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• Royal Air Force's Red Arrows to fly over Victoria, Vancouver on Thursday - Vancouver Sun

  25-09-2019 23:56
  Royal Air Force's Red Arrows to fly over Victoria, Vancouver on Thursday  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Raccoons wreak havoc in White Rock home

  25-09-2019 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  After returning from vacation in Costa Rica, a White Rock resident was shocked to see some unwanted intruders had invaded his home.
  
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• City of Victoria hoping Supreme Court of Canada will rule on plastic bag ban

  25-09-2019 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Victoria has asked Canada's top court to review the decision that overturned the city's bylaw to regulate the use of plastic checkout bags.
  
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• Vancouver’s $1m-plus residential market to see gradual recovery: forecast - Business in Vancouver

  25-09-2019 23:20
  Vancouver’s $1m-plus residential market to see gradual recovery: forecast  Business in Vancouver
  
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• I hope you don’t mind, B.C. man proposes to girlfriend at Elton John concert

  25-09-2019 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  I guess Tuesday night is alright for marriage when a B.C. resident popped the question to his unsuspecting girlfriend during the encore of Elton John’s final Vancouver show.
  
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• Thief steals phone from disabled teen on Metro Vancouver bus (VIDEO) - Vancouver Is Awesome

  25-09-2019 23:08
  Thief steals phone from disabled teen on Metro Vancouver bus (VIDEO)  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• New technology moves Alberta oilsands bitumen in shipping container to West Coast

  25-09-2019 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  Melius Energy says it has successfully tested a new technology that allows oilsands bitumen to be shipped as a semi-solid product in six-metre-long shipping containers.
  
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• Bernier promotes immigration limits in speech at B.C. hotel

  25-09-2019 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  The leader of the People's Party of Canada spoke at a Surrey Board of Trade event on Wednesday. Most of his speech focused on his proposed immigration policies.
  
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• Vancouver Park Board to discuss ‘deteriorating conditions at Oppenheimer Park’

  25-09-2019 22:45
  
  A special meeting is scheduled for Thursday
  
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• Vancouver’s rental incentive programs under the microscope

  25-09-2019 22:37
  
  City seeking public feedback about how to improve programs; open houses run Sept. 25, 26.
  
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• PoCo mayor leads anti-China rally outside Fairmont hotel in Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  25-09-2019 22:34
  PoCo mayor leads anti-China rally outside Fairmont hotel in Vancouver  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Liberals, Tories unveil home renovation tax measures to help fight climate change

  25-09-2019 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau both proposed measures to make homes more energy efficient on Wednesday.
  
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• Nurse at Abbotsford hospital suffers broken jaw, head injuries in attack by patient

  25-09-2019 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  A nurse was brutally attacked by a patient at Abbotsford Regional Hospital on Tuesday morning, leaving her with a broken jaw and head injuries, according to the B.C. Nurses' Union. Read More
  
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• Cirque du Soleil envisions the Mexico of imagination in Luzia

  25-09-2019 21:58 via vancouversun.com
  When: Oct. 3 to Dec. 15, various times Read More
  
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• West Vancouver police catch suspect sleeping on stolen tools

  25-09-2019 21:51 via vancouversun.com
  You snooze, you lose. Read More
  
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• Half of B.C. residents following protests in Hong Kong: Poll

  25-09-2019 21:50 via vancouversun.com
  Only half of British Columbians are paying attention to the unrest in Hong Kong, a new poll suggests. Read More
  
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• Mattel's gender-neutral doll hits toy store shelves in Canada

  25-09-2019 21:48 via vancouversun.com
  Mattel, the creator of Barbie, has released a line of gender-neutral dolls, now available in Canadian toy stores. Read More
  
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• 'No need' for lengthy border exam of Meng Wanzhou before her arrest: defence

  25-09-2019 21:46 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — The defence team for a Huawei executive whose arrest at Vancouver’s airport sparked a diplomatic crisis between Canada and China says there was no good reason for border officials to detain her for almost three hours before her arrest. Read More
  
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• Trudeau denies Quebec MP forced out for not lauding him as feminist

  25-09-2019 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  Eva Nassif told the Globe and Mail she wasn't nominated to run in the Vimy riding because she didn't publicly support Trudeau as a feminist after the SNC-Lavalin scandal.
  
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• Logging truck protest expected to cause traffic delays

  25-09-2019 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  A convoy of hundreds of trucks is winding its way to the heart of the downtown core. Making a statement that will be virtually impossible to miss. Sarah MacDonald reports.
  
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• Crown describes horrific crime scene as Marpole double-murder trial begins

  25-09-2019 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  WARNING: This story contains graphic details which may be disturbing to some people. Reader discretion is advised.
  
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• Business in Vancouver’s 2019 Forty under 40 winners announced - Business in Vancouver

  25-09-2019 21:21
  Business in Vancouver’s 2019 Forty under 40 winners announced  Business in Vancouver
  
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• B.C. Tim Hortons customer caught on camera dipping into donation bin: witness

  25-09-2019 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  The witness captured the incident on his vehicle's dash cam.
  
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• A new tapas bar and wine lounge just opened in Vancouver | Dished - Daily Hive

  25-09-2019 21:05
  A new tapas bar and wine lounge just opened in Vancouver | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• NDP promises new RCMP money laundering unit, transparent ownership registry

  25-09-2019 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Jagmeet Singh announced Wednesday the NDP would fund a dedicated RCMP anti-money laundering unit at a cost of $20 million
  
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• B.C. Auditor General Carol Bellringer resigns days after releasing audit into legislature expenses

  25-09-2019 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. Auditor General Carol Bellringer has resigned her post three years early for "personal reasons."
  
