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• TED 2017 in Vancouver confirms five women subjected to sexual harassment or aggressive behaviour

  20-11-2017 23:45 via vancouversun.com
  At the annual TED Conference in Vancouver, one man was “asked to leave” and another barred for being the source of five complaints by women at the event earlier this year, TED said.
  ” … we were informed privately that four women attendees experienced sexual harassment, and another experienced aggressive behaviour from male attendees,” TED said in a blog post.
  “We were alarmed by what we heard and immediately conducted full investigations to understand the con
  
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• Doctors at B.C. hospital question why police eavesdrop on suspects in ER

  20-11-2017 23:32 via vancouversun.com
  Imagine taking a doctor into your confidence in a hospital emergency room, only to discover that someone else is recording the conversation on a smartphone. One of British Columbia’s busiest hospitals is wrestling with that very problem, and the someone else happens to be the local police.
  Doctors at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster have complained that local police and RCMP officers are routinely recording conversations without consent between doctors and patients who are consi
  
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• Recipe: Vietnamese clam chowder

  20-11-2017 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  Thompson Tran of Wooden Boat Food Company prepares Vietnamese clam chowder
  
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• Dance Preview — Wells Hill by Action at a Distance

  20-11-2017 22:59 via vancouversun.com
  Action At a Distance: Wells Hill
  Nov. 24 & 25 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 26, 2017, at 2 p.m. | Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, SFU Gold Corp Centre for the Arts
  Tickets and info: $36.75/$22.05 (student general admission) at dancehouse.ca
  According to Vanessa Goodman, a “weird Canadiana moment” inspired her latest work.
  The Vancouver-based choreographer grew up in a Toronto house once inhabited by Marshall McLuhan and his family. At a 2011 commemorative plaque ceremony
  
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• Kuzma: Canuck Sam Gagner grabs grittier support role as offence dries up

  20-11-2017 22:52 via theprovince.com
  PHILADELPHIA — Sam Gagner knows one legendary Philly cheesesteak sandwich spot.
  “I never went to Pat’s — I wasn’t here long enough,” said the former Flyers forward, who faces his ex-club Tuesday. “But I went to Geno’s and it was really good.”
  He also knows how legendary leather-lunged Flyer fans can turn a seasoned veteran into red-faced embarrassment with a blue-streak from the cheap seats. He heard his share two seasons ago.
  “Nothing
  
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• Mother of slain kids lives in fear, won't know if Allan Schoenborn allowed into community

  20-11-2017 22:38 via vancouversun.com
  COQUITLAM — The mother of three children who were killed by their father says she lives in constant worry for her safety following a board’s decision over escorted outings for Allan Schoenborn.
  Darcie Clarke said in a statement she is disappointed with last week’s ruling from the B.C. Review Board to leave it up to a psychiatric hospital to decide if Schoenborn should be granted outings into the community.
  “He could be in our community at any time without the public&rsquo
  
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• TransLink pitches distance-based fare systems

  20-11-2017 22:29
  Metro Vancouver’s transit authority is seeking public feedback on two proposed distance-based fare systems to replace the current three-zone model.
  
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• Chor Leoni Men’s Choir Christmas Performances

  20-11-2017 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  Known internationally and loved locally, Chor Leoni Men’s Choir is recognized as one of the vanguard male vocal ensembles in North America. The Chor Leoni Men's Choir will have 3 performances between Dec 15 - 18.
  
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• TransLink exploring options for fares based on distance travelled

  20-11-2017 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  This is phase three of the Transit Fare Review currently underway.
  
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• $150 million in unclaimed cash is up for grabs in B.C.

  20-11-2017 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. Unclaimed Property Society (BCUPS) says it has $150 million waiting to be claimed by B.C. residents.
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Can you help find Colleen Smith

  20-11-2017 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  It’s been just over one year since Colleen Smith went missing under mysterious circumstances.
  
