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• Vrbata resigned to ending 16-season career with reduced ice time on Panthers

  06-02-2018 23:55 via theprovince.com
  SUNRISE, Fla. — Ask Radim Vrbata what’s next and he’ll greet the question with a warm, peaceful smile.
  “I think I’ll just be a dad,” he said.
  It’s not as easy as it sounds, especially with three young kids who’ll be transitioning to Czech life. But Vrbata played for Bob Hartley as a rookie. Everything must feel like cake after that. This will be Vrbata’s final year in the NHL, ending a 16-season career during which, in many ways, he was
  
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• Hollywood North: Once Upon a Time to end after current season

  06-02-2018 23:53 via vancouversun.com
  Once Upon a Time, the ABC/Disney fantasy drama shot in Metro Vancouver, will be coming to end after seven seasons and 156 episodes.
  In a joint statement, show creators Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz said the show, which is filmed primarily in Steveston village which subs for the New England town of Storybrooke, will not return next season.
  “Seven years ago, we set out to create a show about hope, where even in the darkest of times, a happy ending would always be possible. But we n
  
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• Five things to know about ICBC reforms

  06-02-2018 23:53 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government brought in major reforms to the Insurance Corp. of B.C. on Tuesday that will significantly impact how motorists will be covered following an accident. Here are five things to know about the changes:The government will cap the pain and suffering payment you are eligible to receive in a minor accident at $5,500. The cap will come into place April 1, 2019. This will limit your ability to sue for damages in minor cases.
  To compensate, ICBC will increase the separate medical benef
  
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• Coroners service makes two recommendations following probe of Leviathan II whale-watching tragedy

  06-02-2018 23:46 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Coroners Service has made two recommendations after wrapping up its investigation into the 2015 capsizing of the Leviathan II.
  On Oct. 25, 2015, the Leviathan II left Tofino with 24 passengers and three crew members on board. A Transportation Safety Board probe found that most of the passengers and crew were on the top deck of the vessel’s port side when a wave hit the starboard side.
  The boat capsized and sent passengers overboard, many without life-jackets. Six people — fi
  
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• Langley woman chases burglar from her house

  06-02-2018 23:43 via vancouversun.com
  Police in Langley are warning residents to lock their inside doors if they leave garage door openers in their vehicles.
  The reminder comes after a woman woke up in her Walnut Grove home early Thursday morning and found a man dressed in black stealing items in her living room.
  RCMP say the burglar made no move toward the woman, who screamed and chased him out of the house.
  They say before the intruder woke anyone up, he located the keys to their Audi SUV and stole the vehicle out of the garage.
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• The Last Continent: Albatross sightings lighten long southern journey

  06-02-2018 23:33 via vancouversun.com
  Postmedia columnist Daphne Bramham crosses the notoriously rough Drake Passage from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia — known as the Serengeti of the Southern Ocean — to Antarctica. Her daily reports from the 18-day expedition will cover issues from climate change and micro plastics in the ocean to Japan’s continuing whale hunt, the antics of penguins and the world’s wild race to tour, and exploit, this last frontier.SCOTIA SEA — As we make our three-day trip fr
  
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• Foreign buyers' influence on Toronto and Vancouver housing markets is rising: report - Financial Post

  06-02-2018 23:06
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  Foreign buyers' influence on Toronto and Vancouver housing markets is rising: report
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  Mortgage data from Canada's five largest banks suggests a rising influence on housing markets by foreign buyers – many of them young people funded by their parents. In Toronto and Vancouver, non-permanent residents represented nearly 10 per cent of ...and more »
  
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• Struggling Stealth add Bandits’ Saunders with aim to upgrade offence

