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• Keyboard Kimura: Despite chirping from half-baked critics, UFC 229 offers dream matchup

  16-08-2018 23:46 via theprovince.com
  There is a propensity within the MMA community to manufacture ways to be critical about upcoming events, to strip out positive elements or minimize the good things about a fight card in order to cast whatever is on tap in a negative light.
  From discounting the skills, talents and standing of various athletes on the card to offering up hypothetical scenarios designed to make the opinion being put forth better, it’s something that’s been going on for quite some time, but has become mor
  
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• Tips for roadtripping with pets

  16-08-2018 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  With many people taking road trips this summer it can be a challenge to figure out how to comfortably bring Fido along for the adventure. Community reporter Michael Newman gets some tips from dog expert Annika McDade of Canine Connection Training, on how to keep your dog cool, calm, and comfortable in the car.
  
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• Burnaby crews move in to dismantle Camp Cloud pipeline protest site

  16-08-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  The Camp Cloud pipeline protest site on Burnaby Mountain is coming down. Thursday morning RCMP moved in to arrest several people and clear the way for city crews. As Paul Haysom reports, they are now working to dismantle the many structures that have been put up.
  
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• Breakdancing at the 2018 Vancouver Street Dance Festival

  16-08-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  The 7th annual Vancouver Street Dance Festival at Robson Square showcases dancers from around the world in the styles of popping, breaking, locking, whacking, and house. Community reporter Michael Newman took to the dance floor to learn some fancy footwork.
  
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• Toronto man wanted in fatal collision may be in Vancouver, police say

  16-08-2018 23:22 via theprovince.com
  Police say a 29-year-old man wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Ontario last week may be in Vancouver and is considered violent and dangerous.
  According to the Toronto Police Service, a 71-year-old man riding a motorcycle westbound on Brimorton Drive in Scarborough was struck by a northbound black Dodge Challenger.
  The 71-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Dodge fled the scene.
  Police have identified a 29 year old Toronto man, Marc Laurin, a
  
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• Lower Mainland firefighters deployed to assist with B.C. wildfires

  16-08-2018 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  With nearly 600 wildfires raging across B.C., firefighters from the Lower Mainland are answering a desperate call from their colleagues in the interior.
  
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• Could changes to ICBC affect drivers' behaviour on the Sea to Sky?

  16-08-2018 22:38
  
  Bad drivers will soon pay more for insurance. Will that reduce dangerous driving on the scenic route between Vancouver and Squamish?
  
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• Six new fires in South Okanagan, Similkameen; dry lightning possible for Vernon

  16-08-2018 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  Six new wildfires have sprung to life in the South Okanagan and Similkameen regions.
  
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• How to donate to help victims of the B.C. wildfires

  16-08-2018 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  Here's how you can donate to victims of the B.C. wildfires
  
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• Capsized tug now out of the water at the mouth of B.C.'s Fraser River

  16-08-2018 22:22 via vancouversun.com
  A tug that capsized and sank at the mouth of the Fraser River off Vancouver has been pulled from the water and officials say the next step will be determining how much fuel leaked from the vessel.
  The 19-metre-long George H. Ledcor was hauling a loaded gravel barge on the north arm of the Fraser River not far from Vancouver International Airport when it capsized late Monday.
  David Hoff with Ledcor Group, the operator of the tug, said Thursday that the vessel was lifted out of the water and crews
  
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• Vancouver’s PayByPhone app adds Chinese language options

  16-08-2018 22:12
  
  Plans are in place to add Punjabi later this year
  
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• Red Cross launches campaign for those affected by B.C. wildfires

  16-08-2018 22:06 via vancouversun.com
  The Canadian Red Cross has a launched an appeal for donations to help people affected by this summer’s B.C. wildfires.
  More than 1,500 properties are under evacuation order and another 10,000 are on alert with residents told to be ready to leave on short notice as 560 wildfires burn continue to burn across the province.
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• Vancouver apartment rent growth flat over past year: PadMapper

  16-08-2018 21:53
  
  Average rent for a two-bedroom suite remains unchanged month-over-month and year-over-year
  
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• Here's how you can help the people directly affected by B.C.'s forest fires

  16-08-2018 21:32
  
  Red Cross launches appeal for donations.
  
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• Travel tips for anxious flyers

  16-08-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  Travel expert Claire Newell sits down with Sonia Sunger with tips for people who are anxious flyers.
  
