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• Wildfire mitigation on municipalities' minds

  24-08-2018 23:59 via vancouversun.com
  As more than 560 wildfires burn across B.C. and most of the province is blanketed in smoke, local governments in the Interior are appealing to the federal and provincial governments for help to protect their cities from future fires.
  The appeals come in the form of resolutions that will be presented at this fall’s Union of B.C. Municipalities conference.
  The Thompson-Nicola Regional District wants to see the province provide funding to rural and First Nations fire brigades and departments
  
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• Cathedral Lakes Lodge evacuated for the second time this month due to wildfire

  24-08-2018 23:57 via vancouversun.com
  Cathedral Lakes Lodge has been ordered to evacuate for the second time this month.
  The Cool Creek fire, which has burned about 69 square kilometres some 27 kilometres southeast of Princeton, started after a lighting strike on Aug. 15 and is classified as out of control, according to a Friday update from the B.C. Wildfire Service.
  The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has ordered all people at the lodge, as well as its base camp on Ewart Creek Road, to evacuate immediately.When the l
  
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• B.C. wildfires 2018: Cathedral Lakes Lodge threatened; air freshens in parts of B.C.

  24-08-2018 23:29 via vancouversun.com
  A lightning-caused fire in southern British Columbia that the B.C. Wildfire Service says went undetected because it was initially obscured by smoke has now charred 69 square kilometres and threatens a popular backcountry lodge.
  The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen issued an evacuation order Friday for Cathedral Provincial Park and Cathedral Lakes Lodge, east of Manning Park, along B.C.’s southern border.
  Erick Thompson, information officer with the regional district’s emerge
  
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• ICBC plan for incidental drivers draws confusion and flood of questions

  24-08-2018 23:28 via vancouversun.com
  Langley resident Herb Thiessen is confused about coming changes for ICBC policyholders that could make him list the five family members who occasionally drive his two cars.
  Thiessen, 70, has health issues and his wife, two adult children and their spouses take turns providing “occasional support using my vehicles and occasionally borrow the truck for errands and holidays.”
  Recently, ICBC said it planned to change its rate framework to get policyholders to list all incidental drivers.
  
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• This Week in History: 1954 The B.C. Lions play their first regular season game

  24-08-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  The weekend of Aug. 28-29, 1954 was crazy busy in Vancouver.
  One hundred and thirteen thousand, seven hundred and forty-five people went to the opening day of the Pacific National Exhibition. Another 100,000 went to the airport to watch an “18-jet show.” A record 15,000 anglers hit the waters by Horseshoe Bay for The Vancouver Sun’s annual Salmon Derby.
  But for sports fans, the big deal was at Empire Stadium, where the B.C. Lions played their first regular season game against t
  
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• Does your non-profit organization reduce social, economic or physical disadvantage and improve the quality of life… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-08-2018 23:00 via twitter.com
  Does your non-profit organization reduce social, economic or physical disadvantage and improve the quality of life… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Richmond compost facility Harvest Power to shut down

  24-08-2018 22:57 via vancouversun.com
  A Richmond compost operation that has been the target of thousands of odour complaints over the past two years is planning to shut down.
  In a statement posted on its website, Harvest Power, which runs the facility in east Richmond, said it had made “a business decision” not to replace its covered aerated static pile composting system — a requirement of its Metro Vancouver air quality management permit — and instead wind down its operations.
  “There’s all these
  
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• Ridership on B.C.'s Highway 16 northern bus service more than doubles in six months

  24-08-2018 21:30 via vancouversun.com
  PRINCE GEORGE — The British Columbia government says thousands of people have used an inter-community bus service across northwestern B.C. in the 19 months since it was launched to offer safe, affordable travel along Highway 16, the so-called Highway of Tears.
  The Ministry of Transportation says the BC Transit-operated route has more than doubled its ridership over the last six months, climbing to 12,000 riders from about 5,000 who were using the service at its first anniversary.
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• Cube House sale at 43% below original price is prime example of high-end slump

  24-08-2018 21:20
  
  Entire Lower Mainland’s high-end real estate market has shifted from significantly above-ask bids to markedly below-list sale prices
  
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• B.C. First Nation fights to save community from wildfire

