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• Child sex offender James Cardno released on day parole

  26-05-2018 23:39 via vancouversun.com
  Five years after pedophile James Cardno was jailed for molesting and photographing 10 young boys in Surrey and Ecuador, he has been granted day parole.
  The 53-year-old former Surrey resident is serving a nine-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to printing or publishing child pornography, six counts of sexual exploitation and eight counts of sexual interference.
  The Parole Board of Canada granted him six months of day parole following a hearing earlier this month.
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• One dead, Highway 1 closed near Chilliwack after multiple-vehicle crash

  26-05-2018 22:42 via vancouversun.com
  One person is dead after a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 1 near Chilliwack.
  Lower Mainland RCMP confirmed the fatality, but have yet to release any details about the crash.
  Highway 1 is closed in both direction east of Bridal Falls, and RCMP investigators are on site to assess the situation.
  Drive BC says motorists can expect heavy delays and congestion, and they are advised to use Highway 9 and 7 as an alternate route.
  Several other people were injured in the collision, but their
  
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• Firefighters partially contain one of two wildfires near Kamloops

  26-05-2018 22:32 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Firefighters are beginning to get one of two large wildfires burning in British Columbia’s southern Interior under control.
  The B.C. Wildfire Services said the fire burning at Xusum Creek west of Lillooet grew to five square kilometres overnight from four square kilometres on Friday, but firefighters have managed to contain one quarter of it.
  The blaze prompted the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to order evacuations of two properties along the narrow and twistin
  
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• City of Surrey app may allow residents to see who filed complaint against them

  26-05-2018 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  "Surrey should be protecting its law-abiding citizens not offering them up on a platter."
  
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• Highway 1 closed near Chilliwack after multiple-vehicle crash

  26-05-2018 22:09 via vancouversun.com
  Highway 1 is closed in both direction east of Bridal Falls because of a multi-vehicle collision.
  Transportation crews and RCMP were on site Saturday afternoon to assess the situation.
  Drive BC says motorists can expect heavy delays and congestion, and they are advised to use Highway 9 and 7 as an alternate route.
  There is no word yet on injuries. It is not known when the highway will reopen.
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• One of two out-of-control wildfires near Kamloops partially contained

  26-05-2018 21:44 via vancouversun.com
  Firefighters are beginning to get one of two large wildfires burning in British Columbia’s southern Interior under control.
  The B.C. Wildfire Services says that as of Saturday morning, the four-square-kilometre fire burning at Xusum Creek west of Lillooet is 25 per cent contained.
  The blaze prompted the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to order evacuations of two properties along the narrow and twisting Highline Road, in addition to evacuation alerts for almost 30 other addresses.
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• Early morning fire guts Kamloops North Shore apartments

  26-05-2018 21:30
  
  As wildfire season threatens to begin in B.C., communities are still at risk for human caused fires.
  
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• Flood-related evacuation alerts rescinded within TNRD

  26-05-2018 21:24
  
  Fire-related evacuation orders, alerts still in effect
  
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• Highway 1 closed east of Bridal Falls due to multi-vehicle crash

  26-05-2018 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  There is not word yet on any injuries or what caused the crash.
  
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• Highway 1 closed east of Bridal Falls due to fatal crash

  26-05-2018 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  There is not word yet on any injuries or what caused the crash.
  
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• Kelowna hit and run caught on dash cam

  26-05-2018 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  A hit-and-run crash in Kelowna was caught on dash cam Saturday morning.
  
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• Cost of Spirit Pass will drop for 2018-19 season

  26-05-2018 20:12
  
  Whistler Blackcomb renews commitment to Chamber’s Whistler Experience program
  
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• Parksville-Qualicum the new culinary destination

  26-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  I’d be lying if I could tell you exactly what I’m eating.
  There are mysterious greens in the “wild craft salad,” unidentifiable herbs floating in a fragrant teacup of soup, something pickled, something curried, and other things sprinkled with seeds and spices and, I think, vegetable ash. And then there’s the soda, bright purple, naturally fermented, funkily floral.
  It’s all very good, though, vibrant and fresh as only foodstuffs plucked right from field and fo
  
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• Meet the chef: Juniper Kitchen and Bar's Warren Chow fuses the modern and the traditional

  26-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver native Warren Chow apprenticed with Scott Jaeger of The Pear Tree Restaurant in Burnaby, beginning a journey that would take him around the province. He moved to Delta Hotels in Burnaby and transferred to Kelowna, before working two seasons at Mission Hill Winery Family Estate. Last year, Warren landed a sous chef gig at Juniper Kitchen and Bar where he quickly earned his current role as executive chef. 
  Q: What motivates and inspires you as a chef?
  A: To have the availabilit
  
