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• Vancouver Singing Christmas Tree celebrates 50th anniversary

  03-12-2017 23:44 via vancouversun.com
  Since 1967, thousands of people have basked in the warm glow and angelic voices of the Singing Christmas Tree at Broadway Church, whose deep roots in the Lower Mainland have helped the concert grow into a lively variety show now drawing close to 20,000 spectators each winter.
  Some of its cast and crew, like 83-year-old singer Lillian Hanson, have been involved since Day 1, when the branches could hold up to 47 singers and were made with freshly cut evergreen boughs stapled to planks. The ‘
  
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• Canucks: Five players to watch at prospects camp

  12-09-2026 00:10 via theprovince.com
  
  It's another year without the Young Stars Classic in Penticton, but fans of the Vancouver Canucks do have some interesting young players to keep their eye on. Especially with the Canucks embarking on a rebuild, the crop of kids preparing to take the ice this weekend at Rogers Forum in Abbotsford may be just the beginning of something big. Read More
  
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• Downtown Vancouver's chaotic week: Alleged stairwell masturbation and stranger attacks

  11-09-2026 23:46 via vancouversun.com
  
  Sucker-punches and body fluids were flying in downtown Vancouver on Thursday. Read More
  
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• Vancouver Fringe 2026: Five ways to explore the choose-your-own-adventure theatre extravaganza

  11-09-2026 23:04 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Vancouver Fringe Festival is back at Granville Island for its 26th season, as touring performers who have spent their summer gracing stages across Canada meet local acts bringing down the house with Vancouver flair. Read More
  
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• Canucks radio broadcasts not expected to have pre- or post-game show

  11-09-2026 22:17 via theprovince.com
  
  For the first time, the Vancouver Canucks' radio broadcasts won't have a pre- or post-game show. Read More
  
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• MLA Teresa Wat to join other Conservative defectors in new party

  11-09-2026 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  A new centre-right political party formed by B.C. Conservative defectors has nabbed another high-profile name. Read More
  
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• B.C. Lions owner still wants to buy B.C. Place

  11-09-2026 21:26 via theprovince.com
  
  Even as the focus remains on the future of the Vancouver Whitecaps and B.C. Place, the owner of the B.C. Lions remains very much on his own plan. Read More
  
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• B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman still wants to buy B.C. Place

  11-09-2026 21:26 via theprovince.com
  
  Even as the focus remains on the future of the Vancouver Whitecaps and B.C. Place, the owner of the B.C. Lions remains very much on his own plan. Read More
  
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• Waiting to Cash in: Vancouver Giants will miss key addition Koch to start season

  11-09-2026 21:03 via theprovince.com
  
  Vancouver Giants fans will have to wait a little longer to see what the team looks like with key trade addition Cash Koch in the lineup. Read More
  
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• Science World soccer ball panels now for sale as duffels, totes, umbrellas

  11-09-2026 20:07 via vancouversun.com
  
  Farewell Science World soccer ball, hello recycled patio umbrella. Read More
  
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• There's a B.C. brand for period products including pads, tampons

  11-09-2026 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  In case you hadn't heard, there is a way to add a "Buy B.C." element to period products thanks to the Victoria-based brand Joni. Read More
  
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• Canucks’ Boeser sees an inspired Pettersson

  11-09-2026 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brock Boeser had an unfortunate front-row seat for his friend and teammate's struggles.
  
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• Petition urges Oilers to reverse Formenton deal

  11-09-2026 16:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  An online petition calling on the Edmonton Oilers to reverse the signing of Alex Formenton had collected more than 19,000 signatures as of Friday morning.
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Here's why people are leaving B.C.

