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In Kelowna-Centre, BC Conservative incumbent Kristina Loewen is claiming victory with just a 130 vote lead. And a decision was delivered in the injunction requested by the province against the Penticton “Fairview” homeless encampment.

The second of three storms to hit B.C. proved deadly this weekend, as powerful winds and heavy rain brought down trees and power lines in many parts of the province. A funeral service was held for 23-year-old soldier Aidan Goulding, who lost his life in the fire at CFB Wainwright. Kelowna’s MP speaking on the...

The federal government has made tackling homelessness a key part of its new budget, but what will that actually mean for B.C. cities, whose mayors and councils were elected recently in part on a campaign to deal with public safety and affordability? Cohan Sassaman tried to find out.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted an injunction to shut-down a notorious homeless encampment in Penticton. The site had been the focus of numerous public safety concerns. As Klaudia Van Emmerick reports, those who are now being evicted say they have few other options.

Jordan Armstrong speaks with Julian Somers, SFU professor and clinical psychologist, about the pol’s findings, which was commissioned by a group of residents and businesses opposed to a drug injection site on Helmcken.

As BC Housing moves residents out of the Luugat SRO on Granville Street, following complaints about crime and public disorder from businesses, one man says his father was evicted into homelessness. Kristen Robinson reports.

Vancouver has billed the FIFA World Cup as an inclusive event, but not everyone is feeling welcome. A homeless man who’s taken shelter under a city bridge says municipal workers and police told him he would have to clear out, citing FIFA’s two kilometre controlled area or “beautification zone” around BC Place. Kristen Robinson reports.

An event held in Nanaimo to attract health care workers to the province. There has been another suspected homicide at an Abbotsford homeless encampment, the second in less than a month. Metro Vancouver is facing growing criticism, over a pricey probe into whistleblower leaks.

The B.C. government has cleared out a homeless encampment that took over a rest area in Abbotsford. But as Taya Fast reports, there’s still another troublesome encampment along Highway One, that the province has yet to address.

As prices at the pump stay high, B.C.’s social services, including food banks and those that help the homeless, say they are seeing more demand and strain on resources. Travis Prasad looks at the impact.

The small northwestern B.C. community of Smithers has extended the security contract for its homeless encampment until the fall, when the town’s mayor says she hopes another solution will be in place. Kristen Robinson reports.

A 69-year-old man was shot and killed at an Abbotsford homeless camp late Monday night. The B.C. government has denied funding for an eight-year-old boy to travel to Germany for a rare brain procedure and there are water quality concerns on board some BC Ferries.

The World Cup is less than 80 days away and as Vancouver prepares to welcome the world as a host city, there are still questions about what will happen to those living on city streets. Jerome Igbokwe, staff counsel with the BC Civil Liberties Association joins Global News Morning as part of a coaltion of...

Newly trained nurse practitioners say they’re struggling to find work in their field. As we get closer to the FIFA World Cup, what is the plan for housing the homeless who live or take shelter in the area around the stadium?

Demands are growing for the B.C. government to do something about a homeless encampment that has taken over an Abbotsford Park and Ride, now that another fire has broken out three days after a man was killed. Taya Fast reports.

Cleanup volunteers say police and all levels of government are passing the jurisdictional buck when it comes to cleaning up an abandoned homeless camp in Chilliwack, B.C. As Paul Johnson reports, the site is full of trash and derelict vehicles while being located uphill of an important fish hatchery.

Emergency room closures. The BC healthcare crisis that critics worry is putting patients at risk. A scandal at Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; a violinist who raised accusations of sexual abuse and why she’s breaking the terms of her settlement. And Nanaimo tenants are left homeless as a motel is destroyed in a boxing day fire.

The B.C. government is moving to dismantle a homeless camp of RVs at a Fraser Valley rest stop by closing the restrooms and shutting down services such as water and power. As Taya Fast reports, a homeless advocate disputes the province’s claim that the people living there are a danger to the public.

Advocates are warning that the current funding agreement for the B.C. Rent Bank expires at the end of March, and if long-term, stable funding isn’t found, thousands of people could be at risk of becoming homeless. Kylie Stanton reports.

Canada has lost its measles elimination status after more than 25 years – we take a look at what parts of B.C. contributed to this. The Luugat is being closed on Granville Street. The old Howard Johnson building was converted around 2020 into a place for the homeless to move into. Since that time, Granville...