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• Tent city ready to pack up in Surrey

  19-06-2018 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Surrey and BC Housing are set to announce a request for homeless to pack up their belongings and vacate a tent city at 135 A Street. The province has built modular housing units at three sites close by but there are fears at least a few of the homeless will refuse to...
  
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• Man rescued after going overboard from B.C. ferry

  19-06-2018 23:46 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries says the Queen of Cowichan, sailing from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo, rescued a man who went overboard near Bowen Island Tuesday.
  The rescue, which B.C. Ferries says happened around 9 a.m., has caused a one-hour-and 40-minute delay on that sailing.
  The incident happened on the 8:45 a.m. sailing out of Horseshoe Bay.
  B.C. Ferries says the man was in stable condition but was “very cold.”
  There has been no explanation on how he got into the water.
  The ferry corporation advises
  
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• Beedie pushes for extra height on Coquitlam towers

  19-06-2018 23:45
  
  Councillors upset over proposal to exceed 25-storey cap adopted in Austin Heights neighbourhood plan, but project is still headed for public hearing
  
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• Tom Kmiec: Trudeau government refuses to study impact of new mortgage rules on Canadians

  19-06-2018 23:42 via theprovince.com
  Despite espousing to be great champions of the middle class, the Ottawa Liberals don’t seem too concerned with one of the most significant cost of living issues currently facing Canadian families — their mortgages.
  In fact, that is the exact message the Liberals sent to Canadians when they voted down, on two separate occasions, motions before parliament’s finance committee that would have studied the effects of the most recent and drastic changes to federal mortgage rules known
  
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• A Canucks call would ‘Vee-light’ key D-man Jonny Tychonick’s dad

  19-06-2018 23:40 via theprovince.com
  Jonny Tychonick would seem to be a candidate to be the Vancouver Canucks’ second-round pick in this weekend’s NHL Entry Draft, and there’s one Canucks fan for whom that’s particularly appealing.
  Kerry Tychonick was born in North Vancouver and still supports the Rogers Arena crew, even though he now lives in Calgary with his family. That’s something his 18-year-old son, who has manned the blue line the past two seasons for the BCHL’s Penticton Vees, is keenly a
  
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• That Tiny Life is a smart collection of short stories on what it’s like to be human in a diminutive existence

  19-06-2018 23:33 via theprovince.com
  That Tiny Life
  by Erin Frances Fisher
  House of Anansi Press Inc. | 288 pages
  $19.95Victoria-based writer and pianist Erin Frances Fisher makes her debut with That Tiny Life, a collection of smart, filmic short stories. Each story set in a different time period whisks us away, immersing us inside Fisher’s rich leitmotifs that include family, isolation and the alpha/omega dichotomy.
  The short stories in That Tiny Life are enticing, and the book ends with a novella. Standouts 
  
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• Fire breaks out at Abbotsford auto recycling facility

  19-06-2018 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  Police are asking the public to avoid the area.
  
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• Poll: Majority of Vancouverites oppose feds’ purchase of Kinder Morgan pipeline

  19-06-2018 23:00
  
  A Research Co. poll released Tuesday showed almost 60 per cent of Vancouverites polled are opposed to the federal government’s purchase of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline system.
  
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• B.C. Ferries posts busiest year ever for vehicle traffic

  19-06-2018 22:47 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries says they’re busier than ever.
  Over the past year, B.C. Ferries says they were so busy they set an all-time record for vehicles moved and the number of passengers carried was the highest total in 20 years.
  In a media release on Tuesday, the ferry company says during their most recent fiscal year, which closed April 1, their net earnings was $59.9 million, a decline from the previous year due to a “one-time increase in fuel consumption, labour and training-relat
  
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• Loneliness, falls and over-medicating afflict seniors in B.C. care homes

  19-06-2018 22:44 via vancouversun.com
  The crossword on Denisse Keefe’s door is a nine-word autobiography: His friend Chris saved his life, he was a short-order cook, he loves rock ‘n’ roll music, he’s a whiz at cards, and he makes coffee every morning at his long-term residential-care facility.
  “It makes me feel really good,” said Keefe, proudly pointing out the ZZ Top posters and high-scoring cribbage hand also taped to his blue door.
  In Vancouver’s Youville seniors home, staff re
  
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• Flair Airlines moving headquarters from Kelowna to Edmonton

  19-06-2018 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  After making the Edmonton International Airport its main transfer hub, ultra-low cost carrier Flair Airlines is also moving its headquarters from the Okanagan to the Alberta capital.
  
