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• B.C. wildfire status Sunday: 4,000-hectare fire flares up near B.C.-Alberta border

  23-07-2017 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  A total of 152 fires are burning across the province now.
  
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• B.C. wildfire status Saturday: 4,000-hectare fire flares up near B.C.-Alberta border

  23-07-2017 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  A total of 152 fires are burning across the province now.
  
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• Green MLA backs grizzly trophy hunt ban

  23-07-2017 23:36 via vancouversun.com
  A newly elected Green party MLA said Friday he supports a ban the grizzly trophy hunt and believes his party’s policy position doesn’t go far enough to end the widely unpopular activity.
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  “Trophy hunting of grizzlies is something that needs to be banned,” said Adam Olsen, a member of the Tsartlip First Nation on southern Vancouver Island and MLA for Saanich North and the Islands.
  “It’s important we deal with grizzly trophy hunting. We know that the
  
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• Early B.C. baseball gems donated to B.C. Sports Hall of Fame

  23-07-2017 23:21 via vancouversun.com
  The name Fredrick Augustus Jackson won’t ring any bells with modern sports fans. But in the 1880s and 1890s, he was one of B.C.’s top baseball players, a hard-hitting, slick-fielding shortstop.
  In 1888, he received a special bat from his teammates on the Victoria Amities, probably because he was the team’s most valuable player.
  His family still has the bat, 129 years later. For decades, it’s been tucked away in a closet, which has kept it in remarkable shape — it st
  
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• Peperonata with buffalo mozzarella

  23-07-2017 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Jul 23: Araxi Restaurant’s Executive Chef James Walt shows off a simple, Italian recipe: Peperonata with buffalo mozzarella. Combining different types of bell peppers, with garlic and shallots, he serves up a dish that could be the perfect appetizer or salad for a summer meal.
  
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• Vancouver Canadians nab first-half pennant, making 2016 struggles easy to forget

  23-07-2017 22:32 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canadians are going back to the playoffs.
  The C’s held off a late surge from the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Saturday night in Keizer, Ore., and recorded a 7-6 victory that clinched them the Northwest League’s North Division first-half pennant.
  The Northwest League splits its 76-game schedule into two halves. The two-round, best-of-three playoffs are slated to start Sept. 5.
  The C’s, who are the Toronto Blue Jays’ short-season, single-A affiliate, won three strai
  
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• How about them apples? Victoria fruit-tree project in cider spinoff

  23-07-2017 22:32 via vancouversun.com
  Victoria’s non-profit, fruit-tree harvesting program is reducing its reliance on donations by putting its spare apples to an ancient and delicious use.
  Backyard Blend Cider is produced in a partnership between the LifeCycles Project and Spinnaker’s Brewpub, helping push the group’s social enterprise earnings to $12,000 last year.
  “We get most of our funds through grants and donations, the usual litany of sources that support non-profits,” said Matthew Kemshaw,
  
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• Williams Lake mayor says city gearing up for possible homecoming

  23-07-2017 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  "We're in the final stages of being ready. As soon as we get the clearance on the fire itself I think we will be able to bring people home."
  
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• Vancouver announces plans for rental housing that people might actually afford

  23-07-2017 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  "Vancouver doesn't just need supply, it needs the right kind of supply local people on local incomes can afford."
  
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• Affordable rental project could turn housing into Vancouver’s ‘Hunger Games’: activist

  23-07-2017 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  Mayor: "Vancouver doesn't just need supply, it needs the right kind of supply local people on local incomes can afford."
  
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• Ask an Expert: Helping kids deal with stressful situations

  23-07-2017 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Jul 23: Your questions answered by the Global BC experts. This week in Ask an Expert, pyschologists Dr. Carla Fry and Lisa Ferrari from the Real Parenting Lab share advice for families facing stressful situations, like the recent wildfire evacuations. From being mindful of their behaviour around children to creating time and space from...
  
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• Summer outdoor essentials

  23-07-2017 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Jul 23: Whether you are planning a short hike or a multi-day camping trip, Andrew Sutherland from MEC has something to help improve your experience. He also shows off a new website that can help you find the perfect summer adventure.
  
