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• We know you're thinkin', 'spooky' but think 'safe' too! See tips: ow.ly/W16T30ggeEm #NorthVan https://t.co/eUAyKb3bz4

  31-10-2017 23:01 via twitter.com
  
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• Students reap benefits of Sun Run participation

  31-10-2017 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  When students from Sir Winston Churchill Secondary cross the Sun Run finish line together next April, they will have earned a lot more than just a mention on the results board.
  They have been walking, jogging and running in the annual springtime road race for well over a decade, and consistently make up one of the largest teams to participate each year. 
  For the 2016-2017 academic year, close to a third of the school’s 2,021 students joined the 40,000-person throng as it mad
  
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• Kelowna man convicted of stealing $2 million from former Google executive

  31-10-2017 22:50 via vancouversun.com
  A Kelowna businessman has been convicted of fraud and of stealing US$2 million from a former Google executive.
  The offences committed by Dan Keith Andersen arose from an arrangement in August 2010 between him and a California businessman named Bart Woytowicz.
  The deal saw Woytowicz, who was involved in building the internet search company Google and served as its director of sales and advertising from 1998 to 2005, transferring the US$2 million into a bank account of Danimal Productions Inc., a
  
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• Drone bridge diving stunt in B.C. posted on YouTube

  31-10-2017 22:43 via vancouversun.com
  A first person view drone dive off a B.C. bridge makes for spectacular internet footage, but may be illegal under Canadian law.
  In a video posted on YouTube, a group of American FPV (first person view) multi rotor pilots called Rotor Riot dive the drone down the side of the Alex Fraser Bridge.
  But the stunt flies in the face of Canada’s tough new drone laws introduced earlier this year.
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: UNDATED – These are screengrabs from a Rotor Riot video of a drone completing a b
  
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• Style in the City: Khay Cazenas-Reyes and Glenn Reyes

  31-10-2017 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  Name: Khay Cazenas-Reyes 
  Occupation: Visual merchandiser and blogger 
  Personal style in one word: Tomboy
  Get social: @ms.k.style and @xox.loveandfashion
   
  Name: Glenn Reyes
  Occupation: Assistant manager and blogger 
  Personal style in one word: Urban
  Get social: @eemerge.style
  Get their look: Love Khay and Glenn’s outfits? Here are a few options to help you recreate them:
   The leather jacket
  A cool leather jacket elevates even the most simple o
  
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• Radiologist with questionable skills was able to skirt scrutiny, B.C. investigator finds

  31-10-2017 22:29 via vancouversun.com
  A radiologist with questionable skills bounced from hospital to hospital across B.C. for six years, but escaped real scrutiny because key patient safety information wasn’t shared by medical colleagues and hospital leaders who were too worried about privacy and other concerns.
  That’s just one of the conclusions made by Dr. Martin Wale in his 52-page investigation report about patient safety and quality incidents pertaining to the work of Dr. Claude Vezina, who last worked in Terr
  
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• Abbotsford man dead following Langley highway crash

  31-10-2017 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  An Abbotsford man is dead following a collision on Highway 1 in Langley.
  Langley RCMP received a report about the three-vehicle crash, which happened near the eastbound 232nd Street exit, at about 5:20 a.m. on Tuesday.
  When police arrived, they found two vehicles on the road and a black Acura in the ditch. The 40-year-old driver, and sole occupant, of the Acura was dead. The occupants of the other two vehicles weren’t injured.
  The incident resulted in the highway being blocked for about fi
  
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• Vancouver Sun Run InTraining a path to success for all

  31-10-2017 21:47 via vancouversun.com
  Getting running for the first time is always a challenge, but if they can do it in Prince George in January, there’s really nothing to stop you.
  The key to getting running is pretty simple: You’ve got to want to give it a go. 
  The experts can help you with the rest.
  Enter the Vancouver Sun Run InTraining Program, back for a 23rd year. Registration opens Nov. 1.
  Based at more that 50 locations around the province — community centres, fitness clubs and running stores —
  
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• Metro mayors float idea of region-wide water development cost charge

  31-10-2017 21:30 via vancouversun.com
  Two Metro Vancouver mayors say the regional district should impose a development cost charge to pay for growth-related investments in water infrastructure.
  The idea came as Metro’s board of directors decided to approve significant increases to the sewage development cost charge rates.
  “I don’t know why Metro doesn’t have one,” said White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin, who is also a Metro Vancouver director. “It’s only fair for development to pay its own way r
  
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• 'Honestly I think it’s a miracle.' Woman rescued after five hours in water

  31-10-2017 21:08
  
  Members of West Vancouver’s Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue unit 1 say it was a “miracle” that a woman survived five hours in the water before being rescued Monday night.
  
