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• Two pedestrians, three police officers injured in Vancouver cop car crash

  30-06-2018 22:14 via vancouversun.com
  Two pedestrians and three police officers were injured in a crash between two cop cars Friday night in downtown Vancouver.
  Vancouver police at around 8:30 p.m., officers in two police vehicles were responding with lights and sirens to an emergency call in the downtown core when they collided with each other in the intersection of Smithe and Howe Streets.
  No other vehicles were involved. However, two pedestrians, both women in their 30s, were also injured in the collision.
  VPD Const. Jason Doucet
  
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• Vancouver residents protest Trump's zero tolerance immigration policies

  30-06-2018 22:07 via vancouversun.com
  Dozens of Vancouver residents joined thousands of people across Canada and the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s zero tolerance immigration policy.
  About 100 demonstrators were outside the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver at 10 a.m. to voice their frustration over children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
  More than 700 planned marches were expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S., from immigrant-friendly cities like Lo
  
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• Police watchdog investigating pedestrian incident in Vancouver

  30-06-2018 21:03 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s police watchdog says it is investigating an incident involving two cop cars in Vancouver and two pedestrians.
  The Independent Investigation Office tweeted about the incident shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, but does not say where it happened.
  The VPD has been contacted, but has not yet replied to a request for information.
  More to come…
  .@IIOBC has been notified of motor vehicle incident in Vancouver involving two police cruisers and two pedestrians. IIO is investigating
  
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• Movie Nights in the Plaza return in July & August. First up the 1986 musical fantasy film Labyrinth July 6. Full sc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-06-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  Movie Nights in the Plaza return in July & August. First up the 1986 musical fantasy film Labyrinth July 6. Full sc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Naval ships visit North Vancouver - North Shore News

  30-06-2018 20:46
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  Naval ships visit North Vancouver
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  The USS Shoup (left), an American Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer and the Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS Calgary,a Halifax Class frigate, are docked at North Vancouver's Burrard Dry Dock Pier over the long weekend with the Calgary offering tours to the ...
  
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• Vancouver Sailor Moon event hopes to raise money for rape crisis centre

  30-06-2018 20:30 via vancouversun.com
  Cosplay enthusiasts and fans of the Japanese animated series Sailor Moon will be out in costume in Vancouver Saturday.
  Van Expo is holding a charity event for fans at the Holiday Inn and Suites downtown beginning at 1 p.m. to raise money for the WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre.
  Some of the best things about this year’s #VANEXPO – #InternationalSailorMoonDay: #Vancouver 2018 are the donations. People have been reaching out to us for months on end. The community… https://t.co/jM5lBnaG1
  
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• Despite the weather, parking lots on Panorama are already full. Please use overflow parking at Myrtle Park and Cove… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-06-2018 20:26 via twitter.com
  Despite the weather, parking lots on Panorama are already full. Please use overflow parking at Myrtle Park and Cove… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Makeover: Braids are a bridal trend that is still going strong

  30-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  As a bridal specialist, I like to stay on top of the latest hair and makeup trends to provide my bride-to-be the best options for creating a bridal style that is unique to their personal style.
  I recently collaborated on a styled photo shoot with Petite Pearl Events, an avant-garde event planning and design company in Vancouver. I created this look to compliment their “Euro-Chic” themed photo shoot, while incorporating this season’s hottest bridal trends.The braid
  Braided hair
  
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• Love Jazz? There's another FREE concert in #CivicPlaza TODAY from 1-3pm featuring Coco Jafro.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-06-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  Love Jazz? There's another FREE concert in #CivicPlaza TODAY from 1-3pm featuring Coco Jafro.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Dr. Eric Cadesky: B.C. doctors working to improve care for residential-care patients

  30-06-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Sun’s series on seniors’ care in B.C. brings to light challenges in how we care for people who bear the greatest burden of chronic disease. The provincial government has offered solutions such as hiring more care aids, opening additional long-term care beds and increasing support for seniors living at home. Readers should also be aware that B.C.’s medical doctors are working with the provincial government on the Residential Care Initiative.
  Through non-profit orga
  
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• Urbana the final phase of Kelowna project

  30-06-2018 14:51 via vancouversun.com
  Pitt Meadows realtor Sonny Mann was so impressed with Mission Group’s Urbana in Kelowna that he jumped in and bought a home for his family, sight unseen. Then he bought for his wife’s relatives, followed by his clients.
  Part of the attraction, he said, were the prices in the third and last phase of the master-planned community of 225 homes at the developer’s Central Green project on Richter Street.
  “The price point is so great,” said Mann, 35, who bought his first r
  
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• Sold (Bought): Langley home has green outlooks

