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• City of Vancouver announces $2B affordable housing endowment fund

  13-06-2018 23:58
  
  Housing strategy raises proposed social units to be built – but this is folded into B.C. government’s province-wide target
  
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• TV host denied cab service, takes to social media

  13-06-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  Interior designer and TV star Jillian Harris took to social media to complain about a Coquitlam-based taxi company refusing her a trip from Port Moody to Downtown Vancouver. She said the driver told her it was too far, instead offering her a ride to a nearby SkyTrain station.
  
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• Vancouver police investigating third case of virtual kidnapping

  13-06-2018 23:40
  
  Elaborate extortion schemes costing victims hundreds of thousands of dollars
  
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• Long-awaited Killarney Seniors Centre opens June 28

  13-06-2018 23:21
  
  New seniors centre was almost two decades in the making so grand opening will be one to celebrate
  
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• Kelowna among B.C. cities selected for roadside ‘swab’ survey

  13-06-2018 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  Roadside surveys for alcohol and drug-induced driving will take place this month.
  
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• RCMP look for inmate who walked away from Pitt Meadows work crew

  13-06-2018 23:11 via vancouversun.com
  Police are looking for an inmate who walked away from a supervised work crew in Pitt Meadows on Wednesday.
  Ridge Meadows RCMP are searching the area around Southgate Road and Airport Way for the prisoner who was serving time at the Fraser Regional Correctional Centre.
  The provincial facility houses offenders who have been sentenced to two years less a day.
  The escaped inmate’s name has not been released but B.C. Corrections says the man is a low-risk offender who was serving time for
  
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• Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro goes treasure hunting in Vancouver bookstore

  13-06-2018 23:10
  
  What do you do when you’re a filmmaker visiting Vancouver and you’ve got a bit of time to spare? Well, if you’re a book lover like Guillermo del Toro, you head to MacLeod’s Books on Pender.
  
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• Bob Lenarduzzi: Portugal leans on Ronaldo to reign over favoured Spain

  13-06-2018 23:05 via theprovince.com
  Friday will feature the first full day of action at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with three games in Russia.The biggest match has European champions Portugal taking on neighbours Spain in Group B. Spain is one of the favourites, so this will be a tough contest for Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo.
  The Portuguese have a habit of starting competitions slowly, but under coach Fernando Santos they have cultivated a talent for grinding out results when needed most. Portugal surprised a lot o
  
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• Christine Bradstock: More physiotherapists need to be trained to meet growing demand

  13-06-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  The national shortage of physiotherapists announced in the Conference Board of Canada’s report earlier this month shows the hard reality of gaps in the health-care system. B.C. is particularly impacted by this shortage, making physiotherapy not a ‘nice-to-have’, but a ‘have-to-have’ in our health-care system.
  One of the greatest needs is on orthopedic-surgery wait lists, with a focus on hip and knee replacements in particular. Currently, B.C. is rated as having one
  
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• Vancouver Canucks to play pre-season game in Kelowna

  13-06-2018 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Canucks are starting a new tradition of playing one preseason game in a different B.C. community every year.
  
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• Fireball in the sky is going to make Vancouver hot as heck this weekend

  13-06-2018 22:50
  
  Juneuary got you down? Cheer up, Vancouver: The forecast for this weekend and into next week is all about that sun, and it’s going to be hot.
  
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• Police search for inmate who walked away from work crew in Pitt Meadows

  13-06-2018 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  Officers are investigating in the area of Southgate Road and Airport Way after they received a report from Fraser Regional Correctional Centre in Maple Ridge.
  
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• Test Drive with Sandra Thomas: A tale of two Hondas

  13-06-2018 22:36
  
  In this column I look at the differences and practicalities of the Honda Clarity hybrid and Odyssey Touring edition
  
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• Surrey parents threaten human rights complaint over special needs support

  13-06-2018 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  "We're not asking for the moon, we're asking to keep the people who are already employed and already doing amazing jobs."
  
