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• B.C. Wildfire: Evacuation order downgraded to alert for some homes near Peachland

  21-07-2018 23:33 via vancouversun.com
  Some residents displaced by a wildfire raging near Peachland were told they could go home Saturday, while hundreds more residents in the Okanagan remained either on an evacuation order or on alert.
  A lightning storm earlier this week sparked multiple wildfires including the largest of the three, the Mount Eneas blaze, burning four kilometres south of Peachland. As of Saturday morning, that fire was estimated at 1,400 hectares.
  Seventy-five properties remained under an evacuation order on Saturda
  
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• Malcolm Bird: Canada Post looking for solutions? Take a peek Down Under

  21-07-2018 23:00 via theprovince.com
  Looking for a new job? Canada Post is looking for a president and chief executive officer, but it’s not a position anyone should consider lightly.
  The new CEO will face daunting challenges managing Canada Post’s operational, financial and governance deficiencies in this digital age and will have to do so under close public scrutiny and in a deeply politicalized context.
  However mundane it might appear, mail delivery is politically significant to the federal government. Mail and parce
  
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• Lions lamenting mental miscues in road loss to resilient Redblacks

  21-07-2018 22:54 via theprovince.com
  OTTAWA — Contrary to popular belief, the 29-25 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday didn’t come down to one player or one play or even a series of injures that further depleted a banged-up B.C. Lions team.
  But there will be some head scratching over a time-count violation that took away a chance to go for a late fourth-quarter touchdown and kill some additional time off the game clock.
  With the clock inside of 2½ minutes and the Redblacks and Lions tied 22-22, B.C. had
  
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• Vancouver women’s organization says Greyhound’s withdrawal raises safety concerns

  21-07-2018 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  "I can't think of any other option that would be safe so that's why I was alarmed."
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Cooler Saturday, hot on Sunday

  21-07-2018 22:27 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – Saturday’s weather is expected to be a littler cooler still with highs reaching 22 C and a mix of sun and cloud. Then starting Sunday, the mercury will start to rise again with temperatures hitting 30 C during the week. Environment Canada says Sunday should be clear and sunny with highs of 29 C inland, and 25 C closer to the water. Looking ahead to the week, there’s a stretch of hot summer weather, with temperatures hitting a high of 30 C inland until at
  
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• B.C. wildfire Saturday: Hundreds of properties remain under evacuation alert

  21-07-2018 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  More than 100 fires are burning across B.C. on Saturday as crews ramp up for another busy day of fighting.
  
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• B.C. Summer Games 2018 sees triathletes compete side by side with coaches

  21-07-2018 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  Less than 24 hours after competing in the triathlon, athletes at the 2018 BC Summer Games had a little fun by competing side by side with their coaches. Paul Haysom reports.
  
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• A vacation for the whole family

  21-07-2018 21:36 via theprovince.com
  Two days after we came back from our family vacation I crossed paths with a friendly dad at the daycare drop off.
  “Back to work ?” he asked.
  “No, one last day of my vacation,” I said. “Just dropping off the kids so I can relax at home.”
  Ahh he said,, “now for the real vacation eh?”
  Wink, wink, nod, nod.
  I knew exactly what he meant but he was so wrong.
  I had been on that family vacation before and it wasn’t worth the hassle for the two hours
  
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• ‘We will not be evicted’ say pipeline protesters at Burnaby Mountain encampment

  21-07-2018 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  "We will not be evicted," say protesters.
  
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• Local businesses affected by Okanagan wildfires

  21-07-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  As wildfires rage on in the Okanagan, local businesses are feeling the impact. Rick Thrussell, owner of Sage Hill Winery, said business is down 60 per cent compared to this time last year, even though the fire is nowhere near his property. Rumina Daya reports.
  
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• Summer Entertaining Décor Ideas

  21-07-2018 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  Joy Pecknold, Fashion Magazine Western Editor & Etsy Ambassador, shows you how to impress your guests with some of the trendiest summer entertaining décor ideas.
  
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• Saturday Chef: Brewery and The Beast

  21-07-2018 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Alessandro Vianello from Wildebeest Restaurant shares his mouth-watering pork belly recipe and tells us about the upcoming Brewery and The Beast event.
  
