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• Steven Tyler walks this way with Cirque du Soleil )

  23-10-2017 23:58
  
  Fred Lee highlights the latest events in Vancouver's social scene.
  
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• 'She has fun taunting me'; O.J. reportedly confessed to friend ex-wife Nicole haunts him from the afterlife

  23-10-2017 23:57
  
  Disgraced O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman but he’s been haunted and terrorized by her ghost ever since!
  
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• Shaughnessy heritage mansion destroyed by 'suspicious' fire

  23-10-2017 23:56 via vancouversun.com
  A vacant heritage mansion in Vancouver’s Shaughnessy neighbourhood was destroyed by a fire that took more than 50 firefighters to extinguish early Sunday morning.
  Police are calling the fire suspicious.
  The house featured five bedrooms  and over 9,790 square-feet of living space.
  The home and property is protected from demolition under the First Shaughnessy Heritage Conservation Area, a City of Vancouver policy to protect pre-1940s homes in the area.
  Vancouver historian John Atkin sai
  
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• Section of winding road that leads to Golden Ears Park set to be straightened

  23-10-2017 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  A section of Fern Crescent, a winding road in Maple Ridge, is set to be redesigned to allow for better traffic flow.
  
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• Canucks recall defenceman Wiercioch, goalie Demko from Utica

  23-10-2017 23:39 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks called up defenceman Patrick Wiercioch and goaltender Thatcher Demko from the American Hockey League’s Utica Comets on Monday
  The 27-year-old Wiercioch, who has registered a goal in two games with the Comets this season, will replace Troy Stecher on the roster. Stecher was injured in Sunday’s 4-1 win in Detroit and flew back to Vancouver today ahead of Tuesday’s road game in Minnesota.
  Demko’s call-up is a little more surprising because the Canucks g
  
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• Vancouver submits proposal to lure tech giant Amazon

  23-10-2017 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  The commission says the incentives focused on real estate, health care, and labour rather than cash.
  
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• Winding road leading to Golden Ears Park could be straightened

  23-10-2017 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  Mon. Oct. 23: Fern Crescent, a winding stretch of road in Maple Ridge that leads to Golden Ears Park, could be straightened. But some residents are not happy with that decision.
  
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• Anti Kinder Morgan protestors ‘die’ in front of government office

  23-10-2017 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  Mon. Oct. 23: Anti Kinder Morgan protestors ‘died’ in front of a federal government office in Burnaby Monday morning to protest the expansion of the Kinder Morgan Tank Farm on Burnaby Mountain.
  
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• A$AP Twelvyy talks comic books, being a nerd and the Mob

  23-10-2017 22:53 via vancouversun.com
  A$AP Mob
  Oct. 28, 7 p.m. | PNE Forum
  Tickets and info: $47.50 (plus taxes and fees); pne.ca
  If you were to walk up to a rapper (or anyone, really) and call them a nerd, it could end in one of two ways: a punch to the face, or a bout of raucous laughter.
  With A$AP Twelvyy, it would be, somewhat surprisingly, the latter. 
  The 28-year-old musician, whose real name is Jamel Phillips, is cool with being called the seemingly uncool expression. In fact, he’ll even happily call himself o
  
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• Collette Vacations – Reflections of Italy with Lynda Steele!

  23-10-2017 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  Collette Vacations offers unique and luxurious travel packages including The Reflections of Italy trip with CKNW's Lynda Steele!
  
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• Probe into deadly ammonia leak at Fernie arena could take months: WorkSafeBC

  23-10-2017 22:37
  Officials say one of WorkSafe's first priorities is to work with those agencies overseeing the safety plan and clean-up operation.
  
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• Tripping on psychedelic drugs could reduce criminal activity: study

  23-10-2017 22:21 via vancouversun.com
  This research is pretty far out there, dude.
  A recently published study suggests that the use of magic mushrooms, LSD or mescaline could not only take users on a trip but could also reduce criminal activity.
  Zach Walsh is an associate professor at the University of B.C.’s Okanagan campus and helped co-authored the study, which was recently published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.
  While it’s not news that there can be some positives from psychedelic drug use, Walsh notes it has
  
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• East Vancouver’s WISE Hall gets massive financial lifeline

  23-10-2017 22:17
  
  A five-figure cash infusion from Creative BC has management at the WISE Hall doing the do-si-do.
  
