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• Sidney Crosby, Mike Sullivan respond to Pittsburgh shooting

  27-10-2018 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  The Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain and head coach offered their condolences to the victims of a massacre in a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday morning.
  
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• ‘We’ll stick together and rally around them’: Sidney Crosby, Penguins offer support after synagogue shooting

  27-10-2018 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  "Our thoughts and prayers are with all the victims and the families," said the Pittsburgh Penguins' captain and star.
  
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• Bob Cole back in Vancouver for Hockey Night in Canada, maybe for the last time

  27-10-2018 23:41 via theprovince.com
  If there’s one voice most Canadians living today think of when they think of Hockey Night in Canada, it’s a good bet they think of Bob Cole’s.
  And at 85, Cole is still calling hockey games, though that looks set to change.
  Before the 2018-19 season — Cole’s 50th in the play-by-play caller’s chair — Rogers Sportsnet announced that Cole would call 10 games this season and then switch off his microphone for the last time.
  He was the lead play-by-play caller
  
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• Fraser Health authority warns of overdose spike in north Surrey, B.C.

  27-10-2018 23:39
  
  The health authority said there had been a "significant increase" in overdoses in the course of four hours on Friday night
  
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• Senior Crown counsel make recommendations following collapsed B.C. murder prosecution

  27-10-2018 23:09 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The B.C. Prosecution Service released 12 recommendations Friday following an internal investigation into how it handled a murder prosecution that ended with a stay of proceedings.
  The review follows a lengthy court process to determine admissible evidence that B.C. Supreme Court Justice Douglas Thompson said was interrupted by “serious and extraordinary complications,” including new information and allegations by defence lawyer Kevin McCullough of police misconduct.
  
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• Mike Smyth: The Yes side won the first week of the pro-rep referendum

  27-10-2018 23:00 via theprovince.com
  It may be a dead heat on paper, but on the ground it was a different story in Week One of B.C.’s crucial electoral reform referendum.
  As Elections B.C. began mailing out more than three million ballots, the Yes campaign in support of proportional representation came charging out of the starting gates.
  The No side stumbled with an unintentionally hilarious TV commercial warning goose-stepping Nazi thugs could take power if pro-rep forces succeed.
  The pollsters say this referendum is so clos
  
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• 11-year-old B.C. boy lops off locks for burgled wig store helping kids with cancer

  27-10-2018 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  It took 11-year-old Ashton Attew more than three years to grow his hair out, and about three seconds to lop it off.
  
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• B.C. wines impress in fun, ‘blind’ tasting against international competition

  27-10-2018 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  Event in Kelowna involved 12 B.C. wines against 12 global benchmarks.
  
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• Fraser Health issues north Surrey drug alert after 12 people overdose in 4 hours

  27-10-2018 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  Officials said they were unable to provide any identifying characteristics of the substance involved.
  
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• These Vancouver dogs camouflage with the fall foliage (PHOTOS)

  27-10-2018 21:42
  
  Vancouverites are matching their dogs to the autumn leaves and it's super cute
  
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• This 22-year-old mural depicting Vancouver’s transit history was painted over

  27-10-2018 21:20
  
  The mural was like a giant photograph that gave viewers a glimpse of what Vancouver used to be like
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Pettersson and Boeser return to face powerful Penguins

  27-10-2018 21:20 via theprovince.com
  NEXT GAME: Saturday
  Pittsburgh Penguins at Vancouver Canucks
  7 p.m., Rogers Arena, CBC, SNET1, CITY, SNET 650 AMTHE BIG MATCHUP
  Ben Hutton vs. Sidney Crosby
  With the Canucks’ blue line decimated by injury, Ben Hutton has been handed all the extra minutes. He played nearly 30 minutes in Vegas on Wednesday, and almost 25 the next night against the Coyotes in Arizona.
  It’s safe to assume he’ll be getting a heavy dose of the Penguins’ top performers. As for The Kid &hell
  
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• Creepy commute: Pop-up Halloween party takes over SkyTrain Canada Line

  27-10-2018 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  The event, now in its 12th year, started at Waterfront Station at 8 p.m. on Friday night, then rode the rails on the Canada Line to Richmond Brighouse Station and back again.
  
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• 11-year-old B.C. boy lops off locks for kids with cancer

  27-10-2018 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  It took 11-year-old Ashton Attew more than three years to grow his hair out, and about three seconds to lop it off. Ashton donated his ponytail to make a wig for a child cancer patient.
  
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• Saturday Chef – Vietnamese-Style Ribs

  27-10-2018 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  Bryan Satterfird, Juke Fried Chicken Chef and co-owner, shares his succulent recipe for Vietnamese-style pork ribs and showcases some new menu offerings.
  
