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• Fort St. John man acquitted on four terrorism charges

  22-09-2017 23:28 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. Supreme Court judge acquitted a Fort St. John man Friday on four terrorism charges related to dozens of Facebook posts he made supporting the Islamic State and lone-wolf attacks.
  Justice Bruce Butler said that Othman Hamdan’s posts are offensive to most Canadians, but that doesn’t mean that he was encouraging or inciting acts of murder, assault and mischief as alleged by the Crown.
  Butler was critical of the RCMP’s method of copying concerning posts from Hamdan’s 1
  
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• Michael Lee, Mike Bernier both expected to run for B.C. Liberal leadership

  22-09-2017 23:18 via vancouversun.com
  Michael Lee, the MLA for Vancouver-Langara, and Mike Bernier, MLA for Peace River South, are both expected to announce bids for B.C. Liberal leadership next week.
  Lee announced Friday he planned to host a press conference on Tuesday to speak with Liberal supporters about the upcoming leadership vote.
  The business lawyer had previously worked as a special assistant to former prime minister Kim Campbell, and served as parliamentary secretary for housing affordability.
  Lee has also served as the pa
  
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• 👍Great selfie! My my that's a great frame if we do say so ourselves ! #NorthVan #ILoveMyCity twitter.com/steeletalk/sta…

  22-09-2017 23:02 via twitter.com
  👍Great selfie!My my that's a great frame if we do say so ourselves ! #NorthVan #ILoveMyCity twitter.com/steeletalk/sta…
  
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• First Nations protesters move off Swanson fish farm, continue to monitor operations

  22-09-2017 22:55 via vancouversun.com
  Namgis First Nation protesters have ended their occupation of the Marine Harvest salmon farm at Swanson Island and will monitor the site from a group of cabins located nearby.
  Protester Ernest Alfred was at the farm Wednesday as an observer for the harvest of mature salmon from the farm at the invitation of the company.
  “I have a camera, a GoPro, a radio and safety equipment so I can observe and report back to my nation,” said Alfred. “We’ve never seen some of these techn
  
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• Last call for tomorrow's tours! You can register online: ow.ly/oTiD30fmASh twitter.com/NVanDistrict/s…

  22-09-2017 22:54 via twitter.com
  Last call for tomorrow's tours! You can register online: ow.ly/oTiD30fmASh twitter.com/NVanDistrict/s…
  
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• ART SEEN: The painting that Claude Monet kept for himself

  22-09-2017 22:53 via vancouversun.com
  What was it about this painting that made Claude Monet hesitate?
  Monet struggled to complete a series of paintings of the Thames during visits to London between 1899 and 1901. He started somewhere around 100 canvases in an effort to capture the city’s elusive combination of sunlight, fog, smoke, and mist. Frustrated, he cancelled one planned exhibition of his London paintings in a rage because he said he “never wanted to think of them again.”
  After what he described a
  
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• Surrey RCMP release composite sketches of sex assault suspect

  22-09-2017 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP have released three composite sketches of the man they believe sexually assaulted a woman in southeast Surrey earlier this month.
  On Sept. 13, a woman was assaulted while walking her dogs in Hi-Knoll Park.  She told police she was able to fight the attacker off and retreat to safety.
  Police later tied that assault to two other incidents involving a suspicious person around the same time and location. 
  The suspect is described as a white male in his late teens, 5-foot-8
  
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• Todd: Men do well in science and tech, lag elsewhere

  22-09-2017 22:45 via vancouversun.com
  It’s assumed that men generally do well in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, collectively known as STEM.
  In light of this, high-profile efforts are usually aimed at encouraging more girls and women to move into STEM.
  But there’s a big kicker to men’s success in STEM: Young males aren’t doing at all well in other fields.
  New Canadian research says high-school girls are, on average, doing as well as boys in STEM — plus they’re
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Smartphone, dumb driver

