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• 2018 wildfire season now the worst on record for hectares burned

  29-08-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, 1,250,383 hectares burned across the province since April 1, surpassing last year's record total of 1,216,053 hectares.
  
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• Man who tried to murder Hells Angel at YVR gets 11 years

  29-08-2018 23:44 via vancouversun.com
  A Hamilton, Ont., man who attempted to murder a member of the Hells Angels at the Vancouver airport has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
  Knowah Ferguson, 21, pleaded guilty to the April 2015 attempted murder of Damion Ryan and to conspiracy to commit the murder of a Surrey man who has not been identified.
  In imposing sentence Wednesday, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten said that both crimes committed by Ferguson involved considerable planning and premeditation.
  “Mr.
  
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• State of emergency extended as B.C. deals with worst wildfire season ever

  29-08-2018 23:42 via vancouversun.com
  A province-wide state of emergency has been extended as British Columbia deals with its worst wildfire season on record.
  According to the latest statistics provided by the B.C. Wildfire Service, a record 12,998 square kilometres of the province have been scorched by wildfires this season, eclipsing last year’s mark of 12,164 square kilometres, which was the worst level of destruction since 1958 when 8,560 square kilometres burned.
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• Vernon woman credits helmet with saving her life

  29-08-2018 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  "All of a sudden I was under the wheels of a big truck and being dragged and screaming. Thankfully he stopped."
  
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• Burnaby RCMP issue ‘sextortion’ warning to public

  29-08-2018 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  Police warn of "sextortion" incidents in Burnaby, that involve the threat of releasing shared intimate videos, images or explicit messages online. 
  
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• World-famous improv comedians hit River Rock's stage

  29-08-2018 23:00
  
  Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood are well known for their performances on comedy TV series Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  
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• Early morning fire at bank in Chase, B.C., deemed suspicious

  29-08-2018 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP in Chase, B.C., are asking for help regarding a suspicious fire at
  
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• How to get one of 2000 free slices of B.C.’s biggest blueberry pie

  29-08-2018 22:53
  
  On Saturday The Pie Shoppe will bake the province’s largest blueberry pie - and you can have a slice
  
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• Arts Club Theatre to stage autism-friendly performance of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  29-08-2018 22:48 via vancouversun.com
  The Arts Club Theatre will stage an autism-friendly performance of its season-opener, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
  The “relaxed performance,” set to take place Sept. 30 at 7 p.m., will include modifications to the lighting, sound and staging, and is designed to accommodate those with autism, learning challenges and other sensitivities.
  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a 2003 mystery written by Mark Haddon and adapted for the stage in 2012. Th
  
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• Three Vancouver brunch spots that might not be on your radar, but should be

  29-08-2018 22:42
  
  With varying price points and menus, Burdock & Co., D6 lounge, and Little Juke have something for everyone
  
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• B.C. motorcycle deaths spike in July 2018, prompt safety warning

  29-08-2018 22:33 via theprovince.com
  The number of people who died in motorcycle-related deaths in the first half of 2018 more than doubled over the same period last year, with 18 deaths in July 2018 alone.
  That has prompted the B.C. Coroners Service to issue a reminder to motorcyclists and other road users to be careful on B.C. roads.
  “B.C. Coroners Service data signals a significant increase in deaths involving motorcyclists this summer,” said chief coroner Lisa Lapointe.
  “Our goal is to prevent deaths in simila
  
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• UBC has the perfect study for unhappy perfectionists

  29-08-2018 22:30
  
  Vancouver university seeks participants to determine effectiveness of treatment program.
  
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• Burnaby RCMP warn of sextortion scams using explicit videos

  29-08-2018 22:27 via vancouversun.com
  Police are warning the public after a rise in incidents in Burnaby involving sextortion.
  The RCMP say they’ve seen two different scenarios of sextortion so far.
  One is where victims receive unsolicited friend requests on social media and prompts for video chats, and the second involves unsolicited emails from someone claiming to have a sexually explicit video of the victim or information about the use of pornographic websites.
  Typically, the victims are threatened with the release of intim
  
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• Jeep that killed woman on Central Saanich road involved in another crash minutes earlier

  29-08-2018 22:23 via vancouversun.com
  A red Jeep SUV that struck two women walking their dogs on Vancouver Island Monday night, killing one and leaving the other critically injured, was involved in another crash just minutes earlier, Central Saanich police said.
  The department received information that the red SUV rear-ended a black sedan on Mount Newton Cross Road at Lochside Drive around 6:45 p.m., about 20 minutes before the fatal collision on Central Saaanich Road.
  Investigators want to speak to the driver and occupants of the b
  
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• Victoria withdraws bid to host 2020 Memorial Cup

  29-08-2018 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  The four-team race to host the 2020 Memorial Cup is down to three after the Victoria Royals announced they were withdrawing their bid.
  
