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• Balmoral SRO tenants occupy Vancouver mayor's office

  01-06-2017 23:44 via vancouversun.com
  
  Tenants of the Balmoral, a single-room occupancy hotel in the downtown eastside, have occupied Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson’s City Hall office.
  In a statement, the tenants, who have complained about “disgusting” conditions at the hotel, say they will not leave City Hall until they get copies of all Balmoral engineer reports and a guarantee that the city will pay for emergency repairs while not displacing tenants during the renovations.  
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• Ex-youth pastor in Bellingham sentenced for 'unforgivable' serial rape of teen girl

  01-06-2017 23:41 via vancouversun.com
  
  By Caleb Hutton
  BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The ex-youth pastor of a Bellingham church grimaced, wept and struggled to breathe in court Wednesday, as he listened to a teenage girl – standing feet away – describe the lasting harm he caused when he raped her countless times.
  Christopher Lee Trent was sentenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing the girl, who went to Bellingham Baptist Church on Orleans Street when she was under the age of 16.
  Court records describe how he kept
  
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• Bob Lenarduzzi: Juventus tipped to topple Real’s Madrid’s title hopes

  01-06-2017 23:40 via theprovince.com
  
  The Champions League final goes Saturday in Cardiff, as Real Madrid takes on Juventus — a huge game between two huge clubs.
  Real is looking to become the first team since AC Milan in 1990 to win consecutive European championships. Juventus, on the other hand, is looking to end its recent history of finishing as Champions League runners-up. Juve has been beaten in its last four final appearances since last winning the competition in 2006.
  I think Juventus has the talent and tactics to win i
  
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• The Vancouver Art Gallery goes beyond expectations by exposing visitors to a more contemporary picture of life in BC - The Globe and Mail

  01-06-2017 23:33
  
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  The Vancouver Art Gallery goes beyond expectations by exposing visitors to a more contemporary picture of life in BC
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  Tourists visiting the Vancouver Art Gallery frequently ask for British Columbia's most famous artist by name. “Where might I find the Emily Carrs?” is a common inquiry at the admissions desk. In addition to seeing Carr's artistic talents up close and ...
  
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• Penticton man describes trying to save Jonathan Bacon after shooting

  01-06-2017 23:10 via vancouversun.com
  
  KELOWNA — For what seemed like 20 minutes, Vaughn Smeltzer pumped the chest of a critically wounded Jonathan Bacon, desperately trying to keep him alive.
  Smeltzer was nearby the Delta Grand Hotel on Aug. 14, 2011 with his young son and friend when they saw gunmen open fire.
  At first he thought it was a movie being filmed. Then he realized it was real.
  He told his remarkable story in B.C. Supreme Court on Thursday at the trial of three men accused of killing Bacon that day.
  Smeltzer’s
  
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• From the archives: Vancouver Transit Police help nab Toronto murder suspect in 2006

  01-06-2017 23:03 via vancouversun.com
  
  Earlier today, Transit Police shared a Throwback Thursday tweet of a 2006 front-page story in the Province.#TBT to 2006 when S/Sgt. Applejohn and S/Sgt. Henyecz put #TransitPolice on the front page of @theprovince. #Kudos pic.twitter.com/GbKw5rCEX1
  — Transit Police BC (@TransitPolice) June 1, 2017
  The article was about how Transit Police officers Const. Mark Applejohn and Const. Troy Henyecz – both now staff sergeants – were able to catch murder suspect Jonathan Forder in Vanco
  
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• Vancouver-based retailer Lululemon to close 40 Ivivva stores - CTV News

  01-06-2017 22:58
  
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  Vancouver-based retailer Lululemon to close 40 Ivivva stores
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  VANCOUVER -- Lululemon Athletica Inc. is shutting down 40 of its 55 Ivivva stores, citing years of operational losses. The Vancouver-based retailer said Thursday the line of girls' yoga and athletic wear will continue to be sold, but mainly online ...and more »
  
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• Don't bother giving up avocado toast, Vancouver millennials, the housing is too expensive anyway

  01-06-2017 22:58 via vancouversun.com
  
  No matter how you slice it, the story of saving enough money to buy a home in Vancouver has turned into nothing but a dream for many.
  But what about giving up a fancy daily breakfast? Might that give us a chance?
  The BBC has crunched the numbers so you and I wouldn’t have to: one would have to give up 48 years worth of daily avocado toast to save enough dough to put together a down payment for a home. 
  Yes, that’s 17,421 days’ worth. And that’s not even to
  
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• Missing, murdered women inquiry urged to earn trust of family members

  01-06-2017 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  
  WHITEHORSE — A man who lost his mother, first to the so-called 60s Scoop then to murder, told the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls that the investigation will have to prove it’s worthy of his trust.
  Terry Ladue’s hands shook as he delivered blunt and powerful testimony to the commissioners on the final day of hearings in Whitehorse. He said his mother Jane Dick was beaten to death after he and his siblings were taken from her by child welfar
  
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• Surrey RCMP Most Wanted: Have you seen Stephen Farmer?