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• The Pat-cast: Tales from the road

  23-10-2017 22:07 via theprovince.com
  Jeff and Botch are with the Vancouver Canucks in Minnesota where the pair answer big questions stemming from the team’s road trip.
  – What did Travis Green find so amusing in Buffalo?– Who was the jumbotron All-Star in Detroit?– Can Derek Dorsett keep scoring?– When will Sam Gagner start scoring?– Has Jake Virtanen finally arrived?
  http://media.blubrry.com/thepatcast/p/archive.org/download/20171023_patcast/20171023_Patcast.mp3This is Province Sports Radio.
  
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• Halloween ideas

  23-10-2017 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  Andrea talks about different options for Halloween night celebrations for your kids this year.
  
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• SPARK Animation Festival in Vancouver

  23-10-2017 21:43 via vancouversun.com
  SPARK Animation 2017
  Oct. 26 to 29, various times | VIFF Vancity Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre, Vancouver Convention Centre East
  Tickets and info: From $12 at sparkfx.ca
  Ana Ramirez is the art lead on Coco, an animated feature from Pixar that opens on Nov. 22. She’s also one of the keynote speakers at SPARK Animation 2017, where she’ll present an exclusive look at the making of the film.
  The annual event put on by the Spark CG Society aims to generate both appreciation of the business
  
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• No charges against VPD officer in SkyTrain shooting

  23-10-2017 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  No wrong doing by Vancouver Police in officer-involved shooting.
  
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• DNA tests on water samples provide glimpse into biodiversity on Canada's coastline

  23-10-2017 21:18 via vancouversun.com
  ABOARD THE MV POLAR PRINCE — DNA tests of water samples from Canada’s three coastlines is providing unique and fascinating insights into the nation’s marine biodiversity.
  Scientists aboard the Canada C3 expedition’s 67-meter icebreaker exploring the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific coastlines over 150 days have collected water samples at 93 sites, and run the samples through a genetic sequencer to see what lives there.
  Preliminary results of the first 14 samples showed major
  
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• Anti Kinder Morgan Protest

  23-10-2017 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  Demonstrators “dying” to protest the proposed expansion of the Kinder Morgan tank farm on Burnaby Mountain
  
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• Company that runs B.C. casino accused of illegal activity says it follows rules

  23-10-2017 21:03 via vancouversun.com
  RICHMOND — The head of a company that runs a British Columbia casino alleged to have taken in millions that could be proceeds of crime says procedures to ensure compliance with regulations are strictly followed.
  Rod N. Baker says the Great Canadian Gaming Corp. has a culture of integrity and transparency and is committed to preventing illegal activities at all of its locations, including the River Rock Casino in Richmond.
  Last month, the B.C. government announced an independent expert&rsqu
  
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• Homicide police called after Surrey shooting kills man, injures woman

  23-10-2017 20:50 via vancouversun.com
  One man has died and a woman is in serious condition following an early Monday morning shooting in South Surrey.
  Surrey RCMP were first called to the 14300-block of Crescent Road around 2 a.m. Monday where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. The man was treated at the scene but did not survive.
  Around the same time, police also received a call from a woman who had also been shot at that location but who had been able to drive herself away from the scene. The woman has been taken to h
  
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• Canucks: Hayley Wickenheiser talks up skills of prospect Kole Lind

  23-10-2017 20:49 via theprovince.com
  If Kole Lind ever requires public relations help, he should hire Hayley Wickenheiser.
  Less than five minutes after a call was put into her agent asking if Wickenheiser would talk about fellow Shaunavon, Sask., product Lind, Canada’s greatest ever women’s hockey player was on the phone, raving about the 19-year-old Vancouver Canucks right wing prospect.
  Lind is making things miserable on opposing WHL goalies as a member of the Kelowna Rockets, with 22 points, including eight goals, in
  
