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• Vancouver mayoral candidate Kennedy Stewart makes housing policy announcement

  10-09-2018 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Monday morning, Vancouver mayoral candidate Kennedy Stewart speaks to the press about his plan for the city’s affordable housing crisis.
  
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• New group aims to help gay, lesbian and transgender seniors

  10-09-2018 23:40 via vancouversun.com
  In 2013, all the residential care facilities in and around White Rock were visited by a volunteer from Qmunity, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer resource centre.
  Staff members were asked if they had any queer or transgender residents. The answer?
  They all said same thing: None of their seniors were LGBTQ.
  The revealing anecdote was in a Qmunity report called Aging Out. It’s the kind of story that Travis Jones says illustrates how residents end up going back into the closet
  
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• Lions welcome starting QB Travis Lulay back to practice with No. 1 offence

  10-09-2018 23:27 via theprovince.com
  Quarterback Travis Lulay practised Monday with the B.C. Lions’ starting offence.
  Lulay, 34, left the Lions’ 26-14 home win over Ottawa on Friday in the second quarter after taking a vicious hit from Redblacks defensive lineman J.R. Tavai. Tavai hit Lulay’s chin with the crown of his helmet following a pass attempt.
  There was no penalty on the play but a CFL official admitted Monday that Tavai should’ve been called for spearing. The league continues to review the hit for p
  
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• PROMISE TRACKER: What Vancouver mayoral candidates are promising voters

  10-09-2018 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  Global News is tracking the promises made in the Vancouver municipal election campaign so you can prepare for the Oct. 20 vote.
  
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• Business Excellence Series: Strategic Wealth Management

  10-09-2018 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  Where can your money be most wisely invested? Which of the many opportunities fit your circumstances? When is it better to work with institutions and individuals? The choices are overwhelming, but the focus of our Business Excellence Series discussion is to help you navigate the options to most effectively place your funds in the proper...
  
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• Vancouver mayoral candidate Kennedy Stewart promises to triple empty home tax

  10-09-2018 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver mayoral candidate Kennedy Stewart has promised to triple the empty home tax if he is elected mayor.
  
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• Province, UBCM renew agreement on Indigenous reconciliation

  10-09-2018 22:39 via vancouversun.com
  WHISTLER — The B.C. government and the organization representing the province’s municipalities have renewed an agreement to work toward reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
  The agreement was signed at the Union of B.C. Municipalities’ annual conference in Whistler on Monday morning.
  “It acknowledges the need to tend to and nurture the partnerships that we have with Indigenous communities, to continue the conversation between all levels of government to make life better
  
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• Early season snowfall set for northeastern B.C. on Tuesday

  10-09-2018 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  Those travelling through the area including Pine Pass and Highway 97 are advised to prepare for rapidly changing weather and road conditions.
  
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• Fishing lodge breaks from mooring, runs around on Haida Gwaii

  10-09-2018 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  QUEEN CHARLOTTE — The company that owns a floating fishing lodge that ran aground in British Columbia near the Haida Gwaii village of Queen Charlotte says it poses no current environmental threat.
  In a news release, HaiCo says it’s still unclear how its Westcoast Resorts’ Hippa barge anchored at Alliford Bay came loose from its mooring Saturday night with one staff member aboard.
  It says after drifting over several hours toward Skidgate Inlet, the barge became beached and fract
  
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• Theatre review: Eclecticism rules at 2018 Vancouver Fringe Festival

  10-09-2018 22:28 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Fringe Festival
  When: To Sept. 16
  Where: Various venues
  Tickets & and info: $15; vancouverfringe.com
  The 34th annual Vancouver Fringe Festival is as eclectic as ever with 90 shows from local, national and international theatre companies — or increasingly, individual theatre artists — competing for attention. My goal: to see a range of shows as different from one another as possible.
  Vancouver’s Tom Jones is Woody Guthrie in Woody Sed.
  Woody SedWhere: The Cultch Hi
  
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• 4/20 festival pays Vancouver $63,000 to cover costs, pot advocates say

  10-09-2018 22:20 via vancouversun.com
  The organizers of the annual 4/20 marijuana celebration in Vancouver say they have paid the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver park board for expenses related to the unsanctioned event.
  Vancouver police estimated as many as 40,000 people attended this year’s gathering, which has been held on Sunset Beach for the past three years, despite the park board’s refusal to grant a permit.
  The city has complained the event has grown to include hundreds of cannabis-related vendors and costs a
  
