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The Oak Bay father accused of killing his two young daughters on Christmas made his first appearance in court Thursday afternoon.

In the interior, four deaths “directly attributed to the outbreak” of influenza at care facilities have been reported so far this flu season.

Here are your five things to do this weekend for Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.

The mayor of Prince Rupert, B.C., asks for healing after six youth were arrested for allegedly vandalizing a new playground.

Thursday, Jan. 4: Here are your five things to do for this weekend.

The vessel, with 26 passengers and two crew members, was off Tofino for a day of bear-watching.

For most people, the same advice as usual applies to the latest security issue: Keep your software up to date.

A Cathay Dragon pilot who used a mystery shopper promo code to scam Air Canada out of thousands of dollars worth of discount flights has been ordered to repay the airline more than $36,000.

Travel expert Claire Newell on the many scams to be aware of when travelling.

The Interior Health Authority declared an outbreak in December and began widespread vaccinations.

Gabe Chesman is starting 2018 as a Canadian.

Gabe Chesman is starting 2018 as a Canadian.

Get ready to laugh! The JFL Northwest Comedy Fest is back at various locations around the lower mainland March 1 - 10, 2018!

This freezing rain is due to warm, moist air from an approaching Pacific front moving over a shallow layer of arctic air.

The B.C. government announced Thursday it will look at rules protecting 4.6 million hectares of farmland. It says an independent commission will hold public meetings and develop recommendations this year.

An investigation is underway into a major house fire in Coquitlam overnight. The residents managed to get out safely but unfortunately, the same could not be said for all of the family pets. Jordan Armstrong reports.

It was hoped the studio would pave the way for bigger productions to shoot exclusively in the Okanagan.

When Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson gushed about Surrey in an Instagram video he posted for his millions of followers, it became official — the biggest bigwigs in Hollywood consider the city to be part of ‘Hollywood North.’

The family that lives in the home on Grayson Avenue were able to escape with their dog.

Sewer upgrades along a three-block stretch of Smithe Street in downtown Vancouver are expected to impact vehicle and bike traffic through to the summer.

It will be the last junior hockey game in the historic Civic Arena before the building is torn down.

A new Turkish-inspired art exhibition in Vancouver explores the death rituals that must be adapted during conflict or civil strife.

A Coquitlam family survived an overnight house fire on Guilby Street early Thursday morning

More flights, competition and bigger discounts. Travel expert Claire Newell on the trends she is noticing for 2018.

There could be anywhere between 30,000 and 136,000 jobs lost, depending on the province.

At least one bullet hole and some blood could be seen on the driver's side door of a white car parked at 64 Avenue and 176 Street.

At least one bullet hole and some blood could be seen on the driver's side door of a white car parked at 64 Avenue and 176 Street.

The fog in Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast has largely cleared, but Environment Canada says some parts of B.C. should beware of freezing rain, which could make roads treacherous.

While some people figuratively feel foggy in the morning, in Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast, that has become all too literal.

Researchers discovered a way to steal sensitive data from nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel, AMD, and ARM.

There are only three certainties on Vancouver Island: death, taxes and discussions about amalgamation.

The Yukon man was charged last month with failing to comply with bail conditions, related to a peace bond application made against him by the B.C. Prosecution Service.

It's the opposite of B.C.'s reliably over-boastful real estate market. Prompted by the annual release of property assessments, thousands of British Columbians will spend the coming weeks trying to convince authorities their homes are overvalued.

It's the bizarro version of B.C.'s reliably over-boastful real estate market. Prompted by the annual release of property assessments, thousands of British Columbians will spend the coming weeks trying to convince authorities their homes are overvalued.

The fire on Grayson Avenue and Guilby Street was so large, it took crews hours to contain.

The fire on Grayson Avenue and Guilby Street was so large, it took crews hours to contain.

CKNW's business analyst Robert Levy says similar cuts made at an Ontario Tim Hortons location could happen in B.C. if the minimum wage is raised to $15 per hour.

A small fire in a detached garage located in Kelowna's Manhattan Point neighbourhood saw both fire crews and numerous RCMP attend Wednesday evening.

The win helps solidify the WHL Rockets' first place position in the west with a record of 24-11-2-1.

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson and wife Shannon were at Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Richmond campus on Wednesday to open the new Wilson School of Design building.

The condition of the driver of the other vehicle, and whether there were any other passengers, remains unclear.

Mission RCMP said one person has died in a collision between a car and a semi-truck on Highway 7.

Fog is creating areas of near-zero visibility. But it sure is pretty.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Wednesday, January 3, 2018.

Australian air crash investigators and police hoisted the wreckage of a seaplane from the Sydney river where it sank after crashing on New Year's Eve.

The Wednesday, January 3, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

While much of B.C. continues to see growth in assessed property values, communities in the province's northeast and northwest saw residential real estate numbers fall in a trend realtors have connected to the failure of a promised LNG boom to materialize in the region.

A noise often loathed by Vancouverites who live near the Burrard Inlet is considered the "sound of safety," according to a marine pilot.

Megan was last seen on surveillance video leaving the Tim Horton's at 176 Street and 64 Avenue just before 4 a.m. on Wednesday.

Parks Canada is planning some big changes and is seeking public input to help decide what's next.