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• 3 stranger assaults reported in just over 2 hours in Vancouver neighbourhood, police say

  Vancouver police say they're investigating a string of violent stranger assaults reported in a two-hour time span Thursday night.

  

• 8 more overnight closures on the way for emergency room in B.C. Interior

  Overnight closures at an emergency room in the B.C. Interior will continue for eight more nights, the local health authority announced Friday.

  

• Filmed-in-B.C. Virgin River dethrones Stranger Things for most-streamed show

  It appears more people opted for the romance between Mel and Jack of Virgin River than the upside down of Stranger Things.

• Closures of 2 ERs in B.C.'s southern Interior putting pressure on region's biggest hospital

  At an already challenging time for health-care workers in British Columbia, the temporary closures of two emergency departments in the southern Interior is putting pressure on the region's largest hospital.

• 'Copious amounts' of stolen property found during fraud investigation: Port Moody police

  A fraud investigation uncovered what police say was "copious amounts of stolen property" including credit cards and ID.

• Former Apple employee Sam Sung auctions business card from his first store

  A former Apple employee in Vancouver named Sam Sung is auctioning off another old business card nearly a decade after the first one fetched thousands of dollars.

• Someone stole this sailboat anchored off Vancouver's Kitsilano Beach

  Someone managed to steal a sailboat anchored off a popular beach earlier this month, police in Vancouver say.

• 2 shootings in 2 months, 1 block apart in Port Coquitlam; RCMP won't say if they're connected

  Police are investigating the second shooting in as many months on the same Port Coquitlam street, but won't say whether the incidents are connected.

• Lost wolf found, returned to zoo after apparent break-in at Vancouver attraction

  The wolf that was missing for several days after an apparent break-in at the Greater Vancouver Zoo has been found and returned, officials say.

• Purchases at government-run liquor stores limited during BCGEU strike action

  Shoppers at government-run British Columbia liquor stores will see purchase limits starting Friday amid a major union's ongoing job action.

• Homicide investigators probe deadly stabbing in Surrey neighbourhood

  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is probing a stabbing in Surrey Thursday night that left one man dead.

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  TRAFFIC | Busy commuter route blocked due to house fire in Vancouver

  A popular route into and out of the city was closed in one area as Vancouver crews worked to put out a house fire.

• Pfizer booster approved for children aged 5-11 by Health Canada

  Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Health Canada is authorizing a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children between five and 11 years old.

• Vancouver temperature record among 14 broken across B.C. amid brief heat wave

  More than a dozen temperature records were broken in B.C. Thursday, just before the southern part of the province moves into a slight cooling off period for the weekend.

• Surrey, B.C., teen Lauren Kim is dominating the women's golf at Canada Games

  Seventeen-year-old Lauren Kim is dominating the women's golf at the Canada Summer Games, shooting a 67 to shatter the single-round Games record in Wednesday's opening round at Legends on the Niagara Battlefield Course in Niagara Falls, Ont.

• Richmond RCMP investigating shots fired; abandoned truck in Surrey believed to be connected

  Richmond Mounties are investigating reports of shots being fired in an incident they say was likely targeted.

• B.C. lottery winner plans to buy electric car, continue enjoying retirement

  A retired Lake Country man has an extra half-million dollars in his bank account after a recent lottery win.

• Unlike the CNE there's no mac-and-cheese lemonade, but the PNE has its own unique menu items this year

  It's fair season, and for more adventurous eaters, that means it's time for unique eats. Here's a look at some of the options at this year's PNE Fair.

• Malahat highway reopens after truck carrying live chickens crashes

  The Malahat highway has reopened after it was closed in both directions for several hours Friday morning after a truck carrying live chickens crashed near the Split Rock lookout. Travellers were detoured off the Trans-Canada Highway at Shawnigan Lake Road and Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road, while oversized vehicles were being sent through West Shawnigan Lake Road.

• Sustained high heat has B.C. official urging public to 'preserve the ambulances'

  The province's top ambulance officer is urging British Columbians to take extra care to avoid turning to emergency health services unless they actually need that level of care, amid fears the medical system may not be able to keep up.