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• Do you live in collection zones 4 or 5? We're coming for your old plastic containers! ZONE 4: February 17 & 18 ZO… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-01-2018 23:07 via twitter.com
  Do you live in collection zones 4 or 5? We're coming for your old plastic containers! ZONE 4: February 17 & 18 ZO… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Enjoying the break from the wet weather? Unfortunately it's not here to stay. Try & clear storm drains today while… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-01-2018 23:01 via twitter.com
  Enjoying the break from the wet weather? Unfortunately it's not here to stay. Try & clear storm drains today while… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• City of Vancouver presses on with bid to host FIFA games in 2026

  30-01-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver is one step closer to hosting what its staff have called “the biggest event on the planet” – the FIFA men’s World Cup.
  Councillors voted unanimously and enthusiastically Tuesday in support of a plan for the city to press on with its bid to host as many as five matches as part of the 2026 tournament.
  Vancouver is part of a “united bid” to have Canada, Mexico and the US jointly host the tournament. It is one of four Canadian cities sti
  
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• Suspect charged with mischief following three-day vandalism spree

  30-01-2018 22:54 via vancouversun.com
  A man has been arrested following a spree of vandalism in Coquitlam that saw buildings spray painted, vehicles scratched with keys and tires slashed.
  The alleged vandalism took place over a period of three days between Jan. 24 to 26.
  The suspect, a 37-year-old man, was arrested Jan. 26 and remains in custody. He was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday and faces five counts of mischief under $5,000 and 15 counts of failing to comply with recognizance.
  COQUITLAM, B.C.: JANUARY 26, 2018 –
  
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• B.C. spill regulations look to curb Kinder Morgan project

  30-01-2018 22:44 via vancouversun.com
  CALGARY — The B.C. government is creating more uncertainty around Kinder Morgan Inc.’s Trans Mountain expansion project with a proposal to restrict any increase in diluted bitumen shipments until it conducts more spill response studies.
  “The people of B.C. need to know that there is effective spill management across the province and, in particular, for our most environmentally sensitive areas, including coastlines,” Environment Minister George Heyman said in a statement.
  
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• OpenTable names the most romantic restaurants in Vancouver

  30-01-2018 22:43 via vancouversun.com
  Just in time for Valentine’s Day, OpenTable has issued its list of the 100 most romantic restaurants in Canada — and nine of them are in Metro Vancouver.
  OpenTable, an online restaurant-reservation service, generated the list based on 500,000 restaurant reviews collected from OpenTable diners between Dec. 1, 2016 and Nov. 30, 2017. 
  Four iconic Vancouver restaurants — Bishop’s, Five Sails at the Pan Pacific, Seasons in the Park and The Teahouse Re
  
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• CMHC housing outlook classifies Metro Vancouver as vulnerable to volatility

  30-01-2018 22:41 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver’s real estate market remains classified as highly vulnerable to volatility at the start of 2018 due to an overheating in condo sales in some corners and overvaluation of prices that continue to defy local fundamentals, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Tuesday.
  That was the conclusion of CMHC’s first-quarter housing market analysis that found conditions in Metro Vancouver have remained in a precarious position for the last six quarters.
  “What we have in
  
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• Condo, townhome developers and brokers seek retailers

  30-01-2018 22:38 via vancouversun.com
  There’s been a frenzied speed-dating scene going on at Whistler’s swankiest restaurants and hotel lobbies this week.
  It’s the annual International Council of Shopping Centres conference, an event name that doesn’t quite capture the way brokers, developers and retailers madly try to meet each other with the shared goal of attracting customers to spend time and money in malls.
  One attendee in the crowd joked that everyone here hopes to connect with Starbucks Coffee Company,
  
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• Did you miss last night's 7pm Council meeting? Video of the entire meeting is now up on our website: ow.ly/5YBe30i65gR #NorthVan

  30-01-2018 22:26 via twitter.com
  Did you miss last night's 7pm Council meeting? Video of the entire meeting is now up on our website: ow.ly/5YBe30i65gR #NorthVan
  
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• B.C. conservation groups seek emergency protection for southern resident killer whales

