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• Theatre review: C'mon, Angie! a provocative #MeToo play for our time

  04-06-2018 23:21 via vancouversun.com
  C’mon, Angie!
  When: To June 9
  Where: Firehall Arts Centre
  Tickets and info: $20-$27; firehallartscentre.caSince the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke last fall, the #MeToo movement has become ubiquitous. Every day brings another tale of sexual harassment or assault by a powerful man against someone with less power, usually a woman.These stories often involve situations that not long ago would have been tolerated or ignored, normalized as part of the business, as just the way things are b
  
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• Passenger killed in single-vehicle accident on Coquihalla Highway

  04-06-2018 22:46 via vancouversun.com
  The RCMP say one person is dead following in a single-vehicle accident on the Coquihalla Highway on Sunday.
  The accident, which closed Highway 5 for several hours, occurred around 5 p.m.
  Mounties say a southbound vehicle with three occupants lost control, left the roadway and rolled. One of the passengers died after being ejected from the vehicle.
  The driver and another passenger suffered what police said were non-life threatening injuries.
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• Seven things to do in Metro Vancouver this week

  04-06-2018 22:37 via vancouversun.com
  This week, you can listen to hip hop MCs and DJs at the Breakout Festival, laugh at the jokes of This Hour Has 22 Minutes host Shaun Majumder or look at the work of several contemporary artists exhibiting at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art.
  
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• Firetrucks siphoned of gas leaves McLeese Lake volunteer fire department short-handed at emergency

  04-06-2018 22:28 via vancouversun.com
  A volunteer fire department north of Williams Lake was left short-handed Saturday after they tried to respond to an emergency but found two firetrucks had been siphoned of gas.
  According to a Facebook post on the McLeese Lake Fire Department’s page, the firefighters were called to an accident Saturday where a truck had gone off the road and hit a power poll. The accident then sparked a bush fire.
  Seven members of the MLVFD as well as the B.C. Wildfire Service were on hand to put out the fi
  
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• Daily Poll: What do you think of Ken Sim as the NPA's mayoral nomination?

  04-06-2018 22:05 via vancouversun.com
  On Sunday evening, Vancouver’s Non-Partisan Association selected local entrepreneur Ken Sim as their mayoral nomination for this fall’s municipal election.
  Sim beat out two other candidates: two-term park board commissioner John Coupar and self-styled civic government watchdog Glen Chernen.
  In his speech, Sim promised change at the NPA and at City Hall, touting his business experience ability to bring to energy.Take Our Poll
  
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• Concert announcement: Jack Black and Kyle Gass's Tenacious D to perform in Vancouver

  04-06-2018 21:30 via vancouversun.com
  This is not the greatest band in the world – this is just a tribute.
  Tenacious D is coming to Vancouver in December, further fuelling excitement over what’s long been rumoured to be the band’s fourth album.
  The band, which was started by Jack Black and Kyle Gass in 1994, is best known for their first single “Tribute” which tips its hat to rock and roll legends.
  In 2006, the pair starred in the film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, a comedy which the pair go on a
  
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• Hector Bremner says NPA mayoral candidate Ken Sim won 'poisoned chalice'

  04-06-2018 21:28 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver city councillor Hector Bremner is offering a tepid message of congratulations to Ken Sim, the Non-Partisan Association’s newly crowned mayoral candidate.
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  Dan Fumano: Rejected by NPA, Bremner looks to launch Vancouver's newest, 'largest' civic partyNPA selects Ken Sim as mayoral candidate
  In a Facebook post Monday, Bremner, who quit the NPA after his own mayoral nomination bid was rejected by the party’s board, said Sim has “won a poisoned chalice.”
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• Metro Vancouver transit fares rising 5 to 10 cents on July 1

  04-06-2018 21:06 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver transit fares are rising by as much as 10 cents per trip on July 1.
  The annual transit fare change, part of Phase One of the Mayors’ Council 10-Year Vision for Regional Transportation, will see single-use, one-zone adult fares increase 10 cents (including HandyDart) from $2.20 to $2.30 for Compass Card holders and $2.85 to $2.95 for cash fares.
  Monthly pass fares will be increasing by $1 or $2, depending on zone type.
  Single-use concession fares — available to Ha
  
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• May home sales see 35% slump from last year

  04-06-2018 21:04
  
  Buyer activity cools even further across Greater Vancouver region, but benchmark prices are still considerably higher than a year ago
  
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• ICYMI: We've taken a number of steps to lighten the summer visitor load in #DeepCove, and protect the surrounding t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-06-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: We've taken a number of steps to lighten the summer visitor load in #DeepCove, and protect the surrounding t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Author Kevin Kwan on his Crazy Rich Asians book series and its big-screen adaptation

  04-06-2018 20:55 via vancouversun.com
  Reporter Stephanie Ip sits down with Kevin Kwan for a one-on-one interview at the Alberni Room in the Shangri-La Hotel in Vancouver.
  Read her full story here.
  
