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• Long arm of the law sticks it to pair of Vancouver butter bandits - Vancouver Courier

  15-11-2018 23:57 via vancourier.com
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  Long arm of the law sticks it to pair of Vancouver butter bandits
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  Move over cheese bandits, butter is now the order du jour. Two Vancouver men are facing charges of theft under $5,000 after allegedly stealing a shopping cart full of butter worth more than $1,400 in Coquitlam. article continues below ...
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• Long arm of the law sticks it to pair of Vancouver butter bandits

  15-11-2018 23:49
  
  Two Vancouver men are facing charges of theft under $5,000 after allegedly stealing a shopping cart full of butter worth more than $1,400 in Coquitlam.
  
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• Dog killed in marked, lit crosswalk in Victoria hit-and-run

  15-11-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  The vehicle narrowly missed a man using the crosswalk and struck one of his dogs, killing it instantly.
  
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• Vancouver realtor suspended for writing fake doctor's note for intern - Daily Hive

  15-11-2018 23:44 via dailyhive.com
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  Vancouver realtor suspended for writing fake doctor's note for intern
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  A Vancouver realtor has been handed a 120-day suspension for writing a fake doctors note claiming an intern's grandmother died – in order to excuse him from handing in a late assignment. A disciplinary decision from the Real Estate Council of British ...
  Jaideep Singh Puri, Representative, SRS Westside Realty, J.D. Puri Personal Real Estate Corporation, Vancouver ...Real Estate Council of BCal
  
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• Alleged butter thieves could’ve done better in Coquitlam arrest

  15-11-2018 23:31 via theprovince.com
  A plan to steal a lot of butter could have panned out better for two Vancouver men with sticky fingers.
  Around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the pair were arrested outside a grocery store in the 1300-block of Lougheed Highway in Coquitlam after they allegedly stole a shopping cart full of butter.
  Police say the value of the butter stolen was worth more than $1,400.
  “Stealing a large amount of butter is a little unusual, but we see this sort of thing with similar food products,” said Cpl. M
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Wild goaltender Dubnyk understands Markstrom’s grind, Demko’s dilemma

  15-11-2018 23:26 via theprovince.com
  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Devan Dubnyk understands the goaltending load Jacob Markstrom was shouldering. And he knows what’s at play keeping prospect Thatcher Demko sidelined with post-concussion symptoms.
  As the well-established Minnesota Wild starter, the 32-year-old Dubnyk admitted to struggling with physical and mental expectations of being the go-to guy. He has also been struck when turning his head to stop a shot — much like Demko did Sept. 23 — and knows the evolution to s
  
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• Kelowna carport arson suspect caught on video biking away from scene

  15-11-2018 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  The video clips show someone a bicycle peddling away from the scene.
  
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• B.C. First Nation members to finally return home after wildfire

  15-11-2018 23:05
  TELEGRAPH CREEK, B.C. — Members of a tiny First Nation in northwest British Columbia are finally returning home after fleeing destructive wildfires last summer.
  The emergency operations director for the Tahltan First Nation says when residents go home to Telegraph Creek they will find a changed community.
  Feddie Louie says the evacuation order from the enormous Alkali Lake fire imposed in early August will be lifted as of 6 p.m. on Thursday.
  She says $12 million has been spent making the c
  
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• Even with hot start, Giants brass realize there are aspects to improve on

  15-11-2018 22:42 via theprovince.com
  For Vancouver Giants fans, the most encouraging thing should be that the guys in charge of hockey moves aren’t overly encouraged with the way the team is playing these days.
  Vancouver carries a 13-4-2-0 record into a match-up with the Regina Pats at the Langley Events Centre on Friday (7:30 p.m., Sportsnet 650). The Giants didn’t win their 14th game last season until Dec. 8, and they didn’t do it in 2016-17 until Dec. 27.
  They haven’t been in this kind of territory this e
  
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• Premier John Horgan won’t set a minimum turnout number that would legitimize electoral reform referendum

  15-11-2018 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  With concerns growing over low voter engagement in the ongoing electoral reform referendum, Premier John Horgan won't set a turnout number that would make the process legitimate.
  
