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• Here's what to know about your data privacy when crossing the Canada-U.S. border

  01-08-2018 23:49 via vancouversun.com
  In today’s political climate, it’s understandable why travellers might be more anxious than usual about crossing into Canada from the U.S.
  That’s why the B.C. Civil Liberties Association offered tips Wednesday by publishing an free online guide called the Electronic Devices Privacy Handbook: A Guide to your Rights at the Border. The guide aims to help travellers understand their data privacy rights at the border, best practices on how to protect their data , how to interac
  
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• Crews are currently trimming branches in Inter River Park to keep them a safe distance from power lines. If you're… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-08-2018 23:46 via twitter.com
  Crews are currently trimming branches in Inter River Park to keep them a safe distance from power lines. If you're… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Wolf Pack associate pleads guilty to money laundering

  01-08-2018 23:02 via vancouversun.com
  I broke the story in June of Wolf Pack associate Omid Mashinchi being charged in Boston with money laundering for sending B.C. drug proceeds to the U.S.
  Mashinchi, who leased condos to B.C. gangsters for years, has now pleaded guilty.
  Here’s my latest:Wolf Pack gang associate convicted in U.S. of money
  laundering
  KIM BOLAN
  Updated: August 1, 2018A former Metro Vancouver realtor who leased luxury properties to B.C. gangsters has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to five counts of money laundering.
  
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• Want to help determine the City’s role in supporting the transition to electric cars? Take the survey:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-08-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  Want to help determine the City’s role in supporting the transition to electric cars? Take the survey:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• B.C. author masters French Vintage Décor and DIY projects with new book

  01-08-2018 22:57 via vancouversun.com
  French Vintage Décor
  Easy and Elegant DIY Projects for Any Home 
  By Jamie Lundstrom 
  $31.95 | Page Street PublishingFrench Vintage Décor: Easy and Elegant DIY Projects for Any Home by Jamie Lundstrom.
  For Jamie Lundstrom, tackling do-it-yourself projects provided a much-needed release from a stressful career in the medical field, which she worked in for 14 years.
  “I didn’t think I was a creative person,” she admits, referencing those initial af
  
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• Grieving orca off B.C. coast highlights plight of endangered killer whales

  01-08-2018 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  Whale researchers are keeping close watch on an endangered orca that has spent the past week keeping her dead calf afloat in Pacific Northwest waters, a display that has struck an emotional chord around the world and highlighted the plight of a declining population that has not had a successful birth since 2015.
  Researchers have observed the 20-year-old whale known as J35 pushing her dead young along and propping it up while swimming for miles in the waters of Washington state and B.C. The calf
  
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• B.C. civil liberties group launches online guide to protect privacy at borders

  01-08-2018 22:15 via vancouversun.com
  What should you do if border officers in Canada seize and search your smartphone or tablet?
  The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has a few answers about how to protect your privacy when it comes to electronic devices and security.
  On Wednesday, the association published a free online guide called the Electronic Devices Privacy Handbook, a Guide to your Rights at the Border.
  The handbook aims to help travellers understand what is known about their data privacy rights at these border areas, b
  
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• Man thought to be in dumpster dies after ending up in Victoria garbage truck

  01-08-2018 22:06 via vancouversun.com
  Victoria police say a man who may have been inside a dumpster has died after he was found in a garbage truck on Wednesday.
  Shortly after police were called they say officers discovered the man suffering from serious injuries.
  In a news release, police say he was rushed to hospital but died from his injuries.
  Police say they’re working with the BC Coroners Service to investigate the incident.
  The driver of the truck wasn’t hurt but police say he is being offered support.
  Police say th
  
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• Fraser Valley's Hatzic Lake closed to swimming over health concerns

  01-08-2018 22:06 via vancouversun.com
  Hatzic Lake has been closed to swimming following reports of nausea, stomach cramps, itchy skin and eye irritations from local residents.
  The Fraser Valley Regional District issued a notice Tuesday that it was closing the lake after people reported seeing algae blooms, discoloured water and dead fish.Related
  More Metro Vancouver beaches closed because of E.coli contamination
  “Fraser Health, Ministry of Environment, and Department of Fisheries and Oceans have been contacted and are …
  
