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• 5 Things to do this weekend for Friday September 7 2018

  06-09-2018 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province including the Polish Festival, the Vancouver Fringe Festival, and Campbell Valley Country Celebration
  
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• Steve Ewen: Hopeful Giants look for offensive power boost this year via mega-Watts

  06-09-2018 23:49 via theprovince.com
  Barclay Parneta is calling Brayden Watts’ shot.
  Watts, a 19-year-old winger with the Vancouver Giants, walked into the coaches’ offices at the Ladner Leisure Centre earlier this week with some paperwork that needed completing.
  General manager Parneta was checking things out when he slipped in a question: what was the number he wants Watts focused on?
  “Thirty,” Watts responded with a nod.
  He was bang on. That’s what Parneta believes Watts should be thinking about, be
  
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• 5 Things to do this weekend for Thursday September 6 2018

  06-09-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province including the Skookum Music Festival and the Vancouver Feast of Fields
  
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• B.C. Green Party leader praises ‘important’ Trans Mountain court ruling

  06-09-2018 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  Green Party leader Andrew Weaver addresses reporters following the federal court ruling that blocked construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project on Aug. 30.
  
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• Here's how Saturday's GranFondo will affect Horseshoe Bay ferry traffic

  06-09-2018 23:26
  
  Morning road closures, including Stanley Park Causeway, mean it will take more time to get to ferry terminal.
  
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• J.J. Adams: Lions focus on beating visiting Redblacks, then escaping West basement

  06-09-2018 23:14 via theprovince.com
  Rolly Lumbala has seen it all, man.
  While he hasn’t quite been around since the days of leather helmets and the Wing T, his expansive 11-year career — all with one team, quite recherché for a non-kicker — does have the feel like it’s spanned generations of the game.
  The B.C. Lions’ fullback has seen players come and go, some with the flair of a supernova, some quiet and nameless. He’s seen upsets and epic runs, and seen the despair and disappointment of
  
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• Man accused of stabbing Abbotsford teen says he hears voices 'every hour of the day'

  06-09-2018 22:56 via vancouversun.com
  A man with schizophrenia accused of fatally stabbing a 13-year-old girl inside her Abbotsford high school says he’s eager to face the charges against him but he remains plagued by voices “every hour of the day.”
  Gabriel Klein made the comments during a review board hearing at a forensic psychiatric hospital to determine his mental fitness to stand trial.
  The 22-year-old says he wants to go to court as soon as possible to face charges of second-degree murder and aggravated assau
  
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• Vancouver Baby & Family Fair 2018

  06-09-2018 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  The 17th annual Vancouver Baby & Family Fair is going to be held in Canada Place on October 27 & 28! It is a two-day family event that provides guests with the opportunity to shop specifically for products for the entire family. Providing today’s intelligent consumers with the platform to investigate and inform themselves on...
  
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• The case for do-it-yourself parenting

  06-09-2018 22:45
  
  Teaching kids how to ride a bike, change a tire or use a hand drill is not only necessary, but a bonding experience, argues Rob Wynen.
  
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• Potential NHL first rounder Alex Newhook is BCHL’s top prospect

  06-09-2018 22:44 via theprovince.com
  A year ago, we were wondering how the Chilliwack Chiefs were going to handle a season where they were the hosts of the RBC Cup national championship tournament.
  Now, we’re trying to surmise what they might do for an encore after claiming the Canadian Junior A title on home ice last spring.
  The Chiefs are once again one of the stories to keep an eye on as the BCHL regular season begins on Friday. There are various others with the 17-team loop. To help prepare you, here’s a look a
  
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• VAMS 30th Anniversary Strong Sessions Concert

  06-09-2018 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  Take a stroll down memory lane with VAMS musicians and special guests rocking to tunes from the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Experience a fun and interactive evening filled with nostalgia to celebrate 30 great years of showing that disability is not a barrier to creativity.
  
