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• No one hurt as hot air balloon in Vernon winter carnival crashes

  01-02-2019 23:56 via vancouversun.com
  VERNON — A hot air balloon taking part in the winter carnival in Vernon hit a power pole and crashed on Friday.
  Capt. Chris Bridgeman, with the fire department in Armstrong, says the balloon wasn’t moving quickly and the balloon briefly hit the power lines and then coasted to the ground as it deflated.
  He says there were four or five people in the basket and no one was hurt.
  Bridgeman said there was no risk of fire.
  Vernon Winter Carnival chairperson Deb White says the balloon was ru
  
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• Two people seriously injured in Langley house fire

  01-02-2019 23:53 via vancouversun.com
  Two adults who jumped out a window to escape a house fire in Langley early Friday are in hospital with serious burns.
  The Township of Langley’s deputy fire chief, Russ Jenkins, says fire crews were called out to a house in the 1100-block of 248th Street shortly before 6 a.m.
  Firefighters found the house engulfed in flames. Jenkins says a man and a woman, the only occupants of the house, had jumped out of a second-floor window to save their lives.
  They suffered burns and were taken to hospi
  
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• Daon Gordon Glasgow still focus of manhunt in Transit Police shooting

  01-02-2019 23:32 via vancouversun.com
  The search continues for a man wanted in connection with the shooting of a Transit Police officer in Surrey on Wednesday.
  Surrey RCMP have identified Daon Gordon Glasgow, 35, as a suspect in the shooting inside Scott Road SkyTrain station that left Const. Josh Harms recovering from gunshot wounds to his arms.
  Sgt. Chad Greig said the focus on Thursday was on the Bridgeview area, which is a residential and industrial area directly across King George Highway from the SkyTrain station.
  It was belie
  
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• We're recruiting for a regular full-time Trades 2 - Gardener. Click here to apply. ow.ly/czY430ny6lo #NorthVan

  01-02-2019 23:23 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a regular full-time Trades 2 - Gardener.Click here to apply. ow.ly/czY430ny6lo #NorthVan
  
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• 1st murder trial set in fatal North Carolina prison attack - Vancouver Sun

  01-02-2019 22:18
  1st murder trial set in fatal North Carolina prison attack  Vancouver SunRALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina inmate now knows when he'll face a death-penalty trial after the state's deadliest attempted prison breakout.District Attorney ...
  
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• Vancouver cannabis company wins POT lottery to trade on Canadian stock exchanges

  01-02-2019 21:39 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver-based cannabis lifestyle company has won a lottery to trade on major Canadian stock exchanges under the trading symbol POT.
  Weekend Unlimited, an aggregator of marijuana industry brands, has been trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol YOLO (you only live once) since October. Its shares surged by as much as 70 per cent on Friday in the wake of its win.
  POT became available after Potash Corp. merged with Agrium Inc. in early 2018 to become Nutrien Ltd., which now
  
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• Alert posted for possible snow in Metro Vancouver

  01-02-2019 21:39 via vancouversun.com
  It looks like Environment Canada is beating the groundhog to the punch, and predicting more winter for Metro Vancouver.
  The federal weather agency posted a special weather statement Friday, saying a cold snap could bring snow to the region this weekend.
  Forecasters say the South Coast will see much colder conditions set in Sunday, following a mild first half of winter.
  Saturday, also Groundhog Day, is expected to be mild with a mix of sun and cloud. But then Cold Arctic air is expected to arrive
  
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• Don't tell anyone, but... we hosted another film crew for one of the largest scenes ever filmed in the City. Civic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-02-2019 21:38 via twitter.com
  Don't tell anyone, but... we hosted another film crew for one of the largest scenes ever filmed in the City. Civic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vancouver police officers acted in 'accordance with the law' in 2016 fatal shooting: IIO

  01-02-2019 21:29 via vancouversun.com
  A report by the Independent Investigations Office released Friday says Vancouver police officers involved in a fatal shooting in November 2016 ‘acted as required by their duties and in accordance with the law.’
  Police had been called to a Canadian Tire store near Grandview Highway and Rupert Street after a large man stabbed a store employee during a robbery that involved firearms.
  When the attacker left the store, he grabbed another man and held him hostage at knifepoint before being
  
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• Monday's 5pm Council workshop is all about transportation, with an INSTPP presentation, and a talk from @SFU trans… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-02-2019 21:27 via twitter.com
  Monday's 5pm Council workshop is all about transportation, with an INSTPP presentation, and a talk from @SFUtrans… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Search for missing cowboy near Merritt to continue through weekend

