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• Crown won’t pursue charges against 14 pipeline opponents in northern B.C.

  15-04-2019 23:33 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Prosecution Service says it does not have enough evidence to pursue charges of criminal contempt against 14 people who were arrested in January when RCMP enforced an interim court injunction at a pipeline blockade on the Wet’suwet’en First Nation’s traditional territory.
  The prosecution service says in a statement submitted to the B.C. Supreme Court in Prince George that the cases were referred to it for potential prosecution of criminal contempt on Feb. 4.
  After a rev
  
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• Four dead after targeted shootings in Penticton

  15-04-2019 23:22 via vancouversun.com
  PENTICTON — RCMP say four people were found dead Monday in three locations within a five-kilometre radius in Penticton.
  Supt. Ted De Jager said a lone male suspect turned himself in at the city’s police headquarters.
  The four people who died were shot and the victims were targeted, he said.
  “We’re still trying to find the motive for this whole incident, so that’s part of the ongoing investigation.”
  De Jager said Mounties received a call about a possible shooti
  
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• Charges laid in fatal Salmon Arm church shooting

  15-04-2019 23:12 via vancouversun.com
  Gordon and Peggy Parmenter spent much of their lives fostering young people in need, in addition to raising four children of their own.
  That came to an end Sunday morning when Gordon, 78, was fatally shot in the Church of Christ, where he served as an elder. A 25-year-old man was arrested after being detained at the scene by parishioners.
  Matrix Savage Gathergood has been charged with first degree murder, aggravated assault and disguise with the intent to commit an indictable offence. He has bee
  
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• Two people in hospital after car struck by train in Surrey

  15-04-2019 23:11 via vancouversun.com
  Two people are in hospital with serious injuries after a car was struck by a train in Surrey.
  According to Surrey RCMP, the vehicle was hit by a freight train just before 10 a.m. on Monday.
  Police say the vehicle was trying to cross the tracks at a marked crossing near 179th Street near the Golden Ears Connector in the Port Kells area.It’s not known what caused the vehicle to stop on the tracks.
  The Surrey RCMP’s criminal-collision investigators are at the scene and will look into th
  
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• Groups collaborate on anti-money laundering in B.C. real estate

  15-04-2019 22:33 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — Five agencies are banding together to help fight money laundering in British Columbia’s real estate industry.
  B.C. Attorney General David Eby and Finance Minister Carole James released a joint statement saying the collaboration will go a long way towards getting dirty money out of the real estate market and protecting consumers.
  The B.C. Real Estate Association says in a news release the groups commit to sharing best practices to help keep proceeds of crime out of the econ
  
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• B.C. Coroners Service launches interactive tool to assist with unsolved cases

  15-04-2019 21:56
  
  The B.C. Coroners Service has launched a new interactive map which aims to help close unsolved cases involving unidentified human remains.
  
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• Metro Vancouver gas prices break North American record - Richmond News

  15-04-2019 21:16
  Metro Vancouver gas prices break North American record  Richmond NewsGas prices have reached a new high in Metro Vancouver and this time, it's a North American record that was broken. According to Dan McTeague, petroleum ...
  
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• BC SPCA rescues Kiki the Pomeranian following horrific abuse

  15-04-2019 20:53 via vancouversun.com
  Kiki, do you love me? Because we love you.
  Animal cruelty charges will be recommended after Kiki, a Pomeranian puppy, was rescued following a tip and found to have suffered several fractured ribs and a skin infection that caused rotting flesh.
  The B.C. SPCA is now seeking donations to help cover the cost of Kiki’s treatment and long road to recovery.
  About two weeks ago, SPCA investigators were tipped off to Kiki’s condition by a member of the public who called to report the injured
  
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• North Vancouver's Natasha Wodak wins Sun Run - North Shore News

  15-04-2019 20:13
  North Vancouver's Natasha Wodak wins Sun Run  North Shore NewsNorth Vancouver resident Natasha Wodak won the Vancouver Sun Run on Sunday, becoming the second woman in the 35-year history of the event to claim ...
  
