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• Want to get in the holiday spirit? Take a stroll through Park & Tilford Gardens to get in the mood. #NorthVan… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-12-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
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• B.C. whale-watching group uses surcharge to boost salmon, science for killer whales

  03-12-2018 22:34 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — A B.C. whale-watching organization is boosting its passenger surcharge to increase spending on science programs and salmon-recovery projects for killer whale conservation.
  Prince of Whales Whale Watching says the conservation fee charged to passengers will rise from $2 to $5 and will be aimed at supporting the endangered southern resident killer whale population.
  The company says in a news release the added fee is expected to generate more than $1 million over the next five year
  
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• Fab Five: The men's gift edition

  03-12-2018 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  If you’re lucky, the men in your life are either the type who will tell you exactly what they want, down to the colour, size, and configuration; if you’re unlucky, they’ll say they don’t need or want anything and leave you to your own devices.
  Fortunately, you still have some time to get it right. Ask for hints or clues, look for evidence of things they actually do need, and, if all else fails, Rebecca Tay presents five stylish gifts that any man should be so lucky t
  
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• Opinion: Naive politicians will keep Metro Vancouver tenants in turmoil

  03-12-2018 22:11
  
  New legislation may end up harming the tenants it's designed to help, says Western Investor editor Frank O'Brien
  
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• Vancouver police release composite sketch of sex assault suspect

  03-12-2018 22:05 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police are releasing a composite sketch of a suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl as she got off a bus last week.
  Around 5 p.m. on Nov. 27 the teen disembarked at Kingsway and began walking north on Miller Street when an unknown man suddenly grabbed her from behind. The man pulled the girl into the bushes in Brewers Park just off of Commercial Street and sexually assaulted the teen before fleeing.
  The suspect is described as a white man in his late 20s to early 3
  
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• Polygamist's retrial date set for trafficking his 15-year-old daughter

  03-12-2018 22:01 via vancouversun.com
  Convicted polygamist James Oler will be back in B.C. Supreme Court in Cranbrook on April 1, 2019 for the start of his retrial on the charge of taking his under-aged daughter to the United States for sexual purposes.
  Justice Martha Devlin will hear the case. On Friday, she appointed Joseph Doyle as amicus (or friend of the court) to assist her.
  Oler, a former bishop of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, had no legal counsel in his two previous trials in B.C. Supreme C
  
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• TransLink Compass wristbands sell out, more to arrive in February

  03-12-2018 21:57 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink’s Compass wristbands have sold out.
  A limited supply of 1,000 blue adult wristbands and 1,000 orange concession wristbands were made available Monday and were sold out by 8:30 a.m. The wristbands require a $6 refundable deposit, similar to Compass cards.
  The transit authority said in a Twitter update that it had ordered another shipment of the wristbands, expected to arrive in February.
  TransLink’s Compass wristbands are pictured in this file photo.
  In a photo shared online
  
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• Wally Buono Day to be proclaimed in Vancouver on Tuesday

  03-12-2018 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  Move out of the way, it’s Wally Buono Day!
  Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart will make an official proclamation on Tuesday, announcing Wally Buono Day in honour of the retired B.C. Lions head coach.
  Buono, 68, spent 46 years with the CFL as a player, coach, general manager and as a governor.
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  03-12-2018 21:37 via twitter.com
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• B.C. MLAs face decision about legislature's audited finances amid scandal

  03-12-2018 20:48 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – B.C.’s MLAs will have to decide this week whether to sign-off on the legislature’s annual finances, amid a brewing scandal that has seen the suspension of the building’s two highest-ranking officials.
  MLAs on the all-party legislative assembly management committee (LAMC) will meet Thursday for what is expected to be a contentious gathering in which Speaker Darryl Plecas will face pointed questions about his role in a secret seven-month investigation that led to
  
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• Vancouver duo win $50K to launch mental health program for bartenders

  03-12-2018 20:23 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver duo has won $50,000 USD to launch a mental health program for those working in the bartending industry.
  Vancouver bartender Alex Black and psychology advisor Mackenzie Chilton were named the winners in the inaugural Tahona Society Collective Spirit competition, receiving a $50,000 USD grant to expand their concept Mind the Bar.
  The pair pitched a mental health network called Mind the Bar that aims to improve mental health in the service industry by providing counselling and reso
  
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• An Evening with The Clintons Contest

  03-12-2018 20:15 via vancouversun.com
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• $5,000 Luxury Bathtub Contest

  03-12-2018 20:11 via vancouversun.com
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• Fall Home Show – Ask an Expert Contest