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• Surrey pair face more than 150 charges for break-ins to communal mailboxes, garages

  20-11-2017 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  Between Aug. 15 and Oct. 11, Surrey RCMP’s Property Crime Target Team (PCTT) starting looking into several apartment complex break-ins where the suspects targeted communal mailboxes and underground parking garages.
  
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• Transit fares are changing and TransLink wants you to decide how

  20-11-2017 21:16 via vancouversun.com
  You could be paying for transit by the kilometre travelled under new changes TransLink is considering for next spring.
  One option would be to have fares priced by kilometre on rapid transit with a flat fare on buses, and the other would be to have fares based on distance travelled across the system, TransLink said in a news release launching a third phase of its fare review.
  TransLink said in earlier surveys, two-thirds of respondents opted for distance-based pricing.
  TransLink is also asking fo
  
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• TED speaks out after allegations of sexual misconduct at its Vancouver conference

  20-11-2017 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  Five women have come forward saying they were sexually harassed and experienced aggressive behaviour from two men attending the TED17 conference in Vancouver.
  
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• WATCH: Owl snags rat from Kelowna driveway

  20-11-2017 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  A Kelowna resident's security camera captured an owl snagging a rat out of his driveway Saturday night.
  
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• Adam Sandler to appear at Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre in January

  20-11-2017 20:40 via vancouversun.com
  Adam Sandler and guests
  Jan. 24, 8 p.m. | Orpheum Theatre
  Tickets and info: On sale Friday, 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.ca, 1-855-985-5500 
  Comedian Adam Sandler will bring his act to Vancouver in 2018.
  The actor/writer/producer who has been a fixture in global comedy with such hits as Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates has been working with Netflix to produce original films since 2014. His first three movies for the streaming channel were the Ridiculous 6, The D0-Over and San
  
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• Sports celebrities gala highlights power of sport and the human spirit

  20-11-2017 20:26
  
  Fred Lee highlights the latest events in Vancouver's social scene.
  
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• Flooding in Burnaby

  20-11-2017 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  Mon. Nov. 20: Parts of Burnaby were flooded overnight as a strong and powerful storm swept through the south coast.
  
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• Surrey couple charged with more than 150 property crime offences

  20-11-2017 20:03 via vancouversun.com
  A Surrey couple is facing more than 150 criminal charges in connection with a series of break and enters, thefts, and frauds.
  Surrey RCMP say the charges follow a three-month investigation into several apartment complex break-ins where suspects targeted communal mailboxes and underground parking garages.
  Mounties say two suspects were identified through video surveillance footage and were arrested Oct. 24 at a Surrey hotel.
  Police executed search warrants at two locations and recovered
  
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• REAL SCOOP: More money coming to tackle gang problem

  20-11-2017 19:59 via vancouversun.com
  Friday’s announcement by Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale about more cash to help tackle gang and gun violence across the country was welcomed here in B.C.
  While the details are somewhat vague as of now, B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnsworth said this province will try to get some of the money as soon as possible for new strategies to combat on-going gang violence.
  Here’s my story:
  B.C. Solicitor-General and Public Safety minister Mike Farnworth
   
  Feds to spend
  
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• Couple charged with manslaughter in Burnaby Starbucks homicide

  20-11-2017 19:59 via vancouversun.com
  A 40-year-old man and 35-year-old woman have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the July 12 homicide at a Burnaby Starbucks.
  Michael Page-Vincelli, 22, died following an altercation inside the coffee shop. Witnesses say he was left unconscious and bleeding on the floor.
  Related
  'Let's go and get him,' witness heard before man killed in Burnaby StarbucksThat altercation was reportedly sparked by an argument over a discarded cigarette.
  Manslaughter charges have been filed against 40
  
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• Man and woman charged with manslaughter in Burnaby Starbucks death

  20-11-2017 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  Twenty-two-year old Michael Page-Vincelli, was left bleeding and unconscious after being attacked at the Starbucks near Kensington and Hastings.
  
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• Strong November storm brings heavy snowfall, rain and strong winds to B.C.

  20-11-2017 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  Another November storm is close on the heels of the one that hit this past weekend.
  
