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• Mexican resort showcases Canadian food with chef visits

  26-05-2017 23:58 via vancouversun.com
  
  Let ignorance build walls, wisdom tears them down. That’s the basis for a four-year relationship between El Dorado Royale resort in the Mayan Riviera and Canadian chefs.
  Every month for one week, notable Canadian chefs are invited to the resort giving its culinary team and the tourists a taste of Canada. It’s been going on for four years with no sign of stopping.
  The Canadian chefs host dinners, barbecues, cooking demos and joint dinners feting guests and showing kitchen staff h
  
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• This Just In: Hermès Eau des Merveilles Bleue eau de toilette, Clarins Instant Light Lip Comfort Oil and Kérastase Aura Botanica

  26-05-2017 23:55 via vancouversun.com
  
  Hermès Eau des Merveilles Bleue eau de toilette
  They say: A fragrance release that channels “magic and enchantment” with notes of woody amber, the sea and patchouli. Created by “nose” Christine Nagel.
  We say: Without even a trace of floral or fruity notes, this eau de toilette is surprisingly fresh. Our tester noted it had a pleasant “almost androgynous” scent that will provide a perfect pick-me-up this summer. 
  $114 for 50 mL | Hudson’s
  
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• Dressing the part: Costume designers bring Bard on the Beach characters to life

  26-05-2017 23:53 via vancouversun.com
  
  Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival
  June 1 to Sept. 23, various times | Under the Tents in Vanier Park
  Tickets and info: From $21 at bardonthebeach.org
  There is no disputing the power of Shakespeare’s language.
  Sure, it’s presumptuous to think the audience would stay focussed on the dangling participles during a nude stage reading, but ultimately the words are the thing. More often than not, we find ourselves referencing favourite Bard on the Beach productions either by the c
  
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• Vancouver’s Angela Lee retains MMA title with Singapore win

  26-05-2017 23:48 via theprovince.com
  
  SINGAPORE — Vancouver-born MMA fighter Angela Lee retained her One Championship atomweight championship Friday, submitting Brazilian kickboxer Istela Nunes in the second round via anaconda choke.
  In the co-main event of “One: Dynasty of Heroes” at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, welterweight world champion Ben Askren (16-0-0) of the U.S. submitted Malaysia’s Agilan Thani (7-1-0) via arm triangle choke at 2:20 of the first round.
  Lee, 20, became the promotion’s inaugu
  
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• Cam Tucker: Macdonalds to make pro debut a family affair at familiar Point Grey

  26-05-2017 23:23 via theprovince.com
  
  A trip to the golf course can provide quality family time, a genuine bonding experience. The father-son dynamic on the links may differ, however, for Stuart and Robert Macdonald of Vancouver.
  Stuart, 22, will make his professional debut at the Freedom 55 Financial Open — which runs June 1-4 and is the first stop on the Mackenzie Tour, PGA Tour Canada 2017 season — as he tees up at his home course of Point Grey Golf and Country Club, having graduated from amateur status earlier this s
  
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• John Cusack, Christina Ricci movie production to disrupt traffic in Kelowna

  26-05-2017 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A couple of big-name stars are headed for Kelowna to begin production on a new movie.
  
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• Modern day adventure meets colonial charm in San Louis Potosi

  26-05-2017 22:39 via theprovince.com
  
  “Don’t think about it, just jump,” says our guide, advising us about our next adventure  – jumping waterfalls.
  Wearing lifejackets and helmets, we warily follow him and several other guides down a path to Mexico’s Micos River. Cool water rushes around our calves as we step into the river and walk out onto a ledge above a two-metre waterfall.
  Jumping from the edge of waterfalls is a popular guided activity on the Micos River. It doesn’t take any skill
  
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• Vancouver to get third supervised injection site

  26-05-2017 22:27
  
  Vancouver is getting a third legally sanctioned supervised injection site after the federal government announced Friday that it approved an application from Vancouver Coastal Health for a facility on Powell Street in the Downtown Eastside.
  
