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• Surrey man mourns loss of classmate killed in New Zealand massacre

  17-03-2019 23:12 via vancouversun.com
  A man from Surrey is mourning the loss of his former classmate who was killed in a gun massacre at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday.
  Shaukat Khan said when he heard news of the attack, he sent a message to his friend, Naeem Rashid, reading: “Hope all is well with you and your family. Just heard about the news. Let me know.”
  Rashid is the kind of person who always responds within a few hours, Khan said, but in this case he didn’t hear back before going to bed Fri
  
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• Residential real estate foreclosures in Metro and Fraser Valley rising

  17-03-2019 22:54 via vancouversun.com
  With recent home sales in the Lower Mainland showing some dramatic price declines, there has been an uptick in foreclosures as owners are unable to make mortgage payments.
  In the past decade, there have been few foreclosures because rising real estate values and low interest rates allowed owners to easily refinance or sell to get out of a bind.
  But as prices have turned, there has been a modest increase in the number of court-ordered residential real estate sales in Metro Vancouver and the Frase
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Judge slams senior lawyer but doesn't spare client

  17-03-2019 22:40 via vancouversun.com
  Queen’s Counsel, 40-year-veteran of the bar, Vancouver defence lawyer, Larry Myers is reeling from a thrashing by provincial court Judge Bonnie Craig.
  In a stinging 38-page rebuke posted to the court’s website for the world to see — as if displaying his head on a pike — Craig lambasted Myers for not doing his job defending an accused drug dealer.
  “I’m not a believer in no comment,” Myers told me. “I think the rare times that you do, that you a
  
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• Surrey's history unfolds in time-lapse photo map

  17-03-2019 22:22 via vancouversun.com
  The Tara Supper Club was a Surrey landmark from the late 1940s through the mid-’60s.
  At the tail end of the big-band era, it was a swingin’ nightspot where patrons would smuggle in bottles of booze and dance till the wee small hours.
  “Set on a knoll overlooking the highway link between New Westminster and the border, Tara was the scene of parties, weddings, graduations and community events for over 30 years,” says a story on the Surrey History website.
  It also had a fabul
  
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• Drought? Disease? Killer insects? Bitter cold? In Italy, it's olive the above

  17-03-2019 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  Maybe, like climate change, it’s creeping up on us and we don’t feel its day-to-day impact, but according to an unscientific survey of shoppers and suppliers, the rising cost of olive oil hasn’t been noticed or at least had an impact.
  It’s like the boiling-frog fable, only instead of an amphibian not realizing it’s being cooked as the water temperature slowly rises, it’s tens-of-millions of olive trees dying from, among other things, parching heat.
  The Italian
  
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• Some backyard bees doing more harm than good: experts

  17-03-2019 21:40 via vancouversun.com
  Small-scale beekeeping has bloomed in recent years as amateur apiarists have taken to cultivating honey bee colonies of their own to help boost the ranks of pollinators under pressure around the globe.
  But more is sometimes not better, and experts like Paul van Westendorp, a provincial apiculturist with B.C.’s Animal Health Centre, are warning that backyard honey bees that aren’t carefully managed can contribute to the spread of disease, undermining the well-intentioned efforts of th
  
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• Automakers to show off fuel-cell hybrids at this year's Vancouver car show

  17-03-2019 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  For the first time, three major auto makers will be showing off their fuel-cell electric vehicles at the Vancouver International Auto Show.
  Jason Heard, executive director of the show, said the Hyundai Nexo, Honda Clarity and Toyota Mirai were the only fuel-cell electric hybrids on the market in North America and would all be on display this year.
  “Cars can go up to almost 600 clicks on a full (fuel-cell) tank now and this is going to be something that’s formidable in the future,&rdq
  
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• Honey bees can help monitor pollution in cities: UBC study

  17-03-2019 19:22 via vancouversun.com
  A new study from the University of British Columbia says honey from urban honey bees can help pinpoint the sources of environmental pollutants such as lead.
  Scientists from the university’s Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research analyzed honey from urban beehives in six Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods where they tested for lead, zinc, copper and other elements.
  The researchers found the concentration of elements increased closer to areas with heavy traffic, higher urban densit
  
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• Walker promotes benefits of going slow for the Sun Run

