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Multiple westbound lanes are blocked on Highway 1 in Coquitlam due to a fuel spill at the Brunette Avenue ramp.

"It's very unbelievable and surreal. So they need to have a very good grasp of that in order to talk about it in council meetings. "

Police say a 93-year-old man was adjusting the placement of a small motorhome on the campsite when he inadvertently struck and ran over his partner.

A fire sparked four days ago at a wood pellet plant in Prince George is expected to burn for the rest of the week, coinciding with a smoky skies bulletin issued for the city, as a result of wildfires burning in the south.

Hailey Grace Smith, 6, has spent her last two Sundays selling Kool-Aid at a booth in front of her home in Surrey to raise money for an accessible van for her power wheelchair.

The plaintiffs challenging Canada's public health-care system had argued paying daily court fees for the drawn-out trial would cause undue financial hardship.

Students at the University of British Columbia (UBC) are getting a unique opportunity to explore the brain thanks to virtual reality technology. 

Are you ready for back to school? Are your kids? Christine Pilkington from vancouvermom.ca has a back-to-school checklist.

Two people were killed in a motorcycle crash near Merritt on Sunday.

Cyclists and pedestrians in East Vancouver could soon have a new way to cross the Grandview Cut.

Trading screen time for time outdoors. A new documentary is getting kids to put down their devices and get them the skills through play.

The death of a 15-month-old toddler at an unlicensed Vancouver daycare has renewed concerns over how parents can find a safe and secure child-care provider.

Central Okanagan Regional District Emergency Operations is allowing a further 120 evacuees from 52 Joe Rich properties to go home.

Heading out of town or making the most of the last beach days of the summer? Travel consultant Claire Newell has you covered.

B.C. is getting rid of tolls at the end of the week, with motorists getting a free ride starting on Saturday.

Health Canada is issuing a warning about a Japanese beauty product sold in Metro Vancouver.

Highway 33 reopened to single-lane, alternating, piloted traffic on Monday morning.

The book is Clinton's "most personal memoir yet."

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BC Premier John Horgan tours wildfire-affected areas
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Premier John Horgan said it will take years for ranchers, tourism operators and communities to recover from this year's devastating wildfire season. Horgan was in the B.C. Interior Monday to once again visit affected areas. He reassured residents that ...and more »

Lifestyle expert Carey McBeth has dorm room essentials for the college student in your life.

Horgan will be joined by Minister of Forests Doug Donaldson as they travel to Kamloops, Cache Creek, Ashcroft and Kelowna.

Premier John Horgan returned to B.C.'s Interior Monday to once again visit areas affected by this year's devastating wildfire season.

Premier John Horgan is set to return to B.C.'s Interior today to once again visit areas affected by this year's devastating wildfire season.

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'Thirsty' trees need help from residents, says Vancouver Park Board
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The City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Park Board are asking residents to help keep alive younger trees in the city that may be suffering in the extended hot and dry conditions this summer. "We're appealing to the public to give us a hand if they don ...

Officials are also asking residents to use the VanConnect app or call 311 to report dry trees with brown or no leaves so that water crews working double time can water them.

The flooding in Houston, Texas, could affect prices at the gas pumps in Metro Vancouver.

B.C. is getting rid of bridge tolls at the end of this week. It was a major election promise from the NDP government but it has many wondering if we could see an alternative form of road pricing. UBC professor Patrick Condon has ideas of alternatives to bridge tolls.

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Two weavers stop Salish tradition from 'slipping into history'
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Hereditary chief Janice George and Buddy Joseph, both from the Squamish Nation, learned to weave blankets in the Salish tradition nearly 15 years ago and are now trying to spread their knowledge as far and wide as possible. The pair run weaving ...

Hereditary chief Janice George and Buddy Joseph, both from the Squamish Nation, learned to weave blankets in the Salish tradition nearly 15 years ago and are trying to spread their knowledge as far and wide as possible.

The Liberal government is splitting the Ministry of Indigenous and Northern Affairs in an effort to end "colonial" structures and build stronger relations with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples.

The Ministry of Indigenous and Northern Affairs is being split into two departments as part of a federal cabinet shakeup that also sees New Brunswick MP Ginette Petitpas Taylor elevated to minister of health and backbench MP Seamus O'Regan installed as Veterans Affairs minister.

A two hectare blaze is burning 13km east of Squamish. It's not yet known when it started.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Sunday, August 27, 2017. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.

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The Guess Who founding member suffers 'serious' stroke
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Chad Allan, an icon of Canadian music and founding member of the Guess Who is recovering in a British Columbia hospital after suffering a stroke. "It's pretty serious but he is responding," said his publicist Jamie Anstey. Originally from Winnipeg ...

Chad Allan, 74, is receiving treatment in hospital in British Columbia. His family hopes he makes a full recovery.

Rex Dix and his wife are celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary and left to catch a flight to Vancouver, where they plan to catch a two-week cruise to Alaska. They say they don't know what conditions they'll return home to.

Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson, best known for her work as a musician and environmental lawyer, has now combined art, photography and music in her latest album and exhibition about supernatural beings.

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Kelowna residents walk the beach to protest shoreline barriers
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Around 250 Kelowna residents walked the city's shoreline on Okanagan Lake Sunday in a protest aimed at removing barriers that block access to the water. "This is a friendly walk to bring awareness to the fact that a lot the foreshore that is to be ...and more »

Around 250 Kelowna residents walked the city's foreshore of Okanagan Lake from City Park, south to Gyro Beach in hopes of removing walls, fences and docks that block access to the water.

Vancouver is known as a very pet friendly city. So it was no surprise an acclaimed New York photographer who’s known as ‘the dogist,’ was very popular when he came to town. As Kristen Robinson reports, he provided his services in support of a cause very dear to his heart.

Texas is dealing with multiple states of emergencies tonight, all triggered by the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. This disaster is so extreme that it’s expected to continue to get worse before it gets any better. Tanya Beja reports.

A workplace design with sexual appeal in mind can be a psychologically dangerous place to work.

One of the riders was using his bike while under a driving prohibition.

New research shows that improved treatment is allowing more Canadian women living with HIV to get pregnant.

Instead of binning soon-to-expire foods, a Salt Spring Island group has found a way to rescue the items before they are thrown out and deliver them throughout the community.

"Don't you think it's time that a family can come together and responsibly have a glass of wine," asked one attendee.