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• Province searching for options to replace Greyhound's departure from B.C.

  10-07-2018 23:58 via vancouversun.com
  Transportation Minister Claire Trevena is consulting with her provincial counterparts in Western Canada and private bus operators across the province to find alternative services as Greyhound departs from the region.
  “We’re looking at all options, we haven’t ruled out anything,” Trevena said in a scrum with reporters at the legislature.
  Greyhound, on Monday, announced it will discontinue both passenger and freight services in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba effec
  
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• Improvements needed in government process of selling assets: B.C. auditor general

  10-07-2018 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  In 2012, the Liberal government sold 101 properties to balance the budget.
  
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• The stinkiest, most heavy metal sounding flower in the world is about to bloom in Vancouver

  10-07-2018 23:50
  
  The corpse flower is about to bud, and when it does, it’s going to stink real bad.
  
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• Vancouver diver spent nine days in Thailand cave as part of soccer team rescue

  10-07-2018 23:40
  
  Erik Brown spent nine days and 63 hours in the Tham LNang Non Cave
  
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• Surrey RCMP seize drugs, cash and handgun during raid

  10-07-2018 23:37 via theprovince.com
  Surrey RCMP arrested nine people and recovered a handgun, cash and large haul of illicit drugs during a raid on a Whalley home last week.
  The RCMP’s community response unit, with the assistance of a canine team, executed a search warrant on a residence in the 12800-block of 108 Avenue on July 4.Police seized “100 doses” of suspected heroin/fentanyl along with quantities of cocaine, marijuana and crystal methamphetamine. A Colt .44 handgun, $3,400 in cash, a stole
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Ruckus the Shar Pei Mix

  10-07-2018 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  Ruckus, a lively senior dog, is currently under the care of the BC SPCA and waiting for its forever home.
  
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• Girl born with spinal muscular atrophy treated to toy shopping spree

  10-07-2018 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  Charlie-Anne and her family had three minutes to race through the Langley Toy’s “R” Us store and fill their shopping cart. The special event was put on to provide seriously ill kids with happy memories.
  
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• Here are the Canadian cities with the most UFO sightings in 2017: survey

  10-07-2018 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  A survey released by Manitoba-based Ufology Research on Tuesday says there were 1,101 UFO sightings -- an average of three a day -- reported in Canada in 2017.
  
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• Is public transportation a human right? How to fill Greyhound’s gap

  10-07-2018 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  Does government have a responsibility to provide alternatives when Greyhound shutters most of its Western Canadian routes?
  
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• Bob Ransford: Current voting system isn’t fair, rewards insiders

  10-07-2018 23:00 via theprovince.com
  Our first-past-the-post voting system isn’t fair. It doesn’t work to support democracy.
  It works for political insiders. Those insiders know how to use the system to get elected without having support from the majority of voters.
  The voting system is the hardware of our representative democracy. It is supposed to elect people to government to make decisions that represent the views of not just the people who elected them, but everyone in society.
  Most often, provincial governments in
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Autistic brother inspires Canucks’ prospect Jack Rathbone

  10-07-2018 22:56 via theprovince.com
  Home is where the heart and hockey was for Jack Rathbone last season.
  The Vancouver Canucks’ prospect defenceman purposely chose to remain at Dexter Academy in Brookline, Mass. for another season. It allowed the fourth-round pick in the 2017 NHL draft to stay close to his autistic and inspirational nine-year-old brother Teddy.
  “He’s unbelievable — he has made strides,” said the 19-year-old Rathbone, a native of West Roxbury, Mass. “We had a senior project for
  
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• Ben Kuzma: Rockwood’s health is an every-day NCAA challenge

  10-07-2018 22:52 via theprovince.com
  Adam Rockwood has a rare level of hockey resolve. He also has a rare genetic condition.
  The Coquitlam native will enter his senior year at the University of Northern Michigan with high hopes for a Frozen Four berth, NHL interest and keeping his health in check. The centre has CPT II (Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II), a deficiency that prevents the body from using certain fats for energy, particularly during periods without food (fasting).
  There is no cure but the condition can be managed.
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• Ben Kuzma: Jack Rathbone buoyed by rise of smaller D-men like Quinn Hughes

