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• Germain Belzile: Trans Mountain pipeline — A trade war that benefits no one

  09-02-2018 23:52 via vancouversun.com
  It’s not easy to build pipelines or expand their capacity in Canada. Last fall, faced with obstacles and lengthening delays, TransCanada abandoned its Energy East pipeline project in Quebec and New Brunswick, valued at over $16 billion. Earlier, in the spring, Ottawa had put the kibosh on the Northern Gateway project out west, valued at $8 billion.
  But there are also successes, like the Trans Mountain project, which was approved by the federal government and seemed, up until just
  
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• #MagneticNorthVan Ideas Fair Feb 15 @ CityHall. Come share your ideas about what role the new… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-02-2018 23:15 via twitter.com
  #MagneticNorthVan Ideas Fair Feb 15 @ CityHall. Come share your ideas about what role the new… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Do you live in garbage collection zone 5? We'll be picking up your old garbage cans for recycling between Sat Feb 2… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-02-2018 23:01 via twitter.com
  Do you live in garbage collection zone 5? We'll be picking up your old garbage cans for recycling between Sat Feb 2… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The Last Continent: Challenging the unforgiving in search of the unknown

  09-02-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  Postmedia columnist Daphne Bramham crosses the notoriously rough Drake Passage from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia — known as the Serengeti of the Southern Ocean — to Antarctica. Her daily reports from the 18-day expedition will cover issues from climate change and micro plastics in the ocean to Japan’s continuing whale hunt, the antics of penguins and the world’s wild race to tour, and exploit, this last frontier.In mid-December, four weeks into a solo, unsupporte
  
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• B.C. Family Day will shift to third week of February in 2019

  09-02-2018 22:58 via vancouversun.com
  The annual B.C. Family Day holiday will shift to the third Monday of February starting in 2019.
  Premier John Horgan made the announcement Friday that the holiday, which was established in 2013 based on recommendations it be held on the second or third Monday, would be moved to the third Monday to be better aligned with other Canadian provinces and the U.S.
  “Moving Family Day is the right thing to do for businesses small and large, and is better for families who may be spread out across the
  
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• B.C. changes Family Day date

  09-02-2018 22:28
  
  Starting in 2019 B.C.'s Family Day will fall on the third Monday of February.
  
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• B.C. court strikes down Vancouver park board's cetacean ban

  09-02-2018 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Supreme Court won’t allow a Vancouver park board bylaw that bans cetaceans from being kept in captivity in parks to apply to the city’s aquarium in Stanley Park.
  Last May, the park board voted to ban the import or display of whales, porpoises and dolphins in city parks, and a month later the aquarium asked the B.C. Supreme Court for a judicial review of the board’s change of the bylaw. The aquarium argued the park board did not have jurisdiction to pass the amendm
  
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• This Week in History: 1907 A railway proposes a bridge across the Second Narrows

  09-02-2018 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  If you wanted to get from Vancouver to the North Shore in 1907, you had to take a boat, or swim.
  But the 20-year-old city had no shortage of big schemes. And on Feb. 8, 1907, the Daily Province announced the Vancouver, Westminster and Yukon Railway wanted to build a bridge across the Second Narrows.
  The Province didn’t like it.
  “If the scheme goes through that great area of water frontage on both sides of the Inlet to the east of the Second Narrows and on the North Arm of the Inlet m
  
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• Liberals' Wilkinson rips reckless NDP 'schoolyard squabble' with Alberta in wine country

  09-02-2018 21:08 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson has brought the Alberta-B.C. trade dispute to wine country, where a byelection is under way for former premier Christy Clark’s seat.
  “What we’ve seen in the last week is essentially a fundamental attack on the B.C. wine industry,” Wilkinson told supporters at Sandhill Wines on Friday. “We’ve seen that the wine industry is now under siege; the wine workers are facing a challenge that is totally unnecessary, that has been cre
  
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• A reminder that District Hall will be closed for Family Day this Monday, February 12. Our after-hours emergency con… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-02-2018 21:01 via twitter.com
  A reminder that District Hall will be closed for Family Day this Monday, February 12. Our after-hours emergency con… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Town Talk: Gala raises $900,115 for Mount St. Joseph Hospital

  09-02-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  FORTUNE SMILED: While gamblers’ dreams fizzled in the Parq casino recently, the St. Paul’s Foundation raked in a $900,115 jackpot several floors above. That was at the JW Marriott hotel, where the 11th annual Scotiabank Feast of Fortune gala helped fund mammography equipment for Vancouver’s 97-year-old Mount St. Joseph Hospital. Greeting 650 guests with wife Patricia Yeo, the gala’s founding chair, Royal Pacific Realty senior vice-president Sing Lim Yeo recalled the debut
  
