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• Botchford: New recruit Nic Dowd hopes for big role on Canucks’ penalty kill

  09-12-2017 23:52 via theprovince.com
  CALGARY — Nic Dowd’s problem in Los Angeles was easy to diagnose.
  The Kings were just too good.
  Re-invented, the Kings have been running the Western Conference ragged for the past two months, or more. They’ve been at the top of the standings. They’ve been the best team in the league defensively. They’ve had a top ten offence.
  And they had no room for Dowd. At least, not enough to make anyone happy.
  “I wasn’t frustrated with the organization but there was
  
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• B.C. ends loophole allowing big rent hikes in hot neighbourhoods

  09-12-2017 23:49 via vancouversun.com
  Renters in B.C. no longer need to worry about their landlords hiking up rates to match high rents in hot neighbourhoods.
  The NDP government announced it’s closing a loophole in residential tenancy and manufactured home park tenancy regulations by eliminating a clause that permitted landlords to raise rates above the normally allowable rental increase to match rents within a geographic area.
  Spencer Chandra Herbert, a New Democrat member of the B.C. legislature, said the change is part of a
  
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• City looks to build park on roof of new Oakridge Centre redevelopment

  09-12-2017 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  All told, the proposed development will have nine acres of green space. 
  
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• Coquitlam school trustees' free trips to China raise ethical concerns

  09-12-2017 23:19 via vancouversun.com
  Coquitlam school trustees are under fire for taking Chinese-government-paid trips to China.
  For the past few years, some trustees, district officials and teachers have been taking 10-day trips during the March break paid for by Hanban, an arm of the Chinese government that funds the Confucius Institutes. 
  Confucius Institutes are academic programs that provide schools and universities instruction in Chinese language and culture. School District 43 — which includes schools in Coquitlam
  
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• B.C. ferries sets Jan. 22 as date to go butt-free

  09-12-2017 23:14 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries has set the date for its vessels, terminals and grounds to go smoke-free, and will include people in their vehicles in ferry lineups. The change comes Jan. 22 during National Non-Smoking Week.
  Smoking, which includes marijuana and vapour products, will be prohibited on all B.C. Ferries property, even in designated outdoor areas on ferries where smoking has been allowed to date.
  Smoking in private vehicles has generated a number of complaints, said B.C. Ferries spokeswoman Debor
  
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• Haven’t mailed your holiday packages? Here’s your need-to-know deadlines

  09-12-2017 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  If you have last-minute holiday mail to send, you've still got a little bit of time. But not much.
  
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• Recipe: Chestnut Mont Blanc

  09-12-2017 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  Thomas Haas is in the kitchen with his festive recipe for a Chestnut Mont Blanc.
  
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• Report: B.C. Lions cut ties with multiple assistants, including offensive coordinator Khari Jones

  09-12-2017 21:20 via theprovince.com
  Farhan Lalji of TSN is reporting that the B.C. Lions have parted ways with multiple coaches, most notably offensive coordinator Khari Jones. Lalji also states that preliminary interviews for a new offensive coordinator have already begun.
  Jones, 46, a one-time Lions quarterback, just finished his fourth season as a part of the club’s offensive coaching staff. It was his third as OC.
  The Lions did name Ed Hervey as their general manager recently. Wally Buono will remain both VP of football
  
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• Province snips tenancy rule loopholes allowing double-digit rent increases

  09-12-2017 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  Under the new rules, landlords won't be able to apply to jack up rents to match what tenants in pricier nearby units pay.
  
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• Murray Howe

  09-12-2017 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Son of the legendary Gordie Howe – Murray Howe – reflects on his late father’s legacy as he tells Jay about his new book “Nine Lessons I learned from my father.”
  
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• Gardenworks: Christmas Trees

  09-12-2017 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Scott from Gardenworks is on hand with his top tips for picking out the best Christmas tree for your home. He also shows you his alternative ideas to decorating your tree.
  
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• Saturday Chef – Thomas Haas

  09-12-2017 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  Thomas Haas is in the kitchen with his festive recipe for a Chetnut Mont Blanc.
  
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• Giants Legends Night

  09-12-2017 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  Dale Saip and Tyson Sexsmith join Jay with information on what fans can expect at the Giants Legends Night.
  
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• Month of Giving Back – Paws for Hope

  09-12-2017 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  Kathy Powelson from Paws for Hope has an important message for anyone thinking about giving a pet as a present this holiday season.
  