  03-12-2018 20:09 via vancouversun.com
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• An evening with Deepak Chopra Contest

  03-12-2018 20:07 via vancouversun.com
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• Reader's Choice awards 2018

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• It's a Wonderful Life gets the musical treatment, with orchestra

  03-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s a Wonderful Life
  When: Dec. 6 to 31
  Where: Gateway Theatre
  Tickets: from $29 at tickets.gatewaytheatre.com
  When we reach Peter Jorgensen, the director is in Saskatoon, preparing a run of Fiddler on the Roof. But he is also readying a production of It’s a Wonderful Life in Vancouver, partly via Skype.
  “I’ve been able to watch all of the run-throughs for the cast, and send notes,” Jorgensen said. “And I pilot into production meetings when I’m not ther
  
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• Time to soften – or scrap – one-year-old mortgage stress test, says building industry

  03-12-2018 19:48
  
  Measure has already done its job of cooling housing market, and rising interest rates means it’s going too far, argue builders
  
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• Queen + Adam Lambert announce the Rhapsody Tour

  03-12-2018 19:43 via vancouversun.com
  Queen + Adam Lamber: Rhapsody Tour 2019
  When: July 10, 6:30 p.m.
  Where: Rogers Arena
  Tickets and info: From $49 on sale Dec. 7, 10 a.m. at Livenation.com
  Carry on, carry on. As if nothing really matters.
  But Queen does matter.
  Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury/Queen music biopic, is on its way to becoming the biggest grossing film of its kind to date with proceeds in excess of $500 million. The film soundtrack put the group back on the Billboard top 100, reaching the No. 1 spot on the Billb
  
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• Missing your survey equipment? This piece has been recovered by police in the Chesterfield Ave & W 1st Street area.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-12-2018 18:47 via twitter.com
  Missing your survey equipment? This piece has been recovered by police in the Chesterfield Ave & W 1st Street area.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Civic Plaza will be filled with beautiful music this holiday season. Catch Amy Williams (aka Leo) performing a blen… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-12-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  Civic Plaza will be filled with beautiful music this holiday season. Catch Amy Williams (aka Leo) performing a blen… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Smoked out? Vaping in the boys room not on in Deep Cove school - Vancouver Sun

  03-12-2018 17:47
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  Smoked out? Vaping in the boys room not on in Deep Cove school
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  A Deep Cove high school recently forced to lock its washrooms to keep kids from vaping in them is just the latest sortie in an enduring battle to keep e-cigs and vapes out of the hands of underaged users. Last week, Seycove Secondary School ...
  North Vancouver school fed up with e-cig vaping imposes a lock down on bathroomsStraight.com
  North Vancouver high school restricts washroom access to stop students
  
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• North Vancouver school limits washroom access to cut down on vaping

  03-12-2018 17:37 via vancouversun.com
  A North Vancouver high school has temporarily limited the number of washrooms available in an effort to cut down on instances of student vaping.
  Some parents, however, have expressed concerns over the restricted access to toilets.
  In bulletins sent to parents and students last week, school officials at Seycove Secondary said there had been a “recent increase in the amount of vaping at Seycove.”
  “It has now become a very serious issue which needs to be addressed,” the bull
  
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• Vacations in Italy: Cooking under the Tuscan Sun

  03-12-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  “Every day is a picture postcard here,” says George Myers, as we take in the magnificent panorama of countryside that stretches as far as the eye can see.
  We are on the terrace of Hotel La Costa in the 13th century hilltop village of Montefollonico, situated about 100 kilometres south of of Florence. George, along with his wife Linda and their daughter Whitney, are our wonderful hosts of Cook in Tuscany, a week of gourmet cooking classes run by local women, fine dining and excursions
  
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• Netflix series featuring B.C. comedian Ivan Decker to debut Jan. 1

  03-12-2018 16:06 via vancouversun.com
  A new Netflix series featuring Vancouver comedian Ivan Decker will debut on Jan. 1.
  All episodes of the streaming giant’s Comedians of the World will be released on New Year’s Day and is being billed as a “global first of its kind.” The series brings together 47 comedians from 13 regions in eight languages to showcase a wide variety of comedy styles. Each episode will feature a different comedian.
  Decker is one of eight Canadians and the only British Columbian in the mix.
  
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• 1 person confirmed dead in fatal North Vancouver crash - CBC.ca

  03-12-2018 16:05
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  1 person confirmed dead in fatal North Vancouver crash
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  One person was killed in a car crash on the Trans Canada Highway in North Vancouver on Saturday. Police say the head-on collision between a westbound pickup truck and eastbound car happened around 6:30 p.m. PT. A third vehicle was also involved in ...
  
