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• Whitecaps captain not at all pleased with the firing of head coach Carl Robinson

  25-09-2018 23:54
  The backbone of the Vancouver Whitecaps, captain Kendall Waston, describes the firing of head coach Carl Robinson as “very difficult.” Waston says the reason he came to Vancouver was because of Robinson. Like his teammates, Watson was caught off guard by the dismissal. Hear for yourself his displeasure with today’s move.
  
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• Son of couple whose plane went missing en route to Chilliwack from Edmonton thanks search crews for efforts

  25-09-2018 23:51
  The family of a pilot and passenger whose plane went missing while flying from Alberta to B.C. earlier this month has issued a statement after search efforts were suspended last week.
  
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• Trans Mountain expansion could harm killer whales, National Energy Board review may warn

  25-09-2018 23:19
  The federal fisheries minister says it will be harder for cabinet to give a green light to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion if the National Energy Board's new environmental review determines the project is going to harm killer whales.
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Wednesday, Sept. 26

  25-09-2018 23:16 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Wednesday, Sept. 26.Bedouin Soundclash
  Say, remember Bedouin Soundclash? The ska-reggae group was downright ubiquitous for a stretch towards the end of the last decade — “When the Night Feels My Song” was in heavy rotation — and then, shortly after the release of their fourth album in 2010, the band disappeared. But now they’re back, promoting new music for the first time in seven years.
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Career perseverance finally paying off for Rattie, Leipsic

  25-09-2018 23:16 via theprovince.com
  EDMONTON — The lasting bond between Ty Rattie and Brendan Leipsic extends beyond being hotshot juniors in Portland.
  There’s mutual respect and support in the push to make permanent impressions with their respective NHL clubs, because they’re at a career crossroads on expiring contracts. And yet, with time not on their side, the survivors may have found longevity.
  Rattie not only looks like a right-wing fit on the Edmonton Oilers’ first line with Connor McDavid and Ryan Nu
  
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• Surrey RCMP issue arrest warrant for suspect in Sheraton Hotel stabbing

  25-09-2018 23:10
  Surrey RCMP have issued an arrest warrant in connection with a stabbing at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel in June.
  
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• 'Bella Dolls': Is Vancouver ready for a sex doll brothel?

  25-09-2018 23:07
  
  A sex doll brothel, with a secret location, might be opening in Vancouver
  
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• Commercial Real Estate: The Stack to go up on Melville

  25-09-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  Oxford Properties has started demolition on a site that will eventually be home to the tallest office tower in downtown Vancouver.
  Eight years after buying 1133 Melville, Oxford, which is the real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, has started work on The Stack and announced three of its initial tenants of the 36-storey building.
  Ernst & Young, Blakes law firm and DLA Piper law firm have signed pre-leases to take up a total of 207,000 sq. ft. of the building tha
  
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• City of Burnaby installs security cameras at Central Park

  25-09-2018 22:52
  Mayor Derek Corrigan said he's delivering on public safety promises made after the death of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen, who was killed there last year.
  
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• Warrant issued for man wanted in Surrey hotel stabbing

  25-09-2018 22:15 via theprovince.com
  A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man wanted in connection with a stabbing at a Surrey hotel.
  On June 14, Surrey RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing inside the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel.  A male victim was discovered suffering from serious stab wounds.
  He has since been released from hospital but police say he is still recovering from his injuries.
  A charge of aggravated assault has now been laid against 29-year-old Malcolm Drydgen, wh
  
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• Homeless in B.C. campground want mayor, province to find solutions to ’housing crisis’

  25-09-2018 21:51 via vancouversun.com
  LANGFORD — A homeless woman living at a Vancouver Island campground with nearly three dozen others says vulnerable people aren’t getting support from their families because officials have locked the gates to the public.
  Chrissy Brett is one of 34 people who moved a week ago to Goldstream Provincial Park in Langford after being ousted from another park in nearby Saanich following a successful court injunction by that city.
  Brett says a pastor who tried to take two disabled people amon
  
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• NDP MP apologizes for saying Trudeau ‘doesn’t give a f— about Indigenous rights’ in QP

  25-09-2018 21:43
  During Tuesday's Question Period, NDP MP Romeo Saganash lashed out about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, openly calling for the Prime Minister to admit that he "doesn't give a f***" about Indigenous rights.
  
