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• Families of Robert Pickton’s victims brace for his ‘horrific’ day parole application eligibility

  Pickton, now in his 70s, was charged with 26 murders in the deaths of women who disappeared from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside but only convicted in six of the killings.

  Crime

  Feb 21
• B.C. man wanted after skipping court, charged in connection to organized crime

  Police seized 3.5 kilograms of cocaine, about $160,000 in cash, one vehicle, Hells Angels paraphernalia, and several firearms during the bust. 

  Crime

  Feb 21
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• Union raises safety concerns following 3 B.C. derailments in under 2 months

  Railway safety was launched into the public spotlight in Canada after the July 2013 Lac-Mégantic disaster, which killed 47 people and forced the evacuation of about 100 others.

  Canada

  Feb 21
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• Passersby help police stop suspect who stole cane from blind man in Vancouver

  The victim, a 40-year-old newcomer to Canada, was standing near Davie and Thurlow streets around 3:45 p.m., when a stranger snatched the cane from his hands.

  Crime

  Feb 21
• B.C. minister mum on details of wine spat resolution talks with Alberta

  Mike Farnworth said Tuesday he wants a "fair deal" that is "mutually beneficial" for both parties, but wouldn't reveal any details of talks underway.

  Canada

  Feb 20
• Tattoo photos released as police try to identify woman who died in Vancouver

  Reviews of missing persons reports and exchanges with other law enforcement agencies have failed to turn up a name for the woman, Vancouver police said Tuesday.

  Health

  Feb 20
• City of Vancouver lawsuit claims faulty Granville Bridge work poses ‘substantial danger’

  The city alleges some of the recoating work was never done, with no caulking and penetrating sealer applied in all places it should have been.

  Canada

  Feb 20
• 14-year-old girl missing from Maple Ridge found safe

  Mounties in Maple Ridge say a 14-year-old girl who had been missing since Friday has been located and is safe. 

  Canada

  Feb 20
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• Burnaby RCMP say missing teen found safe

  Mounties in Burnaby, B.C., say the missing teens reported on Feb. 18 have been found safe.

  Canada

  Feb 20
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• Suspect in hit-and-run that injured RCMP officer wanted across B.C.

  Vancouver's Tobin Peter Haas, 57, is wanted for questioning in the Highway 91 incident as well as an outstanding warrant connected to a break-and-enter.

  Crime

  Feb 19
• ‘No more silence’: Hundreds protest in Richmond after safe consumption site debate

  Protesters repeatedly chanted, "No more silence!" and waved signs that read, "The silent majority has awakened," and "We elected you, and we can vote you out."

  Politics

  Feb 19
• 6 families displaced, buildings damaged in Chilliwack, B.C. fire

  Flames broke out in a two-storey building on Edward Street near Patten Avenue around 5:30 a.m., and quickly spread to a second two-storey residential building.

  Fire

  Feb 19
• Surrey man’s insurance deductible hiked by $2,200 after 3rd catalytic converter theft

  According to ICBC, claims for catalytic converter thefts in B.C. increased from 89 in 2017 to 1,953 in 2021, while the costs attached to them rose to a little over $4 million.

  Crime

  Feb 19
• Door-kicking suspects sought in 5th incident targeting North Vancouver home

  Officers say a house on Mahon Avenue near 15th Street, owned by seniors, has been targeted five times by various acts of vandalism involving youth.

  Crime

  Feb 19
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• Diesel spill cleanup underway after train derailment near Revelstoke, B.C.

  According to CPKC, one of its trains struck a stationary train on the tracks Friday night causing locomotives and grain cars to derail. Cleanup continued through the long weekend.

  Environment

  Feb 19
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• Radioactive nuclear gauge stolen from North Vancouver recovered: RCMP

  Police on the Lower Mainland say a nuclear device that was in a car that was stolen on Feb. 13 has been found. They earlier warned the gauge posed a risk of radiation exposure.

  Crime

  Feb 19
• ‘Hole in my soul’: B.C. artist writes song for fire-razed Lytton

  'Hole In My Soul,' a song for Lytton, made its YouTube debut on Feb. 9 at four minutes and 23 seconds in length, including an opening statement about the disaster.

  Fire

  Feb 16
• Man charged in 2023 murder in Vancouver’s West End

  Lloyd Peter Robinson was arrested in Kelowna on Friday, accused of killing Jonathan James Bulloch.

  Crime

  Feb 16
• Armed Surrey teens arrested in Delta, B.C. robbery

  The Delta Police Department is recommending charges against all three teens, including theft under $5,000 and obstructing a police officer.

  Crime

  Feb 16
• Government gives BC Games a $2M boost amid ‘rising costs’

  In a news release, Sport Minister Lana Popham said hosting the tournaments had been made more difficult 'with rising costs and the downturn of the economy.'

  Sports

  Feb 15
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• New stadium, entertainment districts part of Surrey’s population boom plan: Mayor

  Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke revealed the new five-year future investment strategy in an annual state of the city speech on Thursday.

  Politics

  Feb 15
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• New national police team digs into extortion aimed at South Asian people, businesses

  At least 34 similar extortion threats have been reported in Edmonton alone, some of which have been linked to arson and shootings that appear to target the South Asian community.

  Crime

  Feb 15
• New rare disease discovered in teen brothers at BC Children’s Hospital

  Dr. Stuart Turvey said the children's clinicians approached the Precision Health Initiative at the BC Children's Hospital two or three years ago, puzzled by the unknown condition

  Health

  Feb 14
• RCMP, community safety teams raid 4 cannabis shops in K’ómoks First Nation

  Cameron Francis of the Cedar Bark Dispensary told Global News that RCMP officers showed up "unannounced, uninvited" and without a warrant.

  Cannabis

  Feb 14
• B.C. funding $76.6 million in pump station improvements for Abbotsford

  According to Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens, the Barrowtown Pump Station is likely 'the most significant component' of the city's flood mitigation.

  Environment

  Feb 14