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• Garden hacks you should know

  04-06-2018 20:53 via vancouversun.com
  Reporter Randy Shore shares some important garden hacks you can try at home.
  
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• Property taxes due July 3rd. Pay online or in person. Find out how to pay at cnv.org/Taxes. #NorthVan https://t.co/ff2U28WB0S

  04-06-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  
  Property taxes due July 3rd. Pay online or in person. Find out how to pay at cnv.org/Taxes. #NorthVan https://t.co/ff2U28WB0S
  
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• 'High Hopes strategy' works in terrific Whistler Half Marathon weekend

  04-06-2018 20:24 via vancouversun.com
  WHISTLER — There were two sizable protests here Saturday, one opposing oil near a G7 finance ministers’ meeting, the other on infamous Blueberry Hill where gasping weekend warriors moaned about including wannabe ski slopes in the Whistler Half Marathon race course.
  Or, was it just me who felt like planting a flag after reaching the summit of that one-kilometre ascension?
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• B.C. Wildfire Map 2018: Updates on fire locations, evacuation alerts/orders

  04-06-2018 20:21 via vancouversun.com
  Wildfires of note
  Kamloops Fire Centre 
  Xusum Creek fire
  • Xusum Creek
  Status: Active and out of control. 35 per cent contained.
  Located 10 km northeast of D’Arcy and 35 km west of Lillooet, near Anderson Lake. Although the 500-hectare fire is still listed as out of control, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District has lifted its evacuation alerts and evacuation order.
  Prince George Fire Centre 
  Tommy Lakes (Beatton River) fire.
  • Tommy Lakes
  Status: Active. 4
  
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• Meet 1 of Canada's favourite school crossing guards. Thanks Christian for all you do in helping keep our kids safe!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-06-2018 19:16 via twitter.com
  Meet 1 of Canada's favourite school crossing guards. Thanks Christian for all you do in helping keep our kids safe!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The #CommuterChallenge is underway. Are you participating? Leave your car at home and try walking, cycling, carpool… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-06-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  The #CommuterChallenge is underway. Are you participating? Leave your car at home and try walking, cycling, carpool… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Daily Poll: What do you think of Ken Sims as the NPA's mayoral nomination?

  04-06-2018 16:56 via vancouversun.com
  On Sunday evening, Vancouver’s Non-Partisan Association selected local entrepreneur Ken Sim as their mayoral nomination for this fall’s municipal election.
  Sim beat out two other candidates: two-term park board commissioner John Coupar and self-styled civic government watchdog Glen Chernen.
  In his speech, Sim promised change at the NPA and at City Hall, touting his business experience ability to bring to energy.Take Our Poll
  
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• Greater Vancouver home sales slow in May 2018 as real estate listings increase

  04-06-2018 16:46 via vancouversun.com
  If you like having options, now’s the time to browse some real estate.
  Home sales in May across Greater Vancouver dropped by 35.1 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to the latest figures from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. While sales have dropped, the number of homes for sale remains high.
  “With fewer homes selling today compared to recent years, the number of homes available for sale is rising,” said Phil Moore, president of the REBGV.
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• Firetrucks siphoned of gas leaves Williams Lake volunteer fire department short-handed at emergency

  04-06-2018 16:10 via vancouversun.com
  A volunteer fire department north of Williams Lake was left short-handed Saturday after they tried to respond to an emergency but found two firetrucks had been siphoned of gas.
  According to a Facebook post on the McLeese Lake Fire Department’s page, the firefighters were called to an accident Saturday where a truck had gone off the road and hit a power poll. The accident then sparked a bush fire.
  Seven members of the MLVFD as well as the B.C. Wildfire Service were on hand to put out the fi
  
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• Vancouver weather: Rain and thunderstorms to kick off the week

  04-06-2018 15:09 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: June 4, 2018 – Monday’s weather will bring rain to the region and in case you needed a reminder, a thunderstorm is expected to roll through around mid-day.
  The rain may temper in the evening but the clouds with stick around overnight and into tomorrow. Possible rains tomorrow as well so settle in.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Mainly cloudy with 60 per cent chance of showers. Risk of thunderstorms late in the morning, early afternoon. High of 17.
  Tonight: Partly clo
  
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• Douglas Todd: Housing emergency is Metro’s worst crisis since WWII

  04-06-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Warren ‘Whitey’ Bernard remembers the war years in Metro Vancouver being tough for several reasons — his dad heading off to battle, a dire shortage of money and his mom struggling desperately to find a room to rent.
  Bernard ­­— the blond boy, now 82, reaching out to his soldier father in the historic photo of B.C. troops departing New Westminster in 1940 — remembers “living in a storefront, other people’s houses and being boarded out from time to
  
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• NPA selects Ken Sim as mayoral candidate

