BC News

VANCOUVER — Vancouver's city council has voted unanimously to reduce the speed limit on local streets to 30 kilometres per hour, down from the provincially mandated 50 kilometres per hour.

An evacuation order and alert have been rescinded near Lytton, B.C., after firefighters declared that a nearby wildfire is "being held" and is no longer considered likely to spread.

Thousands of blueberries spilled onto the highway, creating what police say was a sticky mess as other vehicles drove over the fruit.

SURREY — RCMP say British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office has been called in after officers shot and killed a man at a home in Surrey after responding to a reported assault on Monday evening.

Adam Bremner-Akins has been a party member for eight years and previously ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the legislature.

FORT ST. JOHN — The B.C. Wildfire Service says the province is facing fewer active wildfires this year compared with last season at this time, but a forecast of thunderstorms and lighting will "certainly" cause more blazes.

FORT ST. JOHN — People who attended a prenatal clinic in Fort St. John, B.C., have been told they may have been exposed to measles.

BURNABY — The Independent Investigations Office of BC says it is looking for witnesses to the arrest and death of a man in Burnaby, B.C., last week.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is boosting a tax credit to help developers of video games like Electronic Arts hire additional staff and invest money locally.

DUNCAN — The union representing striking transit workers in the Cowichan Valley says its members have rejected a provincial mediator's recommendations to end a five-month labour dispute.