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• Vancouver film producer sentenced for sexually assaulting women, filming it

  27-09-2018 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  Ying Ho Raymond Law was sentenced to 11 years, minus time served.
  
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• Ed Willes: Jennings snaps up opportunity to show Lions he’s clutch when it counts

  27-09-2018 23:19 via theprovince.com
  In trying to explain the inexplicable inconsistency in Jonathon Jennings’ game, one word is invariably used.
  Confidence.
  Jennings’ confidence, his many analysts believe, took one in the ‘nads last season and when you review his year, that theory makes sense.
  Early on the Lions’ quarterback suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder before he was rushed back and promptly tossed four interceptions in a lopsided loss in Saskatchewan. He eventually lost the starter’s j
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, Sept. 28

  27-09-2018 23:11 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Friday, Sept. 28.Trevor Powers
  Idaho musician Trevor Powers is back, two years after bringing his Youth Lagoon project to a close. Youth Lagoon, a sort of neo-psychedelic outfit, saw Powers whispering most of his vocals, and burying them under all manner of sounds. Trevor Powers the solo act only sort of does that. His voice is at the forefront of this project, but there’s still a lot of vocal distortion an
  
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• Woman charged in Osoyoos home invasion granted bail

  27-09-2018 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  A judge granted Sharon Constance Forner bail on Thursday, albeit with strict conditions.
  
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• Vancouver weather: Sunsets have been spectacular this week

  27-09-2018 23:10
  
  Vancouverites have captured epic sunset pictures this week: Here's our favourites...
  
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• BC Coroners Service releases expanded findings of overdose deaths

  27-09-2018 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  The BC Coroners Service released a comprehensive report on drug overdose deaths between 2016 and 2017.
  
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• Illicit drug overdose deaths down in B.C. in August: Coroner

  27-09-2018 22:36 via vancouversun.com
  The number of drug overdose deaths in B.C. was down in August, the B.C. Coroners Service said on Thursday.
  The coroner said there were 98 suspected drug overdose deaths in August, a 27 per cent decrease from the 134 overdose fatalities in July. The number is also 20 per cent lower than in August last year.
  Also Thursday, the coroner released a 34-page report looking deeper into 872 illegal drug overdose deaths in 2016 and 2017.
  It found that more than half of those who died had reported a d
  
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• Whistler Writers Festival

  27-09-2018 22:28 via theprovince.com
  Whistler is renowned for its world-class outdoor recreational activities, yet in the past few years it has also grown to become a popular destination for arts and culture. Whether you’re an aspiring writer, avid reader or a well-known author, you’re sure to discover something extraordinary at the 17th annual Whistler Writers Festival, which runs from October 11 to 14 throughout Whistler Village.
  “We have an exciting and sweeping range of authors, guest presenters and publishers
  
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• Fall in Whistler

  27-09-2018 22:22 via theprovince.com
  There’s already been a dusting of snow on Whistler’s mountains as a sprinkling of crimson and gold begins to spread throughout the valley. Glorious days of late summer sunshine, breathtaking beauty and crisp mountain air combined with the absolute best hotel and restaurant deals make this a perfect time for a mountain getaway.
  Plenty of activities are still in full swing, so you can hang from a cable high above the air on a zipline tour, bungee jump, ride a gondola, or get your heart
  
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• B.C.'s Tahltan First Nation won't be able to return home for months after wildfires

  27-09-2018 22:05 via vancouversun.com
  Members of a tiny First Nation in northwest British Columbia remain scattered across the province in hotels and relatives’ homes after fleeing destructive wildfires this summer.
  Tahltan First Nation Chief Rick McLean says it will take months to clean up the damage from the flames that ripped through Telegraph Creek and ensure it is safe for people to return.
  And now that winter is approaching, he says rebuilding the 21 homes that were destroyed will have to wait until spring when the groun
  
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• B.C. gov’t announce actions to close gaps in real estate market leading to money laundering

  27-09-2018 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Thursday afternoon, B.C. Finance Minister Carole James announces the actions the province will launch to close loophole sand combat money laundering in the B.C. real estate sector.
  
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• Theatre review: Whimsical Mustard a serious, silly mishmash

  27-09-2018 21:35 via vancouversun.com
  Mustard
  When: To Oct. 20
  Where: Granville Island Stage
  Tickets  and info: From $29, at artsclub.comFor her second offering as the Arts Club’s new artistic director, Ashlie Corcoran has programmed a play in many ways resembling her first.
  Like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mustard is a surreal comic drama about an adolescent with parent problems. Instead of a boy with his father, it’s a girl living with her mother. This time dad has left home to be with someo
  
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• David Eby announces next steps in B.C. money laundering review

  27-09-2018 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Thursday afternoon, B.C. Attorney General David Eby announces the next steps in the province’s money laundering activity review following Dr. Peter German’s recommendations.
  