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• Viking River Cruises turns 20

  26-05-2017 22:26 via theprovince.com
  
  Viking River Cruises is celebrating its 20 anniversary this year, and it is doing so in style. Earlier this month, the line christened two brand new Viking Longship river cruise ships in the port of Koblenz, Germany, bringing the company’s total river fleet to more than 60.
  The two newest ships – Viking Hild and Viking Herja – carry 190 guests apiece and are the latest in Viking’s highly-successful Longship design of riverboat that first debuted back in 2012. Viking
  
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• Canucks add depth to blueline by signing Swedish D-man Philip Holm

  26-05-2017 22:26 via theprovince.com
  
  Like other seasons, there is genuine opportunity for a newcomer to make an impression on the back for the Vancouver Canucks next fall.
  But this one is different.
  That’s how the National Hockey League club sold Swedish defenceman Philip Holm, 25, on a one-year, two-way contract Friday that pays $925,000 US in the bigs and $70,000 in the minors.
  With Nikita Tryamkin bolting to the KHL, restricted free agent Erik Gubranson coming off wrist surgery and the possibility of losing Luca Sbisa
  
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• Silver Cloud to sail the Antarctic as expedition ship

  26-05-2017 22:20 via theprovince.com
  
  We’re getting our first look at what Silversea’s fully-refitted Silver Cloud will look like once she’s transformed into a luxury expedition ship this fall.
  “As the first ship in our fleet, Silver Cloud has a special place in Silversea’s history, and we’re delighted to reveal further details of her refurbishment. We look forward to welcoming guests aboard to experience Silver Cloud’s luxurious interiors as well as her incredible itineraries later this yea
  
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• Silver Muse the best of Silversea’s luxury line

  26-05-2017 22:17 via theprovince.com
  
  The launch of a new ship is always an exciting occasion, but for luxury-line Silversea, its brand-new, 596-guest Silver Muse set expectations high. Not only is it the largest ship the two-decade old line has ever built, but it’s also the line’s most elaborate, loaded with new features that add to the overall Silversea experience while respecting its past formula of quiet luxury and personalized service.
  I was able to spend four days onboard Silver Muse recently, on a special delivery
  
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• Health Canada approves new supervised injection site in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

  26-05-2017 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Canada has approved an application from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) for a new supervised injection site on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES).
  
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• Viking cruises lets you discover Europe

  26-05-2017 22:14 via theprovince.com
  
  I just spent 12 days with Viking River Cruises, sailing down the Moselle and Rhine rivers on the line’s newest cruise tour itinerary: a stunning voyage to four countries that showcases some of the best hidden gems of Europe.
  Starting in the gorgeous city of Paris, this 12-day “Paris to the Swiss Alps” voyage includes a two-night hotel stay before embarking the brand-new Viking Hild in Trier, Germany. The latest of Viking’s 190-guest Viking Longships, Viking Hild boasts th
  
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• Growing demand for destination exploration cruises

  26-05-2017 22:11 via theprovince.com
  
  Tauck is one of my favorite go-to lines for great European-based river cruises. The Connecticut-based touring company, which has long offered guided land tours, has been operating on the rivers of Europe for over a decade now. Itineraries are thoughtfully crafted with an eye to providing experiences that no other company offers, and voyages are always all-inclusive. That the company employs some of the friendliest staff in the industry is just the icing on the cake.
  But you might not know that T
  
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• Norwegian Jade gets modern refit

  26-05-2017 22:08 via theprovince.com
  
  Norwegian Cruise Line has recently returned its 2,402-guest Norwegian Jade to service, following a three week drydock that has essentially turned the popular cruise ship into a brand-new vessel.
  “We’re thrilled to welcome Norwegian Jade back into the fleet with her new stylish finishes and modernized onboard atmosphere,” said Andy Stuart, Norwegian Cruise Line president and chief executive officer. “It is our sincere goal to deliver a fantastic vacation experience across
  
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• Cunard’s magic formula for crossing the Atlantic

  26-05-2017 22:02 via theprovince.com
  
  What’s the difference between a cruise ship and a true ocean liner? You only have to look up – way up – at Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2 to spot the difference. At 1,130 feet long, she towers over 200 feet above the waterline and has been specially-designed with one task in mind: to offer regularly-scheduled voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, continuing the tradition that Cunard started back in 1840.
  Queen Mary 2 – or QM2 as she is affectionately known – is one o
  
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• Let’s Find Momo

  26-05-2017 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Momo the dog has legions of fans on social media. Momo has joined his owner Andrew Knapp on road trips all over North America. Now the beloved pet is the focus of a new children’s book.
  