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• WorkSafeBC responds to Richmond plant after cement silo roof collapse

  19-06-2018 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  A roof on a cement silo collapsed, according to a Lafarge spokesperson, adding the company will fully cooperate with all authorities. 
  
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• RCMP recover body of missing 18-year-old swimmer in Chilliwack Lake

  19-06-2018 21:41 via vancouversun.com
  The body of an 18-year-old man who was reported missing at Chilliwack Lake last week was recovered Monday night by an RCMP dive team.
  The teen, whose name has not been released, disappeared below the water’s surface on June 12 while attempting to retrieve a drifting boat on the south end of Chilliwack Lake.
  Chilliwack RCMP and Chilliwack Search and Rescue searched the shoreline but found no sign of the man.
  The RCMP say the B.C. Coroners Service is in the early stages of their investi
  
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• Vancouver will screen free outdoor movies in art gallery plaza

  19-06-2018 21:38 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Art Gallery’s north plaza, recently renamed the šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square, will host an outdoor movie night every Wednesday this summer.
  Related
  Vancouver gives two public plazas Indigenous namesHere are the movies playing this summer at Stanley Park's Second Beach
  The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association’s Summer Movie Night on the Square lineup will kick off on July 4th.
  “The theme of the fi
  
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• B.C. Ferry from Horseshoe Bay delayed by person overboard

  19-06-2018 21:29 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries says the Queen of Cowichan, sailing from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo, rescued a person reported overboard near Bowen Island this morning.
  The rescue, which B.C. Ferries says happened just before 10 a.m., caused a 60-minute delay on that sailing.
  The ferry corporation advises anyone travelling the Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay route to still check in at the terminals in accordance with the scheduled sailing times to maintain your reserved status.
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• Scotiabank, Canada Day, Fort Langley serve up spaces for summer races

  19-06-2018 21:21 via vancouversun.com
  Before we get into your local run options for Canada Day, the sweet T-shirt for this Sunday’s Vancouver Scotiabank Half-Marathon and 5K, Kirill Solovyev‘s newest Summerfast 10K recruit (hi mom!) or why the wife hates me (this week), we check in on Phil Ellis.
  Mr. Ellis, once upon a time the cream of Canada’s 10K running crop and former Vancouver Sun Run winner (1991, in a blazing 29:03), is getting ready to host his 15th annual Ryan Prachnau Fort Langley Half Marathon and 5K.
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• Adopt a Pet: Callie the Rottweiler Cross

  19-06-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  This Rottweiler Cross, currently under the care of the BC SPCA, is waiting for its forever home.
  
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• Restaurant review: Brickhouse in Abbotsford serves up tasty pizza, friendly service

  19-06-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Duft & Co. Brickhouse
  2625 Montrose Ave., Abbotsford | 604-776-2443
  Open: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. duftandco.com/brickhousePizza has long been a go-to for lunches and dinners (hey, even a breakfast here and there).
  But while the dish is undoubtedly always in style — save for a few preference shifts over time such as pillowy, Chicago pies waning and crispy Napoli-approved crusts gaining favour — it can be a tricky dish to get right.
  While there is a steady appetite f
  
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• New housing for homeless living around Whalley Strip

  19-06-2018 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  People camping out or staying in shelters around the infamous Whalley Strip in Surrey have a new place to go as of Tuesday. But will they make the move to the new temporary housing?
  
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• Check out this $12.95M resort-style lakeside retreat (PHOTOS)

  19-06-2018 20:21
  
  Huge six-bedroom home has 170 feet of private shoreline on Lake Kalamalka in north Okanagan
  
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• Cement silo roof collapses in Richmond

  19-06-2018 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  The roof of a cement silo has collapsed at the Lafarge Canada site on No. 9 road in Richmond Tuesday morning. No workers are reported as injured at this time and WorkSafeBC officers are responding to the incident.
  
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• Park board stays the course on Langara upgrades

  19-06-2018 20:02
  
  Mayor’s motion to discuss alternative land uses left on the sidelines.
  
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• Spa review: Scandinave Spa Whistler Hydrotherapy

  19-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Spa Scandinave Whistler
  8010 Mons Rd., Whistler, 604-935-2424  
  The Treatment: Hydrotherapy baths, $70Finding peace and quiet these days can seem like an impossible feat. But, at Scandinave Spa Whistler, it’s all part of the everyday experience.
  The rustic spa, which is a short drive from Whistler Village, encourages guests to unplug and unwind through its no-electronics, no-photos and no-talking policy.
  “We believe that silence is essential to the enjoyment of th
  
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• Beauty Bar: Aveeno Positively Radiant Sheer Daily Moisturizer with sunscreen

  19-06-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A lightweight moisturizer featuring a “total soy complex” and SPF 30 to offer advanced sun protection as well as hydration.
  With the help of natural light diffusers, the formula promises to even out skin tone and texture and helps to reduce blotchiness and brown spots. 
  The product is “clinically proven” to improve the texture, tone, dullness, blotchiness and the appearance of brown spots with consistent use. Hypoallergenic, non-comedogenic and oil-free.
  
