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• Jason Botchford: If Hughes signs, a couple Canucks will feel extra pressure to perform

  18-07-2018 23:59 via theprovince.com
  With or without Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks have a couple defencemen who have been put on watch.
  The NHL team is looking for a lot of progress this summer from Derrick Pouliot and Ben Hutton, puck-moving defencemen who could either make significant strides or be left in the dust.
  Pouliot, 24, and Hutton, 25, should top anyone’s list of the Canucks who have the potential to show up most improved this fall. They were each challenged at the end of last season to improve their con
  
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• B.C. drivers paying up to $1k more per year for insurance than other Canadians: industry

  18-07-2018 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  The Insurance Bureau of Canada says B.C. drivers pay more, and the lack of competition is to blame
  
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• Former Real Housewives of Vancouver star Jody Claman ordered to pay special costs

  18-07-2018 23:32 via vancouversun.com
  Jody Claman, a former star of The Real Housewives of Vancouver, has been ordered to pay special costs a second time after a dispute with her ex-husband over child-custody payments.
  Claman, who was a cast member on the now-defunct reality TV series for two seasons, lost a child-custody battle with her former husband, Eran Friedlander, in 2015.
  B.C. Supreme Court Justice Miriam Gropper ordered that Friedlander, an investment banker, have sole custody of the couple’s now-10-year-old daughter.
  
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• Homelessness ‘more and more on the minds’ of Vancouver millennials

  18-07-2018 23:26
  
  New survey finds cost of living and housing affordability top list of concerns
  
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• Three fires burning near Peachland

  18-07-2018 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  Kelly Hayes brings us the latest on the ongoing firefighting efforts in Peachland.
  
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• Peachland fire fight

  18-07-2018 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  Kelly Hayes brings us the latest on the ongoing firefighting efforts in Peachland.
  
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• Vancouver police shouldn't investigate their own street-check policy, critics say

  18-07-2018 22:44 via vancouversun.com
  Indigenous and civil rights groups complain that the Vancouver Police Department should not be responsible for investigating itself over the significant racial disparity in the department’s use of street checks.
  The B.C. Civil Liberties Association and Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs had asked the province’s police complaints commissioner to review the issue, but were told earlier this month that the department would conduct an internal investigation and report to the Vancouver police bo
  
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• 2K hours of video, 600 interviews, 200 tips, no prime suspect in Marrisa Shen murder

  18-07-2018 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  Police have followed up on more than 200 tips from the public, reviewed over 1,000 hours of video and conducted more than 600 interviews, but have made no arrests.
  
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• City of Burnaby gives Kinder Morgan protesters 72-hour eviction notice

  18-07-2018 22:34 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Burnaby has issued a 72-hour eviction notice for the protest camp outside the gates of Kinder Morgan’s tank farm on Burnaby Mountain.
  In a notice directed Tuesday to the protesters, the city is ordering that all structures at the protest camp site — known as Camp Cloud — must be removed immediately.
  This includes “buildings, tents, enclosures and tarps.”
  “Trailer(s) and vehicles must be removed immediately or will be towed. Any and all gravel, chip
  
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• Lions’ Brandon Rutley raring to hit the ground running in Ottawa

  18-07-2018 22:31 via theprovince.com
  Brandon Rutley has seen this movie before.
  The 30-year-old running back has been practising with the B.C. Lions’ first-team unit this week in place of injured Jeremiah Johnson (ankle) and is expected to get the start Friday when the team visits the Ottawa RedBlacks.
  Rutley had excelled coming out of the bullpen in the previous four CFL seasons with the Montreal Alouettes.
  The best example may be the 2014 CFL East Division semifinals against the cross-over Lions, when Rutley filled in for a
  
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• One year later and police still have no suspect in Marrisa Shen’s murder

  18-07-2018 22:29 via theprovince.com
  On the first anniversary of the death of Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen, homicide investigators are pleading with the public for any information that could help solve her murder.
  Homicide investigators are still searching for a suspect in Marrisa Shen’s murder.
  The 13-year-old girl was reported missing after she failed to return home by 11 p.m. on July 18, 2017. Police launched a search, using GPS to track her phone. In the early morning hours of July 19, 2017, Shen’s body was found
  
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• City of Burnaby orders eviction of Trans Mountain protest camp

  18-07-2018 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  Campers have been given 72 hours to clear out from the site, which the city says is in violation of multiple bylaws.
  
