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• CORRECTED MAP: Work to upgrade a culvert on Mountain Highway at Thames Creek (north of Borthwick Rd) starts next Tu… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-11-2017 23:50 via twitter.com
  CORRECTED MAP: Work to upgrade a culvert on Mountain Highway at Thames Creek (north of Borthwick Rd) starts next Tu… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Prince Rupert deer finally free of hammock twined in antlers

  23-11-2017 23:48 via vancouversun.com
  Hammy the deer is free of a purple hammock that was tangled in his antlers for months.
  B.C. Conservations Officers captured the deer on Thursday and manage to snip away the netting before releasing the deer back into the wild.
  The buck became entangled in a backyard hammock in Prince Rupert in August. He was cut free by RCMP officers, but took off running before they could remove one last clump of hammock from his antlers.
  B.C. Conservation Officers free Hammy the deer of a hammock tangled in hi
  
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• Obituary: Vancouver underground artistic legend Al Neil dies at 93

  23-11-2017 23:06 via vancouversun.com
  Al Neil was an unknown legend.
  Most Vancouverites have never heard of him. But in the Vancouver art world he was a giant of the avant-garde, a triple threat equally adept at music, art and writing.
  “He was experimental, and he was always pushing the envelope, trying to expand the concept of art beyond the regular gallery art kind of situation,” said artist Michael De Courcy.
  “He was passionate, he was driven. Not so much by the need for monetary success, but to satisfy his own
  
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• After spending on Black Friday start thinking about Giving Tuesday

  23-11-2017 23:02 via vancouversun.com
  An estimated one in five Canadians will spend about $350 on consumer goods on Black Friday. It’s now approaching Boxing Day as the best day for consumer deals in the country. Black Friday plus Cyber Monday equals a $50-billion spending spree by North Americans during the next four days.
  But rather than spending excessively and facing a debt hangover in January, there is another way to celebrate Christmas: by helping others.
  One way people are giving back is with Giving Tuesday, which focus
  
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• The Better Business Bureau's 10 steps to avoid scams at Christmas

  23-11-2017 23:01 via vancouversun.com
  The Better Business Bureau has developed steps you can take to avoid being scammed this Christmas, or anytime.
  “If you can just remember these 10 things, you can avoid most scams and help protect yourself and your family,” the BBB says.
  1: Never send money to someone you have never met face-to-face.
  “Seriously, just don’t ever do it,” the BBB says. “And really, really don’t do it if they ask you to use wire transfer, a prepaid debit card, or a gift
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Police looking for Surrey shooting suspect

  23-11-2017 22:57 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey Mounties are searching for a suspect after a targeted shooting left one man with injuries about 8:40 a.m. Thursday.
  Cpl. Scotty Schumann said in a news release that the shooting occurred near 96th Avenue and 116th Street – not far from the Surrey/Delta border,
  He said the victim is a 33-year-old Surrey man.
  He was taken to hospital, though there is no information available on the extent of his injuries.
  “The suspect fled the scene prior to police arrival and is
  
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• Live: Man in hospital following morning shooting in Surrey

  23-11-2017 22:55 via vancouversun.com
  A man is in hospital following a morning shooting in a residential neighbourhood near the Surrey/Delta border.
  Surrey RCMP were called to the area of  96 Avenue and 116 Street at 8:40 a.m. after receiving a report that a man had been shot.
  Police say the victim, a 33-year-old Surrey resident, was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries.
  A suspect was seen fleeing the scene and is still at large.
  Police have closed 116 Street in both directions between 96 and 96A avenues.
  RCMP say
  
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• OMG! A large, bright object ⛅ has been spotted in the partially blue sky over #NorthVan! Quick go outside asap. It… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-11-2017 22:05 via twitter.com
  OMG! A large, bright object ⛅ has been spotted in the partially blue sky over #NorthVan! Quick go outside asap. It… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• B.C. Hydro says utilities watchdog underestimated benefits of Site C

  23-11-2017 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – B.C. Hydro says a recent report into the Site C dam project by the B.C. Utilities Commission underestimated the project’s benefits by $800 million.
  In a letter to the commission released Thursday, Hydro argued the independent regulator made mistakes in calculating two models that compared Site C to a portfolio of alternative energy options.
  “B.C. Hydro performed a preliminary analysis of these two models and has identified what appear to be calculation and input erro
  
