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• Vancouver Island man arrested after video of cat abuse posted online

  22-11-2017 23:31 via vancouversun.com
  Mounties have arrested a 20-year-old Duncan man who allegedly shaved and drugged a cat and posted the video on Snapchat.
  North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP said Wednesday morning they are investigating a case of animal cruelty. One man has been arrested and charges are being considered against other youth who were involved.
  Sharline Haglund’s daughter was sent Snapchat videos of the family’s cat, Gigi, being abused early Tuesday morning. The videos were sent with the caption, “Your cat
  
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• RCMP searching for attacker in Whistler stabbing

  22-11-2017 23:25 via vancouversun.com
  Mounties in Whistler are searching for the person who stabbed a young man on the weekend in Whistler.
  At around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Whistler RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing in the 4300-block of Main Street.
  When they arrived, officers found a 24-year-old man suffering from asingle stab wound to his abdomen.
  The man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  Investigators believe a fight broke out between two people, and then one stabbed the other. They continue to
  
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• RCMP believe missing Alberta women may be in West Vancouver

  22-11-2017 23:23 via vancouversun.com
  The RCMP is asking for the public’s help finding two missing Alberta women, who may be in the West Vancouver area.
  Serenity Roswell, 22, and Jazmine Sleva, 21, were last seen in Sylvan Lake, Alta. on Nov. 17. They have not been in touch with their families since.
   The RCMP is hoping to speak with the women to ensure their wellbeing.
  Police say the pair may have headed B.C. and could be in West Vancouver. They may be travelling in a 2015 black Jeep Patriot with Alberta licence pla
  
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• Richmond woman, 54, dies after being struck by SUV

  22-11-2017 23:18 via vancouversun.com
  A 54-year-old Richmond woman has died from injuries suffered in a Nov. 12 pedestrian accident.
  The woman was struck by an SUV as she attempted to cross Bridgeport Road.
  Police say the driver, a 59-year-old Surrey man, stayed at the scene and “attempted to render assistance to the pedestrian.”
  The RCMP say neither speed, nor alcohol were contributing factors in this fatal collision. The pedestrian did not appear to have been crossing in a designated area, police said.
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• B.C. to reimburse methadone patients for taking clinic fees off welfare cheques

  22-11-2017 23:16 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — An application filed in the B.C. Supreme Court says the provincial governments has agreed to pay back more than $5.5 million in fees deducted from the income-assistance cheques of methadone patients.
  Details of the agreement were filed by plaintiff Laura Shaver and outline how B.C. will reimburse 70 per cent of the $7.7 million, plus interest, collected from more than 11,700 methadone patients.
  A proposed class-action lawsuit was launched two years ago aimed at preventing priva
  
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• Medical emergency causes SkyTrain delays

  22-11-2017 23:05 via vancouversun.com
  A medical emergency continues to cause delays on SkyTrain’s Millennium Line.
  Trains are single tracking between Rupert and Brentwood Stations and service frequency is reduced. TransLink says a shuttle bus is being set up between those two stations to accommodate crowds.
  TransLink says the Expo Line is unaffected.
  Meanwhile, a gas leak in Richmond that caused a disruption on the Canada Line Wednesday afternoon has been repaired.
  Fortis has given the all clear to resume Canada Line serv
  
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• Whistler Film Festival a Juggernaut of Canadian film tradition

  22-11-2017 22:55 via vancouversun.com
  Whistler Film Festival 
  Nov. 29-Dec. 3 | Whistler
  Tickets and info: whistlerfilmfestival.com
  Thanks to a pop princess set on crashing the gates of adulthood, Vancouver-based filmmaker Daniel DiMarco had to re-name his first feature film.
  “It was originally called Wrecking Ball, then Miley Cyrus came out and ruined my title,” said DiMarco referring to Cyrus’s monster hit pop song from 2013.
  DiMarco said at one point producers thought the Cyrus connection could score th
  
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• Update: Missing Coquitlam dog walker Annette Poitras found alive