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• Man who went overboard from BC Ferries vessel now rescued

  19-06-2018 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  'Once our crew were alerted to the fact there was a person overboard, they quickly launched their rescue boat and did retrieve the gentleman from the water.'
  
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• B.C. Ferry from Horseshoe Bay delayed due to person overboard

  19-06-2018 19:38 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Ferries says the Queen of Cowichan, sailing from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo, responded to and rescued a person reported overboard near Bowen Island this morning.
  The ocean rescue, which B.C. Ferries says happened just before 10 a.m., caused a 60-minute delay on that sailing.
  The ferry corporation advises anyone travelling the Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay route to still check in at the terminals in accordance with the scheduled sailing times to maintain your reserved status.
  MORE TO COME
   
  
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• Cooking with Kids: The Dirty Apron Cooking School

  19-06-2018 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  Chef David Robertson from The Dirty Apron Cooking School, and his daughter Chase, join us with tips on keeping kids busy in the kitchen this summer while making Smoked Ancho Chile & Guava Braised Pork Tacos.
  
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• Canada Basketball – Pacific Rim Classic Preview

  19-06-2018 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  Basketball Canada’s Assistant GM Rowan Barrett and Dillon Brooks of Team Canada and the Memphis Grizzlies preview the big matchup against China as the team prepares for the World Championships in 2019.
  
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• The Morning Skate, June 19: Why are the Canucks buying a lacrosse team?

  19-06-2018 17:40 via theprovince.com
  I’m still chuckling about the jokes made for Thursday’s World Cup opener.
  "The opening game [of the World Cup] is between the two largest producers of crude oil on the planet, and the two lowest ranked teams at the tournament." Nice link @markpougatch
  — Rupert Cox (@RupertCoxSKY) June 14, 2018Excited for the World Cup opener between Russia and Saudi Arabia. It's a crucial game; the winner gets to run U.S. foreign policy.
  — Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) June 14, 2018
  
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• New temporary modular housing opens for homeless in Surrey

  19-06-2018 17:32 via vancouversun.com
  For the past four years, Joey has been homeless, living first on Surrey’s notorious 135A Street, and more recently in shelters.
  On Tuesday, Joey will once again have a place to call his own.
  He is one of about 160 people who will be moved off the streets of Surrey and from shelters into temporary modular housing units in the City Centre area.
  The supportive units, that are a joint initiative involving the city, B.C. Housing and Fraser Health, will house people for the next two years, until
  
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• Heat warning remains for parts of B.C. as temperatures soar more than 10 C above average

  19-06-2018 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada says the heat warning remains on Tuesday.
  
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• Fraser Institute issues annual report card on B.C. secondary schools, BCTF says it won’t comment

  19-06-2018 17:27 via globalnews.ca
  Thirty-four schools showed declines in performance while 34 showed improvement
  
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• Nearly 4,000 Canadians died of opioid overdoses in 2017, a new record

  19-06-2018 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's opioid crisis continues to get worse, according to grim new numbers on overdoses from the federal government.
  
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• Nutrition: Ways to add more B12 to your diet

  19-06-2018 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  Are you getting enough vitamin 12 in your diet? Dietitian Diana Steele explains how you can combat a deficiency by consuming fortified foods and beverages.
  
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• Wildfire burning near Harrison Lake may have been sparked by firearm use

  19-06-2018 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  The fire is burning about 8.5 km north of Harrison Hot Springs.
  
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• Heat wave: Salvation Army opens cooling shelters in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

  19-06-2018 16:17 via vancouversun.com
  With Metro Vancouver in the midst of a heat wave and parts of the province reaching record highs, the Salvation Army is responding by opening cooling shelters for Vancouver’s most vulnerable in the Downtown Eastside.
  Environment Canada issued a heat warning on Monday and temperatures are expected to hit the low 30s in parts of Metro Vancouver over the next few days.
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  Temperature records fall amid heat warning for Metro Vancouver, Fraser ValleyVancouver Weather: Heat warning continue
  
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• Daily Poll: Did the B.C. Lion need to hit that guy so hard?

