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• Man dead following targeted stabbing in Surrey Saturday morning

  08-07-2017 23:50 via vancouversun.com
  
  Homicide investigators are in Surrey this weekend after a man was stabbed to death in an attach police called ‘targeted’.
  Just after 2 a.m. Saturday, Surrey RCMP were called to the 8800-block of 144th Street. A male victim was found suffering from serious stab wounds. He was taken to hospital but did not survive.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called in a police said early indications are the attack was not random.
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• Metro Vancouver firefighters gear up to help as interior wildfires rage - Globalnews.ca

  08-07-2017 23:36
  
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  Metro Vancouver firefighters gear up to help as interior wildfires rage
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  With wildfire crews in B.C.'s interior pushed to the limit, Metro Vancouver firefighters are gearing up to help. Vancouver Fire Chief Darrell Reid has spoken with Emergency Management BC, and the department has been asked to be on standby, said ...
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• Metro Vancouver firefighters gear up to help as interior wildfires rage

  08-07-2017 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vancouver firefighters are gearing up in case they get the call to help with wildfires in B.C.'s interior
  
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• 46 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, July 9 - Straight.com (blog)

  08-07-2017 23:04
  
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  46 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, July 9
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  Looking for something to do on Sunday? The Straight's got you covered. Here are 46 events happening in or around Vancouver on Sunday, July 9. ET CETERA. At the Vancouver Vintage Motorcycle Show and Shine, you can see an array of vintage ...
  
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• Facebook group set up to help B.C. wildfire evacuees with livestock

  08-07-2017 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  With more than 180 wildfires burning around B.C. and more than 38,000 people on evacuation order, groups are being set up online to help those displaced by the wildfires.
  
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• Smokey skies, air quality advisory in effect for parts of B.C. due to wildfires

  08-07-2017 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  A smokey skies and air quality advisory has been issued by Environment Canada due to wildfires burning in many parts of the province.
  
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• Animals evacuated as B.C. burns

  08-07-2017 21:55 via vancouversun.com
  
  A massive forest fire and several road closures have trapped David Edge’s nine horses in a pasture near Lac La Hache.
  Edge was one of dozens of livestock owners scrambling to care for animals Saturday as several forest fires burned out of control across the province. Edge hoped he’d eventually be allowed into the area near the 1,500-hectare Gustafsen wildfire to evacuate the horses, but remained at the mercy of the fire.
  “They could be in danger,” he told Postmedia.
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• Large fire breaks out at building under construction in Kelowna

  08-07-2017 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A large fire in the Lower Mission area was visible from across many parts of Kelowna on Saturday.
  
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• BC wildfires close highways around the province

  08-07-2017 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  A number of major highway routes are closed throughout the province today due to the numerous wildfires burning around B.C. Here are the latest closures but check DriveBC before heading out.
  
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• Wildfire burning near Princeton has grown to 1,500 hectares

  08-07-2017 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  A huge wildfire near Princeton is burning out of control. It has grown quickly from 200 hectares to 1,500 hectares in only a short time. Global Okanagan’s Lauren Pullen has the latest details.
  
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• Fires break out in Williams Lake area

  08-07-2017 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  A number of fires have scorched more than 1,000 hectares of land and forced hundreds to evacuate their homes. Officials say a series of lightning strikes caused several wildfires in the region.
  
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• Gustafsen wildfire continues to burn near 100 Mile House

  08-07-2017 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Gustafsen wildfire is currently about 1,800 hectares in size and is and zero per cent contained. At this time, officials don’t know of any buildings lost.
  
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• Many evacuees from Ashcroft fire now in Kamloops

  08-07-2017 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  A massive fire burning near Ashcroft has forced people from their homes. Many of those people are now in Kamloops where Paul Johnson is live.
  
