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• Young artist donates painting to Lion's Gate Hospital hospice

  15-12-2017 23:39 via vancouversun.com
  For most people, death is a subject avoided at all costs. But not for Carrie Zhou.
  The 16-year-old Grade 11 student at Mulgrave School chose the hospice at Lions Gate Hospital for her long-term personal school project.
  What she discovered being among dying patients surprised her.
  “At the beginning, I was very afraid of going. I knew that such a place would carry the need for emotional stability,” Zhou said. “The hospice is not a scary place at all. Even though it
  
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• What does the U.S. repeal of net neutrality mean for British Columbians?

  15-12-2017 23:24 via vancouversun.com
  Canadians will inevitably be affected by this week’s U.S. Federal Communications Commission decision to repeal laws designed to enforce net neutrality, the notion that all kinds of information should flow equally and without restriction over the internet. 
  The decision means that, in the U.S, different kinds of data and content from different sources can handled preferentially by internet service providers, the corporations that build and maintain the network backbone of the inte
  
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• Vancouver to Seattle in an hour? Ultrafast rail study brings it one step closer

  15-12-2017 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  An ultra-high-speed rail line linking Vancouver to Seattle and Portland would cost between $24 and $42 billion US and attract around 1.8 million riders per year, according to a study conducted by Washington’s department of transportation.
  The study, which was done over a period of five months, was paid for with $300,000 from the state legislature and $60,000 from the private sector.
  It was presented to the legislature’s joint transportation committee on Thursday, and will be released
  
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• Douglas Todd: The Warrior returns to public life

  15-12-2017 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  There is a war between the rich and poor,
  A war between the man and the woman.
  There is a war between the ones who say there is a war
  And the ones who say there isn’t.
  … Why don’t you come on back to the war, let’s all get nervous
                                   — There is a War, Leonard Cohen
  War is making
  
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• We spread some Christmas cheer and welcomed ELF to City Hall last night. Great turnout. Thanks for coming & thanks… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-12-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
  We spread some Christmas cheer and welcomed ELF to City Hall last night. Great turnout. Thanks for coming & thanks… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Bulls and bears: NBA eSports, NFL injuries

  15-12-2017 21:59 via vancouversun.com
  Sorting out the major winners and losers of this week — with a bottom-line twist — in the world of sports:
  Bulls-of-the-Week
  The NBA is hot. Television ratings are up 32 per cent year-over-year in the United States, and more people than ever before are watching in Canada, Europe and Asia. The league already has two broadcast offerings in virtual reality involving brands such as Samsung, Google and Intel. Fantasy sports interest has only risen on a summer wave of player movement, bloc
  
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• Warning issued after teenage girls sexually assaulted in Maple Ridge

  15-12-2017 21:58 via vancouversun.com
  Mounties in Maple Ridge have issued a warning to the public, particularly families with teens, after two girls were sexually assaulted on Thursday.
  According to a news release, Ridge Meadows RCMP received two reports of sexual assaults Thursday morning between 7:30 a.m. and 7:45 a.m.
  Both victims were teenage girls on their way to school. The girls do not know one another, police said.
  The first incident occurred in the area of 210th St, just north of Dewdney Trunk Road, and the second occurred&
  
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• Off-duty New Westminster cop saves man's life after crash on Port Mann Bridge

  15-12-2017 21:58 via vancouversun.com
  Two off-duty police officers saved a man’s life on the Port Mann Bridge on Thursday.
  One of them, Const. Todd Sweet, an off-duty constable with the New Westminster Police Department, was on his way home when he saw that a vehicle up ahead had crashed head-on into a cement barrier. The male driver had experienced a medical emergency and lost control of his vehicle.
  Sweet immediately pulled over and, along with an off-duty officer with the Vancouver Police Department, pulled the man from the
  
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• Woman backed into in Vancouver's fifth pedestrian fatality of 2017