  24-08-2018 21:14 via vancouversun.com
  FORT FRASER — As bright orange flames filled the sky and roared like a freight train, Beverly Ketlo thought it was time to say goodbye to the Nadleh Whut’en band’s beloved cultural camp.
  Ketlo and Chief Larry Nooski sat in a car looking out at the devastating scene. The historic and sacred camp, where the First Nation sent their children to learn about their culture and laid to rest some of their loved ones, looked ready to disappear.
  “My uncle’s ashes are actually
  
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• Are you registered to vote this October? If you're an eligible voter, but not on the voters list, you can register… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-08-2018 21:10 via twitter.com
  Are you registered to vote this October? If you're an eligible voter, but not on the voters list, you can register… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• B.C. Ferries vehicle traffic highest in company's history

  24-08-2018 21:08 via vancouversun.com
  In its 58 years of existence, B.C. Ferries says it has never seen vehicle traffic levels quite like this.
  The company announced it has hit an all-time high for vehicles on board its vessels, while foot traffic is also at its highest in more than 20 years.
  Yet in its first quarter results for this fiscal year, the corporation’s net earnings were down significantly from the same quarter last year. Between April and June, B.C. Ferries earned $6 million — $11.3 million less than 201
  
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• Six arrested in Williams Lake after seizure of weapons, fentanyl

  24-08-2018 20:54 via vancouversun.com
  WILLIAMS LAKE — RCMP say six people have been arrested following the seizure of drugs, firearms and a large amount of cash at a home in Williams Lake.
  Police say they seized drugs include fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and testosterone as well as miscellaneous pills and drug paraphernalia.
  Insp. Jeff Pelley says in a news release that offences involving weapons and drugs, especially those alleged to include trafficking of fentanyl, are a high priority for the force.
  The arrests and seizures cam
  
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• Speed a factor in fatal crash involving co-op car in Vancouver: police

  24-08-2018 20:47 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police say speed is believed to be a factor in the city’s eighth traffic fatality of 2018.
  A 30-year-old Burnaby man died and his 32-year-old male passenger from Langley was taken to hospital with minor injuries after the crash of their co-op vehicle early Friday morning.
  Sgt. Jason Robillard says in a news release that the Nissan Versa was travelling along a curving section of a road on Vancouver’s west side.
  Police say the driver lost control and slammed into a retaining
  
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• Margaret McGregor: Ensure frail seniors have best possible care

  24-08-2018 20:31 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. Office of the Seniors Advocate recently published a report that found residents living in publicly owned nursing homes — about a third of all facilities in this province — were sent to hospital less frequently compared to facilities where the care was contracted to privately owned for-profit and non-profit facilities.
  No one should not be surprised by the report’s findings — these observed trends are not new and support an earlier study by myself and other resear
  
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• Thank you! 26 volunteers turned out last night to help bust ivy & clear litter from Lower Mackay Creek, including… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-08-2018 20:22 via twitter.com
  Thank you! 26 volunteers turned out last night to help bust ivy & clear litter from Lower Mackay Creek, including… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hollywood North: Downloaded showcases Vancouver's burgeoning VR film potential

  24-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s burgeoning capacity for virtual reality production is a side of the film business that Hollywood North is increasingly setting its sights on.
  The city has also been chosen as the host of the first VR Global Summit on Sept. 21-22, because it is the fastest-growing global hub for the technology. At the two-day event, more than 10 local companies developing VR technologies will be seeking investors to expand operations.
  “Nasa, the Pentagon, Boeing and every major organ that
  
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• Back to school fashion: Prepare for a season of throwbacks

  24-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If you’re a parent with a child headed back to school this fall, well, you may be in for a good chuckle.
  The hottest fashion trends to hit the hallways this season are throwback styles inspired by decades that many moms and dads will remember very well.
  “The ’90s, ’80s and ’70s,” Jenna Tuazon, the marketing and ecommerce manager for the Canadian retailer Plenty, says of the sartorial throwbacks. “You can probably pull something from any era and make it w
  
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• Back to school: 3 cool tech gadgets

  24-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  These days, a laptop or tablet is an absolute must when it comes to back-to-school tech shopping.
  But, if you’re looking to go beyond the mere basics, there are a wide array of gadgets and gizmos on offer that are sure to elevate the classroom experience.
  From smart pens to printers, we waded through the new releases and found three tech gadgets that are sure to be at the top of almost every student’s back-to-school wish list.Print master
  Sure, most things can be done on your phone,
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: B.C. sparkling wine on the edge of becoming something special

