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• Water-view home for sale, costing a mere $60 per square foot

  23-06-2017 23:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  It sleeps 38, the patio is huge, is admittedly a fixer-upper, but the sticker says it’s only $299,000.
  “That’s all in,” realtor Judy Ross said.
  The 151 Water Street, a converted 152-foot minesweeper that is now a live-aboard ship, is for sale, much as that saddens owner Mike Fournier.
  “Yes, I will miss it, immensely,” said Fournier, who, approaching 60, is only three years younger than the boat itself.
  “Owning this boat is just one of those things, a rar
  
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• Cam Tucker: Pacific champion Parsons preps for teeing off as a Hoosier

  23-06-2017 23:51 via theprovince.com
  
  Between high school graduation and a visit to Indiana University, it’s been a busy few days for Mary Parsons of Delta.
  At a time of reflection and celebration for accomplishing one of life’s many milestones, Parsons also had a glimpse into her future. Graduating from St. Thomas More Collegiate in Burnaby, she returned Thursday morning from a trip to Indiana, where she met other freshman athletes about to enter the Hoosiers’ athletics program.
  “I think I have a good group
  
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• In their battle for RWC spot, losing might lead to a better path for Canada or the USA

  23-06-2017 23:48 via theprovince.com
  
  If the prize is a spot in the pool of death, is it really a prize at all?
  The winner of the Canada vs. USA Rugby World Cup qualifying series will find themselves in a pool with France, England, Argentina and Oceania 2. The loser will playoff with Uruguay for a spot in a pool with Australia, Georgia and the winner of the Oceania series.
  Lose there, and it’s off to a globe repechage tournament, with the winner of the four-team event landing in a pool with New Zealand, South Africa, Italy and
  
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• COMMENTARY: Clark pretends to listen to voters now, while staring defeat in the face

  23-06-2017 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  So who is Christy Clark? Who are the BC Liberals? And what do they stand for? Your guess is as good as mine on that one.
  
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• Back to the future for Canada in Rugby World Cup showdown with US

  23-06-2017 23:21 via theprovince.com
  
  Canada coach Mark Anscombe is dialling back to 2011 as he aims for 2019.
  Saying his midfield needed more punch, he’s picked DTH van der Merwe at outside centre for Saturday’s first leg of the North American Rugby World Cup qualifying series at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton (12 p.m. PT, TSN).
  That’s never been the Canadian’s star favourite position, but Anscombe indicated it was a selection very much about who he wanted to get on the field.
  Add in the fact that Matt Evans
  
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• 2.5 million coffee cups thrown away every week in Vancouver

  23-06-2017 23:09
  
  The city wants to find ways to reduce the mountain of trash created by take-out containers, coffee cups and plastic bags.
  
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• Heat and sun forecast for the weekend in Metro Vancouver

  23-06-2017 22:52 via vancouversun.com
  
  Drink plenty of water and don’t forget the sunblock, advises Environment Canada.
  Thanks to a high-pressure ridge, continuous sun and warmer-than-normal temperatures are being forecast for Metro Vancouver and southern B.C. on Saturday and Sunday.
  “It is going to be a hot weekend,” meteorologist Cindy Yu said Friday. “We’re potentially looking at eight to nine degrees above normal. Stay hydrated and enjoy the sun.”
  On Saturday, areas closer to the water in
  
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• Multi-million-dollar property owners requested cap on empty homes tax

  23-06-2017 22:23
  
  Report coming before council June 28 shows who requested exemptions and why, while implementation costs have risen from $4 to $7 million.
  
