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• Ian Mulgrew: God, the vexatious litigant who has wasted legal resources for 22 years

  02-07-2017 23:42 via vancouversun.com
  
  What do you do when you get sued by “God” on behalf of all “Indians & Muslims”?
  If you are the provincial government and City of Prince Rupert, you engage lawyers, they’ll book flights to the rainy northwest coast and the expensive machinery of the courts churns.
  James Sterritt, who styles himself as “God,” didn’t show up for the hearing, but he listened by phone when B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Punnett issued a ruling tossing out hi
  
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• Vancouver police say Canada Day crowds were eh-OK

  02-07-2017 23:22 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver police say the large crowd who visited downtown Saturday during Canada Day festivities were very well behaved.
  Despite a peak crowd estimated at 350,000 to 400,000 people, there were just three arrests for bad behaviour, and only 80 liquor pour-outs.
  “The crowds were patient and generally well-behaved,” Const. Jason Doucette said in a statement. “I guess you could say they were very Canadian.”
  One person was arrested for being too intoxicated in a public pl
  
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• Wanting Qu, Vancouver mayor's girlfriend, speaks out about mother's trial in China

  02-07-2017 22:55 via vancouversun.com
  
  Wanting Qu, Vancouver mayor Gregor Roberton’s girlfriend, has weighed in on the state of her mother’s trial in China for embezzlement, bribery and abusing power.
  If convicted, her mother, Qu Zhang Mingjie, faces 0703 wanting trialthe death penalty.
  In a post to Chinese social media site Weibo, Qu said she felt the fact the court has taken so long to rule in the case — it concluded a year ago — was a good sign. Qu has proclaimed her mother’s innocence in the past.
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• Don't miss your chance to take the slide of your life down Lonsdale! Get your tickets now. cnv.org/FunCityFestival… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-07-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
  Don't miss your chance to take the slide of your life down Lonsdale! Get your tickets now. cnv.org/FunCityFestival… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Harrison Lake fire not yet under control

  02-07-2017 21:10 via vancouversun.com
  
  Crews continue to battle a large forest fire on the edge of Harrison Lake that blanketed the popular recreational area in smoke over the holiday weekend. 
  The fire flared up Saturday near mouth of Big Silver Creek —about 30 kilometres north of Harrison Hot Springs —and by Sunday it had grown to 60 hectares. Fire officials believe the fire was sparked by humans, but the exact cause is not yet known, said Marg Drysdale, with the Coastal Fire Centre.
  An inversion held smoke an
  
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• Maple Ridge blaze keeps firefighters busy

  02-07-2017 21:08 via vancouversun.com
  
  A quiet Maple Ridge neighbourhood got a fiery start to Sunday morning.
  Firefighters were called to a house fire at 207th Street and Lorne Avenue around 7 a.m.
  The small one-storey house, nestled on an overgrown corner lot, was apparently empty at the time.
  The cause of the blaze was undetermined, firefighters at the scene told Postmedia News.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation and no one was believed to in the house at the time.
  Maple Ridge firefighters finish fighting a blaze at 207th
  
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• It's property tax time. Don't forget to claim your home owner grant by July 4th. cnv.org/HOG #NorthVan https://t.co/tC1wK4zvpk

  02-07-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  
  It's property tax time. Don't forget to claim your home owner grant by July 4th. cnv.org/HOG#NorthVan https://t.co/tC1wK4zvpk
  
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• Q&A: Molly Crabapple

  02-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  New York-based illustrator Molly Crabapple takes part in two events at the Indian Summer Festival, which runs from July 6 to 15.
  Indian Summer Festival
  July 6-15 | Various venues
  Tickets and info: indiansummerfest.ca
  Molly Crabapple is a New York-based artist and writer whose politically-pointed illustrations and articles have appeared in the New York Times, The Paris Review, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, CNN and Newsweek. She is also the author of the illustrated memoir Drawing Blood (2015), which
  
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• Driving to #DeepCove today? Don't waste time waiting to park in the village centre. Head straight to overflow lots!… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-07-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  Driving to #DeepCove today? Don't waste time waiting to park in the village centre. Head straight to overflow lots!… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Special edition Compass cards going for ten times the price online

