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• Man who committed murder at Vancouver Island hotel gets life sentence - North Island Gazette

  27-03-2019 23:58
  Man who committed murder at Vancouver Island hotel gets life sentence  North Island GazetteBrandon Tyler Woody pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2017 shooting in Nanaimo.
  
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• Syria claims Israel struck targets in the country's north - Vancouver Sun

  27-03-2019 23:39
  Syria claims Israel struck targets in the country's north  Vancouver SunBEIRUT — Syria said Wednesday its air defences have responded to an “Israeli air aggression” targeting positions in the northern Aleppo province.
  
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• Two charged 'distraction thefts' targeting Vancouver seniors' jewelry - North Delta Reporter

  27-03-2019 22:35
  Two charged 'distraction thefts' targeting Vancouver seniors' jewelry  North Delta ReporterOfficers had issued warning after six such thefts were reported in two days.
  
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• Beware of these scams, say Richmond RCMP

  27-03-2019 22:35 via vancouversun.com
  If you have been receiving more calls and texts from scammers than usual, the Richmond RCMP says you’re not alone.
  Cpl. Dennis Hwang says spring has brought with it a new selection of scams meant to part you from your money.
  “Richmond RCMP issued a warning to the public about various scams throughout the year. During some periods, certain scams are more prevalent than others,” Hwang said in a news release.
  Here is a list of the most-popular scams the Richmond RCMP has encounter
  
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• B.C. Coroners Service launches interactive map of unidentified human remains

  27-03-2019 22:29 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The B.C. Coroners Service has launched an interactive map of unidentified human remains in an effort to generate new leads in the cases.
  The service says there are just under 200 unsolved and active cases involving unidentified human remains in British Columbia.
  It says in a news release most are cold cases, with the earliest dating back to 1953.
  Each entry on the map shows the approximate location where the remains were found, case numbers for contact purposes and a summary of
  
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• LETTER: Pay parking is needed in West Vancouver - North Shore News

  27-03-2019 22:28
  LETTER: Pay parking is needed in West Vancouver  North Shore NewsDear Editor: In the interests of the Earth and the future of children, West Vancouver must think more as a global community and not so much as “what is good for ...
  
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• Mother, sons identified as South Surrey crash victims

  27-03-2019 22:25 via vancouversun.com
  Police have identified the three people found dead inside a crashed vehicle in Surrey on Tuesday as a mother and her sons.
  “Their names are not being released as it will not further the investigation at this time,” Cpl. Frank Jang, spokesman for the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, said in a news release Wednesday. “Our deepest condolences go out to the family members and friends affected by this event.”
  Front-line RCMP officers were called at around 10:30 a.m. to
  
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• Kamloops trafficker of fentanyl and cocaine gets four years

  27-03-2019 22:23 via vancouversun.com
  A Kamloops man who was convicted of possessing large amounts of fentanyl and other drugs has been sentenced to four years in prison.
  In October last year, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Warren Milman found Chad Aaron Bissat, 30, guilty of multiple drug-related counts and several counts related to the possession of a loaded, prohibited firearm.
  Police arrested him while he was out riding his bicycle on March 24, 2016. When they searched his backpack they found baggies containing 120 grams of cocaine,
  
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• Vancouver Bentall Centre sold in massive deal - North Shore News

  27-03-2019 22:16
  Vancouver Bentall Centre sold in massive deal  North Shore NewsThe four-tower Bentall Centre office complex in downtown Vancouver has been bought by a joint venture led by Blackstone Property Partners (BPP) and Hudson ...
  
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• Vancouver Bentall Centre sold in massive deal

  27-03-2019 22:16
  
  Landmark four-tower office portfolio bought by U.S. firms in joint venture in what is estimated to be the priciest real estate sale so far this year
  
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• Jamjar Canteen North Vancouver slated to open this summer - Daily Hive

  27-03-2019 21:37
  Jamjar Canteen North Vancouver slated to open this summer  Daily HiveLocated at 122-125 Victory Ship Way, right beside Tap & Barrel Shipyards and The Pipe Shop, the new establishment is slated to open in Summer 2019.
  
