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• Province partners with Union of B.C. Municipalities to create child care spaces

  11-09-2018 23:56 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial government will partner with B.C. municipalities to create almost 1,400 new licensed child care spaces, and undertake planning for more.
  On Tuesday, Minister of Children and Family Development Katrine Conroy said the government would work with the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) to administer almost $17 million in federal and provincial money.
  The funds were announced earlier this year as part of early learning and child care agreements with the federal government, but the rel
  
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• Ian Campbell’s departure signals the demise of Vision Vancouver

  11-09-2018 23:47
  
  The statement released by Vision Vancouver mayoral candidate Ian Campbell was as sure a sign the once mighty electoral organization is as dead as Polly the Parrot in the famous Monty Python sketch.
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Kinder Morgan protests raise public-interest bar

  11-09-2018 23:45 via vancouversun.com
  The Kinder Morgan megaproject may be stalled, but the province’s public-interest bar — lawyers like Neil Chantler who defend protesters — still have work to do.
  Although there have been no new charges, the Aug. 30 Federal Court of Appeal ruling that halted the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion did not stop contempt proceedings against those who opposed it.
  The prosecution service said 230 pipeline protesters were charged before the controversial court decision &mda
  
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• B.C.’s old-growth forests at 'dangerous threshold'

  11-09-2018 23:34
  
  Sierra Club says only 21 per cent of trees older than 250 years remaining on Vancouver Island.
  
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• For $6,000 you could have your very own 'snow cat limo'

  11-09-2018 23:24
  
  This hybrid snowmobile is for sale in North Vancouver
  
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• Surrey RCMP seek witnesses to fatal crash

  11-09-2018 23:18 via theprovince.com
  Surrey RCMP are seeking witnesses to a two-vehicle collision Saturday that left one driver dead and put another in hospital.
  The accident occurred at around 8 a.m. in the 14500 block of 100 Avenue.
  An initial investigation determined a black Honda Accord had crossed the centre line and collided head-on with a black Toyota RAV4 in the westbound lane of 100 Avenue.
  Both vehicles caught on fire in the crash.
  The driver and sole occupant of the Honda was pronounced dead at the scene,
  
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• Sentencing for former RCMP officer caught in Creept Catchers sting

  11-09-2018 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  Former Surrey RCMP officer Dario Devic is back in court today after pleading guilty last month to breach of trust. Two years ago, Devic was caught up in a Creep Catchers sting. Sarah MacDonald has the latest on his sentencing.
  
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• BC Wildfires: More money available for prevention measures

  11-09-2018 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  Sept. 11 update: The province is making millions of dollars available to local communities and First Nations to help offset the risks of future wildfires.
  
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• Race to watch: Vancouver’s mayoral race serves up some history in the making

  11-09-2018 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  A look at the race to become the next mayor of Vancouver.
  
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• International: 20 bestselling books of the week of Sept. 8

  11-09-2018 23:01 via vancouversun.com
  Texas Ranger – by James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle
  HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. Texas Ranger — James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle
  2. The Fall of Gondolin — J.R.R. Tolkien
  3. The President is Missing — James Patterson and Bill Clinton
  4. Tailspin — Sandra Brown
  5. The Outsider — Stephen King
  6. Pieces of Her — Karin Slaughter
  7. Circe —  Madeline Miller
  8. Magic Triumphs — Ilona Andrews
  9. There There — Tommy Orange
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books of the week of Sept. 8

  11-09-2018 22:55 via vancouversun.com
  1. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act — Bob Joseph (Page Two Strategies).
  2. Whitewater Cooks: More Beautiful Food — Shelley Adams (Alicon Holdings Ltd.).
  3. One Eagle Soaring — Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd (Harbour Publishing). 
  4. 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia — Stephen Hui (Greystone Books).
  5. A Sorrowful Sanctuary — Iona Whishaw (TouchWood Editions).
  6. The Hidden Life of Trees: Illustrated Edition &
  
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• Richmond police investigating after victims targeted through dating app Tantan

  11-09-2018 22:38 via theprovince.com
  Richmond police are investigating two cases of lonely lovers being targeted through a Chinese dating app.
  In each case, the victim made plans through Tantan – China’s version of Tinder – to meet with someone they knew as Stephanie. Instead, they were ambushed and robbed.
  On Sept. 8 just after 7 a.m., a 32-year-old man was waiting at a southwest Richmond residence to meet with his supposed date when two people approached the man and assaulted him. The victim was able to escape.
  
