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• 'We ran for our lives': West Fourth residents devastated by fire

  07-07-2018 23:25
  
  July 5 is a day the residents of 2906 West Fourth Avenue will never forget
  
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• 'We ran for our lives': West 4th Avenue residents devastated by fire

  07-07-2018 23:25
  
  July 5th is a day the residents of 2906 West 4th Avenue will never forget
  
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• Delta police search for slippery fugitive ‘Gypsy’ the ball python

  07-07-2018 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  Gypsy isn't venomous, and is likely to curl into a ball if it feels threatened.
  
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• Jason Botchford: Green believes new talent will complement Canucks’ coaching strengths

  07-07-2018 22:46 via theprovince.com
  Solutions to the problems that ailed last year’s Canucks will be mined from within the NHL organization.
  Vancouver head coach Travis Green said the moves revealed last week complete his staff.
  Longtime goalie coach Ian Clark is replacing Dan Cloutier and Doug Jarvis was shifted from assistant coach to senior adviser.
  That presents an opportunity for Manny Malhotra to take the next step in his coaching career. Malhotra will have his duties expanded, including more pre-scouting and he will b
  
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• Gypsy, a two-metre-long python, is on the loose in Ladner

  07-07-2018 22:36
  
  Ball python last seen in farmer's field — but don't worry, it's not venemous
  
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• B.C.’s seniors advocate says shortage of care aides due to low wages, not supply

  07-07-2018 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  "Maybe they'd have better success in getting a care aide if they paid the wage rate they were funded to pay," said Isobel Mackenzie.
  
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• Communities still recovering one year after worst fire season on record in B.C.

  07-07-2018 21:41 via vancouversun.com
  CACHE CREEK, B.C. — Communities are still recovering from British Columbia’s worst wildfire season on record, one year after a fateful two-day period in July 2017 that sparked more than 100 new fires and prompted the province to declare a state of emergency.
  Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta recalls a fire breaking out on July 6 near the Ashcroft First Nation and sweeping across the countryside the following day, as strong winds propelled it from the horizon to directly opposite the villa
  
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• An East Van Greenway? Motion goes to council this week

  07-07-2018 21:32 via vancouversun.com
  As Vancouver moves forward with the Arbutus Greenway expansion, one city councillor is pushing for a similar plan for East Vancouver.
  Andrea Reimer has put forward a motion calling for a greenway in the city’s northeast quadrant, which stretches from Main Street to Boundary Road, and Grandview Highway to Burrard Inlet.
  Reimer says most of the city’s green spaces are on the west side, for example the massive Arbutus Greenway, which is also on council’s agenda on Wednes
  
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• Convicted sex offender from Alberta may have more victims: B.C. RCMP

  07-07-2018 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP in Fort St. John, B.C. have released a picture of a convicted sex offender who officers believe may be linked to other unsolved investigations.
  
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• You motherthanker you: movie spoof shows a world where gratitude goes mad

  07-07-2018 21:00
  
  A thank-you card for a thank-you card for a thank-you hat leads to thank-you movie trailer with Christine Chatelain.
  
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• Vernon woman struck and killed by commercial vehicle in Kamloops

  07-07-2018 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  A commercial vehicle was travelling Westbound when an adult woman wandered onto the roadway.
  
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• Coquitlam senior who waited hours for wheelchair-accessible cab gets apology from Bel-Air Taxi

  07-07-2018 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  Days after she went public about her Canada Day cab fail, Coquitlam senior Merle Smith got an apology from Bel-Air Taxi.
  
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• Saturday Chef – Homemade Pasta

  07-07-2018 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  Cammy Lockwood from Lockwood farms shows you how to use farm-fresh B-C eggs to make delicious homemade pasta.
  
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• Gardenworks Summer Herbs

  07-07-2018 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  Michelle from Gardenworks shares her decorative and practical ideas for making the most of your summer herbs.
  
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• Upcycling Tips and Tricks

  07-07-2018 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  Jamie Banfield, principal designer at Jamie Banfield Design, shares his simple upcycling hacks.
  
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• Giving it Back and Paying it Forward Concerts

  07-07-2018 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  The inspirational Richard Quan tells us how he is using his passion for music to help raise money — whilst encouraging others that anything is possible.
  