  22-09-2017 22:45 via vancouversun.com
  This week Conversations That Matter features Mark Milner of ICBC’s road safety program, which is devoting more and more resources to discouraging distracted driving.
  It’s a fight that Milner admits is challenging because “apps are designed to get your attention.” Unfortunately, the apps are playing a significant role in driving up accident rates.
  “The average person touches their phone up to 2,000 times a day and the addicted user up to 5,000,” he sa
  
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• Watch Mayor @DarrellMussatto & @sbarnesglobal chat about our waterfront today on @GlobalBC + Mayor M talks w/ #CKNW… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-09-2017 22:30 via twitter.com
  Watch Mayor @DarrellMussatto & @sbarnesglobal chat about our waterfront today on @GlobalBC + Mayor M talks w/ #CKNW… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• This Week in History: 1858-2017 A glimpse at British Columbia when it was 'The New El Dorado'

  22-09-2017 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  There was only one newspaper in British Columbia in July, 1858. It wasn’t even called British Columbia until a month later – Vancouver Island was then a separate colony from the mainland, which was known as New Caledonia.
  When gold was discovered that spring in the Fraser Canyon, American newspapers gave the future B.C. another name: “The New El Dorado.”
  How do I know? Because last week I found a July 17, 1858 copy of Harper’s Weekly in an antique store in Olympia,
  
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• Rumours suggest changes coming to feds' tax reform proposal: B.C. minister

  22-09-2017 22:22 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia’s finance minister is citing rumours that the federal government intends to back off on elements of its proposed tax reforms that have drawn heavy criticism from small business owners across the country.
  Speaking to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on Friday, Carole James said she would be surprised if the Canadian government did not make adjustments in light of the backlash since unveiling its tax plans over the summer.
  “I believe you’ll see a shift. Certa
  
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• 🍂 🍁 Well it's official... fall is here. 🍂 🍁 It's a beautiful day, so get out and enjoy your City! #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-09-2017 22:05 via twitter.com
  🍂 🍁 Well it's official... fall is here. 🍂 🍁 It's a beautiful day, so get out and enjoy your City! #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Bulls&Bears: Awesome October awaits MLB, while NFL struggles with its image, ratings

  22-09-2017 20:22 via vancouversun.com
  BULLS OF THE WEEK
  The Cleveland Indians continue to set a torrid pace atop the American League Central — which they clinched last week as part of the second longest regular season winning streak in Major League Baseball history (22 consecutive victories). Cleveland goes into the weekend having won 27 of 28 games; the first time that’s happened since the 1884 Providence Grays.
  This week they’re joined in the headlines by several of the other most iconic heritage brands in b
  
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• Video: North Vancouver road rage results in assault, mischief charges

  22-09-2017 20:09 via vancouversun.com
  A man has been charged with assault and mischief after ripping a windshield wiper off another driver’s vehicle and shattering the back window in a fit of road rage caught on camera in North Vancouver.
  The minute-long dash cam video was shared to YouTube on Tuesday and has since been viewed more than 48,000 times.
  “Needless to say, how it escalated and where it got to was totally unacceptable,” North Vancouver RCMP Cpl. Richard De Jong told Postmedia.
  As the clip begins, a male
  
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• We've got guests broadcasting live from the Shipyards TODAY! @CKNW 2-6pm + @GlobalBC News Hour 6pm. #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-09-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  We've got guests broadcasting live from the Shipyards TODAY! @CKNW 2-6pm + @GlobalBC News Hour 6pm. #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Fab 5: Red alert

  22-09-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If spring/summer 2017 was all about #MillennialPink, then fall is all about red — and you have to admit that there’s something about a pop of the cherry hue that feels good right about now. It’s vibrant, it’s bright, and it looks good on just about everyone. From happy-go-lucky accessories to elegant styles for day or night, Rebecca Tay presents five red styles that will liven up your fall wardrobe.
  EAR CANDY
  Can’t bear the idea of wearing red? Dare yourself to dip
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Only the fittest survive in today's B.C. wine industry

