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• 5 Things to do this weekend: Thursday, October 18

  18-10-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province
  
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• 5 Things to do this weekend: Friday, October 19

  18-10-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province
  
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• B.C. Greens and NDP government strike deal on speculation tax

  18-10-2018 23:55 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s NDP government has struck a deal with its power-sharing partners, the B.C. Greens, to tweak the new speculation tax and assure its passage into law.
  Finance Minister Carole James and Green Leader Andrew Weaver announced the deal at the legislature on Thursday, ending any possibility the Greens and Opposition Liberals could join to change or defeat the speculation tax.
  Weaver had demanded the government agree to allow communities to opt-out of the tax, which was the
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Don’t expect Marchand to pump Canucks’ tires even with changing casts

  18-10-2018 23:44 via theprovince.com
  Alex Edler simply sighed when the annual question surfaced.
  Asked if there are smouldering embers from the once-raging rivalry with the Boston Bruins — a tire-fire of mutual hate in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final that included Alex Burrows’ alleged finger biting, a questionable four-game suspension to Aaron Rome, Brad Marchand using Daniel Sedin’s face as a punching bag and a plethora of missed penalties and verbal cheap shots — the Vancouver Canucks’ defenceman figured
  
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• This is what a Vancouver rental scam looks like

  18-10-2018 23:39
  
  Be forewarned, renters of Vancouver.
  
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• B.C. teen gives away tickets to Ellen Degeneres show, plans O Canada welcome

  18-10-2018 23:35 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A 14-year-old girl’s quest to give away two tickets to Ellen Degeneres’s appearance in Vancouver has turned into an 82-ticket giveaway complete with all the “winners” singing O Canada before show time.
  Capri Everitt had planned to award two tickets to the “best Canadian fans” based on their performance of the national anthem with her outside Rogers Arena on Friday night.
  Everitt says she earned the money for the tickets by busking in downtown
  
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• B.C. Federation of Labour president Irene Lanzinger won't seek third term

  18-10-2018 23:33 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Federation of Labour president Irene Lanzinger has announced she will not seek a third term as leader of B.C.’s largest organization representing workers.
  Lanzinger says in a news release that she will not run for another two-year term when the federation holds its convention next month in Vancouver.
  The 63-year-old, who also served two terms as the federation’s secretary-treasurer in 2010 and 2012, was elected to the top job in 2014.
  Lanzinger is the first woman to hold the pos
  
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• B.C. government gets Green support for speculation tax after dropping rate for Canadians from outside B.C.

  18-10-2018 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. government is caving to demands from the B.C. Green Party in order to get support on the province's new speculation tax.
  
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• Pettersson’s progress, aggressive defence good news for Canucks

  18-10-2018 23:11 via theprovince.com
  WINNIPEG — A few news and notes on the Vancouver Canucks as their 15-day road trip comes to a close …
  Elias Pettersson continuing to improve
  Following Thursday’s morning skate at Bell MTS Place, Travis Green said the rookie centre is “doing good.”
  “Progressing every day,” he said.
  “He’s sticking to the protocol. He’s day to day.”
  Pettersson was spotted in workout clothes after practice. He still needs to skate on his own and then
  
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• Flavours from the Honey Salt kitchen

  18-10-2018 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  The women behind Honey Salt launch their first ever cookbook, a collection of recipe and cooking tips from their travels.
  
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• Greens agree ‘compromise’ with NDP on speculation tax changes

  18-10-2018 22:47
  
  In exchange for Green Party’s backing, NDP agrees to three key amendments to tabled legislation, including reduced tax rate for out-of-province Canadians
  
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• The blob is back off the B.C. coast

  18-10-2018 22:14 via vancouversun.com
  The blob, which is a popular term for a huge patch of warmer-than-normal water in the northern Pacific Ocean, has returned off the B.C. coast.
  It is a phenomenon that started showing up in 2013 and has been appearing off-and-on since then, said Armel Castellan, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.
  Castellan said the blob, which covers about 2,000 kilometres, has returned after stagnant and unseasonably warm weather this summer and fall.
  “It’s not that the
  
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• Who is Shawn Austin? Introducing Canada’s next big country star

  18-10-2018 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver-born Shawn Austin is an up-and-comer in Canadian country music — get to know him before he's huge.
  
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• New bus service linking Vancouver to Kelowna, Kamloops rolls out soon

  18-10-2018 21:56
  
  The Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) has approved an Alberta bus company’s plans to expand into B.C., just as Greyhound gets ready to shutter its doors in Western Canada.
  
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• Three new inter-city bus routes approved to replace Greyhound in B.C.

  18-10-2018 21:51 via vancouversun.com
  With Greyhound’s departure from B.C. less than two weeks away, three companies have received approval to operate new bus routes between Vancouver, Kamloops, Kelowna and the Alberta border.
  Greyhound announced in July that it will pull out of B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and northern Ontario at the end of October, after suffering millions of dollars in losses from a 46-per-cent drop in ridership since 2010. Only a bus route between Vancouver and Seattle will continue.
  In order to r
  
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• Massive full moon will illuminate Vancouver skies this week

  18-10-2018 21:45
  
  Halloween may be a couple of weeks away, but star gazers are privy to October’s full moon this week.
  