  11-09-2026 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  People are voting with their feet on B.C.'s poor economic performance and moving to another province, experts say. Read More
  
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• 'You never forget it': Grief doesn't fade for B.C. firefighters who went to New York after 9/11

  11-09-2026 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  When he was just a rookie Vancouver firefighter in 2001, Keith Stewart desperately wanted to help the families of the more than 300 New York firefighters who died trying to save people from the burning World Trade Center towers. Read More
  
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• What TV shows and movies are filming in Metro Vancouver this fall

  11-09-2026 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Despite U.S. President Donald Trump floating the idea of increasing TV and film production federal tax credits for American-made features, the industry is still thriving in Hollywood North. Read More
  
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• Weezer plays Vancouver this week: What to know before you go to the concert

  11-09-2026 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Weezer has released seven records in the band's three decades of making music that take their name from the colour of the album cover. The latest of these is 2026s The Gold Album. Read More
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Uncertainty piles on uncertainty for property owners in Cowichan claims area

  11-09-2026 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — The B.C. Supreme Court recognition last year of Aboriginal title over private land in Richmond is having far-reaching effects on property owners, developers, lenders — and property appraisals there and elsewhere in B.C. Read More
  
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• Sidewalk construction has turned into an election flashpoint in Surrey

  11-09-2026 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The pace of the construction of sidewalks in B.C.'s second-largest city has turned into an election issue, with one Surrey mayoral candidate vowing to hasten sidewalk building if elected. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Housing costs aren’t entirely local, but housing solutions can be 

  11-09-2026 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  As British Columbians prepare to head to the polls this fall for local elections, one message from residents is undeniable: housing affordability remains one of the defining issues facing our communities. Read More
  
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• Opinion: A tax on public safety. Why the B.C. government must reverse its Oct. 1 PST expansion

  11-09-2026 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  In May, I toured a Vancouver Jewish day school where one moment struck me: In the hallway between classes, we met the school’s therapy dogs. Read More
  
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• Investors listed as victims sued VPD officer for share of profits in real estate deals

  11-09-2026 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Two of the three housing developments at the centre of a Vancouver police investigation that led to charges against police officer Kal Dosanjh are also the subject of a complex civil case he and others face in B.C. Supreme Court. Read More
  
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• Douglas Todd: Accused Canadian author Steven Galloway makes major progress in libel case

  11-09-2026 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Former UBC creative writing professor and novelist Steven Galloway is making significant headway in his defamation case, 11 years after he was accused of rape by a former student. Read More
  
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• Sept. 11 first responders to attend B.C. border ceremony on anniversary of attacks

  11-09-2026 13:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  New York first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, are expected to be among the guests at a British Columbia memorial marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
  
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• B.C. driver helps save man from knife-wielding suspect in Surrey park

  11-09-2026 04:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  "In that moment, I'm filming, I'm reversing my car and I'm trying to unlock my car and all in that same moment, he opens my door," Robin Nuber told Global News.
  
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• B.C. police release video highlighting dangers of illegally riding e-motorcycles

  11-09-2026 03:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police believe the rider is between 14 and 18 years old. The rider's face is blurred due to the requirements of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
  
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• Several B.C. Conservative MLAs wait to see what happens with Kerry-Lynne Findlay as byelection looms

  11-09-2026 01:19 via vancouversun.com
  
  For the last couple weeks, several MLAs watched as their colleagues defected from the Conservative Party one after another, like a slow-motion car wreck. Read More
  
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• Family mourns death of loved one killed fighting in Ukraine

  11-09-2026 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  "He paid the ultimate price for Canada and Ukraine,” said an emotional James Bourgeois, Jessy Bourgeois’ father, in an interview with Global News.
  
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• DEA operated 'illegally' in Canada, B.C. Supreme Court judge says

  11-09-2026 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ended an extradition proceeding for an unnamed Canadian because agents for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration “operated unlawfully and illegally in Canada.” Read More
  
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• New Vancouver police training academy opens in Woodward’s building

  11-09-2026 00:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Forty recruits began their studies at the facility, located at 351 Abbott St. in the Downtown Eastside, and the students are expected to start working in the city next June.
  
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