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One month after out-of-control wildfires prompted B.C. to declare a provincial state of emergency, several blazes are still growing and many homes remain on evacuation order.

From avoiding burned out workers to ensuring washrooms have enough toilet paper, documents show how Parks Canada painstakingly prepared for a record number of visitors this year.

Officers say Jaspreet Sidhu, 18, was known to police and affiliated with gangs.

The teenaged victim in a fatal shooting in Abbotsford on Friday has been named as a young man connected to gang activity.

"For a bear to walk into a house and manage to open a fridge he's probably done it before because he realizes that a fridge has food in it"

Bowen Island resident Lorraine Ashdown shares some of the flavours, sights and experiences that make Bowen Island an urban oasis.

IHIT has identified 18-year-old Jaspreet Sidhu as the victim in Friday's fatal daytime shooting in Abbotsford.

A new program is teaching recent arrivals to Canada how to explore the city in a uniquely Vancouver way — on two wheels.

Vancouver police are searching for the driver in a hit-and-run collision on the Granville Street bridge that sent a pedestrian to hospital this weekend.

Organizers expect between 500,000 and 650,000 people to pack the downtown core for the celebration.

The Canadian military didn't pay much attention to where Avro Arrow model planes landed when they conducted tests in the 1950s. Now, a modern team of scientists is using cutting-edge technology to find the planes.

Chef Caren McSherry of Gourmet Warehouse shows us how to make a tasty peach treat for the barbecue and an original peach bellini.

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Hummingbird drones helping fight fires in BC Interior
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Four years ago, Robert Atwood was an initial attack firefighter and looking to find ways to improve firefighting. Now, as wildfires burn across B.C. in the worst season in six decades, Atwood's business of drones fighting fires is proving indispensable ...

Four years ago, Robert Atwood was an initial attack firefighter and trying to find ways to improve firefighting. Now, as wildfires burn across the province in the worst season in six decades, Atwood’s dreams of drones fighting fires is being put to use

Another teenager has been shot in Abbotsford, just two days after a young man was gunned down in the B.C. city.

In a tree-nestled First Nation community on Vancouver Island, forestry and farming used to be the major industries that kept the economy humming and put food on families' tables.

Police are investigating a hit-and-run after a vehicle struck a pedestrian on the Granville Street Bridge, early Sunday morning.

Sun, Aug 6: Fertility specialist Dr. Beth Taylor talks about the particular challenges faced by same -sex couples looking to have a child.

Sun, Aug 6: Fertility specialist Dr. Beth Taylor talks about the particular challenges faced by same sex couples looking to have a child.

After 130 years of operation, the South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club has been named one of the top grass court facilities in the world.

An 18-year-old man is in hospital in serious but stable condition after a shooting in Abbotsford, early Sunday morning.

Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather at Victoria’s Inner Harbour on Sunday to listen to an open air symphony concert, one of the largest of its kind in North America.

Wealthy foreign investors have taken a lot of blame for Vancouver’s out-of-control real estate market, but now researchers suggest they could be part of the solution to the affordability crisis.

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Could ethical investing help ease Vancouver's affordability crisis?
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Wealthy foreign investors have taken heat for Vancouver's out-of-control real estate market, but now researchers suggest they could be part of the solution to the affordability crisis. A new report from the University of British Columbia's Centre for ...

The ashen ruins of a home, with nothing more than a chimney standing amid the devastation, is an eerily familiar sight to Jason Schurman. He's lost homes in both B.C. and Alberta to wildfire.

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B.C. woman files private charges over Mount Polley tailings spill ...
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An Indigenous woman has filed private charges in the 2014 collapse of the tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine, days after British Columbia's government ...and more »

An Indigenous woman has filed private charges in the 2014 collapse of the tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine, days after British Columbia's government announced that provincial charges would not be laid.

A recent study found no resources for LGBT refugees in Surrey and a shortage of services and training for frontline staff across the Lower Mainland. That leaves many LGBT refugees without supports like shelter and health services, say advocates.

The 39th annual Pride parade begins Sunday at noon starting at Robson and Bute Streets, travelling west on Robson to Denman Street, then south on Denman to Beach Avenue and then east on Beach to Jervis. There will be road closures around the route.

The Vancouver Whitecaps finished Saturday's game against Colorado with a 2-2 draw.

The B.C. Lions doubled the Saskatchewan Roughriders 30-15 on Saturday night.

Fredy Montero's goal at the 76th minute lifted the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-2 draw with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.

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Sat, Aug 5: With the Celebration of Light firworks and the annual Pride Parade, Vancouver is going to be very busy this long weekend. Nadia Stewart is live at English Bay with more.

Sat, Aug 5: Police in the Fraser Valley are telling parents to warn their children about the dangers of gang life. This comes after an 18-year-old was gunned down and killed as he drove through a busy Abbotsford neighbourhood, in the middle of the afternoon. Jill Bennett reports.

Sat, Aug 5: Health officials report a significant increase in the number of people seeking medical attention because of poor air quality. The Red Bull challenge in Whistler has been cancelled due to this concern. Kristen Robinson has more.

Travis Lulay was 19-of-28 passing for 338 yards and a touchdown as the B.C. Lions rode a smothering defensive performance to a 30-15 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday.

Travis Angus is being recognized with this year's StandOut award from the Vancouver Pride Society for work ensuring the safety and acceptance of LGBT and two-spirit people.

An Ontario couple's trip on the luxury Rocky Mountaineer has been marred after they were forced to take the bus for a portion of the trip without prior notice from the company.

Environment Canada has issued air quality bulletins for 36 different regions of the province, while a provincial health officer reports a surge in hospital visits due to smoke.

Team Canada takes the stage to finish out the 2017 Honda Celebration of Light. Here's what you need to know if you're heading down.

A get-together in Sidney B.C. on Sunday is being billed as possibly the world's most unusual block party.

RCMP in Williams Lake say they have fined a 34-year-old man who celebrated a return home from a wildfire-related evacuation by launching fireworks.

Chef Alex Chen’s Mussels and Chorizo Sofrito is served with fresh Dungeness crab, crawfish, clams, mussels, jumbo Prawns, corn and potatoes as part of Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar’s annual Sunday Seafood Boil Series.

A blast from the past will be making its way down the Fraser River from Hope to Fort Langley this weekend in the form of a replica fur trade era York boat.

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The 16 Massachusetts-based firefighters will be joined by four wildland firefighters from New Hampshire.

Put this on the list of how not to celebrate the end of a wildfire evacuation order.

"The increase can be from 20 per cent to 50 per cent more than we've seen in the past 10 years in the same area."