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• Photos: Christy Clark through the years

  28-07-2017 23:59 via theprovince.com
  Christy Clark, who resigned as Liberal party leader on Friday, has been part of the B.C. political scene for over 20 years, going back to her first election victory in the riding of Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain in 1996.
  Here are photos of Clark over the decades:
  2001: Christy Clark with her new baby, Hamish, and then-husband Mark Marissen.
  1997: Christy Clark, B.C. Liberal MLA for Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain.
  1998: Christy Clark, B.C. Liberal MLA for Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain.
  1998: Liberal MLA
  
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• Christy Clark to walk-away with hefty pension: Canadian Taxpayers Federation

  28-07-2017 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian Taxpayers Federation is warning British Columbians about the cost of Christy Clark’s departure.
  
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• Sold (Bought): Spacious New Westminster home attracts multiple offers, sells in six days

  28-07-2017 23:28 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
   
  This property at 2038 Dublin Street in New Westminster was custom built by the sellers in the early 1990s.
  2038 Dublin Street, New Westminster
  Type: Five-bedroom, four-bathroom detached
  Size: 3,249 sq.ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $1,277,000
  Listed for: $1,388,000
  Sold for: $1,468,000
  Sold on: April 25
  Days on market: Six
  Listing agent: Leslie Gray at Kore Realty
  Buyers agent: Linden Stracqualursi at RE/MAX All Points Realty
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• This Week in History: In 1908 a 'Hobo Army Headed' to Vancouver

  28-07-2017 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  On July 28, 1908, readers of the Vancouver World received the startling news that a “Hobo Army is Headed This Way.”
  The warning came from Vancouver police chief Rufus Gardner Chamberlin, who was trying to talk city council into building a bigger jail. According to Chamberlin, the word was out in the hobo jungles across the continent that Vancouver had a shortage of jail cells.
  “Four hoboes were sentenced to (jail) terms this morning and three of them claimed San Francisco
  
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• Fireworks starts Saturday with new venue at Second Beach

  28-07-2017 22:51
  This year, teams from Japan, the United Kingdom and Canada will vie to win Vancouver’s annual spectacular fireworks competition.
  
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• Family home destroyed by B.C. wildfire near Monte Lake

  28-07-2017 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  A B.C. family is surveying what is left of their dream home on Martin Mountain after a fast moving wildfire destroyed their property .
  
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• RCMP release photos of vehicles involved in Surrey shooting

  28-07-2017 22:10 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey RCMP have released surveillance photos of a trio of vehicles believed to be involved in a July 20 drive-by shooting.
  The shooting occurred at 8:30 p.m. in the 9400 block of 130A Street — a residential neighbourhood west of King George Boulevard
  Mounties say shots were fired from a charcoal Honda Civic at a black SUV.
  Both vehicles fled the scene — the Civic heading south and the Cadillac heading north — before police arrived. There were no reports of injur
  
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• Christy Clark through the years: photos

  28-07-2017 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  Christy Clark, who resigned as Liberal party leader on Friday, has been part of the B.C. political scene for over 20 years, going back to her first election victory in the riding of Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain in 1996.
  Here are photos of Clark over the decades:
  2001: Christy Clark with her new baby, Hamish, and then-husband Mark Marissen.
  1997: Christy Clark, B.C. Liberal MLA for Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain.
  1998: Christy Clark, B.C. Liberal MLA for Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain.
  1998: Liberal MLA
  
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• Christy Clark resigns as leader of B.C. Liberal party, Rich Coleman to serve as interim

  28-07-2017 21:48 via vancouversun.com
  Former Premier Christy Clark is stepping down as leader of the B.C. Liberal party.
  Clark, who served as B.C. premier for six and a half years, has informed her caucus that she will resign as party leader on Aug. 4.
  Langley East MLA Rich Coleman will serve as interim caucus leader, according to a statement released by the B.C. Liberal caucus.
  Clark’s Liberals won the most seats in the May 9 election, with 43, but they fell one short of a gaining a majority. The NDP with 41 seats and the Gre
  
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• Tomatillo and cucumber gazpacho from El Santo

  28-07-2017 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  It was named Best Latin restaurant by Vancouver Magazine. We do a little cooking and mixing with the folks from El Santo restaurant.
  
