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• Polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs's daughter speaks about his abusive cult

  21-11-2017 23:51 via vancouversun.com
  When Rachel Jeffs was eight, her father initiated her into sex. It started with sexual touching that eventually escalated and it went on for eight years.
  Rachel’s father is Warren Jeffs, the prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS). He’s in a Texas prison serving a life sentence plus 20 years for sexually abusing two of his under-aged wives — a 12-year-old and a 15-year-old.
  Rachel Jeffs was born into the chu
  
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• Seven candidates confirmed for South Surrey-White Rock byelection

  21-11-2017 23:24 via vancouversun.com
  Seven people have thrown their hat in the ring to fill the federal South Surrey-White Rock seat left vacant by the resignation of former Conservative MP Dianne Watts.
  Larry Colero (Green), Kerry-Lynne Findlay (Conservative), Gordie Hogg (Liberal), Jonathan Silveira (NDP), Michael Huenefeld (Progressive Canadian), Rod Taylor (Christian Heritage) and Donald Wilson (Libertarian) will all be on the ballot when voters head to the polls Dec. 11. 
  Advance voting days are on Dec. 1-4.
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• B.C. Ferries cancels three Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay sailings

  21-11-2017 23:23 via vancouversun.com
  A mechanical issue with the Queen of Oak Bay has forced B.C. Ferries to cancel three sailings between Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay (Nanaimo) on Tuesday.
  The three cancelled sailings are:
  12:30 p.m. from Departure Bay;
  3 p.m. from Horseshoe Bay;
  5 p.m. from Departure Bay.
  In a service notice, B.C. Ferries said the Queen of Oak Bay is experiencing steering problems and engineers are working on the issue.
  B.C. Ferries customers are advised to check the company’s website for
  
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• UVic engineers use 3-D printing to help overseas children with deformities

  21-11-2017 22:47 via vancouversun.com
  A group of University of Victoria engineers is working with 3-D printers to help children in the developing world.
  The bio-medical engineers use the printers to fashion corrective devices and braces to treat clubfoot and scoliosis, curvature of the spine. They will begin in Nepal.
  The group has been awarded a $100,000 seed grant, one of 20 across Canada. The federal government’s Grand Challenges Canada announced $2 million in grants on Monday.
  UVic team member Nick Dechev said th
  
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• There's a BIG addition to the Christmas Festival this year! Sky Wheel on the Pier Dec 2/3 thanks to the Lower Lonsd… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-11-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
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• Washington State governor calls for high-speed rail to Vancouver

  21-11-2017 21:43 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Washington State Governor Jay Inslee says it’s time to seriously consider a high-speed rail link between Seattle and Vancouver.
  Inslee told MLAs at the B.C. legislature Tuesday his state will soon release the results of a $1-million study into a rail line that would cut transportation time between the two cities from three hours to one. Inslee’s office began the cost-benefit analysis earlier this year of the “ultra high-speed” rail line with trains at spe
  
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• Fish farm takes blame for feed bags on Tofino-area beaches

  21-11-2017 21:29 via vancouversun.com
   A Port Alberni-based fish farm has taken responsibility for the thousands of plastic feed bags that are fouling beaches in Pacific Rim National Park.
  Omega Pacific Sea Farms said in a statement this morning that the bags spilled into the water after a series of storms battered the barge connected to its Jane Bay farm in Barkley Sound.
  The first storm hit on Oct. 18, partially sinking the barge, said owner Bruce Kenny.
  “The Canadian Coast Guard attended, and determined the incident to
  
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• Another rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver

  21-11-2017 21:16 via vancouversun.com
  Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver and B.C.’s South Coast.
  “A long episode of rain, at times heavy, is expected,” reads Environment Canada’s foreboding and soggy warning, which calls for prolonged periods of rain over the next two or three days.
  Rainfall amounts of 150 mm are possible for Howe Sound, the northern sections of Metro Vancouver, the northern sections of Fraser Valley and near Hope.
  Flooding is possible in low-lying areas
  
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• 'Co-working' expected to boom in Vancouver

  21-11-2017 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  The New York-based co-working company WeWork is continuing to search for more space in Vancouver.
  “We’re really excited about Vancouver and have been keeping an eye on it for some time,” said WeWork’s general manager for the Northwest region, Gina Phillips. “There is a movement toward the growth of the Vancouver tech ecosystem and emerging startup environment.”
  WeWork’s efforts here will likely accelerate the transformation of swaths of Vancouver’s
  
