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• Ontario man charged with first-degree murder in LeClair murder

  30-07-2018 23:52 via vancouversun.com
  An Ontario man has been charged with first-degree murder nine years after the 2009 slaying of Red Scorpion Kevin LeClair.
  Kreshnik Ismailaj, 37, was arrested without incident Friday in Whitby, Ont. with the help of local police, said the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. on Monday in a statement.
  He has been transported back to the Lower Mainland, where he remains in custody.
  Ismailaj, who has no criminal record, had recently moved to Ontario from B.C., said the province’s i
  
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• Former MLA Peter Fassbender will run for mayor in City of Langley

  30-07-2018 23:42 via vancouversun.com
  Former Liberal MLA and cabinet minister Peter Fassbender has announced that he is running for the mayor’s seat in the City of Langley.
  Fassbender was a councillor in the city for one term before being elected as mayor for almost three terms. He didn’t finish his third term, entering provincial politics in May 2013.
  “After serious discussions with my family and others, we have determined that I still have the energy and commitment to make a solid contribution in the next four ye
  
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• Vancouver’s outdoor workers attempt to beat the heat

  30-07-2018 23:39
  
  Copious amounts of water and shade help tradespeople through soaring temperatures .
  
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• Birders without borders: Vancouver Bird Fest explores our new 'nature culture'

  30-07-2018 23:33
  
  Rob Butler, Middle East conservationists, Purnima Barman and Jennifer Ackerman among special guest speakers at inaugural Vancouver International Bird Festival
  
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• Meet the working dogs of YVR

  30-07-2018 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Meet some of the working dogs at the busy Vancouver International Airport who work to keep the public safe.
  
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• A Victoria woman's obituary casts spotlight on medical profession’s ’fat shaming’

  30-07-2018 23:12 via vancouversun.com
  By Holly McKenzie-Sutter and Adina Bresge
  A 64-year-old cancer patient is being lauded for using her obituary to make a final plea to stop “fat shaming” by medical professionals, as advocates say her story reflects a pervasive problem.
  Ellen Maud Bennett died on May 11 after being diagnosed with inoperable cancer and being given only days to live.
  “Over the past few years of feeling unwell she sought out medical intervention and no one offered any support or suggestions beyond
  
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• Ready to bring home the bacon from Chilliwack Fair's first Donut Dash

  30-07-2018 22:49 via vancouversun.com
  These are the so-called (hot) dog days of summer, where balmy temps, barbecues, beverages and beaches make it much tougher for weekend warriors to think about full-throttle training.
  Throw in air quality warnings and pesky smoke and you get a concoction for huddling close to the AC and hammock.
  But add donuts and beer to a morning race? Well, now you’re talking about extra motivation to lace up and move. Happy glaze are here, indeed!
  The inaugural Chilliwack Fair 8K and 4K Donut Dash, whic
  
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• Man wanted by Vancouver police for pushing victim into traffic

  30-07-2018 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver police are seeking the public’s help to identify a suspect in a dangerous assault near the PNE. The victim was pushed into traffic and the entire attack caught on camera. Paul Haysom has the details.
  
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• Province not considering changing social assistance cheque distribution for now

  30-07-2018 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  The provincial government will not be changing the distribution of social assistance cheques after a record breaking day of overdoses in Vancouver.
  
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• Burnaby woman dead after being swept away by strong current near Squamish

  30-07-2018 22:08 via theprovince.com
  A 23-year-old Burnaby woman is dead after being swept away in a strong current in Rubble Creek near Squamish on Sunday.
  According to Squamish RCMP, the woman and her companion, a 27-year-old Surrey man, were hiking in Garibaldi Lake Provincial Park when they stopped to cool down in Rubble Creek and were suddenly swept away by a fast-moving current just before 3 p.m.
  The man was able to get to shore with minor injuries, but the woman was carried away in the “extreme current.”
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• Vancouver police being investigated after man dies in custody

  30-07-2018 21:47 via theprovince.com
  A B.C. independent police watchdog is investigating after a man died after being in the custody of Vancouver police.
  Vancouver police were called to the 1700-block of West 13th Avenue around 11:15 p.m. on Sunday for a complaint about a suspicious man. Officers arrested a man.
  Shortly after he was placed into cuffs, he began to “exhibit medical distress.”
  Paramedics were called and the man was taken to hospital for treatment. He died early the next morning.
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• Construction of three new lanes at Hwy 13 border crossing at Aldergrove begins

  30-07-2018 21:44
  
  Project expected to speed up wait times; to be completed by fall of 2019
  
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• Construction of three new lanes at Aldergrove border crossing begins

  30-07-2018 21:44
  
  Project expected to speed up wait times; to be completed by fall of 2019
  
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• Snowy Mountain blaze the biggest in the province

  30-07-2018 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  The out-of-control Snowy Mountain fire has grown to be the biggest wildfire in B.C. at 1,910 hectares.
  
