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• Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. City Hall and Civic Plaza flags at ½… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-12-2018 23:30 via twitter.com
  Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. City Hall and Civic Plaza flags at ½… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Killer denied faint-hope hearing for early parole after 2000 gang slaying in Delta

  06-12-2018 23:20 via vancouversun.com
  A judge has denied killer Robbie Soomel a chance at early parole, saying that a jury is not likely to vote unanimously in Soomel’s favour if he ordered a faint-hope hearing.
  B.C. Supreme Court Justice George Macintosh agreed with Soomel’s lawyer Brent Anderson that his client has made strides toward rehabilitation over the last six years in jail.
  But Macintosh also said Soomel was involved in two brutal murders in 1997 and 2000 and had poor prison behaviour for the first 12 years of
  
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• BC family airlifted to Vancouver due to carbon monoxide exposure - North Island Gazette

  06-12-2018 23:01
  BC family airlifted to Vancouver due to carbon monoxide exposure  North Island GazetteA family of five from Barriere has been transported to Vancouver for medical treatment after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in their house.
  
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• Man 'scared straight' in prison tour as teenager gets damage award from B.C. court

  06-12-2018 22:55 via vancouversun.com
  A man who was required to visit a B.C. prison as part of a “scared straight” program has been awarded $175,000 in damages for a sexual assault that happened during the tour.
  The man, only identified by his initials in the judgment, was 14 in the late 1970s when he was placed on probation for breaking and entering.
  The B.C. Supreme Court decision says as part of his probation he was required to take a tour of Oakalla prison, which has since closed, and was sexually assaulted after a p
  
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• Vancouver Island man trapped for five days in crashed truck was in ‘dreamlike’ state

  06-12-2018 22:46 via vancouversun.com
  Duncan Moffat doesn’t remember the moment he lost control of his gold Dodge Ram on Highway 19 south of Sayward and plunged 12 metres down an embankment.
  All he remembers is slipping in and out of consciousness as he was pinned in the smashed-up pickup truck, too deep in the forest to be seen from the road. As the hours turned into days, the 23-year-old Campbell River man worried that no one would ever find him.
  The truck’s horn wasn’t working and there was no cellphone coverage
  
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• What's full of all the seasonal stuff you need to know about? This week's #CityView e-News of course! Here it is:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-12-2018 22:35 via twitter.com
  What's full of all the seasonal stuff you need to know about? This week's #CityView e-News of course! Here it is:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Snow alert posted for Metro Vancouver

  06-12-2018 22:05 via vancouversun.com
  Environment Canada has posted a special weather statement for Metro Vancouver, saying there is a chance it could snow Friday night.
  The statement, posted Thursday, says the region may see rain possibly mixed with wet snow after midnight Friday, with “a slight risk” of freezing rain.
  Environment Canada has posted a special weather statement forecasting snow to fall on Metro Vancouver overnight Friday.
  The federal weather agency says a ridge of high pressure has led to a stretch of col
  
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• B.C.'s property assessments more moderate in 2019

  06-12-2018 22:01 via vancouversun.com
  After years of dramatic increases in B.C.’s property assessments, this year they will likely be more moderate, with some Vancouver homes going down in value.
  That’s according to B.C. Assessment, which said Thursday that it is seeing signs of moderation, as the real estate market softens in some areas of the province.
  The soon-to-be-released 2019 property assessments are based on what was happening in the real estate market as of July 1.
  Assessor Tina Ireland said changes in
  
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• Federal killer whale-saving efforts threaten Vancouver Island livelihoods, say groups

  06-12-2018 21:49 via vancouversun.com
  ESQUIMALT — Sport fishing, tourism and business leaders from across Vancouver Island say their livelihoods would be damaged by an extension of federal fishing closures to protect endangered southern resident killer whales.
  About two dozen leaders gathered today at a popular sport fishing marina near Victoria to warn the federal government almost 10,000 jobs are at stake as well as the survival of several small coastal communities that base their economies on recreational fishing and touris
  
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• .@bcbusiness just released their list of the best cities for work in BC in 2019, and guess who came in at #3! (Hint… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-12-2018 21:35 via twitter.com
  .@bcbusiness just released their list of the best cities for work in BC in 2019, and guess who came in at #3! (Hint… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Cold and clear, chance of weekend snow

  06-12-2018 21:29 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Thursday’s weather in Vancouver is expected to be sunny again, but frosty, with a high of 5 C. The mercury will dip down below freezing again tonight, as a cold snap continues, with Environment Canada forecasting overnight lows of -2 C, and a wind chill of -6 C. On Friday, expect sunshine but with increasing clouds and a high of 4 C. Looking ahead to the weekend, there could be some snow. The federal weather agency says there is a chance of snow overnight Friday and
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you have a carbon monoxide detector in your home?

