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After the weekend of extreme weather and storms, a much-loved Ucluelet hiking trail is undergoing repairs.

The Culinary Arts program at Camosun College has found a delicious way to teach not only cooks, but aspiring small business owners.

"They said that they had trademarked the name and they have exclusive rights to use 'social house."

"The actual process of making the gloves haven’t changed at all ... There are no shortcuts. It’s very manual and tedious."

The Insurance Corporation of B.C. is projecting net losses of $1.3 billion by the end of the current fiscal year.

The Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack volleyball teams are working to create awareness about sexualized violence and the importance of believing victims.

Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning Sunday morning for much of British Columbia's South Coast. Some coastal areas can expect 100 millimetres of rain by Monday.

Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning Sunday morning for much of British Columbia's South Coast. Some coastal areas can expect 100 millimetres of rain by Monday.

Hip and knee replacement surgeries will resume at the Trail, B.C., hospital on Monday after a cluster of post-op infections in December put such procedures on hold.

Between Apr. 1 and Dec. 31 2017, ICBC posted a net loss of $935 million, according to a statement.

A high streamflow advisory has been issued for B.C.'s south coast, central coast and Vancouver Island. 

After the celebrations of the holiday season, many people prefer to keep things low key in January. That means spending less money and staying close to home, but it doesn't mean that we have to stop drinking wine says CBC’s wine columnist Barbara Philip.

A yoga course in Kamloops, B.C., was designed specifically for people going through or recovering from prostate cancer.

Family and friends gathered at the Coquitlam Alliance Church Saturday for the funeral of 15-year-old Alfred Wong. The teenager was killed by a stray bullet that struck his family's vehicle while driving home from a family dinner on Jan. 13.

With an estimated 20 western screech owls remaining in the Victoria area, conservationists are asking the public to keep an ear open for its distinctive call as they aim to bring the bird back from the brink.

Regulatory offences alleged three years after tragedy.

A trove of emails obtained through a Freedom of Information request anticipate escalating confrontations with patients who refuse to be moved to obtain a constitutionally guaranteed health-care service.

The province is set to launch a wireless emergency alert system that will notify residents of impending natural disasters over their cellphones. But should B.C. residents be expected to sleep next to their phones, given the potential health effects?

The province is set to launch a wireless emergency alert system that will notify residents of impending natural disasters over their cell phones. But should B.C. residents be expected to sleep next to their phones, given the potential health effects?

The province is set to launch a wireless emergency alert system that will notify residents of impending natural disasters over their cellphones. But should B.C. residents be expected to sleep next to their phones, given the potential health effects?

Fire crews were kept busy overnight during a three-alarm blaze at a house in the downtown Vancouver area.

Fire crews were kept busy overnight during a three-alarm blaze at a house in the downtown Vancouver area.

Firefighters were called to what became a 3-alarm fire in Vancouver's West End at around 8 p.m.

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Hundreds turned out to attend a memorial service for 15 year old Alfred Wong, an innocent by-stander who was hit by a stray bullet two weeks ago tonight. Julia Foy was there.

A Chilliwack restaurant is being forced to change it’s name after a major chain has threatened them with legal action. Jill Bennett reports.

It was a fight between two groups that ended badly for an innocent man, working the front door at a Granville Street nightclub. Nadia Stewart has more.

It was a fight between two groups that ended badly for an innocent man, working the front door at a Granville nightclub. Nadia Stewart has more.

VPD were called to shut down pot vendors at Robson Square for the second time in a week Saturday afternoon.

He says he's even received some interest in the home, despite his warning.

The 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts kicked off in Penticton on Saturday.

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Man in custody after alleged sex assault on SkyTrain
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A 56-year-old man is in custody after a young woman was allegedly sexually assaulted twice while riding the SkyTrain early Saturday morning. Metro Vancouver Transit Police say a 21-year-old woman was attacked on the SkyTrain between the Broadway and ...and more »

A 56-year-old man is in custody following two alleged sexual assaults on a young woman on the SkyTrain, and later at the Joyce Street Station bus loop.

Fire crews recovered a body from a house on the North Shore's Squamish Nation where a fire broke out just before 8:00 p.m. Friday.

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Advocate says BC's nursing home policies are too old
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A representative of Canada's largest senior advocacy association says British Columbia's elder care system is out of date and isn't able to service the increasing number of people living in long-term care homes. "It's just heartbreaking," said Wanda ...and more »

After a two-year investigation into long-term senior care homes in Ontario showed a startling increase in elder abuse, a seniors advocate says B.C. is no stranger to those kinds of problems.