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• TransLink working on ‘vanpool’ ridesharing program for Lower Mainland businesses

  18-10-2017 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  The plan would involve setting up carpool groups amongst co-workers, one of whom would operate and upkeep a TransLink-provided van.
  
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• Deadly ammonia leak in Fernie, BC

  18-10-2017 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Two city of Fernie employees and a Calgary based refrigeration contractor died in a chemical accident inside the Fernie hockey arena. The tragedy happened Tuesday as crews were working on fixing a problem with the rink’s cooling plant. Reid Fiest reports.
  
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• Respectful stop at Four Broncos roadside memorial hits home for Giants

  18-10-2017 23:29 via theprovince.com
  Today in Swift Current, we made sure to stop and to pay our respects to the Four Broncos. Thank you to all @TheWHL drivers who keep us safe. pic.twitter.com/lbTTNzoEqy
  — Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) October 12, 2017As part of their six-game Eastern Conference road trip, the Vancouver Giants stopped at the Four Broncos memorial just outside Swift Current.
  They have someone on their bus who understands the story all too well.
  Associate coach Dean Chynoweth was a WHL defenceman with the Medi
  
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• Vancouver police dogs strike a paw for annual charity calendar

  18-10-2017 23:25
  
  Their fans have been waiting all year for this — the 2018 Vancouver Police Dogs calendar is now on sale.
  
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• Kinder Morgan Canada says Trans Mountain activity slowed by permits

  18-10-2017 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project continues to move forward, though early activity has been slower than expected. 
  
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• Teen in custody after fatal stabbing in Prince Rupert

  18-10-2017 22:58 via vancouversun.com
  A 17-year-old is in custody following the stabbing death of a 69-year-old man in Prince Rupert on Wednesday.
  RCMP were called to a home in the 400-block of Ninth Avenue West in Prince Rupert at 1:30 a.m.
  A male teenager was arrested at the scene and two seniors, a man and a woman, were found inside the residence suffering from serious injuries.
  The man died from his wounds. The woman, also 69 years old, remains in hospital.The RCMP major crime unit in Prince George has been called in to assist.
  
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• No charges for Prince George Mountie after man's leg is broken during arrest

  18-10-2017 22:53 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s Criminal Justice Branch says no charges will be laid against an officer involved in the arrest of a suspect who suffered a broken leg.
  A statement from the branch says two RCMP officers on bicycles decided to arrest a group of three people in Prince George in July 2015 for being intoxicated in a public space.
  The statement, which is based on findings of the Independent Investigations Office, says a fourth man began yelling from the street, and the group told the off
  
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• Another explosive tirade against Vancouver police officer

  18-10-2017 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  GRAPHIC LANGUAGE: While attempting to question a driver, a Vancouver police officer was on the recieving end of extreme verbal abuse, which was caught on cellphone video.
  
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• Burnaby to enhance security at Central Park 3 months after Marrisa Shen’s death

  18-10-2017 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  City council approved a plan to add more bike patrols, more bylaw officers, and look at installing security cameras to key entrances of the park.
  
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• BELIZE – Save $250 on Nov/early Dec Adventures

  18-10-2017 22:43 via vancouversun.com
  Island Expeditions – Specialising in tropical sea kayak, paddleboard & snorkel adventures, since 1987. Book by Oct 31& receive $250 off trips of more than 5 nights departing before December 15, 2017! Call 1-800-667-1630 or visit www.islandexpeditions.com/vs for details. FREE 24 page Belize Guide.
  
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• Harrison Lake Hotel Bed & Breakfast Package

  18-10-2017 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  One night accommodation and breakfast for 2. Free use of our hot tub, sauna, public hot springs pool, Wi-Fi, underground parking and late check out. Starting at $69/night. Package available until March 15th, 2018. To book this package, please call the hotel directly at 1-888-265-1155 or email: [email protected]
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• 34 ammonia injuries over 8 years in BC, most at arenas: report

  18-10-2017 22:22 via vancouversun.com
  While ammonia gas related fatalities are rare in B.C., the number of injuries – particularly at ice rinks – remains fairly high.
  Of the 40 ammonia leaks from refrigeration systems investigated between 2007 and 2015 in the province, the province’s safety authority says 10 resulted in the injuries of 34 people — and most occurred at arenas.
  That number could be higher though, as Technical Safety BC notes the injuries included in its report are only those received from oper
  