  19-06-2018 15:48 via vancouversun.com
  On Saturday at B.C. Place Stadium,  B.C. Lions defensive back Marcell Young threw a shoulder into a streaking fan who had been running around on the field.The fan went down in a heap and was then escorted out of the stadium by security. Young, meanwhile, received congratulatory high fives from his teammates.
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  Video: Lions DB Marcell Young absolutely crushes fan on the field with shoulder checkB.C. Lions defence bends but bounces back in season-opening win over MontrealLions 22,
  
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• B.C. police watchdog investigating Victoria officer’s role in fatal crash

  19-06-2018 15:33 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s police watchdog is investigating the actions of an off-duty Victoria Police officer who was involved in a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway early Sunday morning that left a motorcyclist dead.
  A black Corvette collided with a northbound green Kawasaki motorcycle near Cobble Hill Road at about 2:15 a.m., according to B.C. RCMP spokeswoman Staff Sgt. Annie Linteau. A press release did not say if the Victoria officer was driving the Corvette.
  Shawnigan Lake RCMP, Shawnigan Lake Fire and
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Heat warning continues for Metro Vancouver

  19-06-2018 15:24 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: June 19, 2018 – More scorching weather is in the forecast for Tuesday.
  Environment Canada issued a heat warning for Metro Vancouver on Monday and we can expect sunshine with temperatures will reaching the low 30s away from the coast today and Wednesday, which is approximately 12 to 14 degrees above the average for the middle of June.A number of B.C. communities reached record highs yesterday including Pemberton which was a sizzling 37.4 C, beating its old record of 35
  
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• Competition heating up for price sensitive passengers as Swoop set to launch

  19-06-2018 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  Competition is heating up for Canada's most price-sensitive travellers as WestJet Airlines gears up to launch the country's second ultra-low cost airline Wednesday.
  
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• It’s moving day on Surrey’s ‘Whalley Strip’ as the homeless head to modular units

  19-06-2018 11:14 via globalnews.ca
  There are approximately 80 tents on the Whalley Strip and roughly 140 campers.
  
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• North Vancouver residents say they’re being forced out after District votes to replace housing complex

  19-06-2018 11:08 via globalnews.ca
  "One of those people has lived there for over 24 years, and there is no where for them to go."
  
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• Les Leyne: Professors get flunked again on tax paper

  19-06-2018 09:32
  
  Students sometimes get failing grades, but you don’t often see three eminent professors get flunked on term papers twice in a row.
  
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• Burnaby SkyTrain service resumes

  19-06-2018 08:41 via vancouversun.com
  SkyTrain service in Burnaby resumed around 11 p.m. Monday night after being disrupted for most of the evening.
  Both the Expo and Millenium lines were affected.
  During the disruption Millennium line trains were running between VCC-Clark and Production, and from Lafarge to Lougheed. Expo line trains were running between Waterfront and Braid.
  Bus bridges were set up between Production and Lougheed and Braid and Lougheed.
  The Canada LIne and Expo line to King George were not affected.
  Around 10 p.m.
  
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• One B.C. community hits 37 degrees as heat wave sees 6 places reach record highs

  19-06-2018 08:34 via globalnews.ca
  Thirty-seven degrees may seem quaint in parts of Canada. It's boiling in B.C.
  
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• Coquitlam councillor wants B.C. to take away her power to give herself a pay increase

  19-06-2018 08:09 via globalnews.ca
  Hers, and everyone else's on city council.
  
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• District of North Vancouver moves forward with Emery Village development

  19-06-2018 07:58 via vancouversun.com
  The District of North Vancouver approved a proposed development in Lynn Valley that would create 411 new homes but displace 61 families.
  In a 4-3 decision, council voted to grant Mosaic a rezoning permit for Emery Village, a purpose-built rental housing complex the developer purchased over two years ago.
  The plan is to replace the 51-year-old complex located on a treed five-acre lot with 411 units and six buildings. The new units will be made up of 327 market condos and 84 rental units, evenly d
  
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• Controversial North Vancouver development approved in split vote

  19-06-2018 07:26
  
  Plans for 411-unit Emery Village will displace 37 tenant households from existing complex, but will include below-market homes
  
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• Park board looking at revitalization of public courtyard in Chinatown

  19-06-2018 06:22 via vancouversun.com
  The courtyard in front of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Chinatown is crying out for revitalization, says Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Sarah Kirby-Yung.
  At Monday’s park board meeting, Kirby-Yung’s motion to work with the city and community leaders to explore a redesign of the neglected but valuable space received unanimous support from park board commissioners.
  The courtyard is barren and bricked-over. It feels unwelcoming, yet it is surrounded by important histori
  
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