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"We live in a country where everyone should feel supported, we talk a lot about that inclusion and support but I don't see it happening the way that it's talked about."

Another storm is rolling off the Pacific, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to British Columbia's coast and a blanket of snow to the Interior.

A Habitat for Humanity Canada survey revealed four in five Canadians say homeownership is now a luxury, with British Columbians feeling the brunt of the housing crisis.

From a home with walls packed with stuffed animals to thousands of pounds of diapers dumped in the woods, here are a few offbeat B.C. stories that caught our eye in 2024.

Environment Canada warns that up to 70 mm of rain is expected to fall on Monday morning and into the early afternoon, especially on the North Shore mountains and in West Vancouver.

Jessica Rathwell’s mother booked the ticket, unaware of the policy requiring 48-hours’ notice for service dogs to reserve space, a policy Rathwell deems flawed.

Last year, a combination of El Niño and climate change meant a warm winter for much of Canada. For the winter tourism industry, a snowy forecast has brought hope.

A B.C. Supreme Court room heard emotional victim impact statements from the brothers' family on Monday, as their killer continued to maintain his innocence.

Heavy rain isn't unusual for Deep Cove in North Vancouver, but when Ashifa Saferali saw an e-bike floating down the street she knew this storm was something different. 

At trial, jurors heard Cudmore used a hunting knife, a roofing hammer and a pump action shotgun in the killings. Their bodies were later discovered by a hiker. 

Vernon North Okanagan RCMP, firefighters and emergency workers arrived at a motel fire Tuesday afternoon to find the upper level of the building partially engulfed in flames.

Kelowna resident Erica Krauseneck watched in real-time as a woman was caught by her neighbour allegedly snooping around her home.

Operated by Interior Health, the new Vernon UPCC will be a collaboration between the Ministry of Health and several other organizations.

This riding was represented by BC Liberal Party MLA Greg Kyllo who first took office in 2013. Kyllo collected 13,300 votes, winning 51.35 per cent of the vote in the 2020 election.

According to Service Employees International Union Local 2, the union representing the workers, talks went south when monetary issues were brought to the table.

Lumby, B.C., fire officials say flames were coming from the windows, doors and roof of a burning home when the arrived at the scene Monday evening. The home was destroyed.

The largest wildfire in B.C.'s North Okanagan region has been classified as held. BC Wildfire says people may still see smoke until the fire is declared out, however.

The leaders of both B.C. political parties at the top of the polls have laid out ambitious spending promises in the last two weeks.

BC Hydro is warning that trees weakened by years of drought could be damaged, knocking out power, as the first major storm of the season rolls into B.C.

The collision between the motorcycle and a large commercial truck occurred at around 8:30 a.m. along Highway 97 at Grizzly Road.