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Canada Day celebrations, a rescue on Pitt Lake, wildfires and more you need to know
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(Black Press files)

1. Sunshine and celebrations for Canada Day

British Columbians came out in droves to celebrate Canada’s 150th.

2. Abbotsford cop dragged by car fleeing traffic stop

An Abbotsford cop is lucky to be alive after he was dragged by a speeding car Saturday morning.

3. Amtrak train from Vancouver-Oregon derails near Tacoma

According to Amtrak, the 506 train went off the rails at the Chambers Bay Bridge in Steilacoom, just south of Tacoma, at 2:30 p.m.

4. Eight boaters rescued from Pitt Lake

Eight boaters are home safe, after being stranded on the shore of Pitt Lake since Thursday.

5. Crews responding to wildfires in Whistler and Harrison

Two wildfires broke out in the Lower Mainland this weekend: one north of and the other in .





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