  06-02-2018 22:56 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Stealth have added another Jamie Batley guy.
  The Stealth picked up left-handed forward Pat Saunders via a Monday trade with the Buffalo Bandits, in exchange for transition specialist Thomas Hoggarth.
  Saunders, 28, spent this past summer in the Quebec Senior B league, playing for Vancouver bench boss Batley with the Kahnawake Mohawks. Andrew Suitor, who was a free-agent signing by Vancouver just before the start of the National Lacrosse League regular season, also played for Batley
  
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• Giants gunning for first win in Kelowna in seven years

  06-02-2018 22:46 via theprovince.com
  The last time the Vancouver Giants won a game in Kelowna, their smallish sniper wasn’t Ty Ronning. It was Brendan Gallagher.
  The Giants haven’t won a road game against the Kelowna Rockets in 25 straight tries, dating to a 4-3 triumph at Prospera Place on March 19, 2011, when their lineup featured current Montreal Canadiens stalwart Gallagher, as well as the likes of Neil Manning, Wes Vannieuwenhuizen and James Henry.
  This Giants group, led by 47-goal man Ronning, will look to change
  
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• Family Day 2018: 60+ things to do around Metro Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  06-02-2018 22:36
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  Family Day 2018: 60+ things to do around Metro Vancouver
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  The long stretch since the Christmas and New Year's break is finally over — the B.C. Family Day long weekend has arrived at last. Our list of things to do includes lots of family-friendly events and activities, as well as many happenings for the ...
  
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• Teen struck by car during police traffic stop in Coquitlam

  06-02-2018 22:35 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia’s police watchdog has taken over an investigation of a pedestrian crash on Highway 1 near Coquitlam Monday night.
  A 17-year-old boy is in hospital listed in serious condition after RCMP say he was struck by a car while fleeing a police traffic stop.
  Police say a member with Port Mann RCMP traffic services pulled over a westbound vehicle for excessive speeding in the HOV lane. While the officer was completing paperwork, the RCMP say an occupant of the car, believed to
  
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• Family Day 2018: 60+ things to do around Metro Vancouver

  06-02-2018 22:35 via vancouversun.com
  The long stretch since the Christmas and New Year’s break is finally over — the B.C. Family Day long weekend has arrived at last. Our list of things to do includes lots of family-friendly events and activities, as well as many happenings for the adults including concerts, stage productions and a whole lot more. Whether you have big kids, little kids or no kids, at all there’s something for everyone.FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS:
  Family Day at Fort LangleyCome and learn the tradit
  
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• Morgane Oger launches foundation to fight hate against trans community

  06-02-2018 22:29 via vancouversun.com
  Activist Morgane Oger has launched an advocacy and legal foundation focused on combatting hate crimes toward the trans community.
  “The Morgane Oger Foundation envisions a nation where there is no inequality or discrimination in the application of our laws,” said Oger, who serves as the foundation’s executive director. Oger is also the vice-president of the B.C. NDP.
  “It is long overdue for Canadians to know that new and existing laws are not purely symbolic. If leveraged,
  
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• B.C. Lions add international bulk to offensive line

  06-02-2018 22:28 via theprovince.com
  The B.C. Lions have made some more “big” moves.
  The CFL team on Tuesday announced the signings of three 6-5, 300-plus pound offensive lineman in international status players Cassidy Curtis, Jac’que Polite and Mark Jackson.
  The 305-pound Curtis, a Denver native, signed with the Edmonton Eskimos in 2017. The former Eastern Washington Eagles tackle played 42 games in four seasons for the Eagles, who won three consecutive Big Sky titles.
  Undrafted out of Winston-Salem State, the 30
  
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• Everything is Terrible brings video-taped weirdness to town

  06-02-2018 22:25
  
  There's strange, there's bizarre and then there's Everything is Terrible
  
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• Vancouver goes red for Olympics - Vancouver Courier

  06-02-2018 22:24
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  Vancouver goes red for Olympics
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  Vancouver city hall will be lit up in red starting Friday to show support for Canadian athletes competing in PyeongChang. Photo courtesy City of Vancouver. The City of Vancouver will be lighting up some of its landmarks in red starting later this week ...and more »
  
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• Vancouver goes red for Olympics

  06-02-2018 22:18
  
  City hall, community centres, landmarks get into Olympic spirit.
  
