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• Michelle Obama to speak at two sold out shows in Vancouver

  15-02-2018 22:38 via vancouversun.com
  Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is speaking in Vancouver today at two sold out events hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.
  The moderated speaking engagements will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m.
  Among those attending, will be 350 Metro Vancouver youth, who were given free tickets by Vancity. 
  Vancity president Tamara Vrooman says Obama is an inspiration for millions of young people.
  “Providing access for the next generation
  
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• B.C. ride-hailing report to pave way for service later this year

  15-02-2018 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  An all-party committee in the British Columbia legislature is unanimous in supporting a provincewide plan for ride-hailing services in the province.
  The committee’s report makes 32 recommendations to help pave the way toward introducing and regulating ride-hailing in B.C.
  NDP committee chairwoman Bowinn Ma says the recommendations balance the importance of developing regulations that encompass fairness, consumer protection and worker rights in a constantly changing economy.
  Deputy chairwom
  
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• Harry Jerome Ideas Fair, Youth superheroes, plus a fun Olympic event... all in this week's #CityView eNews:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-02-2018 22:20 via twitter.com
  Harry Jerome Ideas Fair, Youth superheroes, plus a fun Olympic event... all in this week's #CityView eNews:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Murders were up but overall Vancouver crime was down in 2017

  15-02-2018 22:09 via vancouversun.com
  The city’s murder total may have hit a 10-year high, but Vancouver police say the overall crime rate was down 1.5 per cent compared to 2016.
  According to the VPD’s year-end crime statistics, there were 19 murders in 2017, the most since 20 homicides were recorded in 2008. Vancouver’s violent crime rate also jumped to 7.6 per 1,000 population in 2017, an uptick of 1.9 per cent from 2016.
   
  Vancouver’s overall violent crime rate was up 1.9 per cent in 2017 over 2016, b
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Thursday, Feb. 15

  15-02-2018 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Thursday, Feb. 15.Walk the Moon
  American rock band Walk the Moon may be best known for their 2014 hit Shut Up and Dance, which is still in regular rotation on the radio. It’s a very catchy song, which might explain how it made it into the top 10 on the Hot 100, something bigger bands like the Foo Fighters and Muse have never done. Way to go, Walk the Moon! Anyway, I’m told they also have other songs &mdash
  
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• Movie Minute: Peter Rabbit

  15-02-2018 21:47 via vancouversun.com
  Postmedia film critic Dana Gee and Arts & Life editor Aleesha Harris look at this week’s new movie release Peter Rabbit. The highly anticipated big screen look at one of Beatrix Potter’s most beloved characters stars James Corden as Peter. 
  
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• Global News lays off 70 staff across country, 21 in Vancouver

  15-02-2018 21:21 via vancouversun.com
  Corus-owned Global News has cut nearly 70 jobs across Canada, including 21 in Vancouver, according to the union.
  Unifor says camera operators, reporters, anchors, control room staff, make-up artists and other production crew received layoff notices in newsrooms across Canada, with Vancouver taking the biggest hit with 21 job cuts.
  “Fewer journalists will be out gathering news from every region from Vancouver to Halifax,” said Unifor president Jerry Dias, in a statement. &ld
  
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• Two lovers reunite in 1920s Newfoundland in stripped-down Canadian classic

  15-02-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Salt-Water Moon
  When: Feb. 15-24
  Where: Gateway Theatre
  Tickets: from $29, tickets.gatewaytheatre.comRegarded by many as a Canadian classic, Salt-Water Moon is set in 1920s Newfoundland. As such, it’s probably not the first play that an actor of colour might see themself starring in.
  “I encountered it in high school, but it never spoke to me in terms of a play I would ever do,” said Kawa Ada. The Afghanistan-born actor plays Jacob Mercer, one of the two lead characters in a new
  
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• Yep, it's time for an update. Harry Jerome pool circa 1960's #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #NorthVan.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-02-2018 20:00 via twitter.com
  Yep, it's time for an update. Harry Jerome pool circa 1960's #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #NorthVan.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• British Columbians still split on Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion: poll

  15-02-2018 19:17 via vancouversun.com
  A new poll shows British Columbians remain split on Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline project.
  The Insights West survey, conducted from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9 for New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart, shows that nearly half (48 per cent) 0f respondents support the project. The number is just slightly higher than the 44 per cent who oppose the project.
  Nine per cent are undecided.
  The highest level of opposition is among women, residents aged 35 to 54, and those who live in Metro Vanco
  
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• Restaurant review: Singing the praises of unsung seafood heroes at Blue Water Cafe