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• National Lacrosse League cancels 2 weekends of season due to labour dispute

  15-11-2018 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  The National Lacrosse League said Thursday it is cancelling the first two weekends of the 2018-19 season due to a labour dispute with its players.
  
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• TransLink Mayors' Council votes to suspend Surrey light rail, start SkyTrain planning

  15-11-2018 22:14
  Members of TransLink’s Mayors’ Council have voted to suspend indefinitely work on a light-rail line in Surrey and begin planning for a SkyTrain line along Fraser Highway.
  The council, which is made up of 21 mayors from Metro Vancouver municipalities, the director of Electoral Area A and the chief of Tsawwassen First Nation, met on Thursday for the first time since last month’s municipal election.
  Staff had recommend that the council endorse TransLink’s decision
  
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• Canadian couple from B.C. helping feed fire-affected residents in California

  15-11-2018 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  A couple from British Columbia is spending their vacation by helping fire-affected residents in California.
  
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• Two dozen B.C. youth died, 154 critically injured, in opioid crisis last year: report

  15-11-2018 21:59
  Two dozen kids as young as 10 died in B.C.’s opioid crisis last year, double the number of the year before, according to a report by B.C.’s representative for children and youth.
  The report to B.C. government, “Time to Listen: Youth Voices on Substance Use,” by Jennifer Charlesworth was released Thursday. It makes five recommendations to three ministries for changes to protect youth.
  Last year, 1,452 people died in B.C. from illicit drug overdoses. The report says 24 of t
  
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• B.C.'s Anti-PR campaign seeks voting extension, pro-reform camp doubles down on youth

  15-11-2018 21:54
  The campaign against proportional representation is calling for an extension to the November 30 referendum voting deadline, citing “abysmal” return numbers.
  Only 7.4 per cent of eligible voters have returned a ballot on electoral reform with some regions returning only two to three per cent so far, according to Elections BC’s daily report.
  “The postal service hasn’t been completely disrupted, but it’s possible some people are holding back their ballots,”
  
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• Break out the shades, forecast for Vancouver is bright, sunny skies this weekend - Vancouver Courier

  15-11-2018 21:41 via vancourier.com
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  Break out the shades, forecast for Vancouver is bright, sunny skies this weekend
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  The Vancouver weather forecast has seen plenty of rain this week, but the skies are predicted to clear over the weekend. In fact, Environment Canada predicts that Saturday, Nov. 17 will see clear, sunny skies with a high of 8 degrees. Similarly, Sunday ...and more »
  
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• Former B.C. woman who tried to steal family dog in Alberta sentenced

  15-11-2018 21:28
  RED DEER, Alta. — A former British Columbia woman who tried to steal an Alberta family’s dog by posing as an animal control officer has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.
  Karin Adams, who is 46, appeared in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday via closed-circuit television from the Calgary Remand Centre and pleaded guilty to personation, criminal harassment and breaching a court order.
  The judge accepted a joint submission from the Crown and defence for the 90-day sentence, which h
  
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• No jump in cannabis-impaired driving after legalization: police

  15-11-2018 21:27
  Canadian police have not seen a spike in cannabis-impaired driving in the month since legalization. But there needs to be more awareness of laws about storing marijuana in vehicles and passengers smoking, law enforcement officials say.
  The Canadian Press canvassed police forces and provincial and territorial Crown prosecutors across the country and while some said it was too early to provide data, others said initial numbers and anecdotal impressions suggest stoned driving isn’t on the ris
  
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• Break out the shades, forecast for Vancouver is bright, sunny skies this weekend

  15-11-2018 21:25
  
  The Vancouver weather forecast has seen plenty of rain this week, but the skies are predicted to clear over the weekend.
  
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• B.C. man trapped in truck for days survived on apples and Gatorade

  15-11-2018 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  A 23-year-old Vancouver Island man is recovering in a Victoria hospital after his truck went off a cliff and he was pinned in the vehicle with a broken femur for several days.
  