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• Dash cam footage captures man being shoved into oncoming traffic

  30-07-2018 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver police are searching for a suspect wanted for shoving a man into oncoming traffic. Police release video of the frightening attack on social media.
  
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• Mounties search for jet ski operator after crash on Thompson River near Kamloops

  30-07-2018 21:37 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — The search for a missing man who had been operating a personal watercraft has resumed on the South Thompson River near Kamloops.
  The man disappeared Sunday afternoon after a collision with another personal watercraft.
  The rider of the second watercraft was pulled out of the river, but Kamloops RCMP say the missing man did not resurface after being thrown off his machine.
  Police are still investigating how the crash occurred.
  Search and rescue crews, backed by a helicopter, were
  
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• City seeks to expropriate Balmoral and Regent hotels

  30-07-2018 21:37
  
  The City of Vancouver announced Monday that it has taken the first step to expropriate the Balmoral and Regent hotels, both owned by the Sahota family.
  
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• Family pleads for man who shoved victim into oncoming traffic to fess up

  30-07-2018 21:23 via theprovince.com
  The friends and family of a man who was shoved into oncoming traffic in an east Vancouver assault earlier this month are pleading for the attacker to come forward.
  “That’s what I don’t understand is how they can live with themselves like that — after watching a guy possibly die on a road and run away,” said Mush, a friend of the victim who asked that he only be identified by his first name.
  “I don’t know if they’re just getting a lawyer or what, bu
  
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• A Victoria woman used her own obituary to advocate against fat shaming in the medical profession

  30-07-2018 21:22 via vancouversun.com
  BURIN, N.L. — A B.C. woman used her obituary to make a final plea to stop so-called fat shaming by members of the medical profession.
  Ellen Maud Bennett was born in Burin, Newfoundland, but spent much of her life in Victoria.
  She died on May 11 at the age of 64 after being diagnosed with inoperable cancer and being given only days to live.
  In her obituary, Bennett said she had one final message to share about the way she was treated by the medical profession after years of feeling unwell a
  
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• Bellingham's ’Graffiti rock’ tells many stories

  30-07-2018 21:20 via vancouversun.com
  BELLINGHAM, Wash. — For decades, a boulder perched above Interstate 5 about six kilometres south of the city has served as the community’s billboard — a public spot on the side of the road to paint messages of celebration, love and loss.
  Over the years, people have wondered who was the first to paint what’s been called “graffiti rock,” “the rock,” “Bellingham rock” and “Samish rock.”
  That stretch of I-5 through Bellingham wa
  
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• Letters to The Province, July 30, 2018: Why was woman in donation bin in the first place?

  30-07-2018 21:04 via theprovince.com
  Although it is terrible that a woman died in a donation bin, one can only wonder why she was in the bin in the first place. Are we so dumbed down these days that there need to be signs on these bins saying, “Do not enter” or “Do not crawl into this bin to sleep?”
  Common sense would deem this dangerous, if not stupid. The only other reason someone would crawl into a bin is to steal. But if she were that needy she would have been able to benefit from the bin’s content
  
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• $7 million lottery winner's first purchase? A Slurpee to clear his head

  30-07-2018 21:00
  
  “I looked at the numbers but it just didn’t compute. I got a Slurpee, and went back and checked my ticket again."
  