  10-07-2018 22:48 via theprovince.com
  Jack Rathbone has more than a passing interest in Quinn Hughes.
  After watching the highly-touted Vancouver Canucks’ 2018 first-round pick excel on collegiate and world stages last season — and ongoing debate as to whether the NHL club should sign the 18-year-old or have him return to the University of Michigan — Rathbone has added anticipation in advancing to Harvard this fall.
  Part of that is taking the next big development step from prep school in Brookline, Mass. to a major
  
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• Full interview: Former head of B.C.’s illegal gambling enforcement team had raised concerns

  10-07-2018 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  The former commander of B.C.’s illegal gambling enforcement team is speaking out after nearly a decade and he’s blaming the B.C. liberal government and senior management of the B.C. RCMP for inaction on money laundering in casinos. Watch Global News reporter John Hua’s full interview with Fred Pinnock.
  
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• Extended interview: Former head of B.C.’s illegal gambling enforcement team had raised concerns

  10-07-2018 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  Global News reporter John Hua spoke exclusively with Fred Pinnock about what the BC Liberals knew about the problem of money laundering in B.C. casinos.
  
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• C’s hoping long ball can bring playoff baseball back to the Nat

  10-07-2018 22:37 via theprovince.com
  Maybe a little of Dallas McPherson is rubbing off on the Vancouver Canadians.
  The C’s first-year manager was a homer mashing third baseman in his playing days, belting 209 long balls in a 10-year turn in the minor leagues that wrapped up in 2012. He also hit 18 in 139 games in the majors spread over five seasons.
  McPherson, now 37, has the reigning Northwest League champion Canadians making a run at another playoff entry in the short-season, single-A loop. With two weeks to go in the 38-ga
  
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• Hollywood North: Jason Momoa to film Apple TV series in Vancouver

  10-07-2018 22:18 via vancouversun.com
  Jason Momoa, he of the flowing hair and many muscles, is expected to be in Vancouver this fall to star in the Apple-produced fantasy series, See.
  Written by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) and directed by Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games), See is a world-building drama set in the future. Momoa has signed on to play the lead, Baba Voss — is described as a fearless warrior, leader and guardian — in the eight-episode series.
  The 39-year-old Hawaiian actor, who will be seen on big
  
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• Vancouver's Phil Bouvier Family Centre Daycare saved due to last-minute city funding

  10-07-2018 22:08 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver childcare centre that was slated to close this month has been rescued.
  The Phil Bouvier Family Centre Daycare, which is operated by the Vancouver Native Health Society and provides 49 childcare spaces, was to close due to a funding shortage.
  Concerned over the fate facing the licensed childcare program, families and community members rallied the city, local community groups and the province to consider funding the centre, located at 717 Princess St.
  In a news released shared Tuesday,
  
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• Les Miserables creator ensures cast respects the spirit of the show

  10-07-2018 21:41 via vancouversun.com
  Les Misérables
  Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  When: July 10-15
  Tickets and info: $111 to $179; vancouver.broadway.com
   
  By Louis B. Hobson
  Since it opened in London in October 1985, the musical version of Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables in all its subsequent stage incarnations has grossed more than $2 billion worldwide and has played to more than 50 million people.
  The London production has run continuously for almost 33 years, making it the second longest-running musical next to
  
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• Meet Vancouver Folk Music Festival's new artistic director Debbi Lynn Salmonsen

  10-07-2018 21:27 via vancouversun.com
  2018 Vancouver Folk Music Festival 
  When: July 13 to 15, various times
  Where: Jericho Beach Park
  Tickets and info: thefestival.bc.ca
  Debbi Lynn Salmonsen has deep roots with the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. Prior to leaving running the Calgary Folk Festival to replace outgoing artistic director Linda Tanaka, she had done the rounds of the event.
  “Before I went to Calgary in 2014, I attended the festival in different capacities, whether as media or record tent worker,” she said
  
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• Vancouver Greens propose moratorium on demolition of purpose-built rental buildings

  10-07-2018 21:08
  
  The Vancouver Green Party is proposing a moratorium on knocking down purpose-built rental buildings, but Landlord BC opposes the move.
  
