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A skydiver was injured in Salmon Arm on Sunday, after experiencing malfunctions in both his main parachute and the reserve.

"Another funeral. A young man who died of his mental illness and addictions. I got to offer condolences to a family that lost their young son, and I don't want to do that again."

Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart is calling on the province to expand mental health and addiction services at the largely-shuttered Riverview Hospital. Stewart made the emotional plea in a video posted to Facebook, after attending the funeral of a 24-year-old man who lost his life to addiction.

Some of the very best in international animation was celebrated at the annual Spark Animation festival in Vancouver over the weekend and the works of not one, but two Vancouver-based women made it on the featured list.

Some of the very best in international animation was celebrated at the annual Spark Animation festival in Vancouver over the weekend and the works of not one, but two Vancouver-based women made it on the featured list.

Dozens of parents rallied at Earl Marriot Secondary School this weekend, saying they're fed up with the growing number of makeshift classrooms in Surrey schools.

As the days get darker and the air changes, master gardener Brian Minter says indoor plants need a little more tender loving care.

Extra trains will be online Sunday night to help clear the crowds as the Whitecaps take on Seattle in MLS playoff action.

Halloween sweets can be both scary and sumptuous if you know what you are doing. Christophe Bonzon's shop takes treats to high art. He also offers a recipe you can try at home for scary lollipops.

Your questions answered by the Global BC experts. With winter approaching, it is time to protect your home from rodents and other wildlife. Trine Butler from Orkin Canada shares tips on keeping pests out.

The Nak'azdli Whu'ten First Nation is using tiny homes to take on a big problem: homelessness.

"When we need it the most is when the service is sort of available the least, and that's why I think it's a very different experience when you're out here."

The foliage is coming into its full colourful bloom and, across British Columbia, nearly everyone has a favourite fall destination — from Vancouver Island to the Okanagan to the Rockies.

A Vancouver man is calling on the city to ban the sale of Halloween fireworks, saying current regulations are too often ignored.

Pacific Opera Victoria's new opera Rattenbury is based on the architect famed for designing the B.C. legislature in the 1890s but even more so for his murder by his young wife's lover.

Singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk discusses parenting boys following the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal.

Winds of 70 to 90 kilometres per hour are forecast to hit Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley on Sunday.

A man who spent years trying to convince the world that Sasquatches exist is taking the B.C. government to court to try and prove it.

Among some circles, Vancouver Ken Foster is a well-respected artist with a signature style. To others, he is the guy who has been hawking his work for a few bucks for more than 20 years.

A B.C. author just released the last instalment in his Chilcotin-based trilogy, and plans to give back to the community by donating a portion of proceeds from the book to wildfire recovery efforts.

A B.C. author just released the last instalment in his Chilcotin-based trilogy, and plans to give back to the community by donating a portion of proceeds from the book to wildfire recovery efforts.

The teams met three times in the regular season with each side winning once with one game drawn.

One of the creators of a new opera premiering in Vancouver next week hopes it will make the stories of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls more real for its audience.

More than 60 boats carrying First Nations and local residents lined up Saturday to block the proposed start of the tanker route for the Kinder Morgan pipeline.

More than 60 boats carrying First Nations and local residents lined up Saturday to block the proposed start of the tanker route for the Kinder Morgan pipeline.

Voters in Prince George have said yes to borrowing up to $35M to build a new pool and borrowing up to $15M for a new fire hall.

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The Lord Stanley Gift Monument will become a major attraction in the national capital, Trudeau said.

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A North Surrey neighbourhood is the scene of the Lower Mainland’s latest deadly violence. One person is dead and another hurt after a shooting there last night. Paul Johnson reports.

The Saturday, October 28, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

A rally by parents in Surrey today calling for better schools for their children. Parents say something has to be done about the chronic overcrowding. Nadia Stewart reports.

Tonight is a big night for those who love Halloween, and it’s expected to be noisy as well. Now a call to ban fireworks is building and as Jill Bennett reports, it’s centered on Vancouver.

Police say five people died yesterday, all within 10 hours, from suspected overdoses. Kristen Robinson reports. And a warning, the story includes disturbing images

An armed standoff in Kamloops that shut down part of Highway 5 and put a school on lockdown finally ended this morning. Geoff Hastings reports.

Anaconda Systems Ltd. wants to open an industrial composting plant on Mount Seymour Road.

Pharmacists expect to dole out more than half a million shots, with a particularly bad flu season anticipated.

As the Polar Prince docked in B.C.'s capital following a tour of the country's coastlines, Canada's Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced that a goal to protect five per cent of Canada's oceans by year's end had been reached.

After six days of searching, the body of 73-year-old Faye Hanson has been located by search and rescue volunteers near Nanaimo, B.C.

After six days of searching, the body of 73-year-old Faye Hanson has been located by search and rescue volunteers near Nanaimo, B.C.

Jonathon Jennings threw for a season-high 408 yards and four touchdowns as the B.C. Lions ended a five-game losing streak with a 36-27 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday.

The Canada C3 expedition from Toronto to Victoria via the Northwest Passage celebrated the country's 150th birthday by travelling 23,000 kilometres and visiting 75 communities.

Investigators are looking at alcohol as a possible cause.

Dozens of small boats took to the waters of Burrard Inlet on Saturday in a bid to halt construction at the Westridge Terminal.

Doug Nickerson — better known to his friends as "Little Doug" — has been so busy saving lives over the last few years, he’s only had time to visit Surrey City Hall twice.