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Another B.C. resident gets flesh-eating disease: What is it, what does it do and can you survive it?

Another B.C. resident gets flesh-eating disease: What is it, what does it do and can you survive it?

A Metro Vancouver man is in a San Diego hospital with the disease, which is rare and strikes men 10 times more than it does women.
B.C. to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought

B.C. to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought

DELTA, B.C. — Rancher Werner Stump said spring is usually a "season of optimism" for farmers in British Columbia, but worries linger after unprecedented drought last year and another dry season looming.
Active spring wildfire season may be in store for B.C. as drought persists

Active spring wildfire season may be in store for B.C. as drought persists

VANCOUVER — British Columbia needs a drenching of rain to alleviate the tinder dry conditions that have forecasters worried about the potential for another difficult wildfire season.
Almost 40 temperature records broken across B.C. Saturday, Environment Canada says

Almost 40 temperature records broken across B.C. Saturday, Environment Canada says

VANCOUVER — Balmy weather across much of British Columbia helped set dozens of new temperature records across the province on Saturday.
Man in Abbotsford, B.C., charged with second-degree murder in wife's death

Man in Abbotsford, B.C., charged with second-degree murder in wife's death

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — British Columbia's integrated homicide investigation team says a man in Abbotsford, B.C., has been charged with murder in the death of his wife.
RCMP seek witnesses after stabbing on Surrey, B.C., city bus

RCMP seek witnesses after stabbing on Surrey, B.C., city bus

SURREY, B.C. — Mounties in Surrey are investigating a weekend stabbing on a city bus that has sent a man to the hospital. They say it happened shortly before 2:40 p.m.
B.C. 911 dispatch service 'functioning as normal' following unplanned outage

B.C. 911 dispatch service 'functioning as normal' following unplanned outage

VANCOUVER — The dispatch service that handles most of British Columbia's 911 calls says its lines are again operating as normal after an "unplanned outage" Saturday morning.
Abbotsford, B.C., police arrest 50-year-old man for woman's death

Abbotsford, B.C., police arrest 50-year-old man for woman's death

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police in Abbotsford say a man has been arrested in the death of a woman after officers responded to a report of an assault at a home in the city Friday night. They say that patrol officers received the call around 10:50 p.m.
Victoria police notebook left in possession of suspected criminal for eight days

Victoria police notebook left in possession of suspected criminal for eight days

VICTORIA — Police in Victoria say they are looking into digital alternatives after another lost notebook resulted in a privacy breach affecting 54 people.
'Tsunami' of Indigenous identity fraud cases heading to courts, warns B.C. judge

'Tsunami' of Indigenous identity fraud cases heading to courts, warns B.C. judge

OTTAWA — A British Columbia judge is warning that what he calls a "tsunami" of Indigenous identity fraud cases is coming to Canadian courts.