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• Willes’ Musings: Some of Canucks’ Young Stars appear ready to shine on the big stage

  10-09-2018 22:08 via theprovince.com
  Apologies for the lateness of the musings column but, following the Young Stars tournament, I had to attend an emergency meeting of the Stanley Cup parade committee. Onward.
  • Happy news has been in short supply around the Canucks for the last three years and there might be a tendency to over-react to the kids’ performance in Penticton over the weekend.
  But Canucks head coach Travis Green offered a thought that put the Young Stars tournament in perspective.
  “I remember a few yea
  
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• What Russians can learn from urban development in Vancouver

  10-09-2018 22:07
  
  While many regard Moscow as large, gloomy, congested city, it is changing.
  
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• Man charged with 1st degree murder in Marrisa Shen’s death

  10-09-2018 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  Some relief for the family of Marrisa Shen — the young teen found murdered in Burnaby’s Central Park more than 13 months ago. After an exhaustive investigation — and multiple pleas to the public for information — a suspect has been charged with first degree murder in the 13 year old’s death. Sarah MacDonald has...
  
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• Delta Mayor Lois Jackson hoping to stick around politics, running for city council

  10-09-2018 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  Jackson is one of the region's most well-known politicians, having served as Chair of the Metro Vancouver Board of Directors from 2006 to 2011.
  
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• Daphne Bramham: 'It's not OK to do drugs here,' says former addict in Portugal

  10-09-2018 21:33 via vancouversun.com
  In the 1990s, Portugal was in the throes of a national crisis, averaging 360 drug overdose deaths a year in a country of 10 million. Today, it has one of Europe’s lowest rates of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and the number of overdose deaths in 2016 was 26. In a weeklong series from Portugal, Vancouver Sun columnist Daphne Bramham looks at the lessons to be learned from the country’s radical approach to addiction treatment. 
  LISBON, Portugal — Adelaide Antunes h
  
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• Sand artist creates a stunning marriage proposal on a beach in White Rock

  10-09-2018 21:19
  
  Better yet, it was captured by a drone videographer
  
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• B.C. wildfires 2018: Most military personnel prepare to head home

  10-09-2018 21:19 via vancouversun.com
  Military aircraft and many of the armed forces personnel lent to B.C. by the federal government at the height of the wildfire season are preparing to return to their bases.
  A news release from the Department of National Defence says they will be sent home as officials in B.C. determine there’s no longer a need for mop-up support on wildfires in the Okanagan.
  About 100 personnel, mostly reservists from three Canadian brigade groups, will stay in southern B.C. to help with a fire near Prince
  
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• Ageless wonders remind Richmond 8K onlookers they're Forever Young

  10-09-2018 21:17 via vancouversun.com
  Two retired seniors, inspecting a poster-sized picture of Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse on a bathroom door inside the Richmond Olympic Oval Sunday morning, joked they were glad they didn’t have to chase him in their “creaky” condition.
  “It’s certainly easier to get older than faster,” one cracked. His buddy, not to be outdone, roared back: “Yeah, and I don’t know how I got to be over the hill without ever getting to the top!”
  A third,
  
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• Online reaction to inaugural Vancouver music festival less than skookum

  10-09-2018 21:01
  
  Depending on where I scrolled, Skookum was either Vancouver’s greatest music festival ever, or the worst.
  
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• Trans Mountain expansion a frustrating, anger-inducing process for Alberta: Notley

  10-09-2018 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Rachel Notley says the challenges facing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion shows Alberta can do everything by the book and still get shortchanged.
  
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• Malahat Highway reopens after rock slide

  10-09-2018 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  This section of the Trans-Canada highway is often shut down.
  
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• Malahat Highway closed in both directions due to rock slide

  10-09-2018 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  This section of the Trans-Canada highway is often shut down.
  
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• Plant-based proteins to include in your diet

  10-09-2018 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  Registered dietitian Karlene Karst joins Global News to talk about five plant-based proteins everyone should be incorporating into their diet.
  
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• There’s a Vancouver connection to Elon Musk smoking weed with Joe Rogan

  10-09-2018 20:20
  
  TGT Studio's website flooded with hits after Tesla founder transfixed by one of its clocks during interview.
  
