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• 'Quite a pair': Adventurous Salt Spring couple identified as boating victims found on Nova Scotia island

  23-07-2024 23:53 via vancouversun.com
  
  HALIFAX — The Salt Spring Island couple whose remains recently washed ashore on Nova Scotia's remote Sable Island have been identified as 70-year-old James Brett Clibbery and his 54-year-old wife, Sarah Packwood. Read More
  
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• B.C. Olympic racewalker back as coach and competitor

  23-07-2024 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. racewalker Evan Dunfee is back at the Olympics, not only to compete individually but also to pair up with a young athlete he's been coaching at UBC for a new event.
  
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• ‘So dry’: Jasper wildfire evacuees arrive in B.C. with no word on when they can return

  23-07-2024 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  At a news conference Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said of the fires burning in the national park, one of them is located about 12 kilometres south of Jasper.
  
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• IHIT still seeking info on 2016 shooting of innocent man in gang-related hit

  23-07-2024 23:21 via vancouversun.com
  
  Eight years after the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Jatinder (Michael) Sandhu, homicide investigators are renewing a public appeal for information about the unsolved case. Read More
  
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• IIO withdraws job offer for B.C. Indigenous woman, ordered to pay about $52,000 for discrimination

  23-07-2024 23:10 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. has been ordered to pay nearly $52,000 for discriminating against an Indigenous woman after it offered her a job as an investigator — then withdrew the offer — because of what it said was her "adversarial" emails and "rude" behaviour. Read More
  
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• The natural beauty of Lake O’Hara is a B.C. must see

  23-07-2024 22:48 via vancouversun.com
  
  A friend described Lake O’Hara Lodge in Yoho National Park, B.C. as the most beautiful place she’d ever been. I have done a fair share of travel to earth’s exotic and amazing places, so my expectations for our three-day visit to O’Hara were tempered with a smidgeon of doubt. The lodge, accessible only by bus up a dusty gravel road, is tucked high in the mountains west of Lake Louise. Read More
  
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• 3 men stabbed in Vancouver within minutes of each other: police - CBC.ca

  23-07-2024 22:42
  3 men stabbed in Vancouver within minutes of each other: police  CBC.ca
  
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• B.C. selects team to design Massey Tunnel replacement project

  23-07-2024 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A team has been selected to design a new eight-lane tunnel to replace the aging George Massey Tunnel under the Fraser River in Metro Vancouver.
  
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• Fentanyl, cocaine, meth seized in Okanagan drug-trafficking raid

  23-07-2024 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four people from the Lower Mainland were arrested in the Okanagan last Thursday during a raid police say resulted in multiple baggies of drugs seized.
  
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• Arrest made after three random stabbings in downtown Vancouver: VPD - Vancouver Sun

  23-07-2024 22:00
  Arrest made after three random stabbings in downtown Vancouver: VPD  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Team chosen to design eight-lane replacement for Metro Vancouver’s Massey tunnel - Vancouver Sun

  23-07-2024 21:50
  Team chosen to design eight-lane replacement for Metro Vancouver’s Massey tunnel  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Vancouver odour app chronicles behavioural responses to stink - CBC.ca

  23-07-2024 21:49
  Vancouver odour app chronicles behavioural responses to stink  CBC.ca
  
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• Team chosen to design eight-lane replacement for Metro Vancouver’s Massey tunnel

  23-07-2024 21:48 via vancouversun.com
  
  A team has been selected to design a new eight-lane tunnel to replace the aging George Massey Tunnel under the Fraser River in Metro Vancouver, with B.C.'s transportation minister calling it a "huge step" for the project. Read More
  
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• Former Vancouver councillor running for BC Conservatives - CityNews Vancouver

  23-07-2024 21:39
  Former Vancouver councillor running for BC Conservatives  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• Arrest made after three random stabbings in downtown Vancouver: VPD

  23-07-2024 21:38 via vancouversun.com
  
  A suspect has been arrested after three men were stabbed in a series of stranger attacks in downtown Vancouver. Read More
  
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• Uber now allowed to work for Kelowna airport passengers

  23-07-2024 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a press release from the ride-hailing service, representatives said people can also reserve a trip up to 90 days ahead.
  
