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• Mike Bibby Q&A: On Grizzlies history, coaching high school hoops and playing for Ice Cube

  29-10-2017 23:54 via theprovince.com
  Former Vancouver Grizzlies point guard Mike Bibby was in town Sunday to help show off the league’s new Nike-designed jerseys.
  Drafted second overall in the 1998 draft by the Grizzlies from the University of Arizona, Bibby played his first three NBA seasons in Vancouver. He also played for Sacramento (where he was traded shortly after the Grizzlies announced their move to Memphis), Atlanta, Washington, Miami and New York.
  He retired from the NBA in 2012, but played this summer in the Big3 L
  
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• Skydiver injured in Salmon Arm

  29-10-2017 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  A skydiver was injured in Salmon Arm on Sunday, after experiencing malfunctions in both his main parachute and the reserve.
  
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• Funeral visit prompts plea from Coquitlam mayor to expand Riverview Hospital

  29-10-2017 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  "Another funeral. A young man who died of his mental illness and addictions. I got to offer condolences to a family that lost their young son, and I don't want to do that again."
  
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• Album reviews: Curtis Harding, Kadawa, Scott Perry and Thor Harris

  29-10-2017 23:35 via vancouversun.com
  Curtis Harding: Face Your Fear (Anti): This Atlanta-based soul singer sounds like he’s just come out of a deep thaw after being put in the freezer in the 1970s. The trippy strings, heavy reverb and casual groove of the album opener and single Wednesday Morning Atonement is the sort of song you could expect on Shuggie Otis’ Inspiration Information. Nothing wrong with that, either, as there’s always room for an artist with a passion for both Southern Stax/Volt sounds and who per
  
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• Coquitlam mayor calls for speedy renewal of mental health and addiction services at Riverview Hospital

  29-10-2017 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart is calling on the province to expand mental health and addiction services at the largely-shuttered Riverview Hospital. Stewart made the emotional plea in a video posted to Facebook, after attending the funeral of a 24-year-old man who lost his life to addiction.
  
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• Douglas Todd: Surging temporary foreign resident numbers tighten Vancouver's rental squeeze - Vancouver Sun

  29-10-2017 23:06 via vancouversun.com
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  Douglas Todd: Surging temporary foreign resident numbers tighten Vancouver's rental squeeze
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  Even though there are spin-off economic benefits to having a large proportion of temporary foreign residents in Metro Vancouver, SFU's Wu Qiyan said a clear downside is the extra competition it creates for rental units. Submitted / PNG. Share Adjust ...
  
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• Douglas Todd: Surging temporary foreign resident numbers tighten Vancouver's rental squeeze

  29-10-2017 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver’s tight rental market is undergoing extra pressure from a tide of temporary residents, particularly international students and foreign workers.
  Statistics Canada data reveals the number of temporary residents in Canada, known as “non-permanent residents,” has doubled in more than a decade, coming close to one million — with roughly 140,000 residing in Metro Vancouver.
  Since temporary residents are much more likely to choose rental housing over home ownersh
  
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• More calls, texts, emails — with your doctor's receptionists

  29-10-2017 22:53 via vancouversun.com
  A new fee structure has been introduced in B.C. to help doctors spend more face-to-face time with patients and less time on non-medical tasks their office staff can do.
  For example, doctors’ offices will be reimbursed by the provincial Medical Services Plan (MSP) $7 each time they delegate to their medical office assistant a task like phoning or sending an email or text message to a patient to convey simple information such as a new test or that a prescription is required.
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• Tough new rules for homes on farmland planned

  29-10-2017 22:37 via vancouversun.com
  Tough new rules that eliminate non-farmer ownership of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve will be needed to bring idle land into production, according to Kent Mullinix, director of the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
  Thousands of homes have been built on land reserved for farming, due to a “colossal policy failure over decades,” he said.But stopping the erosion of farmland being populated with “monster homes” ranging up t
  
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• Ex-Canucks goalie ordered to pay back $384,000 in gains from Ponzi scheme

  29-10-2017 22:37
  
  Former Vancouver Canucks goalie Kay Whitmore has been ordered by a judge to pay back $384,000 he received after investing in a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme run by a Vancouver notary.
  
