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• Nestle, Tim Hortons and Pepsi are the 3 worst plastic polluters in Canada: Greenpeace

  10-10-2018 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  Five corporations accounted for 46 per cent of branded plastic trash collected in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Halifax.
  
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• Vancouver Giants: Associate coach Jamie Heward schooling Bowen Byram on draft

  10-10-2018 23:52 via theprovince.com
  Bowen Byram swears he’s listening to Jamie Heward about not listening to the NHL Draft hype.
  Byram, the Vancouver Giants second-year defenceman from Cranbrook, maintains that he’s managing to ignore the buzz around him being a possible early selection in next June’s entry draft at Rogers Arena, and says that Heward, the team’s associate coach, is offering important counsel in that regard.
  Heward, 47, who signed as head coach Michael Dyck’s top lieutenant this summer
  
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• Burnaby mayoral candidates have their say on rapid growth, demovictions

  10-10-2018 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  Global News asked all mayoral candidates running for election in Burnaby, four questions about rapid growth, the rental market, the Trans Mountain pipeline and other issues that should be addressed.
  
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• Developer files application for 54-storey downtown Vancouver tower (IMAGES)

  10-10-2018 23:26
  
  What would be city’s fourth-tallest high-rise aims to echo under-construction Vancouver House opposite, to create new “Granville Gateway”
  
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• Under the weather in Tofino

  10-10-2018 23:13 via theprovince.com
  The irony of attending a wellness weekend when I was not actually well was not lost on me. But I had committed to take part in a boot camp and I didn’t want to back out. Even though it was at the beach in fall, in Tofino.
  The idea had been to kick start the inevitable new year’s fitness regime before Christmas to get a jumpstart on at least one resolution. The Beauty and the Beach Bootcamp and Yoga Retreat seemed just the thing, freezing cold Tofino rain or no.
  Runners take a morning
  
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• West Kelowna sets ‘illegal’ pot-smoking fine at $500

  10-10-2018 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  Council amends parks and public spaces bylaw regarding cannabis use.
  
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• No biggie: Despite complaints elsewhere, Canucks’ Markstrom has no issues with new goalie gear

  10-10-2018 22:54 via theprovince.com
  Efforts by goalies to make it hard on shooters to beat them with shots beyond just simple technique probably goes back to the beginning of hockey.
  It wasn’t until the very last season of his NHL career that Corey Hirsch really understood how many of his peers weren’t just pushing the limits when it came to the size of the protective equipment they were wearing, but also blatantly landing themselves way into the cheating zone.
  Hirsch, the former Canucks goalie who now works as the col
  
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• Cornucopia: Whistler’s Celebration of Food and Drink

  10-10-2018 22:54 via theprovince.com
  While autumn showcases Whistler’s stunning natural beauty, it’s Cornucopia, presented by BlueShore Financial—the resort’s premier food and drink event—that draws nearly 15,000 guests each year.
  Now in its twenty-second year, this annual celebration brings together both local and national restaurants and acclaimed chefs, while highlighting the exceptional wines, beers and spirits from Canada and beyond.
  Cornucopia began as a three-day festival aimed at promoting Whis
  
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• Start Earning Whistler Rewards Now

  10-10-2018 22:49 via theprovince.com
  Do you want to receive amazing monthly deals and earn credit towards Whistler accommodations and activities? If you’re a B.C. or Washington State resident who enjoys visiting nature’s most exciting playground, the Whistler Rewards program is for you. Signup is quick, easy and free.
  “Whistler Rewards offers exclusive member specials on accommodations, activities and events,” says Lindsay Leathem, Sales and Marketing Manager at Whistler.com. “For our regional guests w
  
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• TransLink expects to issue first green bonds next month

  10-10-2018 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  CFO Rob Malli said TransLink will not be paying more for a green bond versus a regular bond and it can be better for taxpayers.
  
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• Sons of original East End Hells Angel linked to assault of Vancouver police officer (video)

  10-10-2018 22:34 via vancouversun.com
  Two of three men charged with assaulting a Vancouver police officer Tuesday are sons of an original member of the East End Hells Angels, Postmedia has learned.
  A Vancouver police officer was taken to hospital Tuesday night after he was beaten during a routine traffic stop in downtown Vancouver.
  The incident happened at around 10 p.m. when two plainclothes officers pulled over a Dodge Durango on Robson Street after they spotted travelling through an area of Granville Street with restric
  
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• Win VIP tickets to Justin Timberlake in Vancouver: complete with personal butler

  10-10-2018 22:32
  
  Parq Vancouver celebrates one-year anniversary with promotions and contest
  
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• B.C. government will leave Veteran’s Licence Plate program alone

  10-10-2018 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  After a six week consultation period, 63 per cent of the nearly 4,400 people who filled out the survey told the province they wanted the plates to remain for military veterans.
  