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• YVR named North America's best airport for 10th consecutive year - Daily Hive

  27-03-2019 21:36
  YVR named North America's best airport for 10th consecutive year  Daily HiveFor 10 consecutive years, Vancouver International Airport has been the best airport in North America, according to the prestigious Skytrax rankings.
  
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• SkyTrain service back to normal after medical emergency, technical issues stalled operations

  27-03-2019 21:18 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver commuters were hit with delays Wednesday morning on both the Expo and Canada lines.
  TransLink said a medical emergency led to a disruption of SkyTrain’s Expo Line service at Joyce-Collingwood Station during the morning rush.
  Regular service resumed on the Expo Line shortly after 12:30 p.m. and on the Canada Line two hours earlier.
  During the disruption a shuttle train and bus bridge were set up at Nanaimo and Metrotown stations.
  A medical emergency caused a disruption to SkyTrain
  
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• Police seek witnesses to east Vancouver assault

  27-03-2019 21:17 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police are seeking witnesses to a Saturday assault on 64-year-old man in east Vancouver.
  Police say the man, a resident of Burnaby, was walking along Euclid Avenue near Tyne Street at 10 p.m. when he was viciously attacked by another man. The attacker fled when two people came to aid of the victim, who was taken to hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries.
  Police arrested a man later that evening and he was released pending further investigation.
  Vancouver polic
  
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• Aerial spray will target gypsy moths in North Surrey

  27-03-2019 20:47 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government will take to the skies in May for an aerial spray attack on a gypsy-moth infestation in North Surrey.
  The Forests Ministry announced Wednesday that 62 hectares of residential and municipal park land will be sprayed beginning in May and ending June 30.
  The aerial spraying aims to eradicate a growing population of the introduced pest and minimize the risks they pose to forests, farms, orchards and trees.
  The ministry says a gypsy-moth population is establishing itself in the Fr
  
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• News Culture Abuse Hit Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver on North American Tour Punk melody-makers Culture - Exclaim!

  27-03-2019 19:47
  News Culture Abuse Hit Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver on North American Tour Punk melody-makers Culture  Exclaim!Punk melody-makers Culture Abuse released their excellent Bay Dream album last year, but now that the sun is showing signs of returning, the...
  
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• New York looking to emulate Vancouver’s Empty Homes Tax

  27-03-2019 19:31
  Sale of $238 million Manhattan penthouse drives fresh momentum for “pied-a-terre tax”
  
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• Downtown Vancouver's Bentall Centre sold to American group

  27-03-2019 19:31 via vancouversun.com
  The most notable commercial property listed in Canada, and at one point, the most expensive ever to sell in Vancouver, is under contract to be sold from Beijing-based Anbang Insurance Group to an American group, including Los Angeles-based Hudson Pacific Properties and private equity giant Blackstone Group.
  Hudson Pacific, a real estate investment trust, said Wednesday in a press release it will form a joint venture with an affiliate of Blackstone to buy and renovate the Bentall Centre office to
  
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• Living archives theatre piece unearths Japanese-Canadian internment stories

  27-03-2019 19:14 via vancouversun.com
  The Tashme Project: The Living Archives
  When: April 2 to 13 (post-show talkback April 2, 4 to 13)
  Where: Firehall Arts Centre
  Tickets: from $25 at firehallartscentre.ca
  The Tashme Project tells the story of the Nisei, ethnically Japanese children born in North America to Japanese-born immigrants, and their experiences in internment camps. To create the piece, theatre artists Matt Miwa and Julie Tamiko Manning conducted interviews with several Canadian Nisei, who are now in their 70s and 80s. We
  
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• Democracy doesn’t just happen, says author David Moscrop

  27-03-2019 19:13 via vancouversun.com
  A quick scan of global headlines and it is clear as Donald Trump’s dog whistles that we are facing some pretty big challenges (climate change, terrorism, wealth inequality and immigration) that require we make some good political decisions.
  That idea is front and centre in David Moscrop’s new book Too Dumb for Democracy? Why We Make Bad Political Decisions and How We Can Make Better Ones.
  “The idea that democracy is an achievement we have unlocked and we will have forever is ju
  