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• B.C. education minister blasts Chilliwack trustee's 'shameful' behaviour

  23-11-2017 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Education Minister Rob Fleming says it’s “disturbing” that Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld spoke at a “hateful” event this week to oppose the province’s LGBTQ curriculum.
  Last month, Neufeld criticized the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity program, or SOGI, and wrote on social media that allowing kids to choose their gender was “child abuse.”
  He later apologized, but Fleming says his apology seems “insincere” sinc
  
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• Adopt-A-School: "I had nothing for the other kids who were hungry," Christine De Vries

  23-11-2017 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s easily the worst moment of the day when a hungry child comes to her for food and there is nothing to give.
  “It’s horrible,” says Christine De Vries, the secretary of Ecole North Oyster Elementary — a rural French-English school near Ladysmith.
  “Yesterday I told a child she was getting the last apple. I had nothing for the other kids who were hungry. I just don’t ever want to be in this state.”
  So De Vries has applied to The Vancouver Sun&rsquo
  
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• Case of B.C. man accused of disguising his face and threatening a woman delayed

  23-11-2017 21:46 via vancouversun.com
  VERNON — The case of a British Columbia man accused of threatening a woman with a gun in the province’s Interior has been put over until mid-December.
  Thirty-seven-year-old Curtis Sagmoen appeared via video link on charges that include uttering threats, pointing a firearm and disguising his face with the intent to commit an offence in allegations that date back to August.
  Sagmoen’s arrest prompted a public warning to the general public and sex workers to take extra precautions
  
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• All-party committee of B.C. MLAs to research ride-hailing

  23-11-2017 21:38 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The controversial question of allowing ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft to operate in B.C. will be researched by a group of MLAs from the NDP, Greens and Liberals.
  Green leader Andrew Weaver said Thursday his private member’s bill to allow ride-hailing will be referred to the all-party legislative committee on Crown corporations, which will hold hearings, gather testimony and write a report by Feb. 15.
  Weaver said the goal is coming up with a detailed list of what
  
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• BCLC vows to improve integrity and accountability in new casino operator agreement

  23-11-2017 21:25 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Lottery Corp. announced Thursday an updated operator agreement that BCLC says will strengthen security and integrity in B.C.’s troubled casino industry, and set “the course for greater accountability.”
  The new agreement for service providers comes as an independent review into allegations of money laundering in B.C. casinos continues, and as more criminal charges are expected in the RCMP’s investigation of allegations that VIP gamblers were able to buy chips in B.C.
  
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• Recycling 101. So many items can be recycled in your Blue Box. Remember #Grey4Glass. cnv.org/Recycling… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-11-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  Recycling 101. So many items can be recycled in your Blue Box. Remember #Grey4Glass. cnv.org/Recycling… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Live: RCMP investigate shooting near Surrey/Delta border

  23-11-2017 19:36 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP is investigating a report of shots fired near the Surrey/Delta border, 96 Avenue and 116 Street, Thursday morning.
  The shots were heard at around 9 a.m.
  There are no reports of injuries.
  Police have closed 116 Street in both directions between 96 and 96A avenues.
  Several schools in the area activated lockout procedures, which is the Surrey School District’s response to potentially dangerous outside the school or in the surrounding school community.   School
  
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• Prince George cat named Notorious B.I.G. shot multiple times survives

  23-11-2017 18:56 via vancouversun.com
  A Prince George cat named Notorious B.I.G. survived being shot multiple times at close range by a pellet gun.
  The cat’s owner Nicole Crandell says four-year-old Biggie, the nickname of the infamous rapper who was was fatally shot in 1997, is recovering at home, but still has three pellets inside his body the veterinarian can’t remove.
  “One is in the back of his neck, one in his chin, and one in his head,” said Crandell, who lives with her husband, and two c
  
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• Rain warnings lifted, snow for Fraser Canyon

  23-11-2017 18:52 via vancouversun.com
  The rain warnings for Metro Vancouver have been lifted, but the adverse weather isn’t over yet for the Fraser Canyon.
  Environment Canada posted a snowfall warning for the region early Thursday. About 15 centimetres of snow is expected by Thursday night from Hope to Merritt. 
  The federal weather agency says the heavy flurries will ease Friday morning but light snow will continue through the day on Friday.
  Forecasters are warning drivers that the weather in the mountains can c
  
