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Heat warnings covering parts of southern B.C. expand into Metro Vancouver

Heat warnings covering parts of southern B.C. expand into Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Heat warnings across parts of southern British Columbia and Vancouver Island over the weekend have been expanded to Metro Vancouver.
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IHIT makes public appeal in Surrey homicide investigation

IHIT makes public appeal in Surrey homicide investigation

Jaskaran Minhas was gunned down on March 3
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West coast workhorse: The Uchuck III has spent 70 years as a north Island lifeline

West coast workhorse: The Uchuck III has spent 70 years as a north Island lifeline

The sight of the 136-foot Uchuck III’s split cranes and rounded wheelhouse is a signal to the lonely corners of the northIsland that the outside world has arrived.
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Wildfire-related tactical evacuations near Kelowna cancelled

Wildfire-related tactical evacuations near Kelowna cancelled

VICTORIA — Residents affected by a tactical evacuation issued for the Okanagan's Joe Rich area due to an out-of-control fire are now allowed to return home, a local emergency group says.
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5 things you (probably) didn't know about Surrey

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Surrey

We're talking about the Canadian one.
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Smoke from Wesley Ridge fire on Vancouver Island could last for months

Smoke from Wesley Ridge fire on Vancouver Island could last for months

VICTORIA — BC Wildfire Service said an out-of-control wildfire burning on Vancouver Island near Cameron Lake could generate smoke for the "coming weeks, and potentially the coming months.
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Missing B.C. man survives several days in wilderness by slurping water from ponds

Missing B.C. man survives several days in wilderness by slurping water from ponds

The man was spotted Aug. 8 in a remote area north of McLeese Lake — nine days after he was first reported missing to RCMP.
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Parts of southern B.C., Vancouver Island under Environment Canada heat warning

Parts of southern B.C., Vancouver Island under Environment Canada heat warning

VICTORIA — Expected temperatures of up to 37 C for the coming days have prompted heat warnings for parts of southern B.C. and Vancouver Islands.
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Man out on release for violent offence arrested after stabbing in Abbotsford, B.C.

Man out on release for violent offence arrested after stabbing in Abbotsford, B.C.

VICTORIA — Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a business owner sustained "life-threatening injuries" while at work during a stabbing first reported Saturday morning.
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Officials say out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island will cause more smoke

Officials say out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island will cause more smoke

VICTORIA — An out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown "minimally" in size, but is expected to generate more smoke.
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