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• Beaver caught on video casually walking down street in Kelowna

  28-08-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  A Kelowna, B.C., resident managed to video a beaver casually walking down a street.
  
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• Police investigating 'sobriety of the driver' in crash that killed woman on Vancouver Island road

  28-08-2018 23:43 via vancouversun.com
  Central Saanich Police are investigating “the sobriety of the driver” as part of Monday night’s fatal crash on Central Saanich Road.
  One woman died and another woman is in critical condition after they were struck by a vehicle that crossed the centre line and drifted into the opposing lane while they were walking two dogs.
  The women, one in her late 40s and one in her early 50s, were walking on the shoulder of the northbound lane in the 7500-block of Central Saanich Road, south
  
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• Elias Pettersson highlights Canucks’ 2018 Young Stars roster

  28-08-2018 23:19 via theprovince.com
  The Canucks have confirmed the 24 young men who will play in blue and green at the 2018 Young Stars tournament in Penticton — and most of the Canucks’ prized prospects will be there.
  First-round picks Elias Pettersson and Olli Juolevi will be there. So will the likes of skilled forwards Jonathan Dahlen, Adam Gaudette, Petrus Palmu, Kole Lind, Lukas Jasek and Jonah Gadjovich, plus blueline hopefuls Jalen Chatfield, Guillaume Brisebois and Jett Woo.
  The only top-end Canucks prospects m
  
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• Improve severe alcohol withdrawal treatment by training doctors: B.C. study

  28-08-2018 23:18 via vancouversun.com
  There’s an urgent need to improve the treatment of severe alcohol withdrawal because too many patients are being admitted to hospital when they could be managed through outpatient services or by family doctors, says the lead author of a new study.
  Dr. Evan Wood, executive director of the B.C. Centre on Substance Use, said family doctors and emergency departments could use a simple screening questionnaire to assess and diagnose patients before treatment is recommended.
  The study published T
  
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• Richmond artist explores ‘post-#MeToo society’ at Fringe Festival

  28-08-2018 23:00
  
  We’ve had the #MeToo movement, so now what?
  
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• Vernon cultural centre borrowing would cost ‘average’ household $48 a year

  28-08-2018 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  The figures were released as the regional district gears up for a referendum on borrowing up to $25 million for the new $40-million facility.
  
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• Grandparents’ Day Festival and Stroll in New West, Sept. 9

  28-08-2018 22:43
  
  Opioid epidemic is contributing to the rise in the number of grandparents raising grandchildren
  
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• B.C. finance minister on former government’s use of deferral accounts

  28-08-2018 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Tuesday, Finance Minister Carole James explains why the provincial government is concerned about the previous government’s use of deferral accounts.
  
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• It's snowing in Gibsons. Well, it's not real snow but Hallmark movie fans won't notice

  28-08-2018 22:18
  
  Village made famous by The Beachcombers is adorned with 20-foot-high Christmas and lots of artificial snow for Hallmark Christmas movie
  
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• Rain helps, but three wildfires in B.C.’s Similkameen region still burning out of control

  28-08-2018 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  A daily update of wildfires burning in B.C.'s Okanagan, Similkameen and Boundary regions.
  
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• Halibut or tilapia? Canadians getting duped by mislabelled fish, investigation finds

  28-08-2018 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  An investigation into seafood fraud found nearly half of seafood samples tested at Canadian grocery stores and restaurants were labelled wrong.
  
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• Victoria mayor uses online trolls' insults as fodder for campaign funding

  28-08-2018 21:26 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps’s re-election campaign is using offensive comments made by online trolls to help spur campaign donations.
  In what might be the first political fundraising appeal to carry an “appalling” language warning, Helps’s campaign fundraising director, Sonia Theroux, has sent out an email with examples of offensive and explicit trolling made in response to a photo of a sunset Helps posted on Instagram.
  “I am loathe (sic) to share thi
  
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• Vancouver Public Library launches Fast Reads program for ebooks

  28-08-2018 21:25 via vancouversun.com
  Digital speed readers rejoice! The Vancouver Public Library has now expanded its Fast Reads program to include ebooks.
  “We are excited to be among the first libraries in Canada to launch a Fast Reads ebook service,” said VPL chief librarian Christina de Castell in a statement.
  “We know more and more people are getting excited about ebooks. With the new Fast Reads ebook collection, library users will have immediate access to titles they can’t wait to read, whether they pre
  
