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• Lost at sea, ‘pretty fricking incredible’ autonomous sailboat found 7,000 km later

  04-12-2017 23:56
  
  UBC students rejoice that their "sailbot" retrieved off coast of Florida, a year and a half after setting off on cross-Atlantic journey
  
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• Canucks prospect Evan McEneny undergoes knee surgery

  04-12-2017 23:50 via theprovince.com
  Evan McEneny’s dream of getting back to the NHL has hit a big bump.
  McEneny had surgery on an injured left knee suffered in a Nov. 15 hit by the Laval Rocket’s Nicolas Deslauriers.
  This is the second time he’s suffered a substantial left knee injury, as he missed nearly all of the 2011-12 season — the season ahead of what was supposed to be his 2012 NHL entry draft year — when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament while playing for the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL.
  
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• Critics slam funeral home’s anti-fentanyl ad

  04-12-2017 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  A funeral company is taking heat for an ad aimed at preventing fentanyl deaths. BC’s coroner says it will drive addiction underground because of the stigma and people won’t get the help they need. A mother who lost two sons to the opioid crisis agrees. Robin Gill reports.
  
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• Vancouver community pools get reprieve

  04-12-2017 23:34
  
  It appears that two of the city’s community pools have been saved from the wrecking ball, at least for the time being.
  
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• Kinder Morgan, Burnaby clash in NEB hearing over Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

  04-12-2017 23:31 via vancouversun.com
  CALGARY — Kinder Morgan Canada and Burnaby clashed in a National Energy Board’s hearing room Monday over the fate of local permitting for the controversial Trans Mountain expansion project.
  The company argued at the NEB’s Calgary headquarters that local political opposition to the $7.4-billion pipeline project has tainted permitting in the city and the process is now delayed, requiring the NEB to step in and override local bylaws to maintain the federal government’s wishe
  
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• The Salvation Army’s annual Santa Shuffle sets new record.

  04-12-2017 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  A record 550 participants turned out for the Salvation Army's annual Santa Shuffle on Saturday.
  
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• Kinder Morgan complains about Trans Mountain permit issues at NEB hearing

  04-12-2017 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  A lawyer for Kinder Morgan Canada said political opposition to the Trans Mountain project in Burnaby, B.C. has "poisoned the well'' and disrupted the regulatory review process in the city.
  
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• Escape from Vancouver? Housing bargains hard to find in the suburbs - The Globe and Mail

  04-12-2017 23:23 via theglobeandmail.com
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  Escape from Vancouver? Housing bargains hard to find in the suburbs
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  Home buyers seeking refuge in Vancouver's suburbs face a harsh reality – it has become increasingly tough to find bargains in recent years. While budget-minded buyers have been flocking to the suburbs for at least a decade, the trend has been ...
  
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• Province to create 3,800 new licensed child care spaces across B.C.

  04-12-2017 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  Children and Family Development Minister Katrine Conroy said Monday the new spaces will be part of 103 projects in 52 communities.
  
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• Man wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years won’t get full $8M compensation: BC Court of Appeal

  04-12-2017 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  The court added that otherwise, it would be considered "double recovery,” which is not allowed.
  
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• Counter Attack road checks begin in the Okanagan this week

  04-12-2017 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  Okanagan RCMP are reminding drivers that they will be out in force this holiday season.
  
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• All is bright: A guide to Christmas light displays around Metro Vancouver

  04-12-2017 22:50 via vancouversun.com
  Bundle up, grab a thermos of hot chocolate, pack the kids in the car and hit shuffle on your holiday hits collection: It’s time to take a tour of the biggest and brightest Christmas lights displays around Metro Vancouver. 
  Follow the map or our list below, which sorts the displays by municipality, and prepare to be dazzled by thousands of sparkling bulbs … and several inflatable Santas.SURREY/WHITE ROCK/DELTA:
  Surrey: 154th Street & 85A AvenueThe Kelly family has put up the
  
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• Giants goalie on hot seat with high-flying Winterhawks coming to town

  04-12-2017 22:49 via theprovince.com
  Be prepared, David Tendeck. Heads up, Todd Scott.
  The Vancouver Giants’ goalie of choice against the Portland Winterhawks at the Langley Events Centre Tuesday night (7 p.m., 1410) will be tested if this season to date is any indication.
  The Winterhawks have lost just six times (20-5-0-1) and the opposing netminder has been first star three times, including Sunday when the Saskatoon Blades’ 16-year-old rookie backstop Nolan Maier made 38 stops in a 4-0 win for the visitors at the Moda
  
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• Wrongful conviction award for B.C. man Ivan Henry capped at $8 million

  04-12-2017 22:36
  An Appeal Court panel of three judges said requiring the province to pay the entire $8 million settlement would have constituted a double recovery for Ivan Henry.
  
