in less than 24 hours. Geoff Hastings reports.
  
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• Summer’s heat hurt cranberry crops

  08-10-2017 04:21 via globalnews.ca
  Many of us wouldn’t think of Thanksgiving dinner without cranberry sauce, but this summer’s record dry weather is having an impact on the local cranberry harvest. John Hua explains.
  
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• BC Lions lose to the Ottawa Redblacks at home

  08-10-2017 04:11 via globalnews.ca
  The BC Lions lost at home to the Ottawa Redblacks.
  
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• Eight-hour standoff with man in crisis in Vancouver's West End ends peacefully - CBC.ca

  08-10-2017 04:01 via cbc.ca
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  Eight-hour standoff with man in crisis in Vancouver's West End ends peacefully
  CBC.ca
  The Vancouver Police Department say an eight-hour standoff with a man in crisis in Vancouver's West End ended peacefully. The incident began at 6 a.m. PT Saturday morning with police receiving calls about a man throwing items from an apartment window ...
  Eight-hour police standoff with distressed man in downtown Vancouver ends peacefullyGlobalnews.ca
  Eight-hour standoff with 'man in a crisis' ends
  
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• Lululemon founder Chip Wilson begins construction of controversial Sunshine Coast dock - Vancouver Sun

  08-10-2017 03:34 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Sun
  Lululemon founder Chip Wilson begins construction of controversial Sunshine Coast dock
  Vancouver Sun
  CBC News reported Saturday that Wilson's neighbour confirmed she could see construction barges outside her window and that piles had been drilled into the seabed outside their homes north of Sechelt. Staff Reporter. Published on: October 7, 2017 | Last ...and more »
  
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• Kendall Waston heads Costa Rica into 2018 World Cup

  08-10-2017 03:26 via theprovince.com
  Kendall Waston may find himself in Russia in 2018.
  Not long after his MLS club slumped to a 3-0 defeat in New York, the Whitecaps captain scored a thrilling 95th-minute goal for his national squad on Saturday against Honduras, sealing a spot for Costa Rica in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.GOAL
  Waston equalizes, and Costa Rica are Russia-bound! #CRCHON
  SIGN UP & WATCH ON fuboTV → https://t.co/zNDaRTU8NI #beINfuboTV pic.twitter.com/93blVztqGh
  — beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) October 8,
  
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• Timelapse video shows construction of new overhead walkway at Commercial-Broadway station

  08-10-2017 03:22 via vancouversun.com
  The road underneath the Commercial-Broadway station pedestrian overpass was closed last weekend so a new section could be hoisted into place.
  TransLink has shared video of the operation, which saw large cranes parked on both the north and south sides of Broadway on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.The section the cranes hoisted weighs 13,600 kilograms.
  It’s part of a second phase of upgrades to the station, the busiest in TransLink’s network, with work expected to wrap up next August.
  Other chang
  
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• Lululemon founder Chip Wilson begins construction of controversial Sunshine Coast dock

  08-10-2017 03:08 via vancouversun.com
  Chip Wilson has begun construction of a hulking, controversial dock at his Sunshine Coast property.
  CBC News reported Saturday that Wilson’s neighbour, Arnhild Hognestad, confirmed she could see construction barges outside her window and that piles had been drilled into the seabed outside their homes north of Sechelt.
  “It is a big construction site,” Hognestad told CBC.
  The dock, which plans show has a surface of about 448 square metres, extends into the Strait of Georgia outsi
  
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• Connor McDavid still wows Milan Lucic every day

  08-10-2017 02:45 via theprovince.com
  Sometimes you just need to get out of Milan Lucic’s way.
  We’re talking story format this time in particular. Lucic, the hulking Edmonton Oilers winger, has never been shy about speaking his mind. It makes him one of the better interviews in the NHL.
  To that end, we asked the 29-year-old east Vancouver native to riff on various topics Saturday after the Oilers’ morning skate at Rogers Arena, as Edmonton prepared to provide the opposition for the Vancouver Canucks’ season o
  
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• Red Bulls 3, Caps 0: No escape from New York for Whitecaps

  08-10-2017 02:36 via theprovince.com
  At some point, the luck was going to run out.
  Last week, the Vancouver Whitecaps stole a win off Sporting Kansas City in a game they mostly looked second-best. Saturday afternoon against the New York Red Bulls in Harrison, N.J., the Whitecaps were decidedly second-best, but this time, the result played out as it should have: a 3-0 victory by the home side.
  Faced with the absence of key men Christian Bolaños, Kendall Waston and Yordy Reyna, coach Carl Robinson chose to go with a heavily de
  
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• Eight-hour standoff with 'man in a crisis' ends peacefully: VPD

  08-10-2017 02:29 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police say an eight-hour standoff with a distraught man who was tossing things from his West End apartment into the street below has ended peacefully.
  Officers were called to an address at Comox and Chilco streets around 6 a.m. about “a man in a crisis,” said VPD Sgt. Jason Robillard in a release.
  “While in his state of distress, the man had thrown items from his apartment window, causing minor damage to parked vehicles below.”
  Police contained him in his apartm
  
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• Two years later, family of young Surrey man killed at bus stop struggles to find closure

  08-10-2017 02:24 via globalnews.ca
  The female driver, who was 17 years old at the time of the crash, plead guilty to driving without due care and attention and was fined $750.
  
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• Red Bulls crush Whitecaps in New York

  08-10-2017 01:57 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver Whitecaps lose to the New York Red Bulls.
  
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• Collision closes Coquihalla northbound for several hours Saturday

  08-10-2017 01:57 via vancouversun.com
  A collision closed the Coquihalla Highway to northbound traffic for several hours on Saturday afternoon.
  The collision was apparently about 10 kilometres south of Merritt.
  Beginning about 11:40 a.m., traffic was being turned around at the Othello Road interchange, with drivers headed to the Interior being told to detour and take Highway 1 or Highway 3.#Traffic at a standstill on the #coquihalla. #BCHwy5 pic.twitter.com/Wk3FAkeaeA
  — James R.C. Smith (@jamesrcs) October 7, 2017
  The road was
  
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• Canadians looking for consistency to stave off return to feeder circuits

  08-10-2017 01:40 via theprovince.com
  The new PGA Tour season is under way with its fall slate of tournaments, beginning with this weekend’s Safeway Open, which features seven Canadians in the field — including Abbotsford’s Nick Taylor.
  Adam Hadwin is not in the field, one week after he teed up for the International team at the Presidents Cup. From start to finish at Liberty National, the American team was in control and easily waltzed to victory.
  For Hadwin, though, the experience capped off a breakout season for
  
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