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• B.C. Wildfires: Ranchers face devastating losses when they return home

  25-07-2017 23:59 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — Ranchers in the centre of B.C.’s cattle country are facing “heartbreak” as they return to scorched fields, dead livestock and damaged infrastructure following weeks of wildfires.
  Kevin Boon, the general manager of the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association, said the process of tallying losses has just begun and could take some time because the extreme heat of the wildfires would leave little evidence of  carcasses.
  He said it’s expected hundreds if not t
  
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• Whitecaps’ Ben McKendry set for loan move to FC Edmonton

  25-07-2017 23:54 via theprovince.com
  Ben McKendry is the latest young Whitecap to be shipped out for a loan spell.
  The 24-year-old Vancouver native was spotted at FC Edmonton training on Tuesday; expect the loan to be made official shortly.
  The midfielder made his MLS debut this season for the Whitecaps — he’s made just the solitary appearance — and he did get minutes in the Caps’ matches in the Canadian Championship and Champions League.
  McKendry played for the Whitecaps’ residency program from 2
  
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• Surrey woman charged with defrauding school's parent advisory council of $35,000

  25-07-2017 23:31 via vancouversun.com
  The former treasurer of a Surrey elementary school parent advisory council faces fraud and theft charges after thousands of dollars went missing from the PAC’s coffers.
  École K.B. Woodward Elementary School in Whalley contacted Surrey RCMP last September to report that their PAC had been defrauded of more than $35,000. 
  The RCMP’s economic crime unit led the investigation and quickly identified a suspect.
  Tuyet Ngo, 31, has been charged with fraud over $5,000, theft over
  
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• Man killed, van set on fire, in targeted shooting in Chilliwack

  25-07-2017 23:24
  Yee Hung Chin, 33, of Chilliwack died in hospital from gunshot wounds.
  
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• Woman charged with fraud after money for Surrey school playground vanishes

  25-07-2017 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  A Surrey woman is facing charges for allegedly taking more than $35,000 from parent advisory council (PAC) at École K.B. Woodward last year.
  
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• Alleged parent advisory thief schooled with $35K fraud charges: Surrey RCMP

  25-07-2017 23:15
  Police say Surrey woman stole more than $35,000 from elementary school's parent advisory committee, but the real 'victims in this incident were the students.'
  
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• UFC 214: Is Cormier-Jones II the best fight in UFC history?

  25-07-2017 22:51 via theprovince.com
  The rivalry understandably gets the focus.
  The bad blood and the altercations both verbal and physical steal the headlines. Former UFC PR chief Dave Sholler gets tossed into a backdrop in the lobby of the MGM Grand on loop, setting the stage for an epic grudge match that has been postponed far too many times and is once again only a few days away.
  Every interview gets dissected. Every pointed comment becomes a story, fuel to an already raging fire of anticipation. After a number of false starts,
  
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• Climate change jaw dropper — great white shark destined for B.C. waters

  25-07-2017 22:51
  
  William Cheung, an associate professor at UBC’s Institute for Oceans and Fisheries, says great white sharks in B.C. waters are not out of the question if oceans continue to warm.
  
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• ‘A real tragedy was avoided’: Police rescue boys drifting on Okanagan Lake in rubber dinghy during wind storm

  25-07-2017 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  Police estimate the pair were 500 metres from land when RCMP officers found them.
  
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• Bacon murder trial: Accused was in traffic stop in SUV similar to getaway vehicle

  25-07-2017 22:15 via vancouversun.com
  KELOWNA — Michael Jones got a ticket for not wearing his seatbelt while driving a vehicle similar to the one used in the Jonathan Bacon killing, a Kelowna court heard Monday.
  Jones was behind the wheel of a green Ford Explorer that was pulled over during a routine traffic stop in Vancouver, RCMP Const. Ryan Lee testified.
  “He was pleasant. Nothing stuck out about him,” Lee said of Jones’s behaviour during the five-minute traffic stop on April 21, 2011, on Bridgeport Road
  
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• Whitecaps loan defender Sam Adekugbe to Swedish club IFK Goteborg

  25-07-2017 22:07 via theprovince.com
  VANCOUVER — Sam Adekugbe is on the move again.
  The Vancouver Whitecaps announced Tuesday that the 22-year-old defender has been loaned to Swedish first division club IFK Goteborg until the end of 2017.
  The Canadian international recently returned from a year-long loan with then-English Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion, where he made five first-team appearances across all competitions.
  Adekugbe travelled back to Vancouver in March to deal with a nagging injury, but was included
  
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• One request by Trump threatens both NAFTA negotiations and the softwood lumber dispute

  25-07-2017 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  If the lumber issue becomes tangled up with NAFTA, it could take longer to end the current dispute, experts say.
  