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• Woman, man injured in separate falls from cliffs in North Vancouver, Nanaimo

  06-09-2018 22:32 via vancouversun.com
  Two British Columbia residents are recovering after separate falls from cliffs on the south coast.
  In North Vancouver, a young woman suffered injuries to her back after slipping from rocks and falling awkwardly into the water while cliff jumping in Lynn Canyon Park.
  Two British Columbia residents are recovering after separate falls from cliffs on the south coast. One of the warning signs at the pool near the twin Falls bridge in the at the Lynn Canyon Park.
  A park ranger saw the accident and cal
  
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• Penticton mayor optimistic about future of Young Stars Classic despite fewer NHL teams participating, lower ticket sales

  06-09-2018 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  The 2018 Young Stars Classic in Penticton this weekend will feature just two NHL teams: The Canucks and Jets.
  
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• Hidden ownership loopholes make Canada a “pawn in global game of money laundering” report says

  06-09-2018 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  A new report says Canada must establish a registry identifying hidden owners of real estate in order to combat money laundering
  
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• Police seek suspect in east Vancouver arson that caused $100K of damage

  06-09-2018 21:41 via theprovince.com
  Vancouver police are seeking a firebug in east Vancouver captured on surveillance video who caused more than $100,000 in damage.
  On Aug. 21 around 3 p.m., surveillance video captured footage that shows a man walking into the east lane of Nanaimo and Copley streets.
  In the video, he can be seen walking past a tall hedge in an alleyway before doubling back to a dry section. He can be seen bending over, reaching his hand into the hedge and then walking away.
  Vancouver police are seeking a firebug i
  
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• Rare Pacific Northwest artifacts lost in Brazil museum fire

  06-09-2018 21:36 via vancouversun.com
  Dozens of rare Pacific Northwest artifacts are believed destroyed in the fire that tore through a museum in Brazil on Sunday, says a University of B.C. curator.
  Karen Duffek, a curator at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology and expert in Pacific Northwest artifacts, says one of the 42 Pacific Northwest pieces lost when the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro burned down Sunday was a set of wooden armour made by Indigenous people on the North Coast.
  A collection of 42 Pacific Northwest artifact
  
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• Man arrested, illegal Vancouver gambling house shut down following year-long investigation

  06-09-2018 21:35 via vancouversun.com
  An illegal gambling house in Vancouver has been shut down following a year-long police investigation.
  B.C.’s anti-gang police, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, said in a news release that the province’s gaming policy enforcement branch passed along information in May, 2017. The CFSEU’s illegal gambling team then began looking into an illegal gaming house called Se7enhaus.
  Following months of investigation, the CFSEU, helped by Vancouver officers, searched a commerc
  
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• VIDEO: East Vancouver arson suspect caught on camera

  06-09-2018 21:25
  
  Fire destroyed a hedge, two garages with vehicles inside and a utility pole
  
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• Lydia Miljan: Proportional representation voting systems breed unstable governments

  06-09-2018 21:23 via vancouversun.com
  Some see the upcoming referendum on electoral reform — specifically, whether British Columbia should switch to a proportional representation (PR) voting system — as a blatant attempt by the B.C. Green party to secure more power. While it’s clear that under any form of PR, the Greens would theoretically increase their seat share, there would also be more single-issue parties vying for seats in the legislature.
  In B.C.’s current first-past-the-post voting system, it’s
  
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• Luxury and Supercar Weekend returns to Vancouver

  06-09-2018 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  Craig Stowe previews three vehicles you don’t want to miss at this weekend’s ninth annual event at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
  
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• Common mistakes when flying with a baby

  06-09-2018 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  Travel consultant Claire Newell shares advice on how to avoid common mistakes parents often make travelling with babies.
  
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• New road treatment for 10 high crash areas of Metro Vancouver

  06-09-2018 21:21 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government hopes a new $3.9-million project will reduce crashes in 10 high collision zones in Metro Vancouver.
  This month, Ministry of Transportation crews will be applying a high-friction surface treatment to 14 areas — 10 in Metro Vancouver and four on Vancouver Island — to help drivers stop faster. The ministry says the goal is to reduce rear-end collisions.
  The surface treatment is made of a specialized aggregate and resin to help vehicles come to a full stop more quickl
  
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• B.C. court throws out ‘frivolous’ sasquatch lawsuit

  06-09-2018 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  The province called the lawsuit "frivolous," "an abuse of process," lacking "an air of reality," and applied to have the case dismissed, saying Todd Standing's statements of fact are ultimately incapable of proof.
  
