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• Amid rising prices, BC Ferries to remove fuel rebate later this month

  12-06-2018 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  The rebates will end on June 27.
  
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• Laurie Campbell and Kelley Keehn: The tarnished golden years

  12-06-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  June marks Seniors’ Month in Canada, a time to celebrate the seniors in our lives and in our communities. However, it’s also a fitting time to probe the wellness of aging Canadians. Wellness means several things. For seniors, there are the challenges of physical aging, the potential for loneliness, and the issue of financial security.
  A recent survey of 1,000 Canadians over the age of 60 (including 132 residents from B.C.) shows that “running out of money before they die”
  
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• RCMP investigating after body found off Wreck Beach

  12-06-2018 22:58 via vancouversun.com
  The RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are working to identify a body that was pulled out of the water near Wreck Beach on Monday afternoon.
  A passing boat operator called the Canadian Coast Guard after he spotted a body floating offshore of the popular nude beach in Pacific Spirit Regional Park.
  A coast guard crew from the Kitsilano station and the Vancouver Police marine unit recovered the body and brought it to Vanier Park Beach.
  Police say a sailboat and rowboat believed to be associated wit
  
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• Black bear near Hastings Park

  12-06-2018 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  Global BC viewer Elliott Cufaro came across a young black bear running near Hastings Park on Monday
  
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• Bob Lenarduzzi: World Cup kicks off Thursday with host Russia versus Saudi Arabia

  12-06-2018 22:38 via theprovince.com
  After years of preparation and buildup, the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off Thursday, as host Russia takes on Saudi Arabia in Group A. Russia isn’t a popular country these days, so the Putin regime is looking to put on a world-class event.This opening fixture, though, doesn’t exactly fit the bill. Saudi Arabia is considered one of the weakest of the 32 teams in the competition, while not much is expected of this Russian squad, which some are saying is the worst in the nation&rsquo
  
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• Group home closed after youth offered cocaine, taken on drug runs: children's rep

  12-06-2018 22:19 via vancouversun.com
  A Lower Mainland group home for foster kids was closed in May after a staff member with gang connections took a youth on drug runs, smoked pot with him, and offered him cocaine, B.C.’s children’s representative says.
  Bernard Richard then blasted the ministry for children and families for not acting faster to improve these homes, especially given the damning report he released last year on the suicide of 18-year-old Alex Gervais, who was put in a hotel room — against ministry ru
  
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• Where to get your World Cup kicks in Vancouver

  12-06-2018 22:17
  
  With the Stanley Cup playoffs firmly in the rear-view for everyone except Alex Ovechkin, sports-starved Vancouverites can now turn their attention to the beautiful game.
  
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• Lynn Valley fire survivor recounts night he lost mother and brother

  12-06-2018 22:11 via vancouversun.com
  Lynn Valley fire survivor Sohail Koshkoye Delshad, 14, recounts a night of devastation in which he lost his mother and brother.
  At least 16 others were injured following an early-morning apartment fire at Mountain Village Garden Apartments complex.
  
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• Nearly a quarter of Metro Vancouver seniors live in unaffordable housing

  12-06-2018 21:59
  
  High housing costs highlighted as a major issue in B.C. Seniors Poverty Report Card
  
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• Tipping: Here are the best and worst cities and provinces in Canada

  12-06-2018 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  Data by payments startup Square provides hard evidence of tipping habits across the country.
  
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• Body found in water off Wreck Beach

  12-06-2018 21:51
  
  Police and the coast guard were called in after passing boater discovered a body
  
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• ‘I just wish my mom and brother got out’: teen survivor of fatal North Vancouver fire speaks

  12-06-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  While Sohail and his dad escaped the flames, his mom, Narges Casnajad, 50, and his seven-year-old brother, Sepehr, were killed in the fire.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Sable the Black Lab Cross

  12-06-2018 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Sable the Black Lab cross, currently under the care of the BC SPCA, is waiting for a forever home.
  
