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• Banjo Bowl rivals set to pick each other part in West semifinal clash

  09-11-2018 23:36 via vancouversun.com
  Bulls of the Week
  Whenever the CFL kicks into Grey Cup tournament mode, it’s a bullish time for three-down football — and the CFL on TSN.That will be particularly true of the West Division semifinal Sunday between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Riders are the most popular brand in the CFL. They are kings in Saskatchewan and have the largest national following of any team in the league.
  Given the strong “Banjo Bowl” rivalry that ex
  
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• Workers at four B.C. casinos say Yes to four-year agreement by slim margin

  09-11-2018 23:33 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — About 700 casino workers in the B.C. Interior narrowly voted to accept a four-year contract agreement.
  After 19 weeks on the picket lines, members of the B.C. Government and Service Employees Union voted 50.7 per cent in favour of the deal.
  Union president Stephanie Smith says she understands some members may have felt they were being disrespected by the employer.
  Smith says in a news release she’s impressed by the solidarity and courage of members and they should be proud
  
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• B.C. moves toward universal child care with $10-a-day project at 53 sites

  09-11-2018 23:22 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Child care in B.C. will soon cost as little as $200 a month for some parents in the province.
  Children’s Minister Katrine Conroy says the $10-a-day plan is a prototype and will start at 53 day cares around B.C.
  She says in a statement the project looks to become a model for the New Democrat government’s 10-year plan for affordable, quality child care.
  The $60 million project is part of the Early Learning and Child Care Agreement the province has with the federal gove
  
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• B.C. ISIS supporter “playing games” by refusing to co-operate with his deportation, says CBSA

  09-11-2018 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  A CBSA official told a hearing in Vancouver on Friday that Othman Ayed Hamdan, who has been declared a danger to Canada's security over his pro-ISIS social media activities. was refusing to cooperate with his deportation to Jordan.
  
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• Man facing multiple charges after assaulting three police officers in Vernon

  09-11-2018 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  Police say incident started after they asked man to leave store several times.
  
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• Vancouver weather: enjoy bright, sunny skies this long weekend

  09-11-2018 22:48
  
  Remembrance Day is expected to be sunny and clear with a high of 8 degrees
  
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• B.C. government promises 53 child care locations that cost parents $200 per month or less

  09-11-2018 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  The prototype sites will operate until March 31, 2020. 
  
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• Coming of age during wartime (VIDEO)

  09-11-2018 22:18
  
  Two years ago, I sat down with my feisty, politically engaged, 93-year-old grandmother at her home on Salt Spring Island to record her recollections of the war.
  
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• Backstreet Boys are coming to Vancouver next year

  09-11-2018 22:15
  
  The pop group announced they are beginning an epic world-wide tour called the “DNA Tour"
  
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• Remembrance Day 2018: Metro Vancouver guide to honouring Canada's veterans

  09-11-2018 21:36 via vancouversun.com
  It’s been 100 years since the Armistice of Compiègne went into effect, ending hostilities between the Allies and Germany — and marking the end of the First World War, then known as the war to end wars.
  Every year since, Canadians have honoured their veterans and war dead with a ceremony and moment of silence on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
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• Town Talk: B.C. Cancer Foundation gala raises $4.3 million

  09-11-2018 21:33 via vancouversun.com
  Wife Harpreet accompanied Bob Rai who chaired the South Asian community’s Night of Miracles that reportedly raised $755,000 for the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation and a 10-year total of $5.4 million.
  INSPIRED: As the B.C. Lions readied for a final home game under coach Wally Buono on Nov. 3, no less than four galas kicked off downtown. Unlike the Leos, all were winners. The first, the B.C. Cancer Foundation’s 14th annual Inspiration gala at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, re
  
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• Here’s a checklist of Mayor Kennedy Stewart’s promises

  09-11-2018 21:28
  
  Mayor Kennedy Stewart has made many promises, including building 85,000 new homes over 10 years, tripling the empty homes tax and hiring a renters’ advocate.
  
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• Casino strike over; union members ratify new contract

  09-11-2018 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  Agreement to four-year deal ends 19-week strike.
  
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• Vancouver parents say province is wasting money seismically upgrading 98-year-old school

  09-11-2018 21:05
  
  Parents at Edith Cavell elementary say the province is being short-sighted and wasting taxpayers’ money to fix up their old school to make it safe in an earthquake, when they could spend slightly more to build new.
  