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• Letters to The Province, July 31, 2018: Government should buy buses to deliver goods and passengers, reader suggests

  30-07-2018 20:56 via theprovince.com
  Withdrawal of Greyhound service from western Canadian routes seems to mean that many people, especially in rural areas, have been thrown under the fading bus. A government solution isn’t too difficult.
  Across Canada, Canada Post delivers to large and small communities at least three times a week. Provincial governments have no problem getting alcohol to retailers in large and small communities. There are other public and private delivery services making sure that goods and services of all
  
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• Queer as Funk celebrates Pride, and fifth anniversary as a band

  30-07-2018 20:50 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Pride with Queer as Funk
  When: Friday, Aug. 3
  Where: Commodore Ballroom
  Tickets: $25 at ticketmaster.ca, $40 at the doorFor the third year in a row, Queer As Funk kicks off Vancouver Pride with a show at the Commodore Ballroom. This year also marks the Vancouver soul-pop act’s fifth anniversary. We talked to vocalist Jocelyn Macdougall, who joined the group four years ago, about the band and its upcoming show.
  Q: How did you get involved with Queer as Funk?
  A: I was thrilled
  
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• 23-year-old Burnaby woman dies after being swept away in Garibaldi park creek

  30-07-2018 20:42
  
  Woman was hiking in provincial park with friend, went into creek to cool down. “Rubble Creek is not an appropriate place to go swimming,” search and rescue says
  
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• Teen who died at Kelowna’s Centre of Gravity festival remembered as bright young girl

  30-07-2018 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  The Kamloops teen who died at Kelowna’s Centre of Gravity festival on Friday night had dreams of a career in medicine, according to a GoFundMe page.
  
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• Meet the Chef: Chef Bill Grimshaw of Basalt Wine and Salumeria in Whistler

  30-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Chef Bill Grimshaw doesn’t like to take himself too seriously.
  Despite creating decadent and innovative dishes in the kitchen of the Basalt Wine and Salumeria at Crystal Lodge & Suites, a trendy eatery located right in the heart of Whistler Village, Grimshaw says he likes to keep things fun — for himself, his staff and his guests.
  This easygoing approach to culinary creativity sees Grimshaw play up local flavours and ingredients in a way that’s memorable — and de
  
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• The world’s priciest property ever? Yours for a cool US$1B (IMAGES)

  30-07-2018 19:56
  
  If you think Vancouver real estate is expensive, check out The Mountain of Beverley Hills – and you don’t even get a house
  
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• Vancouver seeks to appropriate decrepit Sahota-owned slum hotels

  30-07-2018 19:43 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver filed last week an appropriation notice for the decrepit Balmoral and Regent hotels in the Downtown Eastside.
  The notice kicked off a process that could take the two properties from the hands of their slum landlords and transfer them to public ownership, according to a news release by city staff.
  “Despite years of enforcement efforts by the City and hundreds of bylaw violation charges presently before the courts, the owners have not made the basic investments necessar
  
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• Is the B.C. Community Benefits Agreement fair?

  30-07-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Monday morning, Premier John Horgan answers questions about the B.C. government’s plan to hire union workers for major projects.
  
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• B.C. Premier John Horgan on record 130 drug overdoses in one day

  30-07-2018 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Monday morning, Premier John Horgan answers questions about the record number of overdoses Emergency Health Services responded to in one day.
  
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• VPD search for assault suspect wanted for pushing man into traffic

  30-07-2018 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Monday morning, the Vancouver police release new details about a dangerous assault that happened near the PNE, on East Hastings.
  
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• Placer Mountain fire continues to burn more than 1,000 hectares

  30-07-2018 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  Officials say they successfully carried out a planned ignition on the Placer Mountain fire on Sunday.
  
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• Vancouver House twisty tower not leaning or sinking despite rumours

  30-07-2018 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  The twisty tower at 1480 Howe St. is one of four buildings rising from the Vancouver House site.
  
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• Vancouver police looking for suspect after man pushed into traffic near PNE

  30-07-2018 18:51
  
  The victim, a 37-year-old Surrey man, is recovering from serious injuries
  
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• Vancouver police search for assault suspect near PNE

  30-07-2018 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver police have released more information and dash cam footage of a serious assault near the PNE in mid-July. Police say a man pushed another intentionally into traffic, where he was struck.
  
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• Get Connected with Mike Agerbo

  30-07-2018 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  Mike Agerbo reviews the latest tech headlines and shows us some new accessories for your Amazon Echo
  
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• Police release dash cam video of man pushing someone into traffic near PNE

  30-07-2018 17:13 via globalnews.ca
  Police are hoping the release of the video will help them identify a suspect in a serious assault as the video shows a man pushing another man into traffic on East Hastings Street.
  