  22-09-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The British Columbia wine business was turned upside down last week with the sale of three, well-known estate wineries in Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, Gray Monk Cellars and Black Hills. The buyer was Andrew Peller Limited, an Ontario-based public company that paid $95 million.
  Together, the three wineries produce some 125,000 cases of wine totalling some $24.5 million in annual sales and own about 250 acres of vineyards across the Okanagan Valley.
  As shocked as some were by the sales, all three wine
  
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• 5 Vancouver fashion bloggers show off the top trends for fall

  22-09-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s one thing to read about the latest fashion trends for fall — but sometimes, it’s a whole other style story when it comes to figuring out how to style, and wear them, in real life. 
  These days, most of us turn to social media influencers such as bloggers and YouTube content creators when we’re looking for outfit advice. So, when considering the many ways to wear the latest fall/winter trends, that’s exactly where we turned, too. 
  We asked five of Vanco
  
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• Big cash flowing into River Rock casino sparks money laundering probe

  22-09-2017 19:46 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Attorney General David Eby has called for an independent review of money laundering controls in B.C. casinos due to concerns about Chinese high-roller VIPs gambling with massive cash buy-ins that could be “proceeds of crime,” the Vancouver Sun has learned.
  These concerns that threaten the “integrity of gaming in B.C.” are revealed in a damaging confidential report about casinos overseen by BC Lottery Corporation.  The report was released Friday by the provincial
  
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• First Nations protestors move off Swanson fish farm, continue to monitor operations

  22-09-2017 19:44 via vancouversun.com
  Namgis First Nation protestors have ended their occupation of the Marine Harvest salmon farm at Swanson Island and will monitor the site from a group of cabins located nearby.
  Protestor Ernest Alfred was at the farm Wednesday as an observer for the harvest of mature salmon from the farm at the invitation of the company.
  “We have said all along that we will allow Marine Harvest to take salmon out of the site, but we will not allow any more salmon to come in,” he said. “We have d
  
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• Trading Post brews up a match for Vij's Indian flavours

  22-09-2017 19:40 via vancouversun.com
  Restaurateur Vikram Vij is often left wanting more from beer, especially the way it pairs with his unique take on Indian cuisine. So he did something about it.
  “I’ve been wanting to create something very special with a local brewery for some time now,” he said. 
  That time is now, with the launch of Vikram’s Weissen, a spicy Belgian wit created by Tony Dewald at Trading Post Brewing Company.
  “I’ve long been a passionate advocate for pairing great Indian fo
  
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• Look to beautiful Butchart for spring planting inspiration

  22-09-2017 19:40 via vancouversun.com
  The days are getting shorter, the evenings are definitely cooler, and we’ve had some much needed rain in the Lower Mainland, so now is the perfect time to plant some bulbs for a wonderful spring display. 
  To achieve the greatest impact with your bulb plantings, a little advice goes a long way.  The folks at The Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island are masters at creating spring bulb displays.  As some of the best creative garden designers in the country they an amazing
  
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• Adrian Dix includes key NDP allies in health authority appointments

  22-09-2017 19:27 via vancouversun.com
  Health Minister Adrian Dix installed prominent labour leader and key NDP ally Jim Sinclair as chairman of the Fraser Health Authority Friday among a long list of new appointments to regional health authorities that include other government supporters.
  Besides Sinclair, a former longtime president of the B.C. Federation of Labour, Dix named Cindy Stewart, a former vice-president of the federation and retired president of the Health Sciences Association as a member to the Interior Health board and
  
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• District of North Vancouver looks to make Upper Cap subdivisions - North Shore News

  22-09-2017 18:45 via nsnews.com
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  District of North Vancouver looks to make Upper Cap subdivisions
  North Shore News
  Canyon Boulevard is within the study area that could see owners apply to create small single-family lots to allow for affordable housing in Upper Capilano. photo Mike Wakefield, North Shore News. NOTE: This story has been updated to correct an error in ...
  
