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• Vancouver transit police looking for suspect in alleged hate crime

  07-11-2018 23:55
  
  Suspect allegedly attacked two men on SkyTrain between Waterfront and Granville stations
  
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• Dangerous driving charges filed in connection with fatal Surrey crash

  07-11-2018 23:30 via theprovince.com
  A 25-year-old Surrey man has been charged with multiple counts of dangerous driving in connection with a fatal collision that occurred early Sunday morning.
  The accident happened just after midnight on 88 Avenue near 134 Street in Surrey.
  RCMP say a black 2016 Jeep Cherokee was travelling westbound when it crossed the centre median and collided head-on with a Ford Escape.
  The driver of the Ford died at the scene while two passengers remain in hospital with what police say are life-threateni
  
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• NPA Coun. Hardwick wants Vancouver city council to reconsider duplex bylaw

  07-11-2018 23:29 via vancouversun.com
  New city councillor Colleen Hardwick of the NPA has put forth a motion to reconsider the recently passed bylaw allowing duplexes in most of Vancouver’s single-family neighbourhoods by returning the discussion to a public hearing.
  The bylaw was approved in a majority vote with support for it by former Mayor Gregor Robertson and five of his Vision Vancouver councillors as they were leaving their positions at City Hall.
  Green Party Coun. Adriane Carr and NPA Coun. Melissa DeGenova, who are pa
  
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• B.C. Liberals name businessman Tony Harris as candidate in upcoming Nanaimo byelection

  07-11-2018 23:25
  The B.C. Liberals have introduced businessman Tony Harris as their candidate in the upcoming provincial by-election in Nanaimo.
  
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• Man wanted in connection with alleged hate crime on SkyTrain

  07-11-2018 23:12
  Video shows the man getting off the SkyTrain at the Granville Station on Sept. 28.
  
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• Can you identify this SkyTrain hate crime suspect at Vancouver’s Granville station?

  07-11-2018 23:02
  Metro Vancouver Transit Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an alleged hate crime. Two men were harassed and assaulted by a Caucasian male at the Granville Street SkyTrain station on Friday, September 28, 2018.
  
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• Vancouver Park Board announces first artist in Indigenous cultural residency

  07-11-2018 23:01
  
  Musqueam artist Chrystal Sparrow chosen for A-Frame residency at Second Beach
  
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• Steve Ewen: Giants’ Tendeck shines for WHL stars despite tough loss against Russia

  07-11-2018 23:01 via theprovince.com
  At best, David Tendeck has given Team Canada officials something more to think about regarding Michael DiPietro’s backup for world juniors.
  At worst, Tendeck has given himself an added shot of confidence for the remainder of the season with the Vancouver Giants.
  Vancouver’s third-year netminder was named Team WHL’s player of the game following a tidy 25-save effort in a 3-1 loss to the Russians Tuesday at the Langley Events Centre as part of the CIBC Canada Russia Series.
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• Ben Kuzma: A ‘Beantown’ happy homecoming for hard-working Schaller, Gaudette

  07-11-2018 22:57 via theprovince.com
  BOSTON — In a sports-crazed city that embraces its heroes, Tim Schaller and Adam Gaudette have close ties to the area and their own legion of admirers.
  Schaller not only played for the Bruins last season, a lasting bond with his older brother Dave, who required a life-saving bone-marrow transplant from his younger sibling 10 years ago, spawned a charity to benefit cancer-stricken children. It’s why giant Timmy Heads will pop up on your television screen Thursday when the Vancouver Ca
  
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• Would you pay for this parking ticket? Sunshine Coast residents alert police

  07-11-2018 22:53
  On Nov. 3, a driver who parked on Cowrie Street in Sechelt received an apparent $142 parking ticket for taking up two spaces. 
  
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• This Whistler woman won $20,000 on Jeopardy!