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• Vancouver's west side tops list of Canada's priciest real estate markets

  23-10-2017 20:42 via vancouversun.com
  No one in Metro Vancouver needs to be told Vancouver’s west side is a pricey place to buy a home, but real estate firm Century 21 has crunched numbers from its own realtors to list it the most expensive neighbourhood in Canada ahead of downtown Vancouver and West Vancouver.
  Using the parameters of a self-defined “typical home,” Century 21 estimated that with a price-per-square foot of $1,201, Vancouver’s west side topped the list of cities surveyed, followed by downtown V
  
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• Company that runs B.C. casino says it follows rules on money laundering

  23-10-2017 20:41
  Great Canadian Gaming Corp. head Rod N. Baker says company has a "culture of integrity and transparency" and is committed to preventing illegal activities at all of its locations.
  
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• Ghoulishly good sips to serve this Halloween (with recipes)

  23-10-2017 20:25 via vancouversun.com
  Gruesome eyeballs (grapes), slippery zombie brains (spaghetti), gross green vomit (guacamole) … there’s an endless list of slightly unappetizing appetizers you can serve your guests this Halloween.
  Or, you could wow them with one of these spooky — but completely less stomach churning — cocktails. 
  From skull-topped sips to “bloody” mixes, here are a few of our favourite cocktail concoctions crafted by some of Vancouver’s most (not-so) evil mixologi
  
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• Giants get Tyler Benson back from NHL’s Oilers

  23-10-2017 20:17 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Giants, coming off a successful Prairie road swing, got some more good news today when they announced that captain Tyler Benson will be returning to the team.
  The NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, who drafted Benson 32nd overall in the 2016 NHL draft, returned the 19-year-old left-winger to the WHL’s Giants.
  Benson will take to the ice at Giants practice in Ladner on Tuesday, and there’s no schedule yet for his return to game action.
  Benson has been plagued by injuries the l
  
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• Boo-tiful day for Pumpkin Run as White Rock shows its community spirit

  23-10-2017 20:15 via vancouversun.com
  WHITE ROCK — They had me at “good morning, Superman!”
  It’s hard not to smile when this is the first thing you see at the Great Pumpkin Run/Walk. (Gord Kurenoff photo)
  A sprightly woman in an Appealing Bananas costume and Barbara Moore, a fashionable witch who put the grrrrrr in greeter, were at scenic Bayview Park getting ready for the 11th annual Great Pumpkin Run/Walk.
  I wondered if they called me Superman because they knew this was my second run in less than 24 hours,
  
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• British Columbians already feeling effects from interest rate increases: survey

  23-10-2017 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Almost half of British Columbians are concerned about the increase of interest rates and their ability to re-pay their debts.
  
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• 5 Things to Do in Vancouver: Oct. 27 to Nov. 2

  23-10-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Jewish Film Festival
  Nov. 2 to 9 & 10 to 12 | Fifth Avenue Cinemas, Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre, 950 W. 41st Ave.
  Tickets and info: vjff.org
  Celebrating 29 years this year, the theme of this year’s festival is “The Other: Acceptance, Tolerance and Peace,” addressing what is most relevant today: Accepting different and sometimes opposing backgrounds. This theme will be explored and examined through screenings of 38 award-winning films from nine countries,
  
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• Aboriginal canoes greet Canada C3 icebreaker upon arrival in Vancouver

  23-10-2017 19:56 via vancouversun.com
  Two canoes representing Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations greeted the Canada C3 icebreaker Polar Prince Monday morning as it sailed under the Lions Gate Bridge and docked on the downtown Vancouver waterfront off Canada Place.
  A lot has changed since aboriginal canoes welcomed British Captain George Vancouver as he entered these waters by the same route in 1792 while charting the B.C. coast.
  “My territory looks nothing like it did when the newcomers arrived,” paddler
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Man dies after South Surrey double shooting

