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• ‘Miraculous’ cross-border caribou sightings a mystery: conservation expert

  10-11-2018 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  Predation, logging cited as contributing factors to caribou disappearing from U.S. Pacific Northwest.
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Nov 10

  10-11-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  The Saturday, November 10, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• Fish oil and vitamin D may not help prevent heart attacks

  10-11-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• War of words erupts over Surrey’s plan to get rid of the RCMP

  10-11-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Both the premier and Mounties are firing back at Surrey’s newly-elected mayor over his comments linking the creation of a new city police force and a recent deadly shooting in Newton. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• Video shows man stealing poppy donation box from New Westminster Legion

  10-11-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  New Westminster police are looking for the man who allegedly swiped a poppy donation box, just days before Remembrance Day. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• Teen convicted in grad party attack sentenced to two weeks in jail

  10-11-2018 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Family and friends of a teen sex assault victim are outraged that the 16-year-old boy who brutally attacked the 17-year-old inside a Vancouver nightclub in 2016 was sentenced to just two weeks in youth custody followed by time to be served in the community. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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• Critics cry foul over what ICBC is now classifying as ‘minor injuries’

  10-11-2018 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  ICBC is facing intense criticism from brain injury experts after reclassifying concussions as a minor injury. Paul Johnson reports.
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Boeser diagnosed with adductor muscles irritation, out week-to-week

  10-11-2018 22:41 via theprovince.com
  BUFFALO — Brock Boeser now knows exactly what he’s dealing with.
  The Vancouver Canucks’ right-winger, who suffered a groin injury Oct. 18 in Winnipeg and had been trying to play through discomfort, hasn’t played on this six-game road trip and won’t be playing for some time.
  “He saw a specialist and got some irritation in his adductors (muscles) and he’ll be out for the rest of the road trip,” coach Travis Green said Saturday, before the Canucks dro
  
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• Headstone to honour family killed in disastrous shipwreck 100 years ago

  10-11-2018 22:28 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A family of seven who died in one of the worst nautical disasters in the history of the West Coast will have its final resting place marked in Vancouver, 100 years later.
  The Maritime Museum of British Columbia is installing a headstone for the O’Brien family members, who were among more than 350 people killed in the sinking of the SS Princess Sophia, at Mountain View Cemetery today.
  The passengers and crew were stranded aboard the steamship for two full days after it str
  
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• Headstone to honour family killed in disastrous West Coast shipwreck 100 years ago

  10-11-2018 22:14
  
  The Maritime Museum of British Columbiais installing a headstone at Mountain View Cemetery today for the O'Brien family members
  
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• Sabres 4, Canucks 3 (SO): Understudies stole the show before the script changed

  10-11-2018 22:13 via theprovince.com
  BUFFALO — Matinee movies can often disappoint.
  You’re looking for something special and often don’t see nearly enough, especially when there are names of note on the marquee.
  On Saturday afternoon, there was more anticipation about a building lake-effect blizzard that was supposed to blanket the area than what Swedish rookies and first-round draft picks Ellias Pettersson and Rasmus Dahlin were able to produce. They were quiet. Very quiet.
  Pettersson was held in check and held p
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Surrey Mayor blames RCMP after another murder

  10-11-2018 21:46 via vancouversun.com
  As homicide investigators are trying to find yet another killer in Surrey, newly elected Mayor Doug McCallum took the opportunity to blame the RCMP for the violence.
  McCallum said in a news release that the Newton shooting “is yet another example of the ongoing trauma and fear that are being inflicted on the communities, residents and families of Surrey.”
  “This latest incident of deadly gun violence further emphasizes the need for the City of Surrey to have its own city police
  
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• Postal workers strike in Vancouver, Quebec, as negotiations continue

  10-11-2018 21:43
  
  Canada Post says the union's rotating strike will have a significant impact on operations and cause further backlogs
  
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• Grouse Mountain to reopen Sunday after seasonal maintenance wraps early

  10-11-2018 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  Hikers planning to hit the Grouse Grind on Sunday won't have to hike back down the mountain.
  
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• B.C. men take Movember moustache to a whole new level

  10-11-2018 20:48
  
  Well, that's one way to do it...
  
