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• Missed last night’s Council meeting? Wonder what happened? Watch it here: ow.ly/X07c30k0YEH #NorthVan https://t.co/tgKM2gB0N5

  15-05-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  
  Missed last night’s Council meeting? Wonder what happened? Watch it here:ow.ly/X07c30k0YEH #NorthVan https://t.co/tgKM2gB0N5
  
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• BAIT CAR activation catch’s thief. A 24 yr-old Vancouver female was arrested for being in possession with various i… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-05-2018 22:50 via twitter.com
  BAIT CAR activation catch’s thief. A 24 yr-old Vancouver female was arrested for being in possession with various i… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• TransLink adds compressed natural gas buses to Surrey fleet

  15-05-2018 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  The first of more than 100 new natural-gas-powered buses will hit the streets of Surrey this week.
  The rollout means that by the end of the year, more than half of the city’s 209 buses will be new, running on clean energy and equipped with safety measures to protect drivers.
  “This is a significant upgrade to the buses operating in Surrey and for the Surrey residents who rely on our transit system,” said Dan Savitsky, vice-president of maintenance for Coast Mountain Bus Company.
  
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• B.C. camper wakes up to a bear inside his tent

  15-05-2018 21:46 via vancouversun.com
  The hot breath of a mature black bear awoke a B.C. camper in Peace Island Park early Sunday morning.
   The B.C. Conservation Officer Service said the bear provided the unwelcome wakeup call at around 1 a.m after entering the man’s wall tent through the screen flap.
  The Peace BCCOS have responded to and are investigating an incident associated to a black bear entering an occupied tent during the very early hours of this morning.
  — BC CO Service (@_BCCOS) May 14, 2018“The gen
  
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• Musqueam rapper Christie Charles named Vancouver's poet laureate

  15-05-2018 21:23 via vancouversun.com
  Musqueam hip hop artist Christie Charles was named Vancouver’s fifth poet laureate during a ceremony Tuesday.
  During her term, the city says Charles, who raps as Miss Christie Lee, will champion poetry, language, and arts and elevate the role of Host Nation and urban Indigenous poetry and cultural practices.
  “My project will connect the greater Vancouver poetic scene and the public to this history of local Indigenous communities, language and lands we live on today,” said Charl
  
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• To help promote a healthy, active lifestyle, we're challenging kids in all 20 District elementary schools to walk,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-05-2018 21:04 via twitter.com
  To help promote a healthy, active lifestyle, we're challenging kids in all 20 District elementary schools to walk,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Royal wedding cake baker Claire Ptak likes to switch it up (with recipes)

  15-05-2018 20:46 via vancouversun.com
  Just one bite of her scrumptious cakes, and you can see why Alice Waters reportedly begged Claire Ptak not to leave.
  Royal wedding cake baker Claire Ptak. Reprinted with permission from The Violet Bakery Cookbook by Claire Ptak, copyright © 2015, published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. Photographs copyright © 2015 by Kristin Perers. 
  However, Chez Panisse’s loss — the Marin County native worked at the vaunted West Coast restauran
  
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• Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre Info Session May 23 5:30-8pm. Find out what we've heard from you, and wher… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-05-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre Info Session May 23 5:30-8pm. Find out what we've heard from you, and wher… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Does housing pose Metro Vancouver’s worst crisis since WW2?

  15-05-2018 20:30 via vancouversun.com
  I’m developing a theory that the housing affordability emergency in Metro Vancouver is the worst crisis the region has faced since the Second World War.
  While difficult to “prove,” it’s an idea that seems to resonate with a lot of readers.
  I recently conducted a brief, highly unscientific poll on Twitter and found that 63 per cent of respondents believe housing affordability is “the worst crisis in 50 years” (which of course doesn’t include the Second Wo
  
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• Boomers cashing in on high-value homes to buy vacation properties

  15-05-2018 20:03
  
  Retirees driving demand for recreational real estate – often to live in year-round, finds survey
  
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• This Just In: AMOREPACIFIC Color Control Cushion Compact, Too Faced Sun Bunny Radiant Duo Bronzer and BITE Beauty XO Bite: Prep, Line and Colour Lip Set

