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• Style Q&A: Maggie May Jackets make a statement

  04-03-2019 23:03 via vancouversun.com
  In a world full of fast-fashion finds, it’s fun to find a local company that offers a way for people to stand out, sartorially speaking.
  Vancouver-based brand Maggie May Jackets does just that through its custom-painted pieces. Jacqueline Holder, the founder and designer behind the brand, tailors and tweaks existing garments with her unique artwork, creating original designs she hopes each garment’s wearer will enjoy and love — for years to come.
  We asked Holder to dish on what
  
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• Surrey RCMP seek suspect in Newton park sex assault

  04-03-2019 22:33 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP is searching for the suspect in a sex assault that took place in Newton last month.
  On Feb. 22, around 9:40 p.m., a woman was walking through West Newton Community Park when she was grabbed from behind by an unknown person. The suspect threatened the woman and demanded she perform vulgar acts but she was able to escape from the suspect. She wasn’t physically harmed.
  Investigators are now hoping the public can help identify the man. The suspect is described as a South Asian man
  
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• B.C. boating group predicts compliance as derelict boat act gets royal assent

  04-03-2019 22:23 via vancouversun.com
  The group representing recreational boaters in B.C. says boat owners now have a “reminder and an incentive” to ensure proper disposal of vessels that are no longer seaworthy.
  The Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act received Royal assent last week and will soon become law across Canada.
  The Boating B.C. Association says the legislation increases owner responsibility and liability.
  Boat owners who don’t comply will face fines of up to $50,000 for individuals and $250,000
  
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• Fraser Health sends out alert following spate of overdoses in Surrey

  04-03-2019 22:15 via vancouversun.com
  The Fraser Health Authority is warning drug users in Surrey to be wary following a spate of weekend overdoses.
  First responders reported at least 12 overdoses in Surrey on Sunday.
  Fraser Health says reports suggest some of the overdoses have been connected to cocaine contaminated with an opioid like fentanyl.
  The B.C. Coroners Service reported that 1,489 people died of a suspected illicit-drug overdose in B.C. last year, up from 1,487 in 2017. There were 210 overdose deaths in Surrey a
  
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• Metro Vancouver homebuyers hold the power in current market, according to latest report

  04-03-2019 21:36 via vancouversun.com
  Are you among the lucky few considering the purchase of a new home? Don’t worry, you’ve got time.
  Homebuyers appear to be the ones with power in the current market, according to the latest figures from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.
  February saw more supply from homesellers and below-average demand from homebuyers, meaning buyers are likely taking their time and considering their options.
  Residential sales last month totalled 1,484, a 32.8-per-cent drop from the same mon
  
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• B.C. adventurer Kate Harris wins RBC Taylor Prize for non-fiction

  04-03-2019 21:35 via vancouversun.com
  TORONTO — It may not be her childhood dream of landing on Mars, but adventurer Kate Harris says she’s over the moon about being named this year’s winner of the RBC Taylor Prize.
  Harris fought back tears as she accepted the non-fiction prize, worth $30,000, at a Toronto gala Monday for “Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Roads.”
  Published by Knopf Canada, the book details Harris’ bicycle travels along the fabled network of trade routes connecting
  
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• B.C. Travel: Site of Canada's last volcano eruption in an area of B.C. splendour

  04-03-2019 21:07 via vancouversun.com
  GITWINKSIKW, B.C. — The volcanic eruption was as brutal in its ferocity as the famous Vesuvius that buried Pompeii about 2,000 years ago.
  But this was in Canada, only 240 years ago, and just as deadly in its impact.
  About 2,000 people, one-third of the Nisga’a population, died in two villages in what is now northwestern British Columbia as a result of the Tseax eruption in about 1780. The catastrophe produced enough molten rock to smother the surrounding landscape, sparking raging fi
  
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• Festival Du Bois Offer

  04-03-2019 20:40 via vancouversun.com
  Click here to receive 20% off a one day Family Pass (2 adults / 2 children between 5 & 12) to Festival du Bois, enter the Coupon Code familydubois on the Checkout page to receive the discount.
  
