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Sunday Nov 22

Game Day: Alouettes' wish not answered with Lions matchup 10:41 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Members of the Montreal Alouettes coaching staff situated in the press box at Ivor Wynne Stadium were unabashedly rooting for the Tiger-Cats to defeat the B.C. Lions in last Sunday's CFL East Division semi-final.
Forrest Griffin gets revenge at UFC 106, beats returning Tito Ortiz 10:27 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
LAS VEGAS — Three years ago, Ultimate Fighting Championship superstar Forrest Griffin lost a hugely-disappointing split decision to Tito Ortiz. The two fought another furious three rounds in the main event of UFC 106 on Saturday, but the end result was different this time around.
15-year-old girl sexually assaulted near Port Coquitlam bus loop 9:26 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A 15 year-old girl was sexually assaulted near the Port Coquitlam bus loop at about 1 a.m. Saturday morning, according to RCMP.
Man in serious condition after police shooting in Smithers 9:12 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
VANCOUVER — A man is recovering in Vancouver hospital after being shot by an RCMP officer Saturday in Smithers.
Kristina Groves wins World Cup gold in Norway 8:56 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Canada's Kristina Groves climbed to the top of the World Cup podium for the first time this season on Sunday.
Review: Wolfmother lays a Cosmic Egg in Vancouver 12:12 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
If a contemporary band plays 1970s -- era, bluesy, riffy rock, it’s going to be compared to, well, 1970s-era, bluesy, riffy rock bands, like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Cream.

Saturday Nov 21

Hornby Island residents in shock after artist's death ruled a homicide 9:11 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
With news that the death of local singer, poet, and artist Tempest Grace Gale has been ruled a homicide some Hornby Island residents now believe the “live-and-let-live” culture of Hornby Island may have changed forever.
Gallery: Duncan and North Cowichan flood photos 8:42 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Times Colonist photographer Debra Brash and Kevin Rothbauer of the Cowichan Valley Citizen capture the flooding in photos
B.C. residents likely to wait weeks for flood aid 7:41 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Residents of Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island who were forced out of their homes early Friday by flooding were allowed to return Saturday, but it will likely be weeks before they can hope to get any money to cover the damage.
Sunday Sun Online: A mix of the week's best news features 6:42 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A mix of the week's best news features that you may not have noticed.
Hadwin, Parry fail to advance at PGA Tour qualifying school 6:41 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford and North Vancouver's Bryn Parry will have to put their PGA Tour dreams on hold for another year.
Maple Ridge baby welcomed into the world by Coquitlam Mountie 5:56 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
It was a frantic, unplanned home delivery but thanks to the help of a family friend Maple Ridge newborn Nathan Boey rushed into the world like a silent whisper.
Brotherston murder trial: Victim's ex-girlfriend begged for help, says witness 5:12 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The ex-girlfriend of a Colwood man allegedly murdered by a former Highlands councillor and his two sons screamed hysterically as she begged someone to help him, a key Crown witness testified yesterday in B.C. Supreme Court.
Welfare clients' personal records found in government employee's home 5:12 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The B.C. government is investigating a major security breach after police discovered the personal records of 1,400 income-assistance clients in the home of a government employee, the Times Colonist has learned.
B.C. man shot and killed by police seems to have no family mourners 5:11 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
No one has claimed the property of 48-year-old Jeff Hughes, who was shot and killed by police outside his Selby Street apartment in Nanaimo on Oct. 23.
No leads for missing outgoing Williams Lake man: RCMP 1:11 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Tyler Walton went missing Nov. 9 and RCMP have no leads
Digital Life: Live blog of TEDx in Vancouver 10:57 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Sun Digital Life reporter Gillian Shaw is live-blogging from the TEDx event at Electronic Arts in Burnaby.
New tree-protection bylaw designed to be enforceable 1:33 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The City of Vancouver has approved a new tree-protection bylaw that sets fines of $500 to $10,000 for the unlawful removal of trees, allows for replacement fruit and nut trees, and improves enforcement capabilities.
Why did Tourism BC get the axe? Only the premier knows 1:32 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
When the New Democrats went looking for the reasons behind the B.C. Liberal decision to axe Tourism BC, they did not know what they would find.
B.C. teens take vow of silence to help world's voiceless children 1:32 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Given the amount of time teenagers spend texting on their cell-phones, e-mailing, Twittering, Facebooking -- not to mention actually talking -- the prospect of giving it all up for 24 hours must be daunting.

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