  15-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  AMOREPACIFIC
  Color Control Cushion Compact  
  They say: A cushion compact featuring a Broad Spectrum SPF sunscreen of 50+. Available in five skin-tone matching shades.
  We say: Our tester was impressed with the buildable coverage of this lightweight formula. While being remarkably light on the skin, the foundation is neither too sheer nor too heavy — it’s just right. The weightless formula wears well on skin with minimal migrating, even on an oily face. 
  $78 | Holt Renfr
  
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• The It List: Mackage Keeley handbag

  15-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The item: Mackage Keeley handbag
  Why we love it: This bag has a lot going for it, from its small-yet-functional size to its chic shade of pebbled blue leather and its Canadian connection, of course. 
  Designed by the Montreal-based brand Mackage (yes, the very same brand known for its cool coats and edgy leather jackets), the Keeley handbag offers style and practicality in one versatile piece.
  Featuring a removable and adjustable cross-body strap for convenient hands-free wear, the stru
  
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• Style in the City: Irene Y. of Hint of Grey

  15-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Name: Irene Y.
  Personal style in one word: Effortless 
  Social media: @hintofgrey on Instagram
  Love Irene’s look? Here’s how to recreate it for yourself. The bag
  A handbag that does double duty — pairing with practically every piece, whether dressed up or down — is a wardrobe staple. And this Mackage Keeley handbag, which is the same one Irene is carrying above, does just that. Wear it cross-body on low-key days, or remove the strap and keep thing
  
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• Q&A: Australian activewear brand Lorna Jane lands in Canada

  15-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  There are a plethora of performance brands on the market today.
  From running tights to sports bra tops, if you’re looking for the perfect addition to your workout wardrobe, well, these days, you don’t have to look too far. 
  But Lorna Jane Clarkson is confident shoppers are going to find something a little bit different with her athletic-wear garments.
  The Lorna Jane founder, chatted about what makes her Australian brand different, what made this the right time to launch in Canad
  
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• Vancouver ready to declare 2018 the Year of the Queer to mark organizations' anniversaries

  15-05-2018 19:59 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver could soon declare 2018 the Year of the Queer to mark the significant anniversaries of 15 LGBTQ community organizations.
  A staff report being discussed at Tuesday afternoon’s council meeting recommended the city recognize the contributions made by the organizations by celebrating the milestone anniversaries.
  It was also recommended council push up this city’s annual Pride Week event this year to take place in late May instead of in June, to kick off the anniversary season.
  
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• Reminder: A gift is only a gift when there is no expectation of any return. bit.ly/2Gh4yv6… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-05-2018 19:48 via twitter.com
  Reminder: A gift is only a gift when there is no expectation of any return.bit.ly/2Gh4yv6… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Le Dîner en Blanc returns to Vancouver this summer for seventh year

  15-05-2018 18:23 via vancouversun.com
  Le Dîner en Blanc, Vancouver’s most exclusive flash mob, is returning to Vancouver.
  This year, the event will take place on Aug. 23 at a “beautiful, secret location” – ie. an open plaza or field somewhere with great views in Vancouver where envious onlookers can pass by and scoff.
  The location of the dinner is kept a secret until the day of the event, when participants are met by a host at a meeting point and escorted to the secret venue.
  The 2018 event will be Vanc
  
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• Are you planning to attend tonight’s Public Hearing for 1200-1259 Emery Place? District Hall doors will open at 5:3… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-05-2018 18:09 via twitter.com
  Are you planning to attend tonight’s Public Hearing for 1200-1259 Emery Place? District Hall doors will open at 5:3… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• B-Line bus service is coming to the Marine-Main corridor. Expect shorter travel times, shorter waits + less crowdin… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-05-2018 18:02 via twitter.com
  B-Line bus service is coming to the Marine-Main corridor. Expect shorter travel times, shorter waits + less crowdin… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Two dogs euthanized after three people bit in Nanaimo

  15-05-2018 17:15 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Island animal control officers have euthanized two dogs that attacked three people in Nanaimo on Saturday.
  Nanaimo RCMP say two off-leash, unsupervised dogs bit two children and an adult outside their south Nanaimo homes.
  “Numerous neighbours intervened and dogs were retrieved by their owner who took them back home,” RCMP Cst. Sara Clark said in a release. “Animal control seized the dogs and they were humanely euthanized.”
  RCMP say the investigation is ongo
  
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• Daily Poll: What do you think of Vancouver's mayoral race heating up?

