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• REAL SCOOP: Murder, double shooting in violent weekend – UPDATED

  08-01-2018 22:35 via vancouversun.com
  It was a violent weekend in Metro Vancouver with a man murdered in Surrey and two others wounded in a double shooting in Vancouver.
  Surrey RCMP responded to the 17800-block of 64th Avenue about 12:25 a.m. Sunday. A man in distress was found at the scene. He later died.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the investigation.
  Anyone with information regarding this investigation can contact IHIT at 1-877-551-4448 or [email protected].
  On Monday, IHIT Cpl. Meghan Foster sa
  
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• Homicide investigators take over after man killed in Cloverdale

  08-01-2018 22:32 via vancouversun.com
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the case after a man was killed in Surrey early Sunday.
  Surrey RCMP were called to the 17800-block of 64th Avenue around 12:30 a.m.
  When police arrived, they found an unresponsive male victim in a home and called for medical help, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
  “The cause of death was not clear but foul play is suspected,” said IHIT spokeswoman Cpl. Meghan Foster in a release on Monday.
  The victim’s n
  
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• Have you renewed your dog licence yet? Do it now, and you'll receive a $10 discount. You can renew online - just lo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-01-2018 22:24 via twitter.com
  Have you renewed your dog licence yet? Do it now, and you'll receive a $10 discount. You can renew online - just lo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• You're never too young to tell us what you ❤️ about the City! Thanks for sharing. #NorthVan #KidCity #CNV4ME https://t.co/DIPACRT36Z

  08-01-2018 20:01 via twitter.com
  
  You're never too young to tell us what you ❤️ about the City! Thanks for sharing. #NorthVan #KidCity #CNV4ME https://t.co/DIPACRT36Z
  
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• Charges laid after Surrey Mounties seize guns, drugs

  08-01-2018 19:50 via vancouversun.com
  Two Surrey residents are facing gun and drug charges after Mounties raided a home last month in connection with an investigation into the on-going gang conflict.
  Abdul Shaheel Khan, 24, and Shastina Shrena Kumar, 21, have each been charged with trafficking and six firearms counts.
  Surrey RCMP seized this shotgun on Dec. 13, 2017
  Khan remains in pretrial custody while Kumar has been released pending her next court appearance.
  Surrey RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann said in a news release that the invest
  
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• Today is the last day to submit nominations for the annual #heritage awards. Know anyone who has done notable work… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-01-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  Today is the last day to submit nominations for the annual #heritage awards. Know anyone who has done notable work… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Bacon bail decision set for Tuesday

  08-01-2018 19:04 via vancouversun.com
  I plan to be in B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday to learn whether Red Scorpion gangster Jamie Bacon will be released on bail.
  You will recall that Bacon’s murder and conspiracy charges in the infamous Surrey Six case were stayed on Dec. 1 with few details being released by the judge in the case.
  The Crown has announced it is appealing that decision, though the appeal will likely also be in secret.
  Bacon is still facing a count of counselling someone to commit an indictable offence – murder
  
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• Millennials cope with artistic aspirations, financial hardships in Above the Hospital

  08-01-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Above the Hospital
  Jan 12 to 21 | Red Gate Revue Stage at Granville Island
  Tickets: $20 at mtstheatre.com
  As Beau Han Bridge sees it, Vancouver has become a “sort of La La Land-esque dream city.” Young, aspiring artists come to the city, seeking to establish careers.
  That’s the situation that the two protagonists find themselves in in Bridge’s new play, Above the Hospital.
  “If I had to describe this play in a nutshell, I would say that it’s a play about artist
  
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• Doing what's right paid off for an honest North Vancouver resident who turned over to police $2000 found in Lynn Va… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-01-2018 18:53 via twitter.com
  Doing what's right paid off for an honest North Vancouver resident who turned over to police $2000 found in Lynn Va… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Spanish skiers rescued after spending four days in B.C. backcountry near Golden

  08-01-2018 18:37 via vancouversun.com
  GOLDEN — A pair of skiers from Spain have been rescued after spending four days lost in the British Columbia backcountry.
  RCMP Const. Spencer Lainchbury says Kicking Horse Mountain Resort notified police Sunday after a 43-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man failed to check out of their private accommodation near Golden.
  A search-and-rescue helicopter spotted the skiers before noon on Sunday.
  Lainchbury says the man and woman became lost four days earlier after they mistakenly entered an a
  
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  08-01-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  
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• Crash in Delta caused 'power bump' across B.C. late Sunday

  08-01-2018 17:48 via vancouversun.com
  A car that crashed into a power pole in Delta was the cause of a power bump across the region on Sunday evening.
  Around 7:40 p.m. Sunday, an eastbound driver on Nordel Way near Brooke Road veered southbound and struck a high-voltage transmission pole. Cris Leykauf with Delta Police said the hydro pole then fell on the vehicle’s roof.
  “Another motorist at the scene assisted the driver, who was transported to hospital by Emergency Health Services,” said Leykauf. “
  
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• Music Reviews: Art Zoyd, Gisto and connect_icut

  08-01-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Art Zoyd: 441/2: Live and Unreleased Works (Cuneiform Records):
  The exceptional packaging of this box set celebrating nearly five decades of adventurous music making from this French ensemble includes 14 discs of all previously unreleased recordings (eight live/four studio/two DVDs), full booklets and enough nifty graphic design to find the set on production house reference library shelves. But what really matters is the music. I haven’t heard it all. Not by a long stretch. But the nine t
  
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• Daily Poll: Should TransLink projects go full speed or one by one?

