Fire sparked by RCMP trailer near Lytton is being held, says B.C. Wildfire Service | First Nation proposes water guardian program after child's death in North Vancouver boat crash | Vancouver Art Gallery cutting staff, programming by about 30%
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Fire sparked by RCMP trailer near Lytton is being held, says B.C. Wildfire Service; The Izman Creek wildfire north of Lytton, B\.C\., along Highway 12 is seen from an airtanker on July 5\. The B\.C\. Wildfire Service says the blaze is now being held\.

Fire sparked by RCMP trailer near Lytton is being held, says B.C. Wildfire Service

July 9 , 2025 at 10:33:06 a.m. PDT • :

The wildfire north of Lytton, B.C., was sparked on July 1 when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer, a day after the fourth anniversary of a fire that destroyed most of the village.

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First Nation proposes water guardian program after child's death in North Vancouver boat crash; Jason Hall, left, Shelley Klassen, centre, and their son Lionel Hall, right\. The family says the last thing on their mind when their son went on an inflatable tube was the possibility of this kind of a collision\.

First Nation proposes water guardian program after child's death in North Vancouver boat crash

July 9 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

The Tsleil-Waututh First Nation is proposing a water guardianship program to educate people in their traditional waters, a month after the death of a child in a speedboat crash in North Vancouver.

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Vancouver Art Gallery cutting staff, programming by about 30%; Art is pictured in the Vancouver Gallery during the J\.E\.H\. MacDonald\? A Tangled Garden exhibit, on Dec\. 15, 2023\. The gallery announced it was cutting about 30 per cent of its staff in June and July to try to balance its budget\.

Vancouver Art Gallery cutting staff, programming by about 30%

July 9 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

The Vancouver Art Gallery is making deep cuts to its programming and staffing in an attempt to balance its budget.

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That white guy who can't get a job at Tim Hortons? He's AI; That white guy who can't get a job at Tim Hortons\? He's AI

That white guy who can't get a job at Tim Hortons? He's AI

July 9 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

A series of AI-generated videos that show a white man complaining about how difficult it is to get a job in Canada have been taken down by TikTok, following inquiries made by the CBC News Visual Investigations team.

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Hudson's Bay lender asks court to end lease deal with mall owner Ruby Liu; A motion filed Tuesday by Restore Capital LLC asks a court to stop the defunct retailer from selling up to 25 of its leases to mall owner Ruby Liu and appoint a 'super monitor' to more prudently liquidate the remainder of its assets\.

Hudson's Bay lender asks court to end lease deal with mall owner Ruby Liu

July 8 , 2025 at 04:11:41 p.m. PDT • :

One of Hudson's Bay's biggest lenders says the department store chain has handled its liquidation so badly that a court should end a buzzy but fraught lease transaction the retailer signed with a B.C. billionaire and subject the company to even more oversight as it winds down.

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RCMP release photos of suspects in explosion at B.C. cabinet minister's office; North Vancouver RCMP have released images of two suspects following an explosion outside of MLA Bowinn Ma's constituency office on June 27, 2025  

July 8 , 2025 at 02:58:14 p.m. PDT • :

RCMP release photos of suspects in explosion at B.C. cabinet minister's office

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Vancouver Island ship dismantling company has water access revoked; Deep Water Recovery, a ship dismantling company based in Vancouver Island's Comox Valley, has had its water access revoked by the province\.  

July 8 , 2025 at 01:49:52 p.m. PDT • :

Vancouver Island ship dismantling company has water access revoked

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5 expert tips to protect yourself from financial fraud when the banks won't; Cybersecurity expert Claudiu Popa says financial institutions could do much more to protect customers from fraud\. Until then, he urges customers to protect themselves\.  

July 9 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

5 expert tips to protect yourself from financial fraud when the banks won't

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My PTSD made me worried I would freeze in an emergency. Then my neighbour had a heart attack; Matthew Heneghan tried to minimize the stressors from his life after he was diagnosed with PTSD\. That included giving up paramedic work\. But when a neighbour was in need, instinct and training kicked in\.  

July 9 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

My PTSD made me worried I would freeze in an emergency. Then my neighbour had a heart attack

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Man killed in police-involved shooting at Surrey, B.C., home where woman found dead; Police vehicles on 66A Avenue and 195 Street in Surrey's Clayton Heights neighbourhood on Monday evening\.  

July 8 , 2025 at 03:34:32 p.m. PDT • :

Man killed in police-involved shooting at Surrey, B.C., home where woman found dead

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July 8 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

RBC tells customer she's responsible for $14K stolen from account in bank investigator scam

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July 8 , 2025 at 12:18:09 p.m. PDT • :

B.C. dog owner warns of algae bloom danger after pet dies following swim in Nicola Lake

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July 8 , 2025 at 11:26:10 a.m. PDT • :

2 cyclists training for Cops for Cancer ride seriously injured in Prince George, B.C., hit-and-run

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July 8 , 2025 at 02:20:46 p.m. PDT • :

B.C. proposes ban on ownership and breeding of exotic cats

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July 8 , 2025 at 04:43:37 p.m. PDT • :

B.C. man charged with murdering woman also convicted of choking on the day of the attack

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