  06-12-2018 21:27 via vancouversun.com
  Health officials are again urging people to get a carbon monoxide detector in their home. On Wednesday, 13 people were taken to hospital after suffering from  carbon monoxide exposure in an office building downtown Vancouver.
  Read Harrison Mooney’s story here.
  Do you have a detector in your home? Do you regularly check the batteries? Perhaps you think this latest carbon monoxide leak is a reminder to get one and will pick one up after work. Let us know what you think. Take our poll an
  
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• Family of five flown to Vancouver after carbon monoxide leak in Barriere house

  06-12-2018 21:26 via vancouversun.com
  Five members of a family have been flown to hospital in Vancouver after a carbon monoxide leak in Barriere.
  The latest CO scare comes one day after more than a dozen office workers were taken to hospital in Vancouver after a carbon monoxide problem in an office building.
  Barriere Fire Chief Ashley Wohlgemuth said they were called to a house in Barriere, north of Kamloops, at around 7:30 a.m. Thursday.
  She said all five members of the family had made it out of the house, and were taken by air to
  
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• Canadian businesses face retaliatory risk after Huawei arrest in Vancouver: analysts

  06-12-2018 21:16 via vancouversun.com
  Canada’s arrest of Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer in Vancouver is fuelling concern that Canadian business people in China are at risk of being arrested in retaliation.
  That view is being advanced by international security analysts and former diplomats, following the arrest on Saturday of Meng Wanzhou.
  The U.S. is seeking the extradition of Wanzhou Meng, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., after convincing Canada to arrest her on Dec. 1, likely in connect
  
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• Homeowners can expect a mixed bag of property values: B.C. Assessment

  06-12-2018 21:06
  
  Detached homes in Metro Vancouver down by up to 10 per cent, while other parts of province rise up to 15 per cent
  
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• Surrey launches program to stop gang violence in bars, restaurants

  06-12-2018 20:39 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey is moving ahead with its Inadmissible Patrons Program in a bid to stop violence by gang members and associates at local bars and restaurants.
  The program, launched Thursday by the Surrey RCMP, the city, the B.C. Restaurant and Food Services Association, and Restaurants Canada, is based on similar ones already in place in Vancouver and New Westminster.
  Surrey RCMP’s gang enforcement team began developing an Inadmissible Patron Program after a report last year from the provi
  
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• North Vancouver school district to track exclusions of special needs students - North Shore News

  06-12-2018 20:20
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  North Vancouver school district to track exclusions of special needs students
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  The North Vancouver School District (NVSD)will begin to keep track of when students with special needs are removed from their regular school schedule or excluded from field trips or special events, following a recent vote of the board of education. The ...
  
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• A brilliant day to recognize our ‘National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women’. A great turno… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-12-2018 20:14 via twitter.com
  A brilliant day to recognize our ‘National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women’.A great turno… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Some great tips for reducing natural gas use this winter, plus details on why the supply may be limited. twitter.com/FortisBC/statu…

  06-12-2018 20:01 via twitter.com
  Some great tips for reducing natural gas use this winter, plus details on why the supply may be limited. twitter.com/FortisBC/statu…
  
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• Opinion: Will province ban rental restrictions in strata buildings?