  15-02-2018 19:15 via vancouversun.com
  Blue Water Cafe
  Where: 1095 Hamilton Street
  Open: Dinners, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Bar, 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
  Info: bluewatercafe.netIt’s like getting a picky kid to like broccoli. Chef Frank Pabst of Blue Water Cafe has been sweet talking to us for 14 years with his annual Unsung Heroes menu for the month of February.
  These seafood heroes, often no-thank-you food like broccoli, are good for well-being — ours and the future of seafood stocks. By welcoming a wider variety of seafood, the surv
  
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• Collection zone #4, we're coming for your old garbage cans THIS WEEKEND! Please set out any cans you want recycled… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-02-2018 19:03 via twitter.com
  Collection zone #4, we're coming for your old garbage cans THIS WEEKEND! Please set out any cans you want recycled… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Dashboard Confessional emerges from Crooked Shadows

  15-02-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Dashboard Confessional 
  When: Feb. 21, 8 p.m.
  Where: Commodore Ballroom
  Tickets: $39.50 at ticketmaster.caDon’t fret if you missed the Grunge revival. With the release of Crooked Shadows on Dine Alone Records this month, Dashboard Confessional is back in action.
  The emo revival is on its way.
  Along with Jimmy Eat World and My Chemical Romance, Dashboard Confessional (a.k.a. Chris Carrabba and whomever he might be performing with at the time) made the charts with emotional, sensitive a
  
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• We're recruiting for temporary full-time Labourer 1 employees. Click here to apply. ow.ly/nJ7l30iqtHH

  15-02-2018 18:42 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for temporary full-time Labourer 1 employees.Click here to apply. ow.ly/nJ7l30iqtHH
  
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• TONIGHT at 6! Join our panel of experts from @thehappycity, @sustainCapU and @DeepGreenEng as we talk about ways t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-02-2018 18:22 via twitter.com
  TONIGHT at 6! Join our panel of experts from @thehappycity, @sustainCapUand @DeepGreenEng as we talk about ways t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• #MagneticNorthvan Ideas Fair 5:30-8pm TODAY @ City Hall. We know you've got some great ideas for the new… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-02-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  #MagneticNorthvan Ideas Fair 5:30-8pm TODAY @ City Hall. We know you've got some great ideas for the new… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Looking for a new condo for half a million? Forget Vancouver

  15-02-2018 17:54 via vancouversun.com
  New real estate data that compares what $500,000 can buy in newly built condos in cities across Canada turned up nothing in the city of Vancouver.
  The Altus Group survey said that buyers would have to go to a nearby city such as Burnaby to find projects offering one bedroom units at this price point.
  Consumers with half a million dollar budget, the survey found, can find better value in smaller markets such as Calgary, Edmonton, and Kitchener than larger centres such Toronto.
  In Vancouver,
  
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• SoCal band's hard-rocking history lands at Langley International Film Festival

  15-02-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Langley International Film Festival
  When: Feb. 16-18
  Where: Chief Sepass Theatre
  Tickets: varying prices
  At first glance it might seem a bit weird that a documentary about a SoCal rock/punk/rockabilly band is opening the Langley International Film Festival (Feb. 16-18).
  However, the Cadillac Tramps, the band at the centre of the film Cadillac Tramps: Life on the Edge, are kind of homies through association as they toured the Canadian West Coast quite extensively during 1991-00. In fact, in 1994
  
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• Johann Hari's new book says depression causes not all chemistry

  15-02-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Johann Hari’s new book, Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression — and the Unexpected Solutions, is out now.
  A few years ago author Johann Hari in his book, Chasing the Screams, faced off against the commonly held beliefs around what causes addiction. Now, the celebrated journalist and TED Talks video superstar wants us to look at depression differently. His new book, Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression — and the Unexpected Sol
  
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• Read the ICBC report the B.C. Liberals didn’t want you to see

  15-02-2018 15:15 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The Vancouver Sun is releasing a 2014 report it obtained that details the financial woes at the Insurance Corp. of B.C., following claims from Attorney General David Eby that he’s been unable to read the document himself due to cabinet confidentiality restrictions.
  The newspaper obtained the draft report on Jan. 22. It shows the previous Liberal government scrubbed several key pages that warned of a coming financial crunch within ICBC and recommended “a bold change i
  
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• Vancouver weather: mostly cloudy today, but more snow in the forecast

  15-02-2018 15:08 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. –  It looks like that snowy weather for Metro Vancouver is on hold for a couple of days. Environment Canada says the region will see a mix of sun and cloud Thursday, becoming mostly cloudy around noon with some light rain in the afternoon. But don’t put away your snow boots, the agency is predicting it will snow again on Sunday.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy near noon. Periods of rain beginning late this afternoon. Hi
  
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• Vancouver Sun Symphony at the Annex sparks hope for spring

