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• 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.

  

• 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 to picket 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.

• '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.

• Mounties deem Nanaimo death a homicide, ID victim

  Mounties say a man who was found dead after a Nanaimo, B.C., house fire last week was the victim of a homicide. Police identified the victim in a statement Monday as Trevor Stross, 40. The RCMP is releasing the man's identity in an effort to further their investigation, police said.

• '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.

• '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.