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• Nicknames abound for feisty red-tailed hawk in bald eagle family

  21-07-2017 23:55 via vancouversun.com
  A red-tailed hawk chick being raised by a family of bald eagles in Sidney on Vancouver Island has become so famous he’s been given nicknames by birders.
  The chick has been called Stephen Hawking, after the noted British physicist who has beaten the odds and lived with motor neurone disease since the 1960s. He’s also being called Hawklet and Little Eaglet.
  Another nickname is Little Big Man, the title of a Hollywood movie about a European settler raised from childhood in the 19th cent
  
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• Man punches grizzly bear in the nose in fight for survival during B.C. beachcombing trip

  21-07-2017 23:55 via vancouversun.com
  QUALICUM BEACH — A British Columbia’s man’s relaxing beachcombing trip turned into a harrowing fight for survival against a grizzly bear that flailed him around “like a puppet.”
  Randal Warnock, 57, said he was walking on Brown Island on B.C.’s central coast for about 15 minutes Monday when a bear suddenly appeared.
  “I heard a noise behind me, like a cracking sound out of the bush, and this bear was charging full bore out of the bush and was on me in
  
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• Severance packages for fired B.C. Liberals cost taxpayers millions

  21-07-2017 23:30 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – The new NDP government’s transition to power cost taxpayers $11.3 million in severance packages for fired Liberal political staffers.
  The NDP terminated 133 Liberal appointees, ranging from ministerial assistants to deputy ministers and communications officials.
  The total bill for severance packages was $11,322,206, the government revealed Friday.
  In 2001, when the B.C. Liberals transitioned in to power after defeating the NDP, the severance bill was $9 million, which, adj
  
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• Tonight's Family Movie Night in the Plaza has been cancelled due to rain. We've rescheduled for Aug 25.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  21-07-2017 23:25 via twitter.com
  Tonight's Family Movie Night in the Plaza has been cancelled due to rain. We've rescheduled for Aug 25.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• RCMP investigating suspicious Okanagan fire that destroyed eight homes

  21-07-2017 23:25 via vancouversun.com
  Mounties in Lake Country say they are continuing to investigate a “suspicious” fire that destroyed eight homes and have set up a dedicated tip line to encourage anyone with information to contact police.
  The fast-spreading fire broke out Saturday and forced people to flee their homes, but residents of 58 properties were allowed to return earlier this week.
  Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said resources from Lake Country, Kelowna and the South East District area have been pooled to conduct an in-de
  
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• Prince George caring for 'small city' of wildfire evacuees

  21-07-2017 23:02 via vancouversun.com
  PRINCE GEORGE — Paul Austin and Summer Bifano and their four children fled Williams Lake the day after lightning started fires across the Cariboo.
  They didn’t wait for the evacuation order that would come a week later, concerned that the thick smoke was not good for their children Tiava, 17, Jennelle, 15, Joshua, 11, and William, 9.
  “The smoke was just too bad,” said Austin, noting that one of the boys developed a nosebleed.
  On July 8, they headed three hours north in a t
  
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• One dead in targeted Chilliwack shooting Friday morning

  21-07-2017 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  Homicide investigators are in Chilliwack after a man was shot early Friday morning and later died in hospital.
  Chilliwack RCMP were called to the 43000-block Progress Way just before 9 a.m. for a possible shooting. Upon arrival, police found a man suffering from life-threatening injuries.
  The victim was taken to hospital but did not survive.
  “It is early in the investigation, but the shooting appears to be targeted,” said Cpl. Mike Rail with the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachmen
  
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• Father and daughter rescued by North Shore crews after being trapped

  21-07-2017 22:47 via vancouversun.com
  A father and daughter pair were rescued early Friday morning after they became disoriented on the Howe Sound Crest Trail and were trapped overnight.
  Lions Bay Search and Rescue were called in Thursday evening just before 10 p.m. after a father and daughter became lost on the way down from the trail between Porteau Cove and Cypress Bowl and became trapped in steep terrain.
  A crew of six rescuers were able to make their way in and locate the pair just north of the Lions around 3 a.m.
  “After
  
