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• Police warn public of high-risk violent sexual offender now residing in Vancouver

  08-11-2018 23:42
  
  Vancouver Police have issued a warning to the public that a high-risk federal offender is residing in the city, and may be of risk to the safety of young boys.
  
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• Police in Vernon investigating back-to-back arson incidents

  08-11-2018 23:39
  Three vehicles destroyed by arson on Pleasant Valley Road.
  
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• Police warning about convicted child abductor Randall Hopley living in Vancouver

  08-11-2018 23:37
  Police are warning the public about Randall Peter Hopley, a federal offender living in Vancouver and who police say poses a risk of significant harm to the safety of young boys.
  
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• 5 things to do this weekend for Friday, November 9, 2018

  08-11-2018 23:33
  Here are your five things to do this weekend for Friday, Nov. 9, 2018.
  
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• 5 things to do this weekend for Thursday, November 8, 2018

  08-11-2018 23:30
  Here are your five things to do this weekend for Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018.
  
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• Notorious child abductor Randall Hopley living in Vancouver

  08-11-2018 23:24 via vancouversun.com
  Convicted child abductor Randall Peter Hopley is living in Vancouver and police are warning the public that they believe he poses a risk of significant harm to the safety of young boys.
  Randall Hopley
  In 2011, the 53-year-old Hopley snatched sleeping three-year-old Kienan Hebert from a second-floor bedroom in Sparwood. He kept the child for four days before returning him physically unharmed after Hebert’s parents made a public plea.
  Hopley, who had previous convictions for abduct
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Fans’ Shotgun Jake salute helps Canuck have fun while improving game

  08-11-2018 23:13 via theprovince.com
  BOSTON — There’s only one setting on the Jake Virtanen heater.
  It’s high. It’s always going to be high.
  And whether Virtanen is taking first-line shifts, is taken off the top trio in the third period or getting two shifts in overtime — all that happened Tuesday in Detroit — there’s an emerging game in the Vancouver Canucks’ right-winger that Travis Green monitors like the stock market.
  Whether his play is up or down, the head coach needs to react l
  
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• Ed Willes: With Elimimian back, Lions re-enter Hamilton’s den for rematch of fractious blowout

  08-11-2018 23:12 via theprovince.com
  The last time the B.C. Lions travelled to Hamilton they didn’t have Solomon Elimimian in the lineup, but they did run into a Tiger-Cats team primed for a street fight.
  Literally.
  The former will change for Sunday’s crossover game at Tim Hortons Field. As for the latter, the contest figures to be even more intense. It just remains to be seen if the Lions will join the fight this time.
  First Elimimian.
  The future hall-of-famer has been out of the lineup since suffering a non-fracture w
  
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• Mountie 80 per cent to blame in high-speed collision: Judge

  08-11-2018 23:06 via vancouversun.com
  An RCMP officer is 80 per cent to blame for a high-speed collision that destroyed two vehicles, a B.C. judge has concluded.
  In July 2014, Const. Chad Gorman was attending a call at an elementary school in Langley when he was notified of a 911 call that came from a man claiming he was being chased by someone with a gun.
  Gorman activated the lights and siren on his police cruiser and proceeded westbound along Fraser Highway at speeds of over 140 km/h. Another police cruiser was responding at the s
  
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• 5 Things to do this weekend – Friday, November 9, 2018

  08-11-2018 22:59
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province including Remembrance Day celebrations, Circle Craft and Beautiful: The Carol King Musical.
  
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• B.C. to end contract-flipping wage cuts at senior care homes

  08-11-2018 22:56 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – B.C. is moving to ban the practice of contract flipping at seniors care homes and other health facilities, where employees are laid off and rehired at lower wages.
  Health Minister Adrian Dix introduced legislation Thursday that ends a practice that allows unionized workers to be fired en masse by contracted employers, and then rehired for their same jobs under weaker contracts for less pay.
  “What it will do both in the public sector, for example a big public sector contrac
  
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• 5 Things to do this weekend – Thursday, November 8, 2018

  08-11-2018 22:55
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province including Remembrance Day events around the province and Hype City street fashion fair.
  
