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• Slide the City North Vancouver returns for 2 days this summer - Daily Hive

  24-04-2018 23:46
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  Slide the City North Vancouver returns for 2 days this summer
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  After being met with huge success again last summer, Slide The City is once again returning to North Vancouver for two days this summer. Organizers announced that the traveling 1,000-foot-long slip-and-slide will be returning to Lower Lonsdale on ...and more »
  
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• May 1st marks the start of #Youthweek. What does that mean to you? cnv.org/YouthWeek #NorthVan https://t.co/PbTgFYtF5o

  24-04-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  
  May 1st marks the start of #Youthweek. What does that mean to you? cnv.org/YouthWeek #NorthVan https://t.co/PbTgFYtF5o
  
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• Harry Sterling: Outcome of Trump-Kim Jong-un talks tough to call

  24-04-2018 22:38 via vancouversun.com
  Those who denounce President Donald Trump for his alleged divisive actions undermining democracy in the United States are likely to have even more reasons to mistrust him in coming days.
  Oddly enough, the reason for this arises from the current breakthrough following the stated willingness of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un to negotiate some form of agreement with Trump over North Korea’s nuclear and intercontinental missile programs which Trump insists must be stopped if a confron
  
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• Safeway stores succumb to Metro Vancouver real estate values

  24-04-2018 22:28 via vancouversun.com
  Sobeys, the parent company of Safeway, is blaming poor store performance for the shuttering of several Metro Vancouver grocery stores in coming months.
  “It’s no secret that many of our stores in British Columbia have struggled in recent years,” said Cynthia Thompson, vice-president of communications and corporate affairs with Sobeys, which purchased Safeway in 2014 and operates under the Empire Company Ltd. umbrella.
  “The reality is, some of our locations continue to lose
  
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• Just because it’s out of sight, doesn’t mean it’s gone. Flushing medications can cause issues for our environment.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-04-2018 22:14 via twitter.com
  Just because it’s out of sight, doesn’t mean it’s gone. Flushing medications can cause issues for our environment.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Sneak peek: A look inside North Vancouver's Whole Foods Market - Straight.com

  24-04-2018 22:08
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  Sneak peek: A look inside North Vancouver's Whole Foods Market
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  Mochi ice cream, house-smoked seafood, in-house licensed café among the highlights at the new North Van grocery store. by Gail Johnson on April 24th, 2018 at 12:50 PM. 1 of 7 2 of 7. Gail Johnson. North Vancouver's first Whole Foods Market is opening ...
  
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• Hemlines: Dress for Success Vancouver's annual IMPACT 360 fundraiser returns, and more fashion news

  24-04-2018 22:08 via vancouversun.com
  British jewelry brand Links of London has set up shop in Vancouver’s Pacific Centre. 
  The new store location will be the fourth standalone retail outpost for the international brand, which offers accessory options for men and women. 
  “We are thrilled to expand our brick-and-mortar presence in Canada and bring our freestanding retail concept to the West Coast,” Leela Petrakis, president of FF Group North America, the parent company of Links of London, said in a news re
  
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• North Shore low on list of region’s real estate investment hot spots

  24-04-2018 21:20
  
  Neighbourhoods in eastern cities such as New West and PoCo dominate MoneySense’s 2018 Lower Mainland real estate investment rankings
  
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• Did you miss last night's Council meeting and want to get up to speed? Video of the full meeting is now available o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-04-2018 21:13 via twitter.com
  Did you miss last night's Council meeting and want to get up to speed? Video of the full meeting is now available o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Town hall meeting coming up to discuss Harry Jerome Neighbourhood Lands | Thursday, April 26 | 5:30pm - 8:30pm. Mor… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-04-2018 20:25 via twitter.com
  Town hall meeting coming up to discuss Harry Jerome Neighbourhood Lands | Thursday, April 26 | 5:30pm - 8:30pm. Mor… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Investigators share criminal profile of suspect in Marrisa Shen murder

  24-04-2018 20:15 via vancouversun.com
  Homicide investigators will share an update Tuesday morning about the ongoing search for Marrisa Shen’s murderer.
  Shen, 13, was murdered and her body found in Central Park last July. Police have said the attack was random.
  In a news release issued Tuesday, Cpl. Frank Jang said the RCMP’s Behavioural Sciences Group had now developed a “criminal profile” of an unknown person believed to be responsible for Shen’s death.Criminal profilers say they believe the suspect re
  
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• B.C. moves to give local governments rental-only zoning power

  24-04-2018 20:10 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – B.C. municipalities could soon begin zoning for rental developments only, under legislation introduced by the provincial government Tuesday.
  The bill, if passed, would give local governments the power to zone property for rental-only development. Currently, municipalities are unable to make such a designation.
  Housing Minister Selina Robinson said the changes would give local governments the ability to preserve and increase the overall rental supply using local discretion.
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• Coming-of-age story Métis Mutt gets a boost with new theatrical presentation

