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• Worried about unwanted visitors to your yard? Follow these waste guidelines to reduce chance of attracting bears:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  08-08-2017 23:27 via twitter.com
  Worried about unwanted visitors to your yard? Follow these waste guidelines to reduce chance of attracting bears:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Armed home invasion in Abbotsford has police looking for suspects

  08-08-2017 22:50 via vancouversun.com
  A scary home invasion in Abbotsford has police searching for two suspects.
  Just before 10 a.m. Monday, Abbotsford police were called about a robbery in the 30400-block of Sandpiper Drive.
  According to a release from the APD, two armed men broke in and tied up two men and a woman. They then went through the home and filled a bag along the way, including cash and valuables.
  A three-year-old child was asleep during the whole incident.
  The men, who had covered their faces and were carrying at least
  
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• Have you heard? #LongTableLunch is back for August! Join us Thursdays 12-2pm for lunch in #CivicPlaza.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  08-08-2017 22:30 via twitter.com
  Have you heard? #LongTableLunch is back for August! Join us Thursdays 12-2pm for lunch in #CivicPlaza.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Nanaimo police investigate two grass fires as arson

  08-08-2017 21:44 via vancouversun.com
  Mounties say they are investigating separate grass fires that appear to have been deliberately set in Nanaimo.
  Police say the first fire was set Aug. 2 and the second Aug. 7, both in the same grass field.
  In the first instance, police say a witness saw the small fire and tried but failed to stop a man who was running away.
  In the most recent incident, a man aged between 18 to 22 was seen crouching in the field and seconds later a fire started.
  Fire crews responded within minutes to both fires an
  
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• Beautiful 🎼 🎹 in #CivicPlaza. Our piano is waiting for you. Come listen, or pull up a seat and play.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  08-08-2017 21:20 via twitter.com
  Beautiful 🎼 🎹 in #CivicPlaza.Our piano is waiting for you. Come listen, or pull up a seat and play.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Fab 5: All that glitters

  08-08-2017 21:18 via vancouversun.com
  While statement earrings may be the most obvious (read: noticeable) accessory of choice right now, there’s an alternative if you prefer a pared-down approach. Layering on rings, bracelets and necklaces made from the finest of materials is subtle and sophisticated, elegant and chic. Why choose just one when you can wear them all? Here are five picks to get your collection started.PUT A RING ON IT
  Make Vancouver designer Leah Alexandra your go-to for delicate, beautiful jewelry for any occas
  
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• What Now is what's now for electro-pop sensation Sylvan Esso

  08-08-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Sylvan Esso
  Aug. 15 | Commodore Ballroom
  Tickets: Sold out
  Sylvan Esso is Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn. Formed in 2013, the duo released their debut album a year later. Meath’s warm vocals and pop melodies and Sanborn’s computer-generated instrumentation made the band one of the breakout acts of 2014, and recently prompted the New York Times to declare that the North Carolina-based group “keeps electronic pop human.” Their sophomore album is What Now, and it’s on i
  
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• Two Canadian brands team up for vegan-friendly collab

  08-08-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If you’ve wandered into an Indigo bookstore in recent years, chances are, you’ve noticed they now sell a lot more than just books. 
  A bag from the Indigo x Mat & Nat collection.
  From home decor items to fragrant candles and even bodycare, the Canadian retailer has ramped up its retail game. And that includes a hefty offering of handbags and accessories from the Montreal-based brand Matt & Nat. 
  Recently, the two companies collaborated on an exclusive collection of a
  
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• Sea of Stories looks at two periods in White Rock's history

  08-08-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Sea of Stories
  Aug. 9-26 | Coast Capital Playhouse
  Tickets: $13 for students/$22 for seniors/$27 for adults at peninsulaproductions.org
  A new play condenses the history of White Rock into two periods.
  There’s a reason for this — as playwright Shawn Macdonald half-jokingly told director Wendy Bollard, telling the whole story of the city by the sea would require a miniseries
  Instead, Sea of Stories focuses on the second decade of the last century, when a school, a train station and a p
  
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• Five reasons to check out the One Love Westcoast Festival

