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• Theatre review: Big production numbers, supporting cutlery shine in Arts Club's Beauty and the Beast

  14-12-2018 23:59 via vancouversun.com
  Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
  When: Until Jan. 6, 2019
  Where: Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
  Tickets: from $39 at artsclub.comDisney’s Beauty and the Beast is probably about as close to a sure thing as a theatre company can get these days.
  The Arts Club first staged a production in 2005. Last year, the company resurrected the show after a lengthy sabbatical. The 2017 run was successful enough for a remount, once again under the direction of former Arts Club artistic director
  
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• Adopt-A-School: Surrey Safe Schools team helps vulnerable children and families

  14-12-2018 23:56 via vancouversun.com
  Terry is a large man, well spoken, intelligent, and whose main concern — like all good fathers — is to house, feed, clothe and protect his five children.
  But he is amongst the poorest of the poor, and left to his own devices those tasks would be beyond him.
  Simple arithmetic shows why.
  Terry is disabled as the result of a stroke and other physical injuries and receives $1,800 a month in social assistance — the maximum benefit for six people — and his rent is $1,650.
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• Vancouver's The Waldorf reopens its iconic Tiki Bar - Eat North

  14-12-2018 23:30
  Vancouver's The Waldorf reopens its iconic Tiki Bar  Eat NorthA vintage Vancouver tiki bar has its triumphant return at The Waldorf on December 15.
  
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• Friday nights are for families at the Park & Tilford Hi-Light Festival 5-9pm. Free family fun + visit w/ Santa. Mor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  Friday nights are for families at the Park & Tilford Hi-Light Festival 5-9pm. Free family fun + visit w/ Santa. Mor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Parents warned after student's drugs tested positive for fentanyl in Delta

  14-12-2018 22:19 via vancouversun.com
  DELTA — Parents in Delta have received an urgent notice after a student’s drugs tested positive for fentanyl.
  The joint message from the Delta School District and police department says the pills were bought illicitly and labelled as Xanax, although the pills are fake and are not the drug that is commonly prescribed for anxiety.
  The notice says the school district is working with police while an investigation is underway.
  It urges parents to talk to their children about the life-thre
  
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• Family searching for SFU professor last seen at Colombian salsa club

  14-12-2018 22:18 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Friends and family of a professor from B.C. are asking for help after he disappeared in Colombia last week.
  Ramazan Gencay, a professor in economics at Simon Fraser University, was last seen in Medellin, Colombia, where he was attending seminars.
  Simon Fraser University said it has been in contact with his family and is offering support.
  “We are very concerned and hope that he will be found soon. SFU will support the investigation to find professor Gencay in any way that
  
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• Chinese-Canadians have varying reactions to Canada's handling of Huawei case

  14-12-2018 22:10 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — As an international story about a Chinese tech executive wanted by the United States began unfolding from a Vancouver courtroom, the phone lines for a local Mandarin-language radio program began lighting up.
  AM1320 host Sunny Chan said calls have doubled to his afternoon program after Meng Wanzhou’s arrest Dec. 1 while she was changing flights at the Vancouver airport.
  “I cut some of the calls because we don’t have time,” Chan said.
  Meng, who is chief fi
  
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• We're working with @TransLink on new B-Line service along Marine and Main. Designs for the DNV portion are still be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 21:57 via twitter.com
  We're working with @TransLink on new B-Line service along Marine and Main. Designs for the DNV portion are still be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Conversations That Matter: An organ donor's story

  14-12-2018 21:54 via vancouversun.com
  Giving — what does it really mean?
  One definition is to freely transfer possession to another. As a concept, it’s relatively easy. I have something and I choose to give it to you. I have a glass of water and you are thirsty. If I don’t need the water to satisfy my thirst, giving it to you is easy.
  If I’m parched, giving you the water becomes a bigger issue. If I do give it to you, what is my motivation?
  Now consider giving a body part when you are still ali
  
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• Vancouver's Matthew Yu set to face off for smartest kid title

  14-12-2018 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  On Dec. 19 one kid will be crowned Canada’s Smartest Person Junior when the series finale airs on CBC at 8 p.m.
  Vancouver’s 10-year-old Matthew Yu will be facing off against 12-year-old Liam Veale of Saint John, and 11-year-olds Danica Scully from Halifax, Liam Henderson, 11, of Sarnia, Ontario and Alexia Sabau, 12, of Calgary, Alberta and Toronto’s 11-year-old Mateus Soto.
  The kids made it to the final out of the nearly 1000 competitors that tried out for the show. T
  