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• Open House: decorating on a budget

  09-12-2017 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Dec 9: Kaitlyn Herbst gets some tips of how to deck out your house without breaking the bank.
  
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• Giants are red hot to face Ice tonight, thanks largely to play of Tendeck

  09-12-2017 19:19 via theprovince.com
  Starting David Tendeck in goal tonight has to be tempting for Vancouver Giants coach Jason McKee.
  The Kootenay Ice provide the opposition for the Giants at the Langley Events Centre this evening (7 p.m., TSN 1410) and Tendeck pitched a 37-save shutout in a 1-0 road win over the Portland Winterhawks on Friday.
  It was the first WHL goose egg for Tendeck, who’s in his second full year with Vancouver, and his second win this week over the Winterhawks, who are the pick of many to win the Wester
  
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• Man accused of murder and out on bail is re-arrested in Burns Lake

  09-12-2017 19:11 via vancouversun.com
  A man accused of murder, who sparked outrage in a northern B.C. town after he was released on bail last week, is back behind bars.
  Burns Lake resident Albert Giesbrecht, 66, is charged with the first-degree murder of 59-year-old Raymond Bishop, who was found shot to death on the south side of Francois Lake in Southbank on May 18.
  Last week, a judge in B.C. provincial court in Smithers released Giesbrecht on bail, a decision which sparked fear and outrage in the community of Burns
  
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• Theatre review: A twisted puppet Christmas Carol from Ronnie Burkett

  09-12-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Little Dickens
  Until Dec. 22 | The Cultch Historic Theatre
  Tickets and info: From $22 at thecultch.com
  Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has been a phenomenon since it was first published as a novella in December 1843. It was almost immediately adapted for the stage, and within a couple of months there were eight different versions playing in London.
  The staged Christmas Carol has remained insanely popular ever since, and seasonal outbreaks of Christmas Carolitis have become an annual eve
  
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• Book review: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas War of the Blink

  09-12-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  War of the Blink
  Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas | Locarno Press
  Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas returns to the form that first drew attention to his talents in his third book showcasing his creation, Haida manga.
  This award-winning and unique fusion of Haida art techniques with Japanese popular comic design takes traditional stories from the West Coast First Nation and gives them a visual representation that crosses cultures with ease. Colourful and with plenty of wit, Haida manga takes stor
  
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• Former Province paper boy turned businessman fills Empty Stocking

  09-12-2017 16:54 via theprovince.com
  When Gord Ferguson got the urge to give back at Christmastime, a time of year that has so generously rewarded him for his hard work of providing Christmas trees to the people of Richmond and Vancouver, he thought of The Province’s Empty Stocking Fund.
  “Well, the story is I was a Province delivery boy when I was 11 years old,” said Ferguson, now 61 and owner of the Christmas tree lots at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church at 12 Avenue and Main Street in Vancouver and at Stevest
  
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• Prof. Fizzyboots preps on elf-a-bits before fun run, return to college

  09-12-2017 16:53 via vancouversun.com
  When Baxter Bayer revealed this week he was going back to school, LaSalle College in Vancouver to be precise, AC/DC’s Lock Up Your Daughters Tour immediately came to mind for some strange reason.
  Then the real Thunderstruck — he’s actually going there to teach. For those about to attend his class, we salute you!
  While lucky students of the marketing in hospitality/events class will get to know … ahem, Mr. Bayer … as a brilliant young mind with a vibrant
  
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• This Vancouver view every day? Yours for $18.8 million

  09-12-2017 16:00
  
  Hexagonal 1960s “House of Light” on stunning UBC lot is Vancouver's priciest new listing of November 20-26
  
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• The Home Front: Paying homage to traditional candle-making

  09-12-2017 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  The power of scent is all important when it comes to making your home a warm and inviting place, says Nick Rabuchin, co-founder of Vancouver Candle Co. And that’s why he and his partner Farouk Babul launched their company three years ago.
  “We were candle fanatics, and had bought a number of candles,” he says, “and the last one we bought just didn’t burn very well, and we thought there’s got to be a way of fixing it, and through the process of determining how t
  
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• Sold (Bought): Abbotsford home provides for potential mortgage-helping income