  24-04-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Métis Mutt
  When:  April 25-May 5
  Where: Firehall Arts Centre
  Tickets: from $20, firehallartscentre.ca and 604-689-0926With its focus on storytelling, Sheldon Elter’s Métis Mutt doesn’t require a lot of theatrical flourishes. This can be a good thing, especially when the actor shares a gym with a floor hockey game.
  “They told me, ‘the entire community’s coming. That means there are no babysitters’,” he said, recalling one particular per
  
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• Live: Hells Angels civil forfeiture trial continues today

  24-04-2018 19:27 via vancouversun.com
  A long-awaited civil forfeiture trial against the Hells Angels is underway.
  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 Civi
  
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• Fresh off Sun Run high, BMO Marathon, Fiesta Run keep fun party going

  24-04-2018 19:19 via vancouversun.com
  Before we get going here, must get this off my chest: How can it be so easy to manoeuvre around 41,000-plus Sun Run participants, but 300 people in my Langley Costco can’t seem to figure it out? Grrrr, c’mon man!
  Well, wasn’t that an adrenalin party Sunday morning? The 34th annual Vancouver Sun Run was outstanding, and if you were searching for motivation for the rest of the Lower Mainland running season that was definitely the mother of all springboards.
  The No. 1 question I h
  
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• Plans this Sunday? Stop by and see what's new! twitter.com/MetroVancouver…

  24-04-2018 19:09 via twitter.com
  Plans this Sunday? Stop by and see what's new! twitter.com/MetroVancouver…
  
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• Five highlights of the Vancouver Chan Centre concert series

  24-04-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of B.C. has announced its 2018-19 Chan Centre Presents concert series. A total of eight concerts will showcase artists from all over the world, displaying their crafts in one of the most acoustically pristine venues in North America.
  Also announced is the 2018-19 Beyond Words series, which focuses on the importance of storytelling and has featured such acclaimed artists as Polaris Prize-winning experimental throat singer Tanya Tagaq.&ldqu
  
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• Tonight's Council business: Public hearing for a proposed development at 2028-2067 Glenaire Dr, 1963-1985 Sandown P… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-04-2018 18:40 via twitter.com
  Tonight's Council business: Public hearing for a proposed development at 2028-2067 Glenaire Dr, 1963-1985 Sandown P… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Curious about Council meeting discussions last night? Check out what went on here: ow.ly/ZlFo30jEIhy #NorthVan https://t.co/HqTi5EcXIE

  24-04-2018 18:11 via twitter.com
  
  Curious about Council meeting discussions last night? Check out what went on here: ow.ly/ZlFo30jEIhy #NorthVan https://t.co/HqTi5EcXIE
  
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• Developer proposes artisan market, helipads for Britannia Beach

  24-04-2018 17:56
  
  Plan to turn area into tourism destination may help Taicheng Development Corporation with its other proposal for a 1,000-home development
  
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• Investigators to share update on murdered Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen

  24-04-2018 17:09 via vancouversun.com
  Homicide investigators will share an update Tuesday morning about the ongoing search for Marrisa Shen’s murderer.
  In a news release issued Tuesday morning, Cpl. Frank Jang said the RCMP’s Behavioural Sciences Group had developed a “criminal profile” of an unknown person believed to be responsible for Shen’s death.
  Criminal profilers say they believe the suspect responsible may have lived near Central Park on July 18, 2017 and may have demonstrated specific behaviour
  
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• This Just In: Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter, Revlon Professional UniqOne Dry Shampoo and Rocky Mountain Barber Company Texture Paste Firm Hold

  24-04-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
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  Hollywood Flawless Filter 
  They say: A liquid makeup that acts as a complexion booster, primer and highlighter — in one easy formula. Available in seven skin-tone-matching shades, the product promises to smooth skin for an airbrushed appearance.   
  We say: This formula delivers on its promises of giving skin a seriously smooth finish. Our tester, who battles an uneven complexion and acne scarring, was impressed by how well this formula improved the look of
  
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• Style Q&A: Folk Fortune fuels the vintage-luxury trend with unique, one-of-a-kind finds

  24-04-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Scarcity is a good thing when it comes to fashion. After all, it’s never ideal for a true style aficionado to own the same thing as, well, everyone else.
  But, finding that special something in a world of big brands and fast fashion can sometimes seem impossible. That is, until you stumble across a unique young brand like the Vancouver-based company Folk Fortune. 
  The brand offers cool, natural-fibre accessories, as well as one-of-a-kind, pre-loved fashions — all designed and han
  