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• How high? Officials say 4/20 rally cost city $250,000

  26-05-2017 21:01
  
  Costs associated with last month’s 4/20 rally have skyrocketed by close to $100,000 from 2016 figures. Numbers released by the city late Thursday afternoon peg that price tag at $245,379,
  
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• 4/20 celebration costs top nearly $250K

  26-05-2017 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Vancouver says it cost more than $245,000 to keep 4/20 revelers safe at unsanctioned events at Sunset Beach and the Vancouver Art Gallery last month.
  
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• Christian Bolaños the Caps’ offensive catalyst

  26-05-2017 20:52 via theprovince.com
  
  The raking cross dipped in and out of the tricky late-afternoon shadows at B.C. Place Stadium as it steamed towards Christian Bolaños.
  Instead of trying to control the ball for himself when it arrived, the veteran Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder gently chested a one-touch pass to Cristian Techera, who in turn got all of his volley for last weekend’s highlight-reel opener.
  Bolaños then stepped up to take a free kick later in the match against Sporting Kansas City, dropping a pe
  
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• The Zolas, The Courtneys, D.O.A. set to headline 2017 Khatsahlano Festival

  26-05-2017 20:28 via vancouversun.com
  
  Pemberton’s cancelled? Never fear: The Zolas, The Courtneys and local punk legends D.O.A. will lead the line-up for this year’s Khatsahlano.
  This year’s event, touted as “Vancouver’s largest free music and arts festival”, will take place Saturday, July 8 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in its usual home on West 4th Avenue, between Burrard and MacDonald, in the heart of Kitsilano. It will be the seventh year the festival has been hosted.The Burrard Stage, cura
  
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• Vancouver police support giving addicts clean drugs as more overdose deaths recorded

  26-05-2017 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says it supports giving drug addicts 'clean' opioids in an effort to curb the opioid crisis on the Vancouver streets.
  
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• Trinket hunters blamed for targeting ghost town cemetery in southern B.C.

  26-05-2017 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  COALMONT, B.C. — Someone is digging holes in the cemetery of a southern British Columbia ghost town and a member of the local historical society believes it’s the work of misguided treasure hunters.
  Bob Sterne has tended the cemetery of the long-abandoned former gold rush town of Granite Creek for more than a decade and says he was surprised to find 16 holes when he checked the site earlier this week.
  The holes were all located in the area where Chinese miners were buried at the
  
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• Miracle Weekend: Taylin’s story

  26-05-2017 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, May 26: Meet Taylin McGill, BC Children’s Hospital Champion Child for 2017 presented by Walmart. In this video, Taylin and her family describe her courageous story and what BC Children’s Hospital means to them.
  
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• Miracle Weekend: Reid’s story

  26-05-2017 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, May 26: Heart disorders in children are more common than you might think. Three-year- old Reid van Rossum of Nanaimo, B.C. was born with a severe heart defect and required the immediate care of BC Children’s Hospital’s cardiac team. Follow Reid’s journey from birth onwards as he endures surgery and other procedures in order...
  
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• Miracle Weekend: Colton’s story

  26-05-2017 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, May 26: On a cold night just before Christmas 2015, emergency caregivers at BC Children’s Hospital worked frantically to save the life of a boy named Colton, who was in cardiac arrest. This is Colton’s miraculous story.
  
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• KF Aerospace in Kelowna awarded military contracts

  26-05-2017 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two large military maintenance contracts were awarded to KF Aerospace in Kelowna on Friday.
  
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• Slim majority of British Columbians support proportional representation: Poll

  26-05-2017 20:10 via vancouversun.com
  
  A narrow majority (54 per cent) of British Columbians say they support changing from our current first-past-the-post electoral system to some type of proportional representation, according to a new Ipsos online poll.
  Green Leader Andrew Weaver has said that moving toward a proportional representation electoral system is a key component of any negotiation with the B.C. Liberals or New Democrats.
  The Greens hold three seats in the B.C. Legislature compared with the Liberals’ 43 and NDP&rsquo
  
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• Town Talk: Zajac Ranch adds aboriginal arts and education centre

