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• U.S.'s Drug Enforcement Administration helping Island RCMP in probe of Ucluelet double homicide

  09-07-2018 23:27 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is assisting the RCMP with the investigation into the homicides of Ryan Daley and Dan Archbald, two men found dead in Ucluelet after a sailing trip from Panama.
  A U.S. Department of Justice spokesperson, Jodie Underwood, said the DEA is assisting the RCMP, but could not comment specifically on why.
  “DEA has 92 foreign offices in 70 countries and we routinely assist and collaborate with our international law enforcement partners
  
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• New community toy box in Civic Plaza 💗. #PlayCNV #EmbraceTheSpace #ILoveMyCity #NorthVan https://t.co/iSwRddhrbp

  09-07-2018 23:01 via twitter.com
  
  New community toy box in Civic Plaza 💗. #PlayCNV #EmbraceTheSpace #ILoveMyCity #NorthVan https://t.co/iSwRddhrbp
  
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• Ergete Ferede and Charles Lammam: Just cut top income-tax rate to spur B.C. entrepreneurship

  09-07-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  Entrepreneurship remains a vital source of innovation, which helps grow economies and provides employment opportunities for British Columbians.
  Unfortunately, fewer businesses are starting in B.C. (and Canada as a whole), pointing to a long-term decline in rates of entrepreneurship. This down­ward trend could have negative and widespread effects on B.C.’s economic well-being.
  There’s a growing debate over how government policies affect entrepreneurship and what policies could hel
  
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• Video: Bear sighting closes Belcarra beach

  09-07-2018 22:14 via vancouversun.com
  Officials have closed White Pine Beach in Belcarra after a bear was spotted in the area.
  The beach is part of Belcarra Regional Park, which is managed by Metro Vancouver.
  Don Bradley, spokesman for Metro Vancouver, said the beach was closed Saturday afternoon. Despite the efforts of Metro Vancouver staff to scare it, the bear returned to the beach several times.
  Conservation officers have been called in and have set up a trap for the bear.
  The park remained closed on Monday.
  “The beach wil
  
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• Tonight's Council meeting agenda includes: Development permit for final Seylynn Village building; reunification bal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-07-2018 22:05 via twitter.com
  Tonight's Council meeting agenda includes: Development permit for final Seylynn Village building; reunification bal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• European grizzly bear hunters got permits to export from B.C. despite ban: report

  09-07-2018 22:01 via vancouversun.com
  A new report commissioned by the David Suzuki Foundation says hunters from the European Union were granted export permits for grizzly bear trophies from British Columbia, even though the EU has banned the import of the items.
  The report’s author reviewed export permits granted between 2004 and 2015 and found between 25 and 36 hunters from the EU received such permits, despite the fact that the bloc suspended the importation of grizzly trophies from B.C. in 2004.
  Author Jeff Gaius writes th
  
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• It’s 12:45pm and #DeepCove parking lots are all full. If you are planning to arrive by car please park in our overf… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-07-2018 21:48 via twitter.com
  It’s 12:45pm and #DeepCove parking lots are all full. If you are planning to arrive by car please park in our overf… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Labyrinth fans & groupies, good news, the movie has been rescheduled July 12. More at cnv.org/MovieNight… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-07-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Labyrinth fans & groupies, good news, the movie has been rescheduled July 12. More at cnv.org/MovieNight… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Alex Fraser Bridge undergoing emergency bridge maintenance on Monday

  09-07-2018 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  The Alex Fraser Bridge is undergoing emergency bridge maintenance today.
  The centre northbound lane is blocked at the south end of the bridge to allow crews to perform bridge deck maintenance safely.
  Commuters are being told to expect heavy delays or seek alternate routes on Monday.
  The last update was shared around 6:30 a.m.; it is unknown how long the maintenance will take or when the lane will be re-opened.
  More to come.
  REMINDER – #BCHwy91 NB south end #AlexFraser centre lane closed fo
  
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• Style Q&A: Family run Vancouver boutique Blubird celebrates new store