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• Surviving teen speaks about losing family in North Van fire

  12-06-2018 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  A young man who lost his mother and younger brother in Monday’s apartment fire speaks to Global BC’s Paul Haysom
  
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• RCMP investigating after dead body found off Wreck Beach

  12-06-2018 20:41 via vancouversun.com
  The RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are working to identify a dead body that was pulled out of the water near Wreck Beach on Monday afternoon.
  A passing boat operator called the Canadian Coast Guard after he spotted a body floating offshore of the popular nude beach in Pacific Spirit Regional Park.
  A coast guard crew from the Kitsilano station and the Vancouver Police marine unit managed to recover the body and bring it into Vanier Park Beach.
  Police say a sail boat and row-boat believed to b
  
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• Whitecaps teen phenom Alphonso Davies named MLS player of the week

  12-06-2018 20:40 via theprovince.com
  Super teen Alphonso Davies has been named Major League Soccer’s player of the week after a one-goal and three-assist effort in the Vancouver Whitecaps’ 5-2 victory over Orlando City SC at B.C. Place on Saturday.
  The 17-year-old Edmonton product is enjoying a breakout year in his third MLS season, with two goals and seven assists (third best in the MLS) in 16 matches.
  Dazzling Davies just part of Whitecaps larger offensive explosion
  Davies has been the engine behind a Whitec
  
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• ‘High’ price of a starter condo: Former crack den listed at $419K

  12-06-2018 20:35
  
  ‘Financing may be an issue’
  
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• How to help the victims of the Lynn Valley apartment fire

  12-06-2018 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  Lynn Valley is rallying to support those affected by Monday’s tragic apartment fire that claimed the lives of two people and sent 16 others to hospital.
  Seventeen properties were destroyed, with about 70 people permanently displaced after fire ripped through the Mountain Village Garden Apartments housing complex in Lynn Valley just after 2:30 a.m. Nargess Casnajad and her seven-year-old son Sepehr died after getting trapped inside one of the burning buildings.
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• Black bear captured in East Vancouver

  12-06-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Conservation officers tracked down and tranquilized a young black bear in East Vancouver Tuesday morning.
  
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• Vancouver Queer Arts celebrates DECADEnce

  12-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Queer Arts Festival: DECADEnce
  When: June 16 to 28, various times
  Where: Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre and other venues
  Tickets and info: queerartsfestival.com
  The 2018 Queer Arts Festival marks 10 years of presenting an annual showcase for boundary pushing work which raises the profiles, voices and work of diverse creators in a society that still has a long way to go in recognizing them.
  The multi-disciplinary summer celebration, titled DECADEnce will also honour Pride
  
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• The It List: Chantelle Soft Stretch brief

  12-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Chantelle Soft Stretch brief
  Why we love it: Few things can put a hitch in your day like poorly fitting undergarments.
  From a too-snug pair of panties to a bra that, well, doesn’t lend the level of support you might have expected, underperforming undergarments are uncomfortable — to say the least.
  The Chantelle brief is a seamless, stretchy offering that’s part of the larger Soft Stretch line, which is designed to offer “modern lingerie that is uncomplic
  
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• Style Q&A: Union Swimwear creates swimsuits that look good — and give back

  12-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  It’s no secret that finding the perfect swimsuit can be a struggle.But, when Amy Bonner got frustrated with her swimwear search, instead of choosing an ill-fitting suit that was the least offensive among the rest, she decided to make her own.What started as one swimsuit quickly turned into a brand and the Vancouver-based Union Swimwear was born.
  Bonner stepped away from her swimsuit business to chat with Postmedia News about her company, what makes it different and where she plans to take
  
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• Mudgirls Manifesto documents life in an all female building collective

  12-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Since forming 10 years ago the Mudgirl Natural Building Collective has on occasion had to deal with people jumping to the wrong conclusion about the all female group.
  “We joked about it for a long time. People think we all live together in some big hippy commune, and maybe we are even a cult,” said founding member Claire Kenny. The group joked that they should help that misconception along by getting matching tattoos.
  That joke became reality and now there is a group of women with si
  
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• Beauty Bar: John Frieda Frizz Ease Dream Curls collection

  12-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A collection of hair-care products from the brand John Frieda, which famously introduced the Frizz Ease Serum to frizz-battling shoppers 30 years ago.
  The new Dream Curls collection sees the brand update the iconic formula with the addition of Abyssinian oil, an ingredient derived from a plant that’s said to be native to the Ethiopian highlands.
  The range offers a variety of products including: shampoo, conditioner, Daily Styling Spray, Air Dry Waves Styling Foam and 
  
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• B.C. has the worst poverty rate among seniors in Canada: report

  12-06-2018 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  The number of seniors living in poverty in B.C. more than doubled from 2000 to 2015.
  
