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• B.C. aims to implement provincial pain strategy: patients' advocate

  17-09-2018 23:20 via vancouversun.com
  The head of a patient advocacy group says the provincial government is working on a provincial pain strategy that would provide greater access to services for chronic conditions such as arthritis, back pain and fibromyalgia.
  Maria Hudspith, executive director of PainBC, says a draft strategy has been completed for Health Minister Adrian Dix after consultations by his ministry with that group, patients, clinicians, researchers and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.
  Hudspith says input
  
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• Mahon Park Open House Sept 20th 4-7pm. Come see our ideas for repurposing the old Horseshoe Club area... putting gr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-09-2018 23:01 via twitter.com
  Mahon Park Open House Sept 20th 4-7pm. Come see our ideas for repurposing the old Horseshoe Club area... putting gr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• B.C. not worried about just one pot shop on legalization day: spokeswoman

  17-09-2018 22:47 via vancouversun.com
  A spokeswoman for British Columbia’s Liquor Distribution Branch says it’s not concerned that the province will have only one government-run pot shop when cannabis is legalized Oct. 17.
  Viviana Zanocco says B.C. will also have an online store reaching anyone in the province and she does not anticipate any problems meeting demand.
  The province had previously announced its first B.C. Cannabis Store will be in Kamloops and now says the location will be the only brick-and-mortar governmen
  
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• Shortage of YMCA swim instructors leaves kids high and dry

  17-09-2018 22:46 via vancouversun.com
  School was out for the summer, now the pool is out for the fall.
  Some young swimmers in South Vancouver feel they’ve been left high and dry after a shortage of certified swim instructors caused the Langara Family YMCA to temporarily cancel its Wednesday and Sunday lessons.
  Brandee Barker, 38, whose eight- and three-year-old daughters were among those disappointed to have their Sunday lessons cancelled, said a staff member called her last week to break the bad news. The call came after regi
  
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• Urkel and the original Buffy added to Vancouver Fan Expo lineup

  17-09-2018 22:41 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Fan Expo, the festival that celebrates nerd culture and entertainment, has added two big names from the 1990s to this year’s celebrity lineup.
  Jaleel White, who played the nerd icon Urkel on TV’s Family Matters, and Kristy Swanson, the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer from the 1992 movie of the same name, are on now on Fan Expo guest list.
  The three-day celebration of sci-fi, fantasy anime, comic books and all things geeky will be held, Oct. 12-14, at the Vancouver Co
  
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• The Election 2018 candidate nomination period is now closed. Altogether, we have: ✏️ 5 candidates running for Mayo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-09-2018 22:05 via twitter.com
  The Election 2018 candidate nomination period is now closed. Altogether, we have:✏️ 5 candidates running for Mayo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Dr. Brian Day takes the stand in court, has his say on access to private health care

  17-09-2018 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  Denounced by many as the Great Satan of Medicare, Dr. Brian Day is finally getting his day in court — two years into the marathon B.C. Supreme Court trial he launched.
  The man behind the constitutional challenge to B.C.’s restrictions on access to private health care took the stand Monday in his fight to end the existing putative single-tier medical system.
  The scrappy, 71-year-old, Liverpudlian and a founder of the private Cambie Surgery Centre nearly a quarter century ago wants to
  
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• From Japan to Squamish, family gets help with English through Raise-a-Reader

  17-09-2018 21:32 via vancouversun.com
  When Naoko Ohshiro immigrated to Canada from Japan with her husband, Masakazu, they moved from Yokohoma, with almost the population of all of B.C. and second in size only to Tokyo, to a small city that couldn’t be more different.
  The couple arrived six years ago in Squamish to start a new life, free they say from the radiation pollution from Japan’s 2011 earthquake, and now are raising Jin, who’s almost two, surrounded by rugged mountains for climbing, hiking and mountain bikin
  
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• Video: Watch B.C. firefighters battle a fire tornado near Vanderhoof

