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• 3,000-unit development could be built on Squamish land near Burrard Bridge

  10-04-2019 23:41
  
  The unusually shaped, 11-acre parcel is adjacent to Molson Brewery on Burrard Street.
  
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• Search resumes for cowboy missing in B.C. since the end of January

  10-04-2019 23:10 via vancouversun.com
  MERRITT — A search has resumed for a cowboy who was reported missing in January and whose disappearance is being treated as suspicious by police.
  RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says the scope of the search hasn’t changed much since Ben Tyner first disappeared.
  Ground searchers are being assisted by RCMP dogs and teams in the air.
  Last month, the Mounties said members of the southeast district major crime unit had reviewed the evidence collected since Tyner was last seen and determined the
  
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• ‘WTF’ factor driving Metro Vancouver’s industrial innovation

  10-04-2019 23:01
  
  Industrial real estate specialist Bruno Fiorvento recently received a three-letter reply when he sent lease cost estimates to a U.S. client trying to acquire 80,000 square feet of Metro Vancouver industrial space.
  
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• B.C. man guilty of using mobile while driving, even though it had a dead battery

  10-04-2019 22:48 via vancouversun.com
  A B.C. judge has ruled a man was illegally using his iPhone while driving, even though he wasn’t holding it and it had a dead battery.
  On Oct. 12, Patrick Grzelak was charged with holding or using an electronic device while driving, according to a small-claims decision this week in provincial court.
  He was coming home from work in his black Mercedes, on 152nd Street in Surrey, with his iPhone in the centre cubbyhole in the dashboard, according to court documents.
  The wire for his earbuds w
  
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• Vancouver-filmed When Calls The Heart to resume airing without Lori Loughlin

  10-04-2019 22:47 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver-filmed When Calls The Heart will resume its sixth season next month – without Lori Loughlin.
  Loughlin, who has starred on the Hallmark Channel series since its start in 2014 and served as co-executive producer, was indicted last month in an American college admissions bribery scandal alongside her husband, designer Mossimo Giannulli.
  The couple is alleged to have paid $500,000 to have their daughters designated as rowing recruits at the University of Southern California, even
  
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• ‘Interim period of chaos’ stalling development in Metro Vancouver

  10-04-2019 22:47
  
  One of the biggest barriers to development in Greater Vancouver may be newly elected municipal governments in the region.
  
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• Former Burns Lake mayor to plead guilty: B.C. prosecution service

  10-04-2019 22:45 via vancouversun.com
  SMITHERS — B.C.’s Crown prosecution service says the former mayor of Burns Lake intends to plead guilty to charges he faces at a court appearance next month.
  The prosecution service did not specify which charges Luke Strimbold plans to enter guilty pleas on, but says in an emailed statement that his lawyer told a court earlier this week that Strimbold intended to enter guilty pleas at his next appearance May 6 in Smithers.
  Strimbold’s lawyer could not be reached for comment.
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• Langara College arson suspect appears in court

  10-04-2019 22:44 via vancouversun.com
  A 23-year-old student facing several charges after fires sparked an evacuation at Vancouver’s Langara College last week has had his scheduled bail hearing on Wednesday put over to Thursday.
  Nasradin Abdusamad Ali appeared briefly in Vancouver provincial court in prison-issue red sweats and shirt.
  His parents and brother were in the public gallery.
  There is a ban on publication of details, which is standard for bail hearings.Ali was arrested on April 1 and accused setting three incendiary d
  
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• 'Trooper' not super: Charges dismissed in Vancouver fentanyl trafficking case

  10-04-2019 22:38 via vancouversun.com
  Two men accused of trafficking fentanyl have had all charges against them dropped after a judge found Vancouver police violated their rights.
  Dennis Alexander Halstead and Jason James Heyman were among six charged in 2016 after a seven-month investigation by Vancouver police into the sale and distribution of the deadly opiate by a “sophisticated drug distribution network.”
  During the probe, dubbed Project Trooper, police seized almost 24,000 fentanyl pills, 19 kilograms of
  
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• Rogue, roaming cats beware: Proposed Saanich bylaw could land you in the pound