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• 3 men randomly stabbed by stranger in downtown Vancouver: police - CTV News Vancouver

  23-07-2024 21:32
  3 men randomly stabbed by stranger in downtown Vancouver: police  CTV News Vancouver
  
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• MVP goalie Christian Del Bianco balks at re-signing in Calgary. Could the Vancouver Warriors get him in a trade?

  23-07-2024 21:31 via theprovince.com
  
  What would you pay in a trade to get the best player in your league? Rest assured, Vancouver Warriors general manager Curt Malawsky is calculating that right now. Read More
  
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• Can the Vancouver Warriors make their own Roberto Luongo trade and add Christian Del Bianco?

  23-07-2024 21:31 via theprovince.com
  
  What would you pay in a trade to get the best player in your league? Rest assured, Vancouver Warriors general manager Curt Malawsky is calculating that right now. Read More
  
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• B.C. child welfare system facing workload, staffing crisis: report

  23-07-2024 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The representative for children in British Columbia says the provincial child welfare system is either in a state of crisis or close to it with understaffing and unmanageable workloads.
  
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• B.C. to get $426M in health funding for seniors, rare drug coverage

  23-07-2024 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa is providing $426 million to support heath care in British Columbia.
  
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• Opinion: Bus lanes save money and address overcrowding. Vancouver needs more of them

  23-07-2024 20:45 via vancouversun.com
  
  Seattle. Los Angeles. Boston. What do these cities have in common? They’re all building bus lanes faster than Vancouver, despite having  fewer transit riders per capita than we do. How could they get this done with so few transit riders in their voter base? Because in 2024, the average voter understands why we need bus lanes, whether in Seattle or Vancouver. Read More
  
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• B.C., Ottawa ink $426M deals to support care assistants, drugs for rare diseases

  23-07-2024 20:37 via vancouversun.com
  
  Ottawa is providing $426 million to support health care in B.C. Read More
  
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• Bodies of two women found near beaches along Vancouver’s English Bay, police say - The Globe and Mail

  23-07-2024 20:21
  Bodies of two women found near beaches along Vancouver’s English Bay, police say  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Opinion: B.C.'s wildfires can only be met with a new era of innovation to fight them

  23-07-2024 20:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  With wildfires now surging — from B.C. to Labrador — it’s hard not to reflect on last summer’s devastating fires. These fires took lives and displaced thousands as an estimated 18.5 million hectares of land burned. Last June, New Yorkers choked on thick, polluted air and smoke reached as far as Europe, leading some to quip that Canada’s largest export was wildfire smoke. Read More
  
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• Lake Street Dive still Good Together and playing Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre in August

  23-07-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  When: Aug. 1, 8 p.m. Read More
  
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• After making his mark in comics, visual artist James Jean finds fans in filmmakers, Korean boy bands and fine art collectors

  23-07-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Meadowlark: James Jean Solo Exhibition Read More
  
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• 10 best swimwear finds of summer 2024

  23-07-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Make a splash this summer with a new swimsuit. When it comes to swimwear, there really is no one-size fits all. Read More
  
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• B.C.’s child representative raises social worker staffing, burnout concerns

  23-07-2024 19:25 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C.’s child representative is once again raising concerns about critical staffing shortages and burnout among social workers employed by the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Read More
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in causeway crash identified as 18-year-old West Vancouver student - North Shore News

  23-07-2024 19:17
  Motorcyclist killed in causeway crash identified as 18-year-old West Vancouver student  North Shore News
  
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• B.C. communities on edge due to wildfires as evacuees from Jasper arrive in province

  23-07-2024 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are 365 active fires burning with four wildfires of note, meaning they are highly visible or pose a threat to communities. There are 206 fires out of control.
  
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• Viewer video: Wildfire evacuees flee Jasper National Park

  23-07-2024 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Viewer video and pictures show people fleeing Jasper National Park as a wildfire threatens the area. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate the area on Thursday night.
  
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• Evacuees capture videos of Jasper wildfire

  23-07-2024 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Viewer video and pictures show people fleeing Jasper National Park as a wildfire threatens the area. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate the area on Thursday night.
  
