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• Fast food chains look to capitalize on vegetarian, vegan trend with new items

  20-08-2018 23:38
  
  A&W not the only one to tap into growing food trend.
  
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• Beyond a teardown: Charred remains of Vancouver home on the market for $3.9 million

  20-08-2018 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  A legal notice from the City of Vancouver dated August 17 ordered the owner to "remove this accumulation of rubbish and discarded materials."
  
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• B.C. Wildfires 2018: Firefighting crew rescues lost puppies

  20-08-2018 23:16 via vancouversun.com
  Smiles have been few and far between on the front lines of the 550 fires currently burning across the province, but members of one B.C. Wildfire Service firefighting crew were smiling ear-to-ear Sunday after rescuing five puppies near Vernon.
  The initial attack crew had just finished a shift working a fire in the Monashee Complex when they spotted a group of puppies on the side of the road.
  After determining there were no houses or properties nearby that the dogs could have wandered from,&n
  
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• More than 100 additional TransLink bus trips coming to Metro Vancouver

  20-08-2018 23:15 via vancouversun.com
  More than 100 additional TransLink bus trips will service the streets of Metro Vancouver this fall.
  “Ridership here is growing faster than anywhere else in North America and this is due in part to the fast-paced roll out of new service in places that need it most,” said TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond in a statement announcing the service changes.
  “We are making taking transit easier and more comfortable and that’s attracting new customers. I hope these new bus service hours
  
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• Vernon man who dismembered his friend loses bid for absolute discharge

  20-08-2018 23:04 via vancouversun.com
  A Vernon man who was found not criminally responsible for beating his friend to death and dismembering the body has lost a bid for an absolute discharge.
  In January 2011, Kenneth Scott Barter, 37, was found not guilty of the second-degree murder of the 32-year-old friend, who is only referred to in a court ruling by the initials N.M.
  The trial heard that after the two men had been drinking in a bar, they spent the night at Barter’s apartment.
  Early in the morning, Barter used a hammer to b
  
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• Reba McEntire has another big hit — a giant, music-loving tomato

  20-08-2018 23:00
  
  “We played a lot of Reba McEntire music to them in the greenhouse and everything just seemed to work. The music, the soft water and the heat..."
  
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• Rick Peterson: The big reveal at Camp Cloud

  20-08-2018 22:51 via vancouversun.com
  Last week’s RCMP eviction of the Camp Cloud campers in Burnaby had a surprising revelation.
  When the dust cleared, what we discovered was merely a cluster of confused, bedraggled and disoriented Camp Cloud residents wondering where to go next.
  It’s clear now that many of those arrested and evicted are very likely homeless. They need help, no doubt about it. Here’s hoping B.C.’s social services can offer it to them.
  They were vulnerable, needed a place to live and belong,
  
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• Former BC premier Christy Clark calls Trans Mountain purchase the ‘second-worst solution’

  20-08-2018 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  Former B.C. premier Christy Clark says the only thing worse than the federal government preparing to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline would have been to let it go entirely.
  
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• Study looks at genetic differences in threatened western rattlesnake in B.C.

  20-08-2018 22:27 via vancouversun.com
  When a threatened western rattlesnake shows up on your back door step in semi-arid B.C., the last thing on your mind is the unique genetics of the creature. But new research is underway looking into the DNA of isolated pockets of rattlesnakes in the south-central region of the province, and the findings could lead to special conservation management decisions.
  “It’s quite an adventure,” said Danielle Schmidt, a master’s student at the Okanagan campus of the University of B
  
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• An actual $3.9M junk heap is on the market in Vancouver - Vancouver Courier

  20-08-2018 22:17 via vancourier.com
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  An actual $3.9M junk heap is on the market in Vancouver
  Vancouver Courier
  One of Vancouver's latest eyebrow-raising big-ticket real estate listings isn't even about the house. That's because it's not even a teardown: the teardown has already happened and it's a pile of debris that's hit the market for $3,990,000 in Kitsilano ...
  Beyond a teardown: Charred remains of Vancouver home on the market for $3.9 millionGlobalnews.ca
  Fire-destroyed Vancouver home listed for $3.99 millionDai
  
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• Here's what you need to know about air quality and the B.C. wildfires

