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• In addition to making sure City streets are salted and plowed, we've also got crews and equipment to combat snow/ic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-02-2019 23:22 via twitter.com
  In addition to making sure City streets are salted and plowed, we've also got crews and equipment to combat snow/ic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• B.C. legislature to be placed under freedom of information law

  05-02-2019 23:16 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA – The B.C. government will open the scandal-plagued legislature to Freedom of Information rules, as part of changes recommended by the province’s top watchdogs Tuesday.
  NDP government house leader Mike Farnworth said he agrees with a recommendation by information and privacy commissioner Michael McEvoy that the administrative side of the legislative assembly should be subject to FOI requests by the public, in a move to increase transparency following the recent spending scan
  
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• BC Home + Garden Show Offer

  05-02-2019 23:14 via vancouversun.com
  The first 50 subscribers to sign up receive a free pair of tickets! One pair of free tickets per household.After the first 50, you could receive 2 for 1 tickets. ”
  
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• The It List: Dr. Martens x Sex Pistols collection

  05-02-2019 23:13 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Dr. Martens x Sex Pistols collection
  Why we love it: Who doesn’t love a fashion collaboration that’s a little bit — or a lot-a bit — rock and roll?
  Dr. Martens has released a collection of pieces featuring the recognizable album artwork for the Sex Pistols by English artist Jamie Reid, as well as lyrics from Pretty Vacant. The special release includes styles such as the 1490 10-eye boot, 1460 8-eye boot, 1925 steel toe, select sneaker styles, b
  
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• Five things to know about SEER Vol. 6

  05-02-2019 23:07 via vancouversun.com
  SEER
  Vol. 6 | Artoffact RecordsDoom metal crew SEER formed in Autumn of 2014. Over the course of three well-received EPs, the quintet has grown its reputation as one to watch on the burgeoning B.C. heavy rock scene.
  Members cite everything from Black Sabbath to King Crimson as influences and touch a lot of different musical points on its latest album produced by Jordan Koop (Wolf Parade, The Courtneys).
  There is no question that the group’s sound shies away from what has been seen as a do
  
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• Ottawa moving up construction of new naval support ship in Vancouver

  05-02-2019 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — In a move likely to send shockwaves through Quebec and its shipbuilding industry, the federal government has decided to speed up construction of one of its permanent new naval support vessels.
  The government’s multibillion-dollar shipbuilding plan has long called for Seaspan Marine in Vancouver to build an ocean-science vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard before turning to the navy’s two new support ships.
  But the federal procurement department says the government will
  
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• Single? Vancouver ranked No. 29 on list of best cities for romance

  05-02-2019 22:24 via vancouversun.com
  If dating apps have taught us anything, it’s that an algorithm can’t predict a love connection – but maybe a good set of data can help.
  A newly released study claims to rank the 100 best cities around the world in which to find love, based on the percentage of the population that is single, the divorce/marriage ratio, wealth of social opportunities and attitudes toward freedom of expression and love.
  While Vancouver places in the top 30 cities internationally, it’s ranked
  
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• B.C. Hydro say energy demand spikes 13 per cent during cold snap

  05-02-2019 22:15 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Hydro says the energy demand in the province spiked on the weekend as costumers cranked up the thermostat to combat the province’s first cold snap of the year.
  B.C. Hydro says peak electricity demand increased by an average of 13 per cent on Feb. 3 and 4 compared with the same days last week.
  With temperatures staying below freezing over the coming days, B.C. Hydro says demand for electricity is expected to remain high this week and it’s preparing for near-record break
  
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• Last night's Council workshop included our proposed 'next steps' for the INSTPP report, plus a presentation from… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-02-2019 22:09 via twitter.com
  Last night's Council workshop included our proposed 'next steps' for the INSTPP report, plus a presentation from… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Metro Vancouver office market 'becoming a victim of its own success' - North Shore News

  05-02-2019 21:46
  Metro Vancouver office market 'becoming a victim of its own success'  North Shore NewsRecord-low availability is leading to a starved but pricey market, according to a new report by Avison Young.
  
