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• City of Vancouver unveils $28M housing project, calls for gov. assistance

  05-10-2017 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  The city said the 81 affordable homes will share the space with four community non-profits.
  
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• Kelowna residents arrested in darkweb fentanyl trafficking investigation

  05-10-2017 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  Police allege the accused were selling fentanyl and carfentanil from a business they own in downtown Kelowna and from their home in the Black Mountain area.
  
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• Movie Minute: Blade Runner 2049 reviewed in less than 60 seconds

  05-10-2017 23:38 via vancouversun.com
  Postmedia News movie critic Dana Gee discusses Blade Runner 2049, the new film from Oscar-nominated director Denis Villeneuve starring Ryan Gosling.
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• Knife-wielding, bat-swinging skeleton robs Nanaimo beer store

  05-10-2017 23:38 via vancouversun.com
  Nanaimo beer store clerks were left traumatized but uninjured after being robbed at knife point by a man wearing a skeleton mask and swinging a baseball bat.
  The robbery happened Saturday at 10:40 p.m. 
  RCMP say the masked man entered the Harewood Arms Beer and Wine store waving a knife. He then started  banging a bat on the counter and demanding the clerks hand over the money from the till.Nanaimo RCMP officers and a police dog were unable to find the robber, but the bat and knif
  
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• Pipeline approval put Alberta's needs ahead of B.C.'s oil-spill concerns, court hears

  05-10-2017 23:22 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A lawyer representing British Columbia in its fight against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion says the federal cabinet’s approval of the project put Alberta’s economic needs ahead of B.C.’s concerns about oil spills.
  Thomas Berger has told the Federal Court of Appeal that Ottawa also breached its statutory duty to provide reasons for deciding the project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.
  Outside court, Berger says the move a
  
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• One dead following crash in Delta

  05-10-2017 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  Aerial footage of the crash on Nordel Way that claimed the life of one person.
  
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• One dead following crash on Nordel overpass in Delta

  05-10-2017 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  The condition of the second driver is still unknown.
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP looking for missing 15-year-old

  05-10-2017 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  Kusone was last seen Sept. 17 by a care giver in the 45000 block of Wellington Avenue.
  
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• Immigration board ruling on whether to release ISIS supporter

  05-10-2017 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  An immigration board member decided to detain a B.C. resident who repeatedly posted his support for the terrorist Islamic State on Facebook pending a full hearing on his status in Canada.
  Board member Trent Cook said he accepts arguments from the Canada Border Services Agency that Othman Hamdan would be a danger to the public if released from custody.
  Hamdan, 35, was acquitted in B.C. Supreme Court Sept. 22 on four terrorism charges related to the controversial pro-ISIS posts.
  Cook said he belie
  
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• Vancouver city council awards contract to build 600 modular homes - Vancouver Sun

  05-10-2017 22:27
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  Vancouver, BC: FEBRUARY 16, 2017 – Vancouver's first modular housing project was officially opened Thursday, February 16, 2017. The city hopes to build 600 more such units, spread across up to a dozen complexes throughout Vancouver by the end of ...
  City of Vancouver outlines housing efforts following release of worst homeless numbers on recordStraight.com
  BC experiments with 'Lego block' ho
  
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• Vancouver city council awards contract to build 600 modular homes

  05-10-2017 22:27 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver city council has awarded a contract to build 600 modular homes by the end of this winter.
  Council voted Wednesday evening to award the contract to Horizon North, which will design, supply and construct the 600 units of housing to be spread across 10 to 12 sites throughout Vancouver. The specific sites are still to be determined.
  “Homelessness continues to be our top priority and we won’t back down until we have our most vulnerable in safe and secure housing,” sai
  
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• Sales slump but not prices as Okanagan real estate market slows

  05-10-2017 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  There are some signs that the hot Okanagan real estate market is slowing down.
  
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• Vancouver one of 4 Canadian cities shortlisted in 2026 FIFA World Cup bid

  05-10-2017 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  Nine cities, including Ottawa and Regina, were cut from the list announced in August.
  
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• What to do when booking with ultra-low cost carriers

  05-10-2017 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  Claire Newell with precautions you should take before every trip, plus what you need to keep in mind when booking with ultra-low-cost carriers.
  
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• Vancouver Fire Rescue warning about the dangers of kitchen fires

  05-10-2017 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  Heading into the Thanksgiving weekend, Vancouver Fire Rescue are putting out a reminder about the danger of kitchen grease fires.
  
