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• Unknown if fatal Maple Ridge shooting is tied to gang conflict: RCMP

  A man has died and police are for looking witnesses following a shooting in Maple Ridge, B.C., on Friday.

  

• Vehicle fire along B.C.'s Highway 3 spreads, leads to evacuation alert

  Residents of about a dozen properties along a stretch of Highway 3 in British Columbia's southern Interior are being asked to get ready to evacuate at a moment's notice after a vehicle fire quickly spread to nearby grasses and trees.

  

• Amanda Todd sextortion case sets precedent, but more needs to be done, experts say

  The conviction of Aydin Coban for the “sextortion” of British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd has prompted calls from lawyers and advocates for more regulation, resources and education in Canada to protect future victims.

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  EXCLUSIVE | Woman who was stalked by police officer ex-boyfriend says justice system failed her

  Despite a police misconduct probe that found a high-ranking B.C. officer had stalked and harassed his ex-girlfriend for years, a criminal investigation into the case did not result in charges.

• BC Ferries cancels 2 sailings between Nanaimo, Vancouver due to staff shortage

  Two BC Ferries sailings between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland have been cancelled Friday evening due to a staff shortage.

• Vancouver MP warns of repeating AIDS stigma with monkeypox

  Vancouver Centre member of Parliament Hedy Fry has warned about stigmatization in the battle against monkeypox, recalling the fear surrounding HIV-AIDS when she was a physician in the '80s.

• B.C. doctor shortage: What the Opposition suggests

  The B.C. Liberals are calling for urgent action to address the shortage of family doctors in this province.

• Whitecaps' response to misconduct allegations was appropriate, review concludes

  An independent investigation has concluded that the Vancouver Whitecaps' response to allegations of misconduct by former women's coaches Bob Birarda and Hubert Busby Jr., was serious and “appropriate.”

• Vancouver agencies among those to receive funding for monkeypox awareness campaigns

  Three community organizations will receive a combined total of $550,000 from the federal government to raise awareness and reduce stigma about monkeypox.

• Massive storms bring lightning, rain to B.C. Interior

  A major thunderstorm hit parts of B.C.'s Interior Thursday night, even causing flash flooding in some areas.

• More than half of B.C. residents say state of downtown core has declined in last year: poll

  From overall safety to getting back to work in person, a new survey is revealing how Canadians feel about returning to their city's downtown cores.

• Anne Heche legally dead, remains on life support for donor evaluation

  Anne Heche remains on life support and under evaluation for organ donation after a car crash that led to her brain death, a representative for the actor said Friday.

• 'Watching rights erode away': U.S. woman moving to B.C. over abortion rights

  A Virginia woman is packing up her life and moving her family to Vancouver Island in response to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

• Condo owner ordered to pay 16 times more than $800 smoking fine: CRT

  A B.C. condo owner who balked at $800 in smoking fines now owes his strata thousands of dollars more after the dispute went to the province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal.

• Inmate assaulted at maximum-security institution in B.C.

  An inmate at a maximum-security federal institution in B.C. was taken to hospital earlier this week after they were assaulted.

• 79-year-old completes walk from Calgary to Vancouver, raises over $500K for charity

  With a group of supporters by his side, Gary Averbach received a hero’s welcome in Vancouver Thursday, the final stop of his 1,100-kilometre journey.

• Mountie charged with driving without due care after northern B.C. incident

  A B.C. Mountie is facing a charge of driving without due care and attention after an incident in the northern part of the province.

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  EXCLUSIVE | B.C. cop stalked ex-girlfriend for years using police computers, misconduct probe finds

  A high-ranking B.C. officer used police resources to conduct at least 92 searches on his ex-girlfriend and her family while stalking her over a period of five years, according to documents exclusively obtained by CTV News.

• Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York

  Salman Rushdie, whose novel 'The Satanic Verses' drew death threats from Iran's leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York.

• 'It's angering': Victoria restaurants claim food delivery service owes them thousands

  Several Victoria restaurants that were hoping to support a local delivery service say they're out thousands of dollars since the company has failed to pay them.