  10-04-2019 21:17 via vancouversun.com
  A group of citizens is asking Saanich council for a cat bylaw with a complaint-driven process that would result in warnings, fines and impoundment of problem cats.
  “We think the time is right for Saanich to enact a bylaw for responsible pet ownership,” Sheryl St. Gelais, speaking for the group Citizens For Responsible Cat Ownership, told Saanich council on Monday night.
  “In a perfect world, cats would be licensed,” said St. Gelais, adding a bylaw to deal with problem situ
  
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• North Vancouver RCMP seek owner of donated jacket with valuable item in pocket - The Province

  10-04-2019 21:02
  North Vancouver RCMP seek owner of donated jacket with valuable item in pocket  The ProvincePolice are searching for the owner of a men's jacket that was donated to a Salvation Army with something valuable still left in the pocket.
  
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• Wood investment turns into gold for developer

  10-04-2019 20:28
  
  With mass timber set for the mainstream, the one challenge could be producing enough for both encapsulated and exposed uses
  
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• Victoria writer Yasuko Thanh's new memoir shows the world of a survivor

  10-04-2019 20:14 via vancouversun.com
  Victoria writer Yasuko Thanh’s early life was tough.
  She grew up poor in an evangelical environment and she rebelled in the biggest possible ways. Drugs, sex, abuse, crime and jail are all parts of Thanh’s younger life.
  For her, writing became a life raft in the turbulent sea that was her life.
  After years of putting her thoughts down, she is finally published and celebrated.
  But while her short story collection Floating Like the Dead and her debut novel Fragrance of the Yellow Mount
  
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• Charges dismissed in B.C. fentanyl trafficking case

  10-04-2019 20:12 via vancouversun.com
  Two men accused of trafficking fentanyl have had all charges against them dropped after a judge found Vancouver police violated their rights.
  Dennis Alexander Halstead and Jason James Heyman were among six charged in 2016 after a seven-month investigation by Vancouver police into the sale and distribution of the deadly opiate by a “sophisticated drug distribution network.”
  During the probe, dubbed Project Trooper, police seized almost 24,000 fentanyl pills, 19 kilograms of
  
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• Dance company MOMIX dabbles in mysticism, gardening

  10-04-2019 20:11 via vancouversun.com
  Viva MOMIX
  When: April 12 & 13 at 8 p.m.
  Where: Vancouver Playhouse
  Tickets: from $35 at tickets.dancehouse.ca
  MOMIX is an American company revered for its ability to create a surreal world onstage using props, light, shadow, music, costumes, and the human body. The last show of DanceHouse’s 2018/19 season features the company making its Canadian debut with Viva MOMIX. Developed in 2015 in honour of MOMIX’s 35th anniversary season, it features a selection of favourites from more
  
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• Five things to know about Skinners Cage by Big John Bates: Noirchestra

  10-04-2019 20:10 via vancouversun.com
  Big John Bates: Noirchestra
  Skinners Cage | Rookie Records
  The third album to come from the tireless touring machine that is Big John Bates, Big John Bates: Noirchestra now finds the musician stepping out into slightly different terrain. The songs are less full-on rock attack and more exploring of textures and variations while still working firmly in the Americana Noir genre the band is known for.
  It’s a very good fit having the trio of guitarist Bates, bassist Brandy Bones and drummer Ty-
  
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• April is the month for choral blossoming

  10-04-2019 20:07 via vancouversun.com
  Handel Coronation Anthems
  When: April 14, 3 p.m. (pre-concert talk 2:15 p.m.)
  Where: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
  Tickets and info: earlymusic.bc.ca
  Music for a Very Good Friday
  When: April 19, 8 p.m.
  Where: The Orpheum
  Tickets and info: vancouverchamberchoir.com
  It’s not just Vancouver’s spring flora bursting into blossom. As mentioned last week, this is prime time for Vancouver’s choirs to raise their voices. And there are two grand events still to discuss: a sumptuous
  
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• The It List: Gentle Fawn Ninette Jumpsuit