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• Mike Smyth: Inside B.C.’s shameful failure on ride-hailing

  21-07-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  It’s a double broken promise by John Horgan’s NDP government that’s inflicted a double-whammy on Vancouver’s economy and international reputation.
  That’s the view of the city’s business leaders after the government broke its promise — again — to deliver ride-hailing services to Metro Vancouver.
  Horgan promised in last year’s election that Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing services would be up-and-running by Christmas 2017. When that didn&rsqu
  
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• Meet the chef: Bacchus Restaurant's Montgomery Lau is keeping it fresh

  21-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Montgomery Lau was born and raised in food-mad Hong Kong, where nearly everything in the market is live and fresh, a quality that still inspires his cooking today. He attended the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts in Vancouver and soon found himself working at Diva at the Met. Lau was recruited to the opening team for MARKET by the legendary chef Jean-George Vongerichten. Today, Lau is executive chef at the Wedgewood Hotel and Bacchus Restaurant, where he pushes the boundaries of fresh and
  
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• Makeover: Dermaplaning! How did we ever survive without it?

  21-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  I was recently introduced to Dermaplaning by my facialist Amanda Hlatky of Glow Dermal Therapy and it has forever changed my skin care routine!
  Dermaplaning is an exfoliation treatment which uses a surgical blade to remove dead skin and vellus hair (a.k.a.: peach fuzz) from the face, leaving the skin soft and smooth, and allowing product to penetrate into the skin beautifully. I recommended this treatment to clients that were preparing for an important event, and they are all hooked!
  Here’
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: B.C. Hospitality Foundation helps industry workers in need

  21-07-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  BIG TIP: The B.C. Hospitality Foundation is a charity that raises fund to support those in the hospitality industry — folks like our baristas, concierges, hotel staff, cooks, winery and brewery workers, waiters and bartenders — facing financial crisis due to a health issue.
  Each year, hundreds of workers across B.C. face financial challenges and have nowhere to turn. After exhausting the minimal benefits hospitality workers receive — if any — the foundation is usually a l
  
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• CWA Championships

  21-07-2018 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  Doug Roxburgh and 2018 BC Women’s Amateur champion Mary Parsons talk to Jay about the Canadian Women’s Amateur Golf Championships.
  
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• B.C. Wildfire: Thousands of Okanagan residents on alert or evacuation order

  21-07-2018 19:55 via vancouversun.com
  Hundreds of residents near Peachland remained out of their homes Saturday, while thousands more were on an evacuation alert because of three wildfires burning near residential areas in the Okanagan.
  A lightning storm earlier this week sparked multiple wildfires including the largest of the three, the Mount Eneas blaze, burning four kilometres south of Peachland. As of Saturday morning, that fire was estimated at 1,400 hectares.
  Authorities say 113 properties remain under an evacuation order beca
  
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• Open House: Artificial Lawns

  21-07-2018 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  Want the look and feel of a natural lawn with none of the up-keep or problems? Kaitlyn Herbst finds out some of the benefits of installing an artificial lawn in your yard.
  
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• UPDATED: B.C. wildfire update Saturday: Mount Eneas fire grows

  21-07-2018 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  The lightning-caused fire between Peachland and Summerland is estimated to be nearly 1,400 hectares in size.
  
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• B.C. wildfire update Saturday: Mount Eneas fire grows

  21-07-2018 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  The lightning-caused fire between Peachland and Summerland is estimated to be nearly 1,400 hectares in size.
  
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• Sold (Bought): Dunbar-area home high on curb appeal

  21-07-2018 18:33 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  3335 Mayfair Avenue, Vancouver
  Type: Six-bedroom, four-bathroom detached
  Size: 3,247 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $3,413,000
  Listed for: $2,888,000
  Sold for: $2,888,000
  Sold on: March 19
  Days on market: Five
  Listing agent: John Dean at Engel & Volkers Vancouver
  Buyers agent: David Chen at ReMax Crest Realty
  The big sell: This six-bedroom Dunbar home sold in March for the listing price after less than a week on the market. L
  
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• BC Summer Games 2018: Triathlon underway in Mill Bay

  21-07-2018 18:08 via globalnews.ca
  The BC Summer Games are underway in the Cowichan Valley. Paul Haysom is at the triathlon event in Mill Bay.
  
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• On track with Rocky Mountaineer

  21-07-2018 16:31 via theprovince.com
  “Eyes right, big horn sheep at the cliff-top,” said Kristen, one of our hosts aboard the Rocky Mountaineer.
  The locomotive engineer slowed the train to a crawl as we frantically clicked our cameras, which is about the only thing we do for ourselves for two days, besides tilting our recliners and walking down the spiral staircase from our glass-domed car to the dining room.
  On our second day of this 600-km  journey from Vancouver to Banff, the terrain has changed from the lush gr
  
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• B.C. wildfire fight remains unpredictable

  21-07-2018 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  As wildfire activity intensifies across B.C., Saturday will be another busy day for those tackling the fires. Kyla Fraser with the BC Wildfire Service joins us with the latest
  
