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• Crypto platform diverted $13M from customers, B.C. regulator says

  12-08-2024 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The B.C. Securities Commission found a cryptocurrency trading platform and its owner lied to customers and diverted about $13 million in assets to gambling and personal accounts.
  
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• Crypto platform defrauded customers of $13M, B.C. regulator says

  12-08-2024 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The B.C. Securities Commission found a cryptocurrency trading platform and its owner lied to customers and diverted about $13 million in assets to gambling and personal accounts.
  
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• Health complications halt B.C. swimmer's record-breaking attempt across Salish Sea

  12-08-2024 23:47 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Saanich woman’s 109-kilometre swim from Vancouver Island to Vancouver’s Jericho Beach was cut short due to health complications after 15 hours in the water. Read More
  
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• Fraser Health to offer free delivery of harm reduction supplies

  12-08-2024 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fraser Health's new program to offer home delivery of harm reduction supplies aims to reduce deaths among people who don't use supervised drug consumption sites.
  
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• Hullcar Mountain wildfire in North Okanagan now held

  12-08-2024 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The largest wildfire in B.C.'s North Okanagan region has been classified as held. BC Wildfire says people may still see smoke until the fire is declared out, however.
  
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• The great outdoors: A Palm Springs road trip

  12-08-2024 23:16 via vancouversun.com
  
  I was thinking more along the lines of posh pool bars, celebrity sightings, patterned shirts and expensive-looking dogs. And while I do find all that in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, it also delivers mind-blowing boho quirkiness, geological oddities and an engaging Indigenous history.   Read More
  
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• Opinion: Vancouver narrowly dodged a fire disaster. But nowhere is truly safe - The Globe and Mail

  12-08-2024 22:30
  Opinion: Vancouver narrowly dodged a fire disaster. But nowhere is truly safe  The Globe and Mail
  
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• 'High' COVID levels show virus may no longer be an emergency in B.C. but it's still a threat - Vancouver Sun

  12-08-2024 22:01
  'High' COVID levels show virus may no longer be an emergency in B.C. but it's still a threat  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Here’s where the next Olympic Games are happening, according to Tom Cruise

  12-08-2024 21:55 via theprovince.com
  
  Even if you haven't been following closely, you've likely heard all the highlights — and maybe even some lowlights — from the 2024 Summer Olympics. Read More
  
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• With more than 300 picture-perfect islands Fiji is for everyone 

  12-08-2024 21:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  A kick of my fins and I glide along a shallow reef with fish of every size and colour. Big fish, little fish. Red fish, blue fish. Some nibble from giant coral platters. Shy fish dart into crevices. When a  parrotfish poops, it speeds away from its cloudy white deposit. Read More
  
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• Canada braces for wildfires, more named storms than usual this fall

  12-08-2024 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada meteorologists said Canada will also see an above-normal hurricane season, with 17-24 named storms expected to hit the country this year.
  
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• 'High' COVID levels show virus may no longer be an emergency in B.C. but it's still a threat

  12-08-2024 21:12 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C.'s top doctor has ended the COVID-19 public health emergency, which began nearly 1,600 days ago on March 17, 2020. Read More
  
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• An incredible mini-adventure in Hanoi

  12-08-2024 21:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  We’d just arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital. It’s the oldest and fastest growing capital city in SE Asia. Founded more than 1,000 years ago, it lies in the northern part of the country between two rivers. Both the French and the Chinese have influenced its history. Its population tops more than 8.5 million and there are more than 6.5 million scooters on its streets. Read More
  
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• Former B.C. resident used $13 million in crypto assets on gambling: BCSC

  12-08-2024 20:44 via vancouversun.com
  
  The B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) has ruled that a crypto trading platform defrauded its customers by diverting about $13 million of its assets to gambling. Read More
  
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• Thunderstorms, lightning in B.C. forecast, as more than 400 wildfires burn

  12-08-2024 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Little rain and a lot of lightning is fuelling wildfire activity in British Columbia.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch issued with 400+ wildfires burning in B.C.

  12-08-2024 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  
  A lack of rain and a lot of lightning is fuelling wildfire activity in B.C. Read More
  
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• Hundreds allowed to return home to Village of Slocan after wildfire

  12-08-2024 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  
  Several hundred residents of the Village of Slocan and the surrounding area of British Columbia’s Kootenay region are allowed to return home as officials downgrade an evacuation order prompted by a complex of wildfires. Read More
  
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• B.C. cities top the list for highest crime rates in Canada

  12-08-2024 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kamloops had the highest crime severity index across all of Canada's census metropolitan areas in 2023, with Chilliwack having the second highest.
  
