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• Are there leaves or other debris blocking the catch basins in front of your home? Please take a minute to clear the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 23:38 via twitter.com
  Are there leaves or other debris blocking the catch basins in front of your home? Please take a minute to clear the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• We’re recruiting for several auxiliary Custodial Guards. Click here to apply: ow.ly/aIIM30mtQdM #NorthVan

  02-11-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  We’re recruiting for several auxiliary Custodial Guards.Click here to apply: ow.ly/aIIM30mtQdM #NorthVan
  
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• Don't forget to change your smoke detector batteries when you change your clocks for Daylight Savings time!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  Don't forget to change your smoke detector batteries when you change your clocks for Daylight Savings time!… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Defence for killer of Japanese student says he should be jailed for minimum 10 years

  02-11-2018 23:25 via vancouversun.com
  A man found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder of a Japanese student in Vancouver should be jailed for the minimum 10 years for the crime, his lawyer argued in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Friday.
  The prosecutor is asking the court to sentence William Schneider to 17 years for the killing of Natsumi Kogawa before he can apply for parole.
  After deliberating for several days, a jury last month found Schneider, 50, guilty of the September 2016 second-degree murder of Kogawa, 30.
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• This coming Monday (Nov 5) at 7pm, your new Mayor and Council will be sworn in at an inaugural meeting of Council.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 23:21 via twitter.com
  This coming Monday (Nov 5) at 7pm, your new Mayor and Council will be sworn in at an inaugural meeting of Council.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Researchers capture video of humpback whales "trap feeding"

  02-11-2018 23:20 via vancouversun.com
  A video taken by whale researchers around northeastern Vancouver Island shows humpback whales “trap feeding” – a unique strategy where the whales use their mouths to set a trap for juvenile herring.
  According to research published in Marine Mammal Science, herring sometimes accumulate in and around the mouths of humpback whales to escape being eaten by diving birds. With their mouths open at the surface of the water, the whales spin in place and use their pectoral flippers to p
  
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• New Westminster police investigate 'It's okay to be white' posters

  02-11-2018 23:17 via vancouversun.com
  Police in New Westminster are investigating after several ‘It’s okay to be white’ posters were found stapled to telephone poles near Douglas College.
  Vanessa Woznow, 33, was walking along Eight Avenue on Thursday afternoon when she saw one of the distinctive posters, which feature thin block letters printed on white paper. She posted a picture on Twitter before tearing the poster down, vowing to tear down any others she saw.
  She later found three more, along with evidence that
  
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• Vancouver won't 'bust heads' over illicit pot shops, small grows: mayor-elect

  02-11-2018 23:04 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s mayor-elect says the city won’t be “busting heads” over illicit pot shops or small grow-ops because the cannabis industry deserves time to adjust to legalization.
  The city is known for its lax attitude toward public sales and consumption of marijuana but still has no licensed stores, weeks after marijuana was legalized across the country.
  Some stores have chosen to keep their doors open while waiting for their licence applications to be processed. Since they l
  
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• Heavy rains cause mudslide, washouts on North Shore

  02-11-2018 22:59 via vancouversun.com
  A small mudslide covered part of the Grouse Mountain parking lot Thursday night.
  Grouse Mountain spokesperson Julia Grant said no one was injured and there was no significant damage after heavy rain triggered the slide that came from the Metro Vancouver watershed lands adjacent to Grouse Mountain.
  “Metro Vancouver crews are onsite assessing the area,” she said in an email. “Our mountain crew has been clearing mud from the parking lot areas today.”
  Grouse has been closed s
  
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• Jail sentence for B.C. man who started fire in hotel filled with wildfire evacuees

  02-11-2018 22:57 via vancouversun.com
  A man who started a fire at a Kamloops hotel filled with wildfire evacuees in the summer of 2017 has been given a two-year jail sentence.
  According to a provincial court sentencing decision posted online, Shane Dennis was staying at the Sandman Inn and Suites Hotel with his grandmother and other families members who had been forced from their home in Williams Lake in July 2017 when the arson took place.
  The hotel was busy with people who had been forced to flee the fires during one of B.C.&rsquo
  
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• Everyone came out of the woodwork last night for the opening of the Community Woodworking Studio at 135 West 1st St… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 22:53 via twitter.com
  Everyone came out of the woodwork last night for the opening of the Community Woodworking Studio at 135 West 1st St… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• B.C. allows gender X on ID for people who don't identify as male or female