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• Widow of man struck by SUV in Saanich gives birth to healthy twin boys

  21-11-2017 20:59 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The widow of the man who was fatally struck by a vehicle in Saanich last month has given birth to healthy twin boys.
  Meena Devi, 27, had a caesarean section at Victoria General Hospital Monday, giving her four-year-old son, Ankush, two baby brothers, who have yet to be named.
  But the twins will never know their father, Khushal Rana, who died on Oct. 21, three days after he was hit by an SUV while walking along Gorge Road West. Devi, who is from India and speaks little Engli
  
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• TransLink online store sells SeaBus t-shirts, SkyTrain shower curtains and more

  21-11-2017 20:33 via vancouversun.com
  Have you ever wished for a water bottle, coffee mug or even a throw pillow that reflects Metro Vancouver’s transit system?
  You’re in luck. On Tuesday, TransLink is launching its online merchandise store at translinkstore.ca.
  “The idea came from our customers, originally,” said TransLink spokeswoman Jill Drews. “It’s something we get requests for regularly.”
  Drews said TransLink looked at what other agencies around North America, such as the Toronto Trans
  
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• Man who sought refuge in B.C. church loses another attempt to clear his name

  21-11-2017 20:13 via vancouversun.com
  A Federal Court judge in Vancouver has dismissed another application from an El Salvadoran refugee who says his name has been tarnished by the Canadian government over allegations of past links to terrorism.
  Jose Figueroa is now a permanent resident of Canada, but he spent two years in asylum in a B.C. church to avoid deportation after the former Conservative government labelled him as a member of a terrorist group.
  The deportation order was withdrawn shortly after the 2015 election of the feder
  
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• This Just In: Amore Pacific Vintage Single Extract Essence, Shu Uemura The Lightbulb Essence and Nivea 2-in-1 Moisturizing Primer

  21-11-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Amore Pacific 
  Vintage Single Extract Essence
  They say: A skin-hydrating, clarifying and toning essence that uses antioxidants to help promote anti-aging and prebiotics. 
  We say: An essence can be a powerful addition to your skin care routine. Why? Well, these lightweight tonics can pack a big skin-boosting punch without adding a heavy product into the mix. Our tester, who has combination skin and battles an uneven skin tone, was impressed with the smoothing properties of this essence.
  
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• Style Q&A: Vancouver-based family brand Tense Watches keeps on ticking

  21-11-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If you already know about the family owned watch brand Tense Watches, you’re in good company.
  But, if you haven’t yet heard of it? It’s high time that you did. The Vancouver-based watch brand boasts a long history of using a unique material to craft cool, quality timepieces.
  Frances Lau, co-founder of the brand, recently chatted with Postmedia News about the brand, which watch is most popular — and why her dad can still be found in the workshop nearly 50 years after start
  
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• Plenty more rain in the forecast today & tomorrow + rest of the week... Our crews are for it. Use #CityFix app to… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-11-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  Plenty more rain in the forecast today & tomorrow+ rest of the week... Our crews are for it. Use #CityFix app to… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Congratulations to all of last night's 2017 Civic Award recipients, and thank you for all that you do to help make… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-11-2017 19:39 via twitter.com
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• Children of single parents at greatest risk of poverty, B.C. report card says

  21-11-2017 19:02 via vancouversun.com
  If we gathered together all the children in this province who live in poverty, they would be B.C.’s fifth-largest city with a population of 153,300.
  That city would be disproportionately populated with First Nations kids, visible minorities, recent immigrants and especially children of single parents, according to a newly released report card by the First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition.
  Add to that, the astronomical rents in Metro Vancouver mean that being poor here is far wo
  
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• Bramwell Tovey to conduct BBC Concert Orchestra

  21-11-2017 18:37 via vancouversun.com
  Bramwell Tovey, the outgoing music director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, has been appointed the next principal conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra.
  The announcement comes after Tovey took up a position as Associate Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral Activities at Boston University earlier this fall.
  The BBC supports a family of musical ensembles, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra and regional symphonic groups in Scotland and Wales. The organization also works in associat
  
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• Search and rescue crews look for missing dog walker in Coquitlam