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• Makeover: A little creativity goes a long way

  26-05-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Pamela Summers works in the service industry wanted to get a little creative with her hair colour.
  The 32-year-old has naturally curly hair and has been growing out a shaved undercut hairstyle. She was tired of her look and wanted something that was softer and more feminine, with a creative colour placement. I started by applying alternating weave and slice foil highlights to her hair in a diagonal panel across the top of her head. After processing, I reapplied multi-toned foils in her hair usin
  
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• Gardenworks: Water garden planter

  26-05-2018 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  Peter from Gardenworks demonstrates how you can create a water feature in your garden and patio.
  
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• ‘What the Health’ filmmaker Kip Andersen on eating a plant-based diet

  26-05-2018 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  Kip Andersen, known for his hit documentary ‘What the Health’, talks about the Veg Expo and his passion for following a plant based, vegan diet.
  
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• Waffle eggs benedict with Chef Harley Darnel

  26-05-2018 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Harley Darnel, Culinary Director at the Coho Commissary, shares his recipe for a Waffle Eggs Benedict; perfect for a weekend brunch.
  
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• Vancouver Giants welcome new GM Barclay Parneta

  26-05-2018 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  Barclay Parneta tells Jay about becoming the Vancouver Giants new general manager of the hockey club.
  
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• NFL Play 60 encouraging B.C. kids to get active

  26-05-2018 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  Jay sits down with some of the players from the New Orleans Saints who are in Vancouver for the NFL Play 60 Rising Star Combine – a program set to encourage Canadian youth to get active.
  
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• Open House: Cleaning hacks for your home

  26-05-2018 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Kaitlyn Herbst finds out how you can clean your house, just by using ingredients found in your kitchen cupboard.
  
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• 2018 Easter Seals Regatta

  26-05-2018 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Inspirational speaker Marco Pasqua and Charlene Krepiakevich from East Seals BC & Yukon discuss the upcoming Easter Seals Regatta which raises crucial funds for the Easter Seals House.
  
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• Zero waste retail predicted to survive and thrive in Vancouver

  26-05-2018 19:28
  
  The city's second bring-your-own-container store set to open as Vancouver bans single-use plastics
  
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• Backup plan in place for West Coast Express in case of CP Rail strike

  26-05-2018 19:28 via vancouversun.com
  TransLink has a backup plan ready in case Canadian Pacific Railway workers go on strike next week and West Coast Express commuter rail service is affected.
  On Friday morning, members of two unions representing train operators and signal and communications workers voted 98 per cent and 97 per cent, respectively, against a final contract offer from CP Rail.
  “We are monitoring the situation closely for any impacts on West Coast Express service,” TransLink said in a news release.
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: Return to Bollywood gala and charity auction establishes a new record

  26-05-2018 19:00 via theprovince.com
  SERVICE CHARGE: A commitment to Service Above Self was demonstrated in spades at the Richmond Sunrise Rotary’s 30th anniversary gala. Led by two-time fundraising chair Kal Mahal, the owner of Kalberry Farms welcomed more than 425 guests — business and community leaders, politicians and dignitaries — to the black-tie dinner and auction held at the Riverside Banquet Hall in East Richmond.
  It was a Return to Bollywood for the milestone merry maker. Mahal reprised the party theme,
  
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• BC Ferries fails to communicate with passengers stuck in Tsawwassen Bay line ups

  26-05-2018 18:42
  
  Upset customers took to Twitter to find out why hour long delays were occurring, unexplained.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Cloudy weekend with sunny breaks

  26-05-2018 17:59 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Saturday’s weather in Metro Vancouver looks mainly cloudy with possible sunny breaks and a high of 19 C. Environment Canada is forecasting a similar weather pattern through the weekend. On Sunday, the agency says it will be mainly cloudy in the morning and then the skies should clear up a bit for the rest of the day with a balmy high of 21 C.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Mainly cloudy. High 19 C. UV index 6 or high.
  Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Low 11 C.
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• If you want drivers to pay for rush-hour commute, reduce gas tax: PoMo mayor

  26-05-2018 17:12
  
  Mike Clay thinks this is the only way public will support mobility pricing
  
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• Are your kids vaccinated?

