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• Vancouver protest: Group warns of pot health risks on legalization day

  17-10-2018 23:57 via vancouversun.com
  A coalition of groups concerned about the health risks associated with marijuana is calling legalization a “dark day for Canada.”
  Members of Smart Approaches to Marijuana Canada, Air We Share and Airspace Action on Smoking and Health tried to share the message from the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery today, as pro-pot hecklers shouted over them.
  Coalition spokeswoman Pamela McColl says she believes legalization normalizes a dangerous substance and positions Canada to be the base o
  
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• Our recycling contractor is having an unexpected operational issue. As a result, there may be sporadic delays picki… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 23:34 via twitter.com
  Our recycling contractor is having an unexpected operational issue. As a result, there may be sporadic delays picki… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Inside B.C.'s first legal cannabis store in Kamloops

  17-10-2018 22:27 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — More than 100 customers lined up outside the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch’s first B.C. Cannabis Store early Wednesday for a chance to be part of provincial history.
  By the time the doors opened at 10 a.m. sharp, the queue was long to be the first consumers of legal, recreational cannabis in B.C., after Canada’s Cannabis Act came into force hours earlier.
  A lone protestor shouted about his opposition to what he perceived as the government’s monopolization of
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Nobody said democracy was easy

  17-10-2018 22:27 via vancouversun.com
  By the time my neighbour, Dave, goes to vote on Saturday, he’ll have spent more than five hours pouring over the candidates’ lists for Vancouver mayor, council, school and park boards.
  He’s read their policies and the parties’ platforms as well as what’s been published in the newspapers. He’s talked to friends both on the right and the left of the spectrum. He’s developed a complex numbering system to rank his choices. And, he’s got a sample c
  
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• Detached home prices will soar after three-year slump: analyst

  17-10-2018 22:16
  
  Metro Vancouver's current housing slump will last until 2021, but will be followed by dramatic doubling in single-family prices, predicts analyst
  
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• HUGE shout out to the 40 volunteers from the local @TELUS community who joined us this past weekend in Princess Par… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 22:03 via twitter.com
  HUGE shout out to the 40 volunteers from the local @TELUS community who joined us this past weekend in Princess Par… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• You can shake it off today, but tomorrow it's time to #ShakeOutBC. Join the @ShakeOutBC earthquake drill at 10:18 t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
  You can shake it off today, but tomorrow it's time to #ShakeOutBC. Join the @ShakeOutBC earthquake drill at 10:18 t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• New provincial investigators to enforce illegal cannabis sales

  17-10-2018 21:29 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government will have a team of 44 special constables around the province to investigate unlicensed cannabis stores.
  But no enforcement action is expected until more licensed stores are opened, a spokesman for the B.C. Public Safety Ministry said Wednesday.
  Colin Hynes said hiring of the special constables, known as the community safety unit, began in the summer and many of the officers are now in place. The unit is part of the Public Safety Ministry, while the expanded liquor and cannab
  
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• Advanced voting is now over. Over the three days, a total of 2,349 people came out to vote in advance (compared to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 21:10 via twitter.com
  Advanced voting is now over. Over the three days, a total of 2,349 people came out to vote in advance (compared to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Legalization Day Live: More than 1,000 pot sales online in the first hour, says B.C. government

  17-10-2018 20:28 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government is touting the success of the province’s online cannabis store, which went live shortly after midnight.
  Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s minister of public safety and solicitor general, held a news conference Wednesday morning, on the day Canada formally legalized the recreational use of marijuana. He said that they sold more than 1,000 cannabis products from the new website www.bccannabisstores.com in the first hour, and that online sales have been “steady&rdquo
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Police release video of suspects in Surrey murder

  17-10-2018 20:19 via vancouversun.com
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team hopes the public can identify suspects in a Surrey murder captured last week on video surveillance footage.
  Cpl. Frank Jang said Wednesday that detectives obtained the video after canvassing the neighbourhood where Sumeet Randhawa was shot and killed  Oct. 11.
  Stolen Hummer used in murder of Sumeet Randhawa Oct. 11, 2018
  The video shows a Hummer H3 arriving in the 6700-block of 129 Street shortly after 2:00 p.m. in tandem with what investigators b
  
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• This Just In: Guerlain Mon Guerlain eau de toilette, Sulwhasoo Perfecting Cushion Intense and Monat Rejuveniqe Oil Intensive

  17-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Guerlain
  Mon Guerlain eau de toilette
  They say: An eau de toilette that’s a “tribute to today’s femininity,” inspired by Angelina Jolie, the face of the fragrance. The scent boasts notes of mandarin, Sambac Jasmine, Carla Lavender and vanilla that “offers an invitation to be bold.”
  We say: If you haven’t already smelled the intoxicating fragrance Mon Guerlain eau de parfum, we highly suggest that you do. The rich scent is bold and feminine
  
