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• Man crushed to death by dump truck at North Vancouver construction site

  05-06-2018 23:51 via vancouversun.com
  A 24-year-old man died Tuesday after being crushed by a dump truck while working at a North Vancouver construction site.
  RCMP say the accident happened at around 10:30 a.m. in a residential area around Handsworth Road and Timberline Place, near Handsworth secondary school.
  Police say the Vancouver man was working close to the truck when he was knocked down and crushed by the vehicle.He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.
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• Anti-gang police concerned about Metro Vancouver firefighter bikers

  05-06-2018 23:39 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s anti-gang agency says a new Metro Vancouver firefighters biker club with links to the Hells Angels raises serious issues.
  Sgt. Brenda Winpenny, of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, said Tuesday that the decision by some firefighters to form the Florian’s Knights and associate with the notorious biker gang puts themselves and other first responders at risk.
  “The Hells Angels have a longtime involvement in both illegal marijuana grow operations and synthetic dr
  
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• Big Brother Canada: Season 6 winner Paras Atashnak votes yearbook titles

  05-06-2018 23:20 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s own Paras Atashnak – the winner of Big Brother Canada’s sixth season – sat down to chat with Postmedia this week.
  After discussing her return to the real world, what her parents thought of her time on a reality television show and what she’ll do with her $100,000 prize, we asked Paras to name names and vote different housemates for Big Brother Canada yearbook titles. Here’s what she had to say.
  Class Clown or Prankster? Hamza Hatoum
  Paras Atashnak:
  
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• Big Brother Canada: Here's why Season 6 winner Paras Atashnak won't watch her season

  05-06-2018 23:11 via vancouversun.com
  Not many people are willing to live under constant video surveillance.
  But for a decent chunk of prize money and a unique once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in a nationally televised social experiment-turned-reality show? This B.C. woman did — and she won.
  Paras Atashnak, a 23-year-old law student from Port Coquitlam, is the latest player — and first B.C. competitor — to join the Big Brother Canada winners’ circle after winning Season 6 last month; Atashna
  
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• Not a square to spare at Larson Elementary last week for #BTSW. You name it & a bike was locked to it. #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-06-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  Not a square to spare at Larson Elementary last week for #BTSW. You name it & abike was locked to it. #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Workplace Fatality Involving Dump-Truck bit.ly/2xRvN06 #NorthVancouver https://t.co/cFuWgx8ToD

  05-06-2018 22:28 via twitter.com
  
  Workplace Fatality Involving Dump-Truckbit.ly/2xRvN06#NorthVancouver https://t.co/cFuWgx8ToD
  
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• Two teenagers dead following targeted shooting in Surrey, cars set on fire

  05-06-2018 22:26 via vancouversun.com
  Two teenage boys are dead following a targeted shooting late Monday evening in Surrey.
  Jaskarn “Jason” Singh Jhutty, 16, and Jaskaran “Jesse” Singh Bhangal, 17, were identified as the victims found at the side of the road in the 18800-block of 40th Avenue on Monday evening around 10:30 p.m.
  Both had suffered gunshot wounds and were declared dead at the scene.
  IHIT says 17-year-old Jaskaran Singh Bhangal (left) and 16-year-old Jaskarn Singh Jhutty were killed in a double-s
  
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• Anti-gang police concerned about firefighter bikers

  05-06-2018 22:22 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s anti-gang agency says a new Metro Vancouver firefighters biker club with links to the Hells Angels raises serious issues.
  Sgt. Brenda Winpenny, of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, said Tuesday that the decision by some firefighters to form the Florian’s Knights and associate with the notorious biker gang puts themselves and other first responders at risk.
  “The Hells Angels have a longtime involvement in both illegal marijuana grow operations and synthetic dr
  
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• North Vancouver woman dies after being run over in crosswalk

  05-06-2018 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  A North Vancouver woman who was struck by a vehicle while using a crosswalk last week has died from her injuries.
  The accident happened May 31, 10:30 a.m., at the intersection of West 3rd Street and Fell Avenue in North Vancouver.
  North Vancouver RCMP say a driver was turning left onto Fell Avenue on a green light when he struck a 57-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man as they were using the crosswalk.
  The woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries but has since
  
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• International: 20 bestselling books of the week of June 2