  04-06-2018 08:30 via vancouversun.com
  Members of Vancouver’s most established political party chose a successful businessman who said he’ll be a “change agent” to manage a city at a crossroads, as their next mayoral candidate as they try to take back city hall this year.
  Ken Sim will be the Non-Partisan Association’s mayoral candidate for October’s municipal election, when the party, which has dominated Vancouver politics for most of its 81-year existence, will try to avoid a fourth consecuti
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Ex-realtor charged in US with money laundering

  04-06-2018 06:07 via vancouversun.com
  I first heard about Omid Mashinchi in 2015 in connection with the conflict that resulted in a gang kidnapping for which Mo Rahimi is now charged. Rahimi remains a fugitive.
  Mashinchi has no criminal record in B.C. but was frequently in the company of gangsters. And he did business with them, renting and leasing apartments, including he one where Gavin Grewal was murdered in December.
  When I heard he had been arrested in the U.S. just over a month ago, I began working on this story.
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• Steady final round helps Niebrugge clinch Freedom 55 Financial Open at Point Grey

  04-06-2018 06:00 via vancouversun.com
  Jordan Niebrugge entered the final round of the Freedom 55 Financial Open at Point Grey Golf & Country Club in Vancouver with a five-stroke lead.
  Save for a couple late bogeys, the 24-year-old Oklahoma State University product remained steady and continued making shots on Sunday, firing an even-par 72 to claim his first victory as a professional and kick off the 2018 Mackenzie Tour — PGA Tour Canada season with a dominant effort.
  “I felt like I played some really good golf this w
  
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• Coquihalla Highway partially reopens after vehicle flips over

  04-06-2018 05:05 via vancouversun.com
  Hwy. 5 has been partially reopened after a southbound vehicle flipped near the Ladner Creek bridge on Sunday afternoon.
  The northbound lanes in the affected area have reopened. The southbound lanes are expected to reopen at around midnight.
  The B.C. Ambulance Service transported three people involved in the crash to hospital, including one in critical condition. A helicopter was initially called to assist the three ambulances dispatched to the scene, but it proved to not be needed, an ambulance
  
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• North Shore Rescue: 'It is not summer on the mountains'

  04-06-2018 04:47 via vancouversun.com
  North Shore Rescue is putting out a reminder to hikers looking to get up into the mountains in the coming days and weeks that while the weather has been fabulous down near our homes and businesses, conditions at higher altitudes are still difficult.
  Many trails are still snow-covered and hiking them in running shoes and light workout clothes is a very poor, very risky idea.
  That means, more than ever, that adventure seekers must remember that the first thing you do when setting out on a hike is
  
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• Thomas Gunton: Federal decision to buy and build Trans Mountain pipeline is irrational

  04-06-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  The federal government’s decision to risk $4.5 billion of taxpayers’ money to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline plus more than $6 billion to build a new pipeline is hard to justify.
  The government states that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is essential to meet Canada’s “national interest” to get its oil to world markets.
  But as a number of independent studies show, there are alternatives to the the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, such as Keystone XL tha
  
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• Alex Hemingway: B.C. government right to raise property taxes — low rates fuel housing crisis

  04-06-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  You would never know it from the anxious talk about property taxes in B.C., but rates are actually unusually low throughout the province, particularly in Vancouver, and this helps fuel the current housing crisis.
  The City of Vancouver has among the lowest property tax rates in Canada. Even the additional provincial school tax on properties over $3 million barely moves the needle.
  The annual residential property tax rate in Vancouver — including municipal, regional and provincial portions &
  
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• Vets provide care at free pet clinic in Surrey

  04-06-2018 01:47 via vancouversun.com
  Tina the 14-year-old Jack Russell terrier means the world to Mona Woodward.
  By the way the black and white dog with the pink, rhinestone-studded name tag took shelter in Woodward’s lap Sunday, the feeling appeared to be mutual.
  Tina was one of about 25 animals that volunteer veterinarians expected to treat Sunday at a free clinic put on by the Paws for Hope Animal Foundation at the Parkway Shelter on 135A Street in Surrey.
  The foundation has held such clinics for about five years, but
  
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• Roadwork Alert! Lonsdale is getting some much needed love. Over the next month crews will be renewing a 108 year ol… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  04-06-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  Roadwork Alert! Lonsdale is getting some much needed love. Over the next month crews will be renewing a 108 year ol… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Court documents reveal new information in 2015 Surrey child-death case

  04-06-2018 00:10 via vancouversun.com
  Charlee Johanson’s favourite TV program was a game show that had contestants run an obstacle course while completing daring physical challenges.
  The happy three-year-old often mimicked what she saw, climbing everything in sight, jumping and taking tumbles. The words used most often to describe her were “absolutely fearless,” rambunctious and invincible.
  It appeared that, according to the story that was told to the public, Charlee’s tragic death on Feb. 12, 2015, was an ac
  
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