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• Local bag of chips makes appearance on The Big Bang Theory

  15-11-2018 21:06
  
  If you caught last week’s episode of The Big Bang Theory, you probably didn’t realize the B.C. local in the background.
  
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• Metro Vancouver Mayor’s Council meets for the first time since election

  15-11-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Metro Vancouver Mayor’s Council has met for the first time since the civic elections and a major change in direction is in the works. New Surrey Mayor Doug McCullum wants to scrap the previously approved LRT in favour of SkyTrain. Neetu Garcha is in New Westminster with the latest.
  
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• Caren McSherry marks 40 years in Vancouver culinary industry

  15-11-2018 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  40 years ago, Caren McSherry from the Gourmet Warehouse taught her first cooking class in East Vancouver.
  
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• Vancouver rental prices increasing by less than inflation (INFOGRAPHIC)

  15-11-2018 20:23
  
  Even though new rent-control caps aren’t in force yet, average increases are relatively flat, report two separate rental data studies
  
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• Surrey Mounties nab alleged prolific break and enter offender

  15-11-2018 20:13 via theprovince.com
  Mounties in Surrey say an alleged prolific property crime offender was arrested in Surrey Wednesday morning after a break and enter at a local business.
  Surrey RCMP received a report of a break and enter at a locked commercial compound in the 19500-block of the Langley Bypass shortly before 12:30 a.m.
  Mounties say the suspect attempted to run and was apprehended with the help of police dogs.
  The suspect is also alleged to have broken into a vehicle on the property, and was found in possession of
  
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• No spike in cannabis-impaired driving after legalization: police

  15-11-2018 20:05
  Canadian police have not seen a spike in cannabis-impaired driving one month since legalization, but there needs to be more awareness of laws around storing marijuana in vehicles and passengers smoking weed, law enforcement officials say.
  The Canadian Press canvassed police forces and provincial and territorial Crowns across the country and while some said it was too early to provide data, others said initial numbers and anecdotal impressions suggest stoned driving isn’t on the rise.
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• Toronto anti-carding activist stopped by police in Vancouver - CBC.ca

  15-11-2018 20:03 via cbc.ca
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  Toronto anti-carding activist stopped by police in Vancouver
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  A Toronto activist known for his criticism of the controversial police practice known as "carding" claims he was stopped by an officer in Vancouver because he's black. Desmond Cole was walking near Marina Square Park on Tuesday when a police officer in ...
  Toronto activist carded while in Vancouver to give keynote address on racial equityThe Globe and Mail
  Toronto man says he was 'carded' by Vancouver police while in tow
  
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• This Just In: Neostrata Bionic Face Serum, Korres Pure Greek Olive 3 In 1 Nourishing Oil and Clarisonic Mia Smart 3-In-One Connected Sonic Beauty Device

  15-11-2018 20:00
  Neostrata 
  Bionic Face Serum
  They say: A facial serum designed to promote radiance and improve skin’s texture. The product is formulated with antioxidants to correct the signs of “photoaging.”
  We say: This scent-free serum absorbs quickly into the skin. Used in replacement of our tester’s usual serum, it provided noticeable smoothing results with one use. Skin looked more rested, making our tester excited to see how it impacts skin further with prolong
  
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• Style in the City: Samya Rahmani

  15-11-2018 20:00
  Meet stylish Vancouverite Samya Rahmani.
  Name: Samya Rahmani
  Occupation: Marketing manager and digital content creator
  Personal style in one word: Mood-inspired
  Social media: @samyarahmani on Instagram
  Love Samya’s look? Here are a few items to help you recreate it: The dress
  This little black knit dress gets a fun update thanks to white, frill detailing on the hemline and cuffs. Much like the eye-catching elements on Samya’s dress, contrasting trim adds interest to an
  
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• Q&A: Six beauty questions with Peter Philips, Dior Makeup's creative image director