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• Five reasons to check out this year's Accordion Noir Festival

  10-09-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Accordion Noir Festival
  When: Sept 14 to 16
  Where: WISE Hall
  Tickets and info: $20 at the door or brownpapertickets.com
  1. Jason Webley. Back after playing the second Accordion Noir Festival (this is the 11th), Webley is known for his adventurous folk stylings. He started out playing the streets of Seattle and has since released several albums, with fan favourite tunes including Dance While the Sky Crashes Down and The Drinking Song. He is the brains behind the touring extravaganza Monsters of A
  
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• VIFF 2018

  10-09-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver International Film Festival 2018 offers a feast of decorated titles, including the top award winners from Cannes, Locarno and the New York Asian Film Festival - September 27th to October 12th
  
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• Former Grey Cup MVP DeVier Posey signs deal with B.C. Lions

  10-09-2018 19:23 via theprovince.com
  Receiver DeVier Posey, the MVP of last year’s Grey Cup game, signed Monday with the B.C. Lions.
  Posey joins the Lions after being released by the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.
  Posey was named the Grey Cup MVP after registering seven catches for 175 yards and a TD in the Toronto Argonauts’ 27-24 win over the Calgary Stampeders. Posey’s touchdown came on a league-record 100-yard reception.
  Posey certainly fills a need for B.C., as veteran receiver Manny Arceneaux is out with a kn
  
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• Real estate to keep cooling in Metro Vancouver: analysts

  10-09-2018 19:18
  
  Government measures to dampen housing market are “working well”
  
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• Ibrahim Ali, 28, charged with first-degree murder of Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen

  10-09-2018 19:16 via vancouversun.com
  A man has been arrested and charged in the death of Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen, Postmedia has confirmed.
  Ibrahim Ali, 28, is charged with first-degree murder in Shen’s July 2017 death, according to Cpl. Frank Jang with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.
  The 13-year-old Burnaby 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 wa
  
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• Delta mayor Lois Jackson to run for councillor with Achieving for Delta

  10-09-2018 19:11 via vancouversun.com
  Delta’s longtime mayor Lois Jackson will run for council with Achieving for Delta in the upcoming election.
  In a rare move for sitting mayors, Jackson will not run for re-election as mayor but instead will run for city councillor.
  “It has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve as Delta’s mayor for the past 19 years, and a significant part of that experience has been working with George Harvie,” Jackson said of her longtime chief administration officer. Harvie served in
  
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• ‘We hope justice will now be served:’ Shen family statement after arrest of suspect

  10-09-2018 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  The family of Marrisa Shen release a statement, read by Cpl. Frank Jang of IHIT, following the arrest of a suspect in her 2017 murder.
  
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• Burnaby RCMP on impact of Marrisa Shen’s murder on community

  10-09-2018 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Monday, Chief Supt. Deanne Burleigh of the Burnaby RCMP makes a statement about the impact Marrisa Shen’s murder in Burnaby Central Park had on the community.
  
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• Marrisa Shen investigation was one of largest in IHIT history

  10-09-2018 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Monday morning, IHIT Supt. Donna Richardson announces the manpower involved in the Marrisa Shen homicide investigation.
  
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• First-degree murder charge announced in Marrisa Shen murder case

  10-09-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Monday, Supt. Donna Richardson of IHIT announces a charge and suspect in the July 19, 2017 murder of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen.
  
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• Theatre review: Feel-good Canadian comedies look to heal family wounds

  10-09-2018 18:58 via vancouversun.com
  Marion Bridge
  When: To Sept. 20
  Where: Kay Meek Studio Theatre, West Vancouver
  Tickets & Info: $15-$45; kaymeek.com
  Kim’s Convenience
  When: To Oct. 6
  Where: Pacific Theatre, Vancouver
  Tickets & Info: $20-$36.50; pacifictheatre.org
  The fall theatre season is off to an auspicious start with two beautifully acted feel-good comedies about Canadian families finding ways to heal deeply painful wounds across generations.
  In Daniel MacIvor’s Marion Bridge, three adult sisters come to
  
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• In celebration of West Coast design

  10-09-2018 18:52 via vancouversun.com
  In Palm Springs, it’s called Modernism Week.
  Since 2006, thousands of people gather each February to celebrate mid-century architecture and design. Last year, 350 events over 11 days attracted more than 125,000 visitors from across the U.S. and 19 countries around the world. Next year, Modernism Week will run from Feb. 14 to 24.
  In Chicago, it’s called the Wright Plus Housewalk.
  The annual event celebrates architecture, design, Frank Lloyd Wright’s innovative vision and the tal
  
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• Community safety concerns prompts public forum for Vancouver neighbourhood

  10-09-2018 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  Residents of Vancouver's Crosstown neighbourhood are hosting a public forum Tuesday evening to address what they view as growing health and safety concerns in the area.
  