  17-09-2018 21:25 via vancouversun.com
  If smoke and flames weren’t bad enough, sometimes firefighters battling blazes in the bush are forced deal with fire tornadoes.
  Fire tornadoes, or fire wirls, are formed when strong winds come into contact with raging forest fires. The updrafts of air catch fire and the swirl sucks in ash and debris.
  B.C. firefighters battling a blaze near Vanderhoof recently had to contend with a fire tornado that pulled their hose 100 feet in the air.“Fire tornado destroyed our line. It threw burni
  
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• Four military, eight civilian aircraft scour B.C. for missing Chilliwack-bound plane

  17-09-2018 21:22 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — More military aircraft have joined the search over central and eastern B.C. for a missing plane with two people aboard.
  Lt. Tony Wright with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria says a Buffalo aircraft and a Cormorant helicopter were in the air at first light on Monday, focusing on a section of Highway 5 north of Kamloops.
  Wright says cellular tower and radar information suggest the Vans RV6, two-seat private plane may be somewhere near Blue River, more than 400 kil
  
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• Opinion: Is Canada’s housing market at extreme risk or out of danger?

  17-09-2018 21:15
  
  Price correction imminent, soft landing achieved… it depends which economists you ask
  
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• It's not too late to come get some of the great stuff we're selling off at the old Delbrook Community Centre. From… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-09-2018 20:31 via twitter.com
  It's not too late to come get some of the great stuff we're selling off at the old Delbrook Community Centre. From… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Aligning transportation with how we plan our communities is one of the many ways to help keep the North Shore movin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-09-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  Aligning transportation with how we plan our communities is one of the many ways to help keep the North Shore movin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Five reasons to check out the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

  17-09-2018 20:23 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver International Flamenco Festival
  When: Sept. 21 to 29
  Where: various venues
  Tickets: vancouverflamencofestival.org
  1. Crazy Girl. The headline event of the 28th edition, Petisa Loca (Crazy Girl) is a production of Spain’s Sara Calero Company. Marking the Canadian debut of the company, the performance features dancer/choreographer Calero with vocalist Loreto Arnaiz, guitarist José Almarcha, and electronic music duo The Lab. Thematically, it follows a woman who leaves her hom
  
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• Oliver man charged with first degree murder of Belgian tourist Amelie Sakkalis

  17-09-2018 19:59 via vancouversun.com
  The RCMP have charged Sean Ryan William McKenzie with first degree murder in connection with Amelie Sakkalis, whose dead body was found near Boston Bar four weeks ago.
  A court appearance has been scheduled for Monday afternoon in Chilliwack Provincial Court, but a publication ban is imposed on the details.
  McKenzie, who resides in Oliver, appears to have met Sakkalis just before her death, said Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spokesman Cpl. Frank Jang.
  Sean McKenzie of Oliver, B
  
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• Letters: 'Fake' NDP property taxes are 'really fines for own

  17-09-2018 18:04 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial government proposes to introduce two fake taxes, respectively called the school tax and the speculation tax. These are really fines for owning existing property, to which there is no appeal.
  For some local families, the house is the family asset, built up after years of paying property taxes and mortgages. Even a deferral of the school tax affects the resources ultimately available to the next generation to enable them to live in Vancouver.
  The speculation tax title makes it sound
  
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• Want to see who’s running for Mayor, Council and School Board this election? We’ve gathered them all in one spot, o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-09-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Want to see who’s running for Mayor, Council and School Board this election? We’ve gathered them all in one spot, o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Good morning! How about kicking off the week with some good old fashioned bargain hunting? Our old Delbrook Communi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-09-2018 17:01 via twitter.com
  Good morning! How about kicking off the week with some good old fashioned bargain hunting? Our old Delbrook Communi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Election 2018: Mayoral and council candidates running in Metro Vancouver

  17-09-2018 16:57 via vancouversun.com
  You want candidates? Have WE got your political candidates … every last one of them in Metro running for office in the Oct. 20 vote.
  Abbotsford
  The city of Abbotsford will be electing one Mayor and eight Councillors.
  Mayoral candidates
  1.     Henry Braun
  2.     Trevor Eros
  3.     Moe Gill
  4.     Eric Nyvall
  5.     Gerda Peachey
  6.     Nadine Snow
  Council candidates
  
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• B.C. novelists among familiar names on Giller Prize long list