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• Weekend heat wave set to sweep south coast from Whistler to Hope

  23-06-2017 21:50 via vancouversun.com
  
  As Rob Thomas and Santana would say, it’s a hot one.
  A heat wave is set to sweep the Lower Mainland this weekend before cooling down on Monday. Special weather statements have been issued for the region stretching from Whistler all the way to Hope.
  “A strong upper ridge of high pressure building over the province will result in a brief heat wave over southwest B.C.,” read a weather statement from Environment Canada.
  Temperatures will reach 32 degrees near the water, with temper
  
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• Nerwinski helping to fill defensive void as Whitecaps prepare to visit Minnesota

  23-06-2017 21:44 via theprovince.com
  
  Jake Nerwinski didn’t want his chance to come about this way.
  The rookie defender for the Vancouver Whitecaps earned two starts during the club’s busy early schedule before settling in on the bench for head coach Carl Robinson, patiently waiting his turn while learning the ropes of the professional game.
  But that was all turned on its head last week when veteran right back Sheanon Williams, directly above Nerwinski in the pecking order, was arrested and charged with assault in relati
  
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• 2017 BCAA Play Here winners

  23-06-2017 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tears were flowing as Samantha Falk and Shawn Pettipas of BCAA announced the winners of the BCAA Play Space Contest – including a $100,000 surprise fourth winner.
  
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• 'I'm in trouble': A harrowing story from the heart

  23-06-2017 21:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  I was washing the dog on Monday, May 1, when I suddenly felt light-headed and vaguely nauseous, then began to sweat profusely. I sat down on the edge of the tub. I knew something was wrong, but being a guy — and therefore stupid — I sat for five minutes on the bathtub and waited for the feeling to go away.
  It didn’t.
  So I stood up, told my wife my symptoms, and she said she was driving me to Emergency at Delta Hospital.
  I walked up to the ER registration desk, produced my beat-
  
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• Tips for taking a road trip with your dog

  23-06-2017 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you’re planning on taking a road trip with your dog this summer, Mike West is here to help make your trip more fun and safer.
  
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• Transitioning from flood response to recovery; sandbag removal

  23-06-2017 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Many of the tens-of-thousands of sandbags will contain contaminated material and so safe handling and disposal is critical.
  
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• City of Vancouver reports 5 overdose deaths in one week, warns of carfentanil presence

  23-06-2017 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the City of Vancouver continues to grapple with the overdose crisis, the city reports five people died on the week of June 12 alone.
  
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• Vancouver to host open houses this week seeking feedback on Broadway subway

  23-06-2017 21:10 via vancouversun.com
  
  Love it or hate it, now’s your chance to chime in on the subway slated for Vancouver’s Broadway corridor.
  City staff will be hosting open houses beginning this Saturday to hear from locals about various aspects of the subway station designs, including accessibility, lighting, escalators, art and retail. Feedback will also be sought on seating, parking, and bike share facilities located in and around the stations.
  The Broadway project is among those featured in the Mayors’ Counc
  
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• Abbotsford school district makes 31 recommendations after fatal stabbing of student

  23-06-2017 21:08 via vancouversun.com
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A B.C. school district is making 31 recommendations to improve security after a fatal stabbing last year at a secondary school in Abbotsford.
  A report by the Abbotsford School District says the lack of separation between a public library and a school library may pose a risk to students.
  It calls for some sort of physical barrier between the two libraries in Abbotsford.
  The report examines a stabbing last November that killed one student and critically injured a second at Abbot
  
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• Fire guts several Kerrisdale businesses

  23-06-2017 21:07
  
  "I know all these people. It's devastating." No one injured but six Vancouver businesses suffer extensive damage.
  
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• Carfentanil found in increasing number of urine samples, say Vancouver officials

  23-06-2017 21:04 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver says its first responders are attending to an increasing number of calls linked to deaths or overdoses caused by illicit drugs.
  City officials say five overdose deaths were recorded in Vancouver during the week of June 12, up from four the week earlier.
  Vancouver Fire and Rescue Service reports an 18 per cent increase in overdose calls over the same period.
  A news release from the city says a local medical lab has also identified a spike in the number of u
  
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• Feeding the Lions

  23-06-2017 21:03 via vancouversun.com
  
  Masterchef Canada winner David Jorge and his team of SuperChef kids prepare a tasty and nutritious meal for the BC Lions after a morning team practice. 
  
