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With the NDP's announcement that tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges will be eliminated starting Sept.1, alternate kinds of mobility pricing could be coming. A Mayor's Council commission is currently examining how it could be done.

" I have directed the Department of Ecology to put a hold on any new permits for net pens until a thorough investigation of this incident is completed," Inslee said in a statement.

Four stranded boaters and two kayakers who tried to rescue them all had to be saved by a BC Ferries crew after a series of mishaps near Mayne Island on Sunday morning.

About 600 people will be allowed to return to their Kelowna-area homes on Sunday, days after they were forced out by wildfire.

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Renowned BC underwater inventor appointed to Order of Canada
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Phil Nuytten's innovations have been widely adopted by NASA, National Geographic and filmmaker James Cameron. In Ottawa on Friday, Nuytten's achievements were recognized yet again when he was appointed to the Order of Canada. It was a proud ...

Phil Nuytten’s innovations have been widely adopted by NASA, National Geographic and filmmaker James Cameron. In Ottawa on Friday, Nuytten's achievements were recognized yet again when he was named an officer of the Order of Canada.

Phil Nuytten’s innovations have been widely adopted by NASA, National Geographic and filmmaker James Cameron. In Ottawa on Friday, Nuytten's achievements were recognized yet again when he was named an officer of the Order of Canada.

About 600 people will be allowed to return home, but must be ready to leave again on a moment's notice.

Washington Govenor Jay Inslee has directed the Department of Ecology to put on hold any new permits for net pens after thousands of Atlantic salmon escaped into Puget Sound earlier this month from damaged pens.

The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations is allowing about 600 residents in the area of the Philpott Road fire to return to their homes. 

BC Ferries says on average, it's called to assist in about 24 rescues a year.

There will always be conflict in shared spaces but how you choose your roommate, how honest you are ahead of time and how much you love Parmesan cheese are all factors that can ruin a roommate relationship.

Sun, Aug 27: Cooking 101 – Chef Caren McSherry heads into the kitchen with some health money saving food ideas

Sun, Aug 27: Home inspector James Dobney answers your questions about home improvement.

Sun, Aug 27: Travel expert Claire Newell has tips on everything from how to get more leg room on a flight to a way to avoid the mini-bar blues.

A Campbell River woman is putting felines first and has opened a cats-only boarding facility that rivals a fancy hotel.

Did you know that Vancouver has its very own blob monster? That's the less-than-scientific name for the slimy and surprisingly firm jelly creatures at the Lost Lagoon.

On many campuses advisers tout jobs as a key part of the student experience. But many students struggle to find the right kind of job and to balance all their responsibilities.

Mounties responded to the 18700 block of 88 Ave., in the Port Kells neighbourhood.

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Petition to change BC village of Moricetown to traditional name
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A Wet'suwet'en woman is leading the charge to revert the name of her village, Moricetown, to its traditional name, Wiset. The village, located halfway between Smithers and Terrace, was given its current namesake by Father Adrian Gabriel Morice who ...and more »

More than 120 years after a Roman Catholic missionary named Moricetown after himself, a petition is circulating to change the name of the northern B.C. village to its traditional title: Wiset.

The "live dive," organized by two uVic grads, will be streamed from the north dock in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.

No one was injured after shots were fired in the Port Kells area of Surrey early Sunday morning.

Striking the right balance between shielding impressionable young minds from junk food marketing, without taking aim at industry jobs

Canadians don't appear to be having trouble making their mortgage payments, but Laurie Campbell of Credit Canada Debt Solutions says a lower delinquency rate only tells half the story.

It's a new parent's worst nightmare: losing a child to SIDS. That's what happened to a couple in Surrey when their son died in his sleep while taking an afternoon nap.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Saturday, August 26, 2017. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.

Brek Shea scored the winner against his former Orlando City teammates in the Vancouver Whitecaps' 2-1 victory Saturday night.

Floyd Mayweather versus Conor McGregor, one of the most anticipated fights of the year. Later tonight, all eyes will be focused on the boxing match in Vegas. And Vancouver bar owners are among the many hoping to cash in on this extremely lucrative fight. Jill Bennett reports.

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A protest by environmentalists in the waters of Howe Sound this morning who want the area to be better protected, especially LNG. The BC Liberal government who were in charge last fall touted the Woodfibre LNG development plans in Squamish. But now that the NDP is in power, the future of that project is very...

The devastated father of a young Abbotsford woman found murdered in Mission has been speaking out about his daughter. Chelsey Gauthier went missing last month, her body discovered last week. Police say the 22-year-old was murdered. Kristen Robinson reports.

Vancouver Police are on the hunt tonight for a convicted sex offender who’s gone missing. Geoff Hastings reports.

A BC woman was honoured in her hometown of Castlegar more than two months after the 30-year-old was killed in a terrorist attack in London. Chrissy Archibald was well known for her humanitarianism and so it was fitting tribute to rename a women’s centre in her honour. Here’s Nadia Stewart.

The blaze now covers 465 hectares, up from an estimated 400 hectares yesterday.

The blaze now covers 465 hectares, up from an estimated 400 hectares yesterday.

The Vancouver Whitecaps beat Orlando City FC on the road 2-1.

The BC Lions lost to Ottawa 24-31.

Firefighters say at least one person has fallen over the edge of the popular hiking destination near Deep Cove.

Some Albertans are coming to the rescue of ranchers in B.C. who lost much of their land in this summer's wildfires.

Some Albertans are coming to the rescue of ranchers in B.C. who lost much of their land in this summer's wildfires.

Critics of open-net fish farms say the escape of Atlantic salmon from a Washington state pen should convince Canada to support a transition to land-based aquaculture, used by most of the world.

"Right now the fire is burning in a Northern direction, which is the opposite direction of the community of Joe Rich."