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• Vancouver police officer named one of world’s best 40 under 40

  10-10-2018 22:07 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver police officer has been named one of the world’s top 40 law enforcement professionals under the age of 40.
  Det.-Const. Blake Chersinoff, who joined the Vancouver Police Department in 2008, is on the VPD’s sex crime unit and has worked on patrol, as a neighbourhood community policing officer and on several special projects.
  Recipients of the 40 under 40 award, given by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, demonstrate leadership and exemplify commitment to the
  
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• Okanagan firefighter enters peace bond, accused of being unlawfully in neighbour’s house

  10-10-2018 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  Peace bond reached after last-minute deal between defence and crown.
  
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• Kelowna and Edmonton named next real estate ‘hot spots’ in cannabis market: RE/Max

  10-10-2018 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  Real estate firm RE/Max Commercial says that Kelowna, B.C., and Edmonton are both expected to see positive commercial growth in the coming months as a result of cannabis legalization.
  
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• Three arrested in connection with assault of VPD officer

  10-10-2018 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  Three men are facing charges in connection with an assault that’s left a Vancouver police officer with, what’s described as, “significant injuries”.
  
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• Two barge fires in 3 months at same Surrey location

  10-10-2018 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  For the second time since August, a barge containing crush cars has erupted into flames along the Fraser River. As Paul Haysom reports, the huge plume of smoke could be seen across Metro Vancouver.
  
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• Natural gas customers asked to reduce consumption after B.C. pipeline explosion

  10-10-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  A natural gas pipeline explosion near Prince George is affecting people across the province and in Washington State, with customers being asked to cut back on consumption. Yesterday’s blast also forced the evacuation of nearly 100 people. That order has been lifted but some residents are afraid to go home. Sarah MacDonald has the latest.
  
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• Vancouver police officer injured during traffic stop assault

  10-10-2018 20:39 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver police officer was sent to hospital Tuesday night after he was assaulted during a routine traffic stop in downtown Vancouver.
  The incident happened at around 10 p.m. when two plainclothes patrol officers pulled over a Dodge Durango on Robson Street after it was spotted driving through an area of Granville Street that has restricted vehicle access.
  The VPD says the three men in the vehicle, all in their early 20s, were confrontational and verbally abusive during the traffic
  
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• Fiery pipeline explosion near Prince George raises possibility of natural gas shortage

  10-10-2018 20:38 via vancouversun.com
  The company that distributes natural gas to homes around British Columbia is urging its customers to conserve after an explosion and fire on the pipeline that supplies most of the natural gas handled by FortisBC.
  The blast Tuesday shut down the Enbridge natural gas pipeline about 15 kilometres northeast of Prince George.
  Doug Stout, FortisBC vice-president of external relations, said Wednesday that 85 per cent of the gas his company feeds to homes and businesses is carried by the twinned pipelin
  
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• Prince George Enbridge pipeline explosion: Cause unknown, potential loss of gas supply

  10-10-2018 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  On Wednesday morning, Prince George Mayor Lyn Hall confirmed the evacuation order has been lifted.
  
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• Vancouver police officer assaulted, suffers significant injuries during routine traffic stop

  10-10-2018 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  One suspect fled the scene, running through a red light at Robson Street and Seymour Street and was struck by a vehicle.
  
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• First Nation sues tug firm, B.C., Canada over fuel spill in its territory

  10-10-2018 20:22 via vancouversun.com
  The British Columbia First Nation whose fishing grounds were soiled by a diesel spill when a tug boat ran aground is suing the owner of the vessel and the federal and provincial governments.
  The Heiltsuk’s territory centres in the Great Bear Rainforest on B.C.’s central coast, and its lawsuit says the fuel spill decimated members’ livelihoods, its clam fishery and took a toll on first responders.
  American-owned tug the Nathan E. Stewart ran aground near Bella Bella on Oct. 13.,
  
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• UBC Okanagan study: THC amounts identical in most cannabis strains

  10-10-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Newly uncovered compounds could explain different pharmacological effects.
  
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• Tech devices for the office

  10-10-2018 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  Mike Agerbo from Get Connected Media shows off the latest devices for your office including a wireless headset and mobile printer.
  
