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• Come plant with us March 24th 9am - noon at Heywood Park. We've pulled the invasive plants, now it's time to plant… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-03-2018 23:45 via twitter.com
  Come plant with us March 24th 9am - noon at Heywood Park. We've pulled the invasive plants, now it's time to plant… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• ART SEEN: Vancouver Art Book Fair moves to Emily Carr University

  22-03-2018 23:02 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Art Book Fair is moving to a new location.
  After six years at the Vancouver Art Gallery, the annual art book fair will move east to hold the seventh at Emily Carr University of Art + Design later this year.
  The VABF will take place Thursday, Oct. 18 to Sunday, Oct. 21 at the new ECUAD campus off of Great Northern Way.
  In a news release about the move, the VABF describes itself as Canada’s first and longest-running international book fair. The Toronto Art Book Fair, for exampl
  
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• Historic Leslie House to embark on (short) journey toward restoration

  22-03-2018 22:57 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s historic Leslie House on Hornby Street near Pacific Boulevard will soon disappear from the lot it has occupied downtown for 130 years, but it won’t be going far.
  The tidy, yellow Queen Anne-style house at 1380 Hornby was built in 1888 as a home for tradesman George Washington Leslie’s family as one of the first workers’ houses in what was then a burgeoning Yaletown.
  For decades, it was better known as the homey front door to Umberto Menghi’s legendary Il
  
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• Phoney firearm leads to RCMP takedown in Richmond

  22-03-2018 22:53 via vancouversun.com
  A 26-year-old man is facing criminal charges after a BB gun was pointed at a store security guard in Richmond on Thursday.
  The incident occurred just after noon at a business near Sweden Way and Bridgeport Road.
  Richmond RCMP say a loss prevention officer had a firearm pulled on him while confronting a suspected shoplifter. Police say the gun-toting man then fled in a red Ford pickup truck which was believed to be carjacked with the owner inside.
  Within 15 minutes of the incident, an R
  
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• Police close streets near Surrey Tax Centre

  22-03-2018 22:51 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP are warning the public to avoid the area around the Surrey Tax Centre on King George Boulevard as officers deal with a “suspicious occurrence.”
  Police have taped off the area of 134 Street between 96th and 98th avenues.
  Avoid the area: 134 Street is closed between 96-98 Avenue as we investigate a suspicious occurrence in the area. pic.twitter.com/jq2oVo1poU
  — Surrey RCMP (@SurreyRCMP) March 22, 2018Emergency vehicles are on the scene and officers are wearing ga
  
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• Victoria mayor quits the 'toxic chamber' known as Facebook

  22-03-2018 21:57 via vancouversun.com
  Saying it’s become a toxic echo chamber rather than a place for civil discourse, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps is quitting Facebook.
  “When I started this job as mayor and when I was a councillor, Facebook was a civil place,” said Helps, whose savvy use of social media was seen as one of the keys to her razor-thin victory 3 1/2 years ago that claimed the mayor’s chain of office.
  “Over the past four years Facebook has changed and it’s become sort of a polarized echo
  
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• Opinion: Letter to Premier Horgan from ex-CEO of Canadian Western Bank

  22-03-2018 21:56 via vancouversun.com
  Subject: Proposed foreign speculation tax
  Dear Mr. Horgan,
  Having read much of the back-and-forth from both sides on this tax, and giving consideration to the macro-consequences of its potential, I felt compelled to share my views on your proposed “speculation” tax with the government before finalization of details and/or implementation of the tax (or some derivation of it).
  I have worked all across Canada throughout my career, and most recently retired in 2013 as CEO of Canadian Wes
  
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• B.C. Premier Horgan offers tax breaks for LNG industry

  22-03-2018 21:55 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan is offering to exempt liquefied natural gas projects from the provincial sales tax on construction, reduce the carbon tax and scrap an income tax surcharge levied by the former Liberal government, all in an attempt to sweeten the pot and entice LNG Canada to proceed to a final investment decision this year.
  But the decision might eventually bring down the NDP government, with a warning from its power-sharing partners the B.C. Greens that the plan could v
  
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• The weekend's coming... and that means more invasive species to 'bust'! Join our band of merry #volunteers on Satur… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-03-2018 21:19 via twitter.com
  The weekend's coming... and that means more invasive species to 'bust'! Join our band of merry #volunteers on Satur… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Junos drop into Vancouver, send music-biz ripples around the city