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• British Columbians eating more frozen treats to beat the heat: Survey

  16-08-2018 21:14 via vancouversun.com
  British Columbians sweltering in this summer’s heat are opening their wallets wider to try to keep cool, according to an online survey.
  The results of a new poll by Research Co. released Thursday delves into what British Columbians were willing to shell out money on to beat the heat.
  Frozen treats saw the biggest jump in popularity, with more than seven in 10 respondents reporting spending more on ice cream, popsicles and freezies this year compared to last year.
  Millennials aged 18-34 scr
  
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• Truck plows into Surrey home, trapping baby

  16-08-2018 21:13 via vancouversun.com
  Satinder Manj and his wife Jaswinder were drifting off to sleep in their Surrey home on Wednesday night when they were jolted awake by a loud bang.
  Satinder said he thought the air-conditioning unit had fallen from their second-floor bedroom window and smashed on the ground, but then he heard their downstairs tenant screaming that she thought her ceiling had collapsed.
  Satinder and Jaswinder ran outside to find that a pickup truck was embedded in the back of their house, below their bedroom wind
  
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• Letters to The Province, Aug 17, 2018: Kinder Morgan protesters should be fined for open fire at site

  16-08-2018 21:07 via theprovince.com
  Although I do not agree with the twinning of the Kinder Morgan pipeline, I also do not agree with the Camp Cloud protesters.
  I feel there is a very important issue that the city, fire marshal and the RCMP are overlooking. The “sacred fire” that had been burning was extremely hazardous. We have tinder-dry conditions in all wooded areas and a spark could have set Burnaby Mountain on fire.
  Are those protesters that clueless?
  With campfires being banned in much of B.C. because of these c
  
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• Lights in the Valley

  16-08-2018 21:05 via theprovince.com
  We were somewhere around Nesters, on the north edge of Whistler, when the whining began to take hold.
  “Are we therrrrrrre yet?”
  To his credit, we were coming up on 10 p.m., well past my eight-year-old son’s usual bedtime.
  “Almost, bud; power through. It’s gonna be worth it, Vallea Lumina!!!”
  I hoped I was telling the truth. Vallea Lumina—lights in the valley. A forest adventure hung on a story about two hikers who’d disappeared in coastal rainfores
  
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• French schools in B.C. not entitled to $300 million in funding: court of appeal

  16-08-2018 21:00
  
  Court of Appeal denies B.C. Francophone school district’s provincewide appeal for funds.
  
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• Tech Talk: Back to school gear

  16-08-2018 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  Get Connected Media’s Mike Agerbo shows Sonia Sunger some Apple gadgets perfect for back to school.
  
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• Woman and her dog lost for 72 hours in B.C. woods are found safe

  16-08-2018 20:03 via vancouversun.com
  INVERMERE — A 52-year-old woman and her dog are both safe and unharmed after wandering lost for 72 hours in the thick woods in southeastern B.C.
  RCMP Sgt. Chris Newel says Louise Baxter hopped off a rescue helicopter Wednesday, hugged her husband and was talking and laughing with her rescuers.
  Baxter went out for a hike with friends in the Jumbo Pass area on Sunday, but she disappeared after taking her leashed dog out for what she said would be a short walk.
  Newel says Baxter appears to ha
  
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• Parkinson’s Superwalk 2018

  16-08-2018 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  Join CKNW in supporting The Parkinson Society of British Columbia for the Parkinson's Superwalk September 8th and 9th in Stanley Park!
  
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• International: 20 bestselling books of the week of August 11

  16-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  HARDCOVER FICTION
  1. The President is Missing — James Patterson and Bill Clinton.
  2. Paradox — Catherine Coulter.
  3. The Outsider — Stephen King.
  4. Cottage by the Sea — Debbie Macomber.
  5. The Other Woman — Daniel Silva.
  6. Spymaster — Brad Thor.
  7. The Good Fight — Danielle Steel.
  8. The Perfect Couple — Elin Hilderbrand.
  9. All We Ever Wanted — Emily Griffin.
  10. When Life Gives You Lululemons — Lauren Weisberger.
  HARDCOVER NONFICTIO
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books of the week of August 11

  16-08-2018 20:00 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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• Lip Service: a physical comedy

  16-08-2018 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  EVER WONDER WHAT YOUR VULVA ALTER-EGO WOULD SAY IF GIVEN THE SPOTLIGHT? “Lip Service” is a new physical comedy featuring two larger-than-life vulvas navigating their relationship to service, self-acceptance and sexual empowerment within a hilarious world of competition and doing it all. They perform songs, health advice, workouts and dance routines— transforming on a dime...
  
