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LATEST NEWS HEADLINES
Vancouver
Unclaimed $15M lottery ticket sold last August in B.C. set to expire
Someone in British Columbia could be sitting on a lottery ticket worth a whopping $15 million – but there's only a few weeks left to claim the jackpot.
BC Ferries discount: Return tickets for less than $10 for some sailings
Travellers can sail to select islands and cities along the British Columbia coastline for less than $10 this summer.
3 killed in head-on crash on Highway 1 in B.C.
Three people have died as a result of a head-on crash on the Trans-Canada Highway, the RCMP says.
VANCOUVER ISLAND
Saanich, B.C., bank shooting motive may never be known, says criminologist
Questions of what would motivate twin brothers to enter a British Columbia bank dressed in body armour and prepared for a gun battle remain unanswered, but a criminologist sees similarities to two other young men who terrified Canadians in 2019.
New apartment construction in Esquimalt to include 'deeply affordable' units
The rental price for 68 of the units will be set at 30 per cent of the tenant's gross income, while 28 of the units will start at $375 for a studio and $715 for a four-bedroom suite, according to the federal government.
Victoria ranked best small city in Canada in new report
B.C.'s capital has been named the best small city in Canada, according to a new report by bestcities.org.
Inside CTV News Vancouver
B.C. nurse put patients in dining room overnight with windows open, lights off, no blankets: college
A nurse in B.C.'s Interior has been suspended for a week, prohibited from working alone and ordered to undergo "remedial ethics education" due to their treatment of patients while working the night shift.
Passenger train connecting Vancouver to Seattle, Portland returning in September
The Amtrak Cascades passenger train is expected to resume operations between Vancouver and Seattle in September, for the first since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What's going on in Shaughnessy? A few things, Vancouver Realtor says
A recent browse of real estate listings in Vancouver showed that several mansions in one particular area of the city are for sale.
Editor's Picks
B.C. doctors urge province to expand new 'precedent' that could improve family medicine crisis
An unexpected move to pay British Columbia’s family doctors for the extra time required to assess high-risk COVID-19 patients has a physicians’ group urging the province to recognize many others deserve more time with their primary doctor as well.
Black bear spotted at busy Metro Vancouver park killed by conservation officers
A black bear that was caught on camera chasing geese at a busy Metro Vancouver park over the weekend was killed by conservation officers.
B.C. tribunal orders man to pay two-year-old invoice for TV Installation
A B.C. man's claim that he did not pay an invoice for the installation of a wall-mounted TV because he somehow suffered a head injury due to shoddy work has been dismissed by a provincial tribunal.
