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• White Spot set to join plant-based food craze with Beyond Burger patty

  11-04-2019 22:39 via vancouversun.com
  White Spot, the B.C. restaurant chain known primarily for its meaty burgers, is joining the meatless burger craze.
  On Monday, April 15, the restaurant will debut the Beyond Burger patty, offering vegetarian and vegan customers a fully plant-based vehicle for its Triple O sauce, which is, of course, the real star of any burger on the White Spot menu. It tastes like the mayonnaise they serve in heaven.
  Unfortunately, it should be noted that mayo disqualifies the Beyond Burger as vegan. But we digr
  
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• B.C. to expand firefighter occupational disease coverage to wildfire fighters

  11-04-2019 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Firefighters who have battled B.C. wildfires, fire investigators and fire crews working for Indigenous groups will be eligible for greater access to job-related health compensation under legislation introduced Thursday.
  Labour Minister Harry Bains tabled amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Act that extends occupational disease and mental-health benefits to more people who work around fires. The proposed changes will expand cancer, heart disease and mental-health disord
  
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• Theatre review: Delightful Bed & Breakfast well worth a visit

  11-04-2019 21:02 via vancouversun.com
  Bed & Breakfast
  When: To May 4
  Where: Granville Island Stage
  Tickets & Info: From $29 at artsclub.com
  Ashlie Corcoran’s inaugural season as Arts Club artistic director has been hit and miss so far. But with Bed & Breakfast she scores a definite hit.
  Corcoran developed this two-hander, written by Mark Crawford and starring Crawford and Paul Dunn, in her previous life running the Thousand Islands Playhouse, a summer theatre in Ontario. The production’s popularity there didn
  
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• North America's largest life-size moving dinosaur exhibit is coming to Vancouver - Daily Hive

  11-04-2019 20:49
  North America's largest life-size moving dinosaur exhibit is coming to Vancouver  Daily HiveNorth America's largest and most realistic Dinosaur event coming to Vancouver takes guests through the Cretaceous, the Jurassic, and The Triassic period.
  
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• Fire that destroyed pub and liquor store in Surrey deemed suspicious

  11-04-2019 20:35 via vancouversun.com
  One man is in hospital with life threatening injuries after a suspicious fire destroyed a pub and liquor store early Thursday morning in Surrey.
  Firefighters received a call about an explosion at Jack’s Public House located in the 9000-block of 152 street at Fraser Highway shortly before 3 a.m. When they arrived, there was smoke coming out of the building and firefighters entered the pub to fight the blaze.
  However, Surrey Battalion Chief Brian Carmichael said flames broke through the roof
  
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• Metric and July Talk’s cross-Canada roadshow promises new material, renewed energy

  11-04-2019 20:06 via vancouversun.com
  Metric Art of Doubt Tour with July Talk
  When: April 18, 6:45 p.m.
  Where: Pacific Coliseum
  Tickets and info: Ticketmaster.caThere are those moments in music when a tour comes together that gets fans giddy with excitement long in advance of the show date. Such is the case with the Metric tour in support of the Toronto band’s latest album Art of Doubt, with opening act July Talk.
  Pairing two of the best Canadian rock acts together is one thing.
  That both bands are well known for their high-en
  
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• Drone search finds no sign of missing North Vancouver man (VIDEO) - North Shore News

  11-04-2019 20:04
  Drone search finds no sign of missing North Vancouver man (VIDEO)  North Shore NewsMore than nine days since he was last seen, North Vancouver RCMP say there is still no sign of Vincent Che's whereabouts. The Lynn Valley resident was last ...
  
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• Style Q&A: No Pong founders talk natural deodorant, smelling good and launching in Canada

  11-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Natural deodorants have a come a long way in recent years.
  Rather than mix-at-home pastes and finicky powders, chemical-free options are now much more effective and easy to use. And, unlike before, where options were few and far between, these days, there’s a new offering for every day of the week — and more.
  One of the latest offerings to enter the Canadian market is No Pong. We caught up with founders (and husband-and-wife duo) Melanie McVean and Chris Caley to learn more abou
  
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• Spring sips: 8 cocktail recipes to shake up this season

  11-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Patio season is so close, you can almost taste it.
  While it may not quite be time to sit out in the sunshine just yet, we’re already dreaming of sweet, sunshine-worthy sips to kickstart the spring season.
  With this in mind, we asked a handful of Vancouver’s top bartenders and restaurants to whip up their version of the perfect seasonal sip. From signature sangria to somewhat concoctions, here’s what they came up with.The Cocoon — Evolution of a ButterflyBy Shannon Boudrea
  