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• Welfare challenge cancelled because participants could face starvation

  10-11-2018 20:33 via vancouversun.com
  The group that holds Metro Vancouver’s annual welfare food challenge has called it off this year, saying participants would face starvation.
  Every fall for the last six years, Raise the Rates has challenged participants, including politicians, celebrities and chefs, to live on provincial welfare rates for one week. In 2017, after subtracting rent and other basics like bus fare, that meant $19.
  But with recent rent increases, participants this year would have only $5.75 to spend on food for
  
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• Rotating postal strikes return to Metro Vancouver, hit B.C. parcel hub

  10-11-2018 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  Rotating postal strikes have returned to Metro Vancouver.
  
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• Makeover part one: Head-to-toe transformation for Mimi Shewchuk

  10-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Mimi Shewchuk, 47, is a volunteer coordinator and mom of three grown kids.  She’s had the same hairstyle for several years and was ready for an update.
  We gave her a head-to-toe transformation and broke her makeover up into two parts. This week features her new hair and makeup look, and next week will be geared toward her wardrobe style; you won’t want to miss it!
  Mimi has very thick and wavy hair.  It was previously highlighted and her colour maintenance was only twice per
  
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• Douglas Todd: Riddled by machine-gun fire, my grandfather showed the resilience we need today

  10-11-2018 19:11 via vancouversun.com
  “In Flanders fields the poppies blow. Between the crosses, row on row.”
  — By John McCrae, First World War military doctor
  When I was about 11 years old, I remember my grandfather pulling up his pant leg and showing me a bullet wound in his calf. The scar was a jagged rust-red slash.
  The moment occurred because my mother had urged me to ask my grandfather, George Stanley Todd, about the First World War, which ended 100 years ago this Sunday. Apparently, he never talked about it.
  
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• Surveillance video captures alleged poppy donation thief

  10-11-2018 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  Surveillance video at a New Westminster Royal Canadian Legion appears to show a man stealing a tin of poppy donations meant for veterans.
  
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• B.C. Lions Game Day: Eastern semifinal figures to be very close and highly competitive

  10-11-2018 19:00 via theprovince.com
  NEXT GAME
  Eastern Semifinal | Sunday
  B.C. Lions (9-9) vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-10)
  10 a.m. PT, Tim Hortons Field; TV: TSN
  Line: Ticats by 1.5 points
  Weather: 3ºC; mix of sun and clouds; winds gusting to 27 km/hFIVE THINGS TO WATCH
  1. Hip, hip Lulay
  There isn’t a more respected player in three-down football than Travis Lulay, whom the Ticats have yet to meet this season. Lulay has won a Grey Cup and understands what it takes when playing a postseason game. Protecting the footbal
  
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• B.C. government responds to social worker accused of stealing money from teens

  10-11-2018 18:59 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government says a Kelowna social worker accused of stealing money from teens in government care no longer works for public service.
  The Ministry of Children and Family Development responded Friday to allegations against Robert Riley Sanders, who is accused of defrauding dozens of youth, mainly aboriginal, out of government support money.
  The ministry says it has taken serval steps in light of the allegations to protect youth, including implementing new financial controls aimed
  
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• Kelly Ellard’s boyfriend Darwin Dorozan has statutory release revoked

  10-11-2018 18:18 via theprovince.com
  Darwin Duane Dorozan, Kelly Ellard’s boyfriend and the father of her son, remains in prison after the Parole Board of Canada found his risk to society unmanageable.
  At a hearing on Sept. 25, the board revoked Dorozan’s statutory release. All federal offenders serving fixed-length sentences are entitled to statutory release after serving two-thirds of their sentence, unless they are deemed likely to commit a serious offence before the end of their sentence.
  The board found Dorozan had
  
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• Family of VIU student who died urge anyone who is struggling to reach out

  10-11-2018 18:15 via vancouversun.com
  The 21-year-old Vancouver Island University student who died after falling from the fifth and top floor of the school’s library on Monday is being remembered by family as a bright and caring person who was a whiz with computers.
  Spencer Stone Shutes was studying computer science and had just completed the first year of his electrical apprenticeship at the Nanaimo university, said his 24-year-old brother, Brandon Stone.
  “For 21 years, he was my best friend,” Stone said.
  Shutes l
  
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• Kuzma: Boeser diagnosed with adductor muscles irritation, out week-to-week