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• ‘Aw man!’ Canadian Olympic medallist Dave Steen relives impact of rival’s doping success

  11-09-2018 22:38 via theprovince.com
  It was almost 30 years ago to the day that Canada’s Dave Steen climbed the Olympic medal podium in 1988 in Seoul, winning bronze in the decathlon.
  Steen shared the podium with gold medallist Christian Schenk and his East German teammate Torsten Voss. And while rumblings about rampant steroid use cast a black cloud over the sport in the ’80s, with plenty of eyes trained on East Germany, Steen dipped his head to accept his bronze medal and says he walked away satisfied.
  He was certain
  
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• Hysteria devised for the Fringe

  11-09-2018 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  Hysteria
  When: Sept. 13 — 15, various times
  Where: Historic Theatre, The Cultch, 1895 Venables
  Tickets and info: Vancouverfringe.com
  Jill Raymond knew what she didn’t want when she set about creating Hysteria. The Richmond-based playwright had been in, and seen, her fair share of Fringe theatre shows.
  “There’s nothing wrong with one-woman shows about your dating life, I suppose, but there have been rather a few haven’t there?” said Raymond. “It all gets
  
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• 2 men allegedly assaulted after being targeted on Tantan dating app

  11-09-2018 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  Both cases are linked to Tantan, a dating app that appears to be similar to Tinder but for the Asian community. 
  
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• Bail hearing for Hells Angel charged in murders adjourned

  11-09-2018 22:09 via vancouversun.com
  A bail hearing for a Hells Angel charged in connection with two murders was adjourned on Tuesday.
  Larry Amero, who is accused of conspiracy to commit the 2012 murders of rival gangsters Sandip Duhre and Sukh Dhak, appeared in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver Tuesday for the first day of what was expected to be a three-day bail hearing.
  But the matter was adjourned after the judge was told that Amero’s lawyer had fallen ill. The next court appearance for Amero and his two co-accused, Dean Wi
  
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• Two men attacked in Richmond after meeting people on dating app

  11-09-2018 22:01
  
  The Richmond RCMP responded to two incidents over the past weekend whereby users of the dating app, Tantan, have been targeted.
  
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• Campfire ban lifted for southwesten B.C.

  11-09-2018 21:50 via vancouversun.com
  A campfire ban for southwestern B.C. has been rescinded.
  Beginning Tuesday at noon, campfires will be permitted again in the area west of the Coastal Mountain Range from the U.S. border at Manning Park, including Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park in the North, the Sunshine Coast, the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Haida Gwaii.
  Tiki torches, chimneys, stoves and portable campfire burners that are CSO-approved or ULC-approved are also permitted, though local governments
  
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• Self-guided tour explores West End heritage

  11-09-2018 21:49
  
  Vancouver Heritage Foundation is staging a new tour later this month that explores the layers of history in the city’s West End.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Niki the Labador Retriever/Red Heeler mix

  11-09-2018 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  Nikki, currently under the care of the BC SPCA, is waiting for its forever home.
  
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• B.C. municipalities call on province to tackle real estate speculation

  11-09-2018 21:45
  
  As mayors meet for summit in Whistler, UBCM renews call for B.C. government to do more
  
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• Aerial view of Langley recycling plant fire

  11-09-2018 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  A fire that broke out at a Langley recycling plant Monday night continued to smolder more than 12 hours later. Global 1 helicopter captured images of the scene from the air Tuesday morning.
  
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• Aerial view of Langley Mill fire

  11-09-2018 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  A fire that broke out at a Langley recycling plant Monday night continued to smolder more than 12 hours later. Global 1 helicopter captured images of the scene from the air Tuesday morning.
  