  15-12-2017 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  A 75-year-old woman has become Vancouver’s fifth pedestrian fatality of the year.
  Just after 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, a man driving an SUV was parallel parking on Slocan Street near East 20th Avenue when he reversed into a woman crossing the street.
  The woman was taken to hospital but did not survive.
  The driver was a 59-year-old man. He remained at the scene and is cooperating with police.
  In 2016, there were 11 pedestrian deaths.
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• Our mission is to support our community’s needs today, and aspirations for tomorrow. Our Financial Plan (budget) he… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-12-2017 21:47 via twitter.com
  Our mission is to support our community’s needs today, and aspirations for tomorrow. Our Financial Plan (budget) he… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Jamie Bacon's bail hearing begins at Vancouver Law Courts

  15-12-2017 19:40 via vancouversun.com
  Red Scorpion gangster Jamie Bacon is appearing in B.C. Supreme Court today for the start of a bail hearing expected to last two days.
  There is a ban on publication over the proceedings.
  Bacon, 32, was charged with murder and conspiracy in connection with the infamous 2007 Surrey Six slayings. 
  But two weeks ago, Justice Kathleen Ker stayed those charges with little explanation after a secret hearing.
  The Crown announced this week that it has filed an appeal of Ker’s ruling.
  In the mea
  
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• Makeover: Vancouver interior designer ready for a refresh

  15-12-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Alison Bane, 37, is an interior designer with a very creative flair. She wanted to refresh her look without conforming to an ordinary style.
  Alison has very fine hair, which had been chemically processed (at home and in a salon) and became damaged.  She likes to experiment with her hair and wanted a style that was edgy and would create volume and texture.
  I shampooed her hair using KMS Add Volume Shampoo, which strengthens and gives limp hair lift.  I sectioned her hair and began cutti
  
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• Fab Five: Gifts for guys

  15-12-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  You’ve planned Christmas dinner, all your holiday soirée outfits, and trimmed the tree – now you just need a few gifts to put under it.
  Chances are, he hasn’t been that helpful when it comes to gift ideas (does “I’ll like anything you get me” sound familiar?), and chances are that in years gone by you’ve probably got him some of the usual suspects.
  So forget the pyjama set and the shiny new tool box this year: Rebecca Tay presents five stylis
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Wine a gift that fits almost every taste and budget

  15-12-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s a column tradition at this time of the year to offer several wine picks you might consider buying as gifts for friends and acquaintances.
  This isn’t the throwaway bottle, but rather the thoughtful selection tailored to the likes or wants of the recipient. From the impossible-to-buy-for wine geek, to someone who has gone out of their way to make your life better in 2017, we have the solution.
  Just remember no matter who you are buying for, you should never spend more than yo
  
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• B.C. teacher suspended after accidentally displaying porn in class

  15-12-2017 18:30 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — An elementary school teacher in British Columbia was suspended after inadvertently projecting pornographic images from his work laptop in a classroom.
  The B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation says students were inadvertently exposed to a picture of female genitalia when Jeffrey Rohin Muthanna used his laptop while attempting to project online education materials onto a whiteboard.
  The resolution agreement signed last month and posted publicly online by the commissioner says
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books of the week, Dec. 16

  15-12-2017 18:15 via vancouversun.com
  1. Whitewater Cooks: More Beautiful Food — Shelley Adams (Alicon Holdings Ltd).
  2. The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief and Compassion — Surprising Observations of a Hidden World — Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books). 
  3. Opportunity Knox: Twenty Years of Award-Losing Humour Writing — Jack Knox (Heritage House).
  4. Chasing Smoke: A Wildfire Memoir — Aaron Williams (Harbour Publishing). 
  5. On Island: Life Among the Coast
  
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• Friday nights are for families at Park & Tilford Hi-Light Festival 5-9pm. Free family fun + visit w/ Santa. More @… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-12-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  Friday nights are for families at Park & Tilford Hi-Light Festival 5-9pm. Free family fun + visit w/ Santa. More @… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• International: 15 bestselling books of the week, Dec. 16

