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The city of Vancouver has announced the Community Land trust is going to build almost 1,000 affordable rental units on city land. 

The federal government says it is one step away from issuing emergency protection orders for dwindling caribou herds in Alberta and British Columbia.

Some of the landslide debris has travelled down the ditch into the storm sewer system causing blockages.

In this second installment, we highlight the winner of the addiction category: Josh Dahling.

Cosmo, the blue-fronted parrot, lives in the Amazon Gallery at the Vancouver Aquarium, which is a recreation of South America's tropical rainforest.

Josh Dahling was exposed to drugs and alcohol in his childhood – quickly turning to a life on the streets. But it was the death of a father he never really knew that would be his biggest challenge to overcome. And dealing with that grief opened his eyes to the power of healing. Lynn Colliar...

2017 was the city's worst year for overdoses, seeing an average of one death per day.

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson announcing what he is calling the largest single investment in non-market housing in Canadian history. The City is planning to build one thousand units on city-owned land. Our Jordan Armstrong has the latest.

The water quality advisory from the city pertains to children, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems living in about 7,000 residences.

The College of Chiropractors of B.C. says it is now looking for an independent investigator to look into the actions of Vancouver chiropractor Avtar Jassal.

The City of Vancouver says the number of emergency calls for drug overdoses and suspected overdose deaths spiked in the final week of April.

Here are your five things to do this weekend for Friday, May 4, 2018.

Authorities expect to make more arrests in the sex-trafficking investigation of a self-help group that's already resulted in charges against former "Smallville'' actress Allison Mack and the group's leader, a prosecutor said Friday.

The man poured gasoline on the counter and in the waiting area of a Salmon Arm office building.

Angie Quaale from Well Seasoned makes a special dessert cocktail in honour of Cinqo de Mayo.

The ministry received the report at approximately 7:45 p.m. Thursday.

Glenna Gardiner always assumed her dad was joking when he claimed the painting on the wall of her childhood home was by Group of Seven forefather Tom Thomson.

A Peruvian prosecutor says Sebastian Woodroffe, a Canadian man killed in a brutal lynching in the Amazon, is believed to have shot and killed an esteemed indigenous leader days before.

Finance Minister Carole James says the B.C. government is not backing down from the controversial increase to the school tax.

The 42-year-old terminal will also undergo system maintenance heading into the summer.

Officers say the fake bills are computer-printed and have a clear plastic fake hologram taped to them.

Officers say the fake bills are computer-printed and have a clear plastic fake hologram taped to them.

Work begins next week on the final rehabilitation of the old landfill in West Kelowna.

Is housing an investment or a human right? Following the launch of SOLD!, CBC Vancouver’s new original podcast, CBC Vancouver and Fairchild Radio are partnering to host a public forum on housing in Metro Vancouver. Moderated by Stephen Quinn, host of CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition, join us on Wednesday, May 9th as we...

Local country artist Madeline Merlo talks about her move to Nashville and performs a special acoustic version of her new single “Neon Love”

Dana Gee reviews the latest releases every Friday on Global News Morning BC.

It's advised people travel in groups, make noise and ensure dogs are leashed and kept on trails.

A bear spotted along the New Westminster and Coquitlam border Friday morning caused some traffic delays and road closures for motorists. The Global BC helicopter spotted the bear crossing the train tracks and heading towards the river.

Drive BC says it will update the status of the closure at 9 a.m.

New Westminster police have been on scene at Brunette Avenue and Braid Street for about an hour.

On this May the 4th, 2018, Darth Vader decided to take over Mark Madryga’s postion as Global News Morning meteorologist. His Stromtroopers take Mark away – hope he’s OK!

Sebastian Woodroffe, 41, was allegedly lynched in retaliation for a healer's shooting death. Peruvian authorities say investigators have confirmed he had gunpowder on his clothes.

Sebastian Woodroffe, 41, was allegedly lynched in retaliation for a healer's shooting death. Peruvian authorities say investigators have confirmed he had gunpowder on his clothes.

DriveBC says Lillooet the highway is expected to reopen at 9 p.m. PT.

DriveBC says there's no detour and no estimated time of reopening.

A British Columbia man who died in Dawson City, Yukon only a couple of weeks after moving there for summer employment was mourned by dozens of people Thursday.

B.C. Parks announced dogs and domestic pets will be banned from the trail because the animals have "led to issues with visitor experience, public health concerns and conservation efforts."

BC Parks announced dogs and domestic pets will be banned from the trail because the animals have "led to issues with visitor experience, public health concerns and conservation efforts."

It sounds like a undemocratic vestige of backroom politics: union leaders, meeting with representatives of left-wing parties, to decide who will be running in an upcoming election.

Nearly 1,500 residents were ordered to evacuate from their volcano-side homes after Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano erupted, sending molten lava to chew its way through forest land and bubble up on paved streets.

With flooding imminent around Twin Lakes, the local district has issued an evacuation alert for residents.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has declaring a state of local emergency due to flooding in electoral area “J” — an area west of Kamloops.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has declared a state of local emergency due to flooding near Kamloops, B.C., while 64 properties are under evacuation alert in the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has declaring a state of local emergency due to flooding in electoral area “J” — an area west of Kamloops.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Thursday, May 3, 2018.

Rivers and creeks continue to swell across B.C. and emergency officials are warning that conditions could be worse next week.

An Alberta businessman who has quietly been teeing up hundreds of millions of dollars in oilpatch deals for Chinese investors is the first person known to be targeted by the Canada Revenue Agency's criminal investigations into the Panama Papers, court records reveal.

Caves represent one of the last frontiers of exploration.

The federal government has announced that it will intervene in B.C.’s reference case over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Keith Baldrey explains what it means.

The Thursday, May 3, 2018 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.