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Attention stargazers! It's time for one of the best meteor showers of the year — the Perseids

This year, the Perseid meteor shower runs from July 17 to Aug. 23, but it peaks on the night of Aug. 12-13 when, under ideal conditions, the shower could produce roughly 100 meteors per hour. However, you're unlikely to see that many or even half of them this year due to one major problem: the moon.

1 person seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Langley, RCMP say

One person has been seriously injured in a multi-vehicle collision involving a semi truck on Highway 1 in Langley, prompting a closure of the westbound lanes at 248th Street, according to RCMP.

Family 'heartbroken' after B.C. mother and baby killed by falling tree on Vancouver Island

A statement from the family of a young woman and her infant son killed last Thursday by a falling tree at Comox Lake say a community gathering is planned to remember the two.

2 climbers plucked from B.C. mountain face after complex overnight rescue mission

Members of three search and rescue groups combined efforts to save two climbers stranded on a sheer rock face of Yak Peak near Hope, B.C., early Wednesday after one of the climbers fell and injured their head. 
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