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• Young sisters killed in Oak Bay were at centre of bitter custody battle

  28-12-2017 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  Six-year-old Chloe Berry and four-year-old Aubrey Berry were found dead in their father's apartment Christmas morning.
  
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• Nanaimo drops lawsuit against own mayor

  28-12-2017 22:48 via vancouversun.com
   A Vancouver Island city has dropped a lawsuit against its mayor, who councillors have accused of leaking confidential information to an employee.
  The City of Nanaimo said in a statement released Wednesday that council voted to discontinue legal proceedings against Bill McKay, in part because of concerns over delays.
  Statement on Discontinuance https://t.co/S4SMWCQqP6
  — City of Nanaimo (@cityofnanaimo) December 27, 2017The city filed the lawsuit a year ago and said it would have neede
  
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• TransLink to offer free rides on New Year's Eve and other ways to get home

  28-12-2017 22:36 via vancouversun.com
  If you’re heading out to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Metro Vancouver, make sure your first resolution for 2018 is to get home safely.
  Here’s a rundown of transit schedules and last train times, reminders for how to party safely on a party bus, and cab company contact info.
  Public transit
  TransLink will offer free rides on buses, SkyTrains and SeaBuses beginning at 5 p.m. on Dec. 31 and ending at 5 a.m. on Jan. 1. Compass fare gates will remain open and there is no need to
  
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• How much Christmas wrapping paper, tape and gift bags do Canadians throw out each year?

  28-12-2017 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  Altogether, 540,000 tonnes of wrapping paper and gift bags are thrown out each year.
  
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• B.C. approves coverage of HIV-blocking drug for high-risk groups

  28-12-2017 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  Some studies have found the drug can cut the risk of HIV infection by up to 90 per cent if taken before or after sex. 
  
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• Global BC at Concord’s 2017 New Year’s Eve celebration in Vancouver

  28-12-2017 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  Come and celebrate the New Year with Global BC at Concord's NYE Vancouver!
  
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• Global BC’s favourite weather stories of the year

  28-12-2017 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  Thu. Dec. 28: Global BC meteorologists tell us what were their favourite weather stories of the year.
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: 2018 should be a great year in the Octagon

  28-12-2017 21:36 via theprovince.com
  A week after lamenting “the year that wasn’t” and on the eve of the final UFC event of 2017, I wanted to use this week’s column to reflect on some of the high points of this past year and give everyone an early heads up regarding some fights and fighters to watch for in the next 12 months.
  Because as much as having the year dominated by discussions of a boxing match that went exactly as most people anticipated and a middleweight title fight that resulted in the belt being
  
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• Top concerts coming up in B.C. in 2018

  28-12-2017 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  Thu, Dec 28: Alex Vyskocil from Live Nation looks at the top concerts that came to B.C. in 2017 and looks ahead to the ones to be excited about in 2018.
  
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• Global BC’s top stories of the year – part 4

  28-12-2017 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  Thu. Dec. 28: Here is part four of Global BC’s top stories of 2017.
  
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• Hosting a rockin’ New Year’s Eve party

  28-12-2017 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, Dec 27: Lifestyle expert Carey McBeth shows us how to throw an entertaining New Year’s Eve Party and Andre Eng from House of Knives shows us how to sabre a bottle of bubbly.
  
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• Nanaimo drops lawsuit against own mayor citing high legal costs

  28-12-2017 21:11 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Nanaimo has dropped a lawsuit against its own mayor.
  The city said in a statement it has discontinued legal action against Bill McKay, who was accused of leaking confidential information to an employee.
  Statement on Discontinuance https://t.co/S4SMWCQqP6
  — City of Nanaimo (@cityofnanaimo) December 27, 2017McKay said in an interview he is disappointed he won’t get the chance to defend himself in court, but he hopes the end of the lawsuit means council can get back to
  
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• Top 10 dumbest 911 calls of 2017

  28-12-2017 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  E-Comm releases its annual list of the top 10 dumbest 911 calls they received from around B.C. this year. Jordan Armstrong reports.
  
