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• Okanagan weather: Cooler temperatures, wind, rain for weekend

  25-08-2018 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  The weather was cool in the Okanagan on Saturday, and the skies were much clearer than they were on Friday.
  
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• Mike Smyth: Weaver argues it’s time to ban foreign real-estate buyers

  25-08-2018 23:30 via theprovince.com
  When Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver ramped up his calls for a foreign-buyers ban in B.C. real estate, he was met with a quick rebuff from Premier John Horgan.
  “I’m a child of an immigrant,” Horgan said, pointing to his Irish roots.
  “B.C. is the gateway to Canada and I don’t believe we should be curbing people from coming here.”
  For Weaver, the response was infuriating.
  “We’re not talking about immigrants or refugees,” Weaver told me. &
  
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• Outpouring of support for new father killed in Malahat sewage truck crash

  25-08-2018 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  "It's never easy to lose somebody suddenly... We're just taking it day by day."
  
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• Recipe: Butter chicken pizza

  25-08-2018 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  Bhaskar and Daksha Narsing of Daksha’s Gourmet Spices prepares butter chicken pizza.
  
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• 'It's raining, can I get a hell yeah': Vancouverites rejoice in weather change

  25-08-2018 22:02
  
  You know you're in Vancouver when people post on social media they're happy it's raining
  
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• Some relief in sight for Vancouver commuters as East 1st Ave set to reopen

  25-08-2018 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  A section of East 1st Avenue between Rupert Street and Nanaimo Street that had been partially closed is expected to open on Sunday. The road will fully reopen on Aug. 31.
  
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• Workers find human bone while digging in Kamloops

  25-08-2018 21:14
  
  A B.C hydro project has stopped after crews discovered a bone while excavating a trench
  
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• ‘Landlord’ at alleged $1k per month Marpole flophouse didn’t have permission: Owner

  25-08-2018 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  The owner of an expensive rental home on Vancouver's west side said the woman who was renting it out did so without their knowledge.
  
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• Makeover: Thick, natural waves tamed with cut and colour

  25-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Deena Lanchester, 47, works as a publicist and was overdue for a colour and cut.  She has very thick textured and naturally wavy hair.  It was previously coloured and needed to be reshaped.  She also finds that her colour looks brassy and her hair feels dry.
  I started by applying weave foil highlights through her hair to brighten up around her face.  For depth, I applied for a cool brown background foundation colour in a permanent formula to blend out her regrowth area. 
  
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• Cool Creek wildfire west of Keremeos grows to 13,000 hectares

  25-08-2018 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  A daily update of wildfires burning in the Okanagan, Similkameen and Boundary regions of B.C.
  
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• Pet-a-palooza

  25-08-2018 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  The West Coast’s largest outdoor pet festival is returning to Yaletown. Pet-a-palooza organizers Lonnie Powell and Jordan Illingworth reveal more on what you can expect at this years ‘pet-tacular’ event.
  
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• Saturday Chef – Butter Chicken Pizza

  25-08-2018 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  Daksha and Bhaskar Narsing from Daksha’s Gourmet Spices share their mouth-watering recipe for butter chicken pizza.
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Murders stem from Wolf Pack internal conflict

  25-08-2018 19:02 via vancouversun.com
  I was working on this weekend story for a few days after learning from sources that Matthew Navas-Rivas was the target of the shooting last January that left a Coquitlam teenager caught in the crossfire dead.
  Naval-Rivas knew he was targeted after he and others once part of the Wolf Pack started feuding with others in the gang alliance. At the time of his murder last month, Navas-Rivas, who was on bail on dozens of firearms charges, was with the Brothers Keepers and had been on their annual boat
  
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• Live mural artist commemorates PNE memories — and hidden Disney magic

  25-08-2018 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  In every piece of art Ryan Christenson has created, he always includes a “hidden Mickey,” a nearly unnoticeable outline of Mickey Mouse’s head.
  The 30-year-old, who goes by the artist name ARCY, then snaps a photo of the finished work and sends it home to his sons Sean, 6, and Connor, 4
  “I’ll always send it to my little guys and they’ll always pick out the hidden Mickey,” said the Connecticut-based graffiti street artist who is also a Disney fan and crea
  
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• Fred Lee’s Social Network: Fresh Slice Cares dedicated to building healthier communities

  25-08-2018 19:00 via theprovince.com
  FRESH START: Ray Russell grew up in Iran. Fleeing the war between his country and Iraq, as a teenager Russell decided to leave his home and find safety and a brighter future elsewhere. Told he had a third cousin living in Montreal, in 1987 he would make his way to his adopted home with $8 to his name. As a refugee with little knowledge of Canada and no command of the English or French language, Russell started learning the native tongue and went to civil engineering school. He would eventually f
  
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• VIDEO/PHOTOS: Piece of Vancouver automotive history moves on

  25-08-2018 18:39
  
  After 70 years on Fraser Street, family-owned and operated Alec's Automotive is moving to Burnaby.
  