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• Two dead, one hurt in street fight in Chilliwack

  08-07-2017 20:56 via vancouversun.com
  
  CHILLIWACK — Police say two people are dead and another person is injured after a fight at a Chilliwack intersection late Friday.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says RCMP were called to a report of an altercation and when they arrived they found three people with stab wounds.
  Police say two of the three died of their injuries.
  Cpl. Meghan Foster of the homicide team says in a news release that there is limited information about what set off the attack or if the three people wer
  
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• Vancouver Police Officer Scolds Mom About Leaving Kids In Hot Car In Viral Video - Huffington Post Canada

  08-07-2017 20:25
  
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  Vancouver Police Officer Scolds Mom About Leaving Kids In Hot Car In Viral Video
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  A Vancouver Police officer lectures a woman for leaving her children in a hot car earlier this week. (Facebook). ADVERTISEMENT. A video of a Vancouver police officer sternly lecturing a mother about leaving her children in a hot car has gone viral and ...
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• Two dead, one injured in Chilliwack stabbing

  08-07-2017 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Homicide investigators are in Chilliwack where a stabbing left two people dead and one injured.
  
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• Meet the chef: Cha Le Tea's Darren Brown

  08-07-2017 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  
  From revamping Trader Vic’s in Beverly Hills to being personal chef for Wheel Of Fortune creator Merv Griffin, chef Darren Brown has a wide range of international restaurant experience. Brown has worked as a consultant for the Gansevoort Hotel in New York and the Mandalay Bay Hotel, Alain Ducasse’s Mix Ultra Lounge and Michael Mina’s Strip Steak in Las Vegas. His most recent consulting project is with Cha Le Tea Merchant Cafe + Shop.
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• Thousands of people evacuated due to wildfires: Cariboo official

  08-07-2017 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Al Richmond, Cariboo Regional District Chair, speaks with Global’s BC1 saying that over 5000 people had to evacuate their homes.
  
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• 171 wildfires burning across British Columbia: Fire official

  08-07-2017 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kevin Skrepnek, chief fire information officer, gives more details on how emergency responders are handling the wildfires says over 140 fires were started on Friday.
  
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• Two men in hospital, two others in custody after double stabbing in downtown Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

  08-07-2017 19:51
  
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  Two men in hospital, two others in custody after double stabbing in downtown Vancouver
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  A traffic authority officer stands by the traffic barriers closing Granville Street in the entertainment district in this 2011 file photo. On July 8, 2017, two men were stabbed and two others arrested following a massive brawl downtown. Ian Lindsay ...
  2 men arrested after double stabbing on Granville stripCTV Newsall 4 news articles »
  
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• Two men injured, two in custody following double stabbing in Vancouver

  08-07-2017 19:50 via vancouversun.com
  
  Two men were sent to hospital and another two arrested following a double stabbing that stemmed from a massive brawl in downtown Vancouver this weekend.
  On Saturday around 3:30 a.m., Vancouver police were called to the Granville Entertainment District, near Davie Street, for the report of a large fight. Officers arrived to find found two men suffering from stab wounds; the injured pair were rushed to hospital for treatment. Their injuries were described as non-life threatening.
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• Two dead, one hurt in street fight in Chilliwack, B.C.

  08-07-2017 19:42
  
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says RCMP were called to a report of an altercation and when they arrived they found three people with stab wounds.
  
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• BC wildfires lead to a number of highway closures

  08-07-2017 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here is a list of a road closures.
  
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• 'It feels as if all of B.C. is on fire'

  08-07-2017 19:29 via vancouversun.com
  
  As fire swept through the Bonaparte Indian Reserve north of Cache Creek in B.C.’s Interior Friday, Chaylene Morgan was on the phone, desperately trying to reach her grandmother.
  Morgan, who lives in Williams Lake, was worried after hearing a fire had started in the neighbouring Ashcroft, spread to Cache Creek and was headed toward the Bonaparte reserve. She immediately texted her grandmother, an elder of the band, instructing her to pack the essentials, gather
  
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• Makeover: Saying hello to a new look

  08-07-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Lele Chan is a 37-year-old designer approaching a milestone birthday and is ready say goodbye to her long locks.
  Lele has very long, thick and naturally wavy hair. It was previously lightened and her ends were looking brassy and feeling dry. She was tired of her long, unruly hair so we immediately removed seven inches from her length. To soften her look, I started by shifting her base colour to a dark warm-chocolate brown, as her natural colour felt too dark. For colour balancing, and to tone do
  