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• IHIT to make an announcement in Marrisa Shen homicide case

  10-09-2018 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  Sarah MacDonald has some breaking news about a man who is in custody, charged in relation to a homicide on the same day Marrisa Shen was killed in Burnaby.
  
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• Gang-related tips to Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers on the rise

  10-09-2018 17:50 via vancouversun.com
  Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers has received almost 1,500 tips about gang-related crimes and activity so far this year, according to statistics released on Monday.
  The organization said the numbers show the success of its World Without Gangs and illegal-gun-reporting campaigns, which began in 2015.
  “Inspiring the public to get engaged, and giving them something they can actually do about the gang crime they see around them, has resulted in a rising tide of tips to us about gang activity,&rd
  
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• Minor lacrosse team tries to pump up Burrards for Game 3 of Mann Cup tonight

  10-09-2018 17:39 via theprovince.com
  The Maple Ridge Burrards can find inspiration on social media for Game 3 of the Mann Cup tonight in Peterborough.
  A Novice minor lacrosse team from Maple Ridge did their best to pump up a Burrards side that’s down 2-0 going into this evening’s 5 p.m. start against the Peterborough Lakers in the best-of-seven Senior A national championship.
  The Sr Burrards would like to thank the kids and their families for this fantastic video showing your support for our run at the Mann Cup! Your en
  
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• Former child soldier writes book to benefit addicted

  10-09-2018 17:30 via vancouversun.com
  For Jemal Damtawe, spilling the traumatic details of life as a child soldier and violent gangster onto the pages of a book has been an important step along a path of faith and recovery.
  Damtawe, 49, was profiled in a Postmedia news article in 2016 after receiving Coast Mental Health’s Courage to Come Back award in the addictions category. He shared parts of the traumatic events that led up to his recovery from drugs, from his time as a child soldier fighting in Ethiopia to his ba
  
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• Daily Poll: Have you ever experienced social isolation in Vancouver?

  10-09-2018 16:26 via vancouversun.com
  This weekend saw the first Walk to End Social Isolation being hosted by Beyond the Conversation, a volunteer group that hopes to bridge communities of people in Vancouver.
  The group started in 2015 and plans meet-ups across the city that allow participants to talk, play cards, practice english and spend time with others. The hope is to battle social isolation for the young and old, long-time residents and the newly settled.
  “Let’s be honest, in Vancouver there’s a lot of people
  
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• Marrisa Shen homicide update: IHIT to announce ‘significant developments’

  10-09-2018 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  Shen, 13, was reported missing by her parents on July 18, 2017, and her body was found in Burnaby’s Central Park seven hours later.
  
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• Police to share 'significant' update in murder of Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen

  10-09-2018 15:59 via vancouversun.com
  Marrisa Shen.
  Homicide investigators will share a “significant development” in the Marrisa Shen case on Monday morning.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team will host a news conference at 10 a.m. on Monday at their Surrey headquarters.
  The 13-year-old Burnaby 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 in Bur
  
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• Vancouver weather: Week of rain continues

  10-09-2018 15:29 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Sept. 10, 2018 – Monday’s weather continues the week’s trend of rain showers across the region.
  Expect clouds and showers with a break in the afternoon and a high of 16 degrees. Just make sure you dry out your rain gear tonight so that it’s ready for tomorrow again.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Increasing cloudiness, some showers in the morning and break in the afternoon. High of 16.
  Tonight: Cloudy with 60 per cent chance of rain. Low of 14.
  Tomor
  
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• Former minister responsible for TransLink still supports LRT — but says it’s not the best option for high volumes of people

  10-09-2018 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  Fassbender said he advocated for LRT because of the vision by the city to "build community," not move high volumes of people.
  
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• The race against time, how to confront your debt now

  10-09-2018 12:55 via theprovince.com
  Q: My wife and I have had a few stressful years; our parents have faced health concerns, I went back to school and changed careers, and a close family friend passed away quite tragically earlier this year. All of these events caused us to really think about our family, the priorities we have, and how to make the most of the time we’ve been given. The carefree days of summer are over and our household is back to the grind. While we did manage to spend quality time with our teens these past
  
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