  01-06-2017 22:25 via vancouversun.com
  
  Surrey RCMP are re-appealing for the public’s help in locating a Surrey man who is wanted on three arrest warrants for seven different charges.
  Stephen Farmer, 31, was added to the Surrey RCMP’s Top 10 most wanted list in December 2016. Between Dec. 30, 2015 and Nov. 30, 2016, three warrants were issued for his arrest for charges including driving while prohibited (three charges for that), flight from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop at an accident, and
  
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• Vancouver mayor calls Downtown Eastside hotel conditions 'disgusting,' vows action

  01-06-2017 22:06 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver’s mayor slammed the owners of a “disgusting” Downtown Eastside SRO on Thursday while threatening legal action to force them to fix the dilapidated building.
  Over the past year, the Balmoral Hotel at 159 East Hastings has been the subject of several complaints lodged by tenants and activists, including legal battles against its owners, the Sahota family.
  The Sahotas also own the nearby Regent, Astoria and Cobalt single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels. Family members are li
  
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• Streamflow advisory issued for Fraser River as water levels swell

  01-06-2017 22:06 via vancouversun.com
  
  The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued a high streamflow advisory for the Fraser River.
  A high streamflow advisory means that river levels are rising or expected to rise rapidly, but that no major flooding is expected.  Minor flooding in low-lying areas is possible.
  River levels have been rising in response to hot temperatures and rapid snowmelt in the Fraser River basin.  The runoff is expected to lead to additional rapid rises along the lower Fraser River over the next three
  
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• Kasey Wilson: Eat Over Canada recipes to celebrate our 150th birthday

  01-06-2017 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  One of my favourite Vancouver attractions is FlyOver Canada, a breathtaking simulated flight that showcases dazzling peaks, golden prairies, majestic icebergs and northern lights.
  That panoramic celebration of our country’s natural wonders is the inspiration for Eat Over Canada, a series of columns that will celebrate wonderful recipes from across the nation in the lead-up to our 150th birthday on July 1. Look for subsequent instalments on June 15 and June 29.
  When a Vancouverite considers
  
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• Protect yourself from hackers when traveling

  01-06-2017 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Travel expert Claire Newell has tips on how to prevent getting hacked while using the Internet while on vacation.
  
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• ‘The peak has yet to come’: emergency officials say brace for higher lake levels

  01-06-2017 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Much of the Okanagan is being doused by rain Thursday, creating even more concern when it comes to the flood fight.
  
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• Fredy's not fretting: Montero's five-game slump doesn't have him down

  01-06-2017 21:40 via vancouversun.com
  
  Jordan Harvey plays defence on the soccer pitch. He also can play it for his teammates with the media.
  The Vancouver Whitecaps veteran left back, who gamely spoke up on Brek Shea’s behalf with the press when asked about Shea getting tossed for directing some salty language at a referee in a loss to Toronto FC earlier this season, was quizzed Wednesday after practice about the recent scoring slump of Fredy Montero and again adeptly came to the aid of a cohort.
  Montero, the striker from Colo
  
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• Remains of Shuswap man swept away by mudslide recovered

  01-06-2017 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  After nearly a month of searching officials have located the remains of 75-year-old Roy Sharp.
  
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• Concert announcement: Arcade Fire will play Pacific Coliseum in October

  01-06-2017 21:28 via vancouversun.com
  
  Canadian indie rockers Arcade Fire will bring their Infinite Content tour to Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum on Oct. 14.
  Tickets, which will range from $35-$95 (plus fees), go on sale June 9 at 10 a.m. through Livenation.
  Electronic rock duo Phantogram will be the opening act.Arcade Fire also announced their new album, Everything Now, will be released on July 28. 
  Physical copies of Everything Now, the group’s fifth album, will include CD, cassette, and heavyweight black vinyl
  
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• Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup aims to reduce beach litter

  01-06-2017 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Every year, tens of thousands of Canadians take action against shoreline litter – fanning out along local beaches to clean up our waterways. The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is a national initiative, started – in part – by the Vancouver Aquarium.
  