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• International: 20 bestselling books of the week for Feb. 3

  09-02-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. The Woman in the Window — A.J. Finn
  2. Fall From Grace — Danielle Steel 
  3. Origin — Dan Brown
  4. Little Fires Everywhere — Celest Ng 
  5. The Rooster Bar — John Grisham
  6. The Immortalists — Chloe Benjamin 
  7. Before We Were Yours — Lisa Wingate 
  8. The Wife Between Us — Hendricks/Pekkanen
  9. City of Endless Night — Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
  10. The Midnight Line&n
  
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• Douglas Todd: Immigrants' children and Canadians of colour most educated

  09-02-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Canadians of colour or who are children of immigrants tend to be far more educated than Canadian whites and aboriginals, according to two studies.
  “Canada’s white males are the least likely to hold university degrees in the knowledge economy,” says a report by Jack Jedwab, president of the Canadian Institute for Identities and Migration.
  Only 24 per cent of white Canadian men between ages 35 and 44 have university degrees, according to Jedwab’s research. That is less than
  
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• Connections That Matter: Mainstream media fights for relevance in democracy

  09-02-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  The media is under attack. While Donald Trump make be the loudest voice in the assault on mainstream media, he is not the most effective. That honour goes to Google and Facebook and Twitter and, and, and.
  The impact social media and search engines has had on advertising revenues is gutting newspapers, radio and television news. There are more news outlets today and fewer journalists. More press releases and less reporting. More sensational headlines and less in-depth content. Consolida
  
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• The Other Mrs. Smith will shock and move you

  09-02-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Other Mrs. Smith, a novel
  Bonnie Burstow | Inanna Publications and Education
  448 pp., $22.95
  Talk about beginning your story “in medias res!”
  “An eerie smell in the air, as if a tin plate had been accidentally left on a red hot burner. Bloated bodies dressed in white floating over me. Something cold and sticky on my temples. Something rubbery in my mouth. A band pressing in around my head …. Straps wrapped around my legs, shoulders, torso. … Can’t move a
  
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• Low budget Canadian #indie @narcoleap scifi is filming around @NorthVanCityLib today. They're taking advantage of o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-02-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  Low budget Canadian #indie @narcoleap scifi is filming around @NorthVanCityLib today. They're taking advantage of o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Thursday, Feb 15, we'll be talking with @thehappycity, @DeepGreenEng, @sustainCapU about ways we can reduce our con… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-02-2018 19:01 via twitter.com
  Thursday, Feb 15, we'll be talking with @thehappycity, @DeepGreenEng, @sustainCapU about ways we can reduce our con… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Brian Minter: Flowers still speak volumes on special occasions

  09-02-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  For years now, technology companies have taken shots at the floral industry, especially on holidays like Valentine’s Day.  Their pitch has been this: why buy expensive roses that are going to die when you can get the latest smartphone or tablet?
  While current communication technology has been a great advancement, it has also created a sense of loneliness and isolation for many people.  Emails, text messages, Instagram and Twitter are the fast, convenient ways to say Happy Valenti
  
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• Anxiety isn't cool, but talking about it is! Free screening of Angst Movie March 2 @pipeshop_venue. Get your FREE t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-02-2018 18:58 via twitter.com
  Anxiety isn't cool, but talking about it is! Free screening of Angst Movie March 2 @pipeshop_venue. Get your FREE t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Pipefitter - Layer. Click here to apply. ow.ly/VFCn30ijeQz

  09-02-2018 18:50 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Pipefitter - Layer.Click here to apply. ow.ly/VFCn30ijeQz
  
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• This Valentines Day don’t get caught up in a ‘Romance Scam’. Recognize, Reject and Report it! https://t.co/X7F7xlB7kv

  09-02-2018 17:57 via twitter.com
  
  This Valentines Day don’t get caught up in a ‘Romance Scam’.Recognize, Reject and Report it! https://t.co/X7F7xlB7kv
  
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• CMHC report comes up short on housing affordability measures

  09-02-2018 16:00
  
  Major new report from federal housing agency is vague on how to address high home prices in major cities; CMHC admits to "data gaps"
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books of the week, Feb. 3

  09-02-2018 16:00 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. As A Dog Thinketh: Daily Words of Wisdom — Monique Anstee (TouchWood Editions).
  4. The World’s Most Travelled Man: A Twenty-Three-Year Odyssey to and through Every Country on the Planet — Mike
  
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• Daily Poll: Are you in favour of B.C.'s minimum wage hike?