  21-11-2017 18:30 via vancouversun.com
  Crews are still out this morning searching the trails along the east side of Coquitlam’s Eagle Mountain for any signs of Annette Poitras.
  The 56-year-old professional dog walker hasn’t been seen since 2 p.m. Monday. She was walking three dogs — a boxer, a collie and a puggle — in the area around her home in Westwood Plateau and was expected home before dark.
  Coquitlam RCMP say there is no indication of foul play but Poitras was not prepared to spend the night ou
  
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• Come & help out at the last City Park Stewards Event for 2017 | Saturday, Nov. 25 - 9 am to 12 pm | Heywood Park… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-11-2017 18:09 via twitter.com
  Come & help out at the last City Park Stewards Event for 2017 | Saturday, Nov. 25 - 9 am to 12 pm | Heywood Park… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Bling thing: A guide to buying jewelry for holiday gifting

  21-11-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s no secret that the holidays present the perfect opportunity to gift jewelry.  
  “Jewelry is a great option because people attach a lot of meaning and it inherently comes with significance,” Dane Stevens, co-owner of Cavalier Jewellers in Gastown, says. “It can be worn, showcased, talked about daily — far more often than, say, a pair of socks or a one-time trip to the spa.
  “It’s a constant reminder of that person, or of t
  
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• Concert Announcement: Eagles play Rogers Arena in May

  21-11-2017 16:51 via vancouversun.com
  The Eagles will make a Vancouver stop at Rogers Arena on May 10, 2018 as part of their 2018 North American tour.
  The 70s super group, which lost founding member Glenn Frey last January, is hitting the road with a lineup that includes regulars Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, along with country music star Vince Gill and Deacon Frey, who will be taking the place of his dead father.Tickets go on sale Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.
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• Style Q&A: Michelle Addison talks new Vancouver jewelry line, Roque

  21-11-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  A model wears the Diane earring from the Vancouver-based brand ROQUE.
  A jewelry line that strikes the perfect balance between opulence and minimalism can be hard to find. 
  Cue: Roque Jewelry.
  The new Vancouver-based collection features delicate designs, each crafted using luxurious elements such as pearls, metals and assorted gemstones. Michelle Addison, the brand’s co-founder, chatted with Postmedia News about the launch, striking the perfect balance and what sets Roque apart fr
  
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• Q&A: Canada 150 Women highlights female leaders

  21-11-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  The new book Canada 150 Women (Conversations with Leaders, Champions, and Luminaries) celebrates Canadian women while shining a light on the need for more support and equal representation for women in Canada.
  Vancouver author Paulina Cameron, the former head of national organization Young Women in Business, took some time to answer a few questions.
  Vancouver’s Paulina Cameron’s new book Canada 150 Women is out now.
   
  Q: Why this book now?
  A: Women have made tremendous progress i
  
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• TransLink opens online merchandise store

  21-11-2017 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Have you ever wished for a water bottle, coffee mug or even a throw pillow that reflects Metro Vancouver’s transit system?
  You’re in luck. On Tuesday, TransLink is launching its online merchandise store at translinkstore.ca.
  “The idea came from our customers, originally,” said TransLink spokeswoman Jill Drews. “It’s something we get requests for regularly.”
  Drews said TransLink looked at what other agencies around North America, such as the Toronto Trans
  
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• No, Seth Rogen didn't actually smoke pot in Pineapple Express: Tidbits from the Rogen-Goldberg AMA

  21-11-2017 09:13 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s funniest men, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, took to everyone’s favourite chatboard Reddit on Monday afternoon to take questions from fans and to hype their new series Future Man, streaming on U.S. service Hulu and in Canada on premium cable channel FXX.We’re Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg here to talk our new sci-fi action-comedy on Hulu: Future Man! fromIAmALet’s get to the highlights.
  Seth Rogen and James Franco spend a quiet moment in the woods during a scene
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Details of 2005 murder disclosed at Vallee trial

  21-11-2017 08:58 via vancouversun.com
  The former UN gang member known as A has testified at the Cory Vallee murder trial that others in his gang were behind the August 2005 double slaying of Harry Gill and Lexi Madsen in Abbotsford. No one has been charged 12 years later.
  Here’s my story:
  Ex-gangster got immunity in 2005 murder for cooperation, B.C. trial hears
   
