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Alaska Highway upgrade set for completion this fall

Alaska Highway upgrade set for completion this fall

The federal government is giving a seven-kilometre stretch of the Alaska Highway between Muncho Lake and Liard Hot Springs provincial parks a facelift.
Couple sues over purchase of $3-million Langley home with grow-op

Couple sues over purchase of $3-million Langley home with grow-op

An Alberta couple have filed a lawsuit after buying a Langley home for $3 million and discovering there was a marijuana grow-op on the property.
Judge allows B.C. mom to keep kids she wrongfully brought to Canada

Judge allows B.C. mom to keep kids she wrongfully brought to Canada

A child-abduction case has ended with a mom being allowed to keep her kids in B.C. after wrongfully bringing them to Canada from Spain, where they lived with their dad. The father, identified only by the initials S.M.B.
Couple plans to 'upgrade' life after winning $12.8 million in Lotto 6/49

Couple plans to 'upgrade' life after winning $12.8 million in Lotto 6/49

Coquitlam resident Ian Hirsch, who won $12.8 million on the June 18 6/49 draw, doesn’t plan on spending a fortune on a new house, although it’s possible.
Justin Trudeau won't be pinned down on B.C. oil tanker ban timing

Justin Trudeau won't be pinned down on B.C. oil tanker ban timing

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t say when his government will fulfil a campaign promise to “formalize” an oil tanker ban for the northern B.C. coast.
Vancouver school board names 12 schools considered for closure

Vancouver school board names 12 schools considered for closure

Vancouver’s west side schools have mostly been spared the axe, while 11 east side schools, including two secondary schools, will be considered for closure in an effort to save money and increase capacity.
Hungry bear tears apart car in West Vancouver to reach food

Hungry bear tears apart car in West Vancouver to reach food

VANCOUVER — Police in West Vancouver have released photos of a car that they believe was torn apart by a black bear this weekend. The photos show the rear passenger door of the car ripped back, its frame bent, side airbags trashed and seats shredded.
Most Vancouverites concerned about pot use in public, poll finds

Most Vancouverites concerned about pot use in public, poll finds

Twelve months after Vancouver city council adopted rules on pot dispensaries, a majority of city residents believe medical marijuana is as safe or safer than alcohol, but most are also concerned about pot use in public, a new poll reports.
Top officials meet in B.C. to discuss terrorism, parliamentary security

Top officials meet in B.C. to discuss terrorism, parliamentary security

VICTORIA — Top police, intelligence and security officials from Canada and the United States will gather at the B.C.
Historic May Wah Hotel in Vancouver's Chinatown up for sale

Historic May Wah Hotel in Vancouver's Chinatown up for sale

The May Wah Hotel is one of the biggest and most impressive buildings in Chinatown, a four-storey brick structure with “monumental” white pilaster columns on the exterior. But it’s the interior that’s really special.