  07-11-2018 22:52
  
  Hannah McIntyre downs defending champ on LA quiz show
  
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• B.C. Ski Preview 2018/2019

  07-11-2018 22:42 via theprovince.com
  It’s the most magical time of the year for skiers and boarders – it’s November and the snow has started falling on the mountains.
  We are blessed to live in a province, with world class resorts that are ski destinations for international travellers. But for us we can be on the mountains in no time, and any time. Here’s what’s new at five of the top resorts.
  WHISTLER BLACKCOMBFor Vail Resorts owners of Whistler Blackcomb, it’s all about getting you out of the li
  
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• Coats for Kids campaign underway

  07-11-2018 22:39 via theprovince.com
  Members of the Greater Vancouver Homebuilders Association have once again opened their doors as drop-off locations for people to donate new and lightly used coats and new toys in support of the Lower Mainland and Surrey Christmas bureaus.
  The Coats for Kids campaign, which runs through to the end of the month, will have 56 drop-off locations across 14 municipalities, “making it easy to participate in this heartwarming event,” says a prepared news release from the GVHBA.
  “W
  
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• B.C. lawsuits allege government social worker took cash from foster children

  07-11-2018 22:38
  
  Lawsuits have been filed on behalf of two youth in British Columbia Supreme Court alleging a provincial social worker siphoned off thousands of dollars in financial benefits from children in care.
  
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• Women’s softball: Team Canada gets entry into U.S. pro league for next season

  07-11-2018 22:36 via theprovince.com
  Mark Smith’s two favourite ball fields are probably now the main diamond at Softball City and Rent One Park.
  Softball City you are likely familiar with. It’s the South Surrey complex that’s home every summer to the Canada Cup, a women’s fastpitch tournament that attracts various international teams. Smith is the longtime coach of the Canadian side that is the showcase for each tournament.
  With the sport back in the Olympics with the Toyko 2020 Games, Smith wanted to upgra
  
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• Youth patrol spreads random acts of kindness across Metro Vancouver

  07-11-2018 22:33
  
  “It’s important that students know that they can make a difference in someone’s life.”
  
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• Call for B.C. volunteers as Operation Red Nose prepares for a busy season

  07-11-2018 22:33
  Last year, more than 3,300 volunteers in B.C. helped get clients and their vehicles home safely.
  
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• Ski BC’s Powder Highway: Hot Springs and Mountain Towns

  07-11-2018 22:31 via theprovince.com
  Does soaking post-skiing muscles in steamy mineral water sound like heaven? If so, you’re in luck. Ski resorts and hot springs are situated along southeastern B.C.’s Powder Highway circuit, which also follows a Hot Springs Circle Route. Unless you have a few weeks to spare, you’ll need to explore this powder paradise in sections.
  Here is some inspiration for a trip along BC’s Powder Highway with the perfect hot springs pairings to soothe those aching quads.
  GO WEST:REVELS
  
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• Muddy joyride in Kelowna could lead to massive fine

  07-11-2018 22:31
  Mud-bogging scenario involving Ford Explorer took place in wetlands on private property.
  
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• SUV gets stuck in wetlands while on mud-filled joyride in Kelowna

  07-11-2018 22:17
  The owner of a Ford Explorer is facing possible charges and fines after a mud-filled joyride on private property in Kelowna. The SUV got stuck in what conservation officers called sensitive wetlands.
  
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• Small fire briefly breaks out on Fraser River barge that previously caught fire

  07-11-2018 22:05
  The barge is located near 117th Avenue and 138th Street in Surrey.
  
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• New details emerge in chaotic Vancouver police takedown (VIDEO)

  07-11-2018 22:04
  
  Dashboard camera video shows suspect colliding with car, tackled by police dog in busy street. Police originally said the suspect was arrested at gas station.
  
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• The North Shore Mountains – skiing in our backyard

  07-11-2018 21:59 via theprovince.com
  The three North Shore mountains couldn’t be more convenient for those wanting to ski. The best part? After a long day or night of skiing you can head downtown or home to your own bed.
  “I think of Seymour as the beginner family mountain, Grouse as a great place to ski, and Cypress as more vertical, people spread out and more of a serious skier, boarder mountain,” says long time skiier and North Shore resident Janet Pople-Clement.
  All three resorts offer night skiing, so you can
  
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• Stay-home seniors skew retirement home outlook in Metro Vancouver

  07-11-2018 21:56
  
  Stubborn seniors are skewing the outlook for the retirement residences market in Canada by opting to stay in their own homes when they retire.
  
