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• Air quality in nearly a dozen B.C. communities ‘very high risk’ on Sunday

  19-08-2018 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  A thick blanket of smoke is covering nearly the entire province of British Columbia.
  
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• Air quality in nearly a dozen B.C. communities now ‘very high risk’

  19-08-2018 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  A thick blanket of smoke is covering nearly the entire province of British Columbia.
  
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• Some realtors believe major price correction underway in Metro housing market

  19-08-2018 22:37 via vancouversun.com
  A number of Vancouver realtors believe a significant decline is happening in Metro Vancouver house prices, through official statistics are so far providing more muted signals.
  The number of detached homes selling in Metro has been dropping for more than six months, but only recently have there been signs of easing of the city’s stratospheric prices.
  Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board figures for all residential properties still show modest price gains over last year, but prices stopped ri
  
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• Stem cell therapy

  19-08-2018 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  Is regenerative medicine the new medical frontier? Some BC Businessmen, along with a team of BC physicians, have opened up stem cell therapy clinic in Washington State.
  
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• From Capilano Stadium to Nat Bailey via Degrassi, producer lights up C's games

  19-08-2018 22:02 via vancouversun.com
  Little Stephanie Williams didn’t dream, on those days when her dad took her to watch baseball at what was then Capilano Stadium, that one day she would be perched on top of the roof, producing the game presentation for the Vancouver Canadians.
  “I’m a huge baseball fan,” the Prince of Wales alumnae said. “I found it very fun to come here as a young girl. My dad brought me here all the time, he taught me how to very politely heckle the umpire.”
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• Jean Swanson and other Kinder Morgan protesters released from jail early

  19-08-2018 21:38 via vancouversun.com
  Jean Swanson, a Vancouver city council candidate, was released Sunday from jail after serving partial time for her role in the Kinder Morgan protest.
  Jean Swanson, a Vancouver city council candidate (center), was released Sunday from jail after serving partial time for her role in the Kinder Morgan protest.
  Swanson, along with former B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Susan Lambert and five others, were sentenced on Wednesday to seven days behind bars after they pleaded guilty to contempt
  
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• Small dog killed by black bear on popular North Shore hiking trail

  19-08-2018 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  The dog was off-leash when the bear appeared. After a short chase, the bear killed the dog.
  
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• ‘It’s been a rough week’: Organizers devastated to cancel Kelowna’s Apple Triathlon due to air quality

  19-08-2018 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  The Kelowna Apple Triathlon is cancelled due to poor air quality which poses health risks to athletes and volunteers. The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) for Kelowna is currently sitting at a 10+.
  
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• Northern B.C. residents face more evacuation orders as some smoke clears up

  19-08-2018 20:15 via vancouversun.com
  New evacuation orders have been issued for parts of north-central British Columbia being battered by wildfires, while residents of the region hope for more wind to clear out the smoke.
  The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako issued new or expanded evacuation orders for three remote areas on Saturday, bringing the total number of evacuation orders in the region to nine — the most in B.C.
  Wildfires burning near the Nadina, Shovel and Tesla lakes in the Bulkley-Nechako region are the largest
  
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• Holy caped crusaders Richmond, there's a trail of smiling superheroes

  19-08-2018 20:10 via vancouversun.com
  RICHMOND —  Celebrating his fifth birthday on Saturday, the smiling kid with the Phantom Eyes racing bib and Superboy costume was asked outside the Rod and Gun Club what he’d like for a present.
  “A nice superhero medal, I would really like one of those,” he said as his father took pictures and encouraged him to flex, pretend to fly and do superhero poses.
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  A few seconds later, a man in a shiny, amour-like Batma
  
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• Ask an expert: Home repairs

  19-08-2018 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  Certified home inspector James Dobney answers viewer questions about common home repairs.
  
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• Healthy road trip snacks

  19-08-2018 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  Before you pack up your car for your next road trip, check out these health snack suggestions from dietitian Desiree Nielsen.
  