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• Tough new rules for homes on farmland planned - Vancouver Sun

  29-10-2017 22:36 via vancouversun.com
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  Tough new rules for homes on farmland planned
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  Tough new rules that eliminate non-farmer ownership of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve will be needed to bring idle land into production, according to Kent Mullinix, director of the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at Kwantlen Polytechnic ...
  
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• Rainey, Jennings shine as Lions bounce Blue Bombers, 36-27

  29-10-2017 22:28 via theprovince.com
  WINNIPEG — Chris Rainey says he’s always had to prove himself.
  The running back did just that Saturday afternoon when he caught a pair of touchdown passes and rushed 16 times for 106 yards as the B.C. Lions ended a five-game losing streak with a 36-27 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
  The Florida native, five-foot-eight, 180 pounds, got the start instead of Jeremiah Johnson, who was on the bench resting. The Lions (7-10) were already eliminated from playoff contention.
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• Vancouver cop and police dog uninjured in Sunday morning car crash

  29-10-2017 22:26 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver Police K-9 team was involved in a car accident early Sunday morning in East Vancouver.
  The officer and his VPD police dog Hawk were responding just after 11 a.m. “with lights and sirens” to an emergency in East Vancouver when they were involved in a crash near the intersection of Victoria Drive and East 36th Avenue, according to Const. Jason Doucette.
  “A civilian vehicle has minor damage, but the police SUV has extensive damage because it crashed into an unoccupied
  
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• Photos: Parade of Lost Souls draws ghouls to east Vancouver 'hood - Vancouver Sun

  29-10-2017 22:25 via vancouversun.com
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  Photos: Parade of Lost Souls draws ghouls to east Vancouver 'hood
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  People in costumes play music while marching during the Parade of Lost Souls in Vancouver on Oct. 28, 2017. The annual event, which is inspired by the Day of the Dead, encourages participants to join the procession through the streets of East Vancouver ...
  
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• Parade of Lost Souls draws ghouls to east Vancouver 'hood

  29-10-2017 22:23 via vancouversun.com
  There’s no need to be scared. Thousands of ghouls, skeletons and Halloween thrill-seekers descended on East Vancouver this weekend for the annual Parade of Lost Souls.
  The theme for this year’s community-driven event was Altar Ego, inviting participants to “alter their egos” and join in on the dancing, singing and general merriment. Entertainment included four marching bands leading participants on a parade through the Commercial Drive community every half hour, as well a
  
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• TransLink gears up for Whitecaps playoff crowds

  29-10-2017 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  Extra trains will be online Sunday night to help clear the crowds as the Whitecaps take on Seattle in MLS playoff action.
  
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• B.C. cemeteries running out of space

  29-10-2017 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  A housing crisis of a different sort is causing grave concern in some B.C. municipalities.
  As cemeteries run out of space, cities are scrambling to find new land for burials or maximize the land they already have, while some residents are seeking cheaper plots in the suburbs. Familiar housing terms like affordability and density are beginning to have meaning in both life and death.
  “We are at, or soon to be at, a crisis in cemetery space,” said Vancouver landscape architect Erik Lees
  
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• Ask an Expert: Rodent control

  29-10-2017 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  Your questions answered by the Global BC experts. With winter approaching, it is time to protect your home from rodents and other wildlife. Trine Butler from Orkin Canada shares tips on keeping pests out.
  
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• Whistler Cornucopia preview

  29-10-2017 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  The 21st annual Whistler Cornucopia food and wine festival is back November 9 to 19. Executive Chef Quang Dang from Araxi Restaurant and Oyster Bar talks about some of the highlights and makes Braised Brant Lake Farm Wagyu Short Ribs.
  
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• Whitecaps prep for playoff match against Sounders

  29-10-2017 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  Whitecaps FC President Bob Lenarduzzi explains how his team is getting ready for their playoff match against Cascadian rivals the Seattle Sounders.
  