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• Downtown Vancouver condo values up 39% per square foot, nation's priciest: survey

  07-11-2018 21:42
  Mix of rising prices and shrinking floorplans means much less bang for your buck in urban core
  
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• City of Vancouver expects $30 million in first year of empty homes tax

  07-11-2018 21:34 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver says it has collected $18 million from the first year of its empty homes tax and another $12 million could still flow into its coffers.
  The city says in a news release that it expects to generate a total of $30 million from the first year of the tax, which is applied to vacant residential properties in a bid to ease Vancouver’s near-zero vacancy rate.
  The city says $8 million raised by the tax in 2017 has already been earmarked by council for specific affordable housi
  
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• Tech gifts for a healthy commuter

  07-11-2018 20:52
  The holiday gift buying season is upon us once again. Tech expert Andy Baryer from Get Connected Media shows off three gifts for busy commuters.
  
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• The many benefits of wool

  07-11-2018 20:41
  It is Wool Week in Canada and we’re learning why the fibre is not only good for environment, it can help you sleep better.
  
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• Five Vancouver arts highlights to warm your cockles this winter

  07-11-2018 20:39
  
  The local arts and entertainment community has done its darndest to get you off the couch and kick those winter blahs to the curb.
  
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• Whistleblower in a small B.C. town becomes The Enemy of the people

  07-11-2018 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  The Enemy
  When: Nov. 10-Dec. 1
  Where: Firehall Arts Centre
  Tickets and info: from $20, at firehallartscentre.caAccording to the Centre for Ibsen Studies at the University of Oslo, North American productions of An Enemy of the People jumped from two productions in 2015 to eight last year.
  Now, with The Enemy, Firehall Arts Centre artistic producer Donna Spencer is putting her stamp on the 1882 Henrik Ibsen play. Transposing the action to small-town B.C., The Enemy features Jenn Griffin as Dr. Sto
  
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• Side dishes: $20,000 gets you a haute, icy meal for two

  07-11-2018 20:19 via vancouversun.com
  Fear of Missing Out? No fear if you get to even one of these upcoming events.
  Got $20,000? It’s a big and a bucket lister for deep-pocked couples. The Blue Room, a food and adventure package launches at the 2018 Cornucopia (Nov. 8-18) in Whistler. The over-the-top experience, by Four Seasons Resort and Residences and Headline Mountain Holidays, helicopters you to a hidden aqua-hued ice cave in “Canada’s largest, southernmost ice field.” Guests have a flyover tour and guid
  
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• B.C. Liberals name businessman Tony Harris as Nanaimo candidate

  07-11-2018 20:18 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson has named local businessman Tony Harris as his party’s candidate in a critical byelection in Nanaimo.
  Harris is the son of Tom Harris, the late business mogul in Nanaimo who built a chain of car dealerships and mobile phone franchises with more than 500 employees. He is also a local Nanaimo developer.
  “My family goes back in this community to the 1800s,” Harris said.
  “Nanaimo has never realized its full potential a
  
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• Violent crime down in Surrey: RCMP

  07-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Violent crime is down in Surrey, according to the RCMP, though gangs and drug trafficking continue to be a problem.
  Surrey RCMP say violent crime was down seven per cent in the third quarter of 2018, while property crime was down 16 per cent.
  Mounties say all violent crime categories showed a decrease including a 23 per cent decline in robberies and six per cent decrease in sexual offences.
  In a release Wednesday, Surrey RCMP credit the recent expansion of the Surrey Gang Enforcement Team for cu
  
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• Seven things to do in the Lower Mainland Nov. 9 — 15: Circle Craft Christmas Market, Aquarela do Brasi, more

  07-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Circle Craft Christmas Market 2018
  When: to Nov. 11, Wed.- Fri., 10 a.m.- 9 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. — 7 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m. — 5 p.m.
  Where: Vancouver Convention Centre West
  Tickets and info: From $11 at circlecraft.net
  Is it really that time already? Yes it is. Over 300 artisans from across the country come together for this year’s market theme, which is Farmhouse Christmas. With many new exhibitors including North Vancouver’s super sharp home decor group ArtPen Studio with i
  
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• Q& A: YouTube star LaurDIY talks style, new collection with Ardene

  07-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If wearing a onesie is your idea of the most comfortable outfit possible, then there’s a new collection for you.
  Lauren Riihimaki, known as LaurDIY on YouTube by her more than 8.5 million subscribers, has renewed her partnership with Canadian retailer Ardene for a collection of pieces inspired by her “playful” personality.
  And it just so happens to be chock full of onesies. There’s a llama onesie. A tie-dye unicorn onesie. A reindeer onesie. You get the idea
  We
  
