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Grand Forks, B.C., wants to buy out an entire neighbourhood affected by the floods earlier this year and, despite the hefty price tag, the mayor is convinced other levels of government will step up.

At a press conference held Monday morning, Vancouver mayoral candidate Kennedy Stewart speaks to the press about his plan for the city’s affordable housing crisis.

Global News is tracking the promises made in the Vancouver municipal election campaign so you can prepare for the Oct. 20 vote.

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Vancouver mayoral candidate Kennedy Stewart has promised to triple the empty home tax if he is elected mayor.

Those travelling through the area including Pine Pass and Highway 97 are advised to prepare for rapidly changing weather and road conditions.

Residents of the small village of Zeballos, on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, have faced a rough summer of natural disasters from fires to rock slides and are concerned about the long-term impact on their town.

Some relief for the family of Marrisa Shen — the young teen found murdered in Burnaby’s Central Park more than 13 months ago. After an exhaustive investigation — and multiple pleas to the public for information — a suspect has been charged with first degree murder in the 13 year old’s death. Sarah MacDonald has...

"My experience has been if a student wants to a participate, if a parent wants their child to participate, we find a way" — but it's not always easy, says the president of the B.C. Principals' and Vice Principals' Association.

Jackson is one of the region's most well-known politicians, having served as Chair of the Metro Vancouver Board of Directors from 2006 to 2011.

About half of the Canadian Armed Forces members who helped with the fight against B.C.'s wildfires this summer are heading home.

Premier Rachel Notley says the challenges facing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion shows Alberta can do everything by the book and still get shortchanged.

This section of the Trans-Canada highway is often shut down.

Registered dietitian Karlene Karst joins Global News to talk about five plant-based proteins everyone should be incorporating into their diet.

The main highway connecting Victoria with the rest of Vancouver Island was closed for hours Monday morning because of a rock slide.

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Jackson will join mayoral candidate George Harvie's slate, named Achieving for Delta.

The family of Marrisa Shen release a statement, read by Cpl. Frank Jang of IHIT, following the arrest of a suspect in her 2017 murder.

At a press conference held Monday, Chief Superintendent Deanne Burleigh of the Burnaby RCMP makes a statement about the impact Marrisa Shen’s murder in Burnaby Central Park had on the community.

At a press conference held Monday morning, IHIT Superintendent Donna Richardson announces the manpower involved in the Marrisa Shen homicide investigation.

At a press conference held Monday, Superintendent Donna Richardson of IHIT announces a charge and suspect in the July 19, 2017 murder of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen.

After one year as minister of municipal affairs and housing, Selina Robinson has a rosy view of her government's relationship with city halls across British Columbia.

Residents of Vancouver's Crosstown neighbourhood are hosting a public forum Tuesday evening to address what they view as growing health and safety concerns in the area.

Sarah MacDonald has some breaking news about a man who is in custody, charged in relation to a homicide on the same day Marrisa Shen was killed in Burnaby.

Force of Nature says it did not break partisan rules by using Bowinn Ma's North Vancouver office for a meeting about civic engagement, despite the B.C. Liberals' allegations that it did.

28-year-old Ibrahim Ali, a Syrian national who arrived in Canada 17 months ago, has been charged with first-degree murder of Burnaby, B.C., teenager Marrisa Shen.

A 28-year-old Burnaby, B.C., man with no previous criminal record has been charged with the first-degree murder of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen.

Ibrahim Ali, born in 1990, has been charged in the July 2017 death of the Burnaby girl. Her body was found in Central Park, just steps from her home.

Shen, 13, was reported missing by her parents on July 18, 2017, and her body was found in Burnaby’s Central Park seven hours later.

Shen, 13, was reported missing by her parents on July 18, 2017, and her body was found in Burnaby’s Central Park seven hours later.

Fassbender said he advocated for LRT because of the vision by the city to "build community," not move high volumes of people.

From Abbotsford to Zeballos, CBC's Justin McElroy sings his way through the entire province to gear up for the upcoming elections in a special way.

An Iranian woman living in B.C. says she's trapped in her Islamic marriage because her ex-husband refuses to co-operate with their separation — despite the fact they've been divorced under Canadian law for years.

RCMP in Lake Country, B.C., say they have arrested a man they believe is responsible for a series of early morning crimes.

The gathering, held on Vancouver's Arbutus Greenway, came on the heels of a new study released last week that said Vancouver and Toronto are the unhappiest cities in Canada.

Every municipality in British Columbia — in song  CBC.caFrom Abbotsford to Zeballos, CBC's Justin McElroy sings his way through the entire province to gear up for the upcoming elections in a special way.

The Coast Guard is establishing an emergency zone around the barge and response teams are working on recovery efforts. 

"It diminishes the trust that people have in elected officials and local government, and I'm hoping that it will at least get the conversation started to look at a different way of handling it."

DriveBC says to expect long delays after a crash closed Highway 5 in both directions between Hope and Merritt B.C. Meanwhile there are also delays on Highway 1 in the area after a crash on that roadway.

Crashes on Highway 1 and Highway 5 caused traffic congestion around Hope, B.C., Sunday night.

A case of hoarding has complicated efforts by firefighters to battle a house fire on Mahon Ave in North Vancouver. No one was home at the time but a dog and a couple of cats are unaccounted for. Grace Ke has details.

A protest has been held against a proposed Interior B.C. mine that could be one of the country’s biggest. But as Paul Johnson reports, one of its biggest opponents is the local first nation.

Rain has been coming down at the Skookum Festival in Stanley Park but it hasn’t dampened the spirits of music lovers who are there to see the likes of The Killers and Blue Rodeo.

A big Hollywood star is coming to small town Vancouver Island to film a movie that will inject millions of dollars into the local economy around Ladysmith. Kristen Robinson reports.

First Nations high school students in Burnaby are reviving a sacred ritual. As Sonia Deol reports, it’s one designed to encourage the teens to keep coming back to class.

People living in a False Creek neighbourhood are so concerned about their community’s safety, they’re holding a public forum Tuesday night. As Tanya Beja reports, they’re struggling to deal with the open drug use they say is making their community unsafe.

Depending on who you asked over the weekend, the Skookum Festival was either a well-oiled machine or an event exhibiting some growing pains.

Depending on who you asked over the weekend, the Skookum Festival was either a well-oiled machine or an event exhibiting some growing pains.

A private aircraft made an emergency landing at Kelowna International Airport on Sunday night.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an attempt to inject a sickly orca whale with an deworming medicine has failed.