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• Vandals cover White Rock's rainbow crosswalk with swastikas

  03-08-2018 23:54 via vancouversun.com
  White Rock’s rainbow crosswalk was defaced with swastikas early Friday morning, just 10 days after it was unveiled as part of the city’s Pride week celebrations.
  The city celebrated the installation of the colourful crosswalk in the city’s Five Corners neighbourhood on July 23, the same day the LGBTQ2 Pride flag was raised at White Rock Municipal Hall.
  New rainbow crosswalk ⁦@whiterockcity⁩ #FiveCorners Pride flag raising City Hall Friday 5:30 Se
  
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• It's not quite as hot, but it's still very dry. Fire hazard is high to extreme, so please use extra caution in our… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  It's not quite as hot, but it's still very dry. Fire hazard is high to extreme, so please use extra caution in our… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Tourist from the Netherlands dies after falling into water at Elk Falls near Campbell River

  03-08-2018 21:46 via vancouversun.com
  A Dutch tourist in her 60s died Thursday after falling into the water at Elk Falls Provincial Park near Campbell River, police say.
  RCMP received a call about 2:20 p.m. indicating that the woman had been sucked under the water.
  They called out the Campbell River Fire Department, ambulance, search-and-rescue, fast-water rescue, B.C. Hydro, an RCMP helicopter and a police drone.
  Police found the husband, who explained that his wife slipped and fell into the water from the river’s edge, Campb
  
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• Opinion: Our region’s average monthly mortgage payment is lower than you think

  03-08-2018 21:24
  Metro Vancouver real estate is very expensive, so why is the average mortgage payment well within affordability guidelines?
  
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• Family Movie Night in the Plaza TONIGHT. Join us for the Academy Award-winning 'Coco' on the big screen under the s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 21:10 via twitter.com
  Family Movie Night in the Plaza TONIGHT. Join us for the Academy Award-winning 'Coco' on the big screen under the s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Firefighters battle barn fire in Abbotsford

  03-08-2018 19:58 via vancouversun.com
  Abbotsford firefighters are battling a large barn fire along Vye Road near the Sumas border crossing.
  Abbotsford police have shutdown Vye Road to traffic between Sumas Way and Angus Campbell Road and it is expected that section of road will be closed for hours.
  The Abbotsford News reported that a woman was handcuffed at scene.
  Large barn fire on Vye Road east of Sumas. Whole barn engulfed @NEWS1130 pic.twitter.com/kNsNdSYcpJ
  — Leslie Bruhaug (@lesliebruhaug) August 3, 2018@AM730Traffic pic
  
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• B.C. wildfires 2018: Hundreds of B.C. wildfires prompt request for help from out-of-province crews

  03-08-2018 19:55 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — For the first time since British Columbia’s wildfire season began in April, the Wildfire Service says it is calling for help from outside the province.
  Spokeswoman Kyla Fraser says 452 wildfires are burning across B.C.
  Dozens of lightning strikes were recorded Thursday night, but Fraser says potential new fire starts from those hits have not been identified and lightning storms are tapering off.
  The call for help from outside B.C. was posted on social media.
  Fraser says th
  
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• Commission spent just over $2 million to study mobility pricing in Metro Vancouver

  03-08-2018 19:37 via vancouversun.com
  An independent commission that studied how to pay for transit and transportation improvements in Metro Vancouver spent just over $2 million in it 10 months in existence.
  The 14-member commission began meeting in July 2017 and launched public consultation and research projects in October. The commission disbanded after making its final report in May.
  The commission’s budget, which came from TransLink, was $2.31 million.
  Its expenses, which are detailed in records obtained through a freedom
  
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• The future of food is now: Insects, lab-grown meat and biotech farming

  03-08-2018 19:18 via vancouversun.com
  A diet of meal worms and crickets doesn’t sound a whole lot more appetizing than Charlton Heston’s cannibal snacks in the sci-fi classic Soylent Green.
  But by the time Heston’s character declares the obvious — “Soylent Green is people!” — no one seemed to care any more. Proof you can get used to just about anything.
  “Everything depends on taste,” said Yasmin Akhtar, a researcher at UBC’s faculty of land and food systems. “Rel
  
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• B.C. opioid crisis: Last week was Vancouver's deadliest of 2018

