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• Q&A: Vancouver artist Dana Mooney talks Jergens collaboration

  30-08-2018 23:34 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver-based artist Dana Mooney’s abstract art has gone Canada-wide thanks to a collaboration with Jergens.
  A self-taught artist originally from Abbotsford, Mooney designed a set of five limited-edition bottles for the body-care brand’s moisturizers, each featuring an original artwork inspired by the products contained inside.
  Mooney chatted with Postmedia News about the collaboration, what it was like to see the bottles on display at her local store — and what’s next
  
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• Vancouver's East 1st Avenue is now fully reopened to traffic

  30-08-2018 22:57 via vancouversun.com
  Commuters rejoice, East 1st Avenue was fully reopened to traffic on Thursday afternoon.
  The busy thoroughfare, one of Vancouver’s key arterial routes, has been closed to vehicles from Nanaimo Street to Clark Drive since early July as Fortis B.C. replaced roughly 5 km of 20-inch gas line in favour of 30-inch line.
  “We recognize that the full closure has been an inconvenience for residents and commuters – it’s work that Fortis B.C. had to get done,” says Jer
  
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• With the return of cooler weather, the fire hazard rating has been lowered to moderate, which means you can once ag… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-08-2018 22:36 via twitter.com
  With the return of cooler weather, the fire hazard rating has been lowered to moderate, which means you can once ag… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Surrey RCMP searching for missing 'high-risk' youth

  30-08-2018 22:12 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP are asking the public for help in locating a missing 12-year-old girl.
  Aidan Zafreen Dyck was last seen Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the 10300-block of 152nd Street in Surrey. She has not been seen or heard from since.
  Police say Dyck is a “high-risk” youth who has a medical condition that requires medication.
  She is described as being 5-foot-1, 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
  She was last seen wearing grey T-shirt, black tank top and grey skirt wit
  
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• Election 2018: Interested in Running for Council or the School Board? Nomination packages are now available at City… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-08-2018 21:30 via twitter.com
  Election 2018: Interested in Running for Council or the School Board? Nomination packages are now available at City… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Province: Low-income families and seniors to get more help with rent

  30-08-2018 20:47
  
  Rent subsidy payments to increase, and an extra 3,200 low-income families will qualify for assistance under rule changes this week
  
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• More than half of Generation Z wants to buy a home in next few years: poll

  30-08-2018 20:18
  
  Metro Vancouver’s 18- to 24-year-olds aiming for homeownership despite daunting prices
  
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• This Just In: L'Oréal Voluminous Original Mascara in Burgundy, Ole Henriksen Glow Cycle Retin-Alt Power Serum and Fenty Beauty Fenty Beauty Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter in Diamond Ball-Out

  30-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  L’Oréal 
  Voluminous Original Mascara in Burgundy
  They say: The brand’s bestselling mascara formulation gets a bold update thanks to a burgundy hue. Formulated with Panthenol and Ceramide-R to condition and build lash thickness.
  We say: Our tester wasn’t sure about a burgundy mascara at first. But, after opting to keep the burgundy hue on lower lashes and going true black on top, she was quickly convinced. The burgundy hue is subtle and pretty, offering a softer alte
  
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• Grade advice: Top B.C. high-school grads share secrets to success

  30-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  We turned to some of B.C.’s top high school students to share their tried and true approaches to maintaining great grades. Here’s what these Class of 2018 standouts had to say:
  Aysha Emmerson
  17, St. Michael’s University School in Victoria, Harvard University
  In recent years, neighbours came to the Emmerson family home to gawk at the kitchen walls, which Aysha had plastered with advanced-placement biology study posters.
  That course alone was incredibly demanding so in
  
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• Five things to know about today's Trans Mountain pipeline court ruling

  30-08-2018 19:32 via vancouversun.com
  The Federal Court of Appeal today released its long-anticipated decision on the Kinder Morgan Trans Canada pipeline. The ruling pleased environmentalists and other anti-pipeline protesters, and shocked proponents of the project. Here are five key details:
  What
  The Federal Court of Appeal has quashed approval of the $9.3-billion Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion.
  Why
  The court found Canada had inadequate consultation with First Nations at the final stage and that the scope of the review &ldqu
  