  02-11-2018 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  People who consider themselves neither male nor female can now an X to designate their gender on British Columbia-issued identification including a driver’s licence, birth certificate, identity card and B.C. Services card.
  The ministries of Health, Attorney General and Citizens Services say they have worked together on changes to government documents as a way to respect issues of gender identity.
  Attorney General David Eby said in a news release a lack of an alternative for people who do n
  
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• All the ghouls, ghosts and witches have gone, now it's time to send ol' jack to the afterlife. Remove tea lights or… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 22:00 via twitter.com
  All the ghouls, ghosts and witches have gone, now it's time to send ol' jack to the afterlife. Remove tea lights or… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Heavy rains cause mudslide, washouts on North Shore - Vancouver Sun

  02-11-2018 21:43
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  Heavy rains cause mudslide, washouts on North Shore
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  Grouse Mountain spokesperson Julia Grant said no one was injured and there was no significant damage after heavy rain triggered the slide that came from the Metro Vancouver watershed lands adjacent to Grouse Mountain. “Metro Vancouver crews are ...
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• Jail sentence for man who started fire in a hotel filled with wildfire evacuees

  02-11-2018 21:32 via vancouversun.com
  A man who started a fire at a Kamloops hotel filled with wildfire evacuees in the summer of 2017 has been given a two-year jail sentence.
  According to a provincial court sentencing decision posted online, Shane Dennis was staying at the Sandman Inn and Suites Hotel with his grandmother and other families members who had been evacuated from their home in Williams Lake in July 2017 when the arson took place.
  The hotel was busy with people who had been forced to flee the fires during one of B.C.&rs
  
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• Sea stars still wasting away in B.C. waters

  02-11-2018 21:29 via vancouversun.com
  Reports that the sea star population was rebounding after a bout of wasting disease appear to have been overly optimistic, says a new report from the Coastal Ocean Research Institute.
  The Vancouver Aquarium’s research group believes the wasting disease that first attacked the sea star population in 2013 is continuing, with several species still in decline.
  “The current status of sea stars varies widely by species and location,” writes report author Jessica Schultz. “
  
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• Heavy rains cause washouts on two North Shore trails

  02-11-2018 21:24 via vancouversun.com
  Part of the Baden-Powell Trail has been rerouted after a washout in Grouse Mountain Regional Park, according to Metro Vancouver.
  Heavy rainfall Friday caused damage in two North Vancouver parks, including Lynn Headwaters Regional Park, where the lower Lynn Loop Trail was also closed due to another washout.
  Heavy rainfall has caused damage in two regional parks in #NorthVan.
  At #LynnHeadwatersRegionalPark, lower Lynn Loop Trail is closed due to washouts. Use upper Lynn Loop Trail for now. At #Gro
  
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• Got Halloween pumpkins to dispose of? Why not come give them the ol' heave-ho at @dnvfirecharity Fifth Annual Pumpk… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 21:18 via twitter.com
  Got Halloween pumpkins to dispose of? Why not come give them the ol' heave-ho at @dnvfirecharity Fifth Annual Pumpk… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• B.C. resort discriminated against white employees based on race: Human Rights Tribunal

  02-11-2018 21:15 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled in favour of seven people who claim they were fired from a resort in the Cariboo because they are Caucasian.
  In her decision, tribunal chair Diana Juricevic awarded seven employees of the Spruce Hill Resort and Spa near 108 Mile Ranch more than $173,000, saying they were credible in their claim that owner Kin Wa Chan wanted to replace Caucasian employees with Chinese employees to save money.
  “Over a period of months, Mr. Chan repeatedly said th
  
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• Have you lost your Canon EOS Rebel camera? Today, one with a strap was turned in at the RCMP front counter as found… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 20:59 via twitter.com
  Have you lost your Canon EOS Rebel camera? Today, one with a strap was turned in at the RCMP front counter as found… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vancouver home supply highest in 4 years as sales drop below historical average

  02-11-2018 20:54 via vancouversun.com
  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home supply is rising and reaching levels not seen in four years, even as the average price inches up.
  The board says its calculated composite benchmark price for all homes was $1,062,100 in October — up one per cent since October 2017, but down 3.3 per cent in the past three months.
  Sales of all types of homes — detached, townhomes and condos — fell in October 34.9 per cent compared with the same month last year, droppi
  