  03-08-2018 19:09 via vancouversun.com
  Eleven people died of suspected overdose deaths in Vancouver last week between July 23 and 29, making it the city’s deadliest week on record for 2018.
  There have been 206 reported overdose deaths in Vancouver this year. In 2017, the number stood at 366 – representing more than one death every day across the city.
  B.C. Coroners Service data
  “Last week’s death count is simply ghastly: 11 people died due to suspected overdoses. Tragically, this marks Vancouver&rsqu
  
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• Movie Review: Christopher Robin gets Movie Minute treatment

  03-08-2018 19:08 via vancouversun.com
  All grown up Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) has the weight of the world on his shoulders. He needs some cheering up and his old friends Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Rabbit and Owl are coming to his emotional rescue in this new live action film.
  Movie Minute hosts Postmedia film critic Dana Gee and Arts & Life editor Aleesha Harris wade in on this latest story starring the beloved A.A. Milne characters.
   
  
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• Legislation re-establishing human rights commissioner due in B.C. this fall

  03-08-2018 19:06 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it will introduce amendments to the Human Rights Code when the legislature resumes sitting this fall.
  Attorney General David Eby says the government wants to re-establish the position of human rights commissioner and support progress on gender equity and LGBTQ rights.
  The commissioner would report to the legislature and have the mandate to develop educational tools, policies and guidelines to promote human rights and combat inequality and dis
  
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• So u think u can dance #NorthVan? Head down to the Shipyards Saturday 5-10pm for #SummerSessions, and dance the nig… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  So u think u can dance #NorthVan? Head down to the Shipyards Saturday 5-10pm for #SummerSessions, and dance the nig… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Survivor of B.C. float plane crash recovering in hospital, family says

  03-08-2018 17:51 via vancouversun.com
  The 20-year-old pilot who survived a float plane crash west of Lillooet has been identified by family as Spencer Neufeld from Williams Lake.
  Two other men, a 20-year-old man from Prince George and a 29-year-old man from Aldergrove, died after the plane crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday on Tyaughton Lake, located 100 kilometres west of Lillooet.
  The family has issued a statement through Interior Health, thanking everyone who expressed concern about their son.
  “Spencer is rec
  
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• The future of food in B.C. is now

  03-08-2018 17:41 via vancouversun.com
  A diet of meal worms and crickets doesn’t sound a whole lot more appetizing than Charlton Heston’s cannibal snacks in the sci-fi classic Soylent Green.
  But by the time Heston’s character declares the obvious — “Soylent Green is people!” — no one seemed to care any more. Proof you can get used to just about anything.
  “Everything depends on taste,” said Yasmin Akhtar, a researcher at UBC’s faculty of land and food systems. “Rel
  
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• Tourist from Netherlands dies after falling into water at Elk Falls near Campbell River

  03-08-2018 16:24 via vancouversun.com
  A Dutch tourist in her 60s died Thursday after falling into the water at Elk Falls Provincial Park near Campbell River, police say.
  RCMP received a call about 2:20 p.m. indicating that the woman had been sucked under the water.
  They called out the Campbell River Fire Department, ambulance, search-and-rescue, fast-water rescue, B.C. Hydro, an RCMP helicopter and a police drone.
  Police first located the husband, who explained in broken English that his wife slipped and fell into the water from the
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Chance of rain today, then mostly sunny long weekend

  03-08-2018 16:10 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – There’s some good news for the tens of thousands of spectators taking in either the Celebration of Light fireworks on Saturday night or the Vancouver Pride Parade on Sunday.  Although there may be some rain Friday, the rest of the long weekend looks sunny and dry.
  Environment Canada says today’s weather will be mostly cloudy, with a slight chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon, and a high of 21 C. The mercury is expected to climb as
  
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• Traffic delays in Burnaby because of fire, nearby hotel evacuated

  03-08-2018 16:02 via vancouversun.com
  A fire that broke out in an empty building in the Metrotown area of Burnaby is causing some traffic delays this morning.
  The Burnaby Fire Department says they were called out to a warehouse at Kingsway and Royal Oak for two-alarm blaze at around 3 a.m.
  Fire dispatch says when firefighters arrived the building was engulfed in flames.
  Nine fire trucks were on scene initially, but as of 5:30 a.m., crews had the fire under control.
  Seven trucks remain on site, and Kingsway is closed to traffic.
  The
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Risks and reward of marijuana businesses