  A former United Nations gangster struck a deal to make sure he wouldn’t be prosecuted in connection with an unsolved 2005 double murder as part of an agree
  
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• Rivers are high in #northvan right now! Keep yourself, kids and pets safe by being cautious when near the rivers. T… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-11-2017 06:32 via twitter.com
  Rivers are high in #northvan right now! Keep yourself, kids and pets safe by being cautious when near the rivers. T… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Port Alberni-based company wins top honours for cleaning machine that uses ice

  21-11-2017 04:20 via vancouversun.com
  A Port Alberni company has blasted its way into the top ranks of global innovation and technology with a new industrial cleaning machine heralded as one of the 100 most innovative technologies of 2017. 
  The Coulson Ice Blast’s IceStorm90, which received an R&D 100 Award in Orlando, Fla., last Friday, is the first such machine in the world to use ice as a medium.
  “We’re the only one in the world to do this, and we have good, strong intellectual property to protect
  
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• Controversial Langley condo project had 149 buyers for 91 units

  21-11-2017 04:01 via vancouversun.com
  Individual pre-sale condo units in a Metro Vancouver development were sold to as many as three or four buyers, B.C. Supreme Court heard Monday, in a case where several parties are hoping to find out what happened to more than $12 million paid by prospective homebuyers.
  Mark John Chandler, a Vancouver condo developer with a history of legal issues, was ordered Monday to provide financial records and other documents to The Bowra Group, the receiver appointed last month by the court to take co
  
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• TransLink considering charging by distance instead of by zone

  21-11-2017 03:34 via vancouversun.com
  You could pay for transit by the distance you travel instead of by zone under new changes TransLink is proposing to the public.
  TransLink is asking riders to weigh in on two options, one where rapid transit (including SeaBus) and buses are both distance-based, and another where rapid-transit riders would pay per-kilometre-travelled, but bus riders would be charged a low, flat rate.
  The changes being considered wouldn’t result in an increase or decrease in revenue, said Andrew Devlin, Trans
  
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• Person with pellet gun draws police attention, closes East 41st Avenue in Vancouver

  21-11-2017 03:25 via vancouversun.com
  What turned out to be just a pellet gun briefly drew heightened attention from Vancouver police Monday afternoon
  According to VPD spokesman Sgt. Jason Robillard, officers responded to a report of a person with a weapon. 
  Sometime before 4:45 p.m., police closed East 41st Avenue east of Knight Street to eastbound traffic. Traffic was moving again by about 5:45 p.m.
  Staff at the East Side Craft House at the corner of 41st and Knight said several customers reported the sidewalk was blocked, fo
  
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• Do NDP respond to half a billion in uncollected fraudsters penalties

  21-11-2017 03:21 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government on Monday denounced the B.C. Securities Commission’s dismal record of more than half a billion dollars in uncollected penalties issued to fraudsters in the past decade.
  In a written statement, Finance Minister Carole James encouraged any proposals from the securities commission to improve its collection of penalties.
  The government response comes after a Postmedia investigation revealed more than 80 fraudsters who have harmed thousands of investors — in
  
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• Crown wants 4 1/2 years for accused in fatal attack outside night club

  21-11-2017 03:20 via vancouversun.com
  A woman convicted in the fatal assault of another woman outside a Vancouver nightclub should receive a 4 1/2-year sentence in jail, a prosecutor argued Monday.
  In July, Samantha Nadine Doolan, 30, pleaded guilty to the August 2016 manslaughter of Lauren Lindsay McLellan, 28, near the Caprice Nightclub in the Granville Street entertainment district.
  Before the assault, the two women had been patrons of the Caprice and had come face-to-face in the bar area, exchanging words and pushing one another
  
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• Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund Announces Declaration of Force Majeure at North Vancouver Chlor-Alkali Plant - Canada NewsWire (press release)

  21-11-2017 03:20 via newswire.ca
  Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund Announces Declaration of Force Majeure at North Vancouver Chlor-Alkali Plant
  Canada NewsWire (press release)
  TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2017 /CNW/ - Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (TSX: CHE.UN) announced today that a recurrence of an operating issue has resulted in an unplanned interruption of production at its North Vancouver chlor-alkali plant. The plant is an ...and more »
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Waffling Watts under fire in B.C. Liberal party leadership fight

