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• Keyboard Kimura: Jones shakes rust, TKOs Cormier to regain UFC title belt

  30-07-2017 23:57 via theprovince.com
  Jon Jones is the greatest fighter in mixed martial arts history — there is no room for debate.
  There are others who enjoyed amazing careers and incredible runs — Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre, Demetrious Johnson, Fedor Emelianenko during his Pride heyday — but no one has put together a nine-year, 18-fight run of success like Jones has assembled in the UFC.
  Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif., Jones returned to action for the first time in 16 months and earned a third-rou
  
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• Vancouver man travelling to U.S. for TED event blocked at border

  30-07-2017 23:48
  Mohammed Alsaleh, who came to Vancouver as a refugee from Syria in 2014, was invited to a public-speaking workshop in New York City, but was denied entry.
  
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• Gang violence top priority for B.C.'s new Solicitor General

  30-07-2017 23:43 via vancouversun.com
  B.C.’s new Solicitor General wants to review the province’s anti-gang programs to see if changes are needed to more effectively battle brazen gun violence.
  Mike Farnworth, the NDP’s longtime critic of the public safety portfolio, said the public is understandably concerned by the ongoing violence.
  In recent weeks, there have been several shootings in Surrey, Abbotsford and Vancouver, as well as a targeted murder in Chilliwack.
  “It is a critical issue in the Lower Mainland
  
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• Robinson relishes Caps’ goal spree in dismantling tough Dallas side

  30-07-2017 23:37 via theprovince.com
  Open play, closed book.
  Much has been made this season about the Vancouver Whitecaps’ inability to score from open play. Heading into Saturday’s road match against FC Dallas, the Caps had just 13 goals coming from the run of play, ranked second-worst in Major League Soccer.
  Against the Western Conference front-runners, the Caps scored three times from open play en route to a 4-0 victory.
  First was Bernie Ibini’s 20-yard left-footed strike, followed by Fredy Montero converting a
  
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• Q and A with Claire Trevena, B.C.'s new minister of transportation and infrastructure

  30-07-2017 23:37 via vancouversun.com
  When Claire Trevena is at home on Quadra Island, she tries to ride her bike as much as possible.
  As four-term NDP MLA for the large, rural riding of North Island, she relies on ferries, small boats and driving long distances — sometimes on logging roads where there is no cellphone reception — to see her constituents. She drives the highway to and from Victoria when she’s working at the Legislature and uses transit in the capital city.
  “I would say I live transportation,&r
  
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• Grass fire burning on Knox Mountain in Kelowna

  30-07-2017 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Fire crews are on the scene of a grass fire on Knox Mountain in Kelowna.
  
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• Vancouver LGBT refugee group quits Pride over uniformed cops

  30-07-2017 23:05
  Despite Vancouver Pride Society deal cutting number of police in uniform, Rainbow Refugee says 'deep fear and mistrust' remain.
  
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• Ask an Expert: Bed bugs

  30-07-2017 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Jul 30: Your questions answered by the Global BC experts. Bed bugs are lurking in more places than you may think. Orkin K9 handler Heidi Wilson and her canine colleague Frankie search many different public spaces.
  
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• BC Entertainment Hall of Fame announces 2017 inductees

  30-07-2017 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Jul 30: The BC Entertainment Hall of Fame’s class of 2017 is well rounded. The list includes alt-rock band 54-40, Vancouver music industry veteran Diana Lines, country artists Roy Forbes and Gary Fjellgaard, musical theatre director and choreographer Valerie Easton, actor and critic Jerry Wasserman and film producer Kirk Shaw.
  
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• Gluten free breakfast ideas

  30-07-2017 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Jul 30: Registered dietician Desiree Nielsen shares some breakfast ideas for every taste from sweet to savoury, as well as some make-ahead options.
  