  03-08-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  The legal marijuana market has been projected to be worth more than $10 billion.
  From the outside, that might suggest the industry is going to be a gold rush, but under the hood is a labyrinth of rules, regulations, background checks, banks that won’t give you an account, a reliance on investors and there are no guarantees you’ll get a licence.
  The government won’t be propping you up, indeed, it  will be watching you very closely to ensure your products meet exacting
  
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• Track issue causing lengthy delays in Vancouver on Canada Line

  03-08-2018 15:44 via vancouversun.com
  SkyTrain riders on the Canada Line in Vancouver may face lengthy delays this morning because of a track issue.
  TransLink says there is significantly reduced service between Langara-49th and Broadway-City Hall stations.
  Riders heading into Waterfront Station must change trains at Langara-49th Avenue Station and again at Broadway-City Hall Station. Those travelling to Richmond and the airport must also change at these stations.
  TransLink says it is preparing a bus bridge to connect Langara to Broa
  
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• 'BEAT IT!': B.C. woman, 95, shoos black bear out of kitchen twice in one day

  03-08-2018 15:01 via vancouversun.com
  UNION BAY, B.C. — Anna Stady has never met a bear she didn’t like, but that doesn’t mean she wants one in her kitchen.
  The 95-year-old Vancouver Island woman says she shooed a black bear out of her home twice in one day last week.
  “I was sitting in my library watching television and I heard a noise in the kitchen and went in there and there was a bear. So I told him to get out,” she said in a phone interview from her Union Bay, B.C., home. “And he did.”
  
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• Letters: Money laundering only one example of lawlessness in B.C.

  03-08-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Re: Money-laundering report troubles Eby, July 31 
  Attorney General David Eby is troubled by the lack of compliance with controls at real estate firms. Vancouver and B.C. are becoming a model for non-compliance. So many laws on the books aren’t enforced. There is a general attitude that there is no need to comply, no one gets caught, and even if they do, it’s just a slap on the wrist. Now the whole world knows it. 
  For over 40 years, open illegal drug sales at Main and Hast
  
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• Telus jumps into business of health clinics, buys national chain

  03-08-2018 14:01 via vancouversun.com
  Telus Health is plunging into the business of elite medical clinics, spending just over $100 million to acquire Medisys-owned corporate and employee health clinics across Canada.
  The acquisition involves about 30 boutique clinics, which operate under the Medisys, Copeman Healthcare and Horizon Occupational Health Solutions brands. Some of them charge hefty annual membership fees for affluent families and executives.
  Josh Blair, the head of Telus Health, said buying Medisys, “a pr
  
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• Town Talk: Pacific Polo Cup play returns to Southlands

  03-08-2018 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  LUCKY CHUKKAS: Southlands Riding Club was the beneficiary when the fifth annual Pacific Polo Cup tournament ran on its compact field recently. Originated by then-club-vice-president Kimberley St. Pierre, it was staged again by Nadia Iadisernia and Craig Stowe’s Luxury Alliance Group and presented by Nicola Wealth Management. Many attendees watched from marquees costing $8,250 for 30 or $2,750 for 10.
  Pacific Polo Cup founder Kimberley St. Pierre and Southlands Riding Club president Whitney
  
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• North Vancouver residents irked by ride hailing delay - North Shore News

  03-08-2018 09:00
  North Vancouver residents irked by ride hailing delay  North Shore NewsFrustrated North Shore travellers say they're upset the B.C. government appears to be in the slow lane on allowing ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to ...
  
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• Vancouver’s 2018 Pride Parade takes place this Sunday

  03-08-2018 08:51 via vancouversun.com
  It’s big, it’s colourful and it’s going to be a sight to see.
  The 2018 Vancouver Pride Parade takes place on Sunday, Aug. 5 and begins at noon.
  Our reporters will be stationed on the parade route and you can follow their live updates right here on this page, beginning just before 12:00 p.m.The parade route starts on Robson Street, at Thurlow, and runs west down to Denman Street where it turns right and wraps around onto Beach Avenue. It typically lasts about three hours.
  Vancou
  
