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• Nanaimo byelection to occur before February, says Horgan

  22-10-2018 23:57 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — A byelection in the provincial riding of Nanaimo will happen on or before the start of January.
  Premier John Horgan said Monday he wants to a new MLA in the riding before his government introduces its new budget, which is typically the second week of February. That would mean the 28-day campaign would start in early January at the latest.
  “We will ensure that there is a member from Nanaimo in the legislature to debate the budget in February,” said Horgan.
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• Ottawa announces new monitoring of vessel noise to help endangered B.C. killer whales

  22-10-2018 23:55 via vancouversun.com
  The federal government says it will monitor underwater ship noise in B.C.’s Salish Sea to help develop measures to support the recovery of endangered southern-resident killer whales.
  Terry Beech, parliamentary secretary to the transportation minister, announced the measures Monday as his government is set to face new scrutiny of the impacts of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on the threatened species.
  “The southern-resident killer whale is a vital part of our local marine ecosy
  
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• Mayor-elect Kennedy Stewart promises housing crisis ‘in better shape’ by 2022

  22-10-2018 23:55
  
  Two days after his victory, Mayor-elect Kennedy Stewart talks about approach to governing a mixed council and his goal to have a new voting system in place for 2022.
  
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• Ultra-low-cost carrier Wow Air rolls out new route between Vancouver and Iceland

  22-10-2018 23:53 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouverites looking for low-cost flights to Iceland will soon have a new option as discount airline Wow Air plans to add a route from YVR.
  The announcement, which stacks more competition onto a crowded market, means passengers can soon fly out of Vancouver International Airport to Reykjavik, the island nation’s capital, six days a week.
  The airline says one-way fares start at $129 for flights beginning in June, and are available for purchase now.
  Wow Air will now be battling bigger rival
  
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• This newly listed $13M Surrey mansion has its own bowling lanes (PHOTOS)

  22-10-2018 23:44
  
  When the resort-style pool area becomes unusable in winter, there’s plenty of indoor recreation options at this huge home
  
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• Premier John Horgan promises by-election in Nanaimo before budget debate

  22-10-2018 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  Premier John Horgan is expected to call a by-election in British Columbia much sooner than the six months he is allowed under the rules.
  
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• Daily Poll: Is it time for Ken Sim to admit defeat?

  22-10-2018 23:44 via vancouversun.com
  Update: Ken Sim has now offered his congratulations to Kennedy Stewart on his victory in the Vancouver mayoral election.NPA mayoralty candidate Ken Sim still isn’t ready to throw in the towel.
  The entrepreneur fell short in his bid to be Vancouver’s next mayor, losing to independent candidate and former Burnaby NDP MP Kennedy Stewart by just 984 votes in Saturday’s municipal election.
  Despite the loss, Sim has refused to concede.
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• Crown says man should be convicted of Monica Jack's murder based on alleged confession

  22-10-2018 23:31 via vancouversun.com
  A Crown attorney says a man charged with murdering a 12-year-girl in British Columbia over 40 years ago confessed to undercover police and should be found guilty.
  Mark Sheardown told jurors on the opening day of a trial that Garry Handlen provided details about abducting the girl while she was riding her new bike, sexually assaulting her and then killing her.
  Handlen has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Monica Jack on May 6, 1978, near Merritt.
  Sheardown told B.C. Suprem
  
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• Electoral reform ballots in mail, Elections BC monitors rotating postal strike

  22-10-2018 23:25 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — British Columbia’s chief electoral officer says the labour dispute at Canada Post is being watched closely as ballots for the province’s electoral reform referendum are being placed in the mail.
  Anton Boegman says the rotating strikes at Canada Post have yet to impact the movement of ballots but Elections BC is prepared to extend the voting period if required.
  He says Elections BC has the authority to add extra time to the deadline, which was done in 2011 when the ma
  
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• Feds announce new monitoring of vessel noise impacts on endangered killer whales

  22-10-2018 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  "These whales are at the brink of extinction."
  