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• Joe Mimran talks doodling, work spaces and the future of office life

  11-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  These days, Joe Mimran isn’t much of a doodler.
  “I used to have a lot of doodling in my early days. You will see my notebooks were full of doodles. These days, I don’t really have the time to doodle,” he says with a laugh.
  While his latest collaboration, which sees him team up with Staples Canada, has plenty of notebooks for writing things down in, and yes, even doodling if you so desire — he isn’t quite ready to launch a “doodling incubator” just
  
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• WTF? Majority of Canadians try to avoid swearing in public: poll

  11-04-2019 19:34 via vancouversun.com
  A majority of Canadians either always or sometimes avoid swearing in public, according to a new poll, while the rest apparently don’t give a f–k.
  A new Research Co. poll found 48 per cent say they sometimes change the way they speak to avoid swearing around certain people, while 38 per cent say they always avoid cussing in public.
  The online survey of 1,000 Canadian adults found 14 per cent claim to never alter the way they speak.
  Women, residents aged 55 and older, and Quebecer
  
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• Peter McKnight: Researchers are exploring the link between hearing loss and dementia

  11-04-2019 19:20 via vancouversun.com
  Remember when some experts were suggesting we’d find a cure for dementia within five to seven years? Turns out that was some five to seven years ago.Clearly, a cure has proven elusive, but all is not doom and gloom. Research continues on a cure and scientists have also amassed a wealth of knowledge on how to prevent — or at least delay — the onset of dementia.
  We’ve learned, for example, that one way to forestall cognitive decline is to eat healthily, exercise, maintain a
  
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• The Latest: Trump wants North Korea sanctions to remain - Vancouver Sun

  11-04-2019 19:17
  The Latest: Trump wants North Korea sanctions to remain  Vancouver SunWASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump's meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in (all times local):12:55 p.m.President Donald ...
  
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• Art Gallery of Greater Victoria receives $2.8M donation

  11-04-2019 17:55 via vancouversun.com
  A warm welcome three decades ago has led to a $2.8-million donation to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria to help pay for an expansion at its 1040 Moss St. property.
  Artist Anthony Thorn, who died in 2014, left his shares in a property in Regina to the gallery. Now that the property has been sold, the proceeds were presented to the gallery on Wednesday by Lyn Goldman of Regina, Thorn’s sister.
  “Tony loved Victoria from the first visit he made,” Goldman told about 70 peopl
  
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• Pamela Anderson lashes out against UK, U.S. following Assange arrest

  11-04-2019 17:53 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. actress Pamela Anderson lashed out against the UK, U.S. and Ecuador following Thursday’s arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
  Assange was forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London by police Thursday after the South American country rescinded his asylum following a seven-year stay.
  Anderson, who has been romantically linked to Assange, tweeted Thursday morning that she was in shock.
  Related Julian Assange dragged from embassy and arrested after Ecuador withdraws asy
  
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• B.C. pharmacist disciplined for taking narcotics without a prescription

  11-04-2019 17:52 via vancouversun.com
  The College of Pharmacists of B.C. has reprimanded a pharmacist in Dawson Creek after an investigation found he took 26,000 narcotic and controlled-drug tablets without a prescription.
  Kayle Henry Christensen was fined $1,500, his licence has been suspended for  90 days, and he must not work as a pharmacist, manager of a pharmacy or a preceptor for pharmacy students for three years, according to the college.
  According to an agreed statement of facts, Christensen took unauthorized medication
  
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• Douglas Todd: Why we need to stop subsidizing foreign ownership of Metro Vancouver housing

  11-04-2019 17:46 via vancouversun.com
  It took me a while to twig to how middle-class workers are subsidizing many of the wealthy owners that they are competing against to buy a home in urban B.C.’s stratospherically expensive housing market.
  When Vancouver Sun editors asked me six years ago to expand my diversity and religion beat to include more coverage of migration, I had no idea I would be compelled to peel back the layers of the loopholes some of the global rich exploit to buy houses and engage in tax avoidance in Canada.
  