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• Letters to The Province, Nov. 8, 2018: McCallum’s transit ‘plan’ does nothing to move people around within Surrey, reader argues

  07-11-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  I’d like to thank letter writer Dan Riordan for reminding us that new Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum’s actual mandate is just under 42 per cent of the total votes. Let’s hope McCallum remembers that and acts accordingly.
  I am concerned about the mayor’s transportation plans for Surrey. Replacing the planned LRT with SkyTrain baffles me because the two systems are not interchangeable. The LRT is designed to move the rapidly increasing population of north Surrey within Sur
  
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• Five reasons to check out World of Dance Live

  07-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The World of Dance Live Tour
  When: Nov. 10
  Where: The Centre in Vancouver
  Tickets and info: From $53, WorldOfDanceLive.com1. As seen on TV. The World of Dance Live Tour brings stars of NBC’s hit dance competition series World of Dance (season two wrapped up in September) to the stage. Available ticket packages include meet-and-greets and autograph sessions with the performers.
  2. Michael Dameski. The Australian dancer entered his first competition when he was six and went on to star i
  
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• Beauty Bar: Marc Jacobs Beauty See-Quins Glam Glitter Eyeshadow

  07-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A collection of limited-edition glitter eyeshadows from Marc Jacobs Beauty.
  The range of six shades, which is part of the larger Marc Jacobs Beauty holiday collection, was inspired by the “anything-goes esthetic from the Mod Era,” according to the brand materials.
  The “sequin-finish” eyeshadows are created using a “demi-pressed” process to preserve the colour pigments in each shade, so the product really pops on eyelids once applied. Each
  
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• Beautiful conjures Carole King magic that sparked pop music classics

  07-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Beautiful — The Carole King Musical
  When: Nov. 13-18.
  Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
  Tickets and info: starting from $30.50 at BroadwayAcrossCanada.ca, ticketmaster.ca, and 1-855-985-5000.By the time she was 18, Carole King was already writing hits for artists like the Shirelles. So was this kid from Brooklyn preternaturally gifted, a hard worker, or both?
  “I’m hardly taking anything away from her work ethic, which is very strong,” says Douglas McGrath.
  “But at the
  
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• Washington state task force calls for ban on whale-watching boat tours

  07-11-2018 19:56
  The group advising the governor voted Tuesday to recommend a three- to five-year moratorium to reduce boating traffic and help orcas hunting for food.
  
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• Canadian navy investigates after fires, power outages hit ships around the world

  07-11-2018 19:07
  An investigation into the cause of the issues by the Navy's technical community is ongoing and they are investigating to determine if any systemic problems that may have caused the issues.
  
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• Innovation on tap for Vancouver craft brew crew

  07-11-2018 18:57
  
  Next to Portland, Vancouver has solidified its place on the map as one of the Pacific Northwest’s most diverse and bustling craft beer scenes.
  
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• Partaking in Parksville

  07-11-2018 18:23
  
  From strip malls to farms, expect the unexpected when it comes to dining in this coastal town
  
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• Police in B.C. issue $230 fine, say man had pot-filled pipe within reach while driving

  07-11-2018 17:23
  The 23-year-old driver from Calgary was issued a $230 ticket during a road check on the Lions Gate Bridge on Nov. 6.
  
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• Sexual assault case of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard put over to Nov. 28

  07-11-2018 16:37
  Hoggard, 34, was not present at a brief hearing in a Toronto courtroom on Wednesday where the next date in his case was set.
  
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• Whitecaps get their man in head coach Marc dos Santos

  07-11-2018 16:33 via theprovince.com
  After weeks of speculation, the Vancouver Whitecaps officially named Marc Dos Santos their new head coach on Wednesday.
  The Montreal native had most recently been an assistant coach with MLS expansion side LAFC under Bob Bradley. The team set an MLS record for most points earned in an inaugural season (57).
  Dos Santos, who won the 2009 USL First Division championship and 2017 NASL Soccer Bowl, was the two-time NASL Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2017, and is fluent in English, French, Portuguese,
  
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• Marc Dos Santos named new head coach of Vancouver Whitecaps

  07-11-2018 16:29
  The 41-year-old is replacing Carl Robinson who was fired late last season.
  
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• Case of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard put over for three weeks

  07-11-2018 16:22
  
  The case of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard, who faces three sex-related charges, has been put over for three weeks.
  
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