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• On his 90th birthday, B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison says he still loves going to work every day

  01-10-2018 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  "I have fun going to work every day. Everybody's different, I prefer going to work. I like what I do and so I just keep doing it."
  
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• One teen dead, three injured after crash in Keremeos

  01-10-2018 23:35 via vancouversun.com
  Grief counsellors were on hand at Similkameen Elementary Secondary School today to help students and staff cope with the death of student killed in a single-vehicle accident Sunday in Keremeos.
  The accident happened just before 2:30 a.m.
  Keremeos RCMP responded to a single-vehicle rollover in the the 2400-block of Upper Bench Road.Attending officers located two people, the 17-year-old male driver and a 15-year-old female passenger, who had been ejected from the vehicle.
  The teen boy, who po
  
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• Jimmy Pattison turns 90

  01-10-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Ninety years ago today, one of the most successful businessmen in Canadian history was born. Linda Aylesworth sat down with Jimmy Pattison to talk about his very humble beginnings and the drive that keeps him going strong into his tenth decade.
  
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• Housing minister expects homeless to leave B.C. campground by Tuesday

  01-10-2018 23:21 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Housing Minister says she’s confident a group of homeless people who pitched tents in a provincial park near Victoria will move into government-approved shelters and living spaces by Tuesday’s deadline.
  Selina Robinson says people started moving out of Goldstream Provincial Park Monday and she’s convinced all members of the group of about 20 campers will be in new living spaces by Tuesday.
  She says the campers are being transported to t
  
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• Humpback whale cracks boat window with its head off Comox

  01-10-2018 23:08 via vancouversun.com
  COMOX — Two humpback whales that circled a boat in the waters off Comox were a curious sight — until one of them got too close and cracked a window on the vessel with a bang of its head.
  Peter Hamilton, director of the animal-rights group Lifeforce, was on the boat last Thursday, and says the experience with the bus-sized whales was a bit unsettling.
  He posted a video of the close encounter on YouTube, and it shows the whales checking out the boat before one of them leaps into the ai
  
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• Theatre review: Les Belles-soeurs a revolutionary sixties' take on women in Quebec

  01-10-2018 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  Les Belles-soeurs
  When: To Oct. 6
  Where: Gateway Theatre, Richmond
  Tickets and Info: From $29 at gatewaytheatre.com
  Michel Tremblay’s Les Belles-soeurs premiered in Quebec in 1968. That same year Celine Dion was born, the youngest of 14 children. Until the 1960s, Quebec had the western world’s highest birthrate. Within a generation it would have the lowest, and its strict Catholicism would give way to an intense secularism. This was the Quiet Revolution.
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• It's already snowing in parts of B.C. and the forecast is calling for more

  01-10-2018 22:30
  
  As of Monday, Oct.1, the Vancouver weather forecast is predicting a great deal of rainfall throughout the week; however, it is already snowing in parts of B.C.
  
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• Aerial view of Old Fort landslide

  01-10-2018 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  An evacuation alert has been issued for residents near the site of a landslide that occurred in northern B.C. Drone footage shows how the landslide has impacted the area
  
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• Riley Park farmers’ market goes year-round, launches expansion

  01-10-2018 22:16
  
  Change is in the air right now at the Vancouver Farmers Markets, and it’s definitely tied to the seasons.
  
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• New book ‘Astro-Physics for Babies’ aims to get kids encouraged in science early

  01-10-2018 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  It’s never too early to get your child interested in science or math. Chris Ferrie, quantum theorist and author, sits down with Sonia Sunger to discuss his new book that aims to get babies interested in science.
  
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• British Columbians react to new NAFTA deal

  01-10-2018 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  After a year of negotiations, Canada has finally reached a new trade deal to replace NAFTA. Paul Haysom has reaction from British Columbians.
  
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• Homes evacuated after collision damages gas line

  01-10-2018 22:13
  
  A crash Sunday evening near Blundell and Garden City Road damaged a natural gas line.
  
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• Surveillance video released of New West Tim Hortons attack

  01-10-2018 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  Police have released surveillance video of the suspect in an attack at a Tim Horton’s in New Westminster.
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: No penalties for private clinics as Government agrees to Medicare injunction

  01-10-2018 21:57 via vancouversun.com
  The NDP Administration won’t level tough new penalties against doctors and private clinics that were to come into force Monday threatening hundreds of surgery cancellations.
  Victoria stridently accused the clinics of being scofflaws in B.C. Supreme Court last week and adamantly urged Justice Janet Winteringham to reject their injunction application because it would allow them to continue ignoring the Medicare Protection Act.
  The government changed its mind, though, and told the clinics lat
  
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• New West police release video of Tim Hortons customer wanted in alleged Iced Capp attack

  01-10-2018 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  Police allege he also kicked and punched another customer, who tried to stop him from harassing restaurant staff.
  