  02-07-2017 18:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  A $6 Compass card is apparently worth ten times as much, some Metro Vancouverites are guessing.
  TransLink printed 20,000 special Canada 150-themed Compass cards ahead of this year’s Canada Day; the $6 cards sold out pretty quick.
  Some purchasers now appear to be looking to flip the cards for $50 or $60 on sites like Craigslist and eBay.
  The special edition card is no longer available.Related
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• #JazzinthePlaza 🎼. Free concert w/ Juno nominated Jennifer Scott in #CivicPlaza 1-3pm today. @coastaljazz… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-07-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  #JazzinthePlaza 🎼. Free concert w/ Juno nominated Jennifer Scott in #CivicPlaza 1-3pm today. @coastaljazz… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Jason Botchford: Canucks' power play gets a jolt with addition of Sam Gagner

  02-07-2017 17:53 via vancouversun.com
  
  Don’t call him the power-play saviour.
  Heck, a year ago, there was doubt whether you could still call Sam Gagner an NHLer.
  Back then, he waited until August before the Columbus Blue Jackets kept him in the league with a one-year, $650,000 contract.
  My, how things have changed.
  The Vancouver Canucks scooped Gagner on the first day of free agency and the $9.45 million offer he accepted wasn’t the only three-year deal he had on the table.
  “Last year was a tough summer,” Gagn
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: UFC 2017 first-half awards

  02-07-2017 17:41 via vancouversun.com
  
  How in the name of all things good and right in the world is it already July? It feels like just yesterday we were whining about the gloomy days of spring, longing for the sunshine and warmth and now here we are, smack dab in the middle of “complaining about the heat” season.
  One of the good things about already reaching the midway point of the year is that it provides a chance to look back on the first six months and pick out some of the highlights as we prepare for what should be a
  
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• Ed Willes: Buono's boasts of bigger, faster, better finally show up on defence

  02-07-2017 17:37 via vancouversun.com
  
  KINGSTON — There were a couple of takeaways from the B.C. Lions’ gritty, imperfect win over the Toronto Argos on Friday night.
  First, it should be clear by now that the Lions’ odds of winning improve exponentially when they keep Jonathon Jennings upright and in one piece.
  Second, as long as Ty Long is handling the kicking chores, best to dispense with the directional-punting strategy and let the kid air it out.
  Third — and here’s the big one — for the last mon
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Hells Angel David Giles dies months after record sentence

  02-07-2017 10:02 via vancouversun.com
  
  Just three months after he was sentenced for his role in a major international cocaine conspiracy, a senior member of the Hells Angels has died.
  David Giles, 67, passed away Canada Day in Abbotsford Regional Hospital.
  He had been an inmate at the Pacific Institution, acting assistant warden Ronnie Gill said.
  Giles had been ill throughout his trial in B.C. Supreme Court for conspiracy to import and traffic cocaine.
  He was convicted last September, but only sentenced on March 31, 2017 after he fou
  
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• Saluting Canada Day 150 by crushing the Rock in flying colours

  02-07-2017 06:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  WHITE ROCK — Last year I “surprised” the wife, an extremely reluctant runner who detests setting a weekend alarm, with a his-and-her entry for the SFN Canada Day Rock 5K.
  This year, having been reminded of the “happy wife, happy life” statute, I ran The Rock solo — and stress free!
  Sean and Lisa Hamar, awake and happy with her 10K medal after Saturday’s run. Talk about Hamar time! (Gord Kurenoff photo)
  So I had to laugh early Saturday morning when the lo
  
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• B.C. crews battling wildfire near Harrison Hot Springs

  02-07-2017 06:29 via vancouversun.com
  
  The B.C. Wildfire Service is battling a human-caused 60 hectare blaze near Harrison Hot Springs.
  The fire is located near the mouth of Big Silver Creek, 30 kilometres north of Harrison Hot Springs.
  The fire is active but the smoke is blowing east, away from the village, Marg Drysdale with the Coastal Fire Centre told Postmedia. 
  43 firefighters and other support staff are working to bring the blaze under control, she said.
  A group of skimmers, which have a quick turnaround time, and sk
  
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• City Hall is lighting up red in honour of our nation's birthday. Happy 150 Canada! You are awesome. 🇨🇦 #Canada150… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  02-07-2017 06:00 via twitter.com
  City Hall is lighting up red in honour of our nation's birthday. Happy 150 Canada! You are awesome. 🇨🇦 #Canada150… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Over 800 hikers greet Canada Day sunrise on North Vancouver's Mount Seymour - North Shore News