  22-03-2018 21:19 via vancouversun.com
  The 2018 Juno Awards, hosted by local darling Michael Bublé, drops into Rogers Arena on March 25, but the ripples from that big splash will roll all around Vancouver with increases in performances at clubs, hotel bookings and restaurant reservations.
  Besides the big-stage performance in front of some 14,000 fans at Rogers, the local host committee is staging dozens of performances by bands big, upcoming and small at venues ranging from the Biltmore Cabaret in East Vancouver to The Roxy on
  
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• Kinder Morgan protester released from custody

  22-03-2018 21:08 via vancouversun.com
  A protester who was arrested at the site of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline project in Burnaby on Monday has been released from custody.
  During a court proceeding Tuesday, Suntree Johnson Larue was asked by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Affleck whether he would sign a court undertaking that would allow him to be released from custody.
  Larue told a judge that he would not sign the undertaking, which stipulated that he comply with a court injunction against blocking work at the
  
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• Find out what's happening at the #FootofLonsdale + much more in this week's #CityView eNews:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-03-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
  Find out what's happening at the #FootofLonsdale + much more in this week's #CityView eNews:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Premier Horgan offers up tax breaks for LNG industry

  22-03-2018 19:33 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan is offering to exempt liquefied natural gas projects from the provincial sales tax on construction, reduce the carbon tax and scrap an income tax surcharge levied by the former Liberal government, in an attempt to sweeten the pot and entice LNG Canada to proceed to a final investment decision this year.
  The move, announced Thursday, would roll back many of the LNG taxes set by former premier Christy Clark, foregoing up to $6 billion in potential revenue
  
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• Vancouver police issue Canada-wide warrant following a stabbing at family gathering

  22-03-2018 19:32 via vancouversun.com
  A 25-year-old Vancouver man is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in connection with a March 17 stabbing on Musqueam Territory.
  Vancouver police say the assault occurred at a family gathering near Stautlo Avenue and Crown Street. A man sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed during an altercation with another man.
  Thomas Joseph Lloyd Brown is wanted Canada-wide for aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, and assault causing bodily harm in relation
  
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• Premier promises update to speculation tax in 'days ahead'

  22-03-2018 19:23
  
  NDP responding to backlash from owners of second homes in affected B.C. regions
  
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• Surrey police seek two brothers wanted in violent kidnapping assault

  22-03-2018 19:22 via vancouversun.com
  Police are searching for two Surrey brothers wanted in a targeted kidnapping where the victim was allegedly held captive and violently assaulted.
  According to Surrey RCMP, Pavandeep Uppal is a 22-year-old South Asian man, about 6-foot-2 and 146 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Police have shared a photo of Pavandeep to the public.
  Jasondeep Uppal is a 19-year-old South Asian man, about 6-foot-3 and 155 pounds. He also has black hair and brown eyes.
  The brothers are wanted in a March 6 i
  
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• Man arrested for random, unprovoked assaults in Vancouver's west side

  22-03-2018 19:10 via vancouversun.com
  A man has been arrested following a series of random, unprovoked assaults that occurred last month in Vancouver’s west side.
  Colin Akwei, a 39-year-old Coquitlam man, faces one count of assault and one count of assault with a weapon. Following up on a tip from the public, investigators tracked down Akwei and he was arrested just after 3 p.m. on Tuesday in Coquitlam.
  Const. Jason Doucette said Akwei remained in custody and that more charges are expected. A motive remains unclear and investi
  
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• Movie Minute: The Death of Stalin

  22-03-2018 16:27 via vancouversun.com
  Who knew the death of a dictator could be so funny. Armando Iannucci that’s who. The man behind the hilarious and searing The Thick of It and Veep is back with the big screen comedy The Death of Stalin. Postmedia movie critic Dana Gee and Arts Editor Aleesha Harris discuss the new film in this week’s Movie Minute.
  
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• Daily Poll: Should ICBC keep revenue from intersection cameras?

  22-03-2018 15:15 via vancouversun.com
  In an attempt to deal with the “financial dumpster fire” that is the Insurance Corporation of B.C., Attorney General David Eby has announced a number of changes that will hopefully prompt safer driving and stop the financial bleeding.
  Among those changes is the re-activation of intersection cameras that can help catch and ticket speeding drivers. However, Eby said Wednesday that the revenue generated from those tickets won’t be kept by ICBC to keep car insurance low.
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• A guide to Easter 2018 events around Metro Vancouver

