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• Vancouver police say no evidence that girl, 6, lured from playground

  28-12-2018 23:56 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police now say they haven’t yet found evidence to corroborate a claim that a six-year-old girl was lured from an elementary school playground in early December.
  Police initially reported that on Dec. 5, the girl was playing in the playground at Sexsmith Elementary School on Columbia Street and West 59th Avenue when she was approached by a stranger who lured her away from the school, and took her to a location close by where a sexual assault took place.
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• Serious snow arrives on local slopes just in time for the holidays

  28-12-2018 23:14 via vancouversun.com
  After a slow start to the ski season, soft, fluffy flakes were falling on Vancouver’s ski hills Friday morning.
  “We started to get significant snow at the end of last week and it has been adding up ever since,” said Mt Seymour spokesman Simon Whitehead.
  All lifts are open, there’s plenty of fresh snow and conditions are back on track for late December — just in time for the holiday break and some of the mountain’s busiest days of the year.
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• 5 must see places to visit in 2019

  28-12-2018 23:10 via vancouversun.com
  Kerala, South India
  Most Western tourists head straight to northern India’s iconic Taj Mahal and the circuit of Rajasthan’s sprawling desert cities (think Jaipur, Udaipur and others), oblivious of the lush and tropical Malabar Coast and the south’s isolated, more peaceful state of Kerala – “God’s Own Country.”
  Houseboat on Kerala backwaters, in Alleppey, Kerala, India.
  Its dramatic highlands are carpeted with tea, coffee and cashew plantations in and aro
  
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• This Week in History: 1913 — civic leaders denounce plan for stadium in Stanley Park

  28-12-2018 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  In 1912, Thomas Mawson was one of the most famous landscape architects in the British Empire. So when the Englishman came to Vancouver and came up with a plan to transform it into a “a city beautiful,” people listened.
  “Mawson Sees in Vancouver Future Paris of the Pacific Coast,” said a Vancouver Sun headline on March 28, 1912. “Famous Landscape Architect Gives His Views on Beautifying the City.”
  In a speech to 300 people at the Canadian Club, he laid out his
  
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• Bulls & Bears: NFL dominance of the sports landscape continues

  28-12-2018 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  Bulls of the Week
  With several NFL playoff berths and seedings on the line heading into the final weekend of the regular season, the $14 billion (all figures in U.S. dollars) league is closing out the year strong. Monday Night Football television ratings on ESPN are up seven per cent over last year and the NFL is tracking up 19 per cent across all broadcast windows here in Canada on CTV, TSN and RDS.With the playoffs likely to feature good runs by teams from the second and third largest media ma
  
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• Vancouver's first B.C.-approved pot shop delays opening

  28-12-2018 21:59 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s first provincially-approved cannabis store has delayed its grand opening by a week.
  In a social media post, Evergreen Cannabis Society said it was delaying the opening Saturday until Jan. 5 because of holiday timeline issues at city hall.
  Mike Babins and Maria Petrucci inside Evergreen Cannabis Society on West 4th ave in Vancouver, BC, Dec. 26, 2018.
  Evergreen Cannabis Society owners Mike Babins and Maria Petrucci had only learned on Christmas Eve they were approved to open Van
  
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• Winter blast for central B.C.; 1600 still without power on Gulf Islands after wind storm

  28-12-2018 21:03 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Much of central British Columbia is bracing for the next winter wallop, as Environment Canada has posted snowfall or winter-storm warnings for areas from the north coast all the way to the Alberta border.
  Up to 30 centimetres of snow is forecast for some regions as the storm crosses the province, while travel on Highway 1 from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass is expected to be particularly treacherous before conditions ease late Saturday.
  Up to 30 centimetres of snow is forecast for s
  
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• Time to clean up the XMAS aftermath. Remember most of your Christmas wrap and cards can be recycled in your paper r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-12-2018 21:00 via twitter.com
  Time to clean up the XMAS aftermath. Remember most of your Christmas wrap and cards can be recycled in your paper r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Adopt-A-School: Number of hungry kids triples this year at Nanaimo secondary school

