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• At least 10 test positive of COVID-19 at Surrey, Abbotsford courthouses: Union

  28-11-2020 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eight deputy sheriffs at the Surrey courthouse and two at the Abbotsford courthouse have tested positive, according to their union.
  
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• 7 sent to hospital for overdoses after emergency call at Vancouver party - CBC.ca

  28-11-2020 23:49 via cbc.ca
  
  7 sent to hospital for overdoses after emergency call at Vancouver party  CBC.ca
  
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• Coronavirus: Anti-mask protesters gather in Salmon Arm, Kelowna

  28-11-2020 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The noon gathering outside city hall was peaceful, with mask-less protesters singing dancing and espousing opinions about the coronavirus pandemic and other topics.
  
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• Racism 'thriving' in Canada and it must be challenged, says Metro Vancouver chair

  28-11-2020 23:31 via vancouversun.com
  
  Metro Vancouver board of directors chair Sav Dhaliwal says racism is thriving in Canada, a serious problem that will continue to fester unless more people call out the harmful behaviour. Read More
  
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• Vancouver police warn of tainted drugs after seven people overdose at party

  28-11-2020 23:27 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver police are warning about city's tainted drug supply after seven people overdosed at a party Friday night and were taken to hospital. Read More
  
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• Vancouver police warn of tainted drugs after seven party people taken to hospital

  28-11-2020 23:15 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver police are warning about city's tainted drug supply after seven people from a party were taken to hospital Friday night. Read More
  
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• Police issue warning after 7 people overdose at Vancouver party

  28-11-2020 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police believe the patients had been consuming MDMA and cocaine.
  
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• Racism is 'thriving' in Canada and it must be challenged, says Metro Vancouver chair

  28-11-2020 22:56 via vancouversun.com
  
  Chair of Metro Vancouver Sav Dhaliwal says racism is thriving in Canada, a serious problem that will continue to fester unless more people call out the harmful behaviour. Read More
  
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• Abbotsford Cabela’s witness video

  28-11-2020 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Witness video taken from inside the Cabela’s Abbotsford location from the September 11 incident.
  
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• After latest outbreak, Surrey teachers call for mandatory masks, smaller classes

  28-11-2020 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  'How bad does it have to get before they will actually make a more significant change for schools rather than just doubling down on what they're currently doing?' said the president of the Surrey Teachers Association.
  
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• Study finds train speed a top factor in wildlife deaths in Banff, Yoho national parks

  28-11-2020 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  A study looking at 646 wildlife deaths on railway tracks in Banff and Yoho national parks in Alberta and British Columbia has found that train speed was one of the biggest factors.
  
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• Man facing charges over anti-mask confrontation in Victoria grocery store

  28-11-2020 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Video posted to Reddit and shared by police shows a man who refused to wear a mask standing face-to-face with a group of employees, calling them 'psychopaths.'
  
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• Leadership Series 2020: Carole Anne Hilton on the importance of growing the Indigenous economy in Canada

  28-11-2020 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carole Anne Hilton, the CEO and founder of The Indigenomics Institute talks with Simi Sara about her role in advising governments and businesses about the Indigenous economy in Canada and how their contribution to the country is essential. She also explains how the whole concept started with a hashtag.
  
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• Video captures confrontation over mandatory mask at Victoria market

  28-11-2020 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Victoria man is facing charges after a confrontation over the province’s new mandatory mask rules at a shop on Friday.
  
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• Gardenworks: growing amaryllis

  28-11-2020 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s not too late to grow your own amaryllis. Peter from GardenWorks shares his tips on how to successfully plant the bulbs.
  
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• Best budget beauty holiday gifts

  28-11-2020 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Looking for ideas for the beauty lover on your holiday gift list? Beauty expert, Jill Dunn, shares her pick of the best gift sets to suit every budget.
  
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• YVR launches a rapid COVID-19 testing pilot

  28-11-2020 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vancouver International Airport has started a pilot project to test the effectiveness of a rapid test for COVID-19. WestJet Vice President of Safety, Security and Quality Billy Nolen explains how it works.
  
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• Low waste holiday gift and wrapping ideas

  28-11-2020 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Create memories not garbage this holiday season; that’s the message from Metro Vancouver’s waste reduction team. Jack Froese, Chair of Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste Committee, shares some sustainable gift ideas and explains what to do with all that online shopping packaging.
  