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• A country-style chicken fricassee will warm you up

  20-11-2017 18:45 via vancouversun.com
  This is the sort of dish that fills the house with appetite-sharpening aroma, which is especially nice if it’s raining outside. Which it usually is.
  Country Kitchen Chicken Fricassee
  Chicken is browned
  1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
  2 tsp salt, divided
  3 tbsp canola oil
  1 strip smoked bacon
  1 leek, dark green leaves removed
  2 large carrots
  4 celery stalks
  1 bunch parsley
  4 sprigs fresh thyme
  ¼ cup flour
  ½ cup peas
  ½ tsp black pepper
  Add parsley stems
  Season chicken w
  
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• Canucks recall defenceman Holm from Utica, release forward Rodin

  20-11-2017 18:03 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks made a pair of moves Monday morning — recalling defenceman Philip Holm from the Utica Comets and placing forward Anton Rodin on unconditional waivers.
  The swift-skating Holm has tallied two goals and eight assists in 15 games for the Canucks’ American Hockey League affiliate.
  Canucks head out on road trip with defence dilemma(s) loomingBlues 4, Canucks 3 (OT): What we learnedHolm, 25, spent the 2016-17 season with Vaxjo of the Swedish Hockey League where he
  
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• Vancouver’s Rental Realities: From mouldy co-op to mom’s basement

  20-11-2017 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  Laura and Chris had to leave their co-op because of mould. Nearly two years later, the couple and their children are still stuck in her mother's basement.
  
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• The Morning Skate, Nov. 20: It’s a Canucks TV emergency!

  20-11-2017 17:44 via theprovince.com
  Ever confused your remote for your phone?
  Apparently it’s a problem on the Sunshine Coast.
  Crime on the Sunshine Coast, B.C.It's out of hand. pic.twitter.com/ocngvGI5ML
  — Charles Baker (@Son_of_a_George) November 18, 2017I mean, when your provider is Telus, it was sorta bound to happen, I guess.
  Let’s get skating.
  The Home Team
  I’m with JD1 on this one:
  I'm convinced the Canucks didn't watch a single Sam Gagner shift before they signed him. No other way to explain his usa
  
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• Translink asks for customer input in fare review

  20-11-2017 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  Translink turns to their customers to talk fare prices in Metro Vancouver today in the 3rd phase of their review. Jordan Armstrong reports.
  
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• Man, 70, dead after being struck by vehicle in Prince Rupert

  20-11-2017 17:25 via vancouversun.com
  A 70-year-old man was struck and killed by vehicle Sunday in Prince Rupert.
  Police say the man had just stepped out of his car to remove some debris from a roadway when he was struck by a vehicle attempting  a left-hand turn. 
  The Prince Rupert resident was airlifted to Vancouver with critical injuries but later died in hospital.
  The accident occurred at around 5:15 p.m.
  Police are still investigating.
  “Visibility was extremely poor at the time of the incident, due to darkne
  
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• Surrey RCMP seek public's assistance following weekend stabbing

  20-11-2017 17:07 via vancouversun.com
  RCMP are searching for answers following a weekend stabbing in Surrey.
  Mounties were called to a home in the 15200 Block of 86th Ave. at 7:45 p.m. Saturday after receiving reports of a man bleeding from several wounds.
  Surrey RCMP say they located a 25-year-old Surrey man with multiple stab wounds. He was taken to hospital.
  Police say evidence at the scene indicated that there had been some kind of gathering at the residence, but the crowd cleared out before police arrived.
  There have been no ar
  
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• Music reviews: Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, the Gordon Grdina Quartet, The Dreadnoughts, and Rez Abbasi and Invocation

  20-11-2017 17:06 via vancouversun.com
  Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings: Soul of a Woman (Daptone): The final recording from the late soul singer Sharon Jones is also her most gospel-oriented. Working with singers from E.I. Fields’s Gospel Wonders choir, which Jones was a member of for most of her life, songs such as It’s a Matter of Time, Just Give Me Your Time and Call on God all ring with a fearsome finality. They also showcase the spectacular backing of the Dap-Kings playing at quite possibly their most sublime. From t
  