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• Canada divided down the middle on purchase of Trans Mountain Pipeline

  18-07-2018 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  A new Ipsos poll on Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Pipeline shows Canadians are divided right down the middle on the issue.
  
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• Vancouver police shouldn't investigate their own street-check policy: rights advocates

  18-07-2018 22:24 via vancouversun.com
  Indigenous and civil rights groups are arguing that the Vancouver Police Department should not be responsible for investigating itself on the issue of significant racial disparity in the department’s use of street checks.
  The B.C. Civil Liberties Association and Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs had asked the province’s police complaints commissioner to review the issue, but were told earlier this month that the department would conduct an internal investigation and report to the police bo
  
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• Why we love the Summer Cinema at Stanley Park

  18-07-2018 22:20
  
  A night under the stars, popcorn and The Lion King... what more could you want
  
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• Province cracks down on vacation rentals in condos

  18-07-2018 22:14
  
  Regulatory change will help strata corporations enforce bans or restrictions on short-term rentals, and raises fines to $1,000 a day
  
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• Compact discs whither? Not so fast, say Vancouver indie record stores

  18-07-2018 22:10
  
  Oh, to be a CD in 2018. Streaming sites mock your apparent lack of convenience.
  
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• Hiker dies after being struck by tree on trail near Campbell River

  18-07-2018 21:59 via vancouversun.com
  A 57-year-old woman was fatally struck by a falling tree while hiking north of Campbell River on Tuesday.
  The Williams Lake woman was hiking the Ripple Rock Trail, about 17 kilometres north of Campbell River, with her daughter on Tuesday. The pair had gone about three kilometres on the four-kilometre trail when a tree fell, striking the mother, said RCMP Cpl. Ron Vlooswyk.
  The medical interventions of the woman’s daughter, who is a nurse, and another hiker, an ex-military medic, were not s
  
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• Fake kidnappers ‘spoofed’ their cellphone, then scammed their partner for a $10K ‘ransom’

  18-07-2018 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  The scam bears a resemblance to the so-called “virtual kidnapping” scams that have prompted police warnings in recent months, but with a new twist.
  
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• High tech gadgets for summer 2018

  18-07-2018 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  From a powerful fan to a smart sprinkler timer, tech expert Mike Agerbo shows off gadgets to make your summer a breeze.
  
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• Buntzen Lake recovery effort underway for missing Surrey man

  18-07-2018 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP dive team have been searching Buntzen Lake for a missing Surrey man. The call for help came Tuesday afternoon when a group of friends couldn’t locate the man near Dog Beach.
  
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• Fraser Health unveils new team aimed at connecting drug users with support services

  18-07-2018 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Fraser Health says the team is one of several initiatives stemming from a survey of at-home drug users.
  
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• Kennedy Stewart gets nod from 50,000-strong labour council in bid for Vancouver mayor

  18-07-2018 20:38
  
  Independent mayoral candidate Kennedy Stewart has been endorsed by the Vancouver and District Labour Council, which represents 50,000 union members in Vancouver.
  
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• Fake abduction and Bitcoin ransom used to swindle Richmond resident: RCMP

  18-07-2018 20:38 via vancouversun.com
  Mounties in Richmond say it appears criminals have added Bitcoin ransom to the growing list of manoeuvres to swindle money from unsuspecting people.
  Officers responded to a report of an abduction on July 16 where a person in a Richmond home reported receiving a call from someone demanding money for the safe return of the person’s partner.
  Police say the threat was taken seriously because the cellphone call was from the partner’s phone number. The victim then transferred $10,000 into
  
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• Seven things to do in the Lower Mainland from July 20 to 26

  18-07-2018 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  Uncle Fester, the corpse flower
  When: Any day now
  Where: Bloedel Conservatory, Queen Elizabeth Park
  Tickets and info: Vancouver.ca 
  The Titan Arum is a large flowering plant native to the rainforests of Sumatra and listed as being “at risk.” The giant plant has another name, the corpse flower. It doesn’t get this name from having the largest corm — the rounded storage organ of the plant can reach 90kg — of any plant on the planet. It gets it from the utterly ov
  
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• Six-storey rental project approved for North Vancouver

  18-07-2018 20:12
  
  Taking inspiration from Vienna, City of North Van council unanimously greenlights 48-unit rental project with five below-market units
  
