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• Looking to escape the heat & still enjoy the outdoors? We've got just the spot in #CivicPlaza #NorthVan https://t.co/SmXSu16Cjj

  14-08-2018 23:59 via twitter.com
  
  Looking to escape the heat & still enjoy the outdoors? We've got just the spot in #CivicPlaza #NorthVan https://t.co/SmXSu16Cjj
  
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• Biker ticketed for causing North Vancouver crash - North Shore News

  14-08-2018 23:54
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  Biker ticketed for causing North Vancouver crash
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  First Responders in North Vancouver deal with a crash on West 1st Street Monday. photo Brent Richter, North Shore News. North Vancouver RCMP have ticketed a motorcyclist for riding without due care and attention after he crashed into a car on West ...and more »
  
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• Woman and her dog are missing after hike near B.C.'s Jumbo Pass

  14-08-2018 23:43 via vancouversun.com
  INVERMERE — A woman and her dog have disappeared during a hike in Jumbo Pass in British Columbia’s southeast.
  Police say a group of six people were hiking in the area on Sunday when the woman from Cranbrook went for a short walk by herself and didn’t return.
  The hikers called for help on Monday by setting off a satellite activation device.
  Police say 52-year-old Louise Baker was dressed for the conditions, but not equipped for the night.
  She also took her golden poodle with her
  
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• Get your official DNV Firefighters Derby hat for $20.00 Highwater tackle! The derby is a month away and tickets go… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 23:27 via twitter.com
  Get your official DNV Firefighters Derby hat for $20.00 Highwater tackle! The derby is a month away and tickets go… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Tug carrying up to 22,000 litres of fuel capsizes in Fraser River off Vancouver

  14-08-2018 23:22 via vancouversun.com
  The smell of diesel filled the air as crews worked to recover a capsized tugboat that spilled as much as 22,000 litres of the fuel in the Fraser River between Vancouver and Richmond on Tuesday.
  Canadian Coast Guard spokesman Dan Bate said it’s unknown what caused the George H. Ledcor tug to capsize early Tuesday, just east of Vancouver International Airport.
  There were four people aboard the vessel and all were rescued by the crew on a nearby tug, Bate said.
  The capsized vessel is part of
  
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• Wildfire smoke blankets B.C. and Alberta, prompting air quality advisories

  14-08-2018 23:12 via vancouversun.com
  Smoke from British Columbia wildfires blanketed part of western Canada from Vancouver Island to central Alberta on Tuesday, prompting air quality advisories in both provinces.
  While much of B.C. has been under air quality warnings for days, Environment Canada said Tuesday all of western and central Alberta, including Calgary and Edmonton, will have poor air quality because of smoke from hundreds of B.C. fires.
  The national weather agency warned that people may experience coughing, throat irritat
  
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• TransLink to sell transit merch at Waterfront Station pop-up shop this weekend

  14-08-2018 22:29 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink will hawk its transit-themed merch this weekend at a three-day pop-up shop at Waterfront Station.
  On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, a pop-up shop will be located at the downtown Vancouver terminus station, selling everything from home decor to drinkware and gifts.
  The themed items boast designs that highlight TransLink’s transit maps, historical buses and more, including a hat that features TransLink’s blue square T icon, indicating a train station.
  Both adult t-shirts and
  
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• Traffic now moving past site of mudslide in B.C. Interior where woman vanished

  14-08-2018 21:52 via vancouversun.com
  CACHE CREEK — A single lane of traffic is now getting past the site of a mudslide in British Columbia’s southern Interior where a vehicle was swept away on the weekend.
  DriveBC, the provincial government’s online site for road conditions, says Highway 99 near the junction with Highway 97 was partially reopened late Monday.
  A pilot vehicle is leading traffic through work zones where the road was cut by a mudslide on Saturday engulfing a yellow 1968 Morgan convertible.
  The 57-yea
  
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• This Sunday, Aug 19, come join members of our environmental protection team at Cates Park / Whey-ah-Wichen for Bird… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 21:41 via twitter.com
  This Sunday, Aug 19, come join members of our environmental protection team at Cates Park / Whey-ah-Wichen for Bird… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Have you seen our new water feature at the Foot of Lonsdale? It's become a popular place to hang out and beat the h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Have you seen our new water feature at the Foot of Lonsdale? It's become a popular place to hang out and beat the h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Steve Darling, former Global News anchor, to run for city councillor in Port Coquitlam

  14-08-2018 20:12 via vancouversun.com
  Former longtime Global News broadcaster Steve Darling is throwing his hat into the realm of Port Coquitlam politics.
  Darling announced in a Facebook post that he planned to run for councillor in the city of Port Coquitlam where he and his family resides. It is his second go at politics.
  “I am grateful to call Port Coquitlam my home and I am always thinking of ways to help my community, so I have decided to run for city councillor,” he wrote.
  “My wife Jen and I are very proud to
  