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• Vandals cut down poles with chainsaw, cut power in PoCo

  18-10-2018 21:13 via theprovince.com
  B.C. Hydro says an “extremely dangerous” act of vandalism with a chainsaw is to be blamed for a four-hour power outage in Port Coquitlam Wednesday.
  At around 4:30 a.m., a pair of power poles was cut down with a chainsaw, and a third pole was cut but remained held up by wires along railway tracks in Gates Park, according to B.C. Hydro.
  The overhead power lines were brought down and an underground line was severed, causing more than 4,500 B.C. Hydro customers to lose power.
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• 40 years ago, the Canucks unveiled their Flying V jerseys — and the mocking hasn’t stopped

  18-10-2018 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  Some wonder if the V jerseys have enough retro charm to appeal to a new generation.
  
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• A warning for boaters now that marijuana is legal

  18-10-2018 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  "Like anything, if you have an incident, split-second timing can make a difference."
  
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• RCMP investigate after vandals cut down 3 hydro poles in Port Coquitlam

  18-10-2018 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  Coquitlam RCMP are now investigating after three BC Hydro poles were cut down and damaged with a chainsaw.
  
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• 'Ease into the pool, don't do a cannonball': Opening day at B.C.’s first legal cannabis store

  18-10-2018 20:28
  
  Cannabis was legalized across Canada Wednesday (Oct. 17) and shortly after, some folks came to Kamloops to check out the province's only legal pot shop.
  
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• Crowded ballot in six-way race for Penticton mayor

  18-10-2018 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  Incumbent mayor Andrew Jakubeit is seeking a second term as Penticton’s leader, but will be facing five challengers.
  
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• Kamloops cannabis store had 800 customers on first day of legalization

  18-10-2018 20:09
  
  With a line of customers wrapped around the corner for most of Wednesday (Oct. 17), the province's first cannabis store processed more than 800 transactions on the first day of legalized marijuana.
  
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• Manitoba hires former B.C. premier to probe Hydro project costs

  18-10-2018 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  The Manitoba government has hired former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell to review two major hydro projects that have added billions of dollars to the provincial debt.
  
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• The It List: Rado True Thinline Nature collection

  18-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Rado True Thinline Nature Collection
  Why we love it: This watch is seriously stylish — and seriously low-profile.
  The suitably named True Thinline timepiece is crafted from high-tech ceramic so it’s lightweight and sits comfortably on the wrist. But what we really love about this new nature-inspired collection, are the cool colours the watches come in.
  Created in partnership with the Grandi Giardini Italiani, an organization that works to promote the rich herit
  
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• Brian Minter: Look to shrubs for fall colour

  18-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  As one of the true joys of autumn, brilliant fall foliage creates a dramatic show in many parts of the province at this time of year. We need to thank Mother Nature and the many park boards that beautify our communities with trees that have fiery fall colourations. We, too, can play our part by selecting trees and shrubs that light up our yards and gardens with colourful foliage.
  Eastern red maples are a good example of a tree that simply glows in autumn sunshine, and their colourful foliage can
  
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• Amber Heard talks beauty, feminism and red lipstick

  18-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Amber Heard wants you to stop apologizing. Right now.
  The Aquaman star and global ambassador for the brand L’Oréal Paris is tired of feeling like she, and the women around her, are expected to make some sort of amends for the way they look.
  “We need to challenge this notion and this long-standing concept that we, as women, have to implicitly apologize for how we look in some way,” she says. “We look too good to be taken seriously; we don’t look good enough to
  
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• Where is Vancouver’s most sought-after neighbourhood? (INFOGRAPHIC)

  18-10-2018 19:54
  
  Hot trends in local property searches and home prices revealed in this cool graphic breakdown
  
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• Pedestrian dies after early morning collision in South Vancouver

  18-10-2018 19:54
  
  A man has died after getting hit by a car on South East Marine Drive near Ross Street
  
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• Vancouver police officers develop new weapon in fight against fentanyl

  18-10-2018 19:39
  
  Documentary series aimed at educating students about dangers of opioids and fentanyl
  
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• Pedestrian struck and killed on SE Marine Drive

  18-10-2018 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  The death is Vancouver's fifth pedestrian fatality of 2018.
  