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• Open House – Hometown Heroes Lottery

  07-07-2018 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  Kaitlyn Herbst gets a sneak peak inside one this year’s Hometown Heroes Lottery prizes – a luxury, fully furnished home.
  
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• Meet the chef: Dalina's Simona Bonelli favours simple, fresh ingredients

  07-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Simona Bonelli’s connection with food is generational. In her Italian hometown, Bonelli’s parents owned the butcher shop, her grandfather was a baker, and her grandmother worked at the deli. She began her journey in London, England, where she worked at Notting Hill’s The Ark and Carluccio’s Caffe. In Yorkdale, Bonelli helped launch Jamie’s Kitchen, and most recently served as executive chef for the Glowbal Group’s Italian Kitchen. Today, Bonelli is m
  
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• Makeover: A look that compliments mom's busy lifestyle

  07-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Leslie Biggar is a professional photographer in Vancouver, with two young kids that keep her busy. She was in desperate need of a hair and makeup update.
  Leslie has naturally thick and curly hair. She had grown out an asymmetrical hair cut and wanted to brighten up her colour.
  I started by applying slices of foil highlights throughout her hair using a silk infused decolorizer. The foils were placed in a starburst pattern around her head, which lightens the hair colour and requires less maintenan
  
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• Daily Poll: Should parents have the right to force their drug-addicted kids into treatment?

  07-07-2018 19:29 via vancouversun.com
  Parents of children and youth who are addicted to drugs in B.C. are frustrated because there are not enough recovery options. Some would like to force kids into treatment, especially given the deadly opioid crisis and the fear that they will overdose from fentanyl.
  Read Lori Culbert’s story about one mother’s struggle here.
  What do you think? what should parents do if their kids deny that they have a drug problem? What if they don’t want treatment? Should parents have the legal
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: Arts Umbrella doing great things

  07-07-2018 19:00 via theprovince.com
  RECORD PERFORMANCE: 2018 has been a banner year for Arts Umbrella, Canada’s preeminent arts education organization for young people. Based in British Columbia, the non-profit earlier this year got the green light for relocation of its current premises on Granville Island to the South Building of the former Emily Carr University property a stone’s throw away. The 50,000 square foot, purpose-built, arts education facility will house seven dance studios; five theatre & music studios
  
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• Introduced sheep, goats, deer alter natural ecosystem of Gulf Islands

  07-07-2018 18:14 via vancouversun.com
  JEDEDIAH ISLAND — Larri Woodrow, a hunter, ties his aluminum punt to the Long Bay shoreline and walks across a border of green grass in search of prey.
  “Fresh footprints,” says the retired school teacher, eyes scouring the ground. “They were grazing here this morning.”
  We continue on through a soothing forest of big-leaf maple, western red cedar and Douglas fir, and come to the edge of a large meadow. “I hear them,” Woodrow whispers. “Right over th
  
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• Soundtrack of Sarapiqui: Nature voyeurs get into the rhythm in Costa Rica

  07-07-2018 17:11 via theprovince.com
  Costa Rica – A group of college students wearing headlamps huddle around the large leaf of a palm tree to watch a pair of nocturnal red-eyed tree frogs mate under a near-full moon night.
  I’m walking to dinner at Selva Verde Lodge & Reserve, but give in to the impulse to lean in, too, and be a voyeur on this natural love scene.
  It’s that easy to become a creature-peeper in the wild forests of the Sarapiqui region, located in Costa Rica’s Heredia Province. It&rsquo
  
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• What are the best outdoor pools in Metro Vancouver?

  07-07-2018 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  We need your help to decide on the top five.
  
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• New book touts Vancouver as world’s best cycling city

  07-07-2018 16:01
  
  Colleen and Ian MacDonald have biked around cities all over the world — New York, London, Chicago, Bombay, Paris, Copenhagen, Rio — and they say Vancouver is hands down the best city for cycling.
  
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• Birds and the Beets team opening brunch cafe Hunnybee Bruncheonette in Chinatown

  07-07-2018 16:00
  
  There’s going to be a new all-day cafe soon in Chinatown, and it’s a project from the same time behind Gastown’s The Birds and the Beets.
  