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• B.C. maintained budget surplus for 2017-18, despite increased spending on wildfires

  28-08-2018 21:23 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — British Columbia maintained its budget surplus in the last fiscal year even though it boosted spending on government programs by almost $3 billion and covered significant expenses from disastrous wildfires in 2017.
  Finance Minister Carole James said the government reduced its debt and achieved a balanced budget despite historic losses at the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.
  James said regardless of what it will cost to fight fires, there is money in the budget.
  The aud
  
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• B.C. government says deferral payment changes at BC Hydro won’t effect hydro bills

  28-08-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. government continues to have a strong financial bottom line, but the auditor general is warning that poor money managing at BC Hydro could change that.
  
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• B.C. government promises no increase to hydro bills after making changes to deferral payment

  28-08-2018 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. government continues to have a strong financial bottom line, but the auditor general is warning that poor money managing at BC Hydro could change that.
  
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• Deadline approaching for Vancouver International Photography Festival submissions

  28-08-2018 21:00
  
  Successful photos will be displayed in Richmond’s Aberdeen Centre this fall.
  
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• Dangerous pile of asbestos dumped in Burnaby alley

  28-08-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Renewed calls for a crackdown on illegal dumping after a pile of bags holding asbestos was left in a Burnaby alley. As Paul Haysom reports, it’s a growing problem across the region.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Jasper the three-legged poodle

  28-08-2018 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  Meet Jasper, an energetic three-legged poodle looking for a special home. He’s almost seven years old and is looking for a new companion that will spoil him.
  
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• Nutrition: Back to school meal ideas

  28-08-2018 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  School is just one week away and dietitian Diana Steele has some helpful tip and tricks to get you and your children back into a healthy eating routine.
  
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• One woman killed, another critically injured by swerving SUV on Vancouver Island road

  28-08-2018 20:33 via vancouversun.com
  A woman is dead and another is in critical condition after they were struck by an SUV that swerved into the opposite lane while they were walking their dog on Monday night.
  Police say the two women, both in their 40s, were hit at about 7 p.m. in the 7500-block Central Saanich Road, south of Mount Newton Cross Road.
  One woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the other woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The dog also died.
  Police are still investigating what caused the
  
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• International: 20 bestselling books of the week of August 25

  28-08-2018 20:33 via vancouversun.com
  Texas Ranger – James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle.
  HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. Texas Ranger — James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle
  2. The President is Missing — James Patterson and Bill Clinton
  3. Tailspin — Sandra Brown
  4. The Outsider — Stephen King
  5. Feared — Lisa Scottoline
  6. Cottage by the Sea — Debbie Macomber
  7. Paradox — Catherine Coulter
  8. The Other Woman — Daniel Silva
  9. An Unwanted Guest — Shari Lapena
  10. The Mon
  
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• Skeletal sci-fi: Awesome images of Vancouver’s new Oakridge Centre

  28-08-2018 20:31
  
  Architect’s phase-one renderings of massive mixed-use masterplan reveals “skin-and-bones” design concept
  
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• Charges laid in suspected North Okanagan clandestine drug lab

  28-08-2018 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  Police say charges have been laid against a 35-year-old man in regards to an alleged drug lab in Vernon.
  
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• Vancouver residents feeling harassed by city over Empty Home Tax

  28-08-2018 20:01
  
  While I am not blind to what many consider the injustice of homes being kept empty while others have nowhere to live, I opposed this tax for many reasons.
  
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• Skookum fest aims for a really representative artist's lineup

  28-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Skookum Music. Food. Art
  When: Sept. 7-9, various times
  Where: Brockton Field, Stanley Park
  Tickets and info: From $114 at skokumfestival.com
  The word skookum is from the historical Chinook trade-pidgin dialect of the Pacific Northwest. As an adjective, it can be applied to a person or animal to mean strong, brave or impressive. As a noun, it applies to a street party or trade fair.
  So naming the newest music, arts and food festival in the Lower Mainland Skookum is giving it a push-start to be a
  
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• Makeover: New look for a new mom

  28-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Carlie Hilliard, 32, is a registered nurse ready to get back into the swing of things after becoming a mom.
  Carlie has fine textured hair which hasn’t cut in more than a year.  She likes her length and wanted to maintain it but the ends were feeling dry and damaged. Her hair was lacking shape and needed a fresh style that would be easy to manage and pull away from her face.
  I shampooed her hair using KMS Moist Repair Shampoo and Conditioner for added moisture and manageability. 
  
