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• Ed Willes: If it’s Buono’s last stand, forgive Leos’ coach for sitting a bit more

  14-07-2017 23:44 via theprovince.com
  
  The story is at least five years in the making, but the latest Intel to emerge from the sale of the B.C. Lions suggests the deal will close by the end of this season or when the polar ice cap melts, whatever comes first.
  If that’s the case, it all but confirms the widely held view this is Wally Buono’s final year as the Lions’ head coach and when you see the old Lion struggling with back issues and assorted ailments common to most 67-year-old men, you sense retirement will come
  
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• Wildfire crews battle Highway 20 hot spots

  14-07-2017 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, Jul 14: Global BC’s Sophie Lui travels Highway 20 and talks to wildfire crews watching for hot spots and flare-ups
  
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• Looters taking advantage of B.C. fires are typical at natural disaster

  14-07-2017 23:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  As if the risk of losing their homes isn’t enough, wildfire evacuees in British Columbia have faced the additional threat of looters searching through their belongings after they rushed to safety.
  Rob Gordon, a criminologist at Simon Fraser University in Surrey, says looting is an unfortunate but routine part of virtually every natural disaster, from fires to floods, hurricanes to earthquakes.
  “It’s predatory behaviour of the worst kind,” Gordon said, adding that looters
  
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• Girl falls five storeys from Richmond highrise, survives

  14-07-2017 23:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  The RCMP said a young girl’s fall from the seventh floor of a Richmond highrise building is under investigation.
  The child plummeted about 17 metres onto a second-floor gravel-topped canopy on Wednesday and escaped without life-threatening injuries.
  A family living on the second floor discovered the girl, believed to be less than six-years-old, after hearing her hit the canopy.
  The investigation into what happened is still in the early stages and it’s unclear how the girl fell.
  
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• Employees grab extinguishers to fight fire at Kelowna recycling depot

  14-07-2017 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Our crew basically did an overhaul with about 500 gallons of water to make sure it was out."
  
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• Vancouver overdose deaths reach 25 in June, crews attended 579 calls

  14-07-2017 23:25 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Police Department reports 25 people died of suspected overdoses last month and first responders responded to 579 overdose calls in the city in June.
  The City of Vancouver released statistics that say the fire and rescue calls to respond to an overdose last month increased by 91 per cent from June last year.
  The city says in a news release that June’s figures are lower than the 667 overdose calls the fire department attended in May this year.
  It says an effor
  
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• Controversial 105 Keefer Chinatown development re-submitted to council

  14-07-2017 23:21 via vancouversun.com
  
  A controversial development in Chinatown that had divided the community will be put to Vancouver city council again in what’s believed to be the fifth attempt to get the project underway.
  In a statement released Friday, Beedie Living announced it had made changes to its plans and had submitted an amended application for its 105 Keefer Street Chinatown project.
  “This revised version responds to what we heard from City Council and the public over more than four years of community consu
  
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• Ticats look to turn around offence when they host Lions in home opener

  14-07-2017 22:54 via theprovince.com
  
  HAMILTON — If the Hamilton Tiger-Cats hope to get their sputtering offence turned around in CFL action on Saturday night, they’re going to have to do it against one of the league’s top defences.
  Hamilton is winless in its first two games, has yet to record a first down in the first quarter, and has only scored one offensive touchdown. It sits in the league basement with an average time-of-possession of 25:13.
  Meanwhile, the B.C. Lions (2-1) enter Tim Hortons Field on a two-game
  
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• TransLink pushes province on Pattullo Bridge replacement

  14-07-2017 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  
  To put a fine point on the need to replace the Pattullo Bridge, TransLink is inviting the media to inspect the aging piece of infrastructure ahead of another weekend closure for maintenance work.
  TransLink’s replacement plans, for an estimated $1-billion new bridge, were thrown into uncertainty by the provincial election results with a Green-party-backed NDP government set to take office next week and the NDP promising to scrap tolls on the new Port Mann Bridge.
  TransLink was betting on to
  
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• Foodie Friday: Cherry chocolate creamsicle recipe

  14-07-2017 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  This week's CKNW Foodie Friday recipe is an almost guilt free summer treat using seasonal fruit.
  