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• Additional voting locations added to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

  01-10-2018 21:39 via vancouversun.com
  More than two dozen special voting locations in and around the Downtown Eastside have been added for the Vancouver municipal election.
  A total of 32 additional voting stations will be set up at social-service centres and homeless shelters from Oct. 9-19, bringing the total of special voting locations up to 90. During the previous election, there were 51 special voting facilities.
  The city’s election bylaw was updated earlier this spring to allow for the expansion of the program that allows
  
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• Vancouver Giants’ rookie Justin Sourdif playing wise beyond his years

  01-10-2018 21:31 via theprovince.com
  Justin Sourdif isn’t acting his age and Vancouver Giants coach Michael Dyck is grateful for that.
  The 16-year-old rookie forward has been one of the Giants’ best players in their 3-1 start to the WHL regular season. Dyck even had him on the ice for the 3-on-3 overtime period in Sunday’s 5-4 shootout win over the Spokane Chiefs at the Langley Events Centre, which is rare for someone that young.
  “He plays like he’s 19, the confidence he’s got and the confidence
  
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• BC consumers not likely to notice cheaper dairy products in USMCA: UBC trade experts

  01-10-2018 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  Fortin says local dairy farmers will take a hit because Canadian farmers don't follow the global price of milk.
  
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• North Van Run ignores rain as 850 racers storm the streets, Shipyards

  01-10-2018 20:52 via vancouversun.com
  Three minutes before the second annual North Van Run on Sunday morning, as we joked around in a gathering of 30-minute 5K hopefuls, two members of B.C. Special Olympics extended their hands and while shaking them said it was an honour to run with us.
  No mention of rain, wet clothes or the awaiting challenges. Just happiness and smiles. Their enthusiasm was contagious as people danced, posed for last-second photos and adjusted their Garmins, Fitbits and stopwatches. The vibe was electric, th
  
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• Do you recognize this guy who totally lost it at a Tim Hortons? (VIDEO)

  01-10-2018 20:50
  
  New Westminster Police Department want to speak with anyone who may have witnessed an incident at the Tim Hortons at Shops at New West early last month.
  
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• Priest navigates moral pros and cons of word "inappropriate"

  01-10-2018 20:35 via vancouversun.com
  After the appearance of my recent column, Why say ‘inappropriate’ when we mean ‘wrong?,’ one of the more intriguing responses came from a Canadian Anglican priest now serving a parish in Portland.
  Rev. Martin Elfert prepared a sermon on the word, “inappropriate,” and how its current use and abuse relates to concepts such as love and justice. While the astute priest regrets the way the word is being handled these days – to suggest moral viewpoints are not
  
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• Evacuation alert issued for residents near landslide in northern B.C.

  01-10-2018 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  The slide happened in the Old Fort area, northwest of Prince George, and near a gate to the Site C hydroelectric project.
  
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• Seven things to do in the Lower Mainland Oct. 5 — 11: Jeremy Dutcher, Next Music From Tokyo Vol. 13, more

  01-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Next Music From Tokyo Vol. 13
  When: Oct. 10, 8 p.m.
  Where: Biltmore Cabaret
  Tickets and info: From $14.99 at ticketfly.com
  Take into account that the Tokyo metro area has around the population of Canada and it explains why this annual tour of underground indie rock acts from Japan is up to Volume 13. However, a break with tradition this year sees one band from the (also) burgeoning music scene in Taiwan. That would be the math rocking Elephant Gym from Kaohsiung which makes its Canadian premiere
  
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• Cirque du Soleil stages re-imagined favourite Corteo in arena setting

  01-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Cirque du Soleil: Corteo
  When: Oct. 10-14, various times
  Where: Pacific Coliseum
  Tickets and info: $55.85-$175.70, at cirquedusoleil.comIn 1967, Ray Davies documented the final days of a circus performer in a melancholic bit of music titled Death of a Clown. In Cirque du Soleil’s show Corteo, a clown who has taken his final bow watches his own funeral procession pass.
  To say it’s a lively wake would be a gross understatement.
  The show had its premiere in 2007 in Montreal and tou
  
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• Surrey’s top cop says city needs 150-200 more officers: mayoral candidate Bruce Hayne

  01-10-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Bruce Hayne with Integrity Now says that if elected mayor of Surrey, he'll hire 160 additional police officers over the next four years.
  
