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• Dirty money in real estate reports submitted to province

  01-04-2019 23:52
  
  Expert Panel on Money Laundering and Dr Peter German meet deadlines to hand in two commissioned reports
  
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• North Carolina freshman Nassir Little declares for NBA draft - Vancouver Sun

  01-04-2019 23:47
  North Carolina freshman Nassir Little declares for NBA draft  Vancouver SunCHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina freshman Nassir Little is entering the NBA draft.Little announced his decision on social media Monday, saying he was ...
  
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• Vancouver's epicurean oasis - North Shore News

  01-04-2019 23:44
  Vancouver's epicurean oasis  North Shore NewsIt reads like utopian fiction: a modern city with global roots, nestled between snow-capped mountains and lapping oceanic waves. On approach, its signature ...
  
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• A lost Vienna emerges in Hanne Wassermann's archive

  01-04-2019 23:42 via vancouversun.com
  Hanne Wassermann Walker lived in Vancouver for four decades. But she had a whole other life in her native Vienna, a life that is only beginning to come to light 33 years after her death.
  Between the First and Second World Wars, Hanne taught physical fitness to the Viennese elite. Notebooks and letters from her personal archive include references to the Rothschild family, Princess Helen of Romania, and actress Hedy Lamarr.
  But like many Austrian Jews she fled her homeland under threat from the Na
  
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• Jody Wilson-Raybould honoured at ceremony on Vancouver Island amid controversy - North Island Gazette

  01-04-2019 23:30
  Jody Wilson-Raybould honoured at ceremony on Vancouver Island amid controversy  North Island GazetteEmbattled former minister of justice and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould attended a ceremony and feast held in her honour on Vancouver Island on ...
  
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• Vancouver Island woman wins $675,000 lottery prize - North Island Gazette

  01-04-2019 21:52
  Vancouver Island woman wins $675,000 lottery prize  North Island GazetteVancouver Island's Sandy Newell and her husband are poised to hit the open water after she scratched her way to a $675,000 prize on a Set for Life Scratch ...
  
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• NDP unveils universal pharmacare plan, aims program delivery by the end of 2020

  01-04-2019 21:51 via vancouversun.com
  The NDP is promising to bring in a universal and comprehensive national pharmacare program targeted to begin in 2020 if the party wins the next federal election.
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced details of the pharmacare plan Monday with health critic Don Davies at an event in Coquitlam.
  “This is a bold plan, it’s going to take some courage. It’s going to take us standing up to pharmaceutical industries and insurance companies who don’t want us to bring this plan in, bu
  
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• South Vancouver home razed by fire

  01-04-2019 21:14 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver firefighters extinguished a house fire in the southeast part of the city Monday morning.
  Jonathan Gormick, a Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson, said crews were called to the scene in 2600 block of Lynbrook Drive around 9:30 a.m.Heavy black smoke was pouring out of the first floor of the single-family home. Gormick said fire crews made entry into the building and quickly realized the fire had spread to the second floor.
  “The captain made the decision to pull all crew
  
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• Dress code: Women working at B.C. legislature win right to bare arms

  01-04-2019 21:12 via vancouversun.com
  Speaker Darryl Plecas says bare arms are welcomed in the B.C. legislature.
  On Thursday, a group of women — legislature staffers and some journalists working in the Victoria press gallery — protested a dress-code edict from legislature security by wearing sleeveless outfits on the job.
  Journalist Shannon Waters, who was among the sleeveless protestors, said at least three women were told by the sergeant at arms staff to cover their bare arms in the hallways of the legislature.
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• ART SEEN: City to vote on renewing $160,000 a year for public art at Offsite

  01-04-2019 21:06 via vancouversun.com
  One of the best venues for showing contemporary public art in downtown Vancouver is up for another five-year renewal.
  A report going to city council Tuesday recommends renewing Offsite and continuing to pay $160,000 a year to the Vancouver Art Gallery to program the venue on West Georgia at the Shangri-La Hotel.
  “The Offsite program continues to offer the residents and visitors of Vancouver access to a wide range of contemporary public art project by significant artists from here and aroun
  
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• Missed speculation tax declaration deadline? There’s still time

  01-04-2019 20:28
  
  Finance minister promises leniency for those who haven’t yet declared their exemption, after nearly one in ten fails to file on time
  
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• Police: 'Several' bodies found at North Dakota business - Vancouver Sun

  01-04-2019 19:19
  Police: 'Several' bodies found at North Dakota business  Vancouver SunMANDAN, N.D. — Police responding to a medical call at a North Dakota business on Monday found “several” bodies, authorities said.The Mandan Police ...
  
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• Vancouver is North America’s second least affordable housing market - Business in Vancouver

  01-04-2019 19:15
  Vancouver is North America’s second least affordable housing market  Business in VancouverZoocasa recently conducted a study of the best and worst North American cities for affordable housing and Vancouver came second worst. The study sourced ...
  
