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• No butts about it: 'Gluteal fold' is too revealing under UVic gym's dress code

  13-08-2017 23:40 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Cheyenne Furrer was unfamiliar with the term “gluteal fold.”
  “Is that just a nice way to say your butt?” the University of Victoria student asked after her workout at the Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities.
  It is.
  And the UVic gym wants its clients to keep theirs covered.
  The dress code at the fitness centre and weight room stipulates that all users must wear clothing that covers their “abdomen, chest and gluteal fold.” Mes
  
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• How do you like these rare apples?

  13-08-2017 23:35 via vancouversun.com
  Northern Spy. Sweet Sixteen. Blue Pearmain. Karmijn de Sonnaville. Ashmead’s Kernel. Rose du Kluj. Gloster 69. Wolf River. Reinette Simerinko. Cox’s Orange Pippen. Belle de Boskoop.
  How do you like them rare apples?
  You likely don’t, unless you remember some of the obscure varieties growing up in another country, hang out at apple festivals or seek out an independent apple grower. A handful of those growers, like Jim Rahe of Annie’s Orchard in Langley, are producing apple
  
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• It's a beautiful day in the neighbourhood. #NorthVan #FunCityFestival https://t.co/92hPlL19UQ

  13-08-2017 22:51 via twitter.com
  
  It's a beautiful day in the neighbourhood. #NorthVan #FunCityFestival https://t.co/92hPlL19UQ
  
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• Final night of Shambhala Music Festival back on after wildfire forces shutdown

  13-08-2017 22:13 via vancouversun.com
  SALMO, B.C. — A weekend music festival in southern British Columbia that was cancelled due to an encroaching wildfire is back on.
  Organizers of the Shambhala Music Festival say in an email that damp, cool weather has downgraded the threat of the fire moving close to the Salmo River Ranch property where the event is held.
  They say the decision follows hours of meetings on Sunday morning with the Regional District of Central Kootenay and other local government.
  Sunday will be the final night
  
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• See a City prob that needs fixing? Pothole? Graffiti? Use Cityfix App to report it cnv.org/cityFix #NorthVan https://t.co/s4dOdinWmm

  13-08-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
  
  See a City prob that needs fixing? Pothole? Graffiti? Use Cityfix App to report it cnv.org/cityFix #NorthVan https://t.co/s4dOdinWmm
  
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• Three hurt, two critically, in tour bus crash outside Canada Place

  13-08-2017 21:19 via vancouversun.com
  A horrific and tragic scene unfolded in Vancouver’s busiest tourist district Sunday morning.
  A charter tour bus loaded with passengers and parked between the Convention Centre and Canada Place rolled forward and slammed into a family who were loading their vehicle with luggage.
  Four people who were standing at the trunk of the Ford Flex with B.C. licence plates were pinned under the VTC Coach, operated by the Vancouver Trolley Company.
  Vancouver police Insp. Jeff Harris told Postmedia it&r
  
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• Correct.👍 No traffic on Lonsdale all weekend. Just sliders, pedestrians, cyclists, wheelers, enjoying the party of… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  13-08-2017 19:49 via twitter.com
  Correct.👍 No traffic on Lonsdale all weekend.Just sliders, pedestrians, cyclists, wheelers, enjoying the party of… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Don't stop now, there's more fun to be had at #FunCityFestival. Check out the main stage line-up… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  13-08-2017 19:30 via twitter.com
  Don't stop now, there's more fun to be had at#FunCityFestival. Check out the main stage line-up… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• All hail B.C. blueberries!

  13-08-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbians are blessed with a veritable bounty of locally grown goods.
  From tomatoes and corn, to cherries and even various meats and seafood, the province provides a plethora of delicious eats for dinner plates in B.C. — and beyond. 
  Perhaps one of the most widely recognized foods to be grown locally is the blueberry.
  Vast fields of bushes dotted with the juicy blue fruit abound in the Lower Mainland, with direct farm-to-consumer stands proving to be a regular (and popular)
  
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• ICBC in crisis: Once-lauded auto insurer is a mess, on 'path to insolvency'

  13-08-2017 18:29 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s once-celebrated public auto insurer has become a financial train wreck, its critics say, as studies into the beleaguered Crown corporation call for dramatic rate hikes and drastic structural changes to save it from ruin.
  But while everyone appears to agree the system is broken, there is disagreement over how the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia went off the rails in the first place and what must be done to fix it.
  The crisis at ICBC is shaping
  
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• #FunCityFestival continues today. Not sliding? Don't worry there's tons to see and do for all ages.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  13-08-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  #FunCityFestival continues today. Not sliding? Don't worry there's tons to see and do for all ages.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Whitecaps miss prime opportunity to rocket up West

