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• B.C. Wildfires 2018: Fire destroys 27 structures in Telegraph Creek

  07-08-2018 23:52 via vancouversun.com
  Wildfires have destroyed 27 structures in the Telegraph Creek area, representing 30 to 45 per cent of buildings in the small northwestern British Columbia community, says a local First Nation chief.
  Tahltan Band Chief Rick McLean said in a video posted to Facebook on Tuesday that the town has sustained significant damage, but fortunately no lives have been lost.
  “Our town has sustained significant damage but there is no life loss,” said Mclean, in an emotional address. “You kno
  
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• B.C. Wildfire: 27 structures in Telegraph Creek area lost to fire

  07-08-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Regional District of Kitimat Stikine has issued an evacuation order for the area.
  
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• Charity that provides emergency aid to Canadian veterans sees surge in calls

  07-08-2018 23:34 via vancouversun.com
  A national charity that helps homeless veterans has seen a surge in requests for help.
  Veterans Emergency Transition Services Canada (VETS) co-founder Debbie Lowther said requests for assistance from homeless or “in crisis” veterans have risen over the last few years, with a 143 per cent increase in requests between 2016 and 2017 across Canada.
  In B.C., there were 336 requests for assistance in 2017. So far in the first half of 2018 there have been 240 requests.
  “We’ve de
  
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• Judge says Ticketfly can recover 'chargeback' funds from Pemberton Music Festival

  07-08-2018 23:21 via vancouversun.com
  A judge has allowed Ticketfly Canada to try to recover funds it lost after Pemberton Music Festival was cancelled and its producers filed for bankruptcy last year.
  In 2017, the festival was scrapped after it was revealed the event had lost $47 million over three years and was not sustainable.
  After the event’s producers — known as Pemberton Music Festival Limited Partnership (PMFLP) — filed for bankruptcy and Ernst & Young named the trustee, ticket holders were told to seek
  
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• New 42-home development in Sechelt going forward

  07-08-2018 23:08
  
  Hotly debated Wade project, now revised from six to four storeys, wins enough council votes for a new zoning bylaw
  
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• 7-year-old Aaliyah Rose laid to rest

  07-08-2018 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  Friends and family gathered today to say goodbye to a little girl found dead in a Langley condo last month.
  
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• 37th Vancouver International Film Festival announces first list of films

  07-08-2018 22:56 via vancouversun.com
  The 37th Annual Vancouver International Film Festival
  When: Sept. 27 – Oct. 12, 2018
  Where: Various cinemas
  Tickets and info: viff.org
  The 37th annual Vancouver International Film Festival has released its first screening series. VIFF’s 2018 M/A/D stream (music, art, dance) was announced this week along with an interactive concert series by DJ Kid Koala (Gorrillaz, Deltron 30/30).
  Matangi/Maya/M.I.A., from documentary filmmaker Stephen Loveridge presents an in-depth portrayal of
  
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• Tenant missing after second-alarm fire tears through east Vancouver home Tuesday morning

  07-08-2018 22:43 via theprovince.com
  Officials were trying to locate a missing tenant after a second-alarm blaze tore through an east Vancouver home Tuesday morning.
  The family of three living upstairs evacuated the house safely, but a downstairs tenant was unaccounted for after the fire had been subdued, said Vancouver Fire Battalion Chief Steve Duncan.
  “We have a report of a person missing in the basement,” Duncan said on the scene in front of the smoking two-storey building Tuesday morning. “We’ve done a
  
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• Fire crews hard at work putting out flames Skeena St. and 3rd Ave. home

  07-08-2018 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver fire crews did an incredible job putting out a two-alarm fire in East Vancouver on Tuesday morning. Smoke from the fire could be seen from Highway One.
  
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• Fire crews hard at work putting out flames at Skeena St. and 3rd Ave.

  07-08-2018 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  Vancouver fire crews did an incredible job putting out a two-alarm fire in East Vancouver on Tuesday morning. Smoke from the fire could be seen from Highway One.
  
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• B.C.'s red-light cameras now recording 24 hours a day, seven days a week

  07-08-2018 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  Red-light cameras at 140 intersections across British Columbia are now recording 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  Last fall, the province announced it would activate red-light cameras around the clock at 140 high-crash intersections, up from the previous six hours a day.
  After upgrading camera function and data capacity, some cameras began recording 24/7 in November 2017, with additional cameras activated throughout the early part of 2018. As of last week, all camera locations have been activa
  
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• Heat warning issued for Metro Vancouver

  07-08-2018 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  A heat warning has been issued for Metro Vancouver. High temperatures are expected for three days.
  
