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• When Syrian-Canadian fathers get custody, based on Shariah

  03-08-2017 23:05 via vancouversun.com
  Islamic Shariah law stipulates that custody of children in divorce generally goes to the father, according to a Canadian immigration department report.
  That is creating headaches for Canadian customs officials in the Middle East and elsewhere. The internal report shows many are being put on the spot to decide edgy custody conundrums, such as whether Syrian-Canadian children are permitted to travel to the Middle East with their mothers.
  Shariah rulings on divorce have legal status in Middle Easte
  
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• Zoo monitoring for breathing problems in animals during air advisory

  03-08-2017 22:43 via vancouversun.com
  Humans aren’t the only ones watching for possible breathing problems due to an ongoing air advisory in Metro Vancouver resulting from the interior wildfires.
  Animals at the Greater Vancouver Zoo are being monitored for breathing problems as part of their routine daily checks but nothing abnormal has been found so far.
  “I can tell you that my nose is dry and my throat is dry so needless to say the animals are experiencing the same thing,” said Menita Prasad, animal care manager
  
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• Vancouver to have school board byelection

  03-08-2017 22:33 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s public schools will finally have a new board of trustees.
  Education minister Rob Fleming announced Thursday that the city will have a byelection Oct. 14 
  “Our government is restoring a democratically elected board of education to ensure legitimacy and fair representation for Vancouver residents and to better serve students,” Fleming said in an emailed statement. “Re-establishing the board as a vehicle for public discussion, debate and decisions is part of
  
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• A reminder of lane closures on #KRbridge until 3pm today. twitter.com/NVanDistrict/s…

  03-08-2017 22:11 via twitter.com
  A reminder of lane closures on #KRbridge until 3pm today. twitter.com/NVanDistrict/s…
  
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• This week's #CityView eNews is ready for you. It's packed with all the City latest news & events.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  03-08-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
  This week's #CityView eNews is ready for you. It's packed with all the City latest news & events.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• We're bringing in the big (nail) guns to get Lynn Headwaters access road fixed/reopened: ow.ly/E5d530e9hcL youtube.com/watch?v=TUq8xT…

  03-08-2017 21:43 via twitter.com
  We're bringing in the big (nail) guns to get Lynn Headwaters access road fixed/reopened: ow.ly/E5d530e9hcL youtube.com/watch?v=TUq8xT…
  
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• Most drivers believe that quality of driving in B.C. has decreased: ICBC survey

  03-08-2017 21:13 via vancouversun.com
  The Insurance Corp. of B.C. is introducing a new road-safety campaign to encourage drivers to reflect on their driving habits in an effort to combat a growing number of crashes across the province.
  According to the latest figures from ICBC, the number of crashes in B.C. increased 23 per cent between 2013 and 2016, from 260,000 crashes to 320,000. That’s an average of 875 crashes per day, or 36 every hour.
  “When people think about car crashes they think about vehicle damage and injuri
  
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• Data reveal First Nations people in B.C. three times more likely to fatally overdose

  03-08-2017 21:02 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Data released by provincial officials suggest First Nations people in British Columbia are three time more likely to die of illicit drug overdoses.
  It’s the first time the information has been released in B.C., but it’s a year old because of various steps involved in making it public.
  The First Nations Health Authority also says Indigenous people are five times more likely than others to experience non-fatal overdoses.
  It says First Nations people are over-represent
  
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• Police identify woman found dead inside burned out vehicle in Surrey

  03-08-2017 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Homicide investigators have identified a woman who was killed in Surrey on Wednesday.
  The body of Bhavkiran (Kiran) Dhesi, 19, was found in a burned out vehicle in Surrey that was found early Wednesday morning.
  Surrey RCMP and firefighters were initially called to the 18700-block 24th Avenue for a car on fire. Once the fire was put out, police found the body inside the SUV.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was then tapped to head up the probe. On Thursday, investigators released Dhesi&
  
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• District Hall will be closed for BC Day on Mon, Aug 7. Our after-hours emergency contact is 604.990.3666 ow.ly/ydRC30e9bao

  03-08-2017 20:43 via twitter.com
  District Hall will be closed for BC Day on Mon, Aug 7. Our after-hours emergency contactis 604.990.3666 ow.ly/ydRC30e9bao
  
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• Liquid Yoga puts age-old practice into the pool

  03-08-2017 20:10 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s Westin Bayshore is hosting Liquid Yoga classes—a new program that takes puts an age-old into the pool.
  Instructor Kristy Wright Schell explains how Liquid Yoga can benefit students.
  