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• David Stern pleased to see Raptors thriving, still regrets Grizzlies’ failure

  09-11-2018 21:05 via theprovince.com
  TORONTO — David Stern and Raptors president Masai Ujiri are in agreement — there’s no doubt Toronto has become a destination for NBA players.
  And Stern, the league’s commissioner from 1984 to 2014, said any notion the city isn’t one died long ago.
  “It has not worn off, it has been exploded off,” Stern said in phone interview with The Canadian Press from his New York office this week. “Toronto has the most wonderful array of sports assets and a cosm
  
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• Meet Seth Rogen’s eight-armed namesake

  09-11-2018 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  He’s already the voice of transit, but now Vancouver actor Seth Rogem has been honoured in another way. The Vancouver Aquarium has just named it’s newest Giant Pacific Octopus after the local actor, after holding a contest on social media. It will now be called “Ceph Rogen”, a pun on Cef-Alopod.
  
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• A simple pesto to brighten up classic fall dishes

  09-11-2018 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Dan Clapson cooks up some easy fall dinners with a rustic cranberry pesto
  
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• Remembrance Day: 5 things to think about

  09-11-2018 20:04 via vancouversun.com
  Worn by everyone from young children to aging veterans, the poppy has been a symbol of respect and gratitude for the last century. But when you see all the poppies on lapels today, you may also want to consider: Who sells the poppies and why, who benefits from the proceeds, and what more can be done in Canada to support veterans and their families.
  1. Poppy sales and programs they support
  Thick rows of poppies grew over soldiers’ graves in Flanders, France, and were the inspiration for the
  
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• Minecraft, mothers and sons all play in Theatre Replacement's Mine

  09-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Mine
  When: Nov. 14-17, various times
  Where: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby
  Tickets and info: From $15, shadboltcentre.comTheatre Replacement’s latest work Mine is what happens when a performing arts parent gets actively involved in their child’s play — in this case, creator Maiko B. Yamamoto becoming involved in playing Minecraft with her 11-year-old gamer son, Hokuto MacDuff.
  Developed over the narratives the two discovered playing the popular
  
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• Meet the chef: Summit chef Mario Gross highlights simple, solid flavours

  09-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The stars seem to follow Chef Marion Gross.
  He started his culinary apprenticeship at the Michelin-starred Relais & Chateaux Hotel Dollenberg, in the Black Forest of Germany. Then, he joined the kitchen at Der Alpenhof, which earned a Michelin star during his tenure. Gross fine-tuned his palate and skills under the guidance of three-star Chef Helmut Thieltges and finally assumed command of the one-star Waine & Tafelhous in Edmonton.
  And, today, you can find him at the Summit, t
  
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• Inside Les Ateliers de Verneuil-en-Halatte, the workshop where Chanel handbags come to life

  09-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The first thing you notice when entering Les Ateliers de Verneuil-en-Halatte are the people. The second, of course, is the handbags.
  The workshop, about an hour’s drive north from central Paris, is the epicentre of handbag creation for French fashion house Chanel. Since 1990, it’s here where the sketches conceived in the Paris offices come to life; each timeless piece lovingly handcrafted by the trained artisans employed within its walls.
  It’s a sunny, mild day in France. And t
  
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• Francis Zwiers: Climate change is real but other human behaviour make the damage worse

  09-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If putting the phrase “climate change” in front of as many Canadians as possible were enough to prepare citizens for a changing future, we’d be set after media coverage of the summer wildfire season, this fall’s hurricanes and the recent “1.5°C” report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
  But blaming climate change for every wildfire and extreme weather event is neither accurate nor helpful. It does not address the multiple roots of such
  
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• Fab 5: Geometry class

  09-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s been awhile since we were so excited about bags — sure, there’s been the odd designer style that’s tickled our fancy, but this season, whatever your budget, there’s plenty to choose from. Where to start? We’re loving the geometric bag trend that’s, er, taken shape this season. Whether you go rectangular, round, hexagon, or something that resembles a page from your high school math textbook, Rebecca Tay presents five shape-shifting bags to add t
  
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• Brian Minter: When to prune or not to prune

  09-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  As the last of our fall colour disappears, the orchestration of next spring’s garden can now begin.
  Each year the plants in our gardens, large or small, continue to grow in size.  Evergreens, shade trees, colourful flowering shrubs and long-lived perennials all keep growing to the point that they become overgrown and crowded.  So, it’s decision time.
  Timing is everything when it comes to resizing our plants.  Once the foliage comes off our deciduous trees and shrubs, t
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: B.C. wines take on the world

