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The proposal is the latest salvo in the battle over the future of the controversial "protestival".

The proposal is the latest salvo in the battle over the future of the controversial "protestival".

"So we have rats! Lots of rats. Lots and lots of rats!!"

420 is this weekend, and while many will be partaking of the newly legalized cannabis, a Vancouver doctor is urging participants to consider regulating the potency of the products they use. 

420 is this weekend, and while many will be partaking of the newly legalized cannabis, a Vancouver doctor is urging participants to consider regulating the potency of the products they use. 

According to ICBC, on average, four people are killed and 650 are injured in 2,300 crashes across the province during the Easter long weekend.

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Passengers have reported traffic jams outside the terminals, and drivers doing whatever they can to get ahead in line.

There was travel chaos for many people trying to catch a ferry this Good Friday. The lineups along the causeway to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal were backed up this morning.

Here's your guide to family fun in Metro Vancouver this weekend.

Two people are in hospital and two homes are significantly damaged after a large fire in Burnaby. As Neetu Garcha reports, fire crews worked fast to stop the blaze from spreading to more neighbouring homes.

As Vancouver's 420 and Seattle's Hempfest grew into large-scale occasions, the Canadian event has drawn scorn and opposition from elected officials while American politicians have tolerated and even supported the gathering.

If you have irritable bowel syndrome you are not alone. Registered Dietitian Jess Pirnak has tips on how to manage IBS with proper nutrition.

Book review: Claiming the Land tells the story of B.C. and the Making of a New Eldorado  Vancouver SunIt's one of those stories you never heard about in school.

Here are your five things to do this weekend around the province including lots of Easter fun.

City of Vancouver staff are recommending that council postpone the proposed goal of June 1 so more consultation can take place. 

Sailings from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay are seeing three-sailing waits.

Freedom's Gate Equine Rescue Society is a sanctuary in Salmon Arm that rehabilitates and finds forever homes from neglected horses.

Two people were sent to hospital for smoke inhalation.

Major work for Burnaby crews after a blaze broke out at a home on Pender and Boundary Road Friday morning. Neetu Garcha has the details.

Movie critic Dana Gee has a look at some of the new movies hitting theatres this weekend, including “Teen Spirit”, “Amazing Grace”, “The Grizzlies”, “Bella Ciao!”, “Monty Python’s Life of Brian”

Every week, kids from around the province gather in small room to lay down the soundtrack to their recovery in the music therapy room at the Burnaby Centre of Mental Health and Addiction.

There has been no shortage of cannabis retailers since Ottawa legalized pot, but not everyone is competing on an equal footing. Barinder Rasode of Grow Tech Labs explains how cannabis co-ops may help micro growers compete with the big boys.

Judges' remarks and the way they were delivered prompted most complaints to the chief judge of B.C.'s provincial court in 2017.

An overnight fire has caused extensive damage to two homes in North Burnaby.

If you’re a Metro Vancouver driver, you already know that you pay an awful lot for gas.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's refusal to license a therapeutic device intended to help brain-injured people is raising questions about the rigour of Health Canada's approval process.

British Columbia Casinos Buckle Down to Eliminate Money Laundering, CEO Claims  Casino ReportsJim Lightbody, Chief Executive Officer of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation, ensured casinos are doing their part in the money laundering battling.

The announcement that BC Ferries will serve beer and wine on certain sailings as part of a pilot project this June is causing concern that it creates the potential for increased impaired driving.

Time for British Columbia to ban plastic bags!  Times of IndiaCitizen Journalists News: Dear Editor, Many years ago I wrote to the City of Delta and delivered a speech to Vancouver City Council to develop a policy to ...

Richmond RCMP say they’ve arrested a foreign national accused of stealing a purse at Vancouver International Airport. As Sarah MacDonald reports, the case is being looked at by several international law enforcement agencies.

A handful of filmmakers and actors at this year’s TED conference are speaking out about diversity and representation on screen and on stage.

As B.C.'s opioid crisis rolls into its fourth year, SisterSpace, a women-only overdose prevention site on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, continues to provide support for women in need.

Investigators with B.C.'s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team issued a plea for tips from Edmontonians and other Albertans on Thursday as they work to make an arrest in connection with the 2017 death of a teen found dead in Surrey.

Visual Arts students at UBC Okanagan’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program hosted their annual graduation art exhibition this month. Students say the program has helped make sense of their talent.

Friends of Darlene Knippelberg have started a GoFundMe page to assist her family following her tragic death on Monday in Penticton. Knippelberg was one of four people who were shot dead in the South Okanagan town.

The facility, which would include a craft brewery and restaurant along with brewing and bottling services, was determined to be not in line for the Southlands development.

A brand of veggie burgers — Kirkland Signature brand Harvest Burgers — are being recalled because of the possibility they contain pieces of metal.

A brand of veggie burgers — Kirkland Signature brand Harvest Burgers — are being recalled because of the possibility they contain pieces of metal.

A Vancouver MP is criticizing the federal government for issuing a tax slip for the B.C. bus pass for seniors valued at $579.

Kate Palmer is the winner of the medical category in the Courage to Come Back Awards, for not letting an extremely rare and painful disease stop her from raising a family and co-founding a charity. Catherine Urquhart reports. Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.

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"On April 15, 2019, our small town was changed forever."

Plainclothes officers allegedly witnessed the 60-year-old woman steal a purse in the international arrivals terminal Wednesday.

An employee with the City of Penticton said the city received a range of bylaw complaints, each with multiple phone calls, in the same neighbourhood where Monday's four shooting victims lived.

A Vancouver city councillor is asking the provincial government to look into lowering the speed limits on all residential side streets across the province to 30 km/h. Paul Johnson reports.

Saturday’s forecast in Vancouver calls for a cloud of marijuana smoke over Sunset Beach and it’s got city councillors debating whether the 4/20 event should be given a permit for safety and insurance reasons.

Saturday’s forecast in Vancouver calls for a cloud of marijuana smoke over Sunset Beach and it’s got city councillors debating whether the 420 event should be given a permit for safety and insurance reasons.

In her talk at the annual TED conference on Wednesday, Gadsby addressed what led her to make Nanette and the impact of its success.

For a short time only, Vancouver’s Bloedel Conservatory is home to a stand of endangered tree echium, or snow tower flower. The plants, native to the Canary Islands, have a two-year lifespan culminating in a four-and-a-half metre high tower of flowers.