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11 hours ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Bruce Shipkowski

CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire, authorities said Thursday. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said the Waretown man faces aggravated arson and arson charges in the southern New Jersey wildfire, which authorities said Thursday morning grew to more than 23 square miles. (59 square kilometers).

12 hours ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Alanna Kelly

Multiple people have been assaulted during violent stranger attacks in Vancouver over the last month. One incident resulted in the death of a 92-year-old man in Chinatown; another involved a Toronto woman who was attacked on the seawall. The Vancouver Police Department confirmed with Glacier Media there are one to two assaults per day throughout the city that are being classified as stranger assaults.

1 day ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Alanna Kelly

Three East Vancouver businesses have been damaged by an early morning fire on Wednesday. Vancouver Fire Rescue Services was called at 4:09 a.m. for a three-alarm fire at 2200 East Hastings St.Heavy smoke could be seen coming from the blaze that spread through the nearby buildings. Fire and smoke could be smelled across the city, prompting a warning from VFRS that people keep their windows and doors closed. By 9 a.m., the smoke conditions cleared considerably in the area.

1 day ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Alanna Kelly

A Toronto woman is sharing her story of how she had to fight for her life after a stranger assaulted her while walking in Vancouver's Coal Harbour. The Vancouver Police Department confirmed the assault took place on April 15 around 12:30 a.m.A woman named Stephanie shared the violent incident on social media and said a complete random stranger tried to kill her. She was visiting Vancouver for a vacation and was staying at a hotel near Coal Harbour.

2 days ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Jeremy Hainsworth |Alanna Kelly

B.C.’s Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), the provincial nursing regulator and a woman jailed for years for pretending to be a nurse are facing yet another lawsuit as a result of her actions. B.C. Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes said Dec. 20 that Brigitte Cleroux, 52, who passed herself off as a nurse at BC Women’s Hospital, would spend a total of seven years in prison after being sentenced for crimes affecting 900 or more people.