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• Five acts to catch at the Skookum festival

  28-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  With the lineup announced, it’s time to figure out which artists appearing at the Skookum festival are not to be missed. There is a lot of decision-making required as there are four stages going over all three days and you can’t be in more than one place at a time can you?
  After looking over the roster, here are the five performers you should probably make a serious effort to see:
  1: Metric. It’s been three years since Pagans in Vegas, an album that didn’t have
  
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• Commercial Real Estate: Looking long-term at Vancouver's waterfront

  28-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver is overdue to develop a coordinated plan to manage and develop its waterfront, say several organizations including the Georgia Strait Alliance (GAS) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
  Leaders of the GAS, ULI and the Vancouver Public Space Network came together on Aug. 23 at Lot 19 plaza in downtown Vancouver near the waterfront for a public conversation meant to encourage support for a unified waterfront strategy.
  “Vancouver has no comprehensive plan for its waterfront,” s
  
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• WorkSafeBC issues stop work order on fire-damaged heritage home before it even begins

  28-08-2018 19:51
  
  Heritage home at 3737 Angus Dr. damaged in arson last October
  
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• B.C. Golf wants to know if marijuana should be allowed on golf courses

  28-08-2018 19:44 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Golf, a governing body that oversees 56,000 golfers and 300 clubs in the province, is surveying its members on their views around marijuana use on the golf course.
  Despite the fact that recreational pot will be legalized in Canada on Oct. 17,  many B.C. golf courses are still scrambling to put together a marijuana policy.
  “We did our poll of members clubs and discovered that only 20 per cent were actively work on or had established a policy,” said Kris Jonass
  
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• Coroner says stroke, not vaping, took life of Delta teen

  28-08-2018 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  A vape was found next to the boy when his parents found him.
  
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• Courier co-hosts Vancouver mayoral debate

  28-08-2018 19:24
  
  Vancouver Courier, Vancouver is Awesome and Business in Vancouver are staging a debate amongst seven candidates vying to be Vancouver’s next mayor.
  
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• Trudeau asks Blair to fight money laundering in B.C. in bid to stop organized crime

  28-08-2018 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  Minister Bill Blair has been directed to tackle money laundering in B.C. connected to Canada's fentanyl crisis
  
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• Hot yoga can help an athlete's heart work more efficiently: study

  28-08-2018 19:10
  
  Canadian Olympic women's field hockey team showed surprising results when it came to hot yoga's effect on blood plasma levels.
  
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• PNE's 2018 prize home designed with focus on sustainability

  28-08-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  In two weeks, the winner of one of the province’s largest lottery grand prizes will be revealed.
  It’s a contemporary-built home that strikes a West Coast feel, and the lucky winner will have it moved to the heart of the Okanagan.
  “In the mornings, when people line up and the rope drops at 10 a.m. you’ll see a stampede of guests running to the prize home to check it out,” said Jeff Strickland, the PNE’s vice-president of operations. “It’s one o
  
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• Helping girls cope with back to school stress

  28-08-2018 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  Lindsay Sealey, founder of “Bold New Girls”, sits down with Sonia Sunger to discuss why heading back to the classroom can be particularly difficult for girls, and to outline tips to make the transition smoother.
  
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• Why doesn't the air quality health index (AQHI) match air quality advisories?

  28-08-2018 18:37 via vancouversun.com
  Earlier this week, Metro Vancouver issued an air quality advisory warning of fine particulate matter in the air, even though the provincial air quality health index (AQHI) was listed as “low risk.”
  So why doesn’t the air quality health index always match air quality statements sometimes?
  The air quality health index (AQHI) is managed by the provincial government. The air quality statements and advisories are issued by the Metro Vancouver authority and picked up by Environment C
  
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• B.C Conservation Officers Service handing out more tickets for illegal campfires

  28-08-2018 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  A ticket for an illegal campfire can be $1,150.
  
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• Bags filled with asbestos dumped in Burnaby alley

  28-08-2018 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  The bags appeared early Sunday morning in the 4100-block of Eton and Cambridge streets.
  