  15-02-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Sun Symphony at the AnnexPlum(b), Feb 17/Crepuscular, Luminous, Apr 14/A Short, Slow Life, May 13All concerts 7:30 pm, The Annex tickets $23/$28/$30vancouversymphony.ca/series/17SATA/
  Ever longed to hear a concerto for contrabassoon? Or for piano and classical Chinese erhu? Is a sample of an opera-in-progress more your thing? All are on tap in the latest “Vancouver Sun Symphony at the Annex” series of three concerts, beginning this weekend.
  The calendar insists it is not ye
  
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• North Vancouver townhouse sells for $51000 over asking after relisting - The Globe and Mail

  15-02-2018 14:03
  The Globe and Mail
  North Vancouver townhouse sells for $51000 over asking after relisting
  The Globe and Mail
  The Action: The property was originally listed in September, 2017 for $875,000 but didn't get offers, so listing agent James Garbutt took it off the market after eight days. The unit went back on the market in January and the agent received three ...
  
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• River Rock Casino's top VIP hostess no longer at the casino following de-registration

  15-02-2018 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  A prominent River Rock Casino employee who oversaw all high-limit betting operations is no longer working at the Richmond casino after losing a review of her de-registration.
  Postmedia sources state Lisa Gao, the casino’s former director of VIP guest relations, allegedly called a third-party to arrange a cash delivery for a VIP gambler at the casino and that action violated anti-money-laundering regulations.
  As a result, Gao was investigated by B.C.’s Gaming Policy and Enfo
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: More than jury tampering needed in Canada

  15-02-2018 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould don’t have the power to eliminate the effects of colonialism and the residue of racism that remains to pervert the country’s criminal legal system.
  They can eliminate peremptory “challenges” to potential jurors because that is part of the criminal code and under their jurisdiction. The Mother of Our Legal System, the U.K., did it in 1988. It’s no big deal.
  The “challenge” is not the
  
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• Liberals win byelection in Kelowna West

  15-02-2018 07:43 via vancouversun.com
  KELOWNA — Liberal Ben Stewart has won a byelection to replace former B.C. premier Christy Clark in the legislature.
  With all but a handful of ballots to be counted, Stewart was holding a strong lead in the riding of Kelowna West late Wednesday with just under 57 per cent of the votes counted.
  New Democrat Shelley Cook was in second place with 23 per cent of the vote and Robert Stupka of the B.C. Green party was third with 12.5 per cent.
  Stewart’s victory win means the Liberals will h
  
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• Opinion: Trade agreements have direct impact on our port city

  15-02-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  The new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership has a direct impact on Vancouver, which hosts Canada’s largest port.
  About $1 in every $3 of what Canada imports and exports beyond North America goes through the Port of Vancouver, and that number is sure to grow with the new trade deal, not to mention the end of NAFTA should that come to pass.
  The very significant majority of the additional trade as a result of this new agreement will come via containers, p
  
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• NDP's daycare licensing pledge leaves unanswered questions for care providers

  15-02-2018 04:56 via vancouversun.com
  Natalia Malta has been operating a small daycare out of her home in East Vancouver for 12 years.
  Under current regulations, licence-not-required daycares such as hers can care for a maximum of two kids in addition to the operator’s own children.
  On some days, that’s all Malta and her mom want to tackle. But on-and-off, they’ve toyed with the idea of becoming a licensed child-care facility so they can take in more kids.
  “We were thinking about it, but it was too much what
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: B.C. government trying to re-connect resources to communities

  15-02-2018 04:39 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Over a few brief sentences in the throne speech this week, the NDP government signalled it will begin restoring the requirement that timber harvested from public lands be processed in nearby mills.
  “Government will revitalize the forest industry’s social contract with British Columbians, to ensure that the use of public timber generates good jobs in forest-dependent communities and provides a fair return for the public,” said the speech.
  “By encourag
  
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• Shortage of construction workers critical in B.C., employers say

  15-02-2018 03:34 via vancouversun.com
  A critical labour shortage in B.C.’s construction industry is expected to hit 90 per cent of companies in several trades and 75 per cent of companies across the province are reporting they can’t find enough qualified workers.
  That’s up from 60 per cent of companies who complained a year ago of a shortage of qualified workers, a survey the CEO of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association released on Wednesday found.
  The shortages are critical, with 100 per cent of g
  
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• Reliance starts $80-million bet on tech-sector growth with new Vancouver office building

  15-02-2018 03:07 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver property developers are posing a big question right now. If they build shiny new office towers downtown, will tech-sector tenants fill them up?
  Reliance Properties, on Wednesday, launched its $80-million bid that they will, declaring that the firm will start construction on a 13-storey high-end office property at Burrard and Drake Streets, aiming to be complete by early 2020, the first of five new office projects at some stage of development downtown.
  And Reliance is breaking ground&nb
  
