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• Surrey rescue group looking for homes for 30 dogs rescued from Hurricane Harvey

  12-09-2017 23:52 via vancouversun.com
  An organization in Surrey that takes in rescued dogs from Texas has issued an urgent plea to find foster and permanent homes for as many as 30 dogs stranded by Hurricane Harvey.
  Members of Black Dog Rescue, a nonprofit rescue group that saves dogs and cats from kill shelters in Texas, headed to the Lone Star state on Sept. 6 with supplies to help Texas rescue volunteers.
  They could not bring dog food across the border, the group’s Cindy Archer said on Black Dog Rescue’s Facebook page
  
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• Theatre review: Sex, science and Samurai at the Fringe

  12-09-2017 23:44 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Fringe Festival
  To Sept. 17 | Various venues
  Tickets and info: From $14 at vancouverfringe.com
  Because women still occupy only the fringes of power, it makes sense that so many Fringe Festival shows highlight female empowerment. Three productions at this year’s Fringe illustrate how different theatrical paths lead to similar ends.
  Soul Samurai at The Cultch Vancity Culture Lab
  Almost every year I stumble on a Fringe show so accomplished that I wonder how I could not have known of
  
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• Commercial Real Estate: Vancouver hotel room demand will keep industry growing

  12-09-2017 23:40 via vancouversun.com
  Robust demand and revenue at Vancouver’s hotels this year suggests that the downtown core is ready for more hotel rooms, say commercial real estate and tourism stakeholders.
  The hotel industry in Canada’s big cities has become the envy of commercial asset classes, according to a new report by Cushman and Wakefield. It says there has been a 11.3-per-cent year-to-date rise in total room revenue nationwide as of June.
  Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto’s room revenues have experienc
  
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• Surrey driver who prompted 'numerous' complaints tracked down by police

  12-09-2017 22:21 via vancouversun.com
  If you’ve ever cursed at a bad driver as they sped off and disappeared into traffic, there may be hope yet.
  A Surrey man who left a trail of traffic complaints in his dust across the Lower Mainland over the past year has had his vehicle tracked down and impounded.
  Police said the driver first came to attention after several police agencies began logging “numerous complaints” about the same white vehicle registered to an owner in Surrey. The overwhelming number of reports phoned
  
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• Driver who prompted "numerous" complaints tracked down by police

  12-09-2017 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  If you’ve ever cursed at a bad driver as they sped off and disappeared into traffic, there may be hope yet.
  A Surrey man who left a trail of traffic complaints in his dust across the Lower Mainland over the past year has had his vehicle tracked down and impounded.
  Police said the driver first came to attention after several police agencies began logging “numerous complaints” about the same white vehicle registered to an owner in Surrey. The overwhelming number of reports phoned
  
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• Long bike trip to work/university? Why not bike & ride? Practice using the bus bike rack in #CivicPlaza. #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-09-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
  Long bike trip to work/university? Why not bike & ride? Practice using the bus bike rack in #CivicPlaza. #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Driver flees scene following fatal crash in Hope

  12-09-2017 21:51 via vancouversun.com
  RCMP are looking for the driver of a SUV who fled the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident Monday near Hope.
  Police say the accident happened at around noon just east of Hope on Highway 3.
  A Chevrolet Equinox SUV collided with a maintenance truck. A woman in her 30s, a passenger in the SUV, was killed.
  A man, suspected of being the driver of Equinox, allegedly left the scene in a white Ford F350 truck stolen from a Good Samaritan who had stopped to help.
  The man was described as whi
  
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• Richmond passes policy encouraging use of English on business signs

  12-09-2017 21:50 via vancouversun.com
  A Metro Vancouver city known for its sizable Chinese population has opted for education and outreach instead of enforcement to encourage business owners to include English in their signs.
  Councillors for the City of Richmond have voted unanimously to formalize in writing a policy that has been in effect since 2014 that directs municipal officials to push for signage that has at least 50 per cent English.
  Census data for the Metro Vancouver municipality shows the mother tongue of more than 40 per
  