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• Thank you to our members who helped fight the #RichmondBC bog fire. Your hard work displayed what firefighting is a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 06:07 via twitter.com
  Thank you to our members who helped fight the #RichmondBC bog fire. Your hard work displayed what firefighting is a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The golden hour. Where adults come to relax, kids come to play, friends come to meet up and people watchers come to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 04:33 via twitter.com
  The golden hour. Where adults come to relax, kids come to play, friends come to meet up and people watchers come to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Experiencing inspiration at Olympic Oval easier with Forever Young 8K

  03-08-2018 04:12 via vancouversun.com
  RICHMOND — Warren Purchase flashed a big smile Thursday when it was pointed out the sports museum, classic movie, “Realize Your Dreams” and “Experience Inspiration” promotions occurring inside the cavernous Richmond Olympic Oval could also describe the man he was sharing a table with on this morning.
  “Ahhh, cut it out Gord, you just want me to pay for your coffee,” laughed John Young, the retired teacher and accomplished founder of the Forever Young 8K r
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, Aug. 3

  03-08-2018 04:00 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Friday, Aug. 3.OH!
  Free interactive art installation OH! returns to Vancouver’s Olympic Village on Fridays throughout the month of August. If you missed it the last time around, you blew it, and you should count your lucky stars that it’s back. OH! allows participants to control Vancouver’s night skyline by changing the lights on Science World by running their hands over a scale model of the geo
  
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• Loophole in lobbyist law means Hector Bremner, others, avoid penalties

  03-08-2018 03:37 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Former government employees, including a Vancouver mayoral candidate, are escaping penalties for improper lobbying because of what the province’s lobbyist watchdog calls a “significant loophole.”
  The registrar of lobbyists, Michael McEvoy, said he was left with no choice but to reverse a $2,000 fine levied against Hector Bremner, who worked for a Liberal cabinet minister in 2015. And McEvoy said he was similarly forced to exempt a B.C. Building Trades lobbyist
  
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• Vancouver homeowner overrun by aphids frustrated by city ignoring problem

  03-08-2018 03:28 via vancouversun.com
  When Sheila and Aron Louis moved into their house on a quiet treed street in East Vancouver, little did they know how much grief one of those tall trees would cause them during the summer.
  Every May or June, the giant tulip tree, which towers higher than their two-storey home, attracts colonies of aphids. And the little green bugs emit what’s known as honeydew, an excretion that coats their house, their ornamental trees, their driveway and their car with a shiny, sticky film. The little dr
  
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• VPD investigating stabbing in the Downtown Eastside

  03-08-2018 03:27 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Police have blocked off a portion of the Downtown Eastside after reports of a stabbing in the area.
  One person is reportedly in custody, though no details have been released about the incident, which occurred just before 4 p.m. 
  VPD quickly established a heavy police presence, closing off a block of Hastings Street between Carrall and Abbott, snarling traffic in the area.
  Hastings has since reopened. Only Carrall Street remains closed to traffic.
  More to come.
  
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• Orca lured from Comox Harbour with audio playback of other whales

  03-08-2018 03:24 via vancouversun.com
  The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has successfully lured a transient male orca away from Comox Harbour, ending the killer whale’s nearly two week-long stay in the coastal waters.
  The 27-year-old orca, known as T73B, delighted tourists and onlookers with his behaviour and visibility over the past week. But concern grew among whale researchers that he may become habituated to the harbour, which is plenty busy already without a killer whale hunting in the waters. 
  “W
  
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• Judy Darcy: Overdose emergency: Unprecedented crisis demands unprecedented action

  03-08-2018 03:22 via vancouversun.com
  Every day, three or four more British Columbians die from a drug overdose. It’s the worst public health crisis to hit our province in decades.
  Yet the overdose crisis that has devastated so many families has also brought out the best in British Columbians. Frontline workers and first responders have saved thousands of lives and people living with addiction have braved stigma and fear to seek help for themselves and others.
  More and more of us are joining difficult conversations we’ve
  
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• Lisa Geddes: Safety first this B.C. Day long weekend

  03-08-2018 03:21 via vancouversun.com
  As British Columbians gear up for one of the busiest weekends of the summer, B.C. Day long weekend, there is no shortage of fun and exciting ways to celebrate with family and friends in the outdoor paradise that is British Columbia.
  For many of us, that will include getting out on the water, as boating can involve everything from kayaks to catermarans, paddleboards to power yachts. There is no better way to explore our province than on a boat, but it is important to enjoy this activity safely an
  