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• Notre Dame matchup with W.J. Mouat provides classic mentor versus protege football tale

  08-11-2018 22:47 via theprovince.com
  Denis Kelly, the W.J. Mouat Hawks and the high school football playoffs can still go together, although not as much to the Hawks liking anymore.
  The Hawks open the Subway Bowl post-season with a wild card matchup on Friday at Burnaby Lake (7:30 p.m.). Kelly will be on the field, too, but running the Notre Dame Jugglers’ sideline.
  Kelly helped start W.J. Mouat’s program in 1987 and in 28 seasons as their head coach guided the Abbotsford-based squad to nine Triple A finals, including w
  
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• Vancouver Art Gallery celebrates record year for attendance

  08-11-2018 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Art Gallery says it has set a new attendance record of more than 600,000 in 2017-18.
  The gallery says the figure beats last year’s attendance by close to 100,000. Membership passed 37,000, it said in a news release.
  “Looking back, it has been, by all accounts, a milestone year for the gallery marked by exceptional programs, record attendance and revenue,” Kathleen S. Bartels, VAG director, said in the release.
  The VAG’s numbers include attendance at the gall
  
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• ‘It would really hurt this town’: B.C. fishing community pleads with Ottawa to reconsider whale protection plan

  08-11-2018 22:00
  A fishing community off the coast of Vancouver Island is worried new proposed critical habitat designations to save whales will kill their economy.
  
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• Measles exposure at B.C. school means unvaccinated students must stay away

  08-11-2018 21:40
  
  The warning comes from the Fraser Health authority in response to a possible measles exposure at Fleetwood Park Secondary School
  
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• Surrey family wins $1 million Lotto Max prize

  08-11-2018 21:12 via vancouversun.com
  A Surrey family that won $1 million from the Lotto Max draw last month plans to invest in real estate and give the rest of the winnings to their children.
  “I was thinking if I ever won the lottery I would invest with my kids and get them a townhouse,” Ram Singh said in a statement released by the B.C. Lottery Corporation.
  Singh is described as a “business owner who says he works seven days a week” and is “still absorbing the good news. ‘My wife said
  
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• Americans in Vancouver plan downtown protest on Thursday evening

  08-11-2018 21:01 via vancouversun.com
  American citizens in Vancouver are planning a protest Thursday following the firing by U.S. President Donald Trump of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
  Plans are for a protest to be held at 5 p.m. in front of the U.S. consulate at 1075 West Pender St.
  It will be linked to similar “massive ’emergency’ protests” in Toronto and Victoria as well as some 900 other cities across North America, according to organizers.
  “The firing of Sessions is widely viewed as a possible a
  
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• Travel: Tip for making connecting flights

  08-11-2018 20:56
  Avoid missing your connecting flight with these helpful tips from travel expert Claire Newell.
  
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• Celebrating Dress for Success

  08-11-2018 20:56
  Dress for Success provides professional clothing and guidance to people entering the workforce. Learn how you can support the organization at its upcoming fundraising luncheon.
  
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• Superstar crooner Michael Bublé to kick off cross-Canada tour in Vancouver next April

  08-11-2018 20:28 via vancouversun.com
  Canadian crooner Michael Bublé shown on stage at the Juno Awards in Vancouver, Sunday, March, 25, 2018.
  Superstar crooner Michael Bublé will kick off a cross-Canada tour with a concert in his hometown on April 12 at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena.
  The “Don’t Believe the Rumors” tour will hit 11 cities, including Toronto on July 26, and end in Quebec City on August 3.
  Grammy award-winning Bublé returned to the stage this past August after a lengthy absence,
  
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• B.C. naturopath who prescribed rabid dog saliva remedy to a child surrenders her licence

  08-11-2018 20:14
  A B.C. naturopath has surrendered her licence after an investigation by the college into her actions.
  
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• Penticton high school students gather for early Remembrance Day ceremony

  08-11-2018 20:07
  Hundreds attend outdoor ceremony at Gyro Park on Thursday morning.
  
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• International: 20 bestselling books of the week of Nov. 3

  08-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Reckoning, a novel by John Grisham.
  HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. The Reckoning — John Grisham
  2. Every Breath — Nicholas Sparks
  3. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven — Mitch Albom
  4. Ambush — Patterson/Born
  5. Holy Ghost — John Sanford
  6. A Spark of Light — Jodi Picoult
  7. Unsheltered — Barbara Kingsolver
  8. Vince Flynn: Red War — Kyle Mills
  9. Alaskan Holiday — Debbie Macomber
  10. Winter in Paradise — Elin Hilderbrand
   
  HARDCOVER NON-
  
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• Home sales across B.C. to bounce back next year, claims forecast

  08-11-2018 20:00
  
  “Strong economy, favourable demographics” will push market to recovery, asserts B.C. Real Estate Association
  
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• B.C. to ban contract-flipping at seniors care homes

  08-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – B.C. is moving to ban the practice of contract flipping at seniors care homes and other health facilities, where employees are laid off and rehired at lower wages.
  Health Minister Adrian Dix introduced legislation Thursday that ends a practice that allows unionized workers to be fired en masse by contracted employers, and then rehired for their same jobs under weaker contracts for less pay.
  “To truly make a difference for patients and seniors in care, we need to focus on t
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books of the week of November 3