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• Are you prepared? If not, @NorthShoreEMO experts giving free emergency prep workshops in Nov. Sign up:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  31-10-2017 21:01 via twitter.com
  Are you prepared? If not, @NorthShoreEMO experts giving free emergency prep workshops in Nov. Sign up:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Convicted Pitt Meadows councillor to step down in New Year

  31-10-2017 20:54 via vancouversun.com
  PITT MEADOWS — A convicted Pitt Meadows city councillor will resign his position at the start of the new year and the city had announced he will immediately stop any further participation in civic activities until then.
  David Murray was convicted last week of one count of sexual assault involving a young person and is scheduled to return to court in January to set a date for sentencing.
  Murray did not immediately resign his council seat following the conviction for an assault that took pla
  
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• It won’t be long now before ghosts and monsters start haunting our streets! Please drive with care, and have a safe… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  31-10-2017 20:51 via twitter.com
  It won’t be long now before ghosts and monsters start haunting our streets! Please drive with care, and have a safe… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• B.C. changes hunting rules to protect big game following wildfires

  31-10-2017 19:28 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia is taking steps to protect big game animals that survived summer wildfires in the southeastern part of the province.
  Hunting regulations have been changed to give wildlife a better chance against hunters in areas that have been denuded of vegetation or criss-crossed by firebreaks.
  Motor vehicles used by hunters are now banned annually between Sept. 1 and June 30, in five fire perimeters around the extreme southeast corner of B.C., including the regions of White River, Linklater
  
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• We all have a role to play in preventing potentially costly and damaging sewer backups. Here’s how you can help youtu.be/EQYkl1ZPP1w

  31-10-2017 19:26 via twitter.com
  We all have a role to play in preventing potentially costly and damaging sewer backups. Here’s how you can help youtu.be/EQYkl1ZPP1w
  
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• Make sure children have a fun and safe Halloween! #IAFFsafetytips #makesafehappen #NorthVan https://t.co/au4ClJuRq8

  31-10-2017 19:23 via twitter.com
  
  Make sure children have a fun and safe Halloween! #IAFFsafetytips #makesafehappen #NorthVan https://t.co/au4ClJuRq8
  
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• MEC building new flagship store near Olympic Village

  31-10-2017 19:11 via vancouversun.com
  Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) has broken ground on its new Vancouver flagship retail store at the northeast corner of Quebec Street and 2nd Ave. on the edge of the Olympic Village.
  The three-story, 60,000-square-foot building is going up on land that has been owned by the Beedie Development Group since 2007.
  When construction of the store is completed in mid-2019, MEC will operate the LEED Gold-standard building on a lease from Beedie for 20 years.
  Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson joined Beedie
  
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• Woman found clinging to life ring, hours after jumping from B.C. ferry

  31-10-2017 19:07 via vancouversun.com
  A woman who jumped from a B.C. ferry was found clinging to a life ring after spending five hours in the water.
  The woman, who is in her 40s, jumped from the Queen of Cowichan at about 5:45 p.m. Monday, halfway through the voyage from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay, said spokeswoman Deborah Marshall.
  The Queen of Cowichan and Queen of Oak Bay launched rescue boats and passengers moved to the upper deck to help scan the waters.
  Several Canadian Coast Guard vessels and a search and rescue Cormorant
  
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• Got an event to tell everyone about? Want to see what's happening in the City? We've got a calendar just for that.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  31-10-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  Got an event to tell everyone about? Want to see what's happening in the City? We've got a calendar just for that.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• This Just In: Kat von D Everlasting Shimmer Veil Liquid Lipstick, Derek Lam 10 Crosby Parfum Sticks and BareMinerals Blemish Remedy Acne Clearing Treatment Serum 

  31-10-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Kat von D
  Everlasting Shimmer Veil Liquid Lipstick 
  They say: A collection of 24-hour wear liquid lipsticks that provide a “mesmerizing glimmer finish.” 
  We say: Admittedly, these full-shimmer lipsticks won’t be for everyone. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t fun to try on. Our tester was blown away by the colour payoff of a few coats of these glittery glosses. With each coat, lips looked more and more like a sparkly jewel that was practically begging
  
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• Style Q&A: VCC fashion students design for Dress for Success

  31-10-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Community College fashion students are designing to give back.
  Using the skills developed over the past 10 months in their program, the students have designed, drafted and constructed a four-piece business suit to be donated to the local initiative, Dress For Success — with a pleasantly surprising twist. 
  Andrea Korens, the school’s fashion program coordinator, chatted with Postmedia News about the program, sizing and why giving back works. 
  Q. How did the s
  