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• Restaurant review: Squamish's The Joinery transitions from greenhouse to popular eatery

  18-10-2017 22:19 via vancouversun.com
  The Joinery
  1861 Mamquam Road, Squamish | 604-898-1969
  Open: Dinners, Wednesday to Monday. Happy hour, 4 to 6 p.m.  joinerysquamish.com
  When you live in Squamish, you’re no doubt good at roughing it — on mountain bikes, hanging off climbing ropes, on surf boards and on mountain trails. So going to the bathroom in outdoor portables and dining in a former greenhouse (with glass roof) should be a lark. And if the weather’s just fine, there’s an outdoor dining area.
  
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• FactualWEST filmmaking conference returns to Vancouver this Saturday

  18-10-2017 21:16 via vancouversun.com
  Superhero shows aren’t the only productions being filmed in B.C.
  FactualWEST, a one-day skills training and networking conference for those working in documentary filmmaking, will take place this Saturday at Vancouver’s Morris J. Wosk Centre. The conference is organized by Field & Post Vancouver, a not-for-profit industry society.
  “After an incredible response to our inaugural conference, we are very excited to present for a second year the only conference in North America
  
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• 14-year-old girl dies from apparent drug overdose in Surrey

  18-10-2017 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP responded to a call about a teenager in distress at an apartment building in the Surrey Central area before 9 a.m. on Oct. 6.
  
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• Homicide victim found in West End apartment identified by police

  18-10-2017 21:08 via vancouversun.com
  Police have identified the victim of a homicide that took place in Vancouver’s West End last week.
  Marline Mars, a 34-year-old Vancouver resident, was found dead inside a West End apartment near Jervis and Harwood on Oct. 13 just before 4 p.m. Paramedics on scene called police after they found the woman inside the home, along with other injured people who were considered witnesses.
  “As detectives continue to process evidence, they are asking anyone with information about this inciden
  
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• $500K in rare coins and banknotes stolen from B.C. man’s car in Mississauga: police

  18-10-2017 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  Investigators say a 68-year-old British Columbia man parked at a Mississauga hotel on Sept. 26 and his vehicle was broken into early that afternoon.
  
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• Victim of Palliser homicide identified by Calgary police

  18-10-2017 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary police have released the identity of a man found dead in the community of Palliser on Sunday.
  
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• B.C. marijuana rules will be 'a work in progress,' Vancouver councillor

  18-10-2017 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — The looming deadline for legalized marijuana has local governments in British Columbia crafting wish lists for provincial legislation, from where pot should be grown to how it should be sold.
  Ottawa has said regulations must be in place by July 1 and the B.C. government announced last month that it wants public input on shaping the rules.
  While some municipal politicians worry the timeline for regulations is too short, Vancouver Coun. Kerry Jang thinks legalization can’t
  
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• Surrey crash sends one man to hospital

  18-10-2017 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Wed. Oct. 18: One man was taken to hospital after a violent crash in Surrey early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Thief took $500K in collectible coins and banknotes from B.C. man's car: Ontario police

  18-10-2017 20:42 via vancouversun.com
  MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police in Ontario are looking for a suspect in the theft of about $500,000 in rare coins and banknotes.
  Investigators say a 68-year-old British Columbia man parked at a Mississauga, Ont., hotel on Sept. 26 and his vehicle was broken into early that afternoon.
  They say two bags containing collectible coins and banknotes were taken.
  The male suspect in the case is described as having an olive complexion, heavy build, 35-45 years of age and balding.
  Investigators are appea
  
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• Teen in custody after 69-year-old man killed in Prince Rupert

  18-10-2017 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  Police say on Oct. 18 at approximately 1:52 a.m. they were called to a report of a stabbing at a home in the 400-block of 9 Avenue West.
  