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• Our map of significant public works, infrastructure, and development projects that may impact traffic has been upda… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 20:52 via twitter.com
  Our map of significant public works, infrastructure, and development projects that may impact traffic has been upda… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Top B.C. court rejects group's attempt to stop electoral reform referendum

  02-11-2018 20:51 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s top court has dismissed an application by a group trying to halt the province’s referendum on electoral reform.
  The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association asked for leave to appeal a lower-court decision that in August denied an interim injunction, after it accused the B.C. government of rushing a process for fundamental changes to the democratic system.
  B.C. Appeal Court Justice Gregory Fitch says there was no merit to the association’s argument that dispute
  
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• Investigation into northern B.C. bus crash underway but all injured released from hospital

  02-11-2018 20:42 via vancouversun.com
  RCMP investigators point to weather and slippery road conditions as possible factors in a bus crash north of Prince George that sent 18 people to hospital.
  RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says there’s nothing to suggest the driver was impaired or did anything wrong before the bus slid into a ditch Thursday on snow-covered Highway 97.
  The bus chartered by forest products company Canfor flipped partially on its side with 30 employees travelling from Prince George to the Polar Sawmill in Bear La
  
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• Inquest postponed into death of B.C. RCMP officer connected to Dziekanski case

  02-11-2018 20:27 via vancouversun.com
  The coroner’s service has postponed an inquest into the suicide of the RCMP officer who was in charge of media relations when Robert Dziekanski was fatally stunned with a Taser at the Vancouver airport.
  Pierre Lemaitre was 55 years old and a sergeant with the Mounties when he died at his home in Abbotsford in July 2013.
  An coroner’s inquest was scheduled to begin Nov. 19. It has been postponed to Nov. 26 due to scheduling conflicts, the B.C. Coroners Service said in a news release.
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• Attn Seniors! Explore your transportation options: free workshop Nov 7th 1-3:30pm. Learn about the Driver’s License… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  Attn Seniors! Explore your transportation options: free workshop Nov 7th 1-3:30pm. Learn about the Driver’s License… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Sea stars still wasting in B.C. waters

  02-11-2018 19:22 via vancouversun.com
  Reports that the sea star population was rebounding after a gory bout of wasting disease appear to have been overly optimistic, says a new report from the Coastal Ocean Research Institute.
  The Vancouver Aquarium’s research group believes the wasting disease that first decimated the sea star population in 2013 is ongoing, with sightings of several species still in decline.
  “The current status of sea stars varies widely by species and location,” wrote report author Jessica S
  
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• Makeover: Highlights and lowlights key to create depth and dimension

  02-11-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Bev Fitzgerald, 56, is a resource manager. She has a twin sister that is a client of ours and liked the way I did her hair and wanted me to create a new look that would better suit her face shape and texture.
  Bev has very thick and coarse hair. It was previously lightened and was feeling drab and void of style. I felt like her colour was washing her out and needed a little depth to draw out her eyes. I also wanted to create a blended and more natural looking finish for ease of maintenance and to
  
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• International: 20 bestselling books of the week of Oct. 27

  02-11-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. Every Breath — Nicholas Sparks
  2. Ambush — Patterson/Born
  3. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven — Mitch Albom
  4. Unsheltered — Barbara Kingsolver
  5. Holy Ghost — John Sanford
  6. A Spark of Light — Jodi Picoult
  7. Vince Flynn: Red War — Kyle Mills
  8. When We Were Young — Karen Kingsbury
  9. Alaskan Holiday — Debbie Macomber
  10. The Witch Elm — Tana French
   
  HARDCOVER NON-FICTION
  1. Ship of Fools — Tucker Ca
  
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• Francesco Yates gets funky while Justin Timberlake gets plaid

  02-11-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Francesco Yates at Justin Timberlake — Man of the Woods Tour
  When: Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m.
  Where: Rogers Arena
  Tickets and info: ticketmaster.ca
  Getting picked to open for Justin Timberlake on his 46-date Man of the Woods Tour is a major coup for Francesco Yates. The 23 year-old Toronto musician has been on a roll since 2014, racking up chart-topping hits such as Sugar (for German producer Robin Shulz) and opening for Carly Rae Jepsen on her Hello World road trip.
  Signed to Atlantic Records at a
  