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• The It List: Tiffany & Co. Return to Tiffany Love Bugs Collection

  15-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Tiffany &Co. Return to Tiffany Love Bugs Collection
  Why we love it: If you’re at all familiar with the jewelry designs of the American company Tiffany & Co. then, odds are, you’re also familiar with the brand’s Return to Tiffany collection.
  With origins dating back to a 1969 design, a key ring, the collection has since grown to include necklaces, bracelets, earrings and more — each inscribed with the iconic “Please Return to Tiffany & C
  
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• Restaurant review: The Dirty Apron made me feel like a professional chef

  15-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Dirty Apron Cooking School, Delicatessen & Catering
  Where: 540 Beatty St., Vancouver | 604-879-8588
  Open: Monday to Saturday; dirtyapron.comIt’s official: I’m a chef.
  OK, not really. In fact, not at all. But, when I walked out of The Dirty Apron recently following the Vibrantly Vegan cooking class — well, I sort of felt like one.
  And that feeling of accomplishment is exactly what the founders had in mind when they set up shop 10 years ago.
  “The Dirty Apron is a cu
  
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• Beauty Bar: John Frieda Go Blonder Lemon Miracle Masque

  15-04-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A new hair mask from John Frieda that promises to strengthen, protect and restore hair before or after lightening treatments. The product is designed to “restore damaged fibres,” according to brand materials.
  Using Lemon Oil and BlondeMen technology, this Go Blonder treatment doesn’t work to lighten hair, but rather, it “creates millions of new bonds onto fragile hair.”
  Non-colour depositing, this product is both ammonia and peroxide-free. It is also lis
  
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• No dumping: Metro Vancouver residents reminded to dispose of trash responsibly

  15-04-2019 19:34 via vancouversun.com
  Waste not, want not… dump not?
  Metro Vancouver residents are again being reminded to dispose of their trash responsibly instead of dumping it for someone else to deal with.
  The Metro Vancouver authority is bringing back the Put Waste In Its Place campaign for its third year, in hopes of cutting down on the amount of unwanted garbage dumped illegally in alleyways, parks and curbside.
  “We are all taught from a young age not to litter,” said Jack Froese, chair of Metro Vancouver&
  
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• Rogers Arena to test new concealed-weapons detection technology

  15-04-2019 18:02
  
  Rogers Arena is set to serve as a testing ground for technology aimed at detecting concealed weapons at high-traffic venues.
  
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• B.C. Conservative MP Mark Warawa facing cancer battle, asks for 'miracle'

  15-04-2019 16:57 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — A Conservative MP for Langley-Aldergrove says he is undergoing tests to determine if he has pancreatic cancer — and, if so, how far the disease may have spread.
  Mark Warawa posted a note on his Facebook page saying he was “very sick in hospital” and asking anyone to pray “for a miracle.”
  Warawa says he was scheduled to have a procedure this morning, along with additional tests over the coming days to see if the cancer has spread to other organs.
  He sa
  
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• Langara College incorporates Musqueam name into core brand identity

  15-04-2019 16:38 via vancouversun.com
  Langara College has incorporated its Musqueam name into its core brand identity.
  The Vancouver school was first gifted the name snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ in 2016, as the school sits on unceded traditional Musequeam territory. The name means ‘house of teachings’ in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language, and refers to advice given to a child as they grow.
  “We are very proud to share our new dual-name identity. Given our campus locatio
  
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• Daily Poll: What do you think of Game of Thrones?

  15-04-2019 15:54 via vancouversun.com
  The final season of Game of Thrones premiered on Sunday evening and it seems TV-viewing audiences are split.
  Either you love GOT or you’ve never seen a single episode in your life. There is no middle ground.
  Fans of the show have been waiting since August of 2017 for the eighth and final season of the HBO show based on author George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series A Song of Fire and Ice.Take Our Poll
  
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• Vancouver weather: Clouds are here to stay