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• Fire destroys pub and liquor store in Surrey

  11-04-2019 17:44 via vancouversun.com
  Fire destroyed a pub and liquor store early Thursday morning in Surrey.
  Firefighters received a call about an explosion at Jack’s Public House located at 152 street and Fraser Highway about 3 a.m. When they arrived, there was smoke coming out of the building and firefighters entered the pub to fight the blaze.
  However, Surrey Battalion Chief Brian Carmichael said flames broke through the roof so they had to retreat. He says firefighters worked for three hours to put the flames out.
  He call
  
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• In The House podcast: Political finger pointing over money laundering a real head shaker

  11-04-2019 17:41 via vancouversun.com
  This week on In The House, Mike Smyth and Rob Shaw dig into new legislation that bans ticket bots. Will the changes help you get a better price on your favourite concert tickets? They also delve into the politics around B.C.’s money-laundering scandal, parties flip-flopping over gas taxes and criticism of the carbon tax, and the Speaker’s attempt to clean up heckling at the legislature.
   
  
  
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• Heavy snow on Okanagan Connector prompts travel warning

  11-04-2019 14:41 via vancouversun.com
  Mounties in West Kelowna issued a travel warning early Thursday, saying heavy snow on the Okanagan Connector has caused several accidents with commercial vehicles.
  RCMP say because of the in the snowy and slushy conditions on Highway 97C has caused a commercial vehicle to jack knife and multiple other tractor trailer units to become stuck.On Wednesday, at around 9:30 p.m., West Kelowna RCMP began to receive reports of traffic hazards along Highway 97C near the Penask Summit,
  
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• Dos Santos: Winless Vancouver Whitecaps have shown growth despite slow start - North Shore News

  11-04-2019 13:00
  Dos Santos: Winless Vancouver Whitecaps have shown growth despite slow start  North Shore NewsVANCOUVER — Felipe Martins says the Vancouver Whitecaps' poor start won't necessarily define their season."I think when you win a couple of games at the ...
  
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• Vaisakhi Day 2019 in Metro Vancouver: Five things to know

  11-04-2019 06:21 via vancouversun.com
  This April, millions of Sikhs will observe Vaisakhi Day, a spring harvest festival that also marks the New Year.
  Parades celebrating the event, considered one of the most important festivals on the Sikh calendar, are held in communities around the world. Metro Vancouver is no exception. The occasion will be marked with not one, but two parades — one in Vancouver on Saturday, April 13, followed by another in Surrey the following Saturday, April 20.
  The actual Vaisakhi Day falls on Sunday, A
  
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• Stowaway, the cat accidentally shipped from China to Prince George, has become an overnight sensation

  11-04-2019 05:30 via vancouversun.com
  Alex Schare, manager of Animal Centre Services at the North Cariboo District SPCA, has been overwhelmed with the response to calls to help a little cat that spent almost a month trapped inside a shipping container that travelled from China to Prince George.
  “It’s blown us away,” Schare told Postmedia News. “We are in the Chinese media, in the media in Ireland, all over Canada. This cat has gone global, there’s been an outpouring of support.”
  Stowaway, a small
  
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• MLAs get bigger pay increases than government employees

  11-04-2019 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Provincial politicians are getting larger pay raises this year than nurses, social workers and hundreds of thousands of public servants who signed new contracts with a government that argued it didn’t have the money to pay them higher salaries.
  MLA salaries increased 2.7 per cent on April 1, to $111,025.
  Meanwhile, more than 200,000 public-sector employees will only see a wage increase of two per cent this year, as part of new collective agreements signed with an NDP gover
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: NDP quick to blame feds for debatable job-killing caribou rescue plan

  11-04-2019 03:43 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Called to account Wednesday for a caribou rescue plan that threatens hundreds of forest jobs in the northeast, the New Democrats fell back on the excuse that Ottawa made them do it.
  “The federal government issued an imminent threat of extinction in May 2018,” said Forests and Lands Minister Doug Donaldson, referring to a finding under Canada’s Species at Risk Act.
  Faced with that finding, the New Democrats entered into months of consultations with the federal g
  
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• St. Paul's trials new device for skin-to-skin care after C-sections

  11-04-2019 03:43 via vancouversun.com
  St. Paul’s Hospital has taken a cue from the kangaroo to keep moms and babies healthier and happier after a caesarean delivery.
  The hospital has been testing out the Joeyband to promote skin-to-skin contact between babies and mothers who have just had a C-section, which requires incisions in the abdomen and uterus and an anesthetic. The stretchable nylon-spandex loop, made by Canadian firm S2S Innovations Inc., holds a newborn snuggly against its mother’s chest and abdomen after
  
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• Vancouver Sun letters to the editor for Thursday, April 11, 2019

  11-04-2019 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Why are so many neighbours who find themselves close to one of Vancouver’s Moderate Income Housing Pilot Projects so unhappy? The reason goes back to the lack of adequate provincial or federal funding for affordable rentals.
  With an affordability crisis on its hands, the city has tried to find ways to incentivize private developers to create rental housing. The incentives required are considerable — waiving millions of dollars in development cost charges that must be made up by taxpa
  