  23-10-2017 19:44 via vancouversun.com
  Homicide investigators have taken over the probe of a double shooting in south Surrey that left one and dead and a second victim in hospital.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team arrived on the scene of the shooting in the 14300-block of Crescent Road about 8 a.m. Monday.
  Surrey RCMP had been called to the location about 2: 10 a.m.
   The first officers to arrive found a man nearby suffering from gunshot wounds. He later succumbed to his injuries.  
  The RCMP also rec
  
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• BC NDP’s ‘comprehensive’ housing strategy not coming until February

  23-10-2017 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  Back in July Selina Robinson told Jon McComb the government is looking at 'all housing initiatives,’ but now three months later, Robinson offered no specifics.
  
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• Niqab will become bigger problem in years to come

  23-10-2017 18:46
  
  The niqab conversation in Canada isn’tgoing away anytime soon. Don’t thinkthat whatever happens with Quebec’sBill 62, whether it lives or dies, isgoing to neatly solve the issue and putit to bed for good.
  
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• Kendall Waston: ‘Our goal is to lift a trophy. For this club. For you. For Vancouver’

  23-10-2017 18:39 via theprovince.com
  Whitecaps captain and centre back Kendall Waston felt compelled to reach out to fans in advance of the team’s playoff game. Here is his message:
  I didn’t know what to do.
  I had just scored the biggest goal of my life. The goal that helped Costa Rica qualify for the 2018 World Cup. I wanted to run. I wanted to scream. I wanted to cry.
  I was just full of happiness.
  It was a magical moment that I will never forget. People have been saying I’m a hero in Costa Rica now. I don’
  
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• Okanagan sees boost in aboriginal experiences

  23-10-2017 18:29 via theprovince.com
  From resorts and golf courses to wineries and restaurants, B.C.’s First Nations are steadily seizing the tourism opportunities the Thompson-Okanagan offers in spades.
  That’s something Greg Hopf is happy to see because he knows the demand is there. “One out of three tourists who come to the Okanagan want an aboriginal experience,” says Hopf, a indigenous tourism specialist with the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association.
  He couldn’t have chosen a better place to make
  
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• Short cruises on smaller ships offer savings

  23-10-2017 18:25 via theprovince.com
  Ports in the Caribbean are opening for business again, and Royal Caribbean has a great lineup of cruises there this winter, from short weekend getaways to the Bahamas to in-depth explorations of the Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean.
  Although you might know Royal Caribbean best for its massive Oasis-class ships that can carry roughly six thousand passengers apiece (Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas and Harmony of the Seas), the line’s smaller, classy, mid-1990’s ships are a
  
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• Gaming Corporation responds to allegations of money laundering at River Rock Casino

  23-10-2017 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  “We are proud of our track record, and the positive and open working relationship we have with our regulatory authorities and crown partners."
  
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• Beyond Petra: Adventure awaits in Jordan

  23-10-2017 18:23 via theprovince.com
  The cool water that was ankle deep half a kilometer back now pushes against the bottom of my lifejacket. The canyon we’re hiking up has narrowed, the current has grown stronger, and the boulders bigger. Up ahead, the thunder of waterfalls reverberates off the high sandstone walls.
  We’re deep inside the spectacular slot canyon of Wadi Mujib, one of Jordan’s nine protected nature reserves. Shafts of sunlight reach down to illuminate layers of rock compressed over the millennia. W
  
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• Let’s talk science

  23-10-2017 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  Dr. Bonnie Schmidt on keeping high school students engaged in science learning.
  
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• Maori All Blacks name touring rugby squad to face Canada in Vancouver

  23-10-2017 17:37 via theprovince.com
  TORONTO — The Maori All Blacks have named 10 new caps in their squad to face Canada in Vancouver next month.
  Hawke’s Bay hooker Ash Dixon will captain the storied invitational rugby side.
  The new faces include former Australian under-20 prop Tyrel Lomax, whose family includes a slew of rugby talent including former New Zealand rugby league international John Lomax.
  The Maori All Blacks play Canada at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver on Nov. 3 before facing the French Barbarians in Bor
  
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• B.C. group wants government to prohibit landlords from banning pets in rental units

  23-10-2017 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  People looking for looser restrictions on pets in rental apartments brought their fight to the lawn of the B.C. Legislature on Sunday.
  