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• Bulls&Bears: NBA's Silver found the silver lining of social media

  21-07-2017 22:42 via vancouversun.com
  BULLS OF THE WEEK
  This week’s Variety Sports & Entertainment Summit in Los Angeles revealed another example of why the NBA’s Adam Silver is the most progressive commissioner in all of North American pro sport.
  The Summit recalled Silver’s reluctance to sue YouTube when many others wanted to and did in the years after its launch in 2005, pointing to his view that getting NBA game highlights out there was simply good marketing.
  Twelve years later, YouTube prevails and Silver
  
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• Vancouver Island man's medical records sent to stranger in error

  21-07-2017 22:41 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Saanich resident Manjeet Manhas, 52, got one of the shocks of his life this week when he learned that his comprehensive medical records since 2000 was sent in error to a stranger in Nanaimo, who telephoned him with the disturbing news.
  His records cover about 85 pages. Another 25 pages with his son’s medical records were also sent to the Nanaimo man, along with those of several other people. Manhas, a Canada Post letter carrier, said he felt violated by the breach.
  Th
  
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  21-07-2017 22:28 via twitter.com
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• Sykes Rd is closed between Wellington and Frederick until approx 7pm for gas line repair in the Sykes/Wellington intersection. #NorthVan

  21-07-2017 22:26 via twitter.com
  Sykes Rd is closed between Wellington and Frederick until approx 7pm for gas line repair in the Sykes/Wellington intersection. #NorthVan
  
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• New video shows 13-year-old Burnaby homicide victim Marrisa Shen hours before body found

  21-07-2017 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  Investigators released surveillance footage of the Burnaby teenager found dead in Central Park while at the same time confirming on Thursday that her death is being treated as a homicide.
  At a press conference Thursday afternoon, Cpl. Meghan Foster said the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is still working to figure out the motive and identify a suspect in the slaying of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen. 
  Shen was reported missing around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and her body was found just after 1
  
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• hmm, dance/music mingles w/ public art, Art + Place, check it out Saturday 2-5:30pm @ #WaterfrontPark… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  21-07-2017 22:01 via twitter.com
  hmm, dance/music mingles w/ public art, Art + Place, check it out Saturday 2-5:30pm @ #WaterfrontPark… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Crews are still collecting old cans in zones 1 & 2. If your cans weren't picked up, pls leave them out this weekend… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  21-07-2017 21:44 via twitter.com
  Crews are still collecting old cans in zones 1 & 2. If your cans weren't picked up, pls leave them out this weekend… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Drowsy Chaperone’s talent sparkles under the stars

  21-07-2017 21:08 via vancouversun.com
  The Drowsy Chaperone
  To Aug. 19 | Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park
  Tickets and info.| $30-$49 at tuts.ca
  A little man in a sweater vest, in love with old musicals, invites us into his home and puts his favourite cast recording on the record player. It’s The Drowsy Chaperone from 1928, back when ” ‘a gay wedding’ just meant ‘fun’.” Then he sits in his chair and conjures the entire show for us.
  Will the glamorous showgirl give up her career to marry the cute rich
  
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• First major wildfires begin burning in southeast B.C.

  21-07-2017 21:05 via vancouversun.com
  CASTLEGAR — Firefighters are responding to 18 active wildfires in southeast British Columbia as the province’s state of emergency is set to continue for at least another two weeks.
  Seven of the fires were sparked Thursday and the B.C. Wildfire Service says some of the blazes are visible from surrounding towns, but none is immediately threatening communities or homes.
  The fires include a 70-hectare blaze burning in the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park on the northeast si
  
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• Town Tall: Fourth of July event squeaked in ahead of France's Bastille Day

  21-07-2017 21:01 via vancouversun.com
  SO LONG: Had the U.S. Consulate’s usual Fourth of July reception occurred one day later, it would have shared France’s July 14 Bastille Day. “Make America late again,” one attendee joked. With the consular residence in Shaughnessy under renovation and an expected U.S. warship deployed elsewhere, the event took place at the Vancouver Aquarium. In what was her swan song, consul general Lynne Platt congratulated then-incoming B.C. premier John Horgan and aquarium president J
  
