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Four youths among nine arrested in Surrey hotel shootout

Four youths among nine arrested in Surrey hotel shootout

Nine people — including four youths — have been arrested in connection with an early morning, parking-lot shootout at a South Surrey hotel.
Okanagan is only apple maggot-free zone in North America — so far

Okanagan is only apple maggot-free zone in North America — so far

The Okanagan, alone among apple-growing regions of North America, has been spared the apple maggot. So far.
Thousands march in Vancouver to protest Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion

Thousands march in Vancouver to protest Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion

Thousands of protesters cried betrayal Saturday during a massive march against Justin Trudeau’s anticipated approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The federal government will make a decision by Dec.
Ranchers say thieves stealing wood fences to satisfy home decorators

Ranchers say thieves stealing wood fences to satisfy home decorators

VANCOUVER — A home decor trend appears to be fuelling a series of “highway robberies” in the B.C. Interior. The B.C. Cattlemen’s Association has had six reports of stolen fencing this fall, general manager Kevin Boon said.
Three die in two Lower Mainland crashes

Three die in two Lower Mainland crashes

Two people are dead after a head-on collision Sunday morning in Surrey. Police said two cars collided at about 8 a.m. in the 8100-block of King George Boulevard.
Dead humpback whale found entangled in empty aquaculture lines

Dead humpback whale found entangled in empty aquaculture lines

A dead humpback whale was found entangled in empty aquaculture lines near Bella Bella Tuesday — the second time a whale has been trapped at the fish farm since September.
'It's what anyone would do:' Men rescue neighbour from burning house

'It's what anyone would do:' Men rescue neighbour from burning house

Smoke was billowing out, but Reshadi Iwaczewski was going in. Without hesitation, the 24-year-old Surrey man and his friend Keoki Sagastizado dashed into a burning basement suite Friday night in search of the paraplegic man who lived there.
City of Vancouver to increase parking meter rates

City of Vancouver to increase parking meter rates

City of Vancouver officials won’t say how much cash they could rake in from changes to parking meter pricing that will immediately increase curbside rates around the city. More accurately, they say they just don’t know.
Clark leads B.C. delegation to press feds on fentanyl crisis

Clark leads B.C. delegation to press feds on fentanyl crisis

OTTAWA — The federal government would be more sensitive to the fentanyl-overdose crisis if the people were dying on Parliament Hill’s doorstep instead of in distant B.C., provincial Health Minister Terry Lake said Wednesday.
Securities commission bans, fines Victoria man for defrauding friend

Securities commission bans, fines Victoria man for defrauding friend

The securities regulator of B.C. has permanently banned a Victoria man from the province’s capital markets after he defrauded a family friend by purporting to sell her shares he never owned.