  05-06-2018 20:57 via vancouversun.com
  HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. The Outsider — Stephen King.
  2. The Cast — Danielle Steel.
  3. The Fallen — David Baldacci.
  4. The 17th Suspect — James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
  5. Beach House Reunion — Mary Alice Monroe.
  6. Warlight — Michael Ondaatje.
  7. Before We Were Yours — Lisa Wingate.
  8. The High Tide Club — Mary Kay Andrews.
  9. Little Fires Everywhere — Celest Ng.
  10. By Invitation Only — Dorothea Benton Frank.
  HARDCOVER NON-FICTION
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• B.C. 15 bestselling books of the week of June 2

  05-06-2018 20:54 via vancouversun.com
  1. Whitewater Cooks: More Beautiful Food — Shelley Adams (Alicon Holdings Ltd.).
  2. One Eagle Soaring — Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd (Harbour Publishing).
  3. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act — Bob Joseph (Page Two Strategies)
  4. E.J. Hughes Paints Vancouver Island — Robert Amos (TouchWood Editions)
  5. 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia — Stephen Hui (Greystone Books).6. A Matter of Confidence: The Inside Sto
  
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• Attn teens! Want to help bring to life a large public art project this summer? And get paid... Apply by June 15… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-06-2018 20:45 via twitter.com
  Attn teens! Want to help bring to life a large public art project this summer? And get paid... Apply by June 15… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Landlord group warns Rental Housing Task Force of being legislated 'to death’

  05-06-2018 20:11
  
  B.C. government should maintain current allowable annual rent increase and rent control tied to the tenant rather than unit, says LandlordBC
  
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• Lululemon hosting yoga event with Xavier Rudd in Jack Poole Plaza

  05-06-2018 20:05 via vancouversun.com
  Australian musician Xavier Rudd will co-host a huge yoga demonstration Sunday morning in Vancouver’s Jack Pool Plaza.
  Vancouver athletic apparel retailer Lululemon invited the famed multi-instrumentalist to be a special guest at Yoga is Yours Vancouver, a celebration of yoga and music.
  Yogis and newcomers are invited to the by-donation, all-level community class lead by lululemon Global Yoga Ambassador Ryan Leier, accompanied by Rudd in Jack Poole Plaza at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.Th
  
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• The It List: Mother Denim The Sinner jeans

  05-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Mother Denim The Sinner jeans.
  Why we love them: These baby blues get the vintage-inspired trend just right.
  From the slightly relaxed fit and higher rise to the lighter-than-normal wash — cheekily referred to as Thanks for Nothin’ — they’re a slight ’90s throwback, without being, well, actually vintage and therefore likely worn by someone else.
  For those not familiar with this American denim brand, it specializes in creating cool, classic and
  
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• Style Q&A: Clinique opens first stand-alone boutique in Metro Vancouver

  05-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Clinique is one of those beauty and skin-care brands that needs no introduction.
  The brand behind cult-classic products such as the Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion and Take the Day Off Makeup Remover has long been available at retailer outposts across Canada, which has made it a household name for many beauty shoppers. 
  And now, its products are also available in its own branded store. 
  Clinique Canada recently announced the opening of its first stand-alone boutique, lo
  
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• Irish comic Dylan Moran spreads his Grumbling Mustard in Vancouver

  05-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Dylan Moran
  When: June 21, 8 p.m.
  Where: Vogue Theatre
  Tickets: $42, voguetheatre.comIt is unlikely you will ever find comedian Dylan Moran having to apologize for being a Twitter twit.
  The veteran Irish comedian says that, in his world, social media is for working not spouting polarizing and career-ending opinions and ideas.
  “Oh God no,” said Moran when asked about posting his thoughts and ideas online.
  “Jesus Christ are you kidding me? You cannot put a price on getting away f
  
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• Pedestrian struck succumbs to injury’s bit.ly/2JjZWqr #NorthVancouver https://t.co/Q1rE2tVLtt

  05-06-2018 19:48 via twitter.com
  
  Pedestrian struck succumbs to injury’sbit.ly/2JjZWqr#NorthVancouver https://t.co/Q1rE2tVLtt
  
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• This Just In: Blend and Boost LAB Face Cream, Beautycounter Color Intense Lipstick and Susanne Kaufmann Day Cream Line T

  05-06-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Blend and Boost
  LAB Face Cream
  They say: This cream, like the other others in the Blend and Boost line, can be enhanced with special Boosters that target personal skincare concerns. By creating a customized concoction, you can also eliminate some steps in your skin care regime. This cream base claims to offer anti-aging benefits of reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
  We say: Our tester loved the feel of this light cream. It went on smoothly and absorbed right away. She also loved
  
