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• Kingsgate Mall death deemed accidental

  26-06-2017 23:45
  
  24-year-old man visiting from the U.K. died after accidental fall
  
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• Greens and NDP combine to vote down B.C. Liberal political finance bill

  26-06-2017 23:39 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s Liberal government tried to use its dying days to ban union and corporate donations with the co-operation of the same opposition parties that later this week will likely topple the government with a non-confidence vote.
  But any hopes for passage were short-lived, after the NDP and Green combined to kill the bill on its first reading.
  Green leader Andrew Weaver said while he might support the idea, he can’t vote in favour of a Liberal government that has yet to
  
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• Surrey homeless endure heat wave without a water fountain

  26-06-2017 23:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Surrey woman who runs a soup kitchen on 135A Street is horrified that the city hasn’t installed a water fountain for the homeless.
  The city has supplied a temporary fountain there in the past – which is simply hooked up to a fire hydrant – but over the weekend she noticed its absence.
  “It’s so bad down there yesterday that people were begging me to try and get it back,” Erin Schulte said on Monday morning.
  The city installed a temporary water fountain there
  
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• B.C. man's online statements about ex-wife constitute criminal harassment: Crown

  26-06-2017 23:31 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — A Crown attorney says a British Columbia man’s online communications show he repeatedly harassed his ex-wife and even resorted to using their teenage son as a pawn.
  Mark Myhre told a B.C. Supreme Court jury that Patrick Fox’s tactics included threatening emails, blogs and a website, all aimed at emotionally ruining her until she killed herself.
  Myhre outlined 10 ways in which Fox’s actions constituted criminal harassment of Desiree Capuano, saying Fox falsely
  
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• Vancouver's electric car owners face fees for using city-owned charge stations

  26-06-2017 23:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — An electric vehicle pilot program set to be introduced in Vancouver could be a jolt in the wallet for drivers of battery-powered cars.
  Two programs will be presented to councillors Tuesday and the city says one sets fees for electric vehicle charging stations, while the second aims to create more curb-side stations for businesses and homeowners.
  The report calls for fees at 16 charging stations, ranging from $2 per hour plus a regular parking rate for a slower charging method,
  
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• Autopsy determines Port Coquitlam man involved in police shootout did not kill himself

  26-06-2017 22:59 via vancouversun.com
  
  An autopsy has determined a Port Coquitlam man involved in a shooting incident with police earlier this month did not die from a self-inflicted injury.
  On June 18, Coquitlam RCMP and the Integrated Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team were called to a home at 2103 Audrey Dr. just after 7 p.m., after receiving a report that a distraught man was firing a gun into the air outside his home.
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• Light On PTSD charity bike ride

  26-06-2017 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Help Light On PTSD get to their fundraising goals! The event will be in Stanley Park at Second Beach starting July 23 at 9am and finishing at 9am July 24th!
  
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• B.C.-bred: Paul Kariya, Mark Recchi going to Hockey Hall of Fame

  26-06-2017 22:09 via theprovince.com
  
  Two B.C. born and bred players are receiving hockey’s highest honour: They’re going to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
  Paul Kariya, from North Vancouver, and Mark Recchi, from Kamloops, are joined by Teemu Selanne, Dave Andreychuk and Danielle Goyette in this year’s class.
  Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and Canadian university coach Clare Drake will be inducted as builders.
  Recchi had 577 goals and 956 assists in 1,653 games with Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Montreal, Carolina, Atlant
  
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• Woman is furious after father’s body moved from hospital without family’s consent

  26-06-2017 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Metro Vancouver woman is furious after her father's body was moved from Delta Hospital's morgue by Delta Funeral Home without the family's consent.
  