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• Video captures driver’s close call on Highway 4 on Vancouver Island - Global News BC

  12-08-2024 19:44
  Video captures driver’s close call on Highway 4 on Vancouver Island  Global News BC
  
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• Video captures driver’s close call on Highway 4 on Vancouver Island

  12-08-2024 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Video shared with Global News shows a close call caught on camera along Highway 4 last Friday night. The witness said an SUV pulled out into the oncoming lane.
  
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• Vancouver b-boy Phil Wizard always had something special: coach - CityNews Vancouver

  12-08-2024 19:37
  Vancouver b-boy Phil Wizard always had something special: coach  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• 5-week-old baby’s death in B.C. government care prompts investigation

  12-08-2024 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shortly after giving birth, his mother Chyanna Baker was visited by social workers on suspicion of drug use, though she says she had been sober since learning she was pregnant.
  
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• The Home Front: New furniture collection by John Legend and Rove Concepts

  12-08-2024 18:50 via vancouversun.com
  
  Luxury lifestyle brand Rove Concepts' has just released a new furniture collection in collaboration with singer-songwriter John Legend. The Journeys Collection has rounded edges and is designed to encourage people to slow down and let their minds wander, says Rove Concepts' CEO and founder, Art Lee. Read More
  
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• Vancouver Bandits lose 97-95 in thrilling CEBL championship game

  12-08-2024 17:05 via theprovince.com
  
  MONTREAL — The Niagara River Lions are kings of the Canadian Elite Basketball League jungle. Read More
  
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• Thousands greet Martin Mars water bomber as it flies over Vancouver Island on last flight

  12-08-2024 15:15 via vancouversun.com
  
  The roaring presence of the Hawaii Martin Mars coming in low over the Saanich Peninsula for its last flight on Sunday was exactly how Dean Christie remembered the plane sounded when he watched it scoop up water in the B.C. Interior four decades ago. Read More
  
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• Meet two Vancouver designers headed to Paris fashion week

  12-08-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Two Vancouver-based creatives are collaborating for a special fashion presentation in Paris. Read More
  
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• All in the family: For many lifeguards in Vancouver, the lifestyle spans generations

  12-08-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  When word came that Kits pool was reopening on Aug. 7, Kat Town called in to Kitsilano Tower, the Vancouver lifeguard dispatch centre located atop a salty bunker on Kits beach. Read More
  
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• 3 important tips to manage higher mortgage payments

  12-08-2024 15:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Q: My partner and I have been talking to various mortgage brokers because our mortgage is up for renewal in October. We’re really worried about our payments increasing because our budget is already so tight. However, if we want to stay in our home, it looks like we’ll have to pay about $465 extra each month compared to what we’re paying now. This is stressing us out. We have no idea how we’ll be able to manage. What can you suggest? ~Kelson Read More
  
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• Retro-inspired diner planned for Vancouver's Gastown - Vancouver Is Awesome

  12-08-2024 04:16
  Retro-inspired diner planned for Vancouver's Gastown  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Elks 33, B.C. Lions 16: Life without Vernon Adams looks bleak

  12-08-2024 04:06 via theprovince.com
  
  The B.C. Lions wondered what life without Vernon Adams Jr. would look like. Turns out, it’s the same as life with Adams — at least the Adams of the past few games. Read More
  
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• Vancouver Bandits fall to Lions in CEBL championship - Langley Advance Times

  12-08-2024 03:38
  Vancouver Bandits fall to Lions in CEBL championship  Langley Advance Times
  
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• ‘There is no closure’: Memorial held 30 years after Mindy Tran’s death

  12-08-2024 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  In August 1994, eight-year-old Mindy Tran was abducted while riding her bike in Kelowna. Her body was later found in a shallow grave nearby. Her murder remains unsolved.
  
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• 5 world records you (probably) didn't know were set in Vancouver - Vancouver Is Awesome

  12-08-2024 02:08
  5 world records you (probably) didn't know were set in Vancouver  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• HIGHLIGHTS: Vancouver FC 1-0 Pacific FC — CPL Match #69 - Canadian Premier League

  12-08-2024 01:12
  HIGHLIGHTS: Vancouver FC 1-0 Pacific FC — CPL Match #69  Canadian Premier League
  
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• B.C. QB Nathan Rourke released by Atlanta Falcons just 10 days after signing with them

  12-08-2024 00:30 via theprovince.com
  
  B.C. quarterback Nathan Rourke has been cut from an NFL training camp roster for the second time this year. Read More
  
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