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• Firefighters face heat warnings, thunderstorms, high winds across southern B.C.

  03-08-2024 21:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — Rising temperatures, increasing wind speeds and dry lightning are forecast for southern British Columbia over the weekend in areas where major wildfires continue to burn in the Columbia, Kootenay and Thompson-Okanagan regions. Read More
  
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• Small earthquake near Penticton felt from border to Kelowna

  03-08-2024 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to Earthquakes Canada, the epicenter of the 2.6-magnitude quake was around 12 km southeast of Penticton.
  
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• One man injured in Surrey shooting

  03-08-2024 20:49 via vancouversun.com
  
  One man was injured in a shooting in the Cloverdale area of Surrey Saturday morning. Read More
  
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• B.C. planning for worst-case scenario if Chilcotin River landslide bursts

  03-08-2024 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province issued an emergency alert late Friday, warning people anywhere on the Chilcotin River to evacuate immediately.
  
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• B.C. Climate News: UN chief calls for global action to tackle extreme heat | Climate change affects Olympics in France | Ottawa pushed for stronger climate action after Jasper wildfires

  03-08-2024 18:37 via vancouversun.com
  
  Here’s all the latest news concerning the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and the steps leaders are taking to address these issues. Read More
  
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• B.C. weather: 13 daily records set under ongoing ridge of high pressure

  03-08-2024 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lytton wasthe hottest spot in B.C. — and Canada — on Friday as the mercury reached 40.3 C. Scorching weather is expected to continue across the province.
  
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• Worst-case models point to reduced Chilcotin landslide downstream flood threat

  03-08-2024 17:56 via vancouversun.com
  
  Worst-case scenario modelling of the potential impacts of an over-the-top water breach of a massive landslide blocking British Columbia’s Chilcotin River points to reduced flood threats downstream, Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma said Saturday. Read More
  
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• UPDATE: Risk to public likely lower than feared if water breaches Chilcotin landslide, says government

  03-08-2024 17:56 via vancouversun.com
  
  WILLIAMS LAKE — B.C.'s Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the best-case scenario for a landslide blocking the Chilcotin River is a gentle clearing that doesn't take debris down the river. Read More
  
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• B.C. makes flood plans for possible ’worst case’ if landslide bursts from river

  03-08-2024 17:56 via vancouversun.com
  
  WILLIAMS LAKE — B.C.'s Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the best-case scenario for a landslide blocking the Chilcotin River is a gentle clearing that doesn't take debris down the river. Read More
  
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• Illicit drug lab equipment, chemicals originated in B.C., but wound up seized in resort city in Fiji - Vancouver Sun

  03-08-2024 17:06
  Illicit drug lab equipment, chemicals originated in B.C., but wound up seized in resort city in Fiji  Vancouver Sun
  
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• This Day in History: The great postcard photographer of early Vancouver finally gets his due. See his photos.

  03-08-2024 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Fred Herzog isn’t the only Vancouver photographer who achieved fame late in life. Read More
  
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• Illicit drug lab equipment, chemicals originated in B.C., but wound up seized in resort city in Fiji

  03-08-2024 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Police in Fiji are investigating the seizure of equipment that could be used to set up illicit drug labs that was shipped into the tiny nation from B.C. Read More
  
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• Book review: A tough, lovely chronicle of a couple's pain

  03-08-2024 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Kara Stanley with Simon Paradis  |  Greystone Books Read More
  
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• B.C. tribunal made error in denying $2,000 compensation for missed WestJet flight: Court petition

  03-08-2024 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The B.C. civil resolution tribunal was wrong to deny a Kelowna couple $2,000 in compensation for WestJet’s last-minute cancellation of their flight to Rome, an advocacy group for air passengers says in a request to the courts to reverse the decision. Read More
  
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• B.C. Day turns 50 and is now one of the most popular holidays of the year

  03-08-2024 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  On Aug. 2, 1858, the Colony of British Columbia was created in London, England. Read More
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: B.C. wineries steal the show at the National Wine Awards

  03-08-2024 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  This B.C. Day long weekend, we look at the top 10 B.C. wineries that entered at least five wines and made the coveted Canada's Top 25 Wineries of the Year list at the 2024 National Wine Awards of Canada. You can read the full results here. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Was this what Vancouver council worried its integrity commissioner might disclose? - Vancouver Is Awesome

  03-08-2024 07:03
  Opinion: Was this what Vancouver council worried its integrity commissioner might disclose?  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Plane ‘cuts off’ multiple aircraft at Pitt Meadows airport

  03-08-2024 04:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The incident happened on July 4, as a privately-owned Cessna was flying from Langley to Pitt Meadows, according to an incident report.
  