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• Hump Day leftovers: 'Fort rednecks,' crickets, wine run, legends visit

  18-07-2018 20:07 via vancouversun.com
  The last time Stephane Mousseau crossed paths with this writer was inside MEC Vancouver’s busy West Broadway store. After interviewing the former project coordinator about a road race series, he joked during a lighthearted photo shoot that modelling would be his next job.
  After reading that I’d be tackling two 10K races this weekend — Saturday’s Summerfast 10K and Sunday’s Telus Jog for the Bog — Mousseau reappeared. Turns out he got a new job, minus
  
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• Vancouver and District Labour Council endorses Kennedy Stewart for mayor

  18-07-2018 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver mayoral candidate Kennedy Stewart has won the support of the Vancouver and District Labour Council.
  Stewart, who is stepping down as federal NDP MP for Burnaby South to run to take a shot at municipal politics, received the endorsement during the VDLC’s regular meeting on Tuesday.
  The VDLC, which represents 50,000 workers who live in Vancouver from over 100 affiliated unions, also endorsed 10 candidates for city council, nine for Vancouver school board and seven fo
  
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• Wine Guy: Grill-ready reds

  18-07-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  Woe be the bottles of red this time of year. Admittedly, summer living (as well as summer fare) has me more naturally reaching for white, rosé, or even sparkling wines, and it’s easy to overlook the Merlot and Cabernet given the season’s pace.
  Nonetheless, there is a time and place for red wine during July and August. For me, that time is typically when the grill is fired up and food is about to hit the table, because there are certainly a number of grill-ready reds, including
  
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• This Just In: BEAUTYCOUNTER Countersun Mineral Sunscreen Stick, AVEENO Absolutely Ageless Leave-On Mask and Dr. Roebuck's Icebergs Hydrating Mask

  18-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  BEAUTYCOUNTER
  Countersun mineral Sunscreen Stick
  They say: This stick sunscreen will shield you from harmful UVA and UVB rays. The formula is gentle and “pleasant feeling on the skin.”
  We say: Like a tiny deodorant stick the 15-gram size we tried was a great addition to the gym toiletries bag. Our tester is already foreseeing throwing this in the pocket of her snowboard jacket for those bright days on the hill next winter. The product indeed is pleasant feeling and goes on smoot
  
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• The Gesualdo Six on the road

  18-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Gesualdo Six
  When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
  Where: St. James Anglican Church (303 East Cordova St.)
  Tickets and info: $20-$30 stjames.bc.ca/concerts
  The dog days of summer are decidedly not prime time for Vancouver’s choirs and vocal ensembles. All the better that a relatively new group, the U.K.’s Gesualdo Six, is in town this weekend as part of a seven-city Canadian tour. And to add extra value to the weekend concert, the group sings in a Vancouver architectural landmark, the Art De
  
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• IHIT hold presser on anniversary of Marrisa Shen murder

  18-07-2018 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  On the one year anniversary of the murder of 13-year-old Marrisa Chen, Cpl. Frank Jang of IHIT gives an update on the investigation.
  
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• CURRENT showcases feminist electronic arts and artists

  18-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  CURRENT: Feminist Electronic Art Symposium 2.0
  When: July 25 to 29, various dates and times
  Where: Various locations
  Tickets and info: currentsyposium.com and Eventbrite
  In June of 2016, the Deep Minimalism festival at London’s Southbank Centre presented a program of key compositions by electronic musicians going as far back as the 1950s.
  These were artists whose pioneering work shaped the future of the genre.
  They were almost all women and largely unrecognized for their achievements along
  
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• Beauty Bar: AG Hair Care Glow Shine Infuse Serum

  18-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A shine-enhancing hair serum from the B.C.-based brand AG Hair Care.
  Aptly named Glow, this serum hails from the company’s Natural line, which boasts 97 per cent natural ingredients.
  This particular hair serum includes a blend of “super food seed oils” such as broccoli, chia, cucumber and pumpkin as well as Abyssinian oils to smooth hair, reduce frizz and nourish strands.
  What we say: This hair serum boasts a nice, natural scent. Our tester used a quarter-size dollo
  
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• Multiple fires burning in the Okanagan

  18-07-2018 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  Several fires are burning in the Okanagan after a lightning storm passed over the region on Tuesday evening.
  
