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• BC Wildfire Service sends 6 more firefighters to help with deadly Australian blazes

  20-12-2019 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eight people have died in the fires, and 700 homes have been destroyed. Nearly three million acres of bushland have burned.
  
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• Canuck notes: Leivo goes down, MacEwen comes up and Edler’s return remains a mystery

  20-12-2019 23:39 via theprovince.com
  
  Zack MacEwen is going to earn an NHL salary for Christmas. Read More
  
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• Loved and loathed, Vancouver developer Ian Gillespie lures the world’s wealth with luxury towers

  20-12-2019 23:12 via vancouversun.com
  
  If it bothers Ian Gillespie that he's the most vilified developer in Vancouver — a city with a particular disdain for real estate moguls — it's not apparent. In fact, he has critiques of his own for his hometown. Read More
  
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• You could buy this Yaletown parking spot for $50k

  20-12-2019 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's at 1200 Pacific Blvd, in an underground lot of an apartment at the corner of Davie St and Pacific Blvd
  
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• Early bird deadline for Millionaire Oceanview Home Lottery

  20-12-2019 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Todd Talbot explains why you might want to buy an early bird ticket for the 2019 Millionaire Oceanview Home Lottery.
  
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• Why Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. got a shout-out at Vancouver council

  20-12-2019 22:56
  
  Vancouver council approved Dec. 18 a five-storey rental project in Kitsilano.
  
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• Man accused of 2 Lower Mainland slayings a year apart arrested in Edmonton

  20-12-2019 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tyrel Hiue Ngyuen Quesnelle is charged with first-degree murder in the killings of Jagvir Malhi and Randeep Kang.
  
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• IHIT to announce arrest in 2 Lower Mainland murders a year apart

  20-12-2019 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is slated to provide an update at 3 p.m. in the slayings of Jagvir Malhi and Randeep Kang.
  
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• B.C. afternoon weather forecast: Dec 20

  20-12-2019 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The afternoon weather forecast for Metro Vancouver and British Columbia.
  
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• B.C. Green MLA Adam Olsen to be interim party leader

  20-12-2019 22:16 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — Legislature member Adam Olsen will serve as interim leader of B.C.’s Green party until a leadership contest that wraps up on June 27. Read More
  
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• 'We are still mothers': Jailed women give the gift of their voice at Christmas

  20-12-2019 22:13 via vancouversun.com
  
  This holiday season, Clarissa's children will flip through the pages of a new Christmas book as their mother's voice reads the words out loud to them — a classic holiday tradition for most families. Read More
  
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• Busiest shopping day of the holiday season

  20-12-2019 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Last-minute shoppers are packing stores and malls across the country Friday — hoping to find some last-minute deals. Our Jennifer Palma has more on why experts think this will be the busiest shopping day of the season.
  
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• Wheels in motion in potential extradition of Amanda Todd’s accused tormentor

  20-12-2019 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dutch man Aydin Coban is accused of tormenting and extorting the 15-year-old, who eventually died by suicide in 2012.
  
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• Dark Side flows as man allegedly punched over cellphone at Vancouver ‘Star Wars’ screening

  20-12-2019 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I waited a God-damned year to see this!" exclaimed the angry fan, as he was escorted from the theatre to a chorus of boos.
  
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• Curtis Sagmoen found guilty in incident involving sex worker near Salmon Arm

  20-12-2019 21:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  VERNON — A man accused of several offences involving a sex worker has been found guilty of three charges by a B.C. Supreme Court judge in Vernon. Read More
  
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• Memorial service to be held for Alberta pilot killed in B.C. island plane crash

  20-12-2019 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alex Bahlsen was one of three people killed when a small plane crashed on Gabriola Island near Nanaimo, B.C. on Dec. 10.
  
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• Memorial service held for Alberta pilot killed in B.C. island plane crash

  20-12-2019 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alex Bahlsen was one of three people killed when a small plane crashed on Gabriola Island near Nanaimo, B.C. on Dec. 10.
  
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• Adam Olsen named BC Green Party interim leader

  20-12-2019 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Green Party MLA Adam Olsen will be taking over the reigns of the party on an interim basis.
  
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• Book review: Memoir charts journey from hate and violence to radical compassion

  20-12-2019 20:12 via vancouversun.com
  
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• B.C. doctor links non-medical use of nitrous oxide to serious illness, addiction

  20-12-2019 20:11 via vancouversun.com
  
  An emergency room physician in British Columbia is warning of the misuse of a cooking tool that requires the use of nitrous oxide, more commonly known as laughing gas. Read More
  
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• Curtis Sagmoen sentenced, but walks free for time served in B.C. Supreme Court trial

  20-12-2019 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The charges stem from an incident in the North Okanagan in 2017, in which a woman claimed he pointed a gun at her.
  
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• Curtis Sagmoen found guilty in B.C. Supreme Court trial

  20-12-2019 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The charges stem from an incident in the North Okanagan in 2017, in which a woman claimed he pointed a gun at her.
  
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• Short film celebrates return of totem pole raising in Haida Gwaii after a century of banishment

  20-12-2019 20:06 via vancouversun.com
  
  Burnaby filmmaker Christopher Auchter can now add the famed Sundance Film Festival to the list of events that have welcomed his short film Now is the Time this past year. Read More
  
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• This Week in History: 1920: Retailers bounce back at Christmas

  20-12-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  During the First World War, the federal government brought in a luxury tax on many consumer goods. But the world had started to come back to normal by Christmas, 1920, so the tax was lifted. And retailers were ecstatic. Read More
  
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• The It List: Roots Cabin Collection

  20-12-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The product: Roots Cabin Collection Read More
  
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• Inside the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, a celebration of silk weaving awaits

  20-12-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  It's possible to hear the Antico Setificio Fiorentino before you see it. Read More
  
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• Holiday sips: Cocktail recipes to try this festive season

  20-12-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Whether you're sipping a little something while lounging by the fire with a loved one, mixing and mingling at a festive fete, or simply looking to try a new cocktail at home this season, the various merry moments of the holidays present the perfect opportunities to play up your mixologist skills. Read More
  
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• Highway routes to B.C. interior closed due to dangerous conditions

  20-12-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Snowy conditions, crashes and rock slides have closed all three of the major routes between Vancouver and the B.C. interior.
  
