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• Red Scorpions gangster Jamie Bacon denied bail pending trial in April

  09-01-2018 22:47 via vancouversun.com
  Eileen Mohan says Metro Vancouver will be a little safer now that long-time gangster Jamie Bacon has been denied bail in B.C. Supreme Court.
  Mohan, whose bystander son Christopher was killed during the October 2007 Surrey Six murders, said she was happy that Justice Catherine Wedge denied Bacon’s application to be released into the community to await an upcoming trial.
  “We have had enough bloodshed in the community and this will stop (more) from happening,” Mohan said. “A
  
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• Province seeking feedback on sexual violence policies at local schools

  09-01-2018 22:33 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government wants students, faculty and staff to chime in on their post-secondary school’s sexual-violence policies.
  “Campuses must be safe places for learning and working,” said Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training. “We want to raise awareness about sexual-violence policies at B.C.’s public, post-secondary institutions, find out if there’s room to strengthen them and understand what more we can do to prevent sexual violenc
  
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• We're working w/ @NVanDistrict to identify ways to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists, transit users & driver… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-01-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
  We're working w/ @NVanDistrict to identify ways to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists, transit users & driver… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• City councillor calls for review of Vancouver's small-business policies

  09-01-2018 22:25 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver city councillor is calling for a review of the city’s small-business policies, as many mom-and-pop operations close down because of high taxes and unaffordable rent. 
  NPA Coun. George Affleck, who will put forth a motion to council next week, also wants the city to establish a small-business policy council to advise Vancouver city council on issues relating to small business.
   “As a small-business person, I’m keenly aware of the many challenges and pr
  
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• A reminder that the OCP amendments associated with the new #Maplewood Village Centre head to public hearing tonight… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-01-2018 20:53 via twitter.com
  A reminder that the OCP amendments associated with the new #Maplewood Village Centre head to public hearing tonight… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Live: Red Scorpions gangster Jamie Bacon denied bail pending trial in April

  09-01-2018 20:18 via vancouversun.com
  Red Scorpions gangster Jamie Bacon won’t be released from jail before his trial begins in April, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge ruled on Tuesday.
  Red Scorpion Jamie Bacon denied bail pending trial in April, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge says .
  — Kim Bolan (@kbolan) January 9, 2018So Jamie Bacon will NOT be released until after his trial in April for counselling to commit murder. Details of reasons covered by a publication ban. #breakingnews #jamiebacon
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• Download the 2018 Youth Services Directory here: ow.ly/WujB30hC3KN or visit nsyouth.ca. #NorthVan #CNV4me https://t.co/eXspZ4CrOa

  09-01-2018 20:01 via twitter.com
  
  Download the 2018 Youth Services Directory here: ow.ly/WujB30hC3KN or visit nsyouth.ca. #NorthVan #CNV4me https://t.co/eXspZ4CrOa
  
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• Five reasons to check out Cinema in Concert

  09-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Cinema in Concert: China Broadcasting Film Symphony Orchestra
  Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. | Orpheum Theatre
  Tickets: from $29 at ticketstonight.ca
  1. Vancouver premiere. Founded in 1949, Beijing’s China Broadcasting Film Symphony Orchestra has recorded music for over 2,000 films, TV dramas and documentaries. The 80-member orchestra has played sold-out concerts in over 40 countries. The Jan. 12 concert marks the orchestra’s Vancouver premiere.
  2. Here’s looking at you, kid. Led by conduct
  
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• Fab 5: Beat the freeze

  09-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If the January blues haven’t set in yet, fingers crossed you’ve managed to make it through another winter without a serious case of doom and gloom.
  If it’s too late, well, there are still a few ways to try to chase them away. A getaway to Los Angeles or Palm Springs should do the trick — or, failing that, you can always invest in a brand spanking new winter coat with a bit of pizzazz. Now’s not the time for boring, basic outerwear: no, January is all about winter co
  
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• When 'harmony' is not good enough

  09-01-2018 19:46 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver author of I’m Right and You’re an Idiot is expanding his thinking on how to interact with opponents.
  Somewhat like myself, James Hoggan, an expert in public relations, is realizing that the liberal ideal of pursuing comfortable “dialogue” with people of different opinions, and vested interests, is often ineffective. Certain types of collaboration just do not work.
  Hoggan, who specializes in climate change issues, has been shifting more strongly to recognizin
  
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• Curbside Recycling 101 - containers & glass. Make sure you are recycling these items. cnv.org/Recycling… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-01-2018 19:28 via twitter.com
  Curbside Recycling 101 - containers & glass. Make sure you are recycling these items. cnv.org/Recycling… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Not sure what to do with all the waste left over from the holidays, like gift wrap or those Christmas lights that n… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-01-2018 19:15 via twitter.com
  Not sure what to do with all the waste left over from the holidays, like gift wrap or those Christmas lights that n… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Know an organization making life in the City better? The City has a grant for that. Deadline Jan 31.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-01-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Know an organization making life in the City better? The City has a grant for that. Deadline Jan 31.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Mounties investigate shooting in Surrey overnight

  09-01-2018 17:22 via vancouversun.com
  Mounties in Surrey are investigating a shooting Monday night in the Guildford neighbourhood.  RCMP say shortly before 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 15900-block of 101A Avenue.
  Investigators say there are no reports that anyone was injured. Officers are speaking with witnesses as part of an investigation into the shooting. RCMP say witnesses saw two people running from the area, and an unknown vehicle driving away at a high rate of speed. 
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you think Oprah should run for president?

