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Surrey South byelection set for Sept. 10

The B.C. government has called a byelection for the Surrey South seat left vacant this spring when former Liberal MLA Stephanie Cadieux was appointed Canada's chief accessibility officer.

'Manipulated' lithium-battery devices the leading cause of fire deaths in Vancouver

Vancouver fire officials say fires caused by lithium-ion batteries have increased 500 per cent in the city since 2016.

Assault suspect held knife to stranger's neck in Vancouver park, police say

Vancouver police say a man has been charged with assault with a weapon after allegedly attacking a stranger with a knife this week.

B.C. 'clear' there's not enough housing as Vancouver encampment ordered dismantled

British Columbia's acting attorney general says the province was 'clear' with Vancouver officials that the Crown corporation responsible for subsidized housing does not have enough spaces available for people who are being told to dismantle their tents along a street in the city's Downtown Eastside.

Hundreds of animals in SPCA's care as adoptions slow down for 1st time since pandemic began

With pet adoptions slowing down for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the B.C. SPCA says it has hundreds of animals in its care.

'A dream come true': B.C. team to represent Canada at Little League World Series

A team from British Columbia will be representing Canada at the Little League World Series this year.

Excitement in B.C. Indigenous communities as salmon get past Fraser River slide zone

Thousands of migrating sockeye and chinook salmon appear to be making it through a massive slide area on the Fraser River on their way to spawn in central British Columbia.

'It's a bit shocking': Video of legal old-growth harvesting draws frustration on Vancouver Island

As the B.C. government promises deferrals of old-growth logging and protesters push for the end of the practice entirely, videos recently recorded on northern Vancouver Island put the old-growth fight into perspective for the man who shot them.

Health-care worker says man's death while waiting in Nanaimo ER could have been prevented

A health-care worker says they believe a man's recent death while waiting for care in the emergency room at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital could have been prevented.