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• Natsumi Kogawa murder trial continues in Vancouver

  03-10-2018 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  Schneider pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and interfering with human remains.
  
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• Recipe: Dried apricot, chestnut and brioche bread stuffing

  03-10-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  This moist and flavourful stuffing will have your holiday dinner guests giving thanks.
  
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• Six employees file human rights complaints against UBC alleging discrimination

  03-10-2018 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  The University of British Columbia is facing several human rights complaints for allegedly denying employees promotions, terminating them because of a disability or for being pregnant.
  
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• Michael Rasmussen’s story with Tri-City Americans provides cautionary tale for Vancouver Giants

  03-10-2018 23:36 via theprovince.com
  If you’re a Vancouver Giants fan, you’re interested to see how things play out for the Tri-City Americans with Michael Rasmussen starting his NHL life early.
  The Detroit Red Wings have kept Rasmussen, a rangy 19-year-old centre from Surrey who they selected ninth overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, for the time being instead of sending him back to the Americans.
  The Giants could find themselves in a similar spot over the next two or three seasons, with the way they’re trending with
  
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• Northeast B.C.'s Old Fort cut off by slide has heat, power … but no answers

  03-10-2018 23:30 via vancouversun.com
  FORT ST. JOHN — Residents of a northeastern B.C. community say heat and power has been restored but they are still without water and there’s no indication when the earth will stop moving around Old Fort.
  A slab of earth has sloughed away from a steep hillside a short distance from about 30 homes near the community.
  The slow-moving slide has carried away the only road leading to the neighbourhood south of Fort St. John.
  Old Fort resident Bobbi Pardy says through Facebook messenger tha
  
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• Fraser Health names public health leader as new CEO

  03-10-2018 23:20 via vancouversun.com
  Fraser Health’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Victoria Eun Hyung Lee, has been named the new CEO and president of the health region.
  Lee will take over from Michael Marchbank later this week, the health region’s board of directors announced on Wednesday. Marchbank, who is retiring, was in the role for four years.
  “Dr. Lee has an extensive background with Fraser Health and we are excited she will be able to step into the role, where she will be able to continue to drive
  
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• Coach Travis Green on Canucks alleged ‘Fortnite’ ban

  03-10-2018 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference on Wednesday morning, Canucks coach Travis Green addresses rumours about the popular online video game ‘Fortnite’ being banned while the NHL team is on the road.
  
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• Group calls for end of all Chinook salmon fishing to save orcas

  03-10-2018 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  “Save Our Orcas” held a protest outside of Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s office in North Vancouver. A group fighting to save the southern resident killer whales is calling for the end of all Chinook salmon fishing in the Fraser River.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks tickets on Groupon start at $25

  03-10-2018 23:02
  
  Compared to Las Vegas, hockey ticket prices in Vancouver are a bargain
  
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• Involve Indigenous drug users in solving B.C.'s overdose crisis: report

  03-10-2018 23:02 via vancouversun.com
  A report examining ways to reduce overdose deaths in British Columbia is calling for more involvement of Indigenous drug users, who are overrepresented in the crisis.
  The B.C. Centre for Disease Control released the report after a meeting in June of 160 people including drug users, health and law enforcement personnel, government officials and the medical community.
  It says people with past or present “lived experience” of substance use need to play a key role in developing and imple
  
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• North Okanagan RCMP arrest convicted sex offender who was on the lam

  03-10-2018 23:00 via theprovince.com
  A man who was convicted of sex crimes two years ago and had been reported in violation of his probation last month has been apprehended.
  Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP said Shane Mark Mulholland was arrested without incident after a renewed plea to locate him was issued Tuesday.
  Mullholland pled guilty in July 2016 to sexual interference of someone under 14 and sexual assault. In his plea, he admitted to repeatedly molesting two young girls over the course of several years, from 2007 to 20
  
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• Notley not happy with ‘jaw-dropping hypocrisy’ after feds announce no Trans Mountain appeal

  03-10-2018 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is not happy with Ottawa's decision to let stand a court decision that has stalled the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Abandoned house in Surrey goes up in flames

  03-10-2018 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  Surrey firefighters worked to put out flames at 13800-block of 58th Avenue on Tuesday morning. Neighbours say no one appeared to be living in the house.
  