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• B.C. firm AggregateIQ denies misleading probe into Facebook data scandal

  12-06-2018 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  The company has been accused of lying to MPs on two separate occasions — first from whistle-blower Christopher Wylie, and later from a security researcher.
  
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• Container truck meets overpass in Langley

  12-06-2018 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  A major headache for Highway 1 commuters in Langley Tuesday morning after a container truck crashed into the Glover Road overpass, dropping it’s load and reducing westbound traffic to a single lane.
  
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• Large mixed-use development slated for Richmond’s Brighouse Village

  12-06-2018 19:11
  
  Project to include 339 homes, 58,000 square feet of office space and a 4,000-square-foot public plaza
  
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• This Just In: Kat Von D 24-Hour Super Brow Long-Wear Pomade, BareMinerals Crystalline Glow Bronzer and Highlighting Palette and Benefit Gimme Brow+ Brow-Volumizing Fiber Gel

  12-06-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Kat Von D
  24-Hour Super Brow Long-Wear Pomade
  They say: A waterproof brow made that promises to deliver pigmented, high-impact colour. Available in 16 budge-proof shades ranging from to wild (yellow and red) to natural (blonde and brown).
  We say: This collection provides a stunning range of colours — some totally wearable, and some, well, not so much. Our tester stuck to the simpler shades and was impressed with how smooth and easy the formula was to apply. With a few strokes of a brush, b
  
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• Style in the City: Ryan Pugsley

  12-06-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Name: Ryan Pugsley
  Occupation: Marketing director at Brunette the Label
  Personal style in one word: Ferocious
  Social media: @rjpugsley on Instagram
  Love Ryan’s look? Here are a few pieces to help you re-create it for yourself. The shirt
  Whether you opt for a leopard print like Ryan has here, or something a little more, well, subdued — whatever you do, be sure to pick up a fun printed shirt for the summer season. We’re partial to this slightly understated bla
  
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• Nutrition: Watermelon’s many benefits

  12-06-2018 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  Watermelons can help improve blood flow and aid in post workout recovery. But how do you pick one that is ripe? Dietitian Diana Steele explains.
  
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• Insight: U.S./North Korea summit

  12-06-2018 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  Professor Paul Evans from the UBC School of Public Policy looks at the historic and contentious agreement between Trump and Kim Jong Un to bring denuclearization to the Korean Peninsula.
  
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• Escape to Whistler

  12-06-2018 18:53
  
  You don’t have to be an extreme sports enthusiast to enjoy this mountain paradise
  
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• Delta police arrest alleged fire bug

  12-06-2018 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  No one was injured in the suspicious fire.
  
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• Little girl temporarily paralyzed after tick bite

  12-06-2018 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  Tick paralysis is rare, but it was a scary ordeal for one five-year-old Mississippi girl and her family.
  
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• RCMP say firebug starting grass and tree fires in Port Coquitlam

  12-06-2018 18:05 via vancouversun.com
  Coquitlam RCMP suspect a recent spate of grass fires in Port Coquitlam is the work of an arsonist.
  Coquitlam RCMP is asking for the public’s help identifying whoever is setting fire to bushes, grass and trees in the area of Chine Drive and Dixon Street in Port Coquitlam.
  Police say someone, or multiple people, has been setting fire to bushes, grass and trees in the area of Chine Drive and Dixon Street.
  The most recent fire occurred in the early afternoon on May 30. Police say a pair of oth
  
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• Body found near Wreck Beach in Vancouver

  12-06-2018 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  The BC Coroners Service has confirmed it is investigating but is not providing any other details at this time.
  