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• No break for #SummerSessions this BC day weekend. You'll 'feel good' w/ Ray Charles / James Brown Tribute.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  03-08-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  No break for #SummerSessions this BC day weekend. You'll 'feel good' w/ Ray Charles / James Brown Tribute.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Restaurant review: Orto has the best pasta in North Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  03-08-2017 19:20 via vancouversun.com
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  Restaurant review: Orto has the best pasta in North Vancouver
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  Bucatini with prawns and pesto at Orto Artisan Pasta in North Vancouver. Mia Stainsby / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. Orto Artisan Pasta. 1600 Mackay Road, North Vancouver | 604-929-0203. Open: For lunch and dinner, Tuesday to Sunday; ...and more »
  
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• Public Warning Of Fraudulent Foreign Police Phone Calls bit.ly/2wpCalM #NorthVancouver

  03-08-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Public Warning Of Fraudulent Foreign Police Phone Callsbit.ly/2wpCalM#NorthVancouver
  
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• Orto has the best pasta in North Vancouver | Vancouver Sun - Vancouver Sun

  03-08-2017 19:20 via vancouversun.com
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  Orto has the best pasta in North Vancouver | Vancouver Sun
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  Steeve Raye and Brigitte Raye, formerly with La Regalade, open Orto, an artisanal pasta restaurant in North Vancouver.and more »
  
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• Orto has the best pasta in North Vancouver

  03-08-2017 19:20 via vancouversun.com
  Orto Artisan Pasta
  1600 Mackay Road, North Vancouver | 604-929-0203
  Open: For lunch and dinner, Tuesday to Sunday; ortoartisanpasta.com
  The Rayes can fill several chapters of local restaurant lore. It began with La Regalade in West Vancouver in the 1990s, where Alain Raye got to the heart of French bistro food with wife Brigitte adding sparkle with her front-of-house skills; for a short while, son Steeve also ran La Regalade Cote Mer deep in West Vancouver.
  In recent years, chapter headings have
  
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• Should Syrian-Canadian father get custody of children, based on Sharia

  03-08-2017 19:16 via vancouversun.com
  Islamic Shariah law stipulates that custody of children in divorce generally goes to the father, according to a Canadian immigration department report.
  That is creating headaches for Canadian customs officials in the Middle East and elsewhere. The internal report shows many are being put on the spot to decide edgy customs conundrums, such as whether Syrian-Canadian children are permitted to travel to the Middle East with their mothers.
  Shariah rulings on divorce have legal status in Middle Easte
  
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• B.C.'s top reads of the week for August 5

  03-08-2017 19:00 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. British Co
  
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• Ballet B.C. returns to Babylon for evening of dance and flowers

  03-08-2017 18:45 via vancouversun.com
  Babylon
  Aug. 12, 6 p.m. | Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  Tickets: $55-$120, thesocialconcierge.com
  The lobby and outdoor patio at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre is usually home to show goers waiting for the bells to ring them into the house, but for one night those areas will take centre stage.
  On Aug. 12, dancers from Ballet B.C. and some of the city’s top florists come together for Babylon. Named for the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the event has attendees getting up close and pers
  
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• 'A terrifying sight:' ancient spiky headed worm discovered in B.C. Burgess Shale fossils

  03-08-2017 18:27 via vancouversun.com
  Researchers at the Royal Ontario Museum and Yale University have discovered the fossil of a spiky-headed worm that they believe would have struck fear in the hearts of other creatures swimming in ancient seas.
  “This new species would have been an efficient predator and a terrifying sight to many of the smallest marine creatures that lived during that time,” said Jean-Bernard Caron, senior curator of invertebrate paleontology at the ROM.
  The 500-million-year-old critter has been dubbe
  
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• Your #GreyBox is for food and beverage glass only. cnv.org/Recycling #ZeroWasteCoach #NorthVan https://t.co/5WwugsPcdB

  03-08-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  
  Your #GreyBox is for food and beverage glass only. cnv.org/Recycling #ZeroWasteCoach #NorthVan https://t.co/5WwugsPcdB
  
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• Residents protest as White Rock considers parkade near waterfront

  03-08-2017 17:57 via vancouversun.com
  A long-planned parkade near the main drag of White Rock’s West Beach is on its way to becoming a reality, much to the chagrin of many neighbours and the relief of nearby businesses.
  The proposal is for a five-storey, 280-space parkade on a city-owned site on the corner of Victoria Avenue and Vidal Street that’s comprised of four properties — two are occupied by a paved pay parking lot, one has a house and one is vacant.
  The estimated cost is between $9 million and $13 million,
  
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• Daily Poll: What should the NDP do with Site C?

