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• Woman injured in Oppenheimer Park was accidentally shot by her son: VPD

  22-11-2019 23:51 via theprovince.com
  
  Police believe the woman injured last month in a Downtown Eastside shooting was shot accidentally by her own son. Read More
  
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• With help from UBC student hygienists, Union Gospel Mission expands clinics to New West clients

  22-11-2019 23:50
  
  It’s been three years since Dwight Harvey has had his teeth cleaned by a hygienist so he was happy to be among the first patients at the expansion of a pop-up dental office staffed by University of B.C. students. Read More
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Brianna Kinnear

  22-11-2019 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Just hours before 22-year-old Brianna Kinnear was shot dead in 2009, she argued with her mom. It was over the same issue that divided them — her well-known gangster boyfriend Jesse Margison. Do you know anything about Brianna’s unsolved murder?
  
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• RCMP & IHIT called out to separate Surrey crime scenes

  22-11-2019 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  An evening of mayhem in Surrey has turned into a busy day for investigators. A suspected murder-suicide and an unrelated shooting occurred within hours of each other Thursday night. Sarah MacDonald has the latest.
  
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• SkyTrain workers to return to bargaining table after voting for strike action

  22-11-2019 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  As Metro Vancouver braces for a full-on bus and SeaBus strike, a potential SkyTrain shutdown could be averted altogether as soon as this weekend.
  
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• SkyTrain workers to return to bargaining table a day after voting for strike action

  22-11-2019 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  As Metro Vancouver braces for a full-on bus and SeaBus strike, a potential SkyTrain shutdown could be averted altogether as soon as this weekend.
  
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• Surrey RCMP looks to identify Guildford groping suspect

  22-11-2019 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to police, the incident happened on Sept. 15 on 152 Street near 104 Avenue.
  
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• Vancouver police believe Oppenheimer victim shot by her own son

  22-11-2019 23:23
  
  Police are not recommending charges because everyone involved has been uncooperative
  
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• Enderby man to plead not guilty to holdup with shotgun at Vernon store

  22-11-2019 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 36-year-old accused faces 10 charges in connection to an armed robbery at a business on 27th St. in Vernon.
  
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• Enderby man pleads not guilty to holdup with shotgun at Vernon store

  22-11-2019 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 36-year-old accused faces ten charges in connection to an armed robbery at a business on 27th St. in Vernon.
  
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• Transit strike day 22: Commuters prepare for the worst with shutdown looming

  22-11-2019 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Friday was another day of disruption for the 350,000 Metro Vancouver commuters who rely on buses to get around.
  
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• Dozens of cases of abuse by Catholic priests in Vancouver archdiocese: report

  22-11-2019 22:55
  
  A file review of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy within the Archdiocese of Vancouver has uncovered 36 cases, most of them involving minors.
  
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• Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver finds 36 cases of sexual abuse

  22-11-2019 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver has released 31 recommendations to locally address what it calls a global crisis of sexual abuse by priests.
  
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• Franchise sales, CFL 2.0 top of mind during commissioner Randy Ambrosie’s state-of-the-league address

  22-11-2019 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie was long on optimism for the league's future Friday, but short on substance regarding cures for what ails it.
  
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• Participants ‘humbled’ by annual event raising funds for homeless youth

  22-11-2019 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hundreds of homeless people sleep outside every night in Metro Vancouver but not a lot of us know what that’s like. Kasia Bodurkia and Michael Newman share how the annual Sleep Out event for Covenant House raises funds and awareness for vulnerable 16 to 24-year-olds.
  
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• Outrage over sentencing in horrific animal abuse trial

  22-11-2019 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Vancouver Island couple involved in an animal abuse trial were sentenced Monday to a three-month conditional sentence and lifetime pet ban.
  
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• UVic threatens disciplinary action if athletes speak about rowing coach investigation

  22-11-2019 21:19
  
  Three rowers who accused coach Barney Williams of harassment and abuse say the University of Victoria has threatened them with disciplinary action if they speak about the results of the investigation. Read More
  
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• Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver aware of 36 cases of sexual abuse since 1950s

  22-11-2019 20:47
  
  A review of Vancouver church files has found 26 cases of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests against minors since the 1950s, according to a report on clergy sexual abuse released by the Archdiocese of Vancouver on Friday. Read More
  
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• 3 Vancouver police officers under investigation over alleged corruption

  22-11-2019 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vancouver police have confirmed the investigation, which is linked to the conduct of disgraced former detective James Fisher.
  
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• Military man facing drug charges in Comox

  22-11-2019 20:45
  
  A Canadian Armed Forces member in Comox has been charged with allegedly operating an illegal marijuana-oil extraction lab, which police in other jurisdictions have linked to a number of dangerous home fires and explosions. Read More
  
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• Homicide detectives called in after two found dead in Surrey

  22-11-2019 20:43
  
  Two people were found dead inside a Surrey home Thursday and homicide detectives have been called in to investigate. Read More
  
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• SkyTrain staff vote 96.8 per cent in favour of job action

  22-11-2019 20:30
  
  SkyTrain workers in Local 7000 of CUPE voted 96.8 per cent in favour of job action, with an 87.3-per-cent turnout, the union revealed Nov. 21.
  
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• Book review: Coyote chews through complexities of everyday life in Rebent Sinner

  22-11-2019 20:29
  
  A collection of spare personal essays that speak volumes, Ivan Coyote’s Rebent Sinner touches on material the Vancouver-based author has been addressing in print since co-authoring Boys Like Her in 1998. Read More
  
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• Surrey RCMP search for Guildford groper

  22-11-2019 20:13
  
  Surrey RCMP is asking the public to help identify a man who allegedly assaulted a staff member at a Guildford-area business. Read More
  
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• Mother Nature’s artwork on full display in Prince George

  22-11-2019 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some beautiful examples of soft rime frost were submitted by viewers across the Prince George area.
  
