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The $16-million expansion includes additions to the museum's main building and a tripling in size of an interactive kids area.

It’s pumpkin season and Caren McSherry from Gourmet Warehouse shares her recipe for a fresh pumpkin soup that will make the perfect Thanksgiving starter.

From a floral table runner to decorative pumpkins, Michelle from GardenWorks shares her Thanksgiving table display ideas, that’ll impress your guests.

If you have ever dreamed of starting your own small business, Leah McInture, from BriteUp Etsy, shares her first-hand experience that could help you make your dreams into a reality.

The ninth annual I love Transit week runs from Monday morning until end of service Friday

Some Kamloops residents are not happy about a new 1.7-kilometre, $3.7-million multi-use pathway in Peterson Creek Park connecting downtown to the Sahali neighbourhood.

The annual BC Liquor Stores Bordeaux release drew a larger crowd than usual, with hundreds hunting for cellar-worthy bottles of the 2015 vintage.

It's more than five metres tall and weighs 1,500 pounds. The artist behind a new public art installation in Richmond, B.C., says it's "quite an ambitious undertaking."

Initial results of a new study out of UBC Okanagan show links between intimate partner violence and traumatic brain injuries.

Brian MacDonald was acquitted of seven drug possession charges on Friday. MacDonald's home was searched in Nov. 2017 and surveillance video showed an Abbotsford police officer allegedly stealing money during that search.

BC Liquor Stores’ annual Bordeaux release drew hundreds of people on Saturday morning, many of whom camped out overnight for a chance to get limited bottles from the 2015 vintage.

The debate around development in West Vancouver — balancing housing and business needs with a desire to maintain the community’s waterfront charm — is front and centre in the upcoming municipal election.

Looking for that special appetizer to take your Thanksgiving dinner to the next level? Look no further.

The Canada Border Services Agency has spent more than two years trying to figure out who Mohsin Abdelwahep really is. Should he be free?

Advocates in the Lower Mainland are concerned about losing momentum in the fight against homelessness as they await a new slate of elected officials in many municipalities.

Many Canadian police services are still finalizing rules surrounding officers' consumption of marijuana, less than three weeks before it's set to be legalized for recreational use, and Calgary so far is the only jurisdiction with a complete abstinence policy.

CBC News looks into the question burning a hole in your pocket: What are your odds of getting a parking ticket at an expired meter on a Sunday in Greater Vancouver? We filed Freedom of Information requests, crunched the numbers and found out how many meter readers take the day off across the lower mainland.

Michael Haire, a former vice-principal at William A. Fraser Middle School in Abbotsford, is facing child pornography charges. Police say thousands of images and videos were found on computers and cell phones seized from the home of the accused. Sarah MacDonald reports.

He was found guilty on an eighth charge, however — a lesser one of possession of a controlled substance.

If you lend your car to a friend or family member, you might soon see a new charge from ICBC — or face the risk of large penalties if the borrower gets in a crash.

The Rutland Secondary AAA varsity football team is top in the province after a big start to the new season. As Doris Maria Bregolisse reports, the team is stacked with four year team veterans.

ICBC says the new $50 annual premium reflects the fact that one in five cars involved in crashes is borrowed.

Two more schools at high risk of damage from a major earthquake are getting seismic upgrades. Nadia Stewart has the story.

A 76 year old Grandmother attempts to be the oldest woman to cicum navigate the world. Kylie Stanton brings us her preparation for her epic journey.

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An education student at the University of Victoria has channeled his "passion for geography" into something he hopes will help people trying to travel across British Columbia without a car: a public transportation map based on the guides found on the London Underground subway system.

A community group is alleging a widespread and co-ordinated attempt of voter fraud in Surrey's South Asian community.

A study at a Winnipeg hospital has found that many privacy curtains become contaminated with a drug-resistant bacteria.Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.

The B.C. government just announced phase two of its probe into money laundering, shifting the focus from casinos to real estate. But as John Hua reports, there are still plenty of questions about the role casinos played in the phenomenon.

A Victoria man is in custody after a carjacking in downtown Victoria on Friday morning.

We piece together what is known about 27-year-old Brandon Nathan Teixeira who is on the run and charged with first degree murder in the 2017 shooting death of Nicholas Khabra.

We piece together what is known about 27-year-old Brandon Nathan Teixeira who is on the run and charged with first degree murder in the 2017 shooting death of Nicholas Khabra.

A Danish report in the journal Science found that PCBs could lead to the disappearance of half of the world's orcas from the most heavily contaminated areas in the next 30 to 50 years.

Traffic was backed up due to a collision on the Stanley Park Causeway Friday afternoon, between Lost Lagoon Road and Wren Trail.

The company is looking for five pot smokers ready to try different types of marijuana.

On today’s edition of Focus BC, Sonia Deol talks to outgoing Metro Vancouver mayors about the pressures of being in office and how to fix low voter turnout.

On Friday afternoon, the signs were taken down on 104th Avenue, not too far from city hall.

Flood victims in Grand Forks still face an uncertain future as they wait for answers about whether they will have to move.

Headed to or from the North Shore? Expect heavy delays.

The City of Maple Ridge, the Kwantlen and Katzie First Nations, along with a conservation society, are teaming up to push B.C. Hydro to pay for new infrastructure to help bring salmon back to the Alouette watershed.

The Lions Gate Bridge is closed in both directions due to a vehicle incident.

Traffic resumed moving through Vancouver's Stanley Park and over the Lions Gate Bridge after two vehicle incidents in two hours on Friday.

A positive final investment decision for LNG Canada could eventually encourage other projects to follow suit, creating demand needed to soak up Western Canada's glut of natural gas, producers say.

Work will begin at Edith Cavell Elementary and General Wolfe Elementary in 2020.

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Provincial government announces funding increase to 4-H British Columbia
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CRANBROOK, B.C. – The provincial government announced today that it has given a funding increase to 4-H British Columbia, which is aimed at increasing the participation of urban and Indigenous youth in 4-H club programs. Agriculture Minister Lana ...and more »

The four people running for mayor in Kelowna will take part in a debate on October 9th.