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• Pedestrian struck by car dies in Vancouver

  18-10-2018 19:31 via vancouversun.com
  A man is dead after he was hit by a car early Thursday morning in Vancouver.
  Vancouver police say the collision occurred shortly after 6 a.m. on SE Marine Drive near Ross Street.
  A 43-year-old Vancouver man was driving a sedan east on Marine Drive when his vehicle struck a pedestrian who was crossing mid-block near Ross Street, according to police.
  Passersby gave the pedestrian first aid until paramedics arrived. The man was taken to hospital where he died.
  The VPD is working with the BC Coroner
  
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• Most first-time buyers stretching to the max on home purchase

  18-10-2018 19:24
  Affordability is biggest concern, but consumer confidence in real estate remains high, finds survey
  
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• National casting tour for Big Brother 7 stops in Kelowna today

  18-10-2018 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  Dakoda’s Sports Bar will host the casting tour stop, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  
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• Variety Week 2018 on Global BC

  18-10-2018 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  Variety Week on Global BC returns this year.
  
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• PoCo outage blamed on vandals cutting down poles with chainsaw

  18-10-2018 19:15 via theprovince.com
  BC Hydro says “an extremely dangerous” act of vandalism with a chainsaw is to be blamed for a four-hour power outage in Port Coquitlam Wednesday.
  At around 4:30 a.m., a pair of power poles was cut down with a chainsaw, and a third pole was cut but remained held up by wires along railway tracks in Gates Park, according to B.C. Hydro.
  The overhead power lines were brought down and an underground line was severed, causing more than 4,500 BC Hydro customers to lose power.
  BC Hydro s
  
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• Pedestrian hit and killed on SE Marine Drive

  18-10-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  A pedestrian has been hit and killed in Vancouver. They were struck shortly Thursday morning at Ross Street and southeast Marine Drive.
  
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• Right-sizing Your Home with Todd Talbot

  18-10-2018 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  HGTV host Todd Talbot explains how he “right-sized” his home by moving his family to a much smaller home in Vancouver. He is also discussing the topic at the Fall Home Show.
  
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• Most Metro Vancouver residents support SkyTrain to UBC, LRT in Surrey: poll

  18-10-2018 18:36 via vancouversun.com
  Most Metro Vancouver residents support extending the SkyTrain to UBC and the proposed light rail in Surrey, a new poll suggests.
  The Research Co. survey found 82 per cent of Metro Vancouverites polled want the the extension of the SkyTrain Millennium Line underneath Broadway to Arbutus, while 68 per cent support the Surrey–Newton–Guildford Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.
  In Surrey, 62 per cent of residents are in favour of the proposed LRT project, while 34 per cent are not, accord
  
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• Drink this: Windcatcher 10th Anniversary Sour Ale by Driftwood Brewery

  18-10-2018 18:32
  
  When it comes to legendary craft breweries in this province, there are dozens that have had a significant impact on shaping the B.C. beer scene.
  
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• Earth still moving in Old Fort but not above homes: geologists

  18-10-2018 18:26 via vancouversun.com
  FORT ST. JOHN — Crews from BC Hydro and the Transportation Ministry are being allowed into a cut-off neighbourhood in northeastern British Columbia to figure out how to restore service to 54 homes evacuated because of a slowly moving landslide.
  The Peace River Regional District issued temporary access permits on Wednesday for Old Fort, which is along the banks of the Peace River and at the bottom of a sharp hill below Fort St. John.
  Transportation Ministry crews are ready to start work on
  
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• VanDusen Garden all aglow for Halloween season

  18-10-2018 18:24
  
  Celebrate fall and the Halloween season with a fairy tale adventure through a whimsical garden with curious twists and magical moments inspired by the classic tale of Hänsel and Gretel.
  
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• Former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell will probe costly Manitoba Hydro projects

  18-10-2018 18:19 via vancouversun.com
  WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has hired former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell to review two major hydro projects that have added billions of dollars to the provincial debt.
  Campbell will look at whether the Keeyask Generating Station and Bipole Three transmission line — projects built under the former NDP government — were based on sound economics.
  Among the issues Campbell will investigate is whether the projects were built long before domestic demand required t
  
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• B.C. Ferries gives thumbs-up to debit cards

  18-10-2018 17:54 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries is accepting debit cards on its Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen vessels.
  The corporation has started a two-month test of debit cards, beginning with the Spirit of British Columbia on Wednesday and expanding today to all vessels serving B.C. Ferries’ busiest route.
  Despite the widespread use of debit cards, B.C. Ferries has been accepting cash and credit cards only for purchases of food and merchandise on its vessels.
  “Customers have been asking about this [debit cards] as a pay
  
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• Fire breaks out at Delta gas station

  18-10-2018 17:09 via globalnews.ca
  Catastrophe was avoided in Delta overnight after a gas station convenience store went up in flames early Thursday morning.
  
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• Douglas Todd: Condos changed Metro Vancouver forever, for better and worse

  18-10-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  It was the year the Beatles released Hey Jude, Pierre Trudeau was elected prime minister, and Rev. Martin Luther King was assassinated.
  It was 1968 — the year that Metro Vancouver got its first condominium complex.
  A great deal has changed in the ensuing 50 years. Now roughly one out of three residents of the region live in a condominium. Metro Vancouver has about 600,000 condo units, with the city of Vancouver having 130,000 of those. The province in total has about 900,000 units, accordi
  
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