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• Crews knock down fire in Vancouver's West End

  23-12-2018 23:41 via vancouversun.com
  Firefighters were able to knock down a fire in a retail area of Vancouver’s West End on Sunday morning.
  The blaze was in the 700-block of Denman, near Alberni, according to an online update from Vancouver Fire Rescue. It was initially reported as a second alarm fire but was updated to a third alarm fire.
  There were about 34 firefighters at the scene Sunday morning, and roads in the area have been closed off. According to Fire Chief Darrell Reid, the firefighters were able to knock down the
  
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• A festive day to just be your elf adds final memory for Fun On The Run

  23-12-2018 23:23 via vancouversun.com
  Dear Santa:
  My work as your “special tanned elf” — and my memorable time as a Vancouver fun run blogger — is done. Let me just say I’m not doing fist-pumps today about either.
  Whether it was mugging for fun photos in my elf-fit with smiling strangers in humid downtown Bangkok and all the wonderful women at Kalavin Thai Massage in toasty Phuket, Thailand earlier this month, or standing with 525-plus costumed characters Saturday afternoon in chilly Stanley Park at the
  
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• Dedicated group of bell ringers find centuries-old art appealing

  23-12-2018 22:40 via vancouversun.com
  What would attract a 20-year-old documentary filmmaker to change ringing, the centuries-old art of bell ringing that involves pulling on a rope, Quasimodo-style, to ring bells in a church tower, the largest one the size and weight of a Smart Car.
  Moses Altmann, the youngest and newest member of a team of ringers at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cathedral in downtown Vancouver, moved recently to Vancouver and joined the parish, where he watched a practice.
  “The first time I sat in on it, 
  
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• Equity-focused health care improves patient outcomes, study finds

  23-12-2018 22:36 via vancouversun.com
  The adage goes: A little politeness goes a long way. But it does much more than put people at ease.
  Caring language and welcoming attitudes have tangible effects on the health of patients who face discrimination because of poverty or race, according to a new study by researchers at UBC and the University of Western Ontario.
  Creating an inviting environment for people who may be marginalized improves health outcomes.
  Where inclusive practices are used by clinic staff, patients report less pain an
  
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• UN gang hitman sentenced to two life terms for deadly violence

  23-12-2018 22:30 via vancouversun.com
  United Nations gang hitman Cory Vallee was handed two life sentences Friday for conspiracy to kill rivals in the Red Scorpion gang, as well as the deadly shooting of Kevin LeClair in a Langley parking lot almost a decade ago.
  B.C. Supreme Court Justice Janice Dillon said it was necessary to send a strong message “that gang warfare on the streets of our communities will not be tolerated.”
  “Vallee and other members of the UN gang engaged in an organized, highly sophisticated, tec
  
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• Celebrate without wasting food. Save food (and $) this holiday season by using up all your groceries, from planning… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-12-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  Celebrate without wasting food. Save food (and $) this holiday season by using up all your groceries, from planning… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Crews on scene of working fire in Vancouver's West End

  23-12-2018 20:19 via vancouversun.com
  Firefighters are currently on scene at a fire in Vancouver’s West End on Sunday morning.
  The blaze is located in the 700-block of Denman, near Alberni, according to an online update from Vancouver Fire Rescue.
  There are about 34 personnel on scene Sunday morning, and roads in the area have been closed off.
  It remains unclear what sparked the fire and the extent of damage is unknown.
  More to come.
  Second alarm 700blk Denman at Alberni #vanworkingfire pic.twitter.com/llsxBohwq9
  — Vanco
  
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• Adopt-A-School: Kids at needy Duncan school "living in hopelessness"

  23-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  DUNCAN — The problem with becoming a statistic — such as being one of the 20 per cent of children living in dire poverty in this province — is that you stop being a person and become a number.
  And numbers and statistics, says Alexander Elementary’s Aboriginal Education teacher Laurene Klyne, have no humanity and if repeated often enough lose the power to shock.
  “We keep hearing about the number of poor children in B.C. and after a while we just become immune,”
  
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• TransLink to offer free rides on New Year's Eve 2018

  23-12-2018 19:02 via vancouversun.com
  Get home for free on New Year’s Eve with free transit across the Metro Vancouver region.
  For the 43rd year, TransLink will offer free rides on its buses, SeaBuse, SkyTrains and Canada Line on Dec. 31 beginning at 5 p.m., until Jan. 1 at 5 a.m.
  There will also be increased service and extended hours that evening:
  • Buses will run on a modified weekday schedule with extended service on some routes.• SkyTrain will operate more frequent evening trains and extend service into the nigh
  
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• American cities look to Vancouver for overdose crisis response model - North Island Gazette

  23-12-2018 18:37
  American cities look to Vancouver for overdose crisis response model  North Island GazetteThe BC Coroners *Service* recorded 369 overdose deaths in Vancouver last year.
  