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• West Coast Express delayed because of trespassers on tracks

  01-08-2018 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  The West Coast Express Train was delayed Wednesday morning because of trespassers on the tracks.
  Earlier in the day, TransLink said Train 5 was holding at Moody Centre station following a rail traffic control request to halt the trains because of protesters on the tracks.
  However, later TransLink and CP Rail confirmed that the trespassers were not protesters.
  “CP temporarily halted train traffic at Burnaby after reports of trespassers on the tracks,” said CP spokesperson Mallory McCr
  
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• Vancouver gelato king James Coleridge makes grand return with Uno Gelato

  01-08-2018 21:54 via vancouversun.com
  James Coleridge, internationally renowned gelato king and former owner of Vancouver’s Bella Gelateria, is returning to the Vancouver dessert scene – with not one, not two but three new gelaterias.
  Uno Gelato, Coleridge’s new gelato chain, will open locations in Kitsilano, Stamps Landing and Burrard Landing early this month.
  “It has been an incredible journey this past year and I am honoured to be able to share my passion and devotion to the artistry of old-world, handcraf
  
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• Earlier this year, we asked you to share your ideas for how we could become a more energy efficient community. Now,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-08-2018 21:41 via twitter.com
  Earlier this year, we asked you to share your ideas for how we could become a more energy efficient community. Now,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Island luxury: Vancouver Island’s 10 priciest homes for sale

  01-08-2018 21:25
  
  From idyllic waterfront retreats to a high-end downtown penthouse, the Island’s most expensive listings have it all
  
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• Fire hazard is high to extreme. Fires, smoking, and briquette (charcoal) BBQs are NOT permitted in parks and or on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-08-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Fire hazard is high to extreme. Fires, smoking, and briquette (charcoal) BBQs are NOT permitted in parks and or on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Wildfires 2018: Lightning storm sparks more than 100 wildfires in B.C.

  01-08-2018 20:14 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. crews are busy with more than a 100 new wildfires that broke out Tuesday in because of a lightning storm.
  Kevin Skrepnek, a fire information officer with the B.C. Wildfire Service, said there were 132 new fires on Tuesday, and 44 on Wednesday. He said 106 of those were caused by lightning.
  Twenty-one of the fires were in the Prince George fire centre and were causing a lot of smoke in northeastern B.C.
  Officials say smoke from multiple wildfires sparked by lightning is highly visible in 100
  
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• Vancouver's Powell Street Festival celebrates Japanese culture both old and new

  01-08-2018 20:12 via vancouversun.com
  Powell Street Festival
  When: Aug. 4-5, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
  Where: Downtown Vancouver
  Tickets: Free, powellstreetfestival.com
  A great way to keep an ancient tradition alive and well is make it appeal to a modern audience. One way to do that is to get it into a blockbuster comic-book movie and another is to show it off at a popular public event.
  Japanese calligraphy artist Kisyuu has both of those tactics covered.
  Living in Vancouver since 2007, the Japanese native saw her calligraphy art appea
  
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• Fraser Valley's Hatzic Lake closed to swimming due to health concerns

  01-08-2018 20:09 via vancouversun.com
  Hatzic Lake has been closed to swimming following reports of nausea, stomach cramps, itchy skin and eye irritations from local residents.
  The Fraser Valley Regional District issued a notice Tuesday that it was closing the lake after people reported seeing algae blooms, discoloured water and dead fish floating.“Fraser Health, Ministry of Environment, and Department of Fisheries and Oceans have been contacted and are actively investigating,” read the notice.
  Locals and visitors are adv
  
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• Second Jen is back and taking aim at hot topics

