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• Cuba wins out – for a safe relaxing Caribbean holiday

  08-02-2019 23:33 via vancouversun.com
  We wanted some place safe with white-sand beaches. We wanted an all-inclusive that caters to families. It had to be a direct flight from Vancouver, and it had to be someplace authentic with its own culture that wasn’t just a shell catering to Americans.
  Varadero, Cuba checked all the boxes.
  But before we booked we had to address the stories; the white elephant if you will that sprung up when we told friends we were thinking about going to Cuba.
  The spa at Iberostar Varadero includes a priv
  
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• RCMP investigating alleged assault at minor hockey club in North Vancouver - Surrey Now-Leader

  08-02-2019 23:30
  RCMP investigating alleged assault at minor hockey club in North Vancouver  Surrey Now-LeaderGeneral manager Joanna Hayes says the club takes the safety and well-being of its member families seriously.
  
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• RCMP investigating alleged assault at minor hockey club in North Vancouver - Chilliwack Progress

  08-02-2019 23:30
  RCMP investigating alleged assault at minor hockey club in North Vancouver  Chilliwack ProgressGeneral manager Joanna Hayes says the club takes the safety and well-being of its member families seriously.
  
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• Patriots rise in Super Bowl yawner where Sugar didn't sweeten halftime

  08-02-2019 23:16 via vancouversun.com
  Bulls of the Week
  When it comes to the bullishness of team success, no one can hold a candle this week to the New England Patriots.They won their sixth Super Bowl last Sunday, tying them with the Pittsburgh Steelers for most in NFL history and putting ageless quarterback Tom Brady, genius head coach Bill Belichick and role model owner Robert Kraft into several leagues of their own.Love them or hate them, no one can deny the Patriots are the quintessential professional sports dynasty of this
  
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• Tacomio closes Gastown location with new spots in Strathcona and North Vancouver to come - Straight.com

  08-02-2019 23:07
  Tacomio closes Gastown location with new spots in Strathcona and North Vancouver to come  Straight.comTacomio, which means “my taco”, serves a range of tacos, burritos, nachos, and salad bowls.
  
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• B.C. house leaders respond to staffers accused of overspending

  08-02-2019 22:07 via vancouversun.com
  The three house leaders of the B.C. legislature have responded to embattled staffers Craig James and Gary Lenz over allegations of spending misconduct.
  MLAs Mike Farnworth, Mary Polak, and Sonia Furstenau said, in a brief statement Friday, they had received the written responses to the report by speaker Darryl Plecas.
  They said they will review the written responses with “thorough consideration” of their contents.
  “Any decisions with respect to their release or the status of th
  
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• Alex Hon and Anna Nguyen create a welcoming space

  08-02-2019 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  Toptable sous chef Alex Hon and his fiancée, Anna Nguyen, (far right) welcome guest Katie Ingram for brunch in their sun-soaked loft home.
  Pink grapefruit rounds garnished with fresh mint. Hard-cooked eggs, still warm, halved lengthwise and dusted with flakes of sea salt. A classic rösti, delicately browned in a small skillet and cut into serving wedges alongside a drift of crème fraîche. Smoked cheddar waffles, crisp bacon and slim sausage, all served with fresh cranber
  
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• Interfor says it's shipping more lumber from Canada after China tariffs on U.S.

  08-02-2019 21:38 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Interfor Corp. says the company has increased lumber shipments from Canada to China as a result of tariffs imposed on its U.S. production.
  “We’ve seen a marked increase in volume from Canada,” said Barton Bender, vice-president of sales at Interfor on an earnings conference call Friday.
  “We’re still active on some products in the South to China. We’ve tried to keep our shipments fairly consistent to that market. So the combination of the two,
  
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• One dead, one injured in pair of violent attacks in Vernon

  08-02-2019 21:24 via vancouversun.com
  VERNON — One man is dead and another has suffered non-life-threatening injuries in separate violent attacks near Vernon.
  Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say the first incident occurred just before 1 a.m. when shots were fired during a targeted break-in in Lavington, about 15 kilometres east of the city.
  RCMP Const. Kelly Brett says in a news release that one person in the home was injured.
  About half an hour later, officers were called to a hotel to find a man with gunshot wounds, and he died a
  
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• Theatre review: Surprisingly straight all-female Much Ado still a treat