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• Delta cannabis producer secures $40m supply agreement with New Brunswick

  20-11-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C.-based, licensed producer of cannabis has reached a deal with the New Brunswick government to grow 4,000 kilograms of marijuana annually for recreational users in that province.
  Zenabis, a Delta pharmaceutical-grade cannabis firm with a 30,000 sq. ft. growing and processing plant on Annacis Island and two more facilities on the East Coast, signed a memorandum of understanding with the province to provide cannabis and derivative products with a retail value of about $40 million an
  
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• Rainfall warning lifted as another #BCStorm hits Metro Vancouver

  20-11-2017 16:29 via vancouversun.com
  UPDATE: Environment Canada lifted its rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver and coastal British Columbia on Monday Morning. A snowfall warning remains in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt and Highway 43 from Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass.
  The rainy season arrived in full force on the South Coast this weekend, with a downpour that drenched Metro Vancouver but was well within expectations for the season, said Environment Canada meteorologist Jonathan Bau.
  The adverse weather
  
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• Canucks recall swift-skating defenceman Philip Holm from Utica

  20-11-2017 16:28 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks added some quickness to their backend Monday morning by recalling defenceman Philip Holm from the Utica Comets.
  The swift-skating Swede has tallied two goals and eight assists in 15 games for the Canucks’ American Hockey League affiliate.
  Canucks head out on road trip with defence dilemma(s) loomingBlues 4, Canucks 3 (OT): What we learnedHolm, 25, spent the 2016-17 season with Vaxjo of the Swedish Hockey League where he recorded 21 points (4-17-21) and 30 penalty
  
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• Monday Musings: Rejoice in Brock Boeser, free Jake Virtanen

  20-11-2017 14:00 via theprovince.com
  In honour of a cold, wet weekend in Vancouver, here are the equally dreary Monday morning musings and meditations on the world of sports.
  • In the Canucks’ 4-3 overtime loss to St. Louis on Saturday night, Brock Boeser directed nine shots at the net, scored a goal and was the only Canuck to produce anything of substance when the game was on the line in the third period.
  For all that, his most impressive moment might have come in the defensive zone when he cut off Vladimir Tarasenko&rs
  
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• Do you really save money shopping on Black Friday or Cyber Monday?

  20-11-2017 13:00 via theprovince.com
  Q: For the last 5 years a few of my girlfriends and I get together for dinner the night before Black Friday to map out our shopping strategy for the next day of madness. My husband thinks we are crazy and that’s when I remind him how addicted he’s become to Cyber Monday shopping. He laughs this off but the reality is that both of us take a day off from work just to shop. Some of our purchases end up on our credit cards and it takes us a few months to pay down the balances. I’m
  
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• Surrey RCMP are appealing to the public after a stabbing

  20-11-2017 10:26 via globalnews.ca
  Surrey RCMP are asking anybody with any information on a weekend stabbing near 86 Ave. and 152 St. to call them.
  
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• Coquihalla re-opens in both directions between Hope and Merritt

  20-11-2017 08:39 via vancouversun.com
  The Coquihalla Highway has re-opened in both directions between Hope and Merritt after vehicle incidents caused its closure for about six hours on Sunday evening.
  Drivebc reported that both incidents happened on the Snowshed Hill. The highway was shut down just after 5 p.m. and didn’t re-open until 11:30 p.m. 
  Meanwhile, snowfall warnings remain in place for the mountain passes, including the Coquihalla Hope to Merritt, the Trans-Canada Highway Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass, and Highway 3
  
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• Ferries cancelled as another #BCStorm hits Metro Vancouver