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• Giants plan Remembrance Day tribute

  29-10-2017 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Giants will honour Canada’s veterans by wearing special jerseys at their November 10th game at the Langley Events Centre.
  
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• Review: Roger Waters concert at Rogers Arena a dream for fans

  29-10-2017 21:43 via vancouversun.com
  Roger Waters Us + Them 
  Oct. 28 & 29, 7:30 p.m. | Rogers Arena
  Tickets and info: Ticketmaster.ca
  Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters revisited his musical legacy on the first of the final two North American shows of his Us + Them tour at Rogers Arena on Saturday night. The show was a dream for fans of the English progressive rock legend.
  Focussing on the seminal albums Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and Animals, as well as his latest album, Is This The Life We Really Need?, th
  
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• Review: 5 highlights from the Roger Waters US + Them tour at Rogers Arena - Vancouver Sun

  29-10-2017 21:40 via vancouversun.com
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  Review: 5 highlights from the Roger Waters US + Them tour at Rogers Arena
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  As he nears three quarters of a century on this planet, Pink Floyd co-founder Rogers Waters has seen and heard a great deal. He isn't impressed. Stuart Derdeyn More from Stuart Derdeyn. Published on: October 29, 2017 | Last Updated: October 29, 2017 ...
  Photos: Roger Waters takes down Donald Trump at Rogers Arena in VancouverStraight.comall 4 news articles »
  
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• Vancouver cop and police dog uninjured in Sunday morning car crash - Vancouver Sun

  29-10-2017 21:15 via vancouversun.com
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  Vancouver cop and police dog uninjured in Sunday morning car crash
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  Vancouver police dog Hawk, pictured in this file photo, was involved in a car crash early Sunday morning. He is uninjured. Arlen Redekop / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. A Vancouver Police K-9 team was involved in a car accident early Sunday morning ...and more »
  
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• Smaller communities bearing the brunt of ride-hailing delays: Port Moody mayor

  29-10-2017 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  "When we need it the most is when the service is sort of available the least, and that's why I think it's a very different experience when you're out here."
  
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• Halloween Roundup: Haunted houses around the Lower Mainland

  29-10-2017 20:38 via vancouversun.com
  For many, Halloween is a child’s holiday, meant for costumes and candy. For homeowners and adults with a penchant for going all out, it’s a time to show off who’s got the best decorating chops.
  Here’s an ongoing round-up of the best and spookiest spotted around Lower Mainland’s haunted housing market.
  See a house that deserves mention? Post it to Instagram or Twitter and send us the link. Or if it’s your house, email us your name, address, a photo and a line a
  
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• Should the City of Vancouver ban Halloween fireworks? - Globalnews.ca

  29-10-2017 20:32 via globalnews.ca
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  Should the City of Vancouver ban Halloween fireworks?
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  The weekend before Halloween is expected to be noisy. There is now a call to ban fireworks in the city of Vancouver. Jill Bennett reports. X. - A A +. Listen. A Vancouver man is calling on the city to ban the sale of Halloween fireworks, saying current ...
  
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• Should the City of Vancouver ban Halloween fireworks?

  29-10-2017 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  A Vancouver man is calling on the city to ban the sale of Halloween fireworks, saying current regulations are too often ignored.
  
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• Chinatown's 105 Keefer development application goes before city staff Monday

  29-10-2017 19:48 via vancouversun.com
  A controversial proposal for Chinatown’s 105 Keefer will go before the city’s development permit board on Monday.
  Merrick Architecture, on behalf of Beedie Living, will appear before Vancouver city staff to seek approval for its development application. The latest version of its proposal includes a nine-storey, mixed-use building, encompassing 111 residential units, retail shops at ground level, a seniors’ cultural space and three levels of underground parking.
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• Five reasons to check out ISCM World New Music Days

  29-10-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  ISCM World New Music Days
  Nov 2-8 | Various venues
  Info: iscm2017.ca
  1. White riot. As the world’s foremost festival of new music, ISCM World New Music Days is the festival most unlikely to spark a riot. The 2017 iteration of the annual festival does, however, feature one concert that looks back on the 2011 event that made international headlines. On Nov. 3, Vancouver musician/composer John Korsrud presents Riot, which merges video footage and high-energy music.
  2. Vancouver musicians. Bes
  
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• Strong winds expected to batter B.C.’s south coast

  29-10-2017 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  Winds of 70 to 90 kilometres per hour are forecast to hit Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley on Sunday.
  
