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• Two Vancouver companies make Oprah's Favourite Things list

  14-11-2017 23:41 via vancouversun.com
  Oprah Winfrey loves to get cozy at home in clothing from two local companies.
  The popular lifestyle guru has selected two products — slipper socks and a sleep shirt — from two Metro Vancouver-based firms for Oprah’s Favourite Things List 2017.
  Included in Oprah’s list of 105 items is a pair of Pudus red plaid slipper socks, which Oprah describes as “cozy” and a great gift for anyone from toddlers to grandmas.
  A pair of slipper socks created by Vancou
  
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• B.C. native, porn queen Shyla Stylez dead at 35

  14-11-2017 23:35 via vancouversun.com
  Canadian porn star Shyla Stylez died suddenly at 35 at her mother’s B.C. home.
  Canadian porn queen Shyla Stylez is dead.
  The 35-year-old Adult Film Hall of Famer died suddenly in her sleep at her mother’s Armstrong, B.C., home on Nov. 9.
  Her death has shattered the porn industry where she was as popular with co-stars as she was with fans.
  Porn star Alana Evans described her friend as something akin to tragic film goddess, Marilyn Monroe.
  She tweeted: “At a loss for words. So sa
  
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• Stealth likely lose checker Harnett for NLL season to knee injury

  14-11-2017 22:50 via theprovince.com
  The stay-at-home defenders aren’t staying in the Vancouver Stealth lineup.
  Team general manager Doug Locker admits checking specialist Jon Harnett could be lost to the Stealth for the entire National Lacrosse League campaign after suffering a knee injury during their training camp at the Langley Events Centre. The Stealth medical staff are currently deciding how to proceed.
  Vancouver opens the regular season on Dec. 8, when the Colorado Mammoth visit the Langley Events Centre.
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• Douglas College to add second New Westminster campus

  14-11-2017 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  The 6,100 square metre centre with 21 additional classrooms is slated to be completed by mid-summer 2018.
  
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• Financial Literacy, 5 Things you didn’t know about debt

  14-11-2017 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Nov 14: It’s financial literacy month and Blair Mantin from Sands and Associates stopped by to discuss the five things you don’t know about debt.
  
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• Abbotsford police expand funeral procession for fallen officer

  14-11-2017 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  The procession will now start earlier and include additional viewing areas.
  
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• Vancouver approves new regulations for short-term rentals like Airbnb

  14-11-2017 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver City Council has approved an annual licence fee to help regulate short-term rentals like Airbnb.
  
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• Jersey Boys – The true story of The Four Seasons

  14-11-2017 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  The award-winning musical Jersey Boys is back in Vancouver for a short run. Samantha Falk sits down with the stars of the show to find out what makes the musical so much fun.
  
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• Noon Nutrition – Diabetes

  14-11-2017 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  Today is World Diabetes Day. Diana Steele has tips on what to buy at the grocery store if you have recently been diagnosed with the disease.
  
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• Vancouver-filmed 'Arrow' star Stephen Amell speaks out amid allegations against producer

  14-11-2017 21:24 via vancouversun.com
  Canadian “Arrow” star Stephen Amell is offering to help “in any way, shape or form” as Warner Bros. Television Group investigates allegations of sexual harassment against an executive producer for a number of Vancouver-shot superhero shows.
  Andrew Kreisberg has been suspended from his work on “Arrow,” “Supergirl,” “The Flash” and “Legends of Tomorrow” amid accusations of sexual harassment and inappropriate touching from 19 f
  
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• Coquitlam Mounties looking for black pickup truck involved in hit-and-run

  14-11-2017 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  It happened on Oct. 26 around 11 p.m., at the corner of Austin Avenue and Nelson Street.
  
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• This Just In: Plume Nourish & Define Brow Pomade, Michael Kors Sexy Ruby and Maybelline New York Color Tattoo Eye Chrome

  14-11-2017 21:01 via vancouversun.com
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  Nourish & Define Brow Pomade
  They say: A smudge-proof brow pomade that adds definition to brows. Includes an angled applicator brush. Available in five shades. The Canadian-made formula is 100 per cent natural, vegan and cruelty-free.
  We say: Looking to tame and define your brows without going overboard? This product is for you. Our tester found the formula went on smooth with the included brush and stayed in place throughout the day. It gives brows a boost without looking too fau
  
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• Marpole murder suspect makes first appearance in court

  14-11-2017 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  The 25-year-old man accused of a brutal double murder in Vancouver made his first appearance in court on Monday. Rocky Rambo Wei Nam Kam is charged with two counts of 2nd-degree murder in the deaths of 65-year-old Dianna Mah-Jones and her 68-year-old husband Richard Jones. Jordan Armstrong has more.
  