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• Daily Poll: What's your Christmas shopping style?

  03-12-2018 15:39 via vancouversun.com
  Now that December’s started, many local retailers and stores have extended their opening hours to accommodate holiday shoppers.
  Some like to make their list, check it twice, order online and sit back and relax, while others make a mad dash to their local mall about four days before Christmas.
  What’s your Christmas shopping style and when do you start?Take Our PollTake Our Poll
  
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• B.C. First Nation to present oral evidence about Trans Mountain expansion impact

  03-12-2018 15:35 via vancouversun.com
  NANAIMO — The Tsleil-Waututh Nation will be presenting Indigenous oral traditional evidence to the National Energy Board at a hearing in Nanaimo.
  A news release says the board is hearing new evidence about the environmental effects of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion including adverse effects of shipping to species at risk such as southern resident killer whales.
  The oral traditional evidence will focus on potential impacts the project would pose to the Tsleil-Waututh culture and way of l
  
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• Lululemon founder Chip Wilson close to joining Chinese investor group in takeover bid for Amer

  03-12-2018 15:22 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver founder of yoga-apparel retailer Lululemon Athletica Inc. is close to joining the Chinese investor group pursuing a takeover of Amer Sports Oyj, people familiar with the matter said.
  Billionaire Chip Wilson is in talks to take around a 20 per cent stake as part of the consortium led by Anta Sports Products Ltd., according to the people involved. The buyer group and Helsinki-based Amer could announce a takeover agreement as soon as the next few weeks, the people said, asking no
  
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• Vancouver weather: Bit of sun, bit of fog, lot of cold

  03-12-2018 15:16 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Dec. 3, 2018 – Monday’s weather will see a mix of sun and cloud in Vancouver, with fog patches rolling through in the morning.
  The cold but sunny streak continues through the end of the week but come Saturday, better be prepared for flurries or rain showers.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Mix of sun and cloud, fog patches early in the day. High of 7.
  Tonight: Clear, wind up to 15 kilometres an hour. Low of minus 1.
  Tomorrow: Sunny, high of plus 4.Traffic: Lower Mainl
  
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• Newly discovered Star Wars-esque cave in remote B.C. valley could be the largest in Canada

  03-12-2018 14:54 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A newly discovered cave in a remote valley in British Columbia’s Wells Gray Provincial Park might just be the country’s largest.
  The feature was spotted by a helicopter crew from the province’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in March, when they were conducting a caribou census through the northeastern part of the park.
  Geologist Catherine Hickson, who first went to the cave in September, said the discovery promises a dramatic new chapter in the sto
  
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• North Vancouver school fed up with e-cig vaping imposes a lock down on bathrooms - Straight.com

  03-12-2018 09:00
  North Vancouver school fed up with e-cig vaping imposes a lock down on bathrooms  Straight.comIf you're the parent to a teenager or even a child of grade-school age, you might have received a notice or two sent home with your kid warning you about the ...
  
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• North Van school addresses vaping problem by locking washrooms - CTV News

  03-12-2018 09:00
  North Van school addresses vaping problem by locking washrooms  CTV NewsThe number of teenagers vaping in washrooms, locker rooms and even classrooms has become a "very serious issue" at Seycove Secondary School, ...
  
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• Photos: Santa parade kicks off holiday season in Vancouver

  03-12-2018 04:09 via vancouversun.com
  It may be hard to out-Christmas Santa Claus, but David and Cathie Watters may have done just that.
  The Delta couple arrived several hours before the big man from the North Pole flew through the intersection of West Georgia and Burrard on Sunday during Vancouver’s annual Santa Claus Parade. That they arrived early was not altogether notable, considering that hundreds had done the same in the hopes of a prime seat on a street curb or a comfortable spot in the sun. SharePhotos: 2018 Vancouver
  
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• Vancouver councillor wants double the number of modular housing units for homeless

  03-12-2018 03:14 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver councillor Jean Swanson wants to double the number of temporary modular housing units in the city in 2019.
  Swanson plans to bring forward a motion that would direct staff to find sites for 600 additional modular housing units to house the homeless.
  In addition, Vancouver has lost more than 500 units of low-income housing, mostly from single-room occupancy hotels like the Balmoral, Regent, and Roddan Lodge, said Swanson, a longtime anti-poverty advocate elected to council in October.
  Th
  
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• Richard Sayre and Peter McDonough: Cannabis and nanotechnology in your drink don’t mix