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• Still a smooth-voiced operator, Gino Vannelli keeps moving forward

  31-10-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Gino Vannelli
  Nov. 3 | River Rock Casino Resort
  Tickets and info: starting at $68 at ticketmaster.ca
  Born and raised in Montreal, Gino Vannelli was 22 when he landed his first hit, People Gotta Move, in 1974. In 1978, I Just Wanna Stop, off his album Brother to Brother, hit the Billboard Top 10. Vannelli stopped touring for 12 years, but kept recording; in the eighties, he scored two more hits, Black Cars (1985) and Wild Horses (1987). In 2000, a collaboration with jazz pianist Niels Lan Doky le
  
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• Q&A: Circle Craft Christmas Market brings holiday shopping solutions to Vancouver

  31-10-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Circle Craft Christmas Market
  Nov. 8-12 | Vancouver Convention Centre West, Hall C
  Tickets and info: Adult $15, senior $12, student $12; circlecraft.net
  Like it or not, Christmas is right around the corner. And that means, it’s time to buy presents. 
  Looking for something a bit more unique than a big-box buy? You’re in luck. The annual Circle Craft Christmas Market returns this month for a few days of festive fun. 
  Paul Yard the producer of the annu
  
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• ’It’s that unconditional love,’ food bank, clinics cater to Vancouver pets in need

  31-10-2017 18:10 via vancouversun.com
  Mark Matthews isn’t sure he would have survived life on Vancouver’s streets without his loyal golden retriever, Bounder.
  The dog has been his constant companion for a decade, including a year where they were homeless. Matthews said through it all, Bounder has given him emotional stability and a sense of responsibility.
  “This guy kept me centred,” he said, as the dog lazed between his feet. “If I didn’t have him, who knows.”
  Bounder is nearly 12 years old
  
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• Tomorrow thru Nov 10: Sewer work at E. 27th/Mountain Hwy. Watch for closures & single lane alt traffic #DNVtraffic ow.ly/kE4s30gekSC

  31-10-2017 18:02 via twitter.com
  Tomorrow thru Nov 10: Sewer work at E. 27th/Mountain Hwy. Watch for closures & single lane alt traffic #DNVtraffic ow.ly/kE4s30gekSC
  
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• B.C.'s lumber trade suffers in wake of vicious summer wildfire season

  31-10-2017 17:20 via vancouversun.com
  Damage that the worst forest-fire season in B.C. has done to the province’s forest industry is showing up in trade statistics that show overall exports down 14 per cent to the end of August, according to B.C. Stats.
  Understandably, the fires that raged across B.C.’s Interior and consumed 12,158 square kilometres of forests, pushed timber companies out of the woods, diverting their employees to fight forest fires instead of harvesting logs for processing.
  “This is almost unprece
  
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• Young man stabbed outside Vancouver Art Gallery

  31-10-2017 17:13 via vancouversun.com
  A young man is in hospital after he was stabbed on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery Monday night.
  Police were called just after 11 p.m. to the Robson Street side of the gallery, where they found a 21-year-old Surrey man suffering from a knife wound.
  The man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No arrests have been made.
  Police say a person of interest was located in the area, was questioned and released.
  Police say it appears the victim and his friend met the susp
  
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• Happy Halloween 🎃! Great video on Halloween safety tips from @nsscbc & @HASTeBC youtu.be/jYmOtrJiPm4 #NorthVan #BeSafeBeSeen

  31-10-2017 17:01 via twitter.com
  Happy Halloween 🎃! Great video on Halloween safety tips from@nsscbc & @HASTeBCyoutu.be/jYmOtrJiPm4 #NorthVan #BeSafeBeSeen
  
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• Today, expect a temp closure of some trails on Mt. Fromme as a low-flying helicopter delivers supplies. ow.ly/uyRz30geFGx #NorthVan

  31-10-2017 16:01 via twitter.com
  Today, expect a temp closure of some trails on Mt. Fromme as a low-flying helicopter delivers supplies. ow.ly/uyRz30geFGx #NorthVan
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you support a ban on consumer fireworks?