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• Jury trial avoided for serial arsonist in Vernon

  01-10-2018 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  A man accused of setting a string of arsons has pleaded guilty to some of the charges.
  
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• Surrey Election: Have you been approached about your absentee voting ballot?

  01-10-2018 19:23 via vancouversun.com
  A Surrey anti-crime group alleges an absentee-ballot election fraud scheme is taking place in advance of the Oct. 20 municipal elections.
  The scheme involves a political party or parties coordinating 600 “poll captains” to each make a list of 25 voters, collecting personal information from each person in order to obtain, fill-out and submit their mail-in ballots on their behalf.
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  Surrey anti-crime group alleges absentee-ballot election fraud scheme
  The result is that an estima
  
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• Canucks waive Sam Gagner and Darren Archibald

  01-10-2018 18:39 via theprovince.com
  On the eve of having to set their NHL opening roster, the Vancouver Canucks have made a bit of a surprise move: they’ve waived forward Sam Gagner.
  Also on waivers is Darren Archibald.
  Other NHL teams have 24 hours to place a claim on either player; for a small fee, they would acquire the player.
  If both players clear, the Canucks will likely assign both to the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League.
  Two players had to be cut from the 25 healthy players still in camp over the weekend; A
  
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• How effective screening impacts Breast Cancer rates in BC

  01-10-2018 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  Vice President of Population Oncology at BC Cancer Dr. John Spinelli explains the breast cancer rates in British Columbia and how effective screening impacts the rates. He tells Global News how BC Cancer is trying to make mammograms more accessible to communities that have traditionally lower screening rates.
  
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• Lenarduzzi on the Whitecaps moving on after firing coach

  01-10-2018 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  Whitecaps team president Bob Lenarduzzi joins Sonia Sunger to talk about the club firing coach Carl Robinson, and where they go from here.
  
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• Slide near Site C dam in northeastern B.C. cuts road, prompts limited evacuation

  01-10-2018 17:02 via vancouversun.com
  FORT ST. JOHN. — A landslide in northeastern B.C. near a gate to the Site C hydroelectric project has damaged a road, isolated a small community and forced the evacuation of two properties.
  Social media posts from the Ministry of Transportation say the Old Fort Road, just south of Fort St. John, is closed until further notice after the hillside shifted early Sunday.
  The ministry says geotechnical crews are on the scene but it could take several days before the earth stops moving.
  There is
  
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• Vancouver weather: Wake up because September has ended

  01-10-2018 16:35 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Oct. 1, 2018 – Monday’s weather kicks off a  new month with rain and showers.
  Environment Canada still has an rainfall warning in effect for Metro Vancouver and the North Shore, with 30 to 50 millimetres of rain expected by this morning. Residents are being warned to keep an eye out for flash floods and water pooling on roads.
  You’d better bundle up and start brainstorming about what kind of Halloween costume will look good under a rain jacket.Weather
  
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• Snow tire season now in effect as B.C. highway sees snowfall warning

  01-10-2018 16:23 via vancouversun.com
  Snow tire season is now in effect, as snowfall warnings are issued for some of B.C.’s highways.
  Beginning Monday, winter tires are required for all vehicles traveling certain B.C. highways this season. Those include highways in Northern B.C., the Interior, the South Coast— including the Sea-to-Sky Highway — and on Vancouver Island’s Malahat and highways 4, 14 and 28.
  The tire regulations begin as snowfall warnings are in effect for the Trans-Canada Highway from Eagle Pass
  
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• This is how 107,700 copies of the Vancouver Courier get printed each week (PHOTOS + VIDEO)

  01-10-2018 16:00
  
  Courier staff recently visited Kodiak Press where the newspaper is printed every week alongside 30 other publications.
  
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• Surrey police seek witnesses to Sunday evening car accident

  01-10-2018 15:52 via theprovince.com
  Surrey police are seeking witnesses to an accident Sunday evening that sent a pedestrian to hospital.
  Around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, police were called to the intersection of 75th Avenue and 122A Street for a car accident.
  A man in his 80s was struck by a vehicle and rushed to hospital with serious injuries. The driver remained on scene and is cooperating with police.
  Early indications say speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash, say police. Surrey’s criminal crash team is
  
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• Finding common ground on opposite sides of the Trans Mountain pipeline controversy

  01-10-2018 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  Both have been watching the pipeline debate unfold and say the only path forward is together.
  
