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• B.C. man's Facebook page celebrated terror attacks in Western countries: trial

  09-06-2017 23:40 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — A B.C. man’s Facebook page appeared to celebrate gains made by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and so-called “lone wolf” attacks in Western countries, his trial heard on Friday.
  Othman Hamdan of Fort St. John has pleaded not guilty to encouraging the commission of murder, assault and mischief, all for terrorist purposes, as well as inducing and instructing someone to carry out a terrorist act.
  Eighty-five posts on Hamdan’s Facebook page are bein
  
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• Morgan gets the itch to return to PGA Tour Champion's proving grounds

  09-06-2017 23:27 via vancouversun.com
  
  The inaugural Greater Vancouver Open was 21 years ago, but Doug Morgan will never forget teeing up alongside some of the world’s best golfers at the former PGA Tour stop in Surrey.
  A member of the PGA of Canada since 1991, Morgan specializes in coaching while still competing at the club pro level in local and provincial events. He speaks fondly of his time as an instructor and coach, helping local players like Langley’s Devin Carrey rise to the professional circuits such as the Web.c
  
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• This Week in History: 1940 With the Second World War heating up, Canada bans many left-wing organizations

  09-06-2017 23:18 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Second World War was not going well for the allies in June, 1940. The German blitzkrieg had raced across Western Europe, forcing British forces into a mass evacuation from Dunkirk between May 27 and June 4.
  The fall of France seemed imminent, so Italy’s fascist leader Benito Mussolini decided it was time to enter the war and share in the spoils. On June 10, Mussolini declared war on Britain and France.
  “The hour of destiny has arrived for our Fatherland,” Mussolini declared
  
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• Transgender trailblazer narrowly lost in B.C. election, but vows to continue her activism

  09-06-2017 23:15 via vancouversun.com
  
  As Morgane Oger sits on a sunny café patio, several passersby wave hello or offer condolences to the rookie NDP candidate, who narrowly lost the Vancouver-False Creek riding to a high-profile Liberal incumbent in the May 9 provincial election.
  This friendly banter on the patio would have been hard for Oger to imagine four years ago, when the 45-year-old IT consultant and father of two young children took the daunting step of beginning to live as the gender she has always felt: female
  
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• Chances are you've been hearing a lot about mobility pricing lately, but what is it, exactly? Mayor Walton explains bit.ly/2rUGecN

  09-06-2017 22:57 via twitter.com
  Chances are you've been hearing a lot about mobility pricing lately, but what is it, exactly? Mayor Walton explains bit.ly/2rUGecN
  
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• Patriotic Mounties pose on North Van bridge for Canada 150 | CTV ... - CTV News

  09-06-2017 22:22 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
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  On Thursday, 112 RCMP officers posed shoulder-to-shoulder on Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver for an iconic photo in celebration of the 150th ...and more »
  
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• Patriotic Mounties pose on North Van bridge for Canada 150 - CTV News

  09-06-2017 22:20 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
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  Patriotic Mounties pose on North Van bridge for Canada 150
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  On Thursday, 112 RCMP officers posed shoulder-to-shoulder on Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver for an iconic photo in celebration of the 150th anniversary of confederation Thursday. The officers volunteered from detachments all over the ...and more »
  
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• ART SEEN: If you get the joke, send it to Artspeak

  09-06-2017 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  
  Q: Why did Vincent van Gogh become a painter?
  A: Because he didn’t have an ear for music.
  If you have any jokes about art that are as good – or as bad – as the one above, now’s the time to do something about it. Artspeak wants to hear from you.
  The Gastown art space has grown up and turned 30. To celebrate being one of the city’s oldest artist-run galleries, Artspeak is looking for visual puns, wordplay, riddles, gags and one-liners. Selected works will be incl
  
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• Wondering what's happening at the Waterfront? There's been lots of activity @ #FootofLonsdale & Shipyards.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  09-06-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
  Wondering what's happening at the Waterfront? There's been lots of activity @ #FootofLonsdale & Shipyards.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Southwest adventure tour explores some of America’s natural wonders

  09-06-2017 21:56 via vancouversun.com
  
   
  Perched on the lip of the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, I gaze vertiginously down upon stratum upon stratum of multihued rock lie stacked beneath me, each representing a geological epoch. Dating back over two billion years, they reveal more dramatically than anywhere else on earth how our world was formed, while two miles below, the Colorado River snakes through the gorge, carving ever deeper into this iconic symbol of the American Southwest.
  Tthe stars and Milky Way over Zion Canyon Na
  
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• How many ‘Easter eggs’ can you spot in Pixar Studios' Cars 3 movie?