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• Seven things to do this week, June 30 to July 6: Canada Day at Granville Island, Shawnee, FUSE, and more

  26-06-2017 22:04 via vancouversun.com
  
  Canada Day at Granville Island
  July 1, noon-11 p.m. | Various venues and times
  Tickets and info: granvilleisland.com
  While there are celebrations going on all across the Lower Mainland, one of the most outstanding year in and out is at Granville Island. Four stages are running local, national and international live music like Lan Tung’s Proliferasian, and Rich Hope and His Evil Doers, and there are family activities of all kinds: get a maple leaf tattoo or try the Musical Playground, with
  
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• Head of the Class 2017: Virginia Nikkel’s valedictorian speech

  26-06-2017 21:58 via theprovince.com
  
  VIRGINIA NIKKEL
  SCHOOL: D.W. Poppy (Langley)
  REDHAWKS TEAMS: Basketball, soccer, rugby, cross-country
  FRESHMAN’S FUTURE: Trinity Western
  Her speech, delivered June 21 at Chandos Pattison Auditorium in Surrey:
  Hi everyone! I’d like to take a moment to again welcome our parents, family, friends, teachers, administrators and special guests. To the grads of 2017, we are finally here!
  I’m going to take a minute and make the adults in the audience feel old, b
  
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• Fun Metro Vancouver summer activities for kids

  26-06-2017 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Christine Pilkington shares VancouverMom.ca’s top picks for fun summer activities with kids.
  
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• Head of the Class 2017: Skye Moore’s valedictorian speech

  26-06-2017 21:49 via theprovince.com
  
  SKYE MOORE
  SCHOOL: Seaquam (Delta)
  SEAHAWKS TEAMS: Volleyball, basketball, ultimate
  FRESHMAN’S FUTURE: UBC
  Her speech, delivered with classmate Tanjit Minhas on June 19 at Seaquam Secondary:
  Skye: Thank you Mr. Mundy for that lovely introduction. 20,196,329.17 seconds. That’s how much time we spent sitting at our desks, fiddling on our phones, frantically filling in scantron bubbles, and making our way towards this very moment. The moment we cross the stage, diploma in hand. The firs
  
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• DUNKIRK Advance Screening

  26-06-2017 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Evacuation of Allied soldiers who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, France, during Battle of France in World War II.
  
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• NDP-Green alliance votes down BC Liberal donation ban bill as confidence vote looms

  26-06-2017 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  British Columbia's Liberals are bracing for defeat on Thursday after 16 years in office, but they first want to reform the province's campaign finance laws as a final political act.
  
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• B.C. NDP expected to move to defeat Liberals

  26-06-2017 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  British Columbia's Liberals are bracing for defeat on Thursday after 16 years in office, but they first want to reform the province's campaign finance laws as a final political act.
  
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• DETROIT Advance Screening

  26-06-2017 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  CKNW presents the advance screening of DETROIT a movie that exposes the events of the a police raid in Detroit in 1967 that results in one of the largest and most intense riots in United States history
  
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• B.C. election result makes Greater Vancouver Board of Trade members uneasy

  26-06-2017 21:23 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade says three-quarters of members who responded to a survey are “less confident” about the future of the B.C. economy after the May 9 election that left the Liberals trying to form a tenuous minority government.
  “We see this as a clear indication that the business community does not like uncertainty,” Iain Black, the GVBOT’s president and CEO, said in an emailed statement. “This is not necessarily a reflection of any of the pa
  
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• Suspicious note led to RCMP sweep of Vancouver International Airport

  26-06-2017 21:20 via vancouversun.com
  
  The discovery of suspicious note led to a police incident at Vancouver International Airport on Monday morning.
  Richmond RCMP were called to YVR just after 9:30 a.m.Police incident at @yvrairport has been cleared. Thanks for your patience. #RichmondBC
  — Richmond RCMP (@RichmondRCMP) June 26, 2017
  A security sweep was performed by Mounties and a canine unit. Officers cleared the scene after no threat was found.
  YVR said there was “no impact to airport operations” during the
  
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• Brazen daytime shooting in Surrey captured on camera

  26-06-2017 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A normally quiet neighbourhood in Surrey was rocked by a brazen drive-by shooting on Sunday. Bullets flying in the middle of the day, one even hitting a house. Tanya Beja has the story, and a warning, some of the images in this story are graphic.
  
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• Vancouver's electric car owners face fees for using city-owned charge stations - Financial Post

  26-06-2017 20:57
  
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  Vancouver's electric car owners face fees for using city-owned charge stations
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  An electric car uses a public charging station, 959 Mainland Street Vancouver February 23, 2016. Gerry Kahrmann / Vancouver Sun. The Canadian Press. June 26, 2017 2:57 PM EDT. Filed under. Local News. Facebook. Twitter. Email. More. Share this story.and more »
  
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• UPDATE: BC Supreme Court grants injunction against 10-Year tent city

  26-06-2017 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  The last day of an injunction hearing into "10-Year tent city" began Monday.
  