  26-05-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  Mothers of unvaccinated children are judged harshly by other people and their children are more likely to be shunned by other families, according to a study from the University of British Columbia.
  Read Randy Shore’s story: Anti-vaccination moms judged harshly, UBC study findsRelated
  Study of antidepressants taken by pregnant moms shows benefits to 12-year-old childrenRemains of more 140 children found in Peru possibly point to world's largest ancient child sacrificeBrian Minter: Impr
  
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• Airbnb of the trailer world sets out in search of B.C. Wheel Estate

  26-05-2018 17:00
  
  Have an old trailer kicking around? You could make a few bucks with new tech startup,
  
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• St. Paul fills a need in downtown Kelowna

  26-05-2018 15:18 via vancouversun.com
  With Kelowna’s rapidly growing high-tech industry now assuming the role as one of this Okanagan city’s biggest economic drivers, it should come as no surprise that Kelowna’s downtown district is enjoying a building boom to accommodate an influx of highly skilled young people.
  St. Paul, a collection of 50 studio, one- and two-bedroom condo suites in a five-storey wood-frame building accompanied by four two-level townhouses, is just one of several residential projects that are sp
  
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• Vancouver commuters, take note: 1st Avenue road closures kick in as gas line upgraded

  26-05-2018 15:15 via globalnews.ca
  FortisBC will be working to put in a gas line over the summer.
  
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• Coco Oakridge delivers on luxury and location

  26-05-2018 15:01 via vancouversun.com
  Go back 60 years and much of Vancouver’s urban planning was focused on single-family homes with big yards in suburban neighbourhoods. The percentage of people who owned a car was increasing rapidly and the city was building new roads to accommodate them.
  Fast forward to the present day and it appears everything is being turned on its head. Land is scarce and correspondingly expensive, giving rise to a new style of urban, multi-family living focused on walkable neighbourhoods and plentiful
  
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• Sold (Bought): Renfrew-area property is three homes in one

  26-05-2018 14:52 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  3288 East Georgia Street, Vancouver
  Type: Six-bedroom, six-bathroom detached
  Size: 2,977 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: N/A
  Listed for: $1,999,999
  Sold for: $1,999,999
  Sold on: April 3
  Days on market: 15
  Listing agent: Jodi Steeves at ReMax Aldercenter Realty
  Buyers agent: Brendan Connolly at ReMax Crest Realty
  The big sell: This newly built property in Vancouver’s Renfrew district comes with three separate addresses as it
  
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• The Home Front: The meticulous magic of Christophe Delcourt

  26-05-2018 14:46 via vancouversun.com
  Going independent as a designer is hard upfront, but pays off in the long run, says well-known French furniture designer Christophe Delcourt, whose furniture is now available in Vancouver at high-end Gastown showroom Avenue Road.
  The designer, whose client list includes Dior, Louis Vuitton, and hotels such as the Park Hyatt New York, is self-taught, originally studying theatre in Paris before launching his furniture company in 1995.
  He began, he says, with “four or five pieces”, whic
  
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• Whitecaps Game Day: Will Caps’ attack have a solution for Revolution?

  26-05-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Whitecaps (4-5-4, fifth in the West) host the New England Revolution (5-4-2, sixth in the East) on Saturday at B.C. Place Stadium starting at 2:30 p.m.
  The Caps are looking to record their second Major League Soccer win in nine games and turn around a four-game winless streak. The game will be televised on TSN, with TSN 1040AM covering it on radio.
  Key matchup
  FELIPE VS. THE HIGH PRESS
  The Revs are known for putting pressure on the ball in the opposition half to create turnovers, b
  
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• Tea and Trumpets

  26-05-2018 10:00 via vancouversun.com
  Wandering down a red-dirt road lined with emerald palms in Sri Lanka’s Anuradhapura district, I look in vain for a promised transportation hub to lead us further into the heart of village life. Our guide, Gayan Pradeep Wijethunga, turns a corner and grins. “Mercedes or Porsche,” he announces, pointing to rickety bull carts – our rides to the hamlet of Hiriwadunna. It’s a typical Sri Lankan jest: some bus depot.
  Sri Lanka may be a touch rough by international tourism
  
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• Seven days aboard Queen Mary 2 an ocean-filled venture

  26-05-2018 10:00 via vancouversun.com
  Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean is one of my favourite pastimes. You might not think that seven days without a single port of call can be enjoyable, but on board Cunard Line‘s (cruise.center/cunard/) iconic Queen Mary 2, it is seven days of non-stop fun, entertainment and grandeur, served up out on the open sea.
  Queen Mary 2 inspires all sorts of superlative comparisons. She is the only modern transatlantic ocean liner afloat. She is one of the largest cruise ships in the world, with the
  
