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• Ex-Grizzlies hoopster Shareef Abdur-Rahim gets his own league

  11-12-2018 23:59 via theprovince.com
  Former Grizzlies forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim has had quite the post-playing career.
  He’s worked in front offices and courtside.  He went back to university after retiring as a player, earning a degree in sociology with a 3.8 grade-point average. Then he went and earned an MBA.
  And he’s worked for the National Basketball Association.
  Now he’s going to run a whole league. Tuesday, the NBA announced the former Grizzlies star is taking over as president of the G League.
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• Volunteers fill more than 850 hampers to support families in need in B.C.

  11-12-2018 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  This years’ turnout had more than 100 volunteers who collectively created 850 hampers filled with protein rich food, small gifts, toothbrushes and other small goodies.
  
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• Metro Vancouver streets flooded, cars underwater after heavy rainfall - Vancouver Courier

  11-12-2018 23:40
  Metro Vancouver streets flooded, cars underwater after heavy rainfall  Vancouver CourierEarlier this morning the Vancouver weather forecast called for heavy winds and heavy rain. Now, some Metro Vancouver streets are flooded and cars are ...
  
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• Metro Vancouver streets flooded, cars underwater after heavy rainfall

  11-12-2018 23:40
  
  A rainfall warning is currently in effect for the region
  
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• Vancouver Canucks unveil new logo for the 2019 NHL Draft - Daily Hive

  11-12-2018 23:32
  Vancouver Canucks unveil new logo for the 2019 NHL Draft  Daily HiveThe Vancouver Canucks and the National Hockey League unveiled the 2019 NHL Draft logo on Tuesday. The event will take place at Rogers Arena in June.
  
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• Vancouver weather: major street flooding and cars underwater - Vancouver Is Awesome

  11-12-2018 23:27
  Vancouver weather: major street flooding and cars underwater  Vancouver Is AwesomeEarlier this morning the Vancouver weather forecast called for heavy winds and heavy rain. Now, some Metro Vancouver streets are flooded.
  
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• High winds prompts BC Ferries to cancel Vancouver and Vancouver Island sailings - Daily Hive

  11-12-2018 23:16
  High winds prompts BC Ferries to cancel Vancouver and Vancouver Island sailings  Daily HiveThe walloping winds swirling around BC's South Coast have prompted the cancellation of several ferries. BC Ferries announced that high winds forced them to ...
  
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• Waston traded (?), Mattocks and Kamara drafted: FC Cincinnati expansion draft features big Whitecaps flavour

  11-12-2018 22:46 via theprovince.com
  FC Cincinnati head coach Alan Koch used to coach in Vancouver — he coached SFU for years and spent two season at the helm of WFC 2 — and he looked back home for his first two picks in the five-round 2019 Major League Soccer expansion draft on Tuesday.
  The newest Major League Soccer team also looks set to make a further Vancouver-related splash via trade, adding Kendall Waston.
  “Obviously there’s the Vancouver connection,” Koch said on a post-draft conference call, &
  
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• Trade minister continues to endorse commerce with China in wake of Huawei, diplomat arrest

  11-12-2018 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  Minister of trade diversification Jim Carr says the relationship between Canada and China is a “sophisticated and complicated one” which will allow commerce to continue despite the arrests of Huawei’s CFO as well as an ex-Canadian diplomat.
  
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• Vancouver radio host says Chinese community taking China's side in Meng case

  11-12-2018 22:43 via vancouversun.com
  Calls have doubled to Sunny Chan’s Cantonese dialect afternoon call-in radio show on AM1320 since the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.
  Callers overwhelmingly support China’s calls for Meng to be released, they feel she has been poorly treated, and there is concern that Chinese-Canadian politicians can’t openly discuss the case without alienating members of the Chinese community, said Chan.
  “The Chinese community is very concerned,” he said. Most callers beli
  
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• A Century of Believing…or Not

  11-12-2018 22:36 via vancouversun.com
  It all began with a cartoon, so it’s only fitting that Garfield creator Jim Davis pens the introduction to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 100 Years.
  “For 100 years,” he writes, “this unique company has stirred the imaginations of millions around the globe, inciting awe, amazement and genuine disbelief.”
  He recalls that his ‘window to the world’ as a child growing up on an Indiana farm was the weekly Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Cartoon: “It
  
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• Longtime NDP MP Svend Robinson considers new run in Burnaby riding