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• Variety Week Wrap Up

  27-10-2018 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  All week Global BC has been celebrating Variety Week — raising money and awareness to help children with special needs. Former President of Variety BC, Howard Blank, tells us more and reveals the final total number of donations.
  
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• Halloween party takes over SkyTrain

  27-10-2018 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  Once a year, Halloween revelers descend on the SkyTrain Canada Line, DJ in tow, to throw a spooky party on the subway.
  
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• GardenWorks Spooky Planter

  27-10-2018 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  Michelle Tornai from GardenWorks shows you how to give your front yard or patio planter a spook-tacular makeover.
  
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• Judicial recount set for Monday following tie vote for mayor in Peachland

  27-10-2018 20:10 via vancouversun.com
  PEACHLAND — Ballots cast for mayor in the small community of Peachland will be counted again by hand on Monday to verify a tie, after a provincial court judge gave the green light to a judicial recount.
  Incumbent Mayor Cindy Fortin and challenger Harry Gough are tied with 804 votes each following last week’s election.
  Gough was initially declared the winner by just one vote over Fortin but an election official had reported that one ballot was not properly fed when a voting machine ja
  
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• Meet the chef: Steven Hodge's peach didn't fall far from the tree

  27-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Steven Hodge’s mom owned a bakery in Ontario and he grew up surrounded by the smell of pastries, pies and cookies. He got his own start at the California School of Culinary Arts. He made the move to pastry in response to a challenge, because he was specifically warned that it would be extremely difficult. No short cuts for Steven. He made his bones in London at the Le Caprice, The Wolsey and finally the three-Michelin Star Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. Today, Steven is the chef and owner
  
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• Makeup tutorial: A versatile look for any occasion

  27-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  For many, Halloween season means full costume and makeup.  But for those of you who want to take part in the fun without going over the top, here’s a versatile look you can recreate for any occasion.
  Start by evening out your complexion with your favourite foundation and contour the face with bronzer.
  Step 1: Using Laure Mercier Caviar Stick in Tuxedo, draw a thick line onto the entire eyelid.  Use your finger to blend out the cream shadow up to the eye crease.Step 2: Next, conto
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: Diabetes research gets a boost from Rockin’ for Research Gala

  27-10-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  ROCKIN’ ON: Coltan Daniel was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was nine months old. He arrived at B.C. Children’s Hospital via air ambulance in diabetic ketoacidosis — a condition that occurs when the body starts breaking down fat too quickly. The youngster almost did not make it. After weeks recovering in ICU, Coltan was able to go home and start his life living with Type 1 diabetes. Now 10 years old, Coltan endures 17 pokes and pricks each day to survive, and manages hi
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Fog, sun, and a chance of rain in the afternoon

  27-10-2018 19:16 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – It looks like a wet weekend for Metro Vancouver. The fog rolls in Saturday morning, and then Environment Canada is predicting a 60 per cent chance of showers in the afternoon, and a high of 12 C. Expect more showers overnight, and then up to 20 millimetres of rain on Sunday. Also Sunday, the agency says there is a risk of a thunderstorm and windy near the water with a high of just 11 C. Then it looks like the rain and cooler weather will continue through the week. Unfortu
  
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• Junior hockey: Rockets host Cougars tonight, Vees steamroll Cents

  27-10-2018 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  A round-up of Friday night games involving junior hockey teams from the Okanagan and area.
  
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• Health officials issue drug overdose alert in North Surrey

  27-10-2018 19:09 via vancouversun.com
  Health officials have issued an alert for North Surrey because of a “significant increase” in drug overdoses in the area overnight.
  The Fraser Health Authority, which issued the alert late Friday night, said at least 12 people overdosed over four hours in North Surrey late Friday night and early Saturday.
  The health authority could not say whether there were any fatalities. The type of drug or drugs causing the problems was unknown early Saturday.
  However, given that there was a sign
  
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• Janes chicken burgers recalled due to possible salmonella

  27-10-2018 18:25 via vancouversun.com
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Sofina Foods Inc. is recalling Janes brand Pub Style Chicken Burgers from the marketplace due to possible salmonella contamination, including one in B.C.
  The agency says the uncooked breaded chicken burgers were sold across the country in 800 gram packages with a best before date of May 14, 2019 (UPC code 0 69299 12491 0).
  In its recall warning the CFIA says Salmonella investigations led by the Public Health Agency of Canada have linked frozen raw breaded
  
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• Bike to Work Week: City works to address cycling gaps

  27-10-2018 18:25
  
  Bike to Work week is next week but the cycling advocacy group HUB says there are still significant gaps in Metro Vancouver’s network of cycling routes.
  