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• More than 25 arrests made after rash of thefts in downtown Vancouver

  28-12-2017 21:03
  
  Vancouver Police Department arrests more than 25 suspects during a month-long, anti-theft campaign in downtown Vancouver
  
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• Global BC’s top stories of the year – part 3

  28-12-2017 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  Thurs. Dec. 28: Here is part 3 of Global BC’s top stories of 2017.
  
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• New details emerging about deaths of young girls in Oak Bay

  28-12-2017 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  New details are emerging today about the deaths of two sisters in Oak Bay on Christmas Day. Court documents show the parents were locked in a bitter custody dispute. Paul Johnson reports.
  
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• ‘The salon won’t change my nail colour:’ B.C.’s 10 dumbest 911 calls of 2017

  28-12-2017 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  No, someone parking in your parking spot is not an emergency.
  
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• Call of the wild: Volunteers needed to count eagles in Squamish

  28-12-2017 20:38 via vancouversun.com
  Organizers of a yearly bird tally in Squamish are searching for volunteers to help in the 32nd annual winter eagle count.
  The Squamish Environment Society says as many as 60 volunteers are needed for the Jan. 7 count, which relied on 54 people last year when 475 adult bald eagles and 209 juveniles were counted.
  “Some routes in the Upper Squamish were accessed by cross country skiing and snowshoe in 2017,” says the society’s online post seeking volunteers.
  “Some were surve
  
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• Canada Post facility next to Vancouver airport evacuated

  28-12-2017 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  There are reports a grenade was found in a parcel.
  
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• Cheers to the New Year: Champagne cocktail recipes to toast 2018

  28-12-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Ringing in the New Year is about bidding adieu to the past 356 days, and ushering in a new calendar year of opportunities.
  It’s about letting go of the negative, embracing the positive, surrounding yourself with loved ones — oh, and it’s also about enjoying a good drink.
  While we can’t help you with your list of #goals for 2018, or cleanse your karma, we can offer these stellar recipes for sips and nibbles that will, at the very least, have your taste buds kicking off 201
  
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• Seahawks in rare situation of needing help to make playoffs

  28-12-2017 19:49 via theprovince.com
  RENTON, Wash. — Throughout their lengthy streak of playoff appearances, the Seattle Seahawks have kept their post-season possibilities under their control.
  Whether it was trying to get into the playoffs, or securing a first-round bye or home-field advantage, the Seahawks have not needed help from others during their six playoff appearances in the past seven seasons under Pete Carroll.
  This year is different, and the Seahawks have no one but themselves to blame. Seattle will make the playof
  
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• Beauty Bar: Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Mattemoiselle Plush Matte Lipstick

  28-12-2017 19:39 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A long-wearing matte lipstick formula from the buzzworthy beauty brand Fenty Beauty by Rihanna.
  Dubbed Mattemoiselle Plush Matte Lipstick, the formula promises to provide a “petal-soft matte finish” that won’t feather or fade. 
  “Lipstick is all about having fun and expressing your mood at any given moment,” Rihanna said in a news release. “This collection makes it easier than ever because there’s a colour for everyone.” 
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• Freezing rain in Fraser Valley Thursday likely to leave ice for Friday

  28-12-2017 19:37 via vancouversun.com
  Here’s a present you can’t re-gift.
  Winter storm conditions continue throughout the Fraser Valley, with freezing rain expected in Abbotsford throughout Thursday.
  The latest winter storm warning issued by Environment Canada on Thursday morning forecast “hazardous winter conditions,” due to a strong Pacific frontal system that will move into the region today.
  “Warmer air aloft has spread across the region this morning while brisk northeast winds maintain the cool air
  
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• Father of slain Oak Bay girls had financial strains