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• School Zones Are Soon Back In Effect! bit.ly/2MZWer2 #NorthVancouver https://t.co/u37i32T8bL

  30-08-2018 18:57 via twitter.com
  
  School Zones Are Soon Back In Effect!bit.ly/2MZWer2#NorthVancouver https://t.co/u37i32T8bL
  
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• Who's up for a little #LongTableLunch in Civic Plaza TODAY. Last one of the season so come on by w/ your lunch & en… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-08-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Who's up for a little #LongTableLunch in Civic Plaza TODAY. Last one of the season so come on by w/ your lunch & en… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Helpful ‘Drive Smart’ & ‘Impaired Driving’ public education and interaction down at the Seabus Terminal yesterday.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-08-2018 17:50 via twitter.com
  Helpful ‘Drive Smart’ &‘Impaired Driving’ public education and interaction down at the Seabus Terminal yesterday.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Federal Court of Appeal quashes approval of $9.3-billion Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion

  30-08-2018 17:27 via vancouversun.com
  The Federal Court of Appeal has quashed approval of the $9.3-billion Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion.
  In a ruling released this morning, the court found Canada had inadequate consultation with First Nations at the final stage and that the scope of the review “unjustifiably” did not include project-related tanker traffic.
  The ruling is sure to cause further delays and increase costs.
  Earlier this week, University of Saskatchewan law professor Dwight Newman said if the feder
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you support the B.C. government's lawsuit against opioid industry

  30-08-2018 16:33 via vancouversun.com
  On Wednesday, B.C.’s attorney general David Eby announced the province was pursuing a class action lawsuit against 40 drug manufacturers and distributors in an attempt to recoup the costs associated with combating the ongoing opioid crisis.
  Nearly 4,000 Canadians died of opioid-related overdoses last year. B.C. is hardest-hit, with 1,399 deaths in 2017. In the first half of 2018, 742 people died of illicit-drug overdoses in B.C.
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  B.C. Government files class action lawsuit
  
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• B.C. Realtors still not allowed to openly publish home sale prices

  30-08-2018 16:16
  
  Toronto real estate agents ordered to release data to general public, while it remains restricted to real estate professionals in B.C.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Mix of sun and cloud with chance of showers

  30-08-2018 15:40 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Aug. 30, 2018 – Thursday’s weather forecast is a mixed bag.
  Environment Canada says we could be in for some showers this morning before clearing this afternoon. Expect a mix of sun and clouds over the next couple days with high of 20C, which is on par with our seasonal average.
  There is mostly sunshine and warm temperatures in store for the weekend and the final three days of the PNE.
   Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers this
  
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• Nearly one in five British Columbians dig the gig over cost of a boss

  30-08-2018 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  Whenever Kirsten Starcher wonders whether being self-employed is worth the hassle, she just recalls long commutes or asking her boss’s permission to go to the dentist.
  “I really value the freedom of being able to balance my life, and having commuted for long stretches in my life I don’t want to have my life sucked away for nothing,” she said.
  Starcher — an independent contractor in web design — is part of a fast-growing wave of self-employed workers.
  Near
  
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• PNE showcases the art of the pitch

  30-08-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  A dozen could-be buyers stand transfixed around a booth at the PNE marketplace as pitchman Graham Chabot explains how the Air Fry oven could up their culinary game.
  “Just like a slow cooker, guys, you set your temperature and the time on these. You could go off, have a shower, be on the computer, do whatever you want to do,” Chabot tells them through a headset.
  Chabot’s booth is among the top attention-getters at this year’s marketplace, say PNE organizers. It is one
  
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• B.C. casinos claim revenue down because of new anti-money laundering rules