  30-01-2018 22:19 via vancouversun.com
  Emergency action is needed under the Species at Risk Act to halt and reverse the decline of endangered, salmon-eating killer whales in B.C. waters, according to a coalition of conservation groups.
  The Raincoast Conservation Foundation, the David Suzuki Foundation and others are petitioning the federal government to curtail sport fishing and whale watching in feeding areas essential to the survival of the orcas and to restrict fishing on specific Chinook salmon populations that sustain the southe
  
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• Kayaker Dies In Capilano River bit.ly/2rQbdKJ #NorthVancouver https://t.co/aivsvI0yIc

  30-01-2018 21:57 via twitter.com
  
  Kayaker Dies In Capilano Riverbit.ly/2rQbdKJ#NorthVancouver https://t.co/aivsvI0yIc
  
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• "Book" and "sale" are two of our favourite words! How about you? twitter.com/NVSD44/status/…

  30-01-2018 21:24 via twitter.com
  "Book" and "sale" are two of our favourite words! How about you? twitter.com/NVSD44/status/…
  
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• We're recruiting for a regular full-time Clerk - Court Documentation. Click here to apply: ow.ly/CGjI30i5Zzp

  30-01-2018 21:18 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a regular full-time Clerk - Court Documentation. Click here to apply: ow.ly/CGjI30i5Zzp
  
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• We're recruiting for a regular full-time Manager - Public Works. Chick here to apply: ow.ly/LCSv30i5Zu8

  30-01-2018 21:17 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a regular full-time Manager - Public Works. Chick here to apply: ow.ly/LCSv30i5Zu8
  
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• Go for the Gold! Street Hockey Tournament coming up Sunday, February 25 | 10am-7pm at the Shipyards & The Pipe Shop… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-01-2018 20:20 via twitter.com
  Go for the Gold! Street Hockey Tournament coming up Sunday, February 25 | 10am-7pm at the Shipyards & The Pipe Shop… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Vancouver police beef up foot patrol in Downtown Eastside

  30-01-2018 20:18 via vancouversun.com
  To combat what they say is a “significant increase in street disorder” and improve public safety, the Vancouver Police Department have expanded foot patrol activities in the Downtown Eastside.
  VPD Sgt. Jason Robillard says police have noted a considerable spike in street crime in recent months and that vulnerable people are “being taken advantage of by others coming in from outside of Vancouver to commit crimes, like dealing drugs and selling stolen goods.” &nbs
  
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• Fab 5: Be top dog for Lunar New Year

  30-01-2018 20:15 via vancouversun.com
  Whether you’re seeking gifts for yourself or for someone else, Lunar New Year is upon us and it’s time to celebrate with red and gold fashions that are both lucky and luxe.
  Forget the fact that you think you’re more of a cat person, the Year of the Dog is about bringing good fortune and prosperity to all — and the Chinese believe that a new year calls for new clothes from head to toe.
  Rebecca Tay presents five pieces — dog-inspired and otherwise — to ring in t
  
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• This Just In: Smashbox On Location Photo Edit Eye Shadow Trio, Bioeffect EGF + 2A Daily Treatment and KORRES Pomegranate Mattifying Primer

  30-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
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  On Location Photo Edit Eye Shadow Trio
  They say: A collection of mini eyeshadow palettes, each offering three colour combinations. The formulas are blend-able, richly pigmented and come in a variety of finishes — from shimmer to matte. 
  We say: The colours are rich and create a dramatic hue for evening wear. The colours did glide on easily and blended well. I used my fingers to blend the shadow on my lids and the outcome was adorable. It’s a must-have if you like e
  
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• Five reasons to see Jessica Lea Mayfield

  30-01-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Jessica Lea Mayfield
  When: Feb. 2, 8 p.m.
  Where: Cobalt
  Tickets: $15 at ticketweb.ca and Red Cat and Zulu record stores1. Sorry Is Gone. In July of last year, singer/songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield went public about her abusive husband. She posted a photo on Instagram, writing “Last week I had a surgery related for a broken shoulder related to a domestic violence incident.” In September, she released her fourth album, Sorry is Gone. It’s a deeply personal record about
  
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• Air Canada expands direct Vancouver-Delhi route to year-round service