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• ICBC applies for 6.3 per cent increase to basic insurance rates

  14-12-2018 21:49 via vancouversun.com
  The Insurance Corp. of B.C. says it will submit an application today to increase the basic insurance rate by 6.3 per cent.
  ICBC is asking the B.C. Utilities Commission for the high-than-average increase after it lost $1.3 billion in the last fiscal year and is projecting a loss of $890 million this fiscal year.
  Attorney General David Eby has referred to ICBC as a “financial dumpster fire” and the B.C. government has worked with the public insurer to introduce major changes to put it
  
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• Vancouver says court decision allows it to close illegal pot shops - North Delta Reporter

  14-12-2018 20:46
  Vancouver says court decision allows it to close illegal pot shops  North Delta ReporterIn a news release, the city says the B.C. Supreme Court's decision to order the closing of unlicensed retail shops also sets a precedent if illegal operators fight ...
  
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• Brian Minter: Great gifts for gardeners

  14-12-2018 20:41 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for a great gift for someone who is a passionate gardener or maybe a person who is just beginning to garden?
  Keep in mind, we’re a very different lot. Although for the most part we’re practical, know what we like and understand value, individually we’re still unique.
  I asked Leanne Johnson, president of GardenWorks, for her holiday gift ideas.
  Related
  Read more about gardeningRead our guide to everything for the holidays
  Living gifts, she said, are something that holds
  
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• Many Metro Vancouverites describe real estate sector as corrupt: poll

  14-12-2018 20:35
  
  New survey found Metro Vancouver residents much more likely to feel this way than other Western Canadian respondents
  
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• 🐾 Reminder: Dog licence renewal deadline is coming up. Tags expire Dec 31. Renew in person or online.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  🐾 Reminder: Dog licence renewal deadline is coming up. Tags expire Dec 31. Renew in person or online.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 🎶 🎄 The Christmas Revelers will be performing your seasonal favourites in beautiful four-part harmony in Civic Plaz… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
  🎶 🎄 The Christmas Revelers will be performing your seasonal favourites in beautiful four-part harmony in Civic Plaz… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Live: Ferries cancelled, thousands lose power as high winds hit B.C.

  14-12-2018 19:53 via vancouversun.com
  High winds forced ferry cancellations and caused power outages, as a windstorm whipped across the B.C. South Coast on Friday.
  B.C. Ferries said multiple sailings were cancelled, including runs between Twsawwassen and Swartz Bay, Tsawwassen and Nanaimo, and Nanaimo and Horseshoe Bay.
  #ServiceNotice #Tsawwassen – #SwartzBay #CoastalRenaissance has cancelled the following sailings due to adverse weather- 12:00pm departing Swartz Bay, 2:00pm departing Tsawwassen: https://t.co/HwjxiJ6qjD ^
  
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• First Nations and B.C. government reach deal to phase out 10 fish farms in Broughton Archipelago

  14-12-2018 19:30 via vancouversun.com
  An agreement between three B.C. First Nations and the provincial government will see the closure of at least 10 of the 17 ocean-based salmon farms in the Broughton Archipelago by the end of 2022.
  The move is intended to create a “farm-free migration corridor” for wild salmon through the waters off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island.
  Ten farms will be phased out between 2019 and 2023 under the supervision of a First Nations-led monitoring program. Several of those farms will be d
  
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• New wind warning for most of Vancouver Island - North Island Gazette

  14-12-2018 19:25
  New wind warning for most of Vancouver Island  North Island GazetteForecasters are calling for strong winds up to 90km/h for some areas.
  
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• B.C. home sales, average prices drop in November: BCREA

  14-12-2018 19:18
  
  Buyers “continue to struggle” with mortgage stress test, but one B.C. region bucks provincial trends
  
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• Power outages under investigation in north-central Vancouver Island and Quadra and Cortes islands - Campbell River Mirror

  14-12-2018 19:08
  Power outages under investigation in north-central Vancouver Island and Quadra and Cortes islands  Campbell River MirrorBC Hydro has dispatched crews to six power outages in the central Vancouver Island area, including Quadra and Cortes islands.
  