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• B.C. hits Township of Langley with deadline to approve density near SkyTrain site

  03-08-2024 03:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province has given the Township of Langley until Oct. 31 to greenlight a new Transit-Oriented Density (TOD) zone around the site of the future Willowbrook SkyTrain Station.
  
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• Vancouver pedestrians able to 'scramble' at downtown intersection - CBC.ca

  03-08-2024 02:52
  Vancouver pedestrians able to 'scramble' at downtown intersection  CBC.ca
  
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• City of Delta prepared to fight possible transit cuts

  03-08-2024 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  TransLink raised alarm bells last month when it warned of a looming budget deficit that could result in staggering cuts, including in the city of Delta.
  
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• Surrey RCMP investigate assault that sent victim to hospital, suspect who fled in stolen car

  03-08-2024 02:43 via vancouversun.com
  
  Surrey RCMP report an unspecified series of "serious incidents" that started at a business in Whalley and continued with a theft of vehicle Friday afternoon. Read More
  
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• One person in serious condition after set on fire during assault in Surrey

  03-08-2024 02:43 via vancouversun.com
  
  One person is in hospital with serious burns after being set on fire Friday during an assault at a currency exchange business in Surrey's Whalley neighbourhood. Read More
  
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• ‘He was burning alive’: Suspect at large in horrific Surrey attack

  03-08-2024 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Surrey RCMP said it is investigating a "series of serious incidents" including an assault, that began at a business in the 10200 block of City Parkway.
  
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• Critics not impressed as West Vancouver mayor defends selling public beach access to private buyer

  03-08-2024 01:53 via vancouversun.com
  
  The mayor of the District of West Vancouver is defending a decision to close off public access to a beach as part of a property sale, saying it will allow the municipality to purchase an Ambleside property that provides greater waterfront opportunities for the public. Read More
  
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• SFU profs challenge their faculty association's anti-Israel motions in court

  03-08-2024 01:48 via vancouversun.com
  
  A group of professors at Simon Fraser University has asked a B.C. court to nullify resolutions by their faculty association that censured Israel over its war with Hamas, including an allegation the country is guilty of “scholasticide." Read More
  
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• Sight of humpback whale in Washington state missing its tail heartbreaking, says researcher

  03-08-2024 01:20 via vancouversun.com
  
  A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in the Salish Sea likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, possibly in some kind of line or fishing gear, experts say. That loss of the flukes, used for propulsion, would appear to be a death sentence for the creature, last reported seen in late July. Read More
  
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• Technology aims to keep B.C. seniors safe living in their own homes

  03-08-2024 01:15 via vancouversun.com
  
  Glenn Maxwell is only 76, but with a health condition that includes profound hearing loss and dizzy spells, he wasn’t sure he would be able to keep living independently in his Victoria condo for much longer. Read More
  
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• Urban-rural split: B.C. scrambles to keep White Rock ER open as rural ERs close

  03-08-2024 01:06 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — The day began with B.C. United ringing the alarm bell over a pending holiday weekend closure of the emergency room at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock. Read More
  
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• Penticton veteran attacked while on mobility scooter recovering well, ‘in good spirits’

  03-08-2024 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Penticton's mayor is reassuring residents that the community is safe in the aftermath of a late-night attack on an 82-year-old veteran.
  
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• Opinion: As wildfires become more frequent, how will persistent smoke exposure affect long-term health?

  03-08-2024 01:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Wildfire smoke has become a common feature of Canadian summers, fuelled by bigger, more intense and more frequent wildfires. In 2023, Canada experienced its worst wildfire season on record, with many communities contending with weeks of hazy, orange skies and frequent air quality alerts. Read More
  
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• Letters to The Sun: Heartbreaking images from Jasper should be a wake-up call

  03-08-2024 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Images of the destroyed town of Jasper are particularly heartbreaking for those who have loved this community. Yet it’s little comfort to witness Alberta’s premier shedding tears on the flames as firefighters struggle to save TMX infrastructure. Read More
  
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• Forest company sues Port Alberni over 'clandestine' overnight search

  03-08-2024 00:54 via vancouversun.com
  
  A forest company is suing the City of Port Alberni after a “clandestine” overnight search of its manufacturing plant last month, which the company said has harmed its reputation. Read More
  
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