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• Attn youth 12-24! There's a new youth wellness centre in town. Open house TODAY 3-6pm free food & music. #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-09-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  Attn youth 12-24! There's a new youth wellness centre in town. Open house TODAY 3-6pm free food & music. #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Big Day. @GlobalBC & @CKNW are rollin in. Live broadcasts this aft from our Waterfront at Shipbuilders' Square.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-09-2017 17:22 via twitter.com
  Big Day.@GlobalBC& @CKNW are rollin in. Live broadcasts this aft from our Waterfront at Shipbuilders' Square.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Daily Poll: Would you ride a double-decker public bus in Vancouver?

  22-09-2017 16:37 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink could soon be running double-decker buses along certain routes in Metro Vancouver.
  The transit authority announced it would be testing two double-decker buses this fall to see if it’s something that would work for the Lower Mainland, as it looks to future growth and prepares to replace its aging fleet.
  TransLink will receive two double-decker buses from manufacturer Alexander Dennis in about a month, at no charge. The buses will be based out of Richmond Transit Centre and run as
  
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• Five Things to Know: Sam Sullivan's leadership bid, Archie crashes car, kids don't go outside enough

  22-09-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  Sam Sullivan will run for B.C. Liberal leadership, K.J. Apa crashed his car, and a poll said B.C. kids don’t go outside as much as their parents, who didn’t have cellphones. Here are five things you need to know.
  Sam Sullivan announces B.C. Liberal leadership bid
  Former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan became the first high-profile name to announce his bid for B.C. Liberal leadership Thursday.
  The Vancouver-False Creek MLA said his focus would be on two topics he initially took up during
  
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• B.C.'s First Chief Judge Haunts Law Society

  22-09-2017 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  The ghost of pioneering B.C. justice, Sir Matthew Begbie — the Hanging Judge to some — has come back to haunt the Law Society of B.C.
  The professional regulator’s benchers this spring unanimously exorcised from its lobby a statue of the legendary chief judge.
  And they scrubbed references to him from the society’s image as offensive to Indigenous people.
  But the colonial-era jurist who brought law-and-order to the two colonies that were the cornerstones of the province has
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Another former inmate sues government for jail assault

  22-09-2017 07:52 via vancouversun.com
  I have written many stories over the years about some of the violence in B.C. jails. There have been gang-linked attacks like the life-altering assault on Jesse Margison in North Fraser Pretrial jail in 2012. Margison still has an outstanding suit against the government that has not yet gone to trial.
  Now, another former NFPC inmate has just filed a suit against the B.C. government after he was beaten in an unprovoked attack two years ago.
  Here’s my story:
  Former North Fraser inmate files
  
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• Opinion: Reflecting on Japanese-Canadian redress

  22-09-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Sept. 22, 2017 is the 29th anniversary of the Redress Agreement negotiated between the National Association of Japanese-Canadians (NAJC) and the Canadian government.
  It is the day Canada apologized to Japanese-Canadians for stripping their rights as citizens, confiscating their properties and relocating 22,000 men, women and children who had been branded “enemy aliens” into relocation centres and internment camps 100 miles away from the B.C. coast. Seventy-five percent were naturaliz
  
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• Opinion: Don’t let semantics stop momentum on child care

  22-09-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  The early days of a new government are always tough. There are many choices at hand, decisions to be made and voters to please. In the case of B.C., the agreement between the province’s NDP and the Green party adds a layer of intricacy that has not been present in decades.
  Still, there is an issue that should not be allowed to fall through the cracks as a new premier and his government figure out the path of our province for the next four years: childcare.
  During the provincial campaign, t
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, Sept. 22

  22-09-2017 06:47 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Friday, Sept. 22.
  Time Tracks: The VSO’s Season Opener
  This is Maestro Bramwell Tovey’s final season with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, so it’s fitting that the opener will begin with a performance of the maestro’s own Time Tracks, a collection of orchestral themes from his opera, The Inventor. Tovey is the VSO’s longest-serving music director — this will be his 18th season
  