  09-06-2017 21:16 via vancouversun.com
  When you’re watching Cars 3, don’t forget to keep an eye out for those Pixar Easter eggs.
  Not the coloured kind, of course. These Easter eggs are intentional inside visual jokes slipped into the background by Pixar animators. The term Easter egg was first coined to describe a hidden message in the Atari video game Adventure that led Atari to encourage further hidden messages in later games, treating them as Easter eggs for players to find.
  Pixar picked up on that game — or hunt
  
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• Tomorrow, drop by, say hi, and enjoy some light refreshments to celebrate the re-opening of Bridgman & Seylynn Park… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  09-06-2017 21:03 via twitter.com
  Tomorrow, drop by, say hi, and enjoy some light refreshments to celebrate the re-opening of Bridgman & Seylynn Park… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Surrey family unable to replace lost key, forced to leave van in Victoria

  09-06-2017 21:03 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Higgins family is back home in Surrey after a visit to Victoria, but their Toyota van remains in a motel parking lot on Vancouver Island because no one seems to know how to replace its lost key.
  John Higgins is offering a $500 reward for their return.
  He said the frustrating saga began last Friday after a dinner at Nautical Nellies. The family was walking along Wharf Street and stopped briefly outside SendtoNews at 1111 Wharf.
  Higgins was carrying his keys but put them down to tie his son&rs
  
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• City of Vancouver secures 131 housing units for Balmoral tenants being evacuated

  09-06-2017 20:53 via vancouversun.com
  
  City officials have secured 131 housing units for tenants who have been told to evacuate the infamous Balmoral Hotel by Monday.
  In a media release issued Friday morning, B.C. Housing and the City of Vancouver said the units were ready to begin receiving tenants “immediately.”
  “Pets are welcome in almost all units,” the release said. “The June 12 deadline to cease occupancy of the Balmoral Hotel has not changed.”
  City, housing and health officials have been on
  
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• Your kids can explore cool places, participate in sports & creative arts this summer with @NorthVanRC summer camps. twitter.com/NorthVanRC/sta…

  09-06-2017 20:47 via twitter.com
  Your kids can explore cool places, participate in sports & creative arts this summer with @NorthVanRC summer camps. twitter.com/NorthVanRC/sta…
  
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• Intersection of Westview Dr/Queens Rd closing tonight at 10pm for repaving. Reopens at 8am. Detour map: ow.ly/eBCY30ct3oY #NorthVan

  09-06-2017 20:21 via twitter.com
  Intersection of Westview Dr/Queens Rd closing tonight at 10pm for repaving. Reopens at 8am. Detour map: ow.ly/eBCY30ct3oY #NorthVan
  
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• Attn teens, want to help create a fun, inviting & unique space this summer? Apply 4 #StudiointheCity now:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  09-06-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  Attn teens, want to help create a fun, inviting & unique space this summer? Apply 4 #StudiointheCity now:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Town Talk: Rick Hansen celebrates Man in Motion tour's 30th anniversary.