  31-10-2017 14:44 via vancouversun.com
  Fireworks go with Halloween like kids and candy. But there are many who think the noisemakers are a public nuisance. As of Halloween day, more than 1,200 people had signed a petition asking the city of Vancouver to ban the use of consumer fireworks in Vancouver. 
  The petition says residents are harassed with random explosions at all times of day and night, resulting in interrupted sleep and anxious animals and children.  
  Do you think the city of Vancouver should consider a ban?Ta
  
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• Dry Halloween forecast for Metro Vancouver, but rain overnight

  31-10-2017 14:15 via vancouversun.com
  It looks like Metro Vancouver’s ghosts and ghouls might escape the rain tonight.
  Environment Canada’s forecast for Halloween continues to call for a mix of sun and cloud and highs of 12 degrees C during the day.
  Trick or treaters might want to wear a coat over their costumes though, as temperatures are expected to dip down to a chilly six degrees C.
  The weather agency says it will be mostly cloudy early in the evening, but then later there is a 40 per cent chance of showers overnight
  
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• Construction of final section of North Vancouver's Spirit Trail underway - urbanYVR (blog)

  31-10-2017 13:58 via urbanyvr.com
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  Construction of final section of North Vancouver's Spirit Trail underway
  urbanYVR (blog)
  Spirit Trail City of North Vancouver woman walking When the new section opens in spring 2018, the North Shore Auto Mall will be only a 15-minute walk, or a 7-minute bike ride to Lonsdale Quay. Credit: City of North Vancouver ...
  
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• Facebook photos show fishermen manhandling threatened sturgeon in lower Fraser River

  31-10-2017 11:00 via vancouversun.com
  Photos posted on Facebook show several fishermen with the Sts’ailes First Nation violating guidelines by manhandling a huge threatened white sturgeon netted in the lower Fraser River.
  While the fate of that particular fish remains unknown, what’s clear is that a large sturgeon should never be held out of the water as depicted in the photos. There is a popular catch-and-release sport fishery for sturgeon in the lower Fraser.
  B.C. government “guidelines for angling white stu
  
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• Alzheimer's discovery points to new approach to treatment

  31-10-2017 09:00 via vancouversun.com
  A new study from UBC has found that toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease produced outside the brain can trigger the disease inside the brain, a discovery that opens the door to a whole new approach to treatment.
  Rather than therapies targeting the brain — which is protected by a difficult-to-penetrate membrane called the blood-brain barrier — scientists can turn their attention to clearing the proteins from the rest of the body as a way to stop or slow the onset o
  
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• No social housing in latest 105 Keefer proposal for Vancouver's Chinatown

  31-10-2017 07:50 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver developer Beedie Living is hoping fifth time’s the charm for its controversial 105 Keefer project, which went before the city’s development permit board on Monday. 
  But opponents of the mixed-use residential tower in the heart of Chinatown say the latest iteration still fails to meet the needs of the community. 
  “The needs of the community are social housing and affordable housing,” said Sophie Fung, a community organizer with the Chinatown Action Grou
  
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• Opinion: B.C. has the fiscal room to make lives better

  31-10-2017 06:00 via vancouversun.com
  After analyzing the numbers, it’s clear that B.C. has the fiscal capacity to make significant reinvestments in the critical public services that British Columbians depend upon and want.
  Investments are urgently needed in universal, affordable, high-quality child care, in affordable housing, on climate action commitments, on strengthening education and health care and on a comprehensive plan to reduce and eliminate poverty.
  Some commentators question whether we can realistically afford such
  
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• Two ferries search for passenger gone overboard in Strait of Georgia

  31-10-2017 03:19 via vancouversun.com
  A pair of vessels from BC Ferries were involved with a search for a passenger who fell into the water on Monday afternoon.
  According to a BC Ferries spokesperson, the passenger was reported overboard from the Queen of Cowichan about 5:45 p.m.
  The ferry, which left Horseshoe Bay about 5 p.m. was about halfway to Nanaimo. The Queen of Oak Bay, which left Nanaimo about the same time, was also in the area and stopped to assist in the search.
  Both vessels launched rescue boats. Passengers were a
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Randy Kang identified as Surrey murder victim

  31-10-2017 02:52 via vancouversun.com
  As Real Scoop readers already revealed over the weekend, gangster Randy Kang was the man shot to death in Surrey Friday. His brother Gary was wounded and is in hospital.
  The Kang brothers have been involved in the recent gang conflict across the Lower Mainland and have links to the Red Scorpion gang. I hope to write more on this conflict in the coming days after a finish a weekend feature. 
  The violence is so out of hand right now. It almost seems like 2009 again.
  Here’s my story:
  IHI
  
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• Our Pet, Juliette dies at age 91

  31-10-2017 02:51 via vancouversun.com
  In 1940, Orpheum Theatre manager Ivan Ackery told big-band leader Dal Richards that he should check out a 13-year-old female singer.
  “I said, ‘Ivan, that’s not the kind of image I want, thank you very much,’ ” Richards recounted in 2013. “He said, ‘Just listen to her.’ So I listened to her, and she sang, There’ll Always Be an England. This was wartime, and she brought the house down.”
  Juliette Sysak began singing with Richards at V
  
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