  28-12-2017 19:15 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Child protection authorities were contacted about the safety of two girls after electrical service in their father’s Oak Bay apartment was cut off, the Victoria Times Colonist has learned.
  Chloe Berry, 6, and Aubrey Berry, 4, were found dead inside the ground-floor apartment at 1400 Beach Dr. around 5 p.m. on Christmas Day. Major crime investigators are calling the deaths homicides.
  Andrew Berry, 43, the father of Chloe and Aubrey, is in hospital with self-inflicted wounds
  
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• Vancouver police make 25 arrests for 'theft from auto'

  28-12-2017 18:59 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police arrested 25 people and are recommending more than 80 charges as part of their month-long theft-from-vehicle crackdown in downtown Vancouver.
  After noticing a surge in reports of items stolen from vehicles in November (1,238 in 2017 compared to 892 in November 2016), VPD assigned a group of officers to focus on parking locations known to be targeted by thieves during the weeks leading up to Christmas.
  “This project focused on parking lots in the downtown core where we&rsquo
  
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• Top 10 nuisance calls to 911 released

  28-12-2017 18:44
  
  Don't call 911 to complain about parking stalls or raccoons
  
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• British Columbia court grants injunction to fish farm, ending protests

  28-12-2017 18:40 via vancouversun.com
  First Nations activists who lost a legal battle to continue protesting at a fish farm off British Columbia’s coast say the decision hasn’t dissuaded them from bringing an end to aquaculture on their territory.
  A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted an injunction to Marine Harvest Canada’s Midsummer Island farm, which is located amid a series of islands in the Broughton Archipelago, about 50 kilometres east of Port Hardy on Vancouver Island.
  The court’s decision was releas
  
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• Are raccoons dangerous? What time is it? BC emergency centre reveals top 10 nuisance 911 calls

  28-12-2017 18:39
  From asking about daylight savings time to restaurant complaints, it's the ten worst 911 phone calls of the year in B.C.
  
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• Poll: Will you be regifting any of your Christmas presents?

  28-12-2017 17:58 via vancouversun.com
  You may be stuck with grandma’s fruitcake, but you don’t have to keep the rest of your unwanted Christmas presents.
  For some folks, regifting is a great way to clear your closets of gifts that were either duds or duplicates.
  “I think the consensus is that regifting is fine as long as you’re not giving away junk or something that was personalized for you,” Dilys D’Cruz, vice-president community banking at Meridian credit union told the Canadian Press.
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• One dead, several hurt after three-vehicle crash 40 k.m. west of Revelstoke

  28-12-2017 17:53
  Police say a passenger in the Manitoba vehicle died at the scene, while four others were taken to hospitals in Kamloops and Salmon Arm.
  
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• Passenger dead following three-vehicle collision near Revelstoke

  28-12-2017 17:14 via vancouversun.com
  One person is dead and four more are in hospital following a three-vehicle collision on Highway 1 near Revelstoke on Wednesday.
  Revelstoke RCMP say the accident happened at around 11:25 a.m. near Summit Lake, about 40 kilometres west of Revelstoke.
  Police say a vehicle with Manitoba plates was westbound when it crossed the centre line and collided with two vehicles in the eastbound lane.
  A passenger in the westbound vehicle was pronounced dead on the scene, while the driver and remaining three p
  
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• First Nations look to grow marijuana industry for economic highs

  28-12-2017 17:05 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Canada’s marijuana industry is expanding rapidly and some First Nations are looking to cash in on the emerging economic opportunities.
  Phil Fontaine, an Indigenous politician turned marijuana executive, has spent the last year travelling the country and talking to First Nations about jobs, wealth and training opportunities the burgeoning marijuana business could bring.
  “Everywhere we’ve been, it’s been the same reaction, interest, excitement. First Natio
  
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• Dissatisfied nail salon customer tops B.C.'s worst 911 caller list

  28-12-2017 16:23 via vancouversun.com
  A caller who phoned 911 to complain that a nail salon wouldn’t change their nail colour is No. 1 on E-Comm’s top 10 nuisance calls list of 2017.
  Christie Duncan, the 911 operator who fielded the call, says nuisance calls occur more often than you’d think and they tie-up 911 lines meant for emergencies.
  “Spending time on calls like these takes me away from being available to help someone who is a serious emergency situation,” Duncan said in a release.
  
