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• One person missing, believed trapped in a vehicle after B.C. mudslide

  13-08-2018 23:58 via vancouversun.com
  CACHE CREEK — RCMP in British Columbia say one person is missing following a mudslide near the village of Cache Creek in the province’s Interior.
  Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says the person is believed to have been trapped in a vehicle caught in the mudslide on Saturday.
  The slide happened near the intersection of Highway 99 and Highway 97, about 100 kilometres west of Kamloops.
  The highway remains closed today in both directions near the intersection because of the slide.
  Heavy rains fell
  
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• B.C. Wildfires 2018: Feds offer air power, troops to help in 'urgent' situation battling blazes

  13-08-2018 23:29 via vancouversun.com
  The federal government is offering support with air power and Canadian Armed Forces troops in B.C. as nearly 600 wildfires burn across the province, displacing thousands of people and forcing scores more to be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice.
  Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan issued a joint statement Monday saying that the federal government has accepted a formal request for help from the B.C. government.
  About 200 troops will be sent to help in
  
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• We're planning a working session for the retail cannabis sector, to discuss regulations we're considering related t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-08-2018 23:06 via twitter.com
  We're planning a working session for the retail cannabis sector, to discuss regulations we're considering related t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• What makes Mondays a little better? @NorthVanRC FREE Seaside Yoga @ Cates Deck 6pm. Bring mat/water bottle. All age… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-08-2018 23:01 via twitter.com
  What makes Mondays a little better? @NorthVanRC FREE Seaside Yoga @ Cates Deck 6pm. Bring mat/water bottle. All age… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Surrey slate withdraws from municipal election campaign due to lack of funds

  13-08-2018 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  New campaign finance rules seem to have been a factor in the collapse of a Surrey political party that was set to run six council and school board candidates in this fall’s municipal election.
  The Surrey Community Alliance Voters Association, which was one of the first parties to announce that it was challenging Surrey First’s domination of council, announced over the weekend that it was withdrawing from the campaign.
  “The donations just weren’t coming in and it was no us
  
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• Bigfoot believer hopes to have his day in B.C. court

  13-08-2018 22:46 via vancouversun.com
  A sasquatch tracker plans to convince a B.C. Supreme Court judge to allow a lawsuit against the provincial government to proceed.
  Todd Standing will be in court in New Westminster on Tuesday to argue the province has “breached its stewardship responsibility” by failing to recognize and protect the legendary creature sometimes referred to as Bigfoot.
  A spokesperson for the Ministry of Forests told Postmedia the province will move to dismiss the case.
  “They’re trying t
  
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• British Columbians want 'scalper bots' banned, provincial report says

  13-08-2018 21:32 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — The vast majority of British Columbians consulted by the provincial government say they want “scalper bots” banned from snatching up event tickets online and reselling them to music and sports fans at exorbitant prices.
  The ministry of the solicitor general says in a report released today that 6,500 people responded to its questionnaire, which will inform Minister Mike Farnworth’s decisions as he moves to regulate the ticket selling industry.
  Of those, 97 per
  
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• Got a few minutes? The Official Community Plan Implementation Monitoring Committee is exploring ways to improve hou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-08-2018 21:28 via twitter.com
  Got a few minutes? The Official Community Plan Implementation Monitoring Committee is exploring ways to improve hou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ailing, young West Coast orca 'slogging along' to keep up with her pod: experts

  13-08-2018 21:27 via vancouversun.com
  A wildlife biologist says an ailing killer whale off the West Coast is “slogging along” with her pod mates, at times unable to keep up.
  A veterinarian was able to dart J50 with a broad spectrum antibiotic last Thursday, but Brad Hanson, a U.S. government fisheries biologist, says she still appears tired and was even moving backwards with the current when they saw her over the weekend.
  The emaciated whale is part of the endangered southern resident population that has just 75 members
  
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• B.C. home sales off the boil but prices remain hot

