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New evacuation order issued in B.C. as fire crews prepare for windy day
An evacuation order has been issued in Loon Lake, B.C., and alerts have been issued in three other areas of the Cariboo region. Winds and lightning are expected this afternoon, which has firefighters preparing for increased fire action. More
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FROM THE ARCHIVES 'Still the same park, still the same feeling': 40 years of the Vancouver folk festival
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The first festival took place in a muddy field in Stanley Park. This weekend, about 50,000 people are expected to show up at Jericho Beach to for the 40th festival.
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Analysis Will China's tightened capital controls pop the housing bubble?
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For years, headlines have screamed warnings that Canada's housing bubble risks bursting, drying up the foreign investment fuelling the market's frenzy. But what if it doesn't?
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Analysis In building new cabinet, NDP must avoid hurt feelings
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NDP premier-designate John Horgan faces a number of challenges in building a cabinet including regional breakdown, gender diversity and keeping his MLAs happy.
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Photos Fighting the flames from 1,500 metres above sea level
Helicopters circle two fires near Little Fort, dumping buckets of water while residents gather at a nearby Esso to watch their aerial firefighting.
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Analysis Forget Smokey the Bear: How First Nation fire wisdom is key to megafire prevention
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The grandchildren of Annie Kruger remember her lighting an Export A Green cigarette, throwing on her logger's jacket, and heading out to set fires near Penticton, B.C.
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Lost hiker found safe after late night rescue on Mount Seymour
North Shore Rescue says the woman was hiking alone when she went off-trail, around Suicide Bluffs on Mount Seymour.
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Air France flight to Vancouver makes emergency landing in Scotland after burning smell detected on board
Flight 374 from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport diverted to an airport outside Glasgow as a precautionary measure after a "light smell of burning" was detected, the airline said.
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Our Vancouver Healthy food truck option returns to Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Culver City Salads co-founder says there is plenty of demand for vegan and gluten-free food truck food.
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B.C. fire crews brace for windy weekend, potentially worsening conditions
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A cold front sweeping across southern B.C. on Saturday afternoon could bring wind and spread the wildfires.
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Gathering of Canoes kicks off Canada 150+ events in Vancouver
The group is composed of up to 30 canoes and more than 350 paddlers.
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Highway 1 reopens after 5-vehicle collision near Langley
More than nine hours after it happened, Highway 1 in has been reopened following a collision involving five large vehicles near Langley completely closed it to westbound traffic.
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Road closure, brush fire close to home for premier-designate
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Premier-designate John Horgan says the only direct road link between Sooke and the rest of Greater Victoria is overdue for improvements that could reduce closures and accidents.
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'A tangled web': insurance rules near wildfires complicate home sales
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A day before Kristine Newell’s latest sale was supposed to close, the Prince George real estate agent was tossed a giant curveball — the buyers were being denied home insurance because the property was within 50 kilometres of a wildfire.
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BC Ferries vessel assists in rescue of 7 from stranded speedboat
The Queen of Nanaimo helped rescue seven people whose speedboat had run aground near Galiano Island.
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Friday July 14, 2017
DAY 6 Fighting forest fires with technology: How drones and infrared cameras could be game-changers
As wildfires threaten B.C., astrophysicist Carlton Pennypacker has a plan to stop them before they start — with the same technology he uses to search for supernovas.
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New clues found in search for missing Australian woman and partner
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Volunteers with Kent Harrison Search and Rescue have narrowed their search for a missing Vancouver couple to a waterfall that feeds into Statlu Lake after finding two pieces of evidence on Thursday.
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Man who killed B.C. RCMP officer in drunk driving crash gets 4 years in prison
Kenneth Fenton had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit when he ran a red light in Langford B.C., a suburb of Victoria, and hit Cst. Sarah Beckett's cruiser broadside.
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Bear sightings surge in Vancouver Island communities
Conservation officers have been inundated with bear calls this summer. So far, they've responded to more than 300 calls in the Greater Victoria area.
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Man charged with arson in Whistler, B.C., wildfire
A man has been charged with arson in connection to a wildfire that broke out on Blackcomb Mountain — near Whistler, B.C. — in early July.
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Williams Lake coffee shop owner helps feed community amid forest fire crisis
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While many businesses have shut down in Williams Lake, one small coffee shop is still going strong.
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Can I get a refund on my vacation booking near a wildfire? It depends
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Campers with reservations at provincial parks could be eligible for automatic refunds. Tourists booked at smaller resorts will need to work with individual operators.
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Mélisande drops the beat at CBC Musical Nooners today
Join us July 7 to August 25, 2017 for a free summer concert on our CBC Vancouver outdoor stage at noon.
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Timber Kings TV stars work to save log homes from B.C. wildfires
Builders from the TV show — which is filmed in and around Williams Lake — are hoping to save their remaining work sites as one has already been destroyed by wildfire.
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Pattullo Bridge to be closed all weekend for repairs
The bridge, which links the Lower Mainland cities of New Westminster and Surrey across the Fraser River, will close on Friday, July 14, at 9 p.m. PT and will reopen at 5 a.m. on Monday, July 17.