  01-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Amanda Joy and Samantha Wan first met a handful of years ago when they were locked in the trunk of a car during the filming of the indie horror film Devil’s Mile.
  The friendship grew into a creative partnership and now the pair are excited to see the second season of their sitcom Second Jen go to air on Aug. 4 at 8:30 on Omni Television.
  Joy and Wan write, produce, direct and act in the show about a pair of second-generation millennial women with immigrant families.
  “It was unexpecte
  
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• Restaurant review: Haute French restaurant Origo Club opens in Richmond

  01-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Origo Club
  Where: 6888 River Road, Richmond, 604-285-8889
  Open: Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner
  Info: origoclub.caIn Richmond, restaurant talk is around breathless recommendations for Chinese food. But there’s lately been buzz around a French restaurant opening in the Oval Village area currently home to a lot of cranes and construction. It’s called Origo Club and it exudes confidence — the kind that swallows a $5 million build, more than twice the intended budget.
  
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• Pride 2018: Sip and celebrate with these themed cocktails

  01-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  In case you somehow missed it, it’s Pride Week in Vancouver.
  While the events wrap up Aug. 5 with the annual Pride Parade, that doesn’t mean you have to let the celebrations end then and there.
  Keep the party going by mixing — and enjoying — one of these three Pride-themed cocktails. Or, better yet, grab a few friends and head out to enjoy one of the drinks at the corresponding restaurant below, as each establishment will donate proceeds from these Pride-themed drinks to
  
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• New Indigenous events added to popular Harmony Arts Festival calendar

  01-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  28th Harmony Arts Festival
  When: Aug. 3-12
  Where: West Vancouver, various locations
  Tickets and info: harmonyarts.caFor the past 28 years, the Harmony Arts Festival has easily been one of the North Shore’s most popular and wide-ranging cultural celebrations, offering 150 free events at sites dotted all along the West Vancouver waterfront.
  The festival website acknowledges that it is staged on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓
  
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• Kennedy Stewart: Time to get big money out of Vancouver City Hall for good

  01-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Lots has been said about our housing crisis. But very few comments have been made regarding how the City of Vancouver balances the interests of the development industry and the interests of our community or how we might enhance public trust in city-council decisions regarding development in B.C.’s biggest city.
  One of the best ways to build public confidence in municipal government is by increasing decision-making transparency and the accountability of civic officials. Here are four measur
  
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• 'Greatest hits' and rediscovered B movie gems in Film Noir series

  01-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Film Noir
  When: Aug. 3-23
  Where: Cinematheque
  Tickets and info: thecinematheque.caEven a devoted fan of film noir like Jim Sinclair admits that he hasn’t seen all there is to see.
  “One of the beauties of film noir is that a lot of them were made under the radar,” said Sinclair, executive and artistic director at Cinematheque, of movies from the post-WWII golden age.
  “Some were A movies with big stars and bigger budgets, but a lot of them were B movies made on the cheap an
  
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• B.C. author masters French Vintage Décor and DIYS with new book

  01-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  French Vintage Décor: Easy and Elegant DIY Projects for Any Home 
  By Jamie Lundstrom 
  $31.95 | Page Street PublishingFrench Vintage Décor: Easy and Elegant DIY Projects for Any Home by Jamie Lundstrom.
  For Jamie Lundstrom, tackling do-it-yourself projects provided a much-needed release from a stressful career in the medical field, which she worked in for 14 years.
  “I didn’t think I was a creative person,” she admits, referencing those initial a
  
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• Don’t Make It Easy For Thieves - Close Your Windows! bit.ly/2KhrBrJ #NorthVancouver https://t.co/cpyb8XR7qS

  01-08-2018 19:36 via twitter.com
  
  Don’t Make It Easy For Thieves - Close Your Windows!bit.ly/2KhrBrJ#NorthVancouver https://t.co/cpyb8XR7qS
  
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• Community group fights Town of Gibsons over apartment complex development

  01-08-2018 18:42
  
  The group is against the construction of a new multi-family development they believe will "tower over the community"
  
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• B.C. seniors at privately-run care homes more likely to die in hospital: report

