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  Missing hiker found alive after 50 days in northern B.C. wilderness

  A missing hiker who spent 50 days alone in the frozen wilderness of northern British Columbia has been found alive.

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  Mounties say 2 men arrested after another fentanyl 'super lab' found in B.C.

  Mounties say two men were arrested after police uncovered the latest drug-manufacturing "super lab" in British Columbia.

• Mounties investigating after victim struck, killed at Kamloops, B.C., gas station

  Mounties are investigating after a person was struck and killed early Wednesday morning in the parking lot of a gas station in Kamloops, B.C.

• Police officer injured after being shot by fellow cop, B.C. RCMP say

  B.C.’s police oversight body has been called in to investigate after a friendly fire incident in the Southern Interior Tuesday.

• 'They alone are responsible': No deal yet in Canada Post strike

  The Canada Post strike is expected to continue as parties remain 'too far apart on critical issues' to reach a deal, according to Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon.

• BC Ferries changing direction on how it receives community feedback

  BC Ferries says it’s changing route on how it receives feedback from the public.

• Premiers plan meeting with PM, scramble to respond to Trump's tariff threats

  Donald Trump's threat to slap 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods imported into the United States has created major waves.

• 'It's intimidation': Vancouver councillors told to stop displaying children's artwork during meeting

  Two Vancouver city councillors were told to remove children's artwork from their desks during Tuesday's meeting, after one of their colleagues called the display of the drawings "intimidating."

• B.C. court levies $4K fine, year-long ban for illegal fishing

  A British Columbia man was handed a $4,000 fine and a one-year fishing ban after he was caught using a gillnet to illegally catch salmon.

• Public help sought in search for missing man with dementia

  The family of a 64-year-old man with dementia is pleading with the public to help, urging a close look at pictures of their loved one – as a search for him extends into its fourth day.

• $60k household income not enough to meet basic needs for some Canadians: poll

  More than half of Canadians with annual household incomes below $60,000 are unsure if they can continue to afford basic needs such as food and shelter or if they will be forced to turn to charities for help, according to a new Ipsos poll.

• Man who stabbed stranger at Vancouver Tim Hortons released to halfway house: police

  Vancouver police are warning the public that a man convicted in the random stabbing of a stranger at a downtown Tim Hortons in 2022 will once again be living at a halfway house in the city.

• B.C. premier says Canada will negotiate from 'position of strength' on US tariff

  British Columbia Premier David Eby said Canada had to approach Donald Trump's plan to impose a 25 per cent U.S. tariff on Canadian goods from a position of strength, as business, trade and community organizations called for quick action on the trade threat.

• B.C. teen with avian flu remains in critical care, no other cases identified

  The teenager who is infected with the first human case of H5N1 avian influenza acquired in Canada remains in critical care at BC Children’s Hospital, officials said Tuesday.

• B.C. RCMP officer won't stand trial for on-duty shooting

  A B.C. RCMP officer who was charged in an on-duty shooting nearly four years ago will not stand trial, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

• Mounties seize cannabis, submachine guns in B.C. investigation

  Mounties say they have dismantled a large drug distribution ring in Metro Vancouver, seizing automatic weapons and hundreds of kilograms of illicit cannabis.

• B.C. man brings clouds to life with stop-motion movies

  If you ask Yi Zhao why he’s been pointing his camera at the sky for so long, his answer will be simple.

• Video shows B.C. cat bursting through pet door to confront raccoons

  Several hungry raccoons were chased off a B.C. couple’s deck this week by one over-confident house cat – who was ultimately lucky to saunter away unscathed.

• 'No view' tickets for Taylor Swift's Vancouver shows reselling for thousands

  It appears that Swifties hoping to experience the final dates of the sold-out Eras Tour in December were given another chance Monday.

• Economic impact of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Vancouver estimated at $157M

  Taylor Swift will bring an estimated $157-million economic impact to the city next week with the three final concert dates of the record-breaking Eras Tour, Destination Vancouver said.