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Going hiking in Metro Vancouver this weekend? There's still snow up there, warn officials

01-07-2017 23:51 via cbc.ca

It may be a gorgeous, sunny weekend in Metro Vancouver, but officials are reminding hikers there's still plenty of snow on some backcountry trails in Lynn Valley.

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Canadian regains citizenship stripped by dated law

01-07-2017 23:47 via globalnews.ca

Byrdie Funk marked Canada Day by taking an oath of citizenship, but unlike the 150 people around her who also raised their right arm to do the same, she is hardly a newcomer.

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Kelowna man canoes across five provinces for Canada Day

01-07-2017 22:34 via cbc.ca

Kelowna resident Wayne Wilson left Fort St. James, B.C. in early June and canoed across five provinces to Ottawa for Canada Day festivities.

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Approaching reconciliation on Canada Day - CBC.ca

01-07-2017 22:02

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Approaching reconciliation on Canada Day
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Canada Day events are taking place all across the country to commemorate Canada's 150 years of Confederation, but not all the events are a celebration of the past. Chief Robert Joseph, a residential school survivor, has dedicated his life to healing ...and more »

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West End neighbours crowdfund to hire arborist to save cat in tree

01-07-2017 22:00 via cbc.ca

The tabby cat is safe, but now the hunt is now on for its owner.

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Approaching reconciliation on Canada Day

01-07-2017 22:00 via cbc.ca

Canada Day events are taking place all across the country to commemorate Canada's 150 years of Confederation, but not all the events are a celebration of the past.

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Vancouver still shaped by Hong Kong handover 2 decades later - CBC.ca

01-07-2017 21:01

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Vancouver still shaped by Hong Kong handover 2 decades later
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Strolling through Vancouver's Kerrisdale neighbourhood, historian Henry Yu reflects on how immigrants from Hong Kong have helped shape the city over the past two decades. "Vancouver is one of the main places that a lot of Hong Kong Chinese came to, ...and more »

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Vancouver still shaped by Hong Kong handover 2 decades later

01-07-2017 21:00 via cbc.ca

On July 1, 1997, the governance of Hong Kong was officially handed over to the People's Republic of China from the United Kingdom, a move than brought thousands of Hong Kong immigrants to Vancouver.

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BC bee industry suffers serious losses after cold, wet winter - CBC.ca

01-07-2017 20:01

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BC bee industry suffers serious losses after cold, wet winter
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An annual spring survey of British Columbia's beekeepers revealed a higher percentage than usual of colony loss over the long, cold winter. The survey, conducted by the Provincial Apiculture Office last month, asked beekeepers across the province to ...

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B.C. bee industry suffers serious losses after cold, wet winter

01-07-2017 20:00 via cbc.ca

The provincial government's annual spring survey of beekeepers found 31 per cent colony loss after this year's winter compared to the typical 17 to 18 per cent loss.

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3 major blazes keep overnight fire crews busy in Vancouver - CBC.ca

01-07-2017 19:42

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3 major blazes keep overnight fire crews busy in Vancouver
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Firefighters in Vancouver earned their keep Friday night and early Saturday morning, working to contain three separate blazes across the city. Crews attended two fires in East Vancouver — one on 6th Avenue and one on Lakewood Drive — and another in ...and more »

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3 major blazes keep overnight fire crews busy in Vancouver

01-07-2017 19:40 via cbc.ca

Firefighters in Vancouver earned their keep Friday night and early Saturday morning, working to contain three separate blazes across the city.

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Canucks sign Sam Gagner, Michael Del Zotto, Anders Nilsson

01-07-2017 19:10 via globalnews.ca

The Vancouver Canucks announced that they signed forward Sam Gagner to a three-year contract on Saturday.

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UBC players eye Olympics after turning pro in Russian hockey league with Beijing-based Red Star

01-07-2017 19:00 via cbc.ca

You can't really call it a dream come true because neither Derek Dun nor Luke Lockhart ever imagined that one day they could be playing hockey in the Olympics for China. In China. By way of Russia.

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Interac to restore e-Transfer service at 6 p.m. PT, going bank by bank

01-07-2017 18:17 via cbc.ca

Interac said it began restoring e-Transfer service shortly before 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, "through all financial institutions on a sequential basis," after it was suspended Friday morning while technical issues were being worked out.

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Interac e-Transfer service fully restored

01-07-2017 18:17 via cbc.ca

Interac says its e-Transfer service is back to being "fully operational among all financial institutions" after it was suspended Friday morning while technical issues were being worked out.