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• TUF 25 finale recap: About last night in Las Vegas

  08-07-2017 18:54 via theprovince.com
  
  Some of the time, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Other times, however, what happens in Vegas lands on television and people talk about it on the Internet for an undisclosed amount of time.
  This is one of those times where we’re going to talk about what happened.
  Here’s a look back at the action from Friday night’s TUF 25 Redemption Finale.
  Fight of the YearA final thought from @Justin_Gaethje #TUFFinale pic.twitter.com/4BtCMZR9pi
  — UFC (@ufc) July 8, 2017
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• TUF 25 finale recap: About las Night in Las Vegas

  08-07-2017 18:53 via vancouversun.com
  
  Some of the time, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Other times, however, what happens in Vegas lands on television and people talk about it on the Internet for an undisclosed amount of time.
  This is one of those times where we’re going to talk about what happened.
  Here’s a look back at the action from Friday night’s TUF 25 Redemption Finale.
  Fight of the YearA final thought from @Justin_Gaethje #TUFFinale pic.twitter.com/4BtCMZR9pi
  — UFC (@ufc) July 8, 2017
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• Willie Thrasher ready for his second coming at Vancouver Folk Music Festival

  08-07-2017 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Willie Thrasher at Indigenous Trailblazers, Vancouver Folk Music Festival
  July 14, 4 p.m. | Stage 3, Jericho Beach Park
  Tickets and info: From $45 at thefestival.ticketzone.com
  Willie Thrasher picks up the phone at his Nanaimo home on a hot July day and it’s abundantly clear where the spirit such as Silent Inuit and Wolves Don’t Live by the Rules from his classic 1981 album, Spirit Child (CBC Northern Service) comes from. The Inuit musician from Aklavik, Northwest Territories, is bot
  
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• Mining magnate turned philanthropist awarded Order of Canada

  08-07-2017 16:00
  
  “I have no desire to die with a bunch of money, so I am pleased to support nature because nature supports us,” says Ross Beaty.
  
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• Sold (Bought): Renfrew Street home attracts multiple offers

  08-07-2017 15:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  A snapshot of residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  199 Renfrew Street, Vancouver
  Type: Three-bedroom, four-bathroom detached
  Size: 2,879 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $1,882,000
  Listed for: $1,998,000
  Sold for: $1,998,000
  Sold on: April 3
  Days on market: 17
  Listing agent: Janette Fricker and Pat Conway at Rennie & Associates Realty
  Buyers agent: Gordon Ho at Multiple Realty
  This home at 199 Renfrew Street in Vancouver sold for $1,998,000. Supplied
  The big sell: Listing agent Janett
  
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• Pedro Barros wins Vans Park Series stop in Canada - Red Bull

  08-07-2017 15:43
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  Pedro Barros wins Vans Park Series stop in Canada
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  The Brazilian's second-highest run score had already put him in first when he pulled out a last-run scorcher to leave the opposition trailing in his wake. Vancouver saw a come-from-behind dogfight on Saturday as Brazilian bulldog Pedro Barros left it ...
  
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• The Home Front: Celebrating simplicity in kids' home design

  08-07-2017 15:32 via vancouversun.com
  
  A desire to keep things simple, to create more space in the homes and on children’s calendars, and to motivate self-directed fun is what drives Vancouver design firms Domestic Objects and Abubilla Design.
  Let your kids be bored, since that will do wonders for their imaginations, says Sarah Jagger, founder of Domestic Objects, which produces handmade play tent teepees, doll- and dog-sized versions, happy camper stuffed campfires, and best-selling play tent canopies.
  “I think ther
  
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• The Commonage the newest phase at Predator Ridge

  08-07-2017 15:20 via vancouversun.com
  
  Predator Ridge’s newest neighbourhood, The Commonage, traces its roots to a time long ago when the land was used for grazing cattle.
  Today, the peaceful grassy lands are drawing retirees from across Canada looking for attractive homes set in the middle of a recreational paradise in the north Okanagan.
  The Commonage will see construction of an estimated 200 single-detached and multi-family homes on the 24,000 acres that make up the Predator Ridge development.
  Several models of the homes off
  
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• 'Extraordinary' fire situation with over 170 new fires started in B.C.: official

  08-07-2017 15:16
  
  The BC Wildfire Service reports over 173 fires were reported on Friday alone as lightning storms rolled over several parts of B.C.
  