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• Metro Vancouver office market ‘becoming a victim of its own success’

  05-02-2019 21:46
  Record-low availability is leading to a starved but pricey market, according to a new report by Avison Young
  
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• Q&A: Pitfalls to avoid in buying a fixer-upper home

  05-02-2019 21:32
  
  A fixer-upper is a great way to afford a home in a good location, but you must understand the risks first, advise stars of HGTV Canada’s Worst to First
  
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• Train began to move on its own before fatal B.C. derailment: TSB

  05-02-2019 20:13 via vancouversun.com
  CALGARY — Investigators say a Canadian Pacific freight train was parked and began to move on its own before it derailed and killed three crew members near Field, B.C.
  The Transportation Safety Board says the westbound train had been parked on a grade with its air brakes applied for two hours near Field early Monday when it started rolling.
  Investigator James Carmichael said the crew had just boarded the train, but weren’t yet ready to depart.
  “It was not anything the crew
  
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• Kasey Wilson: Pizza for Valentine's Day

  05-02-2019 20:13 via vancouversun.com
  “I think careful cooking is love,” Julia Child once said. “The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who’s close to you is about as nice a Valentine as you can give.” In that spirit, and in her memory, I’m sharing an elegant seafood pizza that is sure to delight your Valentine.
  There’s nothing as satisfying as a good pizza or as disappointing as a poor one. Most pizza lovers have firm preferences determined by geography, availability and memories. Onc
  
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• New Westminster passes renoviction bylaw

  05-02-2019 20:03 via vancouversun.com
  New Westminster has passed a bylaw that would allow the city to either fine landlords who “renovict” their tenants or revoke their business licenses.
  Rental building owners could face fines up to $1,000 a day if they break laws such as evicting tenants without fair notice or failing to provide the right of first refusal for tenants to move back in to their suites at the same rental cost as before the renovations. It also allows the city to revoke a landlord’s business lice
  
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• Yoga Play satirizes corporate culture in a story that might seem familiar to Vancouverites

  05-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Yoga Play
  When: Feb. 7 to Feb. 16
  Where: Gateway Theatre
  Tickets: from $29 at tickets.gatewaytheatre.com; 604-270-1812
  In Dipika Guha’s Yoga Play, a yoga-apparel company has just weathered a crisis precipitated by an offensive remark by the CEO.
  If this sounds familiar, you might be thinking of the crisis that beset Vancouver’s own Lululemon in 2013.
  However, resemblances between the real world and Guha’s Southern California-set play are purely in the services of satire.
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• Restaurant review: Casual dining with elevated food and service at Dachi

  05-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Dachi
  Where: 2297 East Hastings | 604-569-0456
  Open: Daily for dinner, dachivancouver.comImagine the craziness in the lead up to opening a new restaurant. Dachi made it to opening day without major glitches back in December, and the neighbourhood was so ready to check out the old Campagnolo Roma space.
  The glitch fairies did visit, however. “We had a flood and a fire,” says exuberant co-owner Miki Ellis.
  “I was at the bank on the first official day and got a phone call. St
  
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• Q&A: Fashawn raps on headlining Mass Appeal Starting 5 Tour

  05-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Californian rapper Santiago Leyva, a.k.a. Fashawn, records for Nas’ Mass Appeal records.
  Mass Appeal Starting 5 Tour
  When: Feb. 12, 8 p.m.
  Where: Biltmore Cabaret
  Free: Register at eventbrite.comFresno, California, hip-hop artist Santiago Leyva records under the name Fashawn. Active since 2008, his list of collaborations ranges from Wiz Khalifa, Aloe Blacc, Murs, J. Cole and Nas. His relationship with the Illmatic legend led to inking a label deal with Nas’ new label, Mass Appea
  
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• Panych's The Shoplifters looks at the five-fingered discount in an age of growing corporatism

  05-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Shoplifters
  When: Feb. 7 to March 9
  Where: Granville Island Stage
  Tickets: from $29 at artsclub.com; 604-687-1644
  Morris Panych has directed over 90 plays and written 30. The Canadian playwright, born in Edmonton and educated in Vancouver (and London), is now directing his 2015 play The Shoplifters for the Arts Club. The production stars Patti Allan as Alma, a career shoplifter; Agnes Tong as her sidekick; Raugi Yu as a security guard; and Dean Paul Gibson as his mentor. We talked to the 66-
  
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• Makeup tutorial: Use the right brush for a flawless finish

  05-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Investing in the right makeup brushes is essential for achieving flawless makeup.  Here are five of my personal favourites that I can’t live without, and tips on how to use them.The Cheek Enhancer
  This natural hair blush brush is designed with an angled shape and doubles as a contour brush.  It picks up and deposits powder to define, contour and enhance your cheeks.  Apply blush two fingers away from the nostrils, starting from the apples of the cheeks, and sweep the brush u
  