  30-01-2018 19:53 via vancouversun.com
  Air Canada has announced it will expand its seasonal direct flights from Vancouver to Delhi to a year-round schedule.
  The airline said the year-round service will begin June 8, 2018 and that they are now available for booking beginning Tuesday.
  Benjamin Smith, president of passenger airlines, said customer response to the non-stop route since it launched in 2016 had been “extremely positive” and that the airline was pleased to be the only direct flight between Western Canada and Indi
  
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• Hollywood North: Reviews mixed on Surrey-shot Altered Carbon

  30-01-2018 19:33 via vancouversun.com
  Altered Carbon, the big-budget science fiction series shot at a former printing press turned production studio in Surrey, is getting mixed reviews ahead of its Friday launch on Netflix.
  The 10-episode series, an adaptation of author Richard K. Morgan’s 2002 cyberpunk novel of the same name, is set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored in cortical “stacks” that can be installed into a new body, called “sleeves.”
  Joel Kinnaman (The Killing, Suicide S
  
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• Firearms charges approved against trio in 2016 Surrey break and enter

  30-01-2018 19:13 via vancouversun.com
  Charges have been approved against three individuals in a 2016 Surrey shooting that injured one.
  Surrey RCMP announced Tuesday that three individuals who were arrested following a 2016 shooting would now be facing charges of break and enter, robbery, aggravated assault and possession of stolen property.
  On March 22, 2016, police were called to a home in the 10800 block of 143rd Street for a possible shooting. When officers arrived, they located one man who had been injured during a targeted brea
  
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• Body of North Vancouver kayaker recovered from Capilano River - North Shore News

  30-01-2018 18:43 via nsnews.com
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  Body of North Vancouver kayaker recovered from Capilano River
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  A swift water team from North Shore Rescue retrieved the body of a North Vancouver kayaker from the Capilano River Tuesday morning. photo Mike Wakefield, North Shore News. Body of North Vancouver kayaker recovered from Capilano River_0. A swift water ...
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• Vancouver park board approves new outdoor pool in Marpole

  30-01-2018 18:34 via vancouversun.com
  Parts of Vancouver’s Van Splash aquatic strategy will undergo further consultation with city staff, while a new outdoor pool has been approved for Marpole.
  The Vancouver Parks Board approved a motion at Monday’s meeting to refer the extensive aquatic strategy to city staff for consultation. During the same meeting, the board unanimously approved a new full-sized outdoor pool to be located at Marple Community Centre in Southeast Vancouver.
  The extensive strategy includes a 25-year vis
  
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• North Vancouver RCMP have recovered kayaker's body in Capilano River - Globalnews.ca

  30-01-2018 18:20 via globalnews.ca
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  North Vancouver RCMP have recovered kayaker's body in Capilano River
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  North Vancouver RCMP recovered the body of a deceased kayaker from the Capilano River Tuesday morning. Jordan Armstrong reports. X. - A A +. Listen. North Vancouver RCMP have recovered the body of a deceased kayaker from the Capilano River. The 48-year ...and more »
  
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• North Vancouver RCMP have recovered kayaker's body in Capilano ... - Globalnews.ca

  30-01-2018 18:20 via globalnews.ca
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  North Vancouver RCMP recovered the body of a deceased kayaker from the Capilano River Tuesday morning. Jordan Armstrong reports. X. - A A +. Listen. North Vancouver RCMP have recovered the body of a deceased kayaker from the Capilano River. The 48-year ...and more »
  
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• Body of missing kayaker recovered from Capilano River

  30-01-2018 18:20 via vancouversun.com
  The body of a kayaker who went missing on the Capilano River has been recovered.
  Crews resumed the recovery mission Tuesday morning at first daylight, after the search for the 49-year-old North Vancouver man was suspended due to dangerous conditions the previous evening.
  North Vancouver RCMP say they received a call about a kayaker in distress on the swollen and fast-moving river on Monday afternoon.
  A search was mounted involving multiple agencies and a body was eventually located, but North Sh
  
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• Elephant’s Feet are markings at crosswalks which mean you can ride your bike through – no dismounting! Learn more a… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-01-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Elephant’s Feet are markings at crosswalks which mean you can ride your bike through – no dismounting! Learn more a… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Body of missing kayaker recovered from Capilano River Tuesday