  22-11-2017 22:55 via vancouversun.com
  UPDATE:  Annette Poitras, who went missing while walking dogs in Coquitlam Monday afternoon, has been found alive.
  RCMP say the woman was found Wednesday morning off in an off limits watershed area off the trail. She responsive and talking, RCMP said. The dogs are also OK. She will be taken to hospital by helicopter to ensure she has no injuries.
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  Missing dog walker found alive after two days lost in Coquitlam back countryThe search resumed Wednesday morning for Annette Poitras, who
  
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• Support the NSCR Annual Giving Campaign, a local charity that has been helping seniors, caregivers & families in ou… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-11-2017 22:30 via twitter.com
  Support the NSCR Annual Giving Campaign, a local charity that has been helping seniors, caregivers & families in ou… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• One person injured in police-involved shooting near Mission mall

  22-11-2017 22:11 via vancouversun.com
  One person has been injured in a police-involved shooting in Mission, according to reports.
  The shooting took place near the Mission Hills mall on Wednesday morning, according to News 1130. The news agency says the shooting involved a police officer.
  Mission Mounties have referred all calls to the E Division of the RCMP.
  A spokeswoman for E Division said on Wednesday afternoon that they had no information, and it may take some time before they release any details. 
  In B.C., the Independent
  
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• B.C. man convicted of trafficking in bear parts handed stiff fine

  22-11-2017 20:27 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — An undercover sting by the B.C.’s conservation service has ended with a conviction and fine for a man charged with trafficking in bear parts.
  Cache Creek resident Hong Hui Xie appeared in provincial court in Kamloops on Monday and was fined a total of $18,000 for purchasing bear paws and gall bladders.
  Court documents show the undercover operation targeting the 48-year-old man began in October 2015 and resulted in nine charges.
  Three of the counts were later stayed.
  Det. S
  
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• One person injured in Mission mall shooting

  22-11-2017 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  One person has been injured in a police-involved shooting in Mission, according to reports.
  The shooting took place near the Mission Hills Mall on Wednesday morning, according to News 1130. The news agency says the shooting involved a police officer.
  Mission Mounties have referred all calls to the E Division of the RCMP.
  A spokeswoman for E Division said on Wednesday afternoon that they had no information, and it may take some time before they release any details. 
  In B.C., the Independent
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs's daughter speaks about his abusive cult

  22-11-2017 20:14 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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• Cougar judged a risk to the public was shot and killed in Clearwater

  22-11-2017 20:03 via vancouversun.com
  CLEARWATER — Police in Clearwater shot and killed what appeared to be a starving cougar that they say had little fear of humans.
  RCMP Sgt. Grant Simpson says the animal was shot Tuesday after it was seen prowling through a subdivision in the municipality in B.C.’s North Thompson.
  Police were told an animal had killed a house cat, and Simpson says his members determined the cougar posed a significant risk to the public.
  When the cougar entered a home under construction, Simpson says o
  
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• #NorthVan be a #GreenAngel this year. Look from some inspiration here: metrovancouver.org/Christmas #NorthVan https://t.co/VO0OHXlzMe

  22-11-2017 20:01 via twitter.com
  
  #NorthVan be a #GreenAngel this year. Look from some inspiration here:metrovancouver.org/Christmas #NorthVan https://t.co/VO0OHXlzMe
  
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• The Lower Mainland comes alive with holiday music

  22-11-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  I’m fine with the adrenalin rush of last-minute shopping. But last-minute planning for seasonal music is entirely different. It’s long since time to make plans for the most popular traditional — and non-traditional — concerts.
  Usually the first-off-the-mark holiday performance is the Elektra Women’s Choir with Chez Nous, which takes the start of Advent as its cue. The choir performs at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 2 at the Dunbar Ryerson United Church in Vancouver and again at
  
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• Book review: Oracle Bone is rousing, fun and enchanting

  22-11-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Oracle Bone
  By Lydia Kwa
  Arsenal Pulp |  $19.95It’s a safe bet to suppose that a hefty majority of Lydia Kwa’s readers will possess zero-to-little knowledge about pre-modern Chinese literary history. Thankfully, the Vancouver-based writer has anticipated exactly that.        
  In the final few pages of Oracle Bone, her fourth novel, she contextualizes her story of warrior nuns, magical forests, infant homicide, palace intrigue, herbal
  