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• Vancouver election: Watch seven mayoral hopefuls debate the hot topics

  03-10-2018 22:45 via vancouversun.com
  With the Vancouver municipal election less than a month away, The Province and Vancouver Sun invited seven leading mayoral candidates into the newsroom for a debate.
  To accommodate the candidates, debate participants were split into two groups, based on their scheduling availability.
  The debate, which was moderated by editor-in-chief Harold Munro and Vancouver Sun city columnist Dan Fumano, covered a range of the issues that matter most to Vancouver voters as they prepare to head to the polls Oc
  
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• Rasmussen’s story with Tri-City provides cautionary tale for Giants

  03-10-2018 22:35 via theprovince.com
  If you’re a Vancouver Giants fan, you’re interested to see how things play out for the Tri-City Americans with Michael Rasmussen starting his NHL life early.
  The Detroit Red Wings have kept Rasmussen, a rangy 19-year-old centre from Surrey who they selected ninth overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, for the time being instead of sending him back to the Americans.
  The Giants could find themselves in a similar spot over the next two or three seasons, with the way they’re trending with
  
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• Vancouver collects $45 million in casino revenue

  03-10-2018 22:27
  
  Vancouver collected $45 million in casino revenue over the last five years. Will the city's next mayor look to increase that total by expanding gambling?
  
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• Vancouver trial date set for Victoria father accused of murder in daughters’ deaths

  03-10-2018 22:23 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — A trial date has been set for a Victoria man accused of murdering his two daughters.
  Andrew Berry was charged with two counts of second-degree murder after the bodies of four-year-old Aubrey and six-year-old Chloe were found in an apartment in nearby Oak Bay on Dec. 25, 2017.
  A friend of their mother has said the girls were visiting their father as part of a custody arrangement.
  Crown counsel Patrick Weir says Berry’s trial is scheduled to begin April 8 in B.C. Supreme Cou
  
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• Lions Gate Bridge to be closed Thursday overnight for maintenance work

  03-10-2018 22:14 via vancouversun.com
  The Lions Gate bridge will be closed Thursday overnight for maintenance work.
  The closure will take place in two phases:
  • From 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Thursday evening, there will be one lane open in each direction.
  • From 10:30 p.m. Thursday to 5:30 a.m. on Friday, there will be a single lane allowing for alternating traffic.
  The maintenance work will replace “key structural components” of the bridge. Drivers should use the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge during the Thursd
  
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• Jets sniper Patrik Laine mocks Canucks’ ‘Fortnite’ ban

  03-10-2018 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  A day after Vancouver forward Bo Horvat said the Canucks have instituted a "Fortnite" ban for road games, there was talk across NHL arenas on whether or not it was fair to single out the hit video game.
  
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• Wine Guy: Three Thanksgiving wines to pour with turkey

  03-10-2018 21:42 via theprovince.com
  It’s that time of the year again, time to talk turkey wines.
  Without fail, October rolls around and cooks and hosts alike start fretting about what wine to pair with Thanksgiving dinner. Typically that means what wines match best with roast turkey, but alas, I must say that there is no magic bullet (or bottle, as it were).
  Thanksgiving is not unlike any other meal; really, the wine selection comes down to what is on the entire menu (including all the side dishes). Myself, I’m thinkin
  
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• Elections B.C. fines NDP $4,000 for Election Act infractions

  03-10-2018 21:39 via vancouversun.com
  Elections B.C. has handed out $4,000 worth of penalties to the B.C. NDP for four different Election Act non-compliance violations.
  The Election Act requires the date, time, location and ticket price of a specified fundraising function to be reported to Elections B.C. at least seven days before the event.  Elections B.C. says the NDP failed to do this four times late last year.
  The NDP were fined:
  • $2,000 for a barbecue with Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Bob D’Eith fundraiser
  
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• Stewart Island and the elusive kiwi

  03-10-2018 21:21 via theprovince.com
  Tell a New Zealander that you’ve been to Stewart Island and chances are they’ll be envious, telling you they can’t wait to visit their wee third-largest island.  After intros — kia ora, how ya doing — they’ll say, “I heard it’s brilliant and did you see a kiwi (bird, that is)?”
  I’ve been told that Stewart Island is like Vancouver Island – only fifty years ago. I took a 90-minute “Village and Bays” mini-bus tour th
  
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• B.C. wine industry disappointed over coming grocery-store sales changes

  03-10-2018 21:16 via vancouversun.com
  Dirty Laundry winery in Summerland estimates it will sell fewer bottles of red and white in grocery stores as shelf space previously reserved for local companies will soon be shared with U.S. imports.
  “I don’t think it’ll be devastating, but it will certainly impact us,” said Paul Sawler, the winery’s director of sales and marketing.
  B.C.’s wine industry will soon lose its advantage of dedicated grocery in-store shelf space — a practice deemed discrimina
  
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• Liquefied Natural Gas 101

  03-10-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government got behind a $40-billion liquefied natural gas (or LNG) project in Kitimat, B.C., that will allow Canada to export natural gas to overseas markets. But what exactly is LNG and how is it processed? Here’s a quick explainer.
  