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• B.C.'s independent police watchdog clears Port Hardy RCMP officer of fatal shooting

  21-07-2017 20:59 via vancouversun.com
  SURREY — An RCMP officer on Vancouver Island has been cleared of any potential wrongdoing following a fatal shooting two years ago.
  The Independent Investigations Office has issued its report into the July 2015 shooting in Port Hardy.
  It says officers encountered the knife-wielding man after he had made threatening comments to others in the northeastern Vancouver Island community.
  Investigators say numerous witnesses describe the suspect as “lunging toward” the two officers as
  
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• Today until 4-5pm: Ridgewood Dr closed Sunset to Edgemont & Edgemont to Ayr. All #Edgemont businesses OPEN. Details… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  21-07-2017 20:49 via twitter.com
  Today until 4-5pm: Ridgewood Dr closed Sunset to Edgemont & Edgemont to Ayr. All #Edgemont businesses OPEN. Details… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Sea otter pup rescued near Port Hardy growing quickly, needs a name

  21-07-2017 20:47 via vancouversun.com
  A sea otter pup that arrived at the Vancouver Aquarium’s rescue centre last month is now growing quickly and needs a name.
  The pup, which was estimated to be two to four weeks old at the time, was found swimming alone near Port Hardy on Vancouver Island on June 25. Spotting no adult sea otter nearby, boaters collected the sea otter pup and brought it to shore before contacting officials.
  A sea otter pup that was rescued June 25, 2017 is now growing quickly under 24-hour care at the Vancouv
  
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• Vancouver seeks OK to spend remainder of $3.5M opioid crisis fund

  21-07-2017 20:39 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver city staff will seek council approval next week to spend the remainder of the city’s dedicated $3.5 million contingency budget for the opioid crisis.
  Just $601,800 remains from the contingency budget that was approved in January. If approved, the remaining funds will go toward five front-line priorities, including anti-stigma programs, outreach, and expanding interventions beyond the Downtown Eastside.
  Of the five areas identified, the largest share is $265,070 that will go towar
  
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• Police seeking two vehicles involved in Surrey drive-by targeted shoot

  21-07-2017 20:38 via vancouversun.com
  Police are investigating what’s believed to be a targeted drive-by shooting in Surrey that took place Thursday evening.
  Around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Surrey RCMP received multiple calls reporting gunfire in the 9400 block of 130 A Street in Whalley. Witnesses told police there were shots being fired from one vehicle into another.
  Upon arrival, police found evidence of shots fired but the reported vehicles had fled.
  Investigators now believe the shots being fired were from a newer two-door cha
  
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• Private care facility snubs Sechelt, locates in Gibsons

  21-07-2017 20:27 via vancouversun.com
  A 135-bed long-term care home originally slated to be built in Sechelt will move to Gibsons instead.
  Trellis Seniors Services has been contracted by Vancouver Coastal Health to build and run the facility, while 108 beds at two government-run care homes in Sechelt are to be closed.
  The move to transfer residents to a privately held facility in Sechelt sparked significant opposition in the community and from unionized staff from the aging Shornecliffe Intermediate Care Facility and Totem Lodge. Su
  
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• Help wanted! #HeywoodPark needs some TLC. Help #CityParkStewards remove invasive plants Sat 9am-noon.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  21-07-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  Help wanted! #HeywoodPark needs some TLC. Help #CityParkStewards remove invasive plants Sat 9am-noon.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Meet the chef: Wine drives menu of Ashley Chisham at Bacchus Bistro

  21-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Executive chef Ashley Chisham has helped turn Bacchus Bistro into one of the Fraser Valley’s hidden gems. Nestled in the Domaine de Chaberton winery, Bacchus boasts a wine-driven, French- and Mediterranean-influenced local cuisine.
  Q: What motivates and inspires you as a chef?
  A: My family motivates me to be a better person all around. I have a wife and four kids and I want to keep being better for them. As a chef, I get to work with a lot of local producers in the Fraser Valley, and being
  
