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🚨 The 60-Second Midnight Heist!
VPD is investigating a spike in catalytic converter thefts across SE Vancouver. High-clearance SUVs are the prime targets for this "street gold."
🛡️ Park in locked garages or well-lit areas. Hear late-night sawing? Call 911! #VPD #YVR

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🚨 RENTER ALERT: Calgary landlord Sooryong "Nick" Park faces voyeurism charges after tenants found hidden cameras in smoke detectors & surge protectors. Police suspect he targets women and may have rentals in #Toronto & #Vancouver. Always check your spaces! #YYCNews #Calgary

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A Misstep in the Dark! 🚁 Friday, Lions Bay SAR & North Shore Rescue executed a night hoist on Mt. Brunswick to save a hiker with a severe ankle injury. Trapped in the dark with no lights.
Reminder: ALWAYS pack a headlamp! 🔦🏔️ #LionsBaySAR #MountBrunswick #BCSAR

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🚨 FROM HELLSTORM TO HEARTBREAK: The Fraser Canyon fight isn't over. The Brunswick Complex fires continue to threaten residents & property. Hwy 1 is open (single-lane)—DO NOT STOP for photos. Crews are working 24/7 before heat returns. Stay safe B.C.! ❤️ #BCWildfires

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🚨 Disaster averted on Tretheway Dr! 36 Burnaby firefighters swiftly extinguished a townhouse blaze today. Crews isolated the flames to a single unit. Best news: officials confirm EVERYONE is safe! Thank you Burnaby Fire! 🚒 #Burnaby #MetroVancouver

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💡 Beyond the Bedside: B.C. Nurses Take Their Fight Across the Strait 🌊🩺
Picket lines have hit Vancouver Island as contract talks hit a standstill. BCNU nurses are striking at Victoria General today, Nanaimo tomorrow, and Royal Jubilee Tuesday over burnout & safety.
#BCNurses

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🛑 A $20,000 lesson in digital consent. A B.C. man has been ordered to pay $20K in damages for posting exploitative, non-consensual videos of a woman online and refusing to delete them. Your image, your consent. No exceptions. #BCNews #PrivacyMatters #DigitalRights

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🚨 World Cup fever is squeezing local culture! With sponsors distracted by FIFA 2026, Vancouver’s summer festivals are hurting. City Council is proposing a $220K emergency lifeline to save staples like Carnaval del Sol & Greek Day. Is this enough? 👇 #Vancouver #VanCity

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150 New West neighbors lost everything in the devastating Pinecrest Manor fire. 💔 Let's rally together to help:
💵 E-transfer to New West Neighbourhood House: [email protected]
👕 Drop clothes at Lord Kelvin Elementary gym.
#NewWestminster #NewWest #CommunityTragedy

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🚨 Tragedy at a Familiar Intersection: A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a bus at 128 St & 96 Ave in Surrey on Saturday night.
Have dash-cam footage or witnessed the collision? Call Surrey Police at 604-599-0502 (File: 26-72005).
#SurreyBC #RoadSafety

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🛑 Music Silenced: Deadly Gunfire Forces Festival Cancellation
Today's Salsa on St. Clair festival is cancelled after a targeted exchange of gunfire last night left 2 dead and 4 injured, sending thousands fleeing. Police are urging witnesses to submit video/tips
#TorontoNews

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🛝 Manhattan's Ultimate Playdate!
8-year-old besties Hannah & Wilder crushed 41 NYC playgrounds in a single day to set a new World Record! 🏆
Biking across the city, they smashed the old record of 26 as an epic farewell adventure. 🌍👏
#WorldRecord #NYCParks

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Mother Nature Called a Timeout! 🌲🛡️
Cooler temps & lighter winds are giving B.C. crews a vital 48-hour window against the Fraser Canyon wildfires before extreme heat returns Monday. Hwy 1 is open (single-lane, 60km/h). Huge thanks to our firefighters! 🚁🚒
#BCWildfires #BCNews

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🚨 New Mediators, Same Resolve!
Despite the appointment of special mediators, BC Nurses are holding firm. Pickets continue at Surrey Memorial & expand to Vancouver Island this week. Job action stays until real progress is made on wages & safe staffing. 🩺✊ #BCNU #BCPoli

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🚨 Heroic rescues at a 3-alarm fire in New West (905 4th Ave)! 150 displaced, 1 resident & 2 firefighters hospitalized but recovering.
Help displaced neighbours: drop clothes/gift cards at Lord Kelvin Elementary or e-transfer [email protected]. 🤍
#NewWestminster #BCNews

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🚨 Tragic Discovery in Kelowna: RCMP are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a vehicle on Baillie Ave. Her death is being treated as suspicious. A man known to the victim was arrested at the scene and released with conditions. Have info? Contact RCMP. #Kelowna

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WANTED: Suspect in Valleyview Liquor Store Assault
Kamloops RCMP seek to identify a man who sexually assaulted an employee at a Valleyview liquor store on June 26.
Suspect: 40-50yo, bald, medium skin tone, yellow shirt, blue jacket.
Info? Call 250-828-3000 (File #2026-20640).

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🚨 Crash to Crime Scene: A fatal collision in Vanderhoof, B.C. has led to a 2nd-degree murder charge. 39yo Keegan Leigh was arrested after a man was found deceased on Loop Rd. RCMP say it's an isolated incident. Have dashcam/video? Call 604-355-1867. #Vanderhoof #BCNews

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🚨 Crash in Richmond: An e-scooter rider was hospitalized after colliding with a pickup truck at Minoru Blvd & Westminster Hwy on Friday around 3:50 PM.
Witnessed it or have dashcam footage? Contact Richmond RCMP and quote file #2026-21789.
#RichmondBC #RoadSafety

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🚗 Ditch and Dash! Burnaby RCMP found a white sedan high-centered on a Hastings St median near Delta Ave late Thursday night—but the occupants were nowhere to be found. 🏃💨 Police are investigating after they fled on foot. Got dashcam footage? Call the RCMP! 📞🚓 #Burnaby