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• 6 fashion accessories to buy now

  19-09-2017 23:48 via vancouversun.com
  The fastest — and often most fun — way to update your wardrobe for any season is with accessories. 
  And this fall is no exception. 
  The season’s runways were full of adornments that would fit into virtually any day-to-day wardrobe — from leather carryalls to sleek, shoulder-grazing earrings. But the collections were also punctuated with standout pieces that will elevate even the most simple of looks. 
  Safe to say, it’s a good season to be a big-time a
  
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• Reminder that #Montroyal bridge is single lane alt traffic until 8pm tonight, then single lane alt from 9am-3pm on Wed, Thu, Fri. #NorthVan

  19-09-2017 23:15 via twitter.com
  Reminder that #Montroyal bridge is single lane alt traffic until 8pm tonight, then single lane alt from 9am-3pm on Wed, Thu, Fri. #NorthVan
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Women's workplace advocacy group gets another male leader

  19-09-2017 23:02 via vancouversun.com
  Seriously? For the second consecutive time, the group that aims to accelerate progress for women through workplace inclusion couldn’t find a woman to chair its own board of directors.
  Late last week, Catalyst Canada announced that Victor Dodig will replace Bill Downe as chairman. Dodig may well be a very nice guy and all that. Since he is CEO of CIBC, he’s clearly a competent manager. His predecessor, Downe, is also probably a good guy. As the Bank of Montreal’s CEO, he too kno
  
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• Gas station companies cashing out on value of Vancouver real estate

  19-09-2017 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver will likely lose more gas stations as land values soar and high-density zoning along major corridors in the city encourages more fuel companies to cash out, says a commercial real estate expert.
  “Gas stations are typically located in prime areas on corners of major crossroads, and just the opportunity costs of capital that’s built within those sites, and how it’s been growing over the years — it makes sense to me,” said Curtis Scott, manager of market inte
  
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• Love them!!! Thank you for the funding @WD_Canada ! #NorthVan twitter.com/wd_canada/stat…

  19-09-2017 22:58 via twitter.com
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• Raise-A-Reader: Marpole centre helps dad grow love for books in kids

  19-09-2017 22:52 via vancouversun.com
  Even though his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter can’t read yet, Denis Ryan fosters a love of books in her by reading to her and taking her to the neighbourhood centre to take part in literacy programs.
  “Books are just so valuable, even enjoying comic books, like I did,” said Ryan, a stay-at-home dad of Ada (and another one on the way).
  “It’s making sure they have an engagement with books,” he said. “It’s not so much about her learning the letters
  
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• Interested in advising on ways we can reduce community impacts from major infrastructure projects?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-09-2017 22:32 via twitter.com
  Interested in advising on ways we can reduce community impacts from major infrastructure projects?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• DYK distracted driving is the #1 cause of car crashes and #2 cause of car crash fatalities in BC. #EyesFwdBC… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-09-2017 22:01 via twitter.com
  DYK distracted driving is the #1 cause of car crashes and #2 cause of car crash fatalities in BC. #EyesFwdBC… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Concert Announcement: New wave legends OMD play Commodore Ballroom

  19-09-2017 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, the 1980s British band best known for their hit If You Leave, will play the Commodore Ballroom March 23.
  OMD recorded If You Leave, which reached No. 4 on Billboard’s top 100, for the soundtrack of Pretty Pink, director John Hughes’s seminal 1986 film about high school love. It was the song  playing when Molly Ringwald’s Andie kissed Andrew McCarthy’s Blane in the parking lot outside prom — but you knew that.Tickets ($39.50 pl
  
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• B.C. Premier Horgan defends flip-flop on subsidies for political parties

  19-09-2017 21:31 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan admitted Tuesday his new bill to provide public subsidies to political parties was not what he campaigned on in the last election, but argued it is still an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars.
  “I’m unapologetic about wanting to get big money out of politics,” he told reporters at the legislature. “I’m unapologetic about having a transition fund that will be gone by the next election.”
  Horgan faced pointed questions in the
  
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• This Just In: Korres Greek Yoghurt Smoothie Priming Moisturizer, Bareminerals Gen Nude Matte Liquid Lipcolor, Valmont Elixir des Glaciers Vos Yeux