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• Kennedy Stewart challenges Vancouver mayoral candidates to reveal campaign backers

  25-09-2018 21:20 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver mayoral candidate Kennedy Stewart has publicly disclosed his campaign donors and is challenging his 20 competitors to do the same in advance of voting.
  Stewart, a former Burnaby NDP MP running as an independent in the Vancouver civic election, revealed Thursday that a total of 1,195 donors contributed $123,556.95 to his campaign between May 10 and Sept. 24, with the largest donation, $2,400, coming from Stewart himself.
  Others donating to his campaign (see list below) include Port
  
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• Canucks Post Game: Stecher’s big game, Markstrom’s penalty and endless preseason

  25-09-2018 21:10 via theprovince.com
  In the wake of Monday’s 4-1 loss to the Kings, I found myself pondering the question, “What would this game have looked like with Elias Pettersson, Ben Hutton and Chris Tanev in the lineup?”
  Better, probably. As JPat pointed out during our post-game presser with Travis Green, the game was just 2-1 at the end of two. It wasn’t like the Canucks were hopelessly out of it.
  But as I noted in the game story, the reality of the Kings being just that much better across most
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Shelby The Chesapeake Bay Canine

  25-09-2018 21:02
  Shelby the two-year-old female Chesapeake Bay, currently under the care of the Burnaby BC SPCA, is waiting for an adult-only household with a very active lifestyle. Shelby needs a little training, but she has a positive can-do attitude.
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps have fired head coach Carl Robinson

  25-09-2018 21:00 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Whitecaps have fired head coach Carl Robinson, along with his assistant coach Martyn Pert and goalkeeper coach Stewart Kerr.
  The firing comes just two days after the club dropped a 2-1 home decision to FC Dallas, which dropped Vancouver to eighth place in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference. The team is now four points out of a playoff spot with just five games remaining.
  Whitecaps FC Academy technical director Craig Dalrymple will lead the team as the acting head c
  
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• 'Crazy ride home': Woman yells death threats in West Vancouver bus fight

  25-09-2018 20:38
  
  This trip home from Horseshoe Bay was not the polite bus ride Vancouverites are used to
  
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• Whitecaps President Bob Lenarduzzi discusses termination of coaching staff

  25-09-2018 20:31
  At a press conference held Tuesday morning, Whitecaps FC President Bob Lenarduzzi announces the difficult decision to fire coach Carl Robinson and his staff.
  
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• Police investigate ugly West Van bus exchange caught on video

  25-09-2018 20:30
  Transit police are investigating after an ugly incident on a bus in West Vancouver went viral on social media.
  
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• A majority of British Columbians use their work phone for personal texts: new survey

  25-09-2018 20:24
  A new poll found that 65 per cent of British Columbians do it.
  
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• Surrey RCMP asking public’s help to identify suspects in alleged taxi driver assault

  25-09-2018 20:18
  RCMP in Surrey have released a composite sketch of one of two men believed to be involved in an assault on a taxi driver in early August.
  
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• Letters to The Province, Sept. 25, 2018: Canada badly outgunned in trade talks with U.S., reader says

  25-09-2018 20:07 via theprovince.com
  I shake my head at what is going on with Canada’s trade talks with the U.S. The U.S. negotiating team is headed by a highly qualified individual who has degrees in law, economics and finance. The Canadian leading our team is an individual with a background as a reporter, who loves parading herself in front of the press.
  The president of the U.S. has undergraduate and graduate degrees in business and decades of proven success in the business world. Our prime minister, on the other hand, has
  
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• 21 more Vancouver firefighters needed per shift, says union

  25-09-2018 20:07
  The union says 21 more firefighters are needed on each shift in Vancouver, or 84 in total.
  
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• Charges laid following downtown Vancouver carjacking

  25-09-2018 20:03
  Officers were called at 8:40 a.m. Friday by a man who said he'd just been pepper-sprayed by another man who took off in his car in a parking lot at Cambie and Pender Street.
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books of the week of September 22

  25-09-2018 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  1. Whitewater Cooks: More Beautiful Food — Shelley Adams (Alicon Holdings Ltd.). 
  2. A Sorrowful Sanctuary — Iona Whishaw (TouchWood Editions). 
  3. One Eagle Soaring — Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd (Harbour Publishing). 
  4. E.J. Hughes Paints Vancouver Island — Robert Amos (TouchWood Editions).
  5. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act — Bob Joseph (Page Two Strategies).  
  6. 105 Hikes In and Around
  
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• Seven things to do in the Lower Mainland Sept. 28 – Oct. 4: Childish Gambino, Cain + Abel, more