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• Muji will open Robson Street flagship store on Dec. 3

  14-11-2017 20:55 via vancouversun.com
  Japanese retail giant Muji will open its first Canadian flagship store Dec. 2 on Robson Street in Vancouver.
  Tokyo-based Muji, which features minimalist merchandise ranging from clothing and cosmetics to stationery and cooking utensils, will operate in a 14,507 square-foot storefront at 1125 Robson Street, the former Gap location.
  MUJI opened a store at Metrotown in April.
  Muji operates or licenses 870 stores worldwide, including three in Toronto and one in Burnaby’s Metrotown, which opene
  
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• Home sales up in B.C., Metro Vancouver

  14-11-2017 20:47 via vancouversun.com
  Home sales in B.C. were up in October compared to the same month last year.
  The British Columbia Real Estate Association says 8,677 homes were sold last month in B.C., an increase of 19.3 per cent from last year, despite a housing supply crunch.
  In Metro Vancouver,  the association reports sales were up nearly 35 per cent over the same time period. 
  Prices continued to rise, however, in Metro Vancouver, with the average price of a home jumping more than 20 per cent to $1,074,
  
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• Arrest made in pair of sex offences aboard West Vancouver transit bus

  14-11-2017 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  The suspect allegedly grabbed a woman's genitals, before fondling himself on a second bus.
  
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• Van Live: New Polygon Gallery part of Lower Lonsdale revival

  14-11-2017 20:25 via vancouversun.com
  Postmedia is part of a media tour early this afternoon of the new Polygon Gallery at the foot of Lonsdale in North Vancouver.
  Watch this space for more details and photographs inside and outside of the $18 million building designed by Patkau Architects of Vancouver. A story about how the gallery fits into the revival of Lower Lonsdale will follow Saturday when it opens to the public.
  The first exhibition at The Polygon is N. Vancouver which focusses on photography and videos about North Vancouve
  
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• Deputy Abbotsford police chief loses son in fatal crash in Maple Ridge

  14-11-2017 20:08 via vancouversun.com
  ABBOTSFORD — Another tragedy has hit a British Columbia police department as it mourns the death of one of its officers in a fatal shooting.
  Const. Paul Walker confirms the son of Abbotsford police Deputy Chief Mike Serr was killed in a car accident in Maple Ridge early Monday.
  Aiden Serr was alone in the vehicle when it flipped after skidding off the road.
  The 19-year-old was rushed to hospital but died a short time later.
  Serr’s death comes a week after Abbotsford Const. John David
  
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• Wind and rain warnings in effect for Metro Vancouver

  14-11-2017 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  Environment Canada has posted wind and rain warnings for Metro Vancouver.
  The agency said Tuesday that strong winds gusting up to 90 km/h over coastal areas may cause damage.
  Winds are expected to ease overnight as the cold front moves out of the region.
  New Wind & Rainfall Warnings issued for the South Coast #Vancouver #Victoria #NorthVan #Squamish #Qualicum https://t.co/nvWbJieXsS #BCstorm pic.twitter.com/csgyxcAaBW
  — ECCC Weather BC (@ECCCWeatherBC) November 14, 2017The agency warns
  
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• Seattle Seahawks Luke Willson talks style — and that hair

  14-11-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Luke Willson talks surprisingly freely about fashion. 
  While the Seattle Seahawks tight end has been known off the field more for his infamous long locks (more on that later) than his clothes, the 27-year-old Windsor, Ont.-native can hold his own on the topic of style. 
  “For me, it’s kind of laid-back and sort of casual,” Willson says of his off-field fashion. “When I do get dressed up nice, it’s a pretty rare occasion, so I’ll go — I don&
  
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• Powerful winds, heavy rain on the way for Metro Vancouver

  14-11-2017 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  Expect winds of up to 90 kilometres and hour and up to 50 millimetres of rain for some parts of the region.
  
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• Suspect in Vancouver double homicide appears in court

  14-11-2017 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  Rockie Rambo Wei Nam Kam, 25, is facing two counts of second-degree murder in the killing of 68-year-old Richard Jones and 64-year-old Dianna Mah-Jones at their Marpole home in September.
  
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• Rain and wind warning issued for Metro Vancouver

  14-11-2017 19:44
  
  A rain and a wind warning was issued for Metro Vancouver Nov. 14.
  
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• Deputy Abbotsford police chief loses son in fatal crash east of Vancouver

  14-11-2017 19:41
  Aiden Serr was alone in the vehicle when it flipped after skidding off the road in Maple Ridge.
  
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• Vancouver police looking for more information about Stanley Park attacks

  14-11-2017 19:35
  
  Investigators appealing for people to come forward with information about two attacks in Stanley Park in the last year.
  