  19-09-2017 21:15 via vancouversun.com
  KorresGreek Yoghurt Smoothie Priming Moisturizer 
  They say: A moisturizing skin primer that boasts more than 90 per cent natural ingredients. The dermatologist-tested and cruelty-free formula harnesses the power of Greek yogurt to balance and strengthen skin, while also providing hydration. 
  We say: This multipurpose product applies well over skin and doesn’t feel too heavy. The formula made makeup apply noticeably smoother and last marginally longer. Used day or night, it left o
  
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• IHIT says Richmond murder victim was 'known to police'

  19-09-2017 20:54 via vancouversun.com
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Monday’s early morning shooting death of a 41-year-old Richmond man was a targeted hit.
  Investigators have identified the victim as Joseph Lucien De Carvalho of Richmond.
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  Homicide cops called to fatal shooting in RichmondRichmond RCMP were called to the 7500 block of Bridge Street just after 3 a.m. 
  A man was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police and ambulance personnel initiated first aid but De Carvalho died
  
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• B.C. mother who gave teen to polygamist rapist out of jail pending appeal

  19-09-2017 20:21 via vancouversun.com
  The Bountiful mother who delivered her 13-year-old daughter into the hands of a polygamist rapist is now out of jail, pending her appeal.
  Emily Ruth Gail Blackmore is back in the fundamentalist Mormon community in southeastern British Columbia and will be allowed to stay there until the B.C. Court of Appeal hears her application in June 2018.
  In mid-August, the 60-year-old Blackmore was sentenced to seven months in jail, 18 months’ probation and 120 hours of community service in nearby Cre
  
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• 'Will and Grace' star Eric McCormack honoured with Stratford Legacy Award

  19-09-2017 20:11 via vancouversun.com
  TORONTO — Eric McCormack channelled his theatrical training into a spirited tribute to the Stratford Festival as the “Will and Grace” star was honoured by the stage company he credits for helping prime him for future stardom.
  McCormack returned to his hometown of Toronto for a glittering gala at the Four Seasons Hotel Monday night where he received the Stratford Festival’s Legacy Award.
  The award-winning actor, who has homes in Vancouver and Los Angeles, was a member of t
  
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• Miss last night's Council workshop or regular meeting? Video of both are now up on our website: ow.ly/J8Mc30fh8ze #NorthVan

  19-09-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  Miss last night's Council workshop or regular meeting? Video of both are now up on our website: ow.ly/J8Mc30fh8ze #NorthVan
  
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• Get your passport to celebrate #RiversDay. Walk/bike/roll with us Creek to Creek. Free fun for all.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-09-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  Get your passport to celebrate #RiversDay. Walk/bike/roll with us Creek to Creek. Free fun for all.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Five reasons to celebrate Nardwuar, on the radio and on the stage

  19-09-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Nardwuar the Human Serviette CiTR Radio Show 30th Anniversary Celebration
  Sept 23 at 7:01 p.m. | The Hall (1739 Venables at Commercial)
  Tickets and info: $10 at Neptoon, Red Cat, and Zulu Records, or eventbrite.ca and nardwuar.com
  1. Nardwuar. College radio is not known for the staying power of its DJs. In this, Nardwuar is an anomaly — he’s celebrating his 30 years at UBC’s radio station CiTR. In his tenure as DJ and interviewer/correspondent, Nardwuar the Human Serviette has
  
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• Bramwell Tovey's inventive side came to life in Vancouver

  19-09-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Time Tracks
  Sept. 22 & 23, 8 p.m. | Orpheum Theatre
  Tickets and info: From $25 at vancouversymphony.ca
  As Bramwell Tovey enters his final season as music director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, it seemed especially appropriate to chat with him about his parallel career — or, more appropriately, his parallel careers. One new enterprise was announced last week as Tovey has been named director of orchestral activities at prestigious Boston University.
  But however dear music educati
  
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• We've got guests coming to the Waterfront on Friday. Watch for @GlobalBC & @CKNW at Shipbuilders Square.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-09-2017 19:48 via twitter.com
  We've got guests coming to the Waterfront on Friday. Watch for @GlobalBC & @CKNW at Shipbuilders Square.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Police tape off homicide scene inside Burnaby sushi restaurant