  15-05-2018 16:40 via vancouversun.com
  On Monday, Squamish Chief Ian Campbell announced he would seek Vision Vancouver’s nomination to run for the mayor’s office this fall.
  Campbell is the latest to throw his name into an ever-growing pool of mayoral hopefuls in what’s shaping up to be a heated fall election.
  Also in election news, the divide between the NPA and its sitting councillor Hector Bremner continues to grow. On Monday, NPA party president Gregory Baker said the party had sent a “confidential letter&r
  
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• Vancouver weather: Clear skies for another day

  15-05-2018 15:42 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: May 15, 2018 – If you haven’t been able to get out and enjoy this week’s weather, do it now.
  Tuesday will be the last day of clear skies before some clouds return to the mix for the remainder of the week. Temperatures still cover in the low to mid-20s so keep that sunscreen coming.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny, high of 22 except 25 inland.
  Tonight: Clear, with some clouds after midnight. Low of 15.
  Tomorrow: Mainly cloudy though it clears in the afterno
  
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• Richmond council votes to keep current house size on ALR land

  15-05-2018 10:22 via vancouversun.com
  Some Richmond residents and farmland advocates tried — but failed — Monday to get city council to further limit house sizes on some of B.C.’s prime agricultural land. 
  Late Monday, council voted to maintain the current home size of 10,764 square feet, and also voted to allow an additional dwelling for farm workers with a maximum size of 3,229 sq. ft. for eight- to 25-hectare lots without a rezoning process.
  “They made the right decision,” Ben Dhiman of the Rich
  
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• Controversial professor Jordan Peterson to speak at UBC's Chan Centre

  15-05-2018 07:07 via vancouversun.com
  Jordan Peterson, the University of Toronto psychology professor who has plenty of supporters and plenty of critics over his stances on topics like identity politics and political correctness, is coming to Vancouver.
  He’ll be speaking at UBC’s Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on July 26 as part of his 12 Rules for Life 2018 Tour.
  Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at the Chan Centre box office, at livenation.com or over the phone at 604-822-2697
  Peterson is a clinical psycho
  
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• Did you ditch your rafts in the Cheakamus River? Squamish RCMP are looking for you

  15-05-2018 05:44 via vancouversun.com
  It appears that a pair of rafts found unoccupied in Squamish on Sunday may belong to a group who were spotted exiting the Cheekye River.
  Squamish RCMP are calling the circumstances around the two rafts “concerning,” especially as this all happened hours after a man went missing after being swept into the fast-running Squamish River. That man is still missing.
  The two river-related incidents have also prompted police to issue a warning ahead of the coming Victoria Day long w
  
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• David Black: It makes sense to build a refinery on the coast

  15-05-2018 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  Our country must focus on three vital things: develop more good jobs, because many are disappearing; build new businesses that can be taxed, rather than increase the burden on existing taxpayers; and improve our physical environment while we do this.
  One obvious way to achieve this is to encourage “value-add” in the oil industry. Instead of exporting our crude oil to other countries, let’s process it here. Refineries can be built along B.C.’s coast employing large numbers
  
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• B.C. puts new, highly reflective paint on Metro Vancouver highways

  15-05-2018 03:54 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Lower Mainland drivers will soon have an easier time seeing road lines on provincial highways, as the B.C. government begins to roll out new highly reflective paint.
  The Ministry of Transportation has begun painting more than 3,000 kilometres of roads in the Lower Mainland, Pemberton, Victoria and Duncan with a new specialized formula of paint that contains larger, higher-quality, reflective glass beads.
  The beads will make it easier for drivers to see the yellow and white road
  
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• Dan Fumano: Private letter shows NPA process a 'kangaroo court,' rejected mayoral hopeful says

  15-05-2018 03:15 via vancouversun.com
  The Non-Partisan Association shot down their own sitting caucus member’s bid for its mayoral nomination because of, among other things, concerns that his day job left him in an “inherently conflicted” position.
  That allegation was among the “serious concerns” outlined in a two-page letter sent Sunday evening from NPA president Gregory Baker to NPA Coun. Hector Bremner, according to a person who had reviewed the document.
  But Bremner called that allegation “rid
  
