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• Federal Liberals reverse decision to cut Sea Island dive team

  15-06-2017 23:45 via vancouversun.com
  
  The pair of B.C. marine programs have been spared the axe by the federal Liberal government.
  Burnaby North-Seymour Liberal MP Terry Beech, the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced Thursday that Ottawa had scrapped plans to eliminate the 26-member Sea Island dive team in Richmond, and reversed cuts to the salmon enhancement program.
  Cutting the dive team would have saved the Coast Guard about $500,000 a year,
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Liberals start making nice with mayors where votes vanished

  15-06-2017 23:43 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — On arriving at government house this week, B.C. Liberal MLA Sam Sullivan paused to banter briefly with the assembled members of the press gallery.
  Cabinet appointment? No, nothing like that, he joshed. He’d just stopped by for the tour of the gardens.
  Very funny for a minister-to-be (for however long).
  Sullivan was one of five newcomers to the stopgap cabinet Premier Christy Clark appointed this week. Also the only member of the revised lineup that the Liberals made a
  
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• Liquor policy review: Vancouver council allows grocery stores to sell booze

  15-06-2017 23:36 via vancouversun.com
  
  As part of a suite of changes to its liquor policy, Vancouver city council is allowing grocery stories to sell wine, beer and liquor.
  The sale of booze inside grocery stores will be done through the “store-within-a-store” model that will require a separate checkout.   
  Take Our PollDon’t expect every Vancouver supermarket to suddenly open a liquor store, however, because provincial regulations forbid grocery store liquor outlets from operating within one kilometr
  
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• 77-year-old charged with second-degree murder in Vancouver

  15-06-2017 23:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  A 77-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder.
  Vancouver Police said Gordon Humeny is charged in the murder of 71-year-old Donna Humeny.
  The killing was the city’s 11th homicide of 2016.
  Police were called to a home near West 13th Ave. and MacDonald St. on Dec. 6, 2016, where they found the victim’s body.
  At the time, police said there was no concern for public safety.
  Vancouver police said no further information would be released because charges have been laid.
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: 2013 could be best year yet for Napa reds

  15-06-2017 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  “It’s hard to believe that Napa Valley made better wines in 2013 than 2012, but it did,” said long time American wine critic James Suckling recently. I think most of us would agree — although 2012, 2013 and 2014 have all been special years in California.
  Weather has had a lot to do with the high quality, or perhaps less. The adage that every vintage in California is a good vintage was never the best tag line for a region that coveted the love shown to Bordeaux, Burgundy a
  
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• Metro Vancouver mayors say B.C. government uncertainty slowing down federal transit funding

  15-06-2017 22:54 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.
  Mayors in Metro Vancouver are calling on the provincial government to hurry up and get their act together so that B.C. doesn’t lose out on federal money for transit projects.
  The push came on the heels of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement that Montreal would receive a $1.2-billion federal boost for its new light rail transit project.
  As a result, Mayors’ Council chair and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said Vancouver was &ldqu
  
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• Kasey Wilson: Celebrate the maple by bringing the beef

  15-06-2017 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  In this second instalment of Eat Over Canada, my series leading up to the Canada’s 150th birthday on July 1, we celebrate Canadian beef.
  Cowboy movies may have conditioned us to associate cattle ranching with dusty, arid locales, but, in fact, Canada’s northern climes are ideal for the practice. Long summer days produce nutritious grasses for grazing, and cooler temperatures are less stressful for livestock. There are more than 68,000 beef farming and ranching families across the cou
  
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• Live: B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong says NDP-Green government is 'not workable'

  15-06-2017 22:10 via vancouversun.com
  
  Finance minister and government house leader Mike de Jong has scheduled a press conference for 12:30 p.m. to discuss the “importance of ensuring stability for British Columbians.” 
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  Horgan, Weaver reaffirm alliance, blast Clark for delays, distractionVaughn Palmer: Horgan downplays 'division' with 'gabby' WeaverDe Jong’s appearance is being viewed as a Liberal response to Wednesday’s joint media briefing held by NDP Leader John Horgan and Green Leade
  
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• Here's this week's #CityView eNews. It's not all business, there's lots of FUN stuff coming up:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  15-06-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
  Here's this week's #CityView eNews. It's not all business, there's lots of FUN stuff coming up:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Average Vancouver rental price for 1-bedroom apartment is $1,950, according to PadMapper

