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• Surrey RCMP gang squad seizes sawed-off shotgun

  17-07-2018 23:59 via theprovince.com
  Police say they’ve seized a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition in a raid at a home in Surrey.
  According to Surrey RCMP, a search of a home by gang investigators in the 12500-block of 113B Avenue found the gun and about 100 carbine rounds, 25 shotgun shells and rounds for a .22-calibre rifle. Officers also found a small bag of marijuana and an air-soft rifle.
  Three people were arrested in the search, but no charges have been laid. “The investigation is ongoing,” police said in a n
  
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• B.C. anti-gang cops will monitor Hells Angels anniversary bash in Nanaimo

  17-07-2018 23:47 via vancouversun.com
  As many as 300 outlaw bikers will celebrate a Hells Angels’ anniversary in Nanaimo this weekend under the watchful eye of B.C.’s anti-gang Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit.
  In 1983, the biker gang put down roots in B.C. when they established chapters in Nanaimo, White Rock, Vancouver and East End Vancouver.
  B.C.’s anti-gang Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says this weekend’s 35th anniversary ride will be attended by Hells Angels members along wi
  
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• More than 50 per cent of Metro Vancouver mayors aren't running for re-election

  17-07-2018 23:37 via vancouversun.com
  More than half of Metro Vancouver’s 21 municipalities will see a change in leadership this fall because their mayors have chosen not to run for re-election, the largest number of mayoral vacancies in at least 30 years.
  “My sense is it’s unprecedented, and it’ll be a wild ride,” said David Moscrop, a political scientist at Simon Fraser University.
  There are three months before the election and 11 of the region’s mayors have decided to bow out of the race. Seven
  
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• Video shows car going up in flames in Massey Tunnel during morning rush hour

  17-07-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  At one point, the front of the car was completely engulfed in flames.
  
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• Campfire and open burning ban set for coastal B.C.

  17-07-2018 23:26 via vancouversun.com
  The annual ritual that is the rollout of summer campfire bans in B.C. has arrived.
  The B.C. Wildfire Service’s Coastal Fire Centre has announced that because of the recent hot and dry spell and no rain in the forecast campfires and all other open burning will be banned in most of the region beginning at noon on Wednesday. Unless otherwise posted, the ban will be in place until Oct. 19.
  Haida Gwaii and the area of Vancouver Island known as the fog zone are exempt from the ban. The fog zone
  
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• B.C. heat wave means early bloom for deadly death cap mushroom on Vancouver Island

  17-07-2018 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver Island's Chief Medical Health Officer is warning people on Vancouver Island that the deadly death cap mushroom is blooming early.
  
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• Rare office park for sale in Richmond

  17-07-2018 23:00 via vancouversun.com
  A prominent business park in Richmond that includes 13 buildings and 700,000 square feet of office space has been put up for sale.
  Sun Life Financial has enlisted CBRE to sell the Airport Executive Park situated around Shellbridge Way in Richmond. Listed in early July, the business park comprises 13 campus-style office buildings on 31 acres of land.
  The offices range in size from 500 to 100,000 square feet and has 93 tenants including the offices of The Keg, Boston Pizza, Netgear and Premium Bra
  
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• Recent heat wave puts B.C. close to all-time power consumption record: BC Hydro

  17-07-2018 22:48 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Hydro says the recent heat wave has made for near-record demand from its customers.
  The electrical utility said peak hourly demand on Monday — a day that highs on the coast above 30 C and in the Interior above 35 C — was 10 per cent higher than at the same time a week ago.
  (Peak hourly demand is the hour customers use the most electricity.)
  The record peak hourly demand was set last August, when the province as a whole drew more than 7,500 megawatts of electricity.
  B.C. Hydro sa
  
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• BCAA survey finds 1 in 5 millennials think it's safe to drive high

  17-07-2018 22:43 via vancouversun.com
  A new survey says 20 per cent of Canadians between the ages of 18 and 34 think it’s okay to drive after smoking pot — and some even think it makes them better drivers.
  But the survey data, commissioned by the British Columbia Automobile Association, also found high rates of safe behaviour among B.C. drivers in that same age category: 91 per cent say they make plans ahead of time for how they will get a safe right home at the end of the night; 88 per cent say they would never consider
  
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• Rich Coleman sticking with provincial politics, won’t run to be Surrey mayor

  17-07-2018 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  Political heavyweight Rich Coleman has decided to abandon a potential bid to be the next mayor of Surrey.
  
