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• Vancouver Island dairy is believed to be first in Canada to offer milk on tap

  03-01-2018 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  "It feels familiar to and reminiscent of going to the local brew pub or brewery and just getting your growler filled with beer on tap."
  
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• The Provies: Bad goals, bad defence, bad offence, but hey, Nic Dowd was pretty good

  03-01-2018 23:26 via theprovince.com
  BEST GAME SUMMARY
  A new year, a new start. #anustart #NewYearsEve pic.twitter.com/MARrqN4fMq
  — Arrested Development (@bluthquotes) January 1, 2018
  Some nights you feel the team didn’t give enough effort.
  Sometimes you feel like the team didn’t get enough bounces.
  Sometimes you feel they could have done a few things differently and maybe eked out a point.
  Those are the games where you debate and go over the plays in fine detail.
  Where you put on your Sherlock Holmes hat and dedu
  
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• Vancouver International Boat Show floats into BC Place and Granville Island

  03-01-2018 23:25
  
  Landlubbers, seadogs and the canoe-curious will get a chance to exclaim “I’m on a boat” when the Vancouver International Boat Show floats into BC Place and Granville Island Jan. 17 to 21.
  
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• Pilot ordered to pay Air Canada after scamming $36K in free flights

  03-01-2018 23:21 via vancouversun.com
  A Cathay Pacific pilot who pleaded guilty to scamming Air Canada for free flights has been given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay the airline thousands of dollars as restitution.
  In a B.C. provincial court decision issued last month, Marc Anthony Tacchi was ordered to abide by a number of conditions for six months, perform 20 hours of community work, and pay back Air Canada $36,551.27.
  According to court documents, Tacchi is a 42-year-old Canadian citizen and permanent resident of Hong
  
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• Giants won’t be on either side of blockbuster deal come WHL trade deadline

  03-01-2018 23:21 via theprovince.com
  From the sounds of Glen Hanlon, the Vancouver Giants won’t be trading for Jake Bean, and they certainly won’t be dealing away Tyler Benson.
  Hanlon, the Giants’ general manager, is balking at the idea of being on either end of a blockbuster deal with the WHL trade deadline set for next Wednesday.
  The Giants have already equalled their win total from last season. Their 20-14-3-2 mark heading into a Wednesday visit to the Edmonton Oil Kings had the Giants in third spot in the B.C.
  
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• McKee tags Dmytriw as ‘perfect fit’ for Giants team short on big-game experience

  03-01-2018 23:07 via theprovince.com
  Jared Dmytriw is the closest thing the Vancouver Giants have to a playoff expert.
  The Giants went into Wednesday with a nine-point lead over the Kamloops Blazers and an 11-point cushion on the Prince George Cougars for the third and final post-season spot directly out of the WHL’s B.C. Division.
  With Kamloops and Prince George both expected to sell at the WHL’s trade deadline next Wednesday, the Giants have control of advancing to the playoffs for the first time since the spring of 2
  
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• Undefeated Surrey fighter Jeremy Kennedy draws tough Aussie Alexander Volkanovski on enemy turf at UFC 221

  03-01-2018 23:00 via theprovince.com
  The UFC isn’t making this easy for Jeremy Kennedy.
  The fighter from Surrey, B.C., has made a strong impression in the early days of his UFC career, winning his first three fights in dominant fashion.
  His reward? A matchup with Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 221 in Perth, Australia, on Feb. 10.
  Yes, Kennedy will be tasked with flying around the world to fight an Aussie with a 16-0-1 record in front of what’s sure to be a partisan crowd Down Under.
  In the UFC, the reward for winning is u
  
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• Abbotsford police officer killed in line of duty remembered by British colleagues

  03-01-2018 22:56 via vancouversun.com
  ABBOTSFORD — The name of a slain B.C. police officer has been added to a memorial for fallen police in the United Kingdom.
  Northumbria Police held a service in Wallsend last week to honour Const. John Davidson.
  The 53-year-old was killed in November while responding to reports of a stolen vehicle in Abbotsford.
  Davidson began his policing career in Northumbria in 1993 before moving to Canada with his family and joining the Abbotsford Police Department in 2006.
  Northumbria Police say Davids
  
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• Scholarship money available for people in Vancouver's hospitality sector

  03-01-2018 22:38
  
  Funds help pay for training opportunities.
  
