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• Guards seize $11,000 worth of nicotine patches at B.C. prison

  30-05-2018 23:56 via theprovince.com
  The Correctional Service of Canada credits the “vigilance” of staff at Agassiz’s Mountain Institution for preventing a large delivery of contraband nicotine patches from reaching the prison population earlier this month.
  On May 22, the CSC says guards at the medium security federal institution seized a package that included nicotine patches valued at $11,050.
  The Correctional Service of Canada says it uses a number of tools to prevent drugs from entering its institution, i
  
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• Orphaned bear cub rescued by whale watchers near Tofino

  30-05-2018 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  A whale watching guide rescued a black bear cub after it’s mother was reported dead in Ross Pass, near Tofino.
  
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• Gay and lesbian archives donated to City of Vancouver

  30-05-2018 23:41 via vancouversun.com
  More than 7,500 photographs, 2,000 posters and 220 videos recording charity drag balls, Pride Festivals and HIV/AIDS activism are now available to the public through the City of Vancouver’s archives.
  Ron Dutton, a longtime archivist, has donated the collection that he started acquiring in 1976. Called the B.C. Gay and Lesbian Archives, the collection includes 16.4 metres of subject files and 8.6 metres of periodicals.
  “The B.C. Gay and Lesbian Archives was founded …  to c
  
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• Whale watchers rescue orphaned bear cub near Tofino

  30-05-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  The small bear was trying to nurse off of its dead mother before Forde and his wife Jennifer Steven jumped into action to rescue it. 
  
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• West Vancouver teacher caught up in bizarre NBA Twitter tale

  30-05-2018 23:35 via theprovince.com
  A local teacher has a rather unique connection to the National Basketball Association.
  In a story published Tuesday by The Ringer, an American sports and pop culture news site, West Vancouver teacher John-Paul Cavalluzzo is identified as key figure in linking a pair of anonymous Twitter accounts to Philadelphia 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo. The accounts the Ringer alleges are Colangelo’s share critical comments of other NBA managers and players on his own team.
  Cavalluzzo has a ra
  
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• Gay and lesbian archives collection donated to City of Vancouver Archives

  30-05-2018 23:29
  
  Ron Dutton started the BC Gay and Lesbian Archives in 1976
  
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• Delta mayor looks to Ottawa for Massey Tunnel replacement cash

  30-05-2018 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  "The feds own bridges in Ontario and Quebec... [they] should be interested in this perhaps even if others aren't."
  
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• Coquitlam’s Del Bianco takes one last kick at junior lacrosse after year in NLL

  30-05-2018 23:20 via theprovince.com
  Christian Del Bianco taking a spot in the Coquitlam Adanacs’ crease this B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League season is a little like Thatcher Demko going back to minding his old Boston College net for another campaign.
  Take a deep breath, Vancouver Canucks fans. That’s not about to happen. Goalie of the future Demko, age 22, is moving along in the Vancouver ranks and could well see extended NHL time this coming third season in the Canucks’ fold.
  Lacrosse is a different animal. It has
  
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• Adam Palmer will be VPD chief until 2023

  30-05-2018 23:05
  
  The Vancouver Police Board has given Police Chief Adam Palmer an extension on his contract that will see him lead the 1,300-member department until May 2023.
  
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• New kids on the block: Vancouver duo gets into the footwear game with Casca

  30-05-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  Shoes are shoes, right?
  Well, if you ask Braden Parker and Kevin Reid, that simplified sartorial statement couldn’t be further from the truth.
  In a world overrun with the likes of Nike and Adidas, the Vancouver-based entrepreneurs say they struggled to find an option that could easily go from the office to their after hours.
  “We were frustrated by the lack of shoe options on the market,” Reid says. And, apparently, they weren’t alone in their footwear frustration.
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• Vancouver Sun's Kim Bolan to receive honorary degree from University of the Fraser Valley