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• Heavy smoke and poor air quality force cancellation of two Okanagan triathlons

  19-08-2018 19:47 via theprovince.com
  Officials say two triathlons in British Columbia’s Central Okanagan have been cancelled due to heavy smoke and poor air quality from wildfires burning throughout the province.
  The remaining races for both the Super League Triathlon in Penticton and the Kelowna Apple Triathlon were cancelled early Sunday morning.
  The Super League Triathalon debuts under a smokey haze in Penticton, B.C., on Saturday, August 18, 2018 as athletes compete in the equalizer stage swim in Okanagan Lake.
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• B.C. wildfire update Sunday: Glimmer of hope in fight against 2 major fires 

  19-08-2018 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Still, Kevin Skrepnek of the B.C. Wildfire Service says there are 'fires of note really from one corner of the province literally to the other.'
  
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• Smoky conditions, poor visibility affect B.C.-bound flights from Calgary

  19-08-2018 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  A total of six flights bound for the British Columbia Interior from Calgary were listed as cancelled on the Calgary airport website, including three to Kamloops and one each to Penticton and Kelowna on Saturday.
  
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• Daily Poll: Are you going to the PNE this year?

  19-08-2018 18:04 via vancouversun.com
  As of this weekend, the PNE is officially in full swing.
  There’s a number of classics along with new additions, not to mention, a new calendar of Summer Nights Concerts to enjoy.
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  Like 'building a city here in a park': What it takes to set up the PNEPNE 2018: Here's what you need to knowTake Our Poll
  
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• Vancouver weather: Smoke worsens tonight and on Monday

  19-08-2018 17:53 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Aug. 19, 2018 – Sunday’s weather sees the continuation of the a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver.
  Air throughout the region continues to be smoky due to fine particulate matter resulting from wildfires across B.C., according to the statement issued by Environment Canada. The haze will worsen late Sunday and on Monday but sun should return on Tuesday.Weather: Vancouver, B.C.
  Today: Overcast, hazy. High of 22 except 25 inland.
  Tonight: Overcast, widesp
  
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• Wildfire smoke gets in the way of mountain scenery for tourists

  19-08-2018 17:30 via vancouversun.com
  JASPER, Alta. — Smoke from wildfires does more than just irritate the eyes and throats of visitors to mountain parks — it obscures the spectacular scenery that many have travelled thousands of kilometres to see.
  “I did have a couple the other day that were quite disappointed. They were looking at the photographs on the wall and kind of complained, ‘we can’t see any of this stuff,”‘ said Jeremy Salisbury at Tekarra Color Lab, which sells cameras supplies,
  
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• Nova Scotia firefighters to lend hand helping fight British Columbia wildfires

  19-08-2018 17:11 via globalnews.ca
  A crew of Nova Scotia firefighters is travelling to British Columbia on Monday to help battle the wildfires currently ravaging the province.
  
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• ‘Hard on water:’ Smoke not the only long range effect of wildfires

  19-08-2018 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  Researchers are studying how blackened forests affect ecosystems and water quality far downstream just as hundreds of blazes in British Columbia are darkening skies as far east as Manitoba.
  
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• Vancouver Bird Festival takes off starting today

  19-08-2018 16:00
  
  The long-awaited 27th International Ornithological Congress and the inaugural Vancouver International Bird Festival runs until Aug. 26.
  
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• Like 'building a city here in a park': What it takes to set up the PNE

  19-08-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Every year, more than 720,000 people funnel into the Pacific National Exhibition fairgrounds for concerts, mouthwatering food and exhibition eye-candy.
  But ahead of each festival comes a need to stay original, and planning for the public’s ever-changing palate. And for that, the PNE has a man behind the scenes to make it happen: Faizzal Fatehali.
  As the manager of exhibition space for five years, Fatehali picks the exhibits, the food, the outdoor products, all while controlling the layout
  
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• Mike Smyth: Tearing down statues a token gesture on path to reconciliation, like an ’empty speech’