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• Agendas for all of next week's Council meetings (regular meeting, workshop, and public hearing) are now available o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-11-2017 18:34 via twitter.com
  Agendas for all of next week's Council meetings (regular meeting, workshop, and public hearing) are now available o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Attn transit users! @TransLink wants to hear from you about transit fares. Details: youtu.be/0qCyaSjFovE #NorthVan

  23-11-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  Attn transit users! @TransLink wants to hear from you about transit fares. Details: youtu.be/0qCyaSjFovE #NorthVan
  
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• 'Tis the Season for Thieving! bit.ly/2zu9rCj #NorthVancouver https://t.co/BMwbcgqhRz

  23-11-2017 17:12 via twitter.com
  
  'Tis the Season for Thieving!bit.ly/2zu9rCj#NorthVancouver https://t.co/BMwbcgqhRz
  
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• Five reasons to check out this year's Jewish Book Fest

  23-11-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  The 33rd annual JCC Jewish Book Festival
  Nov. 25-30 | Jewish Community Centre and other venues in the Lower Mainland
  Tickets and info: jewishbookfestival.ca
  1. Strangers with the Same Dream: Toronto poet/novelist Alison Pick kicks off the festival with a discussion about her latest book. Strangers with the Same Dream is a historical novel set in the Middle East in the 1920s. Pick’s Far to Go was nominated for the Man Booker Prize, won the Canadian Jewish Award for Fiction and was name
  
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• Canadian initiative fuelled by Terry Fox's dream may be only hope for young

  23-11-2017 16:51 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Seeing children suffering with cancer when he was being treated himself broke Terry Fox’s heart and inspired his Marathon of Hope.
  Now, those efforts have fuelled a unique initiative to give kids and young adults across the country a chance to live when there are few, if any, treatment options left.
  Eight-year-old Marlow Ploughman of Shannonville, Ont., has relapsed four times and is on a new drug thanks to genetic testing involving a project that brings together collabor
  
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• Mudslide near Hope closes Trans-Canada Highway

  23-11-2017 16:39 via vancouversun.com
  A mudslide early Thursday has shut down part of Highway 1 near Hope.
  The highway is closed westbound at Hope and eastbound after the ramp from Highway 9, according to Drive BC.
  Crews are on site and assessing the slide, which reports say came down shortly after midnight.
  There are no reports so far of any injuries. It is not known when the highway will re-open.
  There is an alternate route on Highway 9 to Highway 7 to Hope.
  #BCHwy1 Closed westbound at #HopeBC, alternate route: #BCHwy7. Close
  
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• Book review: Has the World Ended Yet? by Peter Darbyshire

  23-11-2017 16:15 via vancouversun.com
  Has the World Ended Yet?
  Peter Darbyshire | Wolsak & Wynn Publishers
  ($20, 300 pages)In the opening moments of Peter Darbyshire’s zany new story, a mythological hero sips espresso and peers through his kitchen windows as burning angels fall from the sky. This kind of thing that happens when the world is coming to an end.
  It’s hardly the strangest thing going on in the collected stories brought together in this collection.
  The plummeting celestial space junk is nothing compared to
  
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• Rain warnings lifted, snow for Fraser Valley

  23-11-2017 16:09 via vancouversun.com
  The rain warnings for Metro Vancouver have been lifted, but the adverse weather isn’t over yet for the Fraser Valley.
  Environment Canada posted a snowfall warning for the Fraser Valley region early Thursday. About 15 centimetres of snow is expected by Thursday night from Hope to Merritt. 
  The federal weather agency says the heavy flurries will ease Friday morning but light snow will continue through the day on Friday.
  Forecasters are warning drivers that the weather in the m
  
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• 'Little magic surprises,' honest emotion in small-town romantic comedy

  23-11-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Almost, Maine
  Nov. 24 to Dec. 16 | Pacific Theatre
  Tickets and info: $20 to $36.50, pacifictheatre.org
  Almost, Maine is a rare thing, a contemporary romantic comedy written for the stage. An anthology of nine stories, the 2004 John Cariani play is set in the fictional town of the title. For the upcoming Pacific Theatre run, five actors play multiple roles. The production also marks the directorial debut of Kaitlin Williams, a Vancouver actor and costume designer. We talked to Williams about
  
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• Five Things to Know: Dog walker found, rainfall warnings, Whitecaps star on teen girl's death