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• Vancouver officials to argue against Kinder Morgan in court Monday

  23-10-2017 17:18 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver city officials will be in court Monday to push for a review of the $7.4-billion Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, while a rally will be held outside the courthouse in support.
  The city will ask a judge to review the Environmental Assessment Certificate granted by the previous provincial government to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain project. The request for a judicial review comes following a motion put forth by Coun. Adriane Carr and seconded by Coun. Andrea Reimer earlier this y
  
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• Extensive search for mushroom picker ends after nine days in northern B.C.

  23-10-2017 17:04 via vancouversun.com
  SMITHERS — The official search for a woman in northwestern British Columbia has been called off.
  Fifty-three-year-old mushroom picker Frances Brown was reported missing nine days ago in a rugged area of the Bulkley Valley, southwest of Moricetown.
  As many as 50 search and rescue team members from across the province joined local responders, police and helicopter crews in one of the largest searches conducted in more than a decade in northern B.C.
  Several clues, including a camp fire, sugge
  
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• Daily Poll: Would you visit a new ski resort near Hope?

  23-10-2017 16:08 via vancouversun.com
  Reporter Susan Lazaruk reported this week that plans could be in motion for an old nickel mine near Hope to be turned into the Giant Nickel All Season Resort.
  The resort would include a 10-run skill hill, resort villages, and a gondola that loads from the TransCanada Highway , which means visitors could drive two hours from Vancouver without facing winter conditions.
  Related
  Barrick Gold hopes to strike it rich with Fraser Canyon ski resortThe ski hill’s vertical drop would be in between t
  
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• Two people in hospital after overnight shooting in Surrey

  23-10-2017 16:02 via globalnews.ca
  Two people are in hospital this morning after a shooting in Surrey on Sunday night. It appears there are multiple crime scenes and police remain on scene.
  
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• Business in Vancouver – Oct 23

  23-10-2017 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  Hudson’s Bay CEO steps down abruptly, and Canadian wholesale trade was up in August
  
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• Shooting in South Surrey lands two people in hospital on Monday

  23-10-2017 15:22 via vancouversun.com
  Police are investigating after shots were fired in South Surrey early Monday morning.
  Around 2 a.m. Monday, Surrey RCMP were called to the 14300 block of Crescent Road for the report of possible shots fired. On arrival, police located two individuals suffering from gunshot wounds.
  Investigators remained on scene throughout the morning to speak with witnesses and neighbours. Road closures were expected for some time.
  No further information as been released.
  Anyone with information is asked to con
  
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• Vancouver Sun music reviews Oct. 23, 2017

  23-10-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Wolf Parade: Cry Cry Cry (Sub Pop): This Montreal-formed quartet clearly benefited from its extended hiatus since 2010’s Expo 86. The qualities that were always present in its mix — prog rock, indie pop and post-punk drama — are all more to the forefront on the immaculately produced 11-track album. The layered keyboards and gloomy, operatic phrasing of Krug on the opening track Lazarus Online evokes the best qualities of Sisters of Mercy. But this mood only lasts one song, as
  
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• Bears killed after breaking into Mission home, biting two people

  23-10-2017 14:58 via vancouversun.com
  MISSION — Two people have been injured by a bear that broke into a home in Mission.
  Murray Smith with the provincial Conservation Officer Service says a Mission resident heard a commotion in her backyard late Saturday night and went to check on her dogs.
  He says when she opened the back door, the woman was met by a black bear, which knocked her down, bit her in the back and scratched her.
  The woman’s boyfriend came and scared the animal back outside, and the woman was taken to hospit
  
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• Leadership Series: B.C.’s refugee sponsors

  23-10-2017 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  "We had no idea how complicated it would be... or how fabulous, and rewarding, and fun.''
  
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