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• Sold (Bought): Dunbar-area home high on curl appeal

  21-07-2018 15:12 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  3335 Mayfair Avenue, Vancouver
  Type: Six-bedroom, four-bathroom detached
  Size: 3,247 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $3,413,000
  Listed for: $2,888,000
  Sold for: $2,888,000
  Sold on: March 19
  Days on market: Five
  Listing agent: John Dean at Engel & Volkers Vancouver
  Buyers agent: David Chen at ReMax Crest Realty
  The big sell: This six-bedroom Dunbar home sold in March for the listing price after less than a week on the market. L
  
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• Ledingham McAllister project builds on terrific Kelowna location

  21-07-2018 15:05 via vancouversun.com
  The phrase that “to everything there is a season” seems particularly applicable to Kelowna’s real estate market these days. After a mini-boom between 2000 and 2007, the market cooled off with the global financial crisis, leaving the city with a surplus of new homes and few buyers.
  For Vancouver-based Ledingham McAllister, Waterscapes was its first foray into the Kelowna market. After the market cooled, it decided to rent out many of the 890 high- and low-rise homes until things
  
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• Huge housing development set transform nine acres of Saanich

  21-07-2018 15:00
  
  Long-awaited masterplan lays out blueprint for site near Victoria to include nearly 800 new homes, most non-market housing
  
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• The Home Front: Maximizing urban gardens

  21-07-2018 14:48 via vancouversun.com
  In dense urban areas in Canada and the U.S., homeowners are maximizing small outdoor living areas through clever design, says Joe Raboine, who has specialized in outdoor design and construction for over 18 years and now oversees the internal design department for hardscape company Belgard.
  “A lot of retirees and empty nesters are moving into these areas,” Raboine says. “They’ve had these large suburban yards and want to do things like garden in their outdoor living s
  
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• Luxia at Yorkson a fit for its Langley neighbourhood

  21-07-2018 14:43 via vancouversun.com
  As Langley’s Willoughby Town Centre continues to grow, Luxia at Yorkson, a new townhouse development in the area, will relate to those surroundings and contribute to the identity of the emerging neighborhood, says project architect Maciej Dembek of Barnett Dembek Architects.
  “The townhouse units along the perimeter [of the site] are designed to create a pedestrian streetscape and relate to their surroundings. We want to be part of the new town centre and help create the identity of t
  
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• Whitecaps Game Day: Caps prepare for life without Europe-bound Alphonso Davies

  21-07-2018 14:15 via theprovince.com
  Multiple reports have Alphonso Davies on the verge of signing with a European club on Friday, meaning the end of the short-lived era in Vancouver.
  The Whitecaps phenomenal young midfielder is reportedly going to Bayern Munich for a $12M US fee, plus incentives, according to The Athletic’s Kristian Dyer.
  While Davies can’t officially transfer until after he’s 18 years old — unless his parents relocate along with him — though he could be loaned out or go on trial. As
  
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• Man found dead inside Abbotsford home identified

  21-07-2018 13:16 via globalnews.ca
  IHIT is asking anyone who knew 32-year-old Sukhpreet Grewal or has information leading up to his discovery, to please come forward.
  
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• Industry and conservationists square off over B.C.'s Howe Sound

  21-07-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  In some parts of the world, the island-studded fiord called Howe Sound would have been locked up as a national park long ago, given its astounding natural beauty on the edge of a metropolis of more than 2.5-million people.
  It’s a special place where steep-sided mountains plunge almost 300 metres into glacier-fed waters that are home to a wide range of marine life, including salmon, herring, whales, dolphins, porpoises, and fragile glass-sponge reefs.
  But full protection is not what happene
  
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• Seven plucked from sinking fishing boat by nearby boaters in Pender Harbour

  21-07-2018 07:34 via vancouversun.com
  A pleasure boat swooped in to rescue seven people on board a nearby sports fishing boat that was taking on water early Friday evening.
  The 31-foot fishing boat was west of Pender Harbour when a mayday call was issued via radio at 5:20 p.m., reporting that the vessel was taking on water.
  The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre said rescue vessels from Powell River and Pender Harbour were dispatched.
  About two minutes after the mayday broadcast went out, another pleasure boat in the area heard it an
  
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• IHIT called in after 32-year-old man found dead in Abbotsford

  21-07-2018 06:31 via vancouversun.com
  A 32-year-old man has been found dead inside an Abbotsford home and homicide investigators have been called to the scene.
  Abbotsford police say the man was found dead on Consort Court and foul play is suspected. No one else was located at the home, said the APD in a statement Friday evening.
  According to reports, police taped off a residential area south of Maclure Park earlier Friday evening, and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was called in.
  IHIT spokesman Cpl. Frank Jang was expect
  