  30-08-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s new anti-money laundering rules have negatively affected revenues at the River Rock and Parq casinos.
  According to financial results released in August, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation saw a fall in B.C. revenues in the first six months of 2018 due in part to declines in money earned at gaming tables at the River Rock Casino in Richmond. The company said that was primarily attributable to a new requirement requiring casinos to complete disclosures on the source of cash deposits or
  
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• Public warning issued after bear chases jogger on North Vancouver park trail (VIDEO) - North Shore News

  30-08-2018 09:00
  Public warning issued after bear chases jogger on North Vancouver park trail (VIDEO)  North Shore NewsConservation officers are warning the public about an aggressive bear in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park after a jogger was chased by the bear while out for a ...
  
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• ‘Extreme’ bear activity prompts trail closures, warning in North Vancouver - Global News BC

  30-08-2018 09:00
  ‘Extreme’ bear activity prompts trail closures, warning in North Vancouver  Global News BCMetro Vancouver temporarily closed a pair of North Vancouver trails, due to what it tweeted was "EXTREME #BEAR ACTIVITY."
  
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• Aggressive North Vancouver bear prompts 'extreme' bear activity warning | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  30-08-2018 09:00
  Aggressive North Vancouver bear prompts 'extreme' bear activity warning | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caA sobering warning for North Shore hikers, after what conservation officers call “extreme” bear behavior forced them to shut down a popular trail. Nadia Stewart ...
  
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• After 2 month investigation, cause of fatal North Vancouver apartment fire ‘undetermined’

  30-08-2018 07:11 via globalnews.ca
  We may never know what caused a fire in a North Vancouver apartment complex that claimed the life of a mother and her young son. 
  
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• Neglected prison graveyard restored in shadow of New West condos

  30-08-2018 04:17 via vancouversun.com
  Among the men buried in a once-overgrown, nearly forgotten cemetery in the shadow of condominiums north of downtown New Westminster lies Lewis Colquhoun, a one-time partner of “gentleman train robber” Bill Miner.
  Colquhoun was one of dozens of inmates of the long-shuttered B.C. Penitentiary who were buried there between 1913 and 1968 after their bodies went unclaimed by friends or family. The prison cemetery, in the Glenbrook Ravine Parklands, is a historic site that a
  
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• Vancouver health authority ends contract with private surgery centre over patient-pay issues

  30-08-2018 04:10 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Coastal Health is ending a contract with False Creek Healthcare Centre, and as of next week 115 surgeons and anesthesiologists with privileges at regional public hospitals won’t be able to use the operating rooms at the Vancouver clinic.
  Dr. Dean Chittock
  A memo to medical staff from a vice-president of Vancouver Coastal Health, Dr. Dean Chittock, said the health authority “made the decision to repatriate False Creek surgical activity back to the health authorities effectiv
  
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• Restaurant review: Go fast to youthful Vietnamese eatery DD Mau

  30-08-2018 03:48 via vancouversun.com
   DD Mau
  Where: 145 East Pender Street, 604-559-6076
  Open: Lunch and dinner, Tuesday to Saturday; to 5 p.m. Sunday.Info: ddmau.ca“Mau! DD Mau!”  yells an exasperated Bart Simpson at a plodding cartoon man. “What part of DD Mau don’t you understand?”
  You, too, might wonder why a Vietnamese restaurant is called DD Mau. It has a nice ring but what does it mean?  It’s an expression American soldiers brought back home after their tour of disaster
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Thursday, Aug. 30

  30-08-2018 03:25 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Thursday, Aug. 30.Let’s Eat Grandma
  British pop group Let’s Eat Grandma is billed as “experimental pop,” and that’s putting it lightly. The duo, made up of childhood friends Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth, make some of the strangest pop music around. (But it’s really good, I promise.) Their sophomore album, I’m All Ears, was released on June 29 to critical acclaim &md
  
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• Opinion: We must do more for seniors coming home from hospital