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• Slime conference a theatre coup for Vancouver's humans and animals

  13-06-2018 22:13 via vancouversun.com
  Slime
  When: June 15-24
  Where: Russian Hall
  Tickets: $25, at theatrewire.comForget TED Talks and the Amazon expansion; in a real coup, Vancouver is getting the 3rd annual Slime conference.
  And, though the conference itself isn’t real, the world premiere of a play by a major international playwright is.
  Sophia Wolfe in Slime.
  Slime, which brings humans and animals together in a discussion of the future of the planet, is by Bryony Lavery, the British playwright who wrote the 1998 Tony-nominat
  
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• Seven things to do in the Lower Mainland, June 15-21: Kevin Hart, Dita Von Teese, Fierce Queen and more

  13-06-2018 22:12 via vancouversun.com
  Kevin Hart: The Kevin Hart Irresponsible Tour
  When: June 16, 6 p.m.
  Where: Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
  Tickets and info: Livenation.com
  One of the most popular contemporary humorists, Hart is beloved for his zany antics and rapid-fire, manic delivery. He’s also a New York Times Bestseller list top author after his memoir I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons entered at No. 1 and remained on the top 10 list for the next 3 months. He’s on a tour that takes him around the world with h
  
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• Richmond Night Market evolving into multicultural experience

  13-06-2018 22:12 via vancouversun.com
  Richmond Night Market
  8351 River Rd. 
  Open until Oct. 8, 7 p.m. to midnight, Friday to Sunday
  richmondnightmarket.com
  Operators call the Richmond Night Market the biggest in North America, bigger than the one in Hong Kong and Taipei. I know it’s definitely bigger than a one-time experience and I’m just talking about the food, not so much the trinkets, electronic doodads and socks.
  Asian countries started night markets as a clever way to outsmart the daytime heat. I’ve visi
  
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• Confusion growing around official B.C.’s proportional representation campaign

  13-06-2018 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  The group has no spending limits because the official campaign has not started.
  
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• B.C. Lions will add Carter, Taras to wall of honour

  13-06-2018 22:05 via theprovince.com
  The B.C. Lions will add two more names to team’s vaunted wall of fame at B.C. Place Stadium on Saturday.
  Jamie Taras, who played 16 seasons (1987–2002) with Lions at both fullback and offensive lineman, and Eric Carter, a cornerback who starred for five seasons with the Lions (1999-2003), will be inducted at halftime during the Lions’ home opener against the Montreal Alouettes (7 p.m., TSN).
  Ed Willes: Punishing Coleman goes from Ticats' trash to Lions' treasureLions leaning on
  
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• Truck offers arctic allure and the midnight sun

  13-06-2018 22:03 via theprovince.com
  If you’ve always wanted to take an exotic luxury cruise to the High Arctic, tour operator Tauck has just released details of its new-for-2019 small ship cruise to the island of Spitsbergen.
  The new 10-night “Arctic Allure: Spitsbergen and the Midnight Sun” will traverse the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago, located to the northwest of the northern most coast of Norway. Along the way, guests have a good chance at seeing polar bears on this adventurous expedition cruise
  
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• Canucks heading to Kelowna for pre-season game, Whistler for training camp

  13-06-2018 21:50 via theprovince.com
  The Canucks have announced their 2018 pre-season schedule and it features good news for Kelowna hockey fans.
  There are seven games on this September’s exhibition schedule, including the finale on Sept. 29 against the Arizona Coyotes — slated for Kelowna’s Prospera Place, home of the Kelowna Rockets junior hockey team.
  (Canucks prospect Kole Lind has played for the Rockets.)
  The team says the plan going forward is to host one pre-season game away from Rogers Arena each year.
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• FIFA World Cup of Soccer coming to North America

  13-06-2018 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  World Cup soccer is coming to north america in 2026. The joint bid by Canada, the United States and Mexico was announced as the winning bid this morning. But there won’t be any games played here in BC because of a decision made by the Provincial Government. Paul Haysom has all today’s reaction.
  
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• A Passport to Great Golf

  13-06-2018 21:11 via theprovince.com
  Golf at Whistler has never been more accessible—and rewarding—for British Columbia and Washington State residents, as the Whistler Golf Passport program provides significant incentives.
  Whistler enjoys an illustrious golf history that spans more than three decades. It all began in 1983 when the Arnold Palmer-designed Whistler Golf Club opened to the public.
  Brandon Johnson, Senior VP of Golf Course Design at the Arnold Palmer Design Group said that Whistler was a special project for
  
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• Tech Talk: Gifts for Father’s Day

  13-06-2018 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  Mike Agerbo has Father’s Day gift ideas for the tech-savvy guy in your life
  
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• Run to the Hills: Whistler’s Extreme Races

  13-06-2018 21:06 via theprovince.com
  Ask any old-timer who used to have to walk to school uphill both ways: suffering builds character.
  But who said you had to suffer alone? The Whistler summer calendar is stacked with adventure races like the Tough Mudder, Red Bull 400 or the Valley to Peak run, and nearly all include some sort of team category. Turns out group suffering is more popular than ever.
  But why? What is it about mud-pool obstacle courses, extended uphill sprints and ultra-long-distance jogging that appeals to the averag
  
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• ‘Leave it alone:’ Conservation Officer charges Vernon man for carrying fawn

  13-06-2018 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  "If you don't see an obvious injury, like blood or anything like that, then it's just being a natural fawn," the officer said.
  