  13-08-2018 20:24
  
  Real estate sales lull means “more choice for consumers” – but only one board registers an annual price drop
  
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• Despite a bit of the wet stuff Shipped Festival 2018 was enjoyed by all! #NorthVan #ShippedFestival https://t.co/K9L2NPc9eZ

  13-08-2018 19:30 via twitter.com
  
  Despite a bit of the wet stuff Shipped Festival 2018 was enjoyed by all! #NorthVan #ShippedFestival https://t.co/K9L2NPc9eZ
  
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• Shipped Festival celebrates North Vancouver Waterfront (PHOTOS) - North Shore News

  13-08-2018 19:19
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  Shipped Festival celebrates North Vancouver Waterfront (PHOTOS)
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  Music, zip lines, food and more were all part of the inaugural Shipped Waterfront Festival held at North Vancouver's Shipyard District and Lonsdale Quay. The festival featured four music stages, showcasing a wide variety of electronic music, DJ's, live ...
  
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• B.C. wildfires: More than 145 new blazes due to wicked weather

  13-08-2018 19:06 via vancouversun.com
  Thousands of people living in central and northern British Columbia are keeping a close watch on winds and weather as wildfires have the potential to threaten more homes.
  No new evacuations or alerts were issued early Monday, offering some respite in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako and Cariboo Regional District after officials in both regions spent Sunday expanding orders around nearly two dozen blazes.
  Roughly 1,600 residents of Fort St. James and close to 2,000 more around West Quesne
  
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• Daily Poll: How much would you pay for a good burger?

  13-08-2018 17:44 via vancouversun.com
  We recently asked readers to weigh in on the best burger in Metro Vancouver and the winner was Uli’s in White Rock.
  Our Aleesha Harris notes that the Uli’s Original Burger was “love at first bite” but that at $19.50, the burger is “a bit pricey.”
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• New B.C. HIV centre director has spent decades studying the virus

  13-08-2018 17:30 via vancouversun.com
  Since high school, Dr. Zabrina Brumme has been fascinated with HIV, the “simple yet adaptable” virus that takes on drugs and the body’s immune system alike.
  “I graduated from high school in the mid-1990s and that’s when HIV was its most destructive and scary, the point where it was the leading cause of death, for example, among adult males in the United States,” Brumme said.
  On Monday, she begins her new job as director of the HIV/AIDS laboratory program
  
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• Riverdale: Cast snags top honours at Teen Choice Awards, young Hiram Lodge cast

  13-08-2018 16:36 via vancouversun.com
  INGLEWOOD, CALIF.: AUGUST 12, 2018 – The cast of CW’s Riverdale accept the Choice Drama TV Show onstage during FOX’s Teen Choice Awards at The Forum on August 12, 2018 in Inglewood, California.
  It was a busy weekend in Riverdale.
  The hit CW show, which is filmed and around the Metro Vancouver area, snagged nine honours at Sunday’s 2018 Teen Choice Awards, including Choice Drama TV Show.
  “There’s a lot of great shows so we feel really grateful to be up here. We
  
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• Vancouver weather: Don't blow your fog horn just yet

  13-08-2018 15:33 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Aug. 13, 2018 – Don’t blow your fog horn just yet – Monday’s weather starts off foggy but winds will dissipate the grey later in the day.
  Temperatures will warm up even if it does feel like fall’s rapid arrival is speeding up.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny. Fog to dissipate late morning. Windy near the water later in the afternoon. High of 24, 29 inland.
  Tonight: Clear, windy near the water this evening. Low of 15.
  Tomorrow: Sunny. High of 25
  
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• Striking a chord: West Van craftsman sells select instruments globally

  13-08-2018 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  Alexander Weimann’s fingers flew over the keys at a recent Vancouver Bach Festival performance, the sound not quite big enough for Christ Church Cathedral’s roomy nave, but the playing exquisite.
  The names Turner and Tomlinson, the harpsichord’s builders, were printed above the keyboard, but what most in the audience were probably unaware of were the dozens of architects’ signatures inscribed on the inside, names such as Bing Thom and Arthur Erickson.
  “It’s a
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: RCMP officers balked at disclosure in Morrey case