  09-01-2018 17:21 via vancouversun.com
  Oprah Winfrey’s passionate speech at the Golden Globes Sunday night ignited a call on social media for the popular celebrity to run against Donald Trump in the next U.S. election.  And, according to a CNN report Monday, Winfrey is thinking about the idea. What do you think?Take Our Poll
   
   
   
  
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• Stylish Six: Velvet adds a touch of glam

  09-01-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Think velvet is “done”? Think again.
  The plush textile continues to hold the collective fashion attention this winter as it appears in stores in, well, just about every form possible. 
  From chic shoes to stylish dresses, here are simply chic options for embracing this textured material this season. The dreamy
  Velvet is, by design, a dreamy textile. And, when paired with a dreamy cut like this Le Fou Wilfred Toeda dress, it’s even more so. Layer this dress with a mock-
  
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• New report shows Vancouver's density could handle more people, housing

  09-01-2018 11:01 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver may seem crowded, but it’s not as crowded as it could be.
  A new Fraser Institute report released Tuesday ranks Vancouver the 13th-densest urban area among 30 comparable cities from high-income countries around the world. The report, titled “Room to grow: Comparing urban density in Canada and abroad”, suggests Vancouver could still grow and handle even more population and housing.
  Population density is expressed as a ratio, calculated by dividing a city’s populat
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Charges laid, guns seized in Surrey investigation

  09-01-2018 08:40 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP released some details of a drug trafficking investigation that has led to arrest of three people – two are so far charged.
  And police say the case has some connection – though they haven’t revealed what yet – to the on-going gang conflict across the Lower Mainland.
  Here’s my story:Charges laid after Surrey Mounties seize guns, drugsTwo Surrey residents are facing gun and drug charges after Mounties raided a home last month in connection with an investiga
  
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• Opinion: Port of Prince Rupert building better B.C. through trade

  09-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  A major success story has been quietly playing out in northern B.C. at the Port of Prince Rupert over the past decade. A recent economic-impact study tells the story of a port that has grown into a key North America gateway for trade with Asia, producing widespread economic and social benefits from its international import and export operations.
  In 2016, the Port of Prince Rupert shipped over $35-billion worth of goods through its terminals, making it the third-largest port by value of trade in
  
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• Million-dollar line of detached houses spreads like wildfire across Metro

  09-01-2018 04:35 via vancouversun.com
  Almost three-quarters of the single, detached homes in Metro Vancouver are now assessed at $1 million or higher, a 50-per-cent increase from 2014. And the “million-dollar line” has spread deep into the suburbs.
  “(What used to be) the top crust of residential real estate in Metropolitan Vancouver has now become the whole loaf,” said Andy Yan, director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University.
  Yan analyzed data from B.C. Assessment for 2018 and found 73 per cent of si
  
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• Judge dismisses Surrey woman's case against road through Hawthorne Park

  09-01-2018 04:34 via vancouversun.com
  Work will begin this week on a road through Surrey’s Hawthorne Park after a local woman failed to convince a judge to grant an injunction to stop construction.
  Roslyn Cassells argued in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on Monday that the park has valuable riparian habitat and is likely home to the endangered Pacific water shrew, along with other at-risk species such as the northern red-legged frog.
  “The project really needs to be halted until such time as the city has done their
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Making ALR a 'rescue mission' to pacify Site C critics?

  09-01-2018 03:48 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — When Agriculture Minister Lana Popham last week launched a review to revitalize the agricultural land reserve, the backlash was not long in coming over the decision to proceed with Site C.
  “The ALR doesn’t need revitalizing,” fumed longtime New Democrat Harold Steves on social media. “The ALR needs saving. Start by saving 9,430 acres at Site C.”
  The acreage — or 3,800 hectares if you prefer — is the amount of agricultural land to be
  
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• Police looking for driver after pedestrian killed in Coquihalla Highway hit-and-run

  09-01-2018 03:40 via vancouversun.com
  A 21-year-old man has died in a hit-and-run incident on the Coquihalla Highway.
  Kamloops RCMP said they were notified at around 9 p.m. Sunday of a body found on the highway near the Trans Canada Highway interchange.
  The victim appeared to have been struck by a vehicle which left the scene.
  Police is seeking the public’s assistance in the investigation and wants anyone who drove in the area Sunday night who may have thought they hit and animal or who later saw damage to their vehicle to con
  
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• Abbotsford police looking for man who tried to rob teen

  09-01-2018 03:26 via vancouversun.com
  Police are on the lookout for a man who tried to rob a 17-year-old girl last week in the Abbotsford neighbourhood of Auguston.
  According to a media release, about 7 p.m. last Thursday a man approached the girl near the corner of Blauson Boulevard and Auguston Parkway, drew a knife and demanded money.
  What the suspect didn’t see was another man nearby, walking his dog. The dog walker realized what was happened and intervened.
  The suspect, who is described as slender and was wearing dark clo
  