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• High streamflow advisory issued for the Fraser River

  01-06-2017 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The River Forecast Centre says the river level has been rising due to the hot temperatures and the rapid snowmelt in the Fraser River basin and more runoff is expected this weekend.
  
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• Experts plumb depths of quake-causing cracks on the Pacific sea floor

  01-06-2017 21:07 via vancouversun.com
  
  New research focused off the west coast of North America is giving seismologists a better understanding of what one scientist describes as “the single greatest geophysical hazard to the continental United States.”
  Zach Eilon, a geophysicist at the University of California Santa Barbara, has developed a new method that uses an array of scientific instruments spread across the sea floor to measure shock waves that travel through the planet’s crust.
  The waves, which are called att
  
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• ART SEEN: New curator to continue supporting artist-led outdoor art at UBC

  01-06-2017 21:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  The new curator of outdoor art at the Belkin Gallery says that she’ll be focusing her efforts on working with individual artists for new works at the University of B.C.
  Barbara Cole has years of experience working in public art as the founder and principal of Cole Projects.
  Cole said her work for municipalities often involved adding public art to condominium developments. At UBC, she expects to take a longer, more durational approach to public art.
  “Working for municipalities, I thin
  
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• Ottawa announces financial aid for softwood lumber industry

  01-06-2017 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Help is on the way for Canada’s lumber industry. The federal government unveiling a nearly one billion dollar aid package for those feeling the pinch of new import taxes imposed by the U.S. back in April. Jordan Armstrong has that story.
  
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• Experts discuss ways to keep B.C.’s rivers, trails and parks garbage free

  01-06-2017 21:00
  
  Possible solutions to B.C.’s litter problem include mandatory camping etiquette in schools, better signage, and more shore clean-up sessions
  
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• Formal atmosphere at missing women's inquiry criticized by family member

  01-06-2017 20:47 via vancouversun.com
  
  WHITEHORSE — The quasi-judicial format of family hearings at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is drawing some criticism from the relative of a victim.
  Joan Jack, a lawyer and family member of a murdered indigenous woman, expects to testify today on the closing day of hearings in Whitehorse.
  She’ll be remembering her sister-in-law, who was murdered in Yukon in the 1970s.
  Jack says the formal processes of the inquiry, including the swearing-in o
  
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• Search continues for missing Crawford Bay teacher Alvin Dunic

  01-06-2017 20:44 via vancouversun.com
  
  The search for a B.C. teacher who went missing after heading out to check on a location for a class project continued into its fourth day Thursday.
  Alvin Dunic, 57, left Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary School just before noon on Monday to find a good spot to host a class project. He was to return within 30 minutes but never showed up and was reported missing just before 3 p.m.
  His car was found two kilometres away, at a trail leading to Crawford Creek. Crawford Bay is about 75 kilometres north
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: Bloviating blowhards drowning out fascinating fights

  01-06-2017 20:15 via theprovince.com
  
  During his most recent appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, veteran journalist Chuck Klosterman made a point about sports commentary these days that really stuck out to me.
  “You can’t talk about what’s going on, even if the game itself was fascinating,” he said. “That’s not enough now.”
  While he was referring to the cabal of professional loudmouths who say outlandish things on the airwaves every day — Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith, Rob Parker,
  
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• NDP meets WLA at QPA: John Horgan slated to attend Bellies-Shamrocks game at Queen’s Park

  01-06-2017 20:01 via theprovince.com
  
  Can New Westminster Salmonbellies general manager Dan Richardson get NDP Leader John Horgan into a Salmonbellies jersey tonight? Here’s betting Richardson tries.
  The Salmonbellies take on the Victoria Shamrocks in a battle of Western Lacrosse Association powerhouses at Queen’s Park Arena this evening (7:30 p.m.) and Horgan is scheduled to handle proceedings for the ceremonial face-off, along with local NDP MLA Judy Darcy.
  Richardson’s a feisty one and the Salmonbellies and Sham
  
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• B.C.'s 'SCOHOL' for kids who can't read good? Revelstoke repaints ironic typo by school

  01-06-2017 19:44
  
  City staff get a chuckle-worthy lesson in doing 'other stuff good too' after spelling mistake, ironically inscribed in front of a local school.
  