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• Beauty Bar: NYX Professional Makeup Strictly Vinyl Lip Gloss

  05-06-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A collection of lip glosses from the beauty brand NYX Professional, these high-shine formulas give lips the look of patent leather or vinyl with a mirror-like shine and a bold hit of colour.
  Available in eight pigmented shades, the formula promises to provide”hardcore colour and intense shine”with just a few sweeps of the applicator wand. No base coat required.
  What we say: These lip glosses will make you forget all about your go-to matte lip look. Seriously.
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• Two people dead in Monday evening Surrey shooting

  05-06-2018 18:56 via vancouversun.com
  Two people are dead following a shooting late Monday evening in Surrey.
  Surrey RCMP was called out to the 18800-block of 40th Avenue on Monday evening around 11 p.m. for the report of a possible shooting.
  #IHIT is in #SurreyBC for two victims of homicide. News release will be disseminated shortly with media availability sometime this morning.
  — IHIT (@HomicideTeam) June 5, 2018Media availability this morning at 11:30am outside front entrance of @SurreyRCMP 14355 57 AVE for update on double
  
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• Daily Poll: What do you think of Miss America scrapping the ball gown and swimsuit segment?

  05-06-2018 18:53 via vancouversun.com
  On Tuesday, the Miss America pageant announced it was scrapping the ball gown and swimsuit segment of its televised competition.
  Instead, competitors representing each of the U.S. states will participate in an interactive session with the judges that will better showcase their personality.Take Our Poll
  
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• White Rock residents carjacked at gun point

  05-06-2018 18:37 via vancouversun.com
  Mounties are seeking witnesses to an armed carjacking that occurred Friday night in White Rock.
  White Rock RCMP say the incident happened at around 9:30 p.m.
  A car stopped at the intersection of Habgood Street and Pacific Avenue was approached by two men with handguns. The occupants were ordered out of the car, had their cellphones and wallets stolen and then watched as the bandits drove away in their vehicle.
  The car was later was found burning in Langley.
  Police are looking for two white men i
  
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• Here are the movies playing this summer at Stanley Park's Second Beach

  05-06-2018 18:27 via vancouversun.com
  Beach blanket? Check. Popcorn? Yep. The Evo Summer Cinema line-up? You got it, dude.
  The line-up for the 2018 Evo Summer Cinema series has been released and it’s full of classics from the ’80s, ’90s and ’00s. This year’s series is also the 10th anniversary of the free outdoor movie nights in Vancouver.
  The movies screen every Tuesday evening beginning July 3 through Aug. 21 this summer at Stanley Park’s Second Beach.Check out the line-up below and read on for
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Firefighter bikers riding with the Hells Angels

  05-06-2018 18:10 via vancouversun.com
  Florian’s Knights is a new motorcycle club consisting of some firefighters from Burnaby and New Westminster. But concerns have been raised over the Knights association with the Hells Angels.
  Founding member Nick Elmes thinks those concerns are ridiculous, but admits he is a childhood friend of Damiano Dipopolo and posed with several HA members at a recent ride.
  Here’s my story:Founder of firefighters’ biker club poses with Hells
  Angels
  KIM BOLAN
  Updated: June 5, 2018B.C.’
  
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• We’ve looked for her & she doesn’t exist. There’s no #PooFairy, so bag & bin it! cnv.org/PooFairy #NorthVan https://t.co/m7C46e8J49

  05-06-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  
  We’ve looked for her & she doesn’t exist. There’s no #PooFairy, so bag & bin it! cnv.org/PooFairy #NorthVan https://t.co/m7C46e8J49
  
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• Vancouver weather: Wet and cloudy today, mix of sun and cloud tomorrow

  05-06-2018 16:10 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: June 5, 2018 – Hope you aren’t wearing inappropriate footwear because Tuesday’s weather is looking wet.
  There’s a 60 per cent chance of rain and it will be cloudy all day but some rain and warmer temperatures are expected tomorrow.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Mainly cloudy with 60 per cent chance of showers. High of 17.
  Tonight: Cloudy with 30 per cent chance of showers. Low of 11.
  Tomorrow: Cloudy, mix of sun and cloud in the morning. High of 21.
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• Founder of firefighters' biker club poses with Hells Angels

  05-06-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s public safety minister says he has serious concerns about a new motorcycle club of Lower Mainland firefighters called Florian’s Knights that has been attending events with the Hells Angels.
  “This is just disturbing on so many levels,” Mike Farnworth said after Postmedia obtained a photo of a founding member of the Knights posing with three Hells Angels.
  Farnworth said firefighters face incredible danger on the job, made worse in recent years by “a rise in fir
  
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• Construction worker crushed by truck in North Vancouver - North Shore News

  05-06-2018 09:00
  Construction worker crushed by truck in North Vancouver  North Shore NewsA 24-year-old construction worker died today after being crushed by a dump truck. The Vancouver man was working at a residential demolition site on ...
  
