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1 dead after assault in Chinatown: Vancouver police

Vancouver police say one person is dead following an assault in Chinatown Thursday morning.

B.C. creates searchable database to track human rights recommendations

The British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is making it easier to learn about human rights and possible solutions.

Hundreds of anti-SOGI protestors disrupt Abbotsford school board meeting

An Abbotsford school board meeting was forced to end early Tuesday evening after hundreds of protestors showed up to oppose the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in schools.

'Continuous' masking returning to B.C. hospitals, clinics, care homes

Some health-care workers in British Columbia have started receiving notification that they will once again be expected to wear masks in medical settings, but the language is ambiguous about what exactly will be required and for whom.

Here's where the record-breaking Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball ticket was sold

The location where a historic lottery ticket was sold was revealed Thursday morning.

B.C. First Nations, commercial fishers and tourism groups urge federal government to phase out salmon farms

A group comprised of First Nations chiefs, leaders in the commercial fishing industry and tourism associations came together Wednesday to encourage the federal government to move ahead with a plan to phase out open-net pen salmon farms on the British Columbia coast by 2025.

Burnaby mayor shocked by how federal housing minister postponed housing funding

Despite the province laying out bold housing targets Tuesday – demanding 10 communities across B.C. create 60,000 units in the next five years – there were concerns Wednesday about how the housing crisis is being managed at all levels of government.

3 killed in shootings and an explosion in Sweden as a feud between criminal gangs worsens

Three people were killed overnight in separate incidents in Sweden as a feud between criminal gangs escalated, making September the deadliest month on record for gun violence in the country.

Is the homelessness crisis in Abbotsford growing? A look inside an encampment

Take a drive along the Trans-Canada Highway through Abbotsford and you will see a community faced with a homelessness crisis that it cannot change alone.