1. Not just loaves of bread: Corgis look to shine at inaugural race
Peanut and Waffles will duke it out for the $500 grand prize at the Vancouver horse track.
2. Agassiz firefighter suffers heat stroke, fight against Hwy. 7 blaze continues
A brush fire near Seabird Island completely closed Highway 7 in both directions between Seabird Bluffs and Johnson Slough rest area Wednesday afternoon, and the blaze is reportedly spreading thanks to the dry ground conditions and high temperatures.
| A wildfire has closed Hwy. 7. (Black Press) |
3. Maple Ridge man facing charge in Vancouver after goose killed
Vancouver police Sgt. Jason Robillard said that police got a call on B.C. Day, just after 3 p.m., about a goose that had just been hit with a stick near Lost Lagoon at the entrance to the park.
4. Wildfire burning near Horseshoe Bay
The fire has closed trails in the area but ferry traffic is unaffected.
5. Province, Surrey taking action to reduce traffic deaths, injuries
With a record number of collisions in B.C. last year, and 21 people dying on Surrey streets alone, governments are taking new steps to make our roads safer.
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