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• Trudeau to celebrate B.C. Day in Penticton

  05-08-2018 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  Justin Trudeau is expected to attend B.C. Day festivities in the south Okanagan city, along with his family, on Monday morning.
  
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• Area restrictions issued for north Okanagan fires

  05-08-2018 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  The province said the restrictions are in place to "protect public safety, ensure the safety of firefighting personnel and deter interference with wildfire-control activities."
  
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• Find Your Home Décor Style

  05-08-2018 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  Want some help finding your home décor style? Interior designer Karla Dreyer shares the latest top trends and how you can create them in your home.
  
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• We’re number 250: Kelowna slumps in national ranking of ‘Canada’s Best Places to Live’

  05-08-2018 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  Those who enjoy Kelowna's sunshine, beaches and wineries might be surprised to learn the city has dropped off drastically in a national ranking of "Canada's Best Places to Live."
  
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• The Terminal List

  05-08-2018 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  Former Navy Seal turned author, Jack Carr, talks to Jay about his new thrilling novel The Terminal List and his incredible career.
  
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• Ask an Expert: Sleep

  05-08-2018 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  Sleep consultant, Kim Valade, gives her expert advice on how to get your kid’s sleep schedule ready for back to school time.
  
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• Operator of tour boat that ran aground near Second Narrows Bridge hit with fine

  05-08-2018 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  On July 27, Pacific Ferries' Coastal Runner was carrying 17 passengers for a tour of Indian Arm when Vancouver police say it ran aground near the Second Narrows Bridge around 4:30 p.m.
  
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• Radio telescope near Penticton opening new doors in astrophysics

  05-08-2018 20:18 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A new radio telescope has allowed space watchers to see bursts of light travelling from a far-away galaxy in a discovery they say could open new doors in understanding the universe and the study of star systems.
  The revolutionary radio telescope housed in an observatory south of Penticton, is at the centre of the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment, or CHIME.
  A telescope made up of four cylinders containing 1,024 antenna housed in an observatory south of Penticton, i
  
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• Justin Trudeau attends Vancouver Pride breakfast before marching in parade

  05-08-2018 20:07 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A weekend tour of British Columbia continued for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday morning as he spoke at a Pride breakfast in Vancouver.
  He told the crowd that while many places in the world could do with more tolerance, Canada should move beyond simply tolerating the differences in its communities and choose to love them.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a breakfast hosted by PFLAG before marching in the Pride Parade in Vancouver on Sunday.
  Trudeau was flanked on
  
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• Blueridge Chamber Music Festival branches out

  05-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Blueridge Chamber Music Festival
  When: Aug. 8 to 19
  Where: Orpheum Annex and Mount Seymour United Church
  Tickets and info: Festival pass $75/$45; single tickets $25/$15 at blueridgechamber.org
  It started almost casually, a bunch of friends got together to play chamber music in August. The Blueridge Chamber Music Festival has since grown to an annual four-concert series.
  Now co-directors Dorothea Hayley and Alejandro Ochoa find themselves shepherding an organization growing in quality a
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Abby shooting leaves one dead, one wounded

  05-08-2018 19:37 via vancouversun.com
  One man is dead and a second wounded after a shooting Saturday night in Abbotsford.
  Abbotsford police were called to a residence in the 2000-block of Wilerose Street after reports of shots fired.
  Const. Ian MacDonald said officers “arrived on scene and located two injured males who were transported to hospital.”
  “One victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, the other is continuing to receive treatment,” he said.
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• Overnight Abbotsford shooting leaves 1 dead, another injured

  05-08-2018 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  One man was pronounced dead shortly after officers arrived and the other is in hospital receiving treatmen
  
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• 19-year-old identified as victim in fatal Abbotsford shooting

  05-08-2018 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  On Sunday, IHIT identified the victim as 19-year-old  Gagandeep Singh Dhaliwal.
  
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• Favourable weather conditions keep uncontained Snowy Mountain fire in check

  05-08-2018 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  The reprieve comes after a difficult night on the fire lines between Friday evening and Saturday morning when the fire service said "several outbuildings and pieces of equipment" were burned up.
  