  20-08-2018 21:58 via vancouversun.com
  If that grey, smoky haze over Metro Vancouver has got you worried, here are the answers, courtesy of Vancouver Coastal Health, to a few of your burning questions about air quality.
  But first, let’s start at the beginning.Why is the sky hazy?
  The grey haze you’re seeing above Metro Vancouver is due to high concentrations of fine particulate matter due to smoke from the B.C. wildfires. Many of those fires are caused by lightning strikes and dry forest conditions.
  The haze will come and
  
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• POPnology: the PNE's new time-travelling exhibit

  20-08-2018 21:47 via vancouversun.com
  In 1964, when author Arthur C. Clarke was asked on BBC to predict the future, he said “when that time comes, the whole world will have shrunk to a point … In fact, men will no longer commute. They will communicate.”
  That, in turn, has been made possible by the internet. It’s one of many cases were science fiction has turned into reality, explained Troy Carlson.
  As the CEO of Stage Nine Exhibitions, Carlson is behind the PNE’s latest exhibit, POPnology — one t
  
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• An actual $3.9M junk heap is on the market in Vancouver

  20-08-2018 21:44
  
  Home reduced to rubble after three-alarm fire, but lot retains value
  
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• Fire crews tackle Cool Creek, Snowy Mountain fires from air as visibility clears

  20-08-2018 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  As the smoke starts to lift near Keremeos, fire crews can once again tackle flames from the air.
  
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• IHIT announce charges in second degree murder of Aaliyah Rosa

  20-08-2018 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference Monday, Cpl. Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announces charges have been laid in the murder of 7-year-old Aaliyah Rosa against her mother, Kerryann Lewis.
  
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• Oceanic birds can smell what the ocean is cooking kilometres away, says U.S. research scientist

  20-08-2018 21:04 via vancouversun.com
  You know it as the smell of the sea shore, but to wide-ranging oceanic birds with great sniffers, dimethyl sulfide is a sure sign of food ahead.
  As Gabrielle Nevitt explains, dimethyl sulfide is created when krill consume phytoplankton. And some birds in the order Procellariiformes — albatross, petrel, fulmar — are especially good at detecting dimethyl sulfide, perhaps up to 20 kilometres away.
  They are called “fishes of the air” because they widely roam the oceans a
  
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• Research shows hotter weather is turbocharging wildfires in western United States

  20-08-2018 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  As human-caused climate change has warmed the world over the past 35 years, the land consumed by flames has more than doubled.
  
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• Lost puppies found by B.C. fire crews

  20-08-2018 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  A crew of firefighters found a group of puppies on Sunday while returning from work battling a blaze in the North Okanagan.
  
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• BC Wildfires: Lower Mainland reaches 10+ level of air quality rating

  20-08-2018 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  The air quality ratings are off the charts in Metro Vancouver today due to smoke from interior B.C. fires. Tanya Beja has advice from health officials.
  
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• B.C. wildfires linked to rising lumber prices and rallying forest company shares

  20-08-2018 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  Lumber buyers appear to be worried about supply disruptions if this summer's B.C. wildfire toll is as severe as last season, market analyst says.
  
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• 13 cool treats to try before summer ends

  20-08-2018 20:30
  
  Watermelon with chocolate seeds, bubble tea in baby bottles and vegan ice cream sandwiches await anyone with a sweet tooth in the Lower Mainland
  
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• Making ice-brewed berry coffee

  20-08-2018 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  Lailla Ahmed from Chez Christophe makes an ice-brew berry coffee, featured on the shop’s special menu for the Crave the Heights dining showcase.
  
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• IHIT seek public’s assistance in Surrey homicide outside McDonald’s

  20-08-2018 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  One man has died after a fight in Surrey outside a McDonald’s restaurant near 96th Avenue and 128th Street. IHIT is looking for eyewitnesses or video surveillance from the community.
  
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• Home sales in B.C. to drop 21% this year: forecast

  20-08-2018 20:01
  
  One-fifth of transactions wiped off the board; separate study finds nearly one-fifth of buyers pushed out of market by stress test
  
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• Style Q&A: Vancouver-based RYU expands into U.S.