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• Coffee with a Cop - February 7 bit.ly/2RHkIDN #NorthVancouver https://t.co/jnnmlTQca1

  05-02-2019 19:57 via twitter.com
  
  Coffee with a Cop - February 7bit.ly/2RHkIDN#NorthVancouver https://t.co/jnnmlTQca1
  
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• Last call for Community Heritage Award nominations! Help us honour those who are working to preserve and promote o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-02-2019 19:34 via twitter.com
  Last call for Community Heritage Award nominations!Help us honour those who are working to preserve and promote o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Affordability crunch leads North Vancouver to eye subsidized housing for teachers - Straight.com

  05-02-2019 19:32
  Affordability crunch leads North Vancouver to eye subsidized housing for teachers  Straight.comFor some municipalities in Metro Vancouver, housing has become such an issue that cities are having to brainstorm how to attract and maintain top talent in ...
  
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• Wondering what was discussed at last night's Council meeting? Catch up here: ow.ly/oSzX30nAAeQ #NorthVan https://t.co/M33nFlUXAR

  05-02-2019 19:30 via twitter.com
  
  Wondering what was discussed at last night's Council meeting? Catch up here:ow.ly/oSzX30nAAeQ #NorthVan https://t.co/M33nFlUXAR
  
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• Did you catch Mayor Buchanan on CBC radio yesterday? She spoke about her new initiative to find affordable housin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-02-2019 17:40 via twitter.com
  Did you catch Mayor Buchananon CBC radio yesterday?She spoke about her new initiative to find affordable housin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hearing put over to April for Coastal GasLink pipeline protesters in B.C.

  05-02-2019 17:13 via vancouversun.com
  PRINCE GEORGE — Fourteen people arrested while protesting a pipeline in northwestern British Columbia will have to wait about two months to learn if contempt charges against them will be pursued as a criminal or civil matter.
  The 14 were in court in Prince George Monday after being arrested Jan. 7 when heavily armed RCMP officers dismantled a blockade south of Houston, B.C.
  Justice Marguerite Church agreed with a request to put the matter over to April 15 to give more time to go over discl
  
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• Vancouver levies empty homes tax against owner of property with breached aquifer

  05-02-2019 17:12 via vancouversun.com
  A $21,100 charge will be added to Feng Lin Liu’s alleged debts if the West Side property owner fails to submit his empty homes tax declaration to the City of Vancouver.
  Liu is the owner of 7084 Beechwood St., where engineers are one final test away from completing a $10.5-million project to cap a breached aquifer that gushed water for almost two years at a clip of up to two million litres a day. Geothermal drillers with Geoenergia Projects hired by Liu left the country after they brea
  
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• Can government fix Metro Vancouver's housing affordability crisis?

  05-02-2019 17:06 via vancouversun.com
  Housing Matters host Stuart McNish speaks with B.C. Minister of Housing Selina Robinson, opposition critic Sam Sullivan, and Vancouver Sun columnist Dan Fumano about how different levels of government can find solutions to Metro Vancouver’s housing affordability crisis.Here are six things you need to know from the latest episode of the Housing Matters podcast hosted by Stuart McNish.
  1. B.C. Housing Minister Selina Robinson is not a fan of “condos in the sky,” those 600-square-
  
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• Three days in Whitehorse: What to do in and around Yukon's capital city

  05-02-2019 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  The warm glow of a fire is the only thing illuminating my snow-covered cabin perched beside a lake in the Yukon wilderness. It’s not because I don’t have any lights; I just want to see out the large window and get lost in the inky black sky plastered with twinkling stars.
  I’d go outside, but that requires effort to put on several layers of clothes to brave the -20C on this January night. I’m saving that ordeal until the big show starts, the main reason people from all ove
  
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• Recap: Day 1 of Jamie Bacon murder plot trial

  05-02-2019 15:55 via vancouversun.com
  The trial of Jamie Bacon began Monday in B.C. Supreme Court.
  Bacon, a former Abbotsford resident, is charged with counselling an associate to murder another associate between Nov. 30, 2008, and Jan. 2, 2009. The man survived the alleged murder plot.
  There are several sweeping publication bans in place for the jury trial, which is scheduled to run for 10 weeks.
  Related Five things to know about the Jamie Bacon trial
  Recap the updates by Real Scoop reporter Kim Bolan from inside the courtroom
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Clear, cold, and blustery