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• Development industry seeks place in building affordable housing in Vancouver

  11-04-2019 02:52 via vancouversun.com
  Finding a way to include for-profit developers in the building of more-affordable rental units for minimum, low-wage and regular workers is where there could be opportunities for the industry, according to Anne McMullin, CEO and president of the Urban Development Institute.
  “No matter how much money the province and the feds come up with, we’re not going to build enough rental or social housing (with that alone),” said McMullin, who addressed Postmedia News’s editorial bo
  
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• B.C. Green leader agrees Trans Mountain pipeline approval could come as soon as May

  11-04-2019 02:51 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Green party leader Andrew Weaver says Alberta Premier Rachel Notley may be right with her claim the controversial twinning of the Trans Mountain pipeline will get the go ahead in May.
  “Trudeau has essentially been saying the pipeline will be approved all along,” Weaver told Postmedia News on Wednesday. “Cabinet has 90 days to make a decision after the NEB made their (February) recommendation and that brings it to May 22.
  “(Rachel) Notley put two and two together. I s
  
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• Tenant in 'dissociative state' when he fatally stabbed Vancouver landlord: Lawyer

  11-04-2019 02:08 via vancouversun.com
  A tenant was trying to defend himself when he stabbed his Vancouver landlord and then went into a dissociative state, a defence lawyer said Wednesday.
  Diego Huerta, a 23-year-old Mexican man in Vancouver on a student visa, has pleaded not guilty to the March 2017 second-degree murder of his landlord, Sofien Kazdaghli.
  In his opening statement Wednesday, defence lawyer Chris Johnson said that his client would testify that Kazdaghli came to Huerta’s apartment on the evening of March 3, 2017,
  
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• Vancouver businessman denies all charges in college admissions scandal - North Shore News

  11-04-2019 02:05
  Vancouver businessman denies all charges in college admissions scandal  North Shore NewsVANCOUVER — A Vancouver businessman accused of participating in a college-admissions cheating scheme in the United States is denying the charges.
  
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• B.C. introduces law to require cars, trucks sold by 2040 be zero emission

  11-04-2019 01:35 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — All light-duty cars and trucks sold in British Columbia would have to be zero-emission by 2040 under legislation tabled Wednesday.
  Energy Minister Michelle Mungall says the Zero Emission Vehicles Act aims to fight climate change by phasing out gas-powered vehicles.
  She says the legislation would set target dates of 10 per cent zero-emission sales by 2025, 30 per cent by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2040.
  The legislation would apply to new vehicles for sale or lease.
  Mungall says zer
  
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• Parks board commissioner says the end coming for 4/20 event in Vancouver

  11-04-2019 01:07 via vancouversun.com
  Parks board commissioner Tricia Barker says a culmination of factors spells the end of Vancouver’s 4/20 event, predicting this year will be the last in a city park.
  Barker said plans to bring a big music act — Cypress Hill — to this year’s 4/20 party at Vancouver’s Sunset Beach was the first thing working against the event.
  “It’s gone now from being a protest to a festival and I think they were foolish to do this because it makes our point stronger, that
  
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• Grass fire burning on Lil'wat First Nation land near Pemberton

  11-04-2019 00:36 via vancouversun.com
  PEMBERTON — Residents of the Lil’wat First Nation just east of Pemberton are closely watching a grass and brush fire that broke out late Tuesday afternoon.
  The First Nation set up an emergency operations centre and warned residents of 15 properties to be ready to leave on short notice, although officials say no homes were immediately threatened.
  The B.C. Wildfire Service says about half-a-square kilometre of bush has been scorched, but it notes the grass fire is extremely smoky and i
  
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• B.C.'s average construction start value down 70% from peak

  11-04-2019 00:31
  
  Vancouver Island has highest average construction start value, Metro Vancouver has highest total
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Voters should brace for foreign interference in Canada's federal election

  11-04-2019 00:20 via vancouversun.com
  Expect everything from fake news spread on social media to attempts to steal voter information to “deep fakes” or “synthetic videos” indistinguishable from real footage to “foreign adversaries” attempting to polarize issues, sway voters and discredit the democratic process during Canada’s coming federal election campaign.
  Any or all of those things are “very likely,” Canada’s electronic spy agency said in a report released this week.
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• Former Burns Lake mayor to plead guilty to sex offences: B.C. Prosecution Service

  11-04-2019 00:18 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbia’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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