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• West comes north for Vancouver Writers Festival event

  22-11-2019 20:00
  
  Lindy West in Conversation with Hannah McGregor Read More
  
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• Theatre review: A handsome, wholesome Sound of Music

  22-11-2019 20:00
  
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• Surrey City Orchestra presents the Nutcracker this holiday season

  22-11-2019 20:00
  
  When: Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. Read More
  
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• New book lays out the ways a city is designed to make life tougher for women

  22-11-2019 20:00
  
  When: Nov. 27, 7-9 p.m. Read More
  
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• Monstercat plans to become a major player in the Asian dance music market going purr-fectly

  22-11-2019 20:00
  
  Vancouver-based music label Monstercat was co-founded by Mike Darlington and Ari Paunonen in 2011 when the two were students in Waterloo, Ont. In eight years, the online EDM label has moved from full-on newbies to winning the best label at the 2019 International Dance Music Awards. Read More
  
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• Gallstone cookbook details diet tips after diagnosis

  22-11-2019 20:00
  
  The Gallstone-Friendly Diet: Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Gallstones (And How to Keep on Their Good Side) Read More
  
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• Brian Minter: Landscape designer Teresa Moller bares her 'soul' in Vancouver

  22-11-2019 20:00
  
  I would personally like to thank the University of B.C. SALA Garden Design Lecture committee — Ron Rule, Daniel Roehr and Jane Durante — for bringing some of the world’s leading landscape architects to Vancouver to share their concepts of design. Read More
  
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• Book review: Coyote chews threw complexities of everyday life in Rebent Sinner

  22-11-2019 20:00
  
  A collection of spare personal essays that speak volumes, Ivan Coyote’s Rebent Sinner touches on material the Vancouver-based author has been addressing in print since co-authoring Boys Like Her in 1998. Read More
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Jump in quality the real Beaujolais story

  22-11-2019 20:00
  
  Two days in Beaujolais earlier this fall provided both a 101 refresher of the famous French appellation and an opportunity to be reacquainted with what is a beautiful stretch of wine country terroir. Read More
  
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• 12 Vancouver restaurants for waking up to brunch

  22-11-2019 20:00
  
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• Cuban-inspired Picadillo recipe

  22-11-2019 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Angie Quaale from Well Seasoned shows off her recipe for a Cuban inspired Picadillo. This easy to make hash is originally from France but is popular in Latin America and the Philippines.
  
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• IHIT called to crime scene in Whalley

  22-11-2019 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Homicide investigators have been called out to Surrey after two separate incidents overnight. Sarah Macdonald is in Whalley where IHIT is set up.
  
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• This program helps make Christmas a little brighter for Vancouver seniors

  22-11-2019 19:40
  
  Be a Santa to a Senior runs Nov. 22 to Dec. 18
  
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• RCMP, IHIT called out to separate Surrey incidents

  22-11-2019 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Surrey RCMP are investigating a shooting in the Guildford area that has left a man in hospital.
  
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• Government 'using wrong tools' to address housing issues

  22-11-2019 19:18
  
  B.C. in better position to weather economic downturn than other provinces, but housing demand remains a problem, says RBC chief economist
  
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• Mira T. Sundara Rajan: Don Cherry rant showed disregard for true story of First World War veterans

  22-11-2019 19:00
  
  The poppy is a simple yet potent symbol of the sacrifices made by the young men of a century ago, and by all who loved them. Young people who gave up hope, love, family and life itself to fight for peace and freedom. Read More
  
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• One man in hospital after targeted Surrey shooting

  22-11-2019 18:25
  
  One man was injured Thursday night in a targeted shooting in the Guildford neighbourhood of Surrey. Read More
  
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• Homicide detectives called out to residence in Surrey

  22-11-2019 18:03
  
  Homicide detectives are investigating at a house in Surrey Friday morning. Read More
  
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• New movie reviews: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Frozen 2

  22-11-2019 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Movie critic Dana Gee has a look at the new movies “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, “21 Bridges”, and “Frozen 2”
  
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• New movie reviews: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 21 Bridges, Frozen 2

  22-11-2019 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Movie critic Dana Gee has a look at the new movies A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 21 Bridges and Frozen 2.
  
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• Health Matters: benefits of hip protectors

  22-11-2019 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A simple device could go a long way to helping protect seniors from hip fractures.
  
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• Whitecaps new Sporting Director Axel Schuster

  22-11-2019 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a disappointing 2019 season, the Vancouver Whitecaps will be heading in a new direction next year. New Sporting Director Axel Schuster joins Sonia Sunger to talk about some of the changes he plans to make.
  
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• Whitecaps introduce new sporting director Axel Schuster

  22-11-2019 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a disappointing 2019 season, the Vancouver Whitecaps will be heading in a new direction next year. New Sporting Director Axel Schuster joins Sonia Sunger to talk about some of the changes he plans to make.
  
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• B.C. residents not prepared for severe winter storms: report

  22-11-2019 16:26
  
  B.C. has experienced two severe winter storms in the past four years, but despite this, a majority of British Columbians are not prepared for a powerful weather event, says a BC Hydro report released Friday. Read More
  
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• Impact of a transit shutdown on home care

  22-11-2019 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Laura Johnson and Maria Moeller with the Greater Vancouver Community Services Society explain how a 3-day shutdown of bus and Seabus services could potentially affect those who rely on home care.
  
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