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• Liberal MLA Rich Coleman will not run for Surrey mayor

  17-07-2018 22:28 via theprovince.com
  After weeks of hints and speculation, Liberal MLA Rich Coleman will not run for mayor of Surrey, one of his key supporters said Tuesday.
  “Rich is not running for mayor,” said Jordan Bateman, one of Coleman’s political organizers.
  Coleman faced fierce criticism in the aftermath of a blistering report on criminal money-laundering in B.C. casinos, but Bateman said that’s not the reason Coleman is bailing out of the mayor’s race.
  Coleman out: A source just told me Liber
  
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• San Diego claims Mydske, likely throwing wrench in plans for Vancouver’s NLL club

  17-07-2018 22:22 via theprovince.com
  The chase for Brett Mydske has become decidedly more difficult for the National Lacrosse League’s Vancouver entry.
  The San Diego Seals selected Mydske in Monday’s expansion draft, despite the fact that the 29-year-old from New Westminster is slated to become an unrestricted free agent Aug. 1 after nine seasons with the Saskatchewan Rush.
  The Seals and the Philadelphia Wings picked nine players each Monday from the league’s existing nine teams to help fill out their rosters for
  
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• Festival brings a taste of Greece to Kits

  17-07-2018 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  Celebrating the long history of Greek culture in Vancouver, “Greekday on Broadway” brings the tastes, smells, and music of the country to the streets of Kitsilano. We find community reporter Michael Newman in the midst of the action.
  
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• There were 960 vehicle collisions a day in B.C. last year, an all-time high

  17-07-2018 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  "They point the fingers at others for flouting the rules of the road... yet the vast majority admitted to doing exactly the same thing when they're driving."
  
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• Kirwer’s Jays dream comes true, although it was sidetracked for one phone call

  17-07-2018 22:00 via theprovince.com
  Tanner Kirwer was a New York Yankees fan for about 15 seconds last summer.
  The 22-year-old from Sherwood Park, Alta., is in his second season in the Toronto Blue Jays’ system, this time manning the outfield for the Vancouver Canadians.
  The Jays used a 20th-round selection in the 2017 draft to grab Kirwer’s rights. That came moments after Kirwer’s agent had called him to say that he thought the Yankees were about to choose him.
  It probably worked out for the best. Kirwer said he
  
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• C’s reliever Johnson received considerable help getting through Tommy John surgery but admits it ‘still sucked’

  17-07-2018 22:00 via theprovince.com
  Cobi Johnson admits his Tommy John surgery experience was better than most.
  The Vancouver Canadians’ reliever missed the 2017 NCAA season with the Florida State Seminoles due to the operation, a now-frequent procedure for pitchers that replaces a damaged ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in the elbow with a tendon usually taken from elsewhere in the body.
  Johnson did have an advanced support group throughout the process, thanks to his father. Dane Johnson is the Toronto Blue Jays’ bull
  
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• Shanghai Kimberlite Diamond Group sets up shop in Vancouver

  17-07-2018 21:59 via vancouversun.com
  Diamonds are a relatively new luxury item in China.
  While the precious stones began gaining popularity in the late 19th century among a broader base of customers in Europe and North America, gaining prominence as the stone of choice for engagement rings thanks to a 1938 ad campaign by De Beers, they didn’t make their way to the Eastern country until much later.
  “They first entered China in the late 1990s,” Kellan Dong, the chief executive officer for the Shanghai Kimberlite Dia
  
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• Preshow chat with Canadian performance artist Coleman Hell

  17-07-2018 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  Red Truck Brewery puts on their summer favorite “Truck Stop Concert Series.” Community reporter Michael Newman catches headliner Coleman Hell before the show to chat about what people can expect.
  