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• Redblacks 29, Lions 25: B.C. blows clock management, then road game

  21-07-2018 05:59 via theprovince.com
  OTTAWA — With two weeks to think about a tough 29-25 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks, the B.C. Lions can’t afford to get too hung up on the what-ifs of Friday night.
  Up next, in two weeks, is a CFL date in Calgary with the unbeaten Stampeders. The Lions go into that game with a 2-3 record, but it could very well be 3-2.The Lions had enough chances at TD Place Stadium, but a two-yard touchdown run by Ottawa running back William Powell with 45 seconds left in the game sealed the deal
  
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• Rugby World Cup Sevens: Double disappointment as Canadians out of title contention

  21-07-2018 05:38 via theprovince.com
  Both Canadian teams are out of the running for a medal at Rugby World Cup Sevens after disappointing Friday night losses.
  Both squad still have placing to play for, 5th is possible for the women, 9th for the men, and their campaigns will resume midday on Saturday
  Details on the day’s play follows…
  Nothing goes right for the men against Argentina
  The Argentines scored three times in the second half and once more in the second and used stifling defence to keep Canada from doing anythi
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Jul 20

  21-07-2018 05:17 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, July 20, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• BC Summer Games in full swing in the Cowichan Valley

  21-07-2018 05:00 via globalnews.ca
  The BC Summer Games have kicked off in a big way on Vancouver Island, with events such as 3-on-3 basketball, soccer, lacrosse and much more.
  
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• Track and field events underway at B.C. Summer Games

  21-07-2018 03:52 via globalnews.ca
  Paul Haysom checked out some of the track and field events at the B.C. Summer Games in Cowichan Valley Friday. Young athletes from across B.C. are competing and records are being broken.
  
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• Eneas Mt. fire from the air

  21-07-2018 03:52 via globalnews.ca
  Raw aerial footage of the Okanagan’s Eneas Mt. fire showing wildfire devastation
  
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• BC Wildfires: Raw video from Summerland

  21-07-2018 03:52 via globalnews.ca
  Raw video from the fireline around Summerland
  
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• New multi-media walk tells story of legend

  21-07-2018 03:49 via globalnews.ca
  A new trail near Whistler uses modern technology to tell the story of a local legend. Lynn Colliar reports.
  
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• First Nations and fishermen want seal hunt

  21-07-2018 03:49 via globalnews.ca
  Some B.C. First Nations and fishermen want the government to establish a new seal hunt on the west coast. As Jill Bennett reports, their reasons for the new hunt are being met with skepticism by opponents.
  
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• Burnaby unveils new strategy for rental housing

  21-07-2018 03:49 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Burnaby has unveiled a new strategy for maintaining rental housing and keeping rents at affordable levels. But as Aaron McArthur reports, some are questioning the motives behind the plan.
  
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• Homicide investigators called to Abbotsford

  21-07-2018 03:45 via vancouversun.com
  Homicide investigators have been called to an Abbotsford neighbourhood.
  Few details have been released, but according to reports, police have a residential area south of Maclure Park taped off, and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is now on scene, indicating a death where police suspect foul play.
  This is the second time IHIT has been called to Abbotsford this month. On July 3, investigators took over a criminal investigation after a man was fatally shot on Canada Day. That shooting is
  
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• Crews battle Mt. Eneas fire in Summerland

  21-07-2018 03:43 via globalnews.ca
  The wildfire situation in the Okanagan Valley continues to get worse. More homes are under evacuation alert as the Mt Eneas fire grows to 1,000 hectares.
  
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• Vancouver park board approves four-year, $399-million capital plan

  21-07-2018 03:31 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver park board has approved a $399-million plan for the next four years that includes a new outdoor pool, a new community centre and more waterfront park land for the city.
  The plan, which is the largest in the park board’s history and received unanimous support, includes $264 million for parks and open spaces, $126 million for recreation facilities and $9 million for service yards. It represents 14 per cent of the city’s $2.8-billion capital plan and will add new park
  
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• Rapid response rescues 7 people from sinking fishing boat near Pender Harbour

  21-07-2018 03:30 via globalnews.ca
  A nearby pleasure craft was able to reach the sinking boat within 10 minutes of the mayday call, and safely rescued everyone aboard.
  
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• B.C. Wildfire says it’s making headway in fight against Okanagan fires

  21-07-2018 03:23 via globalnews.ca
  Thanks to a helping hand from Mother Nature, B.C. Wildfire Service says it is making headway in its fight against fires in the Okanagan.
  
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