  17-09-2018 16:52 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. novelists Esi Edugyan and Patrick DeWitt are among the familiar names on this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize long list.
  Michael Redhill, last year’s winner, announced the contenders at a ceremony Monday in St. John’s, N.L.
  The prize awards $100,000 to the winner and $10,000 to the other finalists.
  A short list will be announced Oct. 1 and the winner will be announced at a televised gala in Toronto on Nov. 19.
  The Victoria-based Edugyan, who is nominated this year for &ldqu
  
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• B.C. home sales down 26 per cent year-over-year in August

  17-09-2018 16:22 via vancouversun.com
  A sluggish sales market in British Columbia is dragging down Canadian real estate numbers.
  The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales rose by 0.9 per cent between July and August, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase.
  The growth came as roughly half of all local markets saw a month-over-month increase, led by the Greater Toronto Area, along with gains in Montreal and Edmonton.
  Compared with a year ago, sales were down 3.8 per cent, a move CREA attributed mostly to declines i
  
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• Daily Poll: Will you toke up when marijuana becomes legal?

  17-09-2018 15:51 via vancouversun.com
  On Oct. 17. recreational cannabis becomes legal in Canada under federal law.
  Eventually, British Columbians will be able to purchase pot from government and private stores stocked with wholesale cannabis from the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch and through the government’s online platform.
  Related
  B.C. to get just a single cannabis store on day one of legalizationProvince willing to pay high business licence fees for its own cannabis stores
  Will your views on marijuana change once its lega
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Showers today, some sunshine tomorrow

  17-09-2018 15:26 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Sept. 17, 2018 – Vancouver is for another dreary day weather-wise, but fret not Lower Mainlanders as the sun will come out tomorrow.
  Environment Canada says we can expect showers this morning but things should clear up later this afternoon, setting the stage for Tuesday’s reappearance of the sun.
  We’ll get more of the same — a mix of sun and cloud — on Wednesday with 40 per cent chance of showers.
  Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: A few showers e
  
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• Rob Shaw: New local grant programs are political wins for Victoria and Ottawa

  17-09-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan’s government sailed through last week’s municipal convention without delivering any big-ticket announcements, except for a new grant program that is clearly designed to deliver major political benefits to future federal and provincial election campaigns.
  Horgan’s housing minister, Selina Robinson, announced two building funds during her speech at the Union of B.C. Municipalities — a $95-million pot for rural and northern communities, a
  
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• Vancouver Sun letters to the editor for Monday, Sept. 17, 2018

  17-09-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial government proposes to introduce two fake taxes, respectively called the school tax and the speculation tax. These are really fines for owning existing property, to which there is no appeal.
  For some local families, the house is the family asset, built up after years of paying property taxes and mortgages. Even a deferral of the school tax affects the resources ultimately available to the next generation to enable them to live in Vancouver.
  The speculation tax title makes it sound
  
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• Michael Lee: B.C. should reject ride-hailing and invest in public transit

  17-09-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Whether to allow ride-hailing companies to operate in B.C., in particular Metro Vancouver, has left Premier John Horgan and the NDP talking out of both sides of their mouths.
  In 2014, as leader of the opposition, Horgan proposed legislation to increase fines against individuals operating a ride-hail without a permit to $20,000 from $5,000, clearly standing against the operation of ride-hail vehicles in B.C. But now it feels like it’s only a matter of time before we will be hailing Ubers an
  
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• What a summer ☀️! A few months packed with so many memorable events. Take a look at just a few of the fun community… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-09-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  What a summer ☀️! A few months packed with so many memorable events. Take a look at just a few of the fun community… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vigil held for 18-year-old Smithers woman after human remains found

  17-09-2018 00:56 via vancouversun.com
  Friends and family mourned an 18-year-old Smithers woman who had been missing for more than two weeks after human remains were found.
  A vigil for Jessica Balczer, who was reported missing on Sept. 3, will be held at Boville Square in Smithers at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
  On Sunday, Smithers RCMP said they are investigating the discovery of human remains. Police said identification is underway, but members of the community have identified the victim on social media as Patrick.
  “It was a big sh
  
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