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• Give the gift of books

  20-12-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  If you are still on the hunt for some Christmas presents but have run out of inspiration don’t despair below is a handy, dandy and all B.C. list of books that will appeal to anyone left on your list. Read More
  
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• Fab 5: Left-it-pretty-late gifts

  20-12-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  So you’ve left your holiday shopping pretty last minute again. It’s OK, we get it — you’ve been busy, there have been a million friends to see and dinners to attend, and that little flu you had at the beginning of the month didn’t help either. But what to get as gifts, now that we’re nearing the finish line? Read More
  
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• Day one of busy holiday season at YVR, BC Ferries

  20-12-2019 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Reporter Jennifer Palma has tips for negotiating the busy Vancouver International Airport and BC Ferries terminals this holiday season.
  
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• Eight-storey mixed-use building proposed for Marpole

  20-12-2019 19:57
  
  Project includes commercial space, office use and 62 condo units.
  
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• Richmond, B.C. man charged with slew of ‘historical’ sex offences: RCMP

  20-12-2019 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mounties say the charges related to alleged incidents which are "largely historical in nature," and are providing an update later Friday.
  
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• Man kicked out of Vancouver screening of new Star Wars movie for disturbing audience

  20-12-2019 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  A video posted to social media shows an angry man being escorted out of the opening night screening of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The man was allegedly disturbing Vancouver moviegoers after someone in the crowd was on their phone.
  
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• Richmond, B.C. ‘whippits’ overdose prompts public warning from doctor

  20-12-2019 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, is commonly available at retail outlets in small canisters knnown as "whippits," used to pressurize whipped cream dispensers.
  
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• 5 things to know about Quviasugvik: In Search of Harmony by PIQSIQ

  20-12-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
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• Sunday ‘beer church’ launches to support the Greater Vancouver Food Bank

  20-12-2019 18:29
  
  Drink beer for a good cause at this new event.
  
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• B.C. Green Party to announce interim leader, leadership rules Friday

  20-12-2019 18:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — The B.C. Green Party is to reveal today who will become interim leader after Andrew Weaver steps down in January. Read More
  
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• Car2go will have fewer vehicles on the road in Vancouver before exit date

  20-12-2019 17:10
  
  The company announced this week that it will cease operations as of Feb. 29.
  
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• New movie reviews: Cats, 63 Up, Bombshell, Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker

  20-12-2019 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Movie critic Dana Gee has a look at highly anticipated holiday blockbusters like Cats, 63 Up, Bombshell, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
  
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• Month of Giving Back: British Columbia Mountain Foundation

  20-12-2019 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Christ Ludwig of the British Columbia Mountain Foundation explains how the organization helps build and maintain huts, shelters and trails.
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Go global with Christmas dinner wine picks (and get out there now!)

  20-12-2019 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Take a stroll through snow-covered Central Park before heading back to your Manhattan apartment for a glass and a snack. New York designers Lisa Nieschlag and Lars Wentrup have you covered on the snack front with these posh mini-pies from New York Christmas Baking. Change the filling with the seasons: Try using blueberries or raspberries instead of the cranberries, for example. Read More
  
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• B.C. students remind drivers to be safe with ‘Think of Me’ bag campaign

  20-12-2019 16:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fraser Valley students decorate brown liquor bags in an effort to remind motorists to drive safe this holiday season.
  
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• Parts of Coquihalla, Highway 3 closed as winter weather hits B.C. Interior

  20-12-2019 16:41 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Coquihalla highway is closed Friday morning to northbound traffic thanks to a winter storm currently hammering B.C.'s southern Interior. Read More
  
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• Closures on interior highways as pre-Christmas winter storm slaps southern B.C.

  20-12-2019 16:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Motorists hitting the roads for the Christmas holiday are facing challenging conditions Friday, as winter weather pummels the highways of B.C.'s Southern Interior.
  
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• 1 fatality, closures on major highways as pre-Christmas winter storm slaps southern B.C.

  20-12-2019 16:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Motorists hitting the roads for the Christmas holiday are facing challenging conditions Friday, as winter weather pummels the highways of B.C.'s Southern Interior.
  
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• 1 fatality, closures on interior highways as pre-Christmas winter storm slaps southern B.C.

  20-12-2019 16:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Motorists hitting the roads for the Christmas holiday are facing challenging conditions Friday, as winter weather pummels the highways of B.C.'s Southern Interior.
  
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• 1 fatality, closures on all 3 major highways as pre-Christmas winter storm slaps southern B.C.

  20-12-2019 16:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Motorists hitting the roads for the Christmas holiday are facing challenging conditions Friday, as winter weather pummels the highways of B.C.'s Southern Interior.
  
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• 1 fatality, all closures on all 3 major highways as pre-Christmas winter storm slaps southern B.C.

  20-12-2019 16:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Motorists hitting the roads for the Christmas holiday are facing challenging conditions Friday, as winter weather pummels the highways of B.C.'s Southern Interior.
  
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• 1 fatality, all 3 major highways closed as pre-Christmas winter storm slaps southern B.C.

  20-12-2019 16:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Motorists hitting the roads for the Christmas holiday are facing challenging conditions Friday, as winter weather pummels the highways of B.C.'s Southern Interior.
  
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