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• These are the three types of proportional representation B.C. is considering

  22-10-2018 22:29
  
  Making sense of referendum to change provincial voting system
  
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• UPDATED: Canucks Game Day: Nilsson’s net, all eyes on Ovechkin, straight-line Bo, that Brock Clock

  22-10-2018 22:12 via theprovince.com
  BEN KUZMA’S CANUCKS GAME DAY
  Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
  Monday, 7 p.m., Rogers Arena, SNETP, SNET 650 AM
  THE BIG MATCHUP
  Nilsson versus Ovechkin
  That trademark one-timer slapper from the sweet spot near the faceoff dot is where Alex Ovechkin is going to take a cross-ice feed and unload in an attempt to beat Anders Nilsson to the short side. The world-class winger doesn’t have a Stanley Cup hangover — despite an epic championship celebration — and six goals t
  
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• Canada Post strike could affect B.C. voting referendum

  22-10-2018 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  Canada Post workers have started rotating strikes in some Canadian cities, including Victoria. Neetu Garcha has more on what this means for B.C., including the proportional representation referendum.
  
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• Tendeck, Miner provide Giants potentially best-ever netminding tandem in franchise history

  22-10-2018 21:42 via theprovince.com
  After having just one of their goalies picked in the first 16 NHL Drafts of their existence, the Vancouver Giants could have their second netminder selected in as many summers this June at Rogers Arena.
  There’s an argument to be made that Arizona Coyotes choice David Tendeck and 2019 NHL Draft prospect Trent Miner are the best puck-stopping duo the Giants have ever had. There’s an argument to be made that they are among the top tandems in the WHL this season. They have without questi
  
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• Proportional representation: The pros and cons of reforming B.C.'s electoral system

  22-10-2018 21:39 via vancouversun.com
  This week, British Columbians begin receiving ballots to vote on whether to change the province’s voting system to proportional representation from the traditional first-past-the-post system.
  It’s the third such referendum in 18 years.
  The first two failed to meet the threshold for change — just barely in 2005, when 57.7 per cent voted in favour of proportional representation, just missing the government’s 60 per cent hurdle.
  In 2009, support for pro-rep dropped to 3
  
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• Homicide police called in after Surrey assault victim dies

  22-10-2018 21:39 via vancouversun.com
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is investigating an early Sunday morning assault that left a man dead in Surrey.
  Wesley Dean Rideout, 39, of Surrey died in hospital following an assault that occurred in the area of 104 Avenue and King George Boulevard.
  Wesley Dean Rideout
  RCMP were called to the scene at around 2:45 a.m. but they say neither the caller nor the victim of the assault were cooperative with officers. Both fled the scene before police arrived.
  Later Sunday, at around
  
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• Verification of Vancouver election results underway

  22-10-2018 21:36 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s chief election officer has begun the process of verifying the results of Saturday’s municipal election.
  The City of Vancouver says to ensure that the certified results are accurate, the chief election officer, Rosemary Hagiwara, will verify the results by feeding all the ballots into a vote-counting machine to determine if there are any voting discrepancies.
  The process began Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the election office at 450 Broadway. The city says it doesn&rsq
  
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• 2019 VPD canine calendar is now on sale

  22-10-2018 21:32 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Police Department has unleashed its annual canine calendar.
  The 2019 Vancouver Police Dog Calendar features members of the VPD’s canine unit and their four-legged partners. Each calendar costs $15 with proceeds going toward the B.C. Cancer Foundation and the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation.
  Since 2010, the sale of the calendars has raised $200,000 for charity.
  The calendar was originally created by retired VPD Sgt. Mike Anfield in honour of his wife Candy, a VP
  
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• Canucks Game Day: All eyes on Ovechkin, staight-line Bo, that Brock Clock

  22-10-2018 21:31 via theprovince.com
  BEN KUZMA’S CANUCKS GAME DAY
  Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
  Monday, 7 p.m., Rogers Arena, SNETP, SNET 650 AM
  THE BIG MATCHUP
  Nilsson versus Ovechkin
  That trademark one-timer slapper from the sweet spot near the faceoff dot is where Alex Ovechkin is going to take a cross-ice feed and unload in an attempt to beat Anders Nilsson to the short side. The world-class winger doesn’t have a Stanley Cup hangover — despite an epic championship celebration — and six goals t
  