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• Enough candidates means residents of Lumby to participate in B.C. civic election

  01-10-2018 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  During the last round of municipal elections, Lumby residents weren't able to vote. Their entire council was acclaimed.
  
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• Surrey accident leaves elderly pedestrian in hospital

  01-10-2018 13:56 via globalnews.ca
  Police are asking any witnesses to give them a call.
  
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• How to cut your post-secondary costs mid-semester to graduate debt free

  01-10-2018 13:00 via theprovince.com
  Q: I’ve just started my second year at university and although I’m being careful with my money, I’m worried that I’m spending too much. During my first year I really wasn’t very organized and spent all summer paying off credit card bills. I don’t want that to happen again, but I just got my first credit card bill for this term and I don’t have enough to pay it all off. Is there anything I can do to cut costs when I’m coming up on mid-term exams and
  
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• Rob Shaw: Legislature resumes but opposition partnership on LNG and taxes remain unlikely

  01-10-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s legislature returns for its fall session today and, in theory, there’s never been a better time for the Greens and Liberals to co-operate and change the governing NDP’s agenda.
  The Greens have broken with their NDP power-sharing partners on climate change, threatening to bring the government down over the pollution to be caused by a new liquefied natural gas plant in Kitimat by LNG Canada. And both the Liberals and Greens support demands from local mayor
  
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• Giants come back against Chiefs to earn 5-4 shootout win

  01-10-2018 06:38 via theprovince.com
  What a strange Sunday at the Langley Events Centre.
  There were moments when it seemed like the Vancouver Giants couldn’t catch a break, like when they rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the second period to tie the game up, and then gave up a flukey goal in the final minute of the stanza to trail 4-3 going into the third.
  There were stretches where they didn’t generate too much offensively.
  But Vancouver got a goal from Brayden Watts with their netminder on the bench in favour of an extra
  
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• PTSD dog among the graduating class of assistance dogs in Burnaby

  01-10-2018 04:32 via vancouversun.com
  In over a decade as an RCMP officer, Juliet Walden used to arrest drunk drivers, break up fights at homes and apprehend kids deemed to be at risk.
  But it was after she dealt with her third female suicide victim in a two-month period that she started getting a niggling feeling in the pit of her stomach.
  “I was used to dealing with violent situations, including de-escalating situations with men twice my size, drug addicts and gang members,” said Walden, 54, who was working at the Surre
  
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• North Vancouver RCMP investigate an apparent dog poisoning

  01-10-2018 04:00 via globalnews.ca
  A dog is recovering from an apparent poisoning after he consumed something off a rock while on a walk with his owner in North Vancouver. Tanya Beja reports.
  
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• Reports indicate that the Kitimat LNG project is getting the green light

  01-10-2018 03:57 via globalnews.ca
  The $40-billion LNG Canada project could be announced as early as Monday amid reports that Shell and its partners have inked a deal. Julia Foy reports.
  
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• Largest cruise ship in the world docks in Vancouver

  01-10-2018 03:57 via globalnews.ca
  The massive Norwegian Bliss glided into port at Canada Place today amid calls for a second terminal that would make access for bigger cruise ships easier.
  
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• Dog dies after suffocating in a chip bag

  01-10-2018 03:57 via globalnews.ca
  A Whistler pet owner whose dog got caught in a common household item is sharing his story in the hopes it will help prevent future tragedies. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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• Hundreds gather in Victoria to honour fallen police officers Sunday

  01-10-2018 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  Police officers from across the province marched to the legislature for the ceremony, honouring the 125 officers who have lost their lives in active service.
  
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• Saanich police investigating after break-in leaves man with serious injuries

  01-10-2018 03:46 via globalnews.ca
  Saanich Police are investigating after receiving a report of a man forcing himself into a home in the 700 Block of Paskin Way.
  
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• Hundreds gather in Victoria to honour fallen police officers

  01-10-2018 03:41 via globalnews.ca
  Police officers from across the province and beyond marched from downtown Victoria to the lawn of the legislature to honour the 125 officers who have lost their lives in active service in the province.
  
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• Lydia Miljan and Jason Clemens: New Brunswick election offers lessons on B.C. electoral reform

  01-10-2018 03:00 via theprovince.com
  New Brunswick voters went to the polls a week ago and the ensuing uncertainty (some might say chaos) should be instructive for British Columbia voters as they contemplate their choices in the coming referendum on electoral reform — specifically whether B.C. should switch to a proportional representation voting system.
  For the first time in New Brunswick’s history, voters delivered seats to two new parties at the expense of the traditional Liberals and Conservatives. The emergence of
  
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