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• Natural remedies for common women’s health issues

  13-06-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Pharmacist and author Sherry Torkos shares some easy, natural remedies for symptoms of menopause and skin aging.
  
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• World Cup Reaction: Bob Lenarduzzi

  13-06-2018 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver soccer great and Whitecaps President Bob Lenarduzzi talks to Paul Haysom about North America’s successful bid to host the 2026 World Cup
  
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• Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro calls Vancouver's McLeod's Books "heaven"

  13-06-2018 20:46 via vancouversun.com
  McLeod’s Books, the beloved musty mess on Pender Street that has become a landmark for Vancouver bibliophiles, received a visit from a Hollywood heavy hitter on Tuesday.
  Guillermo del Toro, the Oscar-winning Mexican director behind The Shape of Water, this year’s Academy Award-winner for best picture along with the fantasy classic Pan’s Labyrinth and comic book adaptation Hellboy, documented his trip to the downtown bookstore on his Twitter account.
  Had a moment free
  
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• Calling Olli Juolevi a bust is plain stupid

  13-06-2018 20:37 via theprovince.com
  Paul Chapman says it’s far too early to call Canucks prospect Olli Juolevi a bust, even if he does need micro disc surgery on his back.
  
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• B.C. backing out of winning World Cup bid a big mistake

  13-06-2018 20:31 via theprovince.com
  The 2026 World Cup is coming to Canada, but Vancouver is not among the host cities after B.C. backed out of the bid for the event earlier this year.
  Paul Chapman believes this was a mistake on the part of the B.C. government. What do you think?
  Read the full story here.
  
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• Broadway closures this weekend

  13-06-2018 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  A major Vancouver traffic disruption this weekend as Broadway closes between Commercial and Victoria from 9pm Friday to 8am Sunday. City crews will be making sidewalk repairs, installing transit canopies and removing a work platform. Additional one-way closures are scheduled for Sunday and Monday night from 11pm to 5am.
  
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• Vancouver to watch from the sidelines following 2026 FIFA World Cup announcement

  13-06-2018 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver dropped out of the World Cup bid in March, leaving Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal as the only remaining Canadian cities.
  
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• Moving home more stressful than starting a family: poll

  13-06-2018 20:11
  
  Stress levels among British Columbians moving home is skyrocketing, and the worst in Canada
  
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• Lenarduzzi ‘disappointed’ Vancouver won’t be in World Cup, but says bid is bigger than cities

  13-06-2018 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  "I also believe Canada getting the World Cup overrides the cities that will or won't be participating," said the Vancouver Whitecaps president.
  
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• Wine Guy: How Gose summer?

  13-06-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  Nearing the eve of summer, it’s only natural that thoughts turn to seasonal-suitable sipping.
  Over the ensuing weeks we will get into perfect patio-side whites, al fresco-minded sparkling wines, and backyard-pairing rosés. However, this week the focus is on summer suds. Specifically one style of beer, Gose, which is a fantastic summer beer. Its tart, varying degrees of sourness is naturally refreshing, and its saltiness lends it airs of adult Gatorade!
  Driftwood Brewery Cry Me A Riv
  
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• Theatre review: Victim Impact explores all-too-common Vancouver tradition

  13-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Victim Impact
  When: Until June 17
  Where: The Cultch Historic Theatre
  Tickets and info: $10-$34; thecultch.com
  B.C. has often been called Canada’s Wild West for its relatively unregulated financial dealings. The current run of questionable real estate transactions and shadow flipping has plenty of precedent. Remember the Vancouver Stock Exchange, once dubbed “the scam capital of the world” by Forbes Magazine?
  Then there was Rashida Samji. The Vancouver notary public ran a Ponzi
  
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• The bold Brunette: Vancouver entrepreneur building an empire, one sweatshirt at a time

  13-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  For Miriam Alden, success in the fashion industry has been a relatively slow, steady climb.
  While her “Brunette” and “Blonde” sweaters from her brand Brunette the Label can now be spotted virtually everywhere — from the racks of Nordstrom to the scrolling photo feeds of social media — she admits her label was anything but an overnight success.
  “I would say it was a bunch of little things,” she says when asked to pinpoint the so-called ‘a
  
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• Shinder Purewal: Why is David Eby gagging free speech in electoral-reform vote?

