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With spring in the air, many people's thoughts turn to cleaning out the closets and getting rid of the clutter that's accumulated over the past year.

She said the two per cent tax means she would owe an extra $7,000 every year.

The utility company said electricity use actually rose by 0.2 per cent province-wide during Earth Hour.

Twenty-two Vancouver college students were tasked with reproducing the finest of fashionable dresses with the plainest of materials for the annual Brown Paper Couture exhibit.

Transit Police are searching for two people in connection with a violent assault on a Surrey bus.

The Rockets led a hard offense, sinking six goals past Thursday's star goalie Patrick Dea, but their lead slipped in the third period when the Tri-City Americans fought their way to the win.

An argument over a bus seat turned into a violent assault on a 61-year-old woman, who was left with a broken arm and cracked sternum, transit police say.

An argument over a bus seat turned into a violent assault on a 61-year-old woman, who was left with a broken arm and cracked sternum, transit police say.

An argument over a bus seat turned into a violent assault on a 61-year-old woman, who was left with a broken arm and cracked sternum, transit police say.

Bellingham International has long been a destination for low-cost travellers in both the U.S. and Canada. But now Abbotsford International wants to steal away some of those travellers with new routes and a terminal expansion.

Bellingham International has long been a destination for low-cost travellers in both the U.S. and Canada. But now Abbotsford International wants to steal away some of those travellers with new routes and a terminal expansion.

Transit police are asking the public to help identify a man and woman who are suspects in an alleged violent assault on a Surrey bus.

Two Kamloops mothers say smaller class sizes are stretching teaching resources thin. As a result, their children with specialized learning needs aren't getting the support they need.

Actress Luvia Petersen tells us about her upcoming projects including Netflix series’ Ghost Wars and Reboot

The mayor and even the airport’s new manager admit that some pilots taking off from the airport need to straighten up and fly correctly to better respect the community.

Dermatologist Dr Jason Rivers takes viewers calls and offers expert advice on protecting your skin from sun damage.

Dancer and Miss World Vancouver – Lia Fallah – treats us to a special dance performance to celebrate Norooz

Victoria police say Christopher Elliott, 27, may pose a threat to the public and are asking for help in finding him.

The little houses on the Nuxalk Nation reserve near Bella Coola are nearly complete. The solar panels are in place, the drywall is being installed and the scaled-down appliances are on the way.

"If there was overspending, then what has been trumpeted as the will of the people might have been, in fact, something that was paid for."

Changing Canada's music industry is a key part of the conversation as the 2018 Juno Awards are presented in Vancouver Sunday night.

Tl'etinqox First Nation Chief Joe Alphonse said the decision to close fisheries and ask members not to fish steelhead this year has been difficult, but necessary to preserve the steelhead population for future generations.

One of the city's oldest missions in the Downtown Eastside, which has been serving the needs of the neighbourhood's most impoverished and addicted for decades, has been sold.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Saturday, March 24, 2018. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.

At 8:30 p.m. Saturday, many residents in B.C. will turn off the lights and non-essential power to participate in Earth Hour. BC Hydro argues that participation is waning, while the World Wildlife Fund says tracking megawatt hours saved as a measure of participation is flawed.

Die-hard music fans had a chance to meet their favourite musicians Saturday, one of many events kicking off the biggest weekend in Canadian music.

The vehicle and the handler’s specialized equipment is torched while the team was in Vancouver Island.

The Saturday, March 24, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

With record high gas prices, a group of UBC students is working to help the cause with the creation of fuel efficient gas powered vehicles. Nadia Stewart reports.

A Vancouver man who uses a wheelchair to get around found himself stranded after the SkyTrain elevators he relies on broke down. Jill Bennett explains.

Hundreds of people in Vancouver joined thousands in the U.S. Saturday at a March for Our Lives rally – calling for tighter gun control after last month’s deadly school shooting rampage. Paul Johnson reports.

The family of a B.C. baby who died from a rare disease is opening up about their unimaginable loss. Kristen Robinson reports.

Musicians Sarah Harmer and Grimes joined dozens of Indigenous youth and other demonstrators who gathered at Kinder Morgan's Burnaby Terminal on Saturday morning to protest the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Activists had planned to continue daily protests until March 26, the deadline for Kinder Morgan to finish clearing trees in the area before migratory birds begin nesting.

Dozens of Indigenous youth and other demonstrators gathered at Kinder Morgan's Burnaby Terminal on Saturday, in the latest in a string of protests this past week against the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

The Parent Advisory Council of Spring Valley Elementary school in Kelowna brought together a community in mourning today. The school yard was covered in empty cans and bottles as a part of a fundraiser for the van Gool family.

Columnist Jack Knox has been juggling hard news commentary and razor-sharp satire for more than 20 years in the pages of Victoria’s Times Colonist newspaper.

For one Lumby B.C. resident, the spring flooding season has started with an unwanted lake outside of his home.
For the past three days, Marvin Moore has been running a sump pump, moving an average of 9,500 gallons of water an hour.

The mayor of Pitt Meadows wants to amend the rules for local politicians who find themselves in front of a judge.

Dozens of people followed Indigenous leaders in a march toward a gate to the Burnaby Terminal on Saturday, with organizers saying more than 70 of them were prepared to be arrested.