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• Susan Martinuk: Health Canada attacks wrong party — medical community — in opioids fight

  10-07-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Statistics released last month show that Canada’s opioid problem continues to grow unchecked. More importantly, the numbers demonstrate that our health-care leaders have little understanding of what is driving the overdose crisis and the strategies that are necessary to contain it.
  Canada has reached the point where opioid overdoses aren’t news any more. Accidental overdoses associated with opioids claimed the lives of almost 4,000 Canadians in 2017. They are now the leading cause of
  
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• B.C. government's asset sales plan needs work, says auditor's report

  10-07-2018 20:58 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — A report by British Columbia’s auditor general says the province needs to improve its process for selling off real estate assets after it sold some of its land for 66 per cent of the appraised value.
  The former Liberal government launched the asset sales plan in 2012 for what it said would be three benefits: revenue, generation of economic activity and cost savings.
  However, Carol Bellringer’s report says the government focused only on the revenue target, with a goal
  
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• Vancouver comedian Ivan Decker to be featured in new Netflix comedy series

  10-07-2018 20:05 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver comedian Ivan Decker will be among 47 comedians from around the world featured in a new Netflix comedy event series to be released next year.
  Decker is one of eight Canadians included in the mix and the only British Columbian at this time.
  “It’s an odd thing to keep under wraps,” said Decker, who has had to stay mum about the special for nearly two months.
  “People are always talking about, ‘When are they going to give Canadians a Netflix special?’ an
  
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• This Just In: Biotherm Aquasource Aura Concentrate, Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair and Alterna Hair Care Caviar Resort Sea Tousled Texture Spray

  10-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Biotherm
  Aquasource Aura Concentrate Intense Regenerating Serum
  They say: A facial serum that has a dual texture to penetrate skin instantly and provide a “visible glow” with 24 hours of “intense” hydration.
  We say: This fresh-scented product has a unique consistency — almost like water. It’s thinner than our tester’s usual sera and has to be shaken before dispensing. A small droplet goes a long way and skin feels instantly hydrated and more comfortable.
  
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• The It List: Pandora Shine Honeycomb Lace Ring

  10-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Pandora Shine Honeycomb Lace Ring
  Why we love it: Pandora gets into the gold game with its Shine collection, which was launched earlier this year.
  The line sees the jewelry purveyor’s creations — including earrings, rings, bracelets and its iconic charm bracelets — get gilded with 18-karat gold over sterling silver.
  While there are many pieces in the Shine collection worth checking out (the heart-shaped Fan of Love charm is especially precious), we’re lo
  
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• Style in the City: Kelsey Vanderhorst of KV Bijou

  10-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Name: Kelsey Vanderhorst
  Occupation: jewelry designer, lifestyle blogger and marketing consultant
  Personal style in one word: Comfortable
  Social media: @kvbijou
  Love Kelsey’s look? Here are a few items to help you recreate the outfit for yourself.The dress
  A chambray dress is the perfect piece for summer. The stylish item — regardless of the silhouette — adds an effortless appeal to any look, on almost everybody. Much like Kelsey’s dress above, this Old Navy Tassel-Tie E
  
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• Beauty Bar: Fenty Beauty Summer Collection

  10-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A summer beauty collection from the brand Fenty Beauty, which is created by celebrity Rihanna.
  The limited-edition range, which includes a variety of colour products including Killawatt highlighters, high-shimmer Lip Luminizers and more, is meant to provide all the necessities one would need for the sizzling summer season.
  While the brand’s Beach, Please! offering, referred to on the Fenty Beauty website as a “mega collector’s set” featuring “all yo
  
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• Coquitlam RCMP take down suspected synthetic opioid lab