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• Town Talk: East Side Junior Alternative School marathoners may lead world

  23-06-2017 21:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  RUNNING UNWILD: East Side Junior Alternative School students know about running. From other schools, family or problematic pasts, that is, or to catch up with those to whom life dealt a better hand. Saskatoon-born teacher Trevor Stokes, 47, had a better idea. If students began running full marathons, he figured, they might lead their contemporaries in more ways than one. It worked. His program has reportedly developed the world’s largest cohort of student marathon runners. Thirty completed
  
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• 7 business and 1 home destroyed in stubborn Kerrisdale fire

  23-06-2017 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A huge blaze broke out last night in Kerrisdale, destroying several businesses. Jordan Armstrong has an update on the fire investigation at Maple and 41st.
  
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• Man found in distress in east Vancouver parking lot died from an accidental fall

  23-06-2017 20:59 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver police say a man who was found in distress and later died in hospital had fallen accidentally and that there was no foul play.
  On Thursday early morning, police began investigating after a man was found in the Kingsgate Mall parking lot, near Broadway and Kingsway, in Mount Pleasant.
  “B.C. Ambulance and police responded, and he was rushed to hospital where he died,” Const. Jason Doucette had said in a news release.
  Updates shared Friday said the death was “not crimina
  
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• Bulls&Bears: The hype — and the hope — put the NHL and NBA back in the spotlight

  23-06-2017 20:41 via theprovince.com
  
  BULLS OF THE WEEK
  You can bet that every week is a big sport business week in Las Vegas, but this time around, it was a particularly entertaining and bullish week for the hub of Nevada, the epicentre of the sports gambling world.
  In the space of less than a week, the city will have seen its new Vegas Golden Knights unveil their inaugural jersey kit, hosted the NHL Awards at spanking new T-Mobile Arena, pick from lists of unprotected players in the first NHL expansion draft in
  
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• Security ambassadors hired to curb violent behaviour at Okanagan hospitals

  23-06-2017 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The casually dressed ambassadors have training to help them recognize and defuse aggressive behaviour.
  
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• Finding one's place on the Juan de Fuca Trail

  23-06-2017 20:12 via vancouversun.com
  
  Kurt Johnston is a recent transplant to Vancouver, B.C. Calling Ontario home most of his life, he and his partner made the move west to live, explore, and fall in love with the West Coast. He shares with us this journal from their recent hike along the Juan de Fuca Trail.
  They say to go west, to see the country: to experience things grander, wilder, and more beautiful. A long, wet winter – coupled with a lack of knowledge of our new environs – has limited our exploration to short, te
  
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• Fab 5: Slip and slide

  23-06-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  One of the best things about summer is the feeling of being footloose and fancy free, with not a worry in the world. And that goes for your shoes, too. The best summer styles are those you can slip on at a moment’s notice — whether you’re heading to a rendezvous at the beach or drinks on a patio. Forget unwieldy laces or cumbersome ankle straps: from unfussy styles to embellished styles, here are five easy pairs to slide into this summer.
  SEEING RED
  Ready to get in the spi
  
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• Canada 150: Vancouver Art Gallery’s five B.C. art works for nation’s birthday

  23-06-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  We asked the Vancouver Art Gallery‘s chief curator to choose five works — out of more than 12,000 in the permanent collection — to help celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday.
  More than visually representing aspects of B.C., they also refer to art history and to ideas and events that allow viewers to consider “who we are as people and societies,” says Daina Augaitis. 
  “Art often points to things beyond itself — one can a learn a lot about the world
  
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• Man banished from Princeton for three years for relentless campaign of fear

  23-06-2017 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  "It is clear that Mr. Lynch has instilled a great deal of fear in victims and they continue to be very fearful for their safety."
  
