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  3 climbers from the U.S. and Canada are believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand's highest peak

  Three mountain climbers — two from the U.S. and one from Canada — missing for five days on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak, are believed to have died in a fall, the authorities said Friday.

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  Could the discovery of an injured, emaciated dog help solve the mystery of a missing B.C. man?

  When paramedic Jim Barnes left his home in Fort St. John to go hunting on Oct. 18, he asked his partner Micaela Sawyer — who’s also a paramedic — if she wanted to join him. She declined, so Barnes took the couple’s dog Murphy, an 18-month-old red golden retriever with him.

• Residents displaced after fire leaves Surrey home uninhabitable

  A number of people have been displaced after a fire broke out at a two-storey home in Surrey's Newtown neighbourhood Thursday evening.

• 'Really sad to see': Video prompts calls from Richmond politicians for improved mental health, addiction services

  A social media video showing a man erratically running in traffic and attempting to open the doors of oncoming vehicles has prompted a response from Richmond politicians.

• K’ómoks First Nation makes history with milestone in land governance

  The K’ómoks First Nation is making history by becoming the first land code nation in Canada to appoint a justice of the peace – and she’s been recognized as a trailblazer, too.

• Business owners 'on edge' after downtown Vancouver stabbing

  Business owners are reeling after a stabbing suspect was shot dead by police in a Vancouver convenience store this week.

• Hiking apps prompt warnings after separate rescues from B.C. backcountry

  The search and rescue organization for Metro Vancouver's North Shore mountains is warning people to do their research after international visitors became stranded in two separate incidents while relying on hiking apps to plan their routes.

• Cyclist dead after East Vancouver crash

  Police are on scene after a fatal collision between a cyclist and a vehicle in East Vancouver Thursday afternoon.

• Emotional pre-Christmas reunions as HMCS Vancouver returns home after a 6-month deployment

  Just in time for Christmas, the HMCS Vancouver along with 240 crew members has retuned to Esquimalt Harbour after a six-month deployment.

• 2 men arrested, 3rd suspect at large after targeted shooting in Abbotsford, B.C.

  Two men were arrested and a third suspect remains at large after what police described as a targeted shooting Thursday morning outside a home in Abbotsford, B.C.

• B.C. RCMP detachment issues warning about bank card scam

  Mounties in Richmond are warning the public about a scam in which fraudsters convince people to hand over their bank cards.

• No tsunami threat to B.C. after powerful earthquake off California

  Emergency management officials say there is no tsunami threat to British Columbia after a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off California on Thursday morning.

• B.C. premier says feds and premiers have right-left strategy to tackle Trump tariffs

  British Columbia Premier David Eby says his fellow premiers and the federal government have hatched a game plan to fight U.S. tariffs, with conservative premiers lobbying Republican counterparts, left-leaning provincial leaders courting the Democrats, and Ottawa focusing on president-elect Donald Trump.

• B.C. children's minister stepping away from role following cancer diagnosis

  The B.C. NDP's children's minister Grace Lore is stepping away from her role after being diagnosed with cancer.