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Number of people leaving B.C. for Alberta reaches 20-year high

The number of people moving from British Columbia to Alberta has reached a 20-year high, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada.

Some 28,238 people moved from B.C. to Alberta last year, according to Statistics Canada. (CTV News)

Victoria council approves 'missing middle' initiative

Victoria’s newest council has greenlit a contentious housing initiative that makes it easier to densify neighbourhoods, after a tumultuous and lengthy debate that’s gone on for years.

Victoria, B.C. is pictured: Nov. 20, 2019 (CTV News)

Nanaimo grocery store robbed at knifepoint, suspect at large

An armed robber remains at large after a small grocery in Nanaimo, B.C., was held up at knifepoint.

A Nanaimo RCMP vehicle is shown. (CTV News)

Nanaimo RCMP called after body found on roadway

The Nanaimo RCMP are investigating after a man was found dead along a street just outside the Harbour City on Friday morning.

Vancouver Island city councillor charged with assault

A Vancouver Island city councillor is on a mandatory leave of absence after he was charged with assault. Court documents show Coun. David Frisch was charged with assault against an intimate partner following an incident on Jan. 7.

Province says 'significant efforts' underway to end ER closures on northern Vancouver Island

The British Columbia government says "significant efforts" are underway to improve access to health care on northern Vancouver Island, where prolonged emergency room closures have become routine since the summer.

Victoria man plans to take 'a very special lady for dinner' after $100K lottery win

A Victoria man was in near disbelief after he won a $100,000 lottery prize.

B.C. health minister 'delighted' premiers finally set to meet PM on funding

British Columbia's health minister says he's "delighted" Canada's premiers are set to meet with the prime minister early next month to discuss a potential deal to increase federal health funding.

Pacific FC to face provincial rival Expansion Vancouver FC in 2023 CPL season opener

Expansion Vancouver FC will kick off life in the Canadian Premier League at provincial rival Pacific FC on April 14 at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C.

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Tyre Nichols' brutal beating by police shown on video

Memphis authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons as he screamed for his mother and pleaded, ''I'm just trying to go home.'

From top row from left, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, bottom row from left, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. (Shelby County Sheriff's Office via AP)

CRA head says it 'wouldn't be worth the effort' to review all ineligible pandemic payments

The head of the Canada Revenue Agency says it 'wouldn't be worth the effort' to fully review $15.5 billion in potentially ineligible pandemic wage benefit payments flagged by Canada's Auditor General.

Lifelong Toronto Maple Leafs fan fulfils dream of seeing first game, passes away next day

Mike Davy always dreamed of going to a Toronto Maple Leafs game, and once it finally happened, he passed away the night after.

'This is too much': B.C. mom records police handcuffing 12-year-old in hospital

A review has been launched after police officers were recorded restraining a handcuffed Indigenous child on the floor of a Vancouver hospital – an incident the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has denounced as "horrendous."

WHO decision on COVID-19 emergency won't affect Canada's response: Tam

The World Health Organization will announce Monday whether it thinks COVID-19 still represents a global health emergency but Canada's top doctor says regardless of what the international body decides, Canada's response to the coronavirus will not change.