  02-07-2017 05:09 via nsnews.com
  
  North Shore News
  Over 800 hikers greet Canada Day sunrise on North Vancouver's Mount Seymour
  North Shore News
  They started in the dark, over 800 people gathered in the parking lot at Mount Seymour. By most people's standards it was still the middle of the night – 2 a.m.. Over half of the people who gathered for the Canada Day sunrise hike to mark Canada's ...and more »
  
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• Map drawn by man who bought Kits Beach for $200 sells at auction for $33,000

  02-07-2017 03:43 via vancouversun.com
  
  A map drawn in 1884 by the man who bought Kits Beach for $200 was sold at auction Saturday for $33,000.
  Drawn by settler Sam Greer, the map was sold by All Nations Stamp and Coin for more than five times its original estimated price.
  “The map is incredibly rare,” said All Nations owner Brian Grant Duff, who admits his estimate was “conservative.”
  The map sold Saturday was part of an extensive collection assembled by collector Gerald Wellburn, who died in 1993.
  Other items
  
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• Canada's 150th birthday an extra-special occasion to become a Canadian

  02-07-2017 02:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  Naser Osman brought his family to Canada from a refugee camp in Eritrea in 2012, and on Canada Day, the nation’s 150th anniversary of confederation, he became a citizen in a citizenship court at historic Fort Langley.
  “It’s great, it’s something to remember forever, ” Osman said of the occasion. “Because it’s Canada’s (150th birthday), I’m getting my citizenship, I think it’s memorable.”
  “It’s nice, nice to be Canadian
  
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• APD officer dragged, then climbs into moving car at traffic stop

  02-07-2017 01:31 via vancouversun.com
  
  An Abbotsford police officer channelled his inner action hero Saturday morning, managing to climb inside a moving car after he had been dragged for about a block.
  The patrol officer was questioning the driver of a red Nissan Sentra near the intersection of Bevan Avenue and Ware Street at about 8:20 a.m. when the driver began acting as if he was going to drive away, said Acting Staff Sgt. Judy Bird of the Abbotsford Police Department. The officer was reaching inside the car to prevent the man fro
  
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• B.C. woman regains Canadian citizenship stripped by arcane law

  02-07-2017 00:17 via vancouversun.com
  
  Byrdie Funk marked Canada Day by taking a citizenship oath, but unlike the 150 people around her who also raised their right arm to do the same, she is hardly a newcomer.
  Funk, a third-generation Canadian, became a first-generation Canadian on Saturday after she regained citizenship that was stripped from her just over a year ago by an arcane law.
  “I have always been part of the Canadian family, I have always chosen Canada and for me today, it seems more like Canada has chosen me and I bel
  
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• Golden RCMP continue search for man who dove off bridge and never resurfaced

  02-07-2017 00:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  Searchers are continuing to comb the waters near Golden after a man dove off a bridge and never surfaced around 3:30 Friday afternoon.
  RCMP say the man, 26, is presumed to be drowned.
  RCMP was joined by the Golden Search and Rescue team as they combed Beaver Creek, Kinbasket Lake, and the shoreline. The search was suspended Friday evening and resumed Saturday.
  The RCMP E Division underwater recovery team will travel to Golden in the next couple of days to help find the man’s body.
  Police a
  
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• Two men stabbed, third man arrested in Saturday morning Gastown fight

  02-07-2017 00:12 via vancouversun.com
  
  Two men were in hospital with stab wounds and a third was arrested early Saturday morning following a Gastown fight.
  Just after midnight, Vancouver police were called to a pub near Abbott close to West Pender Street for reports of a fight. Officers found two men, both in their 30s, suffering from stab wounds.
  Both men had non-life-threatening injuries.
  A third man, also in his 30s, was arrested at the scene.
  “After speaking to several witnesses to the fight, the suspect was released later
  
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• Party time: Metro Vancouver celebrates Canada Day

  02-07-2017 00:04 via vancouversun.com
  
  Happy birthday to us! Here’s a look at the celebrations as Metro Vancouver celebrated Canada’s 150th.
  Children watch a marching band go by at the Canada Day parade in Abbotsford.
  A shower of candy sent kids scrambling at the Canada Day parade in Abbotsford Saturday morning — one celebration out of hundreds taking place across the country this weekend.
  Paper birthday cakes and flags adorned colourful floats, which moved slowly under sunny skies. Following a group of motorcyclist
  
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