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• B.C. Conflict of Interest Commissioner Paul Fraser has died

  01-04-2019 18:21 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s Conflict of Interest Commissioner has died.
  Paul Fraser, a Vancouver lawyer who was appointed to the job in 2008, passed away over the weekend.
  B.C. Conflict of Interest Commissioner Paul Fraser has died.
  He was the province’s third conflict commissioner, and handled high-profile files both in British Columbia as well as being seconded to investigate former Alberta Premier Alison Redford over conflict allegations in tobacco lawsuits in 2016.
  Fraser was also th
  
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• North Carolina orders Duke Energy to excavate all coal ash - Vancouver Sun

  01-04-2019 17:52
  North Carolina orders Duke Energy to excavate all coal ash  Vancouver SunRALEIGH, N.C. — The country's largest electric company is being ordered to excavate coal ash from all of its North Carolina power plant sites, slashing the risk ...
  
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• Vancouver International Airport once again named North America's best

  01-04-2019 17:48 via vancouversun.com
  Another year, another honour for Vancouver International Airport.
  For the 10th consecutive year, YVR has been named the best airport in North America by the Skytrax World Airport Awards.
  “To be recognized as Best Airport in North America for a decade is an honour — one we share with our partners and the people who work on Sea Island,” said Craig Richmond, President & CEO of Vancouver Airport Authority. “YVR is the 24,000 individuals — the baggage handlers, the s
  
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• Police: 'Several' bodies found at North Dakota business - Vancouver Courier

  01-04-2019 17:41
  Police: 'Several' bodies found at North Dakota business  Vancouver CourierMANDAN, N.D. — Police responding to a medical call at a North Dakota property-management business on Monday found "several" bodies, authorities said.
  
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• B.C. Cider Week puts spotlight on province's growing cider industry

  01-04-2019 17:38 via vancouversun.com
  Rachel Bolongaro was sitting at her desk one day in 2013 when she asked herself, “Do I want to be an engineer for another 20 years?”
  The answer was “no,” and she took a week off work to figure out what she wanted to do with her life. She happened to visit a cidery on Vancouver Island, where she fell in love with the idea of life on a farm lined with apple trees.
  “I thought, ‘I’d really like to spend a lot of time in a place like this,’ and the Lowe
  
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• Vancouver International Airport once again named North America's best - Vancouver Sun

  01-04-2019 16:56
  Vancouver International Airport once again named North America's best  Vancouver SunVancouver placed 17th on SkyTrax's list of the 100 best airports in the world. It was the only North American airport to crack the top 20.
  
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• Daily Poll: Will record fuel prices lead you to change your driving habits?

  01-04-2019 15:44 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver motorists are being warned that record-high gas prices are on the way.
  Gas analyst Dan McTeague with gasbuddy.com says he could see prices at the pumps hitting $1.65 per litre between now and the May long weekend.
  “$1.65 (a litre) is attainable and $1.70 is not too far-fetched,” McTeague said.
  Related Metro Vancouver drivers set to pay record high gas prices
  The highest price ever paid by Metro Vancouver drivers was 163.9 cents a litre on Oct. 13, 2018; that was also
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Sunny today … but rain is coming

  01-04-2019 15:13 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Monday, April 1 — Vancouver can expect more beautiful spring weather today and tomorrow …. but things will take a turn for the wet later this week.
  Environment Canada says we can expect sunshine and a high of 16 C today, with the temperature rising up to 21 further inland.
  More sun is in the forecast for Tuesday but our good run of weather will come to end on Wednesday when the skies will open up. We are for at least five straight days of rainy weather starting mid-
  
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• Queen-inspired rock musical to tour North America - Vancouver Sun

  01-04-2019 14:46
  Queen-inspired rock musical to tour North America  Vancouver SunLOS ANGELES — A musical inspired by Queen's music is preparing for a North America tour following the popularity of the Academy Award-winning movie, ...
  
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• Queen-inspired rock musical to tour North America - Vancouver Courier

  01-04-2019 14:40
  Queen-inspired rock musical to tour North America  Vancouver CourierLOS ANGELES — A musical inspired by Queen's music is preparing for a North America tour following the popularity of the Academy Award-winning movie, ...
  
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• Rob Shaw: B.C. government offers leniency as speculation tax deadline passes

  01-04-2019 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s finance minister is promising leniency for those who missed the deadline to opt out of the contentious new speculation tax.
  Carole James is predicting more than a 91 per cent level of compliance among the 1.6 million B.C. homeowners who were mailed forms and required to prove by Sunday’s deadline that they were exempt from the surcharge on multiple vacant properties. Those who missed out will still be able to apply in the months ahead to opt out without a fina
  
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• New Canada Food Guide meal resonates best in B.C., not so much elsewhere

  01-04-2019 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  The veggie-loaded, almost meatless plate on Canada’s newly released Food Guide actually reflects how many young British Columbians eat, probably for the first time in decades.
  “When you look at the proteins, there’s almost no meat, just a little bit of chicken, a little bit of fish and a little bit of beef,” said Rebecca Coleman, a vegetarian food blogger and mom. “The rest of it is tofu, beans and a piece of an egg, not even a whole egg. It’s just crazy how d
  