  28-12-2018 20:28 via vancouversun.com
  NANAIMO — A year ago staff at Dover Bay Secondary were relying on a food bank for supplies to feed breakfast to students coming to school hungry.
  At first there were only 40 to 50 students a day looking for food out of a school population of 1,500.
  But this year that number has tripled to 150 on some days and the program is collapsing, says Bernadette French, a child youth family support worker.
  “There are not enough supplies at the food bank anymore,” she said.
  “I used t
  
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• B.C. at the heart of changing nature of Canada's forest supply as fires, bugs, and climate bite

  28-12-2018 20:21 via vancouversun.com
  Mills in the heart of Canada’s timber industry have fallen quieter this winter as wildfires and infestations made worse by climate change have made vast tracts of once valuable forest into barren stands of dead trees.
  After seeing record high softwood lumber prices earlier this year, Canada’s forestry industry is facing an uncertain future due to falling demand from a cooling U.S. housing market, increasingly frequent and intense forest fires and the continuing damage from pests such
  
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• Owner of trendy Vancouver eatery 'deeply sorry' about rat in soup

  28-12-2018 20:04 via vancouversun.com
  The owner of a trendy restaurant in Vancouver says he is “deeply sorry” after a customer claimed to have found a rat in a soup bowl.
  A video was posted to Instagram Thursday, claiming that a friend had found the creature in a bowl of soup at Crab Park Chowdery, a downtown rustic-style cafe that serves clam chowder and soup in sourdough bread bowls.
  A video was posted to Instagram Thursday, claiming that a friend had found the creature in a bowl of soup at Crab Park Chowdery, a downto
  
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• This Just In: Annabelle Edge Mascara, Rodan + Fields Radiant Defense Perfecting Liquid Broad Spectrum SPF 30 and Marc Jacobs Beauty Enamored Hi-Shine Lip Lacquer Lipgloss in Shine A Light

  28-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
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  Edge Mascara
  They say: A lash-boosting mascara from the Canadian beauty brand Annabelle. The Edge mascara features a silicone wand to enhance lash volume, as well as carnauba wax in the formulation for a more curled-and-separated appearance.
  We say: With a good price point and even better results, this mascara offers a good price-payoff ratio. The product provides big volume and the exaggerated lashes our tester loves. Her only complaint: the silicone brush picks up a lot of product, s
  
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• Fab 5: As the clock strikes midnight

  28-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Now that Christmas is out of the way, it’s time to really think about New Year’s Eve — and luckily, you’ve still got a few days to figure out what you’re wearing. Whether you’re heading out for an oh-so-civilized dinner and drinks or looking forward to a shindig that continues long past midnight, it’s the one time of year where a whole lot of sparkle won’t feel out of place. From dramatic gowns to a sparkly tuxedo, Rebecca Tay presents five looks p
  
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• Brian Minter: Early blooming bulbs can add colour and beauty

  28-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  A wonderful old tradition is coming back in style with some modern creative innovations.  Forcing bulbs to bloom early is a charming way to enjoy floral beauty in our homes throughout the winter season.
  To have success, there are a few key criteria that must be followed. First, the type of bulb used is important. ‘Paperwhite’ narcissus and their cousins ‘Grand Soleil d’Or’ and ‘Chinese Sacred Lily’ are, by far, the most widely used varieties for for
  
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• Book review: Historian chronicles B.C.’s long romance with railroads

  28-12-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Iron Road West
  An Illustrated History of British Columbia’s Railroads
  By Derek Hayes, Harbour Publishing Ltd. (2018)
  $44.95 | 240pp.Railroads changed everything. The railroad was one of the great disruptive technologies of the 19th century.Together with its seagoing cousin the steamship, the railroad created a truly globalized economy. Because of rail systems that laced B.C. mines, mills, canning plants, logging camps and farms together, hauling in supplies and hauling out products, the pr
  
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• First-time buyer numbers diminishing in real estate market: B.C. notaries

  28-12-2018 19:51
  
  Nearly 60 per cent of notaries say there are fewer first-timers this year, with mortgage stress test seen as the key culprit
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Solar power that actually works

  28-12-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Solar power has been held out as a reliable and viable source of electricity. The biggest challenge to relying on solar is access to direct sunlight. In Canada, there are a few places where it works as a supplemental source of energy.
  For solar to be the primary and solo source of reliable energy, the panels need to be exposed to direct sunlight for extensive periods of time each day and the sun has to shine bright just about everyday.
  Africa is one such place — Malawi in West Africa in pa
  