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• Fab 5: Shoes with sole

  02-11-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  There’s a lot to love about this season’s chunky soled shoes. Besides their practical appeal (some days, we can’t even imagine slipping into a pair of stilettos), they’re comfortable and sturdy (hello, wet, winter weather), and look great with everything from skinny jeans to floaty dresses. From lug-soles to styles that toe the line between hiking boot and sneaker, Rebecca Tay showcases five chunky shoes to try right now.
  MIRROR, MIRROR
  Unless you’ve been living und
  
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• Editorial: Just because StatsCan can demand information doesn't mean it should

  02-11-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  The federal Privacy Commissioner is investigating a plan by Statistics Canada to secretly collect the personal financial transaction information of hundreds of thousands of Canadians without their permission. Not surprisingly, the commissioner received complaints after media reports revealed that StatsCan was demanding the private data from Canada’s nine largest financial institutions.
  As with previous Statistics Canada controversies, the long-form census being a key one, this issue h
  
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• Brian Minter: Plant a remembrance garden with Flanders poppies

  02-11-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  A week or two before November 11, most Canadians wear a red poppy to symbolize the remembrance of all those who have fallen, not only in the First World War, but also in the many subsequent wars in which Canadian soldiers have died.
  As Canadians, we should know that Lt. Col. John McCrae, a native of Guelph, Ont., and a medical officer during the First World War, scribbled a 13-line poem called In Flanders Fields, on a scrap of paper shortly after the death of a fellow soldier in May, 1915.
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• Book review: Dear Evelyn an extended meditation on a marriage

  02-11-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Dear Evelyn
  Kathy Page (Biblioasis)
  $19.95 | 303pp
  There’s a remarkable, though discomfiting scene late in Dear Evelyn, London-born Salt Spring Islander Kathy Page’s sobering eighth novel.
  Married to Evelyn since the flames, explosions, and sirens of London over the brutally cold winter of 1940, geriatric Harry is taking stock.
  “This is what we have, now, dear,” he tells his wife.
  He’s matter-of-fact, studying her and seeing the thinning hair, the glasses with thick
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books of the week of October 27

  02-11-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  1. Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography — Andrea Warner (Greystone Books).
  2. Whitewater Cooks: More Beautiful Food — Shelley Adams (Alicon Holdings Ltd.).
  3. The Hidden Life of Trees: Illustrated Edition — Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books).
  4. The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family — Lindsay Wong (Arsenal Pulp Press).
  5. Dancing in Gumboots: Adventure, Love and Resilience — Women of the Comox Valley &mda
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Stop California dreaming, get your wine festival tickets now

  02-11-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s never too soon to start planning for the upcoming 41st Vancouver International Wine Festival (Feb. 23-March 3, 2019), especially when it comes to securing tickets.
  This year the festival’s theme is Dream Big: California Style, with 53 wineries and principals, all heading north from California to Vancouver to present the latest wine. The festival will host 107 other wineries from 15 countries around the world, plus several wines from South Africa that will only be available at a
  
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• Don’t forget this is the weekend we ‘fall back ‘ one hour. Don’t ‘fall back’ on your personal safety as the dayligh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 18:33 via twitter.com
  Don’t forget this is the weekend we ‘fall back ‘ one hour. Don’t ‘fall back’ on your personal safety as the dayligh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Signs of a market recovery? Home sales improve slightly in October

  02-11-2018 18:14
  
  Metro Vancouver’s real estate activity brightens but West Vancouver's detached market still gloomy
  
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• Attn #NorthVan: Update on traffic closures for 600 Block W. 2nd Westbound lane is closed. Eastbound lane is open bu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  02-11-2018 18:13 via twitter.com
  Attn #NorthVan: Update on traffic closures for 600 Block W. 2nd Westbound lane is closed. Eastbound lane is open bu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coquitlam condo project criticized for lack of density

  02-11-2018 18:10
  
  Density on Como Lake development falls short of what was promised, resident tells Coquitlam council
  
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• Vancouver home supply highest in 4 years as sales plunge below historical average

  02-11-2018 17:21 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home supply is rising and reaching levels not seen in roughly four years, even as the average price inches up year-over-year.
  The board says the composite benchmark price for all homes was $1,062,100 in October — up one per cent since October 2017, but down 3.3 per cent over the last three months.
  Sales of all types of homes — detached, townhomes and condos — in October fell 34.9 per cent compared with the same m
  
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• Attn: 600 block of West 2nd Street, water main break overnight. Traffic will be disrupted during repair time. #NorthVan #CNVRoadwork