  06-12-2018 19:55
  
  Time limit on speculation tax exemption hints that condo rental restrictions may soon be a thing of the past
  
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• Family of five airlifted to Vancouver after carbon monoxide leak in Barriere house

  06-12-2018 19:26 via vancouversun.com
  Five members of a family have been airlifted to hospital in Vancouver after a carbon monoxide leak in Barriere, B.C.
  The latest CO scare comes one day after more than a dozen office workers were taken to hospital in Vancouver after a CO leak in an office building.
  Barriere Fire Chief Ashley Wohlgemuth said they were called out to a house in Barriere, north of Kamloops, at around 7:30 a.m. Thursday.
  She said all five members of the family had made it out of the house, and were taken by air to Van
  
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• In the House podcast: Mike Smyth & Rob Shaw talk ICBC losses and rate hikes

  06-12-2018 19:07 via vancouversun.com
  Hosts Mike Smyth and Rob Shaw put the recent events in the house aside and look at stories that were overshadowed, including John Horgan’s personal highlight and David Eby on ICBC losses and future rate hikes. Listen here:
  http://media.blubrry.com/ith/p/archive.org/download/ith_12052018/ITH_12052018.mp3
  Don’t miss an episode — subscribe to the In the House podcast on iTunes.
  
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• 13 treated after carbon monoxide detected in Vancouver: EHS - North Delta Reporter

  06-12-2018 19:03
  13 treated after carbon monoxide detected in Vancouver: EHS  North Delta ReporterOfficials say 13 people were taken to hospital — two of them in critical condition — after carbon monoxide was detected when paramedics responded to a call on ...
  
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• Adopt-A-School: Douglas Park Elementary's low income learners need a hand

  06-12-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s still dark when the first of the families come in to the warmth of the portable parked at the entrance to Douglas Park Elementary in central Langley.
  This school on 206th St. is surrounded on all sides by blocks of social housing and low rent apartments.
  Given that poor families are struggling to pay rent and eat these days, it doesn’t take a sociologist to explain why as many as 63 children and parents can arrive here looking to be fed, in the morning — some coming in at
  
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• Douglas Todd: How migration impacts Vancouver's housing prices

  06-12-2018 18:24 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. association that fights for housing developers has expressed its appreciation for my reporting on the growing number of international students and immigrants arriving in Metro Vancouver.
  The Urban Development Institute says my articles highlight the need for supplying more new homes to keep up with demand, mostly from offshore. And they are right to point to rapid population expansion as a significant part of the housing affordability story in Metro Vancouver.
  So what’s to be done
  
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• Celebrate the Season: everything you need to know about Holiday happenings in the City all in one place.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-12-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Celebrate the Season: everything you need to know about Holiday happenings in the City all in one place.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• China demands Canada release Huawei executive arrested in Vancouver - North Island Gazette

  06-12-2018 17:05
  China demands Canada release Huawei executive arrested in Vancouver  North Island GazetteChinese officials are demanding Canada release Huawei Technologies' chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Vancouver over the ...
  
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• Five great B.C. and Washington New Year's getaways

  06-12-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  From a grand ballroom in Whistler or a multi-stage entertainment event in Seattle, to a seaside retreat in the San Juan Islands, or a family adventure at Sun Peaks or Nelson — New Year’s Eve can be whatever you make it.
  1. Whistler
  The mountain resort community has been a huge New Year’s draw for decades because you get a full-on festive mode everywhere you go with that beautiful alpenglow on the mountains as dusk sets in. Head to the Fairmont Chateau for a dinner and dance in
  
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• Indigenous business owners in B.C. say barriers to success improving: Vancity report

  06-12-2018 15:45 via vancouversun.com
  Although Indigenous business owners in B.C. continue to encounter barriers to success, many say conditions are improving, according to a Vancity report Thursday.
  For the 2018 B.C. Aboriginal Business Survey, 53 Indigenous owners in B.C. were asked questions to do with Reconciliation efforts.
  The report found that nearly half (48 per cent) of Indigenous business owners surveyed said they experienced systemic barriers five years ago when dealing with their non-Indigenous business relationship
  
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• China demands Canada release Huawei executive arrested in Vancouver

  06-12-2018 15:35 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Chinese officials are demanding that Canada release Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer, who was arrested in Vancouver over the weekend and faces possible extradition to the United States.
  Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters Thursday that the Chinese government also wants Canadian officials to reveal the reasoning behind Meng Wanzhou’s arrest Saturday.
  He also said Meng’s legal rights must be ensured, adding that neither Canadian nor
  
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• Highway 3 temporarily closed east of Hope because of rock slide

