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• Death in Nebraska

  03-06-2017 23:50
  
  You can get a good steak in Omaha, Neb.,but not much else.
  
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• First Nation applauds B.C. Law Society for removing 'Hanging Judge' Matthew Begbie's statue

  03-06-2017 23:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The Tsilhqot’in Nation is commending the Law Society of British Columbia for removing the statue of a controversial, historic judge from its lobby.
  The society previous featured the statue of Judge Matthew Begbie, who wrongfully convicted six Tsilhqot’in War Chiefs of murder in 1864, sentencing them to death by hanging.
  The law society announced in April that it would remove the statue that is a negative symbol of the province’s colonial past and rep
  
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• Central Saanich woman uses ruse to help nab man wanted for fraud in four provinces

  03-06-2017 22:39 via vancouversun.com
  
  A ruse concocted by a Central Saanich woman helped police nab a man who allegedly bilked her out of almost $35,000 and was wanted for fraud in four provinces.
  The man, who had evaded police for years, was arrested in Calgary on May 26, thanks to the 29-year-old mother of two. The woman, who did not want her name used, bought movie tickets for the man, then tipped off police so they could arrest him in his theatre seat.
  The woman first met the man in October on the online dating website Plenty of
  
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• Sinkhole at the entrance to Granville Island snarls traffic

  03-06-2017 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sat, Jun 3: A sinkhole that opened up in the lanes leading into Vancouver’s Granville Island Saturday morning is causing traffic disruptions.
  
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• West End landmark's days are numbered

  03-06-2017 22:18 via vancouversun.com
  
  If you want to be on Cloud 9, you only have until Sept. 30.
  That is the last day for the revolving restaurant on the 42nd floor of the Empire Landmark Hotel, which is slated to come down for a new condo development.
  Initially, the plan for the block-long site at 1400 Robson was for two towers, one 28 stories, the other 30. The design by Musson Cattel Mackey architects was for a mixed-use project with 223 market condos, 57 social housing units and two floors of offices and retail at ground level.
  
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• Vehicles moving in and out of Granville Island after sinkhole disrupts traffic

  03-06-2017 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A three-meter sinkhole at the entrance to Vancouver's Granville Island has been causing major traffic disruptions. 
  
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• Sinkhole stops traffic in and out of Granville Island

  03-06-2017 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A sinkhole at the entrance to Vancouver's Granville Island has caused traffic disruptions on a busy Saturday morning.
  
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• Sinkhole appears at entrance to Vancouver's Granville Island, vehicle access closed

  03-06-2017 21:49 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vehicle access into Granville Island was closed Saturday morning due to a sinkhole that appeared at the entrance way.
  The closure was initially restricted to just inbound vehicles but soon expanded to halt all inbound and outbound vehicle traffic while Vancouver city crews inspected the damage to the roadway.
  Outbound vehicles were slowly being allowed off the island shortly after noon when the roadway was partially re-opened, but those heading to Granville Island are still advised to walk or cy
  
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• Jeff Paterson: Who's the No. 1 goalie? It's not Travis Green's No. 1 priority

  03-06-2017 21:18 via vancouversun.com
  
  It will surely work its way up his list, but right now Travis Green claims the Vancouver Canucks’ goaltending situation isn’t a priority.
  When reached late this week, the new head coach of the hockey club was worrying far more about his teenage daughter’s high school graduation and plans for furthering her education in the fall. And when that isn’t top of mind, Green says he’s busy poring over video of the team he has inherited and is working diligently to finalize
  
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• Weekend Poll: What should be the next step for the Balmoral Hotel?

  03-06-2017 21:09 via vancouversun.com
  
  On Friday, City of Vancouver officials announced it had ordered tenants out of the “disgusting” Balmoral Hotel in the Downtown Eastside and for the landlords to begin immediate repairs.
  The Balmoral is owned by the infamous Sahota family. They also own the nearby Regent, Astoria and Cobalt single-room occupancy hotels. Their real estate holding company, Triville Enterprises, is worth more than $130 million, according to B.C. Assessment.
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• Memorial service to be held for fallen fire chief in Cache Creek

  03-06-2017 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The community of Cache Creek will say a final goodbye to their fallen fire chief on Saturday.
  