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• Exploring music and power

  27-03-2019 19:11 via vancouversun.com
  Music & Power
  When: April 5: Liberation: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  April 6: From Russia with Jazz
  April 12: Revolutionaries: Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich
  April 13: Visions of Joy: Beethoven’s Ninth
  Where: Orpheum Theatre, 8 p.m.
  Tickets and info: vancouversymphony.ca/spring-festival/
  “Music and power have always been linked. The 2019 VSO Spring Festival explores times and places where music was used not just as a mirror of society, but as a force to change it in
  
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• Five reasons to see Spiritualized

  27-03-2019 19:09 via vancouversun.com
  Spiritualized
  When: April 2 at 8 p.m.
  Where: Commodore Ballroom
  Tickets:$45 (plus fees) at ticketmaster.ca
  1. Space-rock royalty. Formed in 1990, Spiritualized has released eight albums, beginning with 1992’s Lazer Guided Melodies. Each record has burnished the Spiritualized brand to the point where the group is often called “legendary.” Singer/songwriter/frontman Jason Pierce, who cut his space-rock teeth in the trio Spacemen 3, is the only constant in Spiritualized as he chan
  
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• Restaurant review: The pastas at Cibo Trattoria prompt a happy dance

  27-03-2019 19:04 via vancouversun.com
  Cibo Trattoria
  Where: 900 Seymour St., 604-602-9570
  When: Open for breakfast, lunch dinner daily
  Info: cibotrattoria.com
  No guts, no glory, they say. I think Curtis Luk gets that. Why else would he sign up to compete in Top Chef Canada twice? It takes a fierce spirit to go through that wringer.
  I’ve come across Luk’s cooking at The Parker (where he cooked remarkable vegetarian food in a Lilliputian kitchen) and at Mission where he was chef and co-owner. Despite positive reviews, the
  
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• Medical emergency, technical issues stall SkyTrain service

  27-03-2019 19:03 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver commuters were hit with delays Wednesday morning on both the Expo Line and Canada Line.
  TransLink said a medical emergency led to a disruption of SkyTrain’s Expo Line service at Joyce-Collingwood station during the morning rush.
  A shuttle train and bus bridge were set up at Nanaimo and Metrotown stations.
  TransLink said it expected the disruption to continue until at lease 11:30 a.m.
  A medical emergency caused a disruption to SkyTrain service at Joyce-Collingwood Station. Technic
  
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• Commercial Real Estate: Green building codes could be boon for business

  27-03-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  A new report says the materials and equipment to construct green buildings made essential by stricter building codes could deliver billions of dollars to the Metro Vancouver economy, while creating 1,170 new jobs in the province.
  The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC)’s Green Building Market Forecast says that B.C.’s Energy Step Code (ESC) could generate $3.3 billion over the next 14 years.
  The ESC is a voluntary provincial standard launched in April 2017 that uses tiered criteria t
  
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• Will 2018’s big B.C. commercial real estate deals be topped this year?

  27-03-2019 18:41
  
  Transaction volume predicted to slow as investors and lenders reassess property yields, but Bentall office portfolio deal could push dollar volume up
  
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• 2018’s big B.C. commercial real estate deals unlikely to be topped this year

  27-03-2019 18:41
  
  Deal volume predicted to slow as investors and lenders reassess property yields
  
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• Massive deal for North Burnaby dairy plant drives up surrounding land values

  27-03-2019 18:28
  
  $209M Saputo sale has changed the area's residential and commercial development future
  
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• North Vancouver's Cineplex Esplanade Theatre is closing down - Daily Hive

  27-03-2019 17:51
  North Vancouver's Cineplex Esplanade Theatre is closing down  Daily HiveNorth Vancouver's Cinexplex Esplanade Theatre has shared a tentative closing date with Daily Hive. The six-screen theatre is set to close next week.
  
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• Aerial spray will target gypsy moths in North Surrey - Vancouver Sun

  27-03-2019 16:58
  Aerial spray will target gypsy moths in North Surrey  Vancouver SunThe aerial spraying aims to eradicate a growing population of the introduced pest.
  
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• Security camera thief on Vancouver Island takes accidental selfies - North Island Gazette

  27-03-2019 16:56
  Security camera thief on Vancouver Island takes accidental selfies  North Island GazetteSuspect has likeness captured while stealing security cameras from Nanaimo business.
  
