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• Video shows bear trapped in Coquitlam mall parking lot

  11-08-2018 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  The young black bear became trapped in the underground parkade of Henderson Place Mall.
  
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• Sir John A. Macdonald statue removed from Victoria City Hall

  11-08-2018 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Victoria has taken the controversial step of removing a statue of Canada’s first prime minister from City Hall. The statue will be stored while the city holds a “conversation on reconciliation.”
  
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• Barney Bentall ‘rocks the lake’ at Prospera Place

  11-08-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  Singer/songwriter Barney Bentall is performing at the Rock the Lake music festival in Kelowna.The musician recently released a new album titled The Drifter and the Preacher.
  
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• John A. Macdonald statue removed from Victoria City Hall to cheers and jeers

  11-08-2018 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  The statue of John A. Macdonald was removed from Victoria City Hall on Saturday to cheers and jeers from a small crowd who gathered to watch.
  
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• Saturday Sips: Cider 101

  11-08-2018 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Learn the basics of craft cider with cider expert Shaw Pisio from Txotx Imports.
  
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• Saturday Chef: Making pizza dough

  11-08-2018 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Learn the steps to make multi-grain pizza dough with Saturday Chef James Cooper from Freshslice.
  
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• Gardenworks: Designing with grass

  11-08-2018 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Gardening expert Scott Pearce from Gardenworks shows off several varieties of elegant grasses that thrive in the sun.
  
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• B.C.’s Road 13 named top winery in nation

  11-08-2018 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Road 13 in Oliver, B.C., was recently named the nation's top winery.
  
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• Bathrub racing returns to Vancouver

  11-08-2018 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  After a 22 year hiatus, bathtub racing returns to Vancouver’s shores at Kitsfest.
  
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• Whalley's all-stars off to Williamsport after winning Little League Canadian championships

  11-08-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  Mercy, mercy, Team B.C. is off to Pennsylvania.
  The Whalley Little League Major Allstars put a four-inning, 11-0 mercy-rule whipping on Glace Bay N.S. at the Little League Canadian championship on Saturday morning in Mirabel, Que.
  The win gave the Surrey-based squad the Canadian crown and a berth in the Little League World Series in Pennsylvania with their first game scheduled for Friday, Aug. 17 against Panama in Williamsport, Pa.
  WORLD SERIES BOUNDWhalley, BC defeats Glace Bay, NS 11
  
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• Open House: Preventing a break-in

  11-08-2018 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  This week in Open House, Crimestoppers demonstrates how to protect your home and property while on vacation.
  
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• Victim in fatal Vancouver road rage identified as Willis Hunt

  11-08-2018 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  Hunt's death "was likely the result of a road rage incident," according to Vancouver police.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Heat warning and air quality advisory lifted

  11-08-2018 22:34 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Environment Canada has lifted the heat warning, as temperatures cooled down Saturday. A poor air quality advisory was in effect early Saturday because of smoke from the Surrey barge fire but that has also been rescinded. Metro Vancouver said in a statement that the air quality had improved because of clean marine air pushing smoke out of the region.
  On Saturday, the weather is expected to be cloudy, with a chance of showers and possible thunderstorms in the afternoon and
  
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• Police identify victim of Vancouver road rage shooting as Willis Charles Hunt

  11-08-2018 22:23 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police have identified the victim of a suspected road rage shooting early Friday as 33-year-old Willis Charles Hunt of Vancouver.
  Shortly after 1:30 a.m., the VPD received a call about a man shot near Bridgeway Street, which runs beneath the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge off-ramp. A short time later police found Hunt suffering from gunshot wounds. He could not be saved and died.
  A 32-year-old woman believed to be in the same vehicle as Hunt suffered minor injuries and was treated at hos
  
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• Taxpayer-funded bus route being considered by Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen

  11-08-2018 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  The Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen is considering a daily bus route from Penticton to Kelowna.
  
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• B.C. Wildfires 2018: Evacuation orders expanded in Cariboo region

  11-08-2018 20:51 via vancouversun.com
  Evacuation orders were expanded on Saturday, while some highways and provincial parks closed, as 489 wildfires burn across the province.
  Of those, 39 are considered wildfires of note, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service.
  The Cariboo Regional District on Saturday expanded an evacuation order for 901 properties in Tsacha Lake area, and a reception centre has been set up for evacuees in Prince George.
  #Evacuation Order expanded by @CaribooRD due to #BCwildfire https://t.co/cflhZqFG6a
  — Eme
  
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• Six reasons to go to Vancouver Mural Festival this weekend

  11-08-2018 20:29
  
  Time to paint the town red… and pretty much every other colour
  
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• BC wildfire: Cariboo Regional District issues evacuation order for 900 properties

  11-08-2018 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  In B.C.'s northwest, residents say the situation in the area has gone from bad to worse.
  