  30-01-2018 17:40 via vancouversun.com
  The body of a kayaker who went missing on the Capilano River has been recovered.
  Crews resumed the recovery mission Tuesday morning at first daylight, after the search for the kayaker was suspended due to dangerous conditions the previous evening.
  North Vancouver RCMP say they received a call about a kayaker in distress on the swollen and fast-moving river on Monday afternoon.
  A search was mounted involving multiple agencies and a body was eventually located, but North Shore Rescue said the reco
  
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• Recovery of the deceased kayaker from Capilano River has been completed this morning. The 49 year-old male kayaker… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-01-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  Recovery of the deceased kayaker from Capilano River has been completed this morning. The 49 year-old male kayaker… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Daily Poll: What should ICBC do first to fix its $1.3-billion loss?

  30-01-2018 16:43 via vancouversun.com
  Attorney General David Eby called the Insurance Corp of B.C.’s current situation a “financial dumpster fire” on Monday, in response to the public auto insurer’s expected $1.3-billion operating loss.
  Eby acknowledged it would not be an easy journey toward bringing the auto insurer back on track and said there would be a number of major reforms announced in the coming weeks.
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• NPA opens nominations to seek its next mayoral candidate

  30-01-2018 16:03 via vancouversun.com
  The NPA is seeking its next mayoral candidate.
  The party announced Tuesday morning it had opened the nomination process to seek a mayoral candidate to lead its push for the next Vancouver municipal election.
  NPA president Gregory Baker said the party hoped to leave adequate time for the nomination period in order to attract the widest, most diverse selection of candidates.
  “We’re making every effort to improve diversity in our candidate selection by reaching out to a wider group of V
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Colin Martin's US arrest warrant finally executed

  30-01-2018 05:05 via vancouversun.com
  Copy of executed arrest warrant for Colin Hugh Martin
  It took more than eight years, but B.C. resident Colin Hugh Martin was finally formally arrested this month on drug smuggling charges sworn against him in the U.S. in 2009.
  Martin was escorted to the border and handed over to U.S. agents in mid-January, after losing a last-ditch attempt to prevent his extradition at the Supreme Court of Canada level in December.
  Martin has now appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle and his trial has been
  
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• Opinion: Fading dreams of a true North, strong and free

  30-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Northerners are a quiet, peaceful, and co-operative people. We don’t air our grievances in public. We don’t complain.
  As premier of the Northwest Territories, it took an immense degree of frustration and concern to provoke the Red Alert Statement I issued to southern Canadians last November. More recently, that same concern brought me to Vancouver to engage with a wide variety of British Columbians: students, municipal and provincial government officials, environmentalists, and busin
  
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• Opinion: A free press must not undermine fair administration of justice

  30-01-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  As Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, I am responsible for the administration of the court. In keeping with the principle of judicial independence, a chief justice will rarely comment on the rulings of other judges of the court, and I do not intend to do so in the comments that follow. I do, however, feel compelled to respond to attacks that undermine public confidence in the rule of law and the judicial institution itself. I refer to recent opinion pieces by Ian Mulgrew con
  
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• Recovery operations of the deceased kayaker at Capilano River have stopped for the night. Efforts will resume in th… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-01-2018 04:08 via twitter.com
  Recovery operations of the deceased kayaker at Capilano River have stopped for the night. Efforts will resume in th… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Ancient midden found after Semiahmoo Nation pressed for archeological assessment

  30-01-2018 03:46 via vancouversun.com
  An ancient shell midden has been found on the site of a White Rock park expansion after the Semiahmoo First Nation pressed the city to assess the area for evidence of archeological significance.
  The ancient garbage heap discovered last week contains “shell, charcoal, and animal bones” — indications of long-term food processing on the site in Memorial Park.
  “We know from our oral history and interviews with elders in the past that it was a village site,” said SFN cou
  
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• No cause of death determined after autopsy on 14-year-old Delta baseball player