  15-11-2018 20:00
  Peter Philips is, indisputably, a powerhouse in the makeup industry.
  The Belgian artist, who has been the creative image director of Dior Makeup since 2014, is celebrated for his unique take on using shape and colour with makeup.
  One quick scroll through his Instagram account, @peterphilipsmakeup, proves the point, as he shares images of models made up as Mondrian-inspired clowns, glittering skeletons, surreal, white-faced nuns and more, for his nearly 300,000 followers to enjoy. And, as one wou
  
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• International: 20 bestselling books of the week of November 10

  15-11-2018 20:00
  The Reckoning, a novel by John Grisham.
  HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. The Reckoning — John Grisham
  2. Elevation — Stephen King
  3. Dark Sacred Nights — Michael Connelly
  4. Every Breath — Nicholas Sparks
  5. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven — Mitch Albom
  6. Ambush — Patterson/Born
  7. Holy Ghost — John Sanford
  8. Unsheltered — Barbara Kingsolver
  9. A Spark of Light — Jodi Picoult
  10. Alaskan Holiday — Debbie Macomber
   
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• Book Review: Swan Song by Cloudscape Comics Society

  15-11-2018 20:00
  Swan Song
  Edited by Ed Appleby, Jeffrey Ellis, Oliver McTavish-Wisden, Anat Rabkin and Bevan Thomas | Cloudscape Comics Society
  $30 | 184pp
  The 16th graphic novel to come from Vancouver’s Cloudscape Comics is billed as “an anthology of stories about music.” What that includes is a everything from Talisein at King Maelgwn’s Court, a story inspired by the traditional Welsh harp songs Caniad y Gwyn Bibydd (Song of the White Piper), to the Klara Waldenga’s delightful Yo
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books of the week of November 10.

  15-11-2018 20:00
  Murder by Milkshake: An Astonishing True Story of Adultery, Arsenic, and a Charismatic Killer by Eve Lazarus
  1. Murder by Milkshake: An Astonishing True Story of Adultery, Arsenic, and a Charismatic Killer — Eve Lazarus (Arsenal Pulp Press).
  2. On the Rocks with Jack Knox: Islanders I Will Never Forget —Jack Knox (Heritage House Publishing).
  3. Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography — Andrea Warner (Greystone Books).
  4. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
  
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• New Canadian Coast Guard radar updates marine traffic monitoring off B.C. coast

  15-11-2018 19:56
  RICHMOND — The federal government is adding to marine traffic monitoring with more radar coverage along the British Columbia coast in order to improve safety for ships travelling through narrow and challenging waterways.
  Fisheries and Oceans Canada says six new radar installations will fill in existing gaps in coverage for busy and risky stretches of water from the northern end of Georgia Strait to Queen Charlotte Strait and in the waters off Prince Rupert.
  Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilk
  
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• Drink this: Lavender ESB by Field House Brewing

  15-11-2018 19:54
  
  Here’s the thing: English beers, they get no respect.
  
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• B.C. ex-inmates declined doctor appointments: UBC study

  15-11-2018 19:46
  B.C.’s ex-inmates are struggling to access healthcare because of a stigma attached to those who spend time in jail, say UBC researchers.
  A report, published this week in the Annals of Family Medicine, found people who disclose that they have been in prison before asking for an appointment with a family physician are significantly less likely to be offered that appointment compared with other patients.
  For the study, researchers called the offices of 250 family physicians listed as acc
  
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• Douglas Todd: Atheist Rev. Gretta Vosper’s case reveals a church’s ‘worm theology’

  15-11-2018 19:44
  “Worm theology” is used to describe people of faith who perceive themselves as fundamentally flawed, guilty and unworthy.
  Based on Biblical references to humans having no more status than lowly “worms,” the term is relevant to last week’s long-awaited decision by the United Church of Canada’s large Toronto conference, which ruled that a high-profile atheist could remain as a clergywoman.
  Rev. Gretta Vosper, who heads a small Toronto congregation within what ha
  
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• New Blackcomb gondola won't be ready in time for opening day

  15-11-2018 19:37
  
  The new Blackcomb gondola, the centrepiece of Whistler Blackcomb's $66-million lift upgrades, won't be operational in time for the Nov. 22 opening day.
  
