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B.C. teen gives back after life-changing diagnosis

Rather than the fleeting feeling of butterflies in his stomach while riding on a swing, Andrei Marti had started feeling an enduring sickness every day.

'It's a dream come true': B.C. composer living with debilitating condition earns red carpet recognition

Ari Kinarthy never imagined he'd become the focus of photographers on a red carpet, back when he was a boy fighting to have fun.

B.C. man facing death chooses life by giving back to the community

Lance Debree will never forget being a teenager and having his first drink of alcohol.

B.C. man strives to inspire smiles riding penny-farthing bike

Although Mitch Guindon makes climbing up to ride a penny-farthing bicycle look easy now, there was once a time when he would have found it daunting.

Man overcomes poverty in Italy to realize creative dream in B.C.

When he happened upon an online video about his hometown in Italy, Cosimo Geracitano couldn’t have been more surprised.

B.C. man gives back by transforming 'eyesore' house into 'spectacular' display

A home has been transformed for the benefit of a B.C. neighbourhood, by a man who was transformed by the caring of his community.

B.C. senior recalls becoming trailblazing car designer

To appreciate why Mimi Vandermolen is so pleased to notice one particular vehicle she’s walking past, you need to know that seeing this many cars in one place would have been unimaginable when she was growing-up in the post-war Netherlands.

B.C. man volunteers to transform damaged lawn into inspiring garden

As David Bronstein digs in the dirt between the sidewalk and his apartment building, he notices a worm.

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Fire destroys abandoned home in South Vancouver

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Canadian figure skater suspended at least 6 years for 'sexual maltreatment'

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Plea from B.C. election candidates: Stop trashing our campaign signs

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Indigenous-led campaign against gender-based violence tells John Rustad to stop wearing its pin

A grassroots campaign to end gender-based violence has sent a letter to BC Conservative Leader John Rustad informing him it is withdrawing permission for him to wear its symbol.
Military pharmacist fined $10K for stealing hundreds of amphetamine pills in B.C.

A Canadian Armed Forces pharmacist was fined $10,000 and given a severe reprimand Wednesday after admitting to stealing hundreds of pills from a British Columbia military base to feed his spiralling drug addiction.