  15-06-2017 21:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver continues to be the most expensive rental market in Canada, but Toronto is closing in, according to a report on the apartment-hunting website PadMapper.com.
  PadMapper says the median average June rental price of a one bedroom apartment in Vancouver is now $1,950, an increase of 0.5 per cent from May. Meanwhile, Toronto’s average one-bedroom rental price jumped up 2.3 per cent to $1,790 per month in June
  The average monthly rent for a two-bedroom unit in V
  
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• Live: B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong to speak on government 'stability'

  15-06-2017 21:29 via vancouversun.com
  
  Finance minister and government house leader Mike de Jong has scheduled a press conference for 12:30 p.m. to discuss the “importance of ensuring stability for British Columbians.” 
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  Horgan, Weaver reaffirm alliance, blast Clark for delays, distractionVaughn Palmer: Horgan downplays 'division' with 'gabby' WeaverDe Jong’s appearance is being viewed as a Liberal response to Wednesday’s joint media briefing held by NDP Leader John Horgan and Green Leade
  
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• Brand of granola sold at B.C. Costcos recalled over potential Listeria contamination

  15-06-2017 21:09 via vancouversun.com
  
  OTTAWA — Nature’s Path Foods Inc. is recalling Nature’s Path brand Coconut & Cashew Butter Crunchy Granola from store shelves because of possible Listeria contamination.
  The 720-gram packages, which carry a best-before date of March 2, 2018, are sold at Costco warehouse locations in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the affected packages should be thrown out or returned to the store where purchased.
  The federal ag
  
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• Poor weather challenges search for plane in southeastern B.C.

  15-06-2017 21:02 via vancouversun.com
  
  COMOX — An incoming weather system could add additional challenges to the search for a small plane and its two occupants missing since June 8 in southeastern British Columbia.
  Capt. Dennis Power, a 19 Wing public affairs officer in Comox, says weather is closing in along sections of the massive search area which stretches across rugged and mountainous terrain from Cranbrook west to Kamloops.
  Power says if poor conditions prevent an adequate search of one part of the grid, the 15 military a
  
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• B.C. father who killed his 3 children doesn't meet high-risk designation: lawyer

  15-06-2017 20:53 via vancouversun.com
  
  NEW WESTMINSTER — The lawyer for a man found not criminally responsible for killing his three children says his client doesn’t fit the narrow definition of a high-risk accused.
  Rishi Gill told a B.C. Supreme Court judge that Allan Schoenborn’s mental-health treatment still has a long way to go and he is dealing with serious anger issues, but that doesn’t put him in the high-risk category.
  A Crown attorney has asked the court to label the 49-year-old man high-risk, a desig
  
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• Nurses, doctors, scientists among most respected professions in Canada: poll

  15-06-2017 20:33 via vancouversun.com
  
  If you want to be respected, pursue a career in nursing.
  According to poll results released Thursday, nurses are the most respected professionals in Canada. It is the second consecutive time nurses have topped the list, with the same ranking; 92 per cent of respondents said they regarded nurses positively.
  The annual Insights West survey looks at various career paths and asks Canadians to share whether they respect the profession and how much.
  Among those sitting at the top end of respect are nu
  
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• Your Thursday lunch hour is about to get a whole lot more fun in July! See what we've got planned:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  15-06-2017 20:20 via twitter.com
  Your Thursday lunch hour is about to get a whole lot more fun in July! See what we've got planned:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• B.C.: 15 best books of the week, June 17

  15-06-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  1. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate — Discoveries from A Secret World — Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books).
  2. Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations — Richard Wagamese (Douglas & McIntyre). 
  3. On Island: Life Among the Coast Dwellers — Pat Carney (TouchWood Editions).
  4. Hello Humpback! — Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd, illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers (Harbour Publishing). 
  5. Chilcotin
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you support the Vancouver Aquarium's legal challenge?