  24-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  When I think about the history of B.C. sparkling wine, four people come easily to mind: Harry McWatters the original force behind Sumac Ridge Steller’s Jay Brut in Summerland; Stephen Cipes, founder of Summerhill Pyramid Winery and producer of Cipes Brut in Kelowna; and Ian and Jane Mavety, the Okanagan Falls couple behind Blue Mountain Brut, the longtime darling of the B.C. fizz market.
  Each took a different path to sparkling wine but some three decades down the road they remain central t
  
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• Malcolm Parry's Town Talk column for August 25, 2018

  24-08-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  BACK TO SCHOOLING: With wildfire smoke still irritating their eyes and lungs, tens of thousands of British Columbians — from kindergarten to doctoral students — will soon begin filling their minds with new capabilities and the urge to discover more still. This column has identified many such learners and especially those who deliver or administer their learning. Several of the latter still do just that. Others have moved on to such opportunities as entrepreneurism, retirement or bein
  
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• Historic Tyee Club at Campbell River keeps the dream of 30-pound chinook salmon alive

  24-08-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  It takes just five minutes for a 14-foot fibreglass boat with wood trim, propelled by a six-horsepower outboard motor, to navigate around Tyee Spit at the mouth of the Campbell River and into a popular fishing spot known as the Tyee Pool.
  When you get there, you might think you have been transported back to 1924, the year the exclusive Tyee Club of B.C. was formed.
  Seeing one rowboat bobbing in the ocean is something of an oddity, seeing 50 in one spot is eye-poppingly unusual.
  “Just imagi
  
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• B.C. wildfires 2018: Air freshens in parts of B.C.: other regions still face air quality, fire risks

  24-08-2018 18:43 via vancouversun.com
  Environment Canada is offering some hope to residents of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley after nearly a week of stagnant, smoke-filled air, but the forecast is not as positive for people closer to the wildfires burning in Interior British Columbia.
  Air-quality advisories remain for most of the province due to high levels of ultra-fine grit tossed up by the fires.
  The weather office does say those fine particulates should continue to decline across the Lower Mainland and a smog advisory has
  
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• Here's Laura to tell you all about the #CityParkStewards 4th Annual Blackberry Bake-off happening TOMORROW 9am to n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-08-2018 18:00 via twitter.com
  Here's Laura to tell you all about the #CityParkStewards 4th Annual Blackberry Bake-off happening TOMORROW 9am to n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Vancouver firefighters investigate blaze at century-old home in Kitsilano

  24-08-2018 17:38 via vancouversun.com
  Fire investigators are trying to determine what caused a century-old house in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood to burn down Thursday.
  Crews are battling a house fire at 3rd & MacDonald, heavy smoke & fire conditions #3rdAlarm Chris Danroth photos pic.twitter.com/HMH0kKlA5S
  — Van Fire Fighters (@IAFF18) August 23, 2018Vancouver firefighters were called out shortly after 1:30 p.m. to the 2700-block of West 3rd at MacDonald Street, where a three-storey wood house was engulfed
  
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• Victoria tenants battling renovictions – and some may be victorious

  24-08-2018 15:00
  
  Pensioner paying $728 a month told renovated unit would rent for $1,425 a month
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Horgan, Trudeau foster relationship as friends with political benefits

  24-08-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — For all the speculation that Premier John Horgan’s pipeline fight would damage relations with Ottawa, he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got along well when the federal cabinet visited B.C. this week.
  Horgan did bring up his opposition to the federally backed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
  “The prime minister and I have talked about that every time we speak,” the premier told reporters in a media scrum Wednesday after meeting with the PM and
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Cloudy and sunny, with a slight chance of showers

  24-08-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – It could be a happy Friday for those who have been suffering from the smoky air. Environment Canada says the thick haze that has blanketed Metro Vancouver or more than a week should continue to dissipate throughout the day and possibly clear up by tomorrow. However, an air quality advisory remains in effect for now until the level of fine particulate matter in the air comes down.
  Friday’s weather forecast calls for a mix of sun and cloud, with a high of 20 C. Enviro
  
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• Horgan, Trudeau foster relationship as friends with political benefits