  25-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Childish Gambino
  When: Sept. 30, 7 p.m.
  Where: Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
  Tickets: livenation.com
  Donald Glover is retiring his rap alter-ego after this tour. It seems kind of crazy to do so. The star of the show Atlanta has taken his long running character to the top of the charts and news feeds this year with such potent music and videos as This Is America and the animated Feels Like Summer. Whether taking on political divisions or heavyweight hip hop disses and beefs, he can’t seem to t
  
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• Kim Nguyen's The Hummingbird Project is a story about speed and greed

  25-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Hummingbird Project
  When: Sept. 27, 7 p.m., The Centre for Performing Arts
  When: Sept. 30, 1 p.m. Vancouver Playhouse
  Tickets & info: viff.org
  After the celebrity-packed circus that is the Toronto International Film Festival, and just before heading out here for the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), Quebec filmmaker Kim Nguyen took time for a bit of a breather — well, sort of — in a Montreal bistro.
  “I’m trying to pound out a script over a glass of red
  
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• 5 reasons to see Beyoncé and Jay-Z OTR II Tour

  25-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Jay-Z and Beyoncé — OTR II 
  When: Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m.
  Where: B.C. Place
  Tickets and info: From $76 at ticketmaster.ca
  Round two of the 2014 On the Run Tour rolls into town next week.
  A few things have changed for Beyoncé and Jay-Z since the last go-around of this globetrotting mega tour. In 2016, Beyoncé released Lemonade, a global smash concept album about infidelity and revenge. In 2017, Jay-Z dropped 4:44, his 13th studio album which debuted at No. 1 on the U.S.
  
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• International: 20 bestselling books of the week of September 22

  25-09-2018 19:59 via vancouversun.com
  Juror #3 — James Patterson and Nancy Allen
  HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. Juror #3 — James Patterson and Nancy Allen
  2. Shadow Tyrants — Cussler/Morrison
  3. In His Father’s Footsteps — Danielle Steel
  4. Leverage in Death — J.D. Robb
  5. The Forbidden Door — Dean Koontz
  6. Texas Ranger — James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle
  7. The President is Missing — James Patterson and Bill Clinton
  8. Where the Crawdads Sing — Della Owens
  9. The Outsid
  
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• Seniors being over-medicated a growing concern, says doctor

  25-09-2018 19:58
  A health-care company says a breakdown in communication is leading to seniors sometimes being over-medicated.
  
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• Airplane travels in front of the Harvest moon

  25-09-2018 19:52
  A rare sight captured during Global BC’s Mark Madryga’s weather segment Tuesday morning – a plane flying in front of the Harvest Moon.
  
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• Whitecaps have fired head coach Carl Robinson

  25-09-2018 19:07 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Whitecaps have fired head coach Carl Robinson, along with his assistant coach Martyn Pert, and goalkeeper coach Stewart Kerr.
  Whitecaps FC Academy technical director Craig Dalrymple will lead the team as the acting head coach for the five remaining matches this year.
  Robinson took the head coaching job in December 2013, following two seasons as an assistant coach.
  During a nearly five-year tenure, Robinson recorded an MLS regular season record of 64-59-42 and 78-71-50 across a
  
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• The Aga Khan to receive honorary degrees from UBC and SFU

  25-09-2018 19:02 via vancouversun.com
  The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims, will be in Vancouver next month to accept a pair of honorary degrees.
  The University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University will each award an honorary doctorate of laws degree to the Aga Khan on Oct. 19 in a joint conferral ceremony, which will be a first for both universities.
  The degrees are being awarded in recognition of “the Aga Khan’s lifelong service to humanity, and the intersections of his work at UBC
  
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• B.C. realtor shares racist letter sent to her in the mail

  25-09-2018 19:02
  "An extremely racist letter I received in the mail," writes the realtor.
  
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• In the face of complaints, Vancouver police move to clarify street-check policy

  25-09-2018 18:52
  A report's six recommendations include a formalized policy in line with provincial standards, extra training for officers and a call for street-check data to be released each year.
  
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• Dozens of homeless campers remain behind locked park gates near Victoria

  25-09-2018 18:48 via vancouversun.com
  LANGFORD — An advocates group in B.C. is asking the province to reopen a provincial park just outside Victoria so that dozens of homeless campers who have set up tents there can receive food and other supplies.
  Alliance Against Displacement says in a release that the closure of Goldstream Provincial Park keeps the more than 30 campers isolated from assistance because people showing up trying to help them have been denied entry.
  Homeless campers at Goldstream Provincial Park on Sept. 19.
  Co
  
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• Easy snack substitutions to avoid allergens in the classroom

  25-09-2018 18:09
  Registered dietitian Jess Pirnak shows Global News her unique substitutes for foods that are often restricted in the classroom or workplace.
  