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• Ottawa announce new monitoring of vessel noise to help endangered B.C. killer whales

  22-10-2018 21:28 via vancouversun.com
  The federal government says it will monitor underwater ship and mammal noise in British Columbia’s Salish Sea to help develop measures to support the recovery of endangered southern resident killer whales.
  Terry Beech, parliamentary secretary to the transportation minister, announced the measures as his government is set to face new scrutiny of the impacts of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on the threatened species.
  A court ruling found the National Energy Board failed to assess the
  
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• Variety Week 2018: Sunshine Family Van helps Sydney get moving

  22-10-2018 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  Sydney is an 8 year old girl with a seizure disorder. She uses a manual wheelchair, and is dependent on her caregivers for all daily living activities. Earlier this year, Mark Madryga helped Variety surprise Sydney and her family with a Sunshine Family Van. The van will give Sydney the freedom to go wherever she...
  
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• Autumn leaves turn East Vancouver street into international attraction

  22-10-2018 21:25
  
  Such odd activities and encroachments have become commonplace on Cambridge Street in East Vancouver every fall season. The red-hot attraction is a two-block cluster of towering, 60-foot red maple trees.
  
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• Appeal case to begin in Netherlands for Amanda Todd’s alleged tormentor

  22-10-2018 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  The outcome of the Dutch appeal could impact whether the accused, Aydin Coban, will be extradited to Canada.
  
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• Variety Week on Global BC 2018: Day 1

  22-10-2018 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  We're kicking off our third-annual Variety Week on Global BC today, highlighting stories from children and families around the province who have been helped by Variety.
  
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• Surrey RCMP and IHIT investigate after assault victim dies

  22-10-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  Police say they are still in the evidence-gathering phase.
  
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• ART SEEN: Central Library raises banners and Tyler Russell leaves Centre A

  22-10-2018 20:14 via vancouversun.com
  Six banners honouring indigenous chiefs and artists will be hung at Vancouver Public Library’s indoor promenade at Central Branch later this month or early in November.
  The banners are transfers of portraits painted by Norman James Hall, an indigenous artist born and raised in Bella Coola. He’s a residential school survivor who lives and works in the Downtown Eastside.
  Library Square promenade is the atrium in front of the main entrance to VPL’s Central Branch.
  Four of the figu
  
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• Proportional representation: Both sides of the B.C. debate

  22-10-2018 19:17 via vancouversun.com
  This week British Columbians begin receiving ballots to vote on whether to change the province’s voting system from traditional first-past-the-post to proportional representation.
  It’s the third such referendum in 18 years.
  The first two failed to meet the threshold for change — just barely in 2005, when 57.7 per cent voted in favour of proportional representation, just missing the government’s 60 per cent hurdle.
  In 2009, support for pro-rep dropped to 39 per cent.
  But t
  
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• RCMP investigating after skydiver falls to his death in Okanagan

  22-10-2018 19:03 via vancouversun.com
  A 34-year-old man died in skydiving accident in the North Okanagan on Saturday,
  The parachuting accident happened just before 7 p.m. in an area off Highway 97 in the community of Westwold.The man, who Vernon RCMP say was a U.S. citizen,  sustained fatal injuries in the incident and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  His name has not been released.
  The RCMP,  B.C. Coroners Service and the Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.
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• Surrey man charged with murdering his wife

  22-10-2018 19:02 via vancouversun.com
  A 44-year-old Surrey man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife.
  The body of Anida Magaya, 42, was found by police on Oct. 5 inside a home in the 16100-block of 110 Avenue. After Surrey RCMP determined the woman’s injuries were consistent with homicide, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was called in to take over the investigation.On Friday, Rizig Bona, Magaya’s husband, was arrested on Friday and has since been cha
  
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• This is what the ballot in B.C.'s electoral reform referendum looks like

  22-10-2018 18:40 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbians will begin receiving their mail-in ballots this week for the province’s referendum on electoral reform.
  The ballot, which Elections BC says should arrive in mailboxes between Oct. 22 and Nov. 2, will ask two questions.
  A sample of the electoral reform ballot that British Columbians will start receiving in their mail boxes this week.
  The first question, which system should British Columbia use for provincial elections?, comes with two answers:The current first-past-the-po
  
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• Man arrested, charged after investigation into Surrey domestic dispute

  22-10-2018 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  “This was a tragic isolated incident involving members of the same family and our deepest condolences go out to the family of Anida Magaya,” says Corporal Frank Jang of IHIT.
  