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• Fiery crash shuts down Highway 3 near Hedley

  03-06-2017 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Highway 3 was at a standstill for several hours Friday afternoon near Hedley because of a fiery head-on crash.
  
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• WATCH: Steamed B.C. clams with lemongrass, garlic and chilies

  03-06-2017 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  June is annually proclaimed as BC Seafood Month! To celebrate, we are making mussels with lemongrass, garlic and chillies.
  
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• Motorcyclist in hospital with serious injuries after crash in Maple Ridge

  03-06-2017 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash that shut down a portion of Lougheed Highway for much of Friday night.
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Could Benning dangle Tanev as trade bait for third-overall pick?

  03-06-2017 19:31 via theprovince.com
  
  In snooker, it’s not the shot you make, it’s the one you leave.
  The Vancouver Canucks have a shot at the third-overall selection in the 2017 NHL Draft which the Dallas Stars are dangling. So do many others.
  The Stars need an established top-four, right-shot defensive-defenceman to turn around the gong show in their own zone — 29th in goals against per game (3.17) and last on the penalty kill (73.9 per cent) — and help get the National Hockey League club back to the Stanle
  
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• Lions struggle to 13-7 win in New Zealand rugby tour opener

  03-06-2017 19:29 via theprovince.com
  
   
  WHANGAREI, New Zealand — The British and Irish Lions stumbled to a 13-7 win over the semi-professional Provincial Barbarians in the opening match of their three-test rugby tour of New Zealand on Saturday.
  The Lions, who arrived in New Zealand in the middle of the week, took 51 minutes to score their only try through winger Anthony Watson and were outplayed in most areas by a Barbarians side drawn from New Zealand’s minor provinces.
  “We were thrilled with the way the Barb
  
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• Gardenworks: Fragrant flowers

  03-06-2017 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sat, Jun 3: Fill your yard or patio with beautiful scents this Spring and Summer. Gardening expert Scott Pearce from Gardenworks shows Yvonne Schalle some of his favourite fragrant flowers.
  
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• Small Town BC: Summerland

  03-06-2017 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mon, Sep 19: Yvonne Schalle features one of British Columbia’s scenic small towns.
  
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• Canada 150: Exploring Canadian heritage

  03-06-2017 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sat, Jun 3: On July 1st, 2017 Canada celebrates 150 years as a nation. Experts from the BC Genealogical Society are helping Canadians explore their heritage with a special seminar series this month.
  
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• Saturday Chef: BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival

  03-06-2017 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sat, Jun 3: June is BC Seafood month. Chef Nathan Fong shows Lynn Colliar and Squire Barnes how to make clams with lemongrass, garlic and chilies. Fong is one of dozens of chefs taking part in the BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival in Comox June 9 to 18, 2017.
  
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• Sartorial Solution: Tips to properly care for your swimwear

  03-06-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Love that swimsuit and want to see it last? You’re going to need to take care of it. A model wears a Voile kimono, $32 available at Simons.
  Q. Summer’s almost here. Any tips to care for swimwear?
  A. Swimwear is as synonymous with summer as are, say, sunshine, the beach and patio beers. 
  But unlike these other harbingers of the warm-weather season ahead, Lycra-infused swimwear requires some upkeep. And investment. 
  Up to a certain age, it’s completely appropr
  
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• Makeover: Creating a sophisticated and sultry evening look

  03-06-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Wedding season is in full swing and this week I wanted to show you a step-by-step tutorial on how to create a sophisticated and sultry evening look by using neutral eyeshadow, false lashes and a nude lip. I started by evening out my complexion with a medium coverage foundation. I applied bronzer to contour my face and enhance my facial features and highlighted the high points of my face using a skin illuminator.Step 1
  Using my finger, I dabbed on the MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre and blended it on
  