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• Brian Minter: Appreciate local food by picking it yourself

  21-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  In today’s high-density living, especially in urban areas, how many folks have actually picked a fresh fruit from a plant and enjoyed its rich natural flavour?
  Let’s face it, most fresh fruits are purchased in grocery stores where the source of the food is often not known, or it comes from some distance away.  At farmers’ markets, you have a sense that the berries and vegetables are locally grown and picked recently but this is not always the case, particularly in larger m
  
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• This week in history: The beginning of the Klondike gold rush

  21-07-2017 18:33 via vancouversun.com
  On July 14, 1897 the steamboat Excelsior sailed into San Francisco Bay after a long journey from St. Michael’s, Alaska.
  Its arrival set off one of the world’s great gold rushes.
  “SACKS OF GOLD FROM THE CLONDYKE,” blared a front-page headline in the San Francisco Chronicle.
  “Half a Million Dollars in Dust on One Steamer. Fifteen Miners Come With Fortunes.”
  The Vancouver World had printed an item on the “Rich Clondyke” on July 9, when it reported &ld
  
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• Three days in Moscow

  21-07-2017 18:14 via vancouversun.com
  “People, not politics!” said the Russian Toronto Maple Leafs fan we met in Moscow, slapping my husband on the back. It was more proof that almost everything we’d heard about Moscow was wrong, as in, there’s not much to see, people don’t speak English and they aren’t partial to Westerners.
  Moscow, the largest, coldest, northernmost city in Europe, wrapped us up in a big friendly bear hug. People went out of their way to point us in the right direction when we w
  
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• Hey, Gidget. Any plans today? The Secret Life of Pets is on the Big Screen #CivicPlaza @ 9pm. You coming?… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  21-07-2017 18:02 via twitter.com
  Hey, Gidget. Any plans today? The Secret Life of Pets is on the Big Screen #CivicPlaza @ 9pm. You coming?… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Translink refurbishment project on track

  21-07-2017 17:45 via vancouversun.com
  Translink is in the midst of refurbishing all 114 of the Expo-era SkyTrain cars, which represent 40 per cent of the entire SkyTrain fleet.
   
  BC Rapid Transit Company vehicle project technicians Loris Michelin (right) and Jimmy Whitelock dismantle Skytrain cars at the company’s OMC2 maintenance facility in Burnaby. One hundred and fourteen Expo-era train cars, representing 40 per-cent of the Skytrain fleet, are in the midst of being refurbished.
  BC Rapid Transit Company vehicle project
  
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• Stuart McNish: A personal meaning for the word transgender

  21-07-2017 17:09 via vancouversun.com
  This week’s Conversation That Matters features Lisa Salazar, who helps us to understand the transgender spectrum.
  What does it mean to be transgender?
  The term is relatively new. It is also widely misunderstood. Many people believe trans or transgender is about sexual orientation rather than gender identity.
  After decades of fighting the voices in her head, Lisa took on the long and challenging transition from her life as a man to the one she knew was her true self.
  Lisa takes us on her jo
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you support these housing changes in low-density areas?

  21-07-2017 17:02 via vancouversun.com
  This week, Mayor Gregor Robertson announced the city would consider allowing for different kinds of housing in low-density areas of Vancouver previously dominated by single-family houses.
  A report going to council next week will propose incentives for homeowners in pre-1940s character homes to densify their single-family lots with coach houses, duplexes and laneway homes, for rental and ownership.
  Related
  Vancouver looks at new housing options in single-family neighbourhoodsThe proposed changes
  
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• #northvan firefighter heading with the military to assist with #BCWildfires as part of Operation Lentus.Stay safe &… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  21-07-2017 16:12 via twitter.com
  #northvan firefighter heading with the military to assist with #BCWildfires as part of Operation Lentus.Stay safe &… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• City says inspection of Balmoral Hotel finds building has been 'stabilized'