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• How selling air rights could save a tiny heritage home in Vancouver's real estate boom - The Globe and Mail

  04-12-2017 22:03 via theglobeandmail.com
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  How selling air rights could save a tiny heritage home in Vancouver's real estate boom
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  It could be just the ticket for saving some of Vancouver's heritage properties, starting with the cherished home and garden of the late architect Arthur Erickson. The City of Vancouver is considering allowing owners of heritage properties in ...
  
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• B.C. Court of Appeal rules against wounded veterans’ lawsuit

  04-12-2017 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  The BC Court of Appeal ruling revolved around a 2006 decision to replace life-long disability pensions with one lump sum payment.
  
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• It’s beginning to look a lot like Keithmas

  04-12-2017 22:00
  
  The Keithmas fundraiser returns to the Rickshaw Dec. 16 for a night that combines riffs and whiskey with goodwill and philanthropy.
  
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• Sleeping crew member likely cause of tug crash off B.C. coast: U.S. report

  04-12-2017 21:54 via vancouversun.com
  BELLA BELLA — The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board says the second mate of a tugboat fell asleep before it ran aground off the coast of British Columbia last year and spilled thousands of litres of fuel.
  The American safety agency says records show the second mate relieved the captain of watch duty and missed a scheduled change of course for the Nathan E. Stewart before the articulated tug and barge crashed near Bella Bella on Oct. 13, 2016.
  The board’s report dated Nov. 21
  
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• Holiday Hostess Gifts

  04-12-2017 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  Lifestyle expert Tina Barkley shows Sam and Squire some interesting and unique hostess gifts you can give this holiday season
  
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• BC NDP announces review following devastating 2017 wildfire and flooding seasons

  04-12-2017 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  The report will examine “all aspects of the province’s response to the floods and wildfires of 2017,” including a review of the evacuation procedures in place.
  
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• Trapped skier rescued from steep slope on Mt. Seymour by search crews early Monday

  04-12-2017 21:13 via vancouversun.com
  Search and rescue volunteers were able to help a skier stuck on a steep slope on Mt. Seymour Sunday evening.
  Using data from the skier’s mobile phone, rescuers were able place the skier about 750 metres down Shone Creek, on the east side of the mountain, south of Hastings Lake.
  “Not injured but stuck,” Mike Danks from North Shore Search and Rescue said. Asked to describe how steep the slope is, he called it “unpleasant.”
  Danks said the rescued skier were finall
  
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• Naughty or Nice? Holiday etiquette on… travel

  04-12-2017 21:10 via vancouversun.com
  It’s the holidays and once you throw some rum in that egg nog, things can get a little messy at the family dinner table, the company Christmas party or even shopping at the mall.
  Sharon Schweitzer is an international etiquette and manners expert.
  Here’s our five-part series Naughty or Nice?, a holiday etiquette refresher with international etiquette and manners expert Sharon Schweitzer.
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  Travel is stressful even on the best days so it’s no surprise that holiday travel &n
  
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• Metro Vancouver real estate prices up 14 per cent over last year: board

  04-12-2017 21:09 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s real estate board says the average property price in Metro Vancouver last month rose 14 per cent from November 2016, with condominiums and attached properties making the biggest gains.
  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the composite benchmark price for a property rose to $1,046,900 last month — up 0.4 per cent compared to October.
  The board says condominiums saw the biggest jump in prices at $648,200. That’s up 23.9 per cent since last November and one
  
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• Naughty or Nice? Holiday etiquette on… family get-togethers

  04-12-2017 21:03 via vancouversun.com
  It’s the holidays and once you throw some rum in that egg nog, things can get a little messy at the family dinner table, the company Christmas party or even shopping at the mall.
  Sharon Schweitzer is an international etiquette and manners expert.
  Here’s our five-part series Naughty or Nice?, a holiday etiquette refresher with international etiquette and manners expert Sharon Schweitzer.
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  If you tense up at the mention of family dinners around the holidays, you’re likely
  
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• Truck hits 152nd Street overpass

  04-12-2017 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  Mon. Dec. 4: A truck hit the 152nd overpass in Surrey on Monday morning, closing the road and causing a traffic headache for drivers.
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Can you help solve the murder mystery of Regina Brazil?