  08-02-2019 21:11 via vancouversun.com
  Much Ado About Nothing
  When: To Feb. 16
  Where: The Cultch Historic Theatre
  Tickets and info: From $24, at thecultch.comWriters and directors have been playing with gender in Shakespeare’s work for some time. Witness Ann-Marie MacDonald’s 1988 comedy Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), currently at Jericho Arts Centre. But the pace of change has definitely accelerated.
  Christina Wells Campbell and Sereana Malani in Much Ado About Nothing.
  In Ravi Jain’s Prince Hamlet
  
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• B.C. weather: Wintry blast brings -40 wind chills, arctic winds, snow to parts of province

  08-02-2019 20:40
  
  More chilly and challenging weather conditions are on the way for British Columbia's inner south coast
  
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• Check out this $6.8M waterfront condo in Erickson’s last building (PHOTOS)

  08-02-2019 20:38
  
  Ground-floor luxury home in notable Olympic Village building has city and mountain views and direct seawall access
  
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• How to make the biggest use of the smallest urban gardens

  08-02-2019 20:24 via vancouversun.com
  Budding Balconies, a new feature at the BC Home + Garden show, will present big ideas for small spaces as landscapers share suggestions on how to maximize balconies and patios to extend living space.
  “This is a great opportunity for people who live in apartments to see something relatable and how they can make best use of their outside space, whatever size it is,” says assistant show manager Stephanie Gatzionis.
  The Budding Balconies displays will each be 10 by 15 feet and will inclu
  
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• How do you modify a major thoroughfare to accommodate a new express bus route without major impacts to traffic? Dat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  08-02-2019 20:16 via twitter.com
  How do you modify a major thoroughfare to accommodate a new express bus route without major impacts to traffic? Dat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vancouver Sun letters to the editor for Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019

  08-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Wow! Haisla National Council Chief Crystal Smith said it perfectly in her op-ed Monday: “The Haisla said yes to these projects because we have concluded they will be built responsibly for our environment and will allow our people to flourish. I am tired of managing poverty. I am tired of First Nations communities dealing with issues such as suicide, low employment or educational opportunities … we can’t lose this opportunity for our people and for our children.”
  Tha
  
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• Style in the City: Alison DeGianni

  08-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Name: Alison DeGianni.
  Occupation: Interior decorator at DeGianni Designs and in-store designer at Kingston Flooring.
  Personal style in one word: Confident.
  Social Media: @degiannidesigns on Instagram.
  What you love about this look: “I love to find great pieces at our local boutiques in Abbotsford. This outfit represents my personality and character perfectly.”The jumpsuit
  A chic jumpsuit can work overtime in any wardrobe. Take, for example, this Charlie jumpsuit by the Califor
  
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• Brian Minter: Check out your local garden club and get involved

  08-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  In today’s hyper-busy world, any volunteer group that has lasted 75 years is one to be recognized. This is especially true in the world of gardening. In 1944, the B.C. Council of Garden Clubs was formed to act as a liaison for all the garden clubs in B.C. It proved to be a great resource for sharing gardening news, ideas, fundraiser details and other related gardening events.
  At that time, when there were few landline phones, no emails, no TV and no computers, connecting with others was la
  
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• Book review: Chad Reimer dives into the mystery of the missing Sumas Lake

  08-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Before We Lost the Lake: A Natural and Human History of Sumas Lake
  Chad Reimer | Caitlin Press Inc.
  $24.95, 272pp.“No sooner had White immigrants settled into their new homes around Sumas Lake than they began thinking of ways to get rid of it.” Chad ReimerDrive out the freeway to Abbotsford and look from the escarpment just outside the town toward Chilliwack and you’ll see a flat prairie divided into tidy farms. It used to be a lake and surrounding wetlands.
  The size of Sumas (
  
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• Beauty Bar: Chanel Chance Eau Tendre Eau de Parfum

  08-02-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A new fragrance release from CHANEL Beauty, which sees the French brand reimagine its popular Chance scent.
  The latest iteration, which was created under the direction of CHANEL fragrance creator Olivier Polge, takes the initial fruity-floral scent and intensifies it to provide the wearer with a, “whirlwind of tenderness.”
  The eau de parfum features top notes of grapefruit over a “radiant” heart of jasmine absolute and rose essence and a ba
  
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• Trend-watchers predict a rise in eco-conscious gardening

  08-02-2019 19:37 via vancouversun.com
  As a garden writer, it’s critically important for me to be aware of the many changes taking place, particularly the ones being driven at the grassroots level by people of all ages and cultures. The Garden Media Group are folks I follow with great interest because of their ability to spot trends and changing attitudes arising in the gardening world. They have framed 2019 as “Rooted Together” to reflect the desire of many of today’s younger generation to reconnect with natu
  