  10-11-2018 18:08 via theprovince.com
  BUFFALO — Brock Boeser now knows exactly what he’s dealing with.
  The Vancouver Canucks right winger, who suffered a groin injury Oct. 18 in Winnipeg and had been trying to play through discomfort, hasn’t played on this six-game trip and won’t be for some time.
  “He saw a specialist and got some irritation is his adductors (muscles) and he’ll be out for the rest of the road trip,” Canucks coach Travis Green said Saturday. “We’re going to call i
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Sunny with scattered clouds

  10-11-2018 17:29 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Saturday’s weather will likely be a mix of sun and cloud, with fog patches dissipating in the morning. The temperature remains cool, with Environment Canada forecasting a high of 9 C, and an overnight low of 2 C. The rest of the long weekend looks sunny, with clear skies and a high of 10 C on Sunday, for Remembrance Day. Monday also looks sunny Then it looks like the rain will return just in time to head back to work and school, with a 60 per cent chance of showers
  
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• Trail Appliances Teen Chef Challenge: Emma

  10-11-2018 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  It’s week two of our Trail Appliances Teen Chef Challenge. This week’s challenger is 13-year old Emma Strachan. She puts her twist on pork tenderloin for Jay and Coleen to taste and judge.
  
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• Beaches and Bunkers

  10-11-2018 16:55 via theprovince.com
  St. Andre sur Orne – I started to tell the story of the battle that happened here in July 1944 for which my father received the Military Cross, then emotion took over. And the tears started. It was like Dad was there with me. In my imagination I could feel the horror he felt. I stumbled through his story.
  Everyone of the 36 Canadians on board touched my hand as I made my way back to my seat on the bus. We were winding our way through the colourful French countryside, and past the
  
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• GardenWorks – Mini Kokedama

  10-11-2018 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  It’s the hottest new gardening trend. The folks at GardenWorks show you how to make your own mini kokedama display.
  
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• Open House – Nurseries

  10-11-2018 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  From black out curtains to a stylish yet comfortable rocking chair – in today’s ‘Open House’ Kaitlyn Herbst gets some expert tips on decorating your baby’s nursery.
  
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• Love Bomb

  10-11-2018 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  We meet artistic directors of shameless hussy productions Renee Iaci and Deb Pickman to hear about their touring production of critically acclaimed musical ‘Love Bomb’.
  
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• On This Spot: Step into Vancouver's history with this free walking tour app

  10-11-2018 16:30
  
  Then-and-now photography app offers 'a new way of experiencing history'
  
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• Vancouver firefighters are the busiest in Canada

  10-11-2018 16:20
  
  “We’re attending almost 90 incidents per year per operational staff, with other Canadian cities ranging between 29-46”
  
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• Enjoy choo-choo cheer on the Bright Nights Christmas Train in Stanley Park

  10-11-2018 16:15
  
  This magical Vancouver Christmas train has over 3 million dazzling lights
  
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• New Maple Ridge mayor wants to set a standard with new code of conduct rules

  10-11-2018 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  n a statement, Mayor Mike Morden says it's about moving forward with a strong foundation of mutual respect.
  
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• The Home Front: Setting the stage for the holidays

  10-11-2018 15:01 via vancouversun.com
  If you’re a fan of decorating for the holidays or just curious to see it done to the extreme in some of Metro Vancouver’s more opulent homes, you can’t beat the Kids Help Phone Homes for the Holidays tour, which is back for a fourteenth year.
  This year’s tour, which takes place on Nov. 24 and 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., features six homes from West Vancouver to Southlands, representing a mix of architectural and interior styles and decorated by leading interior design
  
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• Canada’s forgotten veterans: Honouring the soldiers who fought fascism in the Spanish Civil War

  10-11-2018 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  "These were brave men who tried to do the right thing at a very difficult time in history, and they did do the right thing."
  
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• Canada’s forgotten soldiers: Honouring the Mac-Paps who fought fascism in the Spanish Civil War

  10-11-2018 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  "These were brave men who tried to do the right thing at a very difficult time in history, and they did do the right thing."
  