  30-06-2018 14:42 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  20855 97B Avenue, Langley
  Type: Four-bedroom, four-bathroom detached
  Size: 3,019 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $916,000
  Listed for: $969,900
  Sold for: $948,000
  Sold on: April 19
  Days on market: 34
  Listing agent: Jodi Steeves at ReMax Aldercenter Realty
  Buyers agent: Shawn Jiang at Interlink Realty
  The big sell: One of the highlights of this four-bedroom detached home in Langley’s Walnut Grove is the view of the privat
  
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• The Home Front: Eyes on outdoor living

  30-06-2018 14:37 via vancouversun.com
  The best outdoor living spaces are a reflection of the homes’ interiors, say interior designers Aleem Kassam and Phyllis Lui of Kalu Interiors.
  “Whether it’s a balcony, patio or single-family home outdoor space, the best way to look at them is as extensions of the interior space,” Kassam says. “By utilizing colour and elements that are repeated in the interior of the home, it actually makes the space feel a lot larger.”
  Lui says an example of this in their own
  
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• Haven’s spacious townhomes popular with buyers

  30-06-2018 14:33 via vancouversun.com
  Jasmine Lad and her husband recently bought a townhome at Haven, a project by Boffo Properties in Port Coquitlam — and the space was a big draw.
  “We’re upgrading,” Lad said. “We live in a condo in Port Moody and we wanted to begin expanding our family so we needed that extra space. We really like the Tri-Cities and it’s great that we were able to find something we loved in the area. We enjoy hosting as well, so having an open concept was very important for us.
  
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• Review: Robert Plant still a musical giant as he performs with The Sensational Space Shifters in Vancouver

  30-06-2018 08:15 via vancouversun.com
  Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
  When: June 29, 8 p.m.
  Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  Robert Plant at a jazz festival. Weird, right?
  The legendary rock god took no time in poking good natured fun at how many years he’s been waiting get on “the jazz thing”, performing at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre concert as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
  At times, the singer and his absolutely killer band, The Sensational Space Shifters, veered into jams t
  
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• Vancouver city manager fires back at Boffo Properties over cancelled Kettle Society project

  30-06-2018 05:09 via vancouversun.com
  In an unusual move, Vancouver’s city manager is firing back at Boffo Properties’ claim that the collapse of a mixed social/market housing development in east Vancouver is rooted in city hall’s rigid demand for fees known as community amenity contributions.
  “It’s not very often that you get the city manager talking about a specific deal with 30 units of social housing, when last year alone, we approved 1,700 units of social housing,” said city manager Sadhu Joh
  
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• Bill Clinton in Vancouver to talk about novel, cybercrime and politics

  30-06-2018 04:08 via vancouversun.com
  It was a book-flogging tour unlike any other.
  Instead of being interviewed on a local radio show in a quiet studio with just the host, the co-author, formerly the leader of the free world, sat down in front of about 1,000 adoring fans.
  Former U.S. president Bill Clinton, who wrote The President is Missing with best-selling author James Patterson, was in Vancouver on Friday to talk about the book and world politics sprinkled in with comments from Patterson and former radio host Hal Wake as modera
  
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• FREE navy ship tour alert 🚨 Welcome aboard the #HMCSCalgary tomorrow & Sunday 9am-4pm at #ThePier. Oh and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-06-2018 03:58 via twitter.com
  FREE navy ship tour alert 🚨 Welcome aboard the #HMCSCalgary tomorrow & Sunday 9am-4pm at #ThePier. Oh and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Canada Day in Vancouver: SkyTrain service, road closures, citizenship ceremonies and fireworks

  30-06-2018 03:11 via vancouversun.com
  In anticipation of a very busy Sunday, as thousands stream into downtown Vancouver to take part in Canada Day festivities and watch the fireworks at Canada Place, TransLink has announced extended hours and extra service throughout the day.
  There are Canada Day celebrations planned all over Vancouver this weekend, the largest of which will once again be Canada Day at Canada Place. Event highlights include live music and food trucks, and a citizenship ceremony that will see Minister of Defenc
  
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• Vancouver Sun letters to the editor for Saturday, June 30, 2018

  30-06-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Canada Day is a good day to reflect on what it is to be Canadian. For me, being Canadian means being part of a diverse society of people, languages and of course, food. We share a love of nature and are proud of our universal healthcare. We pride ourselves on being tolerant and respectful of each other, despite our differences, be they our economic status, ethnicity, or our sexual and/or political choices.
  As we all know, the political world is becoming a scary place. To the south of us, U.S. Pr
  
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• Dan Levitt: Doctor, Doctor, will I die? Yes you will, and so will I

  30-06-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  The ambulance drove away from the nursing home. A familiar scene I had witnessed on a daily basis from my office window. However, this time the senior inside the ambulance was grandma, our family matriarch, the woman who for 90 years had unconditionally put her family ahead of herself. When the ambulance arrived at the hospital emergency department, she was fast tracked to physician assessment.
  We were invited into a meeting room where a social worker and an emergency physician informed us that
  
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• Anthony Britneff: B.C. needs to restore 'adequate public oversight' to protect the environment

  30-06-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  When a dam holding back a massive amount of highly toxic water gave way at the Mount Polley mine in August 2014, it triggered more than one of the worst environmental disasters in Canadian history.
  It exposed the dark underside of the B.C. government’s policy of drumming large numbers of public servants out of the business of protecting our environment and turning much of that work over, instead, to the private sector.
  The Mount Polley spill unleashed a million cubic metres of contaminated
  
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• What's next in the hunt for money-launderers in B.C.?