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• Vancouver to set fees for electric car charging

  26-06-2017 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  An electric vehicle pilot program set to be introduced in Vancouver could be a jolt in the wallet for drivers of battery-powered cars.
  
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• Port Coquitlam man’s death not a suicide: IIO

  26-06-2017 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C.'s police watchdog investigation into a fatal police incident in Port Coquitlam has found the man's death was not self-inflicted.
  
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• Walker's Problem Child finds the humanity in stereotypes

  26-06-2017 20:15 via vancouversun.com
  
  Problem Child
  July 5-8 | Pacific Theatre
  Tickets and info: $15 at pacifictheatre.org
  Problem Child follows the trials and tribulations of R.J. and Denise, two dysfunctional parents who are trying to get their baby back from a foster family. The play deals with issues of class, money and government bureaucracy, while putting a human face on addiction.
  Lindsay Curl says she was attracted to the play for its humanity.
  “I just think the characters are hilarious,” said the actor.
  “T
  
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• Update: 'Police incident' at Vancouver International Airport now cleared

  26-06-2017 20:11 via vancouversun.com
  
  Update: Richmond RCMP say a police incident at Vancouver International Airport has been cleared. No other information has been released.Police incident at @yvrairport has been cleared. Thanks for your patience. #RichmondBC
  — Richmond RCMP (@RichmondRCMP) June 26, 2017
  Original: Richmond RCMP say they are responding to a “police incident” at Vancouver International Airport.
  The RCMP say a canine unit is being used.
  According to the YVR Twitter account, the RCMP is investigating
  
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• Vancouver home goes on the market for a record $63M - Financial Post

  26-06-2017 19:48
  
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  Vancouver home goes on the market for a record $63M
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  Joseph Segal and his wife, Rosalie, are selling their house. The asking price is the highest ever for a single-family home in Vancouver. Belmont EstateTalkShopMedia. Bloomberg News. June 26, 2017 1:53 PM EDT. Last Updated June 26, 2017 1:58 PM EDT.
  
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• RCMP respond to 'low level threat' at Vancouver International Airport - CTV News

  26-06-2017 19:37
  
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  RCMP respond to 'low level threat' at Vancouver International Airport
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  A "low level threat" at the Vancouver International Airport Monday morning prompted an RCMP response, although it was cleared quickly. RCMP said at 10:30 a.m. it was responding to a "police incident" at YVR, aided by a K9 unit. Just a half hour later ...
  Update: 'Police incident' at Vancouver International Airport now clearedVancouver Sunall 5 news articles »
  
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• Q&A: La Maison Valmont sets up shop in Vancouver's Oakridge Mall

  26-06-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  You don’t need to step into the new La Maison Valmont shop in Oakridge Mall in order to know it’s luxury.
  You need only to take a peek inside. From the bright interior, to the perfectly package products displayed inside, it’s every bit as fancy as a high-fashion boutique — for skin care. 
  “This particular space in Oakridge Mall is the ultimate in luxury, as well as a peaceful sanctuary for having skin care, hair and body treatments,” Cedric Roget, the bra
  
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• Not going anywhere: Vancouver Canucks still need Daniel and Henrik Sedin as much as ever - National Post

  26-06-2017 18:43
  
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  Not going anywhere: Vancouver Canucks still need Daniel and Henrik Sedin as much as ever
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  The Sedins were drafted 18 years ago, but are currently as important to the future of the Vancouver Canucks as they've ever been. Suddenly, what the soon-to-be 37-year-old brothers plan to do next year and beyond seems really important. The Canucks did ...
  Vancouver Canucks draft week exceeds expectationsThe Canuck Way
  NHL Draft Recap: Canucks' selections could compare favou
  
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• Vancouver man visits 30 mosques in 30 days - CBC.ca

  26-06-2017 18:41
  
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  Vancouver man visits 30 mosques in 30 days
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  A Vancouver man has been celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan by visiting 30 masjids, also known as mosques, in Metro Vancouver over the past 30 days. On Sunday morning Himy Syed attended prayer held at the Convention Centre to mark the ...
  