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• Judith Marshall: Four years after Mount Polley tailings dam breach and it's business as usual

  28-08-2018 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  “If you asked me two weeks ago if this could have happened, I would have said it couldn’t.”
  Imperial Metals president Brian Kynoch spoke these words at a news conference on Aug. 5, 2014, the day after the devastating collapse of a tailings dam at one of Imperial’s operations, the Mount Polley copper and gold mine.
  More than 24 million cubic meters of water filled with metals-laden mining waste, or tailings, spilled into Polley Lake, down Hazeltine Creek and into Quesnel L
  
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• Health concerns over bags filled with asbestos dumped in Burnaby alley

  28-08-2018 17:31 via globalnews.ca
  Residents of a north Burnaby neighbourhood say they want bags filled with asbestos removed after they were dumped in an alley early Sunday morning.
  
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• Daily Poll: Should multi-unit dwellings ban all smoking?

  28-08-2018 16:56 via vancouversun.com
  A Langley resident has launched a petition to convince the provincial government to ban smoking in all condominiums and apartment buildings.
  Naomi Baker says cigarette smoke has been wafting into her third-floor apartment from the suite below.
  Related
  Condo resident starts petition to ban smoking in all B.C. multi-unit dwellingsTake Our Poll
  
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• Vancouver weather: Sunny Tuesday to tide us over until the weekend

  28-08-2018 16:40 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Aug. 28, 2018 – Tuesday’s weather is looking sunny and bright so soak it up while you can.
  The next three days are forecast to be grey and a bit wet so you’ll need today’s sun to tide you over to the weekend.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny. High of 22, except 25 inland.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy, low of 14.
  Tomorrow: Cloudy. 40 per cent chance of rain late in the morning and afternoon. High of 19.
  Traffic: Lower Mainland
  Here’s a live traffic map
  
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• Festival Guide: Here's what you need to know about Skookum Festival 2018

  28-08-2018 15:54 via vancouversun.com
  Whether you’re a seasoned music festival veteran or a first-timer with the family in tow, here’s what you need to know about Skookum Festival 2018.What is Skookum Festival and when is it happening?
  Skookum Festival is a brand-new music, food and art festival happening Sept. 7 to 9, 2018 in Stanley Park’s Brockton Field Complex. The festival is open on Friday, Sept. 7 from 4 to 11 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 8 and 9 from noon to 11 p.m.
  Bands hit the stage on Friday beg
  
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• One woman killed, another injured when hit by SUV on Vancouver Island road

  28-08-2018 15:23 via vancouversun.com
  CENTRAL SAANICH — A woman is dead and another is in critical condition after they were struck by an SUV in Central Saanich on Monday night.
  Police say the two women, both in their 40s, were hit at about 7 p.m. while they were walking a dog, which was also killed.
  The driver of the SUV, a man from Central Saanich, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
  Police say the vehicle was headed south on the road and the women were walking north on the opposite side of the road.
  The section of Ce
  
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• B.C.’s newest high school in Surrey officially opens next week

  28-08-2018 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  Stepping through the front doors, the first thing that's so noticable is the bright wide-open space.
  
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• Coroner's report says Tsawwassen teen died from vascular defect that caused stroke, not from vaping

  28-08-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Kyle Losse, the 14-year old Tsawwassen baseball player who wore number 14 and was taken off life support at the symbolic time of 14:14 on Jan. 23, died of a massive stroke caused by devastating, abnormal blood flow in his brain, the long-awaited report by a B.C. coroner states.
  “Strokes are rare in children and this type of posterior circulation stroke is even more uncommon, with symptoms being variable and non-specific,” states coroner Adele Lambert in her report obtained by Postmed
  
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• Woman dead, another in critical condition after being struck by SUV in Saanich

  28-08-2018 11:08 via globalnews.ca
  "At this moment, it's too early to determine if speed or alcohol or drugs were an issue."
  
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• Elias Pettersson highlights Canucks 2018 Young Stars roster

  28-08-2018 08:10 via theprovince.com
  The Canucks have confirmed the 24 young men who will play in blue and green at the 2018 Young Stars tournament in Penticton — and most of the Canucks’ prized prospects will be there.
  First-round picks Elias Pettersson and Olli Juolevi will be there. So will the likes of skilled forwards Jonathan Dahlen, Adam Gaudette, Petrus Palmu, Kole Lind, Lukas Jasek and Jonah Gadjovich, plus blueline hopefuls Jalen Chatfield, Guillaume Brisebois and Jett Woo.
  The only top-end Canucks prospect mi
  
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