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• Separate violent attacks in Vernon leave one dead, one injured

  08-02-2019 19:28 via vancouversun.com
  VERNON — One man is dead and another has suffered non-life-threatening injuries in separate violent attacks near Vernon.
  Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say the first incident occurred just before 1 a.m. when shots were fired during a targeted break-in in Lavington, about 15 kilometres east of the city.
  RCMP Const. Kelly Brett says in a news release that one person in the home was injured.
  About half an hour later, officers were called to a hotel to find a man with gunshot wounds, and he died a
  
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• This Week in History, 1960: A gun-totin,' scrap dealin' mama defends her Coquitlam land

  08-02-2019 19:15 via vancouversun.com
  In 1960, B.C.’s Department of Highways expropriated Ivy and Robert Powell’s scrap metal yard in Coquitlam.
  The province wanted the land at 21 Blue Mountain Rd. for a highway to the new Port Mann Bridge, which would open four years later.
  But the value of the property was in dispute. The government offered $15,500, and the Powells wanted $32,000, including $4,397 for moving expenses.
  The argument was supposed to be decided by arbitration on March 7, 1960. But highway crews were poised
  
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• Cows killed in one of two early morning blazes in Pitt Meadows

  08-02-2019 17:16 via vancouversun.com
  PITT MEADOWS — Separate overnight fires have killed an unknown number of cows and destroyed a large industrial building in Pitt Meadows.
  Pitt Meadows assistant fire chief Brad Perrie says the first call about a barn fire came in at midnight and crews arrived to find one building fully involved, with flames spreading to a second.
  Perrie says the farmer and several neighbours were working to save the herd but it’s expected that some animals have been lost.
  Crews had just managed to con
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Snow, with bitter cold wind

  08-02-2019 17:07 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Snow is expected to fall on Metro Vancouver Friday, with up to four centimetres accumulation. A special weather statement for snow and Arctic wind Friday and Saturday remains in effect for the South Coast. Some regions will likely see more snow, according to Environment Canada, including parts of Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast, which could see up to 10 centimetres.
  In Metro Vancouver, Friday is expected to be mainly cloudy, with periods of snow beginning early th
  
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• Where to go in Miami: The new, ultra-chic Design District

  08-02-2019 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Andre Azevedo was sitting on a bright yellow chair, shucking corn. One after another, the cobs fell into a shiny trash can lined with plastic. This was the corn that later in the day would be used in esquites, the Mexican snack made with roasted kernels of corn, mild poblano chili peppers, cotija (a hard aged cheese) and lime juice.
  The delicious snack — a variation includes mayonnaise — is ubiquitous in Mexico and Los Angeles and catching on in Miami, where I recently found Azevedo
  
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• Teen hockey players part of alleged bullying, assault at North Vancouver club - Vancouver Is Awesome

  08-02-2019 16:13
  Teen hockey players part of alleged bullying, assault at North Vancouver club  Vancouver Is AwesomeThe North Vancouver RCMP has confirmed they are investigating a report about an alleged assault that was reportedly part of a bullying incident involving ...
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Surrendering to love

  08-02-2019 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  Is the answer to a successful relationship in your ability to surrender to love? If it is, wow, that requires a lot of trust. Obviously we’re willing to try because we are driven to couple up, yet connecting is extremely difficult.
  According to relationship guru Maya Kollman, “loving somebody, really loving somebody and surrendering to loves forces us to face our deepest fears which are ‘they’ll leave me or they’ll die.’”
  Kollman says that
  
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• US, N. Korean negotiators to meet again before 2nd summit - Vancouver Sun

  08-02-2019 15:35
  US, N. Korean negotiators to meet again before 2nd summit  Vancouver SunSEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — The top U.S. envoy for North Korea returned from three days of talks in Pyongyang and will meet again with his North Korean ...
  