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• Questions raised over RCMP’s DNA “dragnet” technique in Marrisa Shen investigation

  15-11-2018 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  Multiple men of Middle Eastern decent, who had previously immigrated to the Lower Mainland, confirm they were asked to provide DNA samples to investigators in the months leading up to the arrest of Ibrahim Ali, 28.
  
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• Jagmeet Singh on the stigma associated with addiction

  15-11-2018 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks about the stigma associated with those who are dealing with addiction and the barriers it creates for getting help amidst the ongoing opioid crisis.
  
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• ‘Moms Stop The Harm’ on the addictiveness of certain prescribed opioids

  15-11-2018 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  Leslie McBain, the co-founder from ‘Moms Stop the Harm’ advocacy group, calls on the government to launch a lawsuit on behalf of Canadian families to bring awareness to the opioid crisis and hold pharmaceutical companies responsible.
  
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• Vancouver gas prices to dip six cents and reach lowest point since January

  15-11-2018 19:11
  
  On Nov. 13, petroleum analysts predicted that residents of the Lower Mainland would see a significant drop in gas prices later in the week.
  
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• NDP leader wants Liberals to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for opioid crisis

  15-11-2018 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Thursday, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh calls on the federal government to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for their role in the opioid crisis. Singh asks the federal government to launch an investigation to explore criminal charges and join with B.C. in a civil lawsuit to pursue damages.
  
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• Jagmeet Singh urges Liberal government to explore criminal charges against opioid makers

  15-11-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has called on the Liberal government to launch an investigation into the role drug companies may have played in the opioid crisis.
  
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• Explosive B.C. growth spawns VR support hubs, post-secondary programs

  15-11-2018 18:55
  
  When Capcom Game Studio Vancouver Inc. closed suddenly in September, 150 workers were left without jobs at what was then one of the stalwarts of the local gaming sector.
  
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• UPDATED: Canucks Game Day: Jake and The Stats Man, Bachman gets the net, Pettersson’s passage

  15-11-2018 18:47 via theprovince.com
  NEXT GAME: Thursday
  Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild
  5 p.m., Xcel Energy Center, SNETP, SNET 650 AMTHE BIG MATCHUP
  Virtanen vs. Eight Goal Club
  This is rarefied air for Jake Virtanen. The right-winger scored on the power play Tuesday in Brooklyn — he also had six shots and eight attempts — and his eight goals were tied for 30th with notables such as Patrik Laine, Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel.
  Think about it. It took Virtanen until March 5 of last season to score eight times,
  
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• Financial Literacy Month: How to talk to kids about money

  15-11-2018 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  It’s never too late educate young people about finances. Tyler Saito with Coast Capital Savings outlines the best ways to talk to your kids about money.
  
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• Video of man who confessed to murder of Monica Jack released

  15-11-2018 17:23
  A copy of the videotaped confession of a man accused in the murder of a 12-year-old girl was released to the news media Wednesday.
  The tape, which has accused Garry Taylor Handlen describing details of the murder of Monica Jack near Merritt in 1978, was initially played for a B.C. Supreme Court jury nearly two weeks ago.
  The copy of the tape, which was recorded by RCMP during an undercover operation in 2014, was released by the court following an application by The Vancouver Sun and Province, th
  
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• Lululemon founder Chip Wilson inducted into ‘Business Laureates of BC Hall of Fame’

  15-11-2018 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  The founder of Lululemon is one of the 2019 inductees into the Business Laureates of BC Hall of Fame. Chip Wilson joins Global News to talk about the honour and his lengthy business career.
  
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• Nanaimo residents get green bin refresher after discovery of deer carcass

  15-11-2018 17:09
  NANAIMO — The discovery of an apparent big section of deer carcass in a City of Nanaimo green bin has prompted the Vancouver Island community to launch a refresher course on what is or is not acceptable for its kitchen scrap composting program.
  David Thompson, Nanaimo’s manager of sanitation and recycling, says the large deer hip or shoulder found in a load of organics last week was the most bizarre contents his staff have encountered since the program was launched.
  Residents can tos
  
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