  30-05-2018 22:57 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Sun longtime investigative reporter Kim Bolan will receive an honorary degree from the University of the Fraser Valley.
  The degree will be given to Bolan during a convocation ceremony next week on June 5 at the Abbotsford Centre.
  Bolan is one of four honorary-degree recipients, including Stó:lō Elder Siyamiyateliyot Elizabeth Phillips; Abbotsford dentist and longtime UFV donor Malwinder Dhami; and Sophie Schmidt of the Canadian women’s national soccer team.
  Kim B
  
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• B.C. wildfire crews make progress on major fires

  30-05-2018 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  Wildfires officials say there has been little growth on the fire on Wednesday, adding calmer winds and cooler temperatures helped the fire suppression efforts.
  
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• Caps and Rapids, teams in turmoil, look for Friday reboot at Mile High

  30-05-2018 22:53 via theprovince.com
  We’ve heard this all before.
  “We’re doing well in parts of the game, but mistakes are costing us. We’re gifting games at home at the moment. Teams aren’t coming here and earning it. We have to be more ruthless in front of goal, as well. We’re creating chances, but we don’t look that positive when we get around the box. We need to be a bit sharper. We have spells in the game, but we’re not consistent over the 90 minutes.”
  Defensive lapses and
  
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• Taste the best of Tofino

  30-05-2018 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver Island’s famed Wickanannish Inn celebrates its history with a brand new cookbook from chef Warren Barr.
  
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• ‘The Justin Trudeau Memorial Pipeline’: How you saw the Trans Mountain purchase

  30-05-2018 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  "I think we should call it the Justin Trudeau Memorial Pipeline. Because he's toast. He is toast," said one caller to a CKNW/CHQR simulcast.
  
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• Connected home devices

  30-05-2018 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  Tech expert Mike Agerbo explains hopw you can manage your home devices from your smart phone using these three gadgets.
  
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• British Columbia MPs say constituents support pipeline

  30-05-2018 22:47 via vancouversun.com
  The federal government announced plans Tuesday to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline and its assets. Conservative MP Bob Zimmer says he is happy as a British Columbian to see the pipeline go ahead.
  
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• Renters want major changes to B.C.’s tenancy rules

  30-05-2018 22:43
  
  The Vancouver Tenants Union has submitted 50 recommendations to the provincial government’s newly formed Rental Housing Task Force.
  
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• Hollywood North: Keanu Reeves joins cast of Vancouver-filmed rom-com

  30-05-2018 22:26 via vancouversun.com
  Always Be My Maybe, a romantic comedy filming in Vancouver with comics Ali Wong and Randall Park, got an A-list injection on Wednesday with the announcement that Keanu Reeves had joined the cast.
  Ali Wong and Randall Park are filming a romantic comedy for Netflix in Vancouver.
  The Netflix film, co-written by Wong and Park, star of TV’s Fresh Off The Boat, tells the story of childhood sweethearts who reconnect as adults. Sasha (Wong), now a celebrity chef opening a restaurant in San Fr
  
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• Proposed building next to Keefer Bar gets another shot

  30-05-2018 21:31
  
  Development proposal for 10-storey building revised to address Chinatown committee’s concerns
  
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• Trans Mountain protesters interrupt Finance Minister Bill Morneau during speech in Calgary

  30-05-2018 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  Finance Minister Bill Morneau is speaking at a Calgary Chamber of Commerce luncheon today as he begins the job of selling Ottawa's purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
  
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• VIP linked to top Chinese officials, real estate, corruption allegations, gambling

  30-05-2018 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  A River Rock Casino VIP with links to high-ranking officials in China gambled with about $490,000 received in a suspicious transaction in a River Rock hotel room. Sam Copper has more.
  