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• B.C. RCMP appeal for information in cold case involving murder of infant twins

  05-10-2017 21:36 via vancouversun.com
  Police say they continue to investigate the murder of newborn twin girls more than 20 years after their bodies were found in a provincial park north of Princeton.
  RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk has made a new appeal for information that might solve the crime.
  The girls’ identities haven’t been determined but Moskaluk says the search continues for their mother or whoever left them wrapped in black garbage bags at Allison Lake Provincial Park.
  The bodies were found on Oct. 9, 1994.
  Moskaluk sa
  
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• All You Need To Know About: The Weeknd in Vancouver - Straight.com

  05-10-2017 21:35
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  All You Need To Know About: The Weeknd in Vancouver
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  Ever try to dig up a bunch of interesting trivia on somebody who'd rather submit to a proctology exam than talk to the press? Trust us, it ain't easy. That didn't stop us from doing our best for the Weeknd (that's not a typo—it's how his stage name is ...
  
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• Las Vegas attack leaves costly wake for uninsured B.C. victims

  05-10-2017 21:33 via vancouversun.com
  Hudson Mack says he doesn’t know the cost of his Victoria-based son’s intensive medical care after being shot Sunday at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas, only that he’s sure it’s already “catastrophic.”
  Like many who make a short trip to the United States, his 21-year-old son Sheldon didn’t buy travel health insurance before crossing the border, and is now facing the potential of a staggering medical bill after the deadliest mass shooting
  
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• Learn how to make some sweet Thanksgiving Day treats

  05-10-2017 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  Pastry Chef Christophe Bonzon of Chez Christophe shows us how to make chocolate bark with pumpkins and hazelnuts
  
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• RCMP seek public's help to find missing Chilliwack teen

  05-10-2017 21:26 via vancouversun.com
  Chilliwack RCMP asking the public to help find 15-year-old Kusone Shacquor Robinson.
  The Chilliwack teen was last seen on Sept. 17 in the 45000-block of Wellington Avenue.
  Robinson is described as black male, approximately five-foot-five and weighing about 119 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair.
  “Police and caregivers are concerned for Kusone’s well being,” said RCMP Cpl. Mike Rail.
  Anyone with information on Robinson’s whereabouts is asked to contact the
  
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• B.C. parents who lost only child in Las Vegas attack invoke 'legacy of love'

  05-10-2017 21:21
  RCMP Sergeant Mitch Fox looked out for 23-year-old Jordan McIldoon’s nana, a “wee Scottish woman,” while McIldoon’s parents flew to Nevada to bring their son’s body home.
  
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• Kitchen safety

  05-10-2017 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  Tips from Vancouver Fire and Rescue about preventing kitchen fires as head into the Thanksgiving long weekend.
  
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• Can it score? What happens with Gudbranson? – Five biggest questions facing Canucks D

  05-10-2017 21:02 via theprovince.com
  Derrik Pouliot is not the answer.
  At least not yet. Head coach Travis Green preached patience to anyone anxious to see Pouliot play.
  Until then, the coach said he really likes his defence. Green said any of his pairings can be a No. 1 pairing on any given night.
  That’s not what we saw last year. Opponents averaged 31.8 shots a game against the Canucks. Only five teams gave up more. And that was a Vancouver team essentially trying to trap-it-up all year.
  Green wants his defenders to go. How
  
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• B.C. mosque removes link to anti-Semitic website following questions

  05-10-2017 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  The website of a B.C. mosque that federal charity auditors said received funding from Qatar included a link to anti-Semitic content that urged an “Islamic jihad” against Jews.
  
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• Having made the Canucks, Boeser and Virtanen know the hard part is yet to come

  05-10-2017 20:57 via theprovince.com
  VANCOUVER — Brock Boeser spent some nervous days in his hotel room, wondering if he had done enough in training camp and pre-season to stick with the Vancouver Canucks.
  Jake Virtanen only realized he made the team after seeing the hockey bag of the player he was battling for a spot packed and ready to be shipped off to the minors.
  Boeser, 20, and Virtanen, 21, are both on the rebuilding Canucks’ opening night roster, but it’s only the first step in what the young wingers hope w
  
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• Close to 2K ballots cast first day of advance voting for Vancouver’s by-election

  05-10-2017 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  The last time Vancouver held a by-election in 1992, just 10 per cent of registered voters showed up at the polls.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks: Fans need to be loyal in 2018 - The Canuck Way

  05-10-2017 20:41
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  Early reports suggest that Vancouver Canucks ticket prices will continue to decline in both price and demand. But this time around, the Canucks need their fans to be more loyal than ever. Vancouver Canucks fans have longed for a rebuild for quite some ...
  Now that Brock Boeser and Jake Virtanen made the Vancouver Canucks, 'the real work' can beginNational Postall 6 news articles »
  