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• Mayor wants to know when trains carry hazardous goods through his town

  22-09-2017 05:04 via vancouversun.com
  The train tracks running through Vanderhoof helped build the community on the banks of the Nechako River. But some fear they could one day ruin it.
  When local politicians meet for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities conference in Vancouver next week, they’ll consider a resolution drafted by the District of Vanderhoof calling on Transport Canada to order railways to provide “up-to-the-minute” information on hazardous goods being transported through their communities.
  The inf
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Rush review on Site C digs up a myriad of mysteries

  22-09-2017 04:15 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The B.C. Utilities Commission barely made the cabinet-imposed deadline for a preliminary report on Site C this week, posting the findings just four hours before the clock ran out at midnight Wednesday.
  The New Democrats, in haste, had given the commission six weeks to produce a first take on financial and other concerns about the B.C. Liberal-launched multibillion-dollar hydroelectric project.
  Confined to that tight time frame, the independent commission came back with a re
  
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• North Vancouver road rage incident caught on dashcam

  22-09-2017 04:15 via globalnews.ca
  Dashcam video posted to YouTube shows three people in an altercation at the Main Street and Mountain Highway intersection on Tuesday.
  
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• TransLink looking for new source of funding to pay for Pattullo Bridge

  22-09-2017 03:49 via vancouversun.com
  After months of uncertainty, TransLink hopes to have funding in place for a new Pattullo Bridge and a slew of major transit projects by the end of this year.
  The regional transit authority is counting on money from the provincial government to move ahead with the bridge and the second phase of a 10-year transit transportation plan, but the outcome of the May provincial election and subsequent political upheaval left many mayors anxious about meeting timelines associated with the projects.
  At a m
  
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• Utility commission's top question: If not Site C, what?

  22-09-2017 03:39 via vancouversun.com
  Some of the biggest questions that need better answers in the B.C. Utilities Commission’s review of the $8.8-billion Site C dam are about power sources that could replace the mega-dam if it were cancelled, according to commission chairman David Morton.
  After just six weeks of collecting submissions from B.C. Hydro, the public and expert consultant Deloitte LLP, the Commission released an interim report that detailed 73 questions it needs B.C. Hydro to answer before making recommendations t
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, September 22

  22-09-2017 03:39 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Friday, September 22.
  Time Tracks: The VSO’s Season Opener
  This is Maestro Bramwell Tovey’s final season with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, so it’s fitting that this VSO will begin with a performance of the Maestro’s own Time Tracks, a collection of orchestral themes from his opera, The Inventor. Tovey is the VSO’s longest-serving Music Director — this will be his 18th seas
  
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• Pre-sale condo buyers at cancelled Langara West project contest developer's offer

  22-09-2017 03:22 via vancouversun.com
  Over a third of pre-sale condo buyers at the cancelled Langara West project in the Cambie Street corridor are challenging the developer’s offer to return their deposits, plus interest and an additional 50 per cent of their downpayment, in exchange for a release.
  It is the latest in a Vancouver real estate saga with a bit of everything: a property developer in southern China, a mysteriously felled tree, City Hall defending its permitting process, and land values that have nearly triple
  
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• TransLink to roll out double-decker bus pilot project this fall

  22-09-2017 03:19 via vancouversun.com
  Double-decker transit buses are popular in Victoria and Seattle, and will soon be coming to the Lower Mainland.
  TransLink, the regional transit authority, will test two double-decker buses this fall to see if they are a good fit for the Metro Vancouver area.
  According to a report from CEO Kevin Desmond, TransLink expects to receive the buses from manufacturer Alexander Dennis in about a month, at no charge.
  The buses will be based out of the Richmond Transit Centre and piloted for two months on
  
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• Need more exercise? Housework counts, study finds