  08-01-2018 15:49 via vancouversun.com
  Eeny, meeny, miny, moe – which transportation project has got to go?
  Recent comments by TransLink Mayors’ Council chair Derek Corrigan have put other mayors on alert, after he suggested three major road projects across the Lower Mainland would be a challenge simultaneously.
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  Talk of delaying TransLink projects 'borders on nonsense': Linda Hepner
  Those projects include a new four-lane Pattullo Bridge by 2023; an extension of the Millennium Line along Broadway to Arbutus Street;
  
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• Lululemon raising fourth-quarter guidance following holiday season

  08-01-2018 15:30 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. is raising its sales and earnings guidance for its fourth quarter.
  The retailer says it now expects net revenue will be in the range of $905 million to $915 million for the quarter based on a total comparable sales increase in the high single digits on a constant dollar basis.
  The revised forecast compares with its earlier guidance for net revenue in the range of $870 million to $885 million for the fourth quarter based on a total comparable sales incre
  
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• China's hunt for corrupt officials could affect BCLC 'whale' gambler revenue

  08-01-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Lottery Corp. casinos rely heavily on large transactions from Asian “whale” gamblers, but revenue connected to this high-roller group could be affected by factors including China’s hunt for alleged financial fugitives, documents obtained by Postmedia News show.
  Observations about BCLC’s reliance on so-called “whale” gamblers from China and Macau, and the risks associated to the revenue that VIP gamblers are pouring into B.C. government coffers, are reveal
  
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• Letters: Stronger B.C. carbon tax builds on economic success

  08-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Strengthening B.C.’s carbon tax (as of April 1, 2018) to reduce pollution and help get us back on track to our climate targets is worthy of support. The carbon tax has been an economic and environmental success, and it makes sense to build on this.
  Well-designed policy will maintain a strong economy, protect vulnerable Canadians from potentially adverse impacts, and address industry competitiveness concerns. Using revenue to increase the climate action tax credit will ensure low and middle
  
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• Talk of delaying TransLink projects 'borders on nonsense': Linda Hepner

  08-01-2018 04:10 via vancouversun.com
  The mayors of Surrey and Vancouver are pushing back on any possible slowdown on the Broadway subway or Surrey light-rail transit following statements made by Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan that raised questions on the future of both mega-projects. 
  Corrigan, the new chair of the TransLink Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation, said its first priority is to replace the aging Pattullo Bridge and suggested it was unrealistic to do all three projects concurrently, which is the vision l
  
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• Organizing a community event in the City? If so, check out our one stop event booking guide:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  08-01-2018 02:00 via twitter.com
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• Sunday's king tide a reminder of climate change's sea rise threat

  08-01-2018 01:43 via vancouversun.com
  A flood of king tides over the past week offered plenty of opportunity to snap photos of the ocean lapping just steps away from some iconic Metro Vancouver spots.
  But it also offered a reminder of what the future holds, with sea levels expected to rise over the next century.
  “This is a preview of the future, absolutely,” Simon Donner, a University of B.C. climate researcher said Sunday.
  “The best way to describe it is it takes an astronomical king tide to get flooding in Stanle
  
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• Syrian refugees have more to celebrate than just the holidays

  08-01-2018 01:31 via vancouversun.com
  Celine Ghaily, 12, started Grade 4 last year at Montecito elementary school in Burnaby shortly after arriving from Lebanon. The young Armenian-Syrian refugee knew very little English — just enough to understand that her new classmates were making fun of her. 
  They spoke in gibberish, or “fake Chinese” and told her it was English. They teased her because she didn’t understand. 
  But Ghaily understood things they didn’t. She knew she had a huge adjustment to
  
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• Search and rescue finds two snowmobilers lost near Revelstoke

  08-01-2018 00:05 via vancouversun.com
  Search and rescue volunteers have found two snowmobilers missing since Saturday in a popular snowmobiling area on a mountain near Revelstoke.
  RCMP say the men were found around 1 p.m. Sunday, cold but in good health. Members of Revelstoke Search and Rescue transported the men off the mountain.
  Police want to remind recreational snowmobilers that it is important to have appropriate equipment and training when going into the backcountry.
  According to a media release from the Revelstoke RCMP’
  
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• Cease the grease, folks. See what happens when you pour grease down the drain...yuck: vimeo.com/237786775 #NorthVan #GreaseClogsPipes

  08-01-2018 00:05 via twitter.com
  Cease the grease, folks. See what happens when you pour grease down the drain...yuck: vimeo.com/237786775#NorthVan #GreaseClogsPipes
  
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