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TransLink says a new hub at the end of the Granville Strip has been built that will be one stop where you can catch all night buses.

Officials have issued a water quality advisory for Lake Country residents on the Okanagan Lake water source.

World record holder John Collins plans to break his own record with his signature plane design on July 11 after 6-year-old local Parker Andrews called him up to talk technique.

Global BC community reporter Michael Newman visits Commercial Drive in Vancouver during Italian Day on The Drive and learns how popular the event is.

The shooting of a popular hockey coach and father of two boys who was gunned down in broad daylight over the weekend was targeted, police say

The shooting of a popular hockey coach and father of two boys who was gunned down in broad daylight over the weekend was targeted, police say

Global BC community reporter Michael Newman gets a glimpse of the fun and varied festivities, ranging from food to art, during Main Street Car Free Day.

Residents of the Regent Hotel are moving out, five days after they were informed the decrepit building was being shut down by the city.

Ahead of B.C.'s referendum on electoral reform, Helen Clark says New Zealand's decision to change to mixed member proportional representation improved politics, with more dialogue, transparency and consultation with parties and the public.

First, there were the Shuswap. Then came fur traders, prospectors, the railway, and then Kamloops.

It's only existed since 2012. And it has no voting population.

First it was Copper City. Then it was Canterbury. Then it was Invermere.

First, there were dinosaurs in Hudson's Hope. Then came the explorers, the settlers and the dams.

The coroner's report has found Manitoski died from toxic shock syndrome (TSS) due to staphylococcus aureus.

Community reporter Michael Newman throws on a kilt and learn the Scottish sport of Caber throwing, all for the BC Highland Games, happening June 15-16.

The unnamed man sought the return of blood taken from him at Royal Columbian Hospital following a single vehicle crash in Surrey in February 2017.

BC Hydro says 4,500 customers are still without power int he southern Interior, 24 hours after strong winds and severe lightning moved through the region.

Strong winds and severe lightning caused extensive power outages across the southern Interior on Monday morning.

It appears the rider-less horse had escaped its holding area and jumped out from a driveway into incoming traffic.

Fire crews were called to a fire at Penticton’s Cannery Trade Centre early Monday morning.

British Columbia is facing an emerging crisis in staffing shortages for seniors in assisted living and home healthcare, according to a new report

The original program was cancelled more than a decade ago but the provincial government feels the time is right to provide a promotional boost to local growers and producers.

Natacha V. Beim with CEFA Early Learning shows us fun and educational ideas to keep your kids entertained this summer and these can easily be done at home.

Edmonton-based PJ Perry began his musical career in 1956 and since then has recorded dozens of albums and received numerous awards including the Order of Canada and seven National Jazz Awards.

The principal of Aboriginal education for the Sea to Sky school district says the district has had huge success in improving the graduation rate for Indigenous students.

Concern and outrage is growing in Surrey this morning after a nurse and a minor hockey coach was shot and killed over the weekend. Doug Elford from the Newton Community Association joins Sonia Sunger to talk about what is going on in the community.

The B.C. Wildfire Service continues to knock down a string of fires ignited by a lightning storm in northern B.C last week.

Formerly sleepy secondary airports in Canada's two busiest air markets are in for a new lease on life thanks to the rise of discount airlines and projected growth in travel over coming decade.

A man convicted of murdering his wife and twin toddlers needs to apply directly to Ottawa if he wants the DNA testing he insists will prove his innocence, a B.C. judge has ruled.

The updates include more frequent buses on some routes, eliminated stops on others, a few new route names and new platforms at Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain Station.

Canada’s national police force is facing a mammoth $1.1-billion lawsuit — believed to be the biggest in the force’s history — over bullying and harassment claims that could eventually represent thousands of male and female RCMP officers, civilian staff and even volunteers dating back decades.

A $352 million collection program launched by the Liberals has not stopped the growth in the tax debt - the amount of taxes Canadians acknowledge owing to Ottawa but have not paid. The tax debt hit a record $44 billion in March and is set to rise to more than $47 billion by 2020, an internal document shows.

Houston's history changed with the construction of a telegraph trail. The project was abandoned, but the people who worked on it stayed behind.

Hope once attracted prospectors so hungry they stole from First Nation villages.

It's a Victoria-area community where the population is growing steadily.

Prospectors once capsized in the winter — and found themselves in warm water. Thus did the world learn of Harrison Hot Springs.

Mammoth remains were once found at a mine on the lake where Granisle is situated.

Wait until you hear the story of how "Kicking Horse" got its name.

Gold River became Canada's first town to be powered completely by electricity in 1965.

Blowing tree stumps out of the ground helped to established an agricultural industry in Gibsons.

Contrary to the name, agriculture is not the biggest industry in Fruitvale.

Fraser Lake is the largest of three settlements located along a 32-kilometre stretch of Highway 16. But that almost wasn't the case at one point in its history.

Ontario is the only province to cover deficits in defined benefit pension plans. Now, Sears pensioners in B.C. are calling on the province to do the same.

Ontario is the only province to cover deficits in defined benefit pension plans. Now, Sears pensioners in B.C. are calling on the province to do the same.

A photo posted to social media on Sunday showed the new crosswalk splattered with white paint.

The work of eight different Indigenous artists now adorn the corridors and chambers of Victoria's City Hall.

A French was on vacation when she decided to go for a run on a White Rock beach and accidentally strayed across the border. She was detained and held in custody in Tacoma for two weeks. She speaks to BC1’s Jennifer Palma from her home in France.

The video captures a heated exchange on a Vancouver bus on Saturday.

Transit police say they’re looking into a heated exchange on a Vancouver bus, in which one woman told another to go back to her country.

A new University of Victoria study will explore how technology like Amazon's Alexa can be used to help those with memory loss.