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• Ewen: Courchaine, Bartley deal from Season 1 remains Giants’ best deal

  27-12-2017 23:46 via theprovince.com
  We’re revisiting our revisiting of the most significant trades in Vancouver Giants’ history.
  Last year, we did a Top 5 list of the best deals ever for the Western Hockey League squad. This time around, we’ve stretched the list to 10. It gives us an opportunity to look at some recent swaps, and also recall some older ones. Last year’s ranking is in parenthesis for the applicable trades.
  The WHL trade deadline for this season is Jan. 10:
  No. 1, Jan. 10, 2002
  Giants acquire
  
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• Baldrey: The four big events in B.C. politics following the cliffhanger election

  27-12-2017 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Whew, what a year!
  
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• Six sent to hospital in crash that closed Highway 1 in B.C. for hours

  27-12-2017 23:23
  B.C. Emergency Health Services says two of the patients were in critical condition.
  
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• 2017: A year in classical music

  27-12-2017 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s burgeoning classical music scene had its hits and misses during 2017. There was also what seemed like an inordinate amount of administrative change, events that can’t help but shape the seasons to come.
  For sheer drama, the year at Vancouver Opera was something exceptional. The idea of an intensive Opera Festival in the spring had its strengths: the chance to hear Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking and a rare (for Vancouver) performance of Verdi’s Otello. But vari
  
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• Police investigate Oak Bay deaths

  27-12-2017 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  Multiple agencies are investigating the death of two young children in Oak Bay. Jordan Armstrong reports.
  
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• RCMP release sketch in alleged assault on South Surrey student

  27-12-2017 22:53 via vancouversun.com
  Police in Surrey have released a sketch of a suspect in an alleged assault on a student near Earl Marriott Secondary School last week.
  On Dec. 21, the 16-year-old girl was walking in Alderwood Park, in the 1700-block of Lilac Drive, when she was grabbed by an unknown man who appeared to have been following her.
  Alderwood Park in Surrey.
  She ran away from the suspect toward the nearby high school and police were called out to the area, but he managed to flee before they arrived.
  The RCMP special
  
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• ICBC reminds drivers to stay safe on New Year’s Eve

  27-12-2017 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  ICBC says hundreds of crashes occur across BC every year on the holiday.
  
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• Cowichan Search and Rescue needs new home

  27-12-2017 22:26 via vancouversun.com
  Cowichan’s growing search-and-rescue outfit needs a new home — but not because they’re growing.
  The real reason is somewhat ironic: prompted by the record-setting 2017 fire season, the Cowichan Valley Regional District decided they needed a better facility in case they needed an emergency operations centre.
  Cowichan Search and Rescue’s facility, which is at the regional district’s Bings Creek, solid-waste management facility, just at the northwestern edge of Duncan,
  
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• Community mourns death of Oak Bay girls

  27-12-2017 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  Two young sisters found dead in a Victoria-area home on Christmas Day are being remembered as beautiful and energetic children. Jordan Armstrong has the latest.
  
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• Suspect sketch released in alleged assault on Surrey 16-year-old

  27-12-2017 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  Surrey RCMP has released as sketch of a suspect in an alleged assault on a student in Alderwood Park last week.
  
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• ‘Such pure hearts’: Community mourns Oak Bay girls, aged 4 and 6, found dead on Christmas

  27-12-2017 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  Two young sisters found dead in a Victoria-area home on Christmas Day are being remembered as beautiful and energetic children.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks 2018 lookahead

  27-12-2017 21:05 via vancouversun.com
  Paul Chapman and Ed Willes talk about the year to come for the Vancouver Canucks.
  