  10-07-2018 19:50 via theprovince.com
  Coquitlam RCMP arrested two men and dismantled a drug lab as part of a months-long investigation into a suspected fentanyl trafficking group.
  On June 29, Mounties executed searched warrants in Burnaby and Port Coquitlam.
  A suspected synthetic opioid lab was located and dismantled in the 6500 block of Nelson Avenue in Burnaby. Bulk chemicals were located and seized in Port Coquitlam.
  “An expert evaluation of the lab’s capabilities from Health Canada is still underway to dete
  
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• Cherries and their health benefits

  10-07-2018 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  Dietitian Diana Steele explains the nutritional benefits of cherries and provides tips on how to select them.
  
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• Loss of Greyhound bus service makes some rural areas ‘feel cut off’

  10-07-2018 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  The end of Greyhound bus service across Western Canada is the latest in a string of decisions that have left many rural and northern residents with few options for public transportation.
  
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• Loss of Greyhound bus service leaves few options in some rural areas

  10-07-2018 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  The end of Greyhound bus service across Western Canada is the latest in a string of decisions that have left many rural and northern residents with few options for public transportation.
  
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• A Greater Vancouver condo is now the ‘price of a house four years ago’

  10-07-2018 19:14
  
  Although the region’s home price rises are slowing overall, condo values are still soaring to record highs
  
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• Five Vancouver concerts to see in July and August

  10-07-2018 19:03 via vancouversun.com
  Summer is still going strong and the festivals are too. But there is a point, usually about mid-July, when the landscape starts to look a bit quieter.
  It’s that first whiff of the fall to come, when the tours start to space out more and the weather puts us into Netflix mode.
  But there are still a lot of weekends left to pal around on the patio comparing various berry sours and speculating on what’s coming down the pipe next quarter. There are also a good number of fine shows to enjoy
  
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• Woman who spoke out against RCMP harassment dies

  10-07-2018 18:47 via vancouversun.com
  Krista Carle, a woman who spoke out against sexual harassment and bullying in the RCMP, has died.
  Carle, a former RCMP officer and Vancouver Island resident, committed suicide Thursday at the age of 53, according to friends.
  Catherine Galliford, a former RCMP spokeswoman who graduated from the RCMP with Carle in 1991, said Tuesday that she was heartbroken.
  “Krista was a strong woman who fought a lot of tough battles. She was very quick to laugh and she loved her kids,” she said.
  Gall
  
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• Search underway off Vancouver Island for male passenger missing from cruise ship

  10-07-2018 18:40 via vancouversun.com
  CAPE FLATTERY, Wash. — A search is underway off southwest Vancouver Island for a 73-year-old man who went into the water early this morning from a cruise ship.
  The United States coast guard confirms the man is missing from the Seven Seas Mariner, which was heading to Victoria on the 10th day of an 11-day Alaska cruise that began in Vancouver on June 30.
  Petty Officer Trevor Lilburn says the captain of the cruise ship has reported the man went overboard from the balcony of his stateroom at
  
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• Outspoken former RCMP member Krista Carle dies

  10-07-2018 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  She spent her years after she left her 19-year career on the force fighting for accountability and talking about her own experiences.
  
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• New allegations surfacing about the extent of BC’s casino money laundering problems

  10-07-2018 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  Reporter John Hua is live from the Global BC newsroom with details about a key figure stepping forward to tell his side of the story about the extent of B.C.’s money laundering problems in casinos.
  
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• Richmond's Extreme Air Park sued after trampoline fatality

  10-07-2018 17:43 via vancouversun.com
  The family of a man who died earlier this year after jumping into the foam pit at a Richmond trampoline park is suing the company.
  Jay Greenwood, 46, died following a fatal injury he sustained Jan. 20 during a fall at the Extreme Air Park at 14380 Triangle Road. He was playing at the park with his two young daughters at the time.
  His spouse, Tanya Hayes, has filed a civil suit in B.C. Supreme Court along with their three children, claiming the park was negligent.
  The park failed to provide adequ
  
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• Daily Poll: Would you support government-run buses for remote areas of B.C. that relied on Greyhound?