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• Semi-truck container blocks Hwy. 1 in Langley after hitting overpass, falling off

  12-06-2018 17:34 via globalnews.ca
  A semi-truck carrying a container was heading south on the highway when the container struck the Glover Road overpass.
  
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• Man arrested after fire destroys Tsawwassen home

  12-06-2018 17:24 via vancouversun.com
  Delta police have arrested man in connection with a suspected arson fire on Tsawwassen First Nation land on Monday night.
  Delta firefighter responded to the house fire in the 4600 block of Eagle Way at 6:45 p.m.The house was fully engulfed when they arrived and was completely destroyed int he fire.
  Related
  I heard two big explosions': Two dead in North Vancouver fire, 16 others injured
  Police there were no injuries as the homeowner was away at the time.
  Delta Police took a man into custody
  
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• Housing ministry backtracks on fixed-term lease loophole

  12-06-2018 16:00
  
  Recreational property owners can boot out tenants if the landlord moves in for just eight weeks
  
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• Daily Poll: Do you think Trump-Kim summit will bring lasting peace to Korean Peninsula?

  12-06-2018 15:54 via vancouversun.com
  President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un committed Tuesday to “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula during the first meeting in history between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader.
  Related
  Trump flatters North Korea's totalitarian leader Kim Jong Un in bid to make history at summit
  Light on specifics, the two leaders’ agreement in Singapore largely amounted to an agreement to continue discussions, as it echoed previous public statements and past commi
  
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• Vancouver weather: Cloudy skies today and tomorrow, but sunny weekend ahead

  12-06-2018 15:07 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: June 12, 2018 – In Vancouver weather today, the morning sunshine is expected to give way to some cloudy skies this afternoon with a chance of showers.Environment Canada is calling for a few showers Tuesday night with more precipitation in the forecast for Wednesday. But fret not, the sunshine and warm temperatures are expected to return on Friday and a potentially glorious weekend lies ahead.
  Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Increasing cloudiness. 40 percent chance of
  
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• Vancouver nightclub brings own suit against woman seeking $18 million in damages

  12-06-2018 14:51 via vancouversun.com
  A downtown Vancouver nightclub hit with an $18 million civil suit over an alleged sexual assault is punching back with a suit of its own, claiming the plaintiff is an opportunist using the #MeToo movement to extort money.
  Twelve West, a club on the Granville Strip, alleges Yoshnika Shah is trying to take advantage of public concern over sexual harassment and assault to extort money from the club, according to a suit filed Monday in B.C. Supreme Court.
  Twelve West denies Shah’s allegations
  
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• Nightclub brings own suit against woman seeking $18 million in damages

  12-06-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  A downtown Vancouver nightclub hit with an $18 million civil suit over an alleged sexual assault is punching back with a suit of its own, claiming the plaintiff is an opportunist using the #MeToo movement to extort money.
  Twelve West, a club on the Granville Strip, alleges Yoshnika Shah is trying to take advantage of public concern over sexual harassment and assault to extort money from the club, according to a suit filed Monday in B.C. Supreme Court.
  Twelve West denies Shah’s allegations
  
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• B.C. advocacy group says new federal funding to ease homelessness just a ‘drop in the bucket’

  12-06-2018 11:02 via globalnews.ca
  Drury says the cost to build a non-market unit is more than $250,000 each.
  
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• Starbucks closes shops across Canada for anti-bias training

  12-06-2018 08:14 via globalnews.ca
  After Starbucks closed their coffee shops in the U.S. for half a day, in response to an incident in Philadelphia, Canadian shops followed suit with their own anti-bias training for employees. Sonia Deol reports.
  
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• Wacky, wild weather brings funnel cloud and hail to Vancouver Island

  12-06-2018 06:35 via vancouversun.com
  Cold air left in the region by a cold front that passed through at the end of last week combined with another weather system on Sunday to create some pretty wild scenes in the sky.
  Some areas may have experienced thunderstorms; and at least one spot had a funnel cloud form and another got hit with hail.
  In Nanaimo, Jamie Snell spotted a funnel cloud in the sky and posted a video to Facebook.Funnel clouds are formed from cumulus clouds being hit by rotating columns of wind.
  “It’s when
  
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