  11-12-2018 22:35 via vancouversun.com
  Former New Democrat stalwart Svend Robinson says he’s strongly considering a return to federal politics.
  Robinson says that these are challenging times for the party and if he decides to run in Burnaby North—Seymour, he hopes it helps the candidate in the next riding over — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.
  Svend Robinson in Richmond Tuesday September 10, 2013.
  Robinson, 66, represented the Vancouver-area riding of Burnaby for 25 years and until 2004, when he admitted he stole a diamon
  
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• Recycled shoes get second run in Vancouver playgrounds - Vancouver Courier

  11-12-2018 22:22
  Recycled shoes get second run in Vancouver playgrounds  Vancouver CourierNative Shoes partners with Vancouver Park Board to re-purpose footwear into playgrounds.
  
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• Recycled shoes get second run in Vancouver playgrounds

  11-12-2018 22:22
  
  Native Shoes partners with Vancouver Park Board to re-purpose footwear into playgrounds
  
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• Vancouver Park Board asking for extra $600K for park, garden maintenance - Vancouver Courier

  11-12-2018 22:19
  Vancouver Park Board asking for extra $600K for park, garden maintenance  Vancouver CourierVancouver Park Board commissioners approved the 2019 budget Monday night, including a request to city council for additional funds to help maintain the city's ...
  
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• Vancouver Park Board asking for extra $600K for park, garden maintenance

  11-12-2018 22:19
  
  Parks and rec budget has to be approved by city council
  
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• Spike belt used in Okanagan to stop stolen truck; Alberta woman in custody

  11-12-2018 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  Police say a 37-year-old woman from Crossfield, Alta., is facing several charges.
  
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• Man originally co-accused with Vancouver filmmaker sentenced to 3 ½ years for drugged sex assault - CBC.ca

  11-12-2018 22:08
  Man originally co-accused with Vancouver filmmaker sentenced to 3 ½ years for drugged sex assault  CBC.caAlan Lai, who was originally co-accused with a Vancouver filmmaker convicted on multiple sex offence charges has been sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court to 3 ...
  
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• Burnaby opens new warming centres

  11-12-2018 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  Burnaby is opening two new warming centres on Wednesday, with plans to open two more later.
  The city says the warming centres, which are areas of overnight refuge from the cold weather, will be open from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily. The city plans to open a third centre on Friday, and a fourth soon after.
  Burnaby says the centres, located at Kensington Pitch and Putt Fieldhouse at 5889 Curtis Street, and Swangard Stadium’s Hospitality Room at 3883 Imperial Street, are located near transit.
  
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• Vancouver transit-themed swag pop-up on again at Waterfront Station - Vancouver Is Awesome

  11-12-2018 21:56
  Vancouver transit-themed swag pop-up on again at Waterfront Station  Vancouver Is AwesomeShopping for a transit nerd? Your one-stop shop for grabbing some classic Vancouver public transit goods will be Dec. 13-15, when TransLink has their pop-up ...
  
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• FAN EXPO Vancouver returns for 3 days of cosplay glory featuring George Takei - Vancouver Is Awesome

  11-12-2018 21:50
  FAN EXPO Vancouver returns for 3 days of cosplay glory featuring George Takei  Vancouver Is AwesomeCalling all cosplay aficionados! FAN EXPO Vancouver returns to the city for its 8th annual pop culture convention at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The expo ...
  
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• Vancouver airport offers tips for travelling during busy holiday season

  11-12-2018 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  An estimated 90,000 people are expected to travel through the Vancouver Airport each day during the busy holiday season.
  
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• What are the myths surrounding family violence?

  11-12-2018 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  Johanna Baynton Smith said she was attracted to her ex-husband for the good reasons. They married and had three kids, but she said he was controlling and eventually the violence escalated.
  
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• Order of B.C. winner Tamara Taggart seeking federal Liberal nomination in Vancouver-Kingsway

  11-12-2018 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  Former broadcaster and Order of B.C. winner Tamara Taggart is hoping to enter the political arena.
  
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• Heavy snow, hazardous driving conditions expected for B.C. highway

  11-12-2018 21:29
  
  The snow may be quite heavy at times on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merrit
  
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• Auditor general finds commercial vehicles involved in nearly 20% of all fatal crashes in B.C.

  11-12-2018 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  On average, about 300 people per year have died in motor vehicle incidents over the past 10 years. 
  