  21-11-2017 03:01 via vancouversun.com
  NANAIMO — As the campaign for the B.C. Liberal leadership enters its third month, the prime target for the veterans in the field remains party newcomer Dianne Watts, the former mayor of Surrey.
  “You talk a lot about a new vision for B.C., but the details of that vision have been fairly limited,” challenged former transportation minister Todd Stone during a leadership debate in Nanaimo on Sunday. “Could you share exactly what this fresh new vision is that you propose?&rdqu
  
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• Opinion: Vancouver leading the way on home-sharing in Canada

  21-11-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Thousands of people across Vancouver were watching this week as their city became the first major market in Canada to legitimize home-sharing. We took our role working with the city seriously and the regulations that were passed reflect a straightforward, common-sense approach that is tailored to Vancouver’s unique needs.
  Throughout this long and thoughtful debate, it was evident that Vancouverites are strongly engaged in issues that affect their city. We worked closely with city officials
  
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• B.C. refers expensive drug to special committee for coverage

  21-11-2017 02:40 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The B.C. government will refer a drug that costs more than $700,000 a year to a special committee for exceptional coverage, and potentially pay the bill on a patient-by-patient basis, says the health minister.
  Adrian Dix said Monday that the committee will be allowed to authorize coverage of the drug Soliris in certain cases, despite what he called an “outrageous” cost by the drug manufacturer. Soliris can treat atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, a rare autoimmune d
  
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• Surrey RCMP looking for groper in Guildford

  21-11-2017 02:39 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP are on the lookout after a woman was sexually assaulted in Guildford.
  According to a media release, a woman was groped and thrown to the ground just after 8 p.m. Sunday in the 10200-block of 148th Street.
  The suspect followed the woman after she got off a bus near 104 Avenue.
  The woman screamed, drawing the attention of neighbours who scared off the man. 
  Mounties say the man is Caucasian, about 35 years old, is of a “medium” build and was wearing a black hooded swea
  
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• Ex-gangster got immunity in 2005 murder for cooperation, B.C. trial hears

  21-11-2017 02:25 via vancouversun.com
  A former United Nations gangster struck a deal to make sure he wouldn’t be prosecuted in connection with an unsolved 2005 double murder as part of an agreement to testify against his former gang mates, B.C. Supreme Court heard on Monday.
  The man, who can only be called “Witness A” due to a sweeping publication ban, admitted that he played a role in the Abbotsford slaying of Hartinder (Harry) Gill and his girlfriend Lexi Madsen.
  A said he drove a “blocker” car and th
  
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• Vancouver police issue warning about phone scams targeting older people

  21-11-2017 02:18 via vancouversun.com
  If an unknown person calls you up and says you need to turn money over to someone else…don’t do it, Vancouver police again want to remind people.
  The VPD want to “remind anyone who may be suspicious about personal money transfers or withdrawals to call the police, or speak to a trusted family member, before withdrawing or transferring any money.”
  According to a VPD media release, a 94-year-old Vancouver woman took a call at home on Friday which has prompted this new remi
  
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• Counting down. Council meets tonight at 6pm. Joining us? Watching online? Here’s the agenda:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-11-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
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• We're recruiting for a Temporary Full-time Project Engineer - Waterfront. Click here to apply. ow.ly/f8bQ30gI5eY

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• UBC denies mishandling sex assault complaints in response to human rights cases

  21-11-2017 00:32 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia has denied mishandling sexual assault reports in documents filed with the province’s human rights tribunal.
  History graduate Glynnis Kirchmeier and engineering student Stephanie Hale have launched separate complaints with the tribunal over the school’s response to sexual violence.
  The university recently filed separate responses to the complaints.
  “The respondent denies that it discriminated as alleged in the complaint or at
  
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• We've got a brief break between rainstorms. Just enough time to clear your storm drains before we get drenched agai… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  21-11-2017 00:00 via twitter.com
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• Doctors at B.C. hospital question why police eavesdrop on suspects in ER

  21-11-2017 00:00 via vancouversun.com
  Imagine taking a doctor into your confidence in a hospital emergency room, only to discover that someone else is recording the conversation on a smartphone. One of B.C.’s busiest hospitals is wrestling with that very problem, and the someone else happens to be the local police.
  Doctors at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster have complained that local police and RCMP officers are routinely recording conversations without consent between doctors and patients who are considered a susp
  
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