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• Vernon fire department employees fired after hidden camera catches them having sex

  30-11-2018 23:53 via vancouversun.com
  Two employees of the fire department in Vernon are battling to keep their jobs after a videotape showed them having sex in the interim fire chief’s office.
  The pair, who were not named, were fired two days after the incident earlier this year, but their union is grieving the dismissals.
  It argued the camera was hidden and its footage amounts to “an illegal collection of personal information” that should not be used against the employees.
  “The union does not deny the two e
  
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• Metro Vancouver pounded by hail and flash flooding in freak storm (VIDEO)

  30-11-2018 23:52
  
  Drive BC says 'winter has landed on the roads around the Alex Fraser bridge, drive carefully and expect delays'
  
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• IHIT announce charges in suspicious Barnet Highway crash

  30-11-2018 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  Cpl. Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announces second-degree murder charges laid in connection to the death of 34-year-old Nicole Hasselmann.
  
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• Abbotsford father of 3 in desperate need of kidney transplant searches for donor

  30-11-2018 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  Desperate to stay alive and care for his family, an Abbotsford man is hoping more people will consider becoming living donors.
  
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• Vancouver police officers awarded for valour and meritorious service

  30-11-2018 23:24
  
  Several VPD officers among more than 100 honoured at provincial police awards
  
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• Man charged with murder in death of Burnaby woman on Barnet Highway

  30-11-2018 22:44 via theprovince.com
  A man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a Burnaby woman in a car crash on the Barnet Highway two weeks ago.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Jan Poepl, 31, is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of 34-year-old Nicole Hasselmann, who also went by the name Nicole Porciello.
  Poepl will appear before a judge in B.C. Provincial Court on Friday.
  IHIT says the homicide was an isolated incident and those involved were known to each oth
  
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• Second-degree murder charge laid in ‘suspicious’ Barnet Highway crash

  30-11-2018 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  Nicole Hasselmann, who was also known as Nicole Porciello, died after being thrown from a vehicle on the Barnet Highway on Nov. 16. 
  
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• Surveillance video catches two Vernon firefighters having sex in fire chief’s office

  30-11-2018 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  Employees fired two days after incident took place, but union grieves dismissal.
  
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• COMMENTARY: NDP facing tough test in upcoming teacher contract talks

  30-11-2018 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  The possibility of another strike by B.C.’s teachers when their contract expires next June cannot be discounted or minimized.
  
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• Crime Stoppers hosts prison-themed ‘fashion show’ aimed at girlfriends of gangsters

  30-11-2018 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  The emcee of the event said they are using a tongue-in-cheek approach to tackle a very serious problem.
  
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• SkyTrain service resumes in Vancouver after lightning-caused problem

  30-11-2018 21:43 via vancouversun.com
  A train problem, believed to have been caused by lightning, that affected SkyTrain service on the Expo Line has been fixed.
  TransLink says it will take a few minutes for trains to return to normal spacing and frequency.
  “We believe the issue with the problem train was caused by a large lightning strike in the area of New Westminster Station. The train was not hit, but the lightning appears to have caused a spike in power which affected the propulsion system on the train,”  said
  
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• Analysis from Geological Survey of Canada of Anchorage earthquake

  30-11-2018 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  Dr. Honn Kao from the Geological Survey of Canada explains what scientists are learning about the powerful earthquake that hit Anchorage Friday morning.
  
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• Urban Development Institute: Tiny homes equal big potential

  30-11-2018 21:20 via vancouversun.com
  Imagine you’ve saved up enough money for a down payment on your first car. You visit the car lot that features new sub-compact and economy car choices that are both within your $25,000 budget.
  You test drive each car, loving its gas efficiency, loaded features and easy parking ability. Then the salesperson tells you that unfortunately you can’t buy either car—you can only rent it.
  Thankfully, that’s not reality in the new-car industry. However, that is what we face in the
  
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• Crime Stopper campaign targets girlfriends of gangsters

  30-11-2018 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  A Crime Stoppers campaign aimed at helping girlfriends of gang members escape gang life has launched today. As Neetu Garcha reports, these newly created adverts, use a tongue in cheek approach to tackle a more serious problem.
  
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• Grizzly bear that killed Yukon mother and baby undergoing necropsy

  30-11-2018 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  Officials are confirming the grizzly bear involved in Monday’s tragic double mauling is undergoing testing. And reporter Sarah MacDonald has details of a crowdfunding effort for the victim’s husband and father.
  