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• Man sentenced in fiery December 2014 homicide in Strathcona County

  03-01-2018 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  Shane Tym will spend 11 more years in prison after being sentenced for manslaughter and aggravated assault.
  
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• Tech Talk: What to expect at CES 2018

  03-01-2018 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  Mike Agerbo from Get Connected Media has all the details about what you can expect at CES this year.
  
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• Police investigate head-on Sea-to-Sky collision that killed two

  03-01-2018 21:41 via vancouversun.com
  Police continue to investigate after a head-on collision Tuesday evening on the Sea-to-Sky Highway that killed two and sent six others to hospital.
  Around 7:30 p.m., the driver of a pickup truck crossed the centre line near the Cheekye River Bridge and collided head-on with a minivan carrying seven passengers.
  The driver and one passenger in the minivan were declared dead at the scene, while the remaining five passengers from the van were taken to hospital with injuries ranging from minor to ser
  
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• Sam Adekugbe’s Swedish move looks off — but maybe not

  03-01-2018 21:40 via theprovince.com
  It looks like Sam Adekugbe’s not going back to Sweden.
  Signed by IFK Goteborg on loan a year ago, the Swedish club held an option until Dec. 31 to make the move permanent — but they have declined to do so after they couldn’t finalize details with the Whitecaps.
  And so Adekugbe looks set to return to limbo.
  According to Swedish newspaper Goteborgs-Posten, the Swedish club were pretty sure they were going to secure Adekugbe for 2018 — a Dec. 21 report said that a deal was c
  
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• Trial over Vancouver oil spill should go ahead without ship operator: Crown

  03-01-2018 21:39 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — The Crown has asked a provincial court judge to allow a trial to go ahead with or without a company it accuses of operating a vessel that leaked thousands of litres of bunker fuel into Vancouver’s English Bay in 2015.
  Alassia NewShips Management Inc. has said it wasn’t properly served a summons in the case.
  The Crown has argued that Alassia operated the MV Marathassa when the vessel leaked 2,700 litres of fuel into English Bay in April 2015.
  Alassia has denied it ow
  
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• Squamish First Nation bid for more salmon rejected in Federal Court

  03-01-2018 21:36 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. First Nation has lost a bid for a larger allocation of the scarce Fraser River sockeye salmon fishery.
  The Squamish First Nation opposed a decision by Fisheries and Oceans Canada in 2014 that raised its sockeye catch from 20,000 to 30,000 fish, and also increased allotments of chum and pink salmon.
  The First Nation filed an application for a judicial review after federal officials rejected its request for 70,000 sockeye for food, social and ceremonial purposes.
  In a judgment posted on Wed
  
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• Things to do in Metro Vancouver this week: Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival, Bowie Ball, and more

  03-01-2018 21:35 via vancouversun.com
  OUR PICKS
  Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival
  Until Jan. 21, Fri.-Sat., 5-11 p.m.; Sun.-Thurs., 5-10 p.m. | PNE Fairgrounds
  Tickets and info: From $13.50, family of four pass $55 at Ticketleader.ca
  Emulating the annual lantern festivals that are held throughout China in celebration of the Lunar New Year, Vancouver’s has giant illuminated sculptures illustrating everything from mythological creatures to traditional designs taken from the Chinese history. Also take in nightly cultural pe
  
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• Lululemon's Chip Wilson-named design school opens in Richmond

  03-01-2018 21:33 via vancouversun.com
  A state-of-the-art design school named after the founder of active wear giant Lululemon is the latest addition to Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s campus in Richmond.
  The Wilson School of Design, named in honour of project donor Chip Wilson and his wife Shannon, will add 140 full-time seats at the university, bringing the number of design spaces to almost 700.
  In opening the facility Wednesday, Minister of Advanced Education Melanie Mark says the facility will drive students’ buddin
  