  09-12-2017 15:57 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  3333 Wagner Dr., Abbotsford
  Type: Eight-bedroom, five-bathroom detached
  Size: 4,271 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $740,000
  Listed for: $899,900
  Sold for: $967,600
  Sold on: Aug. 27
  Days on market: Four
  Listing agent: Justin Mangat and Jeannette Schmidt at HomeLife Benchmark Realty
  Buyers agent: Rod Hayes at Park Georgia Realty
  The big sell: This two-level Abbotsford home can not only accommodate elderly parents or guests in
  
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• Cascade City 'a real departure' for Richmond

  09-12-2017 15:14 via vancouversun.com
  It’s important for a city’s architecture not to become too predictable, says Arno Matis, principle at Arno Matis Architecture. In a break from the ubiquitous tower-and-podium style, Cascade City, a development planned for Richmond by Landa Global Properties, represents a different configuration where each tower blends into a podium in one continuous form.
  Arno Matis Architecture and Rafii Architects collaborated on the design of the development, which comprises two 15-storey towers o
  
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• A cruise coup for Vancouver

  09-12-2017 15:00 via theprovince.com
  Chalk up a big win for Vancouver. Celebrity Cruises (celebritycruises.com) has just announced its 2019 Pacific Coastal and Alaska cruise itineraries, revealing that the line’s 2,850-guest Celebrity Eclipse will operate roundtrip cruises to Alaska from Canada Place for the very first time.
  Celebrity Eclipse will take over the roundtrip cruises previously operated by the smaller Celebrity Infinity, which has made her summer home in the waters of Alaska and British Columbia almost every year
  
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• More barred owls sightings in Vancouver bad news for pests

  09-12-2017 13:00
  There appears to be a group of young owls who are "setting up shop" in the city, said Rob Hope, who works with wildlife in nearby Delta, B.C.
  
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• Two people seriously hurt after collision in marked crosswalk in Surrey

  09-12-2017 11:59 via globalnews.ca
  Surrey RCMP don't believe drugs or alcohol were involved in the incident.
  
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• Coquitlam dog walker Annette Poitras shares survival story

  09-12-2017 11:55 via globalnews.ca
  "Make sure you have what you need," Annette Poitras cautioned would-be hikers while speaking at the B.C. Justice Institute Friday night.
  
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• Offence dries up, transition game sputters and top checker gets hurt in Stealth debut

  09-12-2017 08:38 via theprovince.com
  Here’s what we learned from the Vancouver Stealth’s 15-8 loss to the Colorado Mammoth to open the National Lacrosse League regular season on Friday at the Langley Events Centre.
  *The Stealth have considerable work to do. Things couldn’t have gone much worse for the squad.
  Corey Small and Rhys Duch, who combined for 84 goals during the 18-game regular season last year, didn’t record a single marker Friday on a combined 20 shots.
  Tye Belanger, who sparkled so regularly in g
  
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• Two pedestrians seriously hurt in crosswalk crash in Newton

  09-12-2017 07:41 via vancouversun.com
  Two pedestrians were seriously injured Friday evening when they were hit in a marked crosswalk in the Newton area of Surrey.
  Police say the pair were crossing at 128th Street and 80th Avenue shortly after 7:30 p.m. when a vehicle struck them.
  There was heavy fog in the area at the time, and Surrey RCMP say it doesn’t appear alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash.
  “The driver … remained on scene and is co-operating with police,” said Staff Sgt. Dwayne Farlin in a news
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Dec 8

  09-12-2017 06:39 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Friday, December 8, 2017.
  
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• Mayor’s council replacement

  09-12-2017 05:55 via globalnews.ca
  Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan is replacing Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson as chair of the mayor’s council. Aaron McArthur has the story.
  
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• New hockey rival

  09-12-2017 05:48 via globalnews.ca
  Seattle is on the road to getting an NHL expansion franchise, which could become the Canuck’s newest rivals. Paul Johnson reports.
  
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• Langley townhouse murder victim identified

  09-12-2017 05:48 via globalnews.ca
  First responders arrive to find a fatally injured man in the backyard of a Langley townhouse complex. Rumina Days has more.
  
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• Hospital carbon footprint

  09-12-2017 05:48 via globalnews.ca
  John Hua has a story about how the Vancouver General Hospital has launched a program to capture ozone destroying emissions created in the operating room.
  
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• Duncan school brawl reaction

  09-12-2017 05:48 via globalnews.ca
  A new diversity program is being implemented at Cowichan Secondary school in Duncan after a student brawl was caught on tape. Neetu Garcha has more.
  