  15-04-2019 15:39 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: April 1, 2019 – Monday’s weather will see clouds increasing throughout the day.
  There’s also a high chance of rain, persisting throughout the week until Saturday when the sun is expected to peek through the clouds for a bit.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Cloudy with 30 per cent chance of rain, clearing in the afternoon. High of 12.
  Tonight: Increasing cloudiness, 30 per cent chance of showers overnight. Low of 6.
  Tomorrow: Cloudy with 30 per cent chance of sho
  
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• A home inspection may be the best investment you ever make

  15-04-2019 14:30 via vancouversun.com
  Home inspections have never gone out of style, but they have lost some of their appeal in the frenzied real estate market of Greater Vancouver in the past few years.
  Since about 2015, the number of inspections has dropped dramatically — the first casualty of high-pressure offers of sale on properties when days, and even hours, used to count in whether a sale was completed. The number of inspections is increasing due to the cooling market, but it’s a shortsighted move not to undertake
  
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• Security startup aims to give high-tech scanners test run at Rogers Arena

  15-04-2019 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  The next generation of high-tech security scanners will use advanced radar, 3D imaging and AI to unobtrusively screen sports fans, and the people entering Rogers Arena could be early test subjects for one company’s bid to enter the field.
  If all the pieces fall into place, Liberty Defense Technologies, a Vancouver-headquartered startup with an engineering lab in Atlanta, will have a prototype of what it’s calling HEXWAVE technology ready to beta test at Rogers.
  Company CEO Bill Riker
  
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• Vancouver gas prices break another North American record, top 170.0 cents/litre - Daily Hive

  15-04-2019 09:00
  Vancouver gas prices break another North American record, top 170.0 cents/litre  Daily HiveVancouver has set another record for highest gas prices in North America. Gas stations around the Lower Mainland showed gas prices over 170.0 cents/litre.
  
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• Metro Vancouver gas prices smash all-time North American record - Vancouver Is Awesome

  15-04-2019 09:00
  Metro Vancouver gas prices smash all-time North American record  Vancouver Is AwesomeMetro Vancouver gas prices continue to soar as multiple stations across the Lower Mainland showed 1.7 cents per litre on Sunday, April 14.
  
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• Ugandan youth choir's touring van broken into in Gastown, thousands in cash and laptops stolen

  15-04-2019 06:31 via vancouversun.com
  The money stolen from a touring youth choir’s van on Saturday in Gastown was enough to pay for 14 children’s education for one year back in Uganda, a chaperone with the group said on Sunday.
  The Sawuti African Children’s Choir, eight Ugandans aged eight to 15 and five chaperones, are midway through a six-month Canadian tour and had performed Friday night for two Christian fellowships in south Vancouver, raising $7,600 in offerings.
  That money, plus an estimated $2,500 more in c
  
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• Serious crash closes Highway 97 south of Okanagan Lake

  15-04-2019 04:50 via vancouversun.com
  A serious crash has closed Highway 97 in both directions between Summerland and Peachland on Sunday evening.
  The crash was reported just before 5 p.m. Sunday and is located about 2 kilometres north of Summerland, between Okanagan Lake Provincial Park and North Beach Road, according to Drive B.C. updates.
  #BCHwy97 – Reports of a serious vehicle incident just south of the Okanagan Lake Provincial Park. Assessment in progress, expect delays and congestion. Consider an alternate route. #Peachl
  
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• B.C. Ferries' Coastal Renaissance delayed following earlier mechanical issue

  15-04-2019 03:55 via vancouversun.com
  The Coastal Renaissance is operating 90 minutes behind scheduled on Sunday evening following an earlier mechanical issue.
  The B.C. Ferries ship, which sails between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay, was experiencing an issue with a set of doors earlier in the evening.
  Engineers have since fixed the issue and the boat is operating though it will be delayed, according to a B.C. Ferries sailing notice.
  “The ship was experiencing a problem with the number two end bow doors. Engineers have rectified t
  
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• Jan Neutze: Defending Canadian democracy from cyber threats

  15-04-2019 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Cyberattacks on civilians, businesses and governments around the world have become more frequent and increasingly sophisticated, with nation-state hackers moving beyond traditional financial gain and military espionage, to carrying out attacks against our democratic processes and the core institutions that underpin society.
  The Communication Security Establishment recently warned that Canada’s fall elections could “very likely” face foreign interference attempts. Moreover, the
  