  15-12-2017 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  1. The Sun and Her Flowers — Rupi Kaur
  2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life — Mark Manson
  3. Origin — Dan Brown
  4. Wonder — RJ Palacio
  5. The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #12) — Jeff Kinney
  6. The Alice Network — Kate Quinn
  7. The Rooster Bar — John Grisham
  8. 5 Ingredients — Quick and Easy Food — Jamie Oliver
  9. Yum & Yu
  
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• Provincial review of B.C. Ferries service to launch in January

  15-12-2017 17:40 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial government will take a closer look at the services provided by B.C. Ferries beginning in the new year.
  The review will examine whether the service being provided is operating efficiently and whether there might be any changes needed.
  Among the items to be reviewed are whether the available services match what’s needed by B.C.’s coastal communities, what changes to price caps are needed ensure the service is as efficient as possible, and whether there are any opportunit
  
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• Sad news from the fight against the California wildfires. Our condolences to the family, friends and fellow firefig… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-12-2017 16:58 via twitter.com
  Sad news from the fight against the California wildfires. Our condolences to the family, friends and fellow firefig… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Daily Poll: Would you support later SkyTrain service on weekends?

  15-12-2017 15:59 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink is launching a study to see whether it’s feasible to offer late-night SkyTrain service on Friday and Saturday nights while still allowing for enough down time to perform maintenance and repairs.
  Currently, the last SkyTrain leaves downtown Vancouver between 1 and 1:30 a.m.
  Related
  TransLink to explore later SkyTrain service on weekend nightsLate-night service has always been a possibility, however, current operating hours allow for a maximum of 1,500 hours annually to perform nec
  
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• Moose calves rescued in northern B.C. are 'golden nuggets:' researcher

  15-12-2017 15:32 via vancouversun.com
  After months of bottle-feedings and curfews, a pair of moose calves rescued in northern British Columbia are thriving and giving hope for other orphaned wildlife in the region.
  Roy Rea, an instructor at the University of Northern British Columbia, says the male and female calves were only days old when they were discovered near Prince George in late May. Their mother had been killed by a car, leaving the newborns virtually helpless.
  Rea said he spent 90 minutes wandering around a swamp doing his
  
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• Kelly Derrickson puts First Nations pride and healing into songs

  15-12-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Kelly Derrickson has her grandfather to thank for the twang in her tunes, and her heritage for the lyrical honesty in her music.
  The West Bank First Nation singer was given her first acoustic guitar by her grandfather. Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Ole Days) by the Judds was a frequent request. The narrative line in the lyrics appealed to Derrickson’s desire to be a storyteller.
  The multiple award-winning musician was most recently nominated for a Native American Music Award in the
  
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• Hallmark Channel wraps up the holidays, Vancouver style

  15-12-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  It takes some special skills to be in a Hallmark Channel holiday movie.
  “You learn while you are bundled up in a coat and gloves and a hat and sweating a lot how to do that little cold shiver, when it is 90 degrees out,” laughed actor Danica McKellar about the common practice of filming a Christmas movie during the summer. “It’s one of those things they don’t cover in acting school. Go figure.”
  McKellar who is most well known for her role of Winnie on the huge
  
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• Brian Minter: Christmas gifts for the avid gardener

  15-12-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Folks on our Christmas gift list, who love working in the soil, have a passion for growing, appreciate ‘cool’ plants and are also blessed with an artistic flair, can be a challenge. They love unique things, but they can also be quite practical. So, what to do? Here are a few suggestions. 
  Learning about gardening is a never-ending quest. Gardening books and subscriptions to gardening magazines are always appreciated. Some great publications are Fine Gardening, Sunset’s mag
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Colin Martin loses years-long extradition fight

