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• 5 Things to do this weekend: Thursday, September 26, 2019

  26-09-2019 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province including the 2019 Interior Design Show, the Shipyards Festival in North Vancouver and it’s the end of the season for Kangaroo Creek Farm.
  
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• More than 100 fish seized by Vancouver Island RCMP - CTV News

  26-09-2019 23:51
  More than 100 fish seized by Vancouver Island RCMP  CTV News
  
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• Sea lion swims with delight after Vancouver rescue team cuts plastic off neck (VIDEO) - Vancouver Is Awesome

  26-09-2019 23:50
  Sea lion swims with delight after Vancouver rescue team cuts plastic off neck (VIDEO)  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Richmond investigating claim meat stuffed with needles left in dog park

  26-09-2019 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  The city said it was unable to substantiate the claim, but said it takes all reports of potential animal abuse seriously and is investigating.
  
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• Allow 16 year olds to vote in municipal elections, say conference delegates

  26-09-2019 23:07 via vancouversun.com
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• Number of doctors in B.C. up more than 17% over last 5 years

  26-09-2019 23:05 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The number of doctors in Canada is growing at a rate more than double that of the population, says a report by the Canadian Institute of Health Information. Read More
  
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• Last UN gangster charged in 2009 B.C. murder plot pleads guilty - Vancouver Sun

  26-09-2019 23:04
  Last UN gangster charged in 2009 B.C. murder plot pleads guilty  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Guilty plea made in 2009 slaying of Red Scorpions gang member Kevin LeClair

  26-09-2019 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  Police say two men have now been convicted in the decade-old murder.
  
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• B.C. offers $4M in electric-vehicle charger subsidies as EV sales surge again

  26-09-2019 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  According to one non-profit that tracks the electric-vehicle industry, B.C. saw a 176 per cent surge in EV sales in the second quarter of 2019.
  
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• Penticton breakfast event raises $25,134 for United Way

  26-09-2019 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Guenther found a golden ticket in her breakfast bag, winning $1,000 from Valley First Credit Union.
  
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• Doctor growth in B.C. up more than 17% over last 5 years

  26-09-2019 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The number of doctors in Canada is growing at a rate more than double that of the population, says a report by the Canadian Institute of Health Information. Read More
  
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• Are the millennials in our office germophobes or are we just out-of-touch slobs?

  26-09-2019 22:19
  
  How long is too long to rinse out your coffee cup? Asking for a friend.
  
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• Surrey driver who killed two women is sentenced

  26-09-2019 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  The man who pleaded guilty to killing two women in a Surrey car crash last year learned his fate. Nicolas Karvouniaris entered his plea back in May after being charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing death
  
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• RCMP search for two missing girls from Metro Vancouver - Vancouver Is Awesome

  26-09-2019 22:01
  RCMP search for two missing girls from Metro Vancouver  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Murder charge laid 19 years after pregnant mom Angel Fehr disappeared

  26-09-2019 22:01 via vancouversun.com
  RCMP say a second-degree murder charge has been laid 19 years after a pregnant mother of two was last seen in Abbotsford. Read More
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Staring into the election crystal ball

  26-09-2019 21:59 via vancouversun.com
  The environment was supposed to dominate the 2019 election in Canada. However, long before the news of Justin Trudeau in Blackface broke, pollster Mario Canseco was saying he doubts climate will dominate. In fact, he says it is very difficult to say that one issue will resonate across the country. Read More
  
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• Environment debate to be held in Vancouver-Granville riding

  26-09-2019 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  Voters in the Vancouver-Granville riding can hear the candidates' ideas and proposals for the environment at a forum Oct. 3. Read More
  
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• Climate Strike Vancouver: 5 things to know

  26-09-2019 21:43 via vancouversun.com
  Thousands of people are expected to crowd into the streets around Vancouver's city hall on Friday as part of the global climate strike. Read More
  
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• Environment debate to be held in Vancouver-Granville riding - Vancouver Sun

  26-09-2019 21:42
  Environment debate to be held in Vancouver-Granville riding  Vancouver Sun
  
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• First snowfall of the season on the way for southern B.C.

  26-09-2019 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  Snow is headed for mountain highways and passes across the B.C. Interior while rain sildes into the Okanagan weather forecast at the bottom of the valley.
  
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• Vancouver restaurant targeted with racist graffiti

  26-09-2019 21:37
  
  ‘This is a wake up call’
  
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• Abbotsford police release name of man charged with savage assault on nurse

  26-09-2019 21:37 via vancouversun.com
  Police have released the name of the man charged in connection with Tuesday's savage assault on a nurse at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. Read More
  
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• RCMP collar joyrider in dog costume taken from B.C. humane society

  26-09-2019 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  Authorities have retrieved Chance, the Prince George Humane Society's dog mascot, after someone reportedly snagged the costume during a recent outing.
  
