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A damp start to June has officials hopeful about the coming wildfire season.

The highway has been reduced to single-lane alternating traffic. DriveBC says to expect delays.

The highway has been reduced to single-lane alternating traffic. DriveBC says to expect delays.

A new study from UBC finds a link between deadly disasters and religious people's faith.

Orene Askew's identity has shaped her art as a DJ, teacher, motivational speaker and one of the youngest band councillors of Squamish Nation.

Tractor general manager Harper Yungwirth shares a recipe for a healthy summer salad.

It took just two tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump to shatter what seemed like a fragile consensus reached by G7 leaders after tense talks at their summit in Quebec this weekend and raise the spectre of an all-out trade war with Canada.

G7 leaders have agreed to a joint communiqué at the summit in La Malbaie, Que., on Saturday, after some last-minute efforts by the Canadian delegation to get all parties to agree to a set of common principles.

Why do so-called fans of a franchise like Star Wars go as far as targeted social media attacks on a lead actor? And what does it have to do with identity politics and the rise of Donald Trump and the alt-right?

Two people were assaulted and robbed at the UBC's Point Grey campus when they went to exchange a computer that one of them had purchased earlier in the day.

While it sounds too good to be true, one Canadian startup believes it's figured out a way to suck carbon dioxide from the air and convert it into fuel for cars, trucks, buses, etc. - and to top it off, it's all cost-effective.

A statement said police have recommended the teen face charges related to the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

Models, installations, and images offer a look through the history of the cabin as an architectural form and a cultural construct in three categories: shelter, utopia and porn.

Police have recommended charges related to the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

If you found yourself being charged by a 270-kilogram grizzly bear, would you know what to do? A new virtual reality training program could teach you.

Yvonne Schalle heads to Gardenworks where Leanne shows us how to put together a water pollinator garden.

Kelly Ann Woods of Gillespie’s Fine Spirits shows us how to prepare some tasty cocktails for summer. She shakes a classic drink made with two very different kinds of gin.

TransLink is putting out an open call to the public for ideas to improve the region's transportation system and how users integrate different services.

A Vancouver lawyer has lost the right to practice for at least two years after admitting to mistakes he made with several immigration files because he was overwhelmed with the workload.

Can turmeric really cure cancer? Is the HIV virus actually a conspiracy concocted by the Illuminati? Are vaccines responsible for food allergies in children?

The aggressive start to this year’s wildfire season could just be a taste of what’s to come, as forecasters predict weather conditions that are ripe for fire throughout the summer.

"The stiletto is a metaphor, many women in many countries of the world can't even wear any imagery around femininity, let alone gay men in some of these countries."

“A family member or friend who talks about suicide — consider that person a suicide risk because people don’t talk about suicide on a daily basis."

The line, which would connect Vancouver to Portland through Seattle, would reduce wait times but costs billions.

It’s a disturbing thought: could someone be digging for treasure in an historic B.C. cemetery? That’s what the caretakers of a small site north of Princeton are warning of tonight. Jules Knox has more.

A home on Heather Road in Penticton was targeted by Canada Border Services Agents this week. The address is owned by Paul Singla, a Penticton man who also lists the address as the headquarters of Singla Bros. Holdings Ltd., a construction company and landowner in the South Okanagan.

More than 675 casino workers in the Okanagan have overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action.

A boil water notice issued May 24 for Kelowna's Black Mountain Irrigation District (BMID) has been upgraded to a boil water advisory.

Four groups will spend 16 days aboard a state-of-the-art vessel studying seamounts in July. The mountains are found in every ocean but are particularly abundant in the Pacific.

This weekend, the world-renowned Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (DAO) is celebrating 100 years of educating the public and advancing science.

As World Ocean Day is being marked across the globe, two major companies are promising to cut single use plastic. Linda Aylesworth has the details.

RCMP say it started when the student bought a secondhand computer. When he and a friend returned home, the buyer found what he believed to be child pornography on it.

The family of a doctor killed by a speeding driver is demanding answers after the accused was acquitted. Rumina Daya talks to some experts about what it takes to lose a licence.

Just days after new Kate Spade committed suicide, another Hollywood star has lost his battle with mental health. Nadia Stewart looks back at the career of Anthony Bourdain, and how locals are remembering him.

Some Coquitlam residents are accusing the city of being heavy-handed after they were slapped with $500 fines for putting their garbage out too early. Jennifer Palma has more

But there's a reason for this.

Saanich police are reminding people that in an emergency situation it is ok to use your phone – even if you are behind the wheel. As Kylie Stanton reports it all comes after a failed attempt with Apple’s Siri.

The NDP says it imposed the speculation tax to help create more accessible rental units. But there are growing concerns it might have the opposite effect.

An Abbotsford judge has ruled a drug trafficking case must go forward, despite an officer being caught on surveillance camera interfering with evidence. Aaron McArthur has the details.

Another Metro Vancouver daycare is being forced out by its church landlord. A Richmond daycare is being forced to close its doors after 20 years in business. As John Hua reports many believe it’s time for the province to step in.

One-year-old Ryan was born in Thailand while his dad Michael Rhodes was working overseas.

Some substantial changes are coming to what has been dubbed locally as the “great wall of Penticton.” Shelby Thom reports.

A group of Canadian doctors, lawyers and activists are calling on the Trudeau government to help 10s of thousands of rape victims in Bangladeshi refugee camps.

"It needs to happen today."

Bourdain was fond of the West Coast city, and the city loved him back.

In a chilling twist on the CRA scam, con artists have hung up the phone and gone door to door.

Thomas Stephen Toth, 86, is accused of pushing Orlando Ocampo to the ground outside the Costco on Expo Boulevard last December.

An independent investigation into the deaths of two northern B.C. residents has found that threats were being made with Molotov cocktails and guns when an officer pulled the trigger two years ago, killing them.

The Victoria HarbourCats will be handing out Claire Eccles bobbleheads on Sunday.

That grievance alleged UBC's actions had violated the author's privacy rights, and caused him "irreparable reputation damage and financial loss."