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• Daphne Bramham: An ode to the foods of Christmas past

  17-12-2017 23:33 via vancouversun.com
  Growing up, the Christmas season officially began when the hand-cranked meat grinder was dug out of the back of a cupboard and Grandma’s huge, pickling crock was dragged up from the storage room.
  We celebrated Christmas in a very English way, which for us meant mincemeat (minus the meat) and spiced beef. That meant that food preparation began in November with mincemeat the first to be prepared.
  Making just the mincemeat could take up to two days. On the first, each of us in the family took
  
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• B.C. government to make announcement about grizzly bear trophy hunts

  17-12-2017 23:33 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial government is set to make an announcement about grizzly bears in British Columbia on Monday.
  Min. Doug Donaldson is set to deliver the announcement by teleconference on Monday at at 9:30 a.m. Donaldson is the Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development.
  Earlier this year, the NDP government followed through on a campaign promise to ban the trophy hunting of grizzly bears across B.C., while hunting for meat would be allowed to continue outside the
  
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• This young mom and daughter are selling Christmas trees for the charity that gave them hope again

  17-12-2017 23:26 via vancouversun.com
  Three years ago, Marcia Tait turned to Aunt Leah’s Place in desperation: she was homeless, had lost custody of her children, and had little hope.
  Today, she and her youngest daughter Makani volunteer at Aunt Leah’s Christmas tree sales lot — because Marcia wants to thank the organization that restored her hope, and because Makani adores the trees.
  “She just loves the smell, and the meeting of people, and being able to show them where the different trees are. She talk
  
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• Epic flying adventure heads to the southern tip of South America

  17-12-2017 23:05 via vancouversun.com
  A pilot who flew around the world in 80 days plans to lead a team on another epic flight, from B.C. around the tip of South America.
  Dave McElroy is commander of the 32,000 km flight. The trip starts Jan. 2 and is expected to take 60 days. Along the way, McElroy plans to land 57 times and visit 20 countries.
  The trip combines McElroy’s lifelong love of flying with helping to raise money for a good cause. The trip is called Give Hope Wings because McElroy and his team of aviators and advent
  
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• Music Reviews: Dec. 18, 2017: G-Eazy, Lenka Lichtenberg and Justin Gray and Synthesis

  17-12-2017 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Beautiful and Damned
  G-Eazy |Sony Music
  The third studio outing from this Oakland rapper starts strong. The title track featuring Zoe Nash doing her best Macy Gray has single written all over it. The hook rides in on raspy vocals and warped strings while the MC drops a litany of verses about the duality of fame and being a Gemini (angel/devil, get it?). Then Pray For Me says almost exactly the same thing with less impact. Halsey drops by for Him & I, and it sounds familiar too. This guy
  
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• Penny 'rounding tax' enriches grocers, UBC student discovers

  17-12-2017 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  Canadian grocers are making millions of dollars thanks to price rounding on cash transactions, according to an award-winning analysis by University of B.C. undergraduate Christina Cheung.
  When the Canadian government eliminated the one-cent coin, a system of penny rounding was implemented to ensure “cash transactions will be rounded in a fair and transparent manner.”
  That is not how it has worked out, she discovered.
  If every number from zero through nine has an equal chance of being
  
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• Former B.C. fire chief found not guilty of sex assault

  17-12-2017 22:37 via vancouversun.com
  The future of a civil suit filed against a former Fort St. James fire chief who was found not guilty of sex assault remains unknown.
  Robert Harold Bennett was initially convicted in 2015 of sexual assault after three women who volunteered at his fire hall – Kirsten Rudolph, Lisa Button and Joy Reierson – went to RCMP with allegations about years of abuse.
  During a judge-alone trial that year, court had heard from witnesses about how Bennett was a heavy drinker, had made sexually sugg
  
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• Remember Last Winter? This year when the white stuff falls, will you be ready? Get supplies early.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-12-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
  Remember Last Winter? This year when the white stuff falls, will you be ready? Get supplies early.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Civil suit filed after B.C. fire chief found not guilty of sex assault

  17-12-2017 21:16 via vancouversun.com
  A civil suit has been filed against a former Fort St. James fire chief after he was found not guilty of sex assault in a second trial.
  Robert Harold Bennett was initially convicted in 2015 of sexual assault after three women who volunteered at his fire hall – Kirsten Rudolph, Lisa Button and Joy Reierson – went to RCMP with allegations about years of abuse.
  During a judge-alone trial that year, court had heard from witnesses about how Bennett was a heavy drinker, had made sexually su
  
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• Conservation officers have authority to kill wildlife, says B.C. judge

  17-12-2017 20:24 via vancouversun.com
  A British Columbia court has dismissed a case in which a wildlife advocacy group accused the provincial government of not following its own law on the destruction of wildlife.
  The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals filed a petition with the B.C. Supreme Court earlier this year challenging a conservation officer’s decision to kill a black bear cub near Dawson Creek in May 2016.
  Lawyers for the group argued in court last month that the officer didn’t have the authori
  
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• This year give gifts that create less waste. Need ideas? Try the new Merry Memory Maker: ow.ly/oHZe30hg6Ed… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-12-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  This year give gifts that create less waste. Need ideas? Try the new Merry Memory Maker: ow.ly/oHZe30hg6Ed… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Daily Poll: Did you take advantage of the $60 for 10GB phone plan?

