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• Mother of man who died in Vancouver supportive housing still seeking answers five years later - The Province

  25-06-2017 23:30
  
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  Mother of man who died in Vancouver supportive housing still seeking answers five years later
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  For five years, Christine Harris has agonized over how, exactly, her son came to spend nights dying alone in a supportive-housing room in Vancouver before his body was found on the floor three days later. A B.C. Coroners Service report released last ...and more »
  
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• Mother of man who died in Vancouver supportive housing still seeking answers five years later

  25-06-2017 23:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  For five years, Christine Harris has agonized over how, exactly, her son came to spend nights dying alone in a supportive-housing room in Vancouver before his body was found on the floor three days later.
  A B.C. Coroners Service report released last month paints a grim picture of his final days.
  Lindsey Longe was 30 when he died on July 16, 2012, of staphylococcal blood poisoning attributed to an inflammation of muscle tissue in his heart, according to the report. Use of illicit drugs was l
  
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• Wheelchair technicality derails Guinness record attempt for Vancouver racers

  25-06-2017 23:18
  
  Duo has bested the Guinness World Record time for fastest pushed half-marathon three times, but are disqualified for using a custom wheelchair.
  
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• Pain drove her to streets of Downtown Eastside after medication cut off

  25-06-2017 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Desperate for relief from unbearable pain following knee surgery, Lorna Bird says she was forced to buy drugs from the Downtown Eastside streets.
  
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• New wilderness trail opens up 'wonderland' on Vancouver Island - CBC.ca

  25-06-2017 23:08
  
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  New wilderness trail opens up 'wonderland' on Vancouver Island
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  A wilderness trail more than 20 years in the making has been completed to close the gap in The Great Trail on southern Vancouver Island. The multi-use Sooke Hills Wilderness trail cuts through 13 kilometres of hilly terrain to connect Greater Victoria ...
  
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• Anglers make tough catch by landing a trip to Vancouver Island watershed

  25-06-2017 22:29 via vancouversun.com
  
  Fourteen months, 245 emails, 152 phone calls, three Capital Regional District meetings, eight club meetings, $1,000 in deposits and $500 in direct expenses.
  All for seven petite rainbow trout.
  The West Coast Flyfishers Association completed a bureaucratic obstacle course to become the first recreational group to gain access to the Leech River watershed last weekend.
  “It’s a gate by a different name,” flyfisher Kym Hill said. “But we’re diehards.”
  The CRD
  
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• Vancouver's sizzling, record-breaking heat ignites health reminder

  25-06-2017 22:28
  
  Health authorities warn of risks of heatstroke, sunburn as Vancouverites bask in summer’s arrival: drink water and cover up.
  
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• Fire near Lac La Hache is contained but BCWS worried it could still spread

  25-06-2017 22:11 via vancouversun.com
  
  A 36-hectare fire 40 kilometres southwest of Lac La Lache is contained, but the B.C. Wildfire Service remains cautious.
  “We’re not confident at this time it won’t spread,” Cariboo Fire Centre fire information officer Natasha Broznitsky explained Sunday about a fire the BCWS is still listing as “out of control.”
  With temperatures approaching 30 C and some winds in the area, “the weather is certainly playing into it.”
  There are 50 fire
  
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• Vancouver to consider curbside charging stations for electric cars

  25-06-2017 22:04
  
  A staff report recommends a pilot project that would allow for 15 outlets in residential neighbourhoods and 5 in front of businesses
  
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• Where to buy a puppy or kitten: BC SPCA

  25-06-2017 21:52
  
  Here are a few ethical ways to add a furry companion to your family
  
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• Condo flipping on the rise as Vancouver market heats up: Realtor - Globalnews.ca

  25-06-2017 21:43
  
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  Condo flipping on the rise as Vancouver market heats up: Realtor
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  With Vancouver's real estate squeeze driving condo prices to new highs, one Vancouver realtor says speculation is heating up. Steve Saretsky with Sutton West Coast Realty teamed up with UBC economist Tom Davidoff to crunch the numbers and found ...
  
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• Condo flipping on the rise as Vancouver market heats up: Realtor

  25-06-2017 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Realtor Steve Saretsky says new data shows a growing percentage of Vancouver condos are being flipped by speculators.
  
