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The 18-year-old was filming a snowboard video when the disaster struck.

WorkSafeBC says 158 people were killed on the job or died of an illness related to their work last year.

Family members will be joined by workers, unions, employers and labour councils at an event in Vancouver today to remember workers killed or seriously injured on the job.

Family members will be joined by workers, unions, employers and labour councils at an event in Vancouver today to remember workers killed or seriously injured on the job.

A British Columbia First Nation is questioning the greenlighting of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline, arguing there may be new evidence the federal government failed to complete consultations with First Nations prior to approving the expansion.

Brock Crouch, 18, was under the snow for five minutes before his friends uncovered him in a harrowing rescue.

April 29 will see Victoria B.C.'s first Vaisakhi parade and celebration in over 100 years.

It’s award season for local restaurants and CBC food columnist Gail Johnson is reviewing the winners of this year’s Chinese Restaurant Awards.

Top gardening tips from the folks at Gardenworks.

If you own a condo you know all about strata councils. But what are the biggest problems and complaints? Kaitlyn Herbst talks with the director of the Condo Homeowners Association of B.C..

Do you have what it takes to be a firefighter? Some of Canada’s best are showing off their skills in Port Moody this weekend. Jennifer Palma reports.

A lot has changed in the food world in the two decades since chef and author Nigella Lawson first started coming into the public eye as a domestic goddess with her cookbooks and shows.

A local state of emergency has been declared in the Village of Cache Creek due to rising water levels. 

As Canada grapples with how to achieve reconciliation with Indigenous people, a group in British Columbia has come together to figure out how to restore relations person-to-person.

Researchers at Thompson Rivers University are launching a study into people's emotional responses — participants will use an app to track their feelings.

Buddings offers flexible and occasional daycare, but its licence is the same as the IKEA ballroom

The B.C. Badgers — the only women's baseball team in the province — made history when they played their first men's league game in south Surrey.

Flooding continues to plague B.C.'s central Interior as temperatures warm and high snowpacks begin to melt, causing rivers and streams to rise, overflow and washout roads.

Flooding continues to plague B.C.'s central Interior as temperatures warm and high snowpacks begin to melt, causing rivers and streams to rise, overflow and wash out roads.

A Canadian patrol aircraft is joining an international mission to monitor North Korea's compliance with UN sanctions. The operation will run out of a U.S. military base in Japan, watching for ships suspected of carrying prohibited goods to and from North Korea.

Some in the fishing community applaud the decision, but others say that paying workers out, despite a lack of profit, sets a troubling precedent.

Nicholas Butcher has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend, Kristin Johnston, who was found stabbed to death in her Purcells Cove-area home in March 2016.

When a Vernon, B.C., woman had her bike stolen, she reached out to the city's homeless community for help — and they rallied behind her to get it back.

There are three generations of family working at Olympia Greek Taverna in Kelowna, a rarity in business these days. The restaurant is celebrating 50 years in business this weekend. Doris Maria Bregolisse reports.

On Friday, as part of their decades-long project to save the bird from extinction, the B.C Wildlife park in Kamloops will release dozens of burrowing owls into the wild.

RCMP are warning about a round of automated telephone scams targeting Chinese immigrants across Vancouver and other North American cities.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Friday, April 27, 2018.

Charges have been stayed against Brian Carlisle who was accused of not informing sexual partners that he was HIV-positive because medical experts say his viral load isn't high, but women will still need to get tested for two years.

"To put it in perspective, I imagine that when we replaced the naloxone today, we probably had to replace between 10 and 15 doses."

The company was only the second car-share company in North America when it started in the West End with just two cars and 16 members.

The Friday, April 27, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

It's proof that gas thieves are literally hitting a new low.

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Vehicle owners in Langley say thieves drilled into their fuel tanks leaving them without gas and costly repair bills. John Hua reports.

"It seems to me it's more about money than me here," the tenant said.

Residents of a Kitsilano apartment building say their landlord is trying to force them out in order to raise the rent, even resorting to illegal entry of their suites. Paul Johnson has their story.

An Abbotsford police officer is under investigation after allegedly being caught on camera, stuffing drug money into his sock. Jill Bennett reports.

After a tense meeting with a number of heated exchanges, Metro Vancouver board members have reversed their controversial pay raise and retirement payout. Ted Chernecki reports.

A group of people in Whistler are trying to bring a man to Canada who’s been trapped in a Malaysian airport for nearly two months. Nadia Stewart explains.

A group of wineries located on the Naramata Bench between Penticton and Naramata have submitted a proposal to officially put “Naramata Bench” on the wine label. Shelby Thom reports.

A 29-year-old inmate has died at a Correctional facility in Mission.

In March, Metro Vancouver directors voted to give themselves a 15-per-cent pay raise and a retirement payment retroactive to 2007. After substantial public outrage, they backed down at a testy Friday meeting.

Ed Asner played Lou Grant, a grizzled journalist, on the American '70s TV program, the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Now he's bringing his one-man show A Man and His Prostate to New Westminster.

Ed Asner played Lou Grant, a grizzled journalist, on the American '70s TV program, the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Now he's bringing his one-man show A Man and His Prostate to New Westminster.

There is a large debris field at the crash site but no word yet on possible casualties.

Bowen Island is the perfect location for your next weekend getaway. Yvonne Schalle takes us for a tour.

Saanich, B.C., police had to tell a driver that "according to the Motor Vehicle Act, your arms are not considered 'tie downs.'"

Vancouver's Transportation 2040 plan maps out the future for commuters, bus drivers and businesses that need to ship goods from A to B.

A police incident Friday afternoon caused the shutdown of the Granville Street Bridge in both directions overnight.

A police incident Friday afternoon has the Granville Street Bridge closed to traffic in both directions.