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• Wildfire-ravaged B.C. extends provincial state of emergency into mid-September

  29-08-2018 22:03 via vancouversun.com
  A province-wide state of emergency has been extended as British Columbia deals with its second-worst wildfire season on record.
  As of Wednesday morning, 534 wildfires were burning in B.C., with 34 evacuation orders affecting approximately 3,200 people, plus 53 evacuation alerts impacting approximately 21,800 people.
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  The B.C. government, which originally declared a state of emergency on Aug. 15, has extended the
  
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• Missile-shaped prop causes evacuation of Coquitlam neighbourhood

  29-08-2018 22:01 via theprovince.com
  A “suspicious object” which led to Coquitlam RCMP closing streets and evacuating homes in the area of Brunette Avenue and Schoolhouse Street on Wednesday morning was revealed to be a harmless prop.
  The roads were shut down, and some nearby apartments evacuated, shortly after 7:15 a.m. when a passerby spotted a missile-shaped object lying in the grass off Brunette Avenue.
  The area was locked down for four hours before the RCMP explosives disposal unit confirmed that the object di
  
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• B.C. wineries need us to drink their wines to offset losses of wildfire season

  29-08-2018 21:57
  
  If you were looking for a good excuse to have a glass of wine...
  
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• Seahawks get backup QB Brett Hundley from Packers, lock up Lockett

  29-08-2018 21:48 via theprovince.com
  The Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers are heading into the 2018 season with new backup quarterbacks.
  The Seahawks have acquired quarterback Brett Hundley from the Packers, a person familiar with the deal said Wednesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade hasn’t been announced by the teams. ESPN.com first reported the deal.
  The trade was completed on the cusp of the conclusion of the preseason and gives the Seahawks a proven backup behi
  
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• How to revitalize an aging workforce? Hire Indigenous youth, say advocates

  29-08-2018 21:32
  
  The demographic is a growing and somewhat untapped domestic labour resource.
  
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• Back to school tech gadgets for the dorm room

  29-08-2018 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Tech expert Mike Agerbo shows off gadgets that will make the transition back to school a breeze.
  
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• ‘Powell Riviera’ the coastal haven the locals want to keep secret

  29-08-2018 21:00 via theprovince.com
  Powell Riviera: that’s how some locals refer to Powell River, but they don’t want to advertise it as “Riviera”. Some are rather secretive about their town on the Upper Sunshine Coast — they like that you must take two ferries, or fly, to get here.
  They say it keeps the vibe laid back and places like the Sunshine Coast Trail pristine and unspoiled. And the town is drenched in history: there are nearly 400 heritage buildings including the Patricia Theatre, Canada
  
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• B.C. launches massive lawsuit in battle against overdose crisis

  29-08-2018 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C government announced Wednesday that it is suing drug makers that produce opioids. This is the first province in Canada to challenge pharmaceutical companies to recoup costs associated with the opioid crisis. Paul Haysom has the details.
  
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• First Nations family says fishermen shouted racial slurs, exposed themselves on Fraser River

  29-08-2018 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  "My cousin was absolutely flabbergasted and said, 'Excuse me, there are children here. What are you doing?'"
  
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• Victoria mayor apologizes for handling of MacDonald statue eviction

  29-08-2018 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  Just a few weeks after the City of Victoria removed a statue of Sir John A. MacDonald from the steps of city hall – the mayor of Victoria is apologizing.
  
