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• Movie Minute: Our 60-second review of Glass

  18-01-2019 23:59 via vancouversun.com
  Postmedia film critic Dana Gee and Arts & Life editor Aleesha Harris ask the burning question: Has M. Night Shyamalan managed to make good use of Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, James McAvoy and Sarah Paulsen in his new film Glass? The Sixth Sense director could use a hit.
  
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• Have you checked out the latest exhibit in the Atrium Gallery at City Hall? 'Elective Affinities' by Jasmine Cadenh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-01-2019 23:30 via twitter.com
  Have you checked out the latest exhibit in the Atrium Gallery at City Hall? 'Elective Affinities' by Jasmine Cadenh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coquitlam man gets 10 years for violent New West home invasion

  18-01-2019 23:26 via vancouversun.com
  A Coquitlam man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for offences related to a violent New Westminster home invasion in 2016.
  The B.C. Supreme Court sentenced Stephen Smith, 23, on Friday for breaking and entering, aggravated assault, forcible confinement, attempted fraud, possession of property obtained by crime and robbery.
  Another 25-year-old Coquitlam man, Victor James, has also been convicted of the same crimes except attempted fraud. He will be sentenced at a later date,
  
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• Former Mountie at centre of Surrey Six corruption case enters guilty pleas

  18-01-2019 22:56 via vancouversun.com
  A former RCMP officer who was at the centre of a corruption case involving the Surrey Six murder investigation pleaded guilty Friday to several offences.
  The guilty pleas of Derek Brassington, one of four Mounties charged in the case, bring to an end a key chapter in an investigation that stretches back nearly eight years.
  And it came as the trial of the four accused was finally about to begin after the case had been plagued by years of delays and adjournments.
  During an appearance in B.C. Supre
  
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• Hordes huddle around TVs to watch NFL playoffs filled with storylines

  18-01-2019 22:50 via vancouversun.com
  Bulls of the Week
  A wild-card weekend of NFL TV numbers that were up 12 per cent in the United States on FOX, NBC, CBS and ESPN — and closer to 20 per cent on CTV, TSN and RDS in Canada — combined with a divisional round up eight per cent over last year in American viewership, has set the stage for what could well be the most-watched championship Sundays in at least four years.That obviously bodes well for Super Bowl LIII slated for Sunday, Feb. 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atl
  
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• Attn residents of 123 E. Keith Rd. A water main break has occurred in 100 block of E. Keith Rd. An emergency water… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-01-2019 22:26 via twitter.com
  Attn residents of 123 E. Keith Rd. A water main break has occurred in 100 block of E. Keith Rd. An emergency water… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Man charged after four Merritt churches hit by arson

  18-01-2019 22:11 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — A Merritt man is to appear in a Kamloops courtroom to face four counts of arson.
  Kamloops RCMP Const. Tracy Dunsmore says the 37-year-old man was arrested on Thursday.
  Fires were set in four churches in the Merritt area earlier this month.
  One of the fires destroyed the nearly 150-year-old Murray United Church in the Nicola Valley. That church was described on its website as the oldest building in the valley and the only one still standing made with local Nicola Valley lumb
  
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• Are you a City resident who is passionate about active transportation, transit & mobility issues? If so, apply for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-01-2019 21:45 via twitter.com
  Are you a City resident who is passionate about active transportation, transit & mobility issues? If so, apply for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Theatre review: Mrs. Krishnan herself is the reason to attend this party

  18-01-2019 21:42 via vancouversun.com
  Mrs. Krishnan’s Party
  When: To Feb. 3
  Where: The Cultch Vancity Culture Lab
  Tickets & Info: From $24 at http://www.thecultch.comPoor Mrs. Krishnan doesn’t realize she’s throwing a party for us at the back of her convenience store. James, her mischievous college-student boarder, gets us seated and arranges for us to surprise Mrs. Krishnan when she comes in. She’s surprised, but not pleased.
  So begins Mrs. Krishnan’s Party, a semi-improvised comic celebration of t
  
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• Penalty handed to family of embezzler cut in half by B.C.'s high court

  18-01-2019 21:29 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled a North Vancouver man does not have to pay back nearly $250,000 stolen by his wife from her employer before she died, but the widower is still liable for more than $100,000.
  The case began after the 2012 death of Wanda Moscipan when the Vancouver Coastal Health authority attempted to recover nearly $600,000 it found she had embezzled during her eight years as a financial administrator.
  The health authority launched legal action against both Moscipan’s est
  
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• One man arrested, one wanted for North Vancouver New Year's Eve parkade break and enter, thefts

  18-01-2019 21:04 via vancouversun.com
  North Vancouver RCMP arrested a 33-year-old Vancouver man for breaking and entering, and theft at a secured parkade on New Year’s Eve.
  Police were called to investigate the break and enter in the 1500 block of Ostler Court after a resident discovered their vehicle window was smashed. Police found nine vehicles had been broken into with various items of value stolen from them.
  The surveillance footage showed two men and a woman acting in a suspicious manner inside the parkade. The
  
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• One man arrested, one wanted for North Vancouver New Year's Eve parkade break and enter, thefts - Vancouver Sun

  18-01-2019 21:02
  One man arrested, one wanted for North Vancouver New Year's Eve parkade break and enter, thefts  Vancouver SunNorth Vancouver RCMP arrested a 33-year-old Vancouver man for breaking and entering, and theft at a secured parkade.
  