  10-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Gentle Fawn Ninette JumpsuitWhy we love it: Jump into the spring season with this new jumpsuit from the Vancouver-based brand Gentle Fawn.
  Called the Ninette, the style is available in a navy blue hue, as well as a pretty pink printed polyester populated by soft, all-over flower petals.
  The loose, relaxed cut is balanced by the flowing fabric and the deep-v back with criss-cross detailing, ensuring it doesn’t look too pyjama-inspired.
  This jumpsuit is sure to look cute and cas
  
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• Side Dishes: Do-not-touch chocolates

  10-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Wild Sweets Chocolate owners Dominique and Cindy Duby have always made artful chocolates but this one’s going to be exhibited at the Richmond Art Gallery City Hall Galleria.
  In a collaboration with artist Linda Mitsui of Profile Design Group their work will include chocolate sculptures weighing about 75 pounds each. As well, the exhibit will include photographic canvases centred around Wild Sweets’ hand-painted chocolates. The sculptures and photographs will be on display from April
  
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• Mia Stainsby: The best places to eat in Gastown

  10-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  A big part of Vancouver’s culinary history sits in Gastown with the exposed bricks and timber and sometimes, less exposed ghosts. It’s a neighbourhood that whets the appetite with its density of places to eat. Here are my recommendations as the best restaurants in Gastown:
  Alibi Room
  What: Killer selection of beers and pub-style food with quality ingredients
  Where: 157 Alexander St.
  More info: alibi.ca, 604-623-3383Dessert from a Gaolers Mew pop up dinner at L’Abattoir restaura
  
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• Five reasons to see The Young King

  10-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Young King
  When: April 13 to 21
  Where: Performance Works
  Tickets: Adults: $35 (seniors/students)/$29 (ages 3-18)/$18 at tickets.carouseltheatre.ca
  Australian company Slingsby brings its production of Oscar Wilde’s The Young King to Performance Works from April 13-21. Photo courtesy of Andy Rasheed
  1. From Australia. Carousel Theatre for Young People presents this production from Slingsby, an Adelaide, Australia theatre company. Founded in 2007, the company (named after a character in a
  
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• Four rabbits dead as ‘extremely infectious’ virus returns to Vancouver Island - North Island Gazette

  10-04-2019 19:22
  Four rabbits dead as ‘extremely infectious’ virus returns to Vancouver Island  North Island GazetteFour feral rabbits die near Parksville from rabbit hemorrhagic disease that swept area last year.
  
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• 'Democratic' school in North Vancouver faces closure over lack of funds - CBC.ca

  10-04-2019 17:03
  'Democratic' school in North Vancouver faces closure over lack of funds  CBC.caWindsor House School describes itself as a "democratic, parent-participation" school that encourages student-led learning. The school has been running a ...
  
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• Rabbit virus found again on Vancouver Island

  10-04-2019 16:38 via vancouversun.com
  A highly infectious disease that kills rabbits has been found for the second year in a row on Vancouver Island.
  The B.C. government has confirmed four feral rabbits in Parksville died from rabbit hemorrhagic disease. The virus poses no threat to humans and other animals.
  The source of the virus is unknown, according to a government statement Wednesday.
  Rabbit hemorrhagic disease is “an extremely infectious and lethal disease that is exclusive to rabbits,” the government said. The str
  
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• Langara College arson suspect in court today

  10-04-2019 16:19 via vancouversun.com
  A 23-year-old student facing several charges in relation to fires that sparked an evacuation at Vancouver’s Langara College last week is back in court Wednesday.
  Nasradin Abdusamad Ali, who is charged with arson, possession of incendiary material, robbery and assault. He is set to appear in provincial court in Vancouver for a bail hearing.
  Ali has been assigned duty counsel, a defence lawyer who is available for accused without lawyers.
  The Surrey man allegedly set three incendiary devices
  
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• Office co-working giant WeWork expanding to two new locations in Burnaby

  10-04-2019 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  WeWork, the global office co-working giant, is launching a regional expansion at two locations outside of the City of Vancouver.
  The New York-based shared office provider said it will be opening a location in Burnaby’s Metrotown at the Station Square Building at 6060 Silver Ave.
  The Station Square location will have two floors and will include more than 1,200 desks. It’s set to open in September of this year.
  Meanwhile, WeWork is also setting up another four-floor, 1,200-desk locatio
  