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• Coroners service makes two recommendations following probe of Leviathan II whale-watching accident

  06-02-2018 22:15 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Coroners Service has made two recommendations after wrapping up its investigation into the 2015 capsizing of the Leviathan II.
  On Oct. 25, 2015, the Leviathan II left Tofino with 24 passengers and three crew members on board. A Transportation Safety Board probe found that most of the passengers and crew were on the top deck of the vessel’s port side when a wave hit the starboard side.
  The boat capsized and sent passengers overboard, many without life-jackets. Six people — fi
  
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• Alberta to stop importing BC wines into the province: Notley

  06-02-2018 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's premier fired another warning shot against British Columbia in the midst of a bitumen battle.
  
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• Province announces money-saving reforms to ICBC

  06-02-2018 22:07
  
  ICBC faces projected $1.3-billion loss by the end of fiscal year.
  
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• Man sentenced to life in prison in homicide of Yarrow woman

  06-02-2018 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  A man who pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of a woman in Yarrow has been sentenced to life in prison.
  Clayton Jacob Warkentin will not be eligible for parole for a decade, investigators said Tuesday.
  On Feb. 24, 2016, Chilliwack RCMP were asked to check on Lois Unger, 51, at her home in Yarrow. Officers found Unger dead inside and evidence that her death was a murder.
  Very few details were made public at the time, but police did say that it appeared to be domestic violence.
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• Adopt a pet: Molly the coonhound mix

  06-02-2018 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  Molly is a busy young pup currently looking for a new forever home at the Maple Ridge SPCA.
  
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• Reconciling the damage done by ‘urban renewal’

  06-02-2018 21:41
  
  In the mid-1950s, Vancouver city bureaucrats steered a malleable and willing council down the road to “urban renewal.”
  
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• Tank the Boxer is so grossly underweight, he’s now part of a BC SPCA cruelty investigation

  06-02-2018 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  “It’s hard not to fall in love with this guy – despite everything he’s been through, he’s so affectionate and so eager to please."
  
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• Tank the Boxer is so grossly underweight, he’s now part of a BC SCPA cruelty investigation

  06-02-2018 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  “It’s hard not to fall in love with this guy – despite everything he’s been through, he’s so affectionate and so eager to please."
  
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• Health benefits of barley

  06-02-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  Barley seems to be one of those grains that are always forgotten. Diana Steele has ideas for using and enjoying barley in your diet.
  
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• Highlights from David Eby announcement to make ICBC financially viable

  06-02-2018 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  Keith Baldrey has highlights from Tuesday’s press conference with Attorney General David Eby, outlining the steps the B.C. government going to take to make changes to ICBC.
  
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• Highlights from announcement to make changes to ICBC

  06-02-2018 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  Keith Baldrey has highlights from Tuesday’s press conference with Attorney General David Eby, outlining the steps the B.C. government going to take to make changes to ICBC.
  
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• Human remains found in wooded area of Abbotsford

  06-02-2018 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  They were found by a resident on Monday.
  
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• Low cost Swoop airline attracting new breed of infrequent flyers, WestJet says

  06-02-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Nearly a week after launching ticket sales for its ultra-low-cost carrier Swoop, WestJet Airlines says it hasn't lost business at its main airline, suggesting it has found a new market of infrequent flyers.
  
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• B.C. government to cap ICBC minor injury claims at $5,500

  06-02-2018 20:13 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – The B.C. government will cap claims for minor injuries in automobile accidents at $5,500, as part of reforms designed to prevent rate hikes at the Insurance Corporation of B.C.
  Attorney General David Eby announced the changes Tuesday, which will mean drivers in minor accidents will have a limit on what they can receive in compensation for pain and suffering of $5,500, indexed in the future to inflation.
  The changes come into effect April 1, 2019, and are expected to save ICBC $1
  
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• B.C. government to bring in caps on pain and suffering ICBC payouts

  06-02-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Part of the challenge for ICBC is that the average claim for minor injuries has gone up from $8,220 in 2012 to $30,038 in 2016.
  
