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• Ben Kilmer missing: Desperate search continues for Cowichan Valley dad last seen 5 days ago

  20-05-2018 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  "I pray to God that we find him."
  
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• Ottawa bound: Delta argues bridge to replace Massey Tunnel is 'in the national interest'

  20-05-2018 23:00
  
  "It has become apparent from previous trips that staff and politicians in Ottawa are often unaware of issues in British Columbia."
  
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• B.C. Flooding: Evacuation orders rescinded for 175 homes near Grand Forks

  20-05-2018 21:32 via vancouversun.com
  Officials have started rescinding evacuation orders for about 175 properties in and around the Grand Forks area on Sunday morning.
  About 350 people were affected by those evacuation orders and are now being allowed to return home. A recent drop in warm temperatures have led to a lower freshet.
  The latest update came after 20 damage assessments teams were able to inspect nearly 400 homes over a three-hour period on Saturday. Homes that were deemed safe from the risk of flooding or that saw minima
  
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• B.C. boaters urged to throttle back amid flooding concerns

  20-05-2018 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  "Even a small skiff could actually cause enough of a wake to flood people's homes."
  
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• I.aM.mE Dance Crew inspire, motivate, and energize kid's fest

  20-05-2018 20:18 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver International Children’s Festival
  When: May 22 to June 3
  Where: Granville Island, various locations
  Tickets and info: childrensfestival.ca
  When I.aM.mE Crew won the 6th season of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew in 2011, Brandon “747” Harrell realized a longstanding dream of national and international recognition for his distinctive brand of hip-hop dancing.
  “You could say that we are all in this as our main crew and that’s where the ideas come
  
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• Five reasons to check out Rupture, VIFF's mini-festival of genre films at Vancity Theatre

  20-05-2018 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  Rupture
  When: May 24-27
  Where: Vancity Theatre
  Tickets: goviff.org/rupture
  1. American Animals. Curated by Curtis Woloschuk, a Vancouver International Film Festival programmer, Rupture is a new, four-day, mini-film festival. Presented by VIFF, it showcases “innovative, odd and otherworldly films that bend rules and blend genres,” according to VIFF. It kicks off with this “wildly entertaining true-crime thriller” (Variety). If you can, stick around for Rock Steady Row, a G
  
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• Flood evacuation orders lifted for nearly 600 properties in Boundary region

  20-05-2018 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Officials hope to have evacuation orders for most of the 3,000 properties impacted in the area lifted in the next two days.
  
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• Flood evacuation orders lifted for 175 properties near Grand Forks

  20-05-2018 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Officials hope to have evacuation orders for most of the 3,000 properties impacted in the area lifted in the next two days.
  
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• Flood evacuation orders for 175 properties near Grand Forks lifted

  20-05-2018 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Officials hope to have evacuation orders for most of the 3,000 properties impacted in the area lifted in the next two days.
  
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• Daily Poll: How are you spending your long weekend?

  20-05-2018 20:09 via vancouversun.com
  It’s the May long weekend!
  While it’s not quite as long as spring or summer break, it’s still a chance to break away from the day-to-day and go on a short vacation or relax with friends.Take Our Poll
  
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• Fire destroys Langley barn believed to house legal marijuana grow-op

  20-05-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Massive flames could be seen coming from the structure on 256th Street in the Township of Langley.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Grey skies to end the long weekend

  20-05-2018 19:37 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: May 20, 2018 – Sunday’s weather might be a bit more grey than what a Long Weekend traditionally calls for but let’s be thankful the rain is holding off for the most part.
  Clouds and a small chance of rain are expected today, but the sun promises to return for the first half of the coming week.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Cloudy with 30 per cent chance of rain. Clearing in the afternoon, high of 19.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy, low of 12.
  Tomorrow: Mainly sunny, h
  
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• B.C. Ferries weekend turmoil: When ‘full’ means ¼ empty

  20-05-2018 18:57 via vancouversun.com
  It’s still happening. On the beginning of B.C.’s Victoria Day weekend, on one of the busiest times of the year for ferry traffic, the Salish Sea sailing vessel ran one-quarter empty.
  There were 25-35 unused car spots on the new Salish Sea as it churned out of Tsawwassen ferry terminal at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2018, heading for the Southern Gulf Islands.
  This, despite the B.C. Ferries website saying for at least six weeks that this highly sought-after ferry run had been “f
  
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• Falkland Stampede celebrates 100 years

  20-05-2018 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  "It means that a small community working together can keep on going for a hundred years."
  
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• Vancouver Craft Beer Week

  20-05-2018 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  Award-winning bartender Shaun Layton tells us what we can expect from Vancouver Craft Beer week and shares his recipe for a beer cocktail.
  