  04-12-2017 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  Regina Brazil was a loving grandmother who was murdered in her own home.
  
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• Salute To Vienna New Year’s Day Performance

  04-12-2017 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Start the new year off with style by going to The Salute To Vienna New Year's Day Concert at The Orpheum Theatre!
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Regina Brazil

  04-12-2017 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  Mon. Dec. 4: B.C. Crime Stopper is hoping the public can help solve the murder of Regina Brazil who was murdered in her own home.
  
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• Horgan appoints former Liberal minister to review B.C. wildfire, flood responses

  04-12-2017 20:27 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — A former Liberal cabinet minister will help review British Columbia’s response to wildfire and flood disasters this year that forced thousands from their homes and caused extensive damage.
  Premier Horgan says a report with recommendations on the government’s response to the disasters is due by April 30 from George Abbott and Indigenous leader Maureen Chapman.
  Evacuation orders affected more than 65,000 people this past summer as firefighting costs topped more than $5
  
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• Truck hits 152nd Street overpass in Surrey, traffic being diverted

  04-12-2017 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Drivers should avoid the area if possible.
  
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• Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports

  04-12-2017 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  VASS provides trained volunteers who are enthusiastic about sharing their love of skiing and boarder for people of all ages and disabilities.
  
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• Search for missing plane near Revelstoke suspended

  04-12-2017 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  The search has been suspended for a light plane that disappeared over a week ago somewhere near Revelstoke B.C.
  
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• Coast Mental Health seeking nominations for courageous British Columbians

  04-12-2017 19:57
  
  Fred Lee highlights the latest events in Vancouver's social scene.
  
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• B.C. court rules against injured veterans in fight for disability pensions

  04-12-2017 19:51 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — The B.C. Court of Appeal has dealt a devastating blow to a group of injured veterans engaged in a landmark legal battle with the federal government.
  The six veterans involved in the so-called Equitas lawsuit had alleged that they were unfairly treated because of a major overhaul in 2006 to the way the government compensates those injured in the line of service.
  Chief among the changes was replacing lifelong disability pensions with a lump-sum payment, career training and targ
  
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• Highway 99 in Surrey closed northbound due to vehicle incident

  04-12-2017 19:47 via vancouversun.com
  Highway 99 has been closed to all northbound traffic at the 152nd Street overpass in Surrey due to an ongoing vehicle incident.
  “All Northbound traffic is blocked and traffic is being diverted at 16th Ave.,” according to an online update from Drive B.C.
  #BCHwy99 vehicle incident NB at 152nd St. overpass. All Northbound traffic is blocked and traffic is being diverted at 16th Ave. #SurreyBC #WhiteRock
  — Drive BC (@DriveBC) December 4, 2017According to News 1130 Traffic, the inci
  
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• NEB hears constitutional question on Burnaby delays to Trans Mountain project

  04-12-2017 19:33 via vancouversun.com
  CALGARY — A lawyer for Kinder Morgan Canada says political opposition to the Trans Mountain project in Burnaby has “poisoned the well” and disrupted the regulatory review process in the city.
  In a hearing at the National Energy Board, Maureen Killoran laid out arguments about how lengthy delays in permit approvals from the city have set back the $7.4-billion pipeline expansion project.
  Killoran says strong and vocal opposition by Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan to the project has
  
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• Rescuers to end search for plane missing with two aboard in southeastern B.C.

