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More vigils are planned Sunday for Michael Stone, a beloved yoga teacher who hosted Buddhist retreats and workshops across Canada and around the world who died last week from a drug overdose.

More vigils are planned Sunday for Michael Stone, a beloved yoga teacher who hosted Buddhist retreats and workshops across Canada and around the world who died last week from a drug overdose.

A total of 152 fires are burning across the province now.

A total of 152 fires are burning across the province now.

Sun, Jul 23: Araxi Restaurant’s Executive Chef James Walt shows off a simple, Italian recipe: Peperonata with buffalo mozzarella. Combining different types of bell peppers, with garlic and shallots, he serves up a dish that could be the perfect appetizer or salad for a summer meal.

Winston Blackmore and James Oler are accused of having multiple wives each.

"We're in the final stages of being ready. As soon as we get the clearance on the fire itself I think we will be able to bring people home."

Parts of eastern B.C. could see winds up to 80 kilometres per hour Sunday afternoon, as firefighting officials struggle to contain wildfires across the province.

Environment Canada had forecast strong winds between 30 and 70 kilometres per hour are in the Cariboo and Interior regions and thunderstorms in the Kootenays, but the fire situation remained mostly unaffected.

Environment Canada said strong winds between 30 and 70 kilometres per hour are expected in the Cariboo and Interior regions, with thunderstorms expected in the Kootenays in the late afternoon.

"Vancouver doesn't just need supply, it needs the right kind of supply local people on local incomes can afford."

Mayor: "Vancouver doesn't just need supply, it needs the right kind of supply local people on local incomes can afford."

James Coleridge's Coast to Coast recently earned special mention at the Gelato World Tour Challenge in New York City.

Sun, Jul 23: Your questions answered by the Global BC experts. This week in Ask an Expert, pyschologists Dr. Carla Fry and Lisa Ferrari from the Real Parenting Lab share advice for families facing stressful situations, like the recent wildfire evacuations. From being mindful of their behaviour around children to creating time and space from...

Sun, Jul 23: Whether you are planning a short hike or a multi-day camping trip, Andrew Sutherland from MEC has something to help improve your experience. He also shows off a new website that can help you find the perfect summer adventure.

If you find yourself dreading spending time with co-workers outside of the workplace this summer, it might be time to check in with yourself and sort out old dramas.

A newly available drug testing strip is the first of its kind to be able to detect carfentanil but still can't detect dozens of other opioids, leading to warnings for recreational drug users hoping to rely on the strips during the summer festival season.

Crowds gathered at Central Park Saturday evening to mourn Marrisa Shen, who was found dead in the Burnaby park earlier this week.

Evacuees like John and Rena Gordey left Williams Lake a week ago with nothing. Now they, along with others at the evacuation centre in Kamloops, say they're still waiting on $600 from the Canadian Red Cross to help cope.

With more than 700 wildfires burning through British Columbia's forests since this spring, environmental experts fear the increasing use of chemical fire retardants may be putting wild fish at risk.

Family friends and supporters gathered in Burnaby's Central Park to remember Marrisa Shen on Saturday night.

BC Parks says an evacuation of the park would be difficult, as it is only accessible by hiking trails.

Evacuees granted the right to return home Saturday afternoon greeted the news with a mix of relief and the pragmatic acknowledgment that they could be forced to abruptly leaving again soon after returning home.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Saturday, July 22, 2017.

Trucking companies in B.C. are feeling the pinch as wildfire-related highway closures continue.

While Tsilhqot'in elders and leaders were held up in a Abbotsford hotel because of smoke and fire back home, they learned that the B.C. government granted drilling permits to Taseko's controversial New Prosperity Mine.

Sat, Jul 22: Tomorrow marks one year since Michael Sandhu was shot and killed in Surrey. He was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of the ongoing gun violence in Metro Vancouver. As Jill Bennett reports, his family is still waiting for answers into his death.

The Saturday, July 22, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

Sat, Jul 22: Residents of the Ashcroft Reserve were allowed back home earlier this week. But for them it was bittersweet, knowing that neighbours and even relatives have lost everything in the wildfire. Our John Hua has had a chance to look at the devastation today.

Sat, Jul 22: Tonight emotions are running high in Burnaby as people there are getting ready for a rally this evening. That’s in response to the murder of a 13-year-old girl earlier this week. Nadia Stewart has more.

Sat, Jul 22: Good news for some evacuees displaced by wildfires in our province today. They’ve been allowed to go back home after more evacuation orders were lifted today. Neetu Garcha reports.

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Sat, Jul 22: A fundraiser was held in New Westminster today in support of a three year old girl with a form of cancer that attacks her nerve tissue. Kristen Robinson reports.

The Vancouver Police Department is implementing a city-wide "predictive policing" system that uses machine learning to prevent break-ins by predicting where they will occur before they happen — the first of its kind in Canada.

The federal government is promising more funding to support residents affected by raging wildfires in British Columbia as some of the thousands of people displaced prepare to return home.

If everything goes smoothly, Metro Vancouverites shouldn't see an increase in restrictions this year.

Fallon Aubee, a transgender inmate in British Columbia, has won a years-long battle to serve the remainder of her sentence for first-degree murder at a women's prison.

Evacuation orders for the communities of 100 Mile House, 103 Mile House, 105 Mile House, 108 Mile Ranch, and the western Lac La Hache area have been downgraded to an alert.

A later growing season could mean less time in stores is in the cards for B.C. fruit.

One year after Michael Sandhu was gunned down in Surrey, his mother is urging anyone with information to come forward — including the shooter.

Nearly 10,000 residents of the town and its surrounding area will be allowed to return home.