  20-11-2017 08:04 via vancouversun.com
  The rainy season arrived in full force on the South Coast this weekend, with a downpour that drenched Metro Vancouver but was well within expectations for the season, said Environment Canada meteorologist Jonathan Bau.
  The adverse weather resulted in a number of cancelled sailings between Tsawwassen and Duke Point, and Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay on Sunday night. 
  #ServiceNotice– #Tsawwassen – #DukePoint #QueenofNewWestminster has cancelled all remaining sailings due to adver
  
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• Letters: Use union firms to build Site C because ‘future is electric,’ reader says

  20-11-2017 07:00 via theprovince.com
  I liked the neutral position of Mike Smyth’s recent column on the Site C dam.
  As a union electrician flying from B.C. to the Alberta oilsands, I can understand the various unions’ points. We all want more money and better benefits. The wage package difference between B.C. and Alberta is alarming. Wages are $11 an hour higher in Alberta, but the cost of living in B.C. is much higher.
  I can also see wanting to do this job cheaper — or not at all.
  If this project goes forward, use
  
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• Brian Cochrane and Adam Van Steinburg: Community benefit agreements increase public return on construction investments

  20-11-2017 07:00 via theprovince.com
  The B.C. government is considering the future of the Site C dam project — whether to complete it (our preference) or shut it down. Whichever side you take in the debate, it has giving B.C. a chance to think about how to get maximum value from public construction.
  In our view, it’s time for B.C. to return to the collaborative model of construction management that prevailed before 2001. The provincial government spends billions of dollars every year on electric power projects, highways
  
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• Douglas Todd: High migration can suppress wages … in some places, some jobs

  20-11-2017 06:53 via vancouversun.com
  The boosters of high migration to Canada claim it’s the key to economic salvation.
  Critics counter that large numbers of immigrants and temporary workers “steal jobs” and reduce the wages of the host population.
  The truth, it is turning out, is somewhere in the middle.
  The answer to one of the most controversial political questions in Canada — does high in-migration depress wages? ­— is complicated.
  There is little doubt that Canadian politicians’ decision
  
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• Whistler employees being squeezed by real estate boom: Report

  20-11-2017 05:59 via globalnews.ca
  "Employers are having a hard time keeping staff because they have nowhere to live. So that's the biggest issue that I see that needs to be dealt with in the next three years."
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Nov 19

  20-11-2017 05:11 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Sunday, November 19, 2017.
  
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• Crop theft a growing concern for some B.C. farmers

  20-11-2017 04:30 via vancouversun.com
  Richmond farmer Bill Zylmans recalls catching a man in his berry patch late at night, stealing strawberries with the help of a headlamp.
  Another time, he went to dig up his potato crop and found it missing. His pumpkins regularly “gain legs and walk away.”
  Crop theft has long been an issue for farmers, but anecdotal evidence suggests the problem may be growing like a weed in places where urban development is encroaching on agricultural land.
  “It’s not something new, but i
  
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• Fallen officer celebration of life

  20-11-2017 04:26 via globalnews.ca
  An emotional day in Abbotsford as thousands come out to honour the life of Constable John Davidson.
  
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• Procession overflow crowd

  20-11-2017 04:22 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands gather to watch the funeral procession of Constable John Davidson. Grace Ke has that story.
  
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• Party bus fire

  20-11-2017 04:19 via globalnews.ca
  A party bus catches fire and damages a near-by building. Questions are arising about the safety of these buses. Tanya Beja has more.
  
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• Ferries are cancelled due to wind on the South Coast

  20-11-2017 04:19 via globalnews.ca
  Strong winds are causing major ferry delays along some routes. Paul Johnson has more from Tsawwassen.
  
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• Douglas Todd: High migration might suppress wages … in some places and in some jobs

  20-11-2017 04:17 via vancouversun.com
  The boosters of high migration to Canada claim it’s the key to economic salvation.
  Critics counter that large numbers of immigrants and temporary workers “steal jobs” and reduce the wages of the host population.
  The truth, it is turning out, is somewhere in the middle.
  The answer to one of the most controversial political questions in Canada — does high in-migration depress wages? ­— is complicated.
  There is little doubt that Canadian politicians’ decision
  
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