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Town Talk: Vancouver's Cause We Care Foundation reaches out to single mothers
WORKS OF HEART: Donors filled the Equinox Gallery again recently to raise a further $232,066 for the Cause We Care Foundation that Andrea Thomas Hill launched in 2007. With a resounding splash, too, as...
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CBC's The Romeo Section looks at darker side of intelligence
The Romeo Section Oct. 5, CBC 9 p.m. For its second season creator Chris Haddock has planted the espionage thriller The Romeo Section firmly against the veiled landscape of dark government activity....
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Vancouver-filmed TV show Timeless tackles terrorism and time travel
Timeless Oct. 3, 10 p.m. | Global TV More info: globaltv.com/timeless Politicians and pundits warn weekly of the ramifications of terrorists getting their hands upon a nuclear device. What if a...
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VIFF 2016: Abandoned skates the world
Ski, Skate, Ride: Filmmakers From Sea To Sky Country Oct. 8, 8 p.m. | Vancity Theatre Tickets and info: Viff.org Rick McCrank spent years as a professional skateboarder. The owner of Main Street’s busy...
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Cabbie a philosophical night ride through Vancouver
Cabbie Vancouver International Film Festival Let’s Compare Mythologies (Canadian Shorts): Cabbie Oct. 9, 3:15 p.m. Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Tickets/Info: viff.org How long does it take to make a...
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Elyse Levesque's new role is close to home
Shoot the Messenger Oct. 10, 9 p.m. | CBC Actor Elyse Levesque and her character on the CBC drama Shoot the Messenger have something in common — both are enjoying big career moves. Levesque, a native...
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Town Talk: Local movie addresses boxing peril
At a 2009 screening of Facing Ali, Muhammad Ali inspired Ben Ratner and Aleks Paunovic to make Ganjy, a short movie dedicated to him. RINGING SUCCESS: Sixty-seven professional bouts led to the...
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Thirteen-year-old Bowen Island chef appears on reality cooking show
School is out for the day and coconut beurre blanc is on 13-year-old Hudson Stiver’s mind. The combination of butter and coconut milk, reduced down to a rich sauce, will be a key part of the supper...
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The Architect struck a personal note for Eric McCormack
The Architect Oct. 11, 6:30 p.m. | Vancouver Playhouse Oct. 13, 11 a.m. | International Village 9 Oct. 14, 9:15 p.m. | Vancity Theatre Tickets and info: viff.org Just how far would you go to build...
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APTN's Wild Archaeology takes viewers where history happens
Wild Archaeology Oct. 12, 2 p.m. & Oct. 14, noon, and online | APTN More info: aptn.ca From high alpine steep to underwater deep in Lake Huron and far north of Inuvik, APTN’s Wild Archaeology...
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Maudie wins People's Choice Award at VIFF
Maudie, the life and times of 1930s Nova Scotia native art movement icon Maude Lewis captured the hearts of 2016 Vancouver International Film Festival viewers to win the VIFF Super Channel People’s...
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David Shepheard named Vancouver's first film commissioner
The Vancouver Economic Commission has named David Shepheard as the first Vancouver film commissioner. A specialist in running film commissions in global markets, Shepheard brings 16 years of experience...
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Randene Neill announces she is leaving Global BC
Morning anchor Randene Neill announced today she is leaving Global B.C. “I’ve been given the opportunity for another job,” Neill said during an emotional Global broadcast. “It’s the only other job that...
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Pioneering animator Brenda Chapman brings Spark to festival
Spark Animation 2016 To Oct. 23, various times | Scotiabank Theatre, Vancity Theatre Centre, Wall Centre Tickets and info: sparkfx.ca Brenda Chapman‘s resumé reads like a “best of” list for animated...
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Dylan Moran: A busy, funny man
Dylan Moran: Off the Hook Nov. 2, 8 p.m. | Vogue Theatre Tickets and info: $40 at ticketfly.com Asked why there are so many internationally acclaimed comics from his homeland, Irish comedian Dylan...
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New anchor named at Global BC as Steve Darling and Randene Neill leave
Steve Darling and Randene Neill have left Global BC and Sonia Sunger is joining the network’s morning show. Global’s early news broadcast became the news itself recently when it laid off Darling, a...
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Hollywood North: John Wick director early favourite to take over Deadpool 2
David Leitch (John Wick) is reportedly the favourite to take over the director’s chair from Tim Miller on the upcoming Deadpool sequel. Miller split from the movie last week over apparent “creative...
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Town Talk: Night to Dream benefits Ronald McDonald House
Aprilynne Haqq, Jordan Chin and Jana Wollesen backed Lindsey Turner when the Night to Dream gala she chaired reportedly raised $415,000 to benefit Ronald McDonald House. HAPPY MEAL: Banished in the...
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Sonia Beeksma leaves Global after Steve Darling, Randene Neill depart
The exodus continues at Global B.C., as Sonia Beeksma has left the network, following the departures of Steve Darling and Randene Neill. First beloved morning news anchor Darling was laid off under...
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Tzi Ma's big-screen Arrival comes on back of many varied roles
Denis Villeneuve’s first-contact thriller Arrival opens this week. The film stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker, as well as Chinese-Canadian actor Tzi Ma in the key role of Chinese...
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