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• Expansion team woes are something Jordan Harvey can relate to

  23-06-2017 19:53 via theprovince.com
  
  Jordan Harvey can appreciate what Minnesota United FC is going through.
  The Vancouver Whitecaps defender knows expansion seasons. He was traded to the Whitecaps midway through their inaugural MLS campaign in 2011 from the Philadelphia Union. He was with the Union for their first year in the loop the season before, too.
  There are the obvious things, like we’re seeing with Minnesota, one of two new teams in the league this season and Vancouver’s hosts on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. T
  
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• Abbotsford police searching for missing woman not seen since May

  23-06-2017 19:20 via vancouversun.com
  
  Abbotsford police are searching for a missing woman who hasn’t been seen since early May.
  Deborah Ann Hycha, also known as Debbie, was last seen in Abbotsford on May 10. The 51-year-old is known to frequent downtown Abbotsford locations.
  She is 5-foot-6, about 130 pounds, has long brown hair and brown eyes.
  “Deborah’s family is very concerned for her well-being,” said police in a media release. “We are asking anyone with information about Deborah Hycha or her wherea
  
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• One year anniversary of missing Port Alberni woman

  23-06-2017 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Port Alberni RCMP are continuing to search for 49 year-old Shelly Jean Hofmann a year after her disappearance.
  
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• Coquitlam Centre bus loop reopened following earlier suspicious package incident

  23-06-2017 19:03 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Coquitlam Centre bus loop has been reopened after an earlier police incident involving a suspicious package.
  RCMP and Transit Police have determined there was no threat, but an investigation will continue.
  The bus loop had been cordoned off Friday morning for some time while police handled the incident.#CQRCMP has reopened the Coquitlam Central Bus Loop, after a police incident involving suspicious package https://t.co/JiqrDm75ae @TransLink
  — CQ RCMP (@cqrcmp) June 23, 2017
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• Monet’s magical Giverny garden lilies land in Vancouver

  23-06-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Claude Monet loved tulips and rhododendrons.
  To create his perfect painting environment, he designed a garden filled with them as well as beds of zinnias and asters. He planted irises and bamboo, filled a pool with water lilies and framed it with weeping willows. He added a Japanese bridge covered in wisteria so he could look from a height onto his garden at Giverny, 64 kilometres northwest of Paris on the Seine River.
  Monet planned his famous garden so it would produce colour from spring to aut
  
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• Brian Minter: B.C. seed company's new Ladner facility sparkles under the Diamonds

  23-06-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  On the wettest day in June — it was pouring! — I had the pleasure of attending the grand opening of West Coast Seeds’ new facility in Ladner.
  Located on a 16-acre certified organic farm, this well-known B.C. seed company now features two acres of trial grounds, a 400-square-metre propagation greenhouse and state-of-the-art seed storage as well as shipping, sales and administration in a converted barn. A heritage farmhouse serves as a meeting facility for the company and, upon r
  
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• RCMP dealing with suspicious package at Coquitlam Centre bus loop Friday

  23-06-2017 18:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  Police are asking transit passengers to avoid the Coquitlam Centre bus loop as they deal with a suspicious package in the area.
  The bus loop has been cordoned off while police handle the incident.Coquitlam Centre Bus Loop closed for a police incident involving a suspicious package https://t.co/a7QDudv3yK @TransLink @TransitPolice
  — CQ RCMP (@cqrcmp) June 23, 2017#RiderAlert Attn Coquitlam Riders:Coquitlam Ctr Bus Loop is closed due to a police incident.Use West Coast Express loading area f
  
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• Douglas Todd: 'Hygge' fad has depth, if you want it

  23-06-2017 18:19 via vancouversun.com
  
  I’ve just returned from the land of Viking burial sites, Tuborg beer and the Borgen TV series — so, of course, I’ve also become an expert on “hygge.”
  The Danish word “hygge,” as everyone exposed to global trends is aware, describes everything associated with cosiness, intimacy and togetherness.
  Pronounced “hoo-gah,” this quality of well being, comfort and safety is the subject of more than a dozen recent books, many of which are on bestseller
  
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• Police incident underway at Coquitlam Centre bus loop

  23-06-2017 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coquitlam RCMP are on scene and say a "suspicious device" has been found but are releasing few other details at this time.
  