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• Ancient beer recipes recreated on Vancouver Island - North Island Gazette

  10-04-2019 15:14
  Ancient beer recipes recreated on Vancouver Island  North Island GazetteVancouver Island University professor Marie Hopwood and anthropology undergraduate student Melissa Ayling have turned to ancient brews to whet students' ...
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Showers, then mainly cloudy

  10-04-2019 15:12 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Wednesday, April 10. There will be showers this morning, but that wet weather should clear up in the afternoon with mainly cloudy skies and a high of 11 C, according to Environment Canada. The agency also says it will be windy over southern sections of the region late this morning and early this afternoon. There’s more rain overnight, and again throughout the day on Thursday, with a high of 9 C. On Friday, the sun is expected to come out, and warm up to 13 C, before t
  
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• Coroner concludes investigation into North Van cyclist's death - Vancouver Courier

  10-04-2019 15:00
  Coroner concludes investigation into North Van cyclist's death  Vancouver CourierThe B.C. Coroners *Service* has concluded its investigation into the death of a North Vancouver cyclist killed in a collision with a dump truck in Moodyville last ...
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Shooter thought Karbovanec would kill him after botched hit

  10-04-2019 09:35 via vancouversun.com
  There was lots of interesting evidence as CD continued his testimony on the witness stand at the Bacon trial Tuesday. He said he was very worried that after the failed hit, Dennis Karbovanec would find him and kill him. At the time, he was living in the same Port Moody condo building, but never returned there after Dec. 31, 2008 because “I thought Dennis would be waiting there for me to kill me.”
  He said Karbovanec had a reputation for violence.
  “He was what we called musc
  
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• B.C.'s legal cannabis lagging in competition with 'grey market' marijuana

  10-04-2019 06:00 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia’s early sales of legal cannabis lagged neighbouring Alberta due to a slow rollout of legitimate retail and the inability to curb the illicit market in the province, according a new research report.
  B.C. rang up $19.1 million in legal cannabis sales in 2018, just seven per cent of Canada’s overall marijuana revenue, even though the province makes up nearly 14 per cent of the national population, according to an analysis by Arcview Market Research.
  In Alberta, however,
  
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• 'Thought I had missed': Would-be hitman says he was 'frantic' after botched shooting

  10-04-2019 04:22 via vancouversun.com
  A former drug dealer indebted to Jamie Bacon said Tuesday that he felt “frantic” after failing to kill Dennis Karbovanec on a dead-end Mission street more than a decade ago.
  The man, who can only be identified as CD, testified in B.C. Supreme Court that the “compact” Glock 45 he was given to kill Karbovanec jammed after he got a few shots off.
  He said he quickly tried to fix the problem by expelling a bullet he thought was stuck in the Glock’s chamber as Karbovanec
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Caribou protection plan generates protests among northern residents

  10-04-2019 03:23 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The NDP government’s rush-job consultations on a caribou protection plan have generated protests among northeast residents fearing for jobs and feeling left out of the process.
  Provincial officials spent almost a year consulting on the plan with the federal government and local First Nations, all the while excluding other local governments and residents from knowing what was in the works.
  Forests and Lands Minister Doug Donaldson finally took the wraps off the plan in late
  
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• Ian Noble: Fake news — our worry is real

  10-04-2019 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  “Fake news” is a relatively new and difficult term for Canadians to define. It can be subversive (propaganda and disinformation campaigns), neglectful (shoddy journalism and thoughtless sharing of social media), or dismissive (disagreement with an opinion). In just a few years, it has already been blamed for damaging public discourse, threatening democracy and destroying civility.
  While we may not agree on its definition, people around the world see fake news as a worrisome force. Gl
  
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• Bat fans called to Peachland for inaugural Chiroptera conference

