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Rescue members participating in a training exercise north of B.C.'s Sunshine Coast needed to be rescued themselves. Capt.

Police were searching the offices today of the company operating an expressway tunnel where hundreds of concrete ceiling slabs collapsed onto moving vehicles below, killing nine people.

First CounterAttack weekend shows message not sinking in

In a videotaped confession, a deeply distressed Brent Warren told police the medication he was taking made him stab his son 27 times.

The B.C. government has temporarily backed away from its mandatory flu vaccination policy for thousands of provincial health care workers.

A Victoria man and his dog are relatively unscathed after coming face to face with a cougar Sunday afternoon.

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Parvin Lalonde has had a good life, she says. But everyone runs into challenges. "If somebody tells me, 'I have a perfect life,' I laugh," she says. "I say I'm very happy for you ... but you're a liar. Nobody has a perfect life.

Heavy bombardment, clashes around Damascus; UN pulling out some staff

B.C. auditor general John Doyle says complaints against police are being investigated thoroughly, respectfully and in compliance with the law.