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• Canucks Announce Single Game Tickets On Sale July 24 - NHL.com

  23-07-2024 19:10
  Canucks Announce Single Game Tickets On Sale July 24  NHL.com
  
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• Relive the 5 best songs from Rebel Yell as Billy Idol kicks off 40th anniversary tour in Vancouver

  23-07-2024 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  When: July 30 Read More
  
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• James Bond would have a cocktail at Vancouver's sexy, opulent Prophecy bar

  23-07-2024 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Where: Rosewood Hotel Georgia, 801 West Georgia Street, Vancouver Read More
  
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• Wildfire spreads on southern Vancouver Island amid 'challenging' terrain - CTV News Vancouver

  23-07-2024 18:15
  Wildfire spreads on southern Vancouver Island amid 'challenging' terrain  CTV News Vancouver
  
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• Thinning raspberry canes will help keep plants healthy, growing

  23-07-2024 17:50 via theprovince.com
  
  Q. I've never been sure how to manage my raspberry canes after they stop producing berries at midsummer. The planting has become quite crowded with newly produced canes. The ones I grow produce only the one, early summer crop. Read More
  
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• Jasper National Park under wildfire threat. How far is it from safe zones?

  23-07-2024 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s famous Jasper National Park has been shut down and evacuations are under way amid raging wildfires threatening residents and visitors.
  
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• Plant-based milk recall: Class-action lawsuits filed over Listeria outbreak

  23-07-2024 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two class-action lawsuits have been filed against the manufacturers of two plant-based milks recalled across Canada over potential Listeria contamination.
  
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• Jasper National Park wildfire evacuees told to take roundabout route back to Alberta

  23-07-2024 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Everyone in Jasper — tourists, hikers, campers, boaters — along with 4,700 residents of the townsite were ordered out as wildfires pinched off escape routes to the east and south.
  
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• Jasper National Park wildfire evacuee on ‘shock’ of being told to flee area

  23-07-2024 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The mountainous park in western Alberta normally sees full hotels and campgrounds in mid-July.
  
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• Jasper National Park wildfire evacuee describes ‘shock’ of being told to flee area

  23-07-2024 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The mountainous park normally sees full hotels and campgrounds in mid-July.
  
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• Deadly Kelowna motorcycle crash closes highway Monday night

  23-07-2024 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kelowna RCMP continued their investigation into the deadly motorcycle crash on site until early Tuesday and the road opened just before 6:30 a.m.
  
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• Vancouver Park Board passes appropriate swimwear policy - CBC.ca

  23-07-2024 16:00
  Vancouver Park Board passes appropriate swimwear policy  CBC.ca
  
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• B.C. legal tech firm Clio nets US$900M in historic funding round

  23-07-2024 15:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Legal tech company Clio said on Tuesday it had raised US$900 million in one of the largest fundraises ever from a Canadian startup.
  
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• B.C. Wildfires: Storms with high winds, possible hailstones expected to fan flames

  23-07-2024 15:29 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C.’s wildfire service says a significant change in the weather could cause another burst of wildfire activity, with extensive thunderstorms expected in the north and parts of the south after weeks of hot and dry weather. Read More
  
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• B.C. Wildfires: High winds, large hailstones and high temperatures challenge wildfire crews

  23-07-2024 15:29 via vancouversun.com
  
  The B.C. Wildfire Service says a significant change in the weather could ramp-up fire activity, as Environment Canada warns of severe thunderstorms in several parts of the province following weeks of hot and dry conditions. Read More
  
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• Wildfire near Jasper National Park prompts evacuation into B.C. and highway closures

  23-07-2024 15:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  EDMONTON — Multiple wildfires in Jasper National Park flared up with a vengeance late Monday night, forcing all park visitors along with the 4,700 residents of the Jasper townsite to flee west with little notice over mountain roads through darkness, soot and ash. Read More
  
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• Jasper evacuees forced into B.C. to flee fires told to make U-turn to Alberta for aid

  23-07-2024 15:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  EDMONTON — Thousands of wildfire evacuees forced from Jasper National Park into British Columbia along smoke-choked mountain roads Monday night were directed Tuesday to make a wide U-turn and head home if they needed a place to stay. Read More
  
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