  10-04-2019 02:27 via vancouversun.com
  A colony of bat besties is set to swoop into Peachland this weekend for an inaugural Chiroptera conference that has preserving and protecting bats on its radar.
  The conference hangs on a visit to the Okanagan town’s very own bat lair, tucked into the attic of a historic schoolhouse that is now home to Peachland’s visitors centre and some 2,000 bats.
  Darlene Hartford, the president of the Bat Education and Ecological Protection Society, or BEEPS for short, said she hoped those attendi
  
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• Health Canada to review Vancouver evidence about medical device complications

  10-04-2019 02:04 via vancouversun.com
  Health Canada is reviewing the findings of a Vancouver study that found fragments of coatings are breaking free from medical devices used in hospitals, sometimes causing patient deaths.
  “We will review the findings of the study and will take appropriate action as required,” said Eric Morrissette, Health Canada’s chief media relations officer. He said there’s no schedule for the review.
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been alerting device manufacturers, phys
  
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• 'No systemic pattern of money-laundering': River Rock casino audit

  10-04-2019 01:35 via vancouversun.com
  A cheque by cheque analysis of three years of payouts over $10,000 at the River Rock Casino Resort has revealed “no systemic pattern of money-laundering activity,” according to the B.C. Lottery Corporation.
  The new finding appears to be in conflict with the narrative of money-laundering promoted by the provincial government, which launched a review of casino transactions in late 2017.
  Ernst and Young LLP Canada was commissioned to test allegations that patrons were playing with &ldqu
  
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• West Vancouver police take over Ambleside Youth Centre fire probe - North Shore News

  10-04-2019 01:23
  West Vancouver police take over Ambleside Youth Centre fire probe  North Shore NewsWest Vancouver police have taken over the investigation into the March 30 fire that destroyed the Ambleside Youth Centre. “At this point, we are able to say that ...
  
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• David Sidoo faces new charge of money laundering in alleged college admissions scandal

  10-04-2019 01:15 via vancouversun.com
  Prominent Vancouver businessman David Sidoo, indicted last month on a fraud conspiracy charge in connection with what U.S. authorities allege was a “nationwide college admissions scam,” now also faces a new criminal charge of money laundering conspiracy.
  The count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, confirmed Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, is in addition to the previous charge of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for which Sidoo was indicted last month and
  
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• As tax season begins, CRA provides tips on how to spot a scammer

  10-04-2019 00:53 via vancouversun.com
  With tax season just around the corner, the Canada Revenue Agency is reminding Canadians to be increasingly vigilant of fraudsters.
  Scammers have become a real problem for Canadians in recent years, creating fear among many that any interaction with an individual claiming to be with the CRA is some sort of trick. But the CRA actually does contact taxpayers, and it’s important to be able to distinguish a genuine CRA interaction, in order to protect your personal and financial information.
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• HA forfeiture case motivated by RCMP desire to get "bad guys": lawyer

  10-04-2019 00:49 via vancouversun.com
  A lawyer for the Hells Angels suggested Tuesday that a civil-forfeiture case against the notorious motorcycle club was motivated by a desire by the RCMP to get “bad guys,” and had nothing to do with concerns about the club’s Nanaimo property.
  The comments were made by lawyer Joseph Arvay during the second day of his questioning of Phil Tawtel, the executive director of the provincial civil-forfeiture office. Arvay was asking Tawtel about a referral document in which the RCMP re
  
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• Wildlife conflict: B.C. communities overrun by urban deer herds

  10-04-2019 00:08 via vancouversun.com
  Small herds of deer roam freely at the Figueiras Mobile Home Park for seniors in Penticton, feeding on trees and gardens, and leaving bucketloads of droppings in their wake.
  “We were filling two-and-half gallon pails with droppings after the snow melted,” said park resident Robert Cartwright. “We like to play horseshoes and bocce, and you really worry about the risk of disease.”
  Communities in the Okanagan and the Kootenays are struggling with rising urban deer population
  
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• Should Vancouver taxpayers pick up tab for union conference? - North Shore News

  10-04-2019 00:05
  Should Vancouver taxpayers pick up tab for union conference?  North Shore NewsThe Centre for Civic Governance is an initiative of another unremarkable sounding organization called the Columbia Institute, which was established in 2002 by ...
  
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