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• No fixed address: More Vancouverites are opting to live in vehicles, but is it sustainable? (VIDEO)

  06-02-2018 20:06
  
  It is not where Gord Hocking wants to lay his head for much longer.
  
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• Arrests made in 2017 Maple Ridge hit and run that killed motorcyclist

  06-02-2018 20:05 via vancouversun.com
  A Chilliwack man and his brother have been charged in connection with a hit and run that left motorcyclist Laura Jeglum-Woycheshen dead in Maple Ridge last September.
  Ryan Gerald Lowe, 33, was arrested on Friday and he made his first appearance in provincial court in Port Coquitlam on Monday for a bail hearing, during which he was released on his own recognizance on $2,500 bail. 
  Lowe, 33, has been charged with dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death, two counts each
  
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• The new revolution: How Deloitte Consulting is helping organizations get ready for Industry 4.0

  06-02-2018 20:04 via theprovince.com
  Internet of Things (IoT) is a fast-paced innovation that is ubiquitous, taking over our day-to-day activities and now looking to disrupt the business community. In case you aren’t familiar with IoT, it consists of physical devices that are connected to the internet, to each other and are exchanging data. These devices include your Fitbit, smart TV, smart home appliances, vehicles and so forth. All of this presents unique challenges for organizations as they struggle to stay ahead of advanc
  
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• Three more high-rise towers proposed for Lynn Creek

  06-02-2018 20:02
  
  North Van area seeing huge changes with another massive development proposed for North Shore Winter Club site
  
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• Opinion: Opposition to Trump costs would-be U.S. ambassador to South Korea his appointment

  06-02-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  How many people have ever heard of Victor Cha?
  Even most Americans probably know little about this well respected academic who reportedly was being considered by President Trump to fill the long overdue vacant position of America’s Ambassador to South Korea.
  However, the Trump administration suddenly dropped his nomination despite the fact the South Korean government apparently had already agreed to his appointment.
  The reason for the abrupt cancellation of Cha’s appointment is linke
  
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• Fab 5: Bring the love with these Valentine's Day gifts

  06-02-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Buying gifts for Valentine’s Day is a bit of a strange one. Chocolate and flowers are safe zones without a doubt, but oh so predictable, leaving very little room for your own personality to shine through.
  Thinking of veering into lingerie territory? Proceed with caution is all we can say. This year, stick to accessories — and don’t limit yourself to the jewelry box.
  From shoes to bags and beyond, Rebecca Tay discovers five Valentine’s Day gifts to ensure you accessorize i
  
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• B.C. talent well-represented in Juno nominations

  06-02-2018 19:50 via vancouversun.com
  There will no shortage of hometown talent at the 2018 Juno Awards, which will be held March 25 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
  Veteran B.C. pop-rockers Hedley received three nominations for Juno fan choice, group of the year and pop album of the year for 2017’s Cageless, the Abbotsford group’s seventh studio album.
  Related
  Arcade Fire, Jessie Reyez lead Juno nominees with four apieceVancouver acts Grimes, Belle Game named Prism Prize nomineesHedley kicks off Cageless tour in hometown A
  
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• Vancouver artists peppered throughout Juno nominee list

  06-02-2018 19:47
  
  Archspire's 2017 album Relentless Mutation is in the running for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year at next month's Juno Awards at Rogers Arena.
  
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• Letter: Leaving New Westminster over new development

  06-02-2018 19:34
  
  Lifelong Royal City resident writes open letter to council about feeling forced out by rocketing home prices
  
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• Man arrested for 2017 hit and run of motorcycle rider in Maple Ridge

  06-02-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  Laura Woychesen was struck and killed on her motorcycle on Sept. 14, 2017.
  