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• MLA Rick Glumac retracts endorsement of Port Moody mayoral candidate Rob Vagramov

  27-09-2018 21:34 via vancouversun.com
  Port Moody mayoral candidate Rob Vagramov has lost the endorsement of his local MLA following a “deeply offensive” video taken four years ago of him offering a homeless person a sandwich if he shotguns a beer.
  In a Facebook post Wednesday, New Democrat MLA for Port Moody-Coquitlam Rick Glumac says the video of Vagramov was shown to him recently.
  “The content of the video was deeply offensive and inconsistent with views and values I hold about dignity and respect for all pe
  
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• Canucks cut Gaunce, Gaudette and Juolevi, get closer to opening-night roster

  27-09-2018 21:22 via theprovince.com
  It appears Brendan Gaunce, Adam Gaudette and Olli Juolevi are on their way to Utica.
  The trio were not spotted on the ice at practice on Thursday morning. The Canucks subsequently confirmed the news in a media release.
  Also absent from practice was Thatcher Demko, who will presumably be reassigned to Utica as well, but probably not until the Canucks have to finalize their opening-night roster on Tuesday.
  Demko, Gaudette and Juolevi all don’t need waivers to be assigned to the American Hock
  
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• Strange laws that could ruin your next vacation

  27-09-2018 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  Travel expert Claire Newell outlines some strange laws that could affect your next vacation.
  
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• Odd sighting in Kelowna: Ostrich on the sidewalk

  27-09-2018 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Not much is known about why there was an ostrich along Highway 97 in Kelowna on Thursday.
  
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• Kim Nguyen’s ‘The Hummingbird Project’ kicks off VIFF 2018

  27-09-2018 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  It’s a story about the speed and greed. Sonia Sunger sits down with director Kim Nguyen to chat about her film “The Hummingbird Project”, which opening this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival.
  
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• Here's a sneak peek of Vancouver Public Library's rooftop garden

  27-09-2018 20:30
  
  We visited the library to check out its latest offerings
  
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• Amazon to open 450,000 square-foot warehouse in Tsawwassen

  27-09-2018 20:30 via vancouversun.com
  Amazon will open a new distributing warehouse in Tsawwassen, and when complete in 2019 will be the third such centre in Metro Vancouver.
  The online retailer will occupy more than 450,000 square-foot of space within Delta iPort, a new industrial park on First Nation land, according to the Tsawwassen First Nation.
  Amazon said in a release that the new centre will create 700 full time jobs and will be the 10th “fulfillment facility” in Canada.
  The industrial park is developed by GW
  
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• Canucks getting closer to opening night roster

  27-09-2018 20:27 via theprovince.com
  It appears Brendan Ganuce, Thatcher Demko, Adam Gaudette and Olli Juolevi are on their way to Utica.
  The quartet were not spotted on the ice at practice on Thursday morning.
  Demko, Gaudette and Juolevi all don’t need waivers to be re-assigned to the American Hockey League, while Gaunce will need to pass through waivers before the Canucks can send him down.
  None of those moves is a surprise; Demko was always slated to start the season in Utica, while both Gaudette and Juolevi were given lon
  
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• Man rides horse through Metro Vancouver liquor store drive-thru

  27-09-2018 20:22
  
  "When people ask, 'what is Ladner like?'"
  
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• ‘Ultimate teammate’: Newcomer Danny Green happy to be leader with young Raptors

  27-09-2018 20:11 via theprovince.com
  BURNABY, B.C. — Through nine NBA seasons with two of the league’s best teams, a couple of stops in the NBA G-League and a brief stint in Slovenia, Danny Green has seen virtually everything an NBA training camp can throw at him.
  Freedom, however, feels a bit unfamiliar.
  Just a couple of days into Raptors camp in B.C., the 31-year-old was asked whether he’s found anything surprising about Toronto, and he barely paused.
  “The freedom they have, the freedom everybody has,&rdqu
  
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• Illicit drug overdoses down in B.C. in August: coroner

  27-09-2018 20:07 via vancouversun.com
  The number of illicit drug overdoses in B.C. was down in August, according to the BC Coroners Service Thursday.
  The coroner says there were 98 suspected drug overdose deaths in August, which represents a 27 per cent decrease from the 134 overdose fatalities in July.
  The number also marks a 20 per cent decrease compared with August last year.
  Also Thursday, the coroner released a 34-page report looking deeper into 872 illegal drug overdose deaths in 2016 and 2017.
  It found that more than half of
  
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• Vancouver's port to welcome its largest-ever cruise ship this weekend