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• Metro Vancouver home price decline will bottom in 2019, then reverse: forecasters

  18-01-2019 20:54
  
  Panel of developers predict housing trends for coming year with cautious optimism; one says single-family price correction was “necessary”
  
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• Bill aims to revamp North Dakota's brand with new state logo - Vancouver Sun

  18-01-2019 20:53
  Bill aims to revamp North Dakota's brand with new state logo  Vancouver SunBISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota lawmaker has introduced legislation to pursue a new state logo as part of efforts to revamp state tourism.Democratic Rep.
  
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• Can I see Sunday's lunar eclipse in Metro Vancouver? Five things to know

  18-01-2019 20:30 via vancouversun.com
  Stargazers will be in for a treat on Sunday night, when the total lunar eclipse and super moon will light up the sky over Metro Vancouver. The moon will turn a copper orange colour as the earth blocks out the light from the sun. This phenomenon leads to what is known as a blood moon. And, January’s super moon is also called a wolf moon. So it will be a super wolf blood moon. Sounds pretty cool, right? Unless you are werewolf. Then you should probably stay chained up indoors.
  For those not
  
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• Are you ready for a driverless shuttle ride in Surrey and Vancouver?

  18-01-2019 20:25 via vancouversun.com
  You may use driverless SkyTrains as your regular mode of transportation but are you ready for a driverless electric shuttle to ferry you around the cities of Vancouver and Surrey? It promises to be a collision-free ride that may drive you into the future.
  The cities of Vancouver and Surrey are offering the public an opportunity to experience a driverless shuttle ride on the ELA, short for electric automation, in February and the rides can be booked online if you want to skip the line.
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• Surrey social justice activist wins Sher Vancouver's Youth Leadership Award - North Delta Reporter

  18-01-2019 20:17
  Surrey social justice activist wins Sher Vancouver's Youth Leadership Award  North Delta ReporterShilpa Narayan says her work is about 'ensuring a safe space' for marginalized youth.
  
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• This Week in History: 1946: The Queen of the Nudists bares all at the Beacon Theatre

  18-01-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Beacon Theatre offered something for everyone seventy-three years ago.
  On Jan. 18, 1946, the vaudeville house at 20 West Hastings featured a “Western Rhythm Jamboree” with Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage.
  On Jan. 19, the Labour-Progressive Party held a memorial concert for Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 22 years after the Russian revolutionary’s death.
  And on Jan. 21, Zorima, “Queen of the Nudists” took the stage.
  She’s all but forgotten today, but Z
  
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• Q&A: Wake up your inner dreamer by being mindful? Here's how it makes sense

  18-01-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  It seems you can’t step into a bookstore or scroll through a podcast list without seeing or hearing about mindfulness.
  The psychological process that brings your attention to what’s happening right now, in the present moment is all the rage.
  Speaker, life coach and author Keith Macpherson wants to help us get centred and settled and enjoy the benefits of mindfulness through his new book Making Sense of Mindfulness.
  The Winnipeg author will be here in Vancouver at Indigo Robson to tal
  
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• Overachiever wants to help others kick their inner critic to the curb

  18-01-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  North Vancouver’s Claire Booth was sick of being an overachiever so she decided to do something about it — she wrote a book.
  What? Isn’t the actual writing of a book a fairly big achievement?
  Yes, Booth, the author of The Achiever Fever Cure, gets that. However, she says she needed to write a book about recovery to actually recover.
  “I get the irony, yes, but it actually took the writing of the book to teach me what I knew. I knew it intuitively, but I didn’t k
  
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• Book review: 'Mesearching' that urgent need for constant productivity

  18-01-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Achiever Fever Cure: How I Learned to Stop Striving Myself Crazy
  By Claire Booth
  LifeTree Media | $19.99Claire Booth’s debut book is perfectly timed for January (the start of the commitment-to-change season). Instead of the typical New Year’s resolution targeting exercise, weight or healthy living, though, Booth aims to fix a problem that was her personal affliction for years and is evidently quite common within the entrepreneurial demographic. 
  Formerly a sleep-deprived wre
  
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• Beauty Bar: KMS TameFrizz shampoo and conditioner