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• Man evades police twice, once by jumping into North Thompson River

  11-08-2018 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Police in Clearwater, B.C., are searching for a man who evaded them twice.
  
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• Metro Vancouver's best burger: And the winner is …

  11-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s a universal fact that most people love burgers. But Metro Vancouverites, well, it turns out we’re downright passionate about them.
  When we asked our readers to tell us where to find the best burger in and around the city, we were overwhelmed with responses.
  Some people pointed to Hawksworth, while others cast votes for Monarch Burger on Main. But it was Uli’s beside the beach in White Rock that was the runaway winner. By a long shot.
  “Best burger I’ve
  
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• Makeup and hair trends: Try this look for a fresh, modern bride

  11-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Wedding season is in full swing and our 2018 brides are looking more beautiful than ever.  It’s been a year of effortless, romantic and sophisticated bridal beauty.
  Here’s a look I created for a recent bride, Trisha, showcasing one of this season’s most requested bridal trends.  It’s fresh and modern, and offers a timeless feel.The chignon:  The chignon in one of the most requested bridal styles of all time.  It’s a classic upstyle that is tradit
  
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• Wildfire near Agassiz forces closure of Highway 7, Sasquatch Provincial Park

  11-08-2018 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  The 100-hectare High Creek wildfire is burning about 10 kilometres from Agassiz, above Highway 7.
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: An evening in Damascus

  11-08-2018 19:00 via theprovince.com
  A WARM WELCOME: Some 200 attendees convened at the Roundhouse Community Centre for the fourth cycle of An Evening in Damascus, a fundraiser to support the safe passage of queer refugees to Canada.  Staged last week as part of Vancouver Pride festivities, event founder Ahmad Danny Ramadan welcomed guests of all sexual stripes to his grassroots gala to experience an authentic Syrian spread and help support refugees building a new life in Canada.
  Forced to leave his home because of political u
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Heat warning lifted, but air advisory in effect

  11-08-2018 18:55 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Environment Canada has lifted the heat warning, as temperatures cooled down Saturday. However, a poor air quality advisory is in effect for Metro Vancouver because of the smoky skies from a barge fire in Surrey on Friday and from several wildfires.
  The agency says high concentrations of fine particulate matter were in the air from the barge fire, and possibly from a wildfire in West Vancouver, and wildfires burning in California, Oregon and Washington. Health of
  
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• Whalley's allstars off to Williamsport after winning Little League Canadian championships

  11-08-2018 18:53 via vancouversun.com
  Team B.C. has won the Little League Canadian championships, and will now get a shot at the Little League World Series in Pennsylvania.
  Surrey’s Whalley Little League Major Allstars beat Glace Bay N.S. 11-0, as the championships wrapped up Saturday in Quebec.
  The Canadian title moves Whalley into second spot all-time with six national Little League championships.
  British Columbia has won the Canadian title 26 times since the national championship began in 1958, and Whalley has won five
  
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• Rain, along with wind and thunderstorms, forecast for smoke-filled Okanagan

  11-08-2018 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  Rain is forecast for the Okanagan this weekend, but so are gusts of wind and possible thunderstorms.
  
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• Douglas Todd: B.C. economist in grim battle against deceptive scholarship

  11-08-2018 17:32 via vancouversun.com
  We’ve all heard about fake news. Now we have deceptive scholarship.
  A determined B.C. economics professor has journeyed into the heart of a dark world where academics seeking to advance their careers have had hundreds of thousands of their articles published for a fee in journals that either deserve suspicion or are outright phoney.
  In academia, where the admonition to “publish or perish” is not an empty threat, it is often difficult for scholars to have their research publishe
  
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• This Week in History: 1931: Vancouver becomes Canada's third-largest city