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• The many athletic activities at Khatsahlano Street Party

  17-07-2018 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  One of the summer’s most anticipated festivals, Khatsahlano Street Party, brings thousands of people to the neighborhood of Kitsilano to celebrate community, music, and local businesses. Community reporter Michael Newman took in some of the athletic activities at the event.
  
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• ICBC recorded all-time high 350,000 car crashes in 2017

  17-07-2018 21:45 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbians racked up an all-time hight 350,000 car crashes in 2017, which cost $4.8 billion in total claims, a financially-beleaguered ICBC reported this morning.
  That is a six-per-cent rise from 2016, and a rate that is 25 per cent higher than 2014, according to ICBC statistics.
  “That means one out of 10 drivers could cause a crash this year,” said Lindsay Matthews, ICBC’s interim vice-president for road safety in releasing the figures.
  Most of those crashes, 230,000,
  
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• Search for missing hiker in Golden Ears Park

  17-07-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  A body believed to be that of the missing Toronto man was recovered from a pool of water in the Gold Creek area by B.C. search and rescue crews.
  
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• Another goalie joins Canucks system, but really, this one is for deep-down depth

  17-07-2018 21:08 via theprovince.com
  Don’t blink, the Canucks have added a fifth goalie to their system.
  Belarussian goalie Ivan Kulbakov was signed by the Utica Comets on Monday, his agent reported.
  Ivan Kulbakov signs 1 year AHL contract with Vancouver Canucks Organization
  — Dan Milstein-Hockey (@HockeyAgent1) July 16, 2018Bet on Kulbakov spending most of his time in Kalamazoo of the ECHL, as we know the Comets’ tandem this coming season will again be Thatcher Demko and Richard Bachman.
  The six-foot 21 year old
  
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• World Emoji Day: Top 10 emojis that represent Vancouver

  17-07-2018 21:02
  
  Apple unveils new emojis in time for World Emoji Day July 17
  
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• Lions must play ’four quarters of solid football’ to win: Elimimian

  17-07-2018 20:57 via theprovince.com
  There was a bit of divine intervention at play in the B.C. Lions’ come-from-behind win last weekend, but the team can’t count on that happening every week, says coach Wally Buono.
  “The Good Lord blessed us on Saturday. I don’t think he’s going to be doing that every week,” Buono said.
  Instead, the Lions need focus and consistency to build on the win and rack up more victories going forward, said two of the team’s defensive stars.
  B.C. (2-2) was down 17-0
  
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• Golden Girls Off-Broadway puppet show coming to Vancouver

  17-07-2018 20:56 via vancouversun.com
  The might of the Golden Girls’ appeal never dies.
  There’s the original 1980s sitcom, still beloved by so many who either watched the show when it first aired or who were hooked during its seemingly endless stint as a rerun on TV during the 90s and noughts.
  There was an unauthorized hit on Broadway 15 years ago called Golden Girls Live, which was brought to an end by a cease-and-desist letter from the original show’s creators after a deal couldn’t be reached.
  And over the
  
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• Hiker dies after going over Gold Creek waterfall in Golden Ears Provincial Park

  17-07-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  A body believed to be that of the missing Toronto man was recovered from a pool of water in the park on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Toronto man dead after falling from waterfall in Golden Ears Park

  17-07-2018 20:38 via vancouversun.com
  A 21-year-old Toronto man is dead after being swept over a waterfall in Golden Ears Provincial Park.
  The man, who was hiking in the park north of Maple Ridge on Monday evening, was reportedly overcome by the current in Gold Creek and was carried over of the falls with another man, a 21-year-old Abbotsford resident, who attempted to save him.Ridge Meadows RCMP say the Abbotsford man was found downstream with non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital.
  The incident happened
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Kokanee the rat

  17-07-2018 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  Kokanee is a young rat currently under the care of the BC SPCA. Global News learns how rats make wonderful pets (and are very clean).
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Kokanee

  17-07-2018 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  This pet, Kokanee, currently under the care of the BC SPCA, is waiting for its forever home.
  