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Deal reached to sell Grouse Mountain
In a matter of days, one of B.C.'s most popular ski resorts is expected to have a new owner. A spokesperson for the Grouse Mountain confirmed Friday that an agreement has been reached to sell the resort, pending a transaction.
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Indigenous leaders to boycott Monday's meeting with premiers
Three Indigenous groups will boycott the meeting with Canada's premiers on Monday because they believe their groups should be included as equal partners at the Council of the Federation meeting, which starts on Tuesday.
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Punk-folk singer Billy Bragg on 'Roots, Radicals, and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World'
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Musician, activist and author Billy Bragg explores skiffle's influence on music in 1950s England.
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New measures boost addiction treatment access in Victoria
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From the emergency ward to family physicians offices, new Victoria programs hope to connect drug users with addiction treatment and ongoing support.
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Feature Cruel welcome back for Ashcroft Indian Band reserve evacuees
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Residents returned to fire-ravaged community, one of the first places to be hit by wildfire this July in B.C.'s Interior.
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Lumber prices see 'big jump' after wildfires in B.C.
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Wildfires in the B.C. Interior that have forced some sawmills to halt operations have resulted in a boost in lumber prices at a time when forestry companies have been squeezed by softwood duties on exports to the U.S.
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'It's too late in the game': Indigenous leader says MMIW inquiry must continue despite criticism
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The Chief of Cheam First Nation says the first report from the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls will be worth the administrative problems that currently plague it.
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Evacuation alert in Williams Lake, B.C. could last for weeks, officials warn
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Gusty winds forecast for the B.C. Interior this weekend could spread wildfires to new parts of the province, an official warns as thousands already are unable to return to their homes.
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Vancouver police looking for high-risk sex offender at large
Christopher Schafer, 41, failed to return to his residential correctional facility at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Williams Lake mayor fired up over alleged lootings and arsons
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When asked to describe two people arrested for allegedly looting evacuated homes in Williams Lake, B.C., Walt Cobb didn't mince words.
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Satellite images show just how much damage B.C.'s wildfires have left behind
Move the slider back and forth horizontally to see what the communities of Boston Flats, Ashcroft and Cache Creek look like from space.
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Use barges to ease Massey Tunnel congestion, says B.C. longshoreman
A local union president says the practice of short sea shipping is needed to reduce congestion at the George Massey Tunnel before building a new bridge.
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Cowichan Valley residents say Trans-Canada Highway traffic a 'mess'
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Some residents of Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island say a section of the Trans-Canada Highway running through Duncan is a "traffic mess" and they're calling for a bypass around the city.
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'That's the anchor of the whole family': home in 100 Mile House destroyed by wildfire
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A home in 100 Mile House where a car mechanic ran his shop — and where three generations of family members once gathered to celebrate holidays — has been destroyed by wildfire.
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B.C. wildfire evacuee falls victim to rental scam
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A B.C. woman who was ordered to evacuate due to a wildfire near her home in B.C.'s south Cariboo region says she has fallen prey to a rental scam.
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As It Happens 'Like a crazed Tasmanian devil': Vancouver woman and her dog mauled by raccoon
WARNING: This post contains graphic images.
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Star Wars-like robot available at Fraser Valley libraries
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They look like headless versions of BB-8 from Star Wars, and a library director says they're a great way to teach kids coding.
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Tourist In Your Town: Burnaby, B.C.'s Central Park
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A Lower Mainland artist calls Burnaby, B.C.'s Central Park a verdant treasure in the heart of the city — with no place in the region quite like it.
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The best way to reduce emissions? Have fewer kids, researchers say
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In the paper, Wynes and Nicholas identify four lifestyle choices individuals in developed countries can make that have the most significant effect on GHG emissions — actions they feel are overlooked in government and educational sources.
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Vancouver literary mentor Jim Wong-Chu remembered fondly
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Jim Wong-Chu, an important writer and mentor in the Asian-Canadian literary community, passed away this week.
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Cellphone, confusing crossing signals caused train to hit B.C. ambulance, says TSB
The Transportation Safety Board says a driver distracted by a cellphone and confusion over a complex railway crossing caused a Canadian National train to strike an ambulance in Langley, B.C.
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First Nations evacuations complicated by legacy of residential schools, expert says
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A fire research scientist explains how evacuations can be stressful for any community but especially so for First Nations.
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Video A 'brilliant reflector of the human condition:' Andy Serkis returns in War for the Planet of the Apes
There's a whole lot of learning to be done from apes, said Andy Serkis, Hollywood's go-to motion-capture performer and star of War for the Planet of the Apes.
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Police in New Westminster, B.C., recommend charges in teen's fatal drug overdose
Police say they're recommending criminal charges in connection with the overdose death of a teenager in New Westminster, B.C.
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Province trying to manage firefighter exhaustion as wildfires rage in B.C.
The fire situation in the B.C. Interior may have calmed down slightly in recent days — but the province is worried about firefighter burnout because wildfire season is only just getting started.
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Home sales in Greater Vancouver show signs of recovery: Royal LePage
Sales and price gains slowed in the Greater Toronto Area's real estate market in the second quarter, while home sales in Greater Vancouver and Calgary showed signs of recovery, Royal LePage says in its latest national survey and forecast.
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