  13-08-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Kristy Morrey murder trial collapsed after a shocking litany of RCMP runarounds that caused one officer to lawyer up and others to discuss bringing in federal lawyers to prevent the provincial prosecutor from disclosing some evidence.
  Two senior Mounties complained in text messages released by the B.C. Supreme Court that Crown counsel Gordon Baines was “weak” and that if he kept agreeing to defence requests for material they should get a Justice Department lawyer to hamper his ef
  
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• Firefighters continued their work today assisting crews near Smithers. Tomorrow, another crew of 4 will head to Bur… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-08-2018 05:27 via twitter.com
  Firefighters continued their work today assisting crews near Smithers. Tomorrow, another crew of 4 will head to Bur… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Pilot injured in crash in Abbotsford now 'stable'

  13-08-2018 04:18 via vancouversun.com
  The pilot of the 1930s-era biplane that crashed shortly after take off Saturday at Abbotsford International Airport is now in stable condition.
  The pilot and with four adult passengers were taken to hospital by ground and air ambulance after the de Havilland Dragon Rapide crashed on the runway at 5:30 p.m. after the Abbotsford International Airshow ended for the day.
  One person sustained serious injuries, while another was in critical condition. Three others sustained minor injuries.
  On Sunday,
  
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• 'He didn't deserve this,' says mother of Vancouver road rage shooting victim

  13-08-2018 03:35 via vancouversun.com
  Willis Hunt wasn’t even driving the night he died.
  Vancouver’s 14th homicide of the year — an apparent victim of a deadly road rage incident early Friday morning — doesn’t even drive, said his mother Sunni Hunt.
  Instead, Hunt was a passenger as a female friend sat behind the wheel of a grey Toyota Matrix. They were driving past the PNE in Vancouver when the driver accidentally cut off a white sedan.
  She didn’t mean to, said Hunt, recounting what the friend had
  
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• Letters: Removal of John A. Macdonald statue inflames debate

  13-08-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Re: Victoria councillors not unanimous in vote to remove Sir John A. Macdonald statue, Aug. 9
  The removal of John A. Macdonald’s statue from the Victoria city hall precincts should be hailed as a victory for all those intent on destroying English Canada to clear the way for the multicultural paradise currently in the making.
  Who is next? Sir Wilfrid Laurier, an opponent of women’s suffrage, is certainly one possibility. The point is that few, if any, major historical figures could pa
  
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• Charles Gauthier: Placemaking sets the scene for economic success

  13-08-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s geography, natural beauty, culture and climate all contribute to our economy being one of the most vigorous in Canada. It should surprise no one that half the city’s economic growth in 2016 was attributable to finance, insurance, real estate and construction. You may also be aware that Vancouver’s economy is also fuelled by trade, film, technology, tourism and natural resources. But what you may not know is how our economy is supported by invaluable behind-the-scene
  
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• Residents on edge, some evacuated as wildfires rage in north-central B.C.

  13-08-2018 02:51 via vancouversun.com
  The chair of the Bulkley-Nechako regional district board has had a long week and expects the next one will not be any better, as more evacuation orders and alerts are in effect for an area of north-central B.C. nearly surrounded by forest fires.
  “I’ve had better weeks,” Bill Miller chuckled softly over the phone from Burns Lake.
  The 35-kilometre stretch of land under evacuation order is west of Fort St. James, in a mostly rural area, while an expanded evacuation alert includes
  
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• Here's Laura with info on the 4th Annual Blackberry Bake-off, which takes place Aug 25 @ Greenwood.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  13-08-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  Here's Laura with infoon the 4th Annual Blackberry Bake-off, which takes place Aug 25 @ Greenwood.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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