  26-05-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  RANCH HANDS: The narrow 9 km road beside Stave Lake once led to a prison. Today, 600 youngsters with life-threatening or debilitating ailments follow it yearly to what is now the Zajac Ranch for Children. This week, former senator Gerry St. Germain, Mission Mayor Randy Hawes and 120 others attended the official opening of the ever-expanding facility’s aboriginal arts and education centre.
  Zajac Ranch benefactor Don Rutledge welcomed White Spot president Warren Erhart whose annual Pirate Pa
  
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• Vancouver model mistakenly linked to Manchester bombing suspect

  26-05-2017 19:06 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Vancouver model has set the record straight after mistakenly being linked to the Manchester bombing at an Ariana Grande concert this week.
  Janice Joostema spoke to Global BC to explain how she was incorrectly identified by two Italian newspapers as the sister of the suicide bomber. As a result, Joostema has received a number of messages from strangers asking about her involvement.
  “When I first found out about it I started actually reading all the messages I received,
  
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• Fab 5: Ruffle 'em up

  26-05-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  A ruffle here, a ruffle there, ruffles, ruffles, everywhere. Seriously, though — you’d be hard pressed to find a women’s clothing store that doesn’t have a single ruffled piece in its arsenal this season. And what’s not to love? Pretty, flattering, and just a bit flirty, here are five styles ruffled that are, well, making waves.
  PINK PANTHER
  These ‘Vera’ slides by Loeffler Randall are both deliciously retro and of-the-moment. Whether it’s their pra
  
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• Just thinking about a secret can affect your health and well-being

  26-05-2017 18:54
  
  Psst. Can you keep a secret?
  
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• Man charged after three Ford trucks stolen, two set on fire in Revelstoke rampage

  26-05-2017 18:31 via vancouversun.com
  
  This is one suspect who isn’t “built Ford tough.”
  A Revelstoke man with a liking for Ford trucks now faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing several of the vehicles in a rampage.
  On Sunday morning, Revelstoke RCMP were called by a passerby who had pulled over to help a man get his Ford F150 out of a sandy area. The man, however, was “verbally and physically aggressive and claimed to be armed with a gun.”
  Police were able to track down the
  
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• Inside a treatment centre, men confront addiction stigma

  26-05-2017 18:31 via vancouversun.com
  
  At the Sunshine Coast Health Centre in Powell River, B.C., men in treatment for addiction say stigma about substance abuse make it harder to get help. One client says men at the facility are trying to “become good people again.”
  
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• Canada will support fight against climate change at G7: Freeland

  26-05-2017 18:31 via vancouversun.com
  
  Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada will always promote free trade and action against climate change. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
  
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• California woman left for dead following DUI crash thanks first responders who saved her life

  26-05-2017 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was an emotional reunion, Thursday, between a California woman and the first responders who saved her life following a DUI crash earlier this month.
  
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• Clark should step down as leader if Liberals can't form a government: Poll

  26-05-2017 18:24 via vancouversun.com
  
  A majority of British Columbians think Christy Clark should step down as leader if her B.C. Liberals cannot form a government, according to a new Insights West poll.
  After absentee ballots were counted this week, the B.C. Liberals finished one seat short of a majority in the May 9 election, with 43 seats in the 87-seat legislature. The NDP has 41 seats and the Greens have three.
  Related
  NDP wins in Courtenay-Comox, leaving Liberals with minority governmentMinority report: 5 things about min
  
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• Richmond RCMP investigating brazen daytime robbery

  26-05-2017 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Richmond RCMP is hoping the public can help them identify two male suspects who allegedly robbed and assaulted a man just before noon on Wednesday.
  
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• BBQ chicken thighs

  26-05-2017 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Angie Quaale from Well Seasoned gives us some tips on how to improve your summer grilling season and then shows us how to make some BBQ chicken thighs on the grill.
  
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• Movies with Dana Gee: New Pirates of the Caribbean and Baywatch

  26-05-2017 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dana Gee gives us her take on three new movies opening this weekend – the new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Baywatch and Paris Can Wait.
  
