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Man seriously injured in targeted shooting in North Vancouver

Mounties say a man in his 50s is in serious but stable condition after a targeted shooting in North Vancouver.

B.C. Interior wildfires show increased activity, triggering evacuation alert

A growing cluster of out-of-control wildfires in the British Columbia Interior has forced officials to place residents in the area under an evacuation alert.

Police release new details in fatal hit-and-run investigation in Merritt, B.C.

Police have released new details in a fatal hit-and-run crash in the B.C. Interior last month, expanding the timeline of when they believe the man was struck by the still unidentified vehicle.

Murder, aggravated assault charges laid in Vancouver stranger attacks

Charges of murder and aggravated assault in a pair of brutal stranger attacks in downtown Vancouver were approved Thursday, one day after the rush-hour rampage left one man dead and another with a severed hand.

Driver ticketed after striking mother, baby in B.C. crosswalk

A 24-year-old driver has been ticketed for driving without due care and attention after striking a mother and her baby in a pedestrian crosswalk near Victoria.

Watchdog calls for B.C. to boost oversight of old-growth forest on Quadra Island

British Columbia's independent forest-practices watchdog says there's a risk that a coastal island won't have enough old-growth trees in the future due to inadequate monitoring of harvesting.

Federal government's new hybrid work rules begin Monday: Here's what you need to know

Starting Monday, Sept. 9, federal employees in the core public administration will be required to be in the office a minimum of three days a week, and executives will need to be on-site a minimum of four days a week.

Police investigating body found after fire in Comox, B.C.

Major crime detectives are investigating after firefighters discovered human remains at the scene of a house fire in Comox, B.C.

B.C. Greens make election pledge for free transit, doubling of bus numbers

B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau has announced an election policy to make all public transit in the province free.