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• Just a small group of visor-less players remaining in NHL

  05-10-2017 20:32 via theprovince.com
  Vancouver defenceman Erik Gudbranson is part of a dwindling group of players in the NHL that still chooses to play without a visor.
  Not even a broken orbital bone in his second season could convince him to start wearing one.
  “I got a puck in the face and caved that in. So I’ve got a metal plate holding it together now. Definitely an, ‘Oh (crap) moment,”‘ said Gudbranson.
  “I know it’s dumb not to wear it. I’ll be the first one to tell you it’s
  
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• 23 years later murder of twin babies near Princeton remains a mystery

  05-10-2017 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  On October 9, 1994 a man looking for a knife in an outhouse pit at Allison Lake Provincial Park made a tragic discovery.
  
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• Sunshine Coast now in Stage 4 water restrictions

  05-10-2017 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  We may be entering what is typically the wet and rainy season for most of B.C., but residents on the Sunshine Coast are now under Stage 4 water restrictions.
  
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• How to correctly put out a kitchen grease fire

  05-10-2017 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  With a big weekend of cooking on the horizon, Jordan Armstrong got some advice on how to deal with any potential grease fires that may happen in the kitchen.
  
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• Steven Tyler returns to stage for David Foster Foundation gala in Vancouver

  05-10-2017 20:11 via vancouversun.com
  Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, who has been dogged by health rumours after cancelling a series of concerts last week, will return to the stage on Oct. 21 for David Foster Foundation 30th Anniversary Miracle Gala and Concert at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena.
  In a statement on the band’s website, the 69-year-old Tyler told fans he cut Aerosmith’s current world tour short — cancelling four shows in Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico — because he had to have a m
  
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• B.C. man shot in head at Vegas concert begins long trip home

  05-10-2017 20:06 via vancouversun.com
  LAS VEGAS — Braden Matejka, a Canadian who was shot in the head in the weekend attack on a country music festival, left Las Vegas Wednesday on a 22-hour road trip back home.
  Matejka, a heavy duty mechanic and welder from Lake Country, B.C., told The Associated Press on Wednesday that his ongoing symptoms prevent him from flying for 10 days.
  He left the city later in the day with his girlfriend and his parents, who flew to Las Vegas to drive the couple home.
  At least four Canadians have bee
  
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• Explaining the delicate process of moving a totem pole

  05-10-2017 20:00
  
  The Centennial Totem Pole will be removed and assessed to develop a comprehensive approach to conserve it. We talked to Vancouver’s head of public art about the process.
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: Time to invest your attention in the champs who actually fight

  05-10-2017 19:57 via theprovince.com
  Here’s a crazy idea: rather than lamenting that Conor McGregor isn’t defending the UFC lightweight title and moaning about the introduction of another interim title, why not view this weekend’s UFC 216 pay-per-view as an opportunity to celebrate one of the most active champions in UFC history and get invested in the event’s headliners, Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee?
  Tony Ferguson
  I’m not a big fan of interim titles. I think the fact that there have been six such champ
  
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• Vancouver's construction community rallies behind business destroyed by fire

  05-10-2017 19:48
  
  Peter Spotzl of Metal and Wood Products overwhelmed by offers of help as he focuses on rebuilding his custom metalwork shop.
  
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• Steven Tyler returns to stage for David Foster gala in Vancouver ... - Vancouver Sun

  05-10-2017 19:43
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  Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, who has been dogged by health rumours after cancelling a series of concerts last week, will return to the stage on Oct. 21 for ...and more »
  
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• Steven Tyler returns to stage for David Foster Foundation gala in Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  05-10-2017 19:43
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  Steven Tyler returns to stage for David Foster Foundation gala in Vancouver
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  Steven Tyler to attend David Foster Foundation 30th Anniversary Gala Saturday, Oct. 21. Mark van Manen / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, who has been dogged by health rumours after cancelling a series of concerts last ...and more »
  
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• B.C. experiments with 'Lego block' housing in fight against homelessness

  05-10-2017 19:35 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — Stack them up. Take them down. Move them around. Repeat.
  What could easily pass as a description of the children’s toy Lego could also be a portrait of British Columbia’s latest tool in the fight against homelessness.
  The province is turning to modular housing to help with a critical lack of short-term accommodation. Temporary modular housing involves the construction of small, self-contained living quarters, which can be shipped directly from a factory and quickly
  
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• Unique Richmond escape room shows how tough it is to leave homelessness - Vancouver Sun

  05-10-2017 19:11
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  Unique Richmond escape room shows how tough it is to leave homelessness
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  RICHMOND, B.C. – Union Gospel Mission and Exit Canada Richmond have teamed up to create Encounter, a unique escape room that challenges people to experience what homelessness is like. In a promotional video, UGM invited Canadian soccer player ...
  