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• Co-housing development approved as a 'creative solution'

  18-07-2018 19:15
  
  Driftwood Village in North Vancouver praised by City councillors, as project is approved by one-vote margin
  
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• Need drug treatment? You should be able to 'ask for help once and get support right away': B.C. report

  18-07-2018 19:05 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s health system has responded to the overdose epidemic with important harm-reduction measures, but it has failed to create sufficient long-term recovery services to truly curb drug addiction, says a comprehensive report released today.
  “Strengthening recovery services in B.C. can significantly reduce population harms, yield financial savings and, most importantly, improve the lives of individuals, families and communities,” says the report, titled The Path Forward, by
  
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• The It List: Michael Michael Kors Jessa Small Logo Graffiti Leather Convertible Backpack

  18-07-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Michael Michael Kors Jessa Small Logo Graffiti Leather Convertible Backpack
  Why we love it: In recent seasons, backpacks have gotten better — and bolder.
  From miniature versions that provide a precious feel, to cool coloured and monogrammed creations, the classic packs have been given a style reboot by brands big and small, proving that they are, once again, capable of being at the fashion forefront. No class schedule or pencil case required.
  This Jessa backpack
  
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• Lulay named CFL player of the week after second-half heroics

  18-07-2018 19:00 via theprovince.com
  Travis Lulay was 10 weeks into his rehab from knee surgery when playing again felt about as close as colonizing Mars.
  “I was limping and I’m thinking, ‘Playing professional football again? Running away from guys? How?’ ” Lulay said. “But any time those thoughts crept in, I washed them away. I kept saying, ‘I don’t have to play right now. I just have to take one baby step at a time and get to that point.’ ”
  Those baby steps turned into a
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Time to move beyond harm reduction to focus on addictions recovery

  18-07-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  With every new drug crisis in the past three decades, the B.C. government’s response has been harm reduction — needle exchanges, safe injection sites, opioid replacement therapies, prescription medical-grade heroin and naloxone.
  Missing have been corresponding increases in addictions treatment and recovery, despite promises made 17 years ago in Vancouver’s much-lauded four pillars plan.
  Lives have been saved and infection rates for hepatitis C and HIV have decreased. But there&
  
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• In 1976, nine cows went overboard under the Lions Gate Bridge

  18-07-2018 18:43
  
  “It’s definitely the most bizarre incident that’s ever happened to me on the ocean.”
  
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• Nova Scotia PCs to introduce bill banning gay-conversion therapy   

  18-07-2018 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  The bill will be introduced in either September or October.
  
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• Apparent “red tide” around Bowen Island may look scary, but it’s not toxic

  18-07-2018 18:30
  
  While Vancouver had its corpse flower, neighbouring island gets floating Noctiluca scintillans blooms
  
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• Seniors want to stay in their homes through retirement: poll

  18-07-2018 18:23
  
  Lack of desire to downsize could be a problem for younger and move-up homebuyers
  
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• Understanding the importance of inclusion through Special Olympics

  18-07-2018 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  Special Olympian Susan Wang and Coach Randy Scott talk about participating in the World Games in Austria last year and how being involved with sports has impacted their lives.
  
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• RCMP dive team joins search for missing swimmer in Buntzen Lake

  18-07-2018 18:05 via vancouversun.com
  ANMORE — The RCMP dive team has been called to a lake in Metro Vancouver to assist in the search for a missing man.
  A news release from Coquitlam RCMP says the dive team will join officers and civilian searchers who have been at Buntzen Lake since just before 5 p.m. Tuesday.
  Cpl. Michael McLaughlin says friends of a 19-year-old Surrey man called for help after noticing he was no longer in sight.
  Crews including 20 Coquitlam Search and Rescue members and two boats scoured the water and shor
  
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• More than 2,000 without power in Vancouver

  18-07-2018 17:35 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Hydro says an equipment failure has led to a power outage affecting more than 2,000 customers this morning in the Mount Pleasant and Riley Park areas of Vancouver.
  The outage was reported at 7:31 a.m.
  Crews are working to restore power to 2,208 customers in the area that runs just east of Manitoba Street to west of Main Street, and  south of 12th Avenue to north of 30th Avenue.
  Crews are on-site at an outage affecting 2,200 customers in #Vancouver. They'll provide updates as available
  
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