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• David Hughes: Politics versus the future: Canada’s Orwellian energy standoff

  15-05-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  These are strange days, indeed.
  Our federal government, which has signed on to the Paris Agreement, has also come out swinging in support of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. And we continue to be told that increasing oil and gas production and meeting emissions reduction targets are mutually compatible goals.
  This thinking is also reflected in Alberta’s ‘climate leadership plan,’ which allows oil sands emissions to grow by 40 per cent and places no restrictions on oil and
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: NDP, B.C. Hydro forced to go it alone in Site C fight after feds back away

  15-05-2018 02:53 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The New Democrats maintained Monday that Ottawa’s scaling down of its share of the legal battle over Site C was not a surprise payback for B.C.’s legalistic foot-dragging on the Trans Mountain pipeline.
  “They did let us know,” Energy Minister Michelle Mungall told reporters when asked about the federal decision not to contest a First Nation’s application for an injunction to halt construction of the giant hydroelectric dam on the Peace River.
  The fe
  
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• Vancouver Sun series on securities regulation failures nominated for journalism award

  15-05-2018 02:37 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver Sun and Province reporter’s work exposing the failures of Canadian security regulators and governments in collecting more than a half-billion dollars in financial penalties is up for national recognition.
  Gordon Hoekstra’s 2017 series on financial crime — called Stealing Away — is one of six nominees for the Michener Award, which recognizes “meritorious public service journalism.”
  Using databases created from a decade’s worth of penalty
  
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• Southern B.C. bracing for second round of flooding as snowpacks melt

  15-05-2018 02:34 via vancouversun.com
  Flood-weary residents in communities across B.C.’s Interior are bracing for the possibility of yet another round of evacuations as a result of high temperatures and rapid snowmelt.
  Chris Duffy of Emergency Management B.C. said about 2,000 homes are subject to evacuation orders — nearly 1,500 of those are in the Kootenay-Boundary Regional District. More than 2,600 other homes are under evacuation alert throughout the province.
  Many parts of the province are seeing temperatures si
  
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• Council is getting underway soon. Join us in person or watch online. See what's on the agenda:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  15-05-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  Council is getting underway soon. Join us in person or watch online. See what's on the agenda:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Squamish Nation chief launches bid for mayor of Vancouver

  15-05-2018 01:29
  
  A hereditary chief with the Squamish Nation and a technology entrepreneur from North Vancouver are — so far — the two contenders Vision Vancouver members will have to choose from at the party’s June 24 nomination contest.
  
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• Former Delta CAO George Harvie plans run for mayor's seat

  15-05-2018 01:12 via vancouversun.com
  Delta’s recently retired chief administrative officer is preparing a run for the mayor’s seat.
  George Harvie officially stepped down from his job as top bureaucrat — a job that he held for 18 years — on May 7, noting on social media that he was “looking forward to a change, but I won’t be going far.”
  Harvie will run as part of a slate called Achieving for Delta, alongside five council candidates.
  “The team name acknowledges George’s past achi
  
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• Could tourist ferries from Vancouver to North Shore pave way for commuters?

  15-05-2018 00:53 via vancouversun.com
  A new ferry service offering a scenic ride from Lonsdale Quay to Granville Island is expecting to launch this summer and the operator hopes one day to grow it into a commuting option for locals.
  But the $20 one-way or $30 return ticket is targeting adventurous tourists or locals.
  “If the demand is there, with potential for new locations, we could possibly offer commuting,” said Sabina Smirnow, general manager of Pacific Ferries.
  “We haven’t crunched those (commuting ticke
  
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• Air India terrorist can skip counselling: Parole Board of Canada

  15-05-2018 00:07 via vancouversun.com
  The only man convicted in the 1985 Air India bombing can skip future counselling sessions even though a psychologist says he has “made minimal gains in therapy,” the Parole Board of Canada has ruled.
  Inderjit Singh Reyat has been convicted twice of manslaughter in the deaths of 331 people, as well as for perjury after he lied at the terrorism trial of his two co-accused, who were later acquitted.
  When Reyat was released from prison in 2016 after serving two-thirds of his third senten
  
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