  01-02-2019 20:58 via vancouversun.com
  The search for a cowboy who went missing near Merritt a week ago will continue through the weekend, the RCMP said Friday.
  Mounties, several search and rescue teams, and the man’s family members are on day 5 of the hunt for 32-year-old Ben Tyner.
  Tyner’s horse was foundin an area just north of Merritt on Monday morning and reported to the RCMP later that day.
  Tyner was hired as the ranch manager at Nicola ranch in November of 2018.  He is new to the Merritt area but RCMP say he h
  
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• Vancouver police promote 20-year veteran to superintendent

  01-02-2019 20:53 via vancouversun.com
  Fiona Wilson, a 20-year veteran of the Vancouver Police Department, has been promoted from inspector to superintendent.
  “Fiona is a strong, well-respected leader who has extensive experience in investigations and in operations,” said VPD Chief Const. Adam Palmer. “Throughout her career, she has built great relationships with other VPD members, the community, and our partners in public safety.”
  As a constable, Wilson worked in patrol and the sex crimes unit. In 2007,
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Greeks killers lose their final appeal

  01-02-2019 20:14 via vancouversun.com
  It has been more than six years since three men linked to the Greeks gang in Vernon were convicted of murder. They continue to appeal those convictions, trying to get an audience before the Supreme Court of Canada.
  Here’s my story:
   Supreme Court of Canada dismisses appeal of Greeks
  gang killersConvicted killers who terrorized Vernon 15 years ago lose appeal
  KIM BOLAN
  Updated: January 31, 2019
  The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal of murder convictions of three members o
  
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• This Just In: CHANEL Rouge Allure Liquid Powder, Nurse Jamie Instant Uplift Massage Beauty Roller and No Pong All natural Anti Odourant

  01-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  CHANEL
  Rouge Allure Liquid Powder
  They say: A matte liquid lip colour with a smooth powder formula, this long-wearing lip product combines “innovation and sensoriality” for a unique makeup experience and a cool “blurring” effect.
  We say: This formula provides full colour, a soft feel and the perfect matte finish. Our tester loved the shade 956 Invincible, an orangey-red that gave lips an instant punch. While it’s not the longest-wearing formula at full impact, it do
  
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• Review: Garnier SkinActive Black Peel-Off Mask with Charcoal

  01-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A peel-off face mask formulated with charcoal to help, “visibly lift away deep impurities revealing clearer, more luminous skin.”
  The “liquid-to-peel” formula sets and dries on skin after 20 minutes and can be peeled off, lifting dead skin and impurities from the face, while also promising to help control new sebum and pore-clogging in the future.
  What we say: This black mask is sure to be a fast favourite for those who love the peel-stick-and-pull products of
  
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• Brian Minter: Exciting new garden trends and products on the horizon

  01-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  I’ve just returned from visiting IPM-ESSEN, one of the world’s leading horticultural industry trade shows in Germany. Wow!
  Over one million square feet of floor space was devoted to showcase innovative trends, design ideas, the latest growing techniques and tools meant to improve efficiency, robotic equipment for greenhouses to alleviate the difficulty of recruiting an ever-decreasing work force. Of course, the giant suppliers and production companies  were also introducing
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Try a Mosel Riesling, it could be life-changing

  01-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  In the 20 or more years I have known Johannes Selbach, proprietor of Zeltingen-based Selbach-Oster he has been a crusader for German wines and more specifically the Mosel region.
  And I mean a crusader: upbeat, positive and filled with almost as much energy as his wines, Selbach has been ceaseless in his endeavour to tell the story of German wine to anyone who will listen.
  Remarkably, Selbach’s passion for Riesling and his respect for Vancouver’s innovative food scene has drawn him ba
  
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• Have you submitted your name suggestion for the new 'living street' in Lions Gate Village yet? Today's your last da… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-02-2019 19:50 via twitter.com
  Have you submitted your name suggestion for the new 'living street' in Lions Gate Village yet? Today's your last da… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Seven Vancouver cops cleared in 2016 fatal shooting of robbery suspect - North Delta Reporter

  01-02-2019 19:34
  Seven Vancouver cops cleared in 2016 fatal shooting of robbery suspect  North Delta ReporterOfficers shot a man nine times after he stole a rifle from a Canadian Tire.
  