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• Beauty Bar: Jergens Natural Glow Instant Sun Sunless Tanning Mousse

  24-04-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A sunless tanning mousse that promises to provide “gradual, natural-looking colour” from head to toe.
  The mousse formula works with your skin tone to “mimic” the results your skin would naturally have if exposed to the sun — without any sun damage or exposure.
  In addition to purporting to provide a faux tan without any fake-orange hue, these foamy formulas dry down in 60 seconds and develop gradually over four hours. Available in Light Bronze and Dark Br
  
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• Concert announcement: Arctic Monkeys expand tour, will play Vancouver

  24-04-2018 16:59 via vancouversun.com
  The Arctic Monkeys are making their return to Vancouver.
  After announcing a North American tour last month that skipped much of Canada, the English band has now expanded its list of dates and will perform at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum on Oct. 25. In addition to Vancouver, the band has also added Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and more.It will be the band’s first string of shows in North America since 2014. Mini Mansions will open.
  Their latest album Tranquility Base Hote
  
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• To infinity and beyond! Pixar exhibit to bring magic to Science World

  24-04-2018 16:42 via vancouversun.com
  If you’ve ever wanted to know what made Woody and Buzz come alive, now’s your chance.
  The Science Behind Pixar exhibition is making its way to Vancouver’s Science World and will open May 19 and run through Jan. 6, 2019.
  Across 12,000-square-feet of interactive displays, visitors can learn about the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts that make Pixar characters work from the “inside out,” beginning with early concept stages to their arrival on t
  
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• Daily Poll: Whose side are you on – the park board or 4/20 organizers?

  24-04-2018 15:37 via vancouversun.com
  Though the haze from Friday’s 4/20 event has long wafted away, the friction remains between Vancouver’s park board and organizers of the 4/20 rally.
  The park board wants organizers to pay for their share of policing costs – which have yet to be tallied – $30,000 for park board staff that were working, $200 in lost concession stand income, $2,400 for lost aquatic centre income and $5,000 for a permit fee.
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• Vancouver weather: Sunny and warm with some cloud later

  24-04-2018 15:13 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: April 24, 2018 – Tuesday’s weather is mostly a repeat of yesterday’s glorious weather though expect some clouds later in the afternoon.
  The haze is expected to clear for Tuesday, as temperatures inch up again tomorrow.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny, increasing clouds later in the day. High of 15 except 23 inland.
  Tonight: Mainly cloudy, will clear after midnight. Low of 7.
  Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high of 19 and 25 inland.
  Traffic: Lower Mainland
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• REAL SCOOP: Order to release UN gang associate under review

  24-04-2018 08:45 via vancouversun.com
  I filed this story Friday about an Immigration and Refugee Board hearing that resulted in an order to release UN gang associate and convicted gunman Aram Ali pending his deportation to his native Iraq.
  I learned Monday that he wasn’t released because the Canada Border Services Agency has gone to the Federal Court of Canada to request a review of the IRB ruling. The CBSA believes Ali is too dangerous to be allowed out into the community.
  I will update you when I have more information.
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• REAL SCOOP: Hells Angels civil forfeiture trial begins in B.C. Supreme Court

  24-04-2018 08:31 via vancouversun.com
   I was reporting live on the start of the Hells Angels civil forfeiture case in B.C. Supreme Court today. The case, which took more than  decade to get to trial, is expected to last five weeks.The B.C. Civil Forfeiture Director will call a series of police experts, as well as Micheal Plante, the star witness in the E-Pandora case (I featured Plante’s story in this 2013 series.) And former Hells Angel Dave Atwell, who turned on his biker brothers, will also testify. It should be
  
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• Vancouver entrepreneur Mark Brand to teach innovation course for USC

  24-04-2018 06:17 via vancouversun.com
  Mark Brand, best known for his ownership of B.C. businesses like Save-On Meats and Persephone Brewing, is adding “teacher” to his portfolio.
  Beginning in the coming weeks, Brand will be teaching business graduate students at the University of Southern California. He’ll be in Los Angeles to meet directly with students fairly often, but much of the course will also be online.
  “It’s a tremendous opportunity,” Brand said Monday while taking a break from helping hi
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: New ICBC legislation will face inevitable legal challenge

  24-04-2018 04:03 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The New Democrats relied heavily on advice from the Insurance Corp. of B.C. in crafting legislation to cap payouts to victims of minor injuries and burgeoning legal costs, Attorney-General David Eby confirmed Monday. 
  The troubled auto insurance corporation supplied comparisons to what has worked elsewhere, and costed the options in what has been characterized as a “lite” version of no-fault auto insurance.
  “We couldn’t have done it without the assis
  