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• Missing B.C. cyclist Sean Kuntz last seen June 14 in 100 Mile House

  26-06-2017 18:32 via vancouversun.com
  
  A 45-year-old man who was cycling from Smithers to Saanich to visit his mother has disappeared without a trace.
  Sean David Kuntz left Smithers on June 9 and last texted his mother on June 13 when he was between Quesnel and Williams Lake, about 400 kilometres into his 1,200-km trek.
  That’s the last time she had any contact with him.
  His mother reported him missing on June 18 to Saanich RCMP, who notified Smithers RCMP.
  It is believed that Kuntz had been sleeping on the side of the highway.
  
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• North Vancouver RCMP use licence plate left at hit-and-run scene to track down driver

  26-06-2017 18:29 via vancouversun.com
  
  A licence plate served as a handy clue for North Vancouver RCMP investigating a hit-and-run accident that destroyed a light standard and bus stop on Sunday night.
  Mounties say the incident occurred just after 7:30 p.m. at Mount Seymour Parkway and Mount Seymour Road in North Vancouver. 
  The vehicle fled the scene immediately after the collision, leaving its licence plate lying beside the bench.
  Officers later located a suspect vehicle, a 2004 Infiniti G35, parked a short dist
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Surrey RCMP investigating brazen shooting

  26-06-2017 18:15 via vancouversun.com
  
  Two men were injured in Surrey Sunday afternoon after two gunmen opened fire on their white sedan in a quiet residential neighbourhood.
  The men made their way to hospital after fleeing in the scene of the shooting in the in the 15300-block of 86th Avenue , according to a news release from Surrey RCMP Staff Sgt. Dale Carr.
  Carr said the shooting tool place at 3:00 pm. Officers arrived to find the street littered with shell casings.
  “The area has been secured and the Surrey RCMP Se
  
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• Abbotsford's Helping Hands embrace Pitt Meadows mother; runners to mark Canada 150; Spike Days adds incentives

  26-06-2017 17:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Suzanne Arbour, with a sweet smile rivalling her outstretched arms at Sunday’s 5K finish line, admitted she has “never been so happy to see a Popsicle!”
  On a toasty, sunscreen-worthy morning when many of Abbotsford Running Room’s weekend warriors were away tackling the Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon or the Cultus Lake Triathlon, more than three dozen still showed up at the Sumas Way store for the inaugural Helping Hands Charity Run.
  • FOR A MUS
  
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• Wildfires burning around B.C. following scorching weekend

  26-06-2017 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the temperatures across the province climbed to record highs over the weekend, the number of wildfires burning around B.C. also increased.
  
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• Wear it Well – Top looks for summer beachwear

  26-06-2017 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s finally summer! From bathing suits to cover-ups – Metropolis stylist Hayley Hudson shows us the best swim and beach clothes for all shapes, sizes and styles.
  
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• Val Litwin: Trade will play increasingly important role in B.C. business growth

  26-06-2017 17:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Trade has been a cornerstone of our provincial economy for more than a century, thanks to abundant natural resources, an entrepreneurial population and prime location. But, over the last decade, geopolitical, social and economic unrest have generated instability. Conversations around the North American Free Trade Agreement have re-entered the news cycle and former prime minister Brian Mulroney, who negotiated the current deal more than 20 years ago, has indicated renegotiations may conclude in t
  
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• Letters: Lots of voters would like an election do-over, some readers say

  26-06-2017 17:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Who says B.C. doesn’t want another election? Are those the same pollsters who said that form NDP leader Adrian Dix and his party were going to win big and form government in 2013? That’s funny, as the election results proved the opposite.
  In our last election, voters gave the Liberals the most seats to form government and no one voted for a backdoor deal between the NDP and Greens. As such, if the opposition parties bring down the government, I’m sure that there will be a
  
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• RCMP say missing cyclist last seen June 14 in 100 Mile House

  26-06-2017 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smithers RCMP now confirm a missing cyclist was last seen at the Caribou Visitor Centre in 100 Mile House on June 14 but has not been seen since.
  
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• Daily Poll: Did the flip-flop throne speech cost Premier Christy Clark her credibility?