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• Style in The City: Chloe Barcelon

  17-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Name: Chloe Barcelon
  Occupation: Photographer, influencer and child care leader
  Personal style in one word: Sporty-chic
  Social media: @chloeyvr on Instagram
  Love Chloe’s look? Here are a few items to help you recreate it.The pants
  A belted trouser like the ones Chloe is wearing here, are a perfect pant to go from work to play. The classic cut in a timeless hue, such as black, grey or a subtle tweed like these Wilfred Jallade Pants, can seamlessly transition from the office
  
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• Man in the High Castle returns for season three

  17-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Actor Rufus Sewell is used to being the bad guy so he wasn’t worried about fan reaction to him as John Smith, the Third Reich’s Obergruppenführer, in the Amazon Prime Video series The Man in the High Castle.
  “You forget the career I have had,” said Sewell with a laugh in a recent phone interview. “I am so inured to people coming up to me on the street and saying ‘you’re that dick.’ I say yes, that’s me. Now which dick are
  
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• International: 20 bestselling books of the week of October 13

  17-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. A Spark of Light — Jodi Picoult
  2. Red War — Vince Flynn; Kyle Mills
  3. Juror #3 — Patterson/Allen
  4. Alaskan Holiday — Debbi Macomber
  5. Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat — Anne Rice
  6. Lethal White — Robert Galbraith
  7. Uncompromising Honor — David Weber
  8. Where the Crawdads Sing — Della Owens
  9. Anthony Bourdain’s Hungry Ghosts — Anthony Bourdain; Joel Rose
  10. Shadow Tyrants — Cussler/Morrison
  
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• Five things to check out at the 2018 Heart of the City Festival

  17-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Heart of the City Festival
  When: Oct. 24 to Nov. 4
  Where: Various locations, Downtown Eastside
  Tickets and info: heartofthecityfestival.com
  1. Material Witness. The 15th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival is 12 days of music, dance, poetry and more — in all, 100 events in over 40 venues throughout the DTES. One of the featured events is Material Witness, a theatre piece with Indigenous performers from New York and Nipissing, Ontario telling stories about violence against w
  
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• Beauty Bar: Dove Exfoliating Body Polish

  17-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: An exfoliating body polish from the brand Dove that aims to moisturize, nourish and smooth skin.
  The in-shower treatment boasts exfoliating particles to slough away dead skin cells and rough patches, while also featuring 1/4 of the 60-year-old brand’s iconic moisturizing cream to re-hydrate skin after polishing.
  The line features three formulas: Crushed Macadamia and Rice Milk; Pomegranate Seeds and Shea Butter; and Kiwi Seeds and Cool Aloe.
  What we say: Our tester was eager to
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books of the week of October 13

  17-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  1. A West Coast Summer — Caroline Woodward, illustrated by Carol Evans (Harbour Publishing).
  2. Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography — Andrea Warner (Greystone Books).
  3. Whitewater Cooks: More Beautiful Food — Shelley Adams (Alicon Holdings Ltd.).
  4. The Hidden Life of Trees: Illustrated Edition — Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books).
  5. One Eagle Soaring — Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd (Harbour Publishing).
  6. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Ind
  
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• Atticus happy to remain the anonymous poet

  17-10-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Atticus
  When: Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m.
  Where: Munro’s Books, Victoria
  When: Oct. 25, 7 p.m.
  Where: Indigo, Robson St., Vancouver
  With his new book of poetry The Dark Between Stars now officially a New York Times bestseller, Atticus could understandably turn the page on that whole Instagram anonymous poet thing.
  But the mask-wearing twenty something from somewhere on the West Coast of B.C. is happy to keep the status quo and his online fans — close to one million Instagram followers &m
  
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• Condo flipping ‘never pervasive’ and not to blame for high prices: report

  17-10-2018 19:47
  
  Government measures to curb real estate speculation won’t improve affordability, say Bloomberg analysts
  
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• Planning to vote on Saturday? You can vote at any of the 20 voting locations across the District, and there is no '… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 18:33 via twitter.com
  Planning to vote on Saturday? You can vote at any of the 20 voting locations across the District, and there is no '… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• PHOTOS: A look inside the province's first B.C. Cannabis Store in Kamloops

  17-10-2018 18:19
  
  Media got a tour of the B.C. Cannabis Store in Kamloops Wednesday morning, prior to the doors opening to the public at 10 a.m.
  