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• Look who’s back? Olafioye returns to B.C. Lions after parting ways with Alouettes

  20-05-2018 18:25 via theprovince.com
  I’m coming home!!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾
  — JovanOlafioye (@jolafioye63) May 20, 2018The B.C. Lions missed out on the return of Adam Bighill but have brought back Jovan Olafioye.
  Olafioye, an offensive tackle who was a six-time CFL all-star in his seven seasons with the Lions before being traded to the Montreal Alouettes in March, 2017 due to salary cap concerns, signed with B.C. as a free agent on Saturday after being released by Montreal.
  The Lions open training camp
  
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• Ask an Expert: Sandy Yates

  20-05-2018 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  Dog behaviour therapist Sandy Yates gives her expert advice as Declan, Lynn’s one-year-old Irish Wolfhound, joins us in the studio.
  
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• Destination BC: South Okanagan

  20-05-2018 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  From sampling maple syrup to outdoor activities, Yvonne Schalle has some of the top things to see and do in the South Okanagan.
  
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• Plans are being set for 'possibly most stunning location' of Diner en Blanc

  20-05-2018 16:05
  
  Exact location of August 23 event will be kept a secret until that day.
  
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• Vancouver Street favoured over Cook Street for bike lanes - Times Colonist

  20-05-2018 11:54
  Times Colonist
  Vancouver Street favoured over Cook Street for bike lanes
  Times Colonist
  The proposed bike lanes on Cook Street should be shifted one block over to Vancouver Street to save money, protect trees and prevent traffic tie-ups, a Victoria city staff report says. Design work on the Cook Street lanes has revealed a number of ...
  
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• The ‘Everest’ of cruises

  20-05-2018 10:00 via theprovince.com
  I figure if I can someday take a world cruise, I’ll call it quits. That’s the pinnacle of cruising, the Mt. Everest of ocean travel.
  To tempt me further, Viking Cruises (vikingcruisescanada.com) has upped the world cruise bar substantially as of late. The fast-growing line, which specializes in river and ocean cruises around the world, has announced it will send the 930-guest Viking Sun on the longest-ever continual World Cruise in August of 2019.
  This mammoth journey spans 245 days,
  
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• Host Chiefs advance to RBC Cup final in Chilliwack, but BCHL champs Wenatchee upset

  20-05-2018 07:25 via theprovince.com
  The @ProsperaCentre was rocking tonight! The hometown @Chiefs_Hockey punched their ticket to the #RBCCup Final and their fans couldn't be happier. We'll see everyone back here for the final tomorrow at 4pm! pic.twitter.com/gGBol08Ksg
  — BC Hockey League (@bchllive) May 20, 2018The Chilliwack Chiefs and Wenatchee Wild were both part of feel-good stories on Saturday.
  The Chiefs at least had to like their role in theirs.
  Chilliwack, the host team for the five-team RBC Cup national tournament,
  
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• Mariners to honour Ladner’s James Paxton with Canada Day bobblehead night

  20-05-2018 05:27 via theprovince.com
  The Seattle Mariners have announced that they will honour star pitcher James Paxton of Ladner, B.C., with his first ever bobblehead night.
  James Paxton “Big Maple” Bobblehead Day is scheduled for Sunday, July 1, otherwise known in Paxton’s home country as Canada Day.
  As the Mariners said in a tweet announcing the promotion, “it had to be done.”
  It had to be done.
  James Paxton "Big Maple" Bobblehead Day is set for July 1st and…you're gonna want this one.
  
  
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• Four lost hikers rescued from Mount Seymour summit

  20-05-2018 05:02 via vancouversun.com
  Four lost hikers were rescued from one of the summits of Mount Seymour on Saturday afternoon. 
  The hikers, a quartet of twentysomethings, were first reported missing in the Suicide Creek area early Saturday morning. By 2 p.m., they had been found by The North Shore Search and Rescue Team.
  According to NSSR, the hikers wound up on Seymour’s first summit, Pump Peak. They were unprepared for its steep and snowy conditions and began to fear for their lives.
  The rescue team has cautioned h
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: May 19

  20-05-2018 04:52 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Saturday, May 19, 2018. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.
  
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• Royal Watching in B.C.

  20-05-2018 04:20 via globalnews.ca
  British Columbians were among the millions of people around the globe to tune in to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say I do in a trail-blazing ceremony. Jill Bennett reports
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: May 19

  20-05-2018 04:20 via globalnews.ca
  The Saturday, May 19, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• Play gives voice to women's unspoken thoughts as part of rEvolver Theatre Festival

  20-05-2018 04:18
  
  Two women are played by four actors – two actual characters and two portraying what they don’t or can’t say aloud. “It’s a story about the space between certainty and probability.”
  
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• Missing Father Search

  20-05-2018 04:17 via globalnews.ca
  Search efforts are underway in the Cowichan Valley this weekend for a missing father of two. Kristen Robinson.
  
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• Long Weekend Safety Warning

  20-05-2018 04:17 via globalnews.ca
  Police and rescue crews issue a safety warning for long weekend. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• Grand Forks Breathes Sigh of Relief

  20-05-2018 04:17 via globalnews.ca
  With the threat of the second wave of flooding behind them, Grand Forks residents shift focus to recovery efforts. John Hua has the latest.
  