  09-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Blubird has long been a fixture in Vancouver’s luxury fashion scene.
  Over the past 10 years, the boutique has become know as a destination for discovering cool new brands — as well as difficult-to-find international offerings. After briefly shuttering the original Alberni Street store, the team behind the boutique is celebrating the new, larger location just down the block at 1108 Alberni St.
  Harriet Guadagnuolo, director of product development for Vestis Fashion Group Inc., ste
  
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• Five reasons to check out the outdoor screening of Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

  09-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet
  When: July 13 at sundown (9:15-ish)
  Where: Ron Basford Park (Granville Island)
  Info: r2rfestival.org
  1. Outdoor Summer Film Series. The non-profit Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth is presenting this outdoor screening of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet. The free, family-friendly screening marks the start of what R2R hopes to make an annual tradition.
  2. The Prophet. Originally published in 1923, this enormously popular tome is a collection
  
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• Opinion: How Seattle reversed its rental housing crisis

  09-07-2018 19:06
  Our southern neighbour is now awash with available apartments, with landlords lowering rents and offering incentives
  
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• Concert announcement: Nicki Minaj and Future add Vancouver date to NickiHendrxx tour

  09-07-2018 18:37 via vancouversun.com
  Rap superstars Nicki Minaj and Future have added Vancouver to their co-headlining NickiHndrxx tour.
  The pair will play Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on Nov. 13, 2018.
  The NickiHndrxx tour was announced last month and initially included a series of more than 50 dates across the United States and Europe, with Toronto being the only Canadian date. The tour begins in late September and continues through March 2019.
  Just added someone else to the tour cuz we did a dope song together that y&rsqu
  
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• Green candidate Nicholas Chernen forfeits nomination after failure to disclose lawsuit

  09-07-2018 17:57 via vancouversun.com
  Less than two weeks after the Green Party of Vancouver endorsed Nicholas Chernen to run for school board, he resigned the position Monday morning following the revelation he had failed to disclose to the party his involvement in a lawsuit.
  Chernen confirmed his resignation as a candidate for the 2018 municipal election Monday morning in an emailed statement to Postmedia.
  In the statement, Chernen wrote about his two teenagers, who motivated him to get involved in the Vancouver school board, his
  
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• B.C. Ferries fixes propeller issue, service to resume for Queen of New Westminster

  09-07-2018 17:43 via vancouversun.com
  Weekend mechanical problems with B.C. Ferries and the Queen of New Westminster have been fixed.
  A propeller issue forced the cancellation of several sailings on Sunday between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay, including two on Monday morning.
  Around 8:30 a.m., B.C. Ferries said the issue had been fixed and that the ship would soon be back in action. A total of eight sailings were cancelled on Sunday and Monday.
  The Queen of New Westminster was expected to resume regular service on the Tsawwassen to Swa
  
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• B.C. Ferries cancels two Monday morning sailings for Queen of New Westminster

  09-07-2018 15:53 via vancouversun.com
  Weekend mechanical problems with B.C. Ferries have caused the cancellation of two sailings this morning.
  The 6 a.m. sailing from Tsawwassen and the 8 a.m. sailing from Swartz Bay have been cancelled, the latest in a number of cancelled sailings due to a mechanical problem on the Queen of New Westminster.
  #ServiceNotice #Tsawwassen #SwartzBay #QueenofNewWestminster due to an ongoing issue w/ one of the vessel's propellers, we have cancelled the 6:00am ex. Tsawwassen & 8:00am ex. Swartz Bay to
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you know how to deal with a bear encounter?

  09-07-2018 15:41 via vancouversun.com
  On Saturday, Metro Vancouver officials ordered the temporary closure of Belcarra Regional Park, after a pesky bear refused to leave.
  Conservation officers have been called in to set up a trap for the bear; officials hope the bear can be relocated.
  Meanwhile, a park ranger is lucky to be alive following a grizzly bear attack outside his home in Bella Coola.
  Campers and residents are reminded that bears will go to great lengths if they detect food or garbage.Take Our Poll
  
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• Vancouver police say missing girl, 10, found safe and sound

