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• Illicit drug death toll surpasses 2,000 in B.C. for a 2nd consecutive year

  British Columbia recorded 2,272 illicit drugs deaths last year, new data released by the BC Coroners Service shows.

  

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  NEW | B.C. man facing extradition to U.S. for alleged sex crimes against stepdaughter

  A Vancouver Island man is awaiting possible extradition to the United States on charges of sexual assault against his 13-year-old stepdaughter.

  

• Vancouver school to dump Lord Roberts name after unanimous vote

  Members of the Vancouver School Board have voted unanimously to support the renaming of Lord Roberts Elementary in the city's West End neighbourhood.

• Nanaimo singer Lauren Spencer-Smith earns pair of Juno Awards nods

  Lauren Spencer-Smith of Nanaimo, B.C., is among the nominees for this year's Juno Awards, including for the artist of the year category. The 19-year-old singer who rose to fame after a stint on American Idol is up against established names like Michael Bublé, Avril Lavigne and The Weeknd in the most coveted category.

• 'Door indication signal' forces Air Canada flight to land shortly after YVR takeoff

  An Air Canada flight out of Vancouver International Airport was forced to land shortly after takeoff Monday afternoon when the pilots discovered a "door indication signal," according to the airline.

• Comox man who broke into former partner's home and assaulted her to serve full sentence: B.C. Court of Appeal

  A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a man's appeal for a shorter sentence after he was convicted of breaking into a former partner's home and seriously assaulting her in early 2020.

• As B.C. decriminalizes hard drugs, users still face months-long waits for treatment

  As the B.C. government decriminalizes small amounts of hard drugs, critics note there are still not enough treatment resources for the users seeking them.

• Woman detained in Syria says Ottawa is forcing her to make agonizing choice in order to get her kids to Canada

  A woman held in a detention camp in Syria, along with her three Canadian children, says the federal government is forcing her to make an agonizing choice: relinquish custody of her kids so they can be repatriated to Canada, or keep them in the camp where the conditions are dire. Her children are eligible for repatriation but she is not a Canadian citizen.

• ICBC finds cyclist 50% at fault after car allegedly drove over her bike

  A cyclist in Chilliwack is frustrated with ICBC’s decision to find her 50 per cent at fault after a car allegedly drove over her bike in a road rage incident.

• Crow released after spending weeks living at Vancouver airport

  A crow that made the Vancouver International Airport its home for weeks has been released into the wild.

• Canada Post honours Chloe Cooley with stamp in time for Black History Month

  A young Black woman who resisted her own enslavement in Queenston, Upper Canada, in the late 18th century is being honoured by Canada Post.

• 'I don't know if he would've survived the night:' Crews rescue injured paraglider near Lions Bay

  A 30-year-old man who suffered serious injuries after crashing into dense, steep terrain near Lions Bay was rescued by helicopter Sunday.

• Fraser Valley bus drivers give strike notice, could stop collecting fares Thursday

  The union representing transit bus drivers in B.C.'s Fraser Valley has given a 72-hour strike notice and could stop collecting fares from Thursday.

• Vancouver Public Library Foundation receives $150K to bolster early literacy programs

  A Hong Kong-based philanthropic foundation is donating $150,000 to support early literacy in Vancouver.

• Canucks trade captain Bo Horvat to Islanders

  The rebuild of the Vancouver Canucks has begun, with centre Bo Horvat heading to the New York Islanders.

• 270 illegal crab traps seized from Boundary Bay, federal officials say

  More than 900 crabs were freed from illegal traps in Boundary Bay last week, according to federal officials.

• Fire that trapped B.C. man in his Tesla was not caused by car's battery: Transport Canada

  An investigation into a frightening incident where a Tesla suddenly caught fire in North Vancouver—briefly trapping the driver inside—has ruled out the car's battery as the cause, according to Transport Canada.

• B.C. reveals plan for decriminalization of small amounts of drugs for personal use

  British Columbia is taking a major step forward in its fight against the province’s deadly overdose crisis by decriminalizing the possession of a small amount of certain illicit drugs for personal use.

• Const. Nicole Chan feared she'd never work again after last hospital visit: VPD sergeant

  A Vancouver police sergeant who says he was Const. Nicole Chan's friend and mentor has told a coroner's inquest that Chan believed she would never return to work because human resource officers went to the hospital when she was apprehended under the Mental Health Act.

• Man arrested after smashing bank windows with an axe, Kelowna RCMP say

  A man as been arrested after smashing windows with an axe and uttering threats at a Kelowna bank Monday morning, according to authorities.