  08-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  1. Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography — Andrea Warner (Greystone Books).
  2. Murder by Milkshake: An Astonishing True Story of Adultery, Arsenic, and a Charismatic Killer — Eve Lazarus (Arsenal Pulp Press).
  3. Dancing in Gumboots: Adventure, Love and Resilience — Women of the Comox Valley — edited by Lou Allison, with Jane Wilde (Caitlin Press).
  4. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act — Bob Joseph (Page Two Strategies).
  5. One Eagle Soa
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Brock Boeser seeing specialist in Vancouver to get over groin strain

  08-11-2018 19:47 via theprovince.com
  BOSTON — Brock Boeser won’t be on the team charter to Buffalo on Thursday night.
  The Canucks right winger is flying to Vancouver to see a specialist because a nagging groin injury has kept him from playing on this six-game road trip. Boeser suffered the injury Oct. 18 in Winnipeg and then played through any discomfort.
  However, after games against Boston and Washington on Oct. 20 and 22 respectively, the 2017-18 Calder Trophy finalist didn’t play the next two games. Boeser then
  
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• Buying typical Metro Vancouver home requires $100-163K income (INFOGRAPHIC)

  08-11-2018 19:25
  
  Gap between average income and income needed to buy a home ranges from $15K to $98K
  
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• Measles exposure at Surrey school means unvaccinated students must stay away

  08-11-2018 19:08 via vancouversun.com
  SURREY — Students at Fleetwood Park Secondary School in Surrey are being told to stay away from class if their measles immunization is not up to date.
  The warning comes from the Fraser Health authority in response to a possible measles exposure at the school between Oct. 30 and Nov. 2.
  A letter posted on the school’s website from the authority advises that students or staff who were born in 1970 or later will not be allowed to return to the school until Nov 26 if they have not been v
  
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• Vancouver woman, 83, dies after getting hit by truck

  08-11-2018 18:59
  
  This is the sixth pedestrian fatality of the year
  
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• Vancouver police investigate pedestrian death in east Vancouver

  08-11-2018 18:58 via vancouversun.com
  An 83-year-old Vancouver woman was walking across East 30th Avenue near the east side of Main Street on Wednesday morning when she was hit by a black pick-up truck making a right-turn at a low speed.
  Paramedics took her to hospital where she died a short time later.
  This is the city’s sixth pedestrian fatality of 2018, according to a statement from Vancouver Police.
  The driver of the truck is cooperating with investigators. The VPD’s Collision Investigation Unit is asking anyone with
  
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• All aboard the Vancouver Train Expo at PNE Forum

  08-11-2018 18:46
  
  All aboard! Vancouver’s biggest event for train lovers of all ages is pulling into the Forum at the PNE for a weekend of geekery that’s off the rails.
  
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• B.C. craft brewers growing nearly twice as fast as multinationals

  08-11-2018 18:26
  
  Whether it’s craft offerings or well-known household brands, the province’s beer sales are not showing any signs of a slowdown
  
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• Superstar crooner Michael Buble to kick off cross-Canada tour in Vancouver next April

  08-11-2018 18:11 via vancouversun.com
  Canadian crooner Michael Buble shown on stage at the Juno Awards in Vancouver, Sunday, March, 25, 2018.
  Superstar crooner Michael Buble will kick off a cross-Canada tour with a concert in his hometown on April 12 at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena.
  The “Don’t Believe the Rumors” tour will hit 11 cities, including Toronto on July 26, and end in Quebec City on August 3.
  Grammy award-winning Buble returned to the stage this past August after a lengthy absence, doing shows in Dublin
  
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• Biologists, animal experts say solution to Bella Coola’s grizzly bear phenomenon lies with humans

  08-11-2018 17:03
  "If people understood [the bears], and replaced the sense of fear they had of them with respect, then there’d be a lot less conflict between humans and bears."
  
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• A tour of the Millionaire Lottery’s Grand Prize Vancouver penthouse (PHOTOS)

  08-11-2018 16:32
  
  Two-level False Creek condo with epic views is one of seven prize-home packages – and we were invited to take a peek
  
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• Meet the Whitecaps new coach Marc Dos Santos

  08-11-2018 16:18
  Sonia Sunger and Paul Haysom talk to newly hired Whitecaps manager Marc Dos Santos about how he hopes to turn around the club.
  