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• Victoria mayor says John A Macdonald statue will be relocated to public space

  29-08-2018 20:35 via vancouversun.com
  A statue of Sir John A Macdonald that was removed from in front of Victoria’s city hall will be relocated to another public place in the city, according to Mayor Lisa Helps.
  City council voted earlier this month to remove the monument to Canada’s first prime minister as part of the city’s reconciliation process with First Nations.
  Helps, who called Macdonald a “key architect of the Indian residential school system,” said the statue served as a painful reminder of co
  
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• Province of B.C. launches class action lawsuit targeting the opioid industry

  29-08-2018 20:33
  
  Lawsuit targets manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors of prescription opioids
  
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• UBC seeks perfectionists to ace this study about … perfectionism

  29-08-2018 20:31 via vancouversun.com
  If you want something done right, you need to do it yourself.
  If you want it done perfectly, get a perfectionist.
  Researchers at the University of B.C. are looking for those who identify as perfectionists to undergo a 12-week study to determine whether a newly developed type of treatment is effective.
  Perfectionism is defined as seeing yourself as flawed or defective and attempting to resolve those perceptions by trying to be or presenting oneself as perfect. It goes beyond the usual goal-settin
  
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• Wildfire-ravaged B.C. extends provincial state emergency

  29-08-2018 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial state of emergency has been extended in British Columbia, as the province deals with its second worst wildfire season on record.
  As of Wednesday morning, 534 wildfires were burning in B.C., with 34 evacuation orders affecting approximately 3,200 people, plus 53 evacuation alerts impacting approximately 21,800 people.
  Related
  B.C. Wildfires Map 2018: Updates on fire locations, evacuation alerts/orders
  The B.C. government, which originally declared a state of emergency on Aug. 15, h
  
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• B.C. sees huge spike in motorcycle deaths: Coroner

  29-08-2018 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  There have been 30 motorcycle deaths in B.C. so far this year, more than double the number of fatalities during the same time period last year.
  
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• Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps apologizes for way decision to take down John A. Macdonald statue handled

  29-08-2018 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps has apologized for making people feel they were excluded from the decision to remove the Sir John A. Macdonald statue from in front of Victoria city hall.
  
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• Wine Guy: Back to wine school

  29-08-2018 20:00 via theprovince.com
  Hard to believe, but another summer is coming to an end. Or at least the school-year summer, which admittedly for many households marks the season much more than the Gregorian calendar.
  But why should the kids have all the fun? Adults can take September’s arrival as an opportunity to go back to wine school. In the spirit of lifelong learning, here are a few wine ABCs to get you started, because really the more you learn about wine the more you will appreciate fermented grape juice.Luzada 2
  
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• The It List: IZA Jewelry Satellite Bangle

  29-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Satellite Bangle from IZA Jewelry
  Why we love it: This subtle, statement-making bangle strikes the perfect balance between eye-catching and endlessly timeless. It would be as at-home on the bohemian-chic wrist of a 20-something as it would on the arm of a stylish septuagenarian.
  The style, which is available in sterling silver with gold vermeil accents or gold vermeil with sterling silver accents (as shown here), is handcrafted by artisans in Bali under the watchful e
  
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• Style Q&A: Leis de Buds aims to build a better flower business

  29-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Alyssa Sager is betting there’s big business in building a better flower business.
  The Vancouver-based entrepreneur and founder of the company Leis de Buds, is merging her business experience gleaned at companies such as Tesla with her background growing up in Hawaii with her new venture. 
  Sager chatted with Postmedia News about her business, the innovative “leisdeBUS” and why she thinks the flower business should become even more green. 
  Q. For those who aren&rs
  
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• Side dishes: Two upcoming Vancouver cookbooks will inspire you

  29-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Two local cookbooks are about to shimmy onto bookstore shelves in September and they’re going to be good.Vancouver Eats: Signature Recipes from the City’s Best Restaurants by Joanne Sasvari is a definition of Vancouver by food. It a collection of recipes from 46 leading chefs in the city — greats like Alex Chen of Boulevard Kitchen, Quang Dang of Araxi, Frank Pabst of Bluewater Cafe, Hector Laguna of Botanist, Jefferson Alvarez of Cacaco, David Hawksworth of Hawksworth and Nigh
  
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• Last Fridays invites newcomers to walk St. Paul's labyrinth to live music

  29-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Last Fridays
  When: Last Friday of every month, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
  Where: St. Paul’s Anglican Church
  Free: stpaulsanglican.bc.caThe labyrinth at St. Paul’s Anglican Church is a place where people come to meditate, relax, pray and heal. On the last Friday of every month, they can also hear live music.
  “The original idea for the program was to present a range of settings for the walking meditation,” said Georgia Scott, music coordinator for the Last Fridays program.
  Normally
  
