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• Book review: Write! Shoot! Edit! A Complete Guide for Teen Filmmakers by Deborah S. Patz

  10-08-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Write! Shoot! Edit! A Complete Guide for Teen FilmmakersBy Deborah S. Patz
  Michael Wiese Productions
  These days, it seems any kid with a camera can become internet famous. But, of course, it takes a little more work — and imagination — to create a feature film. 
  Local production guru Deborah S. Patz has penned a book to help young videographers do just that with the new release, Write! Shoot! Edit! A Complete Guide for Teen Filmmakers. 
  Much like the title suggests, the how
  
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• President of TEAM Vancouver resigns saying the party is not pro-development enough

  07-07-2022 05:06 via vancouversun.com
  
  The president of TEAM Vancouver has resigned over his concerns the party in the upcoming municipal elections is being seen as anti-development. Read More
  
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• Dan Fumano: Vancouver plan a break from the past, top planner says

  07-07-2022 04:04 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver's new citywide plan represents a significant break from decades of past planning practices that are "simply not sufficient" to meet today's challenges, the city's top planner told council Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Vancouver lawyer seeking justification for ongoing COVID-19 health orders that 'trample rights'

  07-07-2022 03:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  The continuation of COVID public health orders cannot be defended by claiming a health emergency continues to exist given the relaxation of mandates and the return to normalcy, insists respected Vancouver lawyer Peter Gall. Read More
  
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• Victoria bike crash sparks renewed calls for safety bars on trucks

  07-07-2022 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cyclist advocacy groups in Victoria are renewing their calls for safety bars on trucks following two frightening collisions involving cyclists.
  
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• Tsilhqot'in emergency centre still possible as emergency management agreement renewed with B.C., Canada

  07-07-2022 03:20 via vancouversun.com
  
  Five years after devastating wildfires swept B.C.'s Central Interior, efforts to involve the Tslihqot’in Nation in emergency management has led to some progress, but a key demand for a regional emergency centre remains unfulfilled. Read More
  
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• B.C. family stranded in Saskatoon for three days after cancelled Flair Airlines flight

  07-07-2022 03:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jennifer Langley, who was travelling with her two young children, said she was on hold for three hours and ended up paying for some accommodation out of her own pocket.
  
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• Nearly half the police department in Nelson, B.C. under investigation: sources

  07-07-2022 03:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner would not comment on details, including whether any allegations relating to racism or involve the use of department computers.
  
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• Serena Jackson and Caitlin Stockwell: Not in my park? Then, yes, in my neighbourhood

  07-07-2022 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  In September 2020, Strathcona residents marched through their neighbourhood in response to Vancouver’s largest encampment of unsheltered residents in Strathcona Park. Read More
  
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• Letters to The Province, July 7, 2022: Keep Vancouver sensible and beautiful

  07-07-2022 03:00 via theprovince.com
  
  I worry that the Vancouver City Council’s Broadway Plan, together with other West Side city areas being considered for major rezoning, will eventually damage our beautiful city forever. Read More
  
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• Urban or rural? Lions Bay wants Metro Vancouver to change designation

  07-07-2022 02:52 via vancouversun.com
  
  A penchant for wood stoves and fireplaces has led Lions Bay to ask Metro Vancouver to change the village's regional land-use designation from "urban" to "rural" — a request not supported by regional district planners. Read More
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Ravi Kahlon bows out, hands premier's job to David Eby

  07-07-2022 02:44 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — The NDP leadership race appeared to be over Wednesday before it began, when Ravi Kahlon took himself out of the running and endorsed David Eby. Read More
  
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• Fire at Okanagan’s Evely Recreation Site sends two to hospital

  07-07-2022 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A fire at the Evely campground, on the northwest side of Okanagan Lake, completely destroyed the site host's trailer and sent two to hospital.
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Kahlon bows out, hands premier's job to Eby

  07-07-2022 02:36 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — The NDP leadership race appeared to be over Wednesday before it began, when Ravi Kahlon took himself out of the running and endorsed David Eby. Read More
  
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• Man shot dead in Surrey on Monday was not connected to Hells Angels shooting earlier in day, police say