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• 2017 gift guide: 20 holiday beauty sets worth giving

  22-11-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The holidays are the perfect time to gift, receive and stock up on beauty favourites. 
  Virtually every brand offers some type of beauty bundle or other during the season — usually offering a savings that’s worthy of a pre-Christmas splurge. 
  To help you navigate the online and bricks-and-mortar beauty space, we’ve selected 20 (yes, 20!) of our favourite beauty and skin care offerings for this year. 
  Safe to say, it’s going to be a very, merry — and be
  
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• Concert Announcement: Katy Perry adds second Vancouver show at Rogers Arena

  22-11-2017 19:44 via vancouversun.com
  Katy Perry: Witness: The Tour
  Feb. 6, 7 p.m. | Rogers Arena
  Tickets: On sale Friday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m. at katyperry.com and ticketmaster.com
  A second Vancouver date by singer Katy Perry has been added to Rogers Arena. Tickets go on sale on Dec. 1 for the Feb. 6 concert, which will be the final night of the 52-date North American leg of the singer’s Witness: The Tour. 
  Perry also performs at Rogers Arena on Feb. 5. Tickets for that show, which range from $50.50-$226, are already on sale.
  
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• Hey! @NVCFD are collecting toys for the Christmas Bureau to 165 E. 13th St. Do good and donate. #NorthVan https://t.co/7TB4mPWere

  22-11-2017 18:35 via twitter.com
  
  Hey! @NVCFD are collecting toys for the Christmas Bureau to 165 E. 13th St. Do good and donate. #NorthVan https://t.co/7TB4mPWere
  
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• Have you had a chance to share your thoughts on congestion and mobility pricing in #metrovancouver with @itstimemv… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-11-2017 18:34 via twitter.com
  Have you had a chance to share your thoughts on congestion and mobility pricing in #metrovancouver with @itstimemv… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Search for missing dog walker resumes this morning in Coquitlam

  22-11-2017 17:25 via vancouversun.com
  The search will resume this morning at first light for Annette Poitras, who went missing while walking dogs in Coquitlam Monday afternoon.
  Exhaustive efforts in severe weather conditions by rescuers, dogs and helicopter crews had turned up no trace of Poitras by Tuesday afternoon, 24 hours after she vanished. By that time every known and newly discovered trail in the area had been searched, spotters had scanned the area from the sky, and a thermal imaging camera on the Air One police helicopter
  
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• Daily Poll: Shop until you drop or buy nothing? What are your plans for Black Friday?

  22-11-2017 17:03 via vancouversun.com
  It will be shopping mayhem in Vancouver on Friday, as consumers look forward to a day of deals known as Black Friday. But not everyone is excited about the event. The folks at Adbusters Magazine, which in the 1990s began promoting a day of protest against consumerism called Buy Nothing Day, are again reminding people that buying stuff doesn’t make people happy
  “So this year, at a moment in human history when global warming is breathing down our necks, why not do something wildly diff
  
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• Cranbrook plow operator praised for speedy, potentially life-saving work

  22-11-2017 17:01 via vancouversun.com
  CRANBROOK — A snowplow operator in southeastern British Columbia is being praised for his role in saving the life of an elderly woman.
  Vern Radloff rushed to assist first responders in Cranbrook reach the 73-year-old who had fallen at her isolated home several days earlier, but had finally managed to reach her phone to call for help.
  Radloff, a plow operator for the City of Cranbrook for nearly 30 years, says he couldn’t believe what awaited him at the rural property.
  He says about 2
  
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• RCMP searching for a suspect in Whistler stabbing attack

  22-11-2017 16:57 via vancouversun.com
  Mounties in Whistler are searching for a suspect who stabbed a young man on the weekend in Whistler.
  At around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Whistler RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing in the 4300-block of Main Street.
  When they arrived, officers found a 24-year-old man suffering from asingle stab wound to his abdomen.
  The man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  Investigators believe a fight broke out between two people, and then one stabbed the other. They continue to
  
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• More to being Santa Claus than Ho-Ho-Ho-ing