  24-08-2018 06:59 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — For all the speculation that Premier John Horgan’s pipeline fight would damage relations with Ottawa, he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got along well when the federal cabinet visited B.C. this week.
  Horgan did bring up his opposition to the federally backed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
  “The prime minister and I have talked about that every time we speak,” the premier told reporters in a media scrum Wednesday after meeting with the PM and
  
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• Awesome Mama, mini-Harley are extra super; wife will get fill of wine

  24-08-2018 05:21 via vancouversun.com
  A young girl wielding a big bat and lollipop, and dressed t resemble Suicide Squad star Harley Quinn, turned a lot of heads last Saturday afternoon during the inaugural Big Superhero Run in Richmond.
  “Sarah” also got the judges’ full attention as she went home with the Best Costume Award, presented after the 1K, 5K and 10K runs/walks by race director Baxter (Batman) Bayer and his colourful Vancouver-based Running Tours Inc. crew.
  More than 300 participants in the Big Super
  
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• 'Wish they'd do this every year': The International Dota 2 Championship a boost for Vancouver tourism

  24-08-2018 04:56 via vancouversun.com
  As the world’s best Dota 2 players duke it out for a US$24.8-million purse at the international championships at Rogers Arena, local businesses are also fighting for their share of millions in tourism dollars from eSports fans in town from across the globe.
  In December, the Valve Corporation made the decision to move the competition to Vancouver from Seattle, where it had been held since 2012. Dota 2, a multiplayer online battle arena game developed by Valve, is like a mix of che
  
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• Man who tried to murder Hells Angel at YVR should get 12 years: Crown

  24-08-2018 04:45 via vancouversun.com
  A young man from Hamilton who tried to murder a member of the Hells Angels at the Vancouver airport and conspired to murder another person should spend 12 years behind bars, a prosecutor argued Thursday.
  In May, Knowah Ferguson, 21, pleaded guilty to the April 2015 attempt on Damion Ryan’s life and to conspiring to kill the other person, who has not been identified in court.
  “Mr. Ferguson’s actions were calculated,” Crown counsel Mike Barrenger said in sentencing submissi
  
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• VIFF to host renowned anthropologist Jane Goodall for Q&A fundraiser

  24-08-2018 04:07 via vancouversun.com
  Renowned primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall is coming to the Vancouver International Film Festival.
  As part of its Impact programming stream, VIFF is partnering with the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada (JGI Canada) to host a special charity screening of the award-winning 2017 documentary Jane on Oct. 4, 2018.
  The screening will be immediately followed by a 45-minute Q&A with Goodall herself, hence the event’s name: An Evening with Jane. Goodall will discuss her gr
  
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• Rio Theatre to host Degrassi 25th reunion with original cast members

  24-08-2018 03:43 via vancouversun.com
  It’s been 25 years since the students of Degrassi graduated in the iconic Canadian TV movie School’s Out. That means it’s time for a reunion.
  On Friday, Sept. 7, the Rio Theatre will host that reunion, screening the celebrated finale — watched by nearly 2.5 million Canadians and famous for the first f-word on Canadian broadcast television — with members of the program’s original cast in attendance.
  Two cast members — Pat Mastroianni (Joey Jeremiah)
  
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• David Harper: Keto diet a healthy alternative to the standard Western diet

  24-08-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  If you are confused by the contradictory information regarding what comprises a healthy diet, I am not surprised.
  Over the past decade, nutrition science has produced robust evidence that high-carbohydrate diets contribute to obesity and chronic disease, and that very low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diets provide a healthy alternative. Then, last week, the results of a study published in the journal The The Lancet Public Health concluded that low-carbohydrate diets should be avoided because they are
  
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• The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, Aug. 24

  24-08-2018 02:52 via vancouversun.com
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Friday, Aug. 24.Safe & Sound Music Fest
  The Safe & Sound Music Fest gets underway in New Westminster on Friday night, hosting a truly impressive lineup of hip hop and R&B artists from all over the world. Safe & Sound also boasts one of the best headliners a local festival is going to have this year: Anderson .Paak and his band the Free Nationals, arguably one of the best acts working in hip hop today.
  