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• Milestone achieved! Temporary detour bridge now in place, freeing us up to demolish/replace old #Montroyal bridge… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-09-2017 21:34 via twitter.com
  Milestone achieved! Temporary detour bridge now in place, freeing us up to demolish/replace old #Montroyal bridge… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The latest fashion and beauty news to know now

  12-09-2017 21:03 via vancouversun.com
  Levi’s, Hudson’s Bay release collaboration denim jacket (and it’s pretty awesome)
  It’s a sartorial match made in fashion heaven — especially if you love the Canadian outdoors. 
  Hudson’s Bay has partnered with Levi’s to create two limited-edition denim jackets. 
  Featuring the Ex-Boyfriend Trucker Jacket for women and the Type III Trucker Jacket for men, the jean styles feature the iconic Point Blanket pattern in accent areas such as t
  
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• B.C. man who created revenge website targeting ex-wife says he was provoked

  12-09-2017 20:56 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man convicted of criminally harassing his ex-wife says she and her fiance insulted and taunted him in emails for years before he created a revenge website targeting her.
  Patrick Fox brought 700 pages of emails, dating back to 2011, to his sentencing hearing in B.C. Supreme Court, despite Crown counsel Mark Myhre’s objection that many were irrelevant.
  Fox is representing himself and Justice Heather Holmes allowed him to go through the emails as she decid
  
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• Chris Rock to bring phone-locking service to Vancouver show

  12-09-2017 20:55 via vancouversun.com
  Chris Rock’s Total Blackout Tour is coming to Vancouver this month – and when he says blackout, he means it.
  The comedian is requiring all fans to keep their phones and other electronic devices stowed during his set on Thursday at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. Those caught using a cell phone during the show will be “immediately ejected,” according to an note on Ticketmaster.
  To ensure “total blackout,” the artist will be using a service called
  
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• Style Q&A: Vancouver brand Kingsley Eyewear creates glasses that give back

  12-09-2017 20:35 via vancouversun.com
  When does a pair of glasses become more than just, well, glasses? 
  Easy: When they give back to a person in need. 
  That’s exactly what happens when someone purchases a pair of frames or sunglasses from the new Vancouver-based brand Kingsley Eyewear.
  Harbir Sian, the brand’s founder, chatted with Postmedia News about having a passion for eye care, battling big brands and creating glasses that give back. 
  Q. For those who aren’t familiar, what is Kingsley Eyew
  
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• Want to help mitigate impacts of infrastructure projects on the community? Looking for advocates w/ gov't experienc… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-09-2017 20:27 via twitter.com
  Want to help mitigate impacts of infrastructure projects on the community? Looking for advocates w/ gov't experienc… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Q&A: Vancouver comic Dino Archie trapped aboard 'cruise to nowhere'

  12-09-2017 20:06 via vancouversun.com
  Somewhere in the Caribbean, Vancouver comedian Dino Archie is trapped aboard a cruise ship to nowhere.
  The Norwegian Escape, one of the largest cruise ships in the world, set sail from Miami on Sept. 2  with about 4,000 guests on board. It was scheduled to return a week later, after making stops in Honduras, Belize and Mexico, but the itinerary was scrapped and ports of call were cancelled due to Hurricane Irma.
  A few hundred were able to jump ship on Thursday when the Escape made
  
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• We need your input to move forward w/ plans to improve our pedestrian network. Take quick survey here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-09-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  We need your input to move forward w/ plans to improve our pedestrian network.Take quick survey here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's 99th season reflects the Tovey era

  12-09-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The 2017/18 season is the 99th for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Well, kind of.
  If you like to quibble about history, a VSO got going in 1919 then lapsed into suspended animation after a few years, resuming regular activities in 1930. But most of us will welcome any excuse for a celebration, especially for one of this country’s most important classical ensembles.
  How do you put together an orchestral season of music appropriate for such a momentous event? Programming isn’t a subj
  
