Heartwarming scenes from B.C.'s largest agricultural fair.

The Interior Provincial Exhibition wraps up its 117th year on Sunday.
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The crime scene on a rural road in Chilliwack is still closed after a targeted shooting that killed a 52-year-old woman and sent a 23-year-old man to hospital Friday night.

A Chilliwack woman is dead and a Surrey man in hospital after the targeted shooting.
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A witness tells CTV News the victim was conscious and lucid after being hit by a truck on Saturday.

The incident closed the highway’s westbound lanes for roughly two hours Saturday.
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Months after the devastating wildfire there, Fort McMurray is beginning to rebuild.

A sign of progress in Fort McMurray – the first foundation has been poured since wildfire destroyed homes in that city.
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A rambunctious puppy learned a valuable lesson about staying with the group at doggy daycare after getting stuck on a ledge and being rescued by the West Vancouver Fire Department.

West Vancouver Fire Department was called in to rescue a puppy trapped on a ledge Friday night.
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A new report sets the benchmark price of residential properties sold in August at $933,100. But what can that budget actually buy?

Check out a sample of similarly-priced condos, townhouses and bungalows from across the municipalities represented by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver: http://ctv.news/ybZoZ1e

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If you're going for a drive this weekend, keep in mind that high-elevation roads have been closed on two mountain ranges to protect the bears, deer, sheep and goats that live there.

Vehicles are no longer permitted above 1,920 metres on the Cayoosh and Shulaps mountain ranges.
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Heading to the PNE today?

Stop by the CTV tent between 1 and 3 p.m. to say hi to Mi-Jung Lee and Ann Luu!

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Planning a trip up to Whistler this long weekend?

Hope you packed warm clothes... This was the view from two of the mountain's webcams this morning. Snow!

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Notes pinned to trees along the Baden Powell Trail, directed at the owner of "Rosie the Pit Bull," are raising concerns for dog walkers.

The notes read: "I was attacked once, and now will carry a 2-inch chain with a one-pound steel ball on the end to crack the dog (and owner if need be) on the skull."

The notes pinned to trees warn that the writer will "crack" the pit bull over the head with a steel ball.
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As children prepare to head back to class next week, parents in Surrey are learning about unacceptably high levels of lead in hundreds of school water sources.

District officials have assured parents measures are being taken to ensure all drinking water is safe.
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Transit police are investigating a strange altercation that erupted aboard a Metro Vancouver bus.

Footage shows one woman apparently spitting at a man in a wheelchair then getting slapped by a younger woman.
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B.C.'s Integrated Child Exploitation unit wants vigilante groups such as "Creep Catchers" to leave policing to the professionals.

Do you agree?

Mounties worry Creep Catchers can undermine police work by allowing predators to escape prosecution.
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These bears look like they're ready to relax over the weekend.

The baby bruins were filmed by Neville Anthony Judd in his backyard in Gibsons. They seem to love the hammock, but can't figure out what it's used for. Watch the full video here: http://ctv.news/eri48vH

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This cat came back... but not the very next day.

A little Vancouver Island girl has been reunited with her beloved Cursor, after three long years searching for her best friend.

NANAIMO – CTV’s Adam Sawatsky has the story behind a viral video showing a young girl reunited with her cat after three years.
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A walk-in closet advertised for $580 a month is highlighting the trouble university students face finding affordable rental housing in Vancouver.

The tiny space was described as a "den" in a Facebook group for international students this week.
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A deaf man who claims he was nearly evicted after B.C. failed to provide him financial support has won a human rights victory against the province, his lawyer says.

Christopher Shay says he was nearly evicted after the province failed to provide his financial support.
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Do you use antibacterial soap? The FDA says there's no scientific evidence that they are any better than plain soap and water.

The FDA issued a final rule Sept. 2 that bans companies from marketing soaps or washes as antibacterial if they contain any of some 19 common ingredients, including triclosan and triclocarban.
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CONSUMER ALERT: Samsung Electronics has recalled all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after finding batteries of some of the flagship gadgets exploded or caught fire.

Update: Curtis Vey and Angela Nicholson have been sentenced to three years in prison.

Original post: It is the end of an off-ice drama playing out for the family of former Vancouver Canucks' player Linden Vey.

The NHL star's father will be sentenced today for a plot to kill his spouse.

A jury found Curtis Vey and girlfriend Angela Nicholson guilty in June of conspiracy to commit murder.
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