  18-01-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A lineup of hair care products from the brand KMS that promises to fight frizz.
  The suitably named TameFrizz collection, which includes a shampoo, conditioner, leave-in conditioner and a reconstructor and primer, is billed as being the “first step in frizz reduction.”
  A special ingredient complex including an AHA structure complex, which features lactic and malic acids, polyquaternium-10 and glycyl glycine to support hair’s internal structure, ev
  
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• Year End Thefts Results In Police Making Arrest bit.ly/2W2WcQP #NorthVancouver https://t.co/KhJH5aTqhW

  18-01-2019 19:24 via twitter.com
  
  Year End Thefts Results In Police Making Arrestbit.ly/2W2WcQP#NorthVancouver https://t.co/KhJH5aTqhW
  
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• Book a ride on a driverless shuttle in Surrey or Vancouver - North Delta Reporter

  18-01-2019 19:04
  Book a ride on a driverless shuttle in Surrey or Vancouver  North Delta ReporterSurrey and Vancouver are offering residents a chance to “be one of the first people to experience a driverless shuttle ride” in the Lower Mainland.
  
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• TransLink CEO makes pitch for B-Line in West Vancouver - North Shore News

  18-01-2019 19:00
  TransLink CEO makes pitch for B-Line in West Vancouver  North Shore NewsThere will be a North Shore B-Line, one way or another, says TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond. But it remains an open question whether West Vancouver will get ...
  
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• North Vancouver City Library granting cash for cool ideas - North Shore News

  18-01-2019 18:55
  North Vancouver City Library granting cash for cool ideas  North Shore NewsDo you have a great idea for a fun community event but just don't have the cash to get it started? The North Vancouver City Library might have you covered.
  
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• Get tips to avoid falling victim to these scams. BC Hydro does not collect credit card/bank account info by phone/e… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-01-2019 18:53 via twitter.com
  Get tips to avoid falling victim to these scams. BC Hydro does not collect credit card/bank account info by phone/e… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Travis Scott Is Kicking Off His North American Tour In Vancouver Next Week - 604 Now

  18-01-2019 18:20
  Travis Scott Is Kicking Off His North American Tour In Vancouver Next Week  604 NowLocal Travis Scott fans are in for a treat. The artist announced an extension of his “Astroworld Wish You Were Here” tour which kicks off in Vancouver.
  
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• Vancouver hit-and-run leaves woman with life-threatening injuries - North Delta Reporter

  18-01-2019 17:47
  Vancouver hit-and-run leaves woman with life-threatening injuries  North Delta ReporterA 53-year-old woman is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a vehicle in an early-morning hit-and-run in east Vancouver.
  
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• East Vancouver hit-and-run sends pedestrian to hospital with life-threatening injuries

  18-01-2019 17:24 via vancouversun.com
  A 53-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car in a hit-and-run accident in East Vancouver early Friday morning.
  Vancouver police say the woman and her husband were crossing East 41st Avenue at Commercial Street in a marked crosswalk at 1:30 a.m. when a vehicle drove through a red light and struck the woman before driving off towards Victoria Drive.
  The woman, whose name was not released, remains in hospital. Her husband was uninjured.Police believe the s
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps acquire Canadian international Derek Cornelius - North Shore News

  18-01-2019 17:09
  Vancouver Whitecaps acquire Canadian international Derek Cornelius  North Shore NewsVANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired 2018 Canadian youth international player of the year Derek Cornelius.The MLS club made a deal ...
  
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• Amsterdam: Eat like a local with our guide to the city's restaurants

  18-01-2019 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  From cheese to herring, pancakes to deliciously chewy stroopwafel, Amsterdam is a foodie’s delight. Join us on a tour of the city’s cuisine and kitchens.
  Apple of my eye
  Situated canalside in the Jordaan district, Café ‘t Papeneiland is a great example of a traditional bruin café (brown café ), dating back to 1642. This is one of the best places in Amsterdam to sample appelgebak, or apple pie, lovingly made from a closely-guarded recipe handed down through
  
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• Smoked salmon nuggets distributed in B.C. recalled due to Listeria risk

  18-01-2019 16:07 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection agency says Salmon Village’s maple-flavoured smoked Atlantic salmon nuggets is being recalled due to possible Listeria contamination.
  The CFIA says in a statement Thursday that the company, Delta Pacific Seafoods, is recalling the 150-milligram packages, which were distributed in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
  It says the recalled product should be thrown out or returned to the store where it was purchased.
  Food contaminate
  
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• Town Talk: Wine festival teaser tasting promises much more to come