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• Cost to twin Trans Mountain pipeline now $1.9B higher, Kinder Morgan says

  07-08-2018 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  In a recent SEC filing, Kinder Morgan revealed that the Trans Mountain twinning will cost $1.9 billion more and take an additional year to complete.
  
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• Cost to twin Trans Mountain pipeline now $1.9-billion higher, Kinder Morgan says

  07-08-2018 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  In a recent SEC filing, Kinder Morgan revealed that the Trans Mountain twinning will cost $1.9 billion more and take an additional year to complete.
  
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• Fire in Manning Park extinguished quickly over B.C. Day long weekend

  07-08-2018 21:48 via vancouversun.com
  Campers at Manning Park had a front-row seat to what could have been a scary scene after a fire broke out on Sunday.
  Around 6:30 p.m., a camper at the Coldspring Campground reported smoke coming from a hill above the campsite on Highway 3. Shortly after it was reported, the smoke had grown into open flames that were moving quickly among the dry tinder.
  Manning Park Resort officials sent a crew to the site of the fire; they were quickly joined by B.C. Park rangers, the East Gate Fire Department a
  
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• City of North Vancouver advances three-storey Shipyards project

  07-08-2018 21:45
  
  Commercial building with restaurant and office space to go on site currently occupied by Gusto di Quattro restaurant
  
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• Emergency rescue efforts for endangered southern resident killer whale hit snag in B.C.

  07-08-2018 21:37 via vancouversun.com
  An endangered killer whale that has prompted an international rescue effort won’t receive antibiotics by dart or by fish if it’s found in Canadian water.
  While veterinarians are prepared to try delivering the experimental life-saving treatments in American waters, Paul Cottrell of Fisheries and Oceans Canada says officials are still wading through the paper work in Canada to make sure any efforts to treat the animal don’t affect other members of her pod.
  The orca known as J50 a
  
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• Social media video captures dispute from outside Chilliwack nail salon

  07-08-2018 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  Additional footage of the Chilliwack nail salon disagreement was posted to social media. Video shows what was happening inside at the time of the confrontation.
  
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• Off-the-grid island estate with no ferry listed for $19.5m (PHOTOS)

  07-08-2018 21:25
  
  Price may seem astronomical for remote island home with no ferry, but comes with 120 acres of subdividable oceanfront property and some fancy neighbours
  
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• Red light cameras will soon run 24/7 at many B.C. intersections

  07-08-2018 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said in March the cameras will not work like photo radar.
  
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• Six-storey rental building proposed for East Vancouver

  07-08-2018 21:05
  
  Strand Development has filed a rezoning application for a six-storey mixed-use building with retail space at grade level in East Vancouver.
  
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• NDP leader Jagmeet Singh expected to announce he'll run for Kennedy Stewart's seat

  07-08-2018 21:00
  
  Singh to visit Burnaby one week after MP Kennedy Stewart submits resignation as part of his bid to become Vancouver's next mayor.
  
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• Fire destroys East Vancouver home

  07-08-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  A terrifying morning for a Vancouver family. They were woken up when their home went up in flames and escaped with just the clothes on their backs. The home was completely gutted by the blaze. And as Paul Haysom reports, the family is now searching for somewhere to go.
  
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• B.C. 15 bestselling books for the week of August 4

  07-08-2018 20:49 via vancouversun.com
  1. Whitewater Cooks: More Beautiful Food — Shelley Adams (Alicon Holdings Ltd.).
  2. One Eagle Soaring — Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd (Harbour Publishing).
  3. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act — Bob Joseph (Page Two Strategies).
  4. 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia — Stephen Hui (Greystone Books). 
  5. E.J. Hughes Paints Vancouver Island — Robert Amos (TouchWood Editions).
  6. The Haunting of Vancouver Island: Super
  
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• Who will be crowned Vancouver’s unofficial ambassador?

  07-08-2018 20:46
  
  CBC launches online competition to determine the unofficial face of the city
  
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• Heat wave about to scorch Okanagan

  07-08-2018 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  A mid-week heat wave is about to hit the Okanagan. Temperatures are expected between 35 C and 41 C.
  