  21-07-2017 16:11 via vancouversun.com
  City of Vancouver building inspectors say a Downtown Eastside hotel embroiled in controversy over safety has “stabilized to the city’s satisfaction.”
  The inspection of the Balmoral Hotel, one of several single-resident-occupancy hotels owned in the area by the Sahota family, began last Friday. The Sahotas have come under heavy criticism over the years for the poor condition of their properties.
  In a media release, the city said a “complete review” is now being taken
  
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• The Home Front: The new face of the work place

  21-07-2017 15:24 via vancouversun.com
  Office design is changing, and in doing so, reflects a desire for more social work environments, a movement toward flexible work hours and work spaces and a blending of home and office design.
  So observe interior designers like Sara Remocker of Vancouver design firm DIALOG and Rebecca MacDonald of Wayfair.ca Business.
  “One thing that I’m going to say is pretty true about the younger generation [millennials] is the need for connection and face-to-face contact,” Remocker says. &l
  
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• Douglas Todd: Opioids: Let's find out why the dead are mostly men

  21-07-2017 15:01 via vancouversun.com
  Is it because males are more likely to isolate themselves?
  Is it because men, to deal with their suffering, are more inclined to consume alcohol and other drugs?
  Is it because men, who do the most dangerous jobs, are much more likely to be seriously injured at work and to take opioids to kill the pain?
  Dr. Paul Gross is among those who want to get to the bottom of why 15 of the 60 regular members of Vancouver’s Dude’s Club have in the past year died of fentanyl and other opioid overd
  
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• Five Things to Know: Teen's death a homicide, eagle vs. cow

  21-07-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  The death of a Burnaby teen has been ruled a homicide, Williams Lake got rain, and an eagle fought a cow. Here are five things you need to know.
  Wildfire update: Williams Lake gets rain
  Williams Lake, evacuated on Saturday due to ongoing wildfires, was blessed with rain on Thursday, delighting Mayor Walt Cobb.
  Cobb posted a thumbs-up on Twitter, and clarified the source of his optimism shortly afterwards in a phone call.  
  “It’s pouring here, thank God,” he said. “A
  
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• Even guilty verdicts in polygamy trial unlikely to end Bountiful saga

  21-07-2017 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  On Monday, two former bishops of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will hear the verdict in their polygamy trial, Canada’s first such trial since 1906.
  Winston Blackmore is Canada’s most outspoken, prolific and unapologetic polygamist. His indictment lists 24 women as wives and he is known to have fathered 148 children, three of whom have been born since his trial on one count of polygamy concluded in April.
  His co-defendant is James Oler. Originally, fou
  
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• How to use summer wines to enhance the flavours of your favourite dish

  21-07-2017 09:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Summer sipping calls for crisp whites, light-bodied reds, delicate rosés or bubbles, ideally served on a breezy, sun-splashed patio alongside good friends. But once the mercury rises, wine can go much further than the glass itself. It can also be easily incorporated into summertime cooking in several deliciously creative ways.
  Wine has a way of enhancing the flavours of various ingredients, giving dishes added intensity and depth. It’s no wonder French chefs use it liberally, though
  
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• Owner of massage service jailed for sexual assault of client who fell asleep

  21-07-2017 08:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The operator of a massage business who sexually assaulted a vulnerable female client has been sentenced to one year in jail.
  Martin Contreras Ramirez, 54, was convicted in October of sexually assaulting a woman who fell asleep during a therapeutic massage in November 2015.
  She awoke to find him sexually assaulting her.
  “A custodial sentence is necessary to meet the sentencing principles of deterrence and denunciation,” said provincial court Judge Lisa Mrozinski.
  “I am convinced
  
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• Secondary suites aren’t secondary

  21-07-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  If you could run a pharmacy in the basement of a single-family home, it’d probably help you pay down the mortgage. Ditto a car dealership, or a diner, or cocktail lounge. But you can’t. Not in Vancouver, or in most other Canadian cities. So why should you be allowed to run a ghost hotel in a basement zoned for stable residential housing?
  Twice this month, The Vancouver Sun has published editorials critiquing Vancouver’s proposed short-term rental bylaw. An editorial called for
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, July 21