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• Canucks call up Jayson Megna from Utica Comets

  29-10-2017 18:29 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks have called up Jayson Megna from the Utica Comets, the team said in a press release on Sunday.
  The 27-year-old centre, who signed with the team as a free agent in 2016, has one point in four games with the Comets this season. Last year, Megna split his time between Utica and Vancouver, notching four goals and four assists for the Canucks.
  He has previously played for the Penguins and Rangers.
  
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• Making it free to check personal bankruptcy records could prompt snooping, trustees warn

  29-10-2017 18:12 via vancouversun.com
  Ottawa’s proposal to cut an $8 online search fee for a file of personal bankruptcies could make it more difficult for some individuals with past financial problems to find a job or an apartment, a trustee warns.
  The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada is “modernizing” its online insolvency record search that allows users to access public records on insolvency estates, bankruptcies and receiverships by dropping the search fee.
  “Everyone was shocked and flabbe
  
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• 19 Vancouver concerts this week, October 30 to November 3 - Straight.com

  29-10-2017 18:02 via straight.com
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  19 Vancouver concerts this week, October 30 to November 3
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  TUESDAY: Brooklyn hip-hop duo the Underachievers plays the Fortune Sound Club, touring in support of latest album Renaissance. TUESDAY: American death-metal band the Black Dahlia Murder plays the Rickshaw, with guests Suffocation, Decrepit Birth, ...
  
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• Feds making it free to check personal bankruptcy records

  29-10-2017 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  Ottawa’s proposal to cut an $8 online search fee for a file of personal bankruptcies could make it more difficult for some individuals with past financial problems to find a job or an apartment, a trustee warns.The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada is “modernizing” its online insolvency record search that allows users to access public records on insolvency estates, bankruptcies and receiverships by dropping the search fee.“Everyone was shocked and flabberg
  
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• Minus suspended Skeoch, Giants drop shootout decision in Victoria

  29-10-2017 17:43 via theprovince.com
  Darian Skeoch of the Vancouver Giants checks Jackson Leppard of the Prince George Cougars during the third period of their WHL game at the Langley Events Centre on Friday.
  Apparently, the people in charge didn’t think Darian Skeoch’s hit on Jackson Leppard was clean.
  Skeoch, the Vancouver Giants defenceman, is listed as suspended for a to-be-determined period for supplemental discipline on the WHL’s website and missed Vancouver’s 6-5 shootout loss to the host Victoria Roy
  
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• 'He has this huge following': Vancouver street artist's work to be featured in upcoming book - CBC.ca

  29-10-2017 17:00 via cbc.ca
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  'He has this huge following': Vancouver street artist's work to be featured in upcoming book
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  A small crowd is gathering around Ken Foster, who is sitting in Vancouver's Blood Alley, splattered in paint, working on one of his signature Vancouver landscapes. "I work pretty fast. At my best I'm pretty spastic," Foster says, delivering a steady ...and more »
  
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• Weather: Wind warning in effect for Fraser Valley

  29-10-2017 16:55 via vancouversun.com
  Prepare for a windy day if you’re in the Fraser Valley.
  Environment Canada issued a special weather statement on Sunday morning, warning that strong outflow winds will see gusts up to 80 k/h over Howe Sound and the Fraser Valley, including Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford and Chilliwack.
  Winds are expected to ease on Monday morning.
  