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• Choosing the right landscaper key to outdoor room success

  28-07-2017 21:30 via vancouversun.com
  With home prices remaining sky high, many folks are looking not only to remodel their existing house but also to extend their living space by creating amazing outdoor rooms. 
  Done well, these spaces can create a whole new level of enjoyment in our gardens, large or small.  Because many of us don’t have the skill set to create the look and feel we want, we rely on professional landscapers for both the hardscape elements, and the surround of plants.
  Whether you have been through th
  
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• Small aircraft makes emergency landing in Abbotsford

  28-07-2017 21:26 via vancouversun.com
  A single-engine aircraft  made an emergency landing in an Abbotsford field Friday afternoon.
  The plane with two aboard touched down in an open field near the intersection of Angus Campbell Road and Vye Road at around noon.
  Abbotsford police says the pilot managed to land safely and no injuries were reported.Plane has crashed in @City_Abbotsford no one hurt pic.twitter.com/V6P6a7GUJc
  — Kevin Macdonald (@kevinamacdonald) July 28, 2017MORE TO COME 
  
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• People in Kelowna respond to Christy Clark’s resignation

  28-07-2017 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  In a surprise development, former B.C. premier Christy Clark announces her resignation from politics and as leader of the BC Liberal Party.
  
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• Preparations underway for first night of Celebration of Light

  28-07-2017 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds of thousands of people are expected for the first night of Vancouver’s popular fireworks festival. Jordan Armstrong has a preview of Team Japan’s preparations and warnings from the city.
  
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• Bullets fly in brazen South Surrey shooting

  28-07-2017 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  Another targeted daytime shooting. This one in South Surrey. Police say they’re searching for a number of suspects who opened fire on a person outside a wellness centre. Catherine Urquhart reports.
  
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• B.C. wildfires are costing $8-million a day, and could get worse

  28-07-2017 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. wildfires are costing $8-million a day and we are being warned the situation could get even worse. Nadia Stewart has the story of one family devastated by fire in Monte Lake.
  
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• Why is Christy Clark resigning now?

  28-07-2017 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Christy Clark announced she is resigning as leader of the BC Liberal party. Keith Baldrey explains why she might be leaving now and who might be her successor?
  
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• Metro takes flight with airshow veteran ahead of Celebration of Light

  28-07-2017 21:00
  We joined veteran pilot John Mrazek to experience airshow aerobatics first-hand.
  
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• Conversations That Matter: Blair King

  28-07-2017 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  This week’s Conversation That Matters features Blair King, an earth scientist who specializes in environmental remediation and speaks out on a range of resource based issues. He appreciates emotional appeals are extremely compelling and he understands why we all want to rally around a good story.
  King, however, worries we’re making complicated policy and land use decisions based on emotion and sidelining the facts. That’s why he decided to speak up. Look for him on any social m
  
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• Reward offered for safe return of missing Aussie hiker Sophie Dowsley

  28-07-2017 20:42 via vancouversun.com
  Former B.C. Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the safe return of missing Australian hiker Sophie Dowsley.
  Dowsley, a B.C. Hydro worker, and her Canadian partner Greg Tiffin, a B.C. Hydro contractor, went missing near Harrison Hot Springs on July 8.
  Tiffin’s body was discovered July 18 near a waterfall at Statlu Lake, one week after the pair was reported missing. The RCMP underwater recovery team failed to find Dowsley and police suspended
  
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• Woman who stabbed stranger in the back on Kelowna street pleads guilty

  28-07-2017 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  "The victim screamed out in pain and immediately realized she had been stabbed in the back by the unknown woman."
  
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• Douglas Todd: What does China want in Canada?

  28-07-2017 20:30 via vancouversun.com
  It’s a legendary ski resort perched on top of the mountains above Metro Vancouver, visible to all denizens below.
  It’s a treasured spot for outdoor recreation that symbolizes the natural lifestyle of West Coast Canadians. And it’s just been bought for $200 million by a company from China.
  The reported purchase of Grouse Mountain Resort is one of many recent sweeping real estate deals in Canada coming out of the authoritarian Communist nation of 1.3 billion people.
  In light of C
  
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• B.C. wildfires: Unrelenting heat, wind, lightning, keep firefighters, homeowners anxious

  28-07-2017 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — Hot, dry conditions, gusty winds and a chance of lightning are expected to keep wildfire crews in B.C. watchful this weekend.
  The BC Wildfire Service said its weather forecasters have issued a wind warning for the fire-weary Cariboo Fire Centre, but no significant growth was reported early Friday on any area blazes.
  Wildfire service chief information officer Kevin Skrepnek said almost 150 fires are burning in the province and communities will continue to be endangered witho
  
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• Town Talk: Deighton Cup adherents just dodge a dousing

  28-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  CUP ALMOST RUNNETH OVER: For nine years, Deighton Cup organizers Dax Droski, Jordan Kallman and Tyson Villeneuve have gambled on the weather rather than the thoroughbreds at Hastings Racecourse. With many lightly dressed, highly heeled, sketchily hatted women and their escorts attending, rain could result in what regular railsiders call a mudder. This year, showers turned to drizzle, then evaporated before the second race (Fetisov paid $3.20 for the win). The conditions were a warning to Social
  