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• Prince George man changed with manslaughter in connection with 2016 homicide

  25-09-2018 17:49 via vancouversun.com
  A 46-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the 2016 death of Prince George man Patrick Mathewsie.
  Mathewsie was reported missing on July 1, 2016, three days after he was killed. His body was later found near the Highway 97 and Massey Drive off ramp in Prince George.
  Prince George RCMP arrested Jeremy John Lowley, 46, last Friday and he has since been changed with manslaughter.
  Both Mathewsie and Lowley are well-known to police.
  Lowley remains in custody and
  
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• Teen arrested in weekend stabbing in Surrey park

  25-09-2018 17:19
  Investigators said they believe the incident was targeted because the two are known to each other.
  
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• Colony Farm clinical director announces resignation

  25-09-2018 17:19
  The BC Government Employee's Union said it's optimistic that the new director will make employee safety a priority.
  
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• Coquitlam realtor shares racist letter sent to her in the mail

  25-09-2018 16:59
  Global News’ Paul Haysom is outside the office of Winnie Wu Tuesday morning. Wu received a racist letter sent to her in the mail by an anonymous person.
  
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• Nutrition: Benefit of bell peppers

  25-09-2018 16:27
  Ever wondered why green bell peppers and less expensive than red ones? Dietitian Diana Steele has the answer, along with some easy recipe ideas.
  
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• Daily Poll: If the Surrey election was held today, which mayoral candidate would you vote for?

  25-09-2018 16:19 via vancouversun.com
  Unlike Vancouver, which has a staggering 21 people on the ballot, the Surrey mayoral race, with just eight candidates to choose from, is a little easier to get a handle on.
  Related
  Surrey Election: Here's who's running for city council in 2018Surrey mayoral candidate Bruce Hayne wants to 'pause' light-rail project
  Current city councillors Tom Gill and Bruce Hayne, along with former mayor Doug McCallum have the highest political profiles among the eight people seeking to replace outgoing mayor Li
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Sunny skies and warm temperatures

  25-09-2018 15:42 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Sept. 24, 2018 – Metro Vancouver can expect lots of sunshine and some unseasonably warm weather over the next few days.
  Once this morning fog burns off, we’ll be treated to sunny skies and temperatures that will reach a high of 17C near the water and 21C further inland.
  We can expect more of the same until Saturday, with higher temperatures — hovering near 20C near the water and up to 24C inland — later in the week.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.Vancouver c
  
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• Opinion: New rent hike cap proposal is NDP damage control

  25-09-2018 15:00
  
  After the shock of the recently announced 4.5 per cent allowable annual rent increase, housing task force is trying to undo damage with inflation-only proposal
  
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• In the last year, Fraser Health postponed 2,300 operations on day of surgery

  25-09-2018 14:30
  Between August 1, 2017 and July 31, 2018 more than 91,000 surgeries were carried out across the region -- three per cent were postponed.
  
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• Canucks Post Game: Stecher’s big game, Markstrom’s penalty and endless pre-season

  25-09-2018 08:24 via theprovince.com
  In the wake of Monday’s 4-1 loss to the Kings, I found myself pondering the question “what would this game have looked like with Elias Pettersson, Ben Hutton and Chris Tanev in the lineup?”
  Better, probably. As JPat pointed out during our post-game presser with Travis Green, the game was just 2-1 at the end of two. It wasn’t like the Canucks were hopelessly out of it.
  But as I noted in the game story, the reality of the Kings being just that much better across most o
  
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• Task force recommends smaller rent increase limits for 2019

  25-09-2018 08:16
  A task force has recommended that Victoria limit rent increases next year to the rate of inflation. As Tanya Beja reports, some critics say that could restrict the development of new rental units.
  
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• B.C. extra told Hallmark movies won’t show interracial couples — parent company denies policy

  25-09-2018 07:05
  “He is fairer than I am and so we were kind of set off to the side."
  
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• Weight Watchers drops ‘weight’ from its name

  25-09-2018 06:22
  Weight Watchers is losing some corporate weight by trimming its name down to two letters. The new name of the weight-loss giant will simply be ‘WW.’
  
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