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• 'A major challenge:' Railway in fatal B.C. derailment details harsh weather challenges

  08-02-2019 15:15 via vancouversun.com
  CALGARY — A report by the railway company involved in this week’s deadly derailment in the Rocky Mountains details how challenging it is to run trains in frigid temperatures.
  “Harsh winter conditions are an inescapable reality in Canada’s northern climate,” says a document titled White Paper: Railroading in the Canadian Winter on Canadian Pacific Railway’s website.
  “Winter has a profound impact on a railway’s operations and its ability to maintain
  
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• Opinion: B.C. Assessment process unfair to homeowners, small business

  08-02-2019 15:00
  
  B.C.'s municipalities are badly served by a "hobbled" system — but there are solutions, says former assessor
  
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• Good Deeds Cup: East Van peewee hockey team rallies for ailing coach

  08-02-2019 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  The A2 Spirit, an east Vancouver peewee hockey team of 11- and 12-year-olds, has gained a lot from their coach Stephen Gillis.
  The Vancouver Minor Hockey Association players would love to return the favour with a $100,000 gift to the B.C. & Yukon branch of the Kidney Foundation of Canada, since they recently found out Gillis is in urgent need of a kidney transplant.
  “How could you not be proud of these kids?” Gillis said. “Not just for what they’re doing for me, but w
  
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• B.C. couples don't tell each other the truce in thermostat wars: surveys

  08-02-2019 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  If your household thermostat is a source of heated debate between you and your significant other, rest assured you’re not alone.
  A strong majority of couples say they go behind their partner’s back to maximize their own comfort.
  More than 60 per cent of you change the temperature when your spouse isn’t looking, according to a survey of British Columbian couples commissioned by BC Hydro. Fully half of survey respondents said they hop up and crank the dial as soon as you leave th
  
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• Vancouver Island Pride Weekend coming to Mt. Washington - North Island Gazette

  08-02-2019 09:00
  Vancouver Island Pride Weekend coming to Mt. Washington  North Island GazetteVancouver Island Pride's first VIP Getaway Weekend will be held at Mt. Washington Alpine Resort from Feb. 28 to March 3. The event, which Vancouver Island ...
  
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• RCMP investigating alleged assault at minor hockey club in North Vancouver - Maple Ridge News

  08-02-2019 09:00
  RCMP investigating alleged assault at minor hockey club in North Vancouver  Maple Ridge NewsGeneral manager Joanna Hayes says the club takes the safety and well-being of its member families seriously.
  
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• Armed robber flees with cash from Tim Hortons on Vancouver Island - North Island Gazette

  08-02-2019 09:00
  Armed robber flees with cash from Tim Hortons on Vancouver Island  North Island GazetteCrime happened on Thursday night at Nanaimo North Town Centre location.
  
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• Review: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band step away swinging in farewell concert

  08-02-2019 07:36 via vancouversun.com
  Bob Seger Travelin’ Man Farewell Tour
  When: Thursday, Feb. 7
  Where: Rogers Arena, VancouverBob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band perform at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Feb. 7, 2019.
  Every artist reaches the moment when it’s time to turn the page and write the next chapter. Heartland balladeer Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet band announced their farewell tour last September and kicked it off in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Nov. 21.
  The 73-year-old singer has been at the rock ‘
  
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• Time for Eby to end 'bluff' or play public inquiry cards for casinos

  08-02-2019 06:22 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Why haven’t the New Democrats called a public inquiry into money laundering?
  Just ask Attorney-General David Eby, who has given multiple explanations for not doing so even as he encourages speculation about the possibilities.
  Eby rolled out his first reason for not calling a public inquiry in the fall of 2017, following recruitment of Peter German to conduct an expedited review of money laundering in casinos.
  “Public inquiries generally take a long time,&rd
  
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• Lenz and James respond to Plecas report: 'I have been ethical, honest, fiscally responsible'

  08-02-2019 05:59 via vancouversun.com
  House Clerk Craig James and Sergeant-at-Arms Gary Lenz say they have submitted their responses to Speaker Darryl Plecas’s report alleging misconduct at the B.C. legislature.
  In emailed statements issued Thursday, James and Lenz denied any wrongdoing. Both said they expect the legislative assembly management committee to review the information in their responses carefully and to release their responses publicly.
  James and Lenz were given until Thursday to file responses to Plecas’s 76
  
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• Province seeks to seize two properties allegedly linked to immigration scam

  08-02-2019 05:01 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government is going to court in a bid to seize two properties it alleges are linked to a man’s conviction in a massive immigration fraud.
  In a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court, the provincial director of civil forfeiture claims that the two Richmond properties now owned by Xun (Sunny) Wang’s wife were used to facilitate the crimes and should be forfeited.
  Wang, an unlicensed immigration adviser, used several companies to falsify documents to show that his clients were and
  
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• Vancouver crane collapse delays New York AHL team's bobblehead night