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• Fab 5: Ready, set

  28-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Barre, brunch, beach … so many things to do, not sure what to wear? Love or hate the term athleisure, it’s definitely a thing — and a practical one at that. Never mind the fact that your clothing might be a bit sweaty after the studio: the point is, it looks cool enough to wear all day long. Like, out on the street and everything. From It sweatpants (yep, we said it) to bras that also look great at Spanish Banks, here are five stylish athleisure pieces to sport now.
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• Three men fined thousands of dollars for illegal campfire near Vernon

  28-07-2017 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  Lighting up a campfire has burned a hole in the wallets of three young men in the Vernon area. Coldstream firefighters were called to the Okanagan Rail Trail Thursday night where the trio had a campfire burning despite a ban. The Coldstream fire chief says their excuse was that it was just a small campfire....
  
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• Christy Clark resigns as B.C. Liberal leader

  28-07-2017 19:33
  
  Christy Clark is resigning as leader of the B.C. Liberal Party more than two months after the May 10 election and just over 10 days after the NDP's John Horgan was sworn in as premier.
  
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• BREAKING: Christy Clark resigns as B.C. Liberal leader

  28-07-2017 19:33
  
  Christy Clark is resigning as leader of the B.C. Liberal Party more than two months after the May 10 election and just over 10 days after the NDP's John Horgan was sworn in as premier.
  
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• Christy Clark steps down as leader of the BC Liberals

  28-07-2017 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  Former Premier Christy Clark has announced she is stepping down August 4 as leader of the BC Liberals. Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey has the details of what’s next for Clark and the party.
  
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• Christy Clark resigns as leader of B.C. Liberal party

  28-07-2017 19:27 via vancouversun.com
  Former Premier Christy Clark is stepping down as leader of the B.C. Liberal party.
  Clark has informed her caucus that she will resign as party leader on Aug. 4.
   
  Clark, who served as B.C. premier for six and a half years, has not stated if she will continue to serve as MLA for Kelowna West.
   
  Clark’s full statement:
  “Today, I informed my caucus colleagues of my intention to resign as leader of the BC Liberal Party effective Friday, August 4.
  Serving as Premier and serving
  
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• Former Premier Christy Clark to resign as leader of B.C. Liberals

  28-07-2017 19:21
  Ex-Premier steps down as leader of the BC Liberals after her government was defeated in a vote of confidence.
  
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• Christy Clark to resign as leader of BC Liberal party next week

  28-07-2017 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  Christy Clark is resigning as the leader of the BC Liberal party, effective Friday August 4.
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Good things happening in the Okanagan

  28-07-2017 19:20 via vancouversun.com
  Some observations after 10 days in the Okanagan Valley.
  First, if you need a job you could be working the first day you arrive in the area. If you have any hospitality or wine experience, you could probably write your own ticket. Accommodations are another story; like Vancouver and Whistler, they are tight and getting tighter.
  A new and much welcomed addition to the hotel scene are some sensational rooms at The Penticton Lakeside Resort. The all-wood building that was built in the front parking
  
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• UFC 214: Cormier can still be great — but not the greatest — without beating Jones

  28-07-2017 19:15 via theprovince.com
  One of the most dominant storylines being discussed all week as UFC 214 draws nearer has been how much Daniel Cormier needs to beat Jon Jones in order to ensure he doesn’t walk around with a giant asterisk affixed to his resume for the rest of his life.
  This is being framed as a must-win for Cormier, a no-win situation for Cormier and a do-or-die fight for Cormier.
  Regardless of everything else he’s accomplished in the cage, Saturday’s bout with Jones for the UFC light heavywei
  
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• Family loses home to wildfire burning near Monte Lake

  28-07-2017 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  The family is still coming to grips with everything they own being burned.
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Surrey man gets 13 years in U.S. prison for drug smuggling

  28-07-2017 18:41 via vancouversun.com
  Kevin Kerfoot had all the advantages growing up on the Lower Mainland. But the 53-year-old Surrey man still decided on a life of crime.
  And now he will spend 13 years in a U.S. prison after being sentenced Thursday in Seattle.
  Interestingly, Kerfoot was identified in U.S. court documents as the likely mastermind of a targeted hit on a witness in the case, though he has never been charged in the shooting.
  Fortunately the man survived and continued to cooperate with U.S. authorities.
  Here’s
  
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• Vancouver's Playland ride re-opened following additional inspection

  28-07-2017 17:52 via vancouversun.com
  A Playland ride has re-opened after it was shut down Thursday for a precautionary inspection after a similar ride at a U.S. state fair killed one and left several others in critical condition on Wednesday evening.
  Spokeswoman Laura Ballance confirmed additional inspections were undertaken Thursday at the Vancouver amusement park, but did not elaborate further.
  “Safety is always our number one priority,” said Ballance in a statement released Friday morning.
  “Yesterday, out of an
  
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• B.C. wildfire status Friday: good and bad news on the wildfire front

  28-07-2017 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  After almost two weeks of watching and waiting, thousands of people from Williams Lake were finally allowed to go back home on Thursday.
  