  17-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Sun Run walker Johanna Mramor.
  In the 20 times that Johanna Mramor estimates she has completed the Vancouver Sun Run, she has run the 10-km course several times.
  She has also finished it as a Nordic walker, which meant using cross-country poles in her hands.
  Now, she is a plain ol’ walker.
  In part, it’s been a kind of natural progression from running to walking for the 66-year-old recreational athlete.
  The change came about by listening to what her body was telling her. Over the year
  
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• Sun Run training: Week 10

  17-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Walk 10K / Nordic Walk 10K Program
  SESSION 1: 80 MINUTES
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 20 min.
  2 min. brisk walk, 2 min. recovery walk
  Do this 10 times.
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 20 min.
  SESSION 2: 50 MINUTES
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  Walk for 40 min.
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  SESSION 3: 60 MINUTES
  Warm-up: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  Walk for 50 min.
  Cool-down: Walk slow and easy for 5 min.
  Learn To Run 10K Program
  SESSION 1: 70 MINUTES
  Warm-up: Walk slow
  
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• Sun Run physio: Knee pain

  17-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Pain behind or around the knee cap, also known as patellofemoral pain or “runners’s knee” is the most common injury in distance runners. Irritation of the patellofemoral joint often develops when people do “too much, too soon”, for example by increasing mileage, speed or downhill running.
  Adapt your training program
  Avoid increases in pain during and after training by temporarily alternating minutes of running and walking. Reduce running speed by 30 seconds per kilo
  
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• Sun Run coaching: Stay committed, and find a new route

  17-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  What is it about a nice cuppa java in an airport, working away on my computer? I love it. Somehow it doesn’t feel like work. I’m thinking it might be that relaxed feeling I have as I wait to catch a flight to the warm sunshine for a week.
  It’s Spring Break for those of us with kids, and I’m headed for a training camp in San Diego to coach my track club athletes at my alma mater. I spent many winters there training during my running career and I can’t wait to throw m
  
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• Karen Barnaby: Salad rolls made special with rice paper

  17-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  In 1982, I ate my first salad roll at one of the older, established Vietnamese restaurants on Spadina Avenue in Toronto, right before my first bowl of pho.
  The salad rolls and pho were prepared by a tall, elegant and stern woman from an open kitchen in the middle of the restaurant. The rolls were filled with leaf lettuce, rice noodles, cilantro, mint, green onions, cucumber and pork skin that had been seasoned with fish sauce and toasted rice powder.
  Basic, subtle and texturally perfect, the ing
  
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• 'Instrument of the people' showcased at Vancouver Ukulele Festival

  17-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Ukulele Festival 2019
  When: March 22 to 24
  Where: Croatian Cultural Centre
  Tickets: for the March 22 Ukulele Gala Concert, $25 in advance at rubysukes.ca ($35 at the door)
  Now in its 10th year, the Vancouver Ukulele Festival brings enthusiasts and musicians together for three days of concerts, workshops, and jams. Special guests include Grammy Award-winning Hawaiian virtuoso Daniel Ho, Seattle-based player Neal Chin, and musician/actress Heidi Swedberg (forever to be known by many as G
  
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• LETTER: A streetcar named West Vancouver - North Shore News

  17-03-2019 18:52
  LETTER: A streetcar named West Vancouver  North Shore NewsDear Editor: There have been numerous articles about the proposed B-Line. I haven't seen any comments about streetcars. Why isn't TransLink proposing this?
  
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• B.C. Court of Appeal to hear province's oil-transport reference case Monday

  17-03-2019 17:15 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia’s Court of Appeal will consider a key question regarding provincial powers in the political battle over the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project during a five-day hearing that starts Monday.
  The B.C. government’s reference case asks the court if the province has jurisdiction to regulate the transport of oil through its territory and restrict bitumen shipments from Alberta.
  Specifically, it asks if proposed amendments to British Columbia’s Env
  
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• Canucks Game Day: Double-dip road trip starts with Texas tilt in Big D

  17-03-2019 16:38 via vancouversun.com
  NEXT GAME: Sunday
  Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars
  4 p.m., American Airlines Center, TV: Sportsnet; Radio: Sportsnet 650 AMTHE BIG MATCHUP
  Jacob Markstrom vs. frustration
  Yet another number to put on the resumé of the Canucks’ No. 1 goalie: he’s facing some of the toughest shots in the league and has been making big saves. Imagine the Canucks without Jacob Markstrom’s superb play this season.
  He’ll never say it in public, but watching blown assignments in fro
  
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Giants edged by Kelowna Rockets in overtime - North Delta Reporter

  17-03-2019 15:09
  VIDEO: Vancouver Giants edged by Kelowna Rockets in overtime  North Delta ReporterSaturday night at Prospera Place in Kelowna the Vancouver Giants (48-15-3-2) dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the Kelowna Rockets in their final regular ...
  