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• Giants looking forward to putting near colossal collapse in rear-view mirror

  14-11-2017 19:11 via theprovince.com
  Considering how things finished against the Edmonton Oil Kings, it will be interesting to see how things start for the Vancouver Giants versus the Red Deer Rebels.
  On Sunday, the Giants nearly coughed up a seven-goal, third-period lead against the Oil Kings at the Langley Events Centre, hanging on for an 8-7 triumph. It was certainly a messy way to improve their lacklustre record in one-goal games, bumping it up to 3-6-2-2.
  They don’t have to wait long to try to rebound. Vancouver (8-8-2-2
  
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• Renewed appeal for witnesses to pair of unsolved Stanley Park attacks

  14-11-2017 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  It's been nearly a year since the first of the two violent attacks, one of which left a man dead.
  
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• Canucks prospect Michael DiPietro coming up big despite modest size, making run at world juniors roster

  14-11-2017 19:03 via theprovince.com
  Give them a little face paint and mohawks and Vancouver Canucks netminders Jacob Markstrom and Anders Nilsson could make you think of the Road Warriors, the powerhouse pro wrestling tag team of yesteryear.
  In that vein, Canucks goalie prospect Michael DiPietro offers up images of some speedy, high-flying, cruiserweight type.
  When it comes to his time in the crease these days, DiPietro is giving you reason to believe that he could have a long pro career, despite not fitting the current big,
  
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• Abbotsford deputy police chief’s son killed in Maple Ridge car crash

  14-11-2017 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  Abbotsford's police department is now grieving with two families after it was revealed the deputy chief's son has died in a car crash.
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: If you think that these Canadian cities are unaffordable now, just wait

  14-11-2017 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  An economist with one of Canada's big five banks says new mortgage rules won't be enough to cool the country's hottest markets.
  
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• Memorial held today for Reena Virk, murdered 20 years ago

  14-11-2017 17:33 via vancouversun.com
  A memorial is being held today in Victoria marking 20 years since the swarming and beating death of 14-year-old Reena Virk.
  Reena Virk’s father, Manjit Virk and Education Minister Rob Fleming are expected to speak at the memorial, beginning at 1 p.m. at Craigflower Schoolhouse.
  On Nov. 14, 1997, Virk was swarmed and beaten by a group of teens under the Craigflower Bridge. As she limped across the bridge after the attack, she was followed by Warren Glowatski and Kelly Ellard. The teens
  
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• Andrea Reimer wants the NPA to show her the money

  14-11-2017 17:16
  
  Vision's Andrea Reimer wants the public to know exactly where she and her colleagues derive their income, on and off the job at city hall.
  
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• Justin Trudeau's cannabis climb down no toke

  14-11-2017 17:15
  
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• Marploe murder suspect to appear in court

  14-11-2017 17:03 via globalnews.ca
  The 25-year-old man accused of a brutal double murder in Vancouver will appear in court on Monday. Rocky Rambo Wei Nam Kam is charged with two counts of 2nd-degree murder in the deaths of 65-year-old Dianna Mah-Jones and her 68-year-old husband Richard Jones.
  
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• Memorial to mark 20-year anniversary of B.C. teen Reena Virk’s death

  14-11-2017 16:52 via globalnews.ca
  The 14-year-old was swarmed, beaten and drowned in 1997.
  
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• Daily Poll: This holiday season, will you give money to the food bank?

  14-11-2017 16:41 via vancouversun.com
  As the holiday season of giving approaches, many people want to help those less fortunate by donating to the food bank. Schools, churches, and sporting events still have food drives to collect canned or non perishable items. But a Postmedia report last year found that food banks can make cash donations stretch further. So for example, $1 for a can of tuna could stretch to five cans in the hands of a savvy food bank shopper. So we are asking readers, will you consider giving money to the food ban
  
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• Home sales up, supply down in October: B.C. Real Estate Association

  14-11-2017 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. Real Estate Association is out with its October statistics.
  
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• Home sales down in Metro Vancouver, but up in B.C.

  14-11-2017 16:14 via vancouversun.com
  Home sales in Metro Vancouver were down in October compared to the same month last year, but up overall in the province.
  The British Columbia Real Estate Association says 8,677 homes were sold last month in B.C., an increase of 19.3 per cent from last year, despite a housing supply crunch.
  However, in Metro Vancouver,  the association reports sales dropped nearly 35 per cent over the same time period. 
  As sales fell, prices continued to rise in Metro Vancouver, with the average pr
  
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• ‘Supergirl’ star Jeremy Jordan sent to ER after eating at Chipotle: ‘I almost died’

  14-11-2017 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  Chipotle’s stock fell by “as much as 5.9 per cent to $263, bringing them to the lowest level in almost five years,” Bloomberg reports.
  