  11-08-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Civic boosters often predicted Vancouver would become western Canada’s biggest city after it was incorporated in 1886. But it took awhile for the population to catch up to the hype.
  It finally happened on Aug. 13, 1931, when Vancouver passed Winnipeg to become the third-largest city in Canada.
  According to that year’s federal census, Vancouver’s population was 245,307, while Winnipeg’s was 217,687.
  In the 1921 census, Vancouver’s population was 163,220, which meant
  
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• The Perseid meteor shower peaks over Vancouver this weekend

  11-08-2018 16:03
  
  "We’ll probably see close to 50 or 60 shooting stars an hour"
  
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• Sold (Bought): Langley townhome fetches more than listed price

  11-08-2018 15:41 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  Amenities at this Langley townhome include an outdoor swimming pool, a hot tub, gym and a club house.
  64 – 20875 80 Avenue, Langley
  Type: Four-bedroom, three-bathroom townhouse
  Size: 1,582 sq.ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $485,000
  Listed for: $599,888
  Sold for: $605,000
  Sold on: May 14
  Days on market: Seven
  Listing agent: Mike Giesbrecht at Royal LePage Sussex
  Buyers agent: Atul Bhardwaj at Team 3000 Realty
  The big sell:
  
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• At Coquitlam’s Dwell24, it’s all in the details

  11-08-2018 15:27 via vancouversun.com
  Discerning buyers in B.C.’s Lower Mainland often look for something out of the ordinary in a new home. With the quality of the units on offer at Dwell24 – a new townhouse development in Coquitlam – Epix Developments and the Circadian Group are aiming to deliver just that.
  Epix Developments has a business model that is different from many developers. Derek DiMartile, the company’s president, likes to work with independent builders and in the case of Dwell24, Tony Russo of
  
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• The Home Front: How postal codes can reflect our design preferences

  11-08-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  South Surrey residence built by Square One Homes.
  Where you live doesn’t always reflect who you are, but there’s a good chance there’s some consistent interior design trends happening in your neighbourhood, says Kendall Ansell, of Kendall Ansell Interiors, who recently expanded her Vancouver Burnaby practice to include an office in Surrey.
  “We’ve made more of a commitment to going to the South Surrey, Surrey, White Rock area, just based on the amount of need in the
  
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• Terry Moist and Leslie Welin: Effective models of social health should be supported

  11-08-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  When looking for a model for improving social health, the B.C. Integrated Youth Services Initiative: The Foundry is a terrific place to start.
  Thirteen B.C. communities have Foundry centres, serving youth aged 12 to 24 with an array of health and wellness services. It’s a new approach for the provincial government and 100-plus community partners with a stake in the initiative, building on the concept of a “one-stop shop” to provide health services, social workers, counselling,
  
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• Marigold: Saanich Peninsula location 'an opportunity to do something really special'

  11-08-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Marigold Lands, a $138 million project to build 250 homes on former nursery land on the Saanich Peninsula, had an improbable start, by developer Tim Hackett’s account.
  “I went to the (former) Marigold Nursery to buy some African daisies for my wife,” says Hackett, “and I came back with the daisies and the (eight-acre) nursery.”
  While there, he fell into a conversation with Ray Smith, the nursery’s owner, who had supplied plants to Hackett’s previous hous
  
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• Goretti Guibault and Brian Cochrane: Community Benefits Agreements needed to fix 16 years of mishandling apprenticeships and training

  11-08-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Much has been written recently about whether British Columbia’s new Community Benefits Agreements process for major public construction projects are a good thing.
  But what hasn’t been much discussed is why. Community Benefits Agreements are needed. It’s pretty simple: Because apprenticeship training was mishandled for 16 years in B.C. and the number of skilled workers being trained dramatically deteriorated.
  The facts prove it.
  Statistics Canada found that in 2016 B.C. had
  
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• Big hair, power houses and Miss Fruit and Vegetables: Dick Oulton's photo legacy

  11-08-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Dick Oulton did a little bit of everything to pay the bills.
  “He was a working commercial photographer,” said Diane Evans, of the Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver. “He did whatever came in the door.”
  He did, whether it was taking beauty shots of aspiring models, architectural photos of restaurant interiors or shots of big watermelons at the B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association annual convention.
  In 1953 he photographed the construction of the Kemano generating station
  
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• Maple Ridge restaurant owners say nearby construction is driving customers away

  11-08-2018 14:26 via globalnews.ca
  "We are struggling to keep our business open, it's a crisis for us."
  
