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Christy Clark meets with Liberal candidates to review election success

vancouversun.com — Liberal Premier Christy Clark met with most of her candidate caucus Thursday in Vancouver, the first time since winning a stunning re-election campaign on May 14.
Christy Clark on plans for new Legislative session, renewed Alberta ties and new Liberal govt. mandate ow.ly/llmVM #bcpoli...

Wildebeest and Calgary’s Model Milk collaboration

blogs.vancouversun.com — Chefs Wesley Young of Wildebeest and Justin Leboe from Calgary's Model Milk team up on June 4 for a "cutting edge" six-course dinner. Here's the presser with info: On Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 at 6:30pm, Gastown's Wildebeest invites you to join Chef Wesley Young and Model Milk's Chef Justin Le...
Wildebeest and Model Milk chefs collaborate for 'cutting edge' dinner: bit.ly/14WypAQ

B.C. policy on ovarian cancer prevention gets international support

vancouversun.com — A pioneering, B.C.-led surgical procedure aimed at preventing ovarian cancer has been deemed safe by a new Italian study published Thursday in the medical journal Gynecologic Oncology. B.C. experts have been at the forefront of a change in surgical protocols that recommends the removal of women's Fallopian tubes during hysterectomies in order to reduce their risk of developing ovarian cancer.
B.C. protocol for fallopian tube removal to prevent ovarian cancer gets international support. vancouversun.com/Health/Empower…

Almost half of Johnsons Landing homes at moderate to very high risk of another landslide: report

vancouversun.com — Close to half of the homes in the rugged hamlet of Johnsons Landing are at a moderate to very high hazard for landslides similar to the one that killed four people last July, according to a government report.
Close to 1/2 of Johnsons Landing homes @ mod. to very high risk for landslide similar to last July's fatal 1: report vancouversun.com/news/metro/Rec…

Canucks didn’t have right stuff on the power play: ousted coach

vancouversun.com — Fired Vancouver Canucks assistant coach Newell Brown was far from the unhappiest person on the planet Thursday, a day after the axe fell upon him, fellow assistant Rick Bowness and head man Alain Vigneault.
Axed Nux assistant Newell Brown dissects power play woes (no righties); looks forward to next opportunity. #canucks tinyurl.com/qd3b99p

Accused coke smuggler loses appeal of extradition order

blogs.vancouversun.com — A Vancouver restaurateur who walked in to Surrey RCMP headquarters four years ago and confessed to smuggling hundreds of kilos of cocaine into Canada thinks he should face charges in this country. But the B.C.
Accused coke smuggler loses appeal of extradition order shar.es/ZEtkU via @sharethis

Photos: Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte said what?!

vancouversun.com — Quirky quotes from U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, who will be in Vancouver this weekend taking part in the
Look out, hottie Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte is in #Vancouver. Check out these funny quotes: bit.ly/189ncBr

If you build it they will play: VSO Chamber Players end first season at Pyatt Hall

vancouversun.com — VSO Chamber Players May 23, 7:30 p.m.; May 26, 2 p.m. | Pyatt Hall Tickets: www.vancouversymphony.ca/series/12VCP/ Chamber music has the double-edged reputation of being classical music's most elite genre - worthy pieces for small groups of performers, presented in smallish rooms. Yet Vancouver has a serious (some might even say rabid) fan base of devotees to this particular musical art.

Postal Service’s Vancouver concert moves to Queen Elizabeth Theatre

blogs.vancouversun.com — The forthcoming concert by reunited indie cult favourites The Postal Service has been moved from Rogers Arena to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Promoter AEG/Goldenvoice has relocated the July 16 show without too much of an explanation, though we can easily imagine that despite Ben Gibbard's band's ...
RT @BlogTrot: The Rog was too big for that act. “@FMarchandVS: Postal Service’s Vancouver concert moves to Queen Elizabeth Theatre http://t…

School board expense accounts: Alberta, transparent; B.C., opaque

blogs.vancouversun.com — The chief superintendent of the Calgary board of education is under fire this week for spending almost $15,000 so that she and two of her staff could travel to New Zealand for an international conference on thinking. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation described it as a taxpayer-funded vacation, according to a story in the Calgary Herald.

Typo’s Be Gone - teh to the automatically!

blogs.vancouversun.com — I have no idea how much time I used to waste each day correcting small typing mistakes. I am a bit of a hunt and peck typist, although I do plow through at a fairly decent rate I tend to make the same mistakes over and over again.
Welcome (back) @dottotech to our tech section. Today's advice? How to get rid of typas, typeos....typos: ow.ly/lkKsl

5 top tech gadgets for travel, with video

blogs.vancouversun.com — Kids fighting over the one Internet connection in your hotel room? No problem, we have an easy answer. As the weather warms up and we start planning for holidays, there's that perennial dilemma: What to pack? When it comes to your tech travel kit, a little thought ahead of time can save you time...
Planning summer vacation? 5 top travel gadgets you'll want to pack. With @cedrictetzel @thereal_theo ow.ly/lkIzS

Porsche 'forgotten' on ferry in Tsawwassen by not so swift driver

vancouversun.com — METRO VANCOUVER - A newer model Porsche abandoned on the Spirit of Vancouver Island at Tsawwassen terminal Wednesday night delayed the vessel's final sailing by more than an hour while B.C. Ferries staff and police scrambled to find the owner. B.C.

16 ways Vancouver city hopes to better engage its citizens

vancouversun.com — Mayor Gregor Robertson admits more can be done to improve how the city and its citizens engage with

This day in history: may 23, 1887

vancouversun.com — One hundred and twenty-six years ago, the first Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train rolled into Vancouver.