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• This Just In: Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Moroccan Spice Eyeshadow Palette, Givenchy Le Rouge Liquide and Kat von D Metal Crush Liquid Highlighter

  14-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Fenty Beauty by Rihanna
  Moroccan Spice Eyeshadow Palette
  They say: An eyeshadow palette inspired by Morocco that features 16 long-wearing shades with matte and shimmer finishes.
  We say: The shades on offer in this palette are divine. The colours go on smooth and pigmented, staying place well throughout the day, even without a primer. Our tester loved the shades Cumin Get It (a soft, clay brown) and Mirage (a sparkly champagne). The hues made eyes pop, yet there were enough neutrals to make
  
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• Karen Barnaby: It's cool to celebrate cucumber

  14-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  We had a small garden when I was growing up and grew delicious cucumbers as well as carrots, tomatoes, green beans and potatoes.
  My favourite way to eat the cucumbers was in their freshly picked condition because nothing beats the crunch of a freshly picked and chilled cucumber. The second way was in a sandwich with Rideau Bakery’s delicious, light caraway rye bread, spread with butter and sprinkled with salt.
  To reduce the bitterness that these cucumbers purportedly held, my grandmother t
  
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• Fab 5: It's a whiteout

  14-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Dîner en Blanc Paris marked its 30th anniversary in June, and although Vancouver’s seventh edition on Aug. 23 may not see the 10,000 attendees that flock to the original, ultra-photogenic event in France, it’s sure to be as stunning as ever.
  In case you needed a reminder, elegant, stylish head-to-toe white attire is a must; the official rules even state that ivory, off-white and beige are not permitted. We suggest starting with a key piece, then working your way to accessories.
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. back in Canada for his annual hunting trip

  14-08-2018 19:46 via vancouversun.com
  Donald Trump Jr. is back in Canada to hunt.
  The eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump posted photos to his social media accounts over the weekend of him boarding an expedition plane out of Whitehorse, Yukon. The plane is believed to be an Alkan Air plane, a Yukon-based private aircraft charter.
  “Mountain time. See you all in a week. Won’t have cell or anything else for that matter. #goodtimes #outdoors,” Trump posted.
  Donald Trump Jr. posted to social media that he was on a
  
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• Calgary beats Vancouver in global livability rankings

  14-08-2018 19:39
  
  After many years in the EIU’s top three, Vancouver slips to sixth place
  
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• Have you had a chance to share your thoughts on our proposal to allow short-term rentals in some instances? Our onl… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 19:26 via twitter.com
  Have you had a chance to share your thoughts on our proposal to allow short-term rentals in some instances? Our onl… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• TransLink to sell transit swag at Waterfront Station pop-up shop this weekend

  14-08-2018 19:02 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink will hawk its transit-themed swag this weekend at a three-day pop-up shop at Waterfront Station.
  On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, a pop-up shop will be located at the downtown Vancouver terminus station, selling everything from home decor to drinkware and gifts.
  The themed items boast designs that highlight TransLink’s transit maps, historical buses and more, including a hat that features TransLink’s blue square T icon, indicating a train station.
  Both adult t-shirts and t
  
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• Trinity Western University's community covenant no longer mandatory

  14-08-2018 18:45 via vancouversun.com
  Trinity Western University will no longer require its students to abide by its community convenant, which includes abstinence from sex outside of heterosexual marriage, beginning in the 2018-19 school year.
  The move could pave the way for the school to open its long-proposed law school.
  At a board of governors meeting last week, a motion was passed to remove the mandatory requirement for incoming and current students, according to an update from TWU president Bob Kuhn emailed to an undisclosed m
  
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• Are you considering running for City Council or the School Board in the 2018 General Local Election? Nomination pac… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Are you considering running for City Council or the School Board in the 2018 General Local Election? Nomination pac… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• North Vancouver youngster dies in boating accident near Vernon - CTV News

  14-08-2018 17:56
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  North Vancouver youngster dies in boating accident near Vernon
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  VERNON, B.C. - A six-year-old has died in a boating accident near Vernon, in British Columbia's north Okanagan region. RCMP say it happened at about 6 p.m. Monday as a family from North Vancouver was returning from a day of boating on Kalamalka Lake ...and more »
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Macdonald will be remembered long after Victoria mayor