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• City of Vancouver wants 4/20 organizers to pay for cleanup costs, policing

  24-04-2018 03:25 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver is consulting lawyers about its options to force 4/20 organizers to pay for costs incurred during and after the annual pro-pot rallies at Sunset Beach.
  The city objects to organizers calling Friday’s event, where a conservative estimate of $2 million of marijuana was sold, a “protest”, which would exempt organizers from paying for its extra policing and cleanup costs.
  “The city does not have the legal authority to collect costs for this unsanctioned
  
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• Large open fires already banned in Cariboo

  24-04-2018 03:10 via vancouversun.com
  Large fires are banned in the Cariboo and in the territories governed by the Tsilhqot’in until late September, it was announced Monday.
  A joint announcement from the B.C. Wildfire Service, the Tsilhqot’in National Government and the community of Xeni Gwet’in, states that category 3 open fires are prohibited from Loon Lake near Clinton in the south to the Cottonwood River near Quesnel in the north, and from Tweedsmuir Provincial Park in the west to Wells Gray Provincia
  
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• Q&A: Jessica Holmes takes a comedic look at her own dark days with depression

  24-04-2018 03:08 via vancouversun.com
  Comedian and actor Jessica Holmes had a great career and a happy, supportive family so it seemed a bit strange that she couldn’t get off the couch.
  The star of own comedy TV show The Holmes Show and then a member of venerable Royal Canadian Air Farce, Holmes was also doing gigs opening for the likes of Jerry Seinfeld and Ellen DeGeneres. She even landed an MC job for a big Oprah event.
  But despite appearances and opportunities Holmes’ sofa slump didn’t abate. Finally she was di
  
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• ICBC legislation could solve financial crisis, says minister

  24-04-2018 03:06 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s attorney general says caps on minor injury claims and a push to an out-of-court dispute resolution could save the Insurance Corp. of B.C. from its financial crisis, though legislation he proposed Monday offered only a vague roadmap for achieving such a goal.
  David Eby said the legislation, if passed, would set a $5,500 cap on pain and suffering claims for B.C. motorists in minor crashes. It would redirect insurance disputes worth less than $50,000 away from expensiv
  
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• 4/20 is a '$2-million illegal trade fair', with taxpayers left to pay for cleanup

  24-04-2018 03:06 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver is consulting lawyers about its options to force 4/20 organizers to pay for costs incurred during and after the annual pro-pot rallies at Sunset Beach.
  The city objects to organizers calling Friday’s event, where a conservative estimate of $2 million of marijuana was sold, a “protest”, which would exempt organizers from paying for its extra policing and cleanup costs.
  “The city does not have the legal authority to collect costs for this unsanctioned
  
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• Andrew Griffith and Robert Vineberg: What should the voting rights of Canadian expatriates be?

  24-04-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  With the Supreme Court of Canada hearing the challenge to the current five-year limit on expatriate voting rights, advocates for expansion continue to date their case.
  One common feature to such advocacy: a reliance on anecdotes and assertions, completely bereft of any serious effort to assess available data on the strength of connection to Canada.
  Common arguments emphasize connections to Canada, a recent example being that of Frédéric Mégret of McGill University. Long-term
  
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• Just half of daycare providers apply for B.C. government financial support

  24-04-2018 02:30 via vancouversun.com
  Just over half of eligible B.C. childcare providers have applied to participate in a program aimed at reducing daycare fees for parents, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
  The Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative is part of the province’s three-year, billion-dollar childcare plan, and is meant to cut daycare costs by up to $350 per month per space, depending on the age of the child and whether they are in licensed family or group daycare.
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• Kinder Morgan protesters who plead guilty face $500 fine: Crown

  24-04-2018 02:10 via vancouversun.com
  Kinder Morgan protesters who decide to plead guilty to criminal contempt of court will face a $500 fine, a prosecutor said Monday.
  Crown counsel Trevor Shaw said that the sentencing position of the Crown for those who admit to violating a court injunction against interfering with the controversial pipeline project will be the fine, subject to their ability to pay.
  “If the offender is unable to pay, our position is that an order of 25 hours of community service, under the direction of a pro
  
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• We're recruiting for auxiliary Building Service Workers. Click here to apply. ow.ly/PekP30jDPNh

  24-04-2018 01:45 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for auxiliary Building Service Workers.Click here to apply. ow.ly/PekP30jDPNh
  
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• Council meets tonight at 6PM. Check out the discussion topics here: cnv.org/CouncilMeetings #NorthVan https://t.co/wTYV4TsInA

  24-04-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  
  Council meets tonight at 6PM. Check out the discussion topics here: cnv.org/CouncilMeetings #NorthVan https://t.co/wTYV4TsInA
  
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