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• The Delights of the Dempster to Tuk

  27-10-2018 18:15 via theprovince.com
  On hearing that the last section of the Dempster Highway opened last fall from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk on the Arctic Ocean, I knew it was a drive for me.
  Our Air North flight landed in Whitehorse on August 1 to hot sunny weather and we rented a car there. Then there was a seven-hour drive to Dawson City.
  And it was there that we realized that our rented Ford Edge SUV with four-ply tires, and only a “doughnut” spare was not good for the Dempster, but much to our chagrin, no truck rental
  
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• Riding the rails with Rocky Mountaineer

  27-10-2018 17:57 via theprovince.com
  The rounded shape of the Sumas Mountain creeps ever closer as our Rocky Mountaineer train clickety-clacks north and east of Vancouver. I spot wild blackberries alongside the train tracks and rows of corn in the fields next to perfectly weathered wooden barns.
  We’re gliding past a thick green carpet of grass outside of Chilliwack, with black and white cows quietly powering through an early morning breakfast on a misty September morning.
  The Rocky Mountains near the B.C. and Alberta bor
  
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• Recipe: Vietnamese-style Nuoc Cham pork ribs

  27-10-2018 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  These tasty ribs can either be deep fried or grilled before being tossed with Nouc Cham vinaigrette and pickled chilies.
  
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• Would you wear a TransLink Compass wristband?

  27-10-2018 16:34
  
  TransLink is testing out various alternatives to Compass Cards
  
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• Janes Pub Style Chicken Burgers recalled across Canada after salmonella outbreak

  27-10-2018 15:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a food recall warning Friday evening for Janes Pub Style Chicken Burgers after a salmonella outbreak was linked to 25 illnesses across the country.
  
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• Ovation to offer spectacular outlooks

  27-10-2018 15:13 via vancouversun.com
  In a nod to New Westminster’s arts and cultural community, Domus Homes is setting the stage for plenty of applause with Ovation, its new 32-storey development in the city’s historic downtown.
  One of the development’s showstoppers is expected to be the amenity level on the 32nd floor. Half the space is dedicated to indoor amenities, including a sky lounge, fitness zone, chef’s kitchen and dining room, while the other half comprises outdoor amenities that include a hot tub,
  
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• Sold (Bought): West Van property has multiple draws

  27-10-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  5880 Falcon Road, West Vancouver
  Type: Five-bedroom, five-bathroom detached
  Size: 3,850 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $3,192,000
  Listed for: $2,495,000
  Sold for: $2,250,000
  Sold on: Aug. 6
  Days on market: 27
  Listing agent: Tom Hassan at Royal LePage Sussex-Tom Hassan
  Buyers agent: David Matiru and Eric Langhjelm at VPG Realty
  The big sell: This West Vancouver property boasts numerous accolades, including ocean views across Burra
  
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• The Home Front: Home design that lasts

  27-10-2018 14:26 via vancouversun.com
  We live in a time of disposability, but home decor needn’t be, says Canadian designer and HGTV personality Samantha Pynn.
  “The trends are cyclical and things change and they’re a little bit different, but I think that whatever you buy can be adjusted to be more current,” Pynn says. “If you put a subway tile in your house 15 years ago, subway tile is still beautiful. If you put subway tile in your house in the ’30s, probably you’ll need to re-grout it, bu
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Crosby’s powerful Penguins will present a challenge

  27-10-2018 11:00 via theprovince.com
  NEXT GAME: Saturday
  Pittsburgh Penguins at Vancouver Canucks
  7 p.m., Rogers Arena, CBC, SNET1, CITY, SNET 650 AMTHE BIG MATCHUP
  Ben Hutton vs. Sidney Crosby
  With the Canucks’ blue line decimated by injury, Ben Hutton has been handed all the extra minutes. He played nearly 30 minutes in Vegas on Wednesday, and almost 25 the next night against the Coyotes in Arizona.
  It’s safe to assume he’ll be getting a heavy dose of the Penguins’ top performers. As for The Kid &hell
  
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• Lions Game Day: Riders host Leos, who hope to do the same in playoffs

  27-10-2018 07:00 via theprovince.com
  NEXT GAME: Saturday
  B.C. Lions (9-7) at Saskatchewan Roughriders (11-6)
  4 p.m., Mosaic Stadium, TSN, TSN 1040AMKEY MATCHUP
  Travis Lulay vs. Nick Marshall
  The B.C. Lions quarterback has thrown three picks in his last two games, including one returned for a touchdown by Edmonton’s Aaron Grymes. That’s something he’ll have to watch for with Riders DB Nick Marshall, who has two touchdown returns this year and is tied for the team lead with three interceptions.
  Marshall’s
  
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• Head of Vancouver Island’s Devils Army biker club charged with 1st-degree murder

  27-10-2018 06:24 via globalnews.ca
  Ricky Alexander is accused of killing mixed martial artist John Dillon Brown in 2016.
  