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• Townline's Jasmine completes The Gardens

  08-07-2017 15:07 via vancouversun.com
  
  Jasmine, a 23-unit townhome development, is the final bloom in the bouquet at The Gardens in Richmond.
  The townhomes are the sixth project at the master-planned community, following the low-and mid-rise condo buildings Azalea, Magnolia, Camellia, Calla and Dahlia, all part of Townline’s urban village on the 10-acre site.
  The Gardens borders a 12-acre park that was part of the original 22-acre site before it was gifted by Townline to the city of Richmond. Jasmine is the final release in the
  
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• Mike Smyth: NDP MLAs hope for seat at the cabinet table

  08-07-2017 12:00 via theprovince.com
  
  There’s always a sense of intense curiosity and even mild historical significance when a rookie MLA gets up to ask their first question in the B.C. legislature.
  Such was the case on June 28 when Bowinn Ma, the freshly elected NDP MLA from North Vancouver, stood up for the very first time and threw a devastating fastball at Premier Christy Clark.
  “Countless parents in my riding have contacted me with concerns about overcrowded schools,” Ma confidently fired at Clark.
  “Scho
  
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• Vancouver Mayor maintains stance against Massey Tunnel replacement - Globalnews.ca

  08-07-2017 09:49
  
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  Vancouver Mayor maintains stance against Massey Tunnel replacement
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  The Province was set to break ground on the new $3.5 billion dollar Massey Bridge project today but opponents had other plans. The 10 lane span is meant to address traffic congestion. Critics though claim it's a waste of money. Jordan Armstrong reports.
  Vancouver's mayor maintains position against Massey Replacement BridgeNews1130all 3 news articles »
  
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• Vancouver Mayor maintains stance against Massey Tunnel replacement

  08-07-2017 09:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vancouver Mayor and Mayors' Council Chair Gregor Robertson is maintaining his position against the Massey Tunnel replacement.
  
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• Princeton Wildfire evacuations expanded

  08-07-2017 07:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 50 homes north of Princeton are under evacuation alert following a fast moving wildfire about 10 kilometres north of the Similkameen Valley town. The Province of B.C. declared a state of emergency Friday evening because of 56 new wildfires started in the province Friday. The B.C. Wildfire service reports 138 wildfire starts in...
  
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• B.C. wildfires: Province-wide state of emergency declared

  08-07-2017 07:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  Residents of the entire town of Cache Creek, a critical junction of major B.C. highways, were ordered to flee east to Kamloops on Friday as a fast-moving fire raced toward the community from the south.
  The fire was just one of several that have razed buildings, led to evacuation orders in several communities in central British Columbia and forced the province to declare a state of emergency.
  Justine Hunse of the B.C. Wildfire Service said the fire threatening Cache Creek had burned an estimated
  
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• Cache Creek evacuated as wildfires burn out of control in central BC - Vancouver Sun

  08-07-2017 07:03
  
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  Cache Creek evacuated as wildfires burn out of control in central BC
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  A fast-moving wildfire has forced as many as 3,600 people to leave their homes in central British Columbia as another community was added to an evacuation order today. B.C. Wildfire Service / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. Residents of the entire ...
  Massive wildfires force thousands of evacuations in BC InteriorCTV Newsall 175 news articles »
  
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• Strike the right balance in regulating Airbnb

  08-07-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver city council is expected to vote this week on a report recommending a regulatory regime for short-term accommodation rentals, specifically targeting home-sharing platforms like Airbnb. 
  The proposed regulations would legalize short-term rentals of a principal residence (currently, any rental of fewer than 28 days is illegal), but disallow them for investment properties, secondary suites and laneway houses. They would require a host to buy an annual business licence for $49 and imp
  