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• Canada 150: Jack Munro, old-school union boss

  03-06-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, we are counting down to Canada Day with profiles of 150 noteworthy British Columbians.
  At six-foot-five and 265 pounds, long-time International Woodworkers of America leader Jack Munro seemed as big and imposing as the mighty firs and cedars his members chopped down.
  He had a temperament to match. Blunt-spoken and given to world-class bursts of profanity, he couldn’t care less if he offended people — his job was to defend his members.
  Hence his
  
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• Beauty Bar: Dew + Poesy

  03-06-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  What it is: A new collection of bath and body care products from Indigo (yes, the book store).
  The in-house label includes lotions, bath salts, hand creams and more, available in three scents: (Wild Bluebell & Jasmine, Nectarine Blossom & Mimosa, and Ocean Breeze & Crushed Coconut).
  “With literature at the core of Indigo, we drew inspiration for our first-ever beauty collection from the timeless words of John Keats’ poem Sleep and Poetry, a meditation on nature,
  
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• Vancouver woman completes master's at Columbia University at just 19 - Vancouver Sun

  03-06-2017 17:01 via vancouversun.com
  
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  Rachel Lin has graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University with a master's degree in neuroscience and education at the age of 19. Submitted / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. For most 19-year-olds, graduate school is something they're only ...and more »
  
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• Vancouver woman completes master's at Columbia University at just 19

  03-06-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  For most 19-year-olds, graduate school is something they’re only just beginning to consider. But for Vancouver’s Rachel Lin, she can already stop thinking about it. She’s finished.
  In May, Lin graduated from Columbia University’s Teachers College with a master’s in neuroscience and education. She’ll turn 20 next month.
  Lin, who was born in Taiwan before moving to Vancouver at two years old, finished high school early due to the University of British Columbia&r
  
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• 'Bloodbath': Vancouver on pace to hit 1400 overdose deaths by year's end - Montreal Gazette

  03-06-2017 16:49 via montrealgazette.com
  
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  'Bloodbath': Vancouver on pace to hit 1400 overdose deaths by year's end
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  Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson on Friday called on the “new B.C. government” to deal with B.C.'s opioid “bloodbath”. “The near-record number of drug overdose deaths in the fentanyl crisis is a bloodbath in all corners of Vancouver with no end in ...and more »
  
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• 'Bloodbath': Vancouver on pace to hit 1,400 overdose deaths by year's end

  03-06-2017 16:49 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson on Friday called on the “new B.C. government” to deal with B.C.’s opioid “bloodbath”.
  “The near-record number of drug overdose deaths in the fentanyl crisis is a bloodbath in all corners of Vancouver with no end in sight,” Robertson said in a statement. “With a new B.C. government there’s now some hope for getting people desperately needed treatment options swiftly and without stigma.”
  The mayor urg
  
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• Residential design trends on display

  03-06-2017 16:29 via vancouversun.com
  
  Anyone considering a custom-home build or a residential renovation may want to free up some time later this month when the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association once again presents its Parade of Renovated and Custom Homes.
  The 24th annual self-guided tour, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 11, represents “a unique opportunity to view the latest custom home and renovation design trends,” says a prepared release detailing the event.
  “Our participating
  
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• Park Boulevard trades on its transit hub location

  03-06-2017 15:52 via vancouversun.com
  
  Architects talk a lot about the relationship buildings have with their neighbourhoods, the way they complement existing structures and interact with the built environment. But Park Boulevard, Concord Pacific’s new highrise in Surrey, takes interactivity to a whole new level.
  Designed by DYS Architecture and set to rise 41 storeys next to King George Skytrain Station, Park Boulevard will be Canada’s first interactive illuminated residential tower: A responsive light display will be sy
  
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• Vancouver townhome has plenty of outdoor space

