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"We are thankful that these people appear to be OK and we thank all the first responders who attended to this accident and provided outstanding service."

A special weather statement has been issued for the Okanagan and BC Interior for rain, thunderstorms, possible flooding and high elevation snow.

"He didn't care about anybody else's feelings of what he was going to do. He did what he felt like doing, and was the right thing," said Vikram Vij.

"He didn't care about anybody else's feelings of what he was going to do. He did what he felt like doing, and was the right thing," said Vikram Vij.

"It contaminated the justice system," a lawyer said of an officer's actions.

A recently published annual survey of recreational property by Royal Lepage shows sales are strong across the province, particularly in the south Cariboo.

Here are the five things to do this weekend for Friday, June 8 2018.

After mornings of fishing at sunrise and partying with friends after dark, Jeremy Charles is left with lasting memories of the late Anthony Bourdain.

Police say the item may have been an improvised explosive device.

One amendment put forward by senators would allow provinces to ban home-grown cannabis.

Between January and April this year, 511 British Columbians died of an illicit drug overdose, the B.C. Coroners Service reported this week — a slight decrease from the 553 deaths recorded in January-April 2017.

Some of B.C.’s top chefs are pairing up with Vancouver’s best food trucks for the ultimate outdoor foodie event in Yaletown. Chef Alex Tung from Longtail Kitchen previewing his Chicken Liver Parfait, Pineapple, Tamarind, Fried Mantou.

The author who was fired by the University of British Columbia in 2016 after he admitted he had an affair with a student, has been awarded $167,000 in damages following arbitration.

Whitecaps FC President Bob Lenarduzzi explains how donating a few dollars to the BuckUp campaign helps Vancouver’s most vulnerable youth.

Earthquakes Canada reports the tremor as magnitude 2.8, while the U.S. Geological Survey measured it as magnitude 3.2.

A Cloverdale couple is pleading for the return of an unusual thing for a thief to target. The Seven Dwarves that watched over the couple’s public garden have been stolen.

Canadian fast food chain making the switch to paper straws, full phase out by 2019.

An alleged drug trafficker will learn if he’s off the hook today – all because of the actions of an Abbotsford cop during a drug bust.

The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed a case filed by a wildlife advocacy group based on a 2016 incident near Dawson Creek, in which a conservation officer killed a bear cub rather than sending it to a wildlife rehabilitation centre.

Is the Ontario Election campaign an indicator that U.S. style politics could become the new norm in Canada?

Principal Kathleen Jeffrey of Mediated Learning Academy explains why she hopes her school will be one of the winners of the BCAA Place Space Contest.

Brian Misko of House of Q shows us how to make delicious pulled chicken tacos on the barbeque.

District council approved cameras to watch Teck’s Elkview mine for billowing clouds of coal dust that come from blasting and to monitor how the mountains shrink over time as mining progresses.

Movie critic Dana Gee tells us whether newest movies at the box office are worth catching in theatres including the star studded crime film ‘Ocean’s 8’ and the horror film ‘Hereditary’.

It's believed the woman's name was obtained from a recent obituary and the email scammer, posing as a police officer, was attempting to get personal information to defraud her.

Vancouver chef Vikram Vij speaks to Global News about the impact Anthony Bourdain had on the world after news of his death broke Friday morning.

A track issue that interrupted service on SkyTrain's Expo Line on Friday morning has been fixed — but commuters should still expect some delays, TransLink says.

A track issue has interrupted service on Metro Vancouver's Expo Line, TransLink is warning commuters on Friday morning.

Figures from U.S. environmental, Indigenous and local government groups met the consul general of Canada in Seattle on Thursday to register their opposition to the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Can you run for mayor of Vancouver declaring affordable housing to be your number one issue, while absolving the party that held power for a decade of any responsibility?

Metro Vancouver is headed for a legal showdown with federal environmental officials over the 2014 rupture of pipeline carrying water to South Delta.

"Some of our faster guys are doing upwards of 40 miles an hour on the water in a bathtub."

Kugluktuk RCMP Const. Graham Holmes' fiancée says the day he died in a snowmobiling accident was the worst day of her life. But the community and the RCMP stepped up to ease her grief and help Holmes' legacy live on.

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"I still feel that shock and trauma to this day. That being said we've tried to change that shock and trauma into action."

A truck pulling a custom trailer loaded with 45 bicycles was stolen overnight Thursday in Kelowna. Myra Canyon Bike Rentals is hoping someone noticed the very distinct haul driving down the road.

The August Family Foundation has donated $221,000 to renovate a new space for the Central Okanagan Hospice Association (COHA). The Cooper Road COHA August Centre will support the delivery of programs and services.

An Okanagan group is looking for help supporting victims of the volcano eruption in Guatemala. In the wake of the deadly disaster, the North Okanagan Valley Gleaners are stepping up to help.

The Vancouver School Board has decided to review its proposed changes to the district's catchment boundaries after weeks of resistance from parents who weren't happy with the idea.

"People who would like to make an advanced request should they have a diagnosis like dementia, they are completely excluded from this legislation."

The daycare has been operating from the same church basement for about 20 years.

"We've only seen a two per cent increase in overall crime that compares to a 25 per cent increase in people using transit," said Cpl. Michael McLauchlin.

The Washington Capitals can finally call themselves Stanley Cup champions after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 5 on Thursday.

The Surrey Urgent Primary Care Centre is expected to offer medical attention for non-emergency conditions such as cuts, earaches, back pain and sore throats.

The B.C. SPCA wants the City of Victoria to ban horse-drawn carriages from city streets following an incident last month involving two horses who collapsed on the road.

The number of candidates running for mayor of Vancouver is growing ahead of civic elections on Oct. 20.

The number of candidates running for mayor of Vancouver is growing ahead of civic elections on Oct. 20.

Concerns over the proposed speculation tax continue growing...

"We are still hoping to be open by late summer."

The call came. The fire chief jumped in a truck. But the truck wouldn't start, and the fuel gauge wouldn't move.