  30-06-2018 02:31 via vancouversun.com
  The volume of suspicious money flowing through casinos has been reduced significantly, so where will the province turn its attention to now?
  Peter German, the former RCMP deputy commissioner that wrote the damning report on money laundering in B.C. casinos, says the province should pay attention to other vulnerable sectors, including real estate, horse racing and luxury items such as high-end cars and yachts.
  “They tend to be centres that are cash driven or you can deposit cash. They may b
  
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• TransLink 'open to starting dialogue' on free transit for children, youths

  30-06-2018 01:36 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver’s transit authority is open to the idea of offering free public transportation for the region’s children and youths.
  However, TransLink would first need to find a way to recover the millions of dollars that would be lost in annual fare revenue if such an initiative were undertaken.
  “Transit should be affordable for all and TransLink is open to starting a dialogue on the idea of free transit for kids,” said TransLink spokesman Chris Bryan.
  This week, Seattl
  
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• Looking for things to do this #CanadaDay long weekend? Check out our community events calendar for ideas!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-06-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  Looking for things to do this #CanadaDay long weekend? Check out our community events calendar for ideas!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Cross-Canada wine awards that shine on the vine

  30-06-2018 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  In the lead-up to Canada Day, it was appropriate the largest ever assembly of Canadian wines took place in Penticton last week at the Wine Align National Wine Awards of Canada (NWAC).
  It’s Year 18 for the competition that originally launched at the top of the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto in 2001.
  Long-time readers will know I’m a co-head judge along with my good friend and noted Toronto-based wine writer David Lawrason. When we started the awards, our goal was to celebrate the best
  
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• District Hall will be closed next Monday, July 2 for Canada Day. Our after hours emergency contact number is 604.99… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-06-2018 00:45 via twitter.com
  District Hall will be closed next Monday, July 2 for Canada Day. Our after hours emergency contact number is 604.99… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Don't let cooler conflicts spoil your Canada Day party

  30-06-2018 00:37 via vancouversun.com
  How Canadians conduct themselves around the beer cooler at weekend barbecue parties varies widely, in ways that could lead to friction.
  If you are throwing a BYOB Canada Day bash, you may need to keep a closer eye on some guests than others. And there are steps you can take to keep the peace.
  About 62 per cent of beer and cider drinkers will only drink their own six-pack from the cooler, according to a poll of 836 adult Canadians by Research Co.
  About 25 per cent of drinkers will help themselves
  
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• We're recruiting for a regular full-time Plan Checker 2. Click here to apply: ow.ly/7Zid30kJFJd

  30-06-2018 00:36 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a regular full-time Plan Checker 2. Click here to apply: ow.ly/7Zid30kJFJd
  
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• Vancouver restaurant manager fired for denying service to customer wearing pro-Trump MAGA hat

  30-06-2018 00:33 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver restaurant manager has been fired for refusing service to a customer who was wearing a pro-Trump “Make America Great Again” hat.
  In an emailed statement, the Sequoia Company of Restaurants, which fired a member of its management team at the Teahouse in Stanley Park, said it “does not support intolerance of any kind” and “cannot discriminate against someone based on their support for the current administration in the United States or any other b
  
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• Animal killer Kayla Bourque moving to Surrey, public safety ministry warns

  30-06-2018 00:16 via vancouversun.com
  Convicted animal killer Kayla Bourque is making a move from New Westminster to the city of Surrey, according to a public notification issued Friday by the Ministry of Public Safety.
  The 28-year-old was designated a high-risk violent offender after a 2009 conviction for killing animals and causing them unnecessary pain.
  According to court documents, Bourque told a psychiatrist she dismembered a family dog in 2009, then a cat the following year. Sh
  
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• Vancouver police officer remains on active duty after being charged with assault causing bodily harm

  30-06-2018 00:03 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver police officer remains on active duty after being charged Friday with assault causing bodily harm.
  Const. Ken Stanworth will make his first court appearance on July 9, according to a news release from the B.C. Prosecution Service. The assault charge stems from an alleged on-duty incident that happened March 1, 2016, in downtown Vancouver.
  Const. Jason Doucette, a Vancouver Police Department spokesman, said Stanworth remains on active duty with the department, but he could not pr
  
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