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• Fans thrilled by Beyoncé and Jay-Z ‘On The Run II’ performance in Vancouver

  03-10-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  More than 40,000 fans paced BC Place Tuesday night for one of the biggest concerts of the year in Vancouver. The ‘On The Run II’ show started an hour late but fans got what they came for at the celebrity couples only Canadian tour date.
  
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• Tech talk: Tablet entertainment and accessories

  03-10-2018 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Mike Agerbo from Get Connected Media shows off the latest accessories for your tablet.
  
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• Canucks ticket sales at an ‘all time low’ as season begins

  03-10-2018 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  The Canucks will take on the Calgary Flames at their home opener tonight but how many people will turn out to cheer them on? As Paul Haysom explains, ticket sales are slower than ever.
  
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• Todd Talbot Q&A: How not to make classic home-buying blunders

  03-10-2018 21:00
  
  Love It or List It star Todd Talbot on right-sizing your home, right-locating your life and not missing out
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Travis Green must know whether players are trying to ‘fool’ him or being honest

  03-10-2018 21:00 via theprovince.com
  Young, nervous, shy and talented players can come across as cocky.
  It’s a defence mechanism to deal with the pressure to perform and establish themselves as NHL mainstays. Travis Green endured that transformation as an insecure centre trying to find his way with the New York Islanders in the 1992-93 season under the tough-love tutelage of legendary coach Al Arbour.
  Arbour knew when to wield the motivation hammer and when to soften the blow.
  What does that all mean today?
  Vancouver Canucks
  
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• Cirque cabaret show at Queen Elizabeth Park has some residents bent out of shape

  03-10-2018 20:56
  
  A community organization is raising concerns about the Bacio Rosso “gourmet cirque cabaret show” that debuts in Queen Elizabeth Park Oct. 28.
  
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• B.C. Health Minister counting on federal help for drug costs

  03-10-2018 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  Determining how many drugs are affected by the new USMCA, or how much they will cost under the news trade deal, will take time.
  
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• Still 'quite a few' tickets available for country star Luke Bryan's show at B.C. Place

  03-10-2018 20:31 via vancouversun.com
  Country star Luke Bryan is headlining the Oct. 13 What Makes You Country show at B.C. Place Stadium, and the tour promoter is letting Vancouver fans know there are still tickets available.
  The Nashville-based Varnell Enterprises sent out a press release Wednesday asking for the media’s help in getting the word out about the concert.
  Joining Bryan on the bill are fellow country stars Sam Hunt, Jon Pardi
  A Varnell spokesperson told Postmedia that even though the show “has sol
  
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• Vancouver Island man charged with killing daughters to stand trial next spring

  03-10-2018 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  Court documents show Berry and the mother of the two children were involved in an ongoing legal dispute at the time.
  
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• Voter tune-out: Why do so few people vote in Vancouver elections?

  03-10-2018 20:06
  
  In Vancouver for the last 20 years, as voter turnout rates have hovered around a dismal 30 per cent on average.
  
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• Okanagan man $500K richer after lottery win

  03-10-2018 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  Robert Pearce of Kelowna won bonus draw in Daily Grand game after matching five out of five numbers.
  
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• This Just In: Pour Moi Climate Smart Polar Day Cream, Sephora Collection PRO Diffuser Brush #64 

  03-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Pour Moi
  Climate Smart Polar Day Cream 
  They say: A facial cream that’s specially formulated to match the demands of a particular climate. Enriched with ingredients such as Squalane Oil and Shea Butter to boost skin’s moisture barrier and battle hydration loss.
  We say: This scent-free face cream gives skin an instant hit of moisture. A few pumps provides the perfect amount of product and absorbs well into the skin. Immediately, skin looked more hydrated and smooth.
  $39.50 | The
  
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• Classical music: Pushing chamber music boundaries

  03-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Quartetti: A Festival of String Quartets
  When: October 18-20, 8 p.m.
  Where: The Annex
  Tickets and info:  from $12, newmusic.org
  The Jerusalem Quartet
  with Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth
  When: Oct 14, 3 p.m.
  Where: The Chan
  Tickets and info: from $25, vanrecital.comVancouver’s regular cornucopia of chamber music is a remarkable part of our classical scene, but this October we’ve got some special events that demonstrate both the significance and diversity of today’s cha
  
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• Huge Okanagan mansion with epic views listed at $16.8M (PHOTOS)

  03-10-2018 19:49
  
  A million bucks of that value is in the imported Maharaja palace door collection. Yes, really
  
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• Vancouver filmmaker focuses on storm’s aftermath in Philippines

  03-10-2018 19:48
  
  Even by typhoon standards, Yolanda was a monster.
  