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• Richmond escape room shows how tough it is to leave homelessness

  05-10-2017 19:11 via vancouversun.com
  Escape rooms have become popular everywhere – but what if you were homeless and there was no escape?
  That’s the immersive experience Union Gospel Mission hopes to share with the public through a specially designed educational escape room at Exit Canada’s Richmond location.
  The room, titled Encounter: Interactively Understanding Homelessness and its Barriers, mimics some of the challenges homeless individuals face when trying to get off the street. The room was partly conce
  
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• City of Vancouver says warming shelters ready for potential cold snaps

  05-10-2017 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  The city of Vancouver says it could have been better prepared after last year's cold spell. This year, officials say they're better prepared.
  
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• What to do this Halloween: 50+ events happening in Metro Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  05-10-2017 18:00
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  What to do this Halloween: 50+ events happening in Metro Vancouver
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  Get ready for the most spooktacular time of the year! Our Halloween round-up features some of the best haunted houses, attractions, costumed dance parties and other scary – and not so scary – events for big kids, little kids and adults.
  
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• What to do this Halloween: 50+ events happening in Metro Vancouver

  05-10-2017 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  Get ready for the most spooktacular time of the year! Our Halloween round-up features some of the best haunted houses, attractions, costumed dance parties and other scary – and not so scary – events for big kids, little kids and adults.
  HALLOWEEN FUN FOR THE BIG KIDS:
  Fright Nights at PlaylandIt’s our favourite time of fear – this terrifying adult-themed Halloween event is back to haunt Playland for another year. Features eight haunted houses, including the new one &ndash
  
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• Concert announcement: Pop star Pink coming to Rogers Arena

  05-10-2017 17:47 via vancouversun.com
  Pink will stop at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena May 12 as part of her Beautiful Trauma World Tour.
   Tickets, which will range in price from $60.10 to $260.10 (plus fees), go on sale through Live Nation on Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. There will be an American Express pre-sale starting Oct. 10.
  On Thursday, Pink’s seventh album, Beautiful Trauma, will be released on Oct. 13.
  The 38-year-old singer has sold more than 42 million albums and has had 15 top 10 Billboard singles since her debut in 20
  
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• Concert announcement: Pop star Pink coming to Rogers Arena - Vancouver Sun

  05-10-2017 17:46
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  Pink performs onstage during the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 22, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. Pink will stop at Vancouver's Rogers ...and more »
  
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• Sarah Slean on taking time between releases - Vancouver Sun

  05-10-2017 17:02
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  Sarah Slean on taking time between releases
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  Musician Sarah Slean is touring across Canada in support of a new album. She talks about it. Stuart Derdeyn More from Stuart Derdeyn. Published on: October 5, 2017 | Last Updated: October 5, 2017 8:00 AM PDT. Sarah Slean. Share Adjust Comment Print.and more »
  
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• Whistler Writer's Festival puts authors in book club

  05-10-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Whistler Writers Festival
  Oct. 12-15 | Whistler/various locations
  Tickets at whistlerwritersfest.com
  Once again the Whistler Writers Festival (WWF) is offering some fresh literary tracks for attendees to enjoy.
  Festival artistic director Stella Harvey, who founded WWF in her living room 16 years ago, says this year the popular book-club portion of the festival is getting a new and lively twist.
  For years the festival, Oct. 12-15, has held seminars and events designed to help book-club members ge
  
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• VIFF 2017 music, art and dance films

  05-10-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  VIFF M/A/D is a stream at the Vancouver International Film Festival that focuses on silver-screen showcases of music, art and design. While most of us are familiar with a good band documentary or Knowledge Network-style artist focus, many of the films programmed into M/A/D fall outside those general-interest areas and open up a world of alternative views to entertain, challenge and surprise viewers.
  The following six films are highly recommended:
  Bunch of Kunst
  Director: Christine Franz.
  Cast: S
  
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• Sarah Slean's dark Metaphysics

  05-10-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Sarah Slean
  Oct. 6, 8 p.m. | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts, North Vancouver
  Tickets and info: From $32 at capilanou.ca
  Sarah Slean spent five years working on her seventh album. Titled Metaphysics, the 10-track record is a continuation of the distinct mix of orchestral pop with a shine toward show tunes that’s given the Pickering, Ont., artist a devoted fan base.
  Literate and classically trained, Slean makes music that could be fairly described as adult and urban. Funn
  
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