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Vancouver
'He was truly exceptional': Slain B.C. RCMP officer identified
B.C. RCMP have identified the officer killed while executing a search warrant in Coquitlam Friday morning as Const. Rick O'Brien.
'He had a big heart': Father of fallen teenage wildland firefighter remembers his son
When 19-year-old Jaxon Billyboy graduated high school in Williams Lake in June, it was a proud moment for his father Sheldon Bowe.
1 RCMP officer killed, 2 seriously injured while executing search warrant in Coquitlam, B.C.
One RCMP officer was killed and two others were seriously injured while police were executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam, B.C., Friday.
VANCOUVER ISLAND
Environment Canada warns of 'significant fall storm' for Vancouver Island
A fall windstorm is expected to hit Vancouver Island this weekend, according to forecasters. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement covering all of Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast north of Saltery Bay.
Millions added to B.C. funding for rural, volunteer and First Nations firefighters
The British Columbia government is providing more money to rural, First Nations and volunteer fire departments across the province.
1 RCMP officer killed, 2 seriously injured while executing search warrant in Coquitlam, B.C.
One RCMP officer was killed and two others were seriously injured while police were executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam, B.C., Friday.
Inside CTV News Vancouver
15 charged in riot that erupted after cancelled Lil Baby show in Vancouver
Authorities have announced charges against 15 teenage boys and young men who were allegedly involved in a riot at an East Vancouver music festival last summer.
'Mixed feelings' in B.C.'s Sikh community after PM suggests link between Indian government, gurdwara president's killing
Leaders from B.C.’s Sikh community say they have “mixed feelings” about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement that the Indian government may have been involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar earlier this year.
B.C. man's dog nearly dies from fentanyl overdose, prompting warning to other pet owners
Just minutes after returning from a walk through Surrey, B.C., earlier this month, Derek Thornton’s eight-year-old chocolate lab Charlie began acting strangely. He never would have guessed his pet was suffering from a fentanyl overdose.
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New report suggests B.C. renters paying 'Airbnb tax' due to market pressures
A team of researchers has crunched the numbers and estimates that British Columbia’s renters are paying roughly 20 per cent more than they otherwise would have due to the impact of short-term rentals.
Court rules that Vancouver woman's birds are pets, not poultry
A Vancouver woman has won her fight with the city and been allowed to keep two guinea fowl hens on her property for the "pure joy of companionship" they provide, a judge has ruled.
Transit use in some parts of Metro Vancouver has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, TransLink says
With transit ridership now exceeding pre-pandemic levels in some parts of Metro Vancouver, local leadership is once again asking the provincial and federal governments to fund expansion plans.