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Is it possible that the fountain of youth is actually running through your veins? That’s the theory behind the “Vampire Facial”. Squire Barnes takes a queasy look at this surprisingly popular skin care treatment.

The woman was pushed backwards into bushes and sexually assaulted, until a couple out walking their dog saw what was going on and intervened.

Here are your five things to do for Friday, Dec. 15, 2017.

The federal government has released proposed new rules for tracking those who request medical assistance in dying and those approved to receive it, in an effort to foster public trust in the new regime.

Christopher Tanev has been added to the Vancouver Canucks' mounting injury list. Head coach Travis Green said after Friday's morning skate that the defenceman will be out two to three weeks with a groin strain.

"To have an actual impact on prices, they would have to put in some form of price control which I doubt they would be willing to do."

Neighbours in Penticton purchased a million dollar home to block a drug treatment centre from opening-up in their community. The mother behind the project says she won’t let this latest set back stop her. Catherine Urquhart reports.

Police officers walked the length of the mall and talked to shop keepers.

A Vancouver lawyer and specialist in Indigenous rights law has been appointed to a new federal interim board of directors for the National Council for Reconciliation.

“There are over 110 schools in Vancouver. Not one is named after someone with an Asian heritage.”

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BC victims of government-funded brainwashing experiments want apology
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Les Clacket says his mother Laura couldn't even talk about her time at the Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal where she went for help with her depression and instead was given electro-shock therapy as a subject in CIA-funded and Canadian government ...and more »

Two B.C. residents are speaking out about the price they paid for brainwashing experiments done by researchers at the Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal in the 1950s and 1960s.

Dog behaviour therapist Sandy Yates on why dogs do not make the best Christmas gift.

Lucia Heffelfinger-Orser of Silk Road Tea demonstrates various types of seasonal teas.

"The suspect continued driving on rims before he eventually fled from the vehicle on foot."

Former Kamloops, B.C., city councillor Marg Spina died Friday morning after a year-long battle with cancer.

The city will be raising taxes next year to help pay for a number of safety expenditures.

The images from drones will be used to create 3D printed models of the area to allow for a closer look at the damage than satellite imaging can provide.

Vernon “Allan” Pickard has been missing since late November.

A nearby construction worker spotted the flames, alerted the house residents, and called 9-1-1.

A 26-year-old Vancouver man, who police believe was the driver, had been ejected about 15 metres from the vehicle.

Here are your five things to do this weekend for Friday December 15, 2017

Flair Airlines begins service Friday for flights between Kelowna, Vancouver, Edmonton and Toronto.

This is Vancouver’s fifth pedestrian fatality of 2017. There were 11 in 2016.

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West Van residents receive Order of British Columbia
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Lance S.G. Finch and Paul Myers (back row first and second from left, respectively) are among 16 B.C. residents appointed to the Order of BC. this week. photo supplied. Pic. Paul Myers was one of two West Vancouver residents who recently received the ...

A pair of moose calves rescued in northern British Columbia are thriving and giving hope for other orphaned wildlife in the region.

Ridge Meadows RCMP say they received two reports of sexual assaults that occurred between 7:30 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. Thursday.

Lifestyle expert Carey McBeth shows us five tips to make your house guests happy without losing your mind.

There was lots of fire and smoke damage, along with traffic disruptions.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled a B.C. worker who was harassed at a worksite by a contractor for another company, can file a human rights complaint.

‘Star Wars – The Last Jedi’ leads a pack of big movies into theatres this weekend. Dana Gee tells us which ones are worth catching this holiday season and which ones you should probably take a pass on.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may have a new Christmas wish.

The final report is due at the end of June 2018.

B.C. will launch a comprehensive review of the province's coastal ferry service in January 2018. In a release, the province said the it aims to "evaluate its performance in meeting the needs of ferry users and British Columbia's coastal communities."

B.C. will launch a comprehensive review of the province's coastal ferry service in January 2018. In a statement, the province said the it aims to "evaluate its performance in meeting the needs of ferry users and British Columbia's coastal communities."

The incidents happened early Friday morning.

There were fewer people lined up outside Scotiabank Theatre in downtown Vancouver for the most recent Star Wars release, but fans were excited all the same.

The Mayor of Surrey is concerned that both the B.C. and Federal governments haven't signed a funding agreement for transit and transportation.

Nearly 3,000 toys were donated for children in need.

A group of neighbours in Penticton purchased a million dollar home to block a drug treatment centre from opening up in their community. Catherine Urquhart has more.

Council raised the flags in recognition of Vancouver's location on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh.

Hundreds were waiting for the lights, clacking wheels and celebration to arrive in Canoe, Thursday evening.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Thursday, December 14, 2017.

The police usually use radar guns to catch speeders on the roadways. But Wednesday night in Vernon, the guy with the radar gun wasn't trying to put the brakes on lead-footed drivers.He was helping some young racers get the lead out...out of their skates.

Even droids have counterparts, so why is it so difficult for humans to make friends in Vancouver? A French immigrant says his ticket offer for the new Star Wars movie tapped into something much bigger than he expected.

The city has ordered campers out of the 'Sugar Mountain' tent city in East Vancouver by Friday afternoon.

Flames fanned by hundreds of litres of fuel destroyed a transport trailer in Kelowna early this morning. Investigators are treating the cause as suspicious after finding something at the scene, that didn’t belong there. Kelly Hayes reports.

"It's absolutely imperative if anyone has a live Christmas tree in their home that they keep it well watered."

Reporter Blaine Gaffney was at the Vernon Speed Skating Club where the skaters were trying to set personal best times in 400 metre sprints. A radar gun clocked their efforts.

The Interior Health Authority is now calling it an outbreak and it’s expanding efforts to prevent the spread of meningococcal disease. So far this year, 11 cases of the disease have been reported in the region, mainly in the Okanagan. Megan Turcato reports.