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• 3 new beauty products worth checking out

  12-09-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  CHANEL
  Le Lift Firming Skin-Recovery Sleep Mask
  They say: An anti-aging sleep mask for the face, neck and décolleté that “comforts” skin and helps to reduce the signs of skin fatigue. Harnessing the power of silk proteins, the formula leaves skin looking more plump, smooth, soft and luminous — working while you sleep. 
  We say: Our tester opted for this easy overnight treatment during a particularly stressful week. The result? Smooth skin that looked mar
  
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• Thank you to everyone who came out this morning for the press conference. Remember: Heads Up - Phone Down! Thank y… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-09-2017 19:07 via twitter.com
  Thank you to everyone who came out this morning for the press conference. Remember: Heads Up - Phone Down!Thank y… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Join us for the official re-opening of #FenBurdett Stadium noon Sept 16 at #MahonPark. Everyone welcome.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-09-2017 18:02 via twitter.com
  Join us for the official re-opening of #FenBurdett Stadium noon Sept 16 at #MahonPark. Everyone welcome.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Pls note extended times for single lane alternating traffic at #montroyal bridge required this Wed & Thu (7am-8pm): ow.ly/eL8J30f6awz

  12-09-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  Pls note extended times for single lane alternating traffic at #montroyal bridge required this Wed & Thu (7am-8pm): ow.ly/eL8J30f6awz
  
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• Daily Poll: What do you think of the B.C. NDP budget?

  12-09-2017 17:06 via vancouversun.com
  On Monday, the first ever B.C. NDP budget was announced but not everything that was promised during the party’s campaign was included.
  There was no mention of $10-a-day childcare, as the Green party and NDP continue to hammer out their differences of opinion while working within the confines of their power-sharing agreement. The NDP did, however, repackage a previously announced $20 million for childcare spaces.There was no new money for child welfare, and nothing new set aside for transit
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Evolving investigation led to delays in Bacon murder trial

  12-09-2017 06:18 via vancouversun.com
  I was checking in on a couple of cases Monday. The Cory Vallee murder trial was set to resume at the Vancouver Law Courts. It was a brief hearing just laying out scheduling for the fall. The defence has an application to be heard Thursday. Then some police witnesses take the stand starting next week.
  The former UN gang members and other witnesses who were their associates are now scheduled to testify in October. Some of the ones who have already been on the stand may return.
  As for the Kelowna t
  
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• Bacon murder trial: Gangsters-turned-witnesses lead to delays

  12-09-2017 05:45 via vancouversun.com
  A steady stream of gangsters-turned-witnesses in the Jonathan Bacon murder investigation have led to several delays in the case getting to trial, a B.C. Supreme Court judge says.
  Justice Allan Betton said new witnesses close to the murder plot only agreed to testify after initial trial dates had been set for accused killers Jason McBride, Jujhar Khun-Khun and Michael Jones.
  That meant police and prosecutors had to check out information provided by the witnesses, which led to delays in the procee
  
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• Wife's drowning death an accident, defence argues in Revelstoke murder case

  12-09-2017 05:26 via vancouversun.com
  KELOWNA — An otherwise ordinary summer day that ended in tragedy was merely an accident and not part of an elaborate murder plot, defence counsel said in its closing argument in the trial of the man accused of killing his wife near Revelstoke.
  Peter Beckett is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Laura, whom he is accused of drowning in Upper Arrow Lake in August 2010.
  Defence spent most of the day on Monday making its closing argument to the jury in a Kelowna court,
  
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• Surrey man and woman win 2017 PNE prize home

  12-09-2017 04:50 via vancouversun.com
  A Surrey man and woman are now the proud owners of the PNE’s 83rd prize home. 
  Andy Bachler was named the winner by PNE president Mike McDaniel during the much-anticipated draw Monday night. The winning ticket had a second name, Ming Lee, also of Surrey. 
  Their ticket was just one of the more than 625,000 tickets sold for the prize home lottery.
  The house, which was built by Freeport Industries, will be dismantled and transported to a lot overlooking Okanagan Lake in Naramata. Th
  