  09-02-2018 15:41 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia’s NDP government announced a plan to boost the province’s minimum wage to $15.20 by 2021.
  The wage is currently $11.35 and will rise every June over the next three years.
  Related
  B.C. to hike minimum wage to $12.65 in June, and $15 in 2021
  The Fair Wages Commission recommended the following schedule of increases:June 1, 2018: $12.65 an hour ($1.30 increase)
  June 1, 2019: $13.85 ($1.20 increase)
  June 1, 2020: $14.60 ($0.75 increase)
  June 1, 2021: $15.20 ($0.60 increas
  
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• Friends with (economic) benefits: How B.C. and Alberta profit from each other

  09-02-2018 14:53 via vancouversun.com
  When Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced a boycott of British Columbia wines following B.C.’s proposed restrictions on Kinder Morgan’s $7.4-billion Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, she raised the spectre of an all-out trade war between two of Canada’s most economically intwined provinces.
  Banning B.C. wine deals a blow to a business worth about $70 million per year between the provinces, but the stakes are higher if boycotts spread into other sectors. B.C. depends on Albe
  
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• BCLC staff unable to properly use $7-million, anti-money-laundering software program

  09-02-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  In the middle of a money-laundering crisis, B.C. Lottery Corp. analysts are stuck manually digging for data on risky gamblers and large transactions because of problems with a new, $7.3-million, anti-money-laundering software system, Postmedia News has learned.
  For years BCLC casinos in Metro Vancouver have been targeted by a transnational money-laundering operation that has used VIP gamblers recruited from China to launder hundreds of millions in suspected drug cash, RCMP and government documen
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Bacon trial delayed till fall

  09-02-2018 08:52 via vancouversun.com
  I just confirmed Thursday that Jamie Bacon’s trial has been delayed for five months. Due to all the bans in place, as well as the in-camera pre-trial hearings, I don’t have reasons as to why the case has been postponed.
  But by the time he goes to trial – if he goes to trial – it will be almost 10 years from the date of the shooting of his associate.
  Here’s the update:Bacon trial on counselling to commit murder charge postponed until September
   The trial for gan
  
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• Yes, even some cows stuck with the moo-dy blues

  09-02-2018 05:02 via vancouversun.com
  Some cows put the “moo” in moody. But others are just natural cynics, says a new study. 
  In a paper published Jan. 23 in Scientific Reports, researchers from UBC’s animal welfare program found that some calves, just like humans, are more optimistic or pessimistic than others.
  Recognizing these personality differences is important to ensure animals are treated well, says professor Marina von Keyserlingk, who led the research team and is a co-author of the study along with D
  
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• Opinion: Professional reliance — environment compromised for corporate profit

  09-02-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Professional reliance is a fancy term that means nothing to most people — precisely what was intended when the former B.C. Liberal government introduced this scheme more than a decade ago. But change the name to Industry Self-Regulation and people start paying attention.
  Up to now, environmental and industrial regulation in B.C. could be captured by a simple phrase: “let industry do it.” That’s been the guiding principle in environmental and natural-resource regulation &m
  
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• Richmond red-light runners were undercover cops, police say

  09-02-2018 04:27 via vancouversun.com
  The vehicles caught on viral dash-cam footage running red lights in Richmond were police surveillance vehicles, says B.C.’s anti-gang police agency.
  A video shared to Youtube on Wednesday that swiftly made the rounds in Metro Vancouver showed four vehicles in Richmond’s east Cambie neighbourhood making aggressive moves to cross through intersections against red lights.The uncharacteristically brazen manoeuvres led to a public outcry, with many bringing up harmful stere
  
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• Calgary business group calls for boycott of burger chain that serves B.C. beef

  09-02-2018 04:19 via vancouversun.com
  A Calgary business group is calling for a province-wide boycott of American fast food chain Smashburger for serving B.C. beef. 
  The announcement is the latest salvo in a brewing trade war between the two provinces that kicked off after Alberta’s NDP government on Tuesday announced a ban on the import of B.C. wine. This decision came in response to the B.C. NDP government’s attempts to slow the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline by proposing restrictions on bitumen shi
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Horgan's delay strategy on trade war may backfire badly