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• Squamish landowner denied permission to develop – again

  10-10-2018 20:01
  
  400-acre property, which has connective mountain biking trails, may not be built upon until Squamish population exceeds 22,500
  
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• Wine Guy: Fresh-hopped beers for fall

  10-10-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  It’s the most fresh time of the year, for beer drinkers anyways. During mid-to-late September into October, as the leaves turn shades of red, yellow, and orange on trees, the recently harvested hop crop finds its way from brew kettles into bottles and cans. Which means a slew of limited release “fresh” or “wet” hop beers are now hitting shelves, and they won’t be around for long.
  Fresh-hopped beers have a devoted (and growing) following in the craft community.
  
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• The It List: Hudson's Bay Company Breast Cancer Research Foundation Scarf

  10-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Hudson’s Bay Company Breast Cancer Research Foundation Scarf. $21.
  Why we love it: October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and one of the easiest (and most fashionable) ways to support the cause is by purchasing an item or garment that sees full or partial proceeds from the sale go toward a cancer research foundation.
  A large variety of retailers and brands are offering products that help fund the cause this month, including The Hudson’s Bay Company. The retailer revea
  
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• Kill Me Now offsets uncomfortable moments with dark humour

  10-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Kill Me Now
  When: Oct. 13-27
  Where: Firehall Arts Centre
  Tickets and info: from $30 at tickets.firehallartscentre.ca
  From its opening scene, Kill Me Now will have audience members asking, “What would I do in that situation?”
  “Absolutely, one hundred per cent,” said Bob Frazer, the actor who plays Jake, a single dad with a severely disabled son.
  “There are a few moments in the play when the conversation comes up. Even I, when I read the play, “Was like, ‘
  
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• Eden Robinson has a bit of a trickster in her

  10-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  An Intimate Evening with Eden Robinson
  When: Oct. 18, 8:30 p.m.
  Where: Studio 1398, 1398 Cartwright St, Granville Is.
  Tickets and info: writersfest.bc.ca
  Monkey Beach established Kitimat Haisla/Heiltsuk author Eden Robinson as one of the most exciting voices in Canadian literature. Having your second book nominated for both the Giller Prize and the Governor General’s Award has a way of putting you in the spotlight. Crafting such exquisite coming-of-age tales that can bring equal
  
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• Bounty of books with B.C. connections set for fall reading list

  10-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Right now new books are dropping like leaves as cooler temperatures mean hotter sales for publishers.
  With all the new titles on the market picking a fall reading list can be a challenge. Do you have a plan or do you wing it when it comes time to curl up with a good book?
  Obviously there are the big marquee books on the radar. Michelle Obama’s memoir, new poems from late Leonard Cohen and new novels from Miriam Toews and Ian Rankin are at the ready, but what about staying closer to home an
  
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• Beauty Bar: NeoStrata Skin Active Triple Firming Neck Cream

  10-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A special cream specifically for the neck and décolletage that promises to “help reverse visible signs of aging” revealing skin that looks firmer and more lifted than before.
  Formulated using ingredients including NeoGlucosamine, NeoCitriate, Pro-Amino Acid, Apple Stem Cell Extract and Vitamin E, the anti-aging product gently exfoliates skin, while also providing a powerful dose of moisture and plumping.
  The product “significantly improved neck
  
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• Fire breaks out yet again on recycling barge in Surrey

  10-10-2018 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  Another huge barge fire broke out in Surrey, keeping crews busy for hours overnight as they tried to contain it.
  
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• Tech devices for a small businesses

  10-10-2018 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  Mike Agerbo from Get Connected Media shows off the latest devices for your office including a wireless headset and mobile printer.
  
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• Check out this simple guide to Vancouver election housing platforms

  10-10-2018 19:21
  
  Blogger takes inspiration from YES Vancouver’s chart, but with more objectivity
  
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• City of North Van gives Chesterfield rentals go-ahead

  10-10-2018 19:15
  
  Successful relocation of two-thirds of tenants is enough to win council approval
  
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• STOMP

  10-10-2018 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has grown into an international sensation over the past 20 years, having performed in more than 50 countries and in front of more than 24 million people.
  
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• Vancouver actress Crystal Balint plays ex-cryptographer on historical drama

  10-10-2018 19:10
  
  Not all heroes wear capes. Not all heroes wield magical weapons. Not all heroes have chiseled pectoral muscles.
  
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• Too many Vancouver candidates are promising more than they can deliver

  10-10-2018 18:46
  
  “So, who should I vote for in the upcoming municipal election?”
  
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• An Evening With Bill and Hillary Clinton

  10-10-2018 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  CKNW is proud to welcome President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as they travel North America, participating in live events with audiences from coast to coast.
  
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