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• Latin and Indian festivities fill the Roundhouse

  14-07-2017 21:55 via vancouversun.com
  
  Mozaico Flamenco founder Kasandra (La China) Lea exhibited the passionate Spanish dance form’s international verve and appeal.
  LATIN PRIMER: The Roundhouse community centre hosted international events on two consecutive evenings recently. During the first, Latincouver business-and-culture organization founder-director Paola Murillo premiered a flamenco-and-tango soirée. It was part of Latin American Week that preceded the ninth annual Carnaval del Sol celebration. Mexican-born Rosar
  
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• Tallio Day 4: Mental health professionals debate over Phillip Tallio

  14-07-2017 21:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  Fourth in a seven-part series
  Phillip Tallio was an emotionally troubled teenager with a traumatic past before he was arrested, in April 1983, on the suspicion of having suffocated a 22-month-old girl in Bella Coola. 
  Tallio, then 17, was remanded in Vancouver provincial court for psychiatric assessment, and between the time he was charged and stood trial, the young man spent hours with mental health professionals. Their findings, as set out in hundreds of pages of material filed, differ su
  
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• Commercial-Broadway Safeway redevelopment drawings released

  14-07-2017 21:49
  
  Concept drawings for the Safeway site feature plans for 649 condo units and more than 100,000 square feet of commercial space.
  
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• Wildfire destroys Lee’s Corner

  14-07-2017 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, Jul 14: A popular rest stop on Highway 20 south of Alexis Creek lies in ruin after fires swept the area
  
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• Indian Summer Festival’s musical finale

  14-07-2017 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Indian Summer Festival wraps up with appearances by two well-known musicians: Bif Naked and Talvin Singh.
  
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• Kelowna beaches and boat launches reopened after flooding

  14-07-2017 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Kelowna says the cleanup of remaining flood debris on the beaches continues.
  
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• BC Hydro to credit evacuees for power used while forced from their homes

  14-07-2017 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  "The last thing that people are thinking about when they are being evacuated is turning off the lights, and appliances and electronics."
  
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• Man gets jail time for death of RCMP officer

  14-07-2017 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kenneth Fenton has been sentenced to four years in jail for the drunk-driving crash that killed Const. Sarah Beckett. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• Truck crash on Highway 1

  14-07-2017 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, Jul 14: Emergency crrews respond to a major accident on Highway 1 west of 264th Friday morning
  
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• Military helicopter helps rescue badly injured Kelowna hiker from mountain

  14-07-2017 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A specially trained team with Penticton Search and Rescue was brought to the site by helicopter.
  
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• Winning toe heads to Yukon, will be donated for Sourtoe Cocktail

  14-07-2017 20:27 via vancouversun.com
  
  Big toe be damned, this little piggy is headed to Yukon.
  Vancouver resident Kelly Green and her big toe has been selected as the winner of Tourism Yukon’s contest for a free trip to visit Dawson City, where the infamous Sourtoe Cocktail was created at the Sourdough Saloon.
  “I was elated and laughing to myself, giggling about it,” said the 30-something-year-old of learning she had won the contest. She was in an airport security line when she received word she would one day be gi
  
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• Dog days hit Nat Bailey Stadium

  14-07-2017 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  The dog days of summer hit Thursday at Nat Bailey Stadium where baseball fans brought their dogs to the park to take in the Vancouver Canadians victory over the Spokane Indians.
  Rosie attends the Dog Days of Summer hosted by the Vancouver Canadians at Nat Bailey Stadium.
  Melanie Bolderson and Kevin Wardrop attend the Dog Days of Summer hosted by the Vancouver Canadians at Nat Bailey Stadium with their dogs (L to R) Jordyn, May and Piper.
  Sharon and Brandy attend the Dog Days of Summer hosted by
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash involving semi trucks shuts down Hwy1 westbound in Langley

  14-07-2017 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  First responders are on scene in Langley for a serious crash involving multiple vehicles.
  
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• B.C. man gets four years in driving death of Vancouver Island Mountie

  14-07-2017 20:25 via vancouversun.com
  
  COLWOOD, B.C. — A man was sentenced to four years in prison Friday for the death of an RCMP officer who was killed when a truck rammed her cruiser near Victoria last year.
  Kenneth Fenton, 29, has also been banned from driving and prohibited from owning a weapon for 10 years for the death of RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett.
  Provincial court Judge Ronald Lamperson said to his knowledge, it is the first case of drinking and driving causing the death of a police officer in British Columbia.
  He said
  
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• Baby B.C. hawk in care of eagle parents gets special attention

  14-07-2017 20:21 via vancouversun.com
  
  SIDNEY — A birder and wildlife photographer who’s been documenting the strange case of a baby red-tailed hawk being raised by eagles says the adopted little bird is acting like its eagle “siblings” and devouring fish.
  Terry Venables said while red-tailed hawks aren’t known to be fish eaters, this baby hawk likes its fish and is thriving under the care of his much larger parents, who seem to be lavishing attention on the bird to which they’d normally be natural
  
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• Accident closes Highway 1 to westbound traffic in Langley