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• Violent offender plans to live in Metro Vancouver

  11-09-2018 21:05
  
  BC Corrections is warning the public on the day of Bryan Kelly’s release from custody.
  
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• Image of Burnaby mail thief caught on doorbell camera

  11-09-2018 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  The footage was shot from a doorbell camera in Burnaby last Thursday.
  
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• Snowfall warning has been issued in Peace River region

  11-09-2018 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  The Tuesday, September 11, 2018 afternoon weather forecast for British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• Burnaby mayor candidate Mike Hurley announces affordable housing plan

  11-09-2018 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  Retired firefighter and mayoral candidate Mike Hurley announces his plan to improve the housing supply and affordability in Burnaby
  
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• Authorities warn of violent offender in Metro Vancouver

  11-09-2018 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  Kelly has a violent criminal history which includes assaults, possession of a weapon, robberies and a drug offence.
  
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• Lingerie to Legend: Coquitlam’s Schnoor knows the score

  11-09-2018 20:19 via theprovince.com
  It was called the Lingerie Football League when Stevi Schnoor started. Now it’s the Legends Football League.
  The game has changed, and so have the uniforms. While there is still no shortage of cleavage on display, the focus is more on football. And Canada’s Schnoor is one of the LFL’s best, a three-time championship MVP who has no problem standing up for her sport.
  “The athletes that are all playing in there now are no joke,” said Schnoor, who did double duty as a l
  
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• Poll shows support slipping for NPA, Vision

  11-09-2018 20:16
  
  Almost half of residents would like to see a several parties represented on council
  
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• Quick and healthy breakfast ideas

  11-09-2018 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  If you are running short on time in the mornings, but intent on eating breakfast, here are some easy ideas from dietitian Diana Steele.
  
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• Got coyotes in your yard? Co-Existing with Coyotes wants to hear from you

  11-09-2018 20:00
  
  Co-Existing with Coyotes and UBC’s faculty of applied animal biology are partnering up to learn more about Vancouver’s coyote population
  
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• Two homes in Bella Coola damaged by deliberately set fires

  11-09-2018 19:59 via vancouversun.com
  BELLA COOLA — RCMP on British Columbia’s central coast hope someone has information that could help them crack an arson investigation.
  Bella Coola RCMP say four separate fires are believed to have been deliberately set in a subdivision on the Nuxalk Nation lands.
  The fires were set between June 10 and Sept. 2, all around the Four Mile subdivision, just east of Bella Coola.
  Two homes, an abandoned trailer and several gas cans were set ablaze.
  There is no word of injuries.
  A news relea
  
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• B.C. government abruptly replaces its top forestry official

  11-09-2018 19:52 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The B.C. government has abruptly replaced its top forestry official amid what it calls changing priorities for its forest policies.
  Tim Sheldan, the deputy minister of forests, lands, natural resource operations and rural development, was removed from the job on Monday by Premier John Horgan’s deputy minister Don Wright, who is head of the civil service.
  “Making changes at the deputy minister level are always difficult calls to make,” Wright wrote in an in
  
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• Former RCMP officer caught in creep catcher sting back in court

  11-09-2018 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  He was charged after a sting by Surrey Creep Catchers, a group that poses as underaged girls online to catch men who meet them for sexual purposes.
  
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• Wreckage of missing plane carrying Alberta couple found near Revelstoke

  11-09-2018 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  A plane carrying an Alberta couple that went missing in November 2017 was spotted on Monday afternoon in the rugged wilderness of B.C.’s southern interior.
  