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• Seven things to do in the Lower Mainland: June 1-7: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Lightning Dust, more

  30-05-2018 21:01 via vancouversun.com
  Godspeed You! Black Emperor
  When: June 4, 7 p.m.
  Where: Vogue Theatre
  Tickets and info: $29.50, at ticketfly.com
  This enigmatic Montreal outfit has won the Polaris Prize and shaped the musical landscape of Canada. Its warehouse-based Hotel2Tango artists’ hub in the Mile-End district shaped the city’s DIY music and art movement. Its numerous albums for the fantastic Constellation Records label have influenced countless musicians across the country to consider large-format bands and us
  
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• Two B.C. lawyers disbarred for withdrawing money held in trust, falsifying documents

  30-05-2018 20:56 via vancouversun.com
  Two B.C. lawyers have been disbarred following allegations that thousands of dollars had been improperly withdrawn from clients’ trust accounts.
  The Law Society of B.C. announced Wednesday that Angiola-Patrizia De Stefanis and Patricia Lebedovich had been both been disbarred. The two cases are unrelated though the instances are similar.
  De Stefanis has been disbarred after admitting professional misconduct, and is now banned from practicing law in B.C.
  In a citation, the Law Society d
  
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• Protesters interrupt Bill Morneau speech in Calgary

  30-05-2018 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  Wed, May 30: Anti-pipeline protesters interrupted Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s speech in Calgary on Wednesday. It comes one day after the federal government announced plans to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline.
  
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• Teens almost drown after getting zapped by live electric cords in Cowichan Lake

  30-05-2018 20:50 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Two teens nearly drowned in Lake Cowichan after receiving a shock from live electrical cords carelessly placed in the water.
  The girls were swimming near a dock off North Shore Road about 5 p.m. on Saturday when they were temporarily paralyzed by a shock from an extension cord, said Lake Cowichan Fire Chief Doug Knott.
  Denis Pilon, a Lake Cowichan resident who owns Mountain Man Services Ltd., was working at a nearby home when he heard the two teens scream for help.
  “They w
  
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• Gone Wild: Readers support men getting PSA test to help detect prostate cancer

  30-05-2018 20:24 via vancouversun.com
  I received a massive public response to my five-part series earlier this month on prostate cancer. Readers feel there should be little controversy over the PSA test. They wholeheartedly support it as a way to help detect prostate cancer, especially aggressive cases.
  Here’s some advice from former Vancouver Sun columnist Stephen Hume, who underwent a radical prostatectomy in December 2010:
  The DosFirst, find out If you are in an elevated risk category and, if you are, talk to your doctor ab
  
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• British Columbians are cutting back to pay for gas, poll suggests

  30-05-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  The average price of gas in B.C. has reached a record high of $1.59 per litre.
  
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• B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver on the Liberal pipeline plan

  30-05-2018 20:11 via vancouversun.com
  Green Party leader Andrew Weaver speaks on the legislative grounds about the federal Liberal cabinet approved plan Tuesday to spend $4.5 billion to buy the entire Trans Mountain pipeline project.
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• A Q&A with Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz

  30-05-2018 20:04
  
  Ski industry executive sits down for his first local media interview in two years
  
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• Xavier Rudd rains down spirit on Storm Boy

  30-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Xavier Rudd
  When: June 9, 7 p.m.
  Where: Malkin Bowl
  Tickets and info: From $39 at ticketmaster.ca
  Aussie singer/songwriter and all-around groovy guru Xavier Rudd is excited to be coming back to Canada. The musician developed his craft playing in a band in Whistler and recorded his second album, Food in the Belly, on Bowen Island. He admits to loving B.C.
  But although it’s frequently reported, he is not a dual Canadian and Australian citizen.
  “Yeah, I definitely don’t have a Can
  
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• Wine Guy: Spring wine flings

  30-05-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  It’s fast and loose for this week’s Wine Guy. There’s no time to pontificate or wax poetic about vineyard slopes or soil conditions, we’re in spring’s full embrace. This means there are myriads of activities to attend to, sunsets to enjoy, gardens to plant. All of which points to the relevance of pairing the spring lifestyle with versatile, easy-to-get-into bottles of wine. A wine like one of this week’s three picks!
  Honoro Vera 2016 Rueda Blanco, Spain ($19.4
  