  14-08-2018 17:43 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Long before Quebec produced a political party bent on separatism, British Columbia entertained serious thoughts of quitting Canada.
  The drive culminated in a resolution passed by the legislature 140 years ago this month under the leadership of then Premier George Walkem, elected on a promise to “fight Canada.”
  Framed as a direct plea to Queen Victoria, the motion called on Her Majesty to “order and direct that B.C. shall have the right to withdraw from the unio
  
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• Coast Guard assessing overturned tugboat for possible fuel leak in Fraser River

  14-08-2018 16:49 via vancouversun.com
  Crews are assessing an overturned tugboat in the Fraser River Tuesday morning and searching for possible fuel leaks.
  According to an update from the city of Vancouver, the tug overturned Monday overnight in the Fraser River just off Deering Island.
  “It has a large tank onboard and there’s a potential for a significant amount of fuel to have been released,” read a city update on Twitter.
  A tug overturned and sank off Deering Island in the Fraser River. It has a large tank onboar
  
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• Where and when can I hear Seth Rogen on Vancouver public transit?

  14-08-2018 15:49 via vancouversun.com
  WESTWOOD, CA – JUNE 03: Filmmaker Seth Rogen attends the Premiere of Columbia Pictures’ “This Is The End” at Regency Village Theatre on June 3, 2013 in Westwood, California.
  Here’s where and when you can hear Seth Rogen as the voice of TransLink.
  The Vancouver-born actor stepped up to voice a series of etiquette announcements for TransLink, announced last month, after a previous collaboration with Visa and actor Morgan Freeman was scrapped.
  If you still haven’
  
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• North Vancouver youngster dies in boating accident near Vernon

  14-08-2018 15:39 via vancouversun.com
  VERNON — A six-year-old has died in a boating accident near Vernon, in the north Okanagan region.
  RCMP say it happened at about 6 p.m. Monday as a family from North Vancouver was returning from a day of boating on Kalamalka Lake.
  An adult driver was turning the boat when the youngster fell overboard and was hit by part of the vessel.
  Those aboard rescued the young victim and rushed to a nearby pier where emergency crews were waiting but the child could not be saved.
  Cpl. Tania Finn says po
  
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• Vancouver weather: Air quality affected by B.C. wildfires

  14-08-2018 15:18 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Aug. 14, 2018 – If the air feels heavy and hard to breathe, it’s not just in your head. Tuesday’s weather comes with a special air quality statement, issued Tuesday morning, due to wildfires throughout the Pacific Northwest.
  Smoke concentrations throughout the province will vary as winds change but for the most part, it is expected to persist and will require a change in fire or weather before the air feels lighter again.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny, w
  
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• Philadelphia Eagles cut North Vancouver rugby star Adam Zaruba ... - The Province

  14-08-2018 05:35
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  Philadelphia Eagles cut North Vancouver rugby star Adam Zaruba ...
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  A hamstring injury stalled the North Vancouver's tight end's training camp, but now he has eyes on a practice squad spot.
  NFL's Eagles cut North Vancouver rugby star Adam Zaruba againOttawa Citizen
  Eagles cut North Vancouver rugby star Adam Zaruba againVancouver Sunall 10 news articles »
  
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• Smoke prompts Metro Vancouver air quality advisory

  14-08-2018 04:01 via vancouversun.com
  The smoke from wildfires hanging in Metro Vancouver’s skies has led to a warning from public health officials.
  Metro Vancouver has issued an air quality advisory for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley because of high concentrations of fine particulate matter.
  The numerous wildfires burning in British Columbia and Washington State are to blame, they say.
  Vancouver Coastal Health says people with chronic underlying medical conditions should avoid strenuous ex
  
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• B.C. government urged to investigate Kamloops professor's dismissal

  14-08-2018 04:01 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. academic has called on the provincial government to force the president of Thompson Rivers University to answer questions about the suspension of an economics professor over his paper exposing fake scholarly journals.
  But the minister responsible for universities said the province is required by law to not interfere with the running of B.C.’s universities and refused to wade into the complicated controversy.
  Derek Pyne, professor at Thompson Rivers University, remains on unpaid leav
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Macdonald will be remembered long after Mayor Helps

  14-08-2018 03:47 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Long before Quebec produced a political party bent on separatism, British Columbia entertained serious thoughts of quitting Canada.
  The drive culminated in a resolution passed by the legislature 140 years ago this month under the leadership of then Premier George Walkem, elected on a promise to “fight Canada.”
  Framed as a direct plea to Queen Victoria, the motion called on Her Majesty to “order and direct that B.C. shall have the right to withdraw from the unio
  
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• City of Vancouver signs deal to reduce diesel vehicle emissions by half