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• Commercial Real Estate: Industrial property market 'terrible' for tenants — 'I can't really sugarcoat that'

  27-12-2017 21:01 via vancouversun.com
  In October, 2016, National Concrete Accessories started searching for an industrial space for a new branch in the Surrey-Langley area.
  It took six months to find a location near the Golden Ears Bridge that met their needs for warehousing, storage and showroom space. It could have taken much longer.
  The maker and distributor of concrete equipment was lucky to find a decent space in what is becoming a seriously constrained industrial property market, and one that stakeholders say will experience l
  
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• Geek vs. Greek: NFL Picks, Week 17

  27-12-2017 21:00 via theprovince.com
  It all comes down to this.
  Mike ‘The Greek” Raptis (148-92) went 12-4 in Week 16, narrowing the gap to one game against J.J. “The Geek” Adams (149-91), who went 11-5.
  Who will take the 2017 Geek vs. Greek crown?
  THE GEEK’S GAME OF THE WEEK
  Dallas at Philadelphia
  Have you ever seen a Super Bowl contender that has looked less like a Super Bowl contender than the Eagles?Sure, they’re 13-2, and have the NFC’s No. 1 seed locked up — home field advantage
  
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• B.C. Lions year in review

  27-12-2017 20:54 via vancouversun.com
  Paul Chapman and Ed Willes talk about the year that was for the B.C. Lions.
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps year in review

  27-12-2017 20:35 via vancouversun.com
  Paul Chapman and Ed Willes talk about the year that was for the Vancouver Whitecaps.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks year in review

  27-12-2017 20:28 via vancouversun.com
  Paul Chapman and Ed Willes talk about the year that was for the Vancouver Canucks.
  
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• Cowichan Search and Rescue needs a new home

  27-12-2017 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  Cowichan’s growing search and rescue outfit needs a new home — but not because they’re growing.
  The real reason is somewhat ironic: prompted by the record-setting 2017 fire season, the Cowichan Valley Regional District decided they needed a better facility in case they needed an emergency operations centre.
  Cowichan Search and Rescue’s facility, which is at the regional district’s Bings Creek solid waste management facility, just at the northwestern edge of Duncan,
  
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• Parks Canada to open reservations for B.C. sites in early January

  27-12-2017 20:20
  Parks Canada also says it is extending the season for its Tofino-area Green Point campground to take advantage of the annual Pacific Rim Whale Festival.
  
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• Wine Guy: Holiday Bubbly, the sequel

  27-12-2017 20:00 via theprovince.com
  It’s the final Wine Guy column of the year, and well it only makes sense to go out with a bang. Which literally means a pop of the cork. Or for the romantics, an “apologetic cough,” which is the agreed upon barely noticeable sound a bottle of Champagne makes when properly (i.e. discreetly) opened.
  A few weeks back we looked at local sparkling wines, so this time the focus is on bubbly bottles from abroad. All would make for a fantastic New Year’s toast, but they will also
  
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• Style in the City: Cedar Atkins

  27-12-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
   Name: Cedar Atkins
  Occupation: Personal Wardrobe Stylist
  Personal style in one word: Modern-rocker-chic-edgy-masculine-glamour
  Social media: Instagram on @theedgeoflovely 
  Love Cedar’s look? Here’s how to recreate it. 
  The blazerA chic, tailored blazer gets a fresh new feel from a bold pop of colour. Wear this piece like Cedar has here with black and white separates to let it stand out, or, pair it with similar tones of red for a stylish, monochromatic look.
  $195
  
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• Conversations with Lee Maracle will make the reader think

  27-12-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  My Conversations with Canadians
  Lee Maracle | Book Thug Publishers
  $20, 170 pages
  Don’t call them Indians. They have their own distinct nations, languages and identities that do not depend on Columbus’s confusion. They are the descendants of this continent’s first peoples, the remnants of a much larger pre-contact population, survivors of both the military attacks and filthy epidemics that arrived with European settlement, the child abuse and cultural genocide of the residentia
  
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• Young sisters found dead in Oak Bay, B.C., remembered as being 'full of energy'

  27-12-2017 19:49
  The girls, who were found dead on Christmas Day, have been identified as four-year-old Aubrey Berry and six-year-old Chloe Berry.
  