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• Crews work to douse 3.5-hectare blaze on Oliver Mountain Saturday

  05-08-2018 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  As of Sunday morning, the 3.5 hectare fire was essentially extinguished but crews are expected to return again to check for hot spots.
  
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• Man dead, another injured after Saturday night shooting in Abbotsford

  05-08-2018 17:19 via theprovince.com
  Police say one person is dead and another is injured after a shooting in Abbotsford on Saturday night.
  Abbotsford Police say they were called to investigate a report of shots fired at a home in the city, and found two injured men.
  Investigators say both victims were taken to hospital, where one was pronounced dead.
  They say the other is still receiving treatment.
  Police say the homicide unit is investigating the incident.
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• New radio telescope near Penticton provides glimpses of a galaxy far, far away

  05-08-2018 16:10
  
  1,024 antennae measure fast, short-lived bursts of light found on the radio wave spectrum called fast radio bursts
  
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• ‘Playoff’ energy in Seattle carries Estrada, Blue Jays to 5-1 win over Mariners

  05-08-2018 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  Blue Jays starter Marco Estrada touted the "playoff" type atmosphere in Seattle, thanks in large part to the rush of Jays fans from western Canada, helping him cruise to a 5-1 win Saturday night.
  
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• Surrey woman competes in axe-throwing competition

  05-08-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  The first time Tiffany Fatima had to hurl a steel-blade axe at work, she was “insanely terrified.”
  “I threw axes for 15 minutes and I didn’t get a single one in,” recalled Fatima. “I thought I was going to get fired.”
  A year later, Fatima has become one of the coaches at Bad Axe Throwing in Surrey and will be among the more than 50 “axe-perts” competing in the World Axe Throwing League U.S. Open in Chicago from Aug. 10 to 12.
  “The tourn
  
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• Nobody injured after multi-house fire in Surrey

  05-08-2018 14:10 via globalnews.ca
  "From that fire, sparks went to a house just behind it and that was a single alarm assignment and crews got a quick knock down."
  
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• Replay: Watch Vancouver's 2018 Honda Celebration of Light fireworks — South Korea

  05-08-2018 08:24 via vancouversun.com
  One week after it began, the 2018 Honda Celebration of Light comes to a close this Saturday evening, as Team South Korea wraps up a trio of fireworks spectacles in English Bay.
  Represented by the Daehan Fireworks Co., a veteran team established in 1970, the South Koreans will need some kind of show to top what Sweden did on Wednesday night. But this group’s a winner: they took home the People’s Choice Award at 2014 Macau International Fireworks Display Contest. 
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• Stampeders 27 Lions 18: Calgary remains perfect on season despite game effort from B.C.

  05-08-2018 06:21 via theprovince.com
  CALGARY — Kamar Jorden channelled his inner Rock prior to Saturday night’s CFL encounter with the B.C. Lions.
  Then, throughout the ensuing 60 minutes, the receiver did his own action hero impersonation, a large contributor in the Calgary Stampeders’ 27-18 victory over the Lions, a seventh win in 2018 in front of 25,075 wet and chilly fans at McMahon Stadium.
  The last time the Stampeders had a 7-0 start was in 1995, the fourth time they accomplished the feat. It was also Calgary
  
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• Whitecaps 2, New York City 2: Hurtado comes up big in battle in the Bronx

  05-08-2018 06:11 via theprovince.com
  The Vancouver Whitecaps’ B-team gets an ‘A’ for effort, and it was “E-Money” playing the hero as the West Coast tourists stole a rare point off of New York City FC Saturday night.
  Trailing 2-1 in the 87th minute, Brek Shea found an unmarked Erik Hurtado at the back post on a deep cross and the player, who has played a minuscule 129 total minutes over four appearances in 2018, banged it home for his second of the season.
  “You got to give credit to Erik [Hu
  
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• Live: Vancouver's 2018 Honda Celebration of Light fireworks — South Korea