  02-11-2018 17:13 via twitter.com
  Attn: 600 block of West 2nd Street, water main break overnight. Traffic will be disrupted during repair time. #NorthVan #CNVRoadwork
  
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• Did you know there's a bike fix it station at the #FootofLonsdale and bike racks? 🚴 #NorthVan #BTWW @WeAreHub https://t.co/B9Ek7TmFt2

  02-11-2018 17:01 via twitter.com
  
  Did you know there's a bike fix it station at the #FootofLonsdale and bike racks? 🚴 #NorthVan #BTWW @WeAreHub https://t.co/B9Ek7TmFt2
  
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• West Vancouver mayor-elect Mary-Ann Booth confirmed after recount

  02-11-2018 16:41 via vancouversun.com
  District of West Vancouver mayor-elect Mary-Ann Booth has been confirmed as mayor after a recount of votes.
  The recount was requested Monday after only 21 votes separated mayoral candidate Mark Sager and Booth.
  A provincial judge ordered the recount after an application was filed by former mayor Michael Smith, who didn’t run for re-election, on behalf of the man he endorsed to replace him, lawyer Mark Sager.
  The application was also filed on behalf of Jim Finkbeiner, who came 20 votes
  
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• Vancouver home supply up as sales drop below historical average in October

  02-11-2018 15:47 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUER — The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home supply is rising and reaching levels not seen in roughly four years, even as the average price inches up year-over-year.
  The board says the composite benchmark price for all homes was $1,062,100 in October — up one per cent since October 2017, but down 3.3 per cent over the last three months.
  Sales of all types of homes — detached, townhomes and condos — in October fell 34.9 per cent compared with the same mo
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Understanding American views on socio-economic issues

  02-11-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  In 2016, as Americans went to the polls, the top voting issues for Republicans were the economy, terrorism, immigration, foreign policy and health care.
  Democratic voters voted on the economy and terrorism as well. However, their point of view on those topics differed significantly from Republicans. Other top Democratic issues were racial mistreatment, gun control and the environment.
  Two years into the Trump administration, Americans are heading into midterm elections. The result
  
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• Trudeau to apologize to Tsilhqot'in community members for 1864 hanging of B.C. chiefs

  02-11-2018 14:13 via vancouversun.com
  WILLIAMS LAKE — The Prime Minister’s Office says Justin Trudeau will apologize directly to members of the Tsilhqot’in community today for the hangings of six chiefs during the so-called Chilcotin War more than 150 years ago.
  Trudeau is also scheduled to meet with leaders of the tribal council and community members at Chilko Lake in British Columbia’s central Interior for a smudging and brushing off ceremony, gifts, traditional feast and bear dance.
  The visit follows a &ld
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Rainfall warning lifted, possible sunny breaks

  02-11-2018 13:56 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Happy Friday, Metro Vancouver. Environment Canada has lifted the heavy rainfall warning, and the region may even see some sunshine this afternoon. The agency is forecasting a mix of sun and cloud, with a high of 13 C for Friday, although there is still a 30 per cent chance of showers in the morning. There’s more rain in the forecast on Saturday, with a high of 12 C, but then Sunday looks sunny and clear, with a high of 12 C, according to Environment Canada. The
  
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• Four seriously injured in Prince George area bus crash, 12 others stable

  02-11-2018 06:17 via vancouversun.com
  A bus carrying workers to a sawmill crashed Thursday afternoon north of Prince George, sending 16 people to hospital, three of them in critical condition.
  B.C. Emergency Health Services says one person was in serious condition and 12 others were stable.
  Sixteen others were uninjured and taken back to Prince George by bus, said Libby Brown of EHS.
  Cpl. Craig Douglass of Prince George RCMP said the accident happened on Highway 97 near Mitchell Road around 3:45 p.m. and road conditions were slipper
  
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• Indigo Chapters gets a Vancouver sequel on Robson

  02-11-2018 05:28 via vancouversun.com
  Almost four years after Chapters left Robson Street, the bookstore is back with a new flagship Indigo store on one of Vancouver’s most prestigious shopping strips.
  “We are thrilled to be back on Robson Street to share our new retail concept with our passionate customers,” Indigo CEO Heather Reisman said in a news release. “We are so looking forward to welcoming everyone again.”
  The two-level, 29,000-square-foot store at 1033 Robson St. is hosting a grand-openin
  
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