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• The Morning Skate, Dec. 27: Time for resolutions

  27-12-2017 19:35 via theprovince.com
  All right. It’s now two days after Christmas. You’re already thinking about New Year’s resolutions, aren’t you.
  I know I am.
  Less turkey in 2018. That’s my resolution.
  Maybe more grousing.
  Kidding.
  Seriously though, more time on my bike.
  Here’s a long read on cycling, with a featured image that’s appropriate for today.
  One of our favorite features of 2017: The forgotten story of Andy Hampsten's 1988 Giro win.https://t.co/tfKoExFEbE
  — VeloNews (@vel
  
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• Top 10 new restaurants in Metro Vancouver for 2017

  27-12-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  I’m usually speeding down the fast lane keeping pace with restaurants opening in a perilous industry, but at this time of the year I do a quick shoulder check.
  It’s been another year of cautious optimism, mostly casual affairs except when backed by a high-end hotel (Botanist at Fairmont Pacific Rim, venues at Parq Vancouver, Mott 32 at Trump International). But it’s in the casual arena that Vancouver finds its soul. It’s a matter of making it sing.
  Consider my favour
  
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• Changing tastes prompting new park designs in Coquitlam and other cities

  27-12-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Cities across Canada are rethinking their park spaces as play changes, replacing teeter-totters, golf courses and baseball diamonds with space for cricket, pickleball and play structures for all ages.
  Coquitlam has set a goal of having a park or greenspace within a five-minute walk of all residents. The Metro Vancouver suburb recently redeveloped Rochester Park with a natural wood playground, zipline, trails, and sheltered picnic space in an example of how the city is trying to meet diverse need
  
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• Wednesday morning snow may give way to afternoon rain in Metro Vancouver

  27-12-2017 18:53 via vancouversun.com
  Snow is falling across much of Metro Vancouver, and while it’s sticking for now, if you’re near the water it is likely to switch to rain later in the day.
  Environment Canada is predicting as much as five centimetres of snow will fall in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley during the day on Wednesday, with rain possibly developing in the afternoon.
  But a second wave of snow is expected to hit overnight, bringing as much as 10 centimetres of snow for higher elevations in Metro and as
  
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• Abbotsford mom-to-be has been missing for a year

  27-12-2017 18:53 via vancouversun.com
  It’s been exactly one year since Marie Stuart was last seen.
  Wednesday, Abbotsford Police put out a renewed call for information about the missing 39-year-old, who was last seen walking on South Fraser Way near Seven Oaks Mall at 3 p.m. on Dec. 27, 2016.
  Stuart was pregnant at the time and both the due date for the baby’s birth as well as her own birthdate have passed.
  “Obviously it’s been a trying time,” APD spokesman Ian MacDonald said Wednesday. “(Her famil
  
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• One year later, still no leads in case of pregnant woman who went missing in Abbotsford

  27-12-2017 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  The 39-year-old was pregnant when she disappeared on December 27, 2016.
  
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• Mental health, stigma hindering people from seeking support: UGM

  27-12-2017 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  "It takes a toll on people, when they do come, on their mental state."
  
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• Wednesday morning snow may give way to Wednesday afternoon rain in Metro Vancouver

  27-12-2017 17:38 via vancouversun.com
  Snow is falling — and sticking — across much of Metro Vancouver and while it’s sticking for now, if you’re near the water it is likely to switch to rain later in the day.
  Environment Canada is predicting as much as 5 centimetres of snow will fall in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley during the day on Wednesday, with rain possibly developing in the afternoon.
  But a second wave of snow is expected to hit overnight, brining as much as 10 centimetres of snow for higher el
  
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• Car accident in North Vancouver leaves hundreds in the dark on Boxing Day

  27-12-2017 17:27 via globalnews.ca
  About 1300 BC Hydro customers were in the dark overnight after a car accident resulted in damage to hydro poles in North Vancouver.
  
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• Snowfall and winter storm warnings in effect for most of southwest B.C.

  27-12-2017 17:23
  Environment Canada says up to 15 c.m. of snow could hit Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and the North Shore before Thursday.
  
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• Another round of snow to come to B.C.’s South Coast

  27-12-2017 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada is issuing a snowfall warning and a winter storm warning for parts of the South Coast.
  
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• Law firm says expertise needed to track fraudster assets

  27-12-2017 17:10 via vancouversun.com
  Collecting fines from fraudsters takes patience and a willingness to dig deeply, according to debt collections specialist Speigel Nichols Fox LLP.
  The Mississauga, Ont.-law firm has 29 years of experience collecting for financial institutions and other creditors and was hired last spring by the Ontario Securities Commission in a two-year pilot program to help boost the province’s collections of penalties from fraudsters.
  The OSC — as well as the B.C. Securities Commission — can
  
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• Vancouver musicians play Bowie Ball

  27-12-2017 16:00
  
  David Bowie’s death in early 2016 prompted all manner of reactions.
  