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• Daphne Bramham: By reflecting the past, Susan Point's public art defines the urban landscape

  17-03-2019 11:00 via vancouversun.com
  From the moment visitors arrive into the outstretched arms of the welcoming figure at Vancouver International Airport, it’s almost impossible to miss experiencing Susan Point’s work.
  For those of us lucky enough to live here, there are 28 of her works in Vancouver, plus another 20 in Metro Vancouver and Whistler. They are so much a part of the landscape that we often don’t recognize how extraordinary they are.
  Point is a one of Canada’s most prolific public artists. Her w
  
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• Young B.C. Muslims seek to combat Islamophobia following attacks

  17-03-2019 04:45 via vancouversun.com
  Young Muslims in B.C., devastated by the terrorist attack in New Zealand, say work needs to be done to combat Islamophobia here and abroad.
  Following a shooter’s rampage Friday at two mosques in Christchurch, which so far has claimed 50 lives and left dozens more injured, Muslims and non-Muslims were left reeling and seeking answers. Across B.C., they came together in vigil and in prayer.
  At the same time, many dwelled on solutions, including young Muslims growing up in a world where hate
  
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• Makeover: University student wants a look with a bit more 'personality'

  17-03-2019 02:36 via vancouversun.com
  Zoe Jameson is a 21-year-old university student. She was tired of her hairstyle and wanted to add a little more personality to her look.
  Zoe has a lot of fine hair. It’s naturally wavy and the cut was feeling to flat, shapeless and boring. She wanted a look that would maintain the length while creating lots of volume and movement, and that would be easy to style.
  I shampooed her hair using KMS — Add Volume Shampoo to give limp and flat hair a little lift. I sprayed KMS Add Volume &md
  
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• Extradition case: 19 years after her murder in India, husband still haunted by wife’s last words

  17-03-2019 01:48 via vancouversun.com
  The last words Sukhwinder Singh Mithu remembers from his wife were a plea to her killers.
  “Don’t hurt my Mithu. Don’t hit him,” he recalls Jaswinder (Jassi) Kaur Sidhu uttering.
  On that warm June evening nearly 19 years ago, Mithu and Sidhu were returning home on a scooter in the village of Narike in Punjab after an evening out.
  Sidhu, who was from Maple Ridge, had secretly married Mithu — a poor rickshaw driver — a year earlier against her mother’s wish
  
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• Wilderness survival book borrowed in 1977 is finally returned to B.C. library

  17-03-2019 00:58 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A book about surviving in the outdoors has been returned to a B.C. library branch more than four decades after it was checked out.
  The book, “Wilderness Living: A Complete Handbook and Guide to Pioneering in North America,” was borrowed from the Union Bay branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library in 1977.
  It was returned anonymously to the Courtenay branch last Monday.
  Library spokesman David Carson said the book’s subject matter “adds to the mysti
  
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• BCTF denounces Chilliwack trustee's 'bizarre' comments on dress code

  17-03-2019 00:29 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Teachers’ Federation is denouncing a Chilliwack school trustee’s comments about “needy girls” and their cleavage during a recent debate on dress code.
  At a Tuesday night school board meeting, trustee Darrell Furgason spoke in favour of keeping the district’s current policy on dress code, which allows individual schools to make decisions banning visible bra straps and cleavage, saying he was concerned about student safety.
  “Girls with cleavage exposed
  
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• Deliveryman helps VPD arrest two suspects in two separate crimes an hour apart

  17-03-2019 00:04 via vancouversun.com
  Karl Dey was delivering water to a Gastown shoe store when he saw a man grab a backpack and dash out the door.
  The Maple Ridge man took up the chase, waving down several police officers, who were able to tackle the man. His good deed done, Dey returned to his delivery truck to await the officers and provide a statement.
  “I was waiting maybe three minutes, when I heard someone scream, ‘Help!'” he recalled Friday. “I have a daughter, and I guess my fatherly instincts kicked
  
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