  06-12-2018 15:14 via vancouversun.com
  Highway 3 was temporarily closed in both directions 11 kilometres east of Hope because of a rock slide Tuesday night.
  The Ministry of Transportation says there are rocks on the road between First Avalanche Gate and Sunshine Valley.
  There were no injuries or vehicle damage in the slide, which happened at around 6:30 p.m.
  A section of rock about 50-metres long, eight-metres high and four-metres wide, slid down, according to the ministry.
  Ministry staff conducted assessments Tuesday night and
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Cold and clear

  06-12-2018 14:42 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Thursday’s weather in Vancouver is expected to be sunny again, but frosty, with a high of 5 C. The mercury will dip down below freezing again tonight, as a cold snap continues, with Environment Canada forecasting overnight lows of -2 C, and a wind chill of -6 C. On Friday, expect sunshine but with increasing clouds and a high of 4 C. Looking ahead to the weekend, there could be some snow. The federal weather agency says there is a chance of snow overnight Friday and
  
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• YouTube releases 2018 Most Watched Music Videos in Canada

  06-12-2018 12:01 via vancouversun.com
  If you were to guess which was the most watched music video of 2018 in Canada, chances are you would guess that hip hop darling Drake would top the list. In fact, the Toronto rapper’s video for God’s Plan did make the Top 10 most watched music videos on YouTube in 2018.
  But he came second after — wait for it — Maroon 5.
  Although if you dig a bit deeper, it’s Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B. The American music artist and all-around personality proved to be a mega draw in
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Guards followed policy, union claims in memo

  06-12-2018 09:07 via vancouversun.com
  Last month, I broke the sad story of the death of Alex Joseph in the back of a B.C. Corrections van on a long-haul transfer between Prince George and Maple Ridge. Other inmates tried to get him help, but said the guards ignored their shouts and pounded.
  Now the union representing the guards has told its members that the guards did everything according to B.C. Corrections policy.
  Here’s my update:Union says guards followed policy in B.C. inmate’s van
  deathKIM BOLAN
  Updated: December 5
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Guard followed policy, union claims in memo

  06-12-2018 08:37 via vancouversun.com
  Last month, I broke the sad story of the death of Alex Joseph in the back of a B.C. Corrections van on a long-haul transfer between Prince George and Maple Ridge. Other inmates tried to get him help, but said the guards ignored their shouts and pounded.
  Now the union representing the guards has told its members that the guards did everything according to B.C. Corrections policy.
  Here’s my update:Union says guards followed policy in B.C. inmate’s van
  deathKIM BOLAN
  Updated: December 5
  
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• Surrey's debt, despite mayor's alarm, well below legal limit

  06-12-2018 03:23 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum has reacted with dismay after reviewing his city finances and its debt, prescribing a ‘pay-as-you-go’ philosophy for city finances that resulted in a proposal to postpone almost $136 million in capital spending.
  “Too much debt is bad,” McCallum proclaimed in releasing the first draft budget of his council since being elected in October.
  It raises questions about how much is too much, especially for fast-growing municipalities such as Surrey in n
  
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• Sen. Jane Cordy and Sen. Diane Bellemare: Inter-provincial trade barriers are a national embarrassment

  06-12-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Canada’s framework for interprovincial trade is patchy at best. While Canada has signed on to free-trade agreements with countries around the world, there are significant barriers to the free flow of goods and services within our own borders. Studies have suggested that these interprovincial trade constraints cost the Canadian economy up to $130 billion every year — and may negatively impact international trade relations.
  Removing barriers to interprovincial trade will be the focus o
  
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• Andrew Wilkinson: Independent review of speaker's actions needed to restore public confidence in office

  06-12-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  In the past two weeks, two senior officials with 30 years’ service have been suspended from their posts at the B.C. legislature at the initiative of the speaker, and the normally low-profile role of the speaker of the legislature has since been mired in controversy.It has been noted that between elections, the speaker is accountable to no one unless he dies or resigns. Even the president of the United States can be removed when he or she is incapacitated or unable to serve, but the speaker
  
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• 13 hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak in Vancouver

