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• One year later, recovery in scorched path of McDougall Creek wildfire painfully slow

  16-08-2024 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The McDougall Creek wildfire razed 191 homes in West Kelowna, Kelowna, Westbank First Nation. A year later, the devastation is still visible and rebuilding has barely begun.
  
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• Injured bear in Coquitlam killed after residents fed it for three days

  16-08-2024 22:48 via vancouversun.com
  
  An injured bear in Coquitlam was killed this week after people fed the bear watermelon and other food for three days. Read More
  
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• Vancouver tops list of Canadian cities facing transit funding crisis: Report

  16-08-2024 22:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  OTTAWA — A new analysis warns that cities are struggling to keep their transit systems running, and Canadian public transit is heading for a downward spiral unless major new streams of operating revenue open up. Read More
  
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• 'Like a slow-motion oil spill': B.C. tour guides haul 32.5 tonnes of plastic debris from ocean

  16-08-2024 22:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  Over 24 days this summer, B.C. ship tourism operators hauled a staggering 32.5 tonnes of marine debris from the Northern Great Bear Sea coastline. Read More
  
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• Vancouver activist facing hate speech probe praises Oct. 7 attack on Iranian TV

  16-08-2024 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Charlotte Kates appeared recently on Iranian state television, where she spoke about being arrested in Vancouver and referred to Western democracy as a 'lie.'
  
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• B.C. man sentenced to four years for manslaughter in girlfriend’s shooting death - Vancouver Sun

  16-08-2024 22:16
  B.C. man sentenced to four years for manslaughter in girlfriend’s shooting death  Vancouver Sun
  
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• B.C. man sentenced to four years for manslaughter in girlfriend’s shooting death

  16-08-2024 22:13 via vancouversun.com
  
  A man who told police he was "joking around" with his girlfriend when he fatally shot her in the head has been sentenced to four years in prison for manslaughter with an additional six months for possessing a rifle without a licence. Read More
  
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• Vancouver Canucks Announce Hockey Operations Update - NHL.com

  16-08-2024 22:01
  Vancouver Canucks Announce Hockey Operations Update  NHL.com
  
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• Two climbers injured by rockfall on ’well-known’ route in Squamish

  16-08-2024 22:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  SQUAMISH — Police in Squamish say two climbers sustained "significant injuries" and had to be rescued from a route on the Stawamus Chief mountain on Thursday. Read More
  
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• Broke and broken: Canada’s public transit in critical funding state, report says

  16-08-2024 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The analysis looked at the budgets, revenue sources and long-term plans for transit in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax.
  
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• Troubled East Vancouver apartment complex demolished following third fire

  16-08-2024 21:11 via vancouversun.com
  An east Vancouver apartment complex that has been the site of multiple fires was finally demolished on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. Read More
  
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• B.C. innocent bystander murder trial hears testimony from coded language expert

  16-08-2024 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crown identified close to 40 terms in the calls and Duffus, who is of Jamaican descent, testified about their contextual meanings in Patois, the broken English spoken in Jamaica.
  
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• Paris 2024 was Canada's best showing of all time

  16-08-2024 20:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  The afterglow from the Olympic Games is as strong as it’s been in years. That is true both globally, where more than 10,714 athletes from 206 countries put on one of the most engaging Summer Games ever at Paris 2024, and domestically, where Canada’s haul of 27 medals (nine gold, seven silver and 11 bronze) was second all-time behind only Los Angeles 1984. Those games carry an asterisk because of the Soviet-led boycott that kept many of eastern Europe’s athletes at home in retal
  
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• B.C. crime news: Coquitlam police recover drugs, stolen goods, weapons from stolen car

  16-08-2024 20:46 via vancouversun.com
  
  Police continue to investigate after a number of drugs, stolen goods and weapons were seized from a suspicious vehicle his week parked at a Coquitlam residence. Read More
  
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• Seahawks wrap joint practices getting best of the Titans’ injury-limited offense

  16-08-2024 20:45 via theprovince.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Seattle defensive backs Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams did a lot of talking Thursday. Read More
  