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• Spend warm summer days at a cool, clear Whistler mountain lake.

  16-08-2018 19:57 via theprovince.com
  There’s a lot more to Whistler than postcard-worthy mountain vistas. This resort town has garnered a reputation as an ideal summer destination, and for good reason.
  Home to five pristine lakes and several sandy beaches and parks, Whistler lures visitors to its idyllic locale to enjoy our favourite summer pastimes — sunning, kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, or simply taking a cool dip at the beach.
  Alta Lake is home to Rainbow Park, an ideal place for beach fun and water sports. W
  
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• Missing hiker from Cranbrook found in good health: RCMP

  16-08-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Police in the Kootenays say a missing hiker from Cranbrook has been safely found.
  
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• Scream Like a Sasquatch

  16-08-2018 19:50 via theprovince.com
  Standing atop the Sasquatch line, I did something I’ve never done on a Ziptrek zipline before — I gulped. In fact, I more than gulped. My soul wavered a little. My knees even went a bit watery. This was some serious adrenaline coursing up through my body, and I hadn’t even stepped off the platform yet.
  We were standing high above the Fitzsimmons River on Blackcomb mountain, and I was facing the longest suspended line in North America. Some two kilometres separated me from the o
  
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• Vancouver man claims he was targeted by police because of his race

  16-08-2018 19:45
  
  Jamiel Moore-Williams is suing the city, claiming police dealt with him in a ‘heavy handed manner’ because he is black
  
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• Seattle mayor pressures Premier Horgan for 'immediate halt' to logging near Canada-U.S. border

  16-08-2018 19:40 via vancouversun.com
  Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has written Premier John Horgan to express “grave concern” over logging in a critical watershed near the B.C. border and urging that the industrial activity be stopped immediately.
  The letter from Durkan tells Horgan that the logging is taking place in the Silverdaisy area of the upper Skagit watershed, an area known as the “donut hole, created when the western boundary of Manning Provincial Park was moved to exclude some mining claims.”
  Durkan
  
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• Slow Food Fever

  16-08-2018 19:35 via theprovince.com
  Grab your helmets and grease your bike chain—Pemberton’s Slow Food Cycle is back for another year of farmers, fabulous food and fat tires!
  Celebrating its fourteenth year, the annual bike adventure pedals into town Sunday, August 19, with the aim of showcasing sustainable farming.
  “This year’s event allows you to travel by bike through Pemberton Meadows farmland to meet local growers and sample produce fresh from the field,” says organizer Carlee Cindric.
  Attracting
  
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• Father fights off cougar, child injured in Fernie, B.C., attack

  16-08-2018 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  The attacked happened on Aug. 12 at around 1 p.m. local time in the Lower Morrissey Creek area.
  
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• Breathtaking-view penthouse in West End listed for $20.5M (PHOTOS)

  16-08-2018 19:21
  
  Take in the 360-degree views from this two-storey sky-home with a whopping 9,000 square feet of living space
  
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• Vancouver Fringe Festival

  16-08-2018 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  The Vancouver Fringe is a celebration of all kinds of theatre. Produced annually by the Vancouver Fringe Theatre Society over 11 days in September, with over 500 volunteers supporting 700+ performances and attracting over 40,000 attendees,
  
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• Vancouver’s Red Truck Beer opening brewery, restaurant in Colorado

  16-08-2018 19:10
  
  It’s only fitting that with a logo and mascot of a jaunty red truck, Vancouver’s Red Truck Beer has taken a road trip south of the border, and is opening a brand new brewery and restaurant in Fort Collins, Colo.
  
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• Greens will not run against Jagmeet Singh in Burnaby byelection

  16-08-2018 19:01 via vancouversun.com
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will not have to worry about Green Party opposition in the upcoming Burnaby-South byelection.
  Singh, who does not have a seat in parliament, announced last week his intention to seek NDP MP Kennedy Stewart’s soon-to-be-vacant seat.
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  Green Leader Elizabeth May said her party won’t stand in his way and Singh has accepted her offer of the “leader’s courtesy”, wh
  
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• In and out of the trenches with Josh Ramsay