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• Homeless dog finds refuge at Bowen Island's recycling depot

  07-07-2018 15:29
  
  Peanut showed up eight years ago. She still won't let people near her but she knows they are there for her.
  
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• The Home Front: Getting set for barbecue season

  07-07-2018 15:28 via vancouversun.com
  Cooking outdoors has become easier and at the same time, more stylish, say Canadian chef and television personality Michael P. Clive and national barbecue champion John Thomson.
  The Sun caught up with these grill masters to hear their insights into the latest barbecue technology and design, along with their tips for successful summer entertaining.
  Thomson says the most important thing to remember when it comes to choosing a barbecue is find one you’re comfortable with.
  “If you&r
  
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• The Crestline has eyes focused on Pemberton

  07-07-2018 15:24 via vancouversun.com
  While rent and housing prices can make it hard for all but the well-heeled to work or play in Whistler, up the road about 30 minutes, the village of Pemberton is fast becoming the home of choice for the more modest wage earner.
  That’s why The Crestline, a new development of 36 townhouse and garden apartments, has attracted a waiting list of some 350 people anticipating the July 22 sales launch, says Stephen Duke, executive vice-president of Alture Properties, the firm developing the projec
  
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• Sold (Bought): Vancouver penthouse has multiple selling points

  07-07-2018 15:05 via vancouversun.com
  A snaphot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  PH 3603 — 838 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
  Type: Three-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment
  Size: 2,368 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $4,079,000
  Listed for: $4,580,000
  Sold for: $4,380,000
  Sold on: Feb. 9
  Days on market: 21
  Listing agent: Gregg Baker at Engel & Volkers Vancouver
  Buyers agent: Dave Jarvis at Royal LePage Wolstencroft
  The big sell: This three-level condo can claim a number of selling points. Not only is i
  
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• Striking design sets Linea apart

  07-07-2018 15:03 via vancouversun.com
  When Linea takes its place in Surrey City Centre, it will be a standout in more ways than one.
  Rising to 28 storeys, the 236-home project from developer Rize will have a look that the company’s Steven Cox says will distinguish it from its counterparts.
  “The tower provides for incredibly efficient floor plans and the exterior appearance of the building is quite striking and overwhelmingly organic,” said Cox, Rize’s head of creative. “There will be free-flowing, curve
  
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• Township of Langley crews battled third abandoned house fire in three weeks on Friday night

  07-07-2018 14:35 via globalnews.ca
  District Fire Chief Rob Sewell says crews have been called to abandoned homes the last three Fridays.
  
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• Lions Game Day: Elimimian and Bighill reunited, sort of

  07-07-2018 14:00 via theprovince.com
  Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1-2) vs. B.C. Lions (1-1)
  Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Investors Group Field, TSN, TSN 1040
  THE BIG MATCHUP
  Lions LB Solomon Elimimian vs. Blue Bombers LB Adam Bighill
  The men in the middle will be flying around the field in this one. Elimimian is off to another strong start to the campaign, with 17 defensive tackles through two games, while Bighill is making his presence felt with his new team, making 21 defensive tackles through three games. These former teammates are pivot
  
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• Whitecaps Game Day: Reyna’s return should help Fire-fighting Vancouver

  07-07-2018 12:00 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Whitecaps (6-7-5, 6th West) will host the Chicago Fire (6-7-5, 6th East) on Saturday night at B.C. Place Stadium. The Major League Soccer match starts at 7:30 p.m.
  KEY MATCHUP
  Yordy Reyna vs. Brandon Vincent
  Coach Carl Robinson said this week that missing Reyna from the lineup wasn’t the reason the Whitecaps lost last week to Colorado. He could have been the reason they won, though.
  The Peruvian midfielder had three goals and three assists in his last six starts, a streak tha
  
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• Loon Lake fire anniversary

  07-07-2018 08:16 via globalnews.ca
  The road to recovery has been long, while the community of Loon Lake still recovers from the Elephant Hill fire last year that threatened hundreds of homes. As Rumina Daya learns, it could have been much worse if it weren’t for the valiant efforts to save the town.
  