  05-08-2018 05:45 via vancouversun.com
  One week after it began, the 2018 Honda Celebration of Light comes to a close this Saturday evening, as Team South Korea wraps up a trio of fireworks spectacles in English Bay.
  Represented by the Daehan Fireworks Co., a veteran team established in 1970, the South Koreans will need some kind of show to top what Sweden did on Wednesday night. But this group’s a winner: they took home the People’s Choice Award at 2014 Macau International Fireworks Display Contest. 
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• Steve Ewen: Rasmussen a centre of attention in Kamloops as Team Canada’s wingman

  05-08-2018 05:23 via theprovince.com
  KAMLOOPS — Michael Rasmussen is in the middle of Team Canada’s latest centre-ice shuffle kerfuffle.
  The 19-year-old from Surrey, who is coming off back-to-back 30-goal seasons with the Western Hockey League Tri-City Americans, is among the 12 forwards invited to take part with Tim Hunter’s Canadian side at the World Junior Showcase here who are first-round NHL picks.
  Eleven of those are listed as centres, including Rasmussen.
  It’s a common calamity. The best forwards ofte
  
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Aug 4

  05-08-2018 03:55 via globalnews.ca
  The Saturday, August 4, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• RCMP Musical Ride pays tribute to fallen officer

  05-08-2018 03:45 via globalnews.ca
  Nine months after the death of Abbotsford Cst. John Davidson, who was killed in the line of duty, the RCMP’s famed Musical Ride showed a salute to his family. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• Pacific Ferries Boat Operator Fined

  05-08-2018 03:45 via globalnews.ca
  The operator of the tour boat that almost ran aground while navigating the Second Narrows Bridge has been slapped with a fine, and transport canada says it’s now investigating. Kristen Robinson reports
  
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• Malnourished Orca rescue effort

  05-08-2018 03:45 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian and U.S. scientists are teaming up to help save the life of a malnourished Orca.
  
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• DFO warns of illegally caught fish

  05-08-2018 03:42 via globalnews.ca
  The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is warning people not to buy illegally caught fish – especially in Langley area. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• Trudeau defends decision to buy Trans Mountain pipeline at Vancouver Island event

  05-08-2018 03:36 via globalnews.ca
  Trudeau defended his government's decision to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline Saturday at two family-focused events on Vancouver Island.
  
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• RCMP Musical Ride in Abbotsford pays tribute to Const. John Davidson

  05-08-2018 01:58 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP officers performed in honour of Abbotsford police officer Const. John Davidson nine months after he was killed in the line of duty.
  
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• Street dancers get in the groove, draw thousands to energetic festival

  05-08-2018 01:18 via vancouversun.com
  Fans of street dance were treated to a free daylong showcase Saturday in Vancouver featuring popping, locking and even “waacking” at Robson Square.
  The Vancouver Street Dance Festival, in its seventh year, drew hundreds of participants and thousands of spectators to watch dancers from across North America show off their best moves. They bounced across the public plaza and inside the ice rink which, once melted each year, becomes a city hub for street dance.
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• Evacuation order issued for your neighbourhood? Here’s what to do

  05-08-2018 01:13 via globalnews.ca
  If your street or neighbourhood has been issued an evacuation alert or order, here's a list of what to do.
  
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• Car crashes through Surrey home, sending one person to hospital

  05-08-2018 01:09 via globalnews.ca
  One person has been taken into custody and the passenger of the vehicle is in hospital.
  
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• Steve Ewen: Richardson finds suitor for Suitor as former Stealth rebuild begins

  05-08-2018 00:00 via theprovince.com
  Consider Dan Richardson’s rebuild officially underway.
  Richardson, the new general manager of Vancouver’s soon-to-be-renamed National Lacrosse League club, on Thursday traded veteran defender Andrew Suitor to the New England Black Wolves for a third-round pick in this year’s NLL draft and a third-round choice in the 2021 draft.
  The Vancouver Canucks purchased the Vancouver Stealth in June from Denise Watkins and are moving them from the Langley Events Centre to Rogers Arena thi
  
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