  03-06-2017 15:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  TH 515 Beach Crescent, Vancouver
  Type: Three-bedroom, four-bathroom townhouse
  Size: 2,639 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $2,911,000
  Listed for: $3,588,000
  Sold for: $3,720,000
  Sold on: April 28
  Days on market: Four
  Listing agent: Geoff Jarman at Sutton Group – West Coast Realty
  Buyers agent: Will McKitka at Macdonald Realty
  The big sell: Multiple offers were received for this three-storey, 2,600-square-foot townhouse  in Azura 2. (Along with its sister tower Azura 1, it was built by Concord
  
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• Metro Vancouver unlikely to reach 2020 greenhouse gas reduction targets - Vancouver Sun

  03-06-2017 15:01 via vancouversun.com
  
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  FILE PHOTO Metro Vancouver is unlikely to meet its ambitious greenhouse-gas reduction targets for 2020, according to its own analysis. Les Bazso / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. Metro Vancouver is unlikely to meet its ambitious greenhouse-gas ...and more »
  
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• Vancouver Craft Beer Week celebrates equality in brewing - Vancouver Sun

  03-06-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
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  Vancouver Craft Beer Week celebrates equality in brewing
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  All those feasts that wrap up every Asterix and Obelix adventure? Men sitting around the table while women make sure their beer mugs stay full. It's refreshing, then, that one of the pioneers of Vancouver Craft Beer Week is Leah Heneghan, the festival ...and more »
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium Treating Rescued Seal Pups - Huffington Post Canada

  03-06-2017 13:26 via huffingtonpost.ca
  
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  The Vancouver Aquarium has rescued two seal pups, beginning what the aquarium calls "the busy summer rescue season." The male pup, Princeton (named after Princeton, B.C.) was found alone near Glendale Cove, the aquarium wrote in a blog post.
  Vancouver Aquarium rescues first seal pup patients of the seasonCTV News
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• Ian Mulgrew: Mining firm's SLAPP at environmental protest to get public airing

  03-06-2017 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  Members of the Tsilhqot’in First Nation, headquartered in Williams Lake, hold a rally outside a courthouse in downtown Vancouver in late January. The rally was to bring attention ahead of the federal court case involving Taseko Mines Ltd.
  A landmark provincial defamation case that scrutinizes big business’s use of SLAPP suits to suppress environmental protest and dissent will be webcast by the B.C. Court of Appeal.
  Taseko Mines Ltd. is appealing a B.C. Supreme Court decision that tos
  
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• Balmoral Hotel Evictions

  03-06-2017 08:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, Jun 2: An update on a building that Vancouver’s mayor has described as disgusting. The city has now deemed the Balmoral Hotel so unsafe, that it’s ordering an evacuation order because it’s at risk of collapsing. Catherine Urquhart has more.
  
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• Pete Carroll says Kaepernick a starter, just not with Seahawks

  03-06-2017 08:06 via theprovince.com
  
  By Tim Booth
  RENTON, Wash. — Pete Carroll saw Colin Kaepernick’s rise as a starting quarterback firsthand, and the Seattle Seahawks coach still believes Kaepernick is capable of being a starter.
  It just won’t be in Seattle.
  Carroll had high praise for Kaepernick on Friday as the Seahawks wrapped up their first week of OTAs. The former 49ers quarterback was in Seattle last week to meet with the front office but left still unemployed.
  While Seattle has seemed the most logical des
  
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• Lumby creekside residents on evacuation alert

  03-06-2017 07:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hundreds of residents in the town of 1,800 have been told to prepare to leave if water levels pose potential danger to life and health.
  
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• Kelowna Falcons open season with win

  03-06-2017 07:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Kelowna Falcons opened their 2017 season with a 5-1 win over the Port Angeles Lefties, formerly known as the Kitsap Bluejackets. The rare season-opening win bodes well for the Okanagan team of the West Coast League. Doris Maria Bregolisse reports.
  
