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A Kamloops mother is speaking out after her 14-year-old son was called the N-word during a minor hockey game in Sicamous last weekend.

An HIV treatment program offered by the Vancouver Native Health Society could be moved to a different facility this spring. Indigenous advocates fear the service would lose its culturally sensitive treatment options if run by a different organization.

Here are your five things to do this weekend for Thursday, March 1, 2018.

Surrey RCMP say the 52-year-old who is known to police, has been charged for allegedly assaulting an 18-year-old Syrian refugee in November.

The demolition of Vancouver's 42-storey Empire Landmark Hotel is set to begin this month, but onlookers eager for a major implosion are likely to be disappointed.

A dentist who owns half a dozen clinics across Metro Vancouver has been ordered to pay $30,000 and stop practising for six months after admitting to charging for unnecessary procedures.

A global survey found Montreal to be one of the best places in the world for millennials to live.

Passenger Brandon Scott describes what he saw on board an Air Canada flight when a fellow passenger’s phone caught fire before takeoff in Toronto.

B.C.'s budget passed in the legislature, with MLAs voting along party lines.

Sergeant Chris Newel says the RCMP's Kimberly detachment received a call this week from a scammer saying they owed back taxes and there would be an arrest warrant issued.

Dr. Catherine Costigan says Victoria clients are more comfortable going downtown to access ACT mental health services when police are integrated into the program.

Jordan Shepherd, 34, allegedly swindled women out of thousands through social media and Plenty of Fish.

The Merritt school district's wish for a rainbow crosswalk, in solidarity with the high school's diverse student population, has been rejected by city council.

Indications are Seattle fans are hungry for hockey after the group behind an NHL expansion bid received over 25,000 season ticket deposits.

Passenger video from inside an Air Canada flight departing from Toronto Pearson Airport that was delayed Thursday morning after a passenger’s LG smartphone caught fire.

NDP Premier John Horgan and B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson both paid tribute to former premier Dave Barrett in the B.C. on Thursday.

Two B.C. women who call themselves "death midwives" are facing legal action for using a term that a provincial regulator says only applies to health-care workers providing maternity care.

This February was the worst month for American markets in the past two years.

It was a long night for some passengers on B.C. Ferries Wednesday, as heavy wind delayed the last sailing from West Vancouver to Nanaimo.

'B.C. has always been known to create great cannabis, globally,' says spokesperson from Ontario-based Canopy Growth about its huge expansion to the West Coast.

Rozina of Toronto, Ont., Derek of Beaumont, Alta., William Kenny of Trepassey, Nfld. and Ali Martinez of Vancouver, B.C. will be entering the ‘Big Brother Canada’ house on March 7 to compete for $100,000 and other prizes.

Lifestyle consultant Carey McBeth shows us how to throw an Oscar party worthy of the red carpet.

Open Space's aboriginal curator recently resigned and penned an open letter voicing her frustration with changes to the venue's Indigenous presence.

Canadian outfitter Mountain Equipment Co-op has dropped five brands linked to the NRA following a public outcry in the wake of a mass-shooting at a Florida high school.

A flight bound for Vancouver was delayed by about two hours Thursday after a passenger's cellphone caught fire while the plane was still at the gate.

Air Canada officials said flight AC101 was preparing to depart around 7 a.m. when a passenger's cellphone started to burn.

MEC announced Thursday the company will no longer place orders from brands owned by Vista Outdoor, a company that also develops and manufactures firearms similar to the weapon used to kill 17 students and staff at a high school in Parkland, Fla.

Mountain Equipment Co-op says it will stop selling products from Vista Outdoor, bowing to pressure to distance itself from the sports and recreation company, which also makes guns and ammunition, after last month's school shooting in Florida.

A disgruntled bride whose poison pen ruined the business of one of Vancouver's most popular Chinese wedding photographers has been ordered to pay her one-time nemesis $115,000 in damages.

A disgruntled bride whose poison pen ruined the business of one of Vancouver's most popular Chinese wedding photographers has been ordered to pay her one-time nemesis $115,000 in damages.

'Big Brother Canada' Season 6 houseguests are vying for a grand prize of $100,000, a European dream vacation and a $30,000 home furnishing makeover.

Colin Basran says the tax is actually an empty homes tax that could drive away investment in his community.

"People need to know there's answers out there, there's solutions out there, there's supportive people out there who care."

Confidential information from Canadian taxpayers could be shared with police and authorities in dozens of countries around the world, under measures quietly included in Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget.

Federal government employees in B.C. took to the streets Wednesday to protest the troubled Phoenix pay system.

The report cites unnamed sources who claim the Trump administration's travel ban as well as the president's comments about African countries could put the North American bid in jeopardy.

"It's worth it every single time, absolutely, and a lot of times I'll put a couple of jerry cans in the back of my car."

The Kelowna Rockets lost 7-6 Wednesday night to the Prince George Cougars. It follows a 4-1 loss to the Cougars Tuesday. Doris Maria Bregolisse has highlights.

Maj. Wade Peters returned home to the Okanagan Wednesday following seven months in South Sudan. Peters did work for the United Nations and Canada while on his recent tour.

An open house took place Wednesday in Kelowna’s Mission neighbourhood to inform residents of the City’s plans to borrow money to pay for the South Perimeter Road. The road has been moved to the top of the City’s transportation project list. Kelowna is using the Alternative Approval Process instead of a referendum to move forward...

About 100 kids came out Wednesday to the third ‘Learn to Play’ event in Kelowna. Kelowna Minor Lacrosse has been supported in their efforts to grow the sport in the Central Okanagan by generous support from the local Kinsmen club.

As of 9:15 p.m. PT, BC Hydro reports approximately 7,300 Vancouver Island customers are without power along with 3,700 in the Lower Mainland.

As of 1:00 a.m. Thursday, BC Hydro reports over 4,000 Vancouver Island customers are without power, down from over 9,000 across the Lower Mainland Wednesday night.

BC Hydro says almost 4,000 Vancouver Island customers are without power Thursday morning, after more than 9,000 across the Lower Mainland suffered outages Wednesday night.

A B.C. firearms safety instructor believes Mountain Equipment Co-op will alienate many customers if it drops products linked to a major U.S. ammunition and gun manufacturer.

A B.C. firearms safety instructor believes Mountain Equipment Co-op will alienate many customers if it drops products linked to a major U.S. ammunition and gun manufacturer.

A village inhabited entirely by elderly people suffering from dementia is being planned for the site where Vancouver's St. Vincent's Hospital once stood.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Wednesday, February 28, 2018.

Leiane Morrissette has owned and bred rabbits at her home in Nanaimo, B.C., for six years, but she's now facing a $100-a-day fine due to a bylaw that forbids keeping rabbits on properties smaller than one acre.

Hundreds of people are expected this weekend for a fundraiser, the one time a year a critical cancer support agency raises money. Kylie Stanton reports. Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.