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• UFC Recap: About those fights on Long Island

  23-07-2017 19:28 via theprovince.com
  Hometown Heroics
  Chris Weidman was in dire need of a victory heading into his headlining assignment at home on Long Island and despite a scary moment late in the first, the former middleweight champion got back in the win column with a third-round submission win over Kelvin Gastelum.
  Entering on a three-fight skid that had many wondering if Weidman was in the midst of a fall from grace, the 33-year-old local favourite put considerable size advantage and strong grappling skills to good use, takin
  
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• Vancouver police go high tech to predict and prevent crime before it happens

  23-07-2017 18:00
  
  The VPD is the first in Canada to adopt predictive technology that can forecast the location of property crime, allowing officers to take proactive measures to prevent it.
  
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• Vancouver Canadians clinch Northwest League first-division pennant Saturday

  23-07-2017 17:38 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Canadians are going back to the playoffs.
  The C’s held off a late surge from the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Saturday night in Keizer, Ore., and recorded a 7-6 victory that clinched them the Northwest League’s North Division first-half pennant.
  The Northwest League splits its 76-game schedule into two halves. The two-round, best-of-three playoffs are slated to start Sept. 5.
  The C’s, who are the Toronto Blue Jays’ short-season, single-A affiliate, won three strai
  
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• Vancouver Canadians win Northwest League first-division pennant

  23-07-2017 17:33 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Canadians are going back to the playoffs.
  The C’s held off a late surge from the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Saturday night in Keizer, Ore., and recorded a 7-6 victory that clinched them the Northwest League’s North Division first-half pennant.
  The Northwest League splits its 76-game schedule into two halves. The two-round, best-of-three playoffs are slated to start Sept. 5.
  The C’s, who are the Toronto Blue Jays’ short-season, single-A affiliate, won three strai
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: Lawn bowling for cystic fibrosis; golfers help make dreams take flight; Syrian pop-up home cooks feted

  23-07-2017 17:00 via theprovince.com
  RIDE AND ROLL
  Jim Best was the special guest at this year’s Lawn Summer Night, a unique lawn bowling fundraiser benefiting cystic fibrosis research. The 34-year old motorcycle enthusiast living with cystic fibrosis recently completed a cross-country ride from Halifax to Vancouver to raise awareness of the genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults. Cystic fibrosis causes thick mucus to build up in the respiratory system, leading to life threatening infections that scar th
  
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• VPD Mounted Unit has a rich history

  23-07-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  When hundreds of thousands of people swarm into the West End for the 2017 Honda Celebration of Light next week, the Vancouver Police Department will need a psychological edge.
  A big part of that edge will be delivered by the six-officer mounted unit and their unflappable steeds. As low-tech as it sounds, horses are the key element in the VPD’s psy-ops arsenal, with the power to alter the emotional dynamics of their encounters with citizens.
  “We have a nice calming effect on crowds,&r
  
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• Celebrity stylist Jen Atkin’s four must-master hairstyles of summer

  23-07-2017 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Summer’s here, so that means it’s time to change up your hair routine.While days at the beach call for relaxed updos, the lighter-for-later nights call for sultry (and celebratory) looks that usher in the top hair trend of the season: texture.“Texture is really popular in the summer because we’re laying out by the pool or are out at the beach and I think it just gives you that really beautiful look,” Jen Atkin, a celebrity hairstylist and founder of the hair product
  
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• Family friends and supporters remember murdered Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen

  23-07-2017 11:38 via globalnews.ca
  Family friends and supporters gathered in Burnaby's Central Park to remember Marrisa Shen on Saturday night.
  
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• Officials fear winds could spread B.C. wildfires as some evacuees return home

  23-07-2017 10:00
  Environment Canada says wind gusts of about 50 kilometres per hour can be expected across the southern parts of the province including Williams Lake, Castlegar and Princeton.
  
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• Tears, fears at emotional memorial for slain Burnaby teen

  23-07-2017 06:42 via vancouversun.com
  Dozens gathered Saturday night at a memorial for Marrisa Shen, the Burnaby teen whose body was found in Central Park four days ago.
  Shen, 13, was reported missing at 11:30 p.m Tuesday and her body was found in the southeast area of Central Park at 1:10 a.m. Wednesday. On Thursday, police revealed that her death was a homicide and that they did not have a suspect or motive for the killing.
  On Saturday, friends and neighbours headed to Central Park to attend a small memorial organized by Valentine
  
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• Tears, fears at emotional memorial for slain Burnaby teen - Vancouver Sun

  23-07-2017 06:33
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  Tears, fears at emotional memorial for slain Burnaby teen
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  A woman pays her respects at a memorial for Marrisa Shen at Central Park in Burnaby on Saturday. Gerry Kahrmann / PNG. Share Adjust Comment Print. Dozens gathered Saturday night at a memorial for Marrisa Shen, the Burnaby teen whose body was ...and more »
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Jul 22

  23-07-2017 04:54 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Saturday, July 22, 2017.
  