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• Subway Aldergrove whistle-blowers sound the alarm over alleged immigration violations

  25-08-2018 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  Troubling new allegations have surfaced at two Aldergrove Subways, accused of withholding overtime and statutory holiday pay.
  
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• Vancouver Weather: Air quality alert lifted, and finally some rain!

  25-08-2018 18:20 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – There is some good news for Metro Vancouverites who were suffering from the smoky air. Environment Canada has lifted the air quality advisory, and on Saturday there were no alerts in effect. There is also rain in the forecast and cooler temperatures on both days this weekend. On Saturday, expect rain in the morning, and then a chance of showers in the afternoon, and a high of 17 C. On Sunday, the federal weather agency is predicting a similar weather pattern, with rain in
  
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• The far side of Iceland

  25-08-2018 15:51 via theprovince.com
  It’s pushing midnight, but still a glimmer of gold lingers on the horizon, framed by the plunging walls of the fjord. Overlaid by a few wisps of pink signalling the end of a long, sunny day, and perhaps promising another tomorrow, the MS Panorama skims out of Patreksfjörđur on calm seas, cruising at a nice clip into the Denmark Strait.
  Unusually warm and pleasant, that morning our generally stoic guide, Karl TK, was flush with excitement, gushing, “You only get one day a ye
  
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• Grounded passenger ship Akademik Ioffe refloated in Canadian Arctic

  25-08-2018 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  A spokesperson for the One Ocean Expeditions tour company, said Saturday morning that the Akademik Ioffe had ``come afloat'' and that all its passengers were safe and being cared for.
  
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• When Margaret Atwood was “Peggy Nature” — why summer camp matters

  25-08-2018 15:26
  
  For three summers, the teenaged nature leader took children “outside of the boxes we put them in”
  
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• The Trails takes a site in a reimagined North Shore neighbourhood

  25-08-2018 15:15 via vancouversun.com
  The first phase of The Trails, the Wall Group of Companies’ redevelopment of an eight-acre site in the City of North Vancouver’s emerging Moodyville neighbourhood, brings contemporary Craftsman-style architecture to the area, along with interiors inspired by the location’s natural surroundings.
  Moodyville, one of North Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhoods, is undergoing a transformation following the rezoning of the area east of St. Patricks Avenue to Queensbury Avenue and s
  
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• Sold (Bought): West Van townhome showcases plenty of living space

  25-08-2018 15:12 via vancouversun.com
  A snapshot of recent residential real estate activity in Metro Vancouver
  2306 Folkestone Way, West Vancouver
  Type: Three-bedroom, five-bathroom townhouse
  Size: 5,201 sq. ft.
  B.C. Assessment: $2,786,000
  Listed for: $2,798,000
  Sold for: $2,200,000
  Sold on: June 29
  Days on market: 102
  Listing agent: Jason Jennings at Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
  Buyers agent: Lynda Proc at Royal LePage Sussex
  The big sell: Size counts with this three-storey luxury townhome in West Vancouver&rsqu
  
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• After his dog suffocates in chip bag, devastated owner urges vigilance

  25-08-2018 15:10
  
  Preventative Vet says it happens more often than people think. Snack bags — cracker, popcorn, and chip — account for 69 per cent of suffocation deaths.
  
