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• Kevin Bieksa shares touching message from fan about mental health

  05-11-2017 23:41 via vancouversun.com
  Kevin Bieksa may no longer be a Vancouver Canucks player, but his effect on the city continues to be felt, particularly by one fan.
  The defenceman played with the Canucks from 2005 through 2015 before being traded to the Anaheim Ducks. During his time in Vancouver, Bieksa became close with teammate Rick Rypien, who later committed suicide in August 2011.
  Following Rypien’s death, Bieksa helped to launch Mindcheck.ca, a website that helps to raise awareness about mental health and to c
  
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• Okanagan Lake-area residents riled over plans to sell lakefront properties

  05-11-2017 23:33 via vancouversun.com
  By Ron Seymour
  A proposed sale of three town-owned waterfront properties in Lake Country has riled up residents who fear diminished public access to Okanagan Lake.
  The town plans to sell the lots, which stretch 210 metres along the shore, for a total of $1.3 million, and put the money toward other municipal purposes.
  “Fifty years from now, people will scratch their heads over this extremely short-sighted and bad business deal. Actually, I’m scratching my head now,” Randy Rose,
  
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• Thx 4 great feedback on r Look Think Go vids about sharing the road. Film students r shooting a new batch tday 🎬🎥.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-11-2017 23:08 via twitter.com
  Thx 4 great feedback on r Look Think Go vids about sharing the road.Film students r shooting a new batch tday 🎬🎥.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Douglas Todd: Reducing immigration to protect culture not seen as racist by most

  05-11-2017 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  Racism. Immigration.
  Few topics can combine to ignite such anger, contempt and division.
  It was not always this way. The belief that it is racist to want to reduce immigration has only been a significant viewpoint since the 1960s for some in the West. It’s still not a common belief among people in Asia.
  A Vancouver-raised demographer has discovered that people of good will, across nations, use the word racism differently. Their disagreement over the meaning has lead to often-bitter, possib
  
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• See a City problem that needs fixing? Pothole? Light out? Street cleaning? Use #CityFix app to report:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-11-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
  See a City problem that needs fixing? Pothole? Light out? Street cleaning? Use #CityFix app to report:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Winston Blackmore launches new challenge against anti-polygamy law

  05-11-2017 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  In 2011, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled that Canada’s anti-polygamy law was valid and “demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.”
  But Canada’s best-known polygamist Winston Blackmore — a man with at least 24 wives and 149 children — disagrees. And he is challenging that law starting Tuesday in a Cranbrook courtroom in the hope that his conviction on one count of polygamy will be stayed, the trial declared an abuse of process, or an order is g
  
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• RCMP identify Kamloops man wanted in firearms incident

  05-11-2017 20:31 via vancouversun.com
  Kamloops police have identified a suspect wanted in a firearms incident that took place Saturday evening at the Tournament Inn.
  “In the interest of public safety and to further the police investigation, Kamloops RCMP are confirming they are seeking Michael Shawn Boyer,” read a media release shared Sunday morning, along with a photo of Boyer.
  The incident took place Saturday evening in the parking lot of the Tournament Inn, located just off the Trans Canada Highway in Kamloops. Few de
  
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• Child dies in fall from apartment balcony in Burnaby

  05-11-2017 20:08 via vancouversun.com
  A child died Saturday afternoon in a fall from the balcony or window of a Burnaby apartment high-rise.
  Burnaby RCMP have confirmed the death, and are on scene at Timberlea Towers at 3771 Bartlett Court in the Sullivan Heights area. 
  The child, reportedly an eight-year-old girl, is believed to have fallen at least 20 floors. 
  Investigators are now looking for anyone who may have witnessed the fall, which occurred while a parent was at home, according to Burnaby RCMP Staff Sgt. Dale Carr
  
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• A look back at some of the colourful and beautiful October days in the City. 🍁 🍂 🍃#NorthVan https://t.co/4Xu5b81tTu

  05-11-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  
  A look back at some of the colourful and beautiful October days in the City. 🍁 🍂 🍃#NorthVan https://t.co/4Xu5b81tTu
  
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• Surrey homeowners rally after crackdown on secondary suites

  05-11-2017 19:52 via vancouversun.com
  There’s no place like home suite home.
  Dozens of residents were expected at Surrey City Hall on Sunday afternoon to protest the city’s crackdown on secondary suites in Clayton Heights.
  The rally comes after several Surrey homeowners were told to shut down their illegal secondary suites; the orders came as a result of what the city said were chronic complaints about the lack of parking in the area and other related issues.
  Residents, however, say the city’s been misleading with
  
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• Section of Stanley Park Seawall to close weekdays for rock scaling

  05-11-2017 19:10 via vancouversun.com
  A section of the Stanley Park Seawall will be closed on weekdays from now until Nov. 17 for annual maintenance.
  A stretch of the popular pathway around Stanley Park between Ferguson and Prospect points will be closed from Monday through Friday during the next two weeks for rock scaling, according to updates from the Vancouver Park Board.
  The rock scaling involves removing loose stone and debris and some pressure washing. The closure will allow crews the room to conduct work.
  Other sections will
  
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• Four federal byelections, including in ex-mayor Dianne Watts' South Surrey riding, slated for Dec. 11

  05-11-2017 18:21 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Voters in four ridings across the country, including that of former Conservative MP Dianne Watts in South Surrey-White Rock, will head to the polls for byelections on Dec. 11.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the date of the federal byelections for South Surrey-White Rock, the Newfoundland and Labrador riding of Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, Saskatchewan’s Battlefords-Lloydminster and Ontario’s Scarborough-Agincourt on Sunday.
  Watts, a former long-time mayor of Surre
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you race to fill up or skip the car when gas prices ris