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• ‘This was definitely a big one’: Witness describes damage from powerful Anchorage earthquake

  30-11-2018 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  Paul Dunscomb from Anchorage, Alaska describes what happened in the city, and the aftermath, when a shallow 7.0 earthquake hit the city of 300,000 people.
  
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• Earthquake rocks Anchorage, but no tsunami warning for B.C.

  30-11-2018 20:46 via vancouversun.com
  An earthquake northeast of Anchorage Friday has prompted a tsunami warning for southern Alaska, but is not expected to affect British Columbia, according to the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Centre.
  Emergency Management BC says there is no threat to the B.C. coast.
  No tsunami threat to #BC https://t.co/BMD646Bord
  — Emergency Info BC (@EmergencyInfoBC) November 30, 2018#Tsunami #Warning in effect for Cook Inlet Area and Southern Kenai Penninsula in Alaska following M7.0 near #Anchorage, Ala
  
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• SkyTrain delays in Vancouver because of train problem

  30-11-2018 20:43 via vancouversun.com
  A train problem has caused a delay to SkyTrain service between Gateway and Joyce-Collingwood stations.
  TransLink says trains are being held at stations longer than usual as a result.
  The Millennium and Canada Line trains are running normally.
  TransLink says crews are working hard to restore the problem.
  Riders seeking alternative routes to SkyTrain are encouraged to consult the Trip Planner at http://tripplanning.translink.ca.
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• Snake yoga? It’s a thing and it’s coming to Vancouver (VIDEO)

  30-11-2018 20:08
  
  Snakes and yoga. Together at last.
  
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• Snake yoga? It’s a thing and it’s coming to Vancouver

  30-11-2018 20:08
  
  Snakes and yoga. Together at last.
  
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• VanDusen Botanical Garden's Festival of Lights sure to enchant viewers

  30-11-2018 20:05
  
  The garden will feature more than a million breathtaking lights
  
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• Gifts for fitness enthusiasts: 12 presents to get people moving

  30-11-2018 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  We all know Canadians love to keep moving. Yes, even if it means braving the snow, wind and rain during the wintertime.
  That means, odds are, you’re likely shopping for a fitness enthusiast this holiday season.
  From yoga regulars to spin fanatics, and even casual outdoor stroll-ers, there’s an endless list of options this gifting season that are perfect for people who live for, or even just like, to get their sweat on.
  With active activities in mind — or even just for athleisur
  
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• Style Q&A: Nick Steward's Gallivant Perfume isn't your average scent story

  30-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If the idea that you can’t judge a book by its cover is true. Then, the same can definitely be said for a bottle of perfume.
  The simple casings containing the scents created by perfumer Nick Steward for his London-based perfume company, Gallivant, tell little about the intoxicatingly unique elixirs inside. Inspired by global cities that hold a place in Steward’s heart, the glass bottles give away the name of each inspiration city — but very little about the nuanced scent inside
  
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• Local authors tackle the problems and opportunities of just transition from a fossil-fuel economy

  30-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Total Transition: The Human Side of the Renewable Energy Revolution
  Savannah Carr-Wilson and Sandeep Pai (Rocky Mountain Books)
  $22 | 222ppTotal Transition: The Human Side of the Renewable Energy Revolution.
  No one can say we haven’t been warned.
  In October of this year, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounded yet another dire alarm. If major reforms in energy production and greenhouse gas emissions are not made in the next dozen years, the experts said, our av
  
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• Elliot the Littlest Reindeer offers plenty of horsing around for the holidays

  30-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  A chance encounter with a bunch of miniature horses got Victoria filmmaker Jennifer Westcott thinking and now a decade later her new animated feature Elliot the Littlest Reindeer stars a petite pony and is set to hit theatres.
  “I grew up on a farm for the first 10 years of my life,” said Westcott, who was raised in the Ottawa Valley. “We had a horse but I didn’t know miniature horses existed at all. Then we lived in Dallas Texas for a year. My husband was teaching at a un
  
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• Dana Claxton uses beauty to tell difficult truths about colonialism

