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B.C.'s auditor general has been directed to investigate allegations of a conflict of interest involving a consulting firm that administers a provincial clean energy grant program.

Commercial vehicles in B.C. will soon be required to have speed-limiting technology installed, according to the B.C. government.

"Now that we've arrived at blossom time, it really shows the damage," said cherry grower and president of the B.C. Cherry Association, Sukhpaul Bal.

One study found the program was associated with a reduced risk of death, while the other concluded the strategy was associated with an increase in opioid overdose hospitalizations.

The Ontario budget's failure to directly address climate change represents a "gross abdication of responsibility" by the government, some critics argue.

Israeli officials said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's five-member war cabinet favored retaliation in a meeting on Sunday.

After two consecutive winters with widespread crop losses due to cold weather, B.C. wine producers are having to rebuild and reimagine the future.

The B.C. government is holding a press conference on Thursday to provide an update on how the province is improving the city's health-care services.

Increasing tension in the Middle East after a U.S. led coalition strikes Houthi targets in Yemen. Plus, emergency departments are overwhelmed again this winter.

Global News accompanied an Ottawa police officer during a patrol of the city's downtown, an area where the opioid epidemic and housing crisis are colliding.

With billions in health care spending, why are doctors saying the system is getting worse? And, after a resounding victory in Iowa, can anyone stop Donald Trump’s momentum?

Health Canada ignored critical warnings about a rapid-test supplier before approving its COVID-19 kits for distribution nationwide, Global News has found.

Of the top most-read stories in the valley, half involved summer wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes and devastated communities. 

Gypsy Rose Blanchard was originally handed a 10-year sentence after she encouraged her then-boyfriend to kill her mother Clauddine (Dee Dee) Blanchard in 2016.

From movie and TV stars to musicians and other notable personalities, we said goodbye to a lot of familiar, beloved faces this year.

The progress report comes after a year of headlines about temporary emergency department closures and urgent letters from doctors, nurses and midwives at Surrey Memorial Hospital.

The Town of Oliver is once again dealing with back-to-back emergency room closures, the most recent scheduled for Sunday overnight.

The Road to Recovery initiative launched in what were old research offices at the Vancouver hospital. It started with 14 detox beds and added another 20 transition beds in October.

An attempt by a Kelowna church leader to appeal the ticket he got when he broke pandemic-related gathering orders in B.C.'s highest court has been quashed. 

Last weekend, B.C. RCMP say they were called to an incident near Hedley, where a man was arrested for carelessly using a firearm.