  05-11-2017 18:09 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver gas prices hit about $1.45 per litre this weekend with the hike expected to last until about Wednesday or Thursday.
  GasBuddy petroleum analyst Dan McTeague said the jump in price is due to the perfect storm of a supply crunch, a weak Canadian dollar, and a surging demand. Additionally, two of four Washington State refineries are closed for maintenance.
  “We just don’t have enough supply in our own backyard to meet demand,” he said.
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• Joy-riding jet boaters destroying Pitt River salmon

  05-11-2017 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  ‘If you want fish, you have to protect these places,’ says Dan Gerak, pictured in 2008. ‘What they’re doing is like driving a car through a chicken coop,’ he says of jet boaters on the upper Pitt River.
  Joy-riding jet boaters are killing salmon and destroying thousands of eggs on the upper Pitt River, says the owner of a fishing lodge on the remote waterway near Maple Ridge.
  Dan Gerak said the number of jet boaters on the upper river, which feeds into the north side
  
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• Are you planning an outdoor event in 2018? It's time to book City venues. Book online cnv.org/BookAFacility or bo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-11-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  Are you planning an outdoor event in 2018? It's time to book City venues. Book online cnv.org/BookAFacility or bo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Still no sign of missing Vancouver hiker after all-day search

  05-11-2017 06:06 via vancouversun.com
  Search and rescue crews will continue their search for a missing young hiker at first light Sunday.  
  North Shore Rescue said Saturday it was searching, with assistance from Surrey, Ridge Meadows, Lions Bay and Coquitlam search teams, for 24-year-old Carl Couture, a Vancouver man reported missing by police on Thursday.
  “Unfortunately today we did not turn up any sign of him whatsoever,” said North Shore Rescue’s Mike Danks.
  “We had about 25 people on site,&rdquo
  
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• Search resumes Sunday morning for missing Vancouver hiker

  05-11-2017 06:06 via vancouversun.com
  Search and rescue crews have resumed their search for a missing young hiker on Sunday morning.
  North Shore Rescue said Saturday it was searching, with assistance from Surrey, Ridge Meadows, Lions Bay and Coquitlam search teams, for 24-year-old Carl Couture, a Vancouver man reported missing by police on Thursday.
  “Unfortunately today we did not turn up any sign of him whatsoever,” said North Shore Rescue’s Mike Danks.
  Crews were searching the North Shore mountains Saturday
  
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• More snow on the way for Metro Vancouver, shelters open

  05-11-2017 03:44 via vancouversun.com
  It’s a rare snow-vember in Metro Vancouver, as flurries fell across the region throughout the day, continuing a trend that began with the region’s first snowfall late Wednesday afternoon.
  But it’s not over yet. An Environment Canada special weather statement remains in effect, as more snow is expected overnight and into Sunday.
  Vancouver Island will likely see the most snow, with amounts of five to 10 centimetres expected through the evening.
  The agency says Metro Vancouve
  
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• Curtis Wayne Sagmoen: As RCMP search his parents farm, people who know him are speaking out

  05-11-2017 03:28 via vancouversun.com
  Curtis Wayne Sagmoen has been portrayed by some in the equestrian world as an “odd” guy, one who kept to himself and didn’t participate in cutting horse competitions like his two younger brothers.
  A man who once worked with Sagmoen in Alberta in 2015 recalled he had no teeth and referred to him as a “cowboy” foreman who had little concern about safety at a construction site where he worked as a pile driver.
  A Vernon sex worker described Sagmoen as a short man w
  
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• Legalizing marijuana: Rules must consider workplace safety

  05-11-2017 02:50 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — New rules for legalized marijuana need to consider the impact on workplaces and clarify the rights of both employers and employees, say some business groups.
  Ottawa has set July 1 as the deadline for regulations to be in place and many provinces and territories are still working to craft legislation, including British Columbia, where a public consultation on legal pot wrapped up this week.
  Anita Huberman, CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade, said large and small companies need gui
  
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• Vancouver Island teen's stolen Air Jordans replaced in 'grassroots effort'

  05-11-2017 02:25 via vancouversun.com
  After a Vancouver Island teenager was robbed of his Air Jordans during a visit to Port Angeles, the small, Washington state community rallied to replace them.
  The shoes — a pair of limited-edition, red Air Jordan 5 Red Suedes, released this summer — were snatched from the teen’s feet on Oct. 6 as he walked to his hotel room near Front and Peabody street. According to Port Angeles Police Chief Brian Smith, the teen was approached by a man on a BMX bike who brandished a can of pe
  
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• Child dies in fall from apartment balcony in Burnaby (with video)

  05-11-2017 01:44 via vancouversun.com
  A child died Saturday in a fall from a balcony or window of a Burnaby apartment highrise.
  Burnaby RCMP have confirmed the death, and are on scene at the Timberlea Towers high-rise at 3771 Bartlett Court in the Sullivan Heights area. 
  The child, reportedly a preteen, is believed to have fallen at least 20 floors. A child fell to his death on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, from a balcony of a highrise apartment buildings near the Loughheed Mall in Burnaby.
  A child fell to his death on Satu
  
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• Reminder: Don't forget to turn your clocks back an hour tonight before bed, and enjoy your extra hour of sleep.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  05-11-2017 01:00 via twitter.com
  Reminder: Don't forget to turn your clocks back an hour tonight before bed, and enjoy your extra hour of sleep.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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