  27-09-2018 20:06 via vancouversun.com
  The largest cruise ship ever to visit Vancouver will arrive this weekend.
  The Norwegian Bliss is about the length of three football fields at 333 metres and is capable of carrying nearly 6,000 guests.
  The new ship will dock at Canada Place in Vancouver on Sunday for the first time and has several more scheduled stops in Vancouver for the 2019 cruise season.
  The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says in a news release that the Bliss will pick up 4,000 passengers for the final leg of a cruise that b
  
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• VIFF 2018: Kingsway the movie doesn't go in a straight line, just like the city street

  27-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Kingsway
  When and where: Sept. 29, 5:45 p.m. (Rio Theatre); Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m. (International Village #9)
  Tickets and info: viff.orgWhen it came time to name his new movie writer/director Bruce Sweeney said he ran some ideas past his cast and crew.
  “I said The Love Life of Horvaths, and everyone I floated that out to said ‘that’s the worst title I’ve ever heard,’” said Sweeney, adding that Horvath is the family’s name in the film.
  “Then I
  
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• The It List: Tissot T-Wave watch

  27-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Tissot T-Wave watch
  Why we love it: There are those who choose to skip wearing a watch, and instead tell time strictly on their phones. And then, there are those who continue to wear a wrist watch — whether for fashion or function.
  This Tissot watch is for those who desire both.
  Dubbed the T-Wave, the Swiss company’s design features several face and metal tone iterations. But we’re partial to this pretty rose-gold style. The design features refined details and
  
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• Beauty Bar: Conair Infiniti PRO Rainbow Titanium Curling Wand

  27-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A hot tool collection in a cool rainbow hue from the beauty brand Conair.
  In addition to standing out amid all the other black heat-styling tools you likely already have hiding out in your bathroom at home, the rainbow-tinted titanium metal featured on this collection’s tools aim to reduce frizz and shine, as well as provide “professional and desirable results,” according to a news release.
  The 1.25-inch Rainbow Titanium Curling Wand, which is exactly like a tr
  
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• Amazon expands Metro Vancouver footprint with new Deltaport warehouse

  27-09-2018 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  The online giant says the 450,000 square foot warehouse facility will create more than 700 full-time jobs.
  
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• Kelowna MMA star Rory MacDonald looks to become champion in two Bellator weight classes

  27-09-2018 19:49 via theprovince.com
  B.C. MMA star Rory “The Red King” MacDonald has taken his lumps in title fights, with broken bones and dashed dreams.
  Against “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler three years ago in a bloody bout at UFC 189, the fight ended one minute into the fifth round with MacDonald unable to absorb any more blows to his fractured face.
  By the time it was over, it looked like someone had taken a box-cutter to Lawler’s lip and MacDonald had survived a car crash.
  “I never actually got r
  
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• Childish Gambino cuts final tour short due to injury

  27-09-2018 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Childish Gambino's final tour has been postponed, but for how long?
  
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• Stratas banking millions in anticipation of future repair costs

  27-09-2018 19:02
  
  Five years after depreciation reports were mandated, have they changed how condo buildings are managed – and viewed by potential buyers?
  
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• Family of missing Abbotsford woman posts billboard on anniversary of disappearance

  27-09-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  Langley RCMP released a video at the time that showed Ward walking with a man with a bike, two days before she vanished.
  
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• Extra 250 tickets released for NHL pre-season game in Kelowna

  27-09-2018 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Canucks will be playing a preseason game against the Arizona Coyotes in Kelowna this Saturday evening.
  
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• Barcelona’s bites and bargains beckon

  27-09-2018 18:30 via theprovince.com
  If you’ve only scheduled a few days in Barcelona, here’s a few tips to the “can’t miss” sights without getting frazzled. Before leaving home we booked two walking tours with Tours by Locals, which got us “back stage passes,” avoiding long lineups and securing seats at busy tapas bars.
  Gaudi Architecture
  The architect Antoni Gaudi is everywhere. From the Dr. Suess-like Casa Milà to the spectacular landscaped ParcGuell to the breathtaking church Sag
  
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• Mounties in Langley renew plea for help to find missing woman

  27-09-2018 18:27 via theprovince.com
  Langley Mounties are renewing a plea for help in finding 21-year-old Kristina Ward, who has been missing for year.
  Ward was last seen in September 2017 in Surrey. Investigators on Thursday released new photos and a video showing her crossing the street at 144th Street and 104th Avenue in Surrey on Sept. 27, 2017 sometime between 7:50 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.Langley RCMP Corp. Holly Largy says Sept. 27 was also the last time she used her cell phone or her bank accounts.
  The male seen in the video
  
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• Steveston heritage tour reveals Richmond's bittersweet past

  27-09-2018 18:00
  
  Do you know what the village was like 100 years ago and who lived and worked on the land?
  