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• Protect Yourself From Daytime Burglary Trend! bit.ly/2Bmjl7a #NorthVancouver https://t.co/jRwlKcnHiN

  14-12-2018 19:03 via twitter.com
  
  Protect Yourself From Daytime Burglary Trend!bit.ly/2Bmjl7a#NorthVancouver https://t.co/jRwlKcnHiN
  
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• Some great tips in advance of this afternoon's winds. Expect gusts of up to 90km/hr twitter.com/bchydro/status…

  14-12-2018 18:51 via twitter.com
  Some great tips in advance of this afternoon's winds. Expect gusts of up to 90km/hr twitter.com/bchydro/status…
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Young Vancouver gangsters sentenced after plea deal

  14-12-2018 18:51 via vancouversun.com
  When charges against Taqdir Gill and his associates were announced last May, Vancouver Police Supt. Mike Porteous said the young gangsters were contracting themselves out to do hits for more established gangs. And he said they had an association with the Kang brothers, two of whom faced new charges themselves this past August.
  But when it came down to pleading guilty in B.C. Supreme Court this month, the conspiracy to kill charges were stayed for Gill and Walta Abay, who each admitted guilty to
  
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• “The winds of change have begun to blow” - at least from the view of our North Vancouver RCMP Detachment! https://t.co/Db1mIPBQ1o

  14-12-2018 18:35 via twitter.com
  
  “The winds of change have begun to blow” - at least from the view of our North Vancouver RCMP Detachment! https://t.co/Db1mIPBQ1o
  
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• Douglas Todd: Will building more housing satisfy migration demand? (Part 2)

  14-12-2018 18:28 via vancouversun.com
  Second of two parts
  It’s the multi-billion-dollar question: Can B.C. developers supply enough new homes fast enough to satisfy demand, including from new migrants, and lower housing prices?
  The province’s rancorous housing debate — which often pits those emphasizing building more supply against those calling for reducing demand — is taking place in a complex real-estate market in which prices are slowly softening as a result of government measures to restrain global specu
  
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• TODAY! Come mingle with your local library staff. twitter.com/nvdpl/status/1…

  14-12-2018 18:13 via twitter.com
  TODAY! Come mingle with your local library staff. twitter.com/nvdpl/status/1…
  
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• Whew! Rainfall warning has ended, but now it's time to batten down the hatches. Mother Nature's not done yet! Wind… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-12-2018 18:05 via twitter.com
  Whew! Rainfall warning has ended, but now it's time to batten down the hatches. Mother Nature's not done yet! Wind… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• B.C. forest industry wraps Asia trade mission in China after minister pulls out

  14-12-2018 18:02 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Delegates from British Columbia’s forest industry have concluded what they characterize as a successful trade mission to Asia despite tensions over the arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in Canada.
  Forests Minister Doug Donaldson visited Korea and Japan with the delegates but pulled out of the China leg of the tour this week.
  He said it wouldn’t be prudent for a government representative to travel to the country.
  The BC Council of Forest Industrie
  
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• ICBC rate hike expected today

  14-12-2018 17:15 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. drivers should brace themselves for an insurance rate hike, as the province continued to try and put out the “financial dumpster fire” at the Insurance Corporation of B.C.
  On Friday, the government will submit its ICBC rate increase application to the B.C. Utilities Commission.
  Details are expected in the afternoon.
  For basic auto insurance, which is mandatory for all B.C. drivers, the maximum allowable rate hike is 7.9 per cent. But the rates could go up higher for optional ins
  
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• 10 reasons why the off-season is the best time to go to Tofino

  14-12-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Tofino’s sandy beaches and surf culture scream summer. But, June through September, the Pacific Ocean-fronting town on Vancouver Island fills to the brim with tourists that, among other things, makes accommodation pricier and harder to find. Ask any serial visitor and they’ll tell you, to avoid all that, the best time to do Tofino is during their off-season, from late fall to early spring.
  1. Affordable accommodation — and more of it!
  Booking a last-minute weekend getaway to To
  
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• Powerful winds set to hit Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island - North Island Gazette

  14-12-2018 16:39
  Powerful winds set to hit Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island  North Island GazetteThe agency says winds in coastal areas will strengthen up to 70 kilometres an hour before the front moves inland and gusts reach 90 kilometres an hour.
  