  30-08-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Despite having diabetes and arthritis, Verne was a thriving, independent 72-year-old who lived at home with his wife when he had a stroke. He had excellent emergency care in the hospital and began his recovery there. But he didn’t adjust well after arriving home. He started to show signs of depression and was at risk of re-hospitalization.
  Verne feared he would have another stroke as he waited for follow-up appointments with neurology, physiotherapy and speech pathology. He had difficulty
  
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• Unions reap extra benefits from fine print of 'me too agreements'

  30-08-2018 02:45 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — When the main public service union settled for a six per cent wage increase over three years recently, it secured protection for members in case the New Democrats are more generous in bargaining with other public sector unions.
  A written guarantee to the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union says that if nurses, teachers or others receive more than six per cent over three years, BCGEU members will get the same.
  Such “me too” clauses have been part o
  
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• Employers didn't protect workers' safety in fatal ammonia leak in Fernie: WorkSafeBC

  30-08-2018 02:44 via vancouversun.com
  A refrigeration company and a municipality have been cited by WorkSafeBC under health and safety regulations after three workers died last year when they were exposed to ammonia at an arena in Fernie.
  The workplace safety agency released Wednesday its 74-page incident investigation report on the causes of the incident at Fernie Memorial Arena on Oct. 17, 2017, so that they can be prevented in the future.
  The provincial agency will now consider the findings of the report to determine the appropri
  
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• B.C. Government files class action lawsuit against opioid industry

  30-08-2018 02:27 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government is suing more than 40 opioid manufacturers and distributors in an effort to recoup millions of taxpayers dollars that have been spent combating the opioid crisis — a move that is the first of its kind in Canada and could potentially include other provinces.
  The proposed class action lawsuit, filed Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Court, accuses drug companies of deceptively marketing highly-addictive opioids to doctors and patients while downplaying the risks, thus contri
  
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• 1,000 SFU students in residence get a grand old welcome

  30-08-2018 02:06 via vancouversun.com
  Mazvita Mugova, just 19, arrived from Zimbabwe with one of her favourite teddy bears. After the first-year Simon Fraser University computer science student gets settled in her residence room, mother Memory Mugova plans to take her to Wal-Mart to pick up a few more.
  “So she can cuddle them and she doesn’t feel lonely,” says mom.
  Mazvita is one of about 1,000 students who were welcomed into the Burnaby campus residences on Wednesday at an event that had all the hallmarks of a goo
  
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• Political directives have undermined B.C. Hydro's finances, auditor general says

  30-08-2018 02:05 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Politicians should stop bossing around the independent regulator that oversees B.C. Hydro so the province can get a true sense of what electricity rates customers need to pay, says the auditor general.
  Auditor General Carol Bellringer on Wednesday outlined the concerns about Hydro that caused her to place a qualification on the B.C. government’s year-end financial report this week.
  The most significant issue is $5.5 billion in expenses Hydro has pushed into deferral accoun
  
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• B.C. promotes breastfeeding for infants in government care after court ruling

  30-08-2018 01:37 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The B.C. government has outlined a five-point plan to promote breastfeeding and stronger mother-child bonds for infants in provincial care.
  The plan is intended to support vulnerable women and their infants. It was based on a report from the Ministry of Children and Family Development and the representative for children and youth. Resources for the plan will be allocated as needed, said a statement from the ministry, which described it as a priority that the government will addr
  
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• Heads up everyone, school is back in session September 4 so please watch your speed in school zones.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-08-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  Heads up everyone, school is back in session September 4 so please watch your speed in school zones.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Cause of apartment fire that killed North Van mom and son 'undetermined,' investigators say

  30-08-2018 00:16 via vancouversun.com
  The cause of a fire that killed a mother and her young son in June is “undetermined,” fire inspectors have announced.
  Investigators from the District of North Vancouver Fire Department and North Vancouver RCMP said on Wednesday they examined “all aspects of the fire” that burned down the Mountain Village Garden Apartments in Lynn Valley on June 11.
  Narges Casnajad, also known as Elham, and her seven-year-old son, Sepehr, died after getting trapped inside on
  
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