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• Trudeau, Horgan ‘progressive politicians’ in congenial first meeting

  25-07-2017 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and brand new B.C. Premier John Horgan bent over backwards to appear congenial after their first meeting Tuesday, avoiding any mention of their differing positions on expanding Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline.
  The two leaders even showed up to their first face-to-face meeting in nearly identical blue suits, right down to their striped socks and matching shoes, prompting Trudeau to joke about their clear “compatibility.”
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• Vancouver Sun Weekly What's On July 28 — Aug. 3

  25-07-2017 22:01 via vancouversun.com
  Wanderlust
  Aug. 3-6 | Whistler
  Tickets and info: From $85, at wanderlust.com
  A global phenomenon, Wanderlust is a mixture of yoga, meditation and assorted outdoor activity paired with “premium food experiences” and some good old fashioned party hard vibes to boot. The full schedule allows participants to tailor their own adventure which could include such things as Essential Oils 101, Crystalline Energy Medicine, and Curated Wisdom for Life and Work. Others may just want to get down
  
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• Report asks City of Vancouver to increase snow response budget

  25-07-2017 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  The city spent $13.7 million fighting the snow this past winter.
  
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• Cougar in Port Moody dropped dog after owner yelled at it: police

  25-07-2017 21:58 via vancouversun.com
  Police in Port Moody say a cougar walked into a residential neighbourhood and tried to carry away a dog.
  They say the dog’s owner reported yelling at the cougar on Monday before it dropped the animal.
  The small dog needed surgery, but police say in a news release that it’s expected to make a full recovery.
  The neighbourhood borders on a heavily wooded area.
  Police say residents can discourage cougars and other wildlife by making sure pets are fed indoors.
  Officers say anyone who enco
  
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• Shuswap rail trail one step closer to reality

  25-07-2017 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  “These trails will undoubtedly result in increased tourism activity, and be a tremendous asset to local residents.”
  
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• How to make the Keg’s popular prime rib sliders

  25-07-2017 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  Jeroen Vanderwolf from the Keg restaurant explains how to cook prime rib “slow and low” and all of the ingredients that go into making their delicious sliders.
  
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• Health benefits of fresh goji berries

  25-07-2017 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  Dietician Diana Steele talks about the versatility of the goji berry now found growing locally in British Columbia.
  
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• 62% of Greater Vancouver homes sold above asking, despite market slowdown

  25-07-2017 21:10
  
  Median sale price of detached home was $1.45 million during second week of July
  
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• RCMP investigate after body of man found in water near White Rock pier

  25-07-2017 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  There are a lot of unanswered questions after the body of a 59-year-old man was found in the water near the White Rock Pier. As Jordan Armstrong reports, RCMP now trying to determine the circumstances surrounding his death.
  
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• LNG megaproject not going ahead in B.C.

  25-07-2017 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Pacific Northwest LNG says it will not go ahead with the $36-billion project planned for B.C’s north coast. Keith Baldrey has the details.
  
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• $36-billion Pacific NorthWest LNG project dead

  25-07-2017 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  Despite being green lit by the Trudeau government, the Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNW LNG) project will not be going ahead.
  
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• Petronas cancels $11.4-billion LNG project near Prince Rupert

  25-07-2017 20:18 via vancouversun.com
  Malaysian state-controlled energy giant Petronas has pulled the plug on the proposed $11.4-billion Pacific NorthWest LNG project near Prince Rupert.
  Petronas planned to build a LNG processing plant on Lelu Island that would have shipped 19 million tonnes a year of liquefied gas to markets in Asia, while pumping more than five million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually into the atmosphere. 
  The project received federal government approval last September.
  In a statement, Petronas said it
  
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• Man killed in collision with tree on Peachland forestry road

  25-07-2017 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  “Sadly, despite the tireless efforts of the group of Good Samaritans and both the ground and airborne medical crews, the man was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Efforts to reduce numbers of Aboriginals in jail failing

  25-07-2017 20:07 via vancouversun.com
  The combined initiative by Parliament and the Supreme Court of Canada to reduce overrepresentation of Aboriginal peoples in prison with an Indigenous-discount strategy is failing badly.
  In the mid-1990s when the Criminal Code was amended to have judges consider the specific circumstances of Aboriginal offenders, Indigenous peoples made up 16 per cent of those in custody.
  By 2012, when the Supreme Court doubled down on the approach, that number had hit 28 per cent of those incarcerated where
  