  13-06-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  Attorney General David Eby has made a mess of his pet project, the referendum on proportional representation.
  First, he ignores the public’s plea for simplicity and proposes three convoluted, complicated PR systems — two of which don’t exist. Then he effectively gagged free speech by decreeing a campaign period more than twice as long as 2015’s 78-day federal campaign that thoroughly exhausted voters.
  On July 1, entire swaths of the provincial economy will be barred from
  
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• Meet the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival's very own Rainbow

  13-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Seeing Brazilian tropicalia legend Caetano Veloso and Japan’s searing noize rockers the Boredoms on the same night convinced Rainbow Robert that the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival was extremely special. This year marks her first time programming the massive multi-venue event after founding artistic director Ken Pickering announced his retirement after 33 years in the position.
  Robert started working with the festival in 1998, “a quick 20 years ago.”
  Hailing from Montr
  
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• Letters to The Province, June 14, 2018: PR will give fringe parties control of B.C. political agenda, reader says

  13-06-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  When proportional-representation advocates tell you that the current system isn’t working, what they’re really telling you is that it isn’t working for them.
  What they want is a system where the views that haven’t been able consistently to win elections should control the government agenda. They don’t want to tell you that they want to perpetuate a system where 11 or 12 per cent of the popular vote gets to hold the government hostage to their fringe agendas. Th
  
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• Five reasons to check out Global Soundscapes

  13-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Global Soundscapes
  When: June 16-27
  Where: Waterfront Theatre, Orpheum Annex and Surrey Arts Centre
  Tickets: $18-45 at vi-co.org
  1. Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra. Formed in 2001, the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (a.k.a. VICO) showcases new music and collaborations between musicians and composers from different cultural and artistic communities in the Lower Mainland. Global Soundscapes is the group’s annual music festival, now in its fifth year.
  2. From kamancheh to santur. Globa
  
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• Classical music: Ian Hampton pens an insider's guide to the profession

  13-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Ian Hampton Book Launch
  When: June 22, 7 p.m., Langley Community Music School;, June 23, 4 p.m., Canadian Music Centre
  Tickets and info: porcupinesquill.caOne of Vancouver’s musical treasures — cellist, teacher, and administrator Ian Hampton — is about to reveal a new side to his creative persona.
  In late June, Ian Hampton, author, will release Jan in 35 Pieces: A Memoir in Music (Porcupine’s Quill, 2018), an unorthodox book addressing the profession of music from th
  
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• 2018 Jazz Festival pays tribute to Jesse Zubot's Drip Audio label

  13-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Drip Audio Night
  Part of 2018 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
  When: June 29, 9:30 p.m.
  Where: The Imperial, 319 Main St.
  Tickets and info: From $23, ticketfly.com, coastaljazz.caIn 2003, violinist/mandolinist Jesse Zubot won his first Juno Award for the Roots and Traditional Album of the Year playing in Zubot and Dawson.
  Zubot has been stacking wins up ever since as a member of Great Uncles of the Revolution (2004), Fond of Tigers (2010), and playing with Tanya Tagaq (2015), among
  
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• Family finally hears Lisa Dudley’s final words at coroner’s inquest nearly 10 years after her death

  13-06-2018 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  Paramedic Peter Smith broke down at the stand as he shared that Dudley wanted him to let her parents know that she was sorry for what happened and that she loved her mother.
  
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• Two Night Wilderness Lodge Getaway

  13-06-2018 19:42 via theprovince.com
  Experience the best of the Sunshine Coast while staying in luxurious accommodations at West Coast Wilderness Lodge in the coastal village of Egmont.
  Package includes: Two nights accommodation, two gourmet dinners, full breakfast daily and self-guided hike to the Skookumchuck Rapids.
  From $395 pp. http://www.wcwl.com
  778-280- 8610
  
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• New TV shows premiering this week

  13-06-2018 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  TV Week’s Brett Furdyk looks at new offerings for the small screen
  
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• Lions Gate Bridge delays anticipated for Saturday and Sunday night

  13-06-2018 18:36
  
  Pro tip: take the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge instead
  
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• Talking Fatherhood with Country Music Star Brett Kissel

  13-06-2018 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  Country music artist Brett Kissel talks about his newest music and being on tour while being a father.
  
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• Vancouver First Nations' heroics in 1886 to be celebrated at Great Fire event

  13-06-2018 18:12 via vancouversun.com
  On June 13, 1886, the nine-week-old city of Vancouver was wiped out in the Great Fire.
  “The fire started by the area where the Roundhouse is now and got into the debris (of slash piles), because they were doing a lot of logging,” said Lisa Smith, author of an acclaimed history of the inferno, Vancouver is Ashes (Ronsdale Press).
  “There had been a three-week dry spell with no rain, so everything was just bone dry. The fire got into (the debris) and was totally out of control, an
  
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