  22-03-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Easter egg hunts, parties, train rides, a Big Bunny Run, petting zoos, holiday-themed swims and skates, an Easter Tea and even wine tastings. There’s a lot to get egg-cited about this year, so hop on over to one of the many Easter events happening around Vancouver and beyond.VANCOUVER
  Stanley Park Railway Easter Train
  Hop on the Stanley Park Train for an Easter ride through the forest and look for cotton-tailed inhabitants. After the train ride, kids can enjoy fun activities including the
  
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• Vancouver weather: Rain, snow, hail all possible in Metro Vancouver

  22-03-2018 14:37 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: March 22, 2018 – Thursday’s weather is a doozy. There will be rain across the region for most of the day, though Environment Canada suggests both snow and hail could be possible in different parts of the Metro Vancouver area, according to a weather alert issued for Thursday.
  A pacific cold front will hit the coast on Thursday morning, bringing snow just as freezing levels drop in the afternoon and evening. Snow is likely at higher terrain, with a possibilit
  
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• Anger grows over proposed Aquilini homes in Beverly Hills

  22-03-2018 11:00 via vancouversun.com
  Beverly Hills residents angered over a pair of proposed large homes linked to Francesco Aquilini are now asking whether the Vancouver Canucks owner has any connection to an ongoing petition to loosen local zoning laws.
  The petition seeks to strike a basement ordinance set to take effect in April that would constrain the ability to build large homes in the tony hillside community. Loma Linda Holdings recently sought a court injunction to prohibit the city from applying the incoming ordinance to 1
  
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• 2018 Juno Awards: Five things to watch for

  22-03-2018 06:06 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver will take centre stage — or at least provide it — at the 2018 Junos, as Canada’s Music Awards take place at Rogers Arena this weekend. 
  The broadcast will return to the CBC, its original broadcaster, after airing on CTV since 2002. It’s a great year for the network to reclaim the event, as the 2018 ceremony promises to be full of special moments. Here are five you definitely won’t want to miss:
  Michael Buble as host
  Juno Awards 2018 host Michael Buble
  
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• Lions greats Barron Miles, Brent Johnson headed to Canadian Football Hall of Fame

  22-03-2018 05:18 via vancouversun.com
  Two former B.C. Lions greats are headed to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
  Vancouver’s football club announced Wednesday that defensive lineman Brent Johnson and cornerback and special teams standout Barron Miles will be inducted into the Hall later this year, alongside a roster of 2018 inductees that also includes Hank Ilesic, Scott Flory and the late Tommy Hugo.
  “Nothing brings a coach more pride and happiness than to see his former players honoured in this manner,”
  
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• Lauren Brown Hornor: Reconnecting with our local waterways

  22-03-2018 04:00 via vancouversun.com
  As British Columbians, we are privileged to live in a region blessed with an abundance of natural beauty. So much of our life is shaped by our relationship with B.C.’s waters. All British Columbians, whether they live along our sprawling coastline, on one of our picturesque islands or high atop the mountains, can relate to this deep connection to water. Unfortunately, the current state of our waters is at an all-time low.
  Our connections to water have been broken after years of hearing &ld
  
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• B.C. court ruling foreshadows flood of litigation, forced sales involving Chinese home ownerships, lawyer says

  22-03-2018 03:13 via vancouversun.com
  A student who owned a multi-million dollar Vancouver home has won a B.C. Supreme Court judgment forcing the sale of up to four Vancouver properties, in a complex case that foreshadows a flood of sales and litigation in Vancouver’s wild market, a real estate lawyer says.
  In 2016 Angela An-Chi Chang — who owned a home on the 3300-block West 14th Avenue according to legal filings — sued a man who allegedly failed to complete his purchase of Chang’s home. After a court battle
  
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• Former boss of B.C.'s Fraser Health region faces fraud investigation in New Zealand

  22-03-2018 02:55 via vancouversun.com
  The former CEO of Fraser Health, who in 2014 resigned under threat of dismissal and took a similar job in New Zealand, will be investigated by that country’s serious fraud office over more than $120,608 ($112,427 Canadian) in “unjustified” travel and hotel expense claims.
  The action against Dr. Nigel Murray, who worked in B.C. for seven years, was announced Wednesday by an inquiry in New Zealand. In a damning, 57-page report, Murray is found to have billed, and been reimbu
  
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• How to make your Facebook more secure

  22-03-2018 02:54 via vancouversun.com
  In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook data scandal, the rise of the #deleteFacebook movement has been gaining steam.
  Cambridge Analytica used data from 50 million Facebook users as part of its efforts to assist the Trump campaign during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The data was collected by an independent researcher, using an approved app, that properly requested permission from users. The researcher then turned around and sold the data to Cambridge, something the terms of serv
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: A lesson in respect, but no pay hike talk for B.C. teachers

