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• Vancouver organizer says he’s lived anti-Black racism but sees a better future

  Jacob Callender-Prasad has emerged as a key voice in B.C.'s growing anti-racism movement.

  32 mins
• New Westminster police searching for man missing since Thursday

  Shawn Johnson, 37, was last seen around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, near Sherbrooke and Wilson streets.

  3 hours
• Frustration builds as ICBC keeps road tests parked over COVID-19 concerns

  ICBC is expected to submit a plan to WorkSafeBC next week on how it can safely rescue road tests, but that doesn't mean the issue will be solved quickly.

  9 hours

  Politics
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• Vancouver police board rejects budget cut amid growing debate over defunding police

  The board's move comes amid a growing debate over the concept of defunding police departments.

  Jun 5
• B.C. father shares terrifying ordeal after rescuing daughters from sinking truck

  "It was like 20 fire hoses. All the door seals blew in and water came in from every which direction," said Dennis Saulnier.

  Jun 5
• BC SPCA rescues Sunshine Coast kittens after going through trash compactor

  The organization said workers at the dump found the cats after hearing their cries coming from a pile of debris.

  Jun 5
• Social media helps solve mystery of lost camera found in Kelowna’s Mill Creek

  "Soon as I get it I'm going to transfer the photos," Brianna Irawan said about the return of her lost camera.

  Jun 5
• British Columbia reports just one new coronavirus case in last 24 hours

  The number of active cases the province is tracking has also dipped below 200, standing at 194 on Friday.

  Jun 5
• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – June 5

  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6.

  Jun 5
• Victim of Boston Bar, B.C., suspicious death identified as Alicia Berg, 29

  Investigators said Berg "led a transient lifestyle in the Fraser Valley area."

  Jun 5
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• Pair accused in ‘horrific’ Vancouver sex assault arrested after skipping bail

  “This was a horrific and violent crime, and the suspects preyed on a vulnerable person,” said a Vancouver police spokesperson.

  Jun 5
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• Vancouver police investigate city’s fourth homicide of 2020

  Vancouver police are investigating the city's fourth homicide of 2020.

  Jun 5
• No charges to be laid against northern B.C. pipeline protesters

  The arrests took place between Feb. 6 and 10 on Wet'suwet'en territory.

  Jun 5

  Crime
• Okanagan RCMP officer cleared in 2019 shooting near lakeside campground

  The suspect's injuries were not life-threatening.

  Jun 5

  Investigations
• Homicide team called to Surrey after man’s body found

  Surrey RCMP say a man's body was discovered just after 8 p.m. Thursday.

  Jun 5

  Crime
• George Floyd: Thousands gather for peaceful anti-racism rally in Vancouver

  Thousands of people have gathered in downtown Vancouver Friday for a demonstration to condemn racism in the name of George Floyd.

  Jun 5
• B.C. unemployment rate hits 13.4% in May, even though 43,300 jobs added

  Previously, the B.C. government announced it will protect commercial tenants from being evicted due to nonpayment of rent under the COVID-19 pandemic when the landlord hasn’t applied for the federal rent supplement.

  Jun 5

  Economy
• Man arrested after racist incident on B.C. first nation

  Port Alberni RCMP say Qualicum, B.C., man walked into their detachment June 3 and was arrested in connection with an act of racism on the Tseshaht First Nation reserve.

  Jun 5

  Crime
• First Nations demand immediate action in death of Chantel Moore in Edmundston, N.B.

  An independent police watchdog from Quebec has confirmed it will look into the shooting.

  Jun 5

  Crime
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• ‘Disturbing’ police violence against Indigenous people will be investigated: Trudeau

  This week, an RCMP officer in Nunavut was caught on camera hitting an Inuk man with a moving truck, and a First Nations mother in N.B. was shot and killed by police.

  Jun 5

  Canada
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• Another brain-injured man says he walked out of B.C. hospital weeks before Gavin Deloes’ death

  A B.C. man is speaking out about what he says are disturbing similarities between his case and that of a 41-year-old man who died after walking away from the New Westminster hospital.

  Jun 4

  Health
• Port of Vancouver, homeless advocates spar over injunction to clear CRAB Park camp

  Lawyers on both sides of a new homeless camp were in B.C. Supreme Court on Thursday litigating an injunction application, but won't learn the outcome until next week.

  Jun 4
• NHL allowing teams to reopen facilities Monday, players can then take part in voluntary workouts

  The National Hockey League announced Thursday night that it will be moving into Phase 2 of its plan to potentially resume its season amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that shut down play in March.

  Jun 4

  Sports
• Advocates call plan to boost Black history B.C. school curriculum ‘long overdue’

  "It's a place to tackle racism, to undo the corrosiveness of prejudice," Education Minister Rob Fleming said of the B.C. school system.

  Jun 4
• Vancouver issues first sidewalk patio permits, expands program to breweries

  The new program has transformed what was previously an expensive, months-long process into a free, two-day turnaround. 

  Jun 4