  16-08-2018 18:52 via vancouversun.com
  Marianas Trench
  When: Aug. 25, 8:30 to 10 p.m.
  Where: PNE Amphitheatre
  Tickets and info: free with Fair admission pne.ca
  With the release of We Should Be Friends, Josh Ramsay has his first official solo release. This may come as a surprise to those familiar with the prolific output of the lead singer/songwriter for Marianas Trench.
  The song is taken from the film Adventures in Public School, produced and co-written by Josh Epstein. It’s one of those signature Ramsay tunes; an acoustic
  
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• New movies: Crazy Rich Asians, McQueen

  16-08-2018 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  Movie critic Dana Gee reviews three new films hitting the box office this weekend including the romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians”, and the fashion documentary about the Alexander McQueen called “McQueen.”
  
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• What’s stopping protesters from coming back to Camp Cloud?

  16-08-2018 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  Dipak Dattani from the City of Burnaby explains what will happen if pipeline protestors return to Camp Cloud on Burnaby Mountain.
  
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• City of Burnaby on how citizens can peacefully protest Kinder Morgan pipeline

  16-08-2018 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  Dipak Dattani from the City of Burnaby spoke to the media on Thursday about how citizens can peacefully protest outside the Kinder Morgan terminals on Burnaby Mountain.
  
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• How did we get to this point with Camp Cloud?

  16-08-2018 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  Dipak Dattani spoke to the media Thursday about the steps the City of Burnaby took to remove pipeline protestors from Camp Cloud.
  
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• City of Burnaby on details of Camp Cloud removal

  16-08-2018 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  Dipak Dattani from the City of Burnaby updates the media on Thursday morning about the dismantling of the Camp Cloud protest camp on Burnaby Mountain.
  
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• B.C. wildfire emergency prompts re-booking options from Air Canada, WestJet

  16-08-2018 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  WestJet and Air Canada are offering more flexible flight options for passengers booked to fly in or out of some cities in British Columbia, where hundreds of wildfires have sparked a state of emergency.
  WestJet says passengers scheduled to travel to or from Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton, Prince George or Terrace between now and Aug. 22 can cancel or rebook their flights without a penalty fee.
  Air Canada tickets for flights up until Aug. 22 heading in or out of six cities in the B.C. interior can
  
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• Burnaby RCMP make arrests as they enforce injunction at Kinder Morgan protest camp

  16-08-2018 16:32 via vancouversun.com
  RCMP are enforcing a court injunction this morning and are removing Trans Mountain pipeline protesters who have been camped outside a Kinder Morgan terminal in Burnaby.
  Police in Burnaby say in a release that large structures at the protest camp, known as Camp Cloud, will be dismantled and the area cleaned up.
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• Vancouver weather: Another hazy day of summer

  16-08-2018 16:12 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Aug. 16, 2018 –  Environment Canada’s weather forecast for Vancouver calls for sunny skies today — but the sun is going to have fight its way through the thick haze of smoke that continues to cover most of the province.
  An air quality advisory for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley is still in effect due to high concentrations of fine particulate matter due to smoke from wildfires burning in British Columbia.
  Expect a high of 23 degrees today, and up to
  
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• Railtown reignites its tailgate barbecue

  16-08-2018 16:00
  
  After a two-year hiatus, Railtown Cafe’s popular Saturday al-fresco-style Tailgate Barbecues are back at their original location in the heart of Vancouver’s historic Railtown District.
  
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• Burnaby RCMP clear Camp Cloud protest camp

  16-08-2018 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  Burnaby RCMP have moved in on Camp Cloud on Burnaby Mountain Thursday morning. Reporter Paul Haysom says the Global News crews has also been told they could be arrested if they don’t move.
  
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• Burnaby RCMP arrest anti-pipeline demonstrators at Camp Cloud

  16-08-2018 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  The demonstrators have been camped out on Burnaby Mountain for weeks, despite a court order to take down “Camp Cloud” by Sunday night.
  
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• Baby trapped after truck crashes into Surrey home

  16-08-2018 15:42 via vancouversun.com
  A baby was injured and sent to hospital after becoming trapped under a pickup truck that smashed through a house in Surrey Wednesday night.
  The incident happened just before 9:30 p.m. in the 9000 block of Alexandria Crecent.
  Surrey RCMP say the truck crashed through a fence, through a wall and into a basement bedroom, trapping a four-month-old baby under the vehicle and debris.
  Aug. 8, 2018 – A pickup truck crashed through a fence and into the back of a Surrey home coming to rest in a bedr
  
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