  19-09-2017 19:02 via vancouversun.com
  The  Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called to the scene of a homicide in Burnaby.
  Three people were stabbed, one fatally, at a Kingsway sushi restaurant just before 11:30 p.m. Monday.
  The victim was stabbed to death inside Sushi Oyama (5152 Kingsway).
  Burnaby RCMP arrested a man a short distance from the scene.
  The two other victims suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to an RCMP release.
  “At this time police believe the attack was not targeted
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Arson at LeClair's house months before murder

  19-09-2017 18:51 via vancouversun.com
  I was back at the Cory Vallee murder trial Monday where there were some interesting witnesses talking about a fire set at a Mission house where Kevin LeClair lived months before he was murdered. This trial is expected to go another four months. I will check it out as much as I can.
  Here’s my story:
  Witnesses describe arson at home of murder victim Kevin LeClair
  Months before Red Scorpion gangster Kevin LeClair was gunned down in Langley, there was an arson at a Mission house where he lived
  
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• Today at #Montroyal bridge construction site: Single lane alternating traffic is in place until 8pm: ow.ly/sqLP30fgYIV #NorthVan

  19-09-2017 18:31 via twitter.com
  Today at #Montroyal bridge construction site: Single lane alternating traffic is in place until 8pm: ow.ly/sqLP30fgYIV #NorthVan
  
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• What to do with your hair this fall

  19-09-2017 18:15 via vancouversun.com
  Fashion fans who are fearful of change can rest easy: this season, your fringe is fairly safe.
  The hottest autumn hair trends are ones we’ve all seen before — and in many cases, are already sporting. 
  “The lob — a cut ending around the collarbone — will always be a popular hair choice because its extremely versatile,” Phuong Tran, a stylist at Suki’s on South Granville, says of the already in-style cut. The length, which is a slightly longer version
  
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• Have your say. Review Duplex Study open house boards online & share your thoughts: cnv.org/DuplexStudy… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-09-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  Have your say. ReviewDuplex Study open house boards online & share your thoughts: cnv.org/DuplexStudy… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Canucks in China: Scenes from first practice in Shanghai (Gallery)

  19-09-2017 17:10 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Canucks stretched out their legs in Shanghai with their first practice Tuesday following their 10-hour flight to China.
  In front of a smattering of fans, the Canucks ran through drills on a foggy ice surface at Mercedes-Benz Arena.
  Related
  Canucks in China: Is China the next horizon for the NHL?Canucks off to China to win new fans while finding their hockey feetCanucks in China: Newcomers to Vancouver warming to the gameThe Canucks will face off in a pair of National Hock
  
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• Three fragrances to spritz on this fall

  19-09-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Fragrances can be transformative. 
  A single spritz of a soft floral scent can make a wearer feel more feminine, while a heady cedar can conjure images of the outdoors and a musky vanilla can bring on a certain sense of sex appeal.
  But, aside from their mood-altering capabilities, fragrances, much like their cosmetic counterparts, also offer shoppers an accessible entry point into some of the most luxurious brands in the world. 
  This fall, there are a host of scents hitting shops that a
  
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• Fall fashion is all about the suit

  19-09-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Suiting separates are going to be as ubiquitous this fall/winter season as jeans and cosy sweaters. At least that’s the fashion forecast if you were to ask Ann-Sophie Johansson — which we did.
  The creative adviser for Swedish retailer H&M is putting some serious sartorial stock in the burgeoning popularity of trim-and-tailored pieces such as trousers and blazers. 
  “It’s the suit,” Johansson responds when asked to identify the one go-to item we sho
  
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• A different kind of children's clothes

  19-09-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Parents know that, when it comes to clothes, the cycle of out with the old and in with the new can be pretty quick.
  With these growing pains in mind, Jennifer Christie and Rachel Shamash, the duo behind the new brand Petits Vilains, decided to try to slow down the process — from a clothing perspective, of course.
  In celebration of their new line, the designers chatted with Postmedia News about clothes, kids growing up in their creations and what the reaction has been to their brand so far:
  
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• Daily Poll: Should B.C. taxpayers be subsidizing political parties?