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• Police incident resolved at Coquitlam Centre bus loop

  23-06-2017 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coquitlam RCMP were called Friday morning after a "suspicious device" was found.
  
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• Kootenay Bill weighs on the BC Liberal spending promises in the Throne Speech

  23-06-2017 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former Liberal Cabinet Minister Bill Bennett urges fiscal conservatives not to desert the Christy Clark Liberals
  
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• Vancouver most expensive city in Canada to live in: report

  23-06-2017 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vancouver has been rated the most expensive city in Canada, according to a new survey. But it's still relatively affordable compared to the rest of the world.
  
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• How to cook a large steak on the grill

  23-06-2017 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chef Paul Benallick of Black+Blue shows us how to perfectly cook a large steak on the grill.
  
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• Bob Christie on Pride's history and politics

  23-06-2017 17:37
  
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• Canada’s top court says B.C. woman can sue Facebook over ‘sponsored stories’ post

  23-06-2017 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deborah Douez wants to file a class-action lawsuit against the social media giant over a now-defunct advertising format, which allegedly used her name and profile photo in ads endorsing a company for which she had pressed the "Like" button.
  
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• Opening the weekend: Baby Driver, Hero, The B-Side

  23-06-2017 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dana Gee tells which of the new movies at theatres are worth catching and which to avoid.
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you believe Premier Christy Clark's throne speech?

  23-06-2017 17:09 via vancouversun.com
  
  On Thursday, the 41st Parliament of the B.C. Legislature opened with the election of a Speaker and the reading of Premier Christy Clark’s throne speech.
  Liberal MLA Steve Thomson was named the Speaker, having been the only candidate to put his name forward. The leaders of all three parties praised his appointment.
  Clark’s speech, however, raised some eyebrows. Reporter Rob Shaw was in Victoria on Thursday to hear from Clark – as well as B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan and B.C. Gree
  
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• Letters: Transit-fare hikes capitalist attack on ‘marginalized people,’ reader argues

  23-06-2017 17:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Transit-users facing a fare hike July 1 are often unemployed, low-wage earners, students, seniors or people with disabilities. The fare increase can be viewed as a form of oppression of these marginalized people, who require transit to go to and from work, school, medical appointments or to buy groceries.
  They’ll soon have to pay more for what, it could be argued, is an essential service. This is capitalism at its finest, creating a class gap through mobility and taking more from indi
  
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• Queen of Nanaimo cancels Friday sailings from Tsawwassen to Southern Gulf Islands

  23-06-2017 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  BC Ferries' Queen of Nanaimo has cancelled all sailings Friday from Tsawwassen to the Southern Gulf Islands due to a mechanical issue.
  
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• Fire guts string of stores in Vancouver's Kerrisdale neighbourhood

  23-06-2017 16:19 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Several businesses in Vancouver’s Kerrisdale neighbourhood were destroyed by a fire late Thursday.
  The fire broke out at about 8 p.m. in a string of one-storey businesses that include a tailor, hair studio, pizza shop, an ice cream store and a Salvation Army thrift store. (at West 41st and Maple).
  No injuries have been reported from the blaze, which sent thick black smoke drifting over Metro Vancouver.
  At least 50 firefighters were still battling the fire hours later and
  
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• Heat wave expected for Southern B.C. this weekend

  23-06-2017 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s going to get hot across Southern B.C. this weekend – the first official weekend of summer. Global BC meteorologist Mark Madryga takes a closer look at the forecast.
  
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