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• Bellator NYC: A strange, memorable night at Madison Square Garden

  25-06-2017 21:36 via vancouversun.com
  
  People are talking and at the end of the day, that’s all you want.
  Saturday night’s Bellator MMA debut at Madison Square Garden was a complete menagerie of the various highs and lows, ebbs and flows that accompany mixed martial arts and while things certainly didn’t go as planned, the chaos that ensued and the strange vibe the event produced had everyone buzzing.
  It’s far too early to determine whether this event was a success or no. Like trades in professional sports, it
  
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• Vancouver Canucks fared well, Edmonton Oilers did even better: Grading the Canadian teams at the NHL draft - National Post

  25-06-2017 20:02
  
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  Vancouver Canucks fared well, Edmonton Oilers did even better: Grading the Canadian teams at the NHL draft
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  For the first time in a while, Canadian teams were not the talk of the draft. That's probably a good thing. Play Video. Play. Mute. Current Time 0:00. /. Duration Time 0:00. Loaded: 0%. Progress: 0%. Stream TypeLIVE. Remaining Time -0:00. Playback Rate. 1.and more »
  
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• Early morning crash sends car into west side Vancouver home

  25-06-2017 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Five people were taken to hospital with minor injuries early Sunday morning after a collision that that sent a car crashing into a house.
  
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• Salmon with sungold tomatoes poached in olive oil and fennel

  25-06-2017 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sun, Jun 25: We wrap up B.C. seafood month with CinCin Executive Chef Andrew Richardson. He makes a salmon dish featured in his CinCin Wood Fired Cucina cookbook, showing Samantha Falk and Squire Barnes how to fillet a fish.
  
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• Bob Law Memorial Challenge

  25-06-2017 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sun, Jun 25: Team Canada is hoping to impress a hometown crowd upon its return to the Bob Law Memorial Challenge, which brings together top fastpitch softball teams from around the world.
  
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• Ask an Expert: Travel

  25-06-2017 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sun, Jun 25: Travel consultant Claire Newell explains the precautions you should take before taking a trip. She also answers viewer questions about bidding for airline upgrades and purchasing rental car insurance in Europe.
  
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• Pain drove BC woman to street drugs after opioid meds cut - Vancouver Sun

  25-06-2017 18:48
  
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  Pain drove BC woman to street drugs after opioid meds cut
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  Opioid user Lorna Bird poses for a photo in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Friday, June 23, 2017. JONATHAN HAYWARD / CP. Share Adjust Comment Print. VANCOUVER — Desperate for relief from unbearable pain following knee surgery, Lorna Bird ...and more »
  
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• Pain drove B.C. woman to street drugs after opioid meds cut

  25-06-2017 18:08 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Desperate for relief from unbearable pain following knee surgery, Lorna Bird says she was forced to buy drugs from the Downtown Eastside when her doctor stopped prescribing an opioid in response to new standards aimed at preventing fatal overdoses.
  “I started with heroin because I couldn’t stand the pain,” Bird said, recalling her fears about dying from fentanyl-laced street drugs because “everybody was croaking” and she didn’t want her grand
  
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• The need for Swede: Don’t count on the Sedins going anywhere soon

  25-06-2017 17:00 via theprovince.com
  
  The Sedins were drafted 18 years ago, but are currently as important to the future of the Vancouver Canucks as they’ve ever been.
  Suddenly, what the soon-to-be 37-year-old brothers plan to do next year and beyond seems really important.
  The Canucks did something this weekend they almost never do. With their first pick, they took the forward, in Elias Pettersson, who had the most offensive upside on the board.
  They didn’t worry if he’s a little undersized; people are making way
  
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• Jeff Paterson: Finally, the Canucks are offensive — in a good way

  25-06-2017 17:00 via theprovince.com
  
  For a team coming off a disastrous season in which they ranked 29th in the National Hockey League in offence, the Vancouver Canucks stuck to their game plan in the early rounds of this weekend’s draft in Chicago. And for that they should be saluted. The Canucks appear to have gone to the Windy City with the realization they needed scorers in abundance. And wouldn’t you know it, it looks like they found a bunch.
  It started with Elias Pettersson fifth overall on Friday night, and by th
  
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• Road closures for the Scotiabank Vancouver half marathon - CBC.ca

  25-06-2017 15:02
  
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  Road closures for the Scotiabank Vancouver half marathon
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  Road closures will be in effect in Vancouver Sunday morning as thousands of runners participate in the Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon. The event, which also includes a 5-kilometre course, is expected to draw more than 6,500 racers. The 21-kilometre ...
  Lyndsay Tessier, Kip Kangogo win Scotiabank Vancouver Half-MarathonCanadian Running Magazine (blog)
  Over $970000 raised at the 2017 Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon
  
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• Road closures for the Scotiabank Vancouver half marathon - British ... - CBC.ca

  25-06-2017 15:02
  
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  Road closures for the Scotiabank Vancouver half marathon - British ...
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  Road closures will be in effect in Vancouver Sunday morning as thousands of runners participate in the Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon. The event, which ...
  Lyndsay Tessier, Kip Kangogo win Scotiabank Vancouver Half ...Canadian Running Magazine (blog)all 4 news articles »
  
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• Pain drove B.C. woman and 'thousands' to street drugs after medication cut off

  25-06-2017 13:00
  
  Experts say Lorna Bird is among thousands of Canadians facing the predicament of getting pain-numbing street drugs after being weaned or taken off opioids to which they've become addicted.
  
