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Vancouver
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Dozens of people gathered in Surrey Sunday morning to show support for a teenage girl who was brutally beaten last weekend.
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The devastating fire at Gastown’s Winters Hotel has brought more attention to the issues plaguing Vancouver's single-room occupancy residences.
Dilapidated, uninhabitable Vancouver home on the market for $1.5 million
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VANCOUVER ISLAND
Communities on Island's west coast promise crackdown on illegal camping
After experiencing an "unacceptably high level" of illegal and backroad camping over the last two summers, communities on Vancouver Island's west coast are collectively urging visitors to make reservations and only stay at authorized campgrounds.
Vancouver Island wildlife centre closing to visitors amid avian flu spread
A wildlife rescue centre in Vancouver Island's Comox Valley will temporarily close its visitor centre and gift shop on Monday amid concerns about the spread of avian influenza in the region.
Hummingbird builds nest on hook hanging in noisy Victoria welding shop
Dave Clarke's noisy welding shop in Victoria is the last place you might expect to find a hummingbird nest, but that's exactly what he found one recent morning.
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Dix denies doctor comment amid growing backlash for 'misleading,' 'insulting,' 'clueless' remark
B.C.'s health minister is facing growing backlash and anger from the province's doctors over a comment he tried to deny making, even though it was recorded and publicly available.
'She came here with a lot of dreams': Burnaby family mourning loss of 14-year-old killed in crash
The grieving father of the 14-year-old girl who was killed by a dump truck in Burnaby, B.C., last week says his daughter's dream was to become a doctor and support her family.
Wheelchair malfunctions leaving B.C. woman in dangerous situations, but province won't fund replacement
Recurring wheelchair malfunctions have left Tessa Schmidt stranded in the middle of a busy street, but she's not eligible for a government replacement until 2026.
Editor's Picks
Vancouver cartoonist named finalist for Pulitzer Prize, 2 years after switching professions
Zoe Si's work has been seen by millions splashed on the pages of The New Yorker and this week she learned she was up for a Pulitzer Prize for several of her drawings.
Opium was hidden in a gift-wrapped speaker then shipped from Germany to Canada: B.C. RCMP
A man from British Columbia was sentenced to several years behind bars following the import of opium to Canada.
'Wrong on so many levels': Lytton residents react to corporate video filmed in town's fire ruins
A number of Lytton residents, both current and former, are voicing their anger over a corporate video that was filmed in the town's fire ruins.