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• Vancouver police seeking suspect who allegedly shoved man into oncoming traffic

  30-07-2018 17:07 via theprovince.com
  Vancouver police are searching for a suspect who allegedly shoved a man into oncoming traffic in east Vancouver earlier this month.
  On July 15 around 10:30 p.m., two men left the Logic concert at the PNE Amphitheatre and were on the north sidewalk of East Hastings near Windermere Street when they spotted a young woman who seemed intoxicated. The pair stopped to check on her and when she said she was fine, the two men continued walking.
  “Seconds later, they were confronted by an agitated ma
  
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• B.C. NDP popularity drops in recent polls as Kinder Morgan construction nears

  30-07-2018 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  Global News online reporter Richard Zussman takes a look at new polls and the ongoing Trans Mountain debate.
  
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• Daily Poll: How have you been coping with the heat?

  30-07-2018 16:20 via vancouversun.com
  It’s been a hot weekend and looks to be a hot week too.
  There are a number of ways to deal with the heat. Some like to stay in with the air conditioner cranked, while others prefer to head out to a spray park or swimming pool.Take Our Poll
  
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• To West Africa with Love: Vancouver nurse wants to send more shipments of life-saving medical supplies

  30-07-2018 16:01 via vancouversun.com
  Two enormous barns in east Delta, once home to thousands of chickens, are stuffed with hospital beds, IV poles, operating tables and other medical gear that a tireless Vancouver nurse hopes to ship to West Africa.
  “Inside is packed to the gills with hospital equipment and supplies and humanitarian aid,” said Marj Ratel, a Vancouver General Hospital nurse, as she stood outside the barns.
  “(It) will be invaluable to these people for many months and years to come. … Without
  
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• Newfoundland woman uses obituary to make final plea against fat shaming in medical profession

  30-07-2018 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Ellen Maud Bennett's obituary says her "dying wish" was that women of size should advocate for their health and not simply accept "that fat is the only relevant health issue."
  
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• Vancouver weather: Relief is on the way, temperatures fall after today

  30-07-2018 15:06 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: July 30, 2018 – Monday’s weather will see temperatures hit 27 degrees along the coast and 33 inland.
  But fear not – relief is on the way. After today, temperatures will fall the rest of the week – gradually at first and then back to 20 by the weekend as grey clouds make their return.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Sunny, hazy. High of 27, except 33 inland.
  Tonight: Clear, hazy. Low of 18.
  Tomorrow: Sunny, hazy. High of 25, except 31 inland.
  Traffic: Lower
  
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• One woman dead after being swept away at Garibaldi Lakes

  30-07-2018 14:51 via globalnews.ca
  A woman has died after drowning in Rubble Creek at Garibaldi Lakes outside of Squamish.
  
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• Back to school shopping, make it a money lesson for your kids and teens

  30-07-2018 13:00 via theprovince.com
  Q: I find back to school shopping with my teenagers challenging. They are just at that age where they know what they want, but they don’t understand that everything new every year isn’t realistic with our budget. I hate having to say no to them, and often don’t, but then I pay the price later on and spend a few months catching up on our credit card bills. What can I do to make back to school shopping a little less painful for all of us? ~Evan
  A: There’s something exciting
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Should teens have a say in their parents' divorce?

  30-07-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Kids say the darndest things, but judges don’t always listen even when out of the mouths of babes comes wisdom beyond their years.
  Identified only by an initial in court documents to protect her privacy, S. is a 17-year-old who was recently denied a voice in her parents’ long-running divorce battle by the B.C. Court of Appeal — even though her life is the issue.
  Speaking with Postmedia News, the precocious, self-assured teen criticized the proceedings as paternalistic and the i
  
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• From rural Saskatchewan to downtown Vancouver to Bowen Island: a minister's legacy

  30-07-2018 10:00
  
  Shelagh MacKinnon is leaving her post as minister of the Little Red Church to join her wife, who's also a minister, in Victoria.
  
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• Letters, July 30: Why was woman in donation bin in the first place?

  30-07-2018 08:55 via theprovince.com
  Although it is terrible that a woman died in a donation bin, one can only wonder why she was in the bin in the first place. Are we so dumbed down these days that there need to be signs on these bins saying, “Do not enter” or “Do not crawl into this bin to sleep?”
  Common sense would deem this dangerous, if not stupid. The only other reason someone would crawl into a bin is to steal. But if she were that needy she would have been able to benefit from the bin’s content
  
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• Rally in Mission as prisoner moves closer to home

  30-07-2018 05:06 via globalnews.ca
  Family and friends of a Fraser Valley murder victim are speaking out after finding out the man convicted of the murder is being moved to a lower security prison near the victim’s family. Kristen Robinson reports.
  
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