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• Eskimos stun Lions 30-27 on late field goal

  25-06-2017 11:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Eskimos kept a play in their back pocket all night, waiting for the right time.
  
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• Whitecaps draw against Minnesota United 2-2

  25-06-2017 09:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Vancouver Whitecaps played Minnesota United to a 2-2 draw Saturday.
  
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• Abbotsford Police searching for teen missing since Friday

  25-06-2017 08:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Have you seen Shayla Young? Abbotsford Police need help finding her.
  
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• Eskimos 30, Lions 27: Leos shoot themselves in the foot in season-opening loss

  25-06-2017 07:22 via vancouversun.com
  
  Wally Buono, you sense, isn’t big on corporate messaging or branding strategies or any of the other blah, blah of modern communications, but, in the run-up to his team’s season-opener, the old Lion drilled home the same point with clarity and consistency.
  We want to play fast, play physical and play smart, Buono iterated again and again as he outlined his team’s identity for 2017. To that end, Buono altered his lineup to reflect his mantra and, Friday night, the Lions were cert
  
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• Catherine Frazee: We must remember history when considering assisted dying for the disabled

  25-06-2017 07:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Earlier this month, a respected physician and scholar stepped down as chairman of the expert working group appointed to study the issue of advanced directives for medically assisted death. Named to this position only two weeks earlier by the Council of Canadian Academies, Dr. Harvey Schipper had been judged harshly in some circles for having authored a commentary in 2014 in which, according to some media reports, he had “compared arguments used to justify assisted dying with those advanced
  
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• Whitecaps 2, Minnesota 2: Caps can’t hold the road lead

  25-06-2017 06:32 via theprovince.com
  
  The Vancouver Whitecaps are the only team to blow a multi-goal lead this season in MLS.
  They nearly did it again Saturday night in Minnesota.
  The Caps (6-6-2) took a 2-0 lead into halftime at TCF Bank Stadium, but by the time 13 minutes had elapsed, the score was knotted at 2-2.
  “Definitely disappointing,” Whitecaps goalkeeper David Ousted told the Associated Press.
  “Up two-nil at half and felt that we put ourselves in a good position. But they came strong in the second half an
  
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• Canuck the Crow faces ‘threats’ after letter carrier attack leads to mail delivery stoppage

  25-06-2017 05:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canuck the Crow has made headlines for some of his quirky antics, but the bird is allegedly facing threats to his safety after he attacked a mail carrier.
  
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• Whitecaps 2, Minnesota 2: Caps can't hold the road lead — again

  25-06-2017 05:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Vancouver Whitecaps are the only team to blow a multi-goal lead this season in MLS.
  They nearly did it again Saturday night in Minnesota.
  The Caps (6-6-2) took a 2-0 lead into halftime at TCF Bank Stadium, but by the time 13 minutes had elapsed, the score was knotted at 2-2.
  Vancouver lost 3-2 to San Jos in March after leading 2-0, and it nearly happened again, if not for another point-blank reaction save by David Ousted in the 88th minute, getting his fingertips on Kevin Molino’s redi
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: Champions of art raise money before Monet; Ocean Wise making global waves

  25-06-2017 05:00 via theprovince.com
  
  SHOW ME THE MONET
  A world-class city deserves world-class art.
  In 2010, the Vancouver Art Gallery first brought us Leonardo da Vinci. In 2016, it was Pablo Picasso and his Muses. This summer, it is French impressionist Claude Monet.
  Billed as the most comprehensive exhibition of Monet’s work in Canada in more than two decades, 38 paintings spanning the artist’s lengthy career will be on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery beginning this weekend.
  Five year’s in the making, seni
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Jun 24

  25-06-2017 04:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Saturday, June 24, 2017. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Jun 24

  25-06-2017 04:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saturday, June 24, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• Some people are threatening Canuck the Crow

  25-06-2017 04:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sat, Jun 24: You may be familiar with Canuck the Crow. The bird had made lots of headlines in the past including riding on the skytrain. But now some are threatening to harm the crow after it attacked a mail carrier. Julia Foy has the story.
  