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• Detached home prices are descending rapidly in Vancouver - Straight.com

  11-12-2018 21:08
  Detached home prices are descending rapidly in Vancouver  Straight.comThat will be reflected in annual assessment notices that will go to homeowners in early January.
  
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• Grouse Grind closed due to onslaught of winter weather - Daily Hive

  11-12-2018 21:06
  Grouse Grind closed due to onslaught of winter weather  Daily HiveThe Grouse Grind on Vancouver's North Shore was closed due to deteriorating trail conditions, as a result of the weather.
  
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• Former B.C. news anchor Tamara Taggart seeking federal Liberal nomination

  11-12-2018 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  Former Vancouver News Anchor Tamara Taggart says she is seeking Federal Liberal nomination in Vancouver- Kingsway.
  
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• Meng Wanzhou supporters call for her release outside Vancouver courthouse

  11-12-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Another night in a Vancouver jail for Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou as she continues to fight for bail. Neetu Garcha has details of day three of her hearing and what supporters outside B.C. Supreme Court have to say.
  
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• Forecast calls for heavy snow on B.C. highway with hazardous driving conditions - Vancouver Is Awesome

  11-12-2018 21:01
  Forecast calls for heavy snow on B.C. highway with hazardous driving conditions  Vancouver Is AwesomeAn intense Pacific frontal system will spread snow on a B.C. highway. Further, the snow may be quite heavy at times, with 20 - 25 cm accumulating.
  
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• YVR confiscated these bizarre carry-on items in 2018

  11-12-2018 21:00
  
  YVR is offering advice to passengers, from preparing to travel, to getting to the airport, to breezing through security.
  
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• Commercial Real Estate: Christmas shopping focuses attention on warehouse space

  11-12-2018 20:52 via vancouversun.com
  Canadians plan to spend nearly three-quarters of their holiday shopping budget in physical stores this year, according to a 2018 survey by the Retail Council of Canada.
  But with the recently ended Canada Post strike on many Canadians’ minds, the overall in-store spend rate could be much higher this season as many shoppers are likely worried their online purchases won’t arrive in time for Christmas.
  The retail council conducted the online survey asking 2,504 respondents in English or
  
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• Strong winds lead to B.C. ferry cancellations, delays

  11-12-2018 20:50 via vancouversun.com
  Heavy winds forced the Spirit of British Columbia ferry to delay a sailing from Tsawwassen on Tuesday morning.
  The storm has also led to the cancellation of several B.C. Ferries northern Gulf Islands sailings.
  At around 11:30 a.m., BC Ferries spokeswoman Astrid Braunschmidt said the winds appeared to be easing a bit, but the Spirit of British Columbia was still running about an hour behind schedule.
  Another B.C. Ferries spokeswoman, Deborah Marshall said they had suspended the Powell River-
  
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• Vancouver airport offers tips for travelling during busy holiday season - Global News

  11-12-2018 20:49
  Vancouver airport offers tips for travelling during busy holiday season  Global NewsAn estimated 90000 people are expected to travel through the Vancouver Airport each day during the busy holiday season.
  
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• No major home price drops for Metro Vancouver and BC next year: forecasts - Vancouver Courier

  11-12-2018 20:46
  No major home price drops for Metro Vancouver and BC next year: forecasts  Vancouver CourierThe Metro Vancouver housing market may look to many like it is heading for a major correction, but two separate brokerage forecasts, both published December ...
  
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• No major home price drops for Metro Vancouver and B.C. next year: forecasts

  11-12-2018 20:46
  
  Two separate brokerage surveys predict home values will stay virtually flat or decrease only slightly
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books of the week of December 8.

  11-12-2018 20:31 via vancouversun.com
  1. On the Rocks with Jack Knox: Islanders I Will Never Forget — Jack Knox (Heritage House Publishing).
  2. Shoelaces Are Hard: And Other Thoughtful Scribbles — Mike McCardell (Harbour Publishing).
  3. Iron Road West: An Illustrated History of British Columbia’s Railways — Derek Hayes (Harbour Publishing).
  4. Don’t Never Tell Nobody Nothin’ No How: The Real Story of West Coast Rum Running — Rick James (Harbour Publishing).
  5. The Hidden Life of Tr
  
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• International: 20 bestselling books of the week of December 8.