  03-08-2017 17:43 via vancouversun.com
  The NDP campaigned on a promise to send the controversial Site C dam to a review and this week, the new government made good on that promise.
  Energy Minister Michelle Mungall announced Wednesday that the $8.8-billion project would undergo an independent review by the B.C. Utilities Commission. That review is slated to begin Aug. 9, with a preliminary report expected Sept. 20 and a final report by Nov. 1.
  Related
  NDP government sends Site C dam for independent review“Rather than questioning
  
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• Today 9am-3pm: #KRBridge lane closures for @bchydro work. Expect 1 WB lane, 1 EB through lane, 1 EB right turn lane. Bikes/peds ok #NorthVan

  03-08-2017 17:37 via twitter.com
  Today 9am-3pm: #KRBridge lane closures for @bchydro work. Expect 1 WB lane, 1 EB through lane, 1 EB right turn lane. Bikes/peds ok #NorthVan
  
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• Police investigating shots fired in east Vancouver Wednesday evening

  03-08-2017 17:10 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police are investigating after shots were fired in east Vancouver on Wednesday evening.
  The shooting took place around 10:30 p.m. near East 10th Avenue and Kamloops Street.
  Police say there were no injuries and that the incident appears to be targeted.
  “It is still very early in the investigation, so there is no additional information to share at this time,” said Const. Jason Doucette in a media statement.
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• Navigating the treacherous hallways of middle school

  03-08-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  13
  Aug. 9-12 | Revue Stage on Granville Island
  Tickets: $17 (youth 25 and under), $22 (general) at brownpapertickets.com
  Adolescence is a fraught time, as memory and John Hughes have taught us.
  But, when the period between child- and adulthood is covered in pop culture, the focus is usually not on early teen-hood — as is the case in the 2007 musical 13.
  “I think most teen movies are focused on 17- or 18-year-olds,” said Laura Reynolds. “These kids (in 13) are in middle sc
  
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• Home, Shelter, Belonging: Meaning of space at Harmony, West Van museum

  03-08-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Home/Shelter/Belonging
  Until Sept. 9 | West Vancouver Museum
  Tickets and info: westvancouvermuseum.ca
  Aug. 4-13 | East of Millennium Park
  Tickets and info: harmonyarts.ca
  At age 17, Hani Al Moulia left the war-ravaged city of Homs in his native Syria and relocated to a refugee camp in the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon. A UN program in the camp introduced the young man to photography. Jump ahead and Mr. Moulia is now a resident of Saskatchewan, celebrated for his unique take on portraits capturing
  
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• B.C. heat wave brings record-breaking temperatures, poor air quality

  03-08-2017 16:47 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Air quality across southern British Columbia remains poor as smoke from wildfires and a heat wave affect the region.
  The province is reporting a high health risk rating for air quality in the Fraser Valley, Kamloops, Williams Lake, eastern Metro Vancouver, Squamish, the West Shore, Whistler and Victoria.
  Environment Canada has expanded its air quality advisory to cover the southern portion of the province spanning from eastern Vancouver Island to Elk Valley on the Alberta bound
  
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• Five Things to Know: Vancouver filled with smoke and bedbugs

  03-08-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver is draped in a thin blanket of smoke, fire crews lost control of a controlled burn near Clinton, and the city has a lot of bedbugs. Here are five things you need to know.
  Air quality advisories still in place in Metro Vancouver
  As smoke from wildfires in the Interior drifts out towards the coast, air quality advisories remain in place for the Metro Vancouver region. It’s pretty hazy out there. It’s early August, but you’d be forgiven for thinking it was April 20
  
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• Opinion: Boating B.C. urges safety first this B.C. Day long weekend