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• Canadian mayors press Liberals to fast-track affordable housing funding

  01-06-2017 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Municipal leaders want the federal government to speed up its vaunted infrastructure plan so cities don't have to wait 10 years for badly needed housing cash.
  
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• New study shines light on heavy cost of pollution in Canada

  01-06-2017 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Robert Smith from the International Institute for Sustainable Development explains the study, “Costs of Pollution in Canada”.
  
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• BC Lions’ Jason Arakgi opens up about how he almost lost his wife and daughter

  01-06-2017 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  His wife, Marianne, felt a severe pain in her side in the early morning hours that day, five weeks before her due date. She thought her water had broke.
  
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• Hilarious sign fails

  01-06-2017 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Following the gafffe from a school in Revelstoke, online producer Amy Judd takes a look at some other hilarious sign fails from around the web and being shared online.
  
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• Real Scoop Live: Kim Bolan at the Jonathan Bacon murder trial

  01-06-2017 17:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  Red Scorpion gang leader Jonathan Bacon was shot to death on Aug. 14,  2011, when his vehicle was sprayed with gunfire outside Kelowna’s Delta Grand resort. Injured in the shooting were Hells Angel Larry Amero, Independent Soldier James Riach and companions Leah Hadden-Watts and Lyndsey Black. Charged in the case are rival gangsters Jujhar Khun-Khun, Jason McBride and Michael Jones. B.C Supreme Court Justice Allan Betton is presiding over the judge-alone trial. 
  More harrowing st
  
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• B.C. woman seeks Trudeau's help freeing parents held in China

  01-06-2017 17:25 via vancouversun.com
  
  The daughter of two Canadian winery owners held in China for over a year is seeking help from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  Amy Chang says her parents John Chang and Lan-Fed Lu have been tried over a customs valuation dispute.
  
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• Port Mann Bridge eastbound lanes re-opened following police incident Thursday morning

  01-06-2017 17:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  All eastbound lanes on the Port Mann Bridge have been re-opened following a police incident Thursday morning.
  Westbound lanes remained open during the incident, as well as the eastbound through lanes.
  The eastbound lanes, including those that were closed, were fully re-opened around 8:15 a.m. though volume will take some time to come down.
  The police incident was located midspan on the 152 exit lanes, and had closed off those lanes since 7:30 a.m.CLEAR – #BCHwy1 #PortMannBridge Eastbound 1
  
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• Constable set to shake rust in Abbotsford Challenge Run, but invites '

  01-06-2017 17:11 via vancouversun.com
  
  Ian MacDonald, the cordial constable who could pass for the slimmer, smarter looking twin of Vin Diesel, Bruce Willis or The Rock when he’s not being smacked around by moving cars, is looking forward to the 27th annual Abbotsford Police Challenge Run next week.
  It will mark the first time since last year’s 5K fun run/walk that APD’s high-profile public information officer has laced up his runners. In fact, just six weeks ago he had knee surgery to correct a problem with his sor
  
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• Message to our digital subscribers

  01-06-2017 17:10 via vancouversun.com
  
  This morning our subscribers may have received an email that stated that their Vancouver Sun Digital Access account was cancelled. 
  This email was sent in error due to a technical glitch in our systems. The issue has been resolved.  
  Rest assured this issue does not impact any account information or security.  All accounts are still active. 
  We apologize for the inconvenience to our subscribers; further questions can be answered by contacting Subscription Services a
  
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• Man struck by lightning on Vancouver Island hopes for superpowers

  01-06-2017 16:31
  
  Sean Ramsay, 24, says the bolt struck a tree several metres away and the charge travelled across the ground and through him.
  
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• Daily Poll: Should rural youth sports teams face relaxed eligibility rules?

  01-06-2017 16:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  This week, reporter Nick Eagland shared a story out of Grand Forks about a rural high school girls’ soccer team that was headed for this year’s B.C. provincial tournament, taking place this week.
  After it was found that the Grand Forks Secondary School’s girls A team had recruited players from a different school to play for them, the B.C. School Sports association rescinded the team’s invitation to the tournament and issued them a fine of $200. The two girls had played al
  
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• B.C. to benefit from Oceans Protection Plan which includes boost to Fisheries Department, coast guard

