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  Police investigating suspected homicide on northern Vancouver Island

  Major crime investigators have been called to the scene of a suspected homicide in the northern Vancouver Island community of Port Hardy.

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  Senior charged after minivan set ablaze outside Vancouver City Hall

  The day after a minivan was set ablaze outside Vancouver City Hall, a 78-year-old man has been criminally charged.

• Canadian soldier wins compensation for cancer linked to burn pits after Veterans Affairs denied claim

  A Canadian soldier who was exposed to toxic chemicals from burn pits while serving in Afghanistan has been awarded full medical compensation for testicular cancer after Veterans Affairs initially denied his claim.

• Cyber breach at B.C. First Nations Health Authority exposed TB tests, insurance data

  The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia says online hackers gained access to an array of personal information including medical test results and insurance claims during a cybersecurity breach last May.

• Man charged after stealing Vancouver police cruiser, driving it around park

  The man accused of stealing a Vancouver police cruiser and taking it for a joyride in a public park over the weekend has been criminally charged, authorities announced Monday.

• B.C. Conservatives promise to 'end tent cities' – but legal, practical questions remain

  B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad promised to “end tent cities” in the province Saturday while standing at a podium set up in front of a Kelowna encampment whose residents he acknowledged he had not spoken to.

• 'Selfish billionaire': Chip Wilson's mansion vandalized after political sign erected outside

  Days after a political sign was erected outside Lululemon founder Chip Wilson's Vancouver mansion, the waterfront property has been vandalized with graffiti.

• Woman charged with murder after stabbing victim dies in Surrey, B.C.

  A 36-year-old woman who was charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon following a stabbing last month in Surrey, B.C., has now been charged with murder after the victim died in hospital.

• BC Conservative leader apologizes for comments linking health-care workers to war crimes

  The leader of the BC Conservative Party has now apologized for his response to a question about whether he supports prosecuting health-care workers for their actions during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the same way Nazi leadership were tried after the Second World War.

• Televised B.C. election debate will see party leaders face each other under lights

  New Democrat David Eby, B.C. Conservative John Rustad and Sonia Furstenau set to square off in televised debate Tuesday.

• B.C. wildland firefighter designs sleek respirator to combat smoke hazards

  Emily Carr design student Angus Duguid created the mouthpiece for his final University project.

• Eby supports police on guns and gangs, flanked by four law enforcement candidates

  NDP Leader David Eby promised Sunday to support police in British Columbia to keep illegal guns off the streets and protect communities, but accused B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad of planning to make the province less safe.

• Where will B.C.'s election be won? Even identifying the battlegrounds is tough call

  The calculus of predicting an election and identifying its key battlegrounds is complex enough in any race, but observers of the British Columbia poll this month are facing a pair of unknown quantities that make the math even more confounding.

• Son charged with mother's murder on Vancouver Island

  Police on Vancouver Island have made an arrest in the case of a 78-year-old woman found dead in her home almost two years ago.

• Eby promises $75 million rural health loan forgiveness plan at Okanagan campaign stop

  NDP Leader David Eby is promising to offer a $75-million loan forgiveness program to entice doctors, nurses and heath professionals to expand health-care services in rural British Columbia.

• Saanich police warn of another Taylor Swift ticket scam

  Ever since Taylor Swift made thousands, if not millions, of loyal fans’ wildest dreams come true by announcing a three-show run in Vancouver this December, scammers have attempted, and sometimes succeeded, to take advantage of the scramble for tickets.

• Teachers' union wants education focus in B.C.'s 2024 election

  We haven't heard the candidates talk much about education during B.C.'s 2024 election campaign, but the teachers' union is trying to put the spotlight on that issue.

• Missing B.C. climber died from fall on Mount Baker, medical examiner says

  The body of a British Columbia mountain climber has been located and recovered after the 39-year-old man was reported missing during a solo climb on Washington state's Mount Baker earlier this week.

• Early morning earthquakes rattle B.C.

  Many British Columbians were shaken awake early Friday morning when an earthquake struck in the Strait of Georgia, about 18 kilometres southwest of Tsawwassen.