Vancouver radio reporter George Garrett was known for his scoops theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

My latest, on the Online Harms Act: the closer you look at it, the worse it appears theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

B.C. man opts for medically assisted death after cancer treatment delayed nationalpost.com/health/local-h…

Interesting comments from the mayor.
Except that the BC government does literally have the legal right to run roughshod on local governments.

Glad to be back with ⁦Jill Bennett⁩ ⁦CKNW⁩ to discuss the ban on retractable leashes. Spoiler: I’m not a fan of this ban. Tune in today at 12:30. globalnews.ca/news/10064932/…

Well this is really positive news! I’ll be talking about this on Jill Bennett today at 12:07

Super positive to see this might actually happen. We need PAs. Now.

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Canadian MP Michael Chong, a target of Beijing's foreign interference, will testify September 12 before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, an independent U.S. gov't agency that monitors human rights and rule of law developments in the People's Republic of China.

A great piece of reporting and writing from ⁦Nancy Macdonald⁩ and ⁦Andrea Woo | 鄔瑞楓⁩ on the BC residents defying evacuation orders to help fight the wildfires ⁦The Globe and Mail⁩ theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…

Update from Central Okanagan wildfires:
-Progress is being made on the fire
-Still dealing with thick smoke in mornings, impacting fire fighting
-Fire behavior yesterday 'was manageable' for crews
-Heavy equipment was used to establish control lines
#BCWildfire Service #BCWildfire

Major traffic jam heading north on Highway 97 towards #LakeCountry where new evacuation orders have been issued. How many homes are being evacuated we don’t know as Emergency Operations Centre doesn’t even know as the situation is so fluid. #globalokanagan

Officials say structures in Traders Cove and on Bear Lake Road have been lost, but there are no numbers yet. There is no confirmed loss of life at this point. #bcwildfire #McDougallCreekFire

West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund says people were trapped last night. 'A fire chief's worst nightmare.' They were rescuing members of the public who had not left their homes. #bcwildfire #McDougallCreek

Another death knell for the single family home? Interesting piece by Dan Fumano The Vancouver Sun about recommendation by City of Vancouver planning staff to move away from replacing old houses with new single-detached houses by limiting how big they can be.

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Side note on the new Surrey policing transition lead BC hired today, Jessica McDonald --- she was paid $423,500 by taxpayers in 2017 after being fired by the BC NDP government.
Her new salary, six years later, for helping NDP sort out Surrey policing, hasn't been disclosed yet.

NEW - The BC Government will be requiring the city of Surrey to move forward with the Surrey Police Service. The city did not meet the conditions imposed by the province. #bcpoli

#NEW Global News has learned Damian Hudson, the man charged with the Second Degree murder of Caroline Huebner-Makurat is a repeat offender with an extensive criminal record. Convictions for violent assault, robbery, firearms and drug offences. And he was currently out on bail.

#VPDNews : A 28-year-old man visiting from New Zealand was stabbed in an unprovoked assault last night in the Granville Entertainment District. Luckily, he sustained minor injuries. Suspect has not yet been identified. More info: bit.ly/46R1rr5