  22-09-2017 03:07 via vancouversun.com
  You can derive a health benefit from 150 minutes of exercise a week and it doesn’t matter if you get there walking to work or pushing a vacuum, according to a large international study.
  Meeting that minimum activity level reduces the risk for death by 28 per cent and reduces heart disease by 20 per cent.
  And, there is virtually no ceiling to the effect. The benefits increase with every extra active minute, even above 750 minutes of activity a week, said Dr. Scott Lear, principal investigat
  
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• Cannabis job fair attracts hundreds in Vancouver

  22-09-2017 02:37 via vancouversun.com
  On Thursday morning, Marco Cacchione put on a black button-up shirt, combed his hair, and walked down Robson Street to a job fair, hoping to snag a gig in an industry that is quickly emerging from the underground.
  After a decade as a line cook, currently at one of Vancouver’s casual fine-dining chains, the 28-year-old said he is ready to make the leap into cannabis, which is expected to be legalized next July. The industry will require thousands of workers to meet the likely demand. 
  
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• Suites in unique architectural condo tower re-selling well above average

  22-09-2017 02:34 via vancouversun.com
  Rendering of Westbank Projects Corporation’s Vancouver House, a 59-storey curving and cantilevered residential tower by the Howe Street on ramp to the Granville Street Bridge. It is expected to be completed in the spring of 2019.
  Vancouver House, a twisted building at the north end of the Granville Street Bridge, is still at least a year from being built, and if you want in, be prepared to shell out a minimum of $620,000.
  And that’s for a 400-square-foot one-bedroom/flex suite, which
  
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• Sam Sullivan announces bid for B.C. Liberal leadership

  22-09-2017 02:27 via vancouversun.com
  Former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan said Thursday he will be formally announcing his bid to replace Christy Clark as leader of the B.C. Liberal Party.
  The Vancouver MLA is the first high-profile name to officially enter a race that has attracted some big names.  Surrey Conservative MP Dianne Watts and Vancouver MLA Andrew Wilkinson are among those reportedly about to launch their own campaigns.  
  First elected to the legislature in 2013, Sullivan served as the minister of com
  
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• B.C. man sings with Paul McCartney after winning charity contest

  22-09-2017 02:08 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. man had the opportunity to say “Hi, Hi, Hi” to Paul McCartney after winning a charity contest.
  Grand Forks resident Gregg Anderson, 45, was stunned on Sunday to discover that he’d been selected to attend McCartney’s show at the Barclays Center in New York on Thursday night, as well as meet the music icon for an informal chat and, incredibly, join McCartney onstage for a performance of Beatles classic Get Back.
  Anderson’s once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has bee
  
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• Riverdale's KJ Apa involved in car crash after working 14-hour shoot

  22-09-2017 02:03 via vancouversun.com
  K.J. Apa, who stars on the Vancouver-filmed CW series Riverdale, fell asleep at the wheel and was involved in a car-accident last Thursday while driving home after working more than 14 hours on set.
  Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that the accident involving the 20-year-old New Zealand actor has now sparked safety concerns on set and demands for better safety precautions for the cast and crew.
  According to reports, Apa – who stars as Archie Andrews – had spent up to 16 hours on a
  
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• Name that alley! Join us tonight at our Alley Opening party. Vote on your fav name or make a suggestion. 7pm-9pm @… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-09-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  Name that alley! Join us tonight at our Alley Opening party. Vote on your fav name or make a suggestion. 7pm-9pm @… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Renting in Vancouver: $1,500 gets you 610 square feet

  22-09-2017 01:52 via vancouversun.com
  We all know by now that for the first time the average rent in Vancouver has smashed through the $2,000-a-month ceiling, but here’s another way of looking at the high cost of living: The bang-for-your-buck scale, if you will.
  If you pay US$1,500 a month ($1,875) for your rental unit, the average space that would get you in Vancouver is 610 square feet.
  That’s comparable to what you’d get in cities such as Chicago or Copenhagen, and not that much less than the 674 square feet yo
  
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