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• Larry Green: Panic attacks, antidepressants and postmodernism

  25-08-2018 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  What is at stake in a panic attack? Loss of one’s mind; loss of self; loss of one’s soul. It doesn’t really matter what we name it — mind, self or soul — the loss that is feared is the most profound possible.
  Experientially the sufferer feels like they are losing their anchorage or going to pieces. If he or she manages to shut down this massive explosion of nervous energy, then they find themselves depressed — no longer the person they took themselves to be.
  T
  
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• Aboriginal culture shines on Vancouver Island’s West coast

  25-08-2018 14:53 via theprovince.com
  A rich variety of indigenous culture and history on the west coast of Vancouver Island awaits, courtesy of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, who had first contact with Europeans in the late 18th century.
  Wisqii  (wish-key) leads us through old-growth rainforest to a secluded beach at the entrance to Barkley Sound on Vancouver Island. And while it looks untouched by human hands, this was once the capital of the Huu-ay-aht First Nation near Bamfield. It’s called Kiixin (kee-hin) and now
  
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• B.C.’s wildfire smoke isn’t just floating across Canada — it’s reaching Ireland

  25-08-2018 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  While the physical effects of wildfire smoke are less pronounced over long distances, that doesn't make it harmless.
  
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• The Home Front: Dorm room design that lives longer than your time on campus

  25-08-2018 14:28 via vancouversun.com
  Decorating a dorm room to feel like a home away from home rather than an sterile grey box requires an approach that’s the same as when you’re decking out your first studio or apartment, says Bed Bath & Beyond’s Canadian university coordinator Joann Vellara.
  “This is essentially small-space living,” Vellara says, “so solutions that help them maximize their space, like slim-line hangers or under-the-bed storage or over-the-door storage, are essentials,
  
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• Whitecaps Game Day: Kamara, Wondo set to go toe-to-toe with lethal touch in San Jose

  25-08-2018 12:00 via theprovince.com
  Next Game
  Saturday
  Vancouver Whitecaps at San Jose Earthquakes
  7 p.m., Avaya Stadium, TSN2, TSN1410 AM
  Key matchup
  Kei Kamara vs. Guram Kashia
  Kei Kamara has been a beast this season. Ranking just outside the top-10 in player rating (11th), he leads the league in aerial battles won per game (five) and has 10 goals, which is on pace for the second-best scoring season in team history behind Camilo Sanvezzo’s 22. He has four goals in his last six league games, and will pose a big challen
  
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• Gang murders linked to internal disputes, conflicts in prison

  25-08-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  The night before Matthew Navas-Rivas was shot to death in east Vancouver last month, he was enjoying himself with other members of the Brothers Keepers gang on a boat cruise around the Vancouver waterfront.
  Postmedia has obtained photos of the cruise, where Navas-Rivas chatted up other gang members and guests, shirt off, tattoos visible.
  While Navas-Rivas appeared to be at ease with his new associates, he had admitted to others in the preceding months that he knew he was in danger.
  His murder ne
  
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• B.C. Lions Game Day: Lagging Leos must contain Zach attack in must-win tilt against Riders

  25-08-2018 12:00 via theprovince.com
  NEXT GAME: SATURDAY
  Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-4) at B.C. Lions (3-5)
  7 p.m., B.C. Place Stadium, TSN, Team 1040 AMFIVE THINGS TO WATCH
  1. The scoreboard
  It doesn’t overdramatize the point to call this a must-win for the Lions. They’re already a game back of the Green Machine for fourth place in the CFL West and what figures to be the crossover berth for the playoffs.
  A loss at home would cripple the Lions’ chances at a post-season berth. The good news is the Lions have three
  
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• RCMP investigate suspected drug lab in Richmond

  25-08-2018 08:39 via globalnews.ca
  Crews were called out to the 11000-block of Kingfisher Drive Friday morning due to reports of smoke.
  
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• Potentially explosive fire doused quickly by Kelowna fire crews

  25-08-2018 08:01 via globalnews.ca
  "Crews quickly knocked down the fire and where able to save half the structure and it’s contents."
  
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• Relief near for Vancouver commuters who use busy stretch of East 1st Avenue

  25-08-2018 07:18 via globalnews.ca
  Gas line work is almost complete on a busy stretch of East 1st Avenue in Vancouver that’s been shut down to traffic since early July but as Jill Bennett reports, not everyone is looking forward to the route reopening to vehicles.
  
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• Malahat crash victim remembered

  25-08-2018 07:18 via globalnews.ca
  Friends and family of a young Nanaimo father killed in a crash on the Malahat highway are coming together to support his widow and two month old baby daughter. Kylie Stanton reports.
  
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• Metro Vancouver not worried about organic composting facility closing down in Richmond

  25-08-2018 07:15 via globalnews.ca
  Metro Vancouver said the amount of organics found in garbage has decreased 9 per cent between 2014 and 2016.
  