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• We tried it: Arbonne Rescue and Renew Detox Face Mask 

  25-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A face mask formulated with French pink clay that works to cleanse skin by drawing out impurities. 
  In addition to purifying, this products promises to reduce the overall appearance of pores. How exactly? The clay elixir features a special “oil-pulling technology” featuring five “self-neutralizing acids” that help clarify and brighten skin, while also getting ride of the gunk stuck in pores. 
  While worn, the clay creamy formula goes from wet to dry i
  
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• Vancouver is fastest growing industrial market in the country: report

  25-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver and Toronto have been dominating the country’s industrial growth since mid-2014, when the bottom started to fall out on oil prices, according to a new report by Cushman & Wakefield.
  The two cities have accounted for 80.3 per cent of total national industrial space absorption since oil prices started to decline dramatically in spring of 2014.
  In May of that year, the price of crude oil (Western Canada Select) was at $108.56 (all figures in Canadian dollars) per barrel.
  On July
  
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• Three new beauty products worth checking out

  25-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  MuglerA*Men Kryptomint eau de toilette 
  They say: A men’s cologne that is an “icy-cool reinterpretation” of the iconic Mugler scent. The fragrance has a heart of “powerful peppermint” for an unexpected twist to traditional scents.  
  We say: While this fragrance is billed as a men’s scent, our tester reported she was just as pleased to wear it as her partner was. The fragrance stays true enough to the traditional Angel elixir — but the cool
  
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• Lululemon gets into the home decor business (well, kind of)

  25-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Ask any teen girl where her favourite room in her parent’s house is and the universal answer will likely be the same: her room. 
  From quirky coloured walls to snapshots of her friends hastily affixed to walls (or carefully placed in photo frames), a teen girl’s room is her own personal sanctuary. 
  Now, that much-loved space can get even, well, more loved thanks to a collaboration between the Vancouver-based line Ivivva by Lululemon and PBteen, the youth-oriented arm of
  
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• Lucky lemons: Herschel pops up in Deep Cove

  25-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Summertime and lemonade go together like, well, the beach and sand, sunscreen and sunglasses, beers and … well, you get the point.
  So, it makes sense that the team behind the wildly popular accessories brand Herschel Supply would merge the two inspirations — sweet, tangy summertime drinks and a perfectly timed July opening — for their first pop-up shop in Deep Cove. 
  “The Lemonade Stand is a 298-square-foot pop-up lemonade stand in the heart of Deep Cove’s mai
  
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• Workaholic Vancouver native Kelly McCormack embraces digital weirdness

  25-07-2017 19:49 via vancouversun.com
  Ask actor, writer, singer and producer Kelly McCormack what kind of movies she makes and she doesn’t hesitate with her answer: “The kind under duress,” she said, laughing, over the phone from Los Angeles recently.
  McCormack is a firing-on-all-cylinders DIY creative. If there’s a hat, she’ll wear it.
  Vancouver actor, writer and producer Kelly McCormack.
  This year has seen the Vancouver native (she points out her family has been here for five generations) barnstorming
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: The Cyborg is back, and it’s about time

  25-07-2017 19:45 via theprovince.com
  Five months after its inauspicious and controversial debut at UFC 209, the women’s featherweight division is poised to take its mulligan this weekend at UFC 214 in Anaheim as the women who always should have been the focal point of the division finally get the chance to fight for UFC gold.
  Cris “Cyborg” Justino has been one of the most dominant fighters to step into the cage over the last decade. The former Strikeforce and Invicta FC champion is unbeaten over her last 18 fights
  
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• Sean Burke, Willie Desjardins to lead Team Canada in 2017-18 hockey campaign

  25-07-2017 19:31 via theprovince.com
  Sean Burke will serve as general manager of Team Canada in 2017-18 with former Canucks coach Willie Desjardins behind the bench.
  Burke, a pro scout with the Canadiens, will be aided on the management side by another former goaltender in Martin Brodeur, assistant general manager of the St. Louis Blues.
  Other management members are Hockey Canada’s Tom Renney, Scott Smith and Scott Salmond.
  Desjardins’ coaching staff will include assistants Dave King, Scott Walker and Craig Woodcroft.
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• Ontario man arrested after car stolen in Winnipeg crashes into Vernon hospital

  25-07-2017 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  Police said when officers got there no one was in the crashed car which “had rammed through the emergency entry doors.”
  
