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• Whitecaps missed their ‘difference-maker’ in Yordy Reyna

  16-09-2018 23:38 via theprovince.com
  While Nico Mezquida was missing for the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday night, it was clear the Whitecaps were missing Yordy Reyna.
  It was clear after the smoke cleared Saturday night at B.C. Place, and the Seattle Sounders had emerged 2-1 victors, that the Caps desperately missed Reyna. The Peruvian forward has been the offensive catalyst for Vancouver, and without him, the team’s play in the final third rarely had the same threatening quality that had produced multiple goals in nine of the
  
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• VPD investigating report of coffee thrown at woman outside Ibrahim Ali court appearance

  16-09-2018 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver police confirmed that a report was made of a woman having liquid thrown on her outside the courthouse.
  
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• Election 2018: Every mayoral and council candidate running in Metro Vancouver

  16-09-2018 23:03 via vancouversun.com
  Abbotsford
  The city of Abbotsford will be electing one Mayor and eight Councillors.
  Mayoral candidates
  1.     Henry Braun
  2.     Trevor Eros
  3.     Moe Gill
  4.     Eric Nyvall
  5.     Gerda Peachey
  6.     Nadine Snow
  Council candidates
  1.     Jas Anand
  2.     Bruce Banman
  3.     Les Barkman
  4.   &nbs
  
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• Province willing to pay high business licence fees for its own cannabis stores

  16-09-2018 22:56 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch has confirmed it will pay application and business licensing fees to municipalities for cannabis retail shops that are many thousands of dollars more expensive than other business fees.
  The province has paid the City of Kamloops for a $5,000 business licence and an application fee of $1,600 required to open a government-owned cannabis retail store.
  By contrast, a liquor store business licence is $196.
  “We aren’t saying we would pay any fee,”s
  
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• Pender Harbour dock owners step up fight over Sechelt First Nation's restoration plan

  16-09-2018 22:55 via vancouversun.com
  Pender Harbour homeowners are ramping up their fight with the province and the Sechelt (shíshálh) First Nation over a plan that would see at least two dozen boat docks demolished and hundreds of others subject to environmental and archeological studies.
  At least 16 locals have put up a minimum of $500 each to pay for the services of former MP John Weston, now a lawyer in private practice specializing in Aboriginal law.
  “The plan leaves dock owners on the hook for studies we d
  
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• Bells and Whistle’s Pork Schnitzel Sandwich

  16-09-2018 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  It might be September but we are talking Oktoberfest. Bells and Whistles Executive Chef, Alessandro Vianello, shares his recipe for a delicious pork schnitzel sandwich.
  
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• Residents highlight site details in Grandview-Woodland rezoning application

  16-09-2018 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  Some residents near a Grandview-Woodland development site argue a proposal for a six-storey rental building ignores unique aspects of the street and will be out of place sitting in the middle of older, single-family homes, even if it ticks the boxes for adding density under the neighbourhood’s overall community plan.
  The architect who submitted the proposal counters that tweaks have been made and the vision for the project is of a family oriented, rental building with 38 units in an area t
  
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• Bike-riding thief targets visually impaired Victoria man: police

  16-09-2018 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  Victoria police are pleading for the return of a specialty piece of optical equipment that was allegedly stolen from a visually impaired man on Saturday. 
  
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• Canucks’ Jake Virtanen ‘rolls’ with his celebrity, made a young fan’s day at U.S. tourney

  16-09-2018 20:52 via theprovince.com
  WHISTLER — Ask Jake Virtanen about roller hockey and his face lights up.
  Ask a few people around the game in the Lower Mainland and they’ll tell some tales of Virtanen’s stardom in the “summarized” version.
  Back in June, Virtanen joined up with his older brother Stefan to play in NARCh, essentially the North American championship tournament for roller hockey, played in southern California.
  “My brother’s a huge roller hockey player. Loves roller,” V
  
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• Culinary Icon Diane Clement

  16-09-2018 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  She’s a star chef, former Olympian and BC Sports Hall of Fame inductee and now Diane Clement is being honoured yet again by the Les Dames d’Escoffier; as a culinary icon. She’s in the kitchen sharing her recipe for some delicious tapas.
  
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• Ask an Expert: Future of Dentistry

  16-09-2018 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  From a tooth in a day to 3-D printing, Periodontist Dr. Bobbi Brown explains what the future of dentistry holds.
  
