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Man arrested after stabbing spree in downtown Vancouver

VANCOUVER — A 23-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing spree in Vancouver Friday night.

Apr 28, 2018 3:37 PM Read more >

Flooding in Okanagan prompts road closures, states of emergency, evacuations

Flooding in the B.C. Interior from rapidly melting snowpacks has washed out roads and properties, prompted local states of emergency, and caused more people to leave their homes in Oliver.

Apr 28, 2018 2:30 PM Read more >

Surrey man who killed and dismembered his roommate 10 years ago gets life

VANCOUVER — A Surrey man who murdered and then dismembered another man nearly 10 years ago has been sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 15 years. In April 2013, B.C.

Apr 27, 2018 2:30 PM Read more >

Surrey man who shot student in case of mistaken identity gets 12 years

VANCOUVER — A Surrey man who shot a university student in a case of mistaken identity has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Apr 27, 2018 2:27 PM Read more >

Prince George police arrest suspected car thief after foot chase

Prince George RCMP have arrested a 32-year old man suspected in multiple car thefts after a foot chase on Friday morning. According to a media statement issued by police, the suspect was spotted near 5th Ave. and Hwy. 97 at 7 a.m.

Apr 27, 2018 11:01 AM Read more >

B.C. throws court hurdle at Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project

British Columbia’s fight against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is heading to court with the New Democrat government seeking affirmation that it has the right to protect its environment from the threat of a heavy oil spill.

Apr 26, 2018 10:40 PM Read more >

West Vancouver woman defrauded of $800,000 in bank inspector scam

VANCOUVER — An elderly West Vancouver woman has been defrauded of more than $800,000 in a new bank inspector scam.

Apr 26, 2018 2:39 PM Read more >

Saanich man faces trafficking charges in cross-border drug bust

SURREY — Charges have been laid against a British Columbia man who allegedly trafficked more than 100 kilograms of drugs between the United States and Canada. RCMP Chief Supt.

Apr 25, 2018 12:17 PM Read more >

Questions remain as April opt-in deadline for child care fee reduction passes

VANCOUVER — Confusion over the province’s new child care plan and how it will impact private facilities has led to limited “buy-in” from daycare providers so far, said a spokeswoman for the B.C. Child Care Owners Association.

Apr 23, 2018 6:00 AM Read more >

Surrogacies on the rise two decades after trailblazer carried baby for friend

When Selina Robinson agreed in 1999 to carry a friend's baby, doctors did not do surrogacies in B.C. so she travelled to Calgary to have the embryos implanted. Today, surrogacies are far more common, thanks to an increase in demand from same-sex couples and infertile women. As a result, a debate is raging about whether Canada should change its laws to allow surrogates, as well as egg and sperm donors, to be paid, as they are in the U.S.