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The parade featured lion dances, marching bands and martial arts troupes.

In the heart of Vancouver's Chinatown a new restaurant is ringing in the Lunar New Year by celebrating traditional Chinese values while embracing the future of the neighbourhood.

"We're appealing as we're entitled to do. We have a whole host of initiatives that we're looking at," said Horgan.

Compared to downhill skiing and the snowboard halfpipe, snowshoeing might seem fairly tame. But in the winter months, search and rescue teams respond to more calls about snowshoers than avalanches.

Three Vancouver community centres will open Feb. 18 to Feb. 20 as warming shelters to help the homeless as overnight temperatures expected drop below zero.

Three Vancouver community centres will open Feb. 18 to Feb. 20 as warming shelters to help the homeless as overnight temperatures expected to drop below zero.

B.C. bassist Jen Hodge shares her inspiration for her new album, All's Fair in Love and Jazz.

He was reported as missing on Friday.

"The fire was right near our entry point, where we wanted to get in, so we had to knock that fire back before we could get in and search for the person," said Assistant Vancouver Fire Chief Sheldon Young.

From seeds to rodents, master gardener Brian Minter offers tips on how to set yourself up for a successful year of gardening.

Kamloops Search and Rescue and the RCMP are looking for a 19-year-old man who disappeared in Sun Peaks.

A combination of heavy snowfall and frigid temperatures kept BC Hydro crews busy for much of Saturday night.

Chris Mosier challenged the International Olympic Committee guidelines on gender in 2015, paving the way for future transgender athletes.

B.C. musician Paul Pigat — commonly known by his alter-ego Cousin Harley — has released a Merle Travis tribute album.

An elderly man has died following a house fire in East Vancouver Sunday morning.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says the premiers of Alberta and British Columbia are each fulfilling their promises to constituents on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

BC Hydro is actively working to restore power to thousands after strong winds and snow caused outages across the South Coast.

Vancouver police are asking people to be patient getting to and from the area as up to 100,000 spectators are expected.

NDP premier Dave Barrett fought the federal government to prevent transfer of captured orca to Ontario

Victoria's police chief says the department is "severely lacking" on the frontline and needs more policing after the Township of Esquimalt quashed a proposal to fund six more officers.

The Vancouver Canucks started Saturday night's game against Boston with a commanding lead that the Bruins never recovered from.

Snowboard legend Ross Rebagliati is hoping to capitalize on both his Olympic drive and his connections with cannabis to strike gold again - this time through a new business venture.

Douglas Welbanks, a former director of debtor assistance and debt collection for the B.C. government, says he thinks the root of the problem is with drivers who are not only inattentive but downright rude on the roads.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Saturday, February 17, 2018. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.

A sombre day in the East Kootenay where hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the life of Cpt. Clayton Murrell and his wife Joan Mackinnon. The couple were killed in a triple fatal crash earlier this month. Kristen Robinson reports.

The Saturday, February 17, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

Snow and plummeting temperatures are hitting the South Coast this weekend with many parts of the province under snow fall warnings. It’s great news for local ski hills, but as Paul Johnson reports, it’s caused concern for avalanche experts.

Divers in Mexico have entered their third day in a desperate search for a woman from Vernon who went missing. Gloria Miller’s family tells Global News how they are coping. Geoff Hastings reports.

People living in a quiet neighbourhood in Coquitlam have been left in shock after a deadly shooting Friday night. Investigators now say they do believe this was a targeted hit. Jill Bennett reports.

RCMP say several people were hurt in a crash Saturday afternoon involving multiple vehicles – including an ambulance.

The video documents the climbers efforts to stay warm overnight, before they are airlifted to safety by North Shore Rescue.

Emergency responders in the Okanagan headed to Silver Star Mountain to give the public an inside look into some of their training and techniques. “I think it’s important for people to see this because it gives them a bit of an understanding when you don’t quite know what’s actually happening, or maybe it gives you...

The parade kicks off at 11 a.m. in Vancouver's Historic Chinatown.

Toronto was the only Canadian city among the 20 finalists.

A Kootenay bakery has received $75,000 from the federal and provincial governments to research possible benefits of a pasta created using ancient fermentation techniques.

An issue at the water treatment plant that services about 150 homes on Saturna Island has caused a boil water advisory for approximately 600 residents.

Pia Guerra's "Hero's Welcome" shows a young girl leading football coach Aaron Feis by the hand to meet a crowd of other people killed in school shootings.