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Done with diesel: First Nation proposes hydro project for clean energy future

01-07-2017 18:00 via cbc.ca

Vancouver Island's remote Hesquiaht First Nation wants to end its reliance on combustible fossil fuels as a main source of electricity in the hopes of reducing annual costs, greenhouse gases and improving the safety of community members.

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Canadian gas prices at 7-year low for July long weekend, except in Vancouver

01-07-2017 17:00 via cbc.ca

While the rest of Canada enjoys seven-year low gas prices for the July long weekend, B.C. distinguishes itself as being the most expensive.

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Nasty or illegal? Out-foxing Fox clears up murky laws, say legal experts

01-07-2017 16:00 via cbc.ca

The criminal conviction of a Burnaby B.C. man who spent years attacking his Arizona ex-wife online — in a vindictive online revenge attack — will help clear a 'murky' area of law, legal experts say.

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Former B.C. premier Mike Harcourt on the challenges and next steps for John Horgan

01-07-2017 15:00 via cbc.ca

Sixteen years of B.C. Liberal rule have come to an end and premier-designate John Horgan now has the task of implementing his party’s policies with a minority government, in a province used to having a Liberal premier.

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Vancouver fire crews battle two three-alarm fires overnight

01-07-2017 14:37 via globalnews.ca

Vancouver fire crews were busy overnight, battling two fully-involved fires that were upgraded to three-alarm blazes.

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Dead seal found in White Rock may have been shot, says Fisheries and Oceans Canada

01-07-2017 12:35 via globalnews.ca

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is investigating what may have killed a harbour seal found on a beach in White Rock.

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Some Canadians used to speak with a quasi-British accent called Canadian Dainty

01-07-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca

The age-old "tomayto-tomahto" debate may bear the remnants of Canadian Dainty, a quasi-British accent spoken by upper middle class Canadians that is now mostly extinct, according to a Toronto linguist.

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Fireworks, parades and free milk: Canada's centennial babies turn 50

01-07-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca

Arlene Beitel, Carol Tidd and Ethel Edwards live in different provinces — British Columbia, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador — but have at least one thing in common: They were born on July 1, 1967.

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Canadian flag bigger than CFL football field on display at Stanley Park

01-07-2017 08:09 via cbc.ca

New Canadian Zhen Zhong Li says his flag is the biggest in the world, and you can check it out all day on July 1.

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Freefall festival takes to airfield in Vernon

01-07-2017 07:47 via globalnews.ca

Skyvans can carry 22 skydivers, making for group jumps that will create quite the spectacle over the North Okanagan for the weekend.

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Free-fall festival takes to airfield in Vernon

01-07-2017 07:47 via globalnews.ca

Hundreds of parachute enthusiasts are gathering in the Okanagan for the Canada Day long weekend to take the plunge over Vernon. Blaine Gaffney reports.

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Men’s professional tennis takes over Kelowna courts

01-07-2017 07:38 via globalnews.ca

The sixth annual Kelowna Futures Tennis Tournament is underway for the Canada Day long weekend. Parkinson Rec Centre’s courts are where the games take place Saturday and Sunday. The ITF Men’s Pro Circuit is the key entry level to all professional tennis tournaments. Travis Lowe reports.

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West Kelowna fire displaces three families

01-07-2017 06:45 via globalnews.ca

Heavy fire and smoke greeted West Kelowna fire crews Friday afternoon at a triplex on Glenway Rd. The blaze in one unit burned fast and hot, proving difficult for firefighting efforts.

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Lifeguard saves 20-year-old cat from waters off Deep Cove

01-07-2017 05:56 via cbc.ca

A North Vancouver cat, deaf and blind, fell into the waters off Deep Cove Saturday. Fortunately, a nearby lifeguard was able to avert cat-astrophe.

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Global News Hour at 6: Jun 30

01-07-2017 05:35 via globalnews.ca

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Friday, June 30, 2017.

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Penticton motel slated for demolition damaged in fire

01-07-2017 04:54 via globalnews.ca

About a dozen residents who were set to move out of the Highland Motel in Penticton Friday ended up scrambling to collect all their worldly possession when a fire broke out. A blaze started in a back bedroom of a main floor unit, according to the fire department.

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Canada’s greatest medical advancements

01-07-2017 04:37 via globalnews.ca

Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.

