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The City of Surrey's Fire Service has developed software that mines data from dispatch calls, then issues an alert to emergency personnel when there are more than three overdoses within a square kilometre over a four-hour period.

The 10-day tour will involve trade talks in China, South Korea and Japan.

If you near Broadway and Ontario Street last Saturday night, Vancouver police want to speak with you today.

The March On Vancouver drew large crowds to downtown Vancouver to rally for women's rights.

A series of crashes left Canada off the podium in the last ski cross World Cup before the Pyeongchang Games, and one ended one athlete's Olympic dreams completely.

"My first inclination was to throw $100 at her and wish her good luck. Then I started thinking, there's only one way to do something: do it right."

The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Kelowna Rockets 7-2 on Friday night at the ShoWare Center in Kent, WA.

From softening your butter to ripen avocados – Kaitlyn Herbst has some nifty kitchen hacks.

Chef Jeff Koop from Mamie Taylor’s is in the kitchen with some southern-style side dish recipes.

Scott from GardenWorks shows you some decorative ways to surround yourself with plants.

A Salmon Arm, B.C. woman is concerned about potential negative effects of coal dust on health and the environment and she has started a petition asking for additional safeguards from CP Rail.

Proceeds from the sales will go to several veterans groups in the U.S. and Canada, including the Royal Canadian Legion.

Half of the local food suppliers in the neighbourhood have been lost since 2009, according to a study by the Hua Foundation, and the city is reaching for new ways to sustain the community, including having it designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Winnipeg Police have arrested a third man in connection with a homicide from August 2017.

Shortage of kitchen staff has forced some restaurants to shut down, others to reduce hours

​Samantha Hackett has seen a lot wild storms during her time working Long Beach Lodge Resort in Tofino — but the high waves that came with Thursday's extreme storm surges were a first.

More than 100 modular homes for the homeless will be built in Kamloops, B.C., by next winter.

The friends say their cases highlight the disparity in treatment options for women with metastatic breast cancer in the U.S. and Canada.

The friends say their cases highlight the disparity in treatment options for women with metastatic breast cancer in the U.S. and Canada.

The friends say their cases highlight the disparity in treatment options for women with metastatic breast cancer in the U.S. and Canada.

The winds will spread to metro Vancouver, the Gulf islands and Victoria overnight but are expected to ease Sunday morning.

The Vancouver Aquarium and the city's park board have been locked in a legal battle since last summer over a bylaw banning the display of cetaceans. Documents filed in the case provide fascinating detail into a fight that has strained relationships between the two organizations.

Competitive snowboarder Mark Morrison of P.E.I. is now racing with Team British Columbia.

An organizer says the march is about encouraging women and speaking out against sexual assault.

Thousands took to the streets in U.S. cities Saturday for the second Women's March, on the anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration. Canadians who marched in solidarity with Americans say this year their focus is on local and Canadian issues.

Aging shopping centres are gradually becoming relics on a sea of inner-city asphalt. But some retailers are seizing on the opportunity to do something dramatic with their biggest asset: land.

Thousands took to the streets in U.S. cities Saturday for the second Women's March, on the anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration. Canadians who marched in solidarity with Americans say this year their focus is on local and Canadian issues.

Thousands of Canadians marched in solidarity with Americans on Jan. 21, 2017 to protest the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. This year the focus is on local and Canadian issues.

In a statement, Neufeld says he believes children will be confused and harmed.

Police say they believe a man in his 20s who died at the scene of a Friday evening shooting was targeted.

Police say they believe a man in his 20s who died at the scene of a Friday evening shooting was targeted.

A man in his mid-20s was pronounced dead at the scene.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Friday, January 19, 2018.

In Canada, provinces are responsible for emergency management, and they determine who is authorized to use the system to send out alerts.

Pot and pot products are being sold openly on Robson Street in downtown Vancouver.

Some frightening moments in a packed neighbourhood pub in Richmond, when a masked man with a firearm burst in. Kristen Robinson explains why police are being accused of racial profiling in their search for a suspect.

Vancouver police are making an urgent appeal to the public for information that could lead to an arrest in a shooting that killed two young men, including an innocent teenager. Rumina Daya reports.

North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce CEO Patrick Stafford-Smith says traffic issues are making it difficult for businesses in the region to attract employees and many are considering relocating as a result.

The Surrey fire department says it’s developed a way to save lives by using software that spots clusters of drug overdoses. John Hua has the details.

Another B.C. cancer patient has come forward, asking the Cancer Agency to pay for a potentially life-saving drug. Jennifer Palma has the story.

The Friday, January 19, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

Little action has been taken on an illegal pot market on Robson Street in Downtown Vancouver. Jordan Armstrong set out to ask Mayor Gregor Robertson about it.

This year’s surprise Canadian qualifier for Canada’s figure skating team at the Winter Olympics next month owes her big break to a complete stranger who was overcome by the Olympic spirit. Aaron McArthur reports.

In raids reminiscent of the Prohibition era, B.C. government agents have seized thousands of dollars of “illegal” alcohol from several bars across the province.

Strong winds powered massive waves that pounded the Vancouver Island community of Ucluelet on Thursday.

High winds off Vancouver Island’s west coast helped to create waves like these monsters that washed up near a Ucluelet lighthouse on Thursday.

You better “hurry hard” down to the South Okanagan Events Centre next weekend to see Canada’s top curlers in action. Penticton is playing host to the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Shelby Thom reports.

Many Okanagan residents like to fish, but you have to be a particularly avid angler to go fishing in the middle of winter. So what attracts people to the activity when the temperature is below freezing? We sent videographer Travis Lowe to get the ‘Lowe Down’ on ice fishing.

Be sure to keep a flashlight next to your bed on Saturday. High winds could bring power outages. Kristi Gordon explains.

Two men are in custody after police surrounded a Richmond pub Thursday night in response to a call of shots fired and a man brandishing a firearm, possibly with hostages.