  19-09-2017 16:32 via vancouversun.com
  Taxpayers will now be counted on to subsidize B.C.’s political parties after the NDP government introduced legislation Monday that bans corporation and union donations.
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  Vaughn Palmer: Backroom deal lets taxpayers provide 'big money' to politicosB.C.’s NDP unveils corporate and union donation legislationMike Smyth: Taxpayers burned in NDP-Green ban on big moneyAs part of the Election Act amendment, B.C. political parties will receive $2.50 for every vote they received in
  
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• Douglas Todd: Sikhs air mixed views on NDP's Jagmeet Singh

  19-09-2017 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  The front-runner for leader of the federal New Democratic Party receives decidedly mixed reviews from fellow Sikhs in British Columbia, where he has signed up more than 10,000 new party members.
  In the Canadian province with the most followers of the religion, prominent Sikhs appreciate Jagmeet Singh is an accomplished lawyer and speaker, but they question what they see as his over-emphasis on his religious and ethnic identity, his evasiveness on the Sikh separatist movement and his attempt to &
  
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• Clowns protest proposed balloon ban in Vancouver as park board votes it down

  19-09-2017 08:46 via vancouversun.com
  A circus of clowns are sad-faced and deflated over a proposed balloon-ban in Vancouver.
  Animal and human safety concerns led Vancouver park board commissioner Stuart Mackinnon to spark his motion to prohibit the use or display of balloons in parks, community centres, and any other areas within park board jurisdiction.
  But local clowns and balloon twisters against the sweeping ban say they’re responsible blowers who use biodegradable materials, clean up after parties and educate about safe
  
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• Vancouver man beat his girlfriend to death and lived with the body for several weeks: Crown

  19-09-2017 08:03 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver man beat his girlfriend to death in his apartment and then lived with the decomposed body for several weeks, attempting to conceal the murder, a prosecutor said Monday.
  Daniel Alphonse Paul, 45, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the 2015 death of Crystal Rose Paul, 36, a mother of five, in the accused’s apartment on East 22nd Avenue near Main.
  In his opening statement to a jury, Crown Counsel Daniel Mulligan said that Paul, who was not related or married to the
  
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• Ports look to sustainability as path to growth

  19-09-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  This week, more than 100 professionals and decision-makers associated with the Canadian port industry will pour into Vancouver, as our city hosts the annual Association of Canadian Port Authorities conference.
  This year’s conference will explore how Canadian ports are addressing economic, environmental, and social considerations to enhance the sustainability of their operations — a topic crucial to the communities in which we operate and long-term success of our industry.
  Vancouver h
  
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• Opinion: We know how to end long-term homelessness, so what’s the holdup?

  19-09-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Earlier this year, the B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association reported a 30-per-cent increase in homelessness in Metro Vancouver since 2014, with at least 3,605 homeless people counted in 2017. As the B.C. NDP review the effectiveness of affordable housing policies previously implemented by the Christy Clark government, and as we wait for the development of a national housing strategy, let’s not forget that we do have an effective solution to long-term homelessness that should have been rolle
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Backroom deal lets taxpayers provide 'big money' to politicos

  19-09-2017 05:04 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — When New Democratic Party leader John Horgan took the wraps off his Get Big Money Out of Politics Act earlier this year, he was clear about what would be in the legislation if he won the election and also what would not be there.
  The bill would put a stop to big money donations to political parties by unions and corporations, Horgan vowed.
  But the New Democrats would not try to legislate a replacement system for party funding such as the direct cash payments in place in oth
  
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• Campfire ban lifted for B.C. coast

  19-09-2017 03:07 via vancouversun.com
  Late-summer B.C. campers can now have a campfire in some parts of the province.
  The B.C. Wildfire Service lifted the campfire ban for the Coastal Fire Centre on Sept. 18. Campfires remain banned in the Kamloops, Caribbo and Southeast Fire Centres.
  The service notes that fireworks and firecrackers, sky lanterns, binary exploding targets and burn barrels and cages remain banned.
  The ban on open fires larger than a campfire — or larger than 0.5 metres wide by 0.5 metres high — also rema
  
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• Dan Fumano: 'How to eat an elephant,' with B.C.'s new housing minister

  19-09-2017 03:02 via vancouversun.com
  Selina Robinson says there’s only one way to eat an elephant.
  But first, some quick background: While much of B.C. — especially Metro Vancouver — has struggled with an ongoing housing crisis, the number of calls to the province’s renter protection agency, the Residential Tenancy Branch, has shot up more than 20 per cent during the past two years.
  At the same time, the branch has experienced high staff turnover, job vacancies and complaints about service standards, as
  
