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'Extremely vigorous' wildfire activity in central B.C. prompts crews to back off for safety

The wildfire fight in central B.C. intensified Friday, according to officials.

These 17 places in B.C. just had their hottest Sept. 6 on record

It’s been a warm start to September in B.C., and in some communities record-breakingly so, according to data from Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Suspect accused of random attacks in Vancouver had a history of court-ordered psychiatric care

Brendan Colin McBride, the man accused of killing one man and assaulting another in downtown Vancouver Wednesday, was identified by the courts as requiring counselling and forensic psychiatric services as part of a probation order in 2022.

Trudeau insists he's staying on as Liberal leader. But what if he changes his mind?

The Liberal caucus is set to meet in Nanaimo, B.C., next week for a retreat ahead of the fall parliamentary sitting. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists he will lead his party into the next election despite polls citing his unpopularity among Canadians. Here's a look at what would happen if he decided to call it quits.

Despite union protest, new hybrid work rules for federal employees kick in Monday

Public service unions will start the week with an early-morning rally opposing the policy. But despite the unions' 'summer of discontent' and an ongoing court challenge, the new rules will still kick in on Sept. 9.

Jury deliberations underway in trial of man accused of killing innocent teen during B.C. gang shooting

The fate of the man accused of fatally shooting a rival gang member and an innocent teen passerby in 2018 now lies in the hands of a B.C. Supreme Court jury.

B.C. senior responds to vandalism with creative kindness

Roger Barker was looking forward to exchanging a book at one of the Little Free Libraries that had been erected in his neighbourhood, until he found it vandalized.

Major crime unit called for suspicious death in Lake Cowichan, B.C.

Major crime investigators on Vancouver Island have been deployed to assist in a suspected homicide case.

Victim of Vancouver stranger attacks had surgery to reattach severed hand: police

The surviving victim of a pair of stranger attacks in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday has undergone surgery to reattach his hand after it was severed in the assault, according to police.