  21-07-2017 06:46 via vancouversun.com
  
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Friday, July 21.
  Mad Alchemy Caravan at The Rickshaw
  I don’t recognize any of the bands listed for The Rickshaw’s Mad Alchemy Caravan, but I don’t think you need to be familiar with the music at this event to enjoy it. You just have to have an open mind. This is a psychedelic rock show featuring multiple bands, as well as visuals by The Mad Alchemy Liquid Light Show. Here’s a taste:If that does
  
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• Langara College under lockdown

  21-07-2017 06:41 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver’s Langara College went on a brief lockdown Thursday night, though the precise reason isn’t known.
  The school sent out a tweet just after 9 p.m. telling students to “lock the doors” and remain where they are until the police arrive.There is a lockdown on campus. Please stay where you are and lock the doors as the VPD are on the way to learn more.
  — Langara College (@langaracollege) July 21, 2017
  Soon after, the college said the lockdown had been lifted. The
  
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• Metro Vancouver's first ever brunch festival launches this weekend

  21-07-2017 05:22 via vancouversun.com
  
  When it comes to meal options between breakfast and lunch, locals will tell you that there’s a whole brunch.
  It’s a popular meal in this city. Brunch is so popular, in fact, that Vancouver now has an entire food festival dedicated to the mid-morning meal.
  The first ever Brunch Affair Food Festival will be held this Saturday, July 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at The Pipe Shop Venue at The Shipyards in North Vancouver.
  When it comes to options, the newly launched festival’s intern
  
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• Folks,we are live & we are local. Happy faces @ Civic Plaza right now for #Live&Local 🎼.Oh, & down the hill, it's P… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  21-07-2017 04:13 via twitter.com
  Folks,we are live & we are local. Happy faces @ Civic Plaza right now for #Live&Local 🎼.Oh, & down the hill, it's P… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• NEB to reconsider B.C. natural gas pipeline jurisdiction: judge rules

  21-07-2017 03:39 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Federal Court of Appeal judge has ruled the National Energy Board must reconsider whether a proposed TransCanada Corp. natural gas pipeline in B.C. falls under provincial or federal jurisdiction.
  “The board did not ask itself whether an arguable case for federal jurisdiction had been made out,” Donald J. Rennie said in his judgement Wednesday in a case launched by Michael Sawyer, who received funding support from the SkeenaWild Conservation Trust.
  Sawyer argued the Prince Rupert Ga
  
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• Horgan unplugs Clark's cronies, empowers Peterson in Hydro shakeup

  21-07-2017 03:38 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan launched a shakeup at B.C. Hydro Thursday, dumping two B.C. Liberal appointees and installing a retired executive who spearheaded a controversial foray into the U.S. electricity market under the NDP.
  Gone from the Hydro board effective immediately are chair Brad Bennett, adviser to Christy Clark on the last two Liberal election campaigns, and director Jack Weisgerber, the former Social Credit cabinet minister and B.C. Reform Party leader.
  Incoming as dir
  
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• Video shows teen murder victim Marrisa Shen hours before body found

  21-07-2017 03:37 via vancouversun.com
  
  Investigators released surveillance footage of the Burnaby teenager found dead in Central Park while at the same time confirming on Thursday that her death is being treated as a homicide.
  At a press conference Thursday afternoon, Cpl. Meghan Foster said the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is still working to figure out the motive and identify a suspect in the slaying of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen. 
  Shen was reported missing around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and her body was found just after 1
  
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• Delta decries 'rotting' Massey tunnel, says new bridge safest option

  21-07-2017 03:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  Delta’s mayor and top bureaucrat say that replacing the George Massey Tunnel should be a priority for the new provincial government because it’s old, congested, dangerous to drivers and first responders — and will not withstand even a moderate earthquake.
  “This tunnel’s rotting. Are we just going to let it rot?” Delta Chief Administrative Officer George Harvie said Thursday during a meeting with the editorial boards of The Vancouver Sun and Province.
  Delta May
  
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