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The countdown to Halloween is on! Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province including VanDusen’s Glow in the Garden.

Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province including Vancouver Fall Home Show and the Haunted Vancouver Trolly Tour.

The B.C. government is caving to demands from the B.C. Green Party in order to get support on the province's new speculation tax.

Former B.C. premier and Vancouver mayor Mike Harcourt talks about the last week of the election campaign, the need for new blood, and voting strategies.

The women behind Honey Salt launch their first ever cookbook, a collection of recipe and cooking tips from their travels.

Vancouver-born Shawn Austin is an up-and-comer in Canadian country music — get to know him before he's huge.

The owners of the Port Alberni Cannabis Club and Leaf Compassion Cannabis Dispensary have both been ticketed.

4,500 Hydro customers lose power for four hours after poles cut in Gates Park

In addition to electing the next city council, park board and school board on Oct. 20, Vancouver voters will be asked if they approve of the city borrowing $300 million for upcoming capital projects at the ballot box.

Holograms are no longer a futuristic idea. They're here and could affect our lives in dramatic ways.

After a standoff that’s lasted for nearly two years, a judge has ordered seven Vancouver officers to co-operate with investigators probing a fatal police shooting.

After a stalemate that’s lasted well over a year, a judge has ordered seven Vancouver officers to cooperate with investigators probing a fatal police shooting.

Some wonder if the V jerseys have enough retro charm to appeal to a new generation.

"Like anything, if you have an incident, split-second timing can make a difference."

Coquitlam RCMP are now investigating after three BC Hydro poles were cut down and damaged with a chainsaw.

Incumbent mayor Andrew Jakubeit is seeking a second term as Penticton’s leader, but will be facing five challengers.

The Manitoba government has hired former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell to review two major hydro projects that have added billions of dollars to the provincial debt.

The death is Vancouver's fifth pedestrian fatality of 2018.

Dakoda’s Sports Bar will host the casting tour stop, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Variety Week on Global BC returns this year.

There are plenty of issues that Langley mayoral candidates Peter Fassbender and Val van den Broek don't agree on, but they're on the same page when it comes to the biggest transportation project in the city's history.

There are plenty of issues that Langley mayoral candidates Peter Fassbender and Val van den Broek don't agree on, but they're on the same page when it comes to the biggest transportation project in the city's history.

A pedestrian has been hit and killed in Vancouver. They were struck shortly Thursday morning at Ross Street and southeast Marine Drive.

HGTV host Todd Talbot explains how he “right-sized” his home by moving his family to a much smaller home in Vancouver. He is also discussing the topic at the Fall Home Show.

Movie critic Dana Gee has a look at some of the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, including “Halloween”, “The Oath”, and “The New Romantic”

Across the province, more than 889,000 British Columbians are expected to take part Thursday morning in the province’s largest earthquake drill.

Cam Levins, who considered ending his competitive running career after July 2016 surgery on his left ankle, will make his marathon debut Sunday in Toronto (CBCSports.ca, 8:45 a.m. ET).

Catastrophe was avoided in Delta overnight after a gas station convenience store went up in flames early Thursday morning.

A network of eight underwater sensors and 32 land-based seismic and GPS sensors on Vancouver Island is up and running and could make all the difference when a big earthquake hits.

A network of eight underwater sensors and 32 land-based seismic and GPS sensors on Vancouver Island is up and running and could make all the difference when a big earthquake hits.

The crash happened near Ross Street just after 6 a.m.

The road is closed between Fraser and Knight streets.

Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould tabled legislation today that would strengthen laws around animal cruelty and bestiality.

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Great British Columbia ShakeOut earthquake drill reminder
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Be sure to set your alarm this morning for 10:19 a.m. to participate in the annual worldwide earthquake drill. Known as the Great ShakeOut, millions of people will be practicing what to do during an earthquake. To be more specific, participants will be ...and more »

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It could be a week until full resources get to an affected community.

"Dogs tend to gravitate toward edibles because they don't understand they love eating things that are human food."

Video of the incident showed the man swimming in the water and doing a backflip before leaving the premises.

Video of the incident showed the man swimming in the water and doing a backflip before leaving the premises.

A meteorologist says unseasonably warm weather in B.C. is once again causing a large area of the Pacific Ocean to heat up considerably, emulating a phenomenon from past years known as the “blob.”

Police said they have ruled out alcohol, drugs and speed as factors in the crash, but their investigation is still ongoing.

"Many people are inherently resistant to change and are just wrapping their heads around the changes to cannabis use in Canada."

The Liberal government's announcement that it will expedite the processing of pardons for people with minor cannabis-related crimes is welcome news to quite literally tens of thousands of Canadians who have been convicted of possession offences.

Women who exercise during pregnancy can expect a 40 per cent reduction in the chance of developing a major pregnancy complication such as pre-eclampsia, gestational hypertension or gestational diabetes.

Takeout is a great way to skip cooking and the dishes. But it often comes with a side of guilt about all the waste.

Earthquake early-warning system installed off coast of British Columbia  Global NewsAn earthquake early-warning system tested off British Columbia's coast could give residents anywhere from 20 seconds to two minutes to prepare before a ...

Earthquake early-warning sensors installed off coast of British Columbia  CityNewsVANCOUVER – An earthquake early-warning system tested off British Columbia's coast could give residents anywhere from 20 seconds to two minutes to ...

The poll found independent candidate Mike Hurley leading sitting mayor Derek Corrigan 51 per cent to 43 per cent.

Two people have been charged after British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says they posted photos of themselves on social media hand feeding Timbits and hot dogs to bears.