  15-12-2017 08:29 via vancouversun.com
  Colin Martin has been fighting for years to avoid extradition to the U.S. on drug smuggling charges. All but one of his Canadian co-accused have had their charges dealt with in Seattle and been sentenced.
  And now Martin will face justice in Washington state after losing his extradition appeal attempt at the Supreme Court of Canada Thursday.
  Here’s my story:
  Accused B.C. drug smuggler loses extradition battle
   
  Accused B.C. drug smuggler Colin Martin was expected to be transported to W
  
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• Surrey Creep Catchers president Ryan LaForge arrested during 'catch'

  15-12-2017 07:40 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey Creep Catchers president Ryan LaForge was arrested Wednesday evening in Surrey, supporters of the controversial group of vigilante pedophile hunters say.
  According to witness Jeff Rawluk, LaForge was in the middle of a “catch,” or a confrontation of an individual targeted by the group, which is videotaped and posted online. As LaForge attempted to place the target under citizen’s arrest, the individual called police, Rawluk said, then fled.
  When Surrey RCMP arrived, they
  
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• Site C was tough decision, now it's time to make best use of project: Heyman

  15-12-2017 05:40 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — He was one of the staunchest critics of the Site C dam, but George Heyman found himself in the uncomfortable position this week of supporting a plan to complete the $10.7-billion megaproject.
  A couple of days after the decision was announced, B.C.’s environment minister said the previous Liberal government left the NDP no choice but to keep building.
  “I’m obviously not going to talk about cabinet discussions, but I certainly never felt held down with a pistol t
  
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• Surrey RCMP find pit bull puppy stolen during online sale turned violent

  15-12-2017 04:31 via vancouversun.com
  A pit bull puppy has been reunited with his original owner two months after being stolen in an online sale that turned violent.
  Surrey RCMP said Thursday that Tank, who was dognapped from his owner on Sept. 28, has been found. According to police, the officer who took the original complaint was at an unrelated call when Tank “sauntered out of a nearby residence.”
  The officer immediately recognized the dog, who has a distinctive small white line that runs over his nose, and
  
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• West Vancouver teacher suspended for porn ‘pop up’ in classroom

  15-12-2017 04:00
  
  For two years, Muthanna had been using his school district-issued laptop to access pornographic images and a chat room during non-work hours, according to the decision, something prohibited by the district.
  
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• Families, kids all ages, gathered ‘round , nice n cozy in City Hall watching Elf. It’s how we roll here in the Cit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-12-2017 03:42 via twitter.com
  Families, kids all ages, gathered ‘round , nice n cozy in City Hall watching Elf.It’s how we roll here in the Cit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Make that, ‘hot’ chocolate. 😊. #NorthVan twitter.com/cityofnorthvan…

  15-12-2017 03:28 via twitter.com
  Make that,‘hot’ chocolate. 😊. #NorthVan twitter.com/cityofnorthvan…
  
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• Smells like popcorn, hit chocolate and Christmas here at City Hall. Kids & families waiting for Elf to start! 🎅🏻… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-12-2017 03:27 via twitter.com
  Smells like popcorn, hit chocolate and Christmas here at City Hall.Kids & families waiting for Elf to start! 🎅🏻… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Polygamy hearing wraps up with no decision

  15-12-2017 03:13 via vancouversun.com
  CRANBROOK, B.C. — For two decades, B.C. attorneys-general and prosecutors refused to lay polygamy charges and believed, based on legal opinions, that the Criminal Code sanctions against the practice were constitutionally invalid.
  It began in 1992 with a press release explaining why two men from the fundamentalist Mormon community of Bountiful would not be charged. The polygamy law, it said, was unconstitutional because of the guarantee of religious freedom.
  People in Bountiful celebrated.
  