  26-06-2017 16:45 via vancouversun.com
  
  Postmedia columnist Rob Shaw argued today that the B.C. Liberal government’s throne speech — which contained “two dozen policy reversals, new proposals and outright flip-flops”  — has damaged the credibility of Premier Christy Clark, Finance Minister Mike de Jong and the Liberal brand.
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  Then and Now: What the Liberals promised before the election and what they are now promising in the throne speechRob Shaw: Throne speech has torched Clark and de Jong's c
  
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• Concert announcement: Haim playing Vancouver's Malkin Bowl on Sept. 4

  26-06-2017 16:27 via vancouversun.com
  
  Haim will bring their sister act to Vancouver on Sept. 4 for an outdoor show at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park.
  The three L.A. rockers — Alana, Danielle, and Este Haim — are touring in promotion of their sophomore album Something to Tell You.
  “On the first record (Days Are Gone), we were messing around a lot with production and samples,” said Danielle. “Now, coming off of three years of touring, we thought. ‘Let’s just go in and record as a band, k
  
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• Kamloops RCMP say missing woman left home Friday and has not returned

  26-06-2017 16:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kamloops RCMP are hoping the public can help them find a missing woman who has not been seen since she left her home on Friday.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks draft week exceeds expectations - The Canuck Way

  26-06-2017 16:09
  
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  Vancouver Canucks draft week exceeds expectations
  The Canuck Way
  In a plot-twist that few Vancouver Canucks fans would have anticipated, the week of the NHL expansion and entry draft was a success, highlighted by the selection of a highly-skilled playmaking centre, Elias Pettersson. It's been a tough slide from the ...
  NHL Draft Recap: Canucks' selections could compare favourably to 2004Vancouver Sun
  Vancouver Canucks draft Elias Pettersson with 5th pick in NHL draftCBC.caall 70
  
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• Cyclist missing after attempting ride from northern BC to Vancouver Island - CBC.ca

  26-06-2017 16:06
  
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  Cyclist missing after attempting ride from northern BC to Vancouver Island
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  RCMP are looking for a man who went missing while riding his bike from northern B.C. down to Vancouver Island earlier this month. Sean Kuntz, 45, planned to ride from Smithers to Saanich to visit his mother. He left on June 9 and texted her four days ...and more »
  
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• North Vancouver hit and run suspect leaves license plate at scene - News1130

  26-06-2017 15:48
  
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  North Vancouver hit and run suspect leaves license plate at scene
  News1130
  A crash at on the Mount Seymour Parkway. Police say booze was a contributing factor. (Courtesy North Vancouver RCMP). Summary. No one was hurt after car smashes into light pole and bus stop. Young driver was arrested a short ways away from the crash ...and more »
  
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• The Morning Skate, June 26: The Canucks’ draft draws solid reviews

  26-06-2017 14:22 via theprovince.com
  
  That’s not the kind of headline we’re used to.
  But leave no doubt: the Canucks, according to the experts, did very well.The #Canucks selected the shortest player of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
  (Source: @eliteprospects) pic.twitter.com/PqgzX6RYxP
  — Ryan Biech (@ryanbiech) June 24, 2017
  This was the first draft run by director of amateur scouting Judd Brackett.
  Here’s Ben Kuzma with more:
  “We always feel better after today,” said Judd Brackett, the Canucks directo
  
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• Willes’ Musings: Pettersson pick a watershed moment for Canucks; Lions need to jell — quickly

  26-06-2017 14:00 via theprovince.com
  
  The days are long in late June my friends and, now, here’s something that will make them seem even longer: the Monday morning musings and meditations on the world of sports.
  — If you looked at Elias Pettersson’s highlight reel on YouTube, you might conclude the Vancouver Canucks just drafted a right-handed, underfed version of Peter Forsberg.
  He has the look of a dynamic playmaker. He has the look of an elite goal scorer. In short, he has the look of a No.-1 centre and if he&rs
  
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• The City of Vancouver has collected only 14% of illegal pot shop fines

  26-06-2017 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Vancouver has handed out nearly $1 Million in fines, but only collected a small portion of them.
  
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• How to help your teens get the most out of their summer pay cheques

  26-06-2017 13:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Q: I’ve got three teenagers and for the first time, all of them will be working this summer. My oldest will work to save up for second year college, my middle one just finished grade 12 and wants to do some travelling, and my youngest is going into grade 10 and wants to buy a new laptop. My youngest is probably the best one with money but I worry that he’ll be tempted to spend his cash when he sees regular pay cheques for the first time. My older two, well I’m embarrassed to sa
  
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