  20-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Aritzia, Arc’Teryx, Oak + Fort, Herschel Supply Co., Reigning Champ, Native …
  The list of Vancouver brands making an impact in the retail realm continues to grow. And activewear brand RYU has definitely joined the pack.
  We caught up with Marcello Leone, the chief executive officer of RYU, to talk about the brand’s growth and expansion, earning respect and what’s next.
  Q. For those who aren’t familiar, what is RYU? 
  A. RYU stands for ‘respect your un
  
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• Laurie Campbell: Being in debt akin to a toxic relationship

  20-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What makes a toxic relationship? Quite simply it can be summed up as any relationship that leaves you feeling drained, used or simply unhappy. In many cases, it can feel like an endless cycle that you can’t seem to break free from and that you’re doomed to endure. Realizing you’re in a toxic relationship is half the battle. But such relationships don’t just exist in our personal lives and, in fact, many of us are left feeling the same way when it comes to debt.
  Findings f
  
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• Homicide investigators say Surrey murder victim was known to police

  20-08-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  Homicide police are investigating after a man died from serious injuries sustained in a fight late Sunday near a McDonalds in Surrey.
  Around 9 p.m. on Aug. 19, Surrey RCMP were called to a McDonalds restaurant at 12930 96th Avenue after several people called 911 to report a fight.
  Officers who arrived at the scene found a man collapsed, suffering from life-threatening injuries. The man was rushed to hospital for treatment but did not survive.
  The victim has been identified as 48-year-old La
  
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• Parts of Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley hit 10-plus ‘very high risk’ air-quality rating

  20-08-2018 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  On Monday morning, the northeast and northwest parts of Metro Vancouver, and the eastern Fraser Valley had an Air Quality Health Index rating of 10-plus, which is classified as a very high risk.
  
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• This former fast food-eating, 250-pounder is making Canadian Ironman history

  20-08-2018 19:18
  
  The first Canadian to attempt five Ironman races in five consecutive days once weighed 250 pounds and says he could easily drop $30 at the McDonald’s drive thru in one go.
  
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• Big changes to high school curriculum means more choices, fewer exams, potential problems

  20-08-2018 19:01
  
  Things are changing in B.C. schools — Grade 10 students will get a new curriculum this fall, and schools have one year to prepare for new Grade 11 and 12 guidelines for next fall.
  
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• Basketball tournament helps students with dyslexia transition to university

  20-08-2018 19:00
  
  “Your brain is just working in a different way," says one of the organizers of August 21 charity games at Richmond Oval
  
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• B.C. firefighters save lost puppies

  20-08-2018 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  A group of firefighters found a group of puppies while returning from work battling a blaze in the North Okanagan.
  
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• Replacements for Greyhound starting to come forward in B.C.

  20-08-2018 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  Silver City Stagelines is planning to start service with a 12-person bus in the West Kootenay.
  
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• Mother charged with second-degree murder in death of Langley girl Aaliyah Rosa

  20-08-2018 18:16 via vancouversun.com
  A mother in Langley has been charged with the second-degree murder of her daughter Aaliyah Rosa.
  The seven-year-old girl was found dead on July 22, 2018 inside an apartment building near 200th Street and 68th Avenue in Langley. When police arrived at the scene, they also found a 36-year-old woman in need of medical care.
  Police deemed the death a homicide and that it was an isolated incident.
  “Since the initial deployment, IHIT and its partners worked tirelessly to collect and compile all
  
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• Mother of 7-year-old Aaliyah Rosa charged with 2nd-degree murder

  20-08-2018 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  Aaliyah Rosa was found dead in a Langley condo last month.
  
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• Malnourished B.C. orca might have parasite that can be treated

  20-08-2018 17:28 via vancouversun.com
  An emaciated killer whale, which has been the focus of joint Canada-U.S. rescue efforts, might have a common parasite that can be treated with antibiotics and a de-worming medication, officials say.
  The three-year-old whale, known as J50 or Scarlet, has been under scrutiny since June when researchers noticed that she appeared malnourished.
  Last week, the team obtained a fecal sample from the water where she was swimming with her mother and a sibling.
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ
  
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• Money laundering report author Peter German’s connection to casino executive

  20-08-2018 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  In this Global News extended Interview, Peter German discusses why casino operators were “unwitting” participants of money laundering and whether he spoke to Great Canadian Executive Walter Soo.
  
