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A new low-barrier emergency winter shelter located at the former Super 8 motel on Main Street in Penticton opened its doors last Wednesday

The Union Gospel Mission has expanded its "street proof" backpack program to the Fraser Valley. It is distributing 750 street packs to homeless people in the Lower Mainland over the next few weeks.

A 15-year-old has been arrested in relation to online threats involving Nanaimo's Cedar Secondary School.

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Provincial government freezes BC Hydro rates
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British Columbia's NDP government has announced it will freeze BC Hydro rates effective immediately, fulfilling a key election promise. Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister Michelle Mungall says hydro rates have gone up by more than 24 per ...
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Veterans and other Vancouverites gathered at Victory Square on Wednesday morning in recognition of the thousands of Indigenous men and women who served in the military.

The man accused of killing two Vancouver seniors this fall was a new arrival to the city with no apparent connection to the victims, police say.

British Columbia's NDP government has announced it will freeze BC Hydro rates, fulfilling a key election promise.

"It's been a very busy and unprecedented 10 days here in the city of Kamloops"

RCMP found 28 kilograms of packaged marijuana bud that was grown for medical purposes but allegedly being sold to members of the Hells Angels organization.

Get Connected’s Mike Agerbo takes a look at the new iPhone X and some accessories that can be used to keep it safe.

Oscar Arfmann, the murder suspect in the shooting of Const. John Davidson, struggled with mental health since the death of his wife in 2013.

Oscar Arfmann, the murder suspect in the shooting of Const. John Davidson, struggled with mental health since the death of his wife in 2013.

BC based adventurers Julie and Colin Angus won’t need to leave their home for their next expedition – a virtual voyage in which they will send an unmanned boat across the Atlantic.

25 year old Rocky Rambo Wei Nam Kam arrested and charged with 2 counts of 2nd degree murder in connection to murders of Dianna Mah-Jones and her husband Richard Jones. Jordan Armstrong reports

This comes after Elite Services made it mandatory for some workers and supervisors to wear body cameras after a video showed employees allegedly abusing live chickens on several B.C. farms.

A draft program for the two-day meeting leaked to The Canadian Press says Angelina Jolie will deliver a keynote address at the event.

RCMP say the search of the Salmon River Road farm near Salmon Arm remains active and ongoing despite the removal of some resources from the property.

B.C.'s privacy commissioner says a Fraser Valley chicken catching company went too far in its response to reports of animal abuse by its workers.

The officer assumed Chappell was under the influence and put him in the back of his police vehicle, but he managed to escape.

The 22-year-old Port Moody woman spat in the driver’s face when she was ordered off the bus for swearing repeatedly.

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Plays highlight storied history of Sylvia Hotel
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A pair of one-act musical plays make up Two Views from the Sylvia. Premiering Wednesday, Nov. 8 at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island, the first play, Sylvia's Hotel, tells the origin story of the Vancouver heritage building. The second play ...

Moving it to the third week would align the holiday with Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan.

A pair of one-act musical plays make up Two Views from the Sylvia.

Coming from Victoria our third Jr. Chef Vienna Brown teams up with Tacofino’s Regional Executive Chef Stefan Hartmann to put their spin on the mandatory ingredients in the Trail Appliances Jr. Chef Challenge.

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Angelina Jolie to give keynote address at Vancouver peacekeeping summit
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Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie is expected to lend her star power to next week's peacekeeping summit in Vancouver. A draft program for the two-day meeting leaked to The Canadian Press says Jolie will deliver a keynote address at the ...and more »

Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie is expected to lend her star power to next week's peacekeeping summit in Vancouver.

Angelina Jolie will deliver a keynote address at next week's international peacekeeping summit in Vancouver, her office has confirmed to CBC News.

A family member of an Alberta man charged with the first-degree murder of a British Columbia police officer say the accused had been struggling since losing his wife five years ago. 

Jane Channell has been hooked on the "crazy" sport of skeleton for a decade and a half. But it was the tragic, sudden death of her boyfriend eight years ago that really set her on the path to the Olympics.

Analysts are ganging up on the Canadian dollar and if you believe them, and have some U.S. dollars to buy, it may be better to do it sooner rather than later.

The co-founder of a Kelowna outreach group is partnering with a local tech company to make a monitoring app available to sex workers.

It was the worst news loved ones of a police officer could hear when Const. John Davidson was shot and killed in the line of duty in Abbotsford on Monday. A police family advocate has written a book on how to cope as the spouse of an officer.

It has been an emotional 24 hours for Abbotsford police and Const. Ian MacDonald is sharing a glimpse of how the community has come together to mourn a fallen police officer.

A Vancouver Island hawk became an international celebrity over the summer after it was discovered being raised by a family of eagles.

Speaker Darryl Plecas says directing mocking nicknames at ministers during question period is disrespectful — but the B.C. Liberals say creative titles have long been part of the debates.

Steven Schelling runs through the latest film and TV projects in production around the Lower Mainland

Real estate data released last week shows that when it comes to affordability, Metro Vancouver's housing market hasn't substantially improved, despite the implementation of a foreign buyers tax in August 2016.

Winter is coming early to the North Shore mountains, where two ski hills are planning early openings at the end of the week.

Winter has come early to the North Shore mountains, with Cypress and Grouse kicking off the new ski season.

Canada and the US take to the BC Place pitch for a November 9 friendly match.

Loblaw Companies Ltd. has announced it's going to merge Shoppers Optimum points and PC Plus points, starting in February.

And snowfall set in two days later.

The stabbing appeared serious.

No arrests have been made after an attack at the Sungod Recreation Centre.

No arrests have been made after an attack at the Sungod Recreation Centre.

"We haven't been on a flight before because he gets overwhelmed with all the noises and the long wait times at the airport."

"We haven't been on a flight before because he gets overwhelmed with all the noises and the long wait times at the airport."

Calgary Flames three game winning streak ends in loss to Vancouver

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Tuesday, November 7, 2017.

“If I had handed over the keys, he wouldn’t have let me walk away, in my mind,” Robert Price said.