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It is unclear how many people were aboard when the plane went down.

It is unclear how many people were aboard when the plane went down.

A 70-year-old B.C. woman has been sentenced to seven days in jail after she and other protesters blocked the gates to Kinder Morgan's oil terminal in Burnaby, forcing a halt in construction. 

Police say a body has been discovered several kilometres from where a missing Vancouver Island woman's car was found.

Inn from the Cold is one of two shelters set to close within the year. Executive director Jan Shultz says that while it has been a struggle to find a space, she is hopeful they will find a solution before the cold weather hits in November.

A fire broke out at the same property back in May, spreading to three neighbouring homes.

Firefighters are currently attacking a house fire near the intersection of Prior and Gore streets in Vancouver.

Firefighters attacked a fire near the intersection of Prior and Gore streets in Vancouver Wednesday afternoon. The fire started in the rubble of a home that went up in May.

A Vernon man was fined $500 by police for having two airsoft guns on his possession while in Polson Park.

A report by B.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie says seniors living in private care homes are 54 per cent more likely to die in hospital.

Driver are advised to instead use Highway 95 through Golden, B.C., as a detour route.

A pair of UBC alumni have developed a new screening tool to help remove slave or forced labour from seafood supply chains.

An evacuation alert for the South Similkameen Valley has been expanded due to the growing snowy mountain fire.

The recent hot spell has created some health concerns on local beaches. Vancouver Coastal Health has closed several popular swimming spots in West Vancouver — adding to a growing list of closures. Paul Haysom explains.

Unsafe levels of E. coli mean six beaches around the region have been closed to swimming.

After a pair of fires were started — and unintentionally spread — by youth, a local fire inspector is reminding children not to play with flames, no matter the temptation.

Signs are going up around the Sullivan Heights neighbourhood, and the city says anyone caught feeding the birds can expect a fine.

Victoria police are investigating the death of a man who was found seriously injured in a garbage truck Wednesday morning.

Scott Lear with St. Paul’s Hospital sits down with Coleen Christie to discuss the importance of potassium and how people can up their daily intake of it.

UBC engineers used automated video analysis to examine the movements and walking behaviour of 357 pedestrians at a busy four-way intersection in Kamloops, B.C., over a two-day period.

The Snowy Mountain wildfire doubled in size on Wednesday due to overnight winds. The fire was estimated at 3,050 hectares on Tuesday and is now estimated at 6,155 hectares.

The Snowy Mountain wildfire doubled in size and now 865 properties are on evacuation alert.

A reason for the spike in E. coli isn't known, but Vancouver Coastal Health Authority health says possible causes include sewage discharge from land or boats, increased numbers of humans, animals or waterfowl on the beach, or hot weather speeding up the growth of fecal bacteria in the water.

More than 100 new wildfires have been reported in B.C.; navigate the CBC's interactive map for the full wildfire picture across the province.

The Harmony Arts Festival returns to West Vancouver August 3 to 12. Bartender Amber Bruce shows off the special ‘Sea to Sky’ signature drink that will be served at one of the key events.

Police say the man was in the "box area" of the garbage truck when he was fatally injured.

Tech expert Mike Agerbo from Get Conneted media shows off devices that can take your digital smart speaker to the next level.

One attacker allegedly struck the victim with a chair, while the second is accused of hitting him in the face.

A West Kelowna man was stabbed in the long-term parking lot of

The 210 hecatre fire, which is burning just outside of Kootenay National Park, approximately 40 kilometres north of Radium Hot Springs, is classified as out of control.

When teams gather this week in Mirabel, Que. to begin the 2018 Little League Canadian Championship, there's no question who the heavy favourite will be. Teams representing British Columbia have won the last 12 of 13 national titles and will once again look to swing for the fences when the ball starts flying Thursday morning.

Singer/songwriter Francesco Yates talks about his new music and performing as part of the Honda Celebration of Light.

New research is shedding light on how sea stars enrich the B.C. coast — but it took a near-complete population die-off to reach that conclusion.

Rent for this 259-square-foot studio apartment in Vancouver's West End starts at $2,100 a month

A defence lawyer has asked provincial court Judge Monica McParland to recuse herself from a Kelowna, B.C., courtroom because of what she argued was an "overall tone of bias" against a person who pleaded guilty in a sexual interference case.

BC Hydro reported Tuesday that demand for electricity — to run air conditioners and fans, among other things — was the highest it has ever been in July.

With a huge influx of people expected for Pride and fireworks and the fire danger rated as high, the Vancouver Park Board has imposed a charcoal barbecue ban in the city's busiest parks.

This year, 19-year-old Ryan Wilson will march in the Pride Parade clean and sober for the first time.

An ad has appeared on Craigslist for a studio apartment in Vancouver’s West End that is currently listed at $2,100 a month. Residents in the area are shocked at the price.

For anyone preparing for a trip across the Canadian border, a new online guide from the B.C. Civil Liberties Association offers some sobering advice about digital privacy.

The City of Vancouver is headed to B.C. Supreme Court in a bid to force a prominent developer to repair a storied $14 million mansion ravaged by fire.

The City of Vancouver is headed to B.C. Supreme Court in a bid to force a prominent Chinese developer to repair a storied $14 million mansion ravaged by fire.

Some pharmacies in B.C. are running out of EpiPen injectors, leaving patients with life-threatening allergies searching for what's left after months of "frustrating" shortages.

Some pharmacies in B.C. are running out of EpiPen injectors, leaving patients with life-threatening allergies searching for what's left after months of "frustrating" shortages.

Witnesses said police, fire and paramedics raced to the scene just before 10 p.m.

The community of Maple Ridge is in shock after a car crash killed a 16-year-old girl. John Hua tells us why the locals say the stretch of road where it happened needs to be changed.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Tuesday, July 31, 2018.

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"It doesn't happen that often," Okanagan Ballooning owner John Klempner said of the landing choice.

An alleged drunk driver steered into the crowd at a music festival in B.C.'s Fraser Valley this weekend — and that's just one of 14 calls that RCMP say they responded to.