  07-07-2022 02:35 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a man shot to death on Monday afternoon in Surrey was not linked to a Hells Angels shooting earlier in the day. Read More
  
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• Final arguments under way for two accused in long-running Vancouver murder trial

  07-07-2022 01:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  Final arguments are underway in a gang-related Vancouver murder trial that began before a jury in June last year and was expected to run for about six months but has had a number of delays. Read More
  
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• Canucks: Finally time for GM Patrik Allvin and company to shine

  07-07-2022 01:50 via theprovince.com
  
  MONTREAL — Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin doesn't often give much away. Read More
  
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• Canucks: Finally time for Patrik Allvin and company to shine

  07-07-2022 01:43 via theprovince.com
  
  MONTREAL — Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin doesn't often give much away. Read More
  
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• Metro Vancouver board approves Burb cannabis store beside UBC campus

  07-07-2022 01:36 via vancouversun.com
  
  Metro Vancouver has approved a cannabis store just steps from the University of British Columbia's main campus. Read More
  
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• Advocates hail ‘major’ win in First Nations child welfare lawsuit, urge renewed focus on youth

  07-07-2022 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Every time you decide to squabble amongst yourselves, you forget the children and the young people that you once swore to protect," Rosalie LaBillois told Canada's chiefs.
  
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• Advocates celebrate ‘major victory’ in First Nations child welfare, urge renewed focus on youth

  07-07-2022 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Every time you decide to squabble amongst yourselves you forget the children and the young people that you once swore to protect," Rosalie LaBillois told Canada's chiefs.
  
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• Metro Vancouver board approves Burb cannabis store on UBC lands

  07-07-2022 01:27 via vancouversun.com
  
  The University of British Columbia has become the world's first to allow a cannabis store on its property. Read More
  
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• Canadian ban on dogs from 100 countries called necessary by some, draconian by others

  07-07-2022 01:10 via vancouversun.com
  
  Come Sept. 28, World Rabies Day, rescue dogs from more than 100 countries will no longer be allowed into Canada, a move called draconian by some and a necessary evil by others. Read More
  
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• How one man founded Canada's craft beer industry right here in B.C.

  07-07-2022 00:47 via vancouversun.com
  
  In 1981, when three national brewing companies had a stranglehold on beer parlour taps and publicans were restricted to pouring whatever fizzy lager they were assigned by officials, Vancouver Province reporter Tony Wanless was invited out to Horseshoe Bay by a displaced Englishman who wanted to show British Columbians what the real stuff tasted like. Read More
  
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• Machete-wielding man attacked two people in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

  07-07-2022 00:21 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver police are looking for a man who allegedly slashed two people with a machete in an unprovoked attack in the Downtown Eastside. Read More
  
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• COVID-19 update for July 6: Half of Canadians were infected with Omicron in only 5 months | Omicron has set stage for summer of disruption: Epidemiologist | Some B.C. residents head to the U.S. for fourth dose

  07-07-2022 00:21 via vancouversun.com
  
  Here’s your update with everything you need to know on the COVID-19 situation in B.C. and around the world for July 6, 2022. Read More
  
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• Canucks AGMs Castonguay and Granato on Hockey Canada abuse allegations

  07-07-2022 00:06 via theprovince.com
  
  MONTREAL — The Vancouver Canucks' two female assistant general managers, both hired earlier this year, have worked in many roles in hockey. Read More
  
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• Canucks Under the Microscope: Bruce Boudreau

  06-07-2022 23:43 via theprovince.com
  
  We’re looking back at the 2021-22 Vancouver Canucks with a focus on Bruce Boudreau. Over the past few weeks, we’ve broken down individual seasons and looked at how player and hockey operations' situations stack up going into 2022-23 … Read More
  
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• Saanich bank shooting: True motive may never be known, says criminologist

  06-07-2022 23:32 via vancouversun.com
  
  Questions of what would motivate twin brothers to enter a B.C. bank dressed in body armour and prepared for a gun battle remain unanswered, but a criminologist sees similarities to two other young men who terrified Canadians in 2019. Read More
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for violent offender: Nanaimo RCMP

  06-07-2022 23:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  Police are seeking a violent offender who failed to show up for a court date in Nanaimo. Read More
  
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