  08-08-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  One Love Westcoast Festival
  Aug. 12-13 | Swangard Stadium
  Tickets: $20 advance at myshowpass.com/$25 at the gate 
  1. Latin street festival. Not hot enough for ya? The One Love Westcoast Festival brings together reggae, ska, Afro/Latin and other hot-climate sounds for two sizzling days. The festival, which is designed to evoke a Latin street party, features a market, food pavilions, a kids activity area, and local and touring musicians on an outdoor stage.
  2. Antidoping. Formed in 1992, head
  
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• Trans rights film centrepiece for Vancouver Queer Film Festival

  08-08-2017 19:20 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Queer Film Festival
  Aug. 10-20 | various venues
  Tickets: $12-$165, at queerfilmfestival.ca
  A key for an excellent film festival is not just a roster of good films; you need movies that create great discussions.
  One of those is this year’s Vancouver Queer Film Festival’s centrepiece gala offering FREE CeCe!
  One of 50-plus films at this year’s festival, this documentary by American filmmaker Jac Gares tells the story of a trans woman of colour who stood up for herself.
  
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• B.C. to make adult basic education and ESL free again

  08-08-2017 18:38 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Adult basic education and english as a second language courses will once again be free in B.C., Premier John Horgan announced Tuesday.
  Horgan said his new NDP government will follow through on an election campaign promise to remove fees on the ESL and adult learning classes.
  The previous Liberal government had placed fees on the classes after a 2014 dispute with the former federal Conservative government that resulted in $22 million less in annual ESL and adult basic education f
  
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• Life a challenge for Kamloops man with rare, aggressive brain tumour

  08-08-2017 17:54 via vancouversun.com
  It started with an agonizing headache and numbness in his fingertips. Darrin Yusishen, 40, went to Royal Inland Hospital on July 20, and returned home with drugs for a bad migraine. Less than a week later, Yusishen lay awake during surgery while doctors worked to remove as much of his brain tumour as they could.
  Glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive type of brain tumour, accounts for about 12 per cent of all brain tumours and affects about one in 35,000 people. It’s spreads quickly
  
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• Early morning gunfire rattles quiet Richmond street

  08-08-2017 17:54 via vancouversun.com
  Some residents of a quiet, suburban Richmond street awoke with quite the shock this morning.
  A loud bang heard shortly before 6 a.m. Tuesday in the 7800-block of Waterton Drive was related to a shooting.
  Tony Mak lives on the street and said his wife heard the noise. They were later told by Richmond RCMP it was a gunshot.
  “One guy screamed loud. And a lady was screaming too,” he said. He wasn’t sure if it was a man or a woman who had been shot.
  A number of police cars, followed
  
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• Break-in in Abbotsford has police looking for suspects

  08-08-2017 17:24 via vancouversun.com
  A scary home invasion in Abbotsford has police searching for two suspects.
  Just before 10 a.m. Monday Abbotsford police were called about a robbery in the 30400-block of Sandpiper Drive.
  According to a release from the APD, two armed men had broken in and tied up two men and woman. They then went through the home and filled a bag along the the way, including cash and valuables.
  A three-year-old child was asleep during the whole incident.
  The men, who had covered their faces and were carrying at
  
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• Architect Michael Green standing tall in argument for timber towers

  08-08-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  When Vancouver-based architect Michael Green stops to reflect, he acknowledges that his practice of designing big buildings built from engineered mass-timber materials has come a long way in a short period of time as the trend in sustainable construction gains momentum.
  “It is definitely wood’s moment,” Green said. ” …  But it’s still in its infancy, but what we’ve seen is on a different level. We’ve seen major global design firms who said th
  
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• Anna Serbinenko: From Swiss banker to Sky Dancer

  08-08-2017 16:45 via vancouversun.com
  Growing up in the Soviet Union, Anna Serbinenko never dreamed that she’d be flying aerobatic tricks at air shows all over North America.
  “I did not even imagine I’d be doing what I’m doing right now even 10 years ago when I moved to Vancouver,” she said.
  “This is my office view,” she added, before doing a 360-degree roll over Point Roberts, followed by a big loop so the passenger in back of her Super Decathlon could experience the pleasure of flying upsi
  
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• Roadwork Alert! Utility installation 1900-2200 Mackay Ave Aug 8-12. Area closed, plan alternate route.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  08-08-2017 16:01 via twitter.com
  Roadwork Alert! Utility installation 1900-2200 Mackay Ave Aug 8-12. Area closed, plan alternate route.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Digging into Indigenous history with Vancouver's staff archaeologist