  01-08-2018 18:29 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – Seniors who live in privately-run care homes are far more likely to die in hospital than those who live in facilities run by public health authorities, according to a new report by B.C.’s seniors advocate.
  The report, released by seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie on Wednesday, shows that if you live in a seniors care facility run by a private company or non-profit organization, you are 32 per cent more likely to be sent to the hospital emergency department. Once
  
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• Civil liberties group launches online guide to protect privacy at borders

  01-08-2018 18:26 via vancouversun.com
  What should you do if border officers in the U.S. seize and search your smart phone or tablet?
  The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has a few answers about how to protect your privacy when it comes to electronic devices.
  On Wednesday, the association published a free online guide called the Electronic Devices Privacy Handbook, a Guide to your Rights at the Border.
  The handbook aims to help travellers understand what is known about their data privacy rights at these border areas, best practi
  
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• Here's Nicole to tell you all about the 🆕 #ShippedFestival ⚓ coming to the #NorthVan waterfront on August 11 from n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-08-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  Here's Nicole to tell you all about the 🆕 #ShippedFestival ⚓ coming to the #NorthVan waterfront on August 11 from n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• West Coast Express delayed because of protest

  01-08-2018 17:42 via vancouversun.com
  The West Coast Express Train is delayed this morning because of what’s believed to be a pipeline protest.
  TransLink says Train 5 is holding at Moody Centre station following a rail traffic control request because of a demonstration at Barnet Highway.
  It is unknown how long the train will be holding.
  #WCE W5 holding at Moody Centre station as per Rail Traffic Control request due to a demonstration at Barnet. Length of delay unknown at this time. More updates to follow.^kv
  — TransLink
  
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• Daily Poll: Would you eat a candy apple covered in crickets?

  01-08-2018 17:27 via vancouversun.com
  It seems every year the food options at the Pacific National Exhibition are even more bizarre than the last. This year you can find creepy crawlies added to sweets, and cake wrapped around a savoury corndog or ice cream topping a burger, just to mention a few of the odd culinary combos.
  Read Harrison Mooney’s list of the wacky food items on offer here.  
  So would you try any of these intriguing dishes? Does the thought of crunching into a cricket-covered caramel apple seem adventurous
  
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• 50 things to do in Metro Vancouver this B.C. Day long weekend

  01-08-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Enjoy three fun-filled days this B.C. Day long weekend. Our list of events features a jam-packed selection of both indoor and outdoor things to do, including music and arts festivals, multicultural celebrations, stage performances, concerts, outdoor explorations, markets, film screenings and more. Pack a picnic, grab the kids, gather up some friends and head out and enjoy our Civic holiday.FAMILY FUN:
  Circo Osorio CircusThis Las Vegas-based circus features international acts from Mexico, Colombi
  
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• Wildfires 2018: Crews battling 21 new fires in northeastern B.C.

  01-08-2018 16:58 via vancouversun.com
  Firefighters in B.C. are busy battling 21 new wildfires that broke out Tuesday in northeastern B.C.
  The B.C. Wildfire Service says smoke from multiple wildfires sparked by lightning is highly visible in 100 Mile House and Lac La Hache.
  Officials say no structures threatened at this time. Ground crews, helicopters, heavy equipment and air support are responding.
  Meantime, two properties in Tatelkuz Lake west of Quesnel are now under evacuation alert because of the Chutanli Lake blaze, which broke
  
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• More Metro Vancouver beaches closed because of E.coli contamination

  01-08-2018 15:53 via vancouversun.com
  Three more beaches have been closed to swimming because of high levels of E. coli bacteria.
  Vancouver Coastal Health says swimmers and scuba divers should avoid Whytecliff, Ambleside and Sandy Cove in West Vancouver because of contamination.
  Health officials last weekend warned people not to swim in the water at Sunset Beach and Kitsilano Beach, including Kitsilano Point, because of a high E.coli count, just hours before thousands of people gathered to watch the first fireworks show.
  Trout
  
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• It's OK to cry in the courtroom even if you're a judge: UBC, Alberta law professors