  05-02-2019 14:55 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Tuesday’s weather will be mainly sunny, but freezing, as Metro Vancouver’s cold snap continues. Environment Canada says the temperature could go as low as – 13 C Tuesday morning with the wind chill, but that should warm up to a high of around zero. Tuesday is also expected to be windy, with with gusts of up to 15 km/h expected. Overnight, expect the mercury to plunge again down to a low of – 7 C. With the wind chill, the temperature will
  
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• Trash-talking report suggests hitting 80-per-cent reduction target unlikely

  05-02-2019 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  Delta is the trashiest city in Metro Vancouver, according to a report on solid waste released Feb. 5.
  Of municipalities reporting, Delta generated so much domestic trash that it ranks No. 1 in the region. In 2017, the suburban farming community produced 465 kilograms per single-family residence, according to a Vancity report.
  That compares with Vancouver, which was second at 426 kg per person. The best municipality? Lions Bay produced the least amount at 188 kg.
  The statistics are in a report ca
  
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• Ottawa moving up construction of new naval support ship in Vancouver - North Shore News

  05-02-2019 09:00
  Ottawa moving up construction of new naval support ship in Vancouver  North Shore NewsOTTAWA — In a move likely to send shockwaves through Quebec and its shipbuilding industry, the federal government has decided to speed up construction of ...
  
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• North Vancouver School District aims to offer subsidized rental housing for its staff - CBC.ca

  05-02-2019 09:00
  North Vancouver School District aims to offer subsidized rental housing for its staff  CBC.caStaff would be able to access rental housing at a 20 per cent discount.
  
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• Young female snowshoer lost on Cypress Mountain found at home

  05-02-2019 05:49 via vancouversun.com
  North Shore Rescue were scouring Cypress Mountain looking for a young female snowshoer who got separated from her friends on Monday afternoon, only to later locate her at home.
  Update: Cypress subject has been located at home.
  — North Shore Rescue (@NSRescue) February 5, 2019According to an earlier post on Twitter, North Search and Rescue were called late in the afternoon with a report of the missing snowshoer. The woman had been snowshoeing with two others along the Howe Sound Crest
  
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• Court quashes government policy not to test baby farmed salmon for disease

  05-02-2019 04:24 via vancouversun.com
  The Federal Court has quashed a Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans policy not to test baby farmed salmon for a particular virus and a disease before they are released into open-water pens.
  The 201-page ruling, released on Monday, pitted anti-fish farm advocate Alexandra Morton and the ‘Namgis First Nation against the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Marine Harvest and Cermaq Canada. Marine Harvest and Cermaq make up 82 per cent of B.C.’s salmon aquaculture industry.
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• Court rules disclosure principles don't override privacy in PNE E. coli lawsuit

  05-02-2019 03:33 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Coastal Health cannot be compelled to release the names of people who allegedly contracted E. coli-related infections at a PNE petting zoo in 2009 to three other plaintiffs suing over the matter, a B.C. Supreme Court has ruled.
  The decision, which was supplementary to the larger, long-running litigation, means that the plaintiffs face a bigger challenge in locating potential witnesses to corroborate their claims that the PNE, Vancouver Coastal Health and a local government failed to ta
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Gunman, associate to testify at Bacon trial, Crown says

  05-02-2019 03:24 via vancouversun.com
  It was an interesting first day at Jamie Bacon’s jury trial on a charge of counselling an associate to kill Dennis Karbovanec. Karbovanec survived the Dec. 31, 2008 attempt on his life. He will not be a witness in this case, Crown prosecutor Joe Bellows said Monday.
  But Bellows did outline the evidence he expects to call in the 10-week trial. There are many bans in this case, meaning some things I have previously reported I can’t report for now. I will delete any comments that violat
  
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• Curtis Sagmoen pleads guilty to assault of sex trade worker

  05-02-2019 03:06 via vancouversun.com
  Curtis Wayne Sagmoen, the man whose family’s Salmon Arm farm was searched by police in 2017 resulting in the discovery of a teenager’s remains, pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting a sex trade worker and received a short jail sentence amounting to time served as well as two years of probation.
  The move came as Sagmoen’s four-day trial in Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam was about to open, with 16 Crown witnesses anticipated.
  Lisa Jean Helps, Sagmoen’s lawyer, told Judge
  
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• Vancouver Sun letters to the editor for Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019

