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The incident took place in Maple Ridge on Tuesday afternoon in the park lot of the No Frills on Dewdney Trunk Road.

The incident took place in Maple Ridge on Tuesday afternoon in the park lot of the No Frills on Dewdney Trunk Road.

"It didn’t even seem real to start with.”

The corporation said the number of collisions provincewide has risen from 260,000 in 2013 to 320,000 last year.

First Nations people in B.C. are five times more likely to experience an overdose and three times more likely to die from one, according to new data released Thursday.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is working closely with the RCMP Surrey to find out what happened to Bhankiran (Kiran) Dhesi. Her body was discovered early Wednesday morning after reports of a vehicle fire. Police made a request for help from friends and associates at a press conference Thursday.

The new facility will offer a health clinic and referral to addiction treatment, along with a place to consume drugs.

The byelection will be held on October 14.

The air quality has improved slightly in some areas of the province, but officials say advisories will remain in effect for a few more days.

Applications need to be in by Oct. 27, 2017.

The provincial government has set a date for a byelection to replace Vancouver school board trustees who were fired last year by the B.C. Liberals.

A former Vancouver School Board custodian has been sentenced to 90 days in jail to be served intermittently on weekends.

Travel Consultant Claire Newell has the inside scoop on how to get upgraded on your next trip.

Award-winning home brewer Warren Boyer shows us what goes into making a good beer ahead of International Beer Day.

He took nearly $30,000 over a four year period.

Wildfire officials sometimes use fire to fight fire, but some people in the B.C. interior are up in arms about the practice.

Surrey RCMP say Bhavkiran 'Kiran' Dhesi, 19, was a college student and recent kidney transplant recipient.

The body found in a burned vehicle in Surrey Wednesday morning has been identified as a 19-year-old college student.

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Ranchers brace for 'astronomical losses' due to BC wildfires
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Cattle ranchers in B.C. are bracing for massive damages to their land and livestock as wildfires continue to rage across the Interior. Kevin Boon, the general manager for the B.C. Cattlemen's Association, visited two areas this week in the ravaged ...

Cattle ranchers in B.C. are bracing for massive damages to their land and livestock as wildfires continue to rage across the Interior.

Highlights from the second night of the 2017 Honda Celebration of Light fireworks festival in English Bay.

No one was at home when the fire started.

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Telus picks up new TV series about Surrey, BC
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A couple of guys from Surrey, B.C., are coming to a TV screen near you. Welcome to Surrey creators Kashif Pasta and Shyam Valera are debuting the first episode of their five-part series at a screening event at Surrey City Hall. The show will be ...

A couple of Surrey guys are coming to a TV screen near you.

A couple of Surrey guys are coming to a TV screen near you.

Coquitlam RCMP is looking for a suspect who allegedly robbed a convenience store four months ago.

A new British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA)  survey shows B.C. drivers are putting roadside workers' lives at risk.

There are concerns the Loonie will see a struggle in the next while.

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British Columbia community breaks 119-year-old heat record
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Thursday, August 3, 2017, 11:10 AM - A small community in British Columbia recorded a previously unprecedented daily temperature this week, a product of a heatwave that has developed in the provinces southern interior and coastal regions. Agassiz ...and more »

Some doctors in the U.S. have been charged with murder. Could the same thing happen on this side of the border?

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BC private school superintendent suspended for misappropriating $28k
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A former superintendent from B.C.'s Okanagan region has been disciplined for misusing more than $28,000 intended for his school, spending it on personal expenses instead. Greg Bitgood was fired from Heritage Christian School in Kelowna last September.

Greg Bitgood had been with Kelowna's Heritage Christian School for 20 years before he was fired last September.

The overwhelming majority of British Columbians think they are good or excellent drivers, according to a survey being released by ICBC and Insights West. But are we really as good as we think we are? Mario Canseco from Insights West and Steve Crombie from ICBC have the details.

It is another hazy wakeup for most of B.C.'s residents today.

Tru Wilson and her family have led the way in the fight for acceptance of transgender children in our province. Now they’ve been selected as grand marshals for the Vancouver Pride Parade. They discuss the progress that has been made and what still needs to happen as well as giving us a preview of this...

Tru Wilson and her family have led the way in the fight for acceptance of transgender children in our province. Now they’ve been selected as grand marshals for the Vancouver Pride Parade. They discuss the progress that has been made and what still needs to happen as well as giving us a preview of this...

Sukhwinder Dosajnh was arrested in Victoria on Wednesday. He has since been released on bail.

Gord Johns plans to ride across his 8,500 square kilometre riding to bring attention to his push for a national cycling strategy.

There will be no provincial charges for a tailings dam collapse in B.C. but the province's new environment minister says a mining company may still be held responsible through federal laws.

Nobody injured after late night shooting in East Vancouver.

The extreme fire danger rating means fires will start easily, spread rapidly and challenge suppression efforts.

A preliminary report from Environment Canada shows several communities in B.C.'s Lower Mainland experienced record-high temperatures over the past two days.

Would-be buyer ordered to pay the difference between the price he walked out on and what the house eventually sold for, with realtor blaming cooler market following foreign buyers' tax.

Authorities are investigations after a yacht caught fire after refueling at Fisherman’s Wharf in Victoria, B.C. on Tuesday.

Julian Brave NoiseCat, a recipient of the 2017 CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowships, files his second dispatch from the annual Tribal Canoe Journey paddling trip, as delegations arrive in Esquimalt Harbour in British Columbia.

With all the talk about the coming solar eclipse, the Perseid meteor shower — one of the year's best — has been left in the dust. But it's time to forget about the sun for a while and focus on 'shooting stars.'

VPD said no arrests have been made in a targeted shooting near East 10th Avenue and Kamloops Street Wednesday night.

Wed, Aug 2: It was the United Kingdom’s turn to wow a crowd of thousands at the Celebration of Light fireworks display. For more on the show, and some pyrotechnical glitches, our reporter Catherine Urquhart has more.

Some records had stood since the late 1800s.

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Delta, BC closes five parks due to extreme fire danger
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The municipality of Delta has closed five parks because of extreme fire risk. In a statement, the municipality acknowledged that closing the parks was a drastic move, but added it need to safeguard the parks. "These closures are an inconvenience to our ...and more »