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• Nanaimo opioid victim memorial

  25-06-2017 04:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sat, Jun 24: Every BC community has been affected by the devastating impact of the opioid crisis. Today, a memorial was held in Nanaimo to remember those who have lost their lives to a drug crisis spiraling out of control. Kristen Robinson reports
  
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• Heat Wave Hits Metro Vancouver

  25-06-2017 04:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sat, Jun 24: With soaring temperatures this weekend people have spent their Saturday either soaking up the sunshine or finding it just too hot to handle. The Fraser Valley is facing the possibility of record breaking heat. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• Memorial for BC Woman killed in London bridge terrorist attack

  25-06-2017 04:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sat, Jun 24: The B.C. woman who was killed in a terrorist attack in London was remembered today in her hometown of Castlegar. A celebration of life was held for Christine Archibald this afternoon. She was one of eight people who died after a van plowed into pedestrians on London Bridge.
  
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• Heat wave shatters Fraser Valley temperature records

  25-06-2017 03:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Summer is here, and it’s bringing with it record temperatures across the Lower Mainland.
  
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• Wildfire burning near Garnet Valley between Peachland and Summerland

  25-06-2017 03:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The fire was first reported around 1:30 p.m. and is estimated to cover less than half a hectare.
  
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• NHL Draft: Canucks finally return to second round with two key picks

  25-06-2017 02:54 via vancouversun.com
  
  CHICAGO — Jim Benning had a pair of players slotted in the first round who weren’t selected Friday.
  That only added more intrigue and urgency to what the Vancouver Canucks general manager was hoping to accomplish Saturday. He had two second-round selections — No. 33 and the No. 55 compensatory pick for Columbus hiring John Tortorella — and hasn’t had a second-rounder since the latest goaltender of the future Thatcher Demko arrived in 2014.
  The Canucks could have act
  
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• NHL Draft Recap: Canucks' selections could compare favourably to 2004

  25-06-2017 02:29 via vancouversun.com
  
  CHICAGO — Their best draft since 2004?
  That’s how one well-respected scout not connected to the Vancouver Canucks described what the National Hockey League club accomplished here with eight selections over two days.
  They landed a playmaking centre, a versatile forward who can play the middle or the wall, a big and productive power forward, a Memorial Cup championship goaltender, a small but effective sniper and three defencemen, two of them who can move the puck.
  The Canucks actually
  
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• Video: Luke Willson's 12 North Celebrity Flag Football Game

  25-06-2017 01:48 via vancouversun.com
  
  Luke Willson and Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen assembled their teams at the Swangard Stadium to play the 12 North Celebrity Flag Football Game Saturday.
  Willson and Virtanen’ teams included pro football players, alumni, hockey players, celebrities and media personalities from Vancouver and Seattle.
   
  
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• Search and rescue crews busy as first weekend of summer kicks off

  25-06-2017 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Both North Shore Rescue and Coqutilam Search and Rescue were activated Saturday, as the warm weather draws crowds to the trails.
  
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• BCTF welcomes proposal for Royal Commission on education

  25-06-2017 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The union representing BC Teachers is welcoming the prospect of a Royal Commission on Education.
  
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• Carfentanil found in increasing number of urine samples, say Vancouver officials - CBC.ca

  25-06-2017 01:30
  
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  Carfentanil found in increasing number of urine samples, say Vancouver officials
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  The City of Vancouver says its first responders are attending to an increasing number of calls linked to deaths or overdoses caused by illicit drugs. City officials say five overdose deaths were recorded in Vancouver during the week of June 12, up from ...
  
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• Vancouver council to consider motion banning sale of dogs and cats by pet stores

  25-06-2017 01:22 via vancouversun.com
  
  A motion to ban Vancouver pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits is headed to city council after dozens of residents expressed concern about a pet store that opened last month in the Marpole neighbourhood.
  The motion, which was put forward by Coun. Heather Deal, is scheduled for discussion at Tuesday’s council meeting and would amend an existing bylaw that bans the sale of certain pets in retail stores, excluding those offered for adoption from a rescue or shelter or
  
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• Hiker rescued from Coquitlam's Burke Mountain following heat-induced medical incident

  25-06-2017 00:39 via vancouversun.com
  
  Coquitlam search and rescue crews were out on Burke Mountain Saturday afternoon for a medical rescue caused by heat.
  Crews were able to pinpoint the hikers’ location using a GPS-based app and a field team was able to reach the hikers about an hour after the call was received.
  “Our medical rescue on Burke Mountain was heat related – it’s clearly hot out there,” read an update from the team’s Twitter account.
  “Carry water and pace yourselves!”
  Temper
  
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