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• Campfire ban lifted for Coastal Fire Centre

  11-09-2018 18:41 via vancouversun.com
  A campfire ban for the Coastal Fire Centre has been rescinded.
  Beginning Tuesday at noon, campfires will be permitted again throughout the Coastal Fire Centre.
  That includes the area west of the Coastal Mountain Range from the U.S. border at Manning Park, including Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park in the North, the Sunshine Coast, the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Haida Gwaii.
  Tiki torches, chimneys, stoves and portable campfire burners that are now CSO-approved or ULC-a
  
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• Here’s how the Canucks’ lineup would look if they were owned by Eugene Melnyk

  11-09-2018 18:36 via theprovince.com
  Senators owner Eugene Melnyk sat down with Senators defenceman Mark Borowiecki for an, shall we say, “unconventional” chat at some point in recent days and shared the result in a video.
  The video came out Monday evening and raised more than a few eyebrows.
  It starts as something of a fire side chat, but without the fire, and suddenly shifts into an interview.
  Buried in there are two dramatic goals set out by the owner: he wants 10 rookies or guys who’ve played just 10 NHL games
  
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• Immigration fuelling French-immersion demand as provinces vie for teachers

  11-09-2018 18:27 via vancouversun.com
  Back-to-school buzz only led to worry for a Vancouver father fretting about his daughter’s chances of getting into French immersion — a year before she starts kindergarten.
  Prokopi Klimos said hearing about parents having to put their kids’ names on long wait lists at multiple schools has him concerned about whether his family will have to move if Helen, who is 3 1/2, gets a spot far from their home.
  “It’s so competitive and that’s why this September has spurr
  
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• Redblacks-Lions trade voided after failed medical

  11-09-2018 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  A trade between the Ottawa Redblacks and the BC Lions was voided Monday night after the player the Redblacks were trading for failed a medical exam.
  
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• Wreckage of missing plane carrying pilot and girlfriend located near Revelstoke

  11-09-2018 17:55 via vancouversun.com
  The wreckage of a plane that went missing in November 2017 has been located near Revelstoke.
  Revelstoke RCMP said they received notice late Monday that a B.C. Ambulance Service helicopter had spotted a plane crash nearby and that the plane’s markings matched those of an aircraft that went missing last winter.
  In November 2017, pilot Dominique Neron and his girlfriend Ashley Bourgeault, both from Alberta, took off from Penticton in a 1963 Mooney M20D propeller plane headed for Edmonton.
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• How to declare bankruptcy

  11-09-2018 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  It’s often looked at as a last resort but filing for bankruptcy can actually lead to a fresh start. Blair Mantin, with Sands & Associates BC, debunks the rumours around filing for bankruptcy, and outlines how it will impact you
  
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• September snowfall warning issued for B.C.’s Peace River region

  11-09-2018 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  Heavy snow is also expected along Highway 97 between Pine Pass and Chetwynd.
  
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• Daily Poll: How much would a 4.5 per cent rent increase affect you?

  11-09-2018 16:41 via vancouversun.com
  The Residential Tenancy Branch recently announced the maximum allowable rent increase for 2019 would be set at 4.5 per cent.
  That news has left many renters frustrated in an already challenging rental market where housing costs are sky-high and show no signs of slowing down.
  Related
  B.C. rents could rise up to 4.5 per cent next yearNDP promise of $400 renters rebate turns into 4.5 per cent rent hikeTake Our Poll
  
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• Recycling plant fire in Langley sends smoke across Lower Mainland

  11-09-2018 14:09 via globalnews.ca
  A second alarm was called in so additional crews could be called out.
  
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• City of Surrey working to correct misinformation on LRT project

  11-09-2018 11:19 via globalnews.ca
  "It's difficult to reach all channels and correct everything that's being posted, especially on Facebook and social media sites."
  
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• U.S. Customs officers help save infant’s life at Blaine border crossing

  11-09-2018 11:14 via globalnews.ca
  At around 12:45 p.m. on Friday while waiting in line, a woman noticed that her baby girl had stopped breathing.
  
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• ‘Fur-Bearers’ want highest court to limit conservation officers’ power to put down animals

  11-09-2018 09:18 via globalnews.ca
  "I think we certainly need to establish some boundaries and gain a better understanding if there are any limits to what a B.C. conservation officer can and can't do."
  
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• Sextortion scam uses old passwords to extort money from victims

  11-09-2018 06:49 via globalnews.ca
  "They are taking old password databases that may have been leaked six, seven, or ten years ago," said security expert Chester Wisniewski.
  
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