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• Fran Lebowitz says don't blame her or other New Yorkers for Trump

  16-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Fran Lebowitz in Conversation
  When: Sept. 27 & 28, 8 p.m.
  Where: BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver
  Tickets and Info: $50, capilano.ca/centre
  It was the morning of Sept. 11 when I spoke with American writer, social commentator and quintessential New Yorker Fran Lebowitz.
  Lebowitz was in her New York City apartment and we were supposed to be talking about her upcoming speaking engagements (Sept. 27 & 28) at the BlueShore Financial Centre
  
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• Daphne Bramham: It's election time, let the fun begin

  16-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s only just begun, but the election follies are well underway in the municipal campaigns across the province.
  Let’s start in Vancouver, where there is a gaping hole in the new municipal election finance rules. The rules governing the registration of third parties (as opposed to electoral organizations or civic political parties) take effect Sept. 22. Until then, it’s a free for all.
  For several weeks now, Vancouverites for Affordable Housing has been posting online attack ad
  
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• Search for sick killer whale J50 officially called off

  16-09-2018 19:59 via vancouversun.com
  The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has called off the active search for a sick killer whale that garnered international attention.
  The southern resident killer whale known as J50 hasn’t been seen for several days and earlier in the week was presumed dead by a scientist, but NOAA and Fisheries and Oceans Canada hadn’t given up hope, until now.
  “It seems like the window of time she would likely be alive has passed,” said NOAA spokesman Michael Milstein
  
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• Search area narrowed for missing plane en route from Edmonton to Chilliwack

  16-09-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  The Joint Rescue Co-Ordination Centre said it was notified around 2 p.m. Friday that a small private aircraft with two people aboard was overdue.
  
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• Search continues for small plane missing between Chilliwack and Edmonton

  16-09-2018 19:48 via vancouversun.com
  CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Aircraft continue searching the British Columbia Interior for a small plane with two people on board that’s gone missing.
  The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre says in a statement that its Pacific division was notified Friday afternoon that a small plane was overdue on a flight from Edmonton to Chilliwack.
  It says a Hercules search-and-rescue plane began a search based on the pilot’s flight plan, as well as on information from air traffic control.
  The missing
  
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• Raise-a-Reader: Bond to Literacy program for preschooler helps whole family

  16-09-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  After moving to Langley with her young family, Evelyn Moi was intrigued by a flyer her daughter brought home, an invitation to a literacy program.
  It was called Bond to Literacy and was designed to help families with children between three and five years old develop literacy skills.
  Moi’s daughter, who had some reading challenges, was seven and therefore too old for enrolment. But Moi gladly signed up her youngest son, Julien, who’s four and hearing-disabled.
  And she recalls now afte
  
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• Cruise the rivers of the Pacific Northwest

  16-09-2018 18:45 via theprovince.com
  One of my favorite, close-to-home river cruises to take is along the Columbia and Snake rivers, which wind their way through Oregon and Washington state. Packed with history and natural beauty, a journey along this historic waterway that traces its route through picturesque towns like Astoria, Portland and The Dalles is as rewarding as sailing through Europe on the Danube.
  It turns out I’m not alone in enjoying this North American river cruise experience. American Queen Steamboat Company h
  
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• Live: Canucks training camp, Day 3

  16-09-2018 17:36 via theprovince.com
  The Canucks are now into their third day in Whistler for training camp. Check back during the day for updates…
  First of all, here’s yesterday stories: here’s the wrap on day two … here’s my piece on Loui Eriksson and Jonathan Dahlen’s long relationship … here’s Kuzma on Thatcher Demko’s incredible brain … and here’s Kuzma on Jay Beagle, the summer money man.
  Petrus Palmu keeps an eye on the action during the Van
  
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• Where do our plastics go? And how do we get rid of them?

  16-09-2018 16:53
  
  B.C.'s program to recycle packaging might not be enough to justify our over-use of plastics
  
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• PHOTOS: Man arrested after 'driving across border into Canada without stopping'

  16-09-2018 16:21
  
  Investigators are working with partnering agencies to determine who the man is and why he ran the border
  
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• Receding glaciers make Pemberton-area Mount Meager volcano less stable than ever before

  16-09-2018 15:39
  
  "When you remove the ice (from a slope), you're removing a protective layer. You see an increase of landslide and rockfall."
  
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• Eastside 10K story keeps on getting better for those running the hood

  16-09-2018 08:54 via vancouversun.com
  Natasha Wodak of North Vancouver had a terrific week. Not only did Wonder Wodak win the Canadian 5K road race championships in Toronto last Sunday (15:59), but Saturday she followed that feat up with an impressive victory in the annual Under Armour Eastside 10K in 33:12.
  Colin Brander of the East Van Run Club — love their shirts, with the horns similar to the ones on my Project Rock gear if Santa is reading — had a terrific week, too, winning his age class in the Forever Young 8K in
  
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• Man charged in connection with death of Belgian tourist near Boston Bar

  16-09-2018 08:03 via globalnews.ca
  A man has been charged in the death of a Belgian tourist that was travelling in British Columbia.
  