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• Avoiding parcel thefts

  09-12-2017 05:48 via globalnews.ca
  As more and more people are online shopping, there has been a steady increase in parcel thefts. Anne Drewa has more with Consumer Matters and how you can ensure your items get to their destination safely.
  
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• Kaslo modular housing fight

  09-12-2017 05:45 via globalnews.ca
  People near Kingsway and Kaslo in Vancouver are going to court to stop modular housing in their neighbourhood. Nadia Stewart explains why.
  
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• East Vancouver sex assault

  09-12-2017 05:45 via globalnews.ca
  Police identify a person of interest in a pair of sex assaults in East Vancouver where the suspect seemed to stalk his victims while wearing a surgical mask. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• How to keep thieves from stealing your parcels this Christmas

  09-12-2017 04:50 via globalnews.ca
  "We are asking people to take steps not to tempt a thief."
  
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• Anesthetic: as it puts you out, it puts out into the atmosphere too, B.C.-led study shows

  09-12-2017 04:46 via globalnews.ca
  “It means that surgeries are approximately equal to 2 million cars on the road every year."
  
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• A trip to Bella Coola Valley, ground zero for debate on coexistence of grizzlies and humans

  09-12-2017 03:57 via vancouversun.com
  THE BELLA COOLA VALLEY — On the far side of the Atnarko River, an adult female grizzly bear walks along a path next to long grasses, climbs up and over logs, paws and sniffs at a couple of spawned-out pink salmon, then moves upstream for fresher fish. A two-year-old cub is close behind, following in mom’s footsteps.
  On the near side of the river, half a dozen tourists from as far away as Germany crouch silently in the shadowy, humid rainforest, camera flashes turned off to minimize i
  
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• Vancouver looks to support ‘legacy businesses’ to sustain Chinatown’s character

  09-12-2017 03:53 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Vancouver is looking at how to help keep longstanding businesses from being displaced.
  
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• Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre gears up to host Olympic hopefuls

  09-12-2017 03:11 via globalnews.ca
  Nordic skier Bob Thompson is hoping to head to the Pyeongchang Olympics in 2018.
  
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• Some fear shakeup at mayor's council could doom Broadway subway, Surrey light rail

  09-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Transit watchers are offering different takes on what this week’s regional transportation leadership shakeup means for major projects on Metro Vancouver’s horizon.
  On Thursday, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan replaced Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson as the chair of the Mayor’s Council on Regional Transportation after the council held an election, while District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton replaced Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner as vice-chair.
  The mayors of the region&rsquo
  
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• Opinion: Newly disclosed data shows need for inquiry into fracking

  09-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  In May 2014, B.C.’s then-Minister of Natural Gas Development, Rich Coleman, came out swinging when a team of Canadian and American scientists issued a report saying that fossil-fuel-industry fracking operations could contaminate surface and groundwater sources.
  “The reality is we’ve been doing this for over 50 years, we’ve never had a contamination from a drill, we’ve never had a drill stem leak or fail,” Coleman said. “We do it as well or better than an
  
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• Opinion: Homelessness: We all pay

  09-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  I have the privilege of living in a lovely downtown Vancouver neighbourhood. The late-fall mornings are crisp and fresh and, even in a light drizzle, it’s a pleasant place to live, work and walk. But here’s something that makes me reject any claim that Vancouver is one of the world’s most “liveable” cities: On one recent early morning coffee run, I counted 13 homeless people sleeping in nooks and doorways — slumped in the shadows of the million-dollar condos t
  
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• Opinion: Canadian millennials seek closer, but pragmatic, connection to Asia

  09-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Millennials are the first generation of Canadians whose world will be shaped by the “rise of Asia” for the entirety of their adult lives. As we plug into our digitally-connected world, we have witnessed in real-time the rapid economic growth and political transformation in Asia.
  The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s newest national opinion poll reveals that Canadian millennials — those aged 18 to 34 — are becoming increasingly open-minded about the opportunities t
  
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• Opinion: Canada’s mining industry leads way to a lower-carbon economy

  09-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  When it comes to protecting the environment and fighting climate change, many people instinctively and unfairly put the mining and metals industry in the “bad guys” category. In fact, even before the Paris Agreement on climate change was negotiated two years ago, many mining and metals companies had already become part of the solution, both for the good of the planet and the good of the industry.
  The industry’s role in decarbonizing our planet has many parts, including reducing
  
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