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• Marpole rapist denied parole but allowed visits with family members

  03-01-2018 21:02 via vancouversun.com
  A dangerous sexual offender who was dubbed the Marpole rapist has been denied parole but allowed short visits with his family.
  The Parole Board of Canada found that Gary Jagur Singh, 62, convicted of sexually assaulting 11 Vancouver women, poses an undue risk to re-offend. The board denied him both day and full parole.
  But the board also said that he did not pose a risk to re-offend if he is allowed temporary unescorted absences with relatives under special conditions.
  The board said the tempora
  
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• Argument turns fatal, IHIT investigating

  03-01-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  A man has been killed following an argument at a Burnaby apartment building. As Jordan Armstrong reports, neighbors are not surprised by the violence.
  
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• Const. John Davidson honoured by former U.K. police department

  03-01-2018 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  The Northumbria Police say the service was held on Dec. 29, adding that Davidson’s family travelled to see his name unveiled in the force’s memorial wall.
  
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• Whitecaps loan Marco Bustos to Mexican club Zacatepec

  03-01-2018 20:22 via theprovince.com
  Marco Bustos is back with the Caps, sort of.
  The Canadian midfielder announced Tuesday he’d joined Mexican club Zacatepec on loan. (Zacatepec is in the central state of Morelos.)
  I am very excited to announce that I will be joining @CA_Zacatepec on loan. I am beyond grateful for all the support and belief from everyone involved and honoured for this new opportunity in my career. Can’t wait to get started @AscensoMX #cañeros— Marco Bustos (@marcobustos10) January 2, 2018G
  
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• B.C. homeowner grant threshold raised by $50K following assessment values

  03-01-2018 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  The provincial government will be raising the threshold for the homeowner grant by $50,000 following the release of the annual property assessments.
  
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• Wine Guy: Wine resolutions for the new year

  03-01-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  Another year, and another slew of wine resolutions. But unlike a New Year-inspired diet routine or workout regime, know that these resolutions are proclaimed with enjoyment in mind. Wine is after all meant to be a pleasurable affair, a beverage tailor-made to spread cheer with good food and good friends. Adhering to these three resolutions — while not strictly required — will only add to your overall wine knowledge and enjoyment.
  Cono Sur 2016 Bicicleta Sauvigonon Blanc, Chile ($6.99
  
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• Van Cleef & Arpels opens first boutique in Vancouver

  03-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  There aren’t many brands that would say no to expanding their product offering to new categories. After all, the exploration of previously unexplored product territories can often lead to more exposure for a company — not to mention higher sales.
  What starts as an accessories brand easily evolves to include ready-to-wear clothing, beauty and, in some cases, home decor. But, Van Cleef & Arpels isn’t buying it. 
  “We don’t want to do any thing,” Ala
  
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• Style Q&A: Babes on Fourth offers a twist on children's clothing

  03-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Not all children’s clothing is created equally. At least that’s what Mishel Miranda hopes people discover when they set foot inside her Kitsilano clothing store.
  Dubbed Babes on Fourth, the shop features a wide array of European designer and up-and-coming brands, catered toward the under-16 market.   
  Miranda recently chatted with Postmedia News about taking over the longtime local shopping destination with her husband, what’s new and what makes them different from ot
  
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• Beauty Bar: Tata Harper Beautifying Face Oil

  03-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A lightweight face oil with a luxurious blend of natural oils.
  The formula is fast-absorbing and promises to “instantly energize skin” leaving it hydrated, smooth and silky. 
  The face oil can be added to your daily serum for an extra dose of moisture, or applied by itself as a moisturizing alternative to your usual products. 
  Featuring all natural ingredients, the Beautifying Face Oil also promises to improve skin’s barrier function so moisture retention i
  
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• Beauty Bar: Gigi Hadid x Maybelline New York Collection

  03-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A limited-edition collection from Maybelline New York that’s curated by supermodel Gigi Hadid. 
  The “It” girl and brand spokesperson worked with the makeup brand to create a collection of products that could be used to create two different looks: East Coast Glam and West Coast Glow. 
  “I was empowered to create something that I couldn’t find before, while also making sure it was a full set at an affordable price point,” Hadid said in a new
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Wine Up Wednesday's come to Tsawwassen

