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• Victoria councillors vote 7-1 to remove Sir John A. Macdonald statue

  09-08-2018 23:58 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Victoria councillors have recommended that the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister, be removed from the Pandora Avenue entrance to city hall on Saturday.
  Councillors meeting as the committee of the whole Thursday morning voted 7-1 to remove the statue erected in 1982 and put a plaque in its place. Coun. Geoff Young was the lone dissenting vote. Coun. Ben Isitt was absent.
  The vote must be ratified in a council meeting Thursday night.
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• 5 things to do this weekend for Friday, Aug. 10, 2018

  09-08-2018 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend for Friday, Aug. 10, 2018.
  
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• New and risky drivers will pay more under new ICBC model

  09-08-2018 23:45 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial government has announced proposed changes to auto insurance that mean the majority of British Columbians would pay less, while new drivers and those who caused accidents can expect their ICBC premiums to jump.
  After calling the Insurance Corp. of B.C. a “financial dumpster fire” in January, Attorney General David Eby is bringing in changes that would penalize bad drivers and tackle the corporation’s projected $1.3 billion loss.
  “We want to modernize ICBC so
  
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• Pinty’s chicken products recalled due to possible Listeria Contamination

  09-08-2018 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  Health Canada says a frozen food company is recalling a line of chicken strips in British Columbia and the Prairies due to possible bacterial contamination.
  
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• 5 Things to do this weekend: Friday, August 10

  09-08-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province including the first annual Shipped Waterfront Festival and the Penticton Peach Festival.
  
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• Olympic Village’s Brewhall taps into new concept: bigger space, fewer staff

  09-08-2018 23:24
  
  Four weeks after what owner Daniel Frankel calls a “quiet launch,” his large Brewhall establishment in Olympic Village has started to attract a steady clientele seeking a different experience from anything else in Vancouver.
  
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• Another interest rate hike likely in October: BMO

  09-08-2018 23:12
  
  Bank forecasts one overnight rate increase in the fall and a further two in 2019
  
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• Man punched in the face trying to stop thief from stealing $30K worth of Magic cards

  09-08-2018 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  Most of the cards from the popular collectible card game are common and cheap, but certain rare cards can be incredibly valuable.
  
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• 5 things to do this weekend for Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018

  09-08-2018 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend for Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018.
  
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• ICBC rate changes: Who will pay more and who will pay less?

  09-08-2018 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  Some big changes were announced this afternoon at ICBC by B.C. Attorney General David Eby. Keith Baldrey explains how it will work next year.
  
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• Scientists concerned as B.C. orca continues carrying body of her calf

  09-08-2018 22:55 via vancouversun.com
  An endangered orca is not letting go of her newborn calf, whose body she has been pushing through the water for more than two weeks.
  The whale known as J35 was spotted in coastal waters near the border between B.C. and Washington state Wednesday with the carcass of her calf that was born and died on July 24.
  Sheila Thornton, a research scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, said experts are becoming concerned that the whale’s behaviour will interfere with her ability to forage.
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• Blaze burnng off Baden Powell Trail started by campers?

  09-08-2018 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  It was a smoky morning on the North Shore. A wildfire has broken out near Horseshoe Bay and crews are working to contain it. It’s burning off the Baden Powell trail near Whyte Lake, about 300 metres up the hill from Highway 99. And as Jennifer Palma reports, there’s evidence it may have been started...
  
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• Blaze burning off Baden Powell Trail started by campers?

  09-08-2018 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  It was a smoky morning on the North Shore. A wildfire has broken out near Horseshoe Bay and crews are working to contain it. It’s burning off the Baden Powell trail near Whyte Lake, about 300 metres up the hill from Highway 99. And as Jennifer Palma reports, there’s evidence it may have been started...
  
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• 5 Things to do this weekend: Thursday, August 9

  09-08-2018 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province
  
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• Abbotsford police seek suspect who tried to steal $30K of Magic: The Gathering Cards

  09-08-2018 22:39 via theprovince.com
  Abbotsford police hope to cast an ‘arrest’ spell on a man who they say tried to steal $30,000 worth of Magic: The Gathering cards from a hobby shop.
  According to police, a man walked into the House of Cards hobby shop, in the 2600-block of Gladys Avenue, on Aug. 3 around 4 p.m. and asked a staffer if he could see a specific set of Magic: The Gathering cards.
  When the employee pulled out a binder to show the man the cards, the man grabbed the binder and ran from the store.Another cust
  
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• Will good drivers see a decrease in ICBC rates?

  09-08-2018 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held on Thursday, Attorney General David Eby answers a reporter’s question about if there will be a decrease in rates for good drivers.
  
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• Live: New and risky drivers will pay more under new ICBC model

  09-08-2018 22:35 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial government has announced proposed changes to auto insurance that will see the majority of British Columbian paying less.
  The changes are intended to “modernize” how the Insurance Corp. of B.C. calculates insurance premiums.
  After calling ICBC a “financial dumpster fire” in January, Attorney General David Eby promised to bring in changes that would penalize bad drivers and tackle the corporation’s projected $1.3 billion loss.
  Calling the current s
  
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• Impact of ICBC rate changes on young B.C. drivers

  09-08-2018 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held on Thursday, Global News asked Attorney General David Eby what impact the change to ICBC rates will have on young drivers.
  