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• Another man busted in VPD sex sting has court appearance delayed

  01-02-2019 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  A seventh man charged with allegedly attempting to buy sex from a teen girl in a Vancouver police sting had his court date on Thursday held over for three weeks.
  Like five other accused who had scheduled court appearances this week in provincial court in Vancouver, Donald Hugh Schroeder, 56, didn’t show up in person.
  Court agreed to give Schroeder’s lawyer more time to review the case against him.
  The other five men who had new court dates set were Nikolaos Dais, 58, a retired Little
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you think Canada should take a tougher stance on human rights issues with China?

  01-02-2019 17:58 via vancouversun.com
  A recent poll found that a majority (62 per cent) of Canadians would prioritize human rights over trade and investment opportunities with China. The Angus-Reid survey also found a narrow majority disapprove of how the federal government is handling a tense downward spiral in relations between Canada and China.
  Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Canadian Premier Justin Trudeau ahead of their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, 31 August 2016.
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• City of Vancouver will no longer accept cash payments over $10,000

  01-02-2019 17:49 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver will no longer accept cash payments over $10,000.
  The policy change, announced Thursday, comes two days after city council unanimously approved a motion directing staff to “immediately review and take necessary action” on security processes for cash payments.
  The motion, introduced by NPA Coun. Melissa De Genova, called for enhanced financial tracking of payments to the city for taxes and services, with the intention of deterring money laundering.
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• Cuba travel: On the cigar and cocktail trail in Old Havana

  01-02-2019 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  A man’s voice crackles over an antiquated loud speaker system as he reads a chapter from a García Màrquez novel, the words filling the vast room where dozens of men and women listen. With heads bowed over wooden workbenches and with their hands methodically rolling, chopping and tucking, they create Cuba’s most famous product.
  I am lucky enough to be one of the last people to take a cigar factory tour at the original Real Fábrica de Tabacos Partagás (Partag&
  
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• Rent-controlled housing for teachers proposed in North Vancouver - CityNews Vancouver

  01-02-2019 16:06
  Rent-controlled housing for teachers proposed in North Vancouver  CityNews VancouverUp to 450 below-market rental housing units for teachers and education staff could come to the District of North Vancouver, thanks to a partnership with ...
  
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• Former City of North Vancouver CAO named in securities investigation - North Shore News

  01-02-2019 16:05
  Former City of North Vancouver CAO named in securities investigation  North Shore NewsA former top North Vancouver bureaucrat is among a number of people from the North Shore named in allegations being made by the director of the BC ...
  
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• Town Talk: Vancouver Symphony's 100th birthday celebrated

  01-02-2019 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  HAPPY HUNDREDTH: Erynn Smith and Alexandra Mauler-Steinmann co-chaired the recent 31st annual Symphony Ball at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. Attendees applauded honorary chair Nezhat Khosroshahi who has served and supported the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for decades. They also welcomed MC Gloria Macarenko, the Prince Rupert-raised CBC-TV and radio journalist-host recently named to the Order of Canada.
  Symphony Ball honorary chair Nezhat Khosrowshahi feted the Vancouver Symphony Orchest
  
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• Douglas Todd: Disinformation is coming to a screen near you, incessantly

  01-02-2019 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  Disinformation is not subtle. It is more than rhetorical exaggeration or a heat-of-the-moment misrepresentation of the facts.
  Disinformation is when agents of a foreign power place a story on an English-language website asserting that Pope Francis has endorsed Donald Trump for U.S. president. And it’s when that site is made to look like an actual U.S. TV station, which it called “WSB Channel 9.”
  That is propaganda of a high and invasive order. It messes with the public&rsq
  
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• Conversations That Matter: The many paths to outer space

  01-02-2019 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  How do you become an astronaut? It turns out there isn’t a straight line from here to outer space, but the good news is it doesn’t matter much where you start. What does matter is your desire to be exceptional at what you do — and what you do needs to be in line with the needs of the space program.
  For example, let’s say you apply to study engineering at MIT — an education the average American couldn’t afford but thanks to a ROTC program, one ca
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Rainy

  01-02-2019 14:45 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – It looks  like a soggy Friday for Metro Vancouver. Environment Canada is forecasting the region could receive up to 25 millimetres of rain, with a high of 8 C. The rain will likely taper to showers later in the day and then end overnight. The weekend is going to be chilly, according to the agency. On Saturday there will likely be a mix of sun and cloud and 7 C. Then on Sunday the mercury dips down to a high of just 3 C, with a chance of rain or snow flurries. Overnig
  
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• Witnesses tell AP about Christianity in North Korea - Vancouver Sun

  01-02-2019 11:06
  Witnesses tell AP about Christianity in North Korea  Vancouver SunSEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Christianity is virtually outlawed in North Korea, where dictator Kim Jong Un is the subject of a personality cult that treats him like ...
  