  09-06-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Wayne Gretzky wines were served when CTV anchor Mike Killeen attended and Global rival Sophie Lui was MC at the Rick Hansen event.
  MOTION MAINTAINED: Thirty years after his Man in Motion wheelchair journey around the world, Rick Hansen took the elevator to a Rick Hansen Foundation fundraiser in the Hotel Georgia ballroom. Other than still using a chair, the decades appear to have been good for Hansen. Ditto for wife Amanda, who was called in when Rick needed a physiotherapist for 1984-Olympics-t
  
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• Jillian Harris: B.C. design diva, former Bachelorette heads back to reality TV

  09-06-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Jillian Harris is no stranger to reality television.
  As a former star of both The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, and a longtime co-host of the home renovation show Love it or List it, the 37-year-old has spent her fair share of time in front of the camera. 
  So, when she and her partner Justin Passuto began seriously tossing around the idea of growing their own family — yes, before marriage, much to the chagrin of some of their fans although the couple has since gotten engage
  
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• Fab 5: Throwing shade

  09-06-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Maybe you’re one of those people that wears sunglasses all year round — after all, winter ski vacations and snowbird escapes both call for a pair of shades or two. If not, well, ‘tis definitely the season to invest in a new pair of sunnies. Whether you prefer a statement style that everyone else will covet, or a pair you can hide behind (we can all understand the need for a bit of anonymity these days), here are five shady styles that are worth a second look.
  THE DEVIL WEA
  
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• Victoria police board accused of using policing money to pay chief's legal fees

  09-06-2017 18:59 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — B.C’s director of police services is looking into a complaint that the Victoria police board took money earmarked for front line policing to pay for the ballooning costs of the investigation into former police chief Frank Elsner.
  Retired Victoria police staff sergeant Darren Laur filed a complaint with the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner in July 2016, alleging that the police board used money from the operational budget to cover Elsner’s legal fees and to
  
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• Bulls and Bears: NHL fired up by Cup final, Flames out with Burke’s brazenness

  09-06-2017 18:19 via vancouversun.com
  
  Sorting out the major winners and losers of this week — with a bottom-line twist — in the world of sports:
  BULLS OF THE WEEK
  There is no greater showcase for a professional league than the big stage of its playoffs in general and championship series, in particular. That’s why it’s been such a bullish week for both the NHL and the NBA, the two North American leagues going shoulder-to-shoulder in their respective post-seasons.
  Yet it’s also been a tale of two very dif
  
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• Tomorrow, Ridgewood Dr closed between Edgemont Blvd and Ayr Ave for a construction crane installation, with detour in place #NorthVan

  09-06-2017 18:17 via twitter.com
  Tomorrow, Ridgewood Dr closed between Edgemont Blvd and Ayr Ave for a construction crane installation, with detour in place #NorthVan
  
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• Great, glad you had fun @BeingKulvir! Don't forget to drop off completed passports to #CityHall by 5pm today to be… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  09-06-2017 18:16 via twitter.com
  Great, glad you had fun @BeingKulvir! Don't forget to drop off completed passports to #CityHall by 5pm today to be… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• You could win great prizes! Drop your completed Scavenger Hunt passports off @ #CityHall by 5pm today.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  09-06-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  You could win great prizes! Drop your completed Scavenger Hunt passports off @ #CityHall by 5pm today.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Conversations that Matter: The power of the patient

  09-06-2017 18:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  This week’s Conversation That Matters features Dr. Roni Zeiger, who left his job as Google’s chief health strategist to create Smart Patients, an online network of what he calls, ‘micro-experts’.
  “We believe patients are the most underutilized resource in health care,” he says.
  Far too many patients are uncertain, they don’t fill prescriptions or don’t take the medication.
  Zeiger says patients have questions that keep coming up once they&rsquo
  
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• RCMP investigate possible sex assault involving Vancouver-area Catholic school teens and social media

  09-06-2017 16:58 via vancouversun.com
  
  The B.C. RCMP is looking into an alleged sexual assault involving teens at a Vancouver-area Catholic school.
  The investigation was first reported by CKNW on Thursday and involves an unknown number of students from one school. It’s believed the alleged incident was possibly captured and shared via social media.
  Dan Moric is the superintendent with the Catholic Independent Schools Vancouver Archdiocese. In an email to Postmedia Friday, he confirmed the investigation was taking place and that
  
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• Daily Poll: Should bilingual signs be made mandatory in Richmond?