  23-11-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  A missing dog walker has been found, IHIT has taken over an officer-involved shooting investigation, and it rained a lot yesterday. Here are five things you need to know.
  Dog walker, trio of dogs, found safe near Burke Mountain 
  Annette Poitras, a dog-walker who was reported missing Monday afternoon, was found alive on Wednesday in a rare case of good news. And here’s some more: the three dogs in her care — a border collie named Chloe, a Puggle named Bubba and a boxer named
  
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• Chinatown BBQ adds some meat into charming neighbourhood's heritage

  23-11-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Chinatown BBQ
  130 East Pender St. | 604-428-2626
  Open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday; chinatownbbq.com
  Once Vancouver’s Chinatown streets thronged with Chinese shoppers, bags brimming with edibles such as bok choy and hin choy, barbecued pork from a barbecue takeaway or steamed buns filled with lotus seed paste. Now, not so much. That Vancouver DNA is dying by the year.
  Which is why Carol Lee jumped in and opened Chinatown BBQ in early November, as part of a larger effort by the comm
  
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• Vancouver councillor says more transparency needed on proposed 57th Avenue Canada Line station

  23-11-2017 06:27 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver city councillor George Affleck is asking for more clarity and transparency about the future of a proposed Canada Line station at Cambie and 57th Avenue.
  In June, the city approved a rezoning application by Onni Group for the redevelopment of the Pearson Dogwood lands, which would include about 2,700 residential units as well as other facilities including a community health centre and a public park.
  The city got a commitment from Onni to set aside land on the northeast corner of the sit
  
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• Finance Minister has told commission to improve penalty collections

  23-11-2017 05:47 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial government has ordered the B.C. Securities Commission to improve its poor record of collecting the fines it has imposed — more than half a billion dollars unpaid by fraudsters in the past decade.
  “I am certainly not happy,” Finance Minister Carole James said Wednesday at the B.C. Legislature.
  James said she told the commission to look at tools and options to improve collection and get back to her “soon”.
  She said the province is also looking at ways i
  
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• Missing dog walker found alive after two days lost in Coquitlam back country

  23-11-2017 04:11 via vancouversun.com
  In treacherous conditions, deep in the wilderness and far from well-trodden trails off Burke Mountain, a soft mutter and chorus of barking dogs let search teams know they’d succeeded in a remarkable task.
  Around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, two days after Annette Poitras had gone missing with three dogs she’d been walking, a search-and-rescue team radioed colleagues to say their sound sweeps had worked and they’d made voice contact with the 56-year-old mother.
  The canine trio &md
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Mungall's all in on fracking review, but not moratorium

  23-11-2017 03:37 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — During a break from answering questions in the legislature about Site C this week, Energy Minister Michelle Mungall faced down a call for a full blown public inquiry and possible moratorium on fracking in the natural gas sector.
  The call for the inquiry came from a coalition of environmental, community and First Nations organizations, concerned about the impact of fracking on water quality, public health and safety. In the past, there have been calls for a moratorium on the prac
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Witness A says he isn't lying about confession

  23-11-2017 03:14 via vancouversun.com
  Witness A finished his cross-examination at the Cory Vallee murder trial Wednesday. The Crown will ask him a few more questions on Friday (I will be off) before he is done on the stand. There are a few left over pieces of evidence for next week, but this trial is finally winding down after a year. Not  sure if the closing arguments will happen right away or if there will be a break. I hope they happen before Christmas.
  Here’s my latest story:
  Witness denies he lied about Vallee confes
  
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• One person injured in police-involved shooting in Mission

  23-11-2017 03:13 via vancouversun.com
  A 33-year-old man was injured Wednesday in what is believed to be police-involved shooting in Mission.
  According to a statement attributed to Cpl. Frank Jang of the B.C. RCMP, police received a call early Wednesday morning about a man who allegedly stole a knife and some merchandise from a grocery store in the 32000-block Lougheed Highway.
  The man was seen heading toward a CP Railway track behind the store where it is believed, said Jang, that a CP Police officer confronted the man and shot
  
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• New federal housing plan requires big provincial buy-in

  23-11-2017 03:12 via vancouversun.com
  The federal government laid out a new national housing plan on Wednesday, but there was little indication of what it means for B.C. and there were fears it will take years for federal dollars to flow into new homes.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and federal Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced a 10-year plan including a promise of legislation to make housing a fundamental right, creation of a new, portable housing benefit for low-income households, and giving top priority
  