  19-08-2018 12:00 via theprovince.com
  When Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission reported out in 2015, the scale and scope of its findings and recommendations provided a wake-up call to Canadians.
  The commission’s final report contained a detailed account of what happened to Indigenous children who were physically, sexually and emotionally abused in government residential schools.
  In addition to the shocking scale of abuse in the schools, the report estimated 3,200 children died from tuberculosis, malnutrition and
  
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• Whalley Little Leaguers outlast Spain 2-1 in 10-inning thriller

  19-08-2018 05:26 via theprovince.com
  Surrey’s Whalley Major Allstars lived to play another day Saturday at the Little League World Series, defeating Spain 2-1 in a 10-inning nail-biter in South Williamsport, Pa.
  Joey Marino played the hero, sending a line-drive single to centre field that scored Nate Colina and ended the game in a walk-off.
  It allowed the team representing Canada to breathe a sigh of relief after nearly letting a game they led from the beginning, and with it the tournament, slip away late.
  Whalley s
  
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• B.C. man reunited with dogs after hours-long search for missing pets

  19-08-2018 05:23 via globalnews.ca
  After hours of searching, Brian Rehwald found his two missing dogs - one on the highway, the other in a swamp.
  
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• Fires burning in north-central B.C. 'ugly,' threatening ranches and farms: Evacuee

  19-08-2018 05:01 via vancouversun.com
  Mike Robertson can only hope that his ranch in north-central B.C. will be safe.
  He did all he could until he had to flee because of an evacuation order, putting up fireguards at his lakeside property, which includes large hay fields more than a square kilometre in size.
  He described the encroaching fires as vicious and hungry.
  “It could burn through a rock wall,” he said Saturday during a phone interview from his motorhome at a lake north of the active fire area. “It’s ug
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – August 18

  19-08-2018 05:00 via globalnews.ca
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• Small dog killed by a bear on popular North Shore hiking trail

  19-08-2018 04:12 via globalnews.ca
  Conservation officers are warning pet owners to be vigilant when taking their dogs on hikes after a small off leash dog was killed by a black bear in North Vancouver.
  
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• Steve Ewen: Canadian tennis talents bounced from Odlum Brown contention

  19-08-2018 04:11 via theprovince.com
  The Odlum Brown VanOpen has run out of Canadian tennis content.
  Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil was the last one standing, but he lost in the men’s singles semifinals on Saturday afternoon at the Hollyburn Country Club, with Englishman Daniel Evans coming away with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 decision.
  Evans, who was No. 41 in ATP world rankings in March of 2017 but is trying to resurrect his game after just returning in April from a year-long suspension for testing positive for cocaine, will face Au
  
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• Wildfires rage out of control across British Columbia

  19-08-2018 04:02 via globalnews.ca
  Thousands of fire evacuees and firefighters are nervously watching the weather this weekend hoping it won’t hinder efforts to battle the hundreds of wildfires burning out of control in British Columbia. Aaron McArthur reports on the fight to contain the Shovel Lake and Meachen Creek fires.
  
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• Surrey woman and her mother stranded in the Philippines after plane crash.

  19-08-2018 04:02 via globalnews.ca
  Lower Mainland family is held back in the Philippines after a plane crash in Manila caused flight cancellation at the airport in the capital city. Jill Bennett reports.
  
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• Group of young lacrosse players is getting a lesson in copyright infringement courtesy of the Vancouver Canucks

  19-08-2018 04:02 via globalnews.ca
  A lacrosse team using jerseys that feature the Johnny Canuck logo are being told they have to give them up right after the weekend tournament. Neetu Garcha explains why.
  
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• Generic EpiPen Gets FDA Approval

  19-08-2018 04:02 via globalnews.ca
  Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.
  