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• PNE transformation just getting started: be different but stay the same

  20-08-2018 16:44
  
  If it doesn't rain, attendance numbers may hit third consecutive increase as Pacific National Exhibition adds new features such as BMX bike riding, jousting and dragons
  
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• Homicide police investigating after Surrey fight kills man

  20-08-2018 16:33 via theprovince.com
  Police are investigating after a man died due to serious injuries sustained in a Surrey fight late Sunday.
  Around 9 p.m. on Aug. 19, Surrey RCMP were called to the 12900 block of 96th Avenue after several people called 911 to report a fight.
  Officers who arrived at the scene found a man collapsed, suffering from life-threatening injuries. The man was rushed to hospital for treatment but did not survive.
  #IHIT is in #SurreyBC after an altercation last night at a McDonald's in 12900-block 96 ave h
  
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• Vancouver weather: Smoky haze to blanket Metro Vancouver today, tomorrow

  20-08-2018 16:13 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C.: Aug. 20, 2018 – If Monday’s weather has you thinking about investing in a box of surgical face masks, you’re probably not alone.
  A special air quality statement issued by Environment Canada continues today, with many parts of Metro Vancouver listed as “very high risk” on the provincial air quality health index. The current haze hanging over the region is due to wildfires burning across parts of B.C., leaving fine particulate matter hanging in the ai
  
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• Does Canada need a national wildfire strategy?

  20-08-2018 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  The Panel talks the wildfires in B.C. and if buying pot online will jeopardize your privacy
  
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• Police investigating after Surrey fight leaves man with life-threatening injuries

  20-08-2018 15:19 via theprovince.com
  Police are investigating after a man was found suffering from serious injuries following a fight in Surrey late Sunday.
  Around 9 p.m. on Aug. 19, Surrey RCMP were called to the 12900 block of 96th Avenue after several people called 911 to report a fight.
  Officers who arrived at the scene found a man collapsed, suffering from life-threatening injuries. The man was rushed to hospital for treatment.
  A stretch of 96th Avenue, between 128th and 130th Street, was closed for some time as police combed
  
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• Some realtors believe major price correction underway in Metro Vancouver

  20-08-2018 15:17 via vancouversun.com
  A number of Vancouver realtors believe a significant decline is happening in Metro Vancouver house prices, though 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 ris
  
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• POPnology: the PNE's new time-traveling exhibit

  20-08-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  In 1964, when author Arthur C. Clark was asked on BBC to predict the future, he said “when that time comes, the whole world will have shrunk to a point … In fact, men will no longer commute. They will communicate.”
  That, in turn, has been made possible by the internet. It’s one of many cases were science fiction has turned into reality, explained Troy Carlson.
  As the CEO of Stage Nine Exhibitions, Carlson is behind the PNE’s latest exhibit, POPnology — one th
  
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• Exclusive: Peter German denies conflict in B.C. casino probe despite sitting on board with casino executive

  20-08-2018 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  But there was no conflict, German said in an exclusive interview with Global News, despite his decision not to interview Walter Soo, the man who built River Rock’s extremely profitable VIP betting business.
  
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• Doctors divided over cannabis legalization as deadline nears

  20-08-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Canadian doctors remain divided about whether recreational cannabis should be legalized, with those opposed holding deep reservations over addiction and mental health, according to a survey of family physicians.
  At the cusp of the Oct. 17 deadline for legalization, 47 per cent of general practitioners oppose legalization, 32 per cent support it and 21 per cent remain neutral, according to the survey of 235 family doctors conducted by MD Analytics.
  “It’s interesting that (the results
  
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• Can you afford to downsize? Five hidden costs and surprise expenses

  20-08-2018 13:00 via theprovince.com
  Q: My husband and I have recently become grandparents for the third time and our children and their families no longer live close to us. Now that we are both retired and spend more time visiting and helping take care of our grandkids, we are thinking about downsizing from our house. Our priorities have shifted – we would like a home where we can just close the door and not worry if we we’re away for a few weeks, rather than entertain our friends and live the life of empty-nesters. Al
  
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• Surrey assault now a murder investigation

  20-08-2018 11:13 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP responded to the 12900 block of 96th Avenue at around 9 p.m. Sunday after multiple calls reporting a fight.
  
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