  05-02-2019 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  How can Vancouver council possibly justify spending another $25 million for biking infrastructure, this time on the Granville Bridge?
  Council just raised our taxes another five per cent to find money for a budget they did not have time to properly vet. This is an outrage to spend more on ousted Vision’s past priorities. Priorities are clearly elsewhere, including housing and our city’s mounting debt.
  We are told to prepare for one million more people moving here in the coming de
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: B.C. Liberals propose ethics reforms for legislature

  05-02-2019 02:37 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — No longer would senior officers at the legislature have jobs for life. There would be pre-approval of foreign junkets and full disclosure of spending afterward.
  And — incredible that it even needed to be said — no more publicly funded liquor cabinets.
  Those were among 20 proposed ethics reforms that the B.C. Liberals released last week in response to a recent report from Speaker Darryl Plecas concerning staff spending in the legislature.
  Several of the recommend
  
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• When is the best time to exercise vigorously? Let's find out

  05-02-2019 02:25 via vancouversun.com
  Is there a time of day when it’s safest for moderate to vigorous exercise? Vancouver cardiologists are seeking to find out with a study looking into whether our biological clocks are a factor in the risk of adverse events.
  The researchers, from SportsCardiologyBC, Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of B.C. are now recruiting 126 recreational and competitive athletes over the age of 18 for the 10-year Time of Day study. The goal is to isolate the safest time of day &ldquo
  
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• North Shore population growth lagging Metro Vancouver's - North Shore News

  05-02-2019 02:13
  North Shore population growth lagging Metro Vancouver's  North Shore NewsThe population of the North Shore grew by 1450 people over the last year, a growth rate of 0.7 per cent. BC Stats has released their annual population estimates ...
  
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• Failed hitman, former drug trafficking associate to testify at Bacon trial, Crown says

  05-02-2019 02:13 via vancouversun.com
  Jamie Bacon ordered the New Year’s Eve hit on a close friend in 2008 because he was concerned his drug trade associate was using oxycontin, “having relationships with young girls” and not focused on their joint business, B.C. Supreme Court heard on Monday.
  Prosecutor Joe Bellows laid out the Crown’s anticipated evidence in his opening statements at the trial of Bacon, who is charged with unlawfully counselling a would-be hitman to kill Dennis Karbovanec more than a decade
  
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• Vancouver man driving wrong way collides with three vehicles and ends up in hospital

  05-02-2019 02:05 via vancouversun.com
  A man is in serious condition after driving his car in the wrong direction down Clark Drive in Vancouver, clipping two cars at the intersection of Venables Street and colliding with a truck.
  According to the Vancouver police, the 23-year-old Vancouver man was driving south in a blue Honda Civic on Clark Drive “in the lanes for northbound traffic.” He was driving alone and the crash occurred at around noon.
  The vehicle clipped a southbound grey Subaru and a northbound black Infin
  
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• Medical examiner: North Texas man killed when e-cig explodes - Vancouver Sun

  05-02-2019 02:00
  Medical examiner: North Texas man killed when e-cig explodes  Vancouver SunFORT WORTH, Texas — A medical examiner says a North Texas man was killed when an e-cigarette exploded in his face.The Tarrant County Medical ...
  
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• We’re recruiting for a regular full-time Administrative Assistant - Human Resources. Click here to apply ow.ly/wGxH30nA2Br #NorthVan

  05-02-2019 01:59 via twitter.com
  We’re recruiting for a regular full-time Administrative Assistant - Human Resources. Click here to apply ow.ly/wGxH30nA2Br #NorthVan
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps, defender Marcel de Jong agree to mutual split - North Shore News

  05-02-2019 00:54
  Vancouver Whitecaps, defender Marcel de Jong agree to mutual split  North Shore NewsVANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have parted ways with veteran Canadian defender Marcel de Jong.The Major League Soccer club announced the ...
  
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• Curtis Sagmoen pleads guilty to assaulting sex trade worker

  05-02-2019 00:32 via vancouversun.com
  Curtis Wayne Sagmoen, the man whose family’s Salmon Arm farm was searched by police in 2017 resulting in the discovery of the human remains of a teen, pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting a sex trade worker and received a short jail term of time served and two years of probation.
  The move came as Sagmoen’s four-day trial before Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam was about to open with 16 Crown witnesses anticipated.
  But Lisa Jean Helps, Sagmoen’s lawyer, told the court that they
  
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