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• Homeowners rally against NDP school-tax surcharge

  05-06-2018 07:38 via vancouversun.com
  Homeowners opposed to the NDP school-tax surcharge once again held a rally before a housing town hall organized by Vancouver-Point Grey MLA David Eby on Monday.
  Speakers at the rally denounced the surcharge, dubbed by some as a “family home tax,” and directed their ire at Eby, whose riding is home to many single-detached houses worth above the $3-million threshold of the additional tax.
  One of them is Ron Pears, who has lived in the University Endowment Lands for 30 years. He had vot
  
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• Pair convicted of slew of charges in 2016 New West home invasion

  05-06-2018 05:20 via vancouversun.com
  Two men have been convicted in the violent invasion of a New Westminster home in 2016.
  On Friday, Stephen Smith, 23, and Victor James, 25, both of Coquitlam, were convicted of breaking and entering, aggravated assault, forcible confinement and robbery.
  Early on the morning of July 6, 2016, the duo broke into a home in the 400-block of Queens Avenue in New Westminster. New Westminster police responded to the scene and found a resident of the home suffering from “significant injuries”
  
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• Dog stolen from New Westminster SkyTrain station found

  05-06-2018 05:19 via vancouversun.com
  A dog stolen from a New Westminster SkyTrain station last week has been safely located in Vancouver and returned to its owner.
  New Westminster police had shared a photo of a woman they say stole a dog, which helped lead to the dog being found.
  Police say the dog napping happened at around 6:15 p.m. on June 1 at the New Westminster station. They are now investigating whether any criminal offence occurred.
  The dog, named Jackson, is an 11-year-old Brussels griffon/Chihuahua mix.
  A woman, believed
  
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• Slow progress to amend 'unacceptable' CBSA facility in Vancouver

  05-06-2018 04:17 via vancouversun.com
  Four years after a coroner’s inquest led to recommendations around the treatment of immigrant detainees, the Canada Border Services Agency remains non-compliant with some of the most crucial calls for change.
  The death of Lucia Vega Jimenez — a Mexican woman who hanged herself in a shower stall inside Vancouver International Airport’s immigration holding centre in 2013 — prompted the inquest and subsequent calls for the CBSA to stop subcontracting security firms in the fa
  
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• Dan Fumano: NPA's new nominee will try to outpace opponents on both sides

  05-06-2018 03:06 via vancouversun.com
  While the Vancouver mayor’s race has long been a two-way showdown, the number of serious candidates currently in the running is making October’s election look like a horse race — one with long shots, favourites and wagers being made across the city.
  And just like at Hastings Park, it will only get more interesting as the runners near the finish line.
  For decades now, Vancouver’s mayoral elections have boiled down to a head-to-head race between the Non-Partisan Association
  
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• Opinion: 'School tax' is efficient and fair

  05-06-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government recently introduced a new property surtax that has proven controversial.  Critics argue that it is unfair, regressive, and will force homeowners to sell.  But the surtax is one of the best ways to fund public services.  It is as economically efficient and fair as any tax increase can be.
  This “school tax” costs residential property owners $200 per $100,000 of property value, but only on the part of the value above $3 million.  It rises to $400
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: NDP and Libs likely to work together on repeal of LNG tax, leaving Weaver fuming

  05-06-2018 02:47 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan was nearing the end of the spring session of the legislature last week when Green leader Andrew Weaver took him on an awkward trip down memory lane.
  Just two days earlier, Horgan highlighted his positive relationship with the Greens in a fundraising letter: “Working together, we’ve been able to do some truly great things for the people of B.C.”
  But with an hour to go during debate on the budget for the premier’s office Thursday, Weaver
  
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• Vancouver should slow down and talk to community about zoning changes, says Chinatown group