  09-07-2018 15:32 via vancouversun.com
  Update: Police have located the missing girl, according to an update shared at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday.Previously: Vancouver Police Department is asking for help to find a missing 10-year-old girl.
  Maryjane Tom.
  Maryjane Tom was last seen around midnight Saturday near 45th Avenue and Nanaimo St. in Vancouver. She left her home to possibly meet a friend.
  Tom is Aboriginal and fair-skinned, 5-foot 3-inches tall, with a slim build. She has shoulder length brown, straight hair
  
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• Vancouver weather: Enjoy the sun today because it'll rain tonight

  09-07-2018 15:20 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: July 9, 2018 – Monday’s weather will usher in a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 21.
  If you’re inland, that temperature will reach as high as 24. As we move into the evening, the skies will become cloudy, with a 70 per cent chance of showers overnight.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Mix of sun and cloud, high of 21. Inland can expect high of 24.
  Tonight: Cloudy with 70 per cent chance of showers.
  Tomorrow: Cloudy with 70 per cent chance of showers in the mor
  
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• Metro council members eligible for hundreds of thousands in retirement benefits

  09-07-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Elected officials in seven Metro Vancouver municipalities will be eligible for more than $1 million in retirement payouts if they decide not to run again or are defeated in this October’s municipal election.
  This spring, Metro Vancouver’s board of directors voted to give themselves a retroactive retirement allowance that would have cost the regional district $498,000 in retroactive earnings and $62,500 in the future. After public outcry, the controversial allowance was rescinded
  
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• MEC serves up good 'plane' fun as top guns soar at Abbotsford airport

  09-07-2018 11:52 via vancouversun.com
  ABBOTSFORD — The Country 107.1 Cruiser, parked outside of Tradex here early Sunday morning, advertised it would be at “all the hottest community events” this summer.
  Those hot events on this warm weekend included the 37th annual Downtown Abby BerryFest and MEC Langley’s annual 10K and 5K Runway Run at busy Abbotsford International Airport.
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• Vancouver election 2018: Vision selects candidates for October ballot

  09-07-2018 06:58 via vancouversun.com
  Vision Vancouver supporters voted Sunday to select a slate of candidates that will appear on the ballot for October’s local elections.
  The party has already selected Ian Campbell as its mayoral candidate and it acclaimed Erin Arnold and Aaron Leung as school board candidates.
  Chosen as council candidates were Diego Cardona, Catherine Evans, Tanya Paz and Wei Qiao Zhang. Sitting councillor Heather Deal is the only party incumbent returning to the ballot in October.
  Vancouver school boa
  
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• B.C. Ferries cancellations to continue Monday

  09-07-2018 05:07 via vancouversun.com
  Weekend mechanical problems with B.C. Ferries will continue to affect travellers Monday with the 6 a.m. sailing from Tsawwassen and the 8 a.m. sailing from Swartz Bay cancelled.
  A number of Sunday sailings between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay were cancelled because of mechanical trouble on one of its ferries. An extra sailing was scheduled to leave Swartz Bay at 11 p.m. and Tsawwassen at 1 a.m. to deal with traveller backlog.
  According to the company, one of the Queen of New Westminster’
  
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• Commercial Drive's Car Free Day showcases the craft of letter-writing

  09-07-2018 04:41 via vancouversun.com
  Warm weather, local artists, community activities and delicious food had Vancouverites turning out in droves for Commercial Drive’s 14th annual Car Free Day on Sunday.
  What began as an anti-vehicle protest in 2004 has since evolved into a massive 15-block celebration where cars give way to pedestrians for a day of strolling the streets and getting to know the neighbourhood.
  As friends and families familiarized themselves with the charm of the Drive, one booth gave many the opportunity
  
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• Kris Sims: Unseat municipal politicians who won't kill new transit tax on gas

  09-07-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. politicians should enter a milking contest at a country fair this summer because they are experts at squeezing every drop out of their taxpayer herd.
  The Metro Vancouver Mayors’ Council has voted in favour of jacking up the gas tax in the Lower Mainland by another 1.5 cents per litre in order to pay for TransLink, of course.
  We already fork over 51 cents per litre in taxes for gasoline in Metro Vancouver, with a huge 17-cent chunk of that going to TransLink, the gold-plated body that
  