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• Missing boa constrictor could be in Surrey park

  30-07-2017 22:23 via vancouversun.com
  If you plan on going for a walk in Fleetwood Park in Surrey, you might want to watch your step.
  The owner of a five-foot-long albino boa constrictor snake is searching for his pet after it went missing three days ago.
  Travis Pete said his pet snake, Snow, broke out of her cage and disappeared, he lives near the north east corner of Fleetwood Park, which is by the 160 Street and 80 Avenue intersection.“One of the plastic pieces on the cage that I bought from the store broke off, so it must
  
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• B.C. wildfire Sunday: Trudeau plans tour of B.C. fire zones

  30-07-2017 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to see the effect of British Columbia's wildfires first hand Monday, as the situation continues to shift.
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Trafficker wins appeal due to deportation risk

  30-07-2017 20:49 via vancouversun.com
  I have written a few stories over the last few months about non-Canadians with criminal records facing deportation. Some are serious criminals who garner little public sympathy. Others have more minor criminal records or mental health issues, but are still getting picked up due to tougher rules imposed by the previous Conservative government in 2013.
  This man has just won an appeal of the sentence he got for trafficking due to his immigration status.
  Here’s my story:Convicted trafficker wi
  
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• WATCH: Quick-thinking B.C. boater sprays water on Kamloops grass fire

  30-07-2017 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  A cigarette boat helped fight a grass fire in the Valleyview area in Kamloops on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Botchford: Gagner looks to jump-start Canucks power play

  30-07-2017 20:39 via theprovince.com
  Last July, Sam Gagner couldn’t find a job. Now, he’s the centrepiece of Canucks hope. Hope for improvement. Hope for goals. And hope to salvage one of the saddest units in sports.
  That would be the Canucks’ power play, which would probably be depicted by shards of scrap metal if there were to be a movie made about the past five years.
  Enter Gagner, who is about to be cast as the everyman hero. Maybe every position, too.
  Gagner exploded for 18 power-play points drifting up and d
  
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• Boater helps put out fire in Kamloops

  30-07-2017 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Jul 30: A cigarette boat helped put out a grass fire in Kamloops on July 29, 2017.
  
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• Lions dug themselves a hole too deep to escape from in Edmonton

  30-07-2017 20:38 via theprovince.com
  While the Edmonton Eskimos’ roster was suffering a core meltdown, the B.C. Lions were busy self-destructing Friday night.
  But while the Esks managed to contain the damage, the Leos couldn’t help but get in their own way, falling 37-26 at Commonwealth Stadium, and dropping to 4-2 — with both losses coming at the hands of the Eskies.
  “They played better than we did and we continually self-destructed,” said Lions head coach Wally Buono. “We took too many penaltie
  
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• Keyboard Kimura: 10 things we learned from UFC 214 Cormier vs. Jones

  30-07-2017 20:13 via theprovince.com
  Officially Champion Once Again
  After more than two years, Jon Jones has returned to the top of the UFC light heavyweight division, earning a third-round stoppage victory over Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 214 on Saturday night, cementing his position as the greatest fighter of all-time.
  Cormier fought a tremendous tactical fight over the first 10 minutes, connecting with the bigger shots and putting the pressure on Jones through the first and second round. In the third, as Cormier came
  
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• Five reasons to check out Film Noir at Cinematheque

  30-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Film Noir
  Aug. 3-24 | Cinematheque
  Tickets and info: cinematheque.ca
  1. Courtyard Wingding. The annual summer film festival kicks off Aug. 3 in style, with DJs spinning jazz records before the evening’s two feature films — Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity, based on a James M. Cain novel and starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck, and Night Editor. The latter, from the B-movie vaults, boasts “one of the iciest, most treacherous, morally unhinged femme fatales in all o
  
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• Emanuel Jaques murder: Pain that doesn't heal

  30-07-2017 19:39
  
  Sharin Morningstar Keenan. Allison Parrot. Holly Jones.
  