  18-01-2019 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  CALIFORNIANS, HERE THEY COME: With the Feb. 23 to March 3 Vancouver International Wine Festival approaching, executive director Harry Hertscheg hosted a tasting of certain red and white wines at the Blue Water Café. They included a blood-red Transylvanian Liliac, a pearly white Nova Scotian and, from feature region California, a Sonoma Chardonnay named Cannonball that presumably spent little time in the barrel. Fourth-time Bacchanalia gala chair Jana Maclagan said that swig-a-thon’s
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Secrets live of Pacific salmon

  18-01-2019 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  Scientists in B.C. have been researching salmon for a century, collecting information about spawning, spawning grounds and the forces that affect the environment where salmon return after their journey out to sea.
  Researchers know the impact of freshwater and near shore factors on survival rates of smolts that are setting out on the journey into the Pacific Ocean. Phytoplankton and zooplankton are the food base that, when in abundance, allows salmon smolts to fatten up and mature in ad
  
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• B.C. tattoo artist inks Toronto skyline on Blue Jays pitcher Stroman

  18-01-2019 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  Marcus Stroman found a way to show his appreciation for Toronto when he met with a B.C. tattoo artist earlier this month.
  After a 24-hour process spread out over four days, the Blue Jays pitcher acquired a permanent reminder of that appreciation — a large, artistic drawing of the city’s skyline inked on his abdomen.
  “I would say (the tattoo) speaks to his respect and his love for Toronto, and it’s an expression of how well he’s been received there,” said Levi
  
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• B.C. minister fears money laundering involves billions of dollars, cites reports

  18-01-2019 15:44 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Documents that say money laundering in British Columbia now reaches into the billions of dollars are startling to the province’s attorney general who says the figures have finally drawn the attention of the federal government.
  David Eby said he’s shocked and frustrated because the higher dollar estimates appear to have been known by the federal government and the RCMP, but weren’t provided to the B.C. government.
  He said he recently spoke to Public Safety Minis
  
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• NEB rejects Burnaby's bid to stop work at Trans Mountain pipeline terminal

  18-01-2019 15:29 via vancouversun.com
  BURNABY — The National Energy Board has rejected the City of Burnaby’s request that it rescind orders allowing the company building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to conduct work at its terminal in the city.
  The Metro Vancouver city had asked that the board cancel the orders after the Federal Court of Appeal quashed government approval for the expansion project.
  Burnaby had argued the terminal work was primarily related to the project, but the board said in a written decision
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Rainy, cloudy, windy

  18-01-2019 15:01 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – The wet weather continues Friday, with rain in the morning and then a chance of showers in the afternoon and a high of 9 C. Environment Canada is also forecasting a windy afternoon, with gusts up to 30 km/h and up to 50 km/h near the water. It looks like the wind will continue overnight and then Saturday is expected to be mainly cloudy, with a high of 9 C and a few showers. On Sunday, the region can expect a bit of sunshine, with a slight chance of showers and a high
  
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• North Van, West Van Liberal MLAs blast 'negative option' vacancy tax form

  18-01-2019 15:00
  
  West Van MLA Ralph Sultan describes speculation and vacancy tax as "attack on wealth"
  
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• B.C. Hydro warns against record number of scammers posing as utility employees and asking for money

  18-01-2019 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  A record number of fraudsters tried to prey upon or B.C. Hydro customers in 2018, the utility said Friday morning.
  A record 2,004 fraud attempts by people claiming to be B.C. Hydro employees were reported, with 85 of them being successful (for the fraudster), a success rate 50-per-cent higher than in 2017 and leaving victims almost $45,000 out of pocket, the company said.
  Beginning in 2014 when the scam began picking up momentum, B.C. Hydro has received almost 6,000 reports from customers who we
  
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• North Korean diplomat arrives for meeting in Sweden - Vancouver Sun

  18-01-2019 13:56
  North Korean diplomat arrives for meeting in Sweden  Vancouver SunCOPENHAGEN — A North Korean diplomat has arrived in Sweden to take part in an unannounced meeting in Stockholm, officials said Friday.Swedish Foreign ...
  
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• North Korean diplomat arrives for meeting in Sweden - Vancouver Courier

  18-01-2019 13:23
  North Korean diplomat arrives for meeting in Sweden  Vancouver CourierCOPENHAGEN — A North Korean diplomat has arrived in Sweden to take part in an unannounced meeting in Stockholm, officials said Friday.Swedish Foreign ...
  
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• Michael Buble reps sparkling water brand bubly in Super Bowl ad

  18-01-2019 06:47 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. football fans hoping for a little local flavour during next month’s Super Bowl telecast will be pleased to know that Burnaby crooner Michael Bublé will be making an appearance.
  It won’t be during the halftime show, mind you, unless Atlanta rapper Travis Scott decides to bring out Bublé for a duet, perhaps just to ensure both sides of Canada’s coasts are represented should Scott’s “Sicko Mode” co-star, Drake, make a surprise appeara
  
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