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• Police searching for missing 59-year-old Maple Ridge woman

  27-10-2018 05:57 via globalnews.ca
  Have you seen Jody Burton?
  
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• ‘A buyer’s market’: The sub-million dollar detached house returns to Vancouver

  27-10-2018 05:42 via globalnews.ca
  In January, the City of Vancouver was home to just one $1 million detached home listing. That's changing.
  
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• Variety Week: Adaptive trikes help B.C. sisters with serious medical conditions

  27-10-2018 05:31 via globalnews.ca
  Sisters Penelope and Helen from Gibsons face a number of challenges, including blindness, osteoporosis and epilepsy. Variety has provided the family with a grant so the sisters can strengthen their legs and have fun using adaptive trikes. Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• Mortgage Specialist gives us tips on when to Buy

  27-10-2018 05:31 via globalnews.ca
  House Prices are lower than last year, is now the time to get a new Mortgage? Mortgage Specialist Angela Calla, author of a new book called Mortgage Code gives her tips on when to buy.
  
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• Final kid count from Variety Week 2018 ose to our hearts at Global BC

  27-10-2018 05:31 via globalnews.ca
  Variety Week 2018 wraps up with a big celebration on the News Hour at 6. Chris, Sophie, Kristi and Squire give us a final kid count to find out how many children your donations have helped!
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – Oct. 26

  27-10-2018 05:00 via globalnews.ca
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.
  
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• Canucks by the numbers: How Vancouver looks on paper after 11 games

  27-10-2018 04:20 via theprovince.com
  It’s early in the NHL season for the Vancouver Canucks, but they’ve played enough to figure in on some statistical trends.
  The Canucks, who have played 11 games through Thursday and only three at home, are above .500 (6-5-0), so it’s worth taking a look at what’s working — and not working — for the rebuilding team.
  Going into Saturday night’s action, they’ve earned 12 points. There’s been some luck to these results, as we’ll see below,
  
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• TransLink's Compass wristbands could be the next hot Vancouver accessory

  27-10-2018 04:16 via vancouversun.com
  We’re calling it now: The next big Vancouver accessory will be the Compass wristband.
  It’s like a Livestrong bracelet, except it lets you ride the SkyTrain, and it doesn’t serve as an uncomfortable reminder of the doping culture in professional cycling.
  On Friday, eagle-eyed Redditors spotted an Instagram photo of a TransLink staffer sporting a black wristband with TransLink’s Compass logo, leading to speculation that the Compass card might be on its way out, especia
  
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• Meet Esabella and see how Variety has helped her overcome her learning challenges

  27-10-2018 04:06 via globalnews.ca
  Esabella was diagnosed early in her childhood with dyslexia and ADHD. Here she explains the challenges she’s encountered and how variety helped.
  
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• Gregor Robertson on his big promise, worst moment and where he'd like a do-over

  27-10-2018 03:46 via vancouversun.com
  2008 was a heady time. Hope was audacious. Politicians and voters dared to dream big. Gregor Robertson was one of them. He promised to end homelessness by 2015.
  When the kilt-clad Vancouver mayor was sworn in for his first of three terms, he was compared to another guy only recently elected: Barack Obama.
  At 44, Robertson had sailed across the Pacific, been an organic farmer, a successful entrepreneur and a member of the legislature. He was as handsome as the city aspired to be when the world ar
  
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• Mother of B.C. girl bit by therapy dog at school outraged her insurance claim denied

  27-10-2018 03:10 via globalnews.ca
  A New Westminster mother is speaking out after her daughter was bitten in the classroom by a therapy dog. Lisa Pow says her 15-year-old special needs child Amelia was in a life skills class at New Westminster Secondary School, when the teacher’s dog Honey turned on the girl, puncturing her hand with its teeth. The...
  
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• Vancouver Sun letters to the editor for Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018

  27-10-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Perhaps Vancouver Mayor-elect Kennedy Stewart can clarify which of his following recent statements is true — that he can start talking to Ottawa “on my own” about changing the subway to go all the way to the University of B.C. even if he doesn’t find a lot of support from his colleagues on council or that, “I see myself as one of 10. I don’t see myself as one plus 10.”
  How does the first comment square with “building consensus on council, issu
  
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