  09-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia wines took on the world late last month at the fourth annual Judgment of B.C.
  The double-blind tasting, hosted by the B.C. Wine Institute, and curated by Vancouver-based wine educator DJ Kearney, pits 12 acknowledged global benchmark wines against a dozen B.C. labels. This year’s tasting was held in Kelowna involving 37 international and national judges asked to taste and rank all 24 wines.
  The 2018 themes featured traditional method sparkling wine and Bordeaux-style red b
  
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• 5 things to know about You Have Options by François Houle, Alexander Hawkins and Harris Eisenstadt

  09-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  François Houle/ Alexander Hawkins/ Harris Eisenstadt
  You Have Options | Songlines
  The bringing together of clarinetist François Houle, pianist Alexander Hawkins and drummer Harris Eisenstadt came about in 2014. That’s when Ken Pickering, the late co-founder and artistic director of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, suggested Alexander Hawkins as a piano player in a new Houle project.
  Eisenstadt, a Brooklyn-based Canadian bandleader/composer, was already on deck in
  
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• Three ways Premier John Horgan could be more lit when expressing his wokeness

  09-11-2018 19:58
  
  Premier John Horgan has embraced the embarrassing-dad-trying-to-be-cool approach with such a lack of self-consciousness or vanity, it’s almost admirable.
  
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• B.C. launches $10-a-day childcare pilot project

  09-11-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. government launched 53 prototype projects around the province on Friday that will provide child care to families at a maximum cost of $200 per-month per-child. The program is being funded with $60 million in funding from the Early Learning and Child Care Agreement with the federal government.
  
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• Arby’s is opening in Metro Vancouver soon

  09-11-2018 19:31
  
  Calling all roast beef sandwich lovers...
  
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• Do you think dirty money is corrupting B.C.’s real estate market?

  09-11-2018 19:27
  
  Now’s your chance to have your say and suggest solutions, as province’s money laundering task force is seeking public input
  
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• B.C. man meets Canadian soldier who saved him during the Spanish Clvil War

  09-11-2018 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  From 1980: After decades of searching, a B.C. man comes face to face with the Canadian soldier who saved his life during the Spanish Civil War.
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Horvat and crew aim to keep Sabre-rattling on rugged road trip (note early start)

  09-11-2018 19:08 via theprovince.com
  NEXT GAME: Saturday
  Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres
  10 a.m. PT, KeyBank Center, SNETP, SNET 650 AMTHE BIG MATCHUP
  Bo Horvat vs. Jack Eichel
  Another day, another big ask of Bo Horvat.
  The workhorse centre will be matched against the Sabres’ top line and that also means getting the better of Jack Eichel in the face-off circle.
  The Buffalo captain won 63 per cent of his draws Thursday during a 6-5 overtime win in Montreal. Eichel also leads his club with 19 points (4-15) and has comb
  
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• Backstreet Boys announce ‘DNA’ tour and album, with 7 Canadian dates

  09-11-2018 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  The boys also dropped the video for 'Chances.' This will be their first album in more than 6 years.
  
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• IHIT investigates fatal shooting in Surrey

  09-11-2018 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  Police are on the scene of an overnight shooting in Surrey that claimed the life of a 22-year-old man.
  
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• Teen transgender advocates host info session at ‘We for She’ forum

  09-11-2018 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  Teen transgender advocates host info session at ‘We for She’ forum
  
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• New poll shows B.C. residents split on electoral reform vote

  09-11-2018 17:50 via vancouversun.com
  A new poll shows that B.C. residents who are in the midst of a referendum on electoral reform are divided on what voting system should be used to determine provincial election results.
  The results of the online survey, conducted by Insights West on behalf of the Canada Committee 100 Society — a Chinese community organization — were released on Friday.
  Insights West asked 814 British Columbians whether they want to keep the current first-past-the-post voting system or change to propor
  
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• Decloux survives scary cancer fight, looks to conquer Phantom Run next

  09-11-2018 17:39 via vancouversun.com
  Hail. Rain. Snow. Sleet. Cold. That’s what you risk when you sign up for a mid-November trail race on Vancouver’s North Shore.
  Throw in some hills, rocks, roots, stairs and longer distances and, voila, you have obstacles galore for adventure runners who like their nature wild, scenic and challenging as possible.
  Doug Decloux can’t wait to tackle The Phantom Run on Saturday, Nov. 17 — the fourth and final leg of the successful 2018 Foretrails Race Series — and to soa
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Rain and cloudy skies

  09-11-2018 17:07 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Typical November weather is back on Friday, with rain in the morning, tapering off to cloudy skies and a 40-per-cent chance of drizzle. Environment Canada is predicting a steady temperature of 6 C, dipping to a low of 4 C overnight. Things are looking up for the weekend. On Saturday, the clouds are expected to clear in the morning and Saturday night will be clear with a low of 3 C. Sunday will be a return to clear, sunny skies and a high of 8 C.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  To
  
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• Surrey Christmas Bureau to help thousands of people this holiday season

  09-11-2018 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  "We can hardly afford our basement suite that we're renting, let alone anything better."
  
