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A recurring sinkhole near downtown Prince George has left city workers at a loss despite several weeks of trying to solve the problem, and the cost of repair will now be "certainly over $100,000," according to city staff.

Port Alberni city councillors voted unanimously this week to develop a new social media policy for elected officials after Coun. Chris Alemany used an alias to post to a local Facebook group.

It’s the perfect time of the year to do some planet hunting. If you have sharp eyes, you will be able to spot five in the same night.

Cory Papp is facing several charges, including impaired driving and dangerous driving causing death, following a 2017 pedestrian accident on West Fourth Avenue that killed an elderly man and injured two teens.

Kinder Morgan says the actual price the federal government will pay for its Trans Mountain pipeline system and expansion project will be hundreds of millions of dollars less than the $4.5 billion announced in May.

Bob Clough used to be an avid fisherman, but, these days, the 87-year-old has been doing more talking than fishing, because mobility is a challenge for him.

The Hudson's Bay Company says it will no longer carry Ivanka Trump's clothing line at its stores and has already dropped the brand from its website.

The sight of charred books scattered on a sidewalk below a burnt out “lending library” has shocked residents of Prince George, B.C.

A B.C. man recalls his harrowing 18-hour ordeal, stuck in a cave on Vancouver Island.

Local and Indigenous governments in British Columbia will be permitted to prevent marijuana production in their communities on land that is part of the Agricultural Land Reserve, but with conditions.

The fire danger rating is on the rise across the province this weekend. The hot temperatures putting pressure on wild fire crews. Just east of Kamloops, a blaze that broke out yesterday has grown quickly. Paul Haysom reports

The police incident forcing the closure of the Lions Gate Bridge Friday morning has come to an end.

Lack of interest may provide the side that opposes switching to a proportional representation a bit of an edge over PR proponents.

"Over the past few weeks the southern half of Vancouver Island has actually moved about four or five millimetres to the west, towards Japan."

Sonia Sunger sits down with Richard Chang, with Diamond & Diamond Laywers, to take a look at the rules cyclists need to follow to stay safe on B.C.’s roads.

Here are your five things to do this weekend for Friday, July 13, 2018.

Province-wide crime statistics show crime rates holding steady or dropping.

When the Alliance of American Football makes its first snap, there could be lots of familiar names playing for each of the eight teams — including some that have appeared in the CFL.

The music advocate will help foster the growth of the music industry in Vancouver.

Surjit Singh Dosanjh has been found guilty of two counts of manslaughter in connection to a fire at a Richmond duplex in 2015.

Surjit Singh Dosanjh has been found guilty of two counts of manslaughter in connection with a fire at a Richmond duplex that killed his son and mother-in-law in 2015.

Sonia Sunger sits down with one of Canada’s best tri-athletes Rachel McBride. She’ll be competing in this weekend’s Red Bull 400 in Whistler.

Sonia Sunger sits down with one of Canada’s best tri-athletes Rachel McBride. She’ll be competing in this weekend’s Red Bull 400 in Whistler.

Dec. 5, 2015, was just like any other day for Andrew Munoz and his friends as they set out to explore Cascade, a remote cave system on Vancouver Island, until on e man became stuck and couldn’t make it through a narrow passage filling with water.

Video from “Caving in Cascade – A Story of Survival,” a documentary release by Andrew Munoz shows part of the harrowing escape he and friend Jason Storie experienced after becoming stuck in a Vancouver Island cave.

Seismic activity has shifted the southern portion of Vancouver Island westward about five millimetres, or the width of a pencil.

Movie critic Dana Gee reviews three new films hitting the box office this weekend: Skyscraper, Three Identical Strangers and Whitney.

Patrick Condon, an urban studies professor running for mayor of Vancouver, has announced his campaign is ending due to a stroke he suffered on Tuesday.

Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. says the actual price the federal government will pay for its Trans Mountain pipeline system and expansion project will be hundreds of millions of dollars less than the $4.5 billion it announced in May.

A friend and former colleague of Denis Lynn says the biology professor died after he was hit by a rogue wave while he was out collecting samples in British Columbia.

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Housing market in British Columbia heading back to balanced ...
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B.C. has returned to a balanced housing market, according to the British Columbia Real Estate Association in releasing the June numbers. A total of 7,884 sales ...and more »

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Housing market in British Columbia heading back to balanced conditions
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B.C. has returned to a balanced housing market, according to the British Columbia Real Estate Association in releasing the June numbers. A total of 7,884 sales were recorded across the province — a drop of 32.5 per cent from the same month last year.and more »

Inventory remains low by historical standards.

Metro Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge has reopened after it was closed for roughly four hours on Friday morning because of a police incident.

A police incident has closed Metro Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge on Friday morning.

Lawyer says Canadians working in the cannabis industry are starting to run into significant problems at the border.

Lawyer says Canadians working in the cannabis industry are starting to run into big problems at the border.

This is due to a police incident on the bridge.

A cold front forecast to cross the Interior Friday evening could raise the risk of lightning strikes, which could spark wildfire.

In a ruling today, the high court says the province cannot legally allow Philip Morris International to see raw data from the information banks.

Blues and country singer Little Miss Higgins takes the CBC Musical Nooners stage today from 12 to 1 p.m.

British Columbia does not have to hand over the health care records of millions of patients to tobacco giant Philip Morris International, says a unanimous decision of Canada’s Supreme Court, clearing a hurdle in the province’s quest to sue cigarette companies for billions in health care costs.The court found the databases contain information about individuals.

If approved by the union's presidents' council, the deal will then become part of local bargaining in each school district.

Wildfire crews and Kamloops Fire Rescue are fighting a fast-growing grass-fire just east of town. As Jennifer Palma reports, the fast moving grassfire started around Noon and quickly ballooned to almost 400 hectares.

It’s called Civic Sounds and it drew hundreds to Vernon’s Civic Plaza Thursday evening. The free event is an opportunity for community groups to raise money to send underprivileged kids to camp. The concerts take place Thursdays until August 23.

"I panicked until I saw emergency support services were on scene," Jules LaRue told Global News.

"I just tried to do the best I can with my skill set."

Jules LaRue says he was visiting his mom down the road on Shuswap Road when another family member rushed over to tell him there was a brush fire behind his house on the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc reserve. LaRue tells Global News police were on the scene and told him sparks from a contractor cutting metal...

The BC Conservation Officer Service has a message for you: take responsibility of your attractants.

Chinese cigarettes, often bought at duty free outlets in Asia, are being illegally resold online in Canada, according to Crime Stoppers.