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• Doing the math on affordability

  22-10-2018 18:33 via theprovince.com
  As real estate prices in Metro Vancouver have risen toward the stratosphere, a public discussion about housing affordability seems to dominate water-cooler conversations.
  For homeowners, affordable market housing means the maximum market price at which they could buy a home.
  When I hear about new housing policies, I try to apply this definition to the proposed change so I can figure out who’s benefitting from a given policy and how, and determine whether the change improves affordability.
  
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• Canada Post rotating strikes begin in Victoria B.C.

  22-10-2018 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  Victoria is joining Edmonton, Windsor and Halifax in the rotating strikes.
  
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• Bootiful day in White Rock neighbourhood for spirited Pumpkin Run Walk

  22-10-2018 18:08 via vancouversun.com
  WHITE ROCK — The morning after a man named Walker was elected mayor here, this foggy City by the Sea was all about colourful runners and running. And the more the better. Two legs or four.
  No, this wasn’t a sign of things to come for civic politico Darryl Walker — a former health care worker now dedicated to making this picturesque patch of the province even better — but rather a popular pre-Halloween tradition.
  • FOR MY SUNDAY PHOTOS FROM WHITE ROCK, click HERE
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• Canada Post’s rotating strikes: Everything you need to know about it

  22-10-2018 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has begun a series of rotating strikes in four cities after negotiators failed to reach a last-minute deal Sunday evening.
  
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• What’s behind the string of earthquakes off Vancouver Island?

  22-10-2018 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  Geophysicist and disaster researcher Mika McKinnon talks about the latest series of quakes to strike B.C. and what could have caused them.
  
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• Third annual Variety Week kicks off on Global BC

  22-10-2018 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  Michael Newman talks to one of the families that has benefited from the work done by Variety, the Children’s Charity, and gives a preview of what to expect for the third annual Variety Week.
  
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• Victoria among cities affected by Canada Post rotating strikes

  22-10-2018 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  Neetu Garcha breaks down the effects people could see now that postal workers are striking, including delivery of proportional representation ballots and online cannabis orders.
  
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• Variety Week 2018: Catching up with Ainsley and her new adaptive bicycle

  22-10-2018 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  As part of her Magic Moment on the 2018 Show of Hearts, Ainsley received a Bike from Variety BC. The new bike will help strengthen Ainsley’s core and her legs. We catch up with Ainsley and her mom Mary as they take Ainsley’s new wheels for a spin around the park.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Sunny today but rain is on its way

  22-10-2018 15:48 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Oct. 22, 2018 –  For the first time in nearly two weeks, there is some rain in Vancouver’s weather forecast.
  Environment Canada says we can expect more glorious autumn weather today — with nothing but sunshine and a high of 16 C — but rain clouds are expected to roll in Tuesday afternoon.
  We can expect showers Tuesday night, and rain later in the week.
  Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny. Fog patches dissipating late this morning. High 16.
  Tue
  
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• The ‘big picture’ in agtech: B.C firm hires top adviser to Bill Morneau to lead advisory board

  22-10-2018 15:43 via vancouversun.com
  TORONTO — A Vancouver-based agtech company has hired the chair of Bill Morneau’s advisory council on economic growth, amid efforts to use technology to make organic pesticides more effective than their chemical counterparts.
  In an interview with the Financial Post, Terramera CEO Karn Manhas said the company is hiring Dominic Barton, who also serves as the global managing partner emeritus of consulting firm McKinsey & Co., as the chairman of its strategic advisor board.
  “Whe
  
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• Daily Poll: Is it time for Ken Sim to concede election?