  15-06-2017 19:09 via vancouversun.com
  
  On Thursday morning, the Vancouver Aquarium announced it had launched legal action over the Vancouver park board’s cetacean ban.
  The legal challenge asks the B.C. Supreme Court to review the park board’s bylaw amendment and hopes to receive a ruling that says the bylaw amendment “is invalid and of no force and effect.”
  The ban, which was approved by the Vancouver park board in May, would permit the aquarium’s current cetaceans to stay but not the introduction of any
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium takes legal action over park board cetacean ban

  15-06-2017 18:43 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Vancouver Aquarium will head to court to dispute the park board’s ban on cetaceans from the marine facility.
  The legal challenge asks the B.C. Supreme Court to review the park board’s bylaw amendment and hopes to receive a ruling that says the bylaw amendment “is invalid and of no force and effect.”
  Aquarium president and CEO John Nightingale said in a statement that the ban leaves the aquarium “no choice” but to take legal action.
  “The ramifications
  
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• Flames destroy production facility at Blackwell Dairy in Kamloops

  15-06-2017 18:28 via vancouversun.com
  
  KAMLOOPS — Fire has heavily damaged a dairy operation in Kamloops that processes milk from farmers across the North Thompson and Shuswap Okanagan.
  Fire officials say the main production facility at Blackwell Dairy was destroyed in the late-night blaze.
  Kamloops Fire and Rescue Capt. Jeff Bell says crews were met by towering flames, heavy smoke and small explosions of gas tanks or tires as they arrived at the facility in Barnhartvale on Kamloops’ east side.
  He says the fire was &ldquo
  
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• Garbage is the # 1 bear attractant in residential areas. Find tips on managing 🐻attractants here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  15-06-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  Garbage is the # 1 bear attractant in residential areas. Find tips on managing 🐻attractants here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Gang police nab Abbotsford teen for gun charges, obstructing justice

  15-06-2017 17:43 via vancouversun.com
  
  Police have arrested an Abbotsford teen after he didn’t show up in court on charges related to guns and obstructing justice.
  Inderdeep Minhas, 18, was arrested Wednesday by the Abbotsford Police’s gang task force.
  Minhas was wanted on three gun-related charges, including careless use or storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He is also charged with resisting or obstructing a peace officer.
  He is expected back in co
  
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• Author Q&A: Changing Tides author talks Japanese-Canadian fishermen and Second World War

  15-06-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Changing Tides: Vanishing Voices of Nikkei Fishermen and Their Families
  By Kotaro Hayashi, Fumio Frank Kanno, Henry Tanaka and Jim Tanaka
  Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
  Changing Tides is as much a love letter to a culture as it is a reminder of a history that’s tinged with heartbreak and horror. 
  The hardcover book takes a look at the history of Japanese-Canadian fishermen and their families in B.C. before and after the Second World War — as told by the people who
  
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• Brand of granola sold at B.C. Costcos recalled due to potential Listeria contamination

  15-06-2017 15:17 via vancouversun.com
  
  OTTAWA — Nature’s Path Foods Inc. is recalling Nature’s Path brand Coconut & Cashew Butter Crunchy Granola from store shelves due to possible Listeria contamination.
  The 720-gram packages, which carry a best-before date of March 2, 2018, are sold at Costco warehouse locations in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the affected packages should be thrown out or returned to the store where purchased.
  The federal agency
  
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• More than 24 kilos of MDMA found in SUV at U.S.-B.C. border; driver arrested

  15-06-2017 15:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  BLAINE, Wash. — U.S. border guards have arrested a driver who allegedly tried to enter the United States from B.C. at Blaine, Wash., with seven packages of methamphetamine (MDMA) weighing more than 24 kilograms.
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials made the arrest on Saturday and revealed the details in a news release on Wednesday.
  The American agency says a 40-year-old man tried to cross the border in an SUV at round 11:30 a.m. Saturday and that both he and his 33-year-old male pa
  
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• Five Things to Know: Weaver and Horgan still pals, Vancouver to hire seismic manager

  15-06-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  John Horgan and Andrew Weaver held a press conference to announce that they still like each other, Vancouver is about to hire a seismic manager, and a baseball bat broke up a home invasion in Abbotsford. Here are five things you need to know:
  Weaver and Horgan still best buds, they swear 
  After rumours that cracks were beginning to form in the NDP-Green alliance, party leaders John Horgan and Andrew Weaver held a joint press conference Thursday to renew their vows and do something they both
  
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• Vancouver fulfils promise to hire seismic manager, expects to fill position by July

  15-06-2017 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  The City of Vancouver intends to have a seismic manager in place by next month to establish a plan to reduce the earthquake risk to privately owned buildings.
  The manager is to be in place by July 4, fulfilling a pledge last December by the city to create the dedicated position this year.
  The city’s move followed an investigation by The Vancouver Sun and Province newspapers published last year that revealed the city had failed to create a proactive plan to reduce the seismic haza
  
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• Estate of murdered Chinese investor sued by accused killer for farmland profits

  15-06-2017 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  Li Zhao, who is accused of murdering Chinese businessman Gang Yuan, has filed a claim in B.C. Supreme Court seeking a one-third share of the Yuan estate’s profits from the sale of 47 Saskatchewan farm properties.
  Zhao claims he and Yuan were in a joint-venture to develop Saskatchewan farmland, according to documents filed with the court last month.A deal planned by Yuan’s company to sell the properties in Saskatchewan was near completion, Zhao’s claim states, when Yuan was foun
  
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• Why can’t Canada manufacture its own post boxes?

