Amy Judd

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• Recipe: Pasta alla Vodka

  Top Chef Canada season 11 winner Chanthy Yen shows us how to make pasta alla vodka from scratch. It can be made with any type of pasta you like!

  Lifestyle

  9 hours
• Extreme wildfire risk prompts closure of all Crown land in New Brunswick

  Extremely dry and dangerous conditions mean that all industrial and recreational activities on Crown land are prohibited as of midnight Saturday.

  Fire

  Aug 9
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• Landlord says B.C. billionaire’s plan for Bay properties ‘defies commercial common sense’

  In filings to Ontario Superior Court, Cadillac Fairview says it is 'resolutely opposed' to Ruby Liu becoming a tenant at some of its malls as she has no credible business plan.

  Canada

  Aug 9
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• B.C.’s Site C Dam project now fully online and operational

  “The commission of Site C’s final generating unit is another step forward to securing B.C.’s clean energy future,” Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions said.

  Economy

  Aug 9
• Israel faces growing global condemnation over military expansion in Gaza

  “My children cry day and night. My son scratches his body because of the heat,” said Nida Abu Hamad, whose displaced family shelters in Gaza City.

  World

  Aug 9
• Heat warning issued for large part of Ontario, Quebec

  Daytime highs are expected to reach 35 C in parts of Ontario and Quebec, according to a heat warning from Environment Canada. Temperatures will cool mid-week, the agency says.

  Weather

  Aug 9
• Suspect in deadly shooting at Atlanta’s CDC identified

  “This evening, there is a wife without a husband. There are three children, one unborn, without a father,” DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said.

  U.S. News

  Aug 9
• Zelenskyy dismisses Alaska summit between Putin, Trump that excludes Ukraine

  The Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin meeting, scheduled for Friday in Alaska, is seen as a potential breakthrough in the more than three-year war.

  World

  Aug 9
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• Canada’s longest trial ends in precedent-setting B.C. land claim ruling for 4 First Nations

  The piece of land in question is a 750-hectare parcel in Richmond, including city and port lands, farms, golf courses and commercial properties.

  Canada

  Aug 8
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• Abbotsford police issue public safety alert over rash of pellet gun shootings

  Abbotsford police said multiple people reported either seeing what looked like a firearm or hearing shots being fired in their direction.

  Crime

  Aug 8
• Caught on video: B.C. cyclist says motorcyclist pushed him, causing crash

  Const. Sherri Wade confirmed to Global News that around 8:15 p.m. on Aug. 2, a cyclist called them to say he had been pushed by a motorcyclist and ended up falling onto the curb.

  Crime

  Aug 7
• ‘Feisty’ 6-pound Pomeranian chases black bear from West Vancouver home

  'He's the best, he's super cuddly and affectionate but he's really feisty and really protective of me and my husband,' owner Kayla Kleine told Global News.

  Trending

  Aug 7
• Video appears to show joyride through Vancouver streets, police investigating

  On Monday, Aug. 4, police said a vehicle owner parked near Abbott Street and West Pender Street and left the car running with the keys inside.

  Crime

  Aug 7
• Abbotsford police become 1st in B.C. to acquire ‘flying handcuffs’ as non-lethal tool

  Const. Alex Odintsov, with the training section of the Abbotsford Police Department, said they received the approval earlier this year after a 10-month application process.

  Crime

  Aug 7
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• B.C. records lower than expected deficit of $7.3 billion

  The province also spent a record $10.4 billion on roads, hospitals, schools and other infrastructure projects, such as the Mills Memorial Hospital replacement in Terrace.

  Economy

  Aug 7
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• Bollywood star Kapil Sharma’s Surrey cafe shot at again overnight

  'There were staff inside at the time, much like there was on July 10, and thankfully, no staff were injured,' Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton with the Surrey Police Service said.

  Crime

  Aug 7
• Dog chained to tree in B.C. wildfire zone was only found by her cries for help

  "We went up there with water and food and my friend stayed down at the service road with his dogs, just so we wouldn't intimidate her," Janet O'Reilly said.

  Canada

  Aug 6
• Concerns raised over Canada’s aging aquatic facilities

  According to the organization that governs competitive swimming in Canada, there are 5,060 publicly-owned pools as of 2020. More than half are near the end of their life.

  Canada

  Aug 6
• Wesley Ridge fire: 1/3 of residents under evacuation order now allowed home

  The Regional District of Nanaimo said that at 4 p.m., a portion of the properties under an evacuation order would be downgraded to evacuation alert.

  Fire

  Aug 6
• Record number of people leaving B.C., mostly for Alberta and Ontario

  'What we heard repeatedly is people who are leaving are leaving by necessity and not by choice,' Braden McMillan with the Business Council of B.C. said.

  Economy

  Aug 6
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• Summer storms a mixed blessing as 70K lightning strikes spark surge in B.C. wildfires

  More fires have sparked in the past week, with 127 active wildfires currently burning in the province, with a quarter considered out of control.

  Fire

  Aug 6
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• Police seek man seen kicking, punching his dog in Nanaimo

  The witness did take a photo of the man and his dog and described the man as about 5'11, 175 pounds, with tanned skin, dark hair in a ponytail, with a moustache.

  Crime

  Aug 5
• BC Wildfire Service warns of sharing AI-generated images of fires

  The post included two images, which the BC Wildfire Service said have been circulating on social media over the past few weeks. They are generated by artificial intelligence.

  Fire

  Aug 5
• No reports of structures lost in Wesley Ridge fire but no timeline for people to return home

  Madison Dahl said crews continue to prioritize protecting homes, critical infrastructure and keeping Highway 4, which connects Port Alberni and the coastal communities, open.

  Fire

  Aug 5
• Delta ER closes suddenly overnight, mayor says B.C. health care is ‘broken’

  Mayor George Harvie said he's concerned about what is happening within Fraser Health, noting Delta has the longest wait times for ambulances responding to life-threatening events.

  Health

  Aug 5