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• Shortage of Chinese and South Asian chefs impacts Metro Vancouver restaurants

  15-02-2018 02:52 via vancouversun.com
  During the lunch rush at The Boss on Main, there are about 100 people seated in the booths eating and ordering food. In the kitchen everyone is working full-tilt including cook Shuji Chen.
  Chen’s specialty is preparing the kinds of Hong Kong-style Chinese food that regulars like. He’s an expert in using a commercial wok. It’s much more challenging to use than a home wok because it’s bigger and heavier and doesn’t have a single long handle to grab onto: you have to l
  
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• Panama Papers tax raid hits West Vancouver

  15-02-2018 02:25 via vancouversun.com
  Someone in West Vancouver was paid a Panama Papers-related visit by officials from the Canada Revenue Agency on Wednesday.
  We just don’t know who.
  In a media release, the CRA announced that with the help of the West Vancouver Police Department and the RCMP, it had executed a search warrant Wednesday as part of “an offshore tax evasion criminal investigation related to the data leak from the Panamanian law firm and corporate service provider Mossack Fonseca, made public in the Panama
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Thursday, February 15

  15-02-2018 02:05 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Thursday, Feb. 15.Walk the Moon
  American rock band Walk the Moon may be best known for their 2014 hit Shut Up and Dance, which is still in regular rotation on the radio. It’s a very catchy song, which might explain how it made it into the top ten on the Hot 100, something bigger bands like the Foo Fighters and Muse have never done. Way to go, Walk the Moon! Anyway, I’m told they also have other songs &mdas
  
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• Guess who won a big @NorthShoreNews Readers Choice award?! And...the winner is....#FavouriteNorthShorePolitician ..… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-02-2018 02:03 via twitter.com
  Guess who won a big @NorthShoreNews Readers Choice award?! And...the winner is....#FavouriteNorthShorePolitician ..… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Vancouver alt-country icon Craig Doyle a.k.a. Mac Pontiac dead at 51

  15-02-2018 01:48 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver alt-country icon Craig Doyle – also known as Mac Pontiac – has died at the age of 51.
  Doyle is “one of Vancouver’s most respected singer-songwriters with gritty tales rooted in tradition,” according to his biography on the NE1 website. He has performed for more than two decades and shared stages with the likes of Wilco and Herald Nix.He is also the entrepreneur behind Vancouver’s Bang-on and Cherry Bomb t-shirt empire.
  Doyle was the subject of the do
  
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• Chilliwack youth sports coach charged with sex offences

  15-02-2018 01:46 via vancouversun.com
  A Chilliwack man who has been involved with youth sports in his community since 2005 appeared in court Wednesday to answer to sexual assault charges.
  Richard Codie Hindle, 35, was arrested for offences dating back to 2011, police said in a news release.
  Hindle has been involved with youth sports in Chilliwack since 2005, coaching basketball at elementary and middle schools, as well as a local leisure centre. He has overseen overnight programs, camping trips and a sports academy. 
  An investi
  
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• Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to mark 100 years with free day of music, Star Wars concerts

  15-02-2018 01:33 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 100th anniversary season in 2018-2019 with four special concerts, including a free day of music for the public.
  In the coming season, the orchestra’s special live symphonic performances to movies will expand to include Star Wars: A New Hope in July and La La Land in November.
  One of the big highlights will be on Jan. 26, 2019, the 100th anniversary of the VSO’s first concert. The day will be marked with free musical activities and conce
  
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• Defamation suit filed by Andrew Weaver thrown out of court

  15-02-2018 01:33 via vancouversun.com
  A defamation lawsuit filed by B.C. Green party leader Andrew Weaver against a former geography professor from Winnipeg has been dismissed.
  Before he was elected as an MLA in 2013, Weaver sued Dr. Timothy Ball, a retired professor from the University of Winnipeg, after Ball wrote an article on Jan. 10, 2011 entitled “Corruption of Climate Science Has Created 30 Lost Years” that appeared on a website known as “Canada Free Press.”
  The thrust of the article written by Ball, a
  
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• Panelists to offer testimony from the front lines of environmental battles

  15-02-2018 00:51 via vancouversun.com
  The environmental and First Nations rights movements are evolving quickly as social media provides new and more democratic spaces for influence and organization.
  Vancouver Sun and Province environment reporter Larry Pynn will moderate presentations and an audience-involved discussion on the history of environmental activism in British Columbia with veterans from the front lines of B.C.’s  most iconic mass protests.
  “We can start with the formation of Greenpeace here in the early
  
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