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• IHIT looking for suspect involved in Surrey stabbing incident

  07-08-2018 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference on Tuesday morning, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team update the public on the stabbing death of a Surrey man Monday afternoon.
  
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• Adopt a Pet: Bonnie the Lab Cross

  07-08-2018 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  Bonnie a well-mannered girl who loves to play fetch! She comes from a farm outside of Metro Vancouver and is currently under the care of the BC SPCA and is waiting for her forever home.
  
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• B.C families tell terrifying tale after massive Indonesian earthquake

  07-08-2018 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  Two B.C. families are telling the terrifying tale of trying to escape from Indonesia following the massive 6.9 magnitude earthquake that has now killed more than 100 people. Tanya Beja reports.
  
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• Liberal United Church of Canada elects moderator from Vancouver

  07-08-2018 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  My articles about the United Church of Canada, particularly those about the atheist Rev. Gretta Vosper and Vancouver Rev. Richard Bott, recently began spiking on The Vancouver Sun’s digital metrics.
  That’s because 300 delegates to the United Church of Canada’s national conference, in Ontario, were checking out Bott, 49, who they went on to elect the church’s moderator out of a field of 10. The liberal United Church has been the largest Protestant denomination in Canada, w
  
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• This Just In: Avene Hydrance Intense Serum, Reversa Urban Protection Hydrating Care SPF30 and Gillette Venus Platinum Extra Smooth

  07-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Avene 
  Hydrance Intense Serum
  They say: A face serum that will help restore the water lost during the day, this product’s “hydrating complex” creates “thermal water micro-reservoirs” that are released throughout the day on skin when it’s dry.
  We say: This serum is a bit thicker than most, meaning it easily can be worn on its own. Our tester was impressed with the immediate results. Skin looked and felt more hydrated, and stayed smooth throughout the day.
  
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• The It List: Alpha Industries L-2B Jacquard Flight Jacket

  07-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: Alpha IndustriesL-2B Jacquard Flight Jacket for women
  Why we love it: A bomber or flight jacket is a fairly safe sartorial investment. The classic outerwear silhouettes come back every year in a new, fresh pattern.
  And this fall is no exception, with an abundance of brands releasing their own take on the timeless topper.
  While we’re certainly fans of the classic black or military green iterations, we’re loving how unexpectedly stylish the floral jacquard fabric is on
  
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• Nick Hofmeister: Avoiding looming cannabis supply-chain challenges in Canada

  07-08-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  There’s a pioneer-like enthusiasm around the fast-approaching recreational legalization of marijuana in Canada, and with good reason. The now-legal cannabis business has quickly become a billion-dollar industry in places like Colorado, which recorded US$1.09 billion in adult-use sales in 2017, and California, which showed revenues of $339 million during its first two months of legalization.
  Cannabis will be legal federally and across all provinces, giving the Canadian market more freedoms
  
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• Five reasons to check out the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival

  07-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival 2018
  When: Aug. 10-12
  Where: Roundhouse
  Free: cacv.ca1. Support an outsider artist. A presentation of the Community Arts Council of Vancouver, the Outsider Arts Festival is going into its second year. The goal is to offer opportunities to visual and performing artists who identify themselves as “outsiders.” According to Community Arts Council Executive Director Eric Rhys Miller, “There are many possible and intersecting reasons (why) these artis
  
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• Fab Five: Evening bags for that finishing touch

  07-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  At this point in the summer, you should probably have figured out what you’re going to wear to all the soirees in your calendar over the next few months.
  You may not, however, have all of your accessories sorted. Indeed, when it comes to event dressing, for many women, the dress or outfit comes first, the shoes second — and the bag is often then left to the last minute.
  Why not to try to break the pattern this year? From box clutches to drawstring pouches, Rebecca Tay shows off five
  
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• Beauty Bar: Benefit Hello Happy Soft Blur Foundation

  07-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A liquid foundation that boasts “optical blurring spheres” to smooth skin and provide a “blurred effect.”
  The light-to-medium coverage formula evens out skin tone and blurs imperfections. The “natural finish” foundation diffuses light for filtered effect and is breathable and weightless, according to Benefit product testers.
  Available in 12 shades to match practically every skin tone.
  What we say: This foundation is seriously lightweight.
  Our teste
  
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• Art and activism in public parks bring Vines' message home