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• North Vancouver industrial property sold for $2.75M - Western Investor

  01-02-2019 09:00
  North Vancouver industrial property sold for $2.75M  Western InvestorThe freestanding building was sold in an off-market transaction with an assessed value of $2 million.
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Horgan's risk rewarded in Nanaimo despite Liberal rise, Green demise

  01-02-2019 08:19 via vancouversun.com
  New Nanaimo MLA Shiela Malcolmson, centre, is joined by Premier John Horgan after winning the byelection on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.
  VICTORIA — When John Horgan stepped on to the platform at the NDP victory celebration in Nanaimo this week, he was both relieved and triumphant.
  The premier had admitted at the outset of the byelection campaign he needed the win to retain government: “It’s as simple as that.”
  Granted Nanaimo was one of the safest NDP seats in the provi
  
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• Review: KISS The End of The Road World Tour kicks off in Vancouver

  01-02-2019 08:15 via vancouversun.com
  After being treated to an opening trio of tunes that included Detroit Rock City, Shout It Out Loud and Deuce embellished with as much pyrotechnics as other bands might use for an entire show, the crowd at the opening night of the KISS End of the World Tour was right in the sweet spot that the New York City quartet has always been able to get them into.
  Paul Stanley told them to make some noise. And they did. Lots of it.
  The legendary KISS principle — “keep it simple, stupid” &m
  
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• Surrey RCMP identify a man wanted in the shooting of a SkyTrain cop

  01-02-2019 07:03 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP say they are searching for 35-year-old Daon Gordon Glasgow for the shooting of a SkyTrain cop at the Scott Road SkyTrain station on Wednesday.
  According to a release, the RCMP said Glasgow was believed to be armed and dangerous. He has a history of violence and was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for being unlawfully at large.
  In March 2010, Glasgow killed a man in the washroom of the McDonald’s restaurant in the 11000-block of Scott Road, Surrey, after a marijuana deal between
  
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• Palmer: Horgan's risk rewarded in Nanaimo despite Liberal rise, Green demise

  01-02-2019 03:53 via vancouversun.com
  New Nanaimo MLA Shiela Malcolmson, centre, is joined by Premier John Horgan after winning the byelection on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.
  VICTORIA — When John Horgan stepped on to the platform at the NDP victory celebration in Nanaimo this week, he was both relieved and triumphant.
  The premier had admitted at the outset of the byelection campaign he needed the win to retain government: “It’s as simple as that.”
  Granted Nanaimo was one of the safest NDP seats in the provi
  
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• B.C. Greens to work on identity following defeat in Nanaimo

  01-02-2019 03:30 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Green party is taking stock after a crushing defeat in a crucial Nanaimo byelection won by its power-sharing partner, the NDP.
  The Greens saw support in the Vancouver Island riding plunge from 20 per cent in the 2017 general election to seven per cent on Wednesday — an outcome that had some experts speculating about whether the loss signalled an overall decline in the electoral fortunes of the party, and had the leader of the Opposition Liberals predicting rocky times ahead for th
  
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• B.C. SPCA seizes another 30 cats from notorious Penticton hoarder

  01-02-2019 03:19 via vancouversun.com
  An infamous Penticton hoarder has surrendered 30 more cats and kittens to the B.C. SPCA, just three months after 111 cats were seized from her home by the animal-welfare organization.
  The woman, who has not been identified, has now ceded just shy of 200 cats to the SPCA in the past three years, all of which were taken from her home at a Pentiction-area mobile home park.
  “Thirty cats were brought into our care, suffering from upper respiratory infections and other medical issues,&rdquo
  
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• 'I'm a pretty lucky girl': Heart transplant kid got second heart three decades later, is a happy mom

  01-02-2019 03:14 via vancouversun.com
  For Katie Welsh, life has been one miracle after another.
  This happy Surrey mom is the healthy survivor of two heart transplants, 30 years apart. In between, she got married and had a career, and now she is raising an active six-year-old boy with a heart-melting story of his own.
  Katie was Canada’s first paediatric heart transplant patient at the age of seven after she was diagnosed with cardio myopathy, the result of contracting a virus.
  “It’s not much different from catc
  
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• Douglas Todd: New immigrants' Vancouver houses worth $824,000 more

  01-02-2019 03:05 via vancouversun.com
  New immigrants to Metro Vancouver are much more likely to buy mansions than Canadian-born residents, according to a new Statistics Canada report.
  The detached houses bought by recent immigrants to Metro Vancouver are, on average, valued $824,000 higher than such homes owned by people born in Canada.
  The typical value of a detached Metro Vancouver home purchased by a new immigrant was $2.3 million in 2017, compared to $1.5 million for that of a Canadian-born person.
  The housing gap grows even wid
  