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• UFC 214 Cormier vs. Jones II: 10 things we learned

  30-07-2017 18:03 via theprovince.com
  Officially Champion Once Again
  After more than two years, Jon Jones has returned to the top of the UFC light heavyweight division, earning a third-round stoppage victory over Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 214 on Saturday night, cementing his position as the greatest fighter of all-time.
  Cormier fought a tremendous tactical fight over the first 10 minutes, connecting with the bigger shots and putting the pressure on Jones through the first and second round. In the third, as Cormier came
  
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• Trudeau to visit B.C. community where 10,000 displaced by wildfires

  30-07-2017 10:00
  The Prime Minister, Premier John Horgan and several federal cabinet ministers will visit Williams Lake on Monday, where they will get an aerial tour of the fire zone.
  
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• Facebook LIVE: Watch the Honda Celebration of Light fireworks from anywhere

  30-07-2017 07:09 via theprovince.com
  The Honda Celebration of Light is one of Vancouver’s most popular summer events, averaging nearly 400,000 spectators a show. If you’re willing to brave the crowds, you’re in for a treat.
  But if the crowds aren’t your thing, you can still have the treat from the comfort of your own home. Watch the fireworks light up English Bay right here on The Province live stream.
  
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• Live stream: Watch the fireworks from anywhere

  30-07-2017 07:08 via vancouversun.com
  The Honda Celebration of Light is one of Vancouver’s most popular summer events, averaging nearly 400,000 spectators a show. If you’re willing to brave the crowds, you’re in for a treat.
  But if the crowds aren’t your thing, you can still have the treat from the comfort of your own home. Watch the fireworks light up English Bay right here on the Vancouver Sun live stream. 
  
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• Fred Lee Social Network: Star goalie helps boost breakfast club, thousands Walk with the Dragon

  30-07-2017 07:00 via theprovince.com
  BOOSTING BREAKFAST CLUB
  The Breakfast Club of Canada has been nourishing children’s potential by making sure as many of them as possible have access to a nutritious morning meal before school.
  From humble beginnings, the club now provides daily some 250,000 meals in some 2,000 schools nationwide.
  Created by Daniel Germain 23 years ago, the social entrepreneur has made it his sole mandate to provide a healthy breakfast to grade-schoolers and high school students who are apt to begin their d
  
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• Clark's resignation the right call

  30-07-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Christy Clark’s resignation as B.C. Liberal leader was not a surprise to anyone, although the timing caught some off-guard. She announced her decision Friday, 10 days after NDP leader John Horgan was sworn in as premier.
  While Clark technically won in the May election, the Liberals were left one seat short of majority and were forced from power by an alliance of the NDP and Green parties. Her stepping down was only a matter of time.
  It was the right thing to do. Her early departure gives a
  
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• Whitecaps 4, Dallas 0: Vancouver shows no mercy to former tormentors

  30-07-2017 05:34 via theprovince.com
  You could say FC Dallas brought this upon themselves. They had been merciless — “ruthless,” coach Carl Robinson said this week — in racking up an unblemished 8-0 record against Vancouver at Toyota Stadium, outscoring them 16-3.
  But everything’s bigger in Texas, and that includes road wins.
  The Whitecaps knocked off the Western Conference leaders 4-0 on a sweltering 40-degree Saturday night in Frisco, their largest winning margin in a road game in team history. Dalla
  
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• Global News Hour at 6: Jul 29

  30-07-2017 04:47 via globalnews.ca
  Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Saturday, July 29, 2017. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.
  
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• Whitecaps blank FC Dallas

  30-07-2017 04:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Whitecaps sailed to a 4-nil victory over FC Dallas Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Whitecaps beat the heat and FC Dallas

  30-07-2017 04:19 via vancouversun.com
  You could say FC Dallas brought this upon themselves. They had been merciless — “ruthless,” coach Carl Robinson said this week — in racking up an unblemished 8-0 record against Vancouver at Toyota Stadium, outscoring them 16-3.
  But everything’s bigger in Texas, and that includes road wins.
  The Whitecaps knocked off the Western Conference leaders 4-0 on a sweltering 40-degree Saturday night in Frisco, their largest winning margin in a road game in team history.Take a
  