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• Tsawwassen Landing launches with townhome component

  10-11-2018 14:20 via vancouversun.com
  Tsawwassen is somewhat of a “hidden gem” in Metro Vancouver, observes the Onni Group’s Andrew Joblin, but odds are, it will be far less hidden in the years ahead.
  Work has begun on residential development on a 270-acre piece of land just west of the huge new Tsawwassen Mills mall, and Onni has almost half that property — 120 acres — for its new master-planned community, Tsawwassen Landing. The company is beginning the development with 30 three-bedroom townhomes
  
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• Granville Island-area penthouse snapped up in three days

  10-11-2018 14:19 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  601 — 1477 Fountain Way, Vancouver
  Type: Two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment
  Size: 1,054 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $702,000
  Listed for: $699,000
  Sold for: $699,000
  Sold on: Aug. 23
  Days on market: Three
  Listing agent: Steve Gillespie at Oakwyn Realty
  Buyers agent: Devon Owen at Royal Pacific Realty
  The big sell: This two-bedroom apartment is in Fountain Terrace, a 55-unit low-rise that sits close to the entrance of Gra
  
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• Canadian Jon Snyder helped save 50 Afghan recruits from the Taliban. Three days later, he died

  10-11-2018 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Capt. Jonathan Snyder's comrades in the Canadian Forces say he’d want to be remembered for foiling a Taliban ambush, just three days before his accidental death in 2008.
  
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• Surrey RCMP ask for your help to find Wayne Raulick, who’s been missing since Nov. 7

  10-11-2018 07:44 via globalnews.ca
  Wayne Raulick was last seen in the 16500 block of Fraser Highway in Surrey on Nov. 7 at 2:05 p.m.
  
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• ‘It hits the heart’: Trio of female air force veterans honoured at Vancouver ceremony

  10-11-2018 07:12 via globalnews.ca
  Geraldine Grimway, 97, Colleen DeSerres, 86 and Penny Stirling, 94, served in World War II and the Korean War.
  
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• Ministry responds to allegations that social worker stole from kids in government care

  10-11-2018 06:54 via globalnews.ca
  On Friday, the Ministry of Children and Family Development said the "individual in question" no longer works for the public service.
  
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• Vancouver Showcase hoops organizers hyped about tourney entries, venue

  10-11-2018 05:54 via theprovince.com
  Howard Kelsey’s search for the perfect fit for a venue to host his prospective basketball tournament was a tale in itself, the hardwood version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
  “We walked every single venue in the Greater Vancouver Regional District and … we couldn’t check all the boxes,” said Kelsey, one of the organizers of the upcoming Vancouver Showcase, an NCAA tournament featuring some of the best basketball teams in the world.
  “It was too far east, t
  
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• Okanagan man in custody after two-day driving rampage

  10-11-2018 03:41 via globalnews.ca
  Lake Country man, who is facing 13 charges, will be held in custody until December 6th.
  
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• Permanent residents can’t vote in B.C. civic elections. This group wants to change that

  10-11-2018 03:13 via globalnews.ca
  A B.C. group is renewing its campaign to allow permanent residents to vote in B.C. civic elections.
  
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• Rob Shaw: Liberal gains on PR debate leave Yes side with tough choices

  10-11-2018 03:03 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson used this week’s TV debate to make big gains in his campaign to spread confusion over the details of proportional representation. His success has left the Yes side with some tough choices as it tries to counter the Liberal momentum in the critical days ahead.
  Wilkinson dedicated almost his entire time during a 30-minute debate Thursday on a focused attack on Premier John Horgan for being unable to explain the practical mechanics of how the t
  
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• Ed Willes: Lulay’s living in the now, and winning now is all that matters to Lion

  10-11-2018 03:01 via theprovince.com
  HAMILTON — In 2011, his first full season as the B.C. Lions’ starting quarterback, Travis Lulay led his team to a Grey Cup victory while being named the CFL’s most outstanding player.
  The next season, he had an even better year statistically before the Lions lost the West Division Final. He was back in 2013, returning from an injury and playing his heart out in a crushing 29-25 loss to the Roughriders in Regina in the West semifinal.
  That game also marked his last start in the
  
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• Vancouver Sun letters to the editor for Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018

  10-11-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  I am voting for proportional representation because you get what you vote for. No longer will one party with a minority of the votes control a majority of the power.
  Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland and many other developed countries use some form of pro rep.
  Pro rep forces political parties to co-operate and collaborate instead of pushing a one-sided agenda that only a minority of the population supports. Pro rep will bring fairness to B.C. politics, an
  
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