  22-11-2017 16:49 via vancouversun.com
  According to Bill Marles, being a good Santa Claus means understanding body language — and keeping an eye on the parents.
  Marles, a professional Santa, said that is particularly important when he starts talking to a child sitting on his knee and asks: “Have you been a good boy or girl?’ Some say right away, ‘Yes of course.’ Others, ‘Most of the time.’”
  It’s the next question that takes skill in figuring out the psychological landscape: asking
  
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• George Affleck won't seek re-election for Vancouver City Council

  22-11-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Coun. George Affleck says he will not seek a third term in next October’s city election.
  Affleck, who contemplated a run for the mayoral nomination with the Non-Partisan Association, told Postmedia that he is leaving civic politics at the end of this term for personal reasons.
  “I wanted to let people know that after much discussion with my family, friends and others, I have made the decision not to seek the nomination of mayoral candidate for the NPA; nor will I be seeking
  
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• Number of B.C. doctors growing but work-life balance means fewer patient visits, worsening access

  22-11-2017 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Primary care physicians trying to achieve the Holy Grail — work/life balance — are exacerbating patient access problems because they’re working less than previous generations of such doctors, a new University of B.C. study shows.
  The authors warn that if the supply of primary care doctors (also called family doctors or general practitioners) doesn’t grow substantially, “ever-shrinking practices will result in an increasing number of people who have difficulty findin
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Wednesday, Nov. 22

  22-11-2017 07:20 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for the weekend of Nov. 18-19.
  Vancouver Christmas Market
  Here it is. The single best event of the year. The Vancouver Christmas Market. Now I know that this might not be your cup of tea. But if that’s the case, you’re wrong. The Christmas market is the best thing. Weird German Christmas decorations. Shea butter-infused artisanal soaps. Llama scarves. Spiked coffee and apple cider. Sausages and other meats, co
  
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• Whistler open to helping Calgary with potential 2026 Olympic bid

  22-11-2017 07:08 via vancouversun.com
  Reusing the ski-jumps built for the 2010 Olympics in Whistler in Calgary’s potential bid for the 2026 Games makes a lot of sense and the facility’s operator has indicated it is open to the idea, according to its CEO.
  Making use of Whistler’s facility to offset the estimated $100 million cost to build new ski jumps near Calgary is one of the ideas contemplated by the Calgary Bid Exploration Committee in a report it tabled with Calgary city council Monday.
  It is too early for Whi
  
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• 2018 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival announces lineup

  22-11-2017 06:00 via vancouversun.com
  PuSh International Performing Arts Festival 
  Jan. 16-Feb. 4, various times | Various venues
  Tickets and info: pushfestival.ca
  The 14th annual edition of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival was announced earlier this week. Once again, Vancouver is to host some of the finest artists from our own region as well, as 11 other countries around the world, for three weeks of unique shows meant to educate, entertain and transform audiences.
  As ever, PuSh is expanding its boundaries to ta
  
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• Black Friday: Find the best deals around Metro Vancouver

  22-11-2017 03:19 via vancouversun.com
  In America, Black Friday falls on the day after Thanksgiving. But in Canada, where we celebrated Thanksgiving a month ago, Black Friday is probably better described as the Friday before Cyber Monday. With Christmas just around the corner, and no more major North American holidays standing between now and then, the holiday shopping season begins in earnest this weekend.
  To stir your holiday shopping spirit, retailers all across Metro Vancouver are promising deals upon deals. We’ve done our
  
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• Opinion: Local fisheries key to orcas’ survival

  22-11-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Tuesday marked World Fisheries Day, which highlights the importance of sustainable fisheries for the long-term conservation of our oceans and marine wildlife.
  It also serves as a stark reminder of the dire state of many fisheries around the world. According to the United Nations, nearly one-third of fish stocks are being overfished and another 60 per cent are being fully fished. Additionally, loss or degradation of marine habitats, pollution, and global warming are contributing to the decline of
  
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• Search for missing dog walker stumps rescue crews in Coquitlam