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• Concert review: Harry Styles brings '70s vibe — and a whole lotta love — to Vancouver

  07-07-2018 08:06 via vancouversun.com
  Harry Styles Live on Tour
  Where: Rogers Arena
  When: Friday, July 6, 8 p.m.Harry Styles kind of had it made rolling into Rogers Arena Friday night.
  When flashing the slightest grin across your face can have the crowd at an arena screaming, how hard do you need to work, really?
  Roaring onto the stage to the slicing riff of Only Angel, the luxuriantly coiffed singer sported a silver lamé shirt and high-waisted bellbottoms that were almost a spitting image of Neil Diamond’s mid-’7
  
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• Big jumps, big talent, Big White

  07-07-2018 07:24 via globalnews.ca
  The Big White Invitational Slopestyle mountain bike event is preparing for the gold finals Saturday. The ski hill east of Kelowna has been hosting the top 25 freeride mountain bikers in the world on its brand new course. Doris Maria Bregolisse has more.
  
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• ‘Somebody … knows something’: Wife of missing Vancouver Island man makes emotional plea for information

  07-07-2018 07:19 via theprovince.com
  VICTORIA — Tonya Kilmer made an emotional appeal Friday seeking anyone who knows anything about the disappearance of her husband, Ben Kilmer.
  “How can a man, 190 pounds, a man who is so strong and who has such love and devotion for his family just not be seen?” asked Tonya Kilmer at a news conference.
  “Somebody out there knows something, and I just pray they see this and hear me and do the right thing,” said Kilmer. “Please, come forward.”
  Her husband, a
  
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• Live concert review: Harry Styles at Rogers Arena

  07-07-2018 05:23 via vancouversun.com
  Harry Styles
  Where: Rogers Arena
  When: July 6, 8 p.m.It’s not quite etched in stone, but it appears that any time a boy or girl group with a rabid following decides to disband, only one of the members goes on to a successful solo career.
  One Direction’s Harry Styles looks likely to follow Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake and Paul McCartney down the arena aisles into megastardom.
  The singer is presently on tour in support of his well-received Top 10 self-titled debut, coming into the
  
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• New speed limit in place for boaters travelling underneath the Lions Gate Bridge

  07-07-2018 05:12 via globalnews.ca
  "As boats become attractive as they're more powerful, we're certainly seeing an increase of fast vessels within our waters."
  
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• UBC researchers may have new solar power breakthrough

  07-07-2018 04:14 via globalnews.ca
  UBC researchers say they may have discovered a new technology that could revolutionize the development of solar power. Linda Aylesworth reports.
  
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• Transit police roll out new phase of anti-sex assault program

  07-07-2018 04:10 via globalnews.ca
  Metro Vancouver transit police are rolling out phase three of their campaign to reduce sexual assault on the transit system. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Jul 6

  07-07-2018 04:07 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, July 6, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• First Avenue businesses face possible closure

  07-07-2018 04:04 via globalnews.ca
  Some businesses along First Avenue in Vancouver, part of which is closed for gas line repairs, say they might have to close because of a lack of business. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• Family of missing Cowichan man appeals for help

  07-07-2018 04:03 via globalnews.ca
  The family of a Cowichan man who’s been missing for nearly two months has issued an emotional appeal for information. Kylie Stanton reports.
  
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• NDP government injects money into at-risk youth program

  07-07-2018 03:07 via globalnews.ca
  The NDP government is injecting $200,000 into a program that helps at risk youth handle addiction. Global’s Julia Foy talks to one young woman who says the program saved her life.
  
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• Vernon volunteer group says it has picked up hundreds of needles

  07-07-2018 03:03 via globalnews.ca
  The Polson Avengers routinely cleanup needles in parks and public spaces around the city.
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – July 6

  07-07-2018 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.
  
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• Vancouver Sun letters to the editor for Saturday, July 7, 2018

  07-07-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  The parting shot of Vision Vancouver, aimed at the long-standing and passionately cherished zoning bylaws of residential neighbourhoods, disgusts and outrages me.
  Yet the tactics of that party, in its dying gasp, typify the arrogant disdain for democratic process displayed by Vision Vancouver during its regime. The party has given us a vision of suffocation by densification. And it seeks to fulfill that vision by denying voters a chance effectively to interpose — or even express — th
  
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