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• VPL teams with B.C. Children's Hospital to promote literacy

  19-09-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  A library and a children’s hospital have an obvious shared goal of improving the lives of children, so it’s a natural fit for doctors to include in their prescriptions for parents to spend time reading books with their children.
  The Vancouver Public Library has partnered with B.C. Children’s Hospital to promote books and literacy skills to parents of pre-schoolers, giving out copies of a book called The Reading Tree, written and published by librarians.
  The book is part childre
  
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• Blue Cabin restoration uncovers entertainment snapshot of old Vancouver

  19-09-2017 02:37 via vancouversun.com
  An unexpected time capsule of Vancouver entertainment in the 1920s and earlier has been discovered during the restoration of the Blue Cabin, one of the most famous squatter shacks in the Lower Mainland.
  More than 30 posters were found in the cabin’s subfloor. They include posters for John Philip Sousa and his band at the Orpheum and a magic act known as Richards “America’s Greatest Magician and His Big Company” also at the Orpheum. Another is for a fight between boxers Di
  
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• Witnesses describe arson at home of murder victim Kevin LeClair

  19-09-2017 02:25 via vancouversun.com
  Months before Red Scorpion gangster Kevin LeClair was gunned down in Langley, there was an arson at a Mission house where he lived, B.C. Supreme Court heard Monday.
  Former volunteer fire chief Richard Dekker testified that LeClair, his girlfriend and parents arrived at the house on Eagle Road near Hatzic Lake hours after the early morning fire on April 13, 2008.
  Dekker told Justice Janice Dillon that he didn’t know who LeClair was at the time, but “put a name to the face” later
  
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• Police investigating alleged New West assault with baseball bat

  19-09-2017 02:13 via vancouversun.com
  New Westminster police say a man hit a youth with a baseball bat Friday evening and are looking for witnesses.
  According to a media release, four youths on their way home were walking in the 700-block of 20th street around 8 p.m. Friday when a soccer ball belonging to one of them went into the road and “crossed paths” with a vehicle.
  After the vehicle came to a stop, the police allege a male passenger got out and chased after the youth while carrying a metal baseball bat. They say on
  
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• Documents hint at petroleum industry influence on B.C. climate policy

  19-09-2017 02:04 via vancouversun.com
  Provincial government officials held a series of meetings with oil and gas industry representatives in Calgary at the start of 2016 to talk about B.C.’s climate-action plan, which the Canadian Centre of Policy Alternatives argues constituted undue influence over public policy.
  Langley MLA Rich Coleman, who was then Minister of Natural Gas Development, characterized the sessions as consultation aimed at hitting greenhouse-gas-reduction targets “while maintaining strong economic growth
  
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• New West police arrest man after seven-hour standoff

  19-09-2017 02:01 via vancouversun.com
  New Westminster police have arrested a man after a seven-hour Monday morning standoff in Queensborough.
  According to a media release, police responded to a report of a man uttering threats around 5 a.m. Monday.
  The man, who police believed was armed, barricaded himself inside after officers arrived.
  “Patrol officers at the initial stage made numerous attempts to communicate with this individual,” Sgt. Jeff Scott said. “From phone calls to loud speakers, we tried different ways
  
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• Counting down 'til Council meets tonight at 6pm. Joining us? Watching online? Here’s the agenda:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  19-09-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  Counting down 'til Council meets tonight at 6pm. Joining us? Watching online? Here’s the agenda:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Vancouver man beat his girlfriend to death and lived with the decomposed body for several weeks: Crown

  19-09-2017 01:37 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver man beat his girlfriend to death in his apartment and then lived with the decomposed body for several weeks, attempting to conceal the murder, a prosecutor said Monday.
  Daniel Alphonse Paul, 45, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the 2015 death of Crystal Rose Paul, 36, a mother of five, in the accused’s apartment on East 22nd Avenue near Main.
  In his opening statement to a jury, Crown Counsel Daniel Mulligan said that Paul, who was not related or married to the
  
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• Can't make tonight's Council workshop or regular meeting (6pm & 7pm)? Stream them on your computer or mobile device: ow.ly/FMHk30ffLCF

  19-09-2017 01:35 via twitter.com
  Can't make tonight's Council workshop or regular meeting (6pm & 7pm)? Stream them on your computer or mobile device: ow.ly/FMHk30ffLCF
  
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