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The new officers — dubbed 'client service ambassadors' — start work this week at Kelowna General Hospital, Royal Inland Hospital, and Vernon Jubilee Hospital.

The B.C. Supreme Court has granted an injunction against the residents of the so-called "Ten Year Tent City" on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, ordering about 50 homeless campers to leave the site by noon on Wednesday.

Closing arguments are underway today in a Vancouver courtroom in the the case of Patrick Fox, a Burnaby B.C., man accused of criminally harassing his ex-wife online.

Closing arguments are underway today in a Vancouver courtroom in the the case of Patrick Fox, a Burnaby B.C., man accused of criminally harassing his ex-wife online.

A Calgary-area photographer says he could only shake his head in disbelief as he watched a Banff visitor walk right up to a grizzly bear in an apparent bid to get a cellphone photo of the wild animal from just metres away.

Help Light On PTSD get to their fundraising goals! The event will be in Stanley Park at Second Beach starting July 23 at 9am and finishing at 9am July 24th!

A Metro Vancouver woman is furious after her father's body was moved from Delta Hospital's morgue by Delta Funeral Home without the family's consent.

A Metro Vancouver woman is furious after her father's body was moved from Delta Hospital's morgue by Delta Funeral Home without the family's consent.

RCMP say alcohol is considered to be a factor in the collision.

Just days before they face a historic defeat in the legislature, the B.C. Liberals were defeated by the NDP and Greens in an attempt to pass a bill to ban corporate and union donations from provincial politics.

Christine Pilkington shares VancouverMom.ca’s top picks for fun summer activities with kids.

Evacuation of Allied soldiers who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, France, during Battle of France in World War II.

British Columbia's Liberals are bracing for defeat on Thursday after 16 years in office, but they first want to reform the province's campaign finance laws as a final political act.

British Columbia's Liberals are bracing for defeat on Thursday after 16 years in office, but they first want to reform the province's campaign finance laws as a final political act.

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It may be June but Surrey is preparing for winter
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It's been several months since Surrey residents put their snow shovels away, but city staff haven't stopped thinking about winter weather since they were walloped with a brutal dose of it in December and January. Now that Surrey's contract with its de ...

CKNW presents the advance screening of DETROIT a movie that exposes the events of the a police raid in Detroit in 1967 that results in one of the largest and most intense riots in United States history

It’s been several months since Surrey residents put their snow shovels away, but city staff haven’t stopped thinking about winter weather since they were walloped with a brutal dose of it in December and January.

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BC Ferries breakdown leads to 'bedlam' on Mayne Island
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BC Ferries has apologized after hundreds of weekend travellers were caught in a massive traffic jam trying to leave Mayne Island on Sunday. All sailings of the Queen of Nanaimo between the Lower Mainland and the Gulf Islands were cancelled on Friday ...and more »

Engineers are still working to solve problems with Queen of Nanaimo, which broke down last week.

A normally quiet neighbourhood in Surrey was rocked by a brazen drive-by shooting on Sunday. Bullets flying in the middle of the day, one even hitting a house. Tanya Beja has the story, and a warning, some of the images in this story are graphic.

The last day of an injunction hearing into "10-Year tent city" began Monday.

An electric vehicle pilot program set to be introduced in Vancouver could be a jolt in the wallet for drivers of battery-powered cars.

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Port Coquitlam man's death was not self-inflicted, IIO says
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The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of B.C. says the death of a Port Coquitlam man was not self-inflicted, as initial reports suggested. Police originally reported that a "distraught male" had died after exchanging gunfire with RCMP in Port ...and more »

An investigation has concluded that a Port Coquitlam man involved in a shootout with police last week did not die from a self-inflicted wound, as initial reports suggested.

B.C.'s police watchdog investigation into a fatal police incident in Port Coquitlam has found the man's death was not self-inflicted.

Vancouver-based superfan Hannah McGregor — who hosts the Harry Potter-themed podcast "Witch, Please" — says the series has made an indelible mark.

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Great Job Opportunity: British Columbia Reporter
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Ideally, the reporter will work out of our Vancouver office and be available to travel within British Columbia. Qualities we value: Collaborative, excellent communicator, takes feedback well, energetic, dedicated, does well with complexity and challenge.

Hydraulic fracking has almost no connection to seismic tremors in North America, except in one region, a study from the University of Alberta suggests.

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Vancouver man visits 30 mosques in 30 days
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A Vancouver man has been celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan by visiting 30 masjids, also known as mosques, in Metro Vancouver over the past 30 days. On Sunday morning Himy Syed attended prayer held at the Convention Centre to mark the ...

A Vancouver man has celebrated the 30 days of Ramadan by visiting 30 mosques across Metro Vancouver.

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Nelson RCMP investigate swastikas near popular recreation area
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Nelson RCMP are investigating after someone painted a set of swastikas along a public road near a popular recreational area. The first swastika — painted bright blue — was noticed this spring along the gravel road leading up to the Morning Mountain ...

Nelson RCMP are investigating after someone painted a set of swastikas along a public road near a popular recreational area.

As the temperatures across the province climbed to record highs over the weekend, the number of wildfires burning around B.C. also increased.

It’s finally summer! From bathing suits to cover-ups – Metropolis stylist Hayley Hudson shows us the best swim and beach clothes for all shapes, sizes and styles.

Fishing fleets dump about 10 per cent of the fish they catch back into the ocean in an "enormous waste" of low-value fish despite some progress in limiting discards in recent years, scientists said on Monday.

Smithers RCMP now confirm a missing cyclist was last seen at the Caribou Visitor Centre in 100 Mile House on June 14 but has not been seen since.

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TransLink seeks feedback on designs for Broadway Subway stations
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​Metro Vancouver's TransLink is looking for ideas on how stations should look and function for the proposed Broadway Subway line. The regional transit authority will hold two open houses this week, one on Tuesday, the other on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m ...

TransLink is looking for ideas on how stations should look and function for the proposed Broadway Subway line.

Kamloops RCMP are hoping the public can help them find a missing woman who has not been seen since she left her home on Friday.

Sean Kuntz, 45, was on his way to visit his mother but hasn't been heard from in over a week.

A dozen Indigenous women from central Alberta are about to begin a course that could land them jobs in the construction of the multi-billion dollar Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project.

The City of Vancouver has handed out nearly $1 Million in fines, but only collected a small portion of them.

Bill C-238, which received royal assent on Thursday, aims to reduce the amount of mercury that ends up in Canada's landfills.

North Vancouver RCMP believe alcohol was a factor after an alleged hit and run Sunday night.

North Vancouver firefighters are warning people about cliff jumping in Lynn Canyon.

The number of reported black bear sightings across B.C. is higher than normal this time of year.

RCMP call the violence, 'a complete and utter callous disregard for the safety of the community.'

RCMP call the violence, 'a complete and utter callous disregard for the safety of the community.'

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Sunday, June 25, 2017.

The Sunday, June 25, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.