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• We're not selling Hawaii's weather: Canada's economic advantage is in resources

  03-06-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  As a measure of how unhinged Canada’s national discussion has become on natural resource extraction, consider this parallel: Imagine if Hawaii’s state and local governments actively dampened their main industry with new and punitive taxes on tourists. Ponder if island business leaders demanded that Hawaii develop a “new economy,” perhaps manufacturing. And ask yourself what you’d think of pressure groups that disparaged surfing, labelling it “so yesterday
  
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• Opinion: More women on boards is good for business

  03-06-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  In 2014, the federal government’s Advisory Council for Promoting Women on Boards recommended as a “reasonable national goal” that 30 per cent of corporate board positions be filled by women by 2019, with gender balance being the longer-term aim.
  The advisory council reported that only 10.1 per cent of seats on Canadian boards in 2012 were held by women. By 2016, according to data collected by securities regulators across Canada, the number had risen to just 12 per cent.
  Fewer t
  
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• Opinion: Fast food? Just say no

  03-06-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Why do so many people eat at McDonald’s or Burger King or Wendy’s or Fatburger or Kentucky Fried Chicken or — sorry, Canada — Tim Hortons?
  Seriously, I don’t get it. The occasional doughnut at Hortons is fine as a treat, but I’m talking about the main-meal courses — ‘edible food-like substances’ they’ve been called — that are served up by these fast-food giants.
  I haven’t eaten in any of the major fa
  
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• Letters: Courts should know accused's criminal record

  03-06-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  A common sense piece of legislation, Bill S-217, commonly referred to as Wynn’s Law, is on the brink of defeat by sheeplike Trudeau Liberal MPs putting political fealty ahead of public and police safety.
  Wynn’s Law would require prosecutors to make sure the court is made aware of a bail applicant’s criminal record before granting bail.
  The catalyst for the bill was the 2015 murder of RCMP Const. David Wynn by a career criminal out on bail.  The killer had been granted bail
  
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• Editorial: An NDP government on tenterhooks

  03-06-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C. Premier Christy Clark is right to let the inevitable defeat of her Liberal government play out in the legislature. Handing the keys to NDP Leader John Horgan in a backroom somewhere would not be in keeping with our parliamentary tradition. Our elected representatives should bear the responsibility of bringing a government down by a vote in the legislature. 
  The Liberal party won the most votes of any single party and earned the right to govern, even if only for a few weeks. The Clark g
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver this weekend - Vancouver Sun

  03-06-2017 06:25 via vancouversun.com
  
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  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for the first weekend of June. 3rd Annual Vancouver Facial Hair Competition. It's a flippin' beard contest! The Vancouver Facial Hair Club, which apparently exists, is holding ...and more »
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Jun 2

  03-06-2017 05:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Friday, June 2, 2017.
  
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• With Balmoral's evacuation, no one sure where to go or what to do

  03-06-2017 05:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  Following reports of squalid, dangerous, “Third World” conditions at the Balmoral Hotel, a reporter visited the East Hastings landmark, asked to speak with the owners, and was rebuffed.
  “I am not surprised, given city hall efforts to force the establishment to clean up or shut down,” wrote Larry Pynn in The Vancouver Sun.
  That was in 1992.
  A quarter century later, on Friday morning, came the latest step in city hall’s efforts to force owners to clean up the Balmoral
  
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• Life in the Balmoral: floods, fights and rats

  03-06-2017 04:22 via vancouversun.com
  
  The sidewalk outside the Balmoral Hotel was a busy place Friday, as residents scurried in and out trying to figure out what was happening with Vancouver’s most notorious low-rent hotel.
  Kevin Brown told the story of how he’d gone from working on the oil rigs in northern Alberta to falling under cocaine’s spell and winding up in a tiny room where he and his wife pay $850 per month.
  Suddenly he heard something behind the hotel door.
  “Oh, he’s going to go beat that guy
  
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• Site C dam in jeopardy?

  03-06-2017 04:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, Jun 2: The future of the Site C dam is in question once again after a leaked letter to BC Hydro from NDP leader John Horgan. Keith Baldrey reports.
  
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• City orders tenants out, repairs to unsafe hotel

  03-06-2017 04:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Vancouver says a hotel that is rented monthly by low-income residents is so unsafe that it's evacuating the building at risk of collapsing.
  
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