  14-07-2017 20:19 via vancouversun.com
  
  A multi-vehicle accident involving semi-trucks has closed Highway 1 to westbound traffic from 232 Street to 264 Street in Langley.@AM730Traffic Hwy 1 westbound at 240th is closed pic.twitter.com/1Ttz2aRywp
  — Christine Wagenaar (@ChristineWagena) July 14, 2017
  The Ministry of Highways is advising drivers to plan alternate routes and expect major delays.@NEWS1130 pic.twitter.com/45EjfC20eY
  — Arek (@naturalica) July 14, 2017
  MORE TO COME
  
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• Wildfire smoke around Williams Lake

  14-07-2017 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, Jul 14: An eerie haze envelops Williams Lake Friday morning
  
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• Aerial vews of wildfires around 100 Mile House

  14-07-2017 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fri, Jul 14: Plumes of smoke rise from the multiple fires near 100 Mile House
  
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• Summer a time for wine fun and refreshment

  14-07-2017 20:15 via vancouversun.com
  
  Summer has always been a fleeting experience on the West Coast, which is why we need to embrace it as quickly as possible before it’s gone.
  Instinctively we stash our sweaters and rain jackets for shorts and sunscreen, but when it comes to wine we seem reluctant to jettison the Cabernets and Chardonnays for something just a little lighter and fresher. Today we look at some summer classics built more for refreshment and fun than contemplation.
  We begin with a Portuguese classic: Vinho Verde
  
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• TransLink pushes province on Pattullo replacement

  14-07-2017 20:12 via vancouversun.com
  
  To put a fine point on the need to replace the Pattullo Bridge, TransLink is inviting the media to inspect the aging piece of infrastructure ahead of another weekend closure for maintenance work.
  TransLink’s replacement plans, for an estimated $1-billion new bridge, were thrown into uncertainty by the provincial election results with a Green-party-backed NDP government set to take office next week and the NDP promising to scrap tolls on the new Port Mann Bridge.
  TransLink was betting on to
  
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• Kenneth Fenton sentenced to 4 years in prison for death of RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett

  14-07-2017 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kenneth Fenton, the man who pleaded guilty in the death of RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett was sentenced to four years in prison.
  
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• Vancouver man charged after two break-ins through unlocked windows

  14-07-2017 20:07 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — A man has been arrested following two break-ins earlier this month on Vancouver’s west side in which he got in through unlocked windows, prompting a reminder for residents to keep their windows and doors locked at night.
  According to Vancouver police, the two break-ins took place on July 2 and July 9, both around 3 a.m. near West 25th Avenue and Dunbar. The suspect allegedly got into the homes by going through unlocked, open windows in both cases.
  During the second break-
  
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• Cooking with booze? Why not

  14-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Cooking With Cocktails by Kristy Gardner book signing 
  July 15; noon-2 p.m. | Indigo Books (2505 Granville St.)
  We can all appreciate a good glass of something to accompany a great meal. But what about alcoholic elixirs — in your food? 
  Vancouver foodie Kristy Gardner is confident the appreciation will translate there, too. 
  Gardner, the author of the popular online food blog SheEats.ca, recently compiled a colourful cookbook of recipes, each featuring some type of spirited
  
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• B.C. wildfire status Friday: Strong winds expected this weekend could worsen fire conditions

  14-07-2017 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials have now turned their attention to the weekend where expected strong winds could worsen wildfire conditions across the province.
  
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• Winning big heads to Yukon, will be donated for Sourtoe Cocktail

  14-07-2017 17:46 via vancouversun.com
  
  Big toe be damned, this little piggy is headed to Yukon.
  Kelly Green and her big toe has been selected as the winner of Tourism Yukon’s contest for a free trip to visit Dawson City, where the infamous Sourtoe Cocktail was created at the Sourdough Saloon.
  “You win some, you lose one and in this case, I’m doing both. I may be sacrificing a digit but a trip to Yukon will be well worth it,” said Green of donating her big toe posthumously one day.
  “The grandkids will hav
  
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• Despite slow start, Victoria’s Ryan Janes savouring UFC journey

  14-07-2017 17:12 via theprovince.com
  
  yan Janes poses for a portrait during a UFC photo session.
  After a slow start to his UFC career, Canadian middleweight Ryan Janes has hardly stopped moving.
  The 35-year-old native of Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L., who now makes his home in Victoria, was set to makes his UFC debut last August in Vancouver only to have his opponent pulled on the eve of the fight due to a possible drug violation.
  He was subsequently slotted onto an October card in the Philippines, a show cancelled 11 days ahead of time
  
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• Higher winds expected Saturday on the wildfires in B.C.’s interior

  14-07-2017 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Higher winds due to a cold front are expected to hit the wildfires in BC's southern and central interior Saturday afternoon
  
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• Deal reached to purchase Grouse Mountain

  14-07-2017 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  North Vancouver's Grouse Mountain resort has been sold to a Chinese company.
  