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• Sounders 2, Whitecaps 1: Season on the brink as Seattle takes the Cascadia Cup

  16-09-2018 07:28 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Whitecaps best chance at silverware slipped away Saturday night, and perhaps their best chance at making the post-season, as well.
  The Seattle Sounders (13-9-5) handed the Vancouver Whitecaps (11-10-7) their first home loss since July 1, winning 2-1 at B.C. Place — extending their league record win streak to nine games in the process — and earning the Cascadia Cup for the third time in their MLS history.
  A club-record crowd of 27,863 turned out, including the usual loud
  
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• Vancouverites join in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup despite rains

  16-09-2018 06:35 via vancouversun.com
  Rains did not deter dozens of Metro Vancouver volunteers, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, Liberal MP for Steveston-Richmond East, Joe Peschisolido and NDP MP for Vancouver Kingsway, Don Davies from joining the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup at Richmond’s Iona Beach Regional Park on Saturday.
  “Plastic pollution is choking our oceans, lakes, and rivers. Before next week’s #G7Halifax, I was happy to join the Great Canadian #ShorelineCleanup at Iona Beach f
  
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• On Monday, IHIT will shed some light on Boston Bar murder of Belgian tourist Amelie Sakkalis

  16-09-2018 05:08 via vancouversun.com
  Homicide investigators will provide some details on the murder of Boston Bar victim Amelie Sakkalis on Monday.
  RE: Homicide investigation of Amelie Sakkalis. There will be media availability Monday morning at 10am at BC RCMP HQ. No further details at this time.
  — IHIT (@HomicideTeam) September 16, 2018Sakkalis, a 28-yr-old Belgian tourist, was travelling through Canada at the time of her death. Investigators believe she was hitchhiking from Penticton to Vancouver. Her body was fo
  
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• Hail and intense rain hit parts of Metro Vancouver taking residents by surprise

  16-09-2018 04:52 via globalnews.ca
  The intense thunderstorm that swept through Maple Ridge on Friday caused major damage to a local homeless tent and a daycare centre. Julia Foy reports.
  
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• Unprepared hikers rescued from North Shore backcountry

  16-09-2018 04:36 via globalnews.ca
  A pair of hikers had to be rescued from the North Shore mountains after spending the night in the backcountry. As Nadia Stewart reports they were unprepared and unaware of the risks they were facing.
  
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• Police watchdog called in to investigate a fatal police-involved shooting

  16-09-2018 04:36 via globalnews.ca
  The IIO has been called in after an officer involved shooting in Kamloops that left one man dead. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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• Four hikers escape unscathed after close encounter with a grizzly bear near Whistler

  16-09-2018 04:36 via globalnews.ca
  Bear warnings are up across many parts of the Whistler Alpine as more people report encountering grizzlies. As Jill Bennett reports, four hikers in the area had a frightening confrontation with one on Friday.
  
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• ‘Everything’s gone’: Maple Ridge child care and services centre devastated by flood

  16-09-2018 04:10 via globalnews.ca
  A family services facility on Dewdney Trunk Road was hit hard by flooding brought on by Friday's abrupt thunderstorm.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks legends Daniel and Henrik Sedin dazzle in charity soccer match

  16-09-2018 04:05 via theprovince.com
  VANCOUER, B.C. — Henrik Sedin has notched another assist, but this time it didn’t come on the ice.
  The former Canucks captain and his twin brother, Daniel Sedin, took to the soccer field Saturday for a celebrity match hosted by the Vancouver Whitecaps.
  The 37-year-old brothers dazzled the crowd with their quick feet and Henrik Sedin set up Once Upon a Time actor Colin O’Donoghue for a goal.
  Henrik Sedin doing what he does best… assisting people. @colinodonoghue1 nets the
  
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• Search on for a small plane reported overdue on flight from Edmonton to Chilliwack

  16-09-2018 03:05 via vancouversun.com
  CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Aircraft are searching the British Columbia Interior for a small plane with two people on board that’s gone missing.
  The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre says in a statement that its Pacific division was notified Friday afternoon that a small, private plane was overdue on a flight from Edmonton to Chilliwack, B.C.
  It says a Hercules search-and-rescue plane began a search based on the pilot’s flight plan, as well as on information from air traffic control.
  A
  
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• Search for B.C.’s best wine

  16-09-2018 03:05 via globalnews.ca
  A dozen judges are looking for B.C.’s best wine. More than 700 wines from approximately 100 wineries are being rated for the inaugural B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Awards.
  