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• All Western Canada Mac’s Convenience Stores to become Circle K

  06-09-2018 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds of Mac's Convenience Stores across Western Canada will be rebranded as Circle K by 2019, the Quebec-based parent company Alimentation Couche-Tard announced Thursday.
  
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• UPDATE: Standoff on Adams Road in Kelowna ends

  06-09-2018 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  A man has locked himself inside an industrial-area building in Kelowna, and police are trying to talk with him.
  
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• Patrick Johnston: Mud flying as Rugby Canada faces internal battle over future of men’s sevens

  06-09-2018 21:13 via theprovince.com
  Harry Jones wants one thing clear: This isn’t about the money.
  “This about chasing a dream,” he said Wednesday evening.
  Practice at Rugby Canada’s national training centre in Langford kicked off on Tuesday, but a baker’s dozen of his Canadian rugby sevens mates have been sitting out. (Jones himself just had shoulder surgery and won’t be back on the field until January.)
  They’re in a dispute with Rugby Canada’s leadership over the short-term, and po
  
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• Vancouver police release video of suspected arsonist

  06-09-2018 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  Surveillance video released by VPD shows a suspect allegedly lighting a fire that consumed two garages in East Vancouver on Aug. 21, and police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect.
  
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• ICBC launches new distracted driving campaign across B.C.

  06-09-2018 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  Police across B.C. are joining ICBC to crack down on distracted driving once again, this time focusing on drivers who use their phones while stopped at red lights. Paul Haysom has more on how much it could cost you.
  
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• Air quality advisory re-issued for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley due to smoke

  06-09-2018 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  Metro Vancouver says the levels of fine particulate matter in the air are lower than those during the wildfire smoky days in August.
  
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• Whitecaps add Dutch striker Marvin Emnes

  06-09-2018 20:54 via theprovince.com
  Martin Emnes now has a  ‘show me’ deal to prove that he’s still a show-stopper.
  The Vancouver Whitecaps signed the Dutch forward to a deal for the remainder of 2018, with club options through 2020. He’ll occupy the international roster spot vacated by Bernie Ibini, and is in Vancouver to undergo medical testing before the deal becomes final, which comes a week before the Major League Soccer roster freeze.
  The 30-year-old has top-flight experience in a 12-year career
  
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• Student enrolment at UBCO in Kelowna just shy of 10,000

  06-09-2018 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  The campus at UBC Okanagan will host nearly 10,000 students this academic year.
  
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• Air quality advisory back on for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley

  06-09-2018 20:49 via vancouversun.com
  An air quality advisory has been issued for the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley.
  While the worst is generally over, wildfires continue to burn in parts of B.C. and the western United States. As a result, the Metro Vancouver authority has issued an air quality warning due to fine particulate matter in the air.
  An air quality advisory has been issued for the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley.
  “Levels of fine particulate matter are lower than those experienced during the wildfire smoke even
  
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• B.C. getting $71 million to increase access to treatment for substance abuse

  06-09-2018 20:48 via vancouversun.com
  The province hardest hit by what health officials consider a national opioid crisis is receiving tens of millions of dollars to increase access to treatment for substance abuse.
  The federal government says it is giving British Columbia $71.7 million as part of a bilateral agreement signed today.
  A man walks past a mural about the fentanyl and opioid overdose crisis in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver in December.
  The federal health minister, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, said the money was part of
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: SkyTrain construction soars to $500M per Km, but why is 'confidential?'

  06-09-2018 20:25 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — At first glance the report on the Broadway SkyTrain extension posted on the transportation ministry website holds out the hope of shedding light on how construction costs have soared to half a billion dollars per kilometre.
  “Cost report,” it says, followed by a comprehensive statement of purpose: “This document details the preliminary cost estimate of the reference concept design for the Millennium Line Broadway extension project.”
  But the first indi
  
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• East Vancouver arson suspect caught on video

  06-09-2018 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver police are releasing video and photos to the public.
  
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• Mother bear electrocuted on Whistler Mountain

  06-09-2018 20:15
  
  A mother bear was killed on Whistler Mountain on Aug. 31 after climbing a power pole and getting electrocuted.
  