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• Youth Sun Run challenge a way for Burnaby Mountain to boost confidence in teens

  04-03-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Track coach Larry Ryan admits even he doesn’t identify as a runner most days.
  “I took on the coaching part because no one else was doing it, and as a result, I have done more running,” he says with a chuckle. “But I don’t necessarily identify as a runner.”
  Since becoming the athletic director at Burnaby Mountain Secondary in September 2011, Ryan has seen “fearful” students transform into runners: casual runners, competitive runners, full-scholarshi
  
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• Sun Run training: Week 8

  04-03-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Walk 10K / Nordic Walk 10K Program
  (Easy Recovery Week)
  SESSION 1: 60 MINUTES
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  Walk for 50 min.
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  SESSION 2: 30 MINUTES
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  Walk for 20 min.
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  SESSION 3: 40 MINUTES
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  Walk for 30 min.
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  Learn To Run 10K Program
  (Easy Recovery Week)
  SESSION 1: 50 MINUTES
  Warm-up: Walk slow
  
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• Sun Run physio: Is there an optimal way to run?

  04-03-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Wondering how running form can prevent injuries? You’re not alone. Those who have been running a certain way for years, without being injured, should probably not change the way they run. However, runners just getting into the sport may benefit from basic recommendations.
  Aim for a high cadence
  Most runners’ feet hit the ground at a cadence of 155-160 steps every minute. A higher cadence, which can be accomplished by taking shorter steps while running at the same speed, decreases imp
  
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• Sun Run coaching: Salute your supporters

  04-03-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Dare I say it? While much of the country is still in a deep freeze, I couldn’t help but notice the sun felt a little warmer today and the challenging ice and snow we’ve had these last few weeks is finally almost gone.
  I had the pleasure of supporting the Over-Halfway 5K in Burnaby last week — I was out there with my best friend (canine) on the beautiful Burnaby Lake Trail while 238 smiling faces walked and ran and gave me high-fives as they passed by. It was awesome.
  Today, I p
  
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• Soulful chanteuse Shepherd explores her Montreal, then and now

  04-03-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Elizabeth Shepherd
  When: March 10, at 7 and 8:45 p.m.
  Where: Canadian Music Centre (837 Davie St.)
  Tickets: eventbrite.caMONtréal is the latest album from Canadian soul-jazz artist Elizabeth Shepherd. For the new collection of songs, the Juno Award-nominated singer—who was partly raised in the city and went to McGill University — draws on interviews with other Montrealers.
  We talked to the 42-year-old Shepherd, who now lives one hour north of the city with her husband and two
  
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• Port Moody fraudster sentenced for violating B.C. Securities Commission order

  04-03-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  A 58-year-old Port Moody man, already convicted of fraud, has been sentenced to three months in prison for violating a permanent ban on capital market activities imposed by the B.C. Securities Commission.
  Rui Armando Figueiredo pleaded guilty on Feb. 28 in Surrey Provincial Court to one count of breaching an order of the BCSC, and will serve the three-month sentence consecutively with his three-and-a-half year sentence for a fraud conviction.
  Related 'It was all a sham': Director of Surrey real
  
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• Marianas Trench conjures haunted harmonies on Phantoms

  04-03-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Marianas Trench Suspending Gravity Tour
  When: March 29, 6:30 p.m.
  Where: Orpheum Theatre
  Tickets and info: ticketmaster.caOne of the essentials to building pop career longevity is finding that sweet spot of having a signature sound that you can tweak. This keeps both artist and fan base feeling current with each subsequent release. That way, nobody gets bored and moves on.
  Since its 2006 debut Fix Me, Vancouver quartet Marianas Trench has proven adept at exploring different avenues in pop-rock t
  
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• B.C. pot producer Ascent granted creditor protection after licenses suspended