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• Crown seeks jail term for man who sexually assaulted UBC student

  09-01-2018 03:24 via vancouversun.com
  The Crown is seeking a sentence of two years less a day in jail for a man convicted of sexually assaulting a female student at a fraternity house at the University of British Columbia.
  In August last year, Mathew Aaron Shufelt, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of sexually assaulting the student, who cannot be identified because of a court-ordered publication ban.
  The two had met in 2012 through a fraternity of which Shufelt was a member. After he graduated with an engineering degree from UBC, he
  
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• There's been an increase in worker deaths in B.C. year over year

  09-01-2018 02:44 via vancouversun.com
  The family comes every year to remember the tragic death of a husband and father — carpenter Donald Davis.
  Just 34, he and three other workers fell to their deaths on Jan. 7, 1981, when a platform 36 floors up collapsed during construction of the Bentall Centre Tower IV.
  Carpenters Gunther Couvreux, Brian Stevenson and Yrjo Mitrunen also died that day.
  “It’s important for us to be here,” said Tracy Davis at an annual memorial in downtown Vancouver on Monday for her dad an
  
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• Abbotsford airport traffic surged more than 25 per cent in 2017

  09-01-2018 02:29 via vancouversun.com
  Abbotsford International Airport officials say they’re busier than ever.
  According to figures released Monday, the Fraser Valley airport saw 147,010 more passengers in 2017 than they did in 2016, a surge of 27. 7 per cent. (2016 beat 2015’s numbers by 8.8 per cent.)
  Abbotsford airport is used heavily by WestJet but also is frequented by aircraft from charter carriers SunWing and Flair, Vancouver Island’s Island Express, as well as international carriers like Air Canada, KLM and
  
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• No council meeting today. Council is back to business Monday, Jan 15th. cnv.org/CouncilMeetings #NorthVan https://t.co/diNzMUlp2D

  09-01-2018 02:00 via twitter.com
  
  No council meeting today. Council is back to business Monday, Jan 15th. cnv.org/CouncilMeetings#NorthVan https://t.co/diNzMUlp2D
  
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• True crime at centre of new CBC series The Detectives

  09-01-2018 01:59 via vancouversun.com
  The Detectives
  Wednesdays, 9 p.m. |  CBC
  More info: Cbc.ca/watch
  It’s been almost four decades since Mike Eastham investigated one of the country’s most horrific crimes and yet the retired RCMP detective says the case is never far from his mind.
  The investigation that still affects him is the grisly murders of three generations of one family in the Wells Gray Provincial Park about 120 kilometres from Kamloops back in 1982.
  Found in a burnt-out car was the incinerated b
  
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• A year in pictures from the Vancouver Sun and Province photographers

  09-01-2018 01:59 via vancouversun.com
  A look back at our photographers’ favourite photos from 2017:
  GERRY KAHRMANNA woman raises a photo of Beth Moore as Travis Cottrell leads 2,500 women in worship at a Living Proof Live event in Abbotsford on Jan. 27.  Iranian-Canadian artist Parviz Tanavoli with one of his works of art at his home in West Vancouver on Feb. 15. Tanavoli invited a Vancouver Sun columnist into his home for a tour and to discuss travel bans, his sculpture on display at the Museum of Modern A
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Following real estate money from China — impossible!

  09-01-2018 01:38 via vancouversun.com
  A new lengthy B.C. Supreme Court judgment reveals the complicated financial and real-estate legerdemain gatekeepers face trying to regulate ultra-wealthy Chinese investors in Canada. 
  Those on both sides in the litigation, who called each other liars, acted as if they cared little about financial transparency or honesty in record-keeping even in deals involving sums that would stagger ordinary Canadians.
  As a result, the court concluded it was virtually impossible to “follow
  
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• Daphne Bramham: In a celebrity-obsessed culture, what Hollywood elites do matters

  09-01-2018 01:19 via vancouversun.com
  Rich and famous women wore black, called out inequality instead of responding to fawning questions about whose gowns they were wearing.
  For once during a Hollywood awards ceremony, they ignored the industry imperative to thank their agents. Instead, they spoke about inequality, sexual harassment and abuse.
  Some brought feminist activists as their dates. Others walked in pairs, challenging the deeply ingrained notion that professional women can’t be both friends and competitors.
  Beautifully
  
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• With new #Maplewood Village Centre plan, design guidelines, and land use approved, Council will consider the corres… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-01-2018 00:11 via twitter.com
  With new #Maplewood Village Centre plan, design guidelines, and land use approved, Council will consider the corres… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Here's how we're helping our youth learn about How Our City Works. ow.ly/CXIF306t9lF #CNV4ME #NorthVan https://t.co/rNeyl3oPPc

  09-01-2018 00:01 via twitter.com
  
  Here's how we're helping our youth learn about How Our City Works. ow.ly/CXIF306t9lF #CNV4ME #NorthVan https://t.co/rNeyl3oPPc
  
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