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• Vancouver’s first inner city beach opens this weekend in False Creek

  27-09-2018 16:45 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver is getting a three-acre “pop-up” park. Matt Meehan from Concord Pacific has the details.
  
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• IIO investigating police-involved incident in West Kelowna that left 2 in hospital

  27-09-2018 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  The incident has left a man and woman in hospital.
  
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• MLA Rick Glumac pulls endorsement of Port Moody mayoral candidate Rob Vagramov

  27-09-2018 16:16 via vancouversun.com
  Port Moody mayoral candidate Rob Vagramov has lost the endorsement of his local MLA following a “deeply offensive” video taken four years ago of him offering a homeless person a sandwich if he shotguns a beer.
  In a Facebook post Wednesday, New Democrat MLA for Port Moody-Coquitlam Rick Glumac says the video of Vagramov was shown to him recently.
  “The content of the video was deeply offensive and inconsistent with views and values I hold about dignity and respect for all pe
  
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• Vancouver office vacancies plunge, lease rates soar

  27-09-2018 16:06
  
  "With no new office buildings delivered to the market until 2021, tenants with upcoming leases are competing within a very tight market"
  
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• Vancouver film fest doc explores strange history of corporate musicals

  27-09-2018 16:00
  
  In the heyday of the big splashy Broadway musical, it was common practice for large companies to hire songwriters to stage customized, full-fledged musicals themed on the business cutting the cheque.
  
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• Douglas Todd: Would Saudi Arabia’s jailed blogger be accused of ‘Islamophobia’ in Canada?

  27-09-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  Would jailed Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi end up being accused of Islamophobia if he were released from his Riyadh prison cell and allowed to come to Canada?
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is taking contradictory symbolic stands.
  In August, it provoked a diplomatic dispute with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by tweeting support for Badawi, who was arrested in 2012 and flogged for criticizing the country’s hardline religious leadership. Canada has even offered citizenshi
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Some early fog then sunny and warm

  27-09-2018 15:11 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – It’s shaping up to be another sunny day in Metro Vancouver Thursday. Environment Canada says there will be some early fog but that should dissipate later in the morning. The warm weather continues, with highs of 18 C by the water and 23 C inland. Friday looks much the same, though it may be slightly warmer with inland highs of 24 C. For the weekend, the clouds begin to roll in on Saturday, for a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 18 C. Then, it looks like the r
  
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• Abbotsford police to use federally-approved roadside marijuana testing device

  27-09-2018 15:07 via globalnews.ca
  The Abbotsford Police Department wants to assess its operational value.
  
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• Condo Smarts: Chat room risks outweigh benefits

  27-09-2018 14:52 via theprovince.com
  Dear Tony: Two of our strata council members started a Facebook page in 2016 and it has been nothing but a source of conflict ever since.A good example would be the “pool incident” this past August. Our strata corporation is multiple buildings over 200 units with a variety of cultures and traditions and not everyone uses the recreational facilities in the same manner. But we do have a published rule that everyone must be appropriately dressed at all times when in the pool, hot tubs o
  
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• Kentwell attracting repeat Polygon buyers

  27-09-2018 14:35 via theprovince.com
  You only have to look at the numbers to see that Polygon is a huge player in residential development in B.C.: the company has built more than 27,000 homes in the Lower Mainland.
  That kind of experience is likely to earn you a loyal following and Goldie Alam, Polygon’s senior vice-president of marketing, said this is particularly true of Kentwell, the company’s latest townhome development in Coquitlam.
  “We’ve built more than 4,700 homes in Coquitlam already and a lot of th
  
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• LRT, legal pot and policing were hot topics at Surrey mayoral debate

  27-09-2018 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  A few hundred people turned up to watch, but there was no clear winner at last night's mayoral debate in Surrey.
  
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• Garlic plants spend cooler months establishing root systems

  27-09-2018 14:28 via theprovince.com
  Q. Will the garlic I plant now begin growing during the fall season, or will the cloves wait until spring to sprout?
  A. Almost always, the cloves restrict their “growth” in fall and early winter to producing root systems as the soil cools. Cold temperatures induce rooting in garlic. That’s why garlic is not to be stored in a fridge, where the cloves will root, then sprout, and be ruined.
  With strong root systems established, the cloves are ready to begin producing top growth in
  
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• Seventy per cent of young British Columbians have slept with their smartphones: B.C. Hydro survey

  27-09-2018 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  A surprising number of British Columbians would forgo a day with their spouses or a day of pay rather than give up their smartphones for a corresponding period, according to a survey commissioned by B.C. Hydro.
  “Willing to give up pay for a day seems a bit extreme to me, but it’s kind of interesting,” said B.C. Hydro spokeswoman Tanya Fish, adding that power data shows customers’ devotion to devices is changing how they use electricity.
  The survey of 400 adults found that
  
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