  22-10-2018 15:19 via vancouversun.com
  NPA mayoralty candidate Ken Sim still isn’t ready to throw in the towel.
  The entrepreneur fell short in his bid to be Vancouver’s next mayor, losing to independent candidate and former Burnaby NDP MP Kennedy Stewart by just 984 votes in Saturday’s municipal election.
  Despite the loss, Sim has refused to concede.
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• Lululemon founder Chip Wilson mulls retaking board seat, but return could prove awkward

  22-10-2018 15:18 via vancouversun.com
  If you want to score a meeting with Chip Wilson, you better be prepared to sweat.
  The founder of Lululemon Athletica Inc. likes to start his days hiking a 2.9 kilometre trail up the face of Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain. It’s his preferred way to conduct meetings and he’s sometimes accompanied by as many as 20 people seeking advice, funding or just a workout.
  Now he’s considering bringing his unique sensibilities back to the Lululemon boardroom, which he left in 2015 after
  
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• String of earthquakes hit off coast of Vancouver Island

  22-10-2018 15:13 via globalnews.ca
  Earthquake seismologist Dr. John Cassidy with Natural Resources Canada talks about the latest earthquakes to strike B.C. and what you can do to prepare for the next one.
  
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• Three 'pretty big' earthquakes reported in Pacific Ocean off Vancouver Island

  22-10-2018 15:02 via vancouversun.com
  Three relatively strong earthquakes were recorded Sunday night in the Pacific Ocean off Vancouver Island.
  The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 6.6 magnitude quake about 260 kilometres west of Tofino, followed by a 6.8 tremor and then a third measuring 6.5.
  Survey geophysicist Zachary Reeves said all three quakes occurred in the same general area over the course of about an hour, and at a shallow depth of approximately 10 kilometres.
  Reeves, based in Golden, Colorado, described the quakes as &ld
  
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• Three strong earthquakes reported in Pacific Ocean off Vancouver Island

  22-10-2018 14:21 via globalnews.ca
  Three relatively strong earthquakes were recorded Sunday night in the Pacific Ocean off Vancouver Island. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 6.6 magnitude quake about 260 kilometres west of Tofino, followed by a 6.8 tremor and then a third measuring 6.5.
  
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• Willes’ Musings: Lions will go as far as leader Lulay can take them

  22-10-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  We complain about the cost of real estate, the congestion and assorted other headaches but, honestly, after the weekend we just had, is there any other place on earth you’d rather live? Now here’s something else that adds to the magic, the Monday morning musings and meditations on the world of sports.
  • Friday night, the B.C. Lions held a 39-22 lead and the ball with just under six minutes left when Travis Lulay served up a 57-yard pick six to the Edmonton Eskimos’ Aaron G
  
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• Canucks Game Day: All eyes on Ovechkin, straight-line Bo, that Brock Clock

  22-10-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  BEN KUZMA’S CANUCKS GAME DAY
  Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
  Monday, 7 p.m., Rogers Arena, SNETP, SNET 650 AM
  THE BIG MATCHUP
  Markstrom versus Ovechkin
  That trademark one-timer slapper from the sweet spot near the faceoff dot is where Alex Ovechkin is going to take a cross-ice feed and unload in an attempt to beat Jacob Markstrom to the short side. The world-class winger doesn’t have a Stanley Cup hangover — despite an epic championship celebration — and six goal
  
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• The high cost of bad habits (No. 4 is tough to spot)

  22-10-2018 12:00 via theprovince.com
  Q: My roommate has been short with his share of the rent twice, and he’s only been living with me for five months. If I ask him often enough he eventually comes up with the money, so I’m not ready to ask him to move out, but I’ve gone back to school and can’t afford to support him, should it come to that. He has a good job and while I don’t know much about his financial situation, I overheard him on the phone the other day making plans for what sounded like a night
  
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• Almost 30 years ago, a teacher saved this B.C. woman’s life. Today, she can thank him

  22-10-2018 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  For the first time, Jackie Norman was able to thank her former teacher, Frank Worsfold, for giving her a second chance at life. 
  
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