  30-01-2018 03:21 via vancouversun.com
  An autopsy on Kyle Losse, the 14-year-old Delta teen who died of an apparent brain injury a week ago, has not determined a cause of death so family members have granted coroners permission to preserve his brain for further testing. Losse is expected to be cremated in coming days.
  The teenage baseball prodigy wore number 14 on his jersey and when the family was told by doctors that he had no brain activity and no chance of recovery, he was taken off life support in the intensive care un
  
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• Pain at the pump: Gas prices shoot up seven cents a litre

  30-01-2018 03:09 via vancouversun.com
  A hike in wholesale gas prices caused by a supply squeeze shot pump prices up at least seven cents overnight and an analyst is expecting gas to go up another one penny a litre on Wednesday.
  The hikes in what is already the most expensive gas market in North America hurts Randip Singh right in the wallet. The Vancouver cabbie was filling up at a Vancouver gas station on Monday and he was skeptical about a shortage causing the increase that’s going to add at least $5 to his fill.
  “Befo
  
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• Search for North Vancouver male kayaker is now a recovery operation. Emergency crews are dealing with darkness and… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  30-01-2018 02:59 via twitter.com
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• Westbank Corp. and QuadREAL see cultural hub at Oakridge Centre

  30-01-2018 02:52 via vancouversun.com
  Westbank Corp. and QuadREAL on Monday unveiled a plan to transform the Oakridge Centre.
  They hailed the vision as more than a revamped shopping centre with new residential towers. Instead, they said it will be a “cultural hub” at the corner of 41st Avenue and Cambie Street in Vancouver.
  “When you think of what makes a city, there is the built infrastructure — the architecture — then you have the transportation infrastructure, the energy infrastructure and the cultur
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Eby suggests major reforms to clean inherited ICBC mess

  30-01-2018 02:41 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The New Democrats are eyeing a mix of controversial options for cleaning up the mess at the Insurance Corp. of B.C., judging from what minister in charge David Eby told reporters Monday.
  Eby rejected out of hand several of the more dramatic possibilities for managing the B.C. Liberal-authored financial debacle at the government-owned automobile insurance corporation.
  The B.C. Liberals siphoned more than $1 billion out of ICBC’s capital reserves to make their own budgets lo
  
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• Abbotsford one step closer to withdrawing from Metro Vancouver parks

  30-01-2018 02:28 via vancouversun.com
  Abbotsford has long been seen as straddling two regional districts: Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
  “We had one foot in Metro for our parks function and the rest of it we are part of the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD). That presented some challenges over the years, because we’re neither fish nor fowl,” said Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun.
  On Friday, Abbotsford took one step closer to standing with both feet in the Fraser Valley when Metro’s board of directors
  
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• RCMP looking for more tips on 'human cause' of 2017 Elephant Hill fire

  30-01-2018 02:25 via vancouversun.com
  Four months after it was declared contained, the actual cause of Elephant Hill fire, which burned dozens of homes in the Ashcroft area last summer, is still under investigation.
  Monday, the RCMP said that the investigation continues into the fire, which was originally known as the Ashcroft Reserve fire. It started July 7 southwest of Ashcroft, then burned its way north, eventually being renamed along the way.
  From the very early days, the B.C. Wildfire Service has believe the fire was caused by
  
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• Deadline looms for Vancouver empty home tax declarations

  30-01-2018 02:25 via vancouversun.com
  Thousands of Vancouver homeowners who have yet to declare the status of their properties have until this Friday, Feb. 2 to do so, or else risk facing tens of thousands of dollars in additional property taxes this year as the city rolls out the country’s first empty homes tax.
  Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson addressed members of the media Monday at City Hall, urging homeowners to submit their declarations as soon as possible and not wait until the last minute. 
  Every owner of a r
  
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• ICBC's $1.3-billion loss a 'dumpster fire': A-G David Eby

  30-01-2018 02:23 via vancouversun.com
  Attorney-General David Eby left no questions hanging Monday as to why the Insurance Corp. of B.C. is facing a $1.3-billion shortfall this fiscal year.
  Decisions of the previous Liberal government are to blame, he told reporters repeatedly. But he gave no firm answers on what the NDP government plans to do about the mess — including whether B.C. drivers, who already pay far more than others in Canada, will see rates rise again.
  “British Columbians deserve the truth no matter how bruta
  
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