  09-06-2017 16:36 via vancouversun.com
  
  The city of Richmond is revisiting a bid to make bilingual signs mandatory, it was reported Thursday by reporter Cheryl Chan.
  The move is the latest in an ongoing tussle in Richmond over Chinese-only signage, which has spurred a number of complaints to city hall over the past four years. It will be the third time the matter will be put before Richmond council, when it goes to debate Monday.
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  Richmond revisits mandatory English or French sign bylawThe city’s population is about half
  
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• Conservation officers remove arrow from deer's head on Vancouver Island

  09-06-2017 16:20 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — A female deer on southern Vancouver Island is expected to be fine after conservation officers removed an arrow from its head.
  Officers spotted the doe Thursday and tracked it to Maple Bay, north of Victoria, before catching and tranquilizing it.
  Sgt. Scott Norris with the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the surgery was quite simple because there was no tip on the arrow so the team was able to easily pull it from the wound.
  Norris says once the arrow was out, the wound was
  
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• How to get rid of ants from your Metro Vancouver house

  09-06-2017 15:38 via vancouversun.com
  
  You’ve got ants.
  It’s nothing to be ashamed of.  
  Every spring in Metro Vancouver, around this time of year, the six-legged scavengers  invade our homes.
  The ants are hungry and have a nest full other ants to feed — and your home is full of food.
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  Ant season in Vancouver: How to win the war against antsAnt scouts enter your home looking for crumbs, spills, oil and grease, and any accessible items in your pantry. Behind them, they leave an invisible trail that w
  
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• Flooding west of Revelstoke closes Highway 1 for at least two days, says RCMP

  09-06-2017 15:24 via vancouversun.com
  
  REVELSTOKE — Flooding has closed Highway 1 just west of Revelstoke.
  RCMP in Revelstoke have issued a release saying the route 25 kilometres west of the city will be closed for at least two days.
  Cpl. Thomas Blakney says Camp Creek overflowed at the Camp Creek Bridge, just after 11 p.m., Thursday.
  He says a build-up of debris at the bridge backed up the creek and sent water cascading across the highway.
  While crews work to repair Highway 1 and the bridge, Blakney says drivers are being dive
  
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• Vancouver special needs students welcome web help

  09-06-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  More than 1,500 special needs students in Vancouver will now have access to the latest learning technology, thanks to a donation from Telus and a grant from the Vancouver Sun’s Adopt-A-School (AAS) campaign.
  Currently there is no money available to provide this technology — a combination of iPads, Apple TV and special apps and programs — to help special needs students accelerate their learning, said Mette Hamaguchi, the Vancouver School Board’s principal for student suppo
  
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• Five Things to Know: Suicide prevention barriers, Ocean Wise goes ocean-wide, high speed chase

  09-06-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Police chiefs want suicide-prevention barriers on bridges, Ocean Wise has rebranded and expanded, and a high-speed chase in Vancouver was caught on video. Here are five things you need to know:
  Suicide-prevention barriers on bridges
  Local police chiefs are calling for suicide-prevention barriers to be added to two bridges that span the Fraser River, Postmedia’s Jennifer Saltman reports. Bridge jumpers are common in Vancouver, it seems, especially on the Alex Fraser and Pattullo bridges. Wr
  
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• District of North Vancouver to remove illegal cabin in the woods - North Shore News

  09-06-2017 11:53 via nsnews.com
  
  District of North Vancouver to remove illegal cabin in the woods
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  An illegal structure sits precariously on a sandy embankment in Mosquito Creek Park. District of North Vancouver staff are assessing how to safely remove it. photo Mike Wakefield, North Shore News. The District of North Vancouver has evicted a man ...
  