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• Turkey time is over, ring in Resolution races to launch a busy January

  28-12-2017 16:03 via vancouversun.com
  Fundraising, once the raison d’être for bikini car washes, firemen’s calendars, raffles and bake sales, have become fixtures on the B.C. running circuit.
  It is extremely rare for a Lower Mainland road race to not have a charity partner, or a great cause to promote.
  Earlier this month, for example, the third annual Big Elf Run at Stanley Park raised funds for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. The expanded Whistler Half Marathon, which I plan to crawl in on June 2, continues
  
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• Who to watch at National Skating Championships in Vancouver

  28-12-2017 16:00
  
  Figure skating fans will pack the UBC Sports Centre in the new year to witness some of Canada’s best flip, jump and loop their way onto the Skate Canada National Team.
  
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• Timely play delves into fake news

  28-12-2017 16:00
  
  Remote Control is a play about a win for the little guy after employees at a small Canadian TV station fight a corporate takeover
  
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• 7 things to do this week in the Lower Mainland from Dec. 29 to Jan. 4

  28-12-2017 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  Arctic Oasis
  Through Jan. 7, daily 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Bloedel Conservatory, Queen Elizabeth Park
  Tickets and info: From $3.31 at the gate or online at vancouverparks.ca
  There is nothing quite as invigorating as a bit of tropical weather in the midst of Winter’s cold. But it’s not always easy or affordable to get away to the southern climes for many. That’s where the awesome climate controlled environment of the Bloedel Conservatory comes in extra handy. Take in exotic birds, g
  
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• 10 things to do in Vancouver with your family on New Year’s Eve

  28-12-2017 16:00
  
  Flowery dreamscapes, mountaintop fondue, or riding the rails, here are some of the family friendly to-dos happening across Vancouver on New Year’s Eve.
  
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• The 10 best live concerts in Vancouver in 2017

  28-12-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  There is always going to be disagreement among music lovers as to what constitutes a great live show. So any year end list of the 10 best concerts of 2017 will naturally be contentious. Such is the nature of personal taste.
  I made a promise to myself on Jan. 1, 2017, to compile my list of best gigs of this year and I’ll share it with you because it differs from year’s passed. These were my five checklist points in assessing my final picks:
  Spectacle:
  Clearly, the entertainment factor
  
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• Canucks’ Game Day: Shaking off those turkey legs

  28-12-2017 14:00 via theprovince.com
  The Chicago Blackhawks and Canucks return from their three-day Christmas break tonight at Rogers Arena (7 p.m., Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet 650 AM). Will they still be feeling turkey legs?:
  Toews vs. Baertschi
  Henrik Sedin vs. Jonathan Toews
  It’s an old routine and the magic is mostly in the past, but we still look at both these players as the leaders — and it’s not just about the Cs on their jerseys.
  Shots, shots, shots.
  Shot balance
  Even before the injuries to key forwards,
  
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• Giants win streak comes to abrupt halt, fall 11-0 to Everett in first game back from holidays

  28-12-2017 08:19 via theprovince.com
  Here’s what we learned from the Vancouver Giants’ 11-0 loss to the Everett Silvertips on Wednesday at the Langley Events Centre.
  *Sometimes it really sucks to be Jason McKee. Like when the WHL team you coach gives up 11 goals for the first time since an 11-4 loss to the Tri-City Americans on Jan. 13, 2012, and you have to talk to some media twerps afterwards and explain what happened.
  Vancouver (18-14-2-2) had won six straight going into the holiday break. Everett (22-13-1-1) had bee
  