  03-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Peter Burrow, a longtime, local wine aficionado and storyteller, will be launching monthly Wine Up Wednesdays at Pat Quinn’s Restaurant in Tsawwassen. Burrow is a charter member of the Vancouver Chapter of Society of Wine Educators and brings a fun but knowledgeable approach to wine and food education. The monthly sessions will help you come to know different wine regions with a chance to taste the flavours and styles that make them famous. It all starts Jan. 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. wi
  
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• 7 things to do in the Lower Mainland, Jan. 5-11: Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival, Bowie Ball, and more

  03-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival
  Until Jan. 21, Fri.-Sat., 5-11 p.m.; Sun.-Thurs., 5-10 p.m. | PNE Fairgrounds
  Tickets and info: From $13.50, family of four pass $55 at Ticketleader.ca
  Emulating the annual lantern festivals that are held throughout China in celebration of the Lunar New Year, Vancouver’s has giant illuminated sculptures illustrating everything from mythological creatures to traditional designs taken from the Chinese history. Also take in nightly cultural performances
  
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• Justin Timberlake releases new single Filthy on Friday

  03-01-2018 19:41 via vancouversun.com
  The first single and accompanying video for Justin Timberlake’s fourth album, Man of the Woods, will be released on Friday. Titled Filthy, the tune is co-produced by Timberlake, Timbaland and Danja. The album itself drops on RCA Records on Feb. 2.Man of the Woods is a bit of a comeback for the 10-time Grammy winning Timberlake, who has spent some time away from the spotlight.
  Expect the new material to be a slight change of style for the artist who is best known for his tight R&B-tinge
  
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• B.C. raises homeowner grant threshold to $1.65 million

  03-01-2018 19:35 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government has raised the 2018 homeowner grant threshold to $1.65 million.
  The property tax relief, designed to help property owners deal with sharp increases in assessment, offers $570 to owners of properties worth less than $1.65 million.
  The province has steadily increased the threshold over the last few years as the value of real estate has climbed, from $1.6 million last year and $1.2 million in 2016.
  Related
  Dramatic gains in B.C. assessed property values mean twice as many homeow
  
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• IHIT investigating homicide at Burnaby apartment building

  03-01-2018 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  Police were called to an apartment in Burnaby late Tuesday evening, when they arrived they found an adult male in medical distress. As Jordan Armstrong reports, the man has now succumbed to his injuries.
  
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• School commutes at heart of city’s traffic congestion

  03-01-2018 19:03
  
  Starting on Monday that bumper-to-bumper experience is coming back. That is because our kids are going back to school Jan. 8 after an extended break.
  
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• B.C.'s homeowner grant threshold rises to $1.65 million

  03-01-2018 18:48
  Last year the limit to receive the $570 grant was set at $1.6 million.
  
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• Highway reopens after fatal collision

  03-01-2018 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  The Sea to Sky highway is now fully reopened after a fatal crash shut down the highway Tuesday night.
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: Record markets not just happening in the U.S. and Canada

  03-01-2018 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  Gold and oil are no slouches either with gold reaching its best level since mid-September.
  
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• How to prepare for an emergency

  03-01-2018 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  Marc D’Aquino with Holistic Emergency Preparedness and Response shares tips on how to prepare for an emergency during the winter months.
  
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• Homicide team called following fight at Burnaby apartment near Metrotown SkyTrain

  03-01-2018 17:34 via globalnews.ca
  A man who lives across the street said police showed up after he heard a woman yelling that a man was dead.
  