  15-06-2017 09:58 via vancouversun.com
  
  The European media is buzzing (and somewhat confused) about why Canada Post has signed a major contract with a small Danish company to manufacture more than 7,500 community post boxes a year.
  A company called Treco in northern Jutland, with 66 employees, has again won the contract to build Canada’s community mailboxes.
  “One can wonder how the heck we win the bid repeatedly,” says Treco official Nicholaj Bojlund Andersen, as reported in Danish in several media outlets.
  The firs
  
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• Horgan, Weaver reaffirm alliance, blast Clark for delays, distraction

  15-06-2017 09:19 via vancouversun.com
  
  With eight days before the B.C. legislature convenes, the NDP and Green party publicly reaffirmed their power-sharing alliance after speculation the problem of which party would supply an MLA to become Speaker was causing cracks. 
  NDP Leader John Horgan and Green Leader Andrew Weaver also criticized Premier Christy Clark for hanging on to power, appointing a large “caretaker” cabinet, and for her “delay and distract” tactics.
  “This distraction is part of the Li
  
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• Bacon murder trial: 38 bullets shot into Porsche, only one fired in return

  15-06-2017 09:09 via vancouversun.com
  
  Of the 38 primary bullet holes pierced through a white Porsche Cayenne during the summer 2011 gang shooting outside Kelowna’s Delta Grand Hotel, only one appeared to have been caused by a bullet exiting the vehicle, a forensic firearms expert with the RCMP told the court Wednesday.
  Jason McBride, Michael Jones and Jujhar Khun-Khun are on trial for the first-degree murder of Jonathan Bacon, a Red Scorpion gangster.
  They are also charged with the attempted murder of Larry Amero of the Hells
  
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• Slick service: You’ve bought a new car – now what?

  15-06-2017 09:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  When it comes to servicing your car, there’s an industry saying that goes: “People will drive 45 minutes for a deal, and 15 minutes for maintenance.”
  It’s not that drivers don’t want their car to be in tip-top shape; service visits just simply aren’t as glamorous as the process of purchasing brand-new wheels. Yet, much like the dentist, servicing your car is inevitable. Fortunately, luxury dealerships are making the process significantly less painful.
  It all b
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Colin Martin loses appeal of extradition case

  15-06-2017 07:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  Colin Martin was first charged almost eight years ago with drug smuggling in Washington state. The U.S. then began extradition proceedings, resulting in a B.C. Supreme Court hearing in 2014. At the end of that hearing, Justice William Ehrcke issued a “committal order,” the first stage in the extradition process.
  Then in February 2016, Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould ordered Martin “surrendered,” meaning he should be turned over to American authorities for pr
  
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• Opinion: Relax, B.C., there’s no need to rush into new election

  15-06-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  We’re barely a month out from B.C.’s last election, and many are already speculating when the next will be. With the legislature currently balanced on a knife-edge between the Liberals and the NDP-Green voting bloc, considerable uncertainty remains over whether anyone will be able to form a stable government.
  Indeed, some observers are calling for a mulligan to avoid a potential crisis of governance. Much of the concern focuses on one potential scenario in which the NDP would rely on
  
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• Canada 150: Herb Dhaliwal helped bring Indo-Canadians to the 'front of the bus'

  15-06-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, we are counting down to Canada Day with profiles of 150 noteworthy British Columbians.
  In 2003, on his way to a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa, Herb Dhaliwal talked in blunt terms about U.S. President George W. Bush. He accused the American leader of a lack of statesmanship for not taking enough steps to avoid war in Iraq.
  “The public everywhere is saying don’t go to war, and I think the world expects someone who is the president of a superpow
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Thursday, June 15

  15-06-2017 05:11 via vancouversun.com
  
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Thursday, June 15.
  Night at the Aquarium
  This is far and away the priciest thing I’ve ever recommended in this space, but it’s because Night at the Aquarium is one of my favourite annual events. Have you ever wanted to attend the Vancouver Aquarium, but with half the little creatures you’ll normally find there? I refer, of course, to the children. Kids are great and all, but so is a night without any
  
