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Vancouver
Amanda Todd case: 'Pornographic' Facebook image reported to police, high school friend testifies
A high school friend of B.C. teen Amanda Todd has testified he took action when he saw what he described as a “pornographic” picture of her on Facebook in November 2011.
Mayor makes last-minute proposal for renter protections in Vancouver's 30-year plan
The long-awaited Vancouver Plan is set to go before council on Wednesday after almost four years of work – and Mayor Kennedy Stewart is adding a last-minute amendment.
Chief's update on officers injured in Saanich, B.C., bank shootout
One week after a failed bank robbery in Greater Victoria that left two suspects dead and six officers injured, the chief of the Saanich police told reporters supports were being made available to all officers as three recover in hospital.
VANCOUVER ISLAND
Cyclist rushed to hospital after being struck by truck in downtown Victoria
A webcam captured the horrifying moment a cyclist was struck in downtown Victoria on Tuesday.
3 police remain in hospital, 1 in ICU, following Saanich bank shooting
Two Saanich, B.C., police officers remain in hospital Tuesday, including one in intensive care, a week after six officers were injured and two suspects were killed in a brazen bank robbery and gunfight near Victoria.
Lost Victoria cat found in Nanaimo months later
A Victoria family was ecstatic to learn that their lost cat, Miri, had been found about two months after she had gone missing.
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50 bricks of suspected cocaine seized at B.C. border crossing: CBSA
Someone tried to smuggle more than 50 kilograms of illicit drugs across the U.S.-Canada border, officials say.
Man charged with attempted murder in Williams Lake, B.C., stampede shooting
One of the two people shot at a rodeo in B.C. Sunday was an innocent bystander, according to police.
Video shows police takedown after B.C. firefighting truck stolen
Police are investigating a bizarre theft in Surrey, B.C., where a firefighting truck was taken on a joyride Monday afternoon.
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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.
Crown seeking jail sentence, but open to house arrest for former B.C. clerk of the legislature
One of the biggest spending scandals in the history of B.C. politics is nearing its conclusion as a court heard sentencing recommendations for the former clerk of the legislature.
'Everyone is broke': Beloved East Vancouver diner closing its doors
An East Vancouver restaurant that describes itself as a place where "omnivores, carnivores, vegans, vegetarians and celiacs can all dine together" will be closing its doors this month, citing the ongoing financial fallout from the pandemic.