  01-08-2018 15:16 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Judges can’t be expected to be emotionless robots, two legal experts said after a defence lawyer questioned a British Columbia judge’s ability to deliver a fair sentence because she cried during a victim impact statement.
  Defence lawyer Jacqueline Halliburn has asked provincial court Judge Monica McParland to recuse herself from the Kelowna courtroom because of what she argued was an “overall tone of bias” against a person who pleaded guilty in a sexual
  
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• B.C. mother's 25-year search for daughter led to DNA database for missing persons

  01-08-2018 15:07 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Judy Peterson has spent the last 25 years looking for her daughter and while her efforts have been unsuccessful, she hopes her work will bring solace for others whose loved ones have disappeared.
  Lindsey Nicholls was 14 when she went missing August 2, 1993, near Comox.
  Since then, Peterson has spent 18 years lobbying the federal government for the creation of a DNA databank of missing persons, hoping that a match between DNA evidence collected in crime scenes across the country
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Cooler temperatures and a few clouds

  01-08-2018 14:51 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – It looks like Wednesday’s weather will be much cooler than in recent days. Environment Canada is forecasting a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 23 C. The agency says there may be a few showers in the morning on Thursday and then Friday looks cloudy and rainy with a high of 20 C.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Increasing cloudiness early this morning. High 23 C. Humidex 26. UV index 8 or very high.
  Tonight: Clear. Increasing cloudiness before mornin
  
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• North, West Vancouver snubbed in 'best Canadian cities to live' rankings - North Shore News

  01-08-2018 09:00
  North, West Vancouver snubbed in 'best Canadian cities to live' rankings  North Shore NewsNorth Vancouver rated 64th and West Van ranks 87th in terms of most livable cities in Canada.
  
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• Vancouver Pride Parade a hotspot for local and federal politicians

  01-08-2018 07:17 via vancouversun.com
  As the Vancouver Pride Parade — not to mention Pride in general — becomes more mainstream, politicians have become a common sight.
  At both the local and federal levels, elected representatives from all over the political spectrum have become less and less shy about throwing their support behind the LGBTQ2+ community.
  This year’s Pride parade will be no different, said Vancouver Pride co-chair Charmaine De Silva, adding that, while some have decried the mainstreaming of Pride an
  
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• Cricket caramel apples?! 5 bizarre but intriguing treats at the Fair at the PNE

  01-08-2018 03:58 via vancouversun.com
  If there’s one knock against Playland, it’s that Vancouver’s local amusement park doesn’t have enough weird food options. Sure, they serve the usual: burgers, hot dogs, fries, and so on.
  But it’s not until the Fair at the PNE gets underway in mid-August that the truly bizarre grub arrives.
  This year is no exception, as the fair entices foodies and adventurous eaters with a host of curious concoctions, from the caramel fried pineapple ring to the deep-fried burger to
  
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• Sen. Woo sees potential to court business investment from immigrant homebuyers

  01-08-2018 03:53 via vancouversun.com
  Canada needs to do more to encourage new immigrants to invest in businesses that help drive incomes in Metro Vancouver, not just be suspect of where their money comes from to buy property in the city, according to B.C. Sen. Yuen Pao Woo.
  “Foreign money has played a role, without question, in our real estate market,” said Woo, during an editorial-board meeting with Postmedia News.
  However, Woo argued that while the city is suffering a disconnect between soaring property prices and sta
  
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• Bayer's stoked to unmask his latest 'caper,' inaugural Superheroes Run

  01-08-2018 03:53 via vancouversun.com
  Baxter Bayer was in complete shock Tuesday morning when this scribe turned down a fresh (and free) chocolate-smothered doughnut from the coffee shop located just a couple doors down from his Kitsilano office.
  Then, a few minutes later, Bayer was again at a loss for words when I had nothing to offer his “let’s think of some fun super hero puns” challenge.
  “No doughnuts and no puns? Sure you’re feeling OK,” Bayer, the owner and brains behind Vancouver Running To
  