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• Jane Macdougall: There were always lilacs

  16-08-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  I’m going to take a month off from the weekly question and do something I used to do for the National Post in August. Instead of writing The Bookless Club, I’m going to do a short story each week. To make this a more challenging project, send one word that you would like to see incorporated into a story to [email protected]  Read More
  
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• Hair tutorial: How to get bouncy curls without using heat

  16-08-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
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• Dior perfumer dives into details of new water-based Sauvage Eau Forte fragrance

  16-08-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Which fragrance does a perfumer pick as their signature personal scent? Read More
  
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• Demolition of Vancouver building gutted twice by fire now underway

  16-08-2024 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fu Ren pleaded guilty to six of 20 code violations he faced, including failing to maintain the sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers.
  
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• Remembering the life of Bernard Fahy - Obituaries

  16-08-2024 19:26
  Remembering the life of Bernard Fahy  Obituaries
  
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• Ousted B.C. Conservative candidate rejected $20K in campaign funds to switch ridings - Vancouver Sun

  16-08-2024 19:15
  Ousted B.C. Conservative candidate rejected $20K in campaign funds to switch ridings  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Ousted B.C. Conservative candidate rejected $20K in campaign funds to switch ridings

  16-08-2024 19:09 via vancouversun.com
  
  On a beautiful summer day in mid-July, Alexandra Wright, then the B.C. Conservative candidate for Kelowna—Mission, was vacationing with her family in Osoyoos, when she got a text message. Read More
  
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• Alliance Française new building makes it the largest independent cultural facility in B.C.

  16-08-2024 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Alliance Française (AF) opened the doors of its first Vancouver location at 6161 Cambie Street in 1968. Read More
  
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• New show times for Global Okanagan starting Monday, Aug. 19

  16-08-2024 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Starting on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, Global Okanagan will be airing at new times on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
  
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• Aritzia Warehouse Sale 2024: Everything you need to know - Vancouver Sun

  16-08-2024 18:45
  Aritzia Warehouse Sale 2024: Everything you need to know  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Aritzia Warehouse Sale 2024: Everything you need to know

  16-08-2024 18:44 via vancouversun.com
  
  The dates and times for the 2024 annual Aritzia Warehouse Sale have been released. Read More
  
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• Vancouver Island dog owner wards off 'stealth attack' by otters - Vancouver Sun

  16-08-2024 18:22
  Vancouver Island dog owner wards off 'stealth attack' by otters  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Vancouver Island dog owner wards off 'stealth attack' by otters

  16-08-2024 18:20 via vancouversun.com
  
  James Younger was at Island View Beach Sunday night with his dog Lou photographing the aurora ­borealis when he saw them. Read More
  
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• This Day in History, 1931: Trio of new art deco buildings bring excitement to the Canada Pacific Exhibition

  16-08-2024 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  On Dec. 10, 1930 Vancouver taxpayers approved a proposal to spend $300,000 on three new buildings on the Vancouver Exhibition grounds at Hastings Park. Read More
  
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• Conversation That Matters: Canada's crisis of indecision

  16-08-2024 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  On June 26, Gavin Dew posted disappointing news on his LinkedIn profile. Read More
  
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• How the huge hike in U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber will impact B.C.

  16-08-2024 15:10 via vancouversun.com
  
  U.S. officials warned Canada in February that its tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber would increase, but a final decision on Tuesday that nearly doubled them was a body blow to an already challenged industry. Read More
  
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• B.C. seeks to keep cash seized from Downtown Eastside gang - Vancouver Sun

  16-08-2024 15:10
  B.C. seeks to keep cash seized from Downtown Eastside gang  Vancouver Sun
  
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• 'What about the ordinary people?' Vancouver residents decry closure of popular park for FIFA prep

  16-08-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Between 4 and 6 p.m. every day, Sherry Loos, 77, and Peter Broomhall, 89, make their way from their South Vancouver home to the cushioned oval track at Memorial South Park to do a quarter-mile loop. Read More
  
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• This new heart charm is Pamela Anderson-approved