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• Parks Canada opens two early January dates for booking popular, West Coast camping sites

  28-12-2017 08:08 via vancouversun.com
  It may be hard to think of the joys of camping in the great outdoors just yet.
  But Parks Canada has set two dates in early January when it’ll be taking the first of online and phone bookings for popular West Coast camping sites.
  On Wednesday, Jan. 3, at 8 a.m., booking begins for the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, which has a mix of drive-in campgrounds and backcountry ones, including sites by the ocean at Sidney Spit and on Pender and Saturna islands.
  In 2017, there was a 22-per-cent
  
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• Kelowna Rockets take Kamloops Blazers in shootout

  28-12-2017 07:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Kelowna Rockets opened the post-Christmas break with a home game against the Kamloops Blazers Wednesday night. This is the third meeting of the season between the two teams. And despite it being the season of giving, the Rockets and Blazers weren’t giving up much.
  
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• Vigil to take place Thursday in Kelowna for slain mother and children

  28-12-2017 07:02 via globalnews.ca
  More than 100 people are expected at the event 5:30 p.m., Dec. 28 at Kelowna's Stuart Park near the Christmas tree.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Dec 27

  28-12-2017 05:40 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Wednesday, December 27, 2017.
  
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• Oak Bay grieves for girls killed in double homicide

  28-12-2017 05:32 via vancouversun.com
  Leaders of Christ Church Cathedral School and the church offered grief counselling and support Wednesday following the deaths of Chloe and Aubrey Berry.
  Chloe was in Grade 1 at Christ Church Cathedral School in Victoria. Aubrey was at St. Christopher’s Montessori School in Oak Bay, which offers preschool and kindergarten.
  Speaking in front of the cathedral on Quadra Street at the corner of Rockland Avenue, Christ Church principal Stuart Hall said counsellors and ministers were inside the c
  
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• Neighbours in Oak Bay apartment mourn slain girls

  28-12-2017 05:30 via vancouversun.com
  The ground-floor apartment overlooking Oak Bay Marina in which two young girls were found dead on Christmas Day remained behind police tape Wednesday.
  Bouquets of flowers were left on the front lawn.
  The bodies of Chloe Berry, 6, and Aubrey Berry, 4, were found inside the apartment at 1400 Beach Dr. around 5 p.m. on Dec. 25.
  Crime investigators are calling their deaths homicides.
  Their father, Andrew Berry, 43, remains in hospital with self-inflicted wounds.
  Chloe Berry, 6, left, and her four-ye
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Dec 27

  28-12-2017 05:06 via globalnews.ca
  The Wednesday, December 27, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• Canucks prospects World Juniors tracker: Day Two

  28-12-2017 04:40 via theprovince.com
  Jonah Gadjovich was the lone Canucks prospect to hit the ice on Day 2 of the World Juniors in Buffalo. Here’s a look at what he did:
  He’s been described as Team Canada’s man-child, and boy has Jonah Gadjovich delivered so far in this tournament.
  Gadjovich, the Canucks 2nd-round, 55th-overall pick in the 2017 draft, continues to play his hard-nosed brand of hockey.
  In the second period of Canada’s 6-0 victory over Slovakia, Gadjovich went hard to the net and was rewarded w
  
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• Johnston: Goldobin won’t be rushing to leave Canucks like other Russians

  28-12-2017 04:18 via theprovince.com
  There’s no denying Nikolay Goldobin has an upbeat personality.
  Following Wednesday’s uptempo practice — the Canucks’ first after a three-day Christmas break — the Russian winger was pretty loose.
  “I’ll be all right,” was his attitude. No other Russians? No biggie, he joked with the likes of Brock Boeser and Jacob Markstrom.
  His stall in the Canucks’ locker-room is the one closest to the main door. To his right is Boeser’s. The one past
  
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