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• Two B.C. financial fraudsters ordered by court to make monthly payments

  28-12-2018 18:38 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Securities Commission continues to slowly take steps to collect from financial fraudsters who failed to pay more than half a billion dollars in penalties in the past decade.
  In the latest development, the BCSC has successfully sued to get annual payments from two fraudsters who were involved in an $11.7-million Ponzi scam dating back to 2010.
  B.C. Supreme Court orders stipulate that Kelowna resident Irene G. Beilstein must pay $1,300 per month toward $47,000 in penalties and interest, w
  
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• Apple trees from Isaac Newton’s bring ’magic’ to universities around the world

  28-12-2018 18:36 via vancouversun.com
  On a cold, sunny day in December, Jean-Michel Poutissou paused to admire the six apple trees that he once fought to save.
  Poutissou came to Vancouver in October 1972 when the trees on the campus of physics laboratory TRIUMF were mere saplings. The trees are scions of the same tree that Sir Isaac Newton is said to have sat under as he pondered gravity.
  Poutissou, a researcher emeritus at TRIUMF, said the trees “were happily growing” until the mid-1990s when condo developers wanted a s
  
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• Polar Bear Swim cancelled in White Rock because of damaged pier

  28-12-2018 18:02 via vancouversun.com
  New Year enthusiasts in White Rock planning to take the plunge into the icy waters on Tuesday may want to head out to Port Moody or Vancouver.
  White Rock won’t be hosting its annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Swim this year, after a powerful windstorm last week left the city’s iconic pier in disrepair.
  A damaging windstorm swept across B.C.’s South Coast on Thursday. The high winds sent loose boats crashing into the pier, splitting it in two.
  In a statement on its website
  
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• 2019 set to be a year of rising taxes

  28-12-2018 17:43 via vancouversun.com
  Several tax hikes could make life more expensive in the new year.
  On Thursday, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation issued a news release warning about rising taxes, including the Employer Health Tax, which will eliminate Medical Services Plan premiums in B.C. beginning Jan. 1, 2020.
  “The Employer Health Tax will have a cascading effect across the province, putting a chill on new hiring and pay raises, and risking property tax hikes from Port Alberni to Prince George,” said Kris Sims, t
  
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• Own a business in the City? Don't forget to renew business licence by Dec 31. It's fast & easy to renew online:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  28-12-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  Own a business in the City? Don't forget to renew business licence by Dec 31. It's fast & easy to renew online:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• U.S. Travel: Standing ovation for Washington, D.C.'s dazzling theatre scene

  28-12-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in a healthier year and festive in a shiny, high-necked red jacket, swept by like a force of nature as the doors opened and the crowd surged from the lobby into the auditorium of Washington’s Lansburgh Theatre. No doubt Ginsburg, the subject of a feature film set to open over the holidays, had good seats for this Oscar Wilde comedy. My wife and I had tickets for “nosebleed seats” in the last row of the balcony, farthest from the s
  
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• Gerry Kahrmann’s favourite photos from 2018

  28-12-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Postmedia photographer Gerry Kahrmann offers up some of his photos that he’s most proud of from the past year.
  Toulouse sniffs a toe during a Kitten Yoga session held at Yoga Spirit and Wellness for a Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association fundraiser, Burnaby on June 16 2018. When I read about a kitten yoga event I thought there had to be a cute pic there that could help with adoptions. There were a few cute pictures but my favourite one was this frisky toe sniffer. 70-200 lens @140mm.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Rainy, wet snow over higher elevations

  28-12-2018 16:13 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – It looks like a soggy Friday for Metro Vancouver. Environment Canada is forecasting mostly rain for the region, with up to 15 millimetres expected throughout the day and a high of 5 C. Vancouverites who live closer to the mountains may see some snow this morning, but the agency says it will likely be wet snow and won’t stick around. Overnight it looks windy and wet, and then some heavier rain is expected on Saturday, with a high of 10 C. The weekend isn’t a to
  
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• Town Talk: Revisiting some who helped make 2018 what it was