  09-02-2018 03:42 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Amid the brewing trade war over the threatened regulation of the increased shipment of heavy oil through B.C., Alberta Premier Rachel Notley this week hinted at possible legal action, perhaps taken in concert with the federal government.
  “There’s no question that we have opportunities to engage in a court challenge, and expect to do that notwithstanding that we’re dealing with a threat versus an actually implemented regulation,” she told reporters Tu
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, February 9

  09-02-2018 03:28 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Friday, Feb. 9.Destroyer
  Vancouver rock band Destroyer, fronted by the legendary Dan Bejar (of New Pornographers fame, if you’re not familiar with his unique stylings apart from the pop supergroup), will be at the Commodore Ballroom on Friday. The group is touring in support of their 12th studio album, ken, which Pitchfork called “elegant and perverse.” They added, and I’m inclined to agre
  
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• Report shows 'large economic development potential' for Vancouver-Seattle rapid rail

  09-02-2018 02:27 via vancouversun.com
  An ultra-high-speed rail line between Vancouver and Portland would create hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions in economic benefits for the Vancouver-Seattle corridor, according to an economic analysis.
  The analysis, which was paid for by Microsoft and trade unions, was recently added to a rail line study that was conducted by Washington state’s department of transportation and released in December.
  The state’s report looked at three potential technologies and three possible ro
  
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• Watching and cheering for Korea at the Pyeongchang Olympics from Vancouver

  09-02-2018 02:08 via vancouversun.com
  Tracy Kim plans a semi-nocturnal existence over the next few weeks. Each night she’ll be jumping online in Vancouver to catch live broadcasts from Korea of the Pyeongchang Olympics.
  But she is especially geared up for speedskating and, next weekend, she’ll be glued to her screen when the ladies’ 500 metres is raced.
  “My favourite athlete is Lee Sang-Hwa. She won a gold medal in Vancouver,” at the 2010 Winter Games, says Kim, taking a break from her downtown retail s
  
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• Bacon trial on counselling to commit murder charge postponed until September

  09-02-2018 02:05 via vancouversun.com
  The trial for gangster Jamie Bacon on a charge of counselling to commit murder has been delayed from April until September.
  Bacon, who lost a bid in January to be released on bail pending the upcoming trial, will now remain in custody even longer before getting his day in court.
  Dan McLaughlin, who speaks for the B.C. Attorney General’s criminal justice branch, confirmed Thursday that the case is now set for jury selection on Sept. 4.
  “The adjournment of the Bacon trial was ordered w
  
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• Opponents to expanded oil pipeline invigorated by trade embroglio

  09-02-2018 01:52 via vancouversun.com
  Opponents of Kinder Morgan’s $7.4-billion Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion say they have been invigorated by Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s ban on B.C. wines.
  The wine boycott is Alberta’s reaction to an announcement at the end of January by B.C. Premier John Horgan’s government to restrict bitumen shipments from Alberta to the B.C. coast, pending better understanding of the behaviour of spilled bitumen and certainty regarding the ability to clean up spills.
  Bitumen is
  
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• Chief Justice frustrated by shortage of judges on B.C. Supreme Court

  09-02-2018 01:39 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s top trial court judge has expressed frustration at the chronic shortage of judges on the B.C. Supreme Court arising from delays in judicial appointments being made by the federal Liberal government.
  In a rare interview with reporters Thursday, Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson said that at the time of the 2015 election that brought the Liberals to power, B.C. had six vacancies on the court, the Harper government having pretty much filled up federal judicial vacancies elsewhere in th
  
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• #MagneticNorthVan Ideas Fair Feb 15 5:30-8pm @ #CityHall. Come share your ideas for the new Harry Jerome Community… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  09-02-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  #MagneticNorthVan Ideas Fair Feb 15 5:30-8pm @ #CityHall. Come share your ideas for the new Harry Jerome Community… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Federal gov't insists Trans Mountain pipeline will be built: Minister

  09-02-2018 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  The federal government insisted Thursday that it’ll step in when necessary to ensure the Trans Mountain expansion project gets built, as it announced a restructuring of the process that saw the project approved.
  Speaking in Calgary, Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said the update to how major projects are assessed in Canada will restore public trust in the process, but that the government stands by its approval of Trans Mountain and won’t let any province obstruct its progress.
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• BC minimum wage hike announced in North Vancouver - North Shore News

  09-02-2018 00:35
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  BC minimum wage hike announced in North Vancouver
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  Barista Amii Okrainnetz rings in Premier John Horgan's order at the Park & Tilford JJ Bean Thursday morning. Minimum wage earners across B.C. will be getting an annual raise until 2021, the government announced. photo Mike Wakefield, North Shore News ...
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