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• Canada 150: Esther Pariseau built hospitals, schools, orphanages for the poor

  09-06-2017 09:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, we are counting down to Canada Day with profiles of 150 noteworthy British Columbians.
  Esther Pariseau was B.C.’s first female architect, although her commitment to plumb bob and carpenter’s square was a means to an end. Her real mission as Mother Joseph du Sacré-Coeur of the Sisters of Providence was to serve the Kingdom of Heaven — building the earthly structures required to care for the sick and alleviate ignorance and pover
  
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• The Greater Outdoors: How to create the perfect patio retreat

  09-06-2017 09:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The flowers are blooming, the sun has finally started to shine and we’re all more than ready to get out and embrace patio weather. But is your outdoor space ready for the season? Not to worry. Read on to learn about the hottest patio-decorating trends, plus timeless tips for creating gorgeous outdoor spaces – and must-have products for making them work, courtesy of Danish retail chain JYSK Bed-Bath-Home.
  Start with timeless pieces
  “I tend to take the same approach with outdoor
  
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• Taste the difference: Culinary mastery of the Italian Job

  09-06-2017 08:19 via vancouversun.com
  
  ITALIAN HERITAGE MONTH EVENTS
  The Italian Chamber of Commerce Dinner to celebrate Italian Heritage Month
   June 22, 6 p.m. | Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel
  Tickets and information: eventbrite.ca; ICC Member: $145, non-member: $195
  Italian Day on The Drive 2017
  June 11, noon to 8 p.m. | Commercial Drive (from Venables Street to Grandview Cut)
  Information: italianday.ca
  Mozzarella. Parmigiano-Reggiano. Pasta. Olive oil. These classic Italian ingredients have been woven into the Canadian
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Video of Bacon shooting played at trial

  09-06-2017 07:08 via vancouversun.com
  
  Crown prosecutor Martin Nadon introduced a series of surveillance videos Thursday at the murder trial of Jujhar Khun-Khun, Michael Jones and Jason McBride. 
  They came from various security cameras around the Delta Grand complex in Kelowna starting the night before gangster Jonathan Bacon was shot to death in front of the hotel.
   The most chilling was played mid-afternoon and showed two gunmen opening fire on the SUV Bacon and his associates were in. It’s grainy and you can’
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, June 9

  09-06-2017 06:57 via vancouversun.com
  
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Friday.
  Velopalooza: Kickstand’s Annual FUNraiser Concert 
  Velopalooza is a two-week bike festival in Vancouver that runs from June 9 to 25. That means the event kicks off this weekend, and they’re kicking off in style, with Kickstand’s Annual FUNraiser Concert. As the name suggests, it’s a fund-raiser, with all proceeds supporting Kickstand, a volunteer-run community bike shop.
  Let’
  
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• North Vancouver police investigate alleged sexual assault involving minors - Hope Standard

  09-06-2017 06:23 via hopestandard.com
  
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  North Vancouver police investigate alleged sexual assault involving minors
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  North Vancouver RCMP have confirmed they are investigating an alleged sexual assault last weekend involving a group of youth. Corp. Richard De Jong said the minors are all associated through the same school, but was unable to confirm their age.and more »
  
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• Andre De Grasse, Canada's fastest man, believes he can dethrone Usain Bolt

  09-06-2017 05:17 via vancouversun.com
  
  Olympic silver and bronze medallist Andre De Grasse will be in Coquitlam on June 28 to participate in the Harry Jerome Track Classic. According to the event’s organizers, this is an opportunity for track fans in Metro Vancouver to “come see Canada’s fastest man.”
  But that’s not quite accurate anymore because, according to De Grasse, he’s the world’s fastest man now. And he intends to prove it at the world championships in London in August by defeati
  
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• B.C. court grapples with whether to allow class-action lawsuit against SRO landlords

  09-06-2017 04:41 via vancouversun.com
  
  If a class-action lawsuit is allowed to proceed against members of the Sahota family, owners of several Downtown Eastside single-occupancy residence hotels, it could open the “floodgates” by allowing tenants to pursue landlords in B.C. Supreme Court, a lawyer representing the Sahotas said in court Thursday.
  Legal observers say if the proposed class-action lawsuit, believed to be the first of its kind in B.C., is certified, it could have major implications for groups of tenants trying
  
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• North Vancouver police investigate alleged sexual assault involving minors - Surrey Now-Leader

