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Both Reynolds and wife Blake Lively took a local infant and toddler CPR course while they were in town.

A Vancouver City Council meeting Tuesday morning didn't exactly go as planned when the demand for more social housing took over the chamber.

Officers were called to the 200-block of East Hastings just after 8 a.m. following a report of a serious assault.

Hundreds of workers were forced to evacuate the construction site of downtown Vancouver's new casino after a fire broke out.

The first phase of a developer’s plan to transform one of Surrey’s most notorious corners into the so-called "Yaletown of Surrey" now has the green light from council.

With nothing on the agenda for the B.C. Liberals between now and a non-confidence vote they expect to lose Thursday, House Leader Mike de Jong has made a unique request to the Speaker.

Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich says there’s no time to waste when it comes to fighting the overdose crisis.

Meet Orion, he’s a six-year-old escape artist currently at the Maple Ridge SPCA. He loves people but needs an experienced forever home to help him with his manners.

Health Canada approves Fraser Health to provide supervised consumption of oral and intra-nasal substances in addition to injections at two facilities in Surrey.

The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating after seven confirmed cases of salmonella infections linked to breaded chicken products. No one has died but two were hospitalized. Most of the cases are in Alberta.

Two Surrey drug injection sites became the first of its kind to get approval from Health Canada to allow users to snort illicit substances or take them orally under medical supervision.

The political rollercoaster continues in Victoria as the BC Liberals presented a letter asking for clarification from the Speaker of the House on the role.

Dietician Diana Steele has tips for keeping healthy on the road while on summer vacation.

A Kelowna-area woman has been charged with threatening B.C. Premier Christy Clark and MLA Steve Thomson during the recent election campaign.

More gun violence in Surrey overnight. Shots fired at a home in the city’s Bridgeview neighbourhood. As Jordan Armstrong reports, it comes just days after a drive by shooting that sent two men to hospital.

Protesters occupied council chambers at Vancouver City Hall Tuesday, disrupting a council meeting to protest the city's ongoing homelessness crisis.

Make these pineapple-themed recipes at home.

Charges have been approved in relation to alleged threats made against Premier Christy Clark and now-speaker of the house Steve Thomson.

There have been 50 overdose deaths in the Okanagan in the first four months of 2017 compared to 76 in all of 2016.

The Greater Victoria School Board has changed its school placement policy because it says its schools are filling up due to higher enrolment numbers.

Two people have been hospitalized as a result of the outbreak.

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team forward and 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion Sydney Leroux to be enshrined into the Little League Hall of Excellence.

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More than 20 firefighters are battling a human-caused wildfire 10 kilometres northwest of Pemberton.

A representative of the restaurant industry says a possible ban on disposable cups, plastic bags and take-out container waste in Vancouver is not realistic.

Walmart is stepping up the fight against Amazon, and it’s right on Amazon’s home turf.

Early morning raids at several Canna Clinic locations in Toronto and Vancouver last week ended with the seizure of nearly more than 200 kg of marijuana and related products, as well as over $350,000 in cash, Toronto police allege.

More parents across Canada are choosing to send their children to private or independent schools, according to a new study from the Fraser Institute.

Seven Canna Clinic marijuana dispensaries and six residences were targeted in coordinated raids across Toronto Thursday, while Vancouver police executed six search warrants at undisclosed locations in the Vancouver and Denman Island areas.

An arrest warrant is now out for a suspect in a violent home invasion in Saanich.

A former Air Canada cleaner who was fired for keeping almonds and lotion left behind by a first-class passenger has won a chance to get her job back.

There may only be four days — and plenty of spin — left until 16 years of B.C. Liberal power in British Columbia comes to an end.

It was a frightening moment for a 4-year-old girl after she came eye-to-eye with a coyote in Surrey Monday evening.

Surrey RCMP are interviewing several people after a major police operation in the Bridgeview neighbourhood Monday night.

Two kids in Surrey are recovering Tuesday morning after a run-in with a coyote Monday night. They were playing at Mary Jane Shannon Elementary School when the coyote started hanging around.

Heavily armed officers surrounded a home in Surrey Monday night after reports of gunfire inside the home. Two men are now in police custody.

Even though Metro Vancouverites are basking in the sunshine now, residents are still on the hook for the cost of salt and sand used during one of the region's worst winters in years.

After a CBC iTeam investigation revealed that a Saskatchewan business owner was offered cash in exchange for a job offer to a Chinese national, three other people have come forward to report similar experiences.

Walk around Kimberley's SunMine solar field and you wouldn't know you're hiking above an old mining site. Solar panels fill the landscape, like 96 sunflowers tracking the sun from dusk until dawn.

Mining companies investing in renewable energy may seem far fetched, but those in the industry say the sector is looking for opportunities that make financial sense.

Mon, Jun 26: The IIO has determined the man who died in last weeks incident in Port Coquitlam did not die from self inflicted gun-shot wounds as originally thought.

She said the incident left her feeling unsettled.

"A passing storm cell produced several lighting strikes that hit Big White Ski Resort," resort manager Michael J. Ballingall said.

Mon, Jun 26: Global TV managed to get VW to compensate a driver after she was stonewalled when her high pressure fuel pump exploded, saving her thousands of dollars.

There's so much activity at the food bank that it has had to start opening in the evenings.

Canadians will have access to Shaw Go WiFi between June 26 and July 3; a service usually only available to customers.

Mon, Jun 26: With Vancouver condo prices rising to new heights, one Vancouver realtor says speculation is heating up. Nearly 5 per cent of condos sold in 2017 had been flipped after less than a year of ownership. John Hua reports.

Mon, Jun 26: While it was pitched as an economic boost for the local economy, Pemberton residents say it’s frustrating them and all the upsides go to Whistler. Grace Ke reports.

Mon, Jun 26: Autopsy determines death in a dramatic Port Coquitlam ERT operation last weekend was not from self-inflicted wounds. Family and friends say they tried to diffuse the situation but were kept away. Ted Chernecki reports.

Mon, Jun 26: Nearly $1 million in penalties handed down for rule breakers but only $140,000 has been collected… the reason, according to councilors, a backlog in courtroom time. Others question whether crackdown is worth the effort. Jill Bennett reports.