  03-12-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  The recent $5-billion investment by Constellation Brands in Canopy Growth Corp., along with increasing interest in the cannabis sector by international beverage giants such as Molson-Coors and Coca-Cola, sets the stage for various cannabis extracts (cannabinoids) to soon be included in our everyday drinks.
  As companies work to develop new cannabinoid-infused beverages, several are considering the use of “nanotechnologies” as a method to produce these new drinks. Their interest is fou
  
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• MLAs failed to keep tabs on an isolated legislature Speaker

  03-12-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — After a long day at work at the legislature, Speaker Darryl Plecas and his special adviser, Alan Mullen, like to relax at the bar near the capital building.
  Belleville’s Watering Hole & Diner is a favourite haunt for MLAs, political staff and journalists. But among the crowd, you’re more likely to spot Plecas and Mullen sitting alone. They are two men without political friends — ostracized by the B.C. Liberals, largely ignored by the NDP and Greens, and now
  
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• Andrew McCredie: In defence of supercars and their owners

  03-12-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  As if Metro Vancouverites didn’t have enough to feel depressed about — what with a dysfunctional legislature, mediocre pro sport teams, a housing affordability crisis, and the onset of winter rains — my colleague Douglas Todd has brought to light another dark cloud hanging over paradise lost.
  “Living in a supercar capital is bad for health,” warned the headline of his recent column in which he posited that the prevalence of luxury vehicles on city streets is adding
  
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• Many Lower Mainland dikes too low for catastrophic flood levels

  03-12-2018 01:46 via vancouversun.com
  Many of the dikes across the Lower Mainland are as much as one metre too low to withstand historic flood levels and few meet current standards for design and stability, according to provincial government documents.
  Every spring is like rolling the dice that hundreds of kilometres of barriers and pumps will withstand the waters of a melting snowpack, said John Clague, a professor of earth sciences at Simon Fraser University.
  All it takes is a combination of heavy snowpack, warm spring temperature
  
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• Santa parade kicks off holiday season in Vancouver

  03-12-2018 01:42 via vancouversun.com
  It may be hard to out-Christmas Santa Claus, but David and Cathie Watters may have done just that.
  The Delta couple arrived several hours before the big man from the North Pole flew through the intersection of West Georgia and Burrard on Sunday during Vancouver’s annual Santa Claus Parade. That they arrived early was not altogether notable, considering that hundreds had done the same in the hopes of a prime seat on a street curb or a comfortable spot in the sun.
  David and Cathie earned the
  
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• North Vancouver school locks washrooms after surge in vaping on school grounds - Globalnews.ca

  03-12-2018 01:35
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  North Vancouver school locks washrooms after surge in vaping on school grounds
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  A North Vancouver school is taking drastic steps to crack down on students vaping. Seycove Secondary School says there's been a recent spike in incidents of students vaping on school grounds, sometimes even in class. In a bulletin sent to parents on ...
  
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• North Vancouver school locks washrooms after surge in vaping on school grounds

  03-12-2018 01:29 via globalnews.ca
  According to the school, students are coordinating bathroom vape sessions by text, and some are even vaping in class.
  
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• It's cooling down this week, reach for a sweater to stay warm without turning up the heat. Our staff are keeping wa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-12-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  It's cooling down this week, reach for a sweater to stay warm without turning up the heat. Our staff are keeping wa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• One killed in multi-car Sea to Sky Highway crash on Sunday afternoon

  03-12-2018 00:32 via vancouversun.com
  One person was killed following a three-car crash on the Sea to Sky Highway on Sunday afternoon.
  According to Squamish RCMP, the crash was reported around noon, just north of Squamish near Black Tusk on Highway 99. The crash closed the highway to traffic in both directions.
  On arrival, first responders found one person dead at the scene. It remains unclear how many additional people are involved and what the extent of injuries may be.
  #BCHwy99 UPDATE: Estimated time of opening is now 6:00 PM, ne
  
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• North Vancouver school locks washrooms after surge in vaping on school grounds - Global News

  03-12-2018 00:29
  North Vancouver school locks washrooms after surge in vaping on school grounds  Global NewsAccording to the school, students are coordinating bathroom vape sessions by text, and some are even vaping in class.
  
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• City of Vancouver has shown national leadership on reconciliation

  03-12-2018 00:01 via vancouversun.com
  Numerous steps by the city of Vancouver have provided leadership in promoting reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people across the country, according to the co-founder of Reconciliation Canada.
  Chief Robert Joseph attributed the city’s “real leadership role in this area” to the personal interests of former mayor Gregor Robertson.
  He cited Robertson’s position as chair of the Big City Mayors’ Caucus of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities as be
  
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