  03-08-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  As British Columbians gear up for the B.C. Day long weekend, one of the busiest weekends of the summer, there is no shortage of fun and exciting ways to celebrate with family and friends in the outdoor paradise that is British Columbia.
  For many of us, that will include getting out on the water, as boating can be anything from kayaks to catamarans, or paddleboards to power yachts. There is no better way to explore our province than on a boat, but it is important to enjoy this activity safely and
  
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• Watch the Honda Celebration of Light fireworks right here

  03-08-2017 06:51 via vancouversun.com
  The Honda Celebration of Light is one of Vancouver’s most popular summer events, averaging nearly 400,000 spectators a show. If you’re willing to brave the crowds, you’re in for a treat.
  But if the crowds aren’t your thing, you can still have the treat from the comfort of your own home. Watch the fireworks light up English Bay right here on the Vancouver Sun/Province Facebook Live stream.
  It’s a smoky evening here in Vancouver, but don’t worry — if anybo
  
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• Controlled burn goes wrong, threatening homes and worrying residents

  03-08-2017 06:34 via vancouversun.com
  Eyewitnesses say a four-square-kilometre blaze to the southwest of the massive Elephant Hill fire, between Cache Creek and Clinton, is a case of a controlled burn gone wrong.
  “My heart’s breaking, looking up at it,” Greg Nyman said Wednesday of the inferno that was threatening his home.
  The fire was intentionally started by the B.C. Wildfire Service on a height of land east of Highway 97 on Tuesday afternoon, looking to burn-off fuel that might otherwise be consumed by the Elep
  
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• 😘☺️👏🏳️‍🌈 twitter.com/kirkwilliamsva…

  03-08-2017 06:17 via twitter.com
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• We're prancin' n dancin' till 10pm at the Pier. Big time Pride. #NorthVan 🌈🎈🎉💖🏳️‍🌈 @vancouverpride https://t.co/8nRv2YGENp

  03-08-2017 06:10 via twitter.com
  
  We're prancin' n dancin' till 10pm at the Pier. Big time Pride.#NorthVan 🌈🎈🎉💖🏳️‍🌈 @vancouverpride https://t.co/8nRv2YGENp
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Site C review leaves door open to mothball entire project

  03-08-2017 05:52 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — After weeks of speculation, the New Democrats released terms of reference Wednesday for a review of Site C that left the door open for them to terminate, mothball or continue the project.
  The middle option — mothballing — was the more clever politically of the three that the cabinet presented to the B.C. Utilities Commission for consideration.
  It could allow sufficient delay to satisfy those who say Site C power will not be needed when the giant hydroelectric da
  
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• Woo hoo! 💃🏻 #NorthVan twitter.com/kirkwilliamsva…

  03-08-2017 05:45 via twitter.com
  Woo hoo! 💃🏻 #NorthVan twitter.com/kirkwilliamsva…
  
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• PNE Donut Dash 5K set to serve up a hole lot of flavoured fun at Fair

  03-08-2017 05:17 via vancouversun.com
  A young lady with a bulging eyeball and blood smeared all over her face, neck and clothes wished passersby a great afternoon on Wednesday.
  As they returned pleasantries, some more shocked than others, Canuck the Crow swooped past some documentary-making folks gathered near Playland’s Haunted Mansion, trying to speak loud enough so as not to be drowned out by the screams coming from nearby rides.
  The unmistakable smell of PNE food, trying to compete on this day with the smell of smoke blown
  
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• Three things to do in Vancouver on Thursday, August 3

  03-08-2017 05:04 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Thursday, August 3.
  Film Noir at the Cinematheque
  Full disclosure: I’ve chosen this event because they’re screening one of my favourite films of all-time. It’s Double Indemnity, the Billy Wilder-directed classic about an insurance salesman who hatches a plot with Barbara frickin’ Stanwyck to cash in on her husband’s life insurance policy. This is the movie that set the template for t
  
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• Site C review leaves option door open to mothball project

  03-08-2017 03:59 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — After weeks of speculation, the New Democrats released terms of reference Wednesday for a review of Site C that left the door open for them to terminate, mothball or continue the project.
  The middle option — mothballing — was the more clever politically of the three that the cabinet presented to the B.C. Utilities Commission for consideration.
  It could allow sufficient delay to satisfy those who say Site C power will not be needed when the giant hydroelectric da
  
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• B.C. slaughterhouse documents reveal inhumane treatment