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• Restaurant review: Coquille Fine Seafood a great fit for Gastown

  30-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Coquille Fine Seafood
  181 Carrall St. | 604-559-6009
  Open: Daily for lunch, dinner, happy hour. coquillefineseafood.comSecret Location restaurant struggled through several chefs. The high concept room seemed to demand red lipstick and Louboutins. It wasn’t typical Gastown, and chefs came and went, including Jefferson Alvarez, who impressively pulled off modernist geek cuisine, which often is a major fail at being delicious.
  The restaurant closed last year (the property’s owned by Chi
  
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• Kasey Wilson: Perfect your grill technique with these expert tips

  30-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  How many of us have been invited to a backyard barbecue only to watch the host (typically a man, I must say) standing over the grill burning the entrée?
  “There’s a lot more to grilling than throwing that steak or chop on the grill,” says Steven Raichlen, author of Project Fire: Cutting Edge Techniques and Sizzling Recipes from the Caveman Porterhouse to Salt Slab Brownie S’Mores.
  When Francis Mallmann, the legendary South American chef-author who only cooks with fi
  
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• Former B.C. premier Christy Clark lands new job at law firm

  30-05-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  A year after a deal between the B.C. NDP and the B.C. Green Party sealed her political fate, former B.C. premier Christy Clark has a new job.
  
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• Book review: Kevin Chong reboots and reimagines a classic

  30-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Plague
  Kevin Chong
  Arsenal Pulp Press Vancouver | $19.95, 297 pp    
  The nightmare begins when the rats boil up out of the sewers and the citizens of the city begin to die horribly, in blood and anguish. 
  As they do, buboes — the painful black swellings that give bubonic plague its name — begin to appear.  Some of the city residents respond with opportunism, eager black marketeers in a time of  Black Plague. Others rise to the occasion
  
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• Applying self tanner at home? Here's what you're likely doing wrong

  30-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Getting that celebrity-approved glow doesn’t have to come at the hands of a professional. 
  These days, there are a plethora of tanning products on the market that allow even the most inexperienced of makeup mavens to achieve a sunny tan at home. 
  But the abundance of decent tanning products doesn’t mean it is any easier to apply self tanner without turning into a streaky mess. 
  So, with the hope of avoiding any embarrassing self-tanner slip ups in mind (ahem, like Dona
  
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• Luc Bourdon, 10 years later: Province Sports remembers

  30-05-2018 19:50 via theprovince.com
  Ten years ago today, Canucks defenceman Luc Bourdon died.
  The news rocked the team and its fans.
  Ten years later, he’s still often mentioned by Canucks fans over what might have been.
  Below, the obituary Jason Botchford wrote on the day of Bourdon’s passing …
  Luc Bourdon skates during the warmup before The Canucks’ game against the St. Louis Blues on March 8, 2008.
  Bourdon spellbound by the ‘power and beauty’ of bikes, mother remembers
  Sobbing uncontrollably
  
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• B.C. government releases details on electoral reform referendum

  30-05-2018 19:13 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s referendum this fall on electoral reform will have two questions, says Attorney General David Eby.
  The first question will ask voters whether they want to keep the current ‘first past the post’ system of voting, or if they want to switch to proportional representation. And, the second question will offer three proportional representation choices that voters can rank in terms of preference.
  The three choices to rank will be dual member proportional, mixed member proportio
  
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• Former B.C. Premier Christy Clark hired by law firm

  30-05-2018 19:10 via vancouversun.com
  Former B.C. Premier Christy Clark has a new job as a senior advisor with law firm Bennett Jones.
  In a press release touting the hire, Bennett Jones says Clark will be part of the firm’s governmental affairs and public policy team which also includes former Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan and former Foreign Minister John Baird.
  Bennett Jones is a Canadian law firm with headquarters in Calgary and Toronto. Clark will work out of the firm’s Vancouver office in the Guinness Towe
  