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• Planning the COVID-19 vaccine rollout

  28-11-2020 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Trudeau government says the COVID-19 vaccine should be ready to be rolled out to Canadians starting January 2021, but as University of Ottawa Epidemiologist, Amir Attaran explains there are still many questions about how it will be delivered and distributed.
  
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• New book celebrating the 7 o’clock cheer

  28-11-2020 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Remember in the early stages of the pandemic — the nightly eruption of pots, pans and cheering for our frontline health workers? Now a new book is acting as a time capsule for that unique moment in history. Photographer Jon Pesochin shares the details.
  
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• Open House: Millionaire lottery prize home tour

  28-11-2020 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Join Todd Talbot and Kaitlyn Herbst as they take you on a tour of one of the grand prizes in this year’s Millionaire lottery. This spacious South Surrey mansion has everything you could want, and more!
  
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• Makeover: A little TLC for mom's hair

  28-11-2020 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Laura Hawkins is a 36-year-old entrepreneur and a stay-at-home mom. Her hair was looking and feeling unmanageable and unruly, and needed a little care. Read More
  
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• Empty Stocking Fund: Grandparents, grandchildren helped by Surrey Christmas Bureau for first time

  28-11-2020 20:00 via theprovince.com
  
  In previous years, standing in a lineup to get help from the Surrey Christmas Bureau was physically too much for Bonnie Hall to handle. Read More
  
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• Surrey, B.C. teacher shares ICU battle with COVID-19

  28-11-2020 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Darlene Lourenco is a music teacher at Cambridge Elementary in Surrey, which closed for two weeks after a COVID-19 outbreak. She speaks with Focus BC about her two weeks in hospital after contracting the virus.
  
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• J.J. Adams: Lions look for a major reboot, hoping crisis leads to real change

  28-11-2020 18:10 via theprovince.com
  
  It’s a week past what should have been the 2020 Grey Cup in Regina. Read More
  
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• Former B.C. finance minister Carole James hired for $1 a year to advise premier

  28-11-2020 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  James announced last year she would be leaving elected officer after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease but has agreed to help Horgan when needed.
  
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• ‘For me, it is personal’: B.C. doctor makes heartfelt appeal after death of 3 COVID-19 patients

  28-11-2020 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Kevin McLeod, who works in the COVID-19 ward at North Vancouver's Lions Gate Hospital, says he's frustrated by people who downplay the significance of the deadly virus.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Cloudy, with a chance of showers, clearing later

  28-11-2020 17:41 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Saturday, Nov. 28. Today's weather is expected to start out cloudy, with a chance of showers. But that should clear up later in the morning for a mix of sun and cloud, and a high of 9 C, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Overnight, it looks like some clouds and fog, with a low of 4 C. Then Sunday starts out mainly sunny with a chance of showers later in the afternoon, and a high of 9 C. On Monday, expect periods of rain, with a high of 9 C and then it looks lik
  
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• Two West Vancouver residents appointed to Order of Canada - North Shore News

  28-11-2020 17:30 via nsnews.com
  
  Two West Vancouver residents appointed to Order of Canada  North Shore News
  
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• Sold (Bought): Extensive renos to Richmond townhouse secure a buyer

  28-11-2020 15:52 via vancouversun.com
  
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• The Home Front: Clever home-office design can help keep us sane

  28-11-2020 15:49 via vancouversun.com
  
  As we head into the colder months and spend more time indoors, it's a good time to think about interior design. Because in this time of increased isolation, the right design can help keep you sane, says Nicole Basenach, VP of consumer experience with Quebec-based South Shore Furniture. Read More
  
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• Vancouver police shut down party, issue $2300 ticket to host for breaking COVID-19 rules - CTV News Vancouver

  28-11-2020 09:00 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
  Vancouver police shut down party, issue $2300 ticket to host for breaking COVID-19 rules  CTV News Vancouver
  
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• Petition launched to name a Vancouver street after Ryan Reynolds | Urbanized - Daily Hive

  28-11-2020 09:00 via dailyhive.com
  
  Petition launched to name a Vancouver street after Ryan Reynolds | Urbanized  Daily Hive
  
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• New changes to Transit mask rules as the union calls for more security

  28-11-2020 06:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  New rules have come into effect regarding masks on transit. Transit users are now not only asked to wear one on the bus or SkyTrain, but while waiting at any indoor or outdoor stations. The changes come as a new video comes to light of growing tensions between unmasked passengers and drivers. Jordan Armstrong reports.
  
