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• Drive-by shooting at Surrey home being investigated

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

  

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  WATCH LIVE AT 11 MT | 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 will launch 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.

• 'Nowhere to go’: Future remains unclear for hundreds living in tents on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

  Several city-supplied storage containers along Vancouver's East Hastings Street are now full to the brim. However, many of those living in tents on the sidewalks and road haven’t moved.

• Man charged in caught-on-camera assault of woman on Vancouver bus

  A man has been charged in a shocking, unprovoked assault on a woman riding a Vancouver bus that was caught on camera back in June.

• 'We have nowhere to live': Dozens displaced after Burnaby apartment building fire

  Three people were rescued and dozens more have been displaced after a third-alarm blaze at a Burnaby apartment complex in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to the fire department.

• 'They wanted it to be real': Main character in new Netflix animated series brought to life by B.C. girl

  A B.C. girl is making her voice acting debut in a new animated Netflix series, saying she's excited that they chose her to bring the spunky, South Asian lead to life.

• 89-year-old assaulted in Chinatown: Vancouver police

  A woman has been charged with assault after an 89-year-old man was knocked to the ground in Vancouver's Chinatown, police say.

• After lightning strikes spark blazes across B.C., wildfire service predicts stable forecast

  A spokesperson for the BC Wildfire Service says 80 per cent of the 212 new fires sparked across the province since Wednesday were caused by lightning.

• 'It's just horrific': Mother of Chilliwack murder victim hoping to raise awareness, support

  Weeks after her daughter was viciously killed, Jana Jorgenson is hoping to raise awareness for women facing abuse.

• 6 arrested after standoff with police at Campbell River home

  An hours-long standoff between heavily armed police and the occupants of a home in Campbell River has ended with six arrests, Mounties say. Frontline officers responded to the home in the 600 block of Alpine Road around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, after receiving multiple reports of shots being fired.

• 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.

• U.S. authorities working to keep orcas away from 'pollution incident' off Vancouver Island

  The U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies are responding to a sunken vessel leaking fuel in Haro Strait, between Vancouver Island and San Juan Island.

• Personal trainer not allowed to charge $990 for texts, phone calls: B.C. tribunal

  A B.C. personal trainer has been ordered to refund a client $990 despite her claim that she was entitled to keep the money as compensation for the time spent responding to the client's phone calls and text messages, a tribunal ruled.

• B.C. Lions chase down Calgary Stampeders with 41-40 comeback win

  Sean Whyte's 25-yard field goal with two seconds left in the fourth quarter capped a B.C. Lions' comeback in a 41-40 win over the host Calgary Stampeders on Saturday.

• Feds quietly change rules to allow one-time ArriveCAN exemption at land border crossings

  The Canada Border Services Agency is temporarily allowing fully vaccinated travellers a one-time exemption to not be penalized if they were unaware of the health documents required through ArriveCAN.

• Experts weigh in on what tech companies can do to grow amid downturn

  One of the best-performing sectors during the pandemic, the technology sector is now facing a challenging time as a reversal in fortunes has companies tightening their belts.

• Coast guard called in as diesel spill closes Richmond beaches

  Beaches at Richmond's Garry Point Park are closed after the Canadian Coast Guard investigated and tried to clean up a recent diesel spill.

• B.C. lawyer sentenced to 22 months for forging documents including police reports, doctors' notes

  A B.C. lawyer has been sentenced to 22 months in jail after pleading guilty to forging documents that he submitted to Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board over a period of nearly 10 years