  03-08-2017 03:56 via vancouversun.com
  Inspectors at provincially licensed slaughterhouses in B.C. last year documented rust and other debris falling onto meat, suffocation of poultry during transport, panicked animals, and other inhumane treatment of livestock, documents obtained by Postmedia News reveal.  
  In one case, an inspector issued an official warning after a long and continuing history of “falling rust and debris from overhead structures on meat product and carcasses on the kill floor.&rd
  
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• New Westminster cop arrested for sexual assault

  03-08-2017 03:52 via vancouversun.com
  A New Westminster police officer has been arrested and charged with one count of sexual assault in relation to a 2005 incident in Victoria.
  Const. Sukhwinder (Vinnie) Dosanjh was arrested Tuesday by Victoria police. He has been suspended from duty by the New Westminster department.
  He will also now be investigated under the Police Act and the New Westminster Police Board has notified Dosanjh “they will be considering the conditions of his suspension from duty and the provisions of an unpai
  
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• Shifting picture of living alone: census

  03-08-2017 02:59 via vancouversun.com
  Angelique Belzevick is moving into a condo in Burnaby’s Edmonds neighbourhood. She describes herself as being “single, female, with no kids. I have a cat.”
  She isn’t lonely and relishes living on her own, but at 39, she says she feels some social pressure to have a home with a partner or kids.
  For the first time, one-person households such as Belzevick’s are the most common type of living arrangement in Canada, according to the most recent census data released by St
  
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• No charges laid over Mount Polley dam failure under B.C. law

  03-08-2017 02:56 via vancouversun.com
  There will be no regulatory charges laid under B.C.’s environmental laws for the Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley tailings-dam failure in 2014.
  One of the largest mining-dam failures in the world in the past 50 years, it had shaken the industry and caused concerns that aquatic life would be harmed, particularly salmon that use the Quesnel Lake system to spawn.
  There remains a possibility of federal charges under the Fisheries Act.
  The three-year deadline to lay provincial
  
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• It's time to Prance, folks! On the Pier! We are here. City Waterfront. Proud to have Pride. Visit r City booth.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  03-08-2017 02:36 via twitter.com
  It's time to Prance, folks! On the Pier! We are here. City Waterfront. Proud to have Pride. Visit r City booth.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Mountain resort to be tapped on chipping in for Grouse Grind upkeep

  03-08-2017 02:35 via vancouversun.com
  Grouse Mountain Resort makes millions every year off the legions of hikers completing the Grouse Grind, through tickets to ride the aerial tramway back down the mountain as well as food and beverage sales.
  As such, should it be chipping in for the direct annual maintenance costs of the iconic trail, which is now officially part of Metro Vancouver’s 75-hectare Grouse Mountain Regional Park?
  “We’ve got new owners there and we look forward to having a conversation with them about
  
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• Mixed results a year after the foreign buyer tax kicked in

  03-08-2017 02:35 via vancouversun.com
  When the B.C. Liberal government slapped a 15 per cent tax on home purchases by foreigners in Metro Vancouver last year — the first such tax in Canada — it was meant to cool skyrocketing prices and improve housing affordability for local residents. 
  But a year later, the jury is still out on the tax, which is under review by the ministries of finance and housing under the new NDP government. 
  The tax has curbed the number of foreigners buying properties in Metro Vancouver.
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Extension for 'real deal' Horvat should start at $5M per year

  03-08-2017 01:55 via vancouversun.com
  Formulas, facts and forecasts are applicable and debatable to determine the true worth of Bo Horvat.
  The Vancouver Canucks’ restricted free-agent centre is still seeking a contract extension and because the National Hockey League club is sold on its future captain, term isn’t going to be as big a hurdle as the annual average value of what could — and should — be a six-year commitment because the club has balked at eight years.
  Former Canucks assistant general manager Laur
  
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• No signs of man missing for almost a month from Fraser Lake

  03-08-2017 00:30 via vancouversun.com
  Police say their investigation is continuing in the disappearance of a man from Fraser Lake last month but have turned up few leads.
  According to the RCMP, Jerry (Keith) Krietz was last seen on July 8, checking out of a Prince George motel. He may have been in the company of a woman.
  Krietz was reported missing on July 9.
  He’d departed from Fraser Lake, about 157 kilometres west of Prince George, on July 7 in his white two-door 2001 Chevy Cavalier, licence plate EK2 27K.
  The car has &ldquo
  
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