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• If you're wrapping your gifts choose paper, not foil wrap. Better yet, use a reusable gift bag. More wrap wise tips… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-12-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  If you're wrapping your gifts choose paper, not foil wrap. Better yet, use a reusable gift bag. More wrap wise tips… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vancouver weather: Baby, it's raining outside

  23-12-2018 17:53 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Dec. 23, 2018 – Do you hear what I hear? No, that’s not the sound of bells or Christmas cheer, it’s the pitter-patter of rain in Sunday’s weather forecast.
  Most of Metro Vancouver can expect rain showers all day Sunday though it may clear in the evening and make way for a cloudy (but rainless) overnight into Monday. If you’ve hoping for snow on Christmas morning, you may have to keep hoping – the forecast is calling for sun on Tuesday.Weather:
  
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• American cities look to Vancouver for overdose crisis response model - North Delta Reporter

  23-12-2018 17:50
  American cities look to Vancouver for overdose crisis response model  North Delta ReporterThe BC Coroners *Service* recorded 369 overdose deaths in Vancouver last year.
  
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• This Little Light of Mine: Young Oak Bay girls remembered

  23-12-2018 17:44 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Chloe and Aubrey Berry were the light of their mother’s life.
  One year after Chloe, 6, and Aubrey, 4, were killed on Christmas Day, Sarah Cotton is trying to push away the darkness by encouraging people to sing This Little Light of Mine.
  “In looking ahead to Christmas, I wanted to find a way to remember and celebrate Chloe and Aubrey and the joy and love they brought to all of us,” Cotton said in an email.
  Cotton is asking people to sing This Little Light
  
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• American cities look to Vancouver for overdose crisis response model - North Shore News

  23-12-2018 09:00
  American cities look to Vancouver for overdose crisis response model  North Shore NewsVANCOUVER — As an overdose crisis began taking shape in Denver, Colo., one of the places the city's leaders looked for answers was north of the border.
  
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• Home for Christmas: Modular housing brings Surrey residents indoors

  23-12-2018 03:13 via vancouversun.com
  Last Christmas, Stephanie Pink was shivering inside a tent along Surrey’s “Strip” which she called home.
  After losing her suite in the spring of 2017 when her landlord sold, she struggled to find affordable, pet-friendly housing and wound up homeless on 135A Street fighting for food, warmth and safety.
  But last June, Pink was one of 60 people to move into temporary modular housing in the new Steve Cobon building on 107A Avenue. It has made a world of difference this holiday sea
  
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• Christmas without power is anything but dark for these B.C. families

  23-12-2018 02:26 via vancouversun.com
  The Grenz kids have taken to calling it “the great Christmas adventure.”
  With no power since Thursday’s wild wind storm, the Parksville family has been eating nachos with cheese melted atop their wood stove, decorating Christmas cookies by firelight and bonding with strangers buying batteries at the local Canadian Tire.
  They say Christmas is about making memories. This one promises to be particularly memorable for thousands of British Columbians preparing for the holidays witho
  
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• Lake Country council approves first cannabis store in Central Okanagan

  23-12-2018 01:09 via vancouversun.com
  Lake Country has become the first Central Okanagan municipality to approve a cannabis store.
  Council on Tuesday reversed an earlier decision to deny the application for a pot shop in the Turtle Bay strip mall.
  The original opposition was based mainly on the fact the pot shop was within the 150 metre town-set buffer for pot shops and daycares.
  “I think council gave it some thought and decided the rejection was a bit harsh,” Lake Country Mayor James Baker said Wednesday.
  “The app
  
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• It's almost Christmas. We've got some tips to help you stay off the recycling naughty list. ✔️ Recycle wrapping pa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  23-12-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  It's almost Christmas. We've got some tips to help you stay off the recycling naughty list.✔️ Recycle wrapping pa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• North Vancouver Island’s safety conference marks 10 years - My Campbell River Now

  23-12-2018 00:05
  North Vancouver Island’s safety conference marks 10 years  My Campbell River NowCAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – The Upper Island Safety (UIS) Conference turns 10 this year. The UIS Conference and Trade Show Exhibition features educational ...
  
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