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• Most B.C. real estate markets now ‘back in balanced conditions’

  17-07-2018 20:16
  
  Annual drop in home sales and corresponding rise in listings are pulling on average prices
  
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• Crews battle roadside fire on Highway 97 south of Penticton

  17-07-2018 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  Kaleden Fire Department crews work to contain a brush fire along Highway 97 11km south of Penticton.
  
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• Trudeau's youth council divided over Trans Mountain pipeline purchase

  17-07-2018 20:06 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Fissures have appeared inside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s youth council after a group of current and former members publicly urged the Liberal government to reverse its decision to buy Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline.
  The request was made in a letter to the prime minister signed by 16 past and present members of the council and released to the public on Monday, in which signatories expressed “our immense disappointment” with the planned $4.5-bil
  
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• Homicide investigators to speak on one-year anniversary of Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen’s death

  17-07-2018 20:01 via theprovince.com
  Homicide investigators will share a statement from the family of Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen on Wednesday, the one-year anniversary of her death.
  Cpl. Frank Jang with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team will speak tomorrow near the trail entrance of Burnaby’s Central Park, where Shen’s body was found last year.
  The news conference is set to begin at 11 a.m.
  “Cpl. Jang will also read a statement prepared by Marrisa’s family,” read a news release. “Please b
  
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• Theatre review: Edinburgh noir comes to Vancouver in Ian Rankin's Dark Road

  17-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Dark Road
  When: Until Aug. 16
  Where: Jericho Arts Centre
  Tickets and info: $24-$30; ensembletheatrecompany.ca
  One of the world’s great crime novelists, Ian Rankin has charted the mean streets, pubs and cop shops of Edinburgh in over three dozen books, most famously the Insp. Rebus series, creating a fictional map of a brooding city that tourists never see.
  His first stage play, co-written with artistic director Mark Thomson of Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre, reconstructs that Edinb
  
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• Style Q&A: Vancouver brand MINCA creates better blankets that go beyond the home

  17-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  When it comes to adding accoutrements to one’s home, it doesn’t get much better than a blanket.
  From providing a practical element of warmth, to upping the overall style of a space, a great blanket or throw is pretty much always a worthwhile investment.
  And now, there’s a cool new Vancouver brand that’s making the decision to acquire a chic new piece that much easier. Called MINCA, the company offers a curated selection of blankets that merge the aforementioned fashion-fu
  
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• Comedy stripped bare at the Penthouse

  17-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Tyrant Studios Summer Lounge Series presents The Comic Strip
  When: Saturdays at 9:30 p.m.
  Where: Tyrant Studios (above the Penthouse Nightclub)
  Tickets: $18 at the door or in advance at TyrantStudios.com
  While much of what some of us might think of as Old Vancouver is being bulldozed, let us pause to consider what’s left — places like the historic Penthouse Nightclub.
  The Penthouse opened in 1947, and though in recent years it’s become known for its exotic stage shows (read: na
  
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• Vehicle goes up in flames in Massey Tunnel during morning commute

  17-07-2018 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  A vehicle burst into flames in the Massey Tunnel during rush hour Tuesday morning. Video from a Global News viewer shows the front of the car completely engulfed in flames. It’s unclear at this point if anyone was hurt.
  
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• This Mount Pleasant restaurant might have the best restroom in Canada

  17-07-2018 19:41 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver Vietnamese restaurant might have the best restroom in Canada.
  Anh and Chi, located in Mount Pleasant, is among the top five finalists in the Canada’s Best Restroom contest.
  According to the restaurant’s write-up, Anh and Chi’s gender-neutral washrooms “transports guests to a tropical rainforest with its iconic Martinique wallpaper, mirroring Vietnam’s lush jungles.” The facilities also boast wooden cabinets, custom-made doors, gold Kohler faucets,
  
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• Courier wins national newspaper awards