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• Jock Finlayson: ‘Clean growth’ is a nice idea, but policymakers shouldn’t forget what really makes B.C. money

  16-09-2018 03:00 via theprovince.com
  The provincial NDP government has pledged to develop a “clean growth strategy” to position the province for continued prosperity in a world where demand is increasing for products and technologies that reduce the impact of human activity on the environment. With a carbon-free electricity system and an array of local companies in the “clean tech” space, B.C. has some of the ingredients necessary for clean growth. But amid their enthusiasm for developing new industries, pol
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Beagle shares Canucks’ camp spotlight with fab fitness, stunning speed

  16-09-2018 02:37 via theprovince.com
  WHISTLER — He whipped through the neutral zone untouched during a high-paced Saturday scrimmage.
  He circled the net like he had the puck on a string and a nobody could lay a stick or body on him. He then set up a scoring chance and nearly scored on another fast foray.
  He was not Elias Pettersson, Bo Horvat or even Nikolay Goldobin.
  He was Jay Beagle. Yes, Jay Beagle.
  The 32-year-old grinder has become a centre of attention through two days of the Vancouver Canucks’ training camp. Sig
  
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• Small plane goes missing on the way to Chilliwack B.C.

  16-09-2018 02:26
  
  The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre was notified that the small private plane travelling from Edmonton was "long overdue"
  
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• NDP's Jagmeet Singh set to run in B.C.'s Burnaby South riding after nomination

  16-09-2018 02:13 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will run in an upcoming byelection in British Columbia.
  A crowd cheered and clapped as Singh formally announced his nomination for the riding of Burnaby South at an event Saturday.
  Singh told them he wants to have a strategy that will solve the housing crisis in Vancouver, reduce the cost of prescription medications and fight climate change by focusing on clean energy.
  He said people are counting on the NDP and the party can’t let them dow
  
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• Plane with 2 aboard missing between Chilliwack and Edmonton, search underway

  16-09-2018 01:53 via globalnews.ca
  The small private plane was carrying two people en route from Edmonton to Chilliwack, B.C.
  
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• Driver who skipped border checkpoint arrested following police chase

  16-09-2018 01:53 via vancouversun.com
  A driver in his 20s faces charges after passing through the U.S.-Canada border Saturday without stopping and then crashing his truck following a police chase through Vancouver.
  Around 8:20 a.m., Vancouver police received a report from Surrey RCMP that a man driving a blue pickup with Oregon plates had crossed through the border without stopping, and was speeding toward Vancouver, Const. Jason Doucette said in a news release.
  Vancouver police officers tracked the truck down near Oak Street and We
  
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• Police looking for man allegedly caught masturbating in UBC women’s shower

  16-09-2018 01:45 via globalnews.ca
  Police say the incident happened just after 9:45 p.m. while another woman was taking a shower.
  
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• Patrick Johnston: He’s still not Santa, but Eriksson has ‘mentor clause’ for Dahlen

  16-09-2018 01:04 via theprovince.com
  To be clear: the man who dressed up as Santa Claus on Christmas Eve 2006 at the Dahlen household in Dallas was not Loui Eriksson.
  Jonathan Dahlen, it turns out, had always thought it was Eriksson.
  “I told him it was not me,” Eriksson said with a chuckle Saturday, after finishing a spirited scrimmage and practice on the second day of the Vancouver Canucks’ training camp in Whistler.
  “I think it was Mattias Tjarnqvist.”
  Dahlen’s father Ulf was a rookie coach on
  
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• Vancouver weather: Rainbows appear as rainy days settle in

  16-09-2018 00:49
  
  Vancouverites captured some stunning pictures of rainbows popping up during the week
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Canucks’ Demko continues to make his marks on ice, in classroom

  16-09-2018 00:24 via theprovince.com
  WHISTLER — School is always in session for Thatcher Demko.
  The goalie-in-waiting for the Vancouver Canucks isn’t just a student of the game in quest of permanent NHL employment, he’s a student of human behaviour.
  And if understanding what’s going on between his ears and those around him gives the 22-year-old an added comfort level — especially in a position that’s mentally draining and physically exhausting — it could make the camp competition uneasy.
  Th
  
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• Man arrested after 'driving across border into Canada without stopping'

  16-09-2018 00:21
  
  Investigators are working with partnering agencies to determine who the man is and why he ran the border
  
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• Alleged border jumper arrested after leading police on chase deep into Vancouver

  16-09-2018 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  The truck made it all the way from the U.S. border to West 10th Avenue and Alma Street before crashing.
  
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