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• Man charged after string of arsons in downtown Vancouver over one night: police

  A man is facing multiple charges in connection with a series of fires that police say were deliberately set in Vancouver's downtown core earlier this week.

  

• Vancouver to be home base for 'The Last of Us' season 2

  After the first season of “The Last of Us” generated big buzz and an economic boom for Alberta, British Columbia may be next in line to host the production team.

  

• B.C. hit with tax and fare hikes starting April 1

  April Fools' is bringing more than just practical jokes to British Columbians — the province will be hit with new taxes and fare hikes starting on Saturday.

• Former Liberal cabinet minister John Rustad acclaimed leader of B.C. Conservatives

  A former Liberal cabinet minister who has been sitting in British Columbia's legislature as an Independent is the new leader of the provincial Conservatives.

• Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko won't wear Pride warm-up jersey, coach says

  Coach Rick Tocchet says Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko won't wear a themed warm-up jersey when Vancouver hosts its annual Pride night on Friday.

• 'Just a sweetheart': Emaciated dog tied to railing with note finds forever home, BC SPCA says

  An emaciated dog that was found abandoned in downtown Prince George earlier this year has now found his forever home, according to the BC SPCA.

• IHIT releases photos of suspects sought after murder of former doctor in West Vancouver

  Homicide investigators have released photos of a pair of suspects believed to be connected to the fatal stabbing of a former doctor in West Vancouver earlier this month.

• B.C. musician and former pastor sentenced for sexual assault

  A Vancouver Island musician and former church pastor will serve three months of house arrest, followed by 18 months of probation, after he was convicted of one count of sexual assault.

• Heavy, late season snowfall coming for B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway: Environment Canada

  Drivers on British Columbia's Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt are being warned to prepare for a heavy, late season snowfall through Saturday.

• 'We feel the urgency': B.C. housing minister addresses Riverview re-development delays

  British Columbia’s housing minister called the lands around the shuttered Riverview Hospital a “huge opportunity” as he offered a slightly different explanation about the delay in planning the redevelopment of the site.

• 1 man dead, 1 seriously injured after motorcycles crash in Surrey suburb

  A crash between two people riding motorcycles in Surrey’s Cloverdale neighbourhood turned fatal Thursday night, according to Mounties.

• Chinatowns in Western Canada evolve and renew, both within and outside tradition

  The mix of businesses in Western Canadian Chinatowns is changing as the neighbourhoods face higher crime levels, slower foot traffic and rising inflation.

• Florida aquarium to release orca after more than 50 years in captivity

  A Florida aquarium has reached a deal with animal welfare advocates to release Lolita, a 5,000-pound (2,268 kg) killer whale held in captivity for more than half a century, officials said on Thursday.

• 'It's really hard. It's a good hard, though': Unique B.C. farm program helping people battle addictions

  At Academy Farms in Langley, they raise bison and water buffalo, but this is more than a farm. It's a place that's helping people from across the country find their way out of addiction.

• Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

  Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defense lawyers said Thursday, making him the first former U.S. president to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year.

• 'It’s ours': Kwikwetlem First Nation on future of Riverview Hospital site

  The redevelopment planning process was quietly halted earlier this year, and now the Kwikwetlem First Nation is speaking up about what they’d like to see happen on the land where the Riverview Hospital operated for a century.

• Dogwalker claims pups were pepper sprayed during altercation on popular North Vancouver trail

  The Hyannus trail system on the Nort Shore is known as a pooch paradise but one dogwalker claims a recent altercation with a hiker turned ugly.

• Ottawa gives final approval, with conditions, for Rogers' $26B purchase of Shaw

  The largest telecommunications deal in Canadian history will go forward after Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. received approval from Ottawa on Friday.

• Chilliwack shooting sends one person to hospital with serious injuries, RCMP say

  Mounties in Chilliwack are investigating a shooting in the city's Sardis neighbourhood that sent one person to hospital Thursday afternoon.

• Police officers allege union told them not to keep notes after B.C. man's death

  Four of the Vancouver police officers involved in the violent 2015 arrest of Myles Gray – which ended with the 33-year-old dying in handcuffs – claim they were directed by their union not to keep notes about what happened, in violation of department policy.