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• Opinion: TWU has Charter right to be a distinct religious community

  15-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  By now, many if not most will be well acquainted with the saga of Trinity Western University’s efforts to open a school of law, which would be the first religious (and private) law faculty in Canada.
  Initially on track to open its doors in 2015, the university was forced to put its plans on hold following staunch opposition from the Law Societies of British Columbia and Upper Canada (i.e. Ontario) and the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, along with other prominent members of the lega
  
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• Opinion: Ottawa should follow B.C.’s example and end benefits for Canadians using tax havens

  15-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Effective Sept. 11, 2017, the B.C. Government ended B.C.’s tax-haven status by terminating the tax advantages given to corporations and individuals under the International Business Activity Act. The “global businesses” that benefited from the IBAA included Canadian domestic and foreign banks, many securities dealers and at least one alleged money-launderer, PacNet.
  The benefit of the IBAA for B.C. citizens was never clear. The banks and securities dealers were refunded up to 10
  
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• TransLink to begin HandyDart contract negotiations with First Canada

  15-12-2017 02:49 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink’s board of directors has authorized the transit authority to begin negotiations with a new contractor for HandyDart, the door-to-door service for people with disabilities.
  Last week, TransLink announced that after a six-month procurement process it had chosen First Canada to replace MVT Canadian Bus Inc. as the HandyDart service provider. The current contract expires on June 30, 2018.
  “They understand the business and they came forward with a very strong proposal,” sa
  
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• Critics question timing of Oil & Gas Commission report on leaky gas wells

  15-12-2017 02:49 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s Oil & Gas Commission says it has improved its understanding of leaking natural gas wells since an initial investigation in 2013 that the agency only made public in November.
  The Commission has tightened regulations, conducted additional field testing and developed more technical guidance for the industry in detecting and stopping well leaks, said spokesperson Phil Rygg.
  Critics, however, call the multi-year delay in releasing that report as evidence the Commission wanted to with
  
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• B.C. government rejects environmental certificate for Ajax gold and copper mine

  15-12-2017 02:42 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia will not issue an environmental assessment certificate for a proposed open-pit gold and copper mine near Kamloops, ending years of controversy among residents.
  Environment Minister George Heyman said the potential for significant adverse effects of the Ajax mine included poor air quality and risk to human health.
  He said impacts on Indigenous heritage, grasslands and a lake meant the risks outweighed the potential benefits.
  Heyman said he and Mines Minister Michelle Mungall note
  
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• Overdose Prevention Society has more than 100,000 visits, none fatal

  15-12-2017 02:39 via vancouversun.com
  Since its humble beginnings last year as a tiny tent in a Vancouver alley, where volunteers trained in overdose reversal would monitor people using drugs, the Overdose Prevention Society has hosted more than 100,000 visits without a single death.
  Between Dec. 25, 2016, and Oct. 9 this year, there were 108,804 visits to the site behind 62 East Hastings St., according to data collected by the society and recently analyzed by Pivot Legal Society’s Peter Kim. A total of 255 overdoses were reco
  
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• B.C. environmentalists push Ottawa to protect mountain caribou

  15-12-2017 02:28 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. environmentalists want Ottawa to take measures to protect mountain caribou, which they consider to be in imminent danger of extinction.
  The University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre and the Valhalla Wilderness Society have presented a petition to federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna claiming that all 10 of B.C.’s most southerly mountain caribou populations are at risk.
  They’re seeking federal cabinet approval of an emergency order under the Species at Risk Act th
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, Dec. 15

  15-12-2017 02:27 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Friday, Dec. 15.
  Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival
  The best lanterns are Chinese lanterns. That’s just a fact. So you’re bound to have a great time, not to mention see the best lanterns at the Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival, which kicks off Friday in Hastings Park. This five-week celebration features, yes, massive lanterns and 35 illuminated displays, as well as cool performances and incredible food.
  
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• 'Endangered' Fraser sockeye may never get official protection

  15-12-2017 02:13 via vancouversun.com
  The eight Fraser River sockeye spawning populations now assessed as endangered may never be officially protected by the federal government.
  The Cultus Lake sockeye run was deemed endangered in 2003 by a committee of independent scientists, but has still not been officially added to the list of endangered species under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA).
  “In practice, most marine fishes that are (commercially) exploited are never listed under SARA, even though many of them are highly en
  
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