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• Surrey to host first public skate at new arena on Monday

  26-09-2019 21:33 via vancouversun.com
  The city of Surrey will host the first public skate at the new $52-million North Surrey Sport and Ice Complex on Monday. Read More
  
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• B.C. teacher receives lifetime ban after being convicted of sexually exploiting student

  26-09-2019 21:32 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. teacher has received a lifetime ban from teaching after being convicted of the sexual exploitation of a student. Read More
  
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• Letters to The Province, Sept. 26, 2019: Don’t forget the origins of ICBC

  26-09-2019 21:20 via theprovince.com
  Those of us who are old enough will recall that ICBC was a creation of Dave Barrett to deal with what he perceived as a social injustice. Young people and people new to B.C. with little or no history had difficulty obtaining auto insurance, and if it was obtained, it was very expensive. Read More
  
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• Businesses weigh value of closing so staff can go to Global Climate Strike in Vancouver

  26-09-2019 21:00
  
  Business owners who have chosen to close on Sept. 27, for at least part of the day, so employees can take part in the Global Climate Strike have made a calculated decision.
  
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• 60 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Friday, September 27 - Straight.com

  26-09-2019 21:00
  60 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Friday, September 27  Straight.com
  
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• No faults found after Vancouver-to-Australia flight hit turbulence, injuring 37 people - Victoria News

  26-09-2019 20:48
  No faults found after Vancouver-to-Australia flight hit turbulence, injuring 37 people  Victoria News
  
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• Bowen Byram, NHL 2019 draft 4th overall pick, back with Giants for the season

  26-09-2019 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  One of the NHL's hottest prospects will be back in the Lower Mainland for this year's hockey season.
  
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• RCMP announce arrest in Kamloops cold case

  26-09-2019 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference Thursday, B.C. RCMP announced a major break in a cold case homicide nearly two decades old.
  
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• Driver who killed two in Surrey crash sentenced to 20 months in jail

  26-09-2019 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  Nicolas Karvouniaris pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death in the Nov. 4, 2018 collision.
  
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• Boyfriend charged with murder in pregnant Kamloops woman’s 19-year-old cold case

  26-09-2019 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  Angel Fehr vanished on April 23, 2000, after an Easter dinner with her daughters in Abbotsford.
  
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• "This is a wake up call": Racist graffiti painted on windows of popular Vancouver eatery - Vancouver Is Awesome

  26-09-2019 20:32
  "This is a wake up call": Racist graffiti painted on windows of popular Vancouver eatery  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Variety Week 2019 kicks off on Global BC

  26-09-2019 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  Join us from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 for the fourth annual Variety Week on Global BC.
  
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• Stolen cemetery grave markers recovered by West Kelowna RCMP

  26-09-2019 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  So far, no suspects have been arrested following the Sept. 25 raid at an undisclosed Okanagan property.
  
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• New report says current rate of construction could soon fill gaps in Vancouver rental market

  26-09-2019 20:26
  
  Vancouver’s rental market has a shot at becoming sustainable in the coming years, according to a new report from the Royal Bank of Canada.
  
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• Current rate of construction could fill gaps in Metro Vancouver rental market

  26-09-2019 20:26
  
  ‘Reasons to be optimistic’ about rental market, but at least 40 per cent of new condos in next two years would have to become rentals: RBC
  
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• Hundreds of new rental units proposed for properties near Oakridge mall

  26-09-2019 20:15
  
  Buildings reaching heights of 10, 14 and 22 storeys proposed; Hotel space included in one project.
  
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• Vancouver tech salaries now higher than Toronto and Montreal: study | Venture - Daily Hive

  26-09-2019 20:08
  Vancouver tech salaries now higher than Toronto and Montreal: study | Venture  Daily Hive
  
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• B.C. teacher receives lifetime ban after being convicted of sexually exploiting student - Vancouver Sun

  26-09-2019 20:02
  B.C. teacher receives lifetime ban after being convicted of sexually exploiting student  Vancouver Sun
  
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• TSB releases report on ‘severe turbulence’ that injured 37, forced Air Canada flight to divert

  26-09-2019 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  Air Canada said the flight, which was bound for Sydney, ran into “un-forecasted and sudden turbulence” about two hours past Hawaii. 
  
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• Travel Best Bets: Avoid common luggage problems

  26-09-2019 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  Travel Consultant Claire Newell shares tips to protect your valuables and make sure your luggage makes it to your destination in one piece.
  
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• ‘Reasons to be optimistic’ about Vancouver rental market: RBC - Business in Vancouver

  26-09-2019 19:49
  ‘Reasons to be optimistic’ about Vancouver rental market: RBC  Business in Vancouver
  
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• Vancouver's first-ever Butterfly Run aims to end the stigma of infertility and pregnancy and infant loss - Vancouver Is Awesome

  26-09-2019 19:33
  Vancouver's first-ever Butterfly Run aims to end the stigma of infertility and pregnancy and infant loss  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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