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• Fish where the fish are at Shearwater

  26-05-2018 10:00 via vancouversun.com
  Shearwater Resort & Marina is located on the Central Coast of B.C., in the Great Bear Rainforest.  Surrounding Shearwater are numerous inlets & channels teaming with wild salmon, come join us for a fishing adventure of a lifetime!  Deal of the Week is: 2nd anglers are 25% off.  Fish where the fish are!
  www.shearwater.ca or [email protected]
  
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• First Avenue construction in Vancouver

  26-05-2018 08:59 via globalnews.ca
  Businesses and drivers are concerned about how one of the busiest routes in and out of Vancouver will be mostly shut down for the next few months.
  
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• Residents bracing for First Avenue closure

  26-05-2018 04:41 via globalnews.ca
  Commuters that use Vancouver’s First Avenue are bracing for a summer of headaches with road work set to begin tomorrow. Nadia Stewart is live from the area with more on what to expect.
  
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• Opioids are starting to be found in mussels near Canadian waters

  26-05-2018 04:16 via globalnews.ca
  Mussels are the latest organisms affected by the human opioid crisis.
  
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• Two Victoria teenage brothers honoured for heroic actions

  26-05-2018 03:27 via globalnews.ca
  Two Victoria area teens received a top honour for their bravery today. The brothers recognized for saving the lives of their little brother and grandmother in a house fire. Kylie Stanton reports.
  
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• Tragic daycare drowning points to childcare challenges

  26-05-2018 03:16 via globalnews.ca
  Childcare advocates say the tragic drowning of a toddler at daycare earlier this week is a reminder that even licensed daycares can have issues. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• Stephen Wiseman: How the NDP’s school tax hurts us all

  26-05-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Much has been said lately about the NDP’s proposed additional school tax — the measure that will immediately require B.C. homeowners whose annual assessment notices exceed $3 million to pay far more in property tax.
  This proposal is highly distressing to many, as it will result in local families literally taxed out of their homes. An assessment notice doesn’t mean you have $3 million in the bank, or in fact anything in the bank. It does not mean you can now afford to buy the ho
  
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• Letters: Trudeau has not shown leadership on the Trans Mountain expansion controversy

  26-05-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Re: Rachel Notley: The Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion must be built, Opinion, May 22
  As far as I’m concerned, our prime minister, Justin Trudeau, and the federal liberals have been totally irresponsible for not resolving the Kinder Morgan fiasco sooner. It is apparent that he is fearing ballot box retribution if he were to force it through, and is now hoping that someone else will have to make the decision. It could be a back-down by the B.C. NDP (not likely), a federal judicial decisio
  
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• Elizabeth Murphy: B.C. taxes need a 'second look'

  26-05-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver has the highest property taxes in Canada. The B.C. property-tax surcharge would further increase this burden and substantially encroach onto the municipal tax base. This regressive provincial tax grab will make life less affordable for everyone, both owners and renters. To understand this requires looking past ideological bias and considering the facts.
  In the 1990s, a luxury tax was proposed on properties above $500,000. If that hadn’t been withdrawn by then-Premier Mike Harcour
  
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• Editorial: Tackling the plastics threat

  26-05-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  The plastic waste problem is so huge, Victoria’s efforts to limit single-use plastics are like spitting on a forest fire, so why bother?
  Because, even though it is following in Vancouver council’s footsteps, which has voted to ban plastic drinking straws and foam containers, Victoria can show leadership in this urgent issue that threatens the health of the planet and all its living creatures. Victoria was ahead of the pack with its progressive measures to limit public smoking; it can
  
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• Editorial: MSP should cover PSA test for prostate cancer

  26-05-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  If reporter Larry Pynn’s personal and comprehensive five-part series on prostate cancer has raised awareness about the disease and efforts to combat it, his stories may do more than merely inform – they may save lives.
  His graphic descriptions of treatments for late-stage prostate cancer my have caused some readers to cringe but they made a compelling case for early detection. Cancers discovered at an early stage are usually easier to treat, halting their advance and thereby avoiding
  
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• Andrew Petter: The new community builders: universities, colleges and institutes are vital source of social infrastructure

  26-05-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  In a world of globalized commerce and communications, but localized problems, where can we turn for the relationships and social structures that our communities need to thrive?
  Communities were once bolstered by dominant domestic industries, anchor institutions that sewed strength into the fabric of society even as they sustained local economies. But globalization has displaced many such industries at the same time that civic networks have been disrupted and governments’ fiscal capacities
  
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