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• This Just In: Hermés Eau de Citron Noir, Susanne Kaufmann Hyaluron Serum Moisturizing and The Body Shop Spa Of The World Tahitian Tiaré Bath & Shower Oil-In-Gel

  30-05-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  HermésEau de Citron Noir 
  They say: A “striking and explosive” cologne featuring notes of lime, lemon, black tea and Guaic wood. This scent, which is the latest for the fashion house from perfumer Christine Nagel, is billed as a “midday-to-midnight” scent.
  We say: This surprising scent could easily work for men or women. Our tester was impressed by the unexpected combination of smoky and citrus notes. The overall effect: a fresh fragrance that’s not
  
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• NDP's 'school tax' misguided

  30-05-2018 18:56
  
  The protests against the provincial NDP’s misguided “school tax” will likely continue and so they should.
  
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• B.C. Hall of Fame: Tony Gallagher stories were revered, cheered, jeered, sometimes feared

  30-05-2018 18:38 via theprovince.com
  The Province is featuring five athletes, one builder and one media member being inducted to the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame on May 31 during a reception at Parq Vancouver.
  They join sports medicine’s Alex McKechnie, who revolutionized physiotherapy and has worked with the biggest names in sports; swimming’s Tom Johnson, who among other accomplishments was on 10 Olympics coaching staffs for Canada; the 1900-18 Rossland ladies ice hockey team that was undefeated in organized play for 17 y
  
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• B.C.’s Attorney General recommending 2 ballot questions for electoral reform referendum

  30-05-2018 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  The provincial cabinet is now considering a report that recommends British Columbians vote on two things during this fall's electoral reform referendum.
  
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• The learning has just begun for rookie golf professional Evan Holmes

  30-05-2018 18:18 via theprovince.com
  If Evan Thomas thought his days as a student were over after graduating from the University of British Columbia in December, he was sadly mistaken.
  The fledgling golf professional, who declared his pro status in March, has spent the past five months learning about the game and his swing. And he’s about to step up a class this week as he tees it up in the first round of the Mackenzie Tour’s Freedom 55 Financial Open at Point Grey Golf Club on Thursday.
  The 2017 CIS men’s individ
  
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• Fire on historic B.C. trestle bridge reportedly started by tossed cigarette

  30-05-2018 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  It is currently about 0.2 hectares in size but is a challenging fight due to the steep terrain.
  
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• ANALYSIS: Justin Trudeau trapped himself into a dubious deal

  30-05-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had long ago begun playing a political poker game with Kinder Morgan, and it was quickly apparent the hand he was holding consisted of see-through cards.
  
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• When raccoons attack

  30-05-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Raccoons aren’t usually dangerous. But last summer, when Gina Chiarelli and her dog, an 11-year-old Maltese named Rocky, had stepped onto the grass in the backyard of her east Vancouver home, a raccoon charged at the pair and sank its teeth into Rocky’s head.
  So what happens when it’s them vs you?Related
  Black bear kills dog that jumped out car window in Jasper National ParkMan walking home from train station followed by pigBurnaby police rescue duckling after mother duck hit a
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you support Premier John Horgan in his vow to keep fighting the pipeline expansion on B.C.'s coast?

  30-05-2018 15:35 via vancouversun.com
  Now that the federal government will buy the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project from Kinder Morgan, B.C Premier John Horgan is vowing to keep the fight against the project going. Horgan said Tuesday he will continue with his reference case, launched this spring in the B.C. Court of Appeal to determine if the province can restrict heavy oil shipments and create new spill and cleanup funding rules. He argues the federal ownership of the pipeline won’t alter his government&rs
  
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• West Coast Express service not affected by CP Rail strike

  30-05-2018 15:30 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian Pacific Rail’s more than 3,000 conductors and engineers walked off the job late Tuesday night.
  
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