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• Langdale Terminal service restored where ferry hit dock: B.C. Ferries

  27-03-2019 16:48 via vancouversun.com
  LANGDALE — B.C. Ferries says service is back to normal at its terminal on the Sunshine Coast where a docking accident caused significant delays Tuesday.
  Spokeswoman Deborah Marshall says another vessel, the Queen of Coquitlam, has been redeployed to the route between Langdale and Horseshoe Bay.
  She says the vessel involved in the accident will be out of service for repairs until further notice .
  The Queen of Surrey was loaded with passengers and vehicles during what Transportation Minister
  
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• Canada Line train stalls on bridge, causing delays

  27-03-2019 16:17
  
  A train on the Canada Line got stuck on the bridge crossing into Richmond Wednesday morning, causing delays for commuters.
  
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• Housing Matters podcast: Building homes on underutilized government and private land

  27-03-2019 16:15 via vancouversun.com
  City of Vancouver senior development planner Chuck Brook and McKinsey Global Institute director Dr. Jonathan Woetzel join host Stuart McNish to discuss ways to best develop housing on underutilized government and private lands that are already paid for.
  
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• B.C. Travel: 5 unique hot springs to visit in British Columbia

  27-03-2019 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. is home to an impressive number of natural hot springs, many of which have been developed, such as those at Ainsworth, Harrison and Radium. But these five are difficult to get to, require some planning and involve either travelling on forest service roads, going by boat or by seaplane, which is the appeal of this pursuit for backcountry solitude. Explore wisely. 
  1. Hot Springs Cove
  These hot springs are located in Maquinna Provincial Park, a short boat ride from Tofino. There are seve
  
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• Concert Announcement: Snoop Dogg, Incubus and Sublime headline Cowichan festival

  27-03-2019 15:48 via vancouversun.com
  Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg and California rockers Incubus headline an impressive lineup for the new, three-day Laketown Shakedown festival being held June 28-30 on Vancouver Island.
  The all-ages festival, being staged at the Laketown Ranch in the Cowichan Valley, also features Sublime with Rome, Smash Mouth and Black Pistol Fire along with a list of B.C. acts including Jesse Roper, Stickybuds, Bend Sinister and Five Alarm Funk.Camping, weekend passes, and single-day tickets will go on sale Marc
  
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• Poll: Should ride-hail drivers be required to have commercial driver's licences?

  27-03-2019 15:02 via vancouversun.com
  Claire Trevena, B.C.’s transportation minister, says she will not budge from her position that if ride-hailing services like Uber are going to operate in B.C. then their drivers must possess Class 4 commercial licences.
  “I will not move on Class 4 licence. I think people’s safety is paramount, and a Class 4 licence adds to that level of safety,” Trevena said Tuesday.
  Her comment followed the release of a 48-page all-party committee report on ride-hailing that recommended
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Sunny and warm Wednesday

  27-03-2019 14:30 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Tuesday, March 26 — Keep the rain jacket in the closet, Environment Canada says Metro Vancouver can expect mostly sunshine for the remainder of the week.
  The sun will be shining today and we should hit a high of 14 degrees, about three degrees warmer than the average high for March 27.
  A little cloud might roll in on Thursday but skies are expected to be clear this weekend with above average temperatures in the forecast. Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny. Win
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Is legalization a desperate measure or a solution to the opioid overdose crisis?

  27-03-2019 11:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s too early to say whether the 31-per-cent decrease in B.C.’s number of overdose deaths in January due to fentanyl in illicit drugs means that there may be an end in sight to the public health emergency.
  We can only hope that, finally, policymakers will be able to shift from crisis mode to consideration of a longer-term response to Canada’s addictions problems, avoiding the risks of desperate solutions.
  There is no shortage of those. The B.C. Centre on Substance Use has publ
  
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• Dan Fumano: A $75-billion snapshot of foreign-owned Vancouver real estate

  27-03-2019 11:00 via vancouversun.com
  As the picture of foreign property ownership in Vancouver comes into clearer focus, new analysis shows non-residents of Canada own a much bigger proportion of local housing than previous official reports, with at least $75-billion worth of Vancouver-area residential real estate tied to offshore owners.
  It wasn’t long ago that high-profile figures, in both industry and government, played down the role of foreign homebuyers in Vancouver’s housing market, using the information available
  
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• Vancouver International Airport ranked #1 in North America for 10th year in a row - Vancouver Courier

  27-03-2019 08:00
  Vancouver International Airport ranked #1 in North America for 10th year in a row  Vancouver CourierVancouver International Airport has been ranked the best airport in North America for the tenth year in row by the Skytrax World Airport Awards. Denver placed ...
  