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• B.C. trucking companies finding it hard to deal with wildfire fallout

  23-07-2017 04:36 via globalnews.ca
  Trucking companies in B.C. are feeling the pinch as wildfire-related highway closures continue.
  
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• One year since Michael Sandhu was gunned down in Surrey

  23-07-2017 04:05 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Jul 22: Tomorrow marks one year since Michael Sandhu was shot and killed in Surrey. He was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of the ongoing gun violence in Metro Vancouver. As Jill Bennett reports, his family is still waiting for answers into his death.
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Jul 22

  23-07-2017 04:05 via globalnews.ca
  The Saturday, July 22, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• A look at the devastation from the Elephant Hill fire

  23-07-2017 04:05 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Jul 22: Residents of the Ashcroft Reserve were allowed back home earlier this week. But for them it was bittersweet, knowing that neighbours and even relatives have lost everything in the wildfire. Our John Hua has had a chance to look at the devastation today.
  
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• Vigil for teen homicide victim Marrisa Shen in Burnaby tonight

  23-07-2017 04:01 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Jul 22: Tonight emotions are running high in Burnaby as people there are getting ready for a rally this evening. That’s in response to the murder of a 13-year-old girl earlier this week. Nadia Stewart has more.
  
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• Thousands free to return home as some B.C Wildfires downgraded

  23-07-2017 04:01 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Jul 22: Good news for some evacuees displaced by wildfires in our province today. They’ve been allowed to go back home after more evacuation orders were lifted today. Neetu Garcha reports.
  
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• Skin Cancer Clinic

  23-07-2017 04:01 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• Cancer fundraiser for three year old New Westminster girl.

  23-07-2017 04:01 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Jul 22: A fundraiser was held in New Westminster today in support of a three year old girl with a form of cancer that attacks her nerve tissue. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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• Manure management system a boon to water quality

  23-07-2017 03:48 via vancouversun.com
  A spin-off company from the University of British Columbia is promising to make a crap job a good deal easier and cleaner, with a scalable waste-processing system.
  Manure management practices on local dairy farms routinely raise a stink from their residential neighbours when the slurry is sprayed on fields, as well as from American farmers who complain of cross-border water pollution resulting from excess nutrient runoff.
  Boost Environmental Systems, a new firm, is testing a system that uses mic
  
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• Rugby star Adam Zaruba chasing an NFL dream with Eagles

  23-07-2017 03:29 via vancouversun.com
  When the NFL calls, it’s hard not to say no.
  Adam Zaruba, Canadian rugby sevens star, is off to try out with the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
  The 26-year-old North Vancouver giant admits it’s all about unfinished business.
  He played football in high school at Carson Graham and then was recruited to play at SFU but to put it in his words, “it didn’t work out.” He redshirted for a year for the Clan, didn’t play for his second, was ineligible for his third.
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• Vancouver police now using machine learning to prevent property crime - CBC.ca

  23-07-2017 02:59
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  Vancouver police now using machine learning to prevent property crime
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  The Vancouver Police Department is implementing a city-wide "predictive policing" system that uses machine learning to prevent break-ins by predicting where they will occur before they happen — the first of its kind in Canada. The system analyzes ...
  Weekend Poll: Minority Report? Or just the VPD being innovative ...Vancouver Sun
  New tool promises to help Vancouver police predict property crimes ...CTV New
  
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• Maple Ridge’s Tyler O’Neill reunited with Stubby Clapp after M’s-Cardinals trade

  23-07-2017 02:53 via vancouversun.com
  Tyler O’Neill and Stubby Clapp are together again.
  O’Neill, the muscle-bound outfield prospect from Maple Ridge, had his rights traded on Friday by the Seattle Mariners to the St. Louis Cardinals, in exchange for left-handed pitcher Marco Gonzales. O’Neill, 22, was packing up his gear and heading out Saturday to catch up with the Cardinals’ triple-A Pacific Coast League affiliate, the Memphis RedBirds, who are managed by Clapp, a Windsor native.
  O’Neill was a starti
  
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• Feds promise more funds for B.C. wildfire response

  23-07-2017 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government is promising more funding to support residents affected by raging wildfires in British Columbia as some of the thousands of people displaced prepare to return home.
  