  08-08-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  A decision had to be made, in the late 19th century, when workers building the road encircling Stanley Park came upon a place of tremendous historical importance to local First Nations. The village site, near where Lumbermen’s Arch currently stands, included buried ancestral remains.
  They elected not to simply pave over the archeologically sensitive area — instead, they opted to dig up the site, which reportedly included everything from artifacts to skeletons, and use it in the
  
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• Opinion: Vancouver gets a new town square

  08-08-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver is finally getting the central square it deserves and has long lacked.
  The plaza between the Vancouver Art Gallery and Georgia Street has been under construction for almost a year. However, planning for this key public space, which had deteriorated into a clutter of crumbling elements and bark-mulch ground cover, has been ongoing for several years.
  When it’s fully completed, Vancouver will get its first truly urban square in many decades (not counting Jack Poole Plaza which, bein
  
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• Letters: Bridge to replace Massey Tunnel is only sensible option

  08-08-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  The replacement of the Massey Tunnel is long overdue. I have lived in Tsawwassen for 15 years and the backups in both directions occur during the entire day. One cannot pinpoint a single reason for it. Increased truck traffic due to port expansions, increased housing development in Tsawwassen and South Surrey, tolls on other routes.
  The only option is a bridge. The tunnel is not up to today’s earthquake standards. It is crumbling. Millions of dollars have already been spent on site prepara
  
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• Firefighters battling warehouse fire on Annacis Island in Delta

  08-08-2017 04:36 via vancouversun.com
  Firefighters in Delta are battling a blaze at a warehouse on Annacis Island.The fire broke out at around 3:30 p.m. Monday at a building on 1010 Derwent Way. There are no injuries.
  A large plume of smoke could be seen billowing out from the area, visible from the Alex Fraser Bridge and other vantage points. 
  Firefighters are still at the scene Monday evening.It is not yet known what caused the fire.
  
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• B.C. Wildfires: Vancouver's natural beauty shrouded by haze and smoke

  08-08-2017 04:13 via vancouversun.com
  “Where’s the mountains?”
  That was Emilia Zhang’s question as she and her family, visiting from Beijing, posed for a requisite Vancouver shot along the seawall near Canada Place Monday. 
  There were the iconic sails of Canada Place. A Disney cruise ship. And right where the North Shore mountains should have been was, instead, a thick blanket of grey haze. 
  “It’s a little disappointing,” said Zhang, 18. “But we are having a good visit. The c
  
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• B.C. physician writes — and fixes — Wikipedia medical information

  08-08-2017 04:05 via vancouversun.com
  Dr. James Heilman is an emergency physician at the Cranbrook hospital but when he’s not working shifts there or climbing local mountains, he’s at his computer writing and editing medical information on Wikipedia to ensure it’s an accurate resource.
  Heilman, head of emergency medicine at East Kootenay Regional Hospital and a UBC clinical professor, says he’s the only B.C. doctor — one of only a few hundred physicians around the world — volunteering time to
  
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• Don't get lose track of your garbage/recycling day this the long weekend. Download #CityCollect app.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  08-08-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  Don't get lose track of your garbage/recycling day thisthe long weekend. Download #CityCollect app.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Fire tears through Surrey four-plex, leaving nine homeless

  08-08-2017 01:33 via vancouversun.com
  One person was transported to hospital and at least eight residents were left homeless after a fire tore through a four-plex in Surrey early Sunday, officials say. 
  The fire at 10282 and 10284 128th Street also claimed the lives of three dogs, according to survivor Esther Walls. Walls’s black Siamese cat Ling Ling survived the blaze, but bolted.
  The fire appeared to have started at the rear of the building, and completely demolished the back porch and stairs, leaving the structur
  
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• B.C. foundation reaps $3m in court fines from environmental offenders

  08-08-2017 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  A non-profit foundation established to improve fish and wildlife habitat across the province has reaped a windfall of more than $3 million from court fines levied against environmental offenders since 1993.
  “It’s a growing area of revenue for us,” confirms Brian Springinotic, chief executive officer of the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation. “It’s because the courts like how we treat the money … and, in my view, are imposing ever greater penaltie
  
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• Attn St Andrews Park users! The park will be closed for upgrades starting Aug 8. Thanks for your patience.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  08-08-2017 00:00 via twitter.com
  Attn St Andrews Park users! The park will be closed for upgrades starting Aug 8. Thanks for your patience.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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