  04-03-2019 19:59 via vancouversun.com
  Cannabis producer Ascent Industries Corp. says an order granting the company creditor protection has been issued by the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
  The B.C.-based company says it filed for CCAA to address near-term liquidity issues which were in “large part” caused by Health Canada’s suspension of its licences under its subsidiary Agrima Botanicals Corp.
  Ascent has said that Health Canada asserts that “unauthorized activities” with cannabis took place during
  
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• Riverdale star Luke Perry dies after suffering major stroke last week

  04-03-2019 19:55 via vancouversun.com
  Actor Luke Perry, who starred in the Vancouver-filmed hit show Riverdale, has died after suffering a major stroke last week.
  He was 52.
  According to celebrity news outlet TMZ, Perry died Monday morning at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank, Calif. He was rushed to hospital last Wednesday after suffering the stroke at his Sherman Oaks, Calif. home.
  “Luke Perry… you were a joyful and vibrant soul,” read a message shared Monday by the Riverdale writers room.
  “You will b
  
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• Metro Vancouver home sales down on annual basis, but up from January

  04-03-2019 19:17
  
  West Vancouver detached homes and condos continue to post region's steepest price declines, with North Van detached homes not far behind
  
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• Trump celebrates North Dakota football champs with fast food - Vancouver Sun

  04-03-2019 18:55
  Trump celebrates North Dakota football champs with fast food  Vancouver SunWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is again feting football champions with burgers and fries.Trump is celebrating the Division 1-winning North Dakota ...
  
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• Vancouver Instagram duo "Bitter Queens" celebrate diversity through cocktail-making - Eat North

  04-03-2019 18:11
  Vancouver Instagram duo "Bitter Queens" celebrate diversity through cocktail-making  Eat NorthFind out how two Vancouver bartenders are staying inspired behind the bar with the help of drag queens.
  
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• South Korea sends Women's World Cup bid proposal to North - Vancouver Sun

  04-03-2019 18:10
  South Korea sends Women's World Cup bid proposal to North  Vancouver SunSouth Korea's football leadership says it has sent a proposal to North Korea to jointly bid for the 2023 Women's World Cup and it is waiting for a response.
  
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• Free homebuyer’s forum offers help navigating the real estate market

  04-03-2019 18:09
  
  Evening event in downtown Vancouver this Wednesday, March 6, is free to attend but you must register
  
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• North Carolina revokes Airbnb broker's real estate license - Vancouver Sun

  04-03-2019 17:12
  North Carolina revokes Airbnb broker's real estate license  Vancouver SunASHEVILLE, N.C. — State regulators say a well-known entrepreneur in western North Carolina has had his real estate license stripped for keeping at least tens ...
  
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• Where to eat in Edmonton: River Cree Resort infuses Indigenous flavour

  04-03-2019 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Edmonton may not exactly be the first city that comes to mind when you’re thinking of global culinary hotspots.
  But chef Shane Chartrand is changing that, one regionally inspired dish at a time.
  Chartrand is the executive chef at the River Cree Resort and Casino and the face behind SC, one of the resort’s six eateries. “Damn good food by chef Shane Chartrand,” is the restaurant’s tagline, and that’s what it offers: contemporary Canadian cuisine that’s af
  
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• Metro Vancouver home buyers hold the power in current market, according to latest report

  04-03-2019 16:50 via vancouversun.com
  Are you among the lucky few considering the purchase of a new home? Don’t worry, you’ve got time.
  Home buyers appear to be the ones with power in the current market, according to the latest figures from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.
  February 2019 saw more supply from home sellers and below average demand from home buyers, meaning buyers are likely taking their time and considering their options.
  Residential sales last month totalled 1,484, a 32.8 per cent drop from the
  
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• Vancouver home sales sluggish in February as prices continue to fall - North Shore News

  04-03-2019 16:39
  Vancouver home sales sluggish in February as prices continue to fall  North Shore NewsVANCOUVER — The local real estate board says the benchmark price of a detached home in Metro Vancouver fell nearly 10 per cent year over year as more ...
  
