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E-commerce company Shopify has won the contract to operate B.C.'s online pot sales platform.

A threat at a business on Cranbrook Road had the RCMP investigating on Friday, the day that police were gathered outside Cranbrook Dodge. Multiple police vehicles and an aerial drone are on site and the building was evacuated.

BC Ferries planned to add Coastal Inspiration to Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay run from June 23-29, but repairs on the vessel aren't complete.

The federal government has introduced a new plan to protect whales on Canada’s coasts. As Jennifer Palma reports, the new regulations will impact fisheries and marine traffic.

Two men were involved in a suspected robbery at Canada Way and Edmonds Street in Burnaby.

Police say a woman's claim that she was arrested by men dressed as police officers, handcuffed and thrown in a car is false. She did, however, lose $6,000 in a CRA scam.

Police say the woman's claim that she was arrested by men dressed as police officers, handcuffed and thrown in a car is false. She did, however, lose $6,000.

Plans are underway to bring skateboarding to Indigenous youth in northern British Columbia by building skateparks in the Treaty 8 reserves.

Fried rice is best made with day-old, medium to long-grain rice such as Thai and Vietnamese fragrant jasmine rice.

WorkSafeBC has fined the River's Reach Pub in New Westminster, B.C., after a worker died after falling on a running meat slicer in March 2017.

Wooden Boat Food Company’s Chef Thompson Tran, winner of the B.C. Food Processors Association’s Rising Star Award, shares his tips on making the best fried rice.

Global News took in the sights, sounds and delicious flavours at Trout Lake Thursday to celebrate National Indigenous Day in Vancouver.

A new model for researching repeated concussions in adolescents, the highest risk group for head injuries, has been developed by researchers at the University of Victoria.

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) issued a public warning on Thursday saying a 58-year-old woman had received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the CRA and was later “arrested” by two men in police uniforms.

Surrey director of public safety Terry Waterhouse said despite the progress, the process is still not over.

Kelly Blake Torvik pleaded guilty to five charges including assault, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and pointing a firearm.

Crews are now in the mop-up stage of a fast-moving fire in Kamloops but officials say it could have been much worse for the Batchelor Heights neighbourhood. Nadia Stewart reports.

The federal government announced new measures at a press conference Friday morning to help protect the population of Southern Resident Killer Whales living off the coast of B.C.

One person has died in a multiple-vehicle crash north of Barriere. The collision happened around 8:40 p.m. on Thursday. According to witnesses the crash involved a fuel truck.

The Coastal Inspiration was undergoing a repair to a propeller hub but BC Ferries says it will be delayed returning to service until at least June 30.

If you've felt like you're rubbing elbows with other commuters rather often, now you can compare just how sardine-like your travel route is.

Here are your five things to do this weekend for Friday, June 22, 2018.

Some tent city residents claim city staff threw out belongings out during the clearing of the 'Surrey Strip' homeless encampment as many residents moved into modular housing.

Angie Quaale from Well Seasoned shows us the best way to grill a sausage and teaches us host to make a grilled potato salad.

Movie critic Dana Gee reviews three new films hitting the box office this weekend including the latest in the Jurassic World franchise.

Transportation Minister Marc Garneau announced measures to help in the protection of the southern resident killer whale, the North Atlantic right whale and the St. Lawrence Estuary beluga.

Transportation Minister Marc Garneau announced new measures to help in the protection of the southern resident killer whale, North Atlantic right whale and the St. Lawrence Estuary beluga.

Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner spoke with On The Coast’s Gloria Macarenko about Wake Up, Surrey's initiatives and what the city is doing to stop gang violence.

Uncertainty surrounding Trump's immigration orders could trigger a flood of immigrants into Canada, expert says.

Joan Deebank collected her diploma nearly 80 years after she was forced to drop out in Depression-era England.

Witnesses say one person was killed.

Cedella Roman says she was jogging along the beach south of White Rock, B.C., when she crossed the U.S. border without realizing it. That's when her two-week nightmare began.

Cedella Roman says she was jogging along the beach in White Rock, B.C., when she crossed the U.S. border without realizing it. Then, she was detained.

Cedella Roman says she was jogging along the beach south of White Rock, B.C., when she crossed the U.S. border without realizing it. That's when her two-week nightmare began.

As one of Air Canada's most frequent flyers, Eric Wong claims he once soared with the members of the airline's Super Elite. But the Vancouver businessman is now suing the airline for allegedly clipping his wings by revoking his special status.

A Victoria chiropractor with a history of sexual assault has been banned from practice after he asked a patient to lie about whether a chaperone was present during her appointments, according to the College of Chiropractors of B.C.

Co-founder Ashtyn Bevan said they will be using the data to hold local nightlife venues accountable.

It's a certain circumstance they may be involved in that leads to that interaction," he said.

The legislative battle over marijuana is over but as Canadians look to Oct 17 — the date legalization takes effect — there are some practical considerations that should be top of mind for those who want to avail themselves of the legal product.

"We do not want to put anyone through additional distress reliving the tragic accident," the company said in a release.

"We do not want to put anyone through additional distress reliving the tragic accident," the company said in a release.

Crews are battling several wildfire including one early this evening that broke out near a Kamloops neighbourhood. Nadia Stewart has more.

B.C. Hydro crews are en route to a power outage affecting 1,764 customers in Enderby.

The atmosphere at Trout lake in Vancouver was lively as hundreds gathered to celebrate Indigenous culture as part of National Indigenous Peoples Day.

The atmosphere at Trout lake in Vancouver was lively as hundreds gathered to celebrate Indigenous culture as part of National Indigenous Peoples Day.

Cedella Roman says she was jogging along the beach in White Rock when she crossed the U.S. border without realizing it. Then, she was detained.

"Six- and seven-year-olds know the difference between fair and unfair," said their teacher.

The former Conservative MP pledged lower taxes and free parking on Sundays

The Pacheedaht First Nation want to start an eco-tourism business in Jordan River after 28 hectares of culturally sensitive land was returned to them.

The Pacheedaht First Nation wants to start an eco-tourism business in Jordan River, B.C., after 28 hectares of culturally sensitive land was returned to them.