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• Opinion: Future is bright for B.C. and Canadian economies

  08-07-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  “Hewers of wood and drawers of water” is the well-known summary of our economic origins and early economic history. We did rely heavily on the exploitation of our diversified, natural-resource endowments. Because of the abundance, quality and diversity of these gifts of nature we were able to prosper, whether from our wildlife, fisheries, forests, rivers and lakes, farms or mineral deposits. We earned significant “economic rents” from these resources (i.e. excess returns
  
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• Instability in East Asia not in Canada's interest

  08-07-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  It’s a grim situation with no one able to predict what the outcome could be.
  After months of growing international tension caused by North Korea’s insistence on escalating tests of long-range missiles capable of reaching North America, its latest test reportedly demonstrated that a North Korean ICBM missile could theoretically reach Alaska.
  This unsettling breakthrough understandably set off alarm bells not just in the U.S., but also in next-door South Korea and Japan, which have str
  
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• Teenager Alphonso Davies scores twice, Canada opens Gold Cup with 4-2 win

  08-07-2017 06:28 via theprovince.com
  
  HARRISON, N.J. — Teenager Alphonso Davies made quite the impression on his Canadian teammates on Friday.
  The 16-year-old, the youngest current player in the MLS with the Vancouver Whitecaps, scored twice as the Canadian men’s soccer team beat French Guiana 4-2 on Friday to begin competition at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
  “What do you want to say? He’s 16 years old,” said 37-year-old Canadian captain Patrice Bernier. “It’s not easy because it’s only
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Jul 7

  08-07-2017 05:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Friday, July 7, 2017.
  
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• Run Festival delays 'phenomenal' launch,but Cunningham race still a go

  08-07-2017 05:50 via vancouversun.com
  
  Baxter Bayer has a pretty good idea this week of how the furry hammered mammal feels in that popular Whac-A-Mole game.
  Fresh off the high of staging a successful Island Summer Games, Bayer spent the good part of this week dealing with disappointed people who were less than thrilled to learn the freshly minted Vancouver Run Festival — originally planned for Oct. 20-22 to replace the departed Rock ‘N’ Roll Oasis Vancouver — has been postponed and rescheduled for 2018.
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• Three things to do in Vancouver this weekend

  08-07-2017 05:18 via vancouversun.com
  
  Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for the weekend of July 8-9.
  Khatsahlano Street Party
   
  Vancouver’s largest free music and arts festival returns to the streets of Kits for the seventh consecutive year, and you’d be crazy not to be there. In addition to food trucks — 50 of them! — plus games, shopping, giveaways, and patios, the Khatsalano Street Party boasts a pretty fantastic lineup of musicians across multiple stages. The
  
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• Comox-bound Bruce Cockburn reflects on impact of his hit Rocket Launcher - Vancouver Sun

  08-07-2017 05:01
  
  Comox-bound Bruce Cockburn reflects on impact of his hit Rocket Launcher
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  Bruce Cockburn will perform at the Vancouver Island Music Festival in Comox on July 15. Daniel Keebler. Share Adjust Comment Print. Bruce Cockburn. Saturday, July 15, 1 p.m. & 8:15 p.m. | MusicFest 2017, Comox. Tickets and info: islandmusicfest.com.and more »
  
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• Comox-bound Bruce Cockburn reflects on impact of Rocket Launcher

  08-07-2017 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Bruce Cockburn
  Saturday, July 15, 1 p.m. & 8:15 p.m. | MusicFest 2017, Comox
  Tickets and info: islandmusicfest.com
  It has been 33 years since the release of Bruce Cockburn’s darkly infectious hit, If I Had a Rocket Launcher, a stirring commentary on the injustices the Canadian singer-songwriter experienced during a visit to Central America.
  Today, the song remains as valid — and potentially misunderstood — as ever.
  “A lot of people relate to it currently, in term
  
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