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• Calling all dog owners, make sure to check out our new Got Poop dog waste map. For handy on the go access save it t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-04-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  Calling all dog owners, make sure to check out our new Got Poop dog waste map. For handy on the go access save it t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Luxury market ‘uncertainty’ used by realtor in divorce courts

  23-04-2018 23:23
  
  Leading agent argues million-dollar income shouldn’t be used to assess spousal payouts, because foreign buyer tax, mortgage rules and interest rate rises are slowing his business
  
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• B.C. addictions minister to probe overdose death of Oak Bay teen

  23-04-2018 22:26 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Judy Darcy says she will look into claims of a grieving Oak Bay couple who say a “perverse” provincial law blocked them from vital information about their son’s drug use and his medical treatment plan.
  “That is something I will be looking into,” said Darcy.
  “We will certainly be following up on that and that’s part of what Island Health will be looking into and I certainly plan to reach out to t
  
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• Vancouver weather: At long last, a hint of spring and even summer

  23-04-2018 21:30 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: April 23, 2018 – Monday’s weather will have you thinking it’s – gasp! Summer?
  It will be sunny today and most of this week, with a high of 14 degrees Monday. Unless you’re in the Fraser Valley because then you get 20 degrees. Hurrah! To be warm again!Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny, high of 14 degrees except 20 inland. UV index 6 or high.
  Tonight: Some clouds, low of 6.
  Tomorrow: Mainly sunny, high of 15 except 23 inland. Cloudy periods,
  
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• Vancouver's empty homes tax generates $30M in revenue in first year

  23-04-2018 21:28 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s empty homes tax will collect an estimated $30 million in its inaugural year.
  Mayor Gregor Robertson shared preliminary results for the city’s empty homes tax on Monday morning in a news briefing outside Vancouver City Hall.
  The revenue collected this year will cover the implementation of the new tax, with net proceeds reinvested into affordable housing, the mayor said.
  The median amount of tax paid was $9,900, though taxed amounts varied from $1,500 up to more than $250,0
  
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• Tonight's regular Council meeting begins at 7pm. On the agenda: Inter River Park turf sports field, and a new drink… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-04-2018 21:22 via twitter.com
  Tonight's regular Council meeting begins at 7pm. On the agenda: Inter River Park turf sports field, and a new drink… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Live: Hells Angels civil forfeiture trial begins in B.C. Supreme Court

  23-04-2018 21:15 via vancouversun.com
  A long-awaited civil forfeiture trial against the Hells Angels begins today.
  The civil forfeiture case began in 2007 when the government seized the Hells Angels’ Nanaimo clubhouse, alleging that it had been used for criminal purposes.
  The director of civil forfeiture later made the same allegations in lawsuits he filed to seize biker clubhouses for the East End Vancouver and Kelowna chapters. Later in 2012, the Hells Angels responded with a countersuit, seeking to get B.C.’s Civ
  
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• 'Tap to Pay' coming to Metro Vancouver transit May 22

  23-04-2018 21:07 via vancouversun.com
  In less than a month, transit riders will be able to tap their credit card or a digital wallet when travelling by train, bus or SeaBus in Metro Vancouver.
  TransLink, the region’s transit authority, announced on Monday that “Tap to Pay” will come into effect on May 22.
  “Tap to Pay is all about customer convenience,” TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond said, in a news release. “Compass is great for regular riders and this initiative leverages its greater potential by ad
  
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• 5 things to know about Delta Jackson's debut EP

  23-04-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  An Evening With Delta Jackson Unplugged
  When: April 28, 8 p.m.
  Where: The WISE Hall
  Tickets and info: $15 advance at wisehall.ca
  North Delta-born and raised singer-songwriter Delta Jackson dropped her debut five-song EP this week. It’s streaming on her website deltajackson.com, and will be released on AWAL as part of a double EP project.
  The artist hails from Vancouver, but recorded her album at Peter Gabriel’s famed RealWorld Studios in Bath, England, in September 2017. A second EP
  