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• Follow the lederhosen: Bavarian town boasts alpine charms aplenty

  20-05-2018 04:01
  
  Nestled in the Bavarian Alps, the quaint German town of Berchtesgaden (pop. 7,662) has a long and rich history that often gets obscured by its brief and not-so-quaint history as a Nazi stronghold.
  
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• Straight-laced Munich loosens up with offbeat allure

  20-05-2018 04:00
  
  On the surface, Munich doesn’t seem like wildest of German cities. Compared to the Berlin, it’s downright sleepy.
  
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• British newspaper obviously didn't get the 'Tell them it's awful here' memo

  20-05-2018 04:00
  
  The Guardian gushes about 20-minute ferry ride to Bowen Island.
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – May 19

  20-05-2018 03:59 via globalnews.ca
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.
  
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• Delta police investigating suspected ‘clandestine lab’

  20-05-2018 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  Police say emergency vehicles are in the area, but the public is not at risk
  
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• One person in hospital after small plane crash on B.C.-Yukon border

  20-05-2018 03:04 via globalnews.ca
  The pilot was the only one aboard. Their condition remains unknown.
  
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• BCHL champion Wenatchee upset by Ontario’s Wellington in RBC semifinals

  20-05-2018 03:04 via theprovince.com
  The Wenatchee Wild wound up their season part of a feel-good story, but definitely not the side they wanted.
  The Wild, the BCHL champions from Washington State who had their sights set on becoming the first American team to win the RBC Cup, lost in the Junior A hockey national semifinals on Saturday. They dropped a 2-1 decision to Ontario’s Wellington Dukes despite holding a 51-14 edge in shots at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack.
  Jonah Capriotti sparkled in the Wellington goal, helping Dukes
  
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• A thief left this Kiwi couple with nothing but their swimsuits. Then the community stepped in

  20-05-2018 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  They were left with nothing but their bathing suits and mobile phones.
  
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• Canucks’ top prospects, No. 1: Elias Pettersson

  20-05-2018 01:34 via theprovince.com
  Top 10 Canucks prospects
  In the midst of a rebuild, the lifeblood of the Vancouver Canucks is their prospects. This series checks out the top 10 prospects in the team’s system who have yet to get a shot to be NHL regulars. At No. 1 is Elias Pettersson:
  Age: 19  Birthdate: Nov. 12, 1998 
  Position: Centre/RW
  Hometown: Sundsvall, Sweden
  Height:  6-2
  Weight:  172 pounds
  Drafted: Round 1, No. 5 overall, 2017 NHL Entry Draft
  Scoring: 24 goals, 32
  
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• Whitecaps earn tie with dramatic penalty in the last seconds against Dallas

  20-05-2018 01:33 via theprovince.com
  This time, the Vancouver Whitecaps were perfectly happy to kiss their sister.
  The Caps made it three straight 2-2 draws with Kei Kamara scoring on a penalty kick at the death, escaping Frisco, Texas on Saturday afternoon in a Major League Soccer game they never really threatened in until the final few moments.
  When Dallas keeper Jimmy Mauer clotheslined Anthony Blondell in the area, it gave an immediate adrenaline injection into the Caps heart, who appeared to be DOA in the seventh minute of inj
  
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• The case of the Robert F. Kennedy signature

  20-05-2018 01:31
  
  Squamish student stumbles upon book which appears to have late politician’s autograph.
  
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• All aboard! New West’s Q to Q Ferry back in service

  20-05-2018 01:10 via globalnews.ca
  The one-way fare is $2 for adults and $1 for seniors and youth.
  
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• Vancouver working to make fall municipal election more accessible - Toronto Star

  20-05-2018 01:01
  Toronto Star
  Vancouver working to make fall municipal election more accessible
  Toronto Star
  VANCOUVER—As the city gets ready to elect a new mayor this fall, some Vancouverites are working to make sure that everyone can make it to the polls. Disability advocates and city staff are working together to improve accessibility in voting ...
  
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• Young teen having barrels of fun competing everywhere, plus Cloverdale

  20-05-2018 00:52 via vancouversun.com
  During the week, 14-year-old Taylor Manning’s life is pretty typical — high school, homework and horseback riding. Her weekends are another story.
  On Saturday the teenager was at the Cloverdale Invitational Rodeo to compete in the barrel racing competition with her horse Matlock. On Sunday, after several hours on the road, she’ll be at the Falkland Stampede to do it all again. The Grade 8 student from Edson, Alberta plans to be back in school Tuesday morning.
  “I love it,&
  
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• North Shore Rescue looking for 4 hikers lost on Mt. Seymour

  20-05-2018 00:31 via globalnews.ca
  North Shore Rescue says 2018 is shaping up to be their busiest year yet.
  
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