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• Former MacMillan Bloedel headquarters on West Georgia changes hands

  01-04-2019 09:01 via vancouversun.com
  It’s been called brutalist, yet it’s anything but, a local architectural historian said of the one-time MacMillan Bloedel headquarters at 1075 West Georgia St.
  The Arthur Erickson-designed, 26-storey office tower changed hands today, purchased by a group comprising Reliance Properties, KingSett Capital and Crestpoint Real Estate Investments.
  “It’s an interesting building because Erickson indeed did not do a lot of office/commercial buildings,” Don Luxton, senior cul
  
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• 4 dead in 'multiple homicide' at North Dakota business - Vancouver Courier

  01-04-2019 09:00
  4 dead in 'multiple homicide' at North Dakota business  Vancouver CourierMANDAN, N.D. — Four people were found dead Monday in what police called a "multiple homicide" at a North Dakota property-management business.
  
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• In Vancouver, North America's biggest Uber holdout, it pays to know Chinese - BNNBloomberg.ca

  01-04-2019 07:03
  In Vancouver, North America's biggest Uber holdout, it pays to know Chinese  BNNBloomberg.caThe white BMW luxury sedan glides up to a Taiwanese noodle shop in a Vancouver suburb, hailed courtesy of a Chinese-language app. The eight-minute ride ...
  
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• S. Korea starts search for war remains, separate from North - Vancouver Sun

  01-04-2019 06:41
  S. Korea starts search for war remains, separate from North  Vancouver SunSEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea's military began searching for Korean War remains at the heavily armed inter-Korean border on Monday after North ...
  
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• Trial lawyers to launch constitutional challenge to ICBC regulations

  01-04-2019 03:52 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s trial lawyers are taking the government to court over major changes that will go into effect Monday to the way ICBC claims will be handled.
  The Trial Lawyers Association of B.C., which represents more than 1,500 legal professionals in the province, says that the legislated changes, which include a $5,500 cap on claims for minor injuries involving pain and suffering and the establishment of a civil resolution tribunal to adjudicate certain claims, are unconstitutional and should be s
  
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• Dr. Jeff Roberts: Allowing compensation for gamete donors will restore access to fertility care in Canada

  01-04-2019 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  On May 29, 2018, MP Anthony Housefather introduced a private member’s bill to the House of Commons that would reverse components of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act that have severely limited access for Canadian infertility patients to third-party sperm and eggs and gestational surrogacy.
  The current ban on compensation to gamete donors and surrogates under the act has contributed to a critical shortage of individuals willing to serve as donors and surrogates in Canada, forcing patients
  
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• Andrey Pavlov: Majority like idea of vacancy tax, but tax as implemented is a different matter

  01-04-2019 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  A recent Research Co. survey asked British Columbians if they agree with the recently introduced Speculation and Vacancy Tax. More than two-thirds of respondents did. I was surprised until I looked at how the tax was described in the survey: “A ‘speculation tax’ in specific urban areas targeting foreign and domestic homeowners who pay little or no income tax in B.C. and those who own second properties that aren’t long-term rentals.”
  When you put it this way, I
  
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• Pedestrian taken to hospital after hit-and-run in Vancouver - North Delta Reporter

  01-04-2019 00:45
  Pedestrian taken to hospital after hit-and-run in Vancouver  North Delta ReporterA 71-year-old woman was sent to hospital after a hit-and-run in South Vancouver Sunday afternoon. The woman was crossing South-East Marine Drive on a ...
  
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• Pedestrian struck at Victoria and Marine Drive in Vancouver

  01-04-2019 00:16 via vancouversun.com
  A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Victoria Drive and SE Marine Drive in Vancouver on Sunday afternoon.
  According to the Vancouver Police Department, the pedestrian was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries.
  At 3 p.m. Victoria remained closed in both directions, while two of the three Westbound lanes on Marine Drive were also closed.
  According to the Vancouver Police Department on average there are seven pedestrians a year killed by motor vehicles each year in the
  
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• Metro Vancouver drivers set to pay record high gas prices

  01-04-2019 00:13 via vancouversun.com
  The highest Metro Vancouver gas prices of all time could hit drivers this summer.
  “I wouldn’t be surprised to see $1.65 (a litre) between now and the May long weekend (Victoria Day 18-20),” said gas analyst Dan McTeague.
  The highest price ever paid by Metro Vancouver drivers was 163.9 cents a litre on Oct. 13, 2018, that was also a record for any major North American city.
  McTeague said the price record was driven by the Enbridge gas line explosion north of Prince George that l
  
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• Father and son firefighters take on fire at West Broadway bakery

  01-04-2019 00:08 via vancouversun.com
  When a three-alarm fire broke out at 1443 West Broadway in the early morning hours on Sunday, Battalion Chief Dale Parno didn’t know his 29-year-old son Matt would also be on the call — but he knew it was a possibility.
  The Parnos, father and son, have fought more than one fire together over the years but Dale, who is retiring in a couple of months, said all firefighters are family when they are on the job.
  “It’s not the first time I’ve had to send my son into harm&
  
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