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• Whitecaps Game Day: Timbers on a tear, but Caps have proven road chops

  11-08-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  NEXT GAME: TONIGHT
  Vancouver Whitecaps (8-9-6, 7th West) at Portland Timbers (10-3-7, 2nd West)
  8 p.m., Providence Park, TSN 1/4, TSN 1040 AMKEY MATCHUP
  Kendall Waston vs. Diego Valeri
  The Whitecaps’ captain will have to batten down the hatches tonight, plugging the holes that seem to spring up defensively for the Vancouver side every week.
  Valeri will be quick to poke as many holes as he can in the back line, as the reigning Major League Soccer MVP has a team-high eight goals and 10 assis
  
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• Douglas Todd: B.C. economist locked in grim battle against deceptive scholarship

  11-08-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  We’ve all heard about fake news. Now we have deceptive scholarship.
  A determined B.C. economics professor has journeyed into the heart of a dark world where academics seeking to advance their careers have had hundreds of thousands of their articles published for a fee in journals that either deserve suspicion or are outright phoney.
  In academia, where the admonition to “publish or perish” is not an empty threat, it is often difficult for scholars to have their research publishe
  
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• Three-year agreement for thousands of B.C. government workers

  11-08-2018 08:23 via vancouversun.com
  Thousands of British Columbia public service workers have ratified a three-year contract agreement giving them an annual two-per-cent wage increase.
  The agreement covers workers who provide social, environmental and public safety services, as well as Liquor Distribution Branch employees and some of those who work at the B.C. Pension Corp.
  The deal covers 26,500 workers and includes additional funds to help staffing shortages for child-protection workers, deputy sheriffs and corrections officers.
  
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• Wildfire concerns in northwest B.C.

  11-08-2018 08:18 via globalnews.ca
  In northwest British Columbia residents are describing a dire situation. Several large fires are threatening properties and First Nations communities and area residents say making matters worse are the lack of resources to fight those fires. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• Video shows plane flying over Puget Sound amid reports of stolen aircraft

  11-08-2018 07:43 via globalnews.ca
  Video posted to Twitter showed a plane flying over Puget Sound alongside a jet on Friday night.
  
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• Vancouver Jazz Fest founder Ken Pickering dies after cancer battle

  11-08-2018 07:31 via vancouversun.com
  Ken Pickering, the co-founder and longtime artistic director of the renowned Vancouver International Jazz Festival, has died.
  His partner Christine Medina broke the news on Facebook, saying Pickering had stopped cancer treatments recently and passed away peacefully Friday morning.
  “I lost the love of my life, my soulmate, my everything, my dear sweet Ken in the early hours of this morning,” Medina wrote.
  “Sadly the cancer had spread to the point where treatment was no longer po
  
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• Stolen plane crashes in Puget Sound

  11-08-2018 07:20 via globalnews.ca
  Footage from the scene of a plane crash on Ketron Island in Puget Sound after an employee stole an aircraft and was followed by F-15s on Friday night.
  
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• Rock The Lake rocking downtown Kelowna for the weekend

  11-08-2018 06:32 via globalnews.ca
  Rock The Lake is a three day, outdoor event that anyone walking around downtown can hear but the acts take to the stage behind high barricades.
  
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• Plane crashes in Puget Sound after airline employee stole aircraft at Sea-Tac airport

  11-08-2018 06:09 via globalnews.ca
  The plane was followed by two F-15s before it crashed.
  
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• Bear trapped in a Coquitlam mall parking lot

  11-08-2018 05:57 via globalnews.ca
  A bear became trapped in the parking lot at Henderson Place Mall in Coquitlam on Friday.
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – August 10

  11-08-2018 05:00 via globalnews.ca
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.
  
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• Baths in action: 22 years later, Bathtub Race returns to Vancouver

  11-08-2018 04:12 via vancouversun.com
  It has been 22 years since the bathtubs washed up on Kitsilano Beach and on Saturday they’ll make their triumphal return.
  Each summer from 1967 to 1996, competitors in the historic Bathtub Race would cross the Strait of Georgia from Nanaimo to Vancouver, a gruelling journey through choppy waters that left racers with backaches and wobbly legs. Saturday, after approval by the Vancouver park board, the historic race (and all the aches) comes back, at least to Kitsilano.
  Organizers
  
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• Canadian woman warns about risks of breast implants

  11-08-2018 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  An Ontario woman is pushing the Canadian government to increase awareness about the risks that come with getting breast implants. Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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