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• Malaysia-owned Pacific NorthWest LNG project abandons B.C. plans

  25-07-2017 19:26
  'Disappointing': Controversial Lelu Island project faced low prices, a citizen's recent court victory, and First Nations divisions.
  
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• Workaholic Vancouver native Kelly McCormack embraces digital weirdness - Vancouver Sun

  25-07-2017 19:16 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Sun
  Workaholic Vancouver native Kelly McCormack embraces digital weirdness
  Vancouver Sun
  Vancouver native Kelly McCormack is in Killjoys, making new series Crawford, appearing in digital original series How to Buy a Baby, and season three of That's My DJ. She is also in the hilariously weird CBC digital series The Neddeaus of Duqesne Island.and more »
  
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• ‘It’s certainly amazing’: Willie Desjardins

  25-07-2017 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jul 25: Willie Desjardins talks about his feelings after being named Team Canada men’s hockey head coach.
  
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• Hockey Canada introduces 2018 men’s Olympic hockey coaches

  25-07-2017 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jul 25: Team Canada GM Sean Burke announces the coaching staff for the 2018 men’s Olympic hockey team.
  
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• BUSINESS REPORT: The Loonie has topped more than 80 cents…now what?

  25-07-2017 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  The Bank of Canada may be tempted to keep rates steady for the rest of the year, which could put a lid on further dollar gains.
  
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• Hockey Canada announces 2018 men’s hockey management staff

  25-07-2017 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  Tue, Jul 25: Tom Renney announces the management staff of the 2018 men’s Olympic hockey team.
  
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• UBC students hitchhike across Canada on $150 each

  25-07-2017 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  Ori Nevares and Philippe Roberge are making the journey with just $150 each, relying on the generosity of fellow Canadians.
  
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• ‘He’s dead, he’s been hanging’: Chester Bennington’s housekeeper was distraught after discovering his body

  25-07-2017 18:45 via theprovince.com
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  Chester Bennington’s housekeeper sobbed in distress after she discovered the singer’s body, audio of a 911 call has revealed.
  The Linkin Park singer was 41 when he killed himself in his Los Angeles home last Thursday.
  Los Angeles Police Department officers have now released audio of the 911 call, made by a driver who had planned to pick up Chester from his home, to TMZ.com.
  In the background of the call, the female housekeeper can be heard crying loudly, apparently while con
  
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• Convicted teacher who had sex with student now suing him for ruining her reputation

  25-07-2017 18:25 via theprovince.com
  A teacher convicted of having sex with a 16-year-old student is now suing her former pupil for defamation.
  Tara Stumph, a 36-year-old former teacher at Arroyo Grande (Calif.) High School has launched a lawsuit against the student, accusing him of making statements that hurt her career and reputation, the U.K. Independent reported.
  According to the lawsuit, the teen allegedly talked trash about the sex-starved educator “to various classmates, family and other members of the community.&rdquo
  
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• Justin Trudeau, BC Premier John Horgan to discuss pipeline, wildfires

  25-07-2017 18:08 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to visit British Columbia next week to assess the damage wrought by wildfires that have ravaged the interior of the province.
  Trudeau says the federal government stands ready to do everything it can to help.
  The prime minister announced his planned visit after meeting for the first time with B.C.’s new premier, the NDP’s John Horgan.
  The two leaders say they used the introductory meeting to concentrate on issues on which they agree a
  
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• Great white sharks ranging closer to Canadian coasts, UBC expert says

  25-07-2017 17:39
  UBC climate change expert Dr. William Cheung says great white sharks are about to make a splash off Canada's coasts, thanks to warming ocean temperatures.
  
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• Grilled Humboldt Squid

  25-07-2017 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Quang Dang of West shows us how to make Grilled Humboldt Squid with heirloom tomato salad. It’s all part of his demonstration for the Vancouver Aquarium’s Fin to Tail event.
  
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• B.C. wildfires likely to add to U.S. homebuyers’ frustration, as lumber supply crunch worsens

  25-07-2017 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  The fires are exacerbating a shortage of lumber in the U.S. during peak construction season.
  
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• MP says not enough being done to deal with abandoned vessels on Canada’s coasts

  25-07-2017 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  New Democrat Sheila Malcolmson is pushing the federal government to move on a promise to deal with vessels abandoned on Canada's coasts.
  
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• Drowning in White Rock

  25-07-2017 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  Jordan Armstrong is on scene in White Rock where a 59-year-old man drowned in the early hours of the morning. An investigation is now underway.
  
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