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• Ducks 5 Canucks 4: Steel seals Ducks win with hat trick

  27-03-2019 06:16 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Canucks have been guilty too often this season of playing poorly in the first period and falling behind, so much so that even spirited play in the game’s final forty minutes hasn’t been enough.
  On Tuesday at Rogers Arena, it was the opposite: the Canucks were the better team in the first period but fell off the rest of the game, though a late-game pushback made things interesting. The result was a 5-4 loss to the visiting Anaheim Ducks.
  An early goal by Ducks rookie Sam
  
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• B.C. Ferries passengers stuck for 11 hours on ferry at Langdale Terminal

  27-03-2019 04:23 via vancouversun.com
  Almost 300 B.C. Ferries passengers spent an unwanted day on a ferry Tuesday after the Queen of Surrey smashed into a dock at the Langdale Terminal.
  James Baker told Postmedia News that he boarded the 7:20 a.m. ferry from Horseshoe Bay to the Sunshine Coast to visit friends. At around 8:10 a.m., as Baker was walking down a stairwell to the vehicle deck, he heard “brace, brace, brace.”
  “Then boom, we hit the dock,” he said.
  B.C. Ferries spokeswoman Deborah Marshall said the
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Premier Horgan expects ride-hailing debut in 2019 despite history of stalling

  27-03-2019 02:39 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — As a representative of the only party in the legislature to consistently support ride-hailing over the years, Green MLA Adam Olsen had the cleanest hands of any MLA on a committee studying the issue.
  “It was an honour to work through some of the more difficult challenges that happen in this place, then develop a report that can help better inform the decisions that are made,” said Olsen at the tabling Tuesday of the final report of the nine-member committee.
  He then
  
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• Wildlife group urges B.C. to ban hunting of big cats

  27-03-2019 02:18 via vancouversun.com
  The same wildlife protection group that successfully campaigned against the grizzly bear trophy hunt in B.C. is now urging the government to end what they call the trophy hunting of cougars, lynxes and bobcats.
  The Wildlife Defence League has launched an online campaign and petition that it will use to pressure the province to ban the popular big cat hunt.
  “It feels like this is the evolution of the grizzly hunt ban,” said executive director Tommy Knowles. “We don’t reall
  
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• First Nation seeking injunction over opposition to Saturna Island logging plan

  27-03-2019 02:01 via vancouversun.com
  The Tsawout First Nation is proceeding with an injunction against some of its own community members who, since March 17, have stood in the way of logging activity on Saturna Island.
  On Tuesday, three individuals were served with notice that the Tsawout council is seeking the injunction to clear the way for its contractor, Chemainus Forest Products, to at least remove the timber that has already been cut.
  “We needed to take those measures (with an injunction) because we have a contract to m
  
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• Opinion: Upcoming conference will be a springboard to increased equality for women

  27-03-2019 02:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver will soon host the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights and wellbeing of women and girls. Women Deliver on June 3 to 6 is much more than a conversation about gender equality, it is a global movement and call to action for everyone in Canada to drive change in their lives and communities.
  At home, we are making progress closing the gender gap. Gender equality was at the heart of the 2018 federal budget and steps have been taken to reduce the gender
  
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• Five things to know about This Place Called Home by Joe Charron

  27-03-2019 02:00 via vancouversun.com
   
  B.C. roots musician Joe Charron.
  Joe Charron
  This Place Called Home | JoeCharronMusic.com
  Vancouver singer/songwriter Joe Charron isn’t a newcomer to the alt-country/folk scene. From the packaging to the music, his fifth album shows that. Not that it’s easy being an indie artist working in a genre that is both full of talented acts and gets limited radio action.
  Charron takes it in stride.
  “We just hit No. 13 on CFUV Victoria (all genres) and No. 1 on their folk/roo
  
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