  04-12-2017 19:28 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Rescuers are ending the search for a small plane with two people aboard that disappeared more than a week ago while flying over southeastern British Columbia.
  The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria says in statement that crews made the difficult decision to suspend the exhaustive operation as of Monday afternoon.
  Police have said 28-year-old pilot Dominic Neron and 31-year-old passenger Ashley Bourgeault were flying from Penticton, B.C., to Edmonton on Nov. 25 when th
  
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• Five homes evacuated as massive boulder rolls into Agassiz

  04-12-2017 19:20 via vancouversun.com
  AGASSIZ — Five homes have been evacuated in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley over concerns about the stability of a giant boulder that slid down into a residential community last month.
  The District of Kent says in a news release that 22,000-kilogram rock came from a bluff above the homes in the community of Aggassiz on Nov. 5.
  Officials say crews have been working with a geotechnical engineer to access the site, but bad weather has impeded the process.
  The district’s mayor, Jo
  
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• Flair Airlines ditches carry-on fees — temporarily

  04-12-2017 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  Flair Airlines, a discount airline based in Kelowna, is waiving the fee for carry-on baggage. But only for a month.
  
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• Officials ending search for Alberta couple whose plane went missing in B.C.

  04-12-2017 18:51
  Rescue crews with the Royal Canadian Air Force and Parks Canada have spent about 120 hours searching more than 22,000 square k.m. in southeastern B.C.
  
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• Rock Ambleside music festival returning to West Vancouver

  04-12-2017 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  The classic rock festival will be held Aug. 17 to 19, and will feature 11 rock bands.
  
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• Watch the 2017 Vancouver Santa Claus parade

  04-12-2017 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  If you could not make it out to the event, Global BC and BC1 will be airing the parade in a special.
  
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• Richmond lawyer in alleged trust fund theft to host news conference

  04-12-2017 17:55 via vancouversun.com
  A Richmond lawyer at the centre of an alleged trust fund theft is set to announce what’s believed to be charges in the disappearance of nearly $8 million from her firm’s account last year.
  Lawyer Hong Guo will host a news conference in Richmond at 11 a.m. today (Monday, Dec. 4) where she says she will be sharing the results of work conducted by her lawyers hired in Canada and China, as well as charges she says have been pressed by Chinese criminal justice officials.
  According to a me
  
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• City planners to review separate entrances for social housing units

  04-12-2017 17:51
  Concerns have been raised about the idea of building separate entrances for those who live in social housing and creating "segregated children's playgrounds."
  
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• The Morning Skate, Dec. 4: Boesember begins

  04-12-2017 17:49 via theprovince.com
  Who doesn’t love a hilarious case of mistaken identity?
  This is exceptional pic.twitter.com/gyO97wlDVq
  — Tom Hughes (@tom_hughes89) December 4, 2017Let’s get skating.
  The Home Team
  — Would you be shocked to learn that people really are starting to take notice of Brock Boeser?
  My NHL rookie race rankings: Brock Boeser has charged to the top. https://t.co/U0Y1sYixlY
  — Kevin Allen (@ByKevinAllen) December 3, 2017— Boeser won Rookie of the Month, in case you misse
  
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• Shooting Ghosts with Finbarr O’Reilly

  04-12-2017 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver-raised photographer and author Finbarr O’Reilly talks about being a photojournalist in combat zones.
  
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• Abbotsford Santa Shuffle makes it easier to believe in miracles, love

  04-12-2017 17:21 via vancouversun.com
  ABBOTSFORD — Before we discuss the impressive $16,500 collected for Saturday’s Santa Shuffle and Elf Walk, or the Heroes for Hope at the local Salvation Army, we should talk about miracles.
  No, not the weather that miraculously improved just minutes before the 10 a.m. start of the event’s 10th anniversary in this City in the Country, but more specifically the gift of life.
  • FOR A PHOTO RECAP OF SATURDAY’S FUN RUN, click HERE
  About one-third of the way into Saturday&
  
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• Get Connected

  04-12-2017 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  Andy Baryer of Get Connected Media with the top tech news stories of the day.
  
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• Firefighters called to East Vancouver house fire

  04-12-2017 17:14 via globalnews.ca
  Firefighters were called around 3 a.m. to the home on Kingsway and Welwyn Street after someone spotted flames coming from the roof.
  
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• Concert Announcement: Classic rock fest Rock Ambleside returns in 2018

  04-12-2017 16:34 via vancouversun.com
  If you’re shopping for a Christmas present for your classic rock-loving dad, look no further. A three-day classic rock festival is set to return to West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park in 2018 and tickets go on sale Friday.
  Rock Ambleside, presented by Rock 101, will take place from Aug. 17 to 19 at Ambleside Park in summer 2018. The festival will feature 11 classic rock bands, though the 2018 line-up has yet to be announced.
  Weekend packages and tickets will go on sale this Friday at 10
  
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