  07-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vines Art Festival
  When: Aug. 8-19
  Where: Various city parks
  Tickets: Free (for info visit vineartsfestival.com)
  Vines Art Festival brings artists from a variety of disciplines to city parks for 10-plus days of free public performances. Now in its fourth year, the festival is the brainchild of Heather Lamoureux, an artist with roots in contemporary dance who wanted to create an event that would celebrate both the arts and the land.
  “Western and Eurocentric forms of dance aren’t often
  
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• Telus' Vancouver HQ sold to mystery buyer for undisclosed sum

  07-08-2018 19:57
  
  The telecom giant's $750 million headquarters Telus Garden was completed just three years ago
  
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• Fire crews getting upperhand in fight against Placer Mountain, Snowy Mountain wildfires

  07-08-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Firefighters seem to be slowly getting the upper hand against the Placer Mountain and Snowy Mountain wildfires in B.C.
  
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• Social media video captures Chilliwack nail salon disagreement

  07-08-2018 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  Additional footage of the Chilliwack nail salon disagreement was posted to social media. Video shows what was happening inside and outside at the time of the confrontation.
  
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• Lost Canadian Championships haunt Whitecaps as they prepare for Toronto

  07-08-2018 19:17 via theprovince.com
  It’s a part of their history the Vancouver Whitecaps would rather never happened.
  The last time the Whitecaps and Toronto FC met in the final for the Canadian Championship was 2016. Vancouver looked to have the Voyageurs Cup in hand, leading late in the match, until Will Johnson scored deep in extra time. That tied the game 2-2, but Toronto won due to an extra away goal.
  “We’ve had a lot of drama and a lot heartbreak in this tournament in the past,” said midfielder Russel
  
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• Vancouver fire crews battle house fire in East Vancouver

  07-08-2018 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  The fire is located at Skeena Street and 3rd Avenue.
  
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• Crews on scene of second-alarm fire in east Vancouver on Tuesday morning

  07-08-2018 18:24 via theprovince.com
  Crews are currently on the scene of a second-alarm fire in east Vancouver on Tuesday morning.
  According to an online update from the Vancouver Fire and Rescue, the fire is a second-alarm blaze, located in the  3400-block of East 3rd Avenue.
  Pictures from the scene show a home’s second floor fully engulfed in flames. The area is a residential neighbourhood.
  Second alarm 3400blk East 3rd Ave #vanworkingfire pic.twitter.com/McHozGL5PF
  — Vancouver Fire (@VanFireRescue) August 7, 201
  
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• No need to fret, Vancouver guitar festival is back and bigger than ever

  07-08-2018 18:22
  
  The festival celebrating all things strings goes down Aug. 11 and 12 at the Creekside Community Centre
  
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• Small fire breaks out in forest area of Langley

  07-08-2018 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  The fire is burning in the trees behind the McLeod Athletic Park, located at 58 Avenue and 214 Street.
  
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• NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to host meet-and-greet in Burnaby on Wednesday

  07-08-2018 17:54 via vancouversun.com
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will host a meet-and-greet of sorts in Burnaby on Wednesday.
  According to a Facebook invitation shared online, Singh will speak on “how New Democrats are pushing the government for solutions people urgently need now.” Among the topics Singh will touch on are jobs, health care costs and affordable housing.
  In recent days, Singh has stirred up chatter about whether he’ll put his name forward in the federal riding of Burnaby South in an upcoming byelection
  
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• Funeral for 7-year-old Aaliyah Rosa to be held Tuesday

  07-08-2018 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  A funeral for Aaliyah Rosa is planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Christian Life Assembly, located at 21277 56 Avenue.
  
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• Fire crews arrive to British Columbia from New Zealand and Mexico

  07-08-2018 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  Help has arrived for crews stretched thing by the hundreds of fires burning across the province. Paul Haysom also has an update on the fires burning across B.C. on August 2.
  
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• Heat warning and special weather statement issued

  07-08-2018 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  Get ready for the warm weather! Much of B.C.’s south coast is once again under a heat warning.
  
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• B.C. Wildfires 2018: Nanaimo properties latest evacuated as wildfires flare

  07-08-2018 17:27 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER — A wildfire has flared on Vancouver Island, prompting evacuation orders and alerts for properties in a rural area southwest of Nanaimo.
  The Regional District of Nanaimo declared a state of local emergency and issued the evacuation order just before 9 p.m. Monday for several properties to the west of the Nanaimo Lakes wildfire, which broke out Sunday evening.
  The BC Wildfire Service estimates the flames have scorched more than one square kilometre of bush and the regional distric
  
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