  30-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Dana Claxton’s art is subversive. What you first see are visually beautiful images that use traditional pictorial building blocks such as colour and form to lead you into the work. But once you’re in, you realize you’re experiencing something inspired by the harsh legacy of colonialism.
  Many of her works are about both the losses experienced by Indigenous people and how we, the descendants of Europeans and other immigrants, played a role in those losses. She binds the two in a
  
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• Brian Minter: Cut greens

  30-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  It is delightful that an ancient winter tradition is now recurring in a significant manner. Right across our country, more and more folks are decorating their homes and patios, and even their dining room tables, with fresh-cut outdoor greens.
  Whether it is a porch pot of cut evergreens (complemented by birch branches, cones and red-berried deciduous holly), a cedar garland, a stunning wreath or a winter hanging basket created with soft, flowing boughs, outdoor green décor is very much her
  
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• Books are back: Indigo CEO talks the future of book stores, new Robson Street store

  30-11-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Throughout her career, Heather Reisman has bet a lot on books.
  Yes, even while being well aware that the digital revolution is continually threatening most major print industries, book publishing and sales included.
  “There is no doubt that where we are absorbing content is changing,” she says matter-of-factly. “Does binge-watching affect us? You bet. Do we get affected by the fact that people are spending all their time glued to (their phone)? Yes, we do. We are 100 per cent af
  
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• Opinion: What Vancouver’s impressive Empty Homes Tax revenue tells us

  30-11-2018 19:53
  
  Not even the City’s seemingly optimistic projections had predicted this much revenue – but does that make the tax a success?
  
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• Revised plan for hotel at Coquitlam's Hard Rock Casino approved

  30-11-2018 19:36
  
  Although it's been more than seven years after first proposed, construction start not determined
  
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• Coquitlam considers hiking development fees on new homes

  30-11-2018 19:33
  
  Costs of servicing are going up, says city’s finance GM, which means cost to build new homes must rise too
  
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• Koi rescued from rogue otter’s clutches settle into Vancouver Aquarium (VIDEO)

  30-11-2018 19:11
  
  'We are pleased to announce that we are hosting some V.I.K. (Very Important Koi) guests'
  
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• Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Alaska, leaving crumbled roads and damage

  30-11-2018 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
  
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• Alaska earthquake: ‘Major’ damage left by 7.0 magnitude jolt

  30-11-2018 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
  
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• Q&A: B.C. cowgirl Carman Pozzobon talks representing Canada at the NFR, her horse and why she loves her sport

  30-11-2018 19:00 via theprovince.com
  Each year, the top rodeo competitors from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association descend upon Las Vegas, Nevada with the hopes of taking home the titles — and top paycheques — at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR).
  For the first time since 2011, when Alberta’s Lindsay Sears won the World Championship title at the event, a Canadian cowgirl will be looking to take top honours in the barrel racing event.
  That woman, is Carman Pozzobon.
  The B.C.-based
  
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• 4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Fort St. John

  30-11-2018 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  Questions are mounting in the northeast part of B.C. following 4.5 magnitude earthquake. Seismologist Mika McKinnon talks about the quake near Fort St. John.
  
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• Vasek Pospisil on and off the tennis court

  30-11-2018 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  Tennis star Vasek Pospisil talks about his career and his growing involvement in music having penned dozens of songs in the past few years.
  
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• Movie reviews: At Eternity’s Gate and Clara and Tiger

  30-11-2018 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  Movie critic Dana Gee has a look at some of the new movies hitting theatres this weekend, including “At Eternity’s Gate, Clara & Tiger”
  
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• B.C. Premier John Horgan not yet ready to call a public inquiry into opioid crisis

  30-11-2018 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  Inquiries 'tend to cost a lot of money and lead to a report that's a few inches thick that sits on a shelf,' B.C. Premier John Horgan says.
  
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• ICBC launches telematics pilot for new drivers

  30-11-2018 17:47 via vancouversun.com
  The Insurance Corporation of B.C. is launching another pilot project that uses telematics to track the way new drivers behave on the road.
  ICBC is inviting up to 7,000 drivers with less than five years of experience to take part in the pilot in a bid to determine whether the technology can improve their driving and make roads safer.
  ICBC says new drivers are 5.6 times more at risk of getting into a crash than those with 20 years of driving experience.
  Results from the first telematics
  
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• The 8 best B.C. holiday-season getaways to deliver the Christmas spirit

