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Another property in Surrey sees shots fired connected to extortion threats. Tragedy at Cypress Mountain this past week is inspiring one man to share life-saving skills with others. And the former site of the Army & Navy department store in Vancouver’s Gastown could be redeveloped into towers.

Vancouver council has voted to approve a funding increase of more than $20 million for the city’s police and fire departments. Travis Prasad reports

Vancouver City Council will debate amendments to its 2025 budget to meet more than $20 million in cost overages for the Vancouver Police Department and Vancouver Fire Rescue Service. Aaron McArthur reports.

Vancouver Giants senior vice-president Dale Saip, along with Bruce Farquhar of the Township of Langley Fire Department join Squire Barnes on Global News Morning Weekend BC to discuss the Vancouver Giants annual Teddy Bear Toss, along with a toy drive in partnership with the township firefighters.

We are hearing from Victoria’s new and first female chief constable for the first time. The Victoria Police Department announced the hiring of Fiona Wilson on Thursday. She will be heading to the island from the Vancouver Police Department. Kylie Stanton has more.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is vowing to “fight fire with fire” and address U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s economic protectionism with policies aimed at attracting investment and higher wages in Canada. Poilievre told Jas Johal on Corus Radio station CKNW in Vancouver on Friday he also supports increased security at the U.S.-Canada border, but downplayed fears...

With Halloween and Diwali falling on the same night, fire departments are reminding the public about the use of fireworks. They’re banned in most Metro Vancouver cities, but as Grace Ke reports, business is booming in the District of North Vancouver.

North Vancouver RCMP are searching for whoever stole several uniforms belonging to the city’s fire department from a local dry cleaners. Surveillance video captured a man breaking into the business Saturday morning.

Video provided by the Vancouver Police Department shows a man setting fire to a homeless woman’s blanket as she slept on a sidewalk in front of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Dec. 3, 2020. Police are seeking help identifying both the victim and the suspect.

A human rights complaint has been filed again the Vancouver Police Department and the Bank of Montreal for the arrest of an Indigenous man and his granddaughter in December 2019.

A curious canine on Vancouver Island has his “tail wag” back – thanks to a determined fire department and a GPS tracking device. Kylie Stanton now on the misadventure that left Tanker in a pickle.

The Vancouver Fire Department had planned to stop responding to certain medical calls — as of Wednesday morning. The department blames chronic ambulance delays tying up its members. But a late development means the plan is on hold. Jordan Armstrong reports.

Sun, Jan 22: A group gathered outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Friday night to pay their respects to the victims after the collapse of a high rise building in Tehran, Iran. Members of the Vancouver Fire Department were among the crowed paying tribute to their fallen colleagues.

Vancouver Police Department Chief Adam Palmer maps out the timeline of the five separate violent incidents believed to be committed by 46-year-old assailant Kent Meads downtown on Wednesday.

BC Wildfire crews and local fire departments are battling a wildfire that broke out north of West Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay Sunday. Grace Ke has the latest on the fire fight.

After the Vancouver Fire Chief issued a special order to get tents cleared off East Hastings, the department held a press conference Tuesday to explain its reasoning. But Downtown Eastside advocates are making sure their side is heard as well, and as Emad Agahi reports, they say removing the tents won’t solve the problem.

First responders on the North Shore cycled for 24-hours to raise money for pediatric cancer research. Members of the West Vancouver police department, North Vancouver RCMP and North Vancouver City fire department started cycling at 10 a.m. Thursday outside Park Royal Mall in West Vancouver until 10 a.m Friday.

A B.C. Indigenous man and his granddaughter have filed human rights complaints against BMO and the Vancouver Police Department after an attempt to open a bank account last December ended with them being handcuffed outside the branch. Catherine Urquhart reports.

With the large increase in call volume, Vancouver Fire & Rescue Chief Karen Fry speaks to what could help her department stay on top of everything. Grace Ke reports.

An investigation by the Vancouver Police Department named Project Tariff, took five months and ended with the seizure of eight firearms and more than two kilograms of heroin, fentanyl, and other synthetic opiates.