Indecent Acts
Police seeking suspect who exposed, touched self in public in Burnaby park
BURNABY - RCMP in Burnaby are ramping up their presence at a local park after a suspect was reported for indecent acts in public over the past week.Police say on July 5, 6 and 9, at varying times of day, a man had exposed himself and masturbated in public at different areas of Central Park."These types of incident...
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Gilmour Park
New Abbotsford park to open next week with community block party
ABBOTSFORD - Residents are invited to attend a block party celebrating the grand opening of Gilmour Park in the Marshall McCallum neighbourhood next week.The park, located at 33932 Gilmour Road, features amenities for all ages, such as a playground with parkour-inspired agility structure, table tennis, three outdoor fi...
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New Canucks Staff
Canucks name former Chilliwack Chiefs as assistants on Malhotra's staff
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have rounded out the staff for new head coach Manny Malhotra. Ryan Mougenel, Jordan Smith and Jason Krog will serve as assistant coaches, while Andrew Shaw will be the assistant video coach. Mougenel recently completed...
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Missing Man
Merritt RCMP seek man last seen nearly three weeks ago
MERRITT - Police in Merritt are asking for the public's help in finding a missing man who was last seen last month, on June 20.RCMP say 50-year-old Ryan Rogers was reported missing on July 8.He is described as 5'10", 161 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to ...
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Wildfire Situation
Boston Bar-area wildfire complex estimated over 18,000 hectares Friday
BOSTON BAR - The BC Wildfire Service is looking to get a little help from cooler weather this weekend in tackling the Brunswick Complex of fires - which has now grown to a total of 18,118 hectares as of Friday morning (July 9). "Over the next two days we will see slighty lower temperatures and higher relative humi...
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House Fire
Chilliwack worker in hospital, cat missing after house fire in Mission
MISSION - Mission crews have tackled a house fire that sent a construction worker to hospital last night. More than 25 firefighters responded to the report of a burning three-storey home on Cherry Avenue, west of Stave Lake Street on July 9, at around 6 p.m. Assistant Chief Nick Rychkun with the Mission Fire Rescue Ser...
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British Columbia
Crews battling B.C. wildfires get weather break with cooler temps and lighter winds
Two wildfires continue to threaten communities in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon, even though the winds have died down a bit. Officials with the BC Wildfire Service say the Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek wildfires remain classified as out of contr...
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Police investigate after woman's body found in vehicle in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA - Mounties say the body of a woman has been found in the back of a vehicle in Kelowna, B.C. RCMP say in a statement that they responded to a report on Tuesday of suspicious circumstances in the 800 block of Baillie Avenue. They say the discove...
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BR-BCNU-Job-Action
VICTORIA - Special mediators have been appointed to help settle the British Columbia nurses' dispute but the union says its members are not backing off from their plans to expand job actions to Vancouver Island. B-C-N-U president Adriane Gear says she...
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West Vancouver man wanted for U.S. crimes has been arrested in France
VANCOUVER - A West Vancouver man named in an American indictment as part of a multipronged investigation into international organized crime has been arrested in France. RCMP say Garinder Deo was picked up on July 7, a day after authorities in Los Ange...
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Amber Alert cancelled in Alberta, B.C. for boy who remains missing
GRANDE PRAIRIE - RCMP in Alberta and British Columbia have cancelled Amber Alerts in those provinces for a six-year-old boy, but the child remains missing. Alberta RCMP said late Friday afternoon that they were cancelling their alert but continuing to ...
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B.C. to create another 132 involuntary care beds for severe mental health disorders
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia government is adding 132 more involuntary care beds for those in the province with complex mental health needs, addictions and brain injuries. The government says a 72-bed treatment centre in Prince George will replace...
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Canada
Veteran pilot killed fighting N.W.T. wildfire was a trusted leader and patient mentor
A veteran pilot killed last month in a plane crash while fighting a wildfire in the Northwest Territories is being remembered as an expert in his field who kept a cool head under stress. Buffalo Airways says Robert MacLeod made significant contribution...
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'Much better deal': U.S. President Donald Trump confirms Gordie Howe bridge opening
Officials in both Canada and the United States have confirmed that the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Ontario to Michigan will open July 27, after a ribbon-cutting event was delayed last month. U.S. President Donald Trump said in an overni...
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Carney heading to Alberta for Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - On the heels of his latest trip abroad, Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Alberta for the Calgary Stampede. The prime minister is set to meet with representatives of the Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8 First Nations in Calgary this af...
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Ottawa mum on joining legal case against Trump's sanctioning of Canadian ICC judge
OTTAWA - Ottawa won't say whether it will intervene in support of a Winnipeg-born global judge who is asking a U.S. court to reverse sanctions ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump, which have left her unable to use a credit card or most major online ...
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How the federal government's proposed digital regulator would work
OTTAWA - Ottawa has plans to create a sweeping new digital regulator, which would enforce both online safety and privacy rules and take over oversight for tech companies from the privacy commissioner. Some critics say the government is creating a "supe...
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Crews battling B.C. wildfires get weather break with cooler temps and lighter winds
Two wildfires continue to threaten communities in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon, even though the winds have died down a bit. Officials with the BC Wildfire Service say the Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek wildfires remain classified as out of contr...
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World
Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China as more than 1 million are evacuated
BEIJING (AP) - Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China's eastern province of Zhejiang late on Saturday night and was expected to gradually weaken, state media reported. Bavi previously brought strong winds and rain to Japan's southern islands...
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15 Indian tourists were killed after a speedboat capsized in southern Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A tourist boat returning from an island trip in southern Vietnam capsized on Saturday, killing 15 Indian visitors, state media reported. The boat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members when it overtur...
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Trump threatens Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral saw open calls for his killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Saturday after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw open calls for his killing, further underlining the tensions gripping the Mideast as an interim de...
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Sports
Canada women narrowly fall to reigning champion Italy, near spot in VNL finals
HONG KONG - Canada's women's volleyball team pushed reigning champion Italy to five sets but ultimately fell 3-2 (22-25, 27-29, 25-23, 25-23, 15-5) on Saturday in Volleyball Nations League play. Canada holds a top-eight spot in the standings and looks ...
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Blue Jays' Okamoto hits 22nd homer to tie Ohtani's rookie mark in 5-3 win over Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Kazuma Okamoto hit his 22nd home run to tie Shohei Ohtani for the most by a Japanese-born rookie in a season in the majors and lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. Okamoto drove a tiebr...
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Blue Jays' Okamoto hits 22nd homer to tie Ohtani's mark by a Japanese-born rookie
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Toronto's Kazuma Okamoto hit his 22nd home run Friday night to tie Shohei Ohtani for the most by a Japanese-born rookie in a single season in the majors. Okamoto homered into the seats in left on a 95-m.p.h. sinker from reliever Jhony...
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