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• The story behind Vancouver's Polar Bear Swim

  27-12-2017 16:00
  
  On Jan. 1, 1920, Vancouver theatre manager Pete Pantages convinced five of his friends to join in a bracing plunge in English Bay.
  
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• Vancouver musicians pay tribute to Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip on New Year's Eve

  27-12-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Metropolis Noir New Year’s Eve: An Evening of the Tragically Hip Songs
  Dec. 31/Rickshaw Theatre
  Tickets: $17 at ticketfly.com or 1-888-732-1682 (also at Highlife, Neptoon Records, Red Cat and Zulu Records)
  This past year marked the deaths of a number of influential musicians. Tom Petty, Chris Cornell and Chuck Berry, among others, died. For many Canadian music fans, though, the loss in October of Gord Downie weighs heaviest.
  David Cotton performed in a tribute to the Tragically Hip singer
  
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• Two sisters, ages 4 and 6, found dead in Oak Bay apartment

  27-12-2017 06:55 via vancouversun.com
  Two sisters, ages four and six, have been found dead in Oak Bay and their father is in police custody.
  The bodies of Chloe Berry, 6, and Aubrey Berry, 4, were found by police on Christmas Day in a ground-floor apartment at 1400 Beach Dr.
  Their father, Andrew Berry, 43, was taken to hospital, under police guard, with self-inflicted wounds. He was found by officers after they entered the apartment searching for the girls.
  The children’s mother, Sarah Cotton, was in a bitter custody batt
  
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• Two children found dead in Oak Bay double homicide: Police

  27-12-2017 06:55 via vancouversun.com
  Two children are dead and their father is injured in what police are investigating as homicides and an attempted suicide on Christmas Day. The young girls, ages four and six, were found dead in the ground-floor apartment at 1400 Beach Dr. around 5 p.m., when police entered the suite.
  The father was found with self-inflicted injuries in an attempted suicide, sources close to the family told the Times Colonist. The father was taken to hospital under police guard.
  The Vancouver Island Integrated Ma
  
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• Free hugs in Kelowna now a Boxing Day tradition

  27-12-2017 05:32 via globalnews.ca
  A group of people in Kelowna are handing out free hugs on Boxing Day, in memory of Wayne Cobb, who died in a motorcycle accident.
  
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• Trudeau praises residents of Spy Hill, Sask. for sheltering stranded Via Rail passengers

  27-12-2017 05:07 via globalnews.ca
  The train suffered a malfunction as as it rolled from Vancouver to Toronto that caused the heating to sputter. It pulled onto a siding in Spy Hill, a community with a population of less than 300.
  
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• Hero who thwarted racist Canada Line attack receives ‘best Christmas gift ever’

  27-12-2017 04:58 via globalnews.ca
  "I wanted him to get that ovation. He's amazing."
  
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• Hugging it out in Kelowna on Boxing Day

  27-12-2017 04:57 via globalnews.ca
  The holidays are packaged up to be the happiest time of the year. But for some, the Christmas season is anything but joyful. For the eighth year in a row, a group in Kelowna spent Boxing Day handing out free hugs. Jules Knox has the details on why and how it all started.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Dec 26

  27-12-2017 04:39 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Tuesday, December 26, 2017.
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Dec 26

  27-12-2017 04:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Tuesday, December 26, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• Whistler crash sends 2 to hospital.

  27-12-2017 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  Traffic was backed up for hours on Highway 99 near Whistler after a garbage truck and a passenger vehicle collided head-on on Boxing Day.
  
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• Little girl gives back to the homeless

  27-12-2017 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  Eleven-year-old Kyra Gregory-Cole set up at the corner of Main and Hastings on Boxing Day to hand out essential items on the Downtown Eastside. It’s a tradition she started when she was just five years old.
  
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• Boxing Day sales

  27-12-2017 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  With more and more people shopping online, many wondered who would be heading to the malls for Boxing Day sales. Grace Ke braved the crowds to find out.
  
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• Bitcoin scam targets SFU students

  27-12-2017 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  A warning for SFU students as they gear up for the winter semester. Students are being targeted with an old scam involving Bitcoin. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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