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• Ken Farquharson and Tom Perry: Horgan should cancel logging plans for Skagit Valley

  09-07-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Timber Sales is about to tender cutblocks in the Skagit Valley right beside Manning Provincial Park. Roadbuilding for logging high in the subalpine is ongoing as we write. This is against the interests of B.C. Parks and the requirements of the Skagit River Treaty. Premier John Horgan can stop it with a telephone call to the responsible minister.
  Almost 50 years ago, alert citizens in Seattle discovered that Seattle City Light planned to raise Ross Dam and flood B.C.’s Skagit Valley. T
  
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• VPD seeks help to find 10-year-old girl missing in Vancouver

  09-07-2018 02:51 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Police Department is asking for help to find a missing 10-year-old girl.
  Maryjane Tom.
  Maryjane Tom was last seen around midnight Saturday near 45th Avenue and Nanaimo St. in Vancouver. She left her home to possibly meet a friend.
  Tom is Aboriginal and fair-skinned, 5-foot 3-inches tall, with a slim build. She has shoulder length brown, straight hair that is frizzy at the back, and she has brown eyes.
  Her top front teeth are slightly blackened after falling off her
  
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• Wondering what Council will be discussing at Monday's Council Meeting? It's all right here: cnv.org/CouncilMeetings… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  09-07-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  Wondering what Council will be discussing at Monday's Council Meeting? It's all right here: cnv.org/CouncilMeetings… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Boaters asked to slow down in First Narrows

  09-07-2018 01:10 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is asking recreational boaters to keep their speed down while passing between the North Shore and Stanley Park.
  Beginning this past Friday (July 6) and running until Oct. 1, operators of “tier two” vessels are being asked to keep below 15 knots while moving through the First Narrows Traffic Control Zone.
  The zone covers an area that stretches from west of the Lions Gate Bridge roughly level with Stanley Park’s western edge, to east of the bri
  
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• Union calls for halt to Coquitlam care home staff layoffs

  09-07-2018 00:57 via vancouversun.com
  A union held a rally on Sunday to call on British Columbia’s health minister and the Fraser Health Authority to stop staff layoffs at two long-term care homes in Coquitlam.
  The Hospital Employees’ Union says about 150 staff were told they would lose their jobs at the Lakeshore and Madison care centres, which have both publicly funded and private beds and house nearly 200 seniors in total.
  The union says the owner is switching contractors, resulting in the layoffs of care aides, licen
  
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• 'I'm so lucky to be alive': B.C. park ranger attacked by mother grizzly bear

  09-07-2018 00:35 via vancouversun.com
  A park ranger is grateful to be alive after a terrifying grizzly bear attack outside his home in Bella Coola.
  Jordan Carbery said he arrived home last Monday night and saw some bears in his headlights as he pulled into the driveway. His vehicle scared them off, and he didn’t think anything more of it.
  The next morning, he woke up at 5 a.m. and saw something moving outside his house. Carbery, a lifelong bear lover who often posts photos of the animals to social media, grabbed his phone and
  
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• North Vancouver ballet dancer achieves near-perfect score in international competition

  09-07-2018 00:26 via vancouversun.com
  A 15-year-old ballet dancer from North Vancouver is the first Canadian to win gold at one of the top international competitions in the U.S.
  Ashley Coupal, a senior professional student at Goh Ballet Academy, won the top prize in the 14- to 16-year-old age category at the World Ballet Competition in Orlando, Florida.
  She achieved a near perfect score of 9.850 in the final round 3 solo ballet performance.
  Coupal will be performing in Vancouver in August at the Global Dance Challenge.
  Coupal said s
  
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• Review of B.C. municipal auditor general could lead to office's closure by NDP

  09-07-2018 00:00 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s municipal auditor general could be shut down after a review being conducted by the provincial government.
  Premier John Horgan said he’s exploring whether the B.C. auditor general, Carol Bellringer, could take over the responsibilities of the auditor general for local government, which was created by the previous Liberal government in 2013.
  “I’ve spoken with the auditor general, Ms. Bellringer, about the capacity of the existing office to address th
  
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