  16-08-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The product: Pandora Be Love Heart Charm. Read More
  
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• Pandora's new charm is Pamela Anderson-approved

  16-08-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The product: Pandora Be Love Heart Charm. Read More
  
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• Kids in the Hall's Kevin McDonald comes Vancouver's The Improv Centre

  16-08-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  When The Kids in the Hall co-founder Kevin McDonald comes to Vancouver next month, he'll be "ready for anything." Read More
  
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• 'It has to be affordable': Langley couple speak out after costs for daughter's care soar

  16-08-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  It has been over 30 years since Jim and Colleen Henderson's 25th wedding anniversary trip to Hawaii was cut short by a call telling them their three daughters had been in a car crash in Maple Ridge while heading home from a friend's house. Read More
  
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• B.C. seeks to keep cash seized from Downtown Eastside gang

  16-08-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The B.C. government has filed a lawsuit against a group of alleged Downtown Eastside drug traffickers, seeking the forfeiture of more than $150,000 seized from them. Read More
  
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• Friction among regional spies, shadowy CSIS HQ unit a challenge for new intelligence boss

  16-08-2024 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  David Vigneault’s surprise retirement as CSIS director came just weeks after tensions were revealed. Whoever gets his job will have more than foreign interference to face.
  
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• CTV News Vancouver at Six for Thursday, August 15, 2024 - CTV News

  16-08-2024 04:52
  CTV News Vancouver at Six for Thursday, August 15, 2024  CTV News
  
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• Whitecaps FC Girls down Allianza in CONCACAF W Champions Cup playoff in El Salvador

  16-08-2024 04:43 via theprovince.com
  
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Emily Wong's 25th-minute penalty moved the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite team into the group stage of the inaugural CONCACAF W Champions Cup with a 1-0 preliminary-round victory Thursday over El Salvador's Allianza Women FC. Read More
  
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• Whitecaps FC Girls down Alianza in CONCACAF W Champions Cup playoff in El Salvador

  16-08-2024 04:43 via theprovince.com
  
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Emily Wong’s 25th-minute penalty moved the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite team into the group stage of the inaugural CONCACAF W Champions Cup with a 1-0 preliminary-round victory Thursday over El Salvador’s Alianza Women FC. Read More
  
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• CTV News Vancouver at Five for Thursday, August 15, 2024 - CTV News

  16-08-2024 04:42
  CTV News Vancouver at Five for Thursday, August 15, 2024  CTV News
  
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• Okanagan lakeview vineyard and home is selling for the same as an average Vancouver house - Vancouver Is Awesome

  16-08-2024 04:29
  Okanagan lakeview vineyard and home is selling for the same as an average Vancouver house  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Squamish food beat: Vancouver startup Atome Bakery brings sourdough to town - Squamish Chief

  16-08-2024 04:24
  Squamish food beat: Vancouver startup Atome Bakery brings sourdough to town  Squamish Chief
  
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• Deal alert: You can fly from Vancouver to Paris for $291 - Vancouver Is Awesome

  16-08-2024 04:05
  Deal alert: You can fly from Vancouver to Paris for $291  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Media preview of Pacific National Exhibition Fair held in Vancouver - Xinhua

  16-08-2024 03:48
  Media preview of Pacific National Exhibition Fair held in Vancouver  Xinhua
  
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• Climbers seriously injured in rockfall on Squamish Chief

  16-08-2024 03:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two rock climbers have been taken to hospital in critical condition after a rockfall on The Chief in Squamish, B.C. Thursday.
  
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• Park Board chair defends ‘gag order’ slowing up bid to scrap elected body

  16-08-2024 03:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vancouver Park Board Chair Brennan Bastyovanszky said it makes no sense for staff to aid the dissolution process when the city doesn't have the legal power to abolish the board.
  
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• RCMP probe death of man who fell while exiting Surrey transit bus

  16-08-2024 03:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police were called to King George Boulevard and Old Yale Road in Surrey, B.C. Wednesday after a man fell while getting off a TransLink bus. He was declared dead at the scene. 
  
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