  28-12-2018 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  For most, although not all, New Year’s Eve is an optimistic time for celebration. Many also reflect thankfully on a dying year that enhanced their and their families’ well-being and that saw them benefit others. Those portrayed here appeared in this column during 2018 and are remembered for being among the myriad who contributed to the character of a community that many value as second to none.
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  Vancouver Symphony Orchestra president Kelly Tweeddale w
  
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• Rob Shaw: B.C. NDP and Greens expected to continue to tango through 2019

  28-12-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan and Green leader Andrew Weaver are ending 2018 with a political relationship they insist is stronger than ever — a marked contrast from 12 months earlier when their power-sharing deal was at risk of falling apart.
  “Andrew and I, although we disagree on many issues, we have a shared set of values we come back to whenever we are in a difficult moment,” Horgan told Postmedia News in a year-end interview.
  “It’s worked for both o
  
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• Tim Manning: Good people doing outstanding work: a gift to us all

  28-12-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  At this time of year, when we’re connecting with family, friends and neighbours, a frequent touchstone is the things big and small that we encountered during the year for which we’re appreciative and thankful.
  In my family, and perhaps in yours, good health for those we love and care about, and stories about health restored are often the moments recounted with the greatest joy.
  My personal experience is added to by the work I do with the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).&n
  
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• Oumar Barou Togola: Why diversifying our diets is one step toward climate resilience

  28-12-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  More than 63 per cent of Canadians are ‘desperately concerned’ about climate change, and it’s easy to see why. 2018 in particular, has been the year of climate change awareness. From COP24 to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report declaring we have 12 years to act to limit a climate change catastrophe, consumers’ conscience has been awakened to climate change, and the need for immediate solutions.
  As with all global climate issues, there is no one pan
  
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• Dan Fumano: Arguments for and against 'Megacity Vancouver'

  28-12-2018 02:26 via vancouversun.com
  It’s a perennial topic of discussion in local urban planning circles: should Vancouver amalgamate into one big “Megacity”?
  In Kennedy Stewart’s previous life, as a Simon Fraser University academic regularly quoted in the media, he was a strong proponent of the megacity. But now, as Vancouver’s new mayor, he’s a little more circumspect on the question, but still open to the idea.
  The City of Vancouver is the most populous of Metro Vancouver’s 21 municipal
  
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• Out with MSP, in with EHT in B.C. for 2019

  28-12-2018 01:21 via vancouversun.com
  Several tax hikes could make life more expensive in the new year.
  On Thursday, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation issued a news release warning about rising taxes, including the Employer Health Tax, which will eliminate Medical Services Plan premiums in B.C. beginning Jan. 1, 2019.
  “The Employer Health Tax will have a cascading effect across the province, putting a chill on new hiring and pay raises, and risking property tax hikes from Port Alberni to Prince George,” said Kris Sims, t
  
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• Out with MSP, in with EHT

  28-12-2018 01:17 via vancouversun.com
  Several tax hikes could make life more expensive in the new year.
  On Thursday, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation issued a news release warning about rising taxes, including the Employer Health Tax, which will eliminate Medical Services Plan premiums in B.C. beginning Jan. 1, 2019.
  “The Employer Health Tax will have a cascading effect across the province, putting a chill on new hiring and pay raises, and risking property tax hikes from Port Alberni to Prince George,” said Kris Sims, t
  
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• There are fewer first-time home buyers, but more of them tap the Bank of Mom and Dad: B.C. Notaries

  28-12-2018 00:51 via vancouversun.com
  It’s not surprising, but still interesting to see the rising number of first-time homebuyers who are now turning to the Bank of Mom and Dad, compared to a few years ago.
  Skyrocketing price gains in some B.C. real estate markets have made it rare for a first-time buyer to get into the market without financial support from home-owning or home-selling parents who, by the same trend, have seen a significant increase in their equity or gains made from selling their property in a hot market.
  The
  
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• North Vancouver man found dead in Colombia - North Shore News

  28-12-2018 00:07
  North Vancouver man found dead in Colombia  North Shore NewsA North Vancouver man reported missing in Colombia has been found dead. Ramazan “Ramo” Gencay's family last heard from him on Dec. 6 He was in ...
  
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