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• Geoff Cross: It's time for some straight talk on the SkyTrain extension to UBC

  15-04-2019 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  On Feb. 15, the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation approved the next step in planning rapid transit to the University of B.C.’s Point Grey campus. Rapid transit to UBC has long been in regional plans, and preparations for it are included in the council’s 10-year transit expansion plan. The first step of this is extending the Millennium SkyTrain Line underneath Broadway to Arbutus Street. With construction of the Broadway subway set to begin in 2020, TransLink staff reco
  
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• 'We get to Vancouver and this happens': Ugandan youth choir's touring van robbed in Gastown

  15-04-2019 02:39 via vancouversun.com
  The money stolen from a touring youth choir’s van on Saturday in Gastown was enough to pay for 14 children’s education for one year back in Uganda, a chaperone with the group said on Sunday.
  The Sawuti African Children’s Choir, eight Ugandans aged eight to 15 and five chaperones, are midway through a six-month Canadian tour and had performed Friday night for two Christian fellowships in south Vancouver, raising $7,600 in offerings.
  That money, plus an estimated $2,500 more in c
  
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• 'It's beyond words': Local at last, as Burnaby's Justin Kent wins 2019 Sun Run

  15-04-2019 02:07 via vancouversun.com
  Justin Kent had the wide-eyed look of someone who was completely shocked by what he had just done.
  You might even have called him speechless (he did), except that he kept finding ways to express his joy in winning the Vancouver Sun Run 10K on Sunday in his first appearance.
  “Oh my God, it’s beyond words,” said the 26-year-old from Burnaby, who outkicked Calgarian Trevor Hofbauer down the final 300 metres off the Cambie Street Bridge and won by a body length at the tape in 29 mi
  
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• Getting buggy: Photo exhibition at Douglas College focuses on beauty of insects

  15-04-2019 01:51 via vancouversun.com
  Most people might think of insects as repellent or insignificant. Not Tamara Sale.
  “They may look gross to some people,” Sale said. “If you look at the intricacy of their eyes or you look at the back of a bluebottle fly and the arrangement of little tiny hairs that do goodness knows what, they’re amazingly beautiful.”
  Sale’s photos of insects are being shown for the first time later this month at Douglas College. The nature photographer hopes the exhibition he
  
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• Rebuilt Coal Harbour public dock proposed as commuter ferry site

  15-04-2019 01:49 via vancouversun.com
  A public dock in Coal Harbour could be used for commuter ferry service again once it’s rebuilt at a cost of about $2 million.
  The Harbour Green Dock was closed in February 2018 due to safety concerns. Boats that were too big and heavy for the dock’s design had damaged it since opening to the public in 2003.
  The dock’s closure put an end to the commuter service between Bowen Island and Coal Harbour provided by Bowen Land and Sea Taxi since 2010.
  But the park board could take a s
  
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• Man killed at Salmon Arm church was recent victim of suspected arson

  15-04-2019 01:12 via vancouversun.com
  A man who was killed at the Salmon Arm Church of Christ on Sunday morning had recently dealt with police after his home burned down.
  According to Global News, the man killed was 78-year-old Gordon Parmenter.
  Parmenter was an elder at the church. He is described on the church’s website as being married with four children, numerous grandchildren and having hosted several foster children “who have benefited from their godly home and teachings.”
  In the early hours of March 14, a tr
  
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• After 35 years, Sun Run remains all about participation and family

  15-04-2019 01:09 via vancouversun.com
  Forty-three thousand three hundred runners turned out under cloudy skies Sunday for the 35th annual Vancouver Sun Run, but one runner was missing.
  George Abel, who crossed the finish line 17 times in his life, would have celebrated his 99th birthday on Sunday, did not pass the archway of balloons at the finish line on Griffiths Way.
  Abel, who died last year, counted the Sun Run as an annual event that tied in his love of family, community and healthy activity. In 2015 he told Postmedia that &ldq
  
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