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• #EarthDay helpers come in all shapes and sizes. #NorthVan https://t.co/SFvqKbHqFK

  23-04-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  
  #EarthDay helpers come in all shapes and sizes. #NorthVan https://t.co/SFvqKbHqFK
  
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• Extended hours for single lane alternating traffic at new #Montroyal bridge are now in effect. Expect SLAT weekdays… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-04-2018 20:23 via twitter.com
  Extended hours for single lane alternating traffic at new #Montroyal bridge are now in effect. Expect SLAT weekdays… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Concert announcement: Janelle Monae to perform in Vancouver in June

  23-04-2018 18:39 via vancouversun.com
  Janelle Monae is bringing the Dirty Computer Tour to Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre this summer.
  Monae will perform on Tuesday, June 12 in support of her latest album Dirty Computer, slated for release this Friday.
  Vancouver will be the second stop of her tour. The tour will run from June through early August. St. Beauty will support her during the Vancouver stop.
  Monae’s latest record includes singles such as “Make Me Feel,” “Django Jane,” and “PYN
  
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• Metro Vancouver bus service changes in effect

  23-04-2018 18:35 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver bus users will notice a changes to a number of routes starting Monday.
  The changes include service improvements that are part of a 10-year transit plan for the region, along with the usual seasonal adjustments.
  Frequency will be increased on three routes in order to reduce waiting during busy times on weekends. These routes include the 229 Lonsdale Quay/Lynn Valley, 403 Bridgeport Station/Three Road and 337 Fraser Heights/Guildford/Surrey Centre. In some cases, buses will come tw
  
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• Believe it or not, May is almost here and lawn watering restriction take effect May 1. Learn more at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-04-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Believe it or not, May is almost here and lawn watering restriction take effect May 1. Learn more at… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Know a teacher who deserves an A+? Nominate them for a Premier's award

  23-04-2018 17:47 via vancouversun.com
  Instead of an apple, how about nominating your teacher for a new B.C.-wide award of excellence?
  Nominations are now open for the newly established Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education, which acknowledge educators who go above and beyond. (Though if we’re being frank, that’s the majority of all teachers.)
  “B.C.’s talented teachers, administrators and support workers deserve to be honoured and celebrated for the important work they do,” said Premier John
  
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• Daily Poll: Are pre-sale condos still the deal they once were?

  23-04-2018 16:32 via vancouversun.com
  If you’re patient, pre-sale condos have typically been a deal in real estate with minimal risks.
  The cost of pre-sale property is generally cheaper than what’s pre-built and available on the market, it’s a brand-new home, and an expected value increase are some of the reasons why buyers have opted to go for pre-sale condos in the past.
  Related
  Vancouver presale condo market faces higher prices and costs, but fewer cancellations than in Toronto
  But the risks of buying pre-sale a
  
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• It's here! Get your first look at the Crazy Rich Asians trailer

  23-04-2018 16:04 via vancouversun.com
  The first full trailer for Crazy Rich Asians, the film adaptation of the hit book by Kevin Kwan, is finally here!
  Take a look below:Kwan’s book follows Rachel Chu, an American-Chinese woman, as she visits her boyfriend’s hometown of Singapore for a wedding. But surprise – it turns out her boyfriend Nicholas Young is an ultra rich, ultra eligible bachelor.
  It quickly turns Rachel into the talk of the town and a fish out of water as she tries to navigate social niceties with her
  
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• Vancouver weather: At long last, a hit of spring and even summer

  23-04-2018 15:31 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: April 23, 2018 – Monday’s weather will have you thinking it’s – gasp! Summer?
  It will be sunny today and most of this week, with a high of 14 degrees Monday. Unless you’re in the Fraser Valley because then you get 20 degrees. Hurrah! To be warm again!Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny, high of 14 degrees except 20 inland. UV index 6 or high.
  Tonight: Some clouds, low of 6.
  Tomorrow: Mainly sunny, high of 15 except 23 inland. Cloudy periods,
  
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• Vancouver to announce results of empty homes tax on Monday morning