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• More than 1,000 pot sales online in the first hour, says BC government

  17-10-2018 18:15 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government is touting the success of the province’s online cannabis store, which went live shortly after midnight.
  Mike Farnsworth, B.C.’s minister of public safety and solicitor general, held a news conference Wednesday morning, on the day Canada formally legalized the recreational use of marijuana. He said that they sold more than 1,000 cannabis products from the new website www.bccannabisstores.com in the first hour, and that online sales have been “steady&rdqu
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Canada steps off the precipice and into legalization

  17-10-2018 18:13 via vancouversun.com
  It was supposed to kill the black market and keep pot out of kids’ hands. But so far, Canada’s bold and unprecedented legalization of cannabis is a mess.
  Nowhere is it more obvious than the city known as Van-sterdam in the province whose name is part of a sought-after brand of bud.
  Here, there is no place to buy cannabis legally and the city-licensed, but illegal cannabis stores are still open. In anticipation of being legalized as recreational pot shops by the province, some have re
  
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• Canada's pot legalization makes headlines around the world

  17-10-2018 18:05 via vancouversun.com
  Canadian adults can legally smoke pot as of Wednesday, ending nearly a century of prohibition, and the world it seems is paying attention.
  While #legalizationday, #canadacannabis, and #weedwednesday were trending on Twitter early Wednesday, many news outlets around the globe such as CNN, BBC, the Guardian, and more, carried headlines with the historic news. Some media outlets, including Vice, called legalization day “Hash Wednesday.”
  And, of course, there were plenty of mem
  
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• 🚧 #Roadwork alert! Expect delays 400 block W. Keith Rd Oct 17 & 18. Crews are installing water service. From 9am to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  🚧 #Roadwork alert! Expect delays 400 block W. Keith Rd Oct 17 & 18. Crews are installing water service. From 9am to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Advance voting continues 8am to 8pm today at City Hall 🗳️. Make time to vote, it's important. Find everything you n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-10-2018 17:00 via twitter.com
  Advance voting continues 8am to 8pm today at City Hall 🗳️. Make time to vote, it's important. Find everything you n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• How the B.C. electric car fantasy will become reality

  17-10-2018 16:25 via vancouversun.com
  It’s a long drive from Vancouver to Lake Louise, and you could use a break, a little pick-me-up for you and your car.
  Park your electric car on a hot parking spot, the kind with a wireless charging unit built into the pavement. It’s just a bigger version of the cordless pad that charges your phone.
  In the time it takes you to have a cup of coffee and a doughnut, you are back on the road with a clear head and a charged battery.
  If that sounds futuristic, remember that today’s el
  
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• 'Dream scenario': Two more Canadian LNG projects inching towards construction

  17-10-2018 16:21 via vancouversun.com
  CALGARY – Two more liquefied natural gas export projects are poised to proceed in Canada over the next six months, setting up what analysts call “a dream scenario” after years of delays.
  Both Pieridae Energy Ltd.’s $10-billion Goldboro LNG project in Nova Scotia and Woodfibre LNG’s $1.6-billion project in British Columbia are nearing the finish line in a tight race to be the second LNG project sanctioned in Canada after Royal Dutch Shell Plc and its partners approve
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Another balmy day, with highs of 21 C inland

  17-10-2018 16:01 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – It’s another sunny and warm day for the metropolitan region Wednesday. Environment Canada is forecasting highs of 15 C near the water and 21 inland. Expect clear evenings tonight and Thursday evening, and then Friday night looks foggy. The warm ad dry weather with temperature highs of around 15 C will likely continue through the weekend, with a few clouds rolling in on Saturday and Sunday. Monday’s weather  looks much the same and then the rain may return
  
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• Richmond takes hard line against legal pot, while pot-friendly neighbour Vancouver rolls with it

  17-10-2018 15:14 via vancouversun.com
  Dina Morgan has been using cannabis for most of her adult life — both recreationally and, she says, for the treatment of PTSD and anxiety.
  Whenever she gets low on stock, Morgan, who lives near Steveston village in Richmond, B.C., has to drive north across the Fraser River to Vancouver. That’s because her city council has prohibited marijuana dispensaries and has vowed to keep any form of retail cannabis stores — public or private — from opening after legalization takes e
  
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• Style Q&A: Vancouver co-working space as much about balance as it is about getting things done

  17-10-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Work can be exhausting. We all know that. But, how we deal with it can differ dramatically.
  And that’s where the Vancouver-based co-working space Werklab comes in.
  The shared work space focuses on offering freelance and self-employed people a place to get work done, sure, but to also keep burnout at bay.
  We caught up with Christina Disler, the founder of Werklab, to learn more about her business, why she started it, and how burnout happens.
  Q. For those who aren’t familiar, what
  
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• Post-Oct. 20 political landscape could impact Metro Vancouver real estate market

  17-10-2018 09:48 via vancouversun.com
  Shifting political winds could exacerbate an already-softening Metro Vancouver housing market buffeted by recent government policies and higher borrowing costs, said an industry analyst at the Urban Development Institute’s annual real estate industry outlook on Tuesday.
  Michael Ferreira, principal of Urban Analytics, warned that a number of Metro Vancouver municipalities could take on an anti-development slant after the Oct. 20 election.
  “You have reason to be a little bit nervous be
  
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• Cannabis goes up for sale online as marijuana gets legalized in B.C.