  11-12-2018 20:30 via vancouversun.com
  The Reckoning, a novel by John Grisham.
  HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. The Reckoning — John Grisham
  2. Fire & Blood — George R.R. Martin
  3. Target: Alex Cross — James Patterson
  4. Kingdom of the Blind — Louise Penny
  5. Long Road to Mercy — David Baldacci
  6. Every Breath — Nicholas Sparks
  7. Past Tense — Lee Child
  8. Look Alive Twenty-Five — Janet Evanovich
  9. Tom Clancy: Oath of Office — Marc Cameron
  10. The Next Person You Meet
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Motte, Tanev know Tortorella’s temperature control is set to high

  11-12-2018 20:23 via theprovince.com
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A disgruntled and disgusted John Tortorella is good for those holding voice recorders and bad for those holding hockey sticks.
  Like a wet towel snap, the Columbus Blue Jackets coach commands instant attention with stingy summations of suspect play. Even with his club sitting second in the Metropolitan Division — just three points back of the Washington Capitals entering Tuesday’s tussle with the Canucks — the former Vancouver bench boss has set the franch
  
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• Okanagan boat company expands production capacity

  11-12-2018 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  KingFisher Boats also expanding work force; looking for 15 more employees.
  
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• Canucks unveil 2019 NHL Draft logo

  11-12-2018 20:12 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canucks and the National Hockey League have unveiled the logo for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, set for Rogers Arena next June.
  The logo features the Lions in the background, with the downtown skyline down below.
  And with to surprise, the main colours are blue and green, the Canucks’ primary colours.
  The first round of next summer’s draft goes Friday, June 21. The remaining six rounds take place the next day.
  Vancouver has hosted the NHL draft twice before, in 1990 at B.C.
  
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• 7 VERY Vancouver holiday gift ideas that celebrate life on the West Coast! - Vancouver Is Awesome

  11-12-2018 20:09
  7 VERY Vancouver holiday gift ideas that celebrate life on the West Coast!  Vancouver Is AwesomeThis special Vancouver-centric edition of our holiday gift guide features brands and products that any local will appreciate.
  
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• Michelle Obama to visit Vancouver on book tour

  11-12-2018 20:06 via vancouversun.com
  Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will be in Vancouver in the spring as part of her North American book tour, Live Nation and Crown Publishing announced Tuesday.
  The event “Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama” will be held on March 21 at Rogers Arena.
  Tickets will be available starting Wednesday on Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform. Fans can register now through Wednesday for the verified fan pre-sale. Registered fans who receive a code will
  
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• Owners of emaciated B.C. dog charged with animal cruelty

  11-12-2018 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  The owners of a dog found emaciated from starvation have been charged with animal cruelty.
  Cedric the boxer was found suffering from extreme malnutrition and rescued by the BC SPCA in January.
  Amy Hui-Yu Lin and Glenn Mislang each face charges under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
  The SPCA said the dog was covered in sores and had to have surgery to remove a deflated football from his stomach.
  “He was just skin and bones, definitely the most emaciated dog I have ever seen in my 3
  
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• Meng Wanzhou supporters call for her release outside Vancouver courthouse | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  11-12-2018 20:01
  Meng Wanzhou supporters call for her release outside Vancouver courthouse | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caAnother night in a Vancouver jail for Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou as she continues to fight for bail. Neetu Garcha has details of day three of her ...
  
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• Five reasons to check out Winter Harp

  11-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Winter Harp: The 25th Anniversary Tour
  When: Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
  Where: St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church
  Tickets: at ticketstonight.ca
  1: 25th anniversary. It’s been 25 years since Lori Pappajohn first began combining poetry and music in what has become an annual tradition: the Winter Harp holiday concerts. The concerts feature a unique collection of music ranging from familiar carols to Celtic and medieval music.
  2: A psaltery salute. Forget the standard lineup of bass, drums, and
  
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• This legendary Vancouver holiday sandwich is making a comeback for three days only - Vancouver Is Awesome

  11-12-2018 19:54
  This legendary Vancouver holiday sandwich is making a comeback for three days only  Vancouver Is AwesomeFor some sandwich lovers, it isn't Christmas in Vancouver until Meat & Bread rolls out their very limited run of their acclaimed Turducken.
  
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• Popular bubble tea spot to open 3 more locations in Metro Vancouver - Daily Hive

  11-12-2018 19:54
  Popular bubble tea spot to open 3 more locations in Metro Vancouver  Daily HiveThe brand, known for its punchy packaging and 100% *fresh* and natural tapioca balls has revealed to Daily Hive that some exciting new outposts are coming.
  
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