  09-06-2017 04:31 via surreynowleader.com
  
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  North Vancouver police investigate alleged sexual assault involving minors
  Surrey Now-Leader
  North Vancouver RCMP have confirmed they are investigating an alleged sexual assault last weekend involving a group of youth. Corp. Richard De Jong said the minors are all associated through the same school, but was unable to confirm their age.and more »
  
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• Richmond revisits mandatory English or French sign bylaw

  09-06-2017 04:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  A mandatory requirement to put English on signs in Richmond is back on the table — the latest twist in a long-simmering debate on how to deal with Chinese-only signage in the city. 
  On Monday, council is expected to debate a sign bylaw that would require at least 50 per cent of future signs to be in one of Canada’s official languages, similar to bylaws passed in Aurora and Richmond Hill, Ont. 
  It’s the third time in four years sign regulation has come before Richmond
  
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• Ocean Wise goes from sustainable seafood program to global conservation initiative

  09-06-2017 04:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  Ocean Wise is going global.
  Already known to Canadians as the Vancouver Aquarium’s sustainable seafood program, a news release Thursday announced that Ocean Wise had expanded its goals, becoming “a new global ocean-conservation organization focused on protecting and restoring our world’s oceans.”
  The Ocean Wise Seafood Program and its emphasis on tackling overfishing is now just one of the organization’s initiatives.
  Building on the roots laid down by the aquarium&r
  
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• Five Things: City of Vancouver releases liquor policy review

  09-06-2017 03:40 via vancouversun.com
  
  The City of Vancouver’s newly released liquor policy review features 32 recommendations.
  There’s an emphasis on the need to promote public health (in general, guide people towards less drinking). There’s a recognition of the need to streamline licensing with the direction the provincial government has taken in the last few years, especially in what businesses can apply for liquor-primary licences — which allow for customers to drink alcohol without also ordering food.
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• Vancouver's Velopalooza returns for 8th year

  09-06-2017 03:19 via vancouversun.com
  
  Friday sees the launch of Velopalooza, the “two week festival of bike fun.”
  The pedal-off Friday night is Astorino’s Ballroom, called Kickstand’s Annual FUNraiser Concert: live music and DJs, a mini-bike circuse, games and prizes, a bar (Kickstand is a volunteer-run community bike shop). Doors at 8 p.m., tickets $5-10.
  Opening Weekend events include a bike rave, a beach crawl and a trio of themed rides: a Led Zeppelin ride, a “Pink Floyd: the Sea Wall” ride an
  
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• Kinder Morgan plans work all along Trans Mountain line, starting in September

  09-06-2017 02:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  Kinder Morgan’s schedule for the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion shows construction work is to start as early as Sept. 1.
  The detailed schedule was filed recently with the National Energy Board, one of 157 conditions that must be met in order for the Houston, Texas-based company to begin construction.
  It shows the large scope of the project where land clearing on some portions of the 1,150-kilometre pipeline route will begin in September.
  Pipeline construction will take
  
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• Metro Vancouver police chiefs call for suicide-prevention barriers on bridges

  09-06-2017 02:29 via vancouversun.com
  
  Local police chiefs are calling for suicide-prevention measures to be added to two bridges over the Fraser River.
  Delta police Chief Neil Dubord said officers are called to the Alex Fraser Bridge on average once a week to respond to possible suicide attempts.
  “One of the things that we are very interested in is trying to look at systems that will allow us to be proactive for people who are in crisis,” Dubord said.
  Dubord said there is a staff sergeant working on having phone boxes in
  
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• Fort St. John man on trial in Vancouver for terrorism-related charges

  09-06-2017 02:20 via vancouversun.com
  
  An expert witness for the Crown has testified in British Columbia Supreme Court that a man charged with four terrorism-related offences cheered the killings of Canadian soldiers in Ottawa and Quebec in 2014.
  A trial for Othman Hamdan of Fort St. John, began Thursday in Vancouver with RCMP Const. Tarek Mokdad, an expert in Islamist-inspired terrorism and so-called “lone wolf” attacks, describing several posts on the man’s Facebook page.
  Hamdan has pleaded not guilty to encouragi
  
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