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• Rick Peterson: Let’s give the royal boot to Bill C-69

  01-02-2019 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Canada is on the brink of rushing into law the worst piece of resource legislation this country has seen since the 1980-85 National Energy Program.
  Called the Impact Assessment Act, Bill C-69 is an ill-considered bill to radically re-write the rules for reviewing resource projects. It is poorly written, opaque and opens up new and wide avenues for litigation that would tie project approvals up in court forever.
  Bill C-69 introduces numerous new factors that must be considered in reviews, many of
  
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• UN gang member acquitted in conspiracy to murder rival gangsters

  01-02-2019 02:45 via vancouversun.com
  A member of the UN gang has been acquitted of charges he conspired to murder members of a rival gang.
  Troy Tran, 36, was arrested in January 2016 and charged with conspiring with United Nations gang leader Clay Roueche and others to target members of the rival gang.
  The charge arose out of a war between the UN gang and the other group which took place in the mid-2000s and involved a battle over drug territory. The war became extremely violent and resulted in a series of shootings and deaths.
  Cou
  
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• Hawaii trip mixes team building, training for new-look Vancouver Whitecaps - North Shore News

  01-02-2019 02:25
  Hawaii trip mixes team building, training for new-look Vancouver Whitecaps  North Shore NewsVancouver Whitecaps midfielder Andy Rose isn't expecting to see much of the beach on his first trip to Hawaii this week.Instead, he'll be sweating in the sun ...
  
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• Coquitlam's Forensic Psychiatric Hospital hit with huge fine for failing to provide workplace safety

  01-02-2019 02:21 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. taxpayers are on the hook for a $646,305 fine levied against the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital by WorkSafeBC for failing to ensure the safety of five health care workers who were injured in two separate violent attacks at the Coquitlam hospital last spring.
  The fine, the largest WorkSafeBC penalty to date, comes after investigations in March and May of 2018, according to WorkSafeBC incident reports obtained by Postmedia through a freedom-of-information request.
  In the first incident, a pati
  
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• Want to book a City park, field, plaza or street for an event? Try our Community Event Booking Guide:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  01-02-2019 01:30 via twitter.com
  Want to book a City park, field, plaza or street for an event? Try our Community Event Booking Guide:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Man busted in VPD sex sting has court appearance delayed

  01-02-2019 01:11 via vancouversun.com
  The seventh man charged with allegedly attempting to buy sex from a teen girl in a Vancouver police sting had his court date on Thursday held over for three weeks.
  Like five other accused who had scheduled court appearance this week in Vancouver provincial court, Donald Hugh Schroeder, 56, didn’t show up in person.
  Court agreed to give Schroeder’s lawyer more time to review the case against him.
  The other five men who had new court dates set were Nikolaos Dais, 58, a retired Little F
  
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• West Vancouver cops work with UK counterparts to nab fraudsters - North Delta Reporter

  01-02-2019 00:45
  West Vancouver cops work with UK counterparts to nab fraudsters  North Delta ReporterAn elderly West Vancouver resident who fell victim to phone fraud on Jan. 11 has been reunited with the $185,000 she transferred to scammers, police ...
  
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• South Asian Fashion Week to open in Vancouver with Indian designer duo Falguni and Shane Peacock

  01-02-2019 00:36 via vancouversun.com
  South Asian Fashion Week
  When: March 1-3, 2019
  Where: Plaza of Nations, Vancouver
  More info: www.safw.caWho says Indian fashion is just about a lehenga anymore? The transition and fusion of South Asian fashion from Bollywood to Hollywood, and some designers gaining an edge on the global platform, has opened doors for everyone.
  Come March, Vancouverites will have a chance to have a closer look at what Indian, Pakistani and local South Asian designers have to offer the fashionistas here at th
  
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• Supreme Court of Canada dismisses appeal of Greeks gang killers

  01-02-2019 00:03 via vancouversun.com
  The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal of murder convictions of three members of the notorious Greeks gang from Vernon.
  The country’s highest court issued a statement Thursday dismissing the appeals of Peter Manolakos and his associates, Leslie Podolski and Sheldon Richard O’Donnell.
  Manolakos, Podolski and O’Donnell are three of five men convicted by a jury in November 2012 of various counts in the murders of David Marnuik, Thomas Bryce and Ronald Thom in the
  
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