  22-11-2017 02:43 via vancouversun.com
  Police and search and rescuers say they are perplexed about the disappearance of Annette Poitras, who went missing in Coquitlam Monday afternoon.
  Exhaustive efforts in severe weather conditions by rescuers, dogs and helicopter crews had turned up no trace of Poitras by Tuesday afternoon, 24 hours after she vanished. By that time every known and newly discovered trail in the area had been searched, spotters had scanned the area from the sky, and a thermal imaging camera on the Air One police heli
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Gov. Inslee hails B.C. vision, less thrilled with Trump

  22-11-2017 02:26 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — There was nothing hidden about one item on the agenda Tuesday as Washington Governor Jay Inslee became the first leader from his state to address the B.C. legislature in more than 30 years.
  Three times in the course of a 15-minute address did Inslee offer reassurances over the international anxieties raised by U.S. President Donald Trump.
  He did it when praising the process of democracy in his state and our province.
  “It’s important to say that, I think, right n
  
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• Why scientists can still be people of faith

  22-11-2017 02:22 via vancouversun.com
  The director of the Vatican Observatory, Brother Guy Consolmagno, wears a Jesuit’s collar and a science graduate’s ring from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — and sees no conflict in that at all. The notion that science and faith are separate silos not only isn’t true, it has never been true, says the planetary scientist — they are just different ways of explaining the observable world. Barriers that have grown between scientists and people of faith should
  
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• Richmond RCMP release sketch of man who allegedly grabbed girl, 10, by the arm

  22-11-2017 02:21 via vancouversun.com
  Police have released a forensic sketch of a man who allegedly grabbed a student by the arm in Richmond.
  According to a Richmond RCMP news release, the incident occurred on November 15, 2017 near Whiteside Elementary School. 
  The student, a 10-year-old girl, was running near the field south of the school. Police say that the man, believed to be in his 40s or 50s, was photographing the area with his cellphone, and as the student ran toward him, he grabbed her arm.
  Richmond RCMP woul
  
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• POS fraud on the rise: North Vancouver RCMP - North Shore News

  22-11-2017 02:20 via nsnews.com
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  POS fraud on the rise: North Vancouver RCMP
  North Shore News
  North Vancouver RCMP is warning business owners to keep an eye on their “customers” after a spate of frauds using point of sale terminals. In the wrong hands, credit and debit machines can be used to reverse charges, the modern day equivalent of ...
  
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• City of Vancouver expected to make housing announcement soon after feds

  22-11-2017 02:16 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver is expected to unveil its 10-year housing strategy shortly, following a major local announcement on the same issue coming from the federal government on Wednesday.
  The federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jean-Yves Duclos, is scheduled to make a major housing policy announcement Wednesday morning in Vancouver.
  It will be a joint event, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appearing in Toronto while Duclos is in Vancouver, the two cities facing the co
  
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• POS fraud on the rise: North Vancouver RCMP

  22-11-2017 02:15
  
  North Vancouver RCMP is warning business owners to keep an eye on their “customers” after a spate of frauds using point of sale terminals.
  
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• Have you been to the North Shore Transfer Station Recycling Drop-off area? One stop to recycle so many things for F… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-11-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  Have you been to the North Shore Transfer Station Recycling Drop-off area? One stop to recycle so many things for F… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Government covers $700,000-a-year drug for sick Vancouver woman

  22-11-2017 01:58 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — A young woman whose only hope for recovery rested on a drug that costs more than $700,000 a year will get her medication covered by the provincial government after all.
  University of B.C. student Shantee Anaquod, 23, had been in poor health in hospital for weeks fighting the rare condition of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and trying to convince the government to pay for the life-saving drug Soliris. 
  On Tuesday, Shantee’s mother Jennifer Anaquod said
  
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• North Vancouver's Chemtrade plant shut down for two weeks of repairs - North Shore News

  22-11-2017 01:47 via nsnews.com
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  North Vancouver's Chemtrade plant shut down for two weeks of repairs
  North Shore News
  Chemtrade Eletrochem Inc., formerly Canexus, on Dollarton Highway in North Vancouver. photo Mike Wakefield, North Shore News. Chemtrade Electrochem is shutting down its North Vancouver chlor-alkali plant for two weeks while it deals with an “operating ...
  
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