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• Fernie press conference

  18-10-2017 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  The latest on the fatal ammonia leak that claimed 3 lives at the Fernie Memorial Arena Tuesday afternoon
  
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• Classical: Milestone year for Vancouver's Friends of Chamber Music

  18-10-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The saga of Vancouver’s Friends of Chamber Music is a real homegrown success story, and one of the more exotic ones, as well.
  “Old Vancouver” had an orchestra (the VSO is poised to celebrate its centenary), plenty of choirs, and the occasional impresario willing to speculate on the public’s fickle enthusiasm for big name soloists. What it conspicuously lacked in the years right after the Second World War was both opera and chamber music.
  In 1948 a group of enthusiasts dec
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: WWander through Walla Walla

  18-10-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Washington State’s Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance has announced WWander Walla Walla Valley Wine, a curated winemaker itinerary series available Saturdays from Oct. 14 through Dec. 16. The custom itineraries are a unique collaboration between the Alliance and top local winemakers focused on experiencing Walla Walla as they do: through the things they love to drink, eat and enjoy in and around Walla Walla. Each Saturday’s itinerary is unique to the winemaker who curated it and you ca
  
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• Battle brewing over empty Steveston development

  18-10-2017 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  “It’s probably one of most valuable properties on the west coast of North America. We don’t have the opportunity to get this wrong," said Richmond city councillor Carol Day.
  
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• 2 city employees, 1 contractor killed following Fernie ammonia leak at arena

  18-10-2017 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  It has now been confirmed that two city employees and one contractor were killed in Fernie on Tuesday following what is believed to be an ammonia leak at the local hockey arena.
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: Blockbuster Airbus-Bombardier deal may be best we could hope for

  18-10-2017 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  Once again the losers will ultimately be the Canadian taxpayers, both Federally and in Quebec.
  
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• Vancouver fans mourn Canadian icon Gord Downie

  18-10-2017 18:32 via vancouversun.com
  Tragically Hip Canadian superstar Gord Downie has died after a more than year-long battle with brain cancer.
  Vancouver Hip fans and musicians expressed their sadness on social media early Wednesday.  They called him a Canadian hero, thanked him for his brilliance and poetry, and quoted his own lyrics, saying he was “ahead by a century.”
  RIP @gorddownie Thanks for the music.
  — Bryan Adams (@bryanadams) October 18, 2017Namaste. In gratitude and reflection, I bow my head for
  
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• MADDEAUX: Heel crisis over! Now tackle real issues

  18-10-2017 18:01
  
  SABRINA MADDEAUX/ 24 HOURS
  
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• Seared Lois Lake Steelhead

  18-10-2017 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia from Provence Marinaside shows us how to make a Taste of Yaletown favourite.
  
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• CRE industry slow to attract women in significant numbers

  18-10-2017 17:41 via vancouversun.com
  When commercial real estate broker Tara Finnegan started looking for her first brokerage job in the early 2000s, it was obvious that managers were apprehensive about hiring a woman.
  “There was a bit of a fear around hiring women,” she told The Vancouver Sun in a recent interview. “I was told (women recruits) would be trained, go through the whole process, and then leave to go … get married and go have children.”
  A fulfilling personal life should never be perceived
  
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• Cobbler keeps Both Feet on Vancouver's Main Street

  18-10-2017 17:30
  
  It was late-August and Henry Ng was tidying up his store on Main Street at the edge of Punjabi Market.
  
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• GORD DOWNIE DEAD AT 53

  18-10-2017 17:28
  
  The Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie has died, aged 53.
  
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• Abbotsford man charged in child pornography investigation

  18-10-2017 17:25 via vancouversun.com
  A 38-year-old Abbotsford man has been charged in relation to a child pornography investigation.
  Abbotsford police say Travis Butler was arrested after police seized numerous computers and data storage at Butler’s residence on Sept. 7. The investigation into Butler’s connection to child pornography began in 2016 and involved both Canadian and American authorities.
  Police say they have evidence from thousands of images and videos depicting child sexual abuse.
  Butler has now been c
  
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• Canada mourns Gord Downie

  18-10-2017 17:21
  
  Gord Downie died Tuesday evening, according to a statement released by his band this morning.
  
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• Tragedy in Fernie: The mayor speaks out

  18-10-2017 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  Fernie Mayor Mary Giuliano is joining us from Fernie after three people died of a suspected ammonia leak at the arena Tuesday afternoon. She provides us with the latest details on what she knows.
  