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• First emergency order from B.C.'s new real estate watchdog targets condo developer

  12-09-2017 04:33 via vancouversun.com
  The head of B.C.’s real estate watchdog agency has issued his first emergency order since being appointed last year as part of the province’s efforts to crack down on misconduct in the sector, with an enforcement action targeting longtime Vancouver condo developer Mark John Chandler.
  Following an investigation by staff from B.C.’s Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate (OSRE), the agency’s head believed that Chandler’s company may have been selling units in a n
  
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• More than a day later, limo that crashed into Surrey home still hasn't been moved

  12-09-2017 03:49 via vancouversun.com
  The limousine that crashed into the front of a home in Surrey on Sunday remains in place, more than a day and a half later.
  At about 3 a.m. Sunday, a black and grey stretched Ford Excursion travelling southbound barrelled off 144th Street and into the front of the house on the east side of the street, just north of 74 Avenue.
  Harjit Khaira, who has lived in the house with her family for the past year, said she was frustrated by the situation.
  “You can say that,” she said Monday over
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Prepare for more tax hikes from NDP government

  12-09-2017 03:26 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Finance Minister Carole James spent much of the press conference on the budget update Monday explaining why the New Democrats pulled back from some specific dollar commitments in their election platform.
  A promised $175 million boost for child care in the current year was the biggest lapse, though a $400 rebate for renters, and smaller amounts for parks and conservation officers also appeared to be missing in action.
  In defence, James noted that this was only a mid-year update a
  
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• Jason Botchford: It's up to Brock Boeser to earn his roster spot

  12-09-2017 02:33 via vancouversun.com
  PENTICTON — The Brock Boeser watch can start now.
  He leaves here without a point but the Thomas Vanek signing will have far more impact on whether he makes the Canucks than anything that didn’t happen for him at the Young Stars tournament.
  Boeser, the 20-year-old many believe is a rookie-of-the-year candidate, didn’t score but just maybe that’s a good thing. Because Boeser reminded everyone he can be much more than a scorer.
  He’s going to need to be this month.
  Alth
  
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• Evolving Bacon murder investigation, new witnesses led to trial delays: judge

  12-09-2017 02:11 via vancouversun.com
  A steady stream of gangsters-turned-witnesses in the Jonathan Bacon murder investigation have led to several delays in the case getting to trial, a B.C. Supreme Court judge says.
  Justice Allan Betton said new witnesses close to the murder plot only agreed to testify after initial trial dates had been set for accused killers Jason McBride, Jujhar Khun-Khun and Michael Jones.
  That meant police and prosecutors had to check out information provided by the witnesses, which led to delays in the procee
  
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• Evolving Bacon investigation, new witnesses led to trial delays: judge

  12-09-2017 02:11 via vancouversun.com
  A steady stream of gangsters-turned-witnesses in the Jonathan Bacon murder investigation have led to several delays in the case getting to trial, a B.C. Supreme Court judge says.
  Justice Allan Betton said new witnesses close to the murder plot only agreed to testify after initial trial dates had been set for accused killers Jason McBride, Jujhar Khun-Khun and Michael Jones.
  That meant police and prosecutors had to check out information provided by the witnesses, which led to delays in the procee
  
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• B.C. budget: Tax hike for wealthy, more money for education, housing, overdose crisis

  12-09-2017 02:07 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s New Democrat government will hike taxes on the wealthy, corporations and polluters, while pumping more money into education, homelessness, rental housing and the overdose crisis, according to the new government’s first budget update.
  Finance Minister Carole James said the budget follows through on some of the party’s priority issues, as a first step, before New Democrats can table a full budget in February 2018.
  “I am a big believer that a budget d
  