  30-11-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  The holiday season can be a great time to have a mini-vacation with the family and spend some time reconnecting. Or commit to a reclusive and romantic weekend before the full-on family drama. Here are eight picks to inject a little holiday magic.
  1. Manning Park
  Ge a hit of snow at Manning Park Resort during the holiday season.
  Pack up the kids for a unique holiday experience at this resort, which offers stay and play packages with all the amenities for winter fun. There are five new cabins that
  
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• Why Burnaby's rental vacancy rate rose as demolitions surged

  30-11-2018 16:49
  
  Latest rental statistics show the total number of rental units dropped in 2018 as average rents rose
  
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• Town Talk: Frank Giustra's sun-raised olive oil best kept in the dark

  30-11-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  MIDNIGHT OIL: Open a $65 stainless-steel bottle of Domenica Fiore Novello di Notte extra-virgin olive oil and its 500-ml contents should blink. That’s because three varieties of olives therein were harvested from an Italian hillside in the cool of night, promptly cold-pressed, and kept in the dark ever since.
  Domenica Fiore president Anna Wallner and owner Frank Giustra cooked Italian meatballs at a 2017 benefit for the B.C. Cancer Foundation.
  “Olive oil’s big enemy is light,&r
  
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• Conversations That Matter: The legacy of a B.C. Nobel winner

  30-11-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  It was 25 years ago that the Nobel committee named Michael Smith of UBC as the winner in chemistry for his work in site-directed mutagenesis. In other words, making specific changes to the DNA sequence of a gene – a process that he developed even before the human genome was fully mapped.
  He was a remarkable scientist and a remarkable man who went to great lengths in attracting research talent to B.C. He donated his entire prize money to research and thus played a vital role
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Mainly cloudy, but sunny weekend ahead

  30-11-2018 14:58 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Friday’s weather looks mainly cloudy, with a good chance of showers throughout the day. The region may even see some sunny breaks and a high of 9 C.  After a couple of weeks of rainy, grey weather, the region is about to be bathed in sunlight for at least a week. The federal weather agency is predicting clear skies, sunshine and highs of 7 C and 6 C on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The temperature is expected to drop down to freezing at night as we head in
  
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• Large Griswold-style holiday light displays increasing power use and costs in B.C.

  30-11-2018 14:01 via globalnews.ca
  BC Hydro says more elaborate holiday displays have increased the province's power load from electronic decorations and lights by about 15 per cent since 2012.
  
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• Despite switch to LED lights, Christmas hydro usage climbing in B.C.

  30-11-2018 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  The amount of electricity used for Christmas lights has gone up significantly in the past seven years even though two-thirds of British Columbians have ditched energy-sucking incandescent lights for LEDs.
  The increase can be blamed on oversized blow-up seasonal yard art, Clark Griswold and possibly people replacing incandescent strands with a larger number of LED light strings, says B.C. Hydro.
  And about one-third of hydro users are sticking with the old-fashioned incandescent lights to decorate
  
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• Canucks Post Game: Green lauds the effort, Hutton gets stung, Reeves’ ‘dirty’ hit grilled

  30-11-2018 09:28 via theprovince.com
  Points to ponder as a shorthanded goal and a brutal hit that injured Alex Edler stole the thunder from Brock Boeser’s two-goal outing and a monster effort from Bo Horvat in a 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights on Thursday at Rogers Arena:
  GREEN: Lots to like in ‘disheartening’ loss
  The coaching credo is to often be harder on your team when it wins than when it loses.
  Pointing out what went wrong in a win always gets the attention because players are feeling good about themselves. P
  
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• Vancouver councillor proposes new tax to 'capture' property value increase - Daily Hive

  30-11-2018 09:00 via dailyhive.com
  Vancouver councillor proposes new tax to 'capture' property value increase  Daily HiveVancouver City Councillor Christine Boyle wants the municipal government to get a piece of the benefit property owners get from increasing land values.
  
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• Canucks at Night: At least November is over?

  30-11-2018 08:27 via theprovince.com
  This has not been a good month for the Vancouver Canucks.
  They’ve done lots of good things, but they won just three times.
  Frustration is a word that doesn’t even begin to describe the mood in the Canucks’ room anymore.
  They knew going into this season that they were mostly focused on entertaining. There would be tough losses, no doubt. There would be games where, really, they didn’t have a chance.
  But it wasn’t going to be like this.
  After a fun, fine and promising
  
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