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• Incorrect house listings were not intentional: Okanagan real estate board

  06-09-2018 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board says old data is to blame for recent inaccurate home listings.
  
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• Style in the City: Cam Lee

  06-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Name: Cam Lee
  Occupation: Content creator and yoga teacher
  Personal style in one word: Airy
  Social media: @camillia_lee and @camleeyoga on Instagram
  Love Cam’s look? Here are a few items to help you re-create it for yourself. The topper
  A chic robe coat like the one Cam is wearing here can be worn year-round thanks to its lightweight feel that’s perfect for layering. If you already have a cool khaki option like Cam’s consider picking up a slightly unexpected hue like this
  
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• New Westminster sees Canada’s highest growth in homeownership rates

  06-09-2018 19:44
  
  Royal City is bucking nationwide trend of declining homeownership, finds new Census study, while Vancouver is ranked 11th of 100 for growth
  
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• Christopher Lawford, actor, author and nephew of John F. Kennedy, dies at 63

  06-09-2018 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  He died of a heart attack Tuesday in Vancouver, Canada, his cousin, former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy said.
  
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• Douglas Todd: AG targets foreign capital to ease housing crunch

  06-09-2018 19:16 via vancouversun.com
  The housing crisis is the top issue for British Columbians, but incomplete information and exaggerated rhetoric sour its discussion.
  This is not to say there is nothing to debate in the B.C. NDP’s 30-point plan to ease the devastation of unaffordability, which it inherited from the laissez-faire Liberals’ 16 years in power. But it takes time to put together a complete picture.
  Even as a journalist who for five years has covered the way extreme prices are crushing the hopes
  
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• Over 1,100 new dwellings to tower near Brighouse Station

  06-09-2018 19:04
  
  The historic shops and restaurants on No. 3 Road, across the street from Richmond Centre, will soon be all gone and replaced by nine new towers and a major "bus mall."
  
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• Curtis Dickson returns to Peterborough as Burrards face Lakers for Mann Cup

  06-09-2018 18:49 via theprovince.com
  After the Maple Ridge Burrards completed their nearly day-long journey to Peterborough, Ont., they all turned to forward Curtis Dickson for restaurant recommendations.
  After all, he knows a thing or two about the town.
  Dickson was back in Peterborough for the first time in nearly a year after he helped the hometown Lakers win the 2017 Mann Cup. Now he hopes to win the Canadian senior-A lacrosse championship again, this time with the Burrards.
  “It’s cool, I think Peterborough is aweso
  
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• Get free corn at the last Steveston Farmers & Artisans Market of the season

  06-09-2018 18:30
  
  The cobs are being given out on Sunday, Sept. 16.
  
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• What to do if you are bumped off a flight

  06-09-2018 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  Travel expert Claire Newell shares her tips on how to survive losing your plane seat – and what to do next.
  
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• Eating out etiquette

  06-09-2018 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  TableSmarts founder Sunita Padda shares her tips on how to make eating out with kids enjoyable for everyone.
  
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• Vancouver votes in favour of Arbutus Corridor sale back to CP Rail for $1

  06-09-2018 18:08 via vancouversun.com
  The city of Vancouver has voted in favour of a decision that would allow Canadian Pacific Railway to buy back .62 hectares of the Arbutus Greenway for $1.
  Council voted on Wednesday night 6-2 in favour of the proposal. Councillors Adriane Carr and Melissa De Genova voted against the proposal, while Mayor Gregor Robertson, and councillors Andrea Reimer and Elizabeth Ball were absent, city staff confirmed.
  Staff say the decision is a required step in the city’s $55 million purchase in 2016 o
  
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• UPDATE: Grimwood reinstated as Warriors’ head coach, but owner refuses to answer questions

  06-09-2018 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  The West Kelowna Warriors will be hosting a press conference today in regards to their coaching scenario.
  
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• Junior hockey: BCHL, Warriors to host press conference today

  06-09-2018 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  The West Kelowna Warriors will be hosting a press conference today in regards to their coaching scenario.
  
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• Passive building key to one Coquitlam development

  06-09-2018 17:58
  
  Townhouse complex to be super energy efficient
  
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