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• B.C. Ferries considering changes in revamp of Swartz Bay terminal

  03-10-2018 19:26 via vancouversun.com
  Travellers could find themselves enjoying a waterfront boardwalk and park along with an expanded foot-passenger building when they head to Swartz Bay ferry terminal in the not-too-distant future.
  The ideas have been highlighted as part of a public-consultation effort in preparation for a major, multi-year revamp at Swartz Bay.B.C. Ferries wants to upgrade the terminal so that it can handle more traffic and to make it “a more efficient and pleasurable experience for customers.”
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• Daily Poll: Do you agree with Canucks' decision to ban video games on road?

  03-10-2018 19:21 via vancouversun.com
  There will be no Fortnite on Vancouver Canucks’ road trips this season.On Tuesday, alternate captain  Bo Horvat told TSN 1040 that the players had decided to put in a ban on playing video games on the road.
  “Yeah, that’s definitely a no-go on the road,” he told Don Taylor and Bob Marjanovich. “No more Fortnite. No more bringing video games on the road. It’s strictly team meals, team dinners and hanging out with the guys. So we put an end to that
  
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• You can now get a 75-cent veggie hot dog at Ikea in Canada

  03-10-2018 18:44
  
  Eating on the cheap just got a lot easier, thanks to Ikea Canada’s launch of a 75-cent veggie hot dog on its bistro menus nationwide.
  
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• B.C. man competes in 900km ‘Uberman’ endurance race

  03-10-2018 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  Colleen Christy sits down with Gerard Charlton who is about to compete in what’s being called the world’s most challenging ultra-triathlon. He’s doing it to raise funds for Canuck Place.
  
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• Halloween 2018: 40+ spooktacular events happening around Metro Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  03-10-2018 17:02 via vancouversun.com
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  Halloween 2018: 40+ spooktacular events happening around Metro Vancouver
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  Gather up your gouls and goblins and head out to one of the many spooktacular Halloween events happening around Metro Vancouver. Julia Piper. Updated: October 3, 2018. Share Adjust Comment Print. From ghostly creatures and things that go bump in ...
  
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• Halloween 2018: 40+ spooktacular events happening around Metro Vancouver

  03-10-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  From ghostly creatures and things that go bump in the night, to the not-too-spooky events for the young and easily scared, you’ll find lots of ways to celebrate Halloween with our 2018 Ultimate Events Guide.BIG KIDS & ADULTS:
  Fright Nights at PlaylandScaredy-cats beware! Fright Nights at Playland is where murderous ghouls, clowns, mysterious creatures and things that go bump in the night come to life. Fright Nights features 20 blood-chilling rides including The Beast, the Wooden Roller
  
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• Vancouver Canucks roundtable: Scoring leaders, playoff chances, more - The Canuck Way

  03-10-2018 16:09 via thecanuckway.com
  The Canuck Way
  Vancouver Canucks roundtable: Scoring leaders, playoff chances, more
  The Canuck Way
  In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks roundtable, we discuss who will lead the team in scoring, which players face the most pressure and the ones who may be traded mid-season. The Vancouver Canucks open up their 2018-19 season against the ...and more »
  
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• COMMENTARY: Crowded races and changing times — the many ways candidates can seek your vote

  03-10-2018 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  Modern campaigns need to reach out to voters in a wider variety of means these days, especially social media, strategist Mike McDonald says.
  
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• Feds restarting Indigenous talks over pipeline, won't appeal Trans Mountain court decision

  03-10-2018 15:32 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — The federal government will not appeal the court decision that tore up cabinet approval for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and is appointing former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci to oversee a new round of consultations with Indigenous communities.
  Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says the government does not intend to start the phase-three Indigenous consultations from the beginning, but will use them to address the weaknesses that led to the Federal Court of
  
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• Liberals won’t appeal Trans Mountain ruling, name former justice to oversee new Indigenous consultations

  03-10-2018 15:05 via globalnews.ca
  The Liberals will not appeal a ruling from the Supreme Court that found they failed to adequately consult with Indigenous stakeholders on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• Surrey students believe they were used in potential election fraud attempt

  03-10-2018 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  The students said "we did not understand at the time, but now we do, and we're afraid."
  
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