  22-03-2018 02:53 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan marked a turning of the page in the B.C. government relationship with teachers in an address this week to the annual convention of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.
  “For the past 16 years, the people in this room have not been respected by their government,” he told delegates. “That changed on the 18th of July last year and I commit to respecting you each and every day for the value that you bring to human beings’ lives. Nothin
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Thursday, Mar. 22

  22-03-2018 02:26 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Thursday, Mar. 22.JUNO Cup Jam
  The JUNO awards go this Saturday and Sunday in Vancouver, but the party actually starts far earlier. There are a handful of JUNO events in the city this week, but the one that stands out best to me is the JUNO Cap Jam, a “hockey hootenanny” held Thursday night at the Imperial in support of MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with the JUNOS. The
  
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• Author Timothy Taylor tackles survival in new novel The Rule of Stephens

  22-03-2018 02:00 via vancouversun.com
  Writers Fest Incite: Timothy Taylor
  When: March 26, 7:30 p.m.
  Where: Vancouver Public Library 
main branch
  Tickets: Free but registration is required
  Vancouver writer Timothy Taylor’s new novel The Rule of Stephens is about survival of both the physical and emotional kind.
  At the centre of the thriller is 30-something Catherine Bach. Bach has survived a major airline disaster and now has to survive life after that fact.
  Taylor will be reading from the new novel at a Writers Fest Inci
  
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• Compulsive gambler who blew $550,000 disability payment sues B.C. Lottery Corp.

  22-03-2018 01:49 via vancouversun.com
  A gambling addict who says he blew $550,000 in disability payments on online lottery games is suing the B.C. Lottery Corp. for allegedly failing to intervene and help him.
  Tyler Hatch says despite being enrolled several times in a B.C. Lottery Corp. (BCLC) program for problem gamblers, he had incurred a “significant” gambling debt by the end of 2015.
  As a solution to his debt, he negotiated a lump-sum payout of disability benefits he had begun receiving after being diagnosed with a m
  
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• ICBC won't get revenue from intersection speed cameras

  22-03-2018 01:33 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Drivers who get caught speeding by B.C.’s new intersection cameras won’t have their fines go toward keeping car insurance rates low.
  Attorney General David Eby said Wednesday the revenue from speeding cameras will be shared with municipalities to fund road safety programs, and not kept by the Insurance Corp. of B.C.
  That’s despite a recommendation by an outside consultant that ICBC get the money and use it drive down premium increases.
  “This red-ligh
  
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• Just for #youth 13-24. Stop by #CivicPlaza March 23rd 12:30-2pm for #SpringBreak fun with #YouthUnlimited. Snacks,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  22-03-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  Just for #youth 13-24. Stop by #CivicPlaza March 23rd 12:30-2pm for #SpringBreak fun with #YouthUnlimited. Snacks,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Gambler who blew $550,000 in disability payments files lawsuit

  22-03-2018 00:42 via vancouversun.com
  A gambling addict who says he blew $550,000 in disability payments on online lottery games is suing B.C. lottery officials for allegedly failing to intervene and help him.
  Tyler Hatch says despite being enrolled several times in a B.C. Lottery Corporation (BCLC) program for problem gamblers, he had incurred a “significant” gambling debt by the end of 2015.
  As a solution to his debt, he negotiated a lump-sum payout of disability benefits he had begun receiving after being diagnosed wi
  
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• Treasured portrait by Emily Carr to be sold, for the first time

  22-03-2018 00:25 via vancouversun.com
  Emily Carr is known for her landscapes, but she also did some exquisite portraits — and the one closest to her heart is going up for auction.
  It’s a painting of her friend Sophie Frank, a Squamish woman from the Mission (Eslhá7an) reserve in North Vancouver. They were so close, Carr dedicated her 1941 book Klee Wyck to her, and reproduced her portrait of Sophie in the frontispiece.
  “It’s a very tender watercolour,” said Robert Heffel, whose Heffel Gallery wil
  
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• Best places in Canada to buy a home on one income; hint, not Vancouver

  22-03-2018 00:21 via vancouversun.com
  If you ever dreamed of buying property on your own — without a partner, without a co-ownership arrangement, without family support — Greater Vancouver is definitely not the place to do it.
  Greater Vancouver is the least affordable place in Canada to buy property on a single income, according to a new study conducted by Toronto-based real estate brokerage Zoocasa.
  The most affordable? Saint John or Greater Moncton in New Brunswick, or Trois Rivieres in Quebec.
  Using February 2018 home
  
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