  08-02-2019 04:29 via vancouversun.com
  Somewhere, Crunchman is shaking his head.
  The muscular mascot for the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch was set to star in a bobblehead giveaway night on Feb. 16. But an incident at the Port of Vancouver has forced the upstate New York hockey club to reschedule.
  Late last month, the boxship Ever Summit collided with a crane at the port, causing the ship-to-shore crane boom to collapse onto a stack of containers at the back of the vessel. Among the containers on the Ever Summit: the full shipment
  
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• Plecas expects to hear from police soon on B.C. legislature financial probe

  08-02-2019 04:19 via vancouversun.com
  The next major development in the legislature spending scandal will probably come from police, and it will be worse than the report on expense allegations released last month, B.C. Speaker Darryl Plecas says.
  In a wide-ranging interview this week, Plecas was cautious, saying only that the public should hear more from the RCMP, likely by March.
  “We have a police investigation going on, which is going to be going on for some time and I think is much broader than people think. People might th
  
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• Hey vegans, you can now enjoy the 'Noble' jerky at Gastown's Salt Tasting Room

  08-02-2019 04:04 via vancouversun.com
  There’s beef jerky, there’s pork jerky and now there’s a ‘Noble’ vegan jerky coming to town to satisfy your craving for salty somethings that go well with wine and cheese.
  A soy-based meat alternative, the Noble jerky has been added to Gastown’s destination for wine, cheese and cured meat — the Salt Tasting Room.
  Made by Port Moody-based Noble Jerky, the vegan jerky will be paired on a tasting plate alongside vegan nut cheese.
  “Plant proteins are b
  
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• Daphne Bramham: B.C. opioid deaths up despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars

  08-02-2019 03:59 via vancouversun.com
  2018 was British Columbia’s deadliest year for illicit drug overdose deaths despite the hundreds of millions of dollars poured into mitigating the continuing public health crisis.
  An average of four British Columbians died each day, a rate that has resulted in a drop in the predicted life expectancy for everyone living here.
  British Columbia — and Vancouver, in particular — is the centre of the national crisis even though it has long been the testing ground for harm-reduction s
  
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• B.C. to fund next phase of ultra-high-speed Cascadia corridor study

  08-02-2019 02:18 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia will contribute $300,000 for the next phase of a study exploring the potential of ultra-high-speed Cascadia corridor transportation service linking British Columbia, Washington and Oregon.
  B.C. Premier John Horgan joined Washington Governor Jay Inslee in Washington state to make the announcement Thursday as part of a two-day trip to improve connectivity and strengthen ties between the two regions.
  B.C. already contributed $300,000 last March for a business case analysis to
  
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• Dummy discovered washed ashore on Vancouver Island

  08-02-2019 02:04 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Police were called to East Sooke Park on Wednesday after reports that a body had washed up on shore, but it turned out to be a military training dummy.
  Sooke RCMP received the call around noon from a boater who saw what looked like a body clad in an orange survival suit washed up on the rocks at Beechy Head, near Aylard Farm, said detachment commander Sgt. Jeff McArthur.
  Due to the conditions on the water and rugged shoreline, the boater couldn’t get close to look at the b
  
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• Sales slump could signal tough times ahead for B.C. realtors

  08-02-2019 01:57 via vancouversun.com
  The days when all a Vancouver realtor needed was a sign and pen to make a sale may be behind us.
  The softening housing market could lead to tough times for some realtors, especially those who have recently entered the profession, said the president of the Fraser Valley real estate board.
  “I think it’s going to be tougher for the more-inexperienced realtors, those who are three or four years in,” said John Barbisan. “What they’re used to is not what real estate is ty
  
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• Vancouver homeless doing what they can to survive bone-chilling temperatures

  08-02-2019 01:46 via vancouversun.com
  They dot the industrial streets of Metro Vancouver: Little communities of RVs, campers and vans, right there in plain sight, the people living in them often invisible.
  “Yes, invisible, I feel that way all the time,” Melinda Bergstron said after stepping out of the van she and her partner Clay live in to talk to a reporter. “But I like it like that, being invisible.”
  Feeling invisible, however, is one thing. Getting through these cold winter nights is another.
  The local fo
  
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• Scheduled address by convicted killer at teachers convention cancelled

  08-02-2019 01:40 via vancouversun.com
  CALGARY — The president of the Alberta Teachers Association has apologized to the family of a B.C. murder victim and cancelled a scheduled panel discussion with her killer at a convention.
  Andrew Evans was found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2007 strangling of Nicole Parisien, who was a sex-trade worker at an illegal massage parlour in Vancouver.
  Evans, a former drug counsellor, was given a life sentence but was paroled and moved back to Calgary.
  He has been working as a quality-as
  
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