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• Vancouver weather: Brisk but beautiful

  04-03-2019 15:08 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: March 4, 2019 – Monday’s weather promises to be sunny, with the clouds holding off until at least the evening.
  Temperatures reach a high of 6 degrees, while lows drop to minus 3 including a wind chill of minus 5 overnight. Expect the same on Tuesday.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny, high of 6.
  Tonight: Clear, cloud around mindnight. Wind up to 15 km/hour, low of minus 3, wind chill of minus 5.
  Tomorrow: Mix of sun and cloud, high of plus 5.Traffic: Lower Mainlan
  
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• City of Vancouver, province open Nora Hendrix Place modular homes

  04-03-2019 03:08 via vancouversun.com
  Nora Hendrix has been described as a remarkable woman who was the glue that connected Vancouver’s early black community.
  On Sunday, the provincial government and the City of Vancouver officially opened a temporary modular housing project in Strathcona named after Hendrix, to honour her legacy and that of the black community that was wiped out of the area in the 1960s.
  “Ms. Hendrix was a tireless advocate for her community,” said Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Selina
  
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• Annual Vancouver walk aims to raise $100K for women's health in Malawi

  04-03-2019 03:04 via vancouversun.com
  Dozens of volunteers participated in the seventh annual Walk In Her Shoes campaign in Vancouver on Sunday, in hopes of raising $100,000 to support women’s and girls’ health in Malawi.
  Spearheaded by CARE Canada, the walk seeks to raise awareness of the 10,000 steps, which is about six kilometres, a woman or girl must walk on average to collect water, food or firewood in developing countries around the world. As a result, young girls in these countries are put in danger or miss out on
  
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• William Lambers: Canadians can do something about famine in South Sudan

  04-03-2019 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  A true emergency is happening a world away in East Africa, but one that we can do something about. There are nearly seven million people at risk of severe hunger in South Sudan. Aid organizations like UNICEF and the World Food Program are sounding the warning as they are low on funding.
  This is most tragic because the nutrition programs can save infants from starvation. “If funding is not timely secured, the children we know how to save may not make it,” says Andrea Suley of UNICEF i
  
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• Ben Parfitt: Site C dam to electrify LNG industry is far from clean

  04-03-2019 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  In April 2010, when then-premier Gordon Campbell announced that B.C. was resurrecting plans to build the Site C dam, atmospheric scientist Andrew Weaver was along to lend support.
  Well before he became an MLA, and later the leader of the B.C. Green party, Weaver used words to describe the controversial project that became a template for Liberal and NDP premiers to come:
  Hydro power is “clean.” It is “zero-emitting” power. It “does not produce greenhouse gas emission
  
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• Cycling show lures pedal heads with new innovations and trends

  04-03-2019 01:42 via vancouversun.com
  The biggest surprise at this year’s B.C. Bike Show just might be the proliferation of e-bikes.
  Whether pedal-assisted, in which the motor is engaged by peddling, or power-on-demand where the motor is activated by the throttle, e-bikes are rising in popularity as bike lanes make cycling an affordable and safe option.
  Jody Wall, of Vintage Iron Cycles in East Van, says business is booming. “We’ve been in business for a year and a half, and it’s really taking off. E-bikes ar
  
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• Doing other sports can help your Sun Run training

  04-03-2019 00:38 via vancouversun.com
  We are over the half-way mark of our Sun Run 2019 training! It’s amazing how fast the program flies by. The snow is mostly gone. Our Run 10K Hillcrest group is now running for much longer stretches. It’s time to start imagining ourselves running over the finish line in just a few more weeks!
  We have heard often from our Sun Run group leaders that there are many benefits to doing other activities in addition to running while training for the 10K race.
  That’s also true when you&r
  
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