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They were fined $368 for using an electronic device.

A man wanted in connection with a fatal collision east of Hope B.C., on Sept. 11 appeared in a Salmon Arm courtroom Monday on a separate matter.

Smoking regulations vary from campus to campus and critics are concerned that school policies in B.C. will not be strict enough.

"There's people out there who love to hike these trails and they want to keep it as a private trail," said North Shore Rescue team leader Mike Danks.

Truckers say the elimination of tolls has led to "chaos and congestion" on the roads.

Wilkinson says his top priority is ensuring his party is able to win the next election. He warns if the Liberals remain divided, they will stay on the opposition benches.

For workers without employee disability insurance, the financial shock of returning to work after a long-term disability can be a frustrating barrier. Pending increase to annual earnings exemption not enough to fill gap for skilled workers says board of trade

The young couple from Moncton, N.B, who had all their belongings stolen from a U-Haul in Abbotsford on Sept. 12.

BC Liberal MLA and former minister Andrew Wilkinson is in downtown Vancouver this hour officially announcing his run for the leadership of the party.

Author Scaachi Koul puts a funny twist on some serious issues in her debut book.

Keep the kids healthy this fall with natural remedies to help fight colds, flus and other nasty bugs.

Despite a glut of gas around the world, rock-bottom prices and the cancellation of facilities proposed for British Columbia, the two multibillion-dollar Nova Scotia projects appear to be ramping up.

Last Monday, BC Supreme Court's family and civil chambers was cancelled for the first time in 35 years because no judges were available.

Prince Harry and girlfriend Meghan Markle have publicly acknowledged their relationship and have been photographed together from afar in the past, but today in Toronto was the first time they have appeared together at an official event.

The provincial government is looking for public input as it decides on how to regulate recreational marijuana when it becomes legal next year. Jordan Armstrong reports.

British Columbians will be able to share their thoughts on pot legalization over the next five weeks.

If you plan on being anywhere near downtown Vancouver this weekend -- be warned, it is going to be very busy.

The prime minister's image as cartoon superhero is wearing thin, writes Charles Adler.

Police are investigating an accident in Cloverdale that claimed the life of one person lats Sunday night.

One of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's first picks for the Senate has been named leader of the growing bloc of Independent senators.

North Shore Rescue is sounding the alarm about missing trail signs after helping a hiker who became lost on the old BCMC trail on Grouse Mountain Sunday night.

Clayton Cook didn't let the fact he was wearing a suit and taking wedding photos stop him from jumping into action Friday evening in Kitchener's Victoria Park after a little boy was pushed into the water.

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth told municipal leaders across B.C. that the government is beginning an extensive public engagement on how legalized marijuana will be sold and regulated in the province.

Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. intelligence analyst who was convicted in the largest breach of classified information in U.S. history, says she been denied entry into Canada.

Magic mushrooms to treat depression, ecstasy to cure PTSD and LSD to combat alcoholism; just some of the drug-affliction pairings that have been tested in recent years.

RCMP alleged that Othman Hamdan posted pro-ISIS materials to social media, but a judge found him not guilty on all four counts.

If you don’t have time to hit the gym but still want a workout, trainer Neil Lonzon takes us through some high intensity interval exercise you can do at home.

North Korea's foreign minister says U.S. President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea, and that Pyongyang reserves the right to take countermeasures — including shooting down U.S. strategic bombers even if they are not in the country's airspace.

North Korea's foreign minister says U.S. President Donald Trump has declared war on North Korea, and that Pyongyang reserves the right to shoot down U.S. bomber planes even if they are not in the country's airspace.

Get Connected’s Mike Agerbo shows us three andriod phones that can hold their own with the new iPhones – without the hype or the big price tags.

Voters are getting a closer look at the BC Liberal leadership hopeful.

"They are the ones that are going to be on the front lines."

34-year-old Konaam Shirzad was shot and killed in Kamloops last Thursday.

She wants to lead the BC Liberals – why former Surrey mayor and conservative MP Dianne Watts thinks she can reverse the party’s fortunes.

Former Cabinet minister Todd Stone says the B.C. Liberal Party should not accept the taxpayer subsidy proposed by the NDP and Greens.

U.S. President Donald Trump reiterates his criticism of NFL players who have knelt during the national anthem, pushing back against suggestions that race drove his calls for those football players to be fired.

Sonia and BIV’s Hayley Woodin discuss round three of the NAFTA talks underway in Ottawa

Municipalities in British Columbia are clamouring to have a say in the marijuana policies they believe will fall largely on their shoulders to enforce when pot becomes legal next summer.

Many people with hyphenated names attempting to a B.C. driver's licence have been told the surname they've used for years isn't legal.

Many people with hyphenated names attempting to renew a B.C. driver's licence have been told the surname they've used for years isn't legal.

It's been four years since a hockey mom was brutally murdered outside a Newton arena. Has the area improved since then?

In the kerfuffle surrounding the Liberal government’s deeply contested proposals to reform the tax system, possibly no number has loomed larger than 73 per cent.

A female prison guard who was sexually assaulted by her co-worker says management downplayed the incident, did little to support her and created so much stress by fostering an "old boys club" that she has been off work for over a year.

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that an asteroid discovered in 2006 is actually two and that it acts more like a comet.

Surrey RCMP are asking for help from the public in locating 59-year-old Sui Leung, who has gone missing.

The 13th annual Taste of Yaletown will be held this year from Oct 11 to 27. Sharing and pairing menus of $25, $35, and $45 are featured at Yaletown’s top 25 restaurants!

John McDermott Juno nominated artist brings his singing talents to West Vancouver Kay Meek Centre and the ACT Arts Centre in Maple Ridge!

Juno award winning Jesse Cook performs at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre October 26th as par of his Beyond Borders Album Tour!

The long-time, family friendly bowling on Commercial Drive first opened in 1947.

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