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• EpiPen shortage has B.C. experts suggesting emergency measures

  01-08-2018 03:23 via vancouversun.com
  A critical shortage of adrenalin autoinjectors has a leading B.C. expert urging patients to hang on to expired EpiPens because they still might save their lives if they have a severe allergic reaction.
  And B.C. pharmacists are expected to start training parents and caregivers within a week on how to draw adrenalin into a conventional syringe and to inject it in an such an emergency, known as anaphylaxis.
  An estimated three million Canadians have serious food allergies.
  “One thing I am
  
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• Chilliwack man arrested after driving vehicle through crowd at music festival

  01-08-2018 03:10 via vancouversun.com
  A Chilliwack man was arrested early Friday morning at a music festival in Agassiz after driving his vehicle through a crowd of concertgoers before crashing into a pole.
  In a news release, Agassiz RCMP said that the incident began after the man, 31, and a 29-year-old female passenger, were asked to leave the grounds of the Electric Love Music Festival, hosted by the Cheam Fishing Village, and refused. 
  Instead, the man drove his vehicle toward a crowd of people, creating a chaotic and a
  
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• Intoxicated festival-goer frees cows on Agassiz farm, dives into manure pit

  01-08-2018 03:08 via vancouversun.com
  An Agassiz dairy farmer had to hose down an intoxicated festival-goer on Friday after a man ventured onto his property, released the cows from their enclosures, then dove into a manure pit upon being spotted.
  According to Agassiz RCMP, the unidentified male wandered away from the nearby Electric Love music festival on Friday evening around 6 p.m and found himself on the property of Agassiz residents Georgia and Martin Flukiger, who keep over 150 dairy cows.
  Then the man, who police say
  
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• It’s Pride time! We’re at #PrideatthePier till 10pm at Shipbuilders' Square. ow.ly/iXN830lcYkc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-08-2018 03:01 via twitter.com
  It’s Pride time! We’re at #PrideatthePier till 10pm at Shipbuilders' Square. ow.ly/iXN830lcYkc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Raghwa Gopal: Technology and innovation is everywhere, so we need all hands on deck

  01-08-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Technology is so ubiquitous these days it’s almost become invisible. If the technological advancements of even the last 20 years were to suddenly disappear from our lives, even for a day, what would that look like? Even if we could get ourselves out the door and to work, what would our day look like? Could we do our jobs? Probably not — or at least not well.
  That’s because technology has completely revolutionized the way we do almost everything in our lives — the way
  
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• Saul Klein: Is social media past its peak?

  01-08-2018 02:19 via vancouversun.com
  Social media share prices took a beating at the end of this past week, with Facebook investors losing US$120 billion of share value and Twitter ones losing US$5 billion. Both of these companies lost 20 per cent of their value in a day, along with Snapchat, which lost five per cent.
  Are investors waking up to what consumers already know, that social media has passed its peak? Facebook and Twitter have grown rapidly on the promise of greater connectivity. Along with the benefits, however, the dark
  
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• Watch: Hundreds watch killer whale put on a jumping show in Comox harbour

  01-08-2018 02:18 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA, B.C. — A lone killer whale that moved into a Comox harbour more than a week ago is entertaining crowds on the local waterfront with a non-stop swimming and leaping spectacle.
  Comox Valley Harbour Authority spokesman Robert Clarke says there are hundreds of people on the community promenade today watching the orca breach and swim around the harbour.He says there have also been reports of the whale swimming up the Courtenay River which flows through the Vancouver Island community a
  
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• Odds of dying tripled if convicted offenders didn’t take methadone: study

  01-08-2018 02:14 via vancouversun.com
  People with criminal histories who stopped taking methadone to treat an opioid addiction were three times more likely to die from an overdose, new B.C. research suggests.
  But their chances of continuing treatment with the drug could have increased dramatically with support for issues like mental illness, housing and employment, says Julian Somers, one of the authors of a new study of 14,530 people whose data were obtained through the ministries of health, justice and social development in B
  
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