  06-12-2018 02:56 via vancouversun.com
  Thirteen people were taken to hospital Wednesday morning after suffering from carbon monoxide exposure in a Vancouver office building.
  According to B.C. Emergency Health Services, paramedics were called to the 1600-block of West 5th Avenue just before 10 a.m., where an individual had collapsed.
  When paramedics arrived, their carbon monoxide detectors went off immediately, the agency said.
  As others in the area began to present symptoms of CO exposure, five ambulances were called in to transport
  
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• Kamloops university student files claim against pot company over alleged mislabelled cannabis spray

  06-12-2018 02:37 via vancouversun.com
  A former Kamloops mayor and MLA who is now an executive at a Quebec-based cannabis supplier said his company is “extremely confident” a university student is incorrect in her claim to have used mislabelled pot spray — a product expected to undergo testing to determine its contents.
  Terry Lake, vice-president of Hexo Corporation, said his company’s staffers noticed a discrepancy in their warehouse after sending a shipment of CBD spray to government-owned B.C. Cannabis.
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Thursday, Dec. 6

  06-12-2018 02:17 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Thursday, Dec. 6.Yule Duel
  If you only go to one holiday event this Christmas, make it Yule Duel, the all-out carolling competition that takes over Gastown on Friday evening. Dozens of choirs will be in the streets, performing new and classic carols in a variety of styles. Sing along and cheer on your favourite groups as the best in show go head-to-head in a series of sing-offs, assessed by a panel of celebrity j
  
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• Liberals demand public meetings on legislature budget amid scandal

  06-12-2018 02:03 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s Opposition Liberals are refusing to attend closed-door meetings on the legislature’s $80-million budget, saying the current scandal inside the building means public money must be debated in the open, starting at a meeting Thursday.
  Liberal house leader Mary Polak said in camera meetings of the legislature’s finance and audit committee should be suspended immediately. Any discussion of the legislature’s finances should be held in public us
  
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• Cannabis use for fun is 'sinful behaviour,' B.C. bishops tell Catholics

  06-12-2018 01:54 via vancouversun.com
  Catholic bishops in British Columbia and Yukon have endorsed medical marijuana use, but condemned recreational pot smoking as contrary to the teachings of the church.
  In a letter posted online in late November, the bishops — six from B.C. and one from Whitehorse — warn that “the mere fact that an activity is made legal by the government does not automatically mean that it is morally acceptable.” Recreational cannabis became legal in Canada on Oct. 17, one of the sign
  
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• Bundle up and head down to the #FootofLonsdale to enjoy the City Christmas tree and the 'Reckless' light display… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  06-12-2018 01:51 via twitter.com
  Bundle up and head down to the #FootofLonsdale to enjoy the City Christmas tree and the 'Reckless' light display… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Union says guards followed policy in B.C. inmate's van death

  06-12-2018 01:44 via vancouversun.com
  The vice-president of the union that represents B.C. prison guards says his members followed policy the day an inmate died in the back of a corrections van.
  Dean Purdy of the B.C. Government and Service Employees Union said in a memo to his members that a government review has already determined that “no discipline is required” in the death of Alex Joseph.
  Joseph, 36, died of a suspected drug overdose Oct. 4 as he and other inmates were being driven from Prince George to Maple Ridge
  
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• Rock returned: North Vancouver woman reunited with lost diamond ring - North Shore News

  06-12-2018 01:26
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  Rock returned: North Vancouver woman reunited with lost diamond ring
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  A North Vancouver woman who lost her diamond ring while engaged in the distinctly un-romantic task of picking up after her dog has been reunited with her dazzler after reading about it in the North Shore News. Two weeks ago, on Nov. 20, the gold ring ...
  
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• Exec with major Chinese company arrested and sought for extradition

  06-12-2018 01:04 via vancouversun.com
  A top executive with a major Chinese tech company has been arrested in Vancouver and is being sought for extradition to the United States.
  Wanzhou Meng, 46, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, was arrested on Dec. 1 and appeared in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Wednesday for a bail hearing, which was adjourned until Friday.
  Meng, daughter of the founder of the massive company, is being held under a provisional arrest warrant issued under the Extradition Act.
  The federal Crow
  
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• We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Clerk Typist - Finance. Click here to apply. ow.ly/rTTe30mSJ0c

  06-12-2018 00:59 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Clerk Typist - Finance.Click here to apply. ow.ly/rTTe30mSJ0c
  
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