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• Patrick Johnston: The boring COVID-19 life of Canucks’ broadcasters

  28-11-2020 05:53 via theprovince.com
  
  When John Garrett was growing up in Trenton, Ont., his mother Marvel had two things she hoped he and his six siblings would accomplish: get their Grade 8 piano certification from the Royal Conservatory of Music and their Grade 2 theory certification. Read More
  
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• Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Newton Elementary School in Surrey

  28-11-2020 05:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The school will be closed until Dec. 14th.
  
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• COVID-19: Newton Elementary becomes second Surrey school to close due to outbreak

  28-11-2020 05:18 via vancouversun.com
  
  A second school in Surrey will shut down for two weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Family of Kelowna toddler killed by allegedly drunk driver pleads for justice

  28-11-2020 04:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  What was planned as a COVID-safe meet-and-greet for a newborn baby took a horrific turn in an instant for a Kelowna family.
  
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• It’s not too late to save 102 endangered Fraser River species, according to UBC study

  28-11-2020 04:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Researchers say the species face 'functional extinction,' but could be saved at the cost of $6 per day for each resident of the Lower Mainland.
  
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• Advocates hope to create 'Vancouver model' for drug decriminalization - CBC.ca

  28-11-2020 04:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Advocates hope to create 'Vancouver model' for drug decriminalization  CBC.ca
  
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• Plenty of sales, but few crowds as COVID-19 colours Black Friday in B.C.

  28-11-2020 04:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 case numbers are rising in British Columbia, just as retailers enter their most critical month of the year.
  
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• Report shows people in Surrey recovery facilities experience homelessness

  28-11-2020 03:24 via vancouversun.com
  
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• Mountie says he suggested meeting with CBSA on Meng arrest to avoid problems, court hears

  28-11-2020 03:19 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Mountie who says he warned against arresting Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou by boarding her plane when it landed in Vancouver says he made his own decision to come into the airport and help that day. Read More
  
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• Coronavirus: B.C. health officials report workplace transmission trends

  28-11-2020 03:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global’s Keith Baldrey has some perspective on a day when B.C. registered more than 900 new cases of COVID-19, including where officials are seeing transmission.
  
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• Closing arguments delivered in Phillip Tallio appeal

  28-11-2020 03:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crown finished presenting closing arguments in the appeal of Phillip Tallio’s 1983 murder conviction. Tallio was found guilty of killing his 22 month-old cousin, and has spent 37 years behind bars. Rumina Daya reports.
  
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• COVID-19: B.C. health officials announce record 911 new cases amid 'our COVID storm' - Vancouver Sun

  28-11-2020 03:03 via vancouversun.com
  
  COVID-19: B.C. health officials announce record 911 new cases amid 'our COVID storm'  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Mark Tyndall: Criminalizing drug use never made sense

  28-11-2020 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver city council's motion to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs is long overdue. The timing of this initiative is in response to the unrelenting and staggering number of drug-overdose deaths seen during the last five years, although enforcing criminal penalties for drug possession has caused immeasurable damage to our society for decades. Read More
  
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• Letters to The Vancouver Sun, Nov. 28, 2020: Let's treat COVID like a war effort

  28-11-2020 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  My heart breaks every day I see the increasing COVID numbers. I lost my husband of 33 years in April — not due to COVID — but he passed in the hospital under lockdown and I could not be with him. His passing also happened on the first day of my early retirement. We had plans — we had travel booked, we had things to look forward to. I have not been able to hold a memorial for him yet, and do not plan to until it is again safe. My heart is breaking but I am doing my part. I don&r
  
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• Gil Kelley and Lon LaClaire: Next steps in transport pricing won't be implemented without consultation and analysis

  28-11-2020 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  On Nov. 17, Vancouver's mayor and council approved the Climate Emergency Action Plan, an early action in the Vancouver Plan, and our roadmap to reduce the city's carbon pollution by 50 per cent by 2030 and do our fair share in preventing climate breakdown. Read More
  
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• B.C. food banks feel strain of holiday season during pandemic

  28-11-2020 02:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  With Christmas around the corner, food banks across the province are seeing a spike in demand. As Kylie Stanton reports, some are considering drastic solutions to meet the needs of hundreds of families.
  
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