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BC Evening Weather Forecast: Jun 30

01-07-2017 04:33 via globalnews.ca

The Friday, June 30, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

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NDP’s next steps

01-07-2017 04:29 via globalnews.ca

Fri, Jun 30: For the first time in 16 years, the NDP is taking the reins in the legislature. Premier Designate John Horgan speaks to Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey about the work that lies ahead.

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BC Liberals’ next steps

01-07-2017 04:29 via globalnews.ca

Fri, Jun 30: Defeated in a confidence vote, former Premier Christy Clark is now the leader of the opposition. But where does the party go from here? John Hua explains

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Horgan vows to make fentanyl crisis a priority

01-07-2017 04:25 via globalnews.ca

Fri, Jun 30: New numbers show an average of four people are dying of drug overdoses in B.C. each day. As Paul Johnson reports, the province’s Premier Designate is promising to tackle the problem.

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Flagger hurt on job speaks out about on-the-job incident

01-07-2017 04:25 via globalnews.ca

Fri, Jun 30: A flagger injured on the job this week is improving in hospital according to the B.C. Flagging Association. Now a colleague hurt last year is speaking out. As Rumina Daya reports, the woman says these types of incidents are all too common.

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Vancouver’s empty homes tax deadline gives homeowners 1 more day to find tenants

01-07-2017 04:17 via globalnews.ca

Canada Day is the last day to have a tenant in place if you don't want to pay the city' new empty homes tax.

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Record number of visitors expected to swarm Canada Place over July long weekend

01-07-2017 04:00 via cbc.ca

The Port of Vancouver said in a statement Friday it's anticipating more than one million visitors at Canada Place.

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Translink gearing up for Canada 150 with added transit service

01-07-2017 03:49 via globalnews.ca

The transit authority is scheduling extra trains and SeaBus trips, in anticipation of big crowds.

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Fire rips through Penticton motel

01-07-2017 03:27 via globalnews.ca

About a dozen people are out of their homes after a fire broke out at the Highland Motel in Penticton, B.C., Friday afternoon.

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Parent fights to omit gender on BC child's birth certificate - CBC.ca

01-07-2017 02:53

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Parent fights to omit gender on BC child's birth certificate
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A parent in B.C.'s Slocan Valley is fighting to omit their child's sex on their birth certificate as part of a broader effort to keep gender from being included on government documents. Kori Doty gave birth to Searyl Atli at a friend's home last ...and more »

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Parent fights to omit gender on B.C. child's birth certificate

01-07-2017 02:51 via cbc.ca

A parent in B.C.'s Slocan Valley is fighting to omit their child's sex on their birth certificate as part of a broader effort to keep anyone's gender from being included on government documents.

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Small plane crashes in Courtenay River

01-07-2017 02:35 via globalnews.ca

The pilot of a small aircraft is counting his blessings after escaping a crash unhurt.

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Jackie Chan lands at YVR on inaugural Hong Kong flight

01-07-2017 02:24 via cbc.ca

Kung fu doyen Jackie Chan is in Vancouver for the weekend as the newly minted ambassador for Hong Kong Airlines.

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Residents of new Vancouver tent city say relations improving with city

01-07-2017 02:14 via globalnews.ca

Residents of a new Vancouver tent city say the city has reversed course and granted them a permit for portable toilets and trash cans.

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Historic Hon's Wun-Tun House closing in Chinatown - CBC.ca

01-07-2017 02:13

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Historic Hon's Wun-Tun House closing in Chinatown
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For 45 years, Hon's Wun-Tun House has been serving Cantonese comfort food in the heart of Chinatown and the closure of the historic restaurant will mark the end of an era, say locals and patrons. There are several Hon's locations across Metro Vancouver ...

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Historic Hon's Wun-Tun House closing in Chinatown

01-07-2017 02:12 via cbc.ca

For 45 years, Hon's Wun-Tun House has been serving Cantonese comfort food in the heart of Chinatown and the closure of the historic restaurant will mark the end of an era, locals say.

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BC Liberals leave checkered legacy following 16 years of power - CBC.ca

01-07-2017 01:24

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BC Liberals leave checkered legacy following 16 years of power
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Christy Clark's Liberals governed B.C. for 5,869 days — a political dynasty that is one of the longest in the province's history. And now, with the decision by Lt.-Governor Judith Guichon to ask NDP leader John Horgan to form the province's next ...
NDP to form a government in British Columbia, Liberals out after 16 yearsCityNews
British Columbia Liberals lose confidence voteCTV News
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