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• At last, women composers take centre stage

  29-08-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  All Women Composers Concert
  When: Sept. 8, 8 p.m.
  Where: Christ Church Cathedral
  Tickets and info: $25, womensorchestra.ca
  The re-discovery of music from throughout the ages by women composers has been a hot-button issue in music scholarship for several decades. Now the inclusion of that music in the day-to-day repertoire of our orchestras, ensembles, and choirs has recently emerged as one of the pressing issues of the day.
  Vancouver, I’m pleased to say, is in the forefront of bringin
  
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• B.C. extends wildfire state of emergency through Sept. 12

  29-08-2018 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  It first declared the emergency on Aug. 15 as hundreds of wildfires raged around the province.
  
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• Province to limit house sizes on farmland

  29-08-2018 19:38
  
  B.C.'s agriculture minister needs to make scope of rules clear, as they come just months before municipal elections, says former Delta councillor
  
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• Downzoning of Vancouver's Chinatown could cut property values 40 per cent

  29-08-2018 19:28
  
  Property owners hoping change in civic government will restore historic area’s revitalization
  
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• B.C. announces class-action lawsuit against dozens of opioid manufacturers for overdose crisis costs

  29-08-2018 19:01 via vancouversun.com
  The B.C. government has announced a massive lawsuit against more than 40 opioid manufacturers to try to recover millions of dollars in health-care costs in the ongoing health crisis.
  Attorney General David Eby and Minister of Health and Addictions Judy Darcy shared details of the civil suit on Wednesday during a news conference outside the Supreme Court of B.C. in downtown Vancouver.
  “It’s time opioid drug companies take responsibility for the human and financial toll their products
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps’ Kamara, Ghazal and Waston to play with national teams

  29-08-2018 18:58 via theprovince.com
  A trio of Vancouver Whitecaps players are set to don the colours of their national teams next month.
  Striker Kei Kamara has been named to Sierra Leone’s team and midfielder Aly Ghazal has been called up to play for Egypt.
  Both countries are playing in qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations in early September, during the MLS international break.
  Whitecaps captain Kendall Waston will also be on international assignment over the break, playing for Costa Rica in a pair of friendlies against
  
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• Why didn’t the B.C. government launch a lawsuit sooner?

  29-08-2018 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  Global News reporter Paul Haysom asks Attorney General David Eby why the B.C. government hasn’t brought these allegations against pharmaceutical companies forward sooner.
  
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• How will the B.C. government’s tobacco lawsuit help the opioid case?

  29-08-2018 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Wednesday, Attorney General David Eby answers a reporters question about the effectiveness of going after opioid manufacturers.
  
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• B.C. government launches lawsuit against opioid manufacturers to recoup overdose crisis costs

  29-08-2018 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  The British Columbia government announced Wednesday it is suing 40 companies in connection with manufacturing opioids.
  
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• Why not go after doctors who are oversubscribing opioids?

  29-08-2018 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addiction, explains why the B.C. government is going after pharmaceutical companies instead of physicians to recover healthcare cost.
  
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• UBC seeking perfectionists to ace this study about perfectionism

  29-08-2018 18:49 via vancouversun.com
  If you want something done right, you need to do it yourself. If you want it done perfectly, get a perfectionist.
  Researchers at the University of B.C. are looking for those who identify as perfectionists to undergo a 12-week study to determine whether a newly developed type of treatment is effective.
  Perfectionism is defined as seeing yourself as flawed or defective and attempting to resolve those perceptions by trying to be or presenting oneself as perfect. It goes beyond the usual goal-settin
  
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• ‘Pharmaceutical companies must take responsibility for their role’: B.C. minister of addictions

  29-08-2018 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Wednesday, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy announces why the B.C. government is making this lawsuit a priority.
  
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• Presser: B.C. initiates class action lawsuit against opioid makers

  29-08-2018 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  At a press conference held Wednesday, Attorney General David Eby announces the B.C. government will sue opioid makers to recoup healthcare costs.
  
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• Suspicious object in Coquitlam closes streets, forces evacuation of homes

  29-08-2018 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  Cpl. Michael McLaughlin says officers have been on the scene since about 7:15 a.m.
  
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