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• Coroner's inquest calls for more Vancouver police training after fatal shooting in 2015

  09-11-2018 16:45 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — More de-escalation training for Vancouver police is being recommended after a coroner’s inquest into the shooting death of a man who was stabbing people on the city’s Downtown Eastside.
  Police say 26-year-old Abdi Hirsi, who was from Edmonton, was killed during a confrontation with an officer in 2015, after he stabbed three people.
  In a statement at the time, the department said officers unsuccessfully tried to arrest the man and fired multiple bean bag rounds in an
  
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• Michael Bublé announces 2019 tour, with 9 Canadian dates

  09-11-2018 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  Michael Bublé will bring his latest album, 'Love,' to Canada next year for a handful of spring/summer shows.
  
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• One person dead after overnight Surrey shooting

  09-11-2018 16:23 via vancouversun.com
  An early-morning shooting in Surrey has left one person dead.
  The incident took place around 1:30 a.m. in the 14200-block 70A Avenue, in Newton.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the case.
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• Continuing the tradition

  09-11-2018 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  This week the Canadian University Men’s Soccer Championships are being held at UBC. As Squire Barnes reports, it’s appropriate UBC is hosting as their team has been a powerhouse for a long time.
  
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• Coroner's inquest calls for more Vancouver police training after fatal shooting

  09-11-2018 16:20
  
  More de-escalation training for Vancouver police is being recommended after a coroner's inquest into the shooting death of a man who was stabbing people on the city's Downtown Eastside.
  
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• Coquitlam council and developer clash over Fraser Mills details

  09-11-2018 16:07
  
  City says Beedie's numbers on homes and park space in huge redevelopment of former mill site are still subject to public consultation
  
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• Iconic 110-year-old shop Alec’s Automotive leaving Vancouver to make way for rental housing

  09-11-2018 16:00 via theprovince.com
  Alec’s Automotive, a fixture on Vancouver’s Fraser Street at 23rd Avenue since it opened as a blacksmith shop in 1909, is leaving Vancouver. The family-run operation is moving to the Metrotown area of Burnaby. It’s an unfortunate trend where Vancouver’s old-time automotive businesses are being forced out of the city by high taxes and encroaching development.
  Walter Quaife opened his blacksmith shop on a hill in southeast Vancouver 110 years ago. Back then, Fraser Street r
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Proportional representation, the No side

  09-11-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  For the third time in 15 years, British Columbians are voting in a referendum to change the way the people of the province elect a government.
  In 2005, the single transferable vote (or STV) was put to the people in a referendum. It required a super-majority that included approval of 60 per cent of the voters overall and simple majorities in 60 per cent of the 79 districts in order to pass. It fell short by an extremely slim margin.
  Four years later, STV was soundly defeated.
  The&n
  
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• Father of abducted B.C. boy says family wasn't told offender had been released

  09-11-2018 15:28 via vancouversun.com
  The father of a boy who was abducted from a home in southeastern British Columbia says his family wasn’t notified about the release of the high-risk offender.Randall Hopley, who is 53, has served his six-year sentence for breaking into a home in Sparwood and abducting the sleeping three-year-old in 2011.He returned the boy four days later physically unharmed.The boy’s father, who lives in northern Alberta, told CTV Calgary that his family was shocked and upset to learn about Hopley&r
  
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• Editorial: Low early return of electoral-reform ballots a concern

  09-11-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Elections B.C. reports that there are 3,291,297 registered voters in B.C., every one of whom has been sent a ballot in the 2018 referendum on electoral reform. As of Thursday, guess how many ballots had been returned.
  Elections B.C. had received just 86,907 ballots — a mere 2.6 per cent of the total. That seems worryingly low, given that we are nearly three weeks into the referendum and the prevailing wisdom is that a large volume of ballots are returned at the start of voti
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Vimy oaks provide a living symbol of the horrors of war

  09-11-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  After more than a century, oak trees are again growing on the French battlefield near Vimy Ridge. How this has come to be is a uniquely Canadian story spanning the decades and the country’s breadth.
  It begins with Leslie Miller. Growing up on an Ontario farm, his goal was always to be a teacher. He loved people and was gifted in languages, eventually mastering English, French, German, Spanish, Greek and Hebrew.
  His first teaching job was in Weyburn in southeastern Saskatchewan. Had th
  
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