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• Nova Scotia firefighters set to head to B.C. to help battle wildfires

  14-07-2017 16:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Twenty firefighters are on their way to British Columbia to help in the ongoing effort to fight wildfires burning across the province.
  
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• Man who killed RCMP officer in crash to be sentenced today

  14-07-2017 16:05 via vancouversun.com
  
  COLWOOD, B.C. — A man who killed a mother of two when his truck rammed into her RCMP cruiser while driving drunk and speeding will be sentenced by a court near Victoria today.
  The court heard during Kenneth Fenton’s sentencing hearing that he had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit when he ran a red light, hitting Const. Sarah Beckett’s cruiser broadside.
  Fenton pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing death for the April 2016
  
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• Lumber prices see 'big jump' after wildfires in British Columbia - Vancouver Sun

  14-07-2017 16:02
  
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  Lumber prices see 'big jump' after wildfires in British Columbia
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  By Wednesday, the benchmark price of Western spruce-pine-fir lumber had risen by 5.5 per cent to US$400 per thousand board feet from US$379 last Friday, according to figures from Random Lengths, which tracks lumber and panel prices. “It's a big jump,” ...and more »
  
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• Lumber prices see 'big jump' after wildfires in British Columbia

  14-07-2017 16:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — The wildfires in the B.C. Interior that have forced some sawmills to halt operations have resulted in a boost in lumber prices at a time when forestry companies have been squeezed by softwood duties on exports to the U.S.
  By Wednesday, the benchmark price of Western spruce-pine-fir lumber had risen by 5.5 per cent to US$400 per thousand board feet from US$379 last Friday, according to figures from Random Lengths, which tracks lumber and panel prices.
  “It’s a big jum
  
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• Daily Poll: Is this sign poorly worded or a human rights violation?

  14-07-2017 15:43 via vancouversun.com
  
  This week, concerns were raised to Richmond city council over a sandwich board sign outside a local furniture shop that advertised it was hiring for a Chinese sales person.
  The sign outside the Furniture Land outlet on Bridgeport Road read: “Now hiring: We are hiring Chinese sales person.” An unidentified employee at the shop elaborated, saying the company had designed the sign to seek a “Chinese sales person” because they wanted to hire someone who can speak Mandarin or
  
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• North Vancouver woman targeted by fake job scam speaks out

  14-07-2017 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A North Vancouver woman is speaking out after a bogus job ad nearly saw her scammed out of her savings.
  
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• Caught on tape: cheque scammers target North Vancouver woman

  14-07-2017 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A North Vancouver woman is speaking out after a bogus job ad nearly saw her scammed out of her savings.
  
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• Fleeing the 100 Mile House wildfire: One woman’s story

  14-07-2017 14:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cheryl and her dog Dixie drove through the night to escape the wildfire in 100 Mile House. Paul Haysom tells her story from the Kamloops evacuation centre.
  
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• Video shows men using hose to extinguish Williams Lake flames

  14-07-2017 14:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Video posted online appears to show a pair men from Riske Creek, B.C. using heavy equipment and a hose to extinguish wildfires burning near Williams Lake.
  
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• B.C. wildfires: Smoke rises above Little Fort as blaze grows

  14-07-2017 14:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Video posted online shows plumes of smoke from nearby wildfires rising over Little Fort on Wednesday.
  
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• Five Things to Know: Jughead battles busker, Grouse mountain sold, fire crews dread weekend - Vancouver Sun

  14-07-2017 14:01
  
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  Five Things to Know: Jughead battles busker, Grouse mountain sold, fire crews dread weekend
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  Riverdale star Cole Sprouse was confronted by a street performer in downtown Vancouver this week, after the performer apparently refused to stop playing while the crew filmed nearby. Sprouse is seen in this handout photo starring as Jughead on the ...and more »
  
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• Five Things to Know: Jughead battles busker, Grouse Mountain sold

  14-07-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Jughead confronts a busker, we’re all afraid of raccoons now, and you may be looking forward to the weekend, but fire crews in the Cariboo are not. Here are five things you need to know.
  Wildfire update: Fire crews dreading windy Saturday 
  Fires continue to burn all across British Columbia, and while there’s been some good news from the front lines this week, Saturday is shaping up to be a difficult day. 
  Strong winds forecast for Saturday are expected to fan the flames, an
  
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