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• Three killed by ammonia leak at B.C. ice rink were doing maintenance work: Mayor

  18-10-2017 17:19
  Residents near Fernie Memorial Arena remain under an evacuation order, as small town reels.
  
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• State of emergency declared after fatal ammonia leak in Fernie

  18-10-2017 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  Global National’s Reid Fiest is in Fernie this morning following an ammonia leak at the local arena in Fernie Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Breast Cancer Screening App

  18-10-2017 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  Breast cancer screening is recommended for women over the age of 40, but thousands of women under that age are diagnosed with breast cancer every year – We” tell you about a new app that helps younger women “Check Themselves”
  
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• Wednesday will be wet and windy in Metro Vancouver

  18-10-2017 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  Heavy rain and windy weather is in the Wednesday forecast for B.C.'s Lower Mainland
  
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• California teacher accused of student threesomes after 'shirt and panties' Snapchat reportedly surfaces

  18-10-2017 16:21
  
  A California teacher has been arrested after one of her teen students reportedly boasted about having threesomes with his high school English teacher.
  
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• Leadership Series: Keeping today’s kids from becoming tomorrow’s gangsters

  18-10-2017 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  Meet the leaders who are working to keep today's kids from becoming tomorrow's gangsters.
  
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• Three dead after ammonia leak at Fernie ice rink

  18-10-2017 15:55 via vancouversun.com
  Three workers are dead, homes have been evacuated, and a local state of emergency has been called in Fernie after a possible ammonia leak at the municipal ice rink.
  The southeastern B.C. city said in a statement that the state of emergency will remain in effect for seven days because of a potential threat to property and life.
  The city also said details about the victims will be released once their families have been notified.
  Residents in the evacuation area were provided overnight accommodatio
  
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• Metro Vancouver in for another rainstorm, warnings in effect

  18-10-2017 15:36 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver is in for a second wave of stormy weather this week, with rainfall warnings in effect for some areas.
  Environment Canada says rain will drench the region on Wednesday, with up to 50 millimetres expected in the some areas including Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, and the North Shore.
  The national weather agency says the heavy rain should taper off by Wednesday evening. It warns that heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads.
  A rainfall warning is also in
  
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• Vancouver Island charity that helps kids is repeatedly targeted by thieves

  18-10-2017 15:03 via globalnews.ca
  The non profit's executive director, Ian Kalina, said a van and two buses have repeatedly been targeted by thieves siphoning gas from the vehicles, and damaging them.
  
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• 1 man rushed to hospital following violent crash on Highway 1

  18-10-2017 14:44 via globalnews.ca
  First responders were kept busy overnight near the Langley and Surrey border after a single-vehicle crash.
  
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• The Morning Skate, Oct. 18: The Canucks’ smoking-hot night on defence in Ottawa

  18-10-2017 14:18 via theprovince.com
  I swear, Brendan Gaunce is always on his phone.
  I’ve seen him walking around downtown on his phone.
  I’ve seen him at the rink, walking around, on his phone.
  Now, to his credit, he’s not a zombie. It usually seems to be a quick text. I’ve never seen him walk in to anyone or really spend more than a few seconds looking down.
  Anyway, now we’ve seen him on TV on his phone, and I couldn’t help but laugh.
  "Oh…uh….I meant to go this way"#Canucks pic.twi
  
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• Three killed by possible ammonia leak at arena in Fernie

  18-10-2017 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  A state of emergency has been declared in Fernie after three people died following what is believed to be an ammonia leak at the local arena. Catherine Urquhart reports.
  
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• Geek vs. Greek: NFL Picks, Week 7

  18-10-2017 14:00 via theprovince.com
  Any given Sunday, they said — and they meant it, whoever they are.
  Mike ‘The Greek’ Raptis (51-40) escaped the minefield that was Week 6 with an 8-6 record, while J.J. ‘The Geek’ Adams (50-41) might want to check an extremity or two after going 6-8.
  Surely Week 7 can’t be as crazy, can it?
  THE GEEK’S GAME OF THE WEEK:
  Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
  As of this week, 22 of the 32 teams in the league are .500 or better. That’s around 70 per cent. You want t
  
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