  17-12-2017 18:15 via vancouversun.com
  This weekend, the big three phone companies – Rogers, Telus and Bell – all scrambled to match a $60 for 10GB phone plan offer that was sparked by the introduction of Freedom Mobile to Canada’s west coast.
  The plans have some variations but all are $60 for 10GB, with unlimited calling and messaging, and customers are required to bring their own device. They are being offered in B.C., Alberta and some in Ontario.
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• Police release suspect image after woman assaulted in Abbotsford

  17-12-2017 18:11 via vancouversun.com
  Police have released a sketch of a suspect alleged to have assaulted a woman in Abbotsford earlier this week.
  On Thursday around 9 p.m., a 23-year-old woman was walking along the 31000 block of Maclure Road when an unknown man approached her from behind. The man then pushed her and attempted to restrain the woman.
  The woman was able to get free and run to safety. She did not need to visit the hospital.
  ABBOTSFORD, B.C.: DEC. 14, 2017 – Abbotsford Police Major Crime Detectives are seeking t
  
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• Need help booking a Community Event? We've got a one stop guide for booking parks, fields, plazas and streets right… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-12-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  Need help booking a Community Event? We've got a one stop guide for booking parks, fields, plazas and streets right… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Vancouver housing crisis pushing seniors to brink of homelessness, say advocates

  17-12-2017 17:43 via vancouversun.com
  Skyrocketing rents and dwindling affordable-housing units in Vancouver are driving seniors to the brink of homelessness, forcing some to couch surf, seek roommates or even live in cars, advocates say.
  While the debate over the city’s housing crisis often focuses on millennials, people who work with seniors say elderly adults have lower incomes and fewer supports to withstand being displaced from their homes.
  “People end up living on the streets, or living in their cars, or crashing w
  
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• Phone plan price wars: Rogers, Telus, Bell offering 10GB for $60 monthly

  17-12-2017 04:59 via vancouversun.com
  Snow may not be falling in Metro Vancouver this holiday season. But thanks to a friendly offer from Rogers, cellphone data prices certainly are. It’s a Christmas miracle.
  Phone companies are scrambling to match a package from Rogers and its sub-brand, Fido, that offers customers 10GB for $60 per month until Dec. 19.
  Just like Metro Vancouver’s occasional gas war, where the price of gas falls at one pump and others in the area are compelled to follow suit, cell phone companies suddenl
  
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• Beauty Bar: Maison Margiela Replica By The Fireplace eau de toilette

  17-12-2017 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A unisex fragrance that combines woody and smoky accords with the sweet notes of grilled chestnuts to evoke the memory of a warm fireplace in the wintertime. 
  The scent, which was the first dual feminine and masculine fragrance for the brand, also features notes of pink pepper, orange flower petals, clove oil, Gaïac wood oil, cade oil, vanilla accord, peru balsam and cashmeran. 
  “The frosted top note contrasts with the warmer heart for a soft, enveloping and addi
  
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• Longshore and warehouse workers rally against pre-clearance bill

  17-12-2017 02:27 via vancouversun.com
  The union representing Canadian longshore and warehouse workers held a rally Saturday in Vancouver to protest a controversial border pre-clearance bill its leadership fears will destroy careers.
  Bill C-23, which received royal assent on Tuesday, was introduced by federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale in 2016 to replace and expand provisions of the Air Transport Preclearance Agreement signed between Canada and the United States in 2001.
  The bill will expand pre-clearance between Canada and
  
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• Vancouver concert promoter bans Nazi symbols at shows

  17-12-2017 02:04 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A Vancouver concert promoter has announced a zero tolerance policy against hate speech at her shows after a man was witnessed making a Nazi salute.
  Nikki Gould with Journeyman Productions says when she was alerted about the man making the gesture at a Dec. 8 heavy metal show at Pub 340, she asked him to leave the venue.
  She says he ignored her request and she alerted a bartender who had security escort the man out.
  The incident didn’t escalate and Journeyman Productions l
  
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• Heavy rain? Winds? Snow? Whatever Mother Nature has in mind, the City’s ready. How about you?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-12-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  Heavy rain? Winds? Snow? Whatever Mother Nature has in mind, the City’s ready. How about you?… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Proposed public art installation sparks debate in Victoria

  17-12-2017 01:51 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — A new public art installation proposed for Victoria has sparked debate over the merit and interpretation of city-funded artwork.
  British Columbia artist Luke Ramsey defended the inspiration and design of the sculpture that incorporates a series of colourful surfboard-type arches mimicking the silhouette of an orca at city council last week.
  The $250,000 sculpture compliments an interactive sound element of First Nations drumming and singing created by the city’s Indigenous
  
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• Swimming in it: Microplastics abound in Sunset Beach water

  17-12-2017 00:42 via vancouversun.com
  The weather is gloomy, even by seasonal Vancouver standards. Dark clouds scud low overhead, a flash of torrential rain pelts down, and a hundred crows swirl around like black leaves scattered by the wind.
  The waters lapping Sunset Beach in Vancouver’s West End, however, seem gin-clear and pristine. A mere illusion, it turns out.
  Peter Ross, a marine researcher, wades in with gumboots and scoops up samples of surface water to be tested for tiny plastics, then pours them through sieves with
  
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• Seahawks place Kam Chancellor on injured reserve, promote two

  17-12-2017 00:00 via vancouversun.com
  RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks placed safety Kam Chancellor on injured reserve, waived guard Mark Glowinski, and promoted linebacker Kache Palacio and cornerback Mike Tyson from the practice squad Saturday.
  Chancellor wasn’t expected to play again this season due to a neck injury sustained against the Arizona Cardinals in November. He had remained on the roster for weeks for salary cap purposes.
  Glowinski started 16 games at left guard last season for Seattle and the first two
  
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• Delivery of the new 2018 Recycling, Green Can & Garbage Guide is underway. It's also available online:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  17-12-2017 00:00 via twitter.com
  Delivery of the new 2018 Recycling, Green Can & Garbage Guide is underway. It's also available online:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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