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• Thirty herons killed at nesting site in Vernon after powerful windstorm

  26-05-2017 17:09 via vancouversun.com
  
  VERNON — More than two dozen great blue heron chicks and one adult bird are dead after their nesting site in Vernon was heavily damaged in a windstorm.
  Vernon-based wildlife expert Pete Wise says he walked through the heron nesting colony in a protected grove of cottonwood trees on Thursday and discovered several trees had been toppled by the storm earlier in the week.
  He says some nests were in the fallen trees, while others had been knocked loose or the chicks had been blown out.
  Wise sa
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: Canada’s Cirkunov punching above his weight

  26-05-2017 17:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Having yet to celebrate his two-year anniversary as a member of the UFC roster, Misha Cirkunov is still a relative newcomer when it comes to a light-heavyweight-division replete with established names and veteran talent.
  But in just four fights, the 30-year-old Latvian-Canadian has rocketed up the rankings to find himself on the brink of title contention in the 205-pound ranks as he prepares to make his 2017 debut inside the Octagon when he squares off with fellow upstart Volkan Oezdemir in the
  
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• Daily Poll: Is Vancouver's 4/20 rally getting too expensive?

  26-05-2017 16:38 via vancouversun.com
  
  The total cost for this year’s 4/20 rallies at Sunset Beach and the Vancouver Art Gallery was released Thursday – and it’s high.
  According to the City of Vancouver, along with the park board and police, costs for “managing” the protests came to a total of $245,379. The largest portion of that was $170,670, which paid for policing the events. In comparison, last year’s event cost $148,000, while 2015’s event cost $92,500.
  It’s estimated there w
  
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• Overcoming the stigma around addiction and treatment facilities in B.C.

  26-05-2017 16:06 via vancouversun.com
  
  POWELL RIVER — Dan puts his fork down and smiles as he explains to his three lunch companions what it’s like when people learn he has an addiction.
  “It’s like that scene from ‘The Elephant Man,’ where he says, ‘I am not an elephant! I am a man!’ ” says the neatly dressed retired businessman, mimicking the character’s voice from the classic 1980s film about a man shunned because of his physical deformities.
  “I’m not just
  
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• Bring out your beards: Annual facial hair competition returns to Vancouver

  26-05-2017 15:55 via vancouversun.com
  
  It’s the battle of the beards and it’s back.
  The Vancouver Facial Hair Club is hosting its third annual competition to seek out the longest, bushiest, most grizzled beards in Vancouver. This year’s showdown will have 12 categories, including Business Beard (which sizes up beards measuring 1-inch or shorter), freestyle, and even Build-A-Beard in which the “facially hairless” can create and wear their own crumb catcher using various craft supplies.
  
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• East Vancouver murder victim loving mother of a promising athlete

  26-05-2017 15:39 via vancouversun.com
  
  Janice Nicole Bryant was a loving mother who “beat the odds until now,” family members say. 
  The 33-year-old Vancouver woman, the mother of a promising young hockey player, was shot Tuesday outside her East Vancouver home and later died. Police were quick to say Bryant was targeted and that it wasn’t a random shooting.
  The victim’s cousin, Danielle Gentile, believes the same. She suspects Bryant was targeted by people out to hurt her&nbs
  
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• Vancouver-based model mistakenly linked to Manchester bomber

  26-05-2017 14:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Vancouver-based model is speaking out after being linked to the recent bombing in Manchester.
  
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• Five Things to Know: 4/20 costs get high, bridge projects in peril, dog hit by SkyTrain nobody's fault

  26-05-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The 4/20 costs are in, Grace McCarthy has died and the uncertainty surrounding the provincial election could threaten some transit projects. Here are five things you need to know:  
  4/20 costs as high as 4/20 participants
  Vancouver’s two unsanctioned 4/20 protest rallies — one at Sunset Beach and another, smaller one at the Vancouver Art Gallery — cost the city nearly a quarter million dollars, according to figures released on Thursday. The fi
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: B.C. Law Society panel finds West Van lawyer guilty of washing $26m through trust account

  26-05-2017 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Law Society of B.C. disciplinary panel has found a West Vancouver lawyer guilty of professional misconduct for washing $26 million through his trust account.
  In the face of an overheated real estate market and public concerns about foreign capital last year, the society cited Donald Gurney over his involvement in four questionable, three-year-old transactions.
  The panel found he ignored “a sea of red flags” and allowed $25,845,489.87 of offshore cash to float through his trust acco
  
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