  10-07-2018 17:34 via vancouversun.com
  Greyhound Bus has announced it is ending service in B.C., citing substantial losses from a decline in ridership. But the move concerns many, who say residents of smaller communities rely on the service to get to urban centres for medical appointments and grocery shopping. In Merritt, for example, the company provided the primary mode of transportation.
  Read Behdad Mahichi’s story here. 
  In May, after Greyhound announced it would eliminate services in Northern B.C., the provincial gove
  
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• Move over Vancouver: Canada has a new hotspot for pricey real estate

  10-07-2018 17:14
  
  The “top-tier” sector in B.C.’s hottest luxury market falters, while Toronto recovers and Montréal takes off
  
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• Man falls overboard from cruise ship off B.C. coast

  10-07-2018 17:13 via globalnews.ca
  The ship, the Seven Seas Mariner, is on its way back to Vancouver from Alaska and is scheduled to stop in Victoria later Tuesday.
  
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• Canada Line resumes service after problem train removed

  10-07-2018 16:39 via vancouversun.com
  The Canada Line has resumed service after a mechanical issue with a train near Vancouver City Centre Station caused delays Tuesday morning.
  The stalled train was reported around 7:15 a.m. and caused delays in both directions. The problem train was removed and service resumed just after 7:30 a.m.
  .#SkyTrain Canada Line: There is a temporary service delay, due to a mechanical issue on a train near Vancouver City Centre Stn. Passengers may need to transfer at Olympic Village Station, please listen
  
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• Former head of B.C.’s illegal gambling enforcement team blames RCMP, B.C. Liberals for inaction against money laundering

  10-07-2018 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  The former head of B.C.'s Integrated Illegal Gambling Enforcement Team (IIGET) says the B.C. Liberals didn't crack down on money laundering in casinos because they didn't want to disrupt the flow of money.
  
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• Travel Tuesday: What you need to know before travelling with your laptop

  10-07-2018 16:30 via globalnews.ca
  Packing your laptop on a holiday? Here's what you need to know to keep it safe.
  
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• Daily Poll: Would you support government-run busses for remote areas of B.C. that relied on Greyhound?

  10-07-2018 15:41 via vancouversun.com
  Greyhound Bus has announced it is ending service in B.C., citing substantial losses from a decline in ridership. But the move concerns many, who say residents of smaller communities rely on the service to get to urban centres for medical appointments and grocery shopping. In Merritt, for example, the company provided the primary mode of transportation.
  Read Behdad Mahichi’s story here. 
  In May, after Greyhound announced it would eliminate services in Northern B.C., the provincial gove
  
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• Alex Fraser Bridge re-opened following emergency bridge maintenance on Monday

  10-07-2018 15:13 via vancouversun.com
  The Alex Fraser Bridge is re-opened following emergency bridge maintenance on Monday
  The centre northbound lane was blocked at the south end of the bridge to allow crews to perform bridge deck maintenance safely.
  Commuters were being told to expect heavy delays or seek alternate routes on Monday.
  REMINDER – #BCHwy91 NB south end #AlexFraser centre lane closed for emergency bridge maintenance. Expect delays and consider alternate routes. https://t.co/C94eagnqS7 #DeltaBC #RichmondBC
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• Vancouver Weather: Soggy morning, but dry afternoon

  10-07-2018 14:57 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – It looks like a rainy start to Tuesday in Metro Vancouver, but Environment Canada says the weather should dry up by the afternoon. Then it will likely be a mix of sun and cloud, with a high of 20 C. The mercury is expected to climb back up to more typical summer temperatures beginning tomorrow, with sunny skies and 23 C by the water, 26 C inland.  Looking ahead, the rest of the week looks balmy, with clear skies, and temperatures reaching up to 25 C by the end o
  
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• TransLink reveals sizable salaries in 2017 financial report, some topping the Prime Minister

  10-07-2018 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  "In some cases they are making more than the Prime Minister, who is in charge of a G7 country."
  
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