  23-04-2018 06:30 via vancouversun.com
  Mayor Gregor Robertson is expected to share preliminary results Monday morning of Vancouver’s first year of collecting a tax on empty homes.
  The results will be shared at a media briefing on Monday at 11 a.m. just outside Vancouver City Hall.
  The announcement is expected to include details about declaration statistics and how much revenue has been generated in the program’s inaugural year.
  Esther Lee, the city’s director of financial services, will also be on hand to discuss th
  
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• Opinion: Seniors face homelessness due to soaring rents

  23-04-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Seniors’ Advocate Isobel Mackenzie has put the seniors’ homelessness crisis on the map in recent weeks, highlighting how soaring rents are forcing seniors out of their homes to live in vehicles, couch surf with friends and family, or even into shelters or the streets.
  We know these stories all too well. In our B.C. research examining the end-of-life experiences of homeless and vulnerably housed people, we saw firsthand how poverty impacts people’s final months, weeks and d
  
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• Vancouver apologizes to Chinese community for injustices of the past

  23-04-2018 03:39 via vancouversun.com
  Imagine loving the country you were born in so much that you’re willing to sacrifice your life, if necessary, in its honour.
  Imagine being turned down because of the colour of your skin.
  The City of Vancouver took steps Sunday to atone for even worse injustices done to the city’s Chinese community, injustices that weren’t only formally condoned, but also actively pursued from Vancouver’s first council meeting in 1886 onward.
  Following the lead of Parliament
  
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• Health Ministry boosts hip/knee replacements in Fraser Health to cut into waiting lists

  23-04-2018 03:22 via vancouversun.com
  The province will turn Burnaby Hospital into a model centre for hip and knee replacement surgery in the Fraser Health Authority as its fourth stop in rolling out a strategy to increase surgeries and reduce waiting lists for the procedures. 
  Health Minister Adrian Dix last month committed an additional $75 million for the upcoming year to increase the number of hip and knee replacements by 4,000 across the province, then $100 million per year in 2019.
  On Sunday, Dix said Fraser Health will g
  
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• Stephen Bigsby: The NDP's 'speculation tax' vs. the 'unfair' status quo a false choice

  23-04-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
   In an April 5 opinion piece published in this paper, SFU assistant professor Josh Gordon argued that the NDP government’s revised Speculation Tax was “essential for housing affordability” in B.C.’s main urban centres.
  He went on to write: “If critics of the Speculation Tax want to keep up their opposition, they must now defend the status quo. And the status quo is hard to defend.”
  According to Gordon, the changes made by the government on March 26 to the
  
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• Inspiring stories abound at the 2018 Vancouver Sun Run

  23-04-2018 02:58 via vancouversun.com
  Among the first fleets of runners to finish this year’s Vancouver Sun Run was Brendan O’Brien.
  The sweaty-browed, fatigued O’Brien clutched his stomach after he huffed and puffed his way across the finish line of the annual 10K in less than 40 minutes along with several members of his New Balance North Delta running group. What’s impressive is that O’Brien is just 12 years old.
  His was just one of many impressive stories to be told from 34th annual run held under br
  
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• Plane lands on Coquihalla Highway

  23-04-2018 01:12 via vancouversun.com
  When police cars buzz by you on the highway, finding them minutes later next to an airplane is probably not high on your list of expectations.
  And yet, that’s what Ryan Manseau spotted on his way on Hwy. 5 from Kamloops to Vancouver on Sunday.
  @DriveBC pulled over on the Coquihalla?? pic.twitter.com/e1XrVcLC6u
  — Ryan Manseau (@RyanManseau2) April 22, 2018“We were passed by a couple police cars just in Merrit,” Manseau said. 
  “And then, about 10 minutes south of
  
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• Hey riders! DYK we're replacing the City Skate Park? Your input is needed. Find us at #CityFest May 5th 11am-2pm to… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  23-04-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  Hey riders! DYK we're replacing the City Skate Park? Your input is needed. Find us at #CityFest May 5th 11am-2pm to… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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