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• Police investigating human remains found in Abbotsford

  06-02-2018 19:22 via vancouversun.com
  Police are investigating after human remains were found in Abbotsford on Monday.
  Around 1 p.m., a citizen called Abbotsford Police after finding what appeared to be human bones in a field in the 1600-block of Riverside Road.
  A forensics team and major crime investigators were called in to assist, as well as the B.C. Coroners Service.“APD is in the earliest stages of this investigation,” said Sgt. Judy Bird in a statement shared Tuesday.
  “Additional information will be available
  
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• City of Vancouver extends empty home tax declaration deadline

  06-02-2018 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  More than 7,000 Vancouver homeowners have yet to file their empty home tax declaration.
  
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• Mayor apologizes for sharing 'urban myth' about teen vape death

  06-02-2018 19:02 via vancouversun.com
  The mayor of Lions Bay has apologized for repeating a false story at a council meeting about a local teen dying of fentanyl-laced vape juice.
  Mayor Karl Buhr was participating in a Jan. 23 council strategy meeting when he brought up a story that purportedly illustrated the dangers of drug use. The meeting, as is usual practice, was recorded and posted online.
  “Let me just tell you a sad story,” he said, closer to the end of the meeting. “My daughter is, as you know, 15. My son
  
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• Beauty Bar: Gold Bond Eczema Relief Skin Protectant Cream

  06-02-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A hand and body cream for those who struggle with eczema. 
  The formula features two per cent colloidal oatmeal, and is clinically proven to reduce or relieve five signs of the skin irritation including itchiness, dryness, the appearance of a rash, roughness and irritation. 
  Safe for sensitive skin, this Gold Bond formula is also dermatologist tested, steroid free, fragrance free, and hypoallergenic.
  What we say: Eczema. It may not be the sexiest subject to ta
  
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• David Norman Jr., the second-generation Whitecaps kid, lets his play do the talking

  06-02-2018 18:20 via theprovince.com
  It’s not often Canada can claim multi-generational professional soccer players.
  That speaks as much to how the game has evolved in this country over the last forty years as anything.
  In David Norman Jr., the Whitecaps have a young player who is what Canadian soccer needs more of. His dad — David Norman Sr. — played for the Whitecaps in their NASL days.
  He’s a young guy who can look back on the actual history of the club and say “that’s mine.”
  And though
  
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• Ottawa pledges to ‘restore lost protections’ for fish habitats with $284M commitment

  06-02-2018 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government will spend $284 million over the next five years to enforce new laws protecting habitat wherever fish are present, Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc says.
  
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• Police watchdog investigating pedestrian crash near Coquitlam

  06-02-2018 18:04 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia’s police watchdog has taken over an investigation of a pedestrian crash on Highway 1 near Coquitlam Monday night.
  The Independent Investigation Office hasn’t said much yet, but confirmed early Tuesday that a man was struck by vehicle on Highway 1. 
  .@iiobc is investigating an incident involving a male who was struck on Hw1 last night near #Coquitlam. More information to follow in due course.
  — IIOBC (@iiobc) February 6, 2018Highway 1 was closed east of the
  
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• This Just In: Kat von D Studded Kiss Crème Lipstick, Wise Red Maple Cream Pomade and Lise Watier Rouge Gourmand Lipstick

  06-02-2018 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  Kat von DStudded Kiss Crème Lipstick
  They say: A creamy lipstick collection that features “cushiony” and “pigmented” formulas. Available in 40 shades and three finishes — metallic, satin and shimmer. 
  We say: These lipsticks provide a bold hit of colour, so if you’re looking for a light wash, you may want to look elsewhere. Our tester was impressed with the pigmentation, the lightweight wear and the long-wearing finish. Lips looked fresh well
  
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