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• Whitecaps 2, Red Bulls 2: Caps unable to protect late lead at home against shorthanded Bulls

  19-08-2018 03:52 via theprovince.com
  Midfielder Daniel Royer scored twice, his second coming in the 90th minute, as the New York Red Bulls battled Saturday to a 2-2 Major League Soccer draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
  Defender Kendall Waston had scored twice on headers for Vancouver (9-9-7), which fell behind early in the game.
  The draw was disappointing for the Whitecaps, who are battling Real Salt Lake and the Seattle Sounders for a berth in the MLS playoffs.
  Royer tied the game when midfielder Tyler Adams sent a free kick into
  
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• Ed Willes: B.C. finds a way to lose 24-23 to Argos on the road

  19-08-2018 03:32 via theprovince.com
  TORONTO — The B.C. Lions advertised themselves as “road dogs” before the start of this CFL season, and say this for them: They’ve got the dog part down pat through the first two months of their schedule.
  Saturday evening in Toronto, the Lions ran their season’s road record to 0-5 with a 24-23 loss to the Grey Cup champion Argos, uncovering an innovative new method of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory along the way.
  With the Lions driving for the potential ga
  
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• Fires burning in north-central B.C. 'ugly'; threatening ranches and farms: evacuee

  19-08-2018 03:07 via vancouversun.com
  Mike Robertson can only hope that his ranch in north-central B.C. will be safe.
  He did all he could until he had to flee because of an evacuation order, putting up fireguards at his lakeside property, which includes large hay fields more than a square kilometre in size.
  He described the encroaching fires as vicious and hungry.
  “It could burn through a rock wall,” he said Saturday during a phone interview from his motorhome at a lake north of the active fire area. “It’s ug
  
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• Syrian refugee leads Pride March in Kelowna

  19-08-2018 02:24 via globalnews.ca
  Kelowna Pride has selected a former Syrian citizen as its grand marshall for its 2018 Pride March.
  
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• 6 properties evacuated in Zeballos amid B.C. wildfire threat

  19-08-2018 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  The small coastal community is currently threatened by the 90-hectare Gold Valley Main wildfire.
  
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• Chilliwack Sunflower Festival: six things to know before you go

  19-08-2018 01:42
  
  There's plenty of room and time for everyone to get that perfect sunflower selfie
  
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• Argos 24, Lions 23: B.C. falls victim to another Toronto comeback

  19-08-2018 01:15 via theprovince.com
  TORONTO — James Franklin’s one-yard TD run with under three minutes remaining rallied the Toronto Argonauts to an exciting 24-23 win over the B.C. Lions on Saturday afternoon.
  Franklin staked Toronto (3-5) to a 24-20 advantage at 2:59 of the fourth. It capped an impressive 87-yard, 12-play march.
  Tyler Long’s 46-yard field goal at 6:37 pulled B.C. (3-5) to within a point.
  Toronto appeared poised to clinch the win when Marcus Ball had a clear path to the end zone on an intercept
  
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• Smoke-filled skies hampering attempts to map wildfires; Mount Gottfriedsen evacuation alert rescinded

  19-08-2018 01:07 via globalnews.ca
  A daily update of wildfires of various sizes burning in the Okanagan, Similkameen and Boundary regions.
  
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• Queenie Choo wraps herself in the Queen's Colour as honorary captain of the Royal Canadian Navy

  19-08-2018 00:45 via vancouversun.com
  Queenie Choo has never sailed in her life, but she’s now a captain in the Royal Canadian Navy.
  Honorary captain, that is, of HMCS Vancouver, a Halifax-class frigate the Canadian navy has sailed since 1993. Choo became the first Chinese-Canadian woman to receive the title.
  “I’m delighted and honoured,” said Choo, CEO of SUCCESS, a not-for-profit immigrant settlement and integration organization based in Chinatown. “I’m not a real captain. They don’t actua
  
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• Evacuation alert expanded for Cool Creek wildfire in Similkameen region

  19-08-2018 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  The Regional District for the Okanagan-Similkameen has expanded its evacuation alert for the Cool Creek wildfire.
  
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• Video captures close encounter with baby cougars

  19-08-2018 00:15 via globalnews.ca
  One Vancouver Island resident got a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see a cougar family up close.
  
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• Time-lapse shows Shovel Lake wildfire smoke turn day to night near Fort St. James

  19-08-2018 00:13 via globalnews.ca
  "Mother Nature is just reminding us of what her power is and what she wants."
  
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