  17-10-2018 09:30 via vancouversun.com
  Midnight tokers rejoice — you can now buy cannabis legally in B.C.
  Recreational pot sales officially started at 12 a.m. on Wednesday through the provincial government’s online portal — www.bccannabisstores.com.
  Whether you want dry products or oil products, pre-rolled joints or liquid in bottles, the website has it all. You can buy rolling papers, handheld vaporizers, bongs, pipes and all sorts of other paraphernalia.The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch, the official g
  
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• North Vancouver developer proposes new ‘demoviction’ solution - Global News BC

  17-10-2018 09:00
  North Vancouver developer proposes new ‘demoviction’ solution  Global News BCWATCH: A North Vancouver developer wants to build prefabricated homes for the people who will be displaced by its new project. Catherine Urquhart reports.
  
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• Midnight marijuana: B.C.'s online cannabis store purchases come with $10 shipping charge

  17-10-2018 06:56 via vancouversun.com
  When recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada at the stroke of midnight, B.C. residents who are 19 years old and older will be able to order pot through the provincial government’s online portal — www.bccannabisstores.com.
  The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch, the official government distributor of non-medical cannabis in B.C., has entered a contract with Canada Post to deliver online cannabis orders to customers.
  Orders will be shipped from th
  
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• Vancouver police find missing senior and his dog

  17-10-2018 06:43 via vancouversun.com
  UPDATE: Frank Fukui, subject of a VPD missing person media release earlier this evening, has been located safe and sound with his golden retriever. They have been reunited with their family.
  PREVIOUSLY: Vancouver police are asking the public to help find 79-year-old Frank Fukui.
  Frank Fukui and his dog, Kobe.
  Fukui, who has dementia, was last seen today at 1:45 p.m. walking his golden retriever named Kobe near Cambie Street and West 45th Avenue. Fukui is described as an Asian man, 5-foot-6
  
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• Yes, YouTube is down — it's not just you

  17-10-2018 05:31 via vancouversun.com
  Update:  The great YouTube outage of 2018 is over.  The video streaming site was down for more than an hour.
  We're back! Thanks for all of your patience. If you continue to experience issues, please let us know. https://t.co/NVU5GP7Sy6
  — Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018
  Original post: YouTube, the second most popular website in the world, is down.
  The video-hosting website isn’t loading for most visitors and video embeds posted on other sites, including this one
  
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• Pot producers working 24/7 to stock B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch shelves as cannabis sales go live

  17-10-2018 05:20 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch has 85 different strains of cannabis available to recreational users as sales go live Wednesday, but licensed producers are working around the clock to get that marijuana into the province’s fledgling distribution system.
  “We know that everybody is getting as much (cannabis) out as fast as they can,” said Jordan Sinclair, a vice-president at Canopy Growth, Canada’s largest licensed cannabis producer and one of B.C.’s suppliers wor
  
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• Urban Development Institute hosts annual event on real estate industry outlook

  17-10-2018 04:11 via vancouversun.com
  Shifting political winds could exacerbate an already-softening Metro Vancouver housing market buffeted by recent government policies and higher borrowing costs, said an industry analyst at the Urban Development Institute’s annual real estate industry outlook on Tuesday.
  Michael Ferreira, principal of Urban Analytics, warned that a number of Metro Vancouver municipalities could take on an anti-development slant after the Oct. 20 election.
  “You have reason to be a little bit nervous be
  
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• B.C. government introduces legislation on speculation tax

  17-10-2018 03:29 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s New Democratic government dug in its heels on the contentious real estate speculation tax Tuesday, moving forward to bring it into law despite the protests of local mayors and a development community that warned it could cause more affordable housing problems than it will solve.
  Finance Minister Carole James introduced enabling legislation for the tax, eight months after it was first announced in February’s provincial budget. It will levy a surcharge on vacant
  
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• City of Vancouver returns c̓əsnaʔəm village land to Musqueam 

  17-10-2018 03:28 via vancouversun.com
  The city of Vancouver has returned a parcel of land, part of an ancient village site in southwest Vancouver, to the Musqueam Indian Band.
  The property, which is a parking lot next to the Fraser Arms Hotel, is part of the so-called Marpole Midden lands, an area of great cultural and historic significance to the Musqueam First Nation.
  The Marpole Midden, site of the village known to the Musqueam as c̓əsnaʔəm, originally covered 4.5 hectares ne
  
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