  13-08-2017 05:59 via vancouversun.com
  The West’s first place teams have 10 wins. The seventh-place team has nine. That’s how close things are in Major League Soccer’s wild, wild Western Conference. Too bad the Vancouver Whitecaps missed their chance to add to the chaos Saturday night.
  The Caps ended their three-game road swing with a 1-0 loss the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., whiffing on a chance to climb up the standings and tie for the conference’s best road record. Instea
  
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• Richmond crews battle fire at Steveston docks, Maritime Festival shuts down early

  13-08-2017 05:24 via vancouversun.com
  A two-alarm fire broke out Saturday afternoon at the docks in Richmond’s Steveston Harbour. 
  According to the Steveston Harbour Authority, the fire started on a commercial dock, but quickly spread to a storage locker shed.
  The cause of the fire is  not known.
  Richmond firefighters work to put out the fire.
   The blaze was quickly put out by first responders from Richmond Fire-Rescue, but not before several people shared footage of the smoky scene on social media.Just drove by
  
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• Vancouver father-son cobbling duo wins at 'Shoe-lympics'

  13-08-2017 03:17 via vancouversun.com
  A father and son from Vancouver have been recognized as among the top cobblers in North America by winning gold and bronze in the Shoe Service Institute of America’s 2017 Silver Cup Contest.
  Ronald Nijdam, 59, is the owner of Quick Cobbler Shoe Repair, at 430 West 2nd Ave. He’s been in business for over three decades, and he’s been competing in the Silver Cup Contest for years.
  “In our industry, it’s a big deal,” said Nijdam. “We call it jokingly &l
  
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• Ed Willes: Lions receiver Bryan Burnham has a career arc that mirrors Geroy Simon

  13-08-2017 02:56 via vancouversun.com
  REGINA — Geroy Simon, who could write a doctoral thesis on the subject, says the story is similar for just about every receiver who comes to the CFL.
  In high school, they were the best player on their team, and in college, they were stars. The next logical step was the NFL and the millions it promised, but they soon discovered there were a dozen guys on each team with similar credentials and similar belief in their abilities.
  They get cut by one team. They get picked up by another team and
  
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• Here's who's performing on the Mainstage, info and times @ #FunCityFestival all weekend. #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  13-08-2017 02:45 via twitter.com
  Here's who's performing on the Mainstage, info and times @ #FunCityFestival all weekend. #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Shambhala Music Festival cut short as wildfire jumps river

  13-08-2017 02:40 via vancouversun.com
  A wildfire has forced a popular music festival in Salmo in southern B.C. to end early and organizers say the decision will be a costly one.
  Organizers for the Shambhala Music Festival said Saturday afternoon that the flames aren’t threatening the festival or attendees, but they made a decision to cancel Sunday’s entertainment after consulting with local government.
  Music will play as scheduled Saturday night, but people were being asked to be prepared to leave the site on Sunday morn
  
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• 👍😎 You're welcome!! twitter.com/adublyoo/statu…

  13-08-2017 02:13 via twitter.com
  👍😎 You're welcome!! twitter.com/adublyoo/statu…
  
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• Ben Parker at 5pm. Give it up for The March Hare Band tonight #SummerSessions 7-10PM @ the Shipyards.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  13-08-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  Ben Parker at 5pm. Give it up for The March Hare Band tonight #SummerSessions 7-10PM @ the Shipyards.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• 📸 #NorthVan #FunCityFestival https://t.co/3Vz2j5oJj2

  13-08-2017 01:50 via twitter.com
  
  📸#NorthVan#FunCityFestival https://t.co/3Vz2j5oJj2
  
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• Meet Aether, a robot helping B.C. group home residents

  13-08-2017 01:23 via vancouversun.com
  Aether enters the living room and seems to greet the two people sitting there, spinning several times before gliding toward the kitchen in search of a doughnut.
  The robot, which is being tested at several Lower Mainland group homes for people with developmental disabilities, is a hit with both residents and staff, and could eventually change the way society cares for people with disabilities.
  “The problem facing organizations looking for caregivers is that there are fewer and fewer people
  
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• The most popular accessory on Lonsdale this weekend. #NorthVan https://t.co/JACYobOy7V

  13-08-2017 01:20 via twitter.com
  
  The most popular accessory on Lonsdale this weekend. #NorthVan https://t.co/JACYobOy7V
  
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• This is Lonsdale Ave this weekend. Pedestrian zone. #NorthVan #FunCityFestival https://t.co/nSGvzJWeV2

  13-08-2017 00:38 via twitter.com
  
  This is Lonsdale Ave this weekend. Pedestrian zone.#NorthVan#FunCityFestival https://t.co/nSGvzJWeV2
  
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