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• 32 rabbits seized by SPCA had been kept in 'filthy,' bug-infested room in downtown Vancouver

  Dozens of neglected rabbits were found living in a single, unsanitary and mostly unventilated room in downtown Vancouver, the B.C. SPCA says.

  

• Body of Calgary man recovered from B.C.'s Cultus Lake

  An Alberta man drowned over the weekend at a popular lake in British Columbia, Mounties confirmed Monday.

  

• 'Environmental emergency': Fear for B.C.'s endangered orcas after U.S. boat sinks in critical feeding spot

  A fishing boat that sank with nearly 10,000 litres of fuel on board near the Canada-U.S. marine border went down in one of the worst possible places for endangered orcas, an ocean pollutants expert says. Peter Ross, a senior scientist with Raincoast Conservation Foundation, said the vessel sank in an important feeding area for endangered southern resident killer whales.

• $31M-jackpot winner plans to retire, travel and spend more time with family

  A British Columbia woman who found herself suddenly $31 million richer says she plans to retire, but she's not sure what's next.

• 'Lost without her friends': Only duck to survive B.C. coyote attack starts following humans everywhere

  The lone duck who survived a coyote attack on a B.C. farm was so bereft she started following the humans around – waddling close behind them as they went about their chores and waiting on the doorstep every time they went inside.

• Flyer threatening to set fire to tent city circulating on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

  A disturbing note threatening to set fire to the tents and belongings of people sheltering along Vancouver's East Hastings Street has been taped up and handed out, triggering a police investigation.

• Iconic PNE doughnut vendor not returning after fair rejects application

  An iconic food vendor at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver won't be returning this summer after its application was rejected.

• B.C. wildfires on the rise as August turns hot and dry

  After a slow start to wild fire season in B.C., there are now 149 active fires in the province, with 57 of those in the southeast fire zone.

• A busy route is being replaced with a 6-lane bridge, so why will only 4 lanes be open to traffic?

  If the plan to replace the aging four-lane bridge connecting two growing Metro Vancouver cities is to add two more lanes to the crossing, why is the province only planning to open four of the new lanes?

• Strike action: B.C.'s largest public sector union pickets liquor store warehouses

  A union representing tens of thousands of government workers says it will begin job action Monday.

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  UPDATED WITH PHOTOS | Kelowna RCMP investigating homicide after 'altercation' outside nightclub

  Police in Kelowna are investigating a homicide after a man injured outside a downtown nightclub Friday night succumbed to his injuries.

• B.C. trucker sentenced to 4 years in prison for smuggling 33 kg of meth over the border

  A B.C. trucker was sentenced to spend years in prison after being caught smuggling methamphetamine over the border.

• 'We've been abandoned': Man dies in B.C. town waiting for health care near ambulance station

  For the second time in less than a month, a resident of Ashcroft, B.C., died while waiting for health care after having a heart attack mere metres from a local ambulance station.

• Wet'suwet'en pipeline protest blocks Vancouver traffic

  A large rally planned in Vancouver to protest the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern B.C. blocked traffic Monday morning.

• Victoria doctor says controversial retainer fee under review

  A Victoria doctor that had asked her patients to pay a monthly $125 fee for expanded services says she's putting the idea on hold as her team reviews the policy. The fee's initial announcement didn't sit well with everyone, with one patient telling CTV News that they had concerns about their future care since they couldn't afford the new charge.

• Family of murdered Vancouver Island man suing prison officials over inmates' escape

  The daughters of a 60-year-old Vancouver Island man who was found dead in his home in 2019 are suing the Correctional Service of Canada, claiming negligent prison officials allowed two men to escape from a minimum-security penitentiary and murder their father.

• Drive-by shooting at Surrey home being investigated

  A drive-by shooting of a Surrey home is being investigated by Mounties.

• Alberta looks to poach skilled workers from Vancouver, Toronto

  The government of Alberta is looking to draw skilled workers from Toronto and Vancouver to the province and launched its recruitment campaign Monday morning.

• B.C. couple can't use bankruptcy to get out of paying $19M to regulator, appeal court rules

  For the second time in a year, British Columbia's highest court has dismissed an appeal from a couple attempting to use bankruptcy to rid themselves of millions of dollars in penalties imposed by the province's financial markets regulator.

• Long-time Chinatown security guard 'still traumatized' after random attack; grateful for community support

  A well-known security guard in Vancouver’s Chinatown who was attacked by a stranger while on the job said Sunday he’s grateful for the outpouring of support he’s received.