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• East Hastings can be Vancouver's most walkable street, group says

  15-06-2017 04:46 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver’s East Hastings Street is known for many things. Walkability probably isn’t the first that comes to mind. But the Strathcona Business Improvement Association wants East Hastings to be Vancouver’s most walkable street by 2021.
  “The campaign intends to transform East Hastings into a pedestrian destination by making it more walkable,” the association said in a news release. “The SBIA will improve walkability on East Hastings by enhancing amenities,
  
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• Oiled bald eagles found on north Vancouver Island - CHEK

  15-06-2017 04:22 via cheknews.ca
  
  CHEK
  Oiled bald eagles found on north Vancouver Island
  CHEK
  Crude or industrial oil has been ruled out, but wildlife officials and B.C. Conservation officers are still trying to figure out how some three eagles on Vancouver Island ended up with oil on their feathers. Dean Stoltz reports. Video thumbnail for 5 ...
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Horgan downplays 'division' with 'gabby' Weaver

  15-06-2017 04:04 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — Amid the continuing flap over the selection of a Speaker, NDP Leader John Horgan lost no time Wednesday clarifying what he had and had not agreed to during talks with his Green counterpart Andrew Weaver.
  “Everything we agreed to is on paper,” Horgan told reporters during a hastily-called news conference at the legislature. “The so-called agreement on the Speaker does not exist.”
  Full stop.
  All by way of correcting a storyline initiated by Weaver hims
  
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• Woman who claims ex-husband harassed her online was not afraid as she claims, defence lawyer says

  15-06-2017 03:25 via vancouversun.com
  
  A lawyer for a B.C. man accused of conducting a campaign of harassment over the Internet against his former wife is suggesting that the alleged victim was not fearful for her safety as she claims.
  The suggestion was made by lawyer Anthony Lagemaat during his cross-examination of Desiree Capuano, 36, who has accused Patrick Fox, 43, of abusive emails and website posts during a bitter custody battle over their son.
  In her direct testimony, Capuano, a resident of Arizona, told a B.C. Supreme Court
  
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• Horgan, Weaver reaffirm alliance while blasting Clark for delays, distraction

  15-06-2017 03:22 via vancouversun.com
  
  With eight days before the B.C. legislature convenes, the NDP and Green party publicly reaffirmed their power-sharing alliance after speculation the problem of which party would supply an MLA to become Speaker was causing cracks. 
  NDP Leader John Horgan and Green Leader Andrew Weaver also criticized Premier Christy Clark for hanging on to power, appointing a large “caretaker” cabinet, and for her “delay and distract” tactics.
  “This distraction is part of the Li
  
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• Successful showrunners offer keys to success at speaking series

  15-06-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Creator Talk: DGC Meet the Showrunners
  June 17, 2 p.m. | Vancity Theatre
  Tickets: $35 (includes reception) at viff.org or dgconline.ca
  “I left the dogs off my resumé,” said Hollywood veteran Eric Overmyer.
  That’s solid advice for someone heading into TV production with aspirations of becoming a showrunner one day.
  Why point out the crummy stuff when you have a CV that includes credits like The Wire, The Affair, Boardwalk Empire, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on th
  
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• Rising star Carsen Gray to perform live at APTN Aboriginal Day

  15-06-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  APTN National Aboriginal Day Live
  June 21, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. | John Hendry Park, Trout Lake
  Info: aboriginaldaylive.ca
  The 11th edition of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network annual event showcasing Aboriginal Peoples’ culture and heritage takes place in Vancouver, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Yellowknife and Edmonton on Wednesday, June 21, with numerous Grammy, JUNO and other award-winners performing.
  These regional performances will be turned into a seven-hour live multi-p
  
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• Ed Willes: Canucks desperate for off-season win after a 'Rocky loss'

  15-06-2017 02:57 via vancouversun.com
  
  In the grand scheme of things, losing out on Rocky Thompson isn’t exactly a death knell for the Vancouver Canucks.
  The Canucks, to be sure, face weightier problems than finding a head coach for their AHL-affiliate in Utica, N.Y.
  For example, they’re coming off 28th- and 29th-place finishes the last two seasons. And they need upgrades at every position outside the goal crease. And most of their best prospects are still a couple of years away from making an impact on the National Hocke
  
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