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• B.C. woman who assaulted boy, faces deportation can re-appeal her sentence

  08-11-2018 15:10 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Supreme Court has given a woman who was convicted of assaulting a four-year-old boy a chance to fight potential deportation.
  Feng Eng, who has permanent resident status but has not become a Canadian citizen since immigrating to Canada from China in 1992, pleaded guilty in June 2016 to one assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon.
  The offences related to an incident on July 1, 2015 when the boy and his grandmother were in the backyard of a B.C. residence where Eng, a mother
  
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• A project that speaks to its location

  08-11-2018 15:08 via theprovince.com
  Twenty years ago, when Kush Panatch bought a 3.5-acre parcel of industrial land opposite Port Moody’s downtown, he knew it might take a long time for it to appreciate in value. What he hadn’t anticipated was the new SkyTrain Evergreen extension or the nearby Westcoast Express station would make it excellent space for a 358-unit condominium development.
  “I remember coming here. I went down and walked around the park. It was simply a big industrial area with a sawmill,” Pan
  
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• Vancouver least affordable city in B.C., Prince George most affordable: Zoocasa

  08-11-2018 14:49
  "Sixteen out of the 20 markets that were studied, homes are unaffordable for at least half of residents."
  
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• A surprise on top of the compost bin

  08-11-2018 14:42 via theprovince.com
  Q. Can you explain this puzzle? Beautiful Swiss chard plants with red, yellow and white stems staged an appearance atop my compost heap this year. I had planted a multi-coloured Swiss chard in the garden, but that was a few years ago. Also, these mystery plants are the sweetest chard I’ve ever tasted, wonderful simply steamed and served with butter, as well as in stir-fries.
  A. Swiss chard is a biennial plant, producing stems and leaves the first year and flowers and seeds the next year. C
  
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• Housing sales will fall this year, rise next year: B.C. Real Estate Association

  08-11-2018 14:25
  The number of B.C. home sales are expected to rise in 2019.
  
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• Eligible voters should have chance to discuss proposed resolutions

  08-11-2018 14:25 via theprovince.com
  Dear Tony: Our strata council has decided to avoid holding a meeting to discuss a major change in the use of our property. We are a gated community and the current council doesn’t want to pay for the gate maintenance any longer and wants to remove the gate. They have sent out a notice with a proxy form and mail-in ballot that requires each owner to vote yes or no. They advise they will inform the owners of the decision by Nov. 15. Is this permitted?Daria B., Vernon
  Dear Daria: Th
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Bo knows pressure, Pettersson’s encore, Goldobin’s quest

  08-11-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  NEXT GAME: Thursday
  Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins
  4 p.m., TD Garden, TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Radio: Sportsnet 650 AMTHE BIG MATCHUP
  Bo Horvat vs. Patrice Bergeron
  In a 2-1 win over the Bruins on Oct. 20 at Rogers Arena, centre Brandon Sutter combined with Antoine Roussel and Loui Eriksson to keep the vaunted top Bruins line of Bergeron between Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak pointless, even though they managed nine shots. The point is with Sutter injured, Horvat must not only shoulder added
  
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• Export economist predicts China to surpass U.S. as B.C.'s top timber market

  08-11-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Canada’s key export-support organization boldly predicts China will surpass the United States as British Columbia’s top market for forest products within 12 years, if long-term trends hold.
  “This is really about differential growth in the markets,” said Peter Hall, chief economist for Export Development Canada. “China has long and strong potential growth and the U.S. is a fully developed economy.”
  That projection appears to counter a short-term decline in lumb
  
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• B.C. adventurer looks to protect oceans with technology

  08-11-2018 07:19
  The first woman to ever row across the Atlantic is now developing cutting-edge technology to help protect the world's oceans.C
  
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• Suspect in apparent hate crime incident on SkyTrain arrested by transit police

  08-11-2018 07:14 via vancouversun.com
  Transit police have arrested a suspect in an apparent hate-crime incident that occurred in late September. A video was released of him getting off the SkyTrain after allegedly assaulting and harassing two men who were on-board.
  Two young men got on the SkyTrain at Waterfront Station in Downtown Vancouver at about 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28, according to a statement from Metro Vancouver Transit Police.
  As they boarded, “another man kicked the foot of one of the young men and then left h
  
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• Adventurer looks to protect oceans with technology

  08-11-2018 06:22
  She’s accomplished a number of amazing feats in her life, not the least of which was rowing across the Atlantic. But B.C.’s Julie Angus has taken on a new challenge, helping protect our oceans. As Kylie Stanton reports, the Vancouver Island resident hopes to do this through cutting-edge technology.
  
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• California vote opens the door for British Columbia to stop changing clocks for Daylight Saving Time

  08-11-2018 06:20
  Premier John Horgan says that if California goes ahead with sticking on permanent daylight saving time, B.C. could very well follow suit.
  
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