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• Post match: Vancouver scorches FC Dallas in shocking victory - Eighty Six Forever

  30-07-2017 04:19 via eightysixforever.com
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  Post match: Vancouver scorches FC Dallas in shocking victory
  Eighty Six Forever
  Raise your hand if you thought the Caps were going to see off FC Dallas in Frisco on Saturday? Now put your hand down. Nonetheless, Vancouver trounced one of the top teams in the West 4-0, with a brace from Fredy Montero and goals from Bernie Ibini ...
  Whitecaps 4, Dallas 0: Vancouver shows no mercy to former tormentorsVancouver Sun
  Report and Reaction: Things are bigger in Texas, especially
  
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• Sick Canadian boy stuck in Cuba

  30-07-2017 03:54 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• Tonight is the first night of the Honda Celebration of Light

  30-07-2017 03:51 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Jul 29: The crowds are beginning to build along English Bay tonight for this year’s Honda Celebration of Light. The co-chair of the Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society, Heather Owen has more.
  
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• Lynn Canyon dangers

  30-07-2017 03:41 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Jul 29: It has been the scene of numerous tragedies over the years, and once again a young man has died while swimming in Lynn Canyon, despite the numerous signs warning people of the risk. Jill Bennett has more.
  
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• Clinton, B.C. under evacuation order due to wildfires

  30-07-2017 03:41 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Jul 29: Residents of Clinton, B.C. have been forced to grab what they can and get out as winds have whipped up the Elephant Hill wildfire. Nadia Stewart has more.
  
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• A warning to those who continue to leave their dogs in their cars

  30-07-2017 03:41 via globalnews.ca
  Sat, Jul 29: A dog has died in Metro Vancouver due to being left in a hot car, and it was a close call for another one. As Aaron McArthur reports, it only takes 10 minutes for your dog’s life to be put at risk.
  
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• Metro wants Horgan to reconsider Massey Tunnel project

  30-07-2017 03:35 via vancouversun.com
  The Metro Vancouver board is asking the new B.C. government to review plans for a bridge to replace the George Massey Tunnel and explore “viable options and alternatives.”
  On Friday, the board approved a motion to send a letter to new Transportation Minister Claire Trevena asking for an update on the project.
  In the lead-up to the election, NDP Premier John Horgan said he was inclined to defer to the Metro mayors on the tunnel project. With the exception of Delta Mayor Lois Jackson,
  
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• Clinton under evacuation order, alert rescinded for 100 Mile House

  30-07-2017 03:08 via vancouversun.com
  100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. — An area of British Columbia’s South Cariboo region is no longer under an evacuation alert as the wildfire threat subsides, but officials fear high temperatures and a chance for lightning could bring an uptick in fire activity next week.
  The Cariboo Regional District announced Saturday that the evacuation alert for 100 Mile House and surrounding communities was rescinded, although officials warn that an alert or order forcing people from their homes again is sti
  
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• Opinion: Nothing new about city’s new housing initiative

  30-07-2017 03:00 via theprovince.com
  On July 23, the city revealed plans for a new initiative to help struggling renters in Vancouver. Although little detail was provided, the gist is this — the city is going to require developers in the Oakridge Municipal Town Centre to ensure that 20 per cent of units in new rental buildings are affordable to households earning an annual income of $30,000-$80,000.
  In exchange, developers will get incentives such as increased density, parking relaxations and Development Cost Levy waivers. Un
  
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• Lions dug themselves a hole too deep to escape from

  30-07-2017 02:20 via vancouversun.com
  While the Edmonton Eskimos’ roster was suffering a core meltdown, the B.C. Lions were busy self-destructing Friday night.
  But while the Esks managed to contain the damage, the Leos couldn’t help but get in their own way, falling 37-26 at Commonwealth Stadium, and dropping to 4-2 — with both losses coming at the hands of the Eskies.
  “They played better than we did and we continually self-destructed,” said Lions head coach Wally Buono. “We took too many penaltie
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – July 29

  30-07-2017 00:59 via globalnews.ca
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.
  