  01-06-2017 16:13 via vancouversun.com
  
  New lifeboat stations, support for coastal habitat restoration and a bolstering of the federal Fisheries Department and Canadian Coast Guard were all part of a significant funding announcement that Federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc made in Victoria Wednesday.
  The announcement comes at the same time that local salmon enhancement groups say they were blindsided by news their program funding would be cancelled and the Canadian Coast Guard’s dive team would be reassigned to other duti
  
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• Condo Smarts: Use reasonable tests to measure strength of strata bylaws

  01-06-2017 15:48 via theprovince.com
  
  Dear Tony: We have a quirky bylaw that leaves the decision-making on the permission of pets up to the council. The bylaw says: “Subject to the approval of the strata council, an owner is entitled to one cat, one dog or cage of birds.”
  This has always seemed a bit strange to the owners because as councils have changed, the types of pets they have allowed have also changed. This year, we have a strata council that likes dogs and we have gone from two dogs to eight dogs. There are
  
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• Eleven West blends old and new

  01-06-2017 15:22 via theprovince.com
  
  When contemporary marries classic, the chemistry is just right for Cheryl and Dwayne Nadeau. They’re partners in Nadeau Developments, builders of the Eleven West condo and townhome community at West 11th Avenue and Maple Street in Kitsilano.
  Cheryl Nadeau, the project’s sales organizer, says it’s a priority to honour the heritage value of the site, which is home to one of the last Spanish colonial revival buildings in Vancouver. Adjacent to this 1929 building, the Nadeaus are i
  
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• Parents who criticized Karla Homolka say school asked them to leave

  01-06-2017 15:03
  
  Parents at the private MontrealChristian academy attended by KarlaHomolka’s children say schoolofficials brushed off concerns aboutthe schoolgirl killer interacting withtheir children.
  
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• Prune young lavender plants as they start to develop

  01-06-2017 15:02 via theprovince.com
  
  Q. I’ve been wondering whether to cut the flower stems off a group of small lavender plants installed in a garden plot this spring. I think removing them would help the plants to fill out better, but the family doesn’t want to give up the flowers.
  A. I’m in favour of pruning and shaping very young shrubby plants as they begin developing. Last spring, I planted five small lavenders that took hold beautifully and in late May began forming a few flower stems. I cut them off, and d
  
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• Masters and servants are the pieces in Game of Love and Chance

  01-06-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Game of Love and Chance
  June 2 to 25 (preview June 1, talkback June 8) | Jericho Arts Centre
  Tickets and info: $20 to $24, unitedplayers.com
  Servants pretending to be their masters, and vice versa, is the comic fuel in The Game in Love and Chance.
  “The comedy lies largely in how bad the servants are at playing masters, and their perception of what the aristocracy is,” actor Callum Gunn said.
  The 18th-century play revolves around an arranged marriage between Silvia
  
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• The Morning Skate, June 1: That time Ron MacLean showed what he knows about Grapes

  01-06-2017 14:53 via theprovince.com
  
  Let’s just open up with a moment of zen with Ron and Don.Cherry starts talking about people who go "on and on," prompting MacLean to break the fourth wall. pic.twitter.com/ZwyQKZ5iua
  — Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) June 1, 2017
  Now let’s get skating.
  The Home Team
  So the Blue Jackets made the call yesterday: the draft pick they’re giving up for signing John Tortorella, a rule which doesn’t exist anymore by the way, will be this year.
  The Canucks need as many picks
  
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• Surrey RCMP investigating after teen allegedly sexually assaulted by stranger

  01-06-2017 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Surrey RCMP are investigating after a 13-year-old was allegedly touched by a stranger.
  
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• Five Things to Know: Beer at Starbucks, Clark skipped talks, Abbotsford orphans evicted

  01-06-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Vancouver Starbucks is selling beer beginning today, Vancouver mulls a plan to make False Creek swimmable, and five Abbotsford orphans struggling to stay together have been evicted. Here are five things you need to know:  
  They serve beer at Starbucks now
  The newly-renovated Starbucks Reserve Bar in Mount Pleasant already looks like a microbrewery, with its oak bar and wooden stools. Now it’s one step closer, after the company’s announcement that the Main Street location
  
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• Development lots in False Creek Flats offered in untendered deal that needs provincial approval - Vancouver Sun

  01-06-2017 12:31
  
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  Development lots in False Creek Flats offered in untendered deal that needs provincial approval
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  Construction site: Work on the new Emily Carr building, left, and a private project, right. Lots 6 and 7 of the property, foreground, are subject to an untendered sale agreement. NICK PROCAYLO / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. The last two open lots ...
  
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