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• Measles reported in New Westminster outdoor pool

  25-08-2018 07:13 via globalnews.ca
  They're cautioning anyone who was there between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. on August 19.
  
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• Missing Vancouver tourist has been found

  25-08-2018 05:59
  
  Missing since Tuesday, 65-year-old Allan Graham was spotted on a ferry heading to Vancouver Island
  
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• Suspected drug lab shuts down Richmond neighbourhood Friday

  25-08-2018 05:20 via theprovince.com
  Police in Richmond cordoned off an area of Kingfisher Drive Friday and a suspected synthetic drug lab was the culprit.
  Richmond Mounties were called to the 11000-block of Kingfisher to help the fire department after the alleged lab was discovered.
  Earlier, the Richmond Fire Department had been alerted to smoke coming from a residence and the first firefighters on scene spotted “items that may be consistent with a potential synthetic drug lab,” said RCMP Cpl. Adriana Peralta in a pres
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – Aug. 25

  25-08-2018 05:00 via globalnews.ca
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Christy Clark chimes in on keeping Liberals happy, women in politics, ambition

  25-08-2018 04:48 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — One year after quitting the political arena, Christy Clark resurfaced in a podcast interview this week, discussing her legacy as premier and the challenges she faced as a woman leading the B.C. Liberal coalition.
  “When the government changed, I thought ‘oh my gosh, that’s years of work down the drain’ — and then they changed their minds,” as Clark told Liberal party strategist David Herle, proprietor of the Herle Burly website.
  “So
  
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• Efforts underway to make bird watching boom in B.C.

  25-08-2018 04:31 via globalnews.ca
  Bird watching is a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. and efforts are being made to grow the business in B.C. where there is a vast population of fowl. Linda Aylesworth reports.
  
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• Thrills and Spills at the PNE Action Sports Centre

  25-08-2018 04:28 via globalnews.ca
  Squire Barnes takes a look at the latest sensation at the PNE, the Action Sports Centre. This is where a new generation of heros show what they are made of on Skateboards and BMX bikes.
  
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• IHIT investigating after woman found murdered near Boston Bar

  25-08-2018 04:21 via globalnews.ca
  One man has been arrested and released and a van seized as the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team probes the death of a woman whose body was found by the highway just outside of Boston Bar. Catherine Urquhart reports.
  
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• Coquitlam shooting targets home where children live

  25-08-2018 04:21 via globalnews.ca
  A quiet Coquitlam neighbourhood was rocked by gunfire early Friday morning and although police say the home fired at was targeted, there are children living in the basement. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• Compliance deadline for Vancouver's new short-term rental rules just a week away

  25-08-2018 04:11 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver reminded residents Friday that the registration period to understand and comply with new short-term rental regulations ends in just one week.
  After Aug. 31, all short-term rental operators must have a valid business licence that’s included on all online listings and advertisements. Anyone who fails to comply with this will be subject to fines of up to $1,000, or potentially prosecution and other enforcement actions. The listings will also be removed from Airbnb.
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• BC Evening Weather Forecast: Aug 24

  25-08-2018 04:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Friday, August 24, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.
  
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• IHIT asks for help solving unidentified woman’s homicide near Boston Bar

  25-08-2018 04:09 via theprovince.com
  Homicide detectives are asking for help after a woman’s body was found north of Boston Bar on Wednesday.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the woman, whose body was found at around 7:25 p.m. near Highway 1, has not yet been identified.
  When police arrived, they found the body of a caucasian woman in her late 20s and it was evident that she was the victim of a homicide.
  IHIT was called in to take over the investigation.
  A man was arrested in connection to the homicide and has
  
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• Any amount of alcohol considered hazardous to health

  25-08-2018 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  It’s not the kind of news anyone wants to hear going into the weekend: drinking any amount of alcohol is hazardous to your health.
  
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• Sea to Sky-style gondola floated for mountains above Bridal Falls in Chilliwack

  25-08-2018 03:58 via vancouversun.com
  Towering 2,000 metres above Chilliwack, Mount Cheam is a local landmark.
  The “mother mountain” to the Sto:lo peoples and the namesake of more than one Chilliwack business, the peak is pristine, but difficult to access. Hikers must first drive toward Chilliwack Lake before navigating a crumbling logging road to reach the alpine.
  That could change.
  A company called Bridal Falls Gondola Corp. has applied to study the feasibility of building a gondola above Bridal Falls, potentially
  
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