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• Opinion: Site C is part of solution in addressing climate change

  23-11-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  The British Columbia Utilities Commission recently published its report on the 1,100-MW Site C Clean Energy Project which is already under construction. Among other things, the BCUC was mandated to report on the implications of three scenarios: suspension, completion and termination (and remediation) of the project. I understand its role wasn’t to take a position on the matter, but rather to analyze and relay the facts.
  However, in this exercise, facts alone can’t paint the entire pi
  
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• Opinion: Next RCMP Commissioner will have toughest job in Ottawa

  23-11-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  As the government’s deadline to find a new RCMP commissioner draws near, here are a few thoughts for the candidate selected to lead the force, including the 8,400 Mounties in British Columbia — the RCMP’s largest provincial division.    
  Stick to policing, not politics
  The first is the increasing politicalization of the RCMP. Here are a few notable examples:
  • In December 2005, at the height of the federal election, the Mounties took the highly unusual
  
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• Rally to remember missing women outside Vernon court during Sagmoen hearing

  23-11-2017 02:03 via vancouversun.com
  Missing women’s activists plan to rally outside the Vernon courthouse Thursday, as Curtis Wayne Sagmoen will appear inside to face charges of assaulting a sex worker.
  Sagmoen, 36, is to appear by video link from the jail where he is being held, so will not be in the courthouse.
  No bail application is planned. The hearing is expected to be brief and a new court date will likely be set, possibly for a few weeks from now, said Sagmoen’s lawyer, Lisa Jean Helps.
  Sagmoen faces charge
  
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• We know the snow's not flying yet but you might as well be #SnowReady #NorthVan cnv.org/SnowReady https://t.co/folEgqc4U0

  23-11-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  
  We know the snow's not flying yet but you might as well be #SnowReady #NorthVan cnv.org/SnowReady https://t.co/folEgqc4U0
  
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• Shop locally at more than 60 craft fairs and markets around Metro Vancouver

  23-11-2017 01:49 via vancouversun.com
  The holiday season is upon us, bringing with it the perfect opportunity to shop locally. Our round-up of 60-plus craft fairs and markets around the Lower Mainland offers a chance to find unique, one-of-a-kind items for everyone on your holiday list, while supporting local artists and artisans, makers and businesses. Happy shopping.
  Vancouver Christmas MarketThis treasured holiday event features more than 55,000 square feet of German jubilation. The market offers an abundance of new highlights in
  
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• Today we started "top down" pile driving at #montroyal bridge. Please note that this is fairly noisy work, and will… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-11-2017 01:48 via twitter.com
  Today we started "top down" pile driving at #montroyal bridge. Please note that this is fairly noisy work, and will… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Rachel Jeffs on life after polygamy and why she testified against the Blackmores

  23-11-2017 01:46 via vancouversun.com
  On the last day of 2014, Rachel Jeffs fled the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leaving behind everything and almost every person whom she had ever known.
  What she didn’t know is what lay ahead. And what she couldn’t have known is that within three years, she would publicly accuse her father and the church’s prophet with sexually assaulting her, remarry and testify in a Canadian court against her future in-laws.
  What Rachel did know is that when she l
  
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• Rain continues to hammer Metro Vancouver, warnings in effect

  23-11-2017 01:30 via vancouversun.com
  Rainfall warnings remain in effect Wednesday for Metro Vancouver, with up to 70 millimetres expected in some areas by Thursday.
  Environment Canada says the region can expect heavy rain at times over Howe Sound, the northern sections of Metro Vancouver, the northern sections of Fraser Valley and near Hope.
  The federal weather agency says about 45 millimetres has already fallen since Tuesday morning, with 50 to 70 millimetres more expected by Thursday.
  First pulse of #TropicalMoisture pushed
  
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• Witness denies he lied about Vallee confession at murder trial

  23-11-2017 01:25 via vancouversun.com
  A defence lawyer for alleged gang hitman Cory Vallee said in B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday that a key Crown witness made up a confession from his client in order to get a deal from police.
  Tony Paisana finished his cross-examination of a former United Nations gangster-turned-witness by grilling the man over things he said to police when he first began cooperating with them in 2013.
  Paisana suggested to the witness, who can only be called A due to a publication ban, that Vallee never told him a
  
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