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• Your City Council meets tonight at 6pm. Can't make it to the meeting? You can watch live online or later:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-09-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  Your City Council meets tonight at 6pm. Can't make it to the meeting? You can watch live online or later:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Tonight's Council meeting kicks off at 7. Can't make it to District Hall? You can stream the meeting live, online: ow.ly/TM8v30f54yq

  12-09-2017 01:47 via twitter.com
  Tonight's Council meeting kicks off at 7. Can't make it to District Hall? You can stream the meeting live, online: ow.ly/TM8v30f54yq
  
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• B.C. budget: Vow to boost housing affordability, but no renter rebate

  12-09-2017 01:34 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. residents feeling the pinch of high housing prices and transportation costs are among the intended targets of a large injection of cash found in the NDP government’s updated 2017 budget, released Monday.
  Much of the new spending on housing is aimed at residents who live at the lower end of the economic scale, and particularly at those who are homeless.
  But existing renters eager for the NDP’s promised $400 rent rebate will have to wait a little longer, because the government is
  
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• B.C. budget: NDP to spend big on schooling, but not schools

  12-09-2017 01:28 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. NDP has pledged to boost education spending by $681 million over the next three years, but the party’s first budget did not promise to build any new schools in the province.
  The NDP renewed a commitment from the previous Liberal government to construct new schools in Surrey and Coquitlam, and to renovate one in Burnaby. But there was no mention in the budget of any additional new schools for under-served areas such as Vancouver’s Olympic Village, where children must enter lo
  
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• B.C. budget: NDP earmarks new money to improve affordability

  12-09-2017 01:28 via vancouversun.com
  The NDP’s first budget prioritized new money for some of the party’s campaign pledges to improve affordability and make life a bit easier for vulnerable residents, but the two-month-old government says it needs more time to pursue its most aggressive social promises.
  “The budget really does invest in people … if you are looking for a difference in past budgets that have come forward,” Finance Minister Carole James said Tuesday.
  The list of investments is lengthy, b
  
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• B.C. Budget: Health spending to rise despite cut to MSP premiums

  12-09-2017 01:28 via vancouversun.com
  Health care spending will rise 3.5 per cent to $19.56 billion in the 2018-19 budget year while a longstanding source of revenue — Medical Services Plan premiums — will be cut 50 per cent, according to the provincial government’s budget update.
  Premiums will be eliminated altogether within four years, wiping out about $2.6 billion in annual revenue that would have accrued had premiums not been earmarked for elimination, according to the update provided by finance minister Carole
  
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• Rain helps dampen B.C.'s most destructive wildfire season

  12-09-2017 01:21 via vancouversun.com
  CASTLEGAR — Evacuation orders are being lifted and highways reopened as the recovery phase begins following the most destructive wildfire season in B.C.’s recorded history.
  But B.C.’s agriculture minister warned that the fire season is not yet over, despite the progress being made on existing blazes and rain forecast to arrive later this week in the parched southeastern region.
  “Recovery, of course, is not going to be quick and it’s not going to be easy,” Lana
  
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• Peller to buy three B.C. wineries for combined price of $95 million

  12-09-2017 00:59 via vancouversun.com
  GRIMSBY, Ont. — Andrew Peller Ltd. said Monday it has signed deals to acquire three B.C. wineries for a combined price of $95 million.
  The Ontario-based wine producer says it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Black Hills Estate Winery and Gray Monk Estate Winery and a letter of intent to acquire Tinhorn Creek Vineyards.
  Andrew Peller chief executive John Peller says the company has long-admired the three wineries, but the timing of the deals is purely coincidental.
  “We
  
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• Exciting...new art at City Hall Atrium Gallery unveiling this Wednesday. cnv.org/AtriumGallery #NorthVan https://t.co/jJXrWzrUbE

  12-09-2017 00:05 via twitter.com
  
  Exciting...new art at City Hall Atrium Gallery unveiling this Wednesday. cnv.org/AtriumGallery #NorthVan https://t.co/jJXrWzrUbE
  
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