  05-06-2018 02:46 via vancouversun.com
  A group representing Chinatown property and business owners as well as residents wants the city to put the brakes on proposed zoning and design changes.
  Vancouver city council plans to vote Tuesday on changes that would, the group believes, amount to downzoning the neighbourhood when that’s exactly what they don’t want. Downzoning results in less density.
  “We’re happy with the zoning we have right now,” said Steve Lee, spokesperson for Chinatown Voices, referring to
  
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• Vancouver's left-wing parties reach agreements-in-principle to avoid vote splitting

  05-06-2018 02:09 via vancouversun.com
  A quintet of left-wing parties in Vancouver have reached agreements-in-principle, brokered by a labour group, that would see them work together to avoid vote splitting in the October municipal election.
  As Stephen von Sychowski, the president of the Vancouver and District Labour Council, explained, each of the parties agreed to limit the number of candidates they will run for city-council, school-board and park-board seats. The deals follow a recent byelection that saw a previousl
  
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• Reminder: No Council meeting today, due to to Federation of Canadian Municipalities annual conference. Next Council… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-06-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  Reminder: No Council meeting today, due to to Federation of Canadian Municipalities annual conference. Next Council… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Five things to know about Ken Sim, the NPA's mayoral nomination

  05-06-2018 01:08 via vancouversun.com
  The Non-Partisan Association has selected Ken Sim as its mayoral nomination for this fall’s municipal election in Vancouver.
  Sim is a new name in Vancouver city politics but that may be part of his allure; Sim has pledged to bring change and fresh energy to Vancouver City Hall.
  Here are five things to know about Sim:
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  1. Sim was born, raised and lives in Vancouver.
  His parents moved to Canada in 1967 with three young children. After arrivi
  
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• Abbotsford man convicted of firearms and drug offences gets 12 years

  05-06-2018 01:07 via vancouversun.com
  An Abbotsford man who was convicted of possessing an arsenal of firearms as well as large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
  In March, B.C. Supreme Court Justice William Ehrcke found Corey Jim Perkins, 31, guilty of 10 criminal counts related to the firearms and drug offences.
  Charges were laid against Perkins after police in December 2014 executed search warrants at four Abbotsford locations — a Canada Post outlet on McCallum Road, a storage locke
  
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• New Zealand gives B.C. a lesson on proportional representation

  05-06-2018 00:55 via vancouversun.com
  When New Zealand pitched a switch to proportional representation in the early ’90s, it triggered a wave of conjecture and confusion similar to what B.C. is experiencing now.
  New Zealanders voted in favour of mixed-member proportional representation in 1993, a switch from the first-past-the-post electoral system that B.C. still uses. Next election, in 1996, voters would cast one vote for a local candidate, but also a second for a party, to decide what proportion of seats each party wou
  
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• Feces falling from the sky across B.C. and some blame 'blue ice' from aircrafts

  05-06-2018 00:28 via vancouversun.com
  Susan Allan and her son were driving through Kelowna’s downtown core after coming back from Peachland on a mild afternoon with her sunroof down — but stopping at a red light would change the course of her day, and weeks to come. 
  “This is where we were inundated with poop,” she said. “It was coming from the sky, covered my car, and got in my face and in my mouth.”
  The brownish discharge splattered across the entire hood and back seats of Allan’
  
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• New Westminster police searching for SkyTrain dog napper

  05-06-2018 00:26 via vancouversun.com
  New Westminster police have released a photo of woman they say stole a dog from a SkyTrain station last week.
  Police say the dog napping happened at around 6:15 p.m. on June 1 at the New Westminster station.
  The dog, named Jackson, is an 11-year-old Brussels griffon/Chihuahua mix.
  A woman, believed in her 40s, was caught by surveillance camera leaving the area where Jackson had been leashed, holding a small dog in her arms.
  Jackson is a Brussels griffon/Chihuahua mix.
  “We’re doi
  
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• Classical music: VSO tackles Britten opera masterpiece Peter Grimes

  05-06-2018 00:13 via vancouversun.com
  Peter Grimes
  When: June 9 & 11, 8 pm
  Where: Orpheum Theatre
  Tickets and info: vancouversymphony.caA pair of end-of-an-era concerts is on offer at the VSO. Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony (June 16-18) will mark the official end of Bramwell Tovey’s stint as music director, but before that come two rare concert performances of Benjamin Britten’s landmark opera Peter Grimes.
  Doing Grimes in concert is obviously a project very dear to maestro Tovey’s hear
  
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