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• Abbotsford anti-gang program to lose funding as kids head back to school

  03-08-2018 02:20 via vancouversun.com
  An Abbotsford program that has helped steer more than 400 kids away from gangs will lose its government funding as school resumes, despite promises by both the federal and provincial governments to tackle gang violence in B.C.
  Federal funding for the In it Together program run by Abbotsford Community Services ends Sept. 30, and while the agency has applied for additional money, it’s been told federal dollars won’t be available until April 1, 2019, said coordinator Alison Gu
  
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• Woman found dead at Regal Hotel was a homicide victim: Police

  03-08-2018 01:36 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police say a woman found dead at the Regal Hotel on Granville Street early Wednesday was a victim of homicide.
  The woman has been identified only as a 31-year-old Vancouver resident, as police wait to release her name until her relatives have been notified.
  Her body was discovered around 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 1. Police were responding to a call at the Regal Hotel, a Downtown Eastside rooming house on Granville Street near Helmcken, about an odour.
  Officers found the deceased woman inside a
  
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• Vancouver, Victoria shorelines littered with cigarette butts, researchers

  03-08-2018 01:35 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Cigarettes and their filters made from plastic account for almost 50 per cent of the waste collected along the Vancouver and Victoria shorelines, says a study analyzing data from volunteer coastline cleanups in British Columbia.
  University of British Columbia researchers said Thursday the findings could help guide future waste management strategies, especially when it comes to reducing plastic pollution.
  Study co-author Cassandra Konecny, a zoology master’s student, said c
  
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• #TBT Table tennis is much easier without snow! 🏓😆 Wanna play? Paddles are available at JBCC front desk.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  #TBT Table tennis is much easier without snow! 🏓😆 Wanna play? Paddles are available at JBCC front desk.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Couple sues Richmond golf course alleging golf ball nearly hit infant

  03-08-2018 01:22 via vancouversun.com
  A Richmond couple is suing a local golf course for damages, claiming that a golf ball came close to hitting their infant daughter.
  Chao Chen and Meng Lyu say that on May 16 their nanny was pushing their four-month-old daughter in a stroller on Semlin Drive and as she approached their home, the nanny heard a loud sound and a golf ball rolled near the stroller.
  Based on the nanny’s location and description, it was determined that the ball had flown from the direction of the Quilchena Golf an
  
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• Research shows that wolverines and winter backcountry recreation don't mix

  03-08-2018 01:12 via vancouversun.com
  Wolverines may have a reputation for ferocity, but when it comes to winter backcountry recreation they prefer flight over fight.
  South of the Canada-U.S. border, in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, researchers have found that female wolverines, in particular, can be negatively impacted by backcountry winter recreation, including snowmobiling and heliskiing in high-elevation areas near the treeline.
  “There’s been increasing concern about the impacts,” Kimberly Heinemeyer of Round Riv
  
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• Obituary: Ulli Steltzer, photographer with a social conscience

  03-08-2018 01:04 via vancouversun.com
  Ulli Steltzer spent the Second World War hiding from the Nazis in Germany because her father was Jewish.
  “She went and worked for the church in an old people’s home in Potsdam,” relates her son Michael. “The authorities did not know where she was.”
  The experience gave her a strong affinity for the oppressed. After moving to the United States and becoming a photographer, she documented the lives of black people in the American south during the Civil Rights era. After
  
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• Growing cannabis at home in B.C. won't be illegal, but it won't be easy either

  03-08-2018 00:41 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. will allow adults to grow up to four cannabis plants at home under new recreational cannabis laws, but they aren’t going to make it easy, and if you get it wrong fines and jail time could result.
  Beginning Oct. 17, government cannabis retailers will sell cannabis seeds, according to the Ministry of Public Safety.
  However, the dozens of grey market cannabis retailers already doing business in B.C. risk steep penalties if they continue to sell seeds, or seedlings for that matter.
  A
  
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• Hey kids, movie night this Friday. We've got 'Coco' on the big screen in #CivicPlaza 🎥. Arrive early for Bike Rodeo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-08-2018 00:05 via twitter.com
  Hey kids, movie night this Friday. We've got 'Coco' on the big screen in #CivicPlaza 🎥. Arrive early for Bike Rodeo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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