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• Theatre review: Knockout performance crowns a joyful Guys and Dolls

  09-08-2018 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  Guys & Dolls
  When: To Aug. 25
  Where: Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island
  Tickets & Info: From $25; fightingchanceproductions.ca
  It’s been a decade since Guys & Dolls last played Vancouver, so Fighting Chance Productions’ revival of one of the great Broadway musicals is a welcome cap to a strong summer theatre season.
  The guys are gamblers and small-time hustlers drawn from Damon Runyon’s New York stories, their dolls the city’s Hot Box burlesque dancers and S
  
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• Calgary pilot captures incredible images of B.C. wildfires: ‘It looked like a volcano erupted’

  09-08-2018 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  Matt Melnyk said in all his years of flying, he had not seen anything like it, adding it was pure luck that he was able to see it because of the calm conditions in the sky.
  
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• Majority of drivers will pay less under new ICBC rates, but high risk drivers will pay substantially more

  09-08-2018 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. government has launched a major overhaul to how much British Columbians pay for basic car insurance.
  
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• Scientists concerned as B.C. orca continues body of her calf

  09-08-2018 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  An endangered orca is not letting go of her newborn calf, whose body she has been pushing through the water for more than two weeks.
  The whale known as J35 was spotted in coastal waters near the border between B.C. and Washington state Wednesday with the carcass of her calf that was born and died on July 24.
  Sheila Thornton, a research scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, said experts are becoming concerned that the whale’s behaviour will interfere with her ability to forage.
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• Fun races set to roll for donut dashers, super heroes, speedy seniors

  09-08-2018 21:57 via vancouversun.com
  In two more attempted sleeps in this freakin’ heat, Tubster’s Little Dunkers will be handing over the goods.
  That’s right, the Maple Ridge-based company that’s passionate about people, circus themes and delicious food, will be at the 146th Chilliwack Fair this weekend to present their fresh mini donuts to finishers in Saturday’s inaugural Chilliwack Fair Donut Dash 4K and 8K.
  The 8K starts at 9:30 a.m., and the 4K goes three minutes later. Each participant will rece
  
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• Toronto FC midfielder Marky Delgado offers video proof of Felipe foul

  09-08-2018 21:56 via theprovince.com
  While the Vancouver Whitecaps didn’t like the decision to send Brazilian Felipe off for a tackle on Toronto FC’s Marky Delgado in the first leg of the Canadian Championship final, Delgado offered up some post-game evidence in support of referee David Gantar.
  The TFC midfielder posted a short video on social media Thursday showing a series of ugly parallel red welts on his lower leg with the words “Didn’t get me too bad right?” with a hands-up emoji.
  Felipe was shown
  
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• Concern growing for killer whale carrying dead baby for more than two weeks

  09-08-2018 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  For 17 days the killer whale known to scientists as J-35 has been carrying the carcass of her dead calf. Now concerns are growing about what sort of impact that may have.
  
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• Huge wildfires in Northern B.C. merge into one blaze of 28,000 hectares

  09-08-2018 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  More than 100 firefighters are on scene battling the huge blaze, along with helicopters and heavy equipment.
  
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• Campfire ban violators rack up $43,000 in fines over B.C. Day long weekend

  09-08-2018 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  "People are well aware that the province is on fire, and yet they choose to disregard the ban and put people's lives at risk."
  
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• Bistro Pastis to close its doors after two decades on West Fourth

  09-08-2018 21:13
  
  Owner Stefen Langford announced the eatery will host its last dinner service Aug. 19
  
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• Scientists concerned about B.C. orca still pushing body of her calf

  09-08-2018 21:10 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — An orca is not letting go of her newborn calf, whose body she has been pushing through the water for more than two weeks.
  The whale known as J35 was spotted in coastal waters near the border between British Columbia and Washington state Wednesday with the carcass of her calf that was born and died on July 24.
  Sheila Thornton with Fisheries and Oceans Canada says scientists are becoming concerned that the whale’s behaviour will interfere with her ability to forage, but no
  
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• Vancouver fire trucks will set up 'instant' water parks tonight

  09-08-2018 21:09 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver fire trucks will roll into three neighbourhoods on Thursday evening to set up instant “water parks” for people looking to cool down.
  Each of the trucks will squirt water to create a makeshift spray park in each of the three neighbourhoods. The trucks will be stationed from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 9.
  The trucks will be at:
  • Coopers Park (1020 Marinaside)• Moberly School (59th and Ross)• Kerrisdale Park (5600-block Maple)
  Do not get too close to the f
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 9 unveiled: All-day battery, more storage, selfie-taking S Pen

  09-08-2018 20:47 via vancouversun.com
  NEW YORK CITY — Samsung kicked off the annual back-to-school phone wars with the release of the new Galaxy Note 9, its premium smartphone that is the company’s latest challenge to Apple’s iPhone X.
  With the iPhone X successor rumoured to be arriving later this fall, Samsung has upped the stakes with the promise of an all-day battery, storage that can expand to one terabyte and a stepped up processor for speedier performance.
  For devotees of the S Pen, that stylus that has long
  
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• Public art installation lets you pump up the jams in Vancouver’s Ackery’s Alley

  09-08-2018 20:26
  
  A new public art installation has opened in Ackery’s Alley next to the Orpheum.
  