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• Kelowna driver accused of trying to steal from Tims donation bin

  25-09-2019 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  Dash cam video that appears to show a drive-through patron in Kelowna trying to steal from a donation bin to pay for their order. The initial video is followed by a zoomed in version.
  
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• September 25th is National Lobster Day

  25-09-2019 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  In honour of National Lobster Day, Popina Canteen Chef Angus An shows us how to break apart a lobster and make a delicious lobster roll.
  
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• Election 2019: Trudeau enters hostile territory to make climate promise in Burnaby, where voters are angry over pipeline purchase

  25-09-2019 20:45 via vancouversun.com
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau chose a location less than 10 kilometres from the Burnaby terminus of the Trans Mountain pipeline to make a major campaign promise to fight climate change. Read More
  
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• Physicians need to do a better job of protecting patient files: B.C. privacy commissioner

  25-09-2019 20:32 via vancouversun.com
  Doctors' offices regularly breach patients' privacy so clinics across B.C. must do more to protect the information in their possession, says a report released Wednesday by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC). Read More
  
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• 'Poutine With Purpose' is officially coming to Vancouver this September | Dished - Daily Hive

  25-09-2019 20:29
  'Poutine With Purpose' is officially coming to Vancouver this September | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• LoginRadius: The anatomy of a modern Canadian tech office

  25-09-2019 20:28 via vancouversun.com
  At LoginRadius’s Canadian headquarters, there's a tiki bar with a row of booze bottles on display in a social room; floor-to-ceiling windows with views of Canada Place, Vancouver's harbour and points east, south and west; and then there's Leo, a 15-week-old Cane Corso-Bullmastiff cuddling up against a visitor’s legs. Read More
  
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• B.C.'s auditor general Carol Bellringer will resign for 'personal reasons'

  25-09-2019 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.'s auditor general Carol Bellringer will step down at the end of 2019. Read More
  
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• Singh speaks with Trudeau about brownface, says he won’t be used to ‘exonerate’ Liberal leader

  25-09-2019 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  "I didn't want to be used as a checklist of steps taken to exonerate himself from the situation," said Singh.
  
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• Bomb threat closes 30 Vancity branches in Metro Vancouver - CTV News

  25-09-2019 20:16
  Bomb threat closes 30 Vancity branches in Metro Vancouver  CTV News
  
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• Vancouver Chamber Choir begins anew under the direction of Kari Turunen

  25-09-2019 20:12 via vancouversun.com
  When: Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m. Read More
  
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• B.C. man pleads guilty in homicide of Belgium tourist Amelie Sakkalis

  25-09-2019 20:05 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. man charged in the homicide of a Belgium tourist near Boston Bar last summer has pleaded guilty. Read More
  
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• NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh uses Vancouver visit to announce affordable housing plans

  25-09-2019 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is in Vancouver and Port Moody Wednesday, as he continues his federal election campaign in B.C. Read More
  
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• Wine Guy: Fall chill means cider season is around the corner

  25-09-2019 20:00 via theprovince.com
  Without fail, once September hits and the sunshine starts to truly and rightly wane, my tastebuds turn to apples. Well, autumnal orchard fruit in general — a freshly-harvested pear is just as beautiful a thing. Read More
  
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• VIFF Immersed showcases developments in virtual and augmented reality

  25-09-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
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• Five-year fixed rates to drop to 2.77%, then hold steady: BCREA

  25-09-2019 19:59
  
  Canadian mortgage rates are still falling, but will then level off for at least a year, predicts association
  
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• Boston Bar killing: Man pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in death of Belgian tourist

  25-09-2019 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Amelie Sakkalis' body was found on Aug. 22, 2018 along Highway 1, near the small Fraser Canyon community. 
  
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• Have your umbrella handy: Vancouver forecast calls for up to 25 mm of rain tonight - Vancouver Is Awesome

  25-09-2019 19:46
  Have your umbrella handy: Vancouver forecast calls for up to 25 mm of rain tonight  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Election 2019: Scheer offers tax credit for green home renovations after Trudeau attacks

  25-09-2019 19:38 via vancouversun.com
  Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer pivoted his campaign to the environment on Wednesday, announcing a tax credit for homeowners who make energy-saving renovations following a scathing attack a day earlier by his Liberal opponent, Justin Trudeau. Read More
  
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• Livestream: 2019 B.C. law enforcement memorial

  25-09-2019 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  Global News will livestream the memorial on Sept. 29
  
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• LifeGame

  25-09-2019 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  A part of the International TheatreSports Festival, happening October 15-20. An improvised staged biography of a guest’s life, the results of which are both hilarious and deeply moving. Developed by Keith Johnstone.
  
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• Federal Election 2019: Trudeau assures Canadians access to U.S. market is ‘secure’

  25-09-2019 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  Asked if has any concerns about the U.S. ratifying the new USMCA as Democrats launch impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau sought to assure Canadians that access to the U.S. market remains “secure” under NAFTA.
  
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• Federal Election 2019: Trudeau says he recognizes ‘how wrong’ brownface, blackface incidents were

  25-09-2019 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau on Wednesday renewed his commitment to fighting racism and intolerance following images and video of himself wearing racist makeup on three different occasions, and said he recognizes “how wrong it was.”
  
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• You can fly round-trip Vancouver to Sydney, Australia for only $853 CAD - Vancouver Is Awesome

  25-09-2019 19:02
  You can fly round-trip Vancouver to Sydney, Australia for only $853 CAD  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Avalanche of apartment buildings hitting Metro Vancouver market

  25-09-2019 18:38
  
  ‘Unprecedented’ listings reflect landlord frustration with rent caps, soaring property taxes and regulations, agent says
  
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