  14-08-2018 03:45 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver has signed a deal with energy company Suncor to switch their fleet of vehicles to renewable diesel, a move officials say will cut their emissions by 50 per cent compared to 2007 levels.
  The city’s ambition is to one day see civic buildings, vehicles and infrastructure powered 100 per cent by renewable energy.
  “This new contract concretely demonstrates our commitment to greening our operations and deriving 100 per cent of our energy from renewable sources,&r
  
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• Anti-pipeline protesters in Burnaby refuse to douse sacred fire and dismantle camp

  14-08-2018 03:07 via vancouversun.com
  Occupants of Camp Cloud, the longtime anti-pipeline protest encampment in Burnaby, say they will continue to ignore a court-ordered injunction to dismantle the site and douse the flames of their sacred fire.
  Camp spokesperson Kwitsel Tatel said about a dozen protesters have not complied with a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that structures, shelters and vehicles had to be dismantled and the fire put out by Sunday night.
  Tatel said she has advised the remaining protesters to do whatever they
  
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• Vancouver road rage victim's mom calls for end to gun violence

  14-08-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  The mother of a Vancouver man shot to death Friday in what police called a case of road rage is calling for an end to gun violence.
  Sunni Hunt spoke to reporters about her son Willis Monday as police continued to gather evidence in a bid to determine precisely what led to the 33-year-old man’s death.
  “This is a country of peace and caring and respect,” Hunt said. “Violence is not normal. Shooting is not normal here. I don’t want it to become normalized. … It
  
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• Michel Robidoux: Medical cannabis should be distributed by pharmacists

  14-08-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  With the lion’s share of attention currently focused on how British Columbia’s new recreational cannabis market will operate, it’s imperative that we commit to distinct differentiations between medical and recreational uses.
  These streams are not interchangeable. Moving forward, we must ensure that the medical cannabis stream is strengthened and becomes more accessible to serve the needs of patients in the province.
  As the first Canadian pharmaceutical company to enter the medi
  
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• Husband escapes, wife missing after car swept off roadway in B.C. mudslide

  14-08-2018 01:52 via vancouversun.com
  CACHE CREEK — Search crews are looking for a woman who was inside a vintage convertible that was swept off a highway in a mudslide in the province’s Interior on Saturday.
  RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet said Mounties responded to Highway 99 in Cache Creek and found the 57-year-old male driver of the yellow 1968 Morgan convertible.
  The man told officers that he’d been able to get out of the car, but he didn’t know what had happened to his wife, 57-year-old Valerie Morris, said S
  
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• Coquitlam family seeking shelter, clothing after fire destroys rental home

  14-08-2018 01:52 via vancouversun.com
  An extended family has been devastated by a fire in Coquitlam on July 31 that destroyed all their identification, photos, clothes and personal effects.
  “Everything is gone,” said Sara Habash, who — along with her father and brother — was staying at the Spuraway Avenue home rented by her other brother Abe.
  Sara and her brother Ahmed were in the house when it caught fire, while her father Hasan and Abe — who rents the home with his wife and two small children —
  
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• Last Movie Night of the Summer is this Friday. A Wrinkle in Time will be showing at 8:30 | Aug 17. More at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 01:35 via twitter.com
  Last Movie Night of the Summer is this Friday. A Wrinkle in Time will be showing at 8:30 | Aug 17. More at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• City health officers probe E. coli contamination at Vancouver beaches

  14-08-2018 01:19 via vancouversun.com
  Kitsilano Beach was busy Monday after Vancouver Coastal Health issued an advisory warning of unsafe levels of E. coli at three other city beaches.
  The waters of Jericho, Sunset and English Bay beaches are teeming with bacteria, and bathers are advised not to swim, wade or participate in water sports — windsurfing in particular — that may splash water into their mouths.
  “The advisory is for direct contact with the water,” said VCH medical health officer Dr. James Lu on Mon
  
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• B.C. Wildfires 2018: Feds offer air power, troops to help battle nearly 600 blazes

  14-08-2018 00:23 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — The federal government is offering support with air power and Canadian Armed Forces troops in B.C. as nearly 600 wildfires burn across the province, displacing thousands of people and forcing scores more to be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice.
  Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan issued a joint statement Monday saying that the federal government has accepted a formal request for help from the B.C. government.
  About 200 troops will b
  
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• Obituary: Music fan Ken Pickering dies from cancer at age 66

  14-08-2018 00:11 via vancouversun.com
  Anyone in Vancouver who dealt with Ken Pickering behind the cash register at Black Swan Records in the early ’80s knew him first and foremost as a fan who loved to curate people’s purchases to ensure they got the best band for their buck.
  In the years before he co-founded the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the Kitsilano store where he worked played a key role as a hub for spreading adventurous music news around town and was something of a hang spot too, with a welcoming an
  
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