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• Government to cut pilot evaluators for large airlines, risking safety: critics

  29-10-2017 15:16 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Transport Canada is planning to stop evaluating pilots who perform checks on their counterparts at the country’s largest airlines and will instead give the responsibility to the operators, a change critics say erodes oversight and public safety.
  Documents show Transport Canada made the decision in May when the House of Commons transport committee was reviewing aviation safety and subsequently recommended more on-site inspections generally of the airline industry instead o
  
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• B.C. court approves migrant workers' class-action lawsuit against Mac’s Convenience Stores

  29-10-2017 15:14
  Four workers, from Nepal and the Philippines, say they paid thousands of dollars for jobs in Canada that did not materialize.
  
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• Scott McLeod: Despite fanfare, medical benefits of marijuana remain experimental for many conditions

  29-10-2017 14:00 via theprovince.com
  Many Canadians can hardly wait for the day that the recreational use of marijuana becomes legal. As a doctor, I’m far less enthusiastic. I worry about two things: the experimental nature of marijuana in medical practice, and the public health consequences of legalized marijuana.
  Before you write me off as overly prudish or an anti-marijuana conservative, let me say that I’m not opposed to legalized marijuana in principle. I’m just paying attention to the evidence, or rathe
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: Dreams Take Flight, Meals on Wheels, Foster gala celebrate milestones

  29-10-2017 06:00 via theprovince.com
  MAGICAL MEMORIES
  Twenty-five years ago, Lori Fergusson, an Air Canada employee, decided to do something to improve the lives of physically, mentally or socially challenged children.
  Airline volunteers in Toronto launched a charity sending a planeload of disadvantaged children to Walt Disney World. The first flight in 1990 sent 68 children on a one-day trip to Florida. The idea inspired Lori. In 1991, she started a Vancouver chapter of Dreams Take Flight, providing trips of a lifetime and magical
  
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• David Millard Haskell: Fight against modern cultural Marxists evokes Martin Luther’s ’95 Theses’

  29-10-2017 06:00 via theprovince.com
  This Halloween marks 500 years since the priest and scholar Martin Luther nailed a piece of paper containing 95 revolutionary opinions to the door of a German castle. His action would begin the Protestant Reformation.
  Luther’s document, known historically as his “95 Theses”, was politically incorrect in the extreme. It dared to question some new ideology coming down from the Catholic Church hierarchy. At the time, the leadership of the Church, with the support of the highest go
  
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• Pitt Meadows council in turmoil after sex assault conviction

  29-10-2017 04:33 via vancouversun.com
  The sex assault conviction of Pitt Meadows Coun. David Murray and its messy aftermath has the provincial government pondering an overhaul to rules governing municipal councils.
  Murray was convicted of sexual assault in Port Coquitlam provincial court this week for an incident that occurred about 25 years ago. The victim’s name is subject to a publication ban.
  Murray has not resigned his seat on council.
  “I think it places a huge cloud over us as a council and the reputation of our ci
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Oct 28

  29-10-2017 03:50 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Saturday, October 28, 2017. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.
  
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• Justin Trudeau unveils Ottawa monument marking Stanley Cup’s 125th anniversary

  29-10-2017 03:43 via globalnews.ca
  The Lord Stanley Gift Monument will become a major attraction in the national capital, Trudeau said.
  
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• UBC muscles up in second quarter, beats Regina to clinch home field for first round of football playoffs

  29-10-2017 03:20 via theprovince.com
  .@UBC football scores huge 44-15 win over @reginarams to clinch home playoff game. #GoBirdsGo
  : @htsumuraRecap: https://t.co/wBONOMt4bb pic.twitter.com/xjXi7nrk50
  — UBC Thunderbirds (@ubctbirds) October 29, 2017The UBC Thunderbirds scored touchdowns on five of six possessions in the second quarter and that led them to a 44-15 win over the Regina Rams Saturday in their regular season finale at Thunderbird Stadium.
  With the win, UBC (6-2) hosts Regina (4-4) next Saturday in the Hardy Cup Can
  
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• Virtual Reality Workout

  29-10-2017 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• One person dead in North Surrey shooting

  29-10-2017 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  A North Surrey neighbourhood is the scene of the Lower Mainland’s latest deadly violence. One person is dead and another hurt after a shooting there last night. Paul Johnson reports.
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Oct 28

  29-10-2017 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Saturday, October 28, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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