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• Father of woman missing in B.C. fundraises for drones to help other families

  14-11-2017 16:11 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — John Simpson is determined to use the novel experience he gained in a troubling search for his daughter to help others who have lost loved ones.
  Ashley Simpson went missing in Salmon Arm, B.C., in April 2016, and this spring her father travelled there from Ontario for a second time. He believed her body might be along the banks of a river or creek.
  The area had been flooded and it was too dangerous to search on foot, but Simpson had an idea. He told friends he wanted to borrow
  
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• Vancouver's power play a work in progress - TSN

  14-11-2017 15:22 via tsn.ca
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  Vancouver's power play a work in progress
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  The first year of the Travis Green era in Vancouver has started swimmingly. In a pure rebuild year, Green's Canucks are out to an 8-7-2 start – good enough to make a surprise appearance in the early stages of the Western Conference playoff race. One of ...and more »
  
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• Opinion: We need a different approach to treat and prevent diabetes

  14-11-2017 15:00 via theprovince.com
  As we mark World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14, the mounting toll of this disease is staggering. One out of three Canadians has Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes.
  In all likelihood, someone you know or love is affected. If left untreated or improperly managed, it can have devastating consequences, ranging from heart attack to stroke or even blindness. It touches many and its eradication requires us all to be united.
  However, traditional public policy and professional guidance on healthy living has sugge
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Tough task ahead to dethrone the Kings

  14-11-2017 14:00 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks are reeling after losing two straight in California. They’ll try to stop that slide tonight in Los Angeles against the Kings, who sport the second best record in the Western Conference (7:30 p.m., TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Radio: Sportsnet 650).
  THE BIG MATCHUP
  Brandon Sutter versus Anze Kopitar
  Kopitar is riding an eight-game point streak and seven-game assist streak and the big Kings centre is a load to handle in the neutral zone and down low. Sutter mus
  
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• Clark, Wat met Hong Kong developers, while foreign investor debate roiled BC - Vancouver Sun

  14-11-2017 12:02 via vancouversun.com
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  Clark, Wat met Hong Kong developers, while foreign investor debate roiled BC
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  Teresa Wat and Christy Clark at a meeting with businesspeople in China, during B.C.'s Trade Mission to China in 2015. Government of B.C. / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. In 2015, as home prices skyrocketed in Vancouver, then B.C. premier Christy ...and more »
  
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• Clark, Wat met Hong Kong developers, while foreign investor debate roiled B.C.

  14-11-2017 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  In 2015, as home prices skyrocketed in Vancouver, then B.C. premier Christy Clark and then trade minister Teresa Wat held intimate meetings with Hong Kong developers and donors who had billions invested in Vancouver property.
  They wanted to know if Clark’s government would intervene in the market to reduce prices, according to documents obtained by Postmedia News show.
  The internal Ministry of Trade documents, released through a freedom-of-information request, for the first time reveal som
  
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• Civilians now being trained as first responders in effort to battle opioid crisis in B.C.

  14-11-2017 10:55 via globalnews.ca
  Civilians are now being trained as first responders to help tackle the fatal opioid overdose epidemic in British Columbia.
  
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• Vancouver summit to set sights on combating use of child soldiers - Times Colonist

  14-11-2017 10:37 via timescolonist.com
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  Vancouver summit to set sights on combating use of child soldiers
  Times Colonist
  Senator Romeo Dallaire speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 31, 2016. The international community has been quietly working on the so-called Vancouver Principles for some time, which a senior UN official hoped ...and more »
  
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• Hundreds pay tribute to Const. John Davidson in Abbotsford

  14-11-2017 07:21 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds braved the rain to pay tribute to the fallen officer.
  
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• Opinion: Homeless shelter residents are 'neighbours, not strangers'

  14-11-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Homelessness throughout Metro Vancouver, according to the 2017 homeless count undertaken in March of this year, has increased by 30 per cent since 2014. That is a shocking number when compared to the 6.5-per-cent population growth the region experienced between 2011 and 2016.
  We can all agree that homelessness is getting worse, not better, and efforts to house those in need must be stepped up. The provincial government and Vancouver City Hall are poised to do just that with the addition of 600 m
  
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• Letters: Speaker Darryl Plecas’s plea for more respectful debate should be praised

  14-11-2017 07:00 via theprovince.com
  Congratulations and great respect to Darryl Plecas, the speaker of the B.C. Legislature, who wants to foster a more dignified and respectful tone in the house.Shame on Liberal MLA Mike de Jong for whining that name calling is a tradition, as though we should somehow honour such childish behaviour. By heckling and insulting the speaker, the Liberals continue to define themselves as bullies, acting like pack animals instead of leaders or public servants.
  B.C. voters tried to send them a message in
  
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