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• Homicide investigators called to murder scene in Metrotown

  03-01-2018 17:22 via vancouversun.com
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called to apartment complex near Metrotown in Burnaby Wednesday morning.
  The building on Telford Avenue near Beresford Street is currently behind yellow police tape.
  Burnaby RCMP confirm that IHIT has taken over the investigation, but have released no other details.TransLink, meanwhile, is rerouting some buses away from the area.
  #RiderAlert C6 Suncrest/C7 Edmonds detour until further notice via Beresford, Silver, Maywood, regular route (police
  
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• 2017 home sales in Vancouver more normal but prices up says real estate board

  03-01-2018 17:06 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales across Metro Vancouver were more “historically normal” in 2017, although the number of transactions was still the third highest in the past decade.
  Sales of detached homes, townhomes and apartments in Metro Vancouver reached 35,993 in 2017, off 9.9 per cent compared with 2016 and down 15 per cent from 2015’s sizzling pace.
  The benchmark price for all residential properties was $1,050,300, a 15.9 per ce
  
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• Active police investigation in Burnaby

  03-01-2018 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  Police have been at an apartment building in Burnaby for hours this morning. Jordan Armstrong is live from the scene with details.
  
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• Tips for your New Year’s Resolutions

  03-01-2018 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  Wellness coach Catherine Roscoe Barr joins us with tips on how to set practical goals for yourself this new year.
  
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• Sea to Sky Highway reopened following fatal crash north of Squamish

  03-01-2018 16:39 via vancouversun.com
  The Sea to Sky Highway reopened early Wednesday morning following a horrific two vehicle accident Tuesday night near Alice Lake. 
  The head-on crash, which reportedly left two dead and several others injured, closed the highway to traffic in both directions for several hours.
  A witness, who didn’t want to be identified, told Postmedia that he travelling south from Whistler when he came upon the accident scene.
  “I came around the corner (just south of the Cheekye River bridge
  
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• Daily Poll: Should a sin tax be added to meat purchases?

  03-01-2018 16:19 via vancouversun.com
  People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is calling on governments to tax meat to help cover the health and environmental costs that result from using animals for food.
  PETA likens the proposed tax to the excise, or “sin,” taxes already levied on cigarettes, alcohol, and gasoline.
  Related
  Should meat join the ranks of taxable sins? Maybe, maybe not
   PETA spokeswoman Ashley Byrne argues that meat consumption — our main source of saturated fat — is
  
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• 2 people dead in Sea to Sky Highway crash that closed road for 7 hours

  03-01-2018 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  The Sea to Sky Highway has fully re-opened after a fatal crash shut down the highway overnight.
  
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• Canucks fall to Ducks on Tuesday night in second-straight loss

  03-01-2018 15:19 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver has a few days to recover as they'll be back on the ice on Saturday when they're in Toronto.
  
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• Restaurant review: Taps & amp; Tacos serves up tasty, shareable Mexican food

  03-01-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Taps & Tacos
  91 Moody St, Port Moody | 604-492-0759
  Open: Mon. to Thursday: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday: 11:30 a.m. to midnight; Sat. 11 a.m. to midnight; Sun. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; tapsandtacos.caWhile finding a fantastic Mexican food restaurant in Vancouver used to be a nearly impossible feat — these days, it seems there’s a worthwhile taco shop dotting Metro neighbourhoods, well, just about everywhere. 
  A selection of dishes from Taps & Tacos in Port Moody.
  
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• Maple Ridge educator urging you to get free naloxone kit in case of an emergency

  03-01-2018 14:55 via globalnews.ca
  "Go out and get a kit and have one handy in [your] possession."
  
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• Wrongfully imprisoned B.C. man denies assault allegations in civil lawsuit

  03-01-2018 10:00
  Ivan Henry was convicted on 10 counts of sexual assault in 1983 and spent 27 years in prison before he was freed.
  
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• The Provies: Bad goals, bad defense, bad offense, but hey Nic Dowd was pretty good

  03-01-2018 08:58 via theprovince.com
  BEST GAME SUMMARY
  A new year, a new start. #anustart #NewYearsEve pic.twitter.com/MARrqN4fMq
  — Arrested Development (@bluthquotes) January 1, 2018
  Some nights you feel the team didn’t give enough effort.
  Sometimes you feel like the team didn’t get enough bounces.
  Sometimes you feel they could have done a few things differently and maybe eked out a point.
  Those are the games where you debate and go over the plays in fine detail.
  Where you put on your Sherlock Holmes hat and dedu
  
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