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• Savoury and sweet BBQ pizzas

  28-07-2017 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  BBQ Champion Angie Quaale of Well Seasoned shows us how to create pizzas on the BBQ that taste just like they’ve been cooked in a wood oven.
  
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• Mayor Gregor Robertson denies Vision Vancouver too closely tied to developers

  28-07-2017 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  As the City of Vancouver tries to cope with a housing affordability crisis, Mayor Gregor Robertson denies his Vision Vancouver party is to too closely tied to developers through their campaign donations.
  
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• Movie reviews: Atomic Blonde and Lady Macbeth

  28-07-2017 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  Film critic Dana Gee gives us her take on Charlize Theron’s new action movie Atomic Blonde. She also lets us know whether period drama Lady MacBeth is worth catching in theatres.
  
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• Pyrotechnics involved in the Celebration of Light

  28-07-2017 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  Kelly Guille, Chief of Awesome for Sirius Pyrotechnics gives Jordan Armstrong a look at what it takes to make sure a Celebration of Light show goes off without a hitch.
  
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• Daily Poll: Is $1,450 Gastown studio for rent the new way of life?

  28-07-2017 16:26 via vancouversun.com
  Whether you rent or own, the sticker shock of Vancouver’s housing market is hard to avoid.
  The latest example is a 200-sq.-ft. studio – nay, a “micro” studio – in Gastown’s Metropole building.
  The studio at 320 Abbot St. is a renovated single-resident-occupancy suite that features a kitchenette with bar fridge, a hot plate, and a bathroom with a 3/4 tub and shower. Your wardrobe is an IKEA Algot rack, which retails for $61.98.
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• Witnesses say discarded cigarette may have started Martin Mountain wildfire

  28-07-2017 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  The Martin Mountain wildfire continues to burn near Monte Lake this morning and remains an estimated 150 hectares in size.
  
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• Daytime shooting at South Surrey strip mall hits intended victim

  28-07-2017 15:31 via vancouversun.com
  Police are again condemning the disregard for public safety held by those involved in brazen criminal activity, following another daytime shooting in South Surrey.
  On Thursday around 3:30 p.m., Surrey RCMP were called to the Southpoint Exchange Mall in the 15200-block 32 Avenue for several reports of gunfire.
  Upon arrival, police found “apparent” signs of a shooting, while multiple witnesses described seeing a man flee the scene on foot. Investigators were able to locate the man a sh
  
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• Site C dam evictees hold their breath, still in political limbo

  28-07-2017 14:30
  Despite B.C. NDP promises, floodplain residents still don’t know their family homes' fate.
  
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• Five Things to Know: Aphid infestation, Gastown microsuite

  28-07-2017 14:00 via vancouversun.com
  Williams Lake residents got to go home, new banking rules are a game-changer, and aphids are ruining everything for one South Vancouver neighbourhood. Here are five things you need to know.
  Wildfire update: Williams Lake residents return home
  Today’s wildfire update is an uplifting one, as thousands ordered to evacuate from Williams Lake on July 15 are being allowed to return. 
  The mayor, who has been presiding over a ghost town for nearly two weeks, was downright ecstatic, though he
  
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• 3 years after woman’s death, Red Cross signs up to monitor CBSA detainees more often

  28-07-2017 08:21 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Red Cross are now able to check in on people detained at the border more often to make sure their rights are not being infringed.
  
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• B.C. addictions minister witnesses overdose on the Downtown Eastside

  28-07-2017 08:01 via globalnews.ca
  "She got to see it in a real way."
  
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• The Morning Skate, July 28: Vacation, beach or bars? World’s greatest athlete, NBA expansion and fight of the year

  28-07-2017 07:56 via theprovince.com
  Yeah, it’s that time. Really that time. You might have noticed Canucks writer extraordinaire Jason Botchford writing on the Whitecaps this week. AND the Lions. He’s nothing if not versatile is Botch. He’s about to go on vacation. As am I. As is Patrick Johnston. Yes, the dog days of summer are well and truly upon us, the whole NHL has gone fishin’ and things are quiet and sleepy.
  We still have the Lions aiming to move to 5-1 tonight in Edmonton, and the Whitecaps are in a
  
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