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• Metro Vancouver on track to remain at Stage 1 water restrictions all summer

  23-07-2017 02:19 via globalnews.ca
  If everything goes smoothly, Metro Vancouverites shouldn't see an increase in restrictions this year.
  
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• Fun, frenetic, CFL football on full display in Lions’ win

  23-07-2017 02:19 via theprovince.com
  The post-game locker room was lit.
  The B.C. Lions were whooping it up after winning one of those uniquely CFL regular-season classics, a game that was a beautiful mess.
  Laughing, moppy-haired toddlers were bouncing around the room. Players gathered for a team picture. And while Travis Lulay was in the midst of a rambling, detailed answer birthed from an equally rambling question, Lions head coach Wally Buono thrust his hand through the crowd to congratulate his backup-turned-temp starter.
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• B.C. transgender inmate wins right to change prisons

  23-07-2017 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  Fallon Aubee, a transgender inmate in British Columbia, has won a years-long battle to serve the remainder of her sentence for first-degree murder at a women's prison.
  
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• B.C. wildfires: Residents of 100 Mile House area allowed back home

  23-07-2017 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  Evacuation orders for the communities of 100 Mile House, 103 Mile House, 105 Mile House, 108 Mile Ranch, and the western Lac La Hache area have been downgraded to an alert.
  
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• Get it while you can – B.C. fruit could have a shorter shelf life this year, says farming expert

  23-07-2017 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  A later growing season could mean less time in stores is in the cards for B.C. fruit.
  
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• More people allowed to head home, but evacuation alerts remain

  23-07-2017 01:05 via vancouversun.com
  With wind expected to hit parts of B.C. this weekend and plenty of days left in the fire season, authorities are urging British Columbians to reduce their role in the spread of wildfires, which have so far cost $122 million and burned an area larger than Metro Vancouver.
  As of Saturday at 1 p.m., there were 161 wildfires burning across the province, including 14 fires that started Friday, information officer Navi Saini of the B.C. Wildfire Service said.
  Saini said that of the fires started
  
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• One year later, mother of Surrey shooting victim pleads for closure

  23-07-2017 00:45 via globalnews.ca
  One year after Michael Sandhu was gunned down in Surrey, his mother is urging anyone with information to come forward — including the shooter.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks: Where they stand in Pacific Division - The Canuck Way

  23-07-2017 00:42
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  Vancouver Canucks: Where they stand in Pacific Division
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  The Vancouver Canucks have had troubles since moving to the Pacific Division in 2013-14, but they're starting to gain ground on some of their rivals. The Northwest Division used to be the greatest gift the Vancouver Canucks could ask for. This team ...
  
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• Evacuation order lifted for much of 100 Mile House

  23-07-2017 00:40 via globalnews.ca
  Nearly 10,000 residents of the town and its surrounding area will be allowed to return home.
  
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• The Vancouver Canucks: The Anton Rodin Story - The Canuck Way

  23-07-2017 00:09
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  The Vancouver Canucks: The Anton Rodin Story
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  The previous Vancouver Canucks regime lead by former general manager Mike Gillis has a terrible draft history. Yet, in an era where few of Gillis' high-profile draft picks panned out, one talented player was never given a legitimate chance and has only ...
  
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• Vancouver murals by Indigenous artists unveiled for Canada 150+ ... - Vancouver Sun

  23-07-2017 00:00
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  Vancouver murals by Indigenous artists unveiled for Canada 150+ ...
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  A series of murals created by Indigenous artists and teams in honour of Vancouver's Canada 150+ celebrations were unveiled this week throughout the city.and more »
  
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• Vancouver murals by Indigenous artists unveiled for Canada 150+ celebration - Vancouver Sun

  23-07-2017 00:00
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  Vancouver murals by Indigenous artists unveiled for Canada 150+ celebration
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  VANCOUVER, B.C.: UNDATED – The City of Vancouver has unveiled four new completed murals throughout the city that celebrate aboriginal culture and Canada 150+. These images show Sea to Sky, a light box display by Kelly Cannell. RACHEL TOPHAM / ...and more »
  
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