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• Recipe: Peckinpah’s potato salad

  30-07-2017 00:51 via globalnews.ca
  Jesse Jobin, executive chef at Peckinpah, shares his recipe for potato salad.
  
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• ‘We’re all pulling together’: PM Trudeau visits Revelstoke, BC pledging support for wildfires

  30-07-2017 00:46 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Revelstoke, BC on Saturday to pledge support to the Red Cross and all those helping battle the BC wildfires.
  
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• ‘Teach her how to wave with the whole hand unlike her father’: Trudeau

  30-07-2017 00:44 via globalnews.ca
  PM Trudeau visited Revelstoke, BC to help pledge support for those affected by the wildfires and as he introduced his daughter he joked that he taught her to wave with her full hand unlike his father.
  
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• Gagner looks to jump-start Canucks power play - Vancouver Sun

  30-07-2017 00:42 via vancouversun.com
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  Gagner looks to jump-start Canucks power play
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  Last July, Sam Gagner couldn't find a job. Now, he's the centrepiece of Canucks hope. Hope for improvement. Hope for goals. And hope to salvage one of the saddest units in sports. That would be the Canucks' power play, which would probably be depicted ...and more »
  
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• Gagner looks to jump-start Canucks power play

  30-07-2017 00:36 via theprovince.com
  Last July, Sam Gagner couldn’t find a job. Now, he’s the centrepiece of Canucks hope. Hope for improvement. Hope for goals. And hope to salvage one of the saddest units in sports.
  That would be the Canucks’ power play, which would probably be depicted by shards of scrap metal if there were to be a movie made about the past five years.
  Enter Gagner, who is about to be cast as the everyman hero. Maybe every position, too.
  Gagner exploded for 18 power-play points drifting up and d
  
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• Wildfire Aid 5K brings out the best in early-risers in Chilliwack

  30-07-2017 00:28 via vancouversun.com
  CHILLIWACK — Chris Kloot, a tall drink of water who used to tackle the Grouse Grind and Vancouver’s seawall on a regular basis, is pretty content these days running or walking nature’s sweet beauty that is Vedder River Rotary Trail.
  “It’s basically our Stanley Park, and one of the best things in our community,” smiled Koot, a councillor here since 2014 who knows a thing or two about the province’s seventh-largest city.
  • FOR SATURDAY’S PHOTO R
  
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• City of Vancouver records three overdose deaths the week of July 17

  30-07-2017 00:26 via vancouversun.com
  First responders recorded three overdose deaths in Vancouver last week, just as the city sought approval to spend the remainder of its opioid crisis fund.
  Vancouver Police reported a suspected three overdose deaths the week of July 17, down from five reported the previous week. Fire rescue services saw a slight uptick for overdose calls during the same period, with 106 calls recorded, up from 100 last week.
  Those numbers come the same week Mayor Gregor Robertson and council voted to approve the
  
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• Do you recognize this suspect in the killing of Edgar (Iggy) Leonardo?

  30-07-2017 00:23 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver police have for the first time used an innovative technology that allowed them to create a composite sketch based on DNA found at the crime scene of an unsolved murder. They hope the picture will lead to fresh tips in the 2003 case.
  The Snapshot analysis service — developed by Virginia-based Parabon — uses DNA to estimate the colour of an individual’s hair, skin and eyes, as well as face shape, and then creates an image that should look similar to the person
  
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• Vandals, thieves and outdoor enthusiasts disrupt B.C. firefighting

  30-07-2017 00:05 via vancouversun.com
  Frontline workers risking their lives battling wildfires across B.C. are now adding thieves, vandals and careless outdoor enthusiasts to their list of problems.
  On Saturday, 148 wildfires burned across B.C., while 4,700 people worked with the B.C. Wildfire Service to control them.
  But public interference with these operations has become an increasing concern, particularly in areas where there have been evacuation alerts, said Kevin Skrepnek, B.C. Wildfire Service’s chief fire information o
  
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