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• Bridge jump with friends claims life of young woman

  09-08-2018 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  A woman from New Zealand died after jumping off a bridge with friends into the Sicamous channel.
  
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• 5 Things to Know: Abbotsford International Air Show

  09-08-2018 20:21 via vancouversun.com
  The Abbotsford International Air Show takes flight this weekend, bringing an array of sights from the world of flight. Since 1970, Abbotsford has been designated as “Canada’s National Airshow,” and the city in the country takes their mission to produce the country’s best air show very seriously. No surprise, then, that the three-day festival is the community’s keystone annual event.
  Here are five things to know about this weekend’s air show, which runs Friday,
  
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• Rob Ford’s house listed at $2.5M – and it’s a teardown (PHOTOS)

  09-08-2018 20:00
  
  We don’t know about you, but we were expecting something much fancier
  
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• North Vancouver thief caught on camera stealing a $70k camera

  09-08-2018 19:59 via theprovince.com
  North Vancouver RCMP have released a surveillance image of a man they say stole a $70,000 high-end digital production camera from a camera-rental store last month.
  The theft occurred on July 31 at Keslow Camera at 1225 East Keith Road.
  Police say a lone male had been in the store for a short time before grabbing the camera off a shelf, concealing it under his jacket and walking out the door.
  A surveillance camera caught him in the act.
  Arri Alexa Mini Camera.
  The stolen 
  
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• Majority of B.C. supports NDP-union construction deal, but just 25% familiar with it: Poll

  09-08-2018 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Seven in 10 British Columbians support the agreements, but just 26 per cent said they were familiar with them.
  
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• Whistler resident completes helicopter trip around the world

  09-08-2018 19:37
  
  At one point, midway through their journey around the world, Whistler resident Ruben Dias and his co-pilot Mischa Gelb were ready to abandon their quest.
  
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• Here’s where, and how, to keep cool in Vancouver

  09-08-2018 19:35
  
  Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services setting up three pop-up spray parks Thursday
  
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• New Zealand woman dies as group jumps from bridge in Sicamous

  09-08-2018 19:19 via vancouversun.com
  SICAMOUS — A 23-year-old New Zealand woman has died after she and three friends jumped from a bridge in Sicamous.
  RCMP say it happened at around 2 a.m. Wednesday when all four people leaped from the bridge, 20 metres above the channel connecting Shuswap and Mara lakes, 75 kilometres north of Vernon.
  When the woman didn’t resurface after the jump her friends found her and pulled her to shore where she was rushed to hospital, but was pronounced dead.
  Police say there is nothing crimina
  
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• UPDATE: Vancouver police arrest convicted murderer who failed to return to halfway house

  09-08-2018 19:09 via theprovince.com
  Update 8/10/18: Vancouver police say Daine Vonbillings, wanted Canada-wide for failing to return to his halfway house, has been arrested without incident.Original 8/9/18: Vancouver police are searching for a man who did not return to his halfway house on Sunday.
  Daine Vonbillings, 58, was last seen leaving his halfway house at 6 p.m. on Sunday while driving a pickup truck he had been permitted to use.
  The truck was later found at Cypress Bowl the same day with the back window smashed. He did not
  
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• Here's what you can eat and drink at Burnaby Blues + Roots Fest

  09-08-2018 19:05
  
  There's bacon. What more do you really need to know?
  
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• Osoyoos woman says intruder with knife tried to take her newborn

  09-08-2018 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  An Osoyoos resident says a woman tried to kidnap her seven-week-old baby on Wednesday.
  
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• Changes to ICBC auto insurance to be announced today

  09-08-2018 18:53 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial government is set to share proposed changes to auto insurance in B.C. today.
  The changes are intended to “modernize” how the Insurance Corporation of B.C. calculates insurance premiums.
  After calling ICBC a “financial dumpster fire” in January this year, Attorney General David Eby vowed to bring in changes that would penalize bad drivers and tackle the corporation’s projected $1.3 billion loss.
  Eby had previously shared some of the options the provinc
  
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• Travis Lulay wants to outshine friend and rival Mike Reilly tonight

  09-08-2018 18:50 via theprovince.com
  B.C. Lions quarterback Travis Lulay will put his friendship with Edmonton Eskimos counterpart Mike Reilly on hold tonight.
  Lulay hopes to outshine his former teammate as the Lions (2-4) attempt to end a two-game losing skid with a win over the surging Eskimos (5-2).
  “We’ve played against each other a couple times,” said Lulay after a workout at the team’s practice facility Wednesday. “But up until last year, we hadn’t directly squared off. They got us at home
  
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• Smaller retailers lead exodus from Vancouver

  09-08-2018 18:46
  
  Empty storefronts a reflection of higher rents, suburban lure for small and mid-size retailers
  
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