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• Town Talk: Youngsters join veterans at showbiz awards event

  14-12-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  CHANCE ENCOUNTERED: Many adult actors would envy local 12-year-old Chance Hurstfield’s schedule. He plays on ABC-TV’s A Million Little Things series, has roles on two still-to-be-unveiled Disney shows, and won a Joey Award as best guest star for Netflix Original’s Ghost Wars series. That role scored him a nomination at the UBCP/ACTRA union’s recent awards event in the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre. He’s also in two other Netflix movies and six animated TV series. A qu
  
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• This Week in History: 1925 The People's Paper goes big over a tragedy

  14-12-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  Today, Vancouver newspaper readers think of the Sun as the “serious” broadsheet and the Province as the “feisty tab.”
  But it wasn’t always that way.
  For decades, the Province was the big broadsheet, a conservative paper with a sober style focused on the big national and international issues of the day. The Sun was also a broadsheet, but was liberal, livelier, and locally oriented.
  A perfect example was Dec. 15, 1925, when the Province’s big front page stories
  
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• Movie Minute: Roma

  14-12-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  Postmedia film critic Dana Gee and Arts & Life editor Aleesha Harris take a look at the lastest Alfonso Cuarón movie Roma. The epic film follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a domestic worker for a middle class family in Mexico City in the 1970s. The director draws on his own childhood memories to deliver a stunning story of domestic discord, class systems, political upheavals and childhood. This is Academy Award Best Picture material, for sure. You can see this on Netflix now but it is m
  
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• Canada’s priciest condo relisted – at $8M off original price (PHOTOS)

  14-12-2018 16:00
  
  Two-storey penthouse atop Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour hasn’t sold since January, and is reduced to $29.9 million
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Wind warning in effect as storm approaches

  14-12-2018 15:29 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Environment Canada has posted a wind warning for Metro Vancouver Friday, saying gusts of up to 90 km/h are expected in some parts of the region.
  The agency warns that the strong winds could cause damage to buildings or trees. Gusts of up to 70 km/h are expected near the coast in the afternoon, and then winds are forecast to shift abruptly to the southwest with gusts up to 90 km/h. The wind should ease tonight, before another storm is expected on Saturday night.
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• Digital heroin: When video games become an addiction

  14-12-2018 15:01 via vancouversun.com
  Cam Adair liked to bang with the biggest of ’em.
  What the 5-foot-9, 150-pound defenceman with the Okanagan Hockey Academy’s midget 3A team lacked in size, he made up for in guts.
  “I was an extremely aggressive defenceman, to the point where I had three separated shoulders,” the 29-year-old Calgary native said, laughing.
  “I was very undersized for my league. I was playing against kids who were 200 pounds … but I was right in their face.”
  When he was
  
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• Pedestrian struck by transit bus dies in Burnaby

  14-12-2018 14:55 via vancouversun.com
  Mounties are investigating after a pedestrian died after being struck by a bus in Burnaby Thursday night.
  RCMP say at around 7 p.m., Burnaby RCMP received a call about a woman, who was struck by a TransLink bus on 6th Street at 16th Avenue.Traffic is blocked on 6th Street between 15th Avenue and 17th Avenue in Burnaby while police investigate.Anyone with information about the collision is asked to call Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999, quoting police file number 2018-54423.ticraw
  
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• What do you do if you encounter a downed power line? Most British Columbians don't know

  14-12-2018 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  A new survey commissioned by B.C. Hydro has found that most British Columbians don’t know what to do when they encounter a downed or damaged power line.
  Downed power lines are an increasing concern for B.C. Hydro, as more frequent, severe storms have increased the number of such incidents in the province by nearly 65 per cent over the past five years.
  In 2013, crews responded to approximately 6,100 reports of downed or damaged power lines, B.C. Hydro said. In 2017, however, that number inc
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, Dec. 14

  14-12-2018 05:34 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Friday, Dec. 14.Winter Breakout 2018
  Some of the biggest names in hip hop will be on hand Friday at the Pacific Coliseum for Winter Breakout 2018. If you’re a rap fan, you’ll want to be there for performances by the likes of Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, Killy, Flipp Dinero, Valee, and several more high-end emcees.  This is an all-ages event, apparently, despite the explicit language used by most
  
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• Trapped Vancouver Island crash survivor celebrates second chance at life - North Island Gazette

  14-12-2018 05:01
  Trapped Vancouver Island crash survivor celebrates second chance at life  North Island GazetteIt is said that crisis reveals character. Duncan Moffat was airlifted to Victoria General Hospital a month ago after spending five days trapped in his crashed truck.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Wind warning, rainfall warning in effect

  14-12-2018 03:43 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for Metro Vancouver, as strong winds that may cause damage are expected throughout the region this weekend.
  The City of Vancouver, including Burnaby and New Westminster, Metro Vancouver including Surrey and Langley, and the North Shore, including North and West Vancouver, are all expected to be impacted by the heavy winds as a Pacific frontal system approaches the south coast on Friday.
  Exposed coastal sections are expected to
  
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