  17-07-2018 19:14
  
  Including first place in the Best Website category
  
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• Duncan’s Robin MacDowell leading Mexican women to Rugby World Cup Sevens

  17-07-2018 18:58 via theprovince.com
  The journey for the Mexican women’s team to the Rugby World Cup Sevens this weekend in San Francisco has been the point, their coach says.
  “The rugby is the easiest part,” Duncan-raised Robin MacDowell explained last week after his still very inexperienced squad ran through a pair of warm-up matches at Brentwood College on Vancouver Island against the highly-rated Canadians.
  “The biggest challenge is the off-field.”
  For MacDowell, who was brought in by the Mexican R
  
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• No arrests 1 year after murder of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen

  17-07-2018 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the homicide of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen. No arrests have been made in connection with her homicide.
  
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• VPD conducting own probe into complaint that minorities overrepresented in ‘street checks'

  17-07-2018 18:48
  
  The VPD is expected to release in September findings of its investigation into questions why Indigenous and black people are overrepresented in police street checks.
  
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• Trudeau asks transport minister to tackle Greyhound's B.C., western Canada pullout

  17-07-2018 18:13 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has asked Transport Minister Marc Garneau to find solutions following Greyhound’s withdrawal of bus service from western Canada.
  Trudeau says Greyhound’s move is “difficult” for people who live in the Prairies and for those who are struggling economically.
  “I have asked our minister of transport to work with the provinces, to work with communities, to work with the company to try and see what paths forward there a
  
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• Burnaby RCMP release details about vicious Central Park attack

  17-07-2018 17:31 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP are releasing new details about a person of interest wanted in connection with the vicious assault on a 73-year-old man in Burnaby’s Central Park Sunday.
  
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• 'Life-altering' injuries for senior attacked while walking in Burnaby's Central Park

  17-07-2018 17:29 via vancouversun.com
  BURNABY — Burnaby RCMP say a senior citizen suffered what they describe as life-altering injuries during an attack in Burnaby’s Central Park.
  Police say the unnamed 73-year-old man was walking in Central Park just after 9 p.m. on Sunday evening when he was assaulted.
  No arrests have been made but an RCMP news release says witnesses report seeing a young man in the area during the time the assault is believed to have occurred.
  He’s believed to be between the ages of 14 and 18 wi
  
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• Cancer prevention

  17-07-2018 17:27 via globalnews.ca
  Achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight can help prevent cancer. Dietitian Diana Steele shares advice on the types of foods you should avoid and the kinds you should embrace.
  
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• 10 nutrition recommendations for cancer prevention

  17-07-2018 17:27 via globalnews.ca
  Achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight can help prevent cancer. Dietitian Diana Steele shares advice on the types of foods you should avoid and the kinds you should embrace.
  
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• Trudeau asks transport minister to tackle Greyhound’s western pullout

  17-07-2018 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  Trudeau calls Greyhound's move "difficult'' for people who live on the Prairies and for those who are already struggling economically.
  
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• 2018 Polaris Prize short list announced

  17-07-2018 16:20 via vancouversun.com
  The 2018 Polaris Music Prize short list was revealed Tuesday at a live broadcast from Toronto. The list of the final 10 artists was selected by voting members of the Polaris Music Prize jury, which also nominates artists through the year. The prize honours the best-overall Canadian album of the year. This voting group, comprised of leading music media and industry voices, eventually selects the 40-album long list, which was announced June 14.
  The winners of the 2018 prize will be announced at a
  
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• Vancouver weather: Heat wave continues but relief is in sight

  17-07-2018 15:22 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: July 17, 2018 – Tuesday’s weather continues the heat wave across Metro Vancouver.
  Temperatures continue to hover in the mid-20s – or nearly 30 if you’re inland – but fear not. Relief is expected Wednesday when temperatures drop back down to 22 degrees.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny. High of 26, 30 inland.
  Tonight: Clear. Windy near the water early in the day.
  Tomorrow: Mix of sun and cloud, windy near the water in the morning. High of 22, exc
  
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