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• Homicide investigators probe suspicious death near Boston Bar

  24-08-2018 02:36 via vancouversun.com
  Homicide investigators have been called to Boston Bar, where the RCMP discovered a dead body Wednesday evening.
  Police found the body at about 7:45 p.m. after responding to a report of a suspicious occurrence north of Boston Bar near Highway 1.
  One person was arrested at the scene and remains in custody, police said in a news release. Neither the victim nor the arrested individual has been identified at this time.
  The investigation is in the evidence-gathering stage, but police believe the
  
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• Burnaby mayoral candidates vow to continue fight against pipeline expansion, despite appeal dismissal

  24-08-2018 02:26 via vancouversun.com
  Candidates running on platforms opposed to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in this fall’s civic elections have doubled down on their stance after yet another appeal against the project was dismissed in courts on Thursday.
  Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan said he was “disappointed” but not surprised that his city’s appeal on Trans Mountain’s pipeline expansion construction was dismissed by the Supreme Court.
  “While they fiddle around with the court proceeding
  
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• Portables increase for new school year in Surrey, despite NDP promise

  24-08-2018 02:02 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The number of portable classrooms at Surrey schools will increase this year, despite a popular election promise by the NDP government to eliminate them by building new schools.
  Continued rising enrolment is pushing the Surrey school district to add 14 new portables, even as a new high school and two new elementary schools open next month. That means more than 7,500 students will find themselves taught in 333 portables across Surrey in the school year that begins in two week
  
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• B.C. Wildfires 2018: Mental health a concern as smoke chokes province

  24-08-2018 01:59 via vancouversun.com
  Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning around B.C. could be harming more than just your physical well-being, say health experts.
  It may also lead to poor mental health.
  The Canadian Mental Health Association is urging B.C. residents to practise self-care and good mental wellness during this prolonged stretch of poor air quality caused by the more than 500 wildfires burning around the province. That may include getting lots of rest, exercising indoors, spending more time with friends, and speak
  
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• Charges upgraded for man accused in murder of Marpole couple

  24-08-2018 01:46 via vancouversun.com
  Charges have been upgraded for a man accused in the shocking murder of a couple in their home in Vancouver’s Marpole neighbourhood.
  In November, Rocky Rambo Wei Nam Kam, 25, was initially charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the September 2017 slayings of Richard Jones and his wife, Dianna Mah-Jones.
  But in a new indictment recently filed by the Crown, Kam has now been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
  Alisia Adams, a spokeswoman for the B.C. Pro
  
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• Climate change is interfering with internal clocks of birds, and humans should take heed

  24-08-2018 01:04 via vancouversun.com
  When birds sing outside your window at dawn, they’re responding to internal clocks set to daily and annual rhythms.
  But what happens when climate change interferes with these clocks, putting the survival of species, potentially even humans, at risk?
  “Biological clocks — daily and annual timing — is found in every organism, from gut bacteria to worms, algae, plants, and all of the animals,” Vincent Cassone, a professor and chair of the department of biology at the Un
  
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• Surrey man charged after police hit with bear spray

  24-08-2018 01:02 via vancouversun.com
  A young Surrey man is facing several charges after officers from B.C.’s anti-gang agency spotted a stolen car in Surrey and attempted to pull it over.
  Sgt. Brenda Winpenny, of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, said the officers saw the vehicle on the evening of Aug. 17 and followed it into a gas station.
  The man fled, driving erratically. Police contacted RCMP’s Air 1 helicopter, which tracked the vehicle to 64th Avenue and 152nd Street in Surrey.
  The suspect was seen run
  
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• Living Lane Pop-up event on now 'til 6pm! What would you like to see in the new pilot pocket plaza near the 100 blo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  24-08-2018 01:00 via twitter.com
  Living Lane Pop-up event on now 'til 6pm! What would you like to see in the new pilot pocket plaza near the 100 blo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ridge Meadows Mountie charged with sex crime against minor

  24-08-2018 00:57 via vancouversun.com
  Criminal charges were laid Wednesday against a Ridge Meadows RCMP member accused of a sexual offence against a minor.
  Const. Gregory Scott Bakker has been charged with one count of touching a person under the age of 16 for a sexual purpose and one count of breach of trust.
  The B.C. Prosecution Service says the charges relate to conduct that is alleged to have occurred between July and November 2016 at or near Abbotsford, Langley, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, and Surrey.
  Bakker was releas
  
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