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VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is accelerating its response to the overdose crisis by expanding lifesaving overdose prevention, treatment and support services.

VANCOUVER — The federal government is investing $2 million over four years to support species at risk and habitat protection in southeastern British Columbia.

PRINCETON, B.C. — Residents of 43 properties in British Columbia's southern Interior have been told to be ready to leave on short notice as a wildfire flares nearby.

NELSON, B.C. — Two people were injured after a plane crashed and ended up in a grocery store parking lot in Nelson, B.C., on Monday morning.

VICTORIA — Singer Michael Buble is to be appointed to the Order of British Columbia, one of the province's highest honours. The Burnaby-born singer headlines the class of 13 British Columbians set to become the order's newest members.

KELOWNA, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a man was injured during a confrontation with a police dog on Saturday night.

NANAIMO, B.C. — Nanaimo RCMP say a woman has been arrested after a series of incidents, including alleged assaults and impaired driving on Saturday.

VANCOUVER — There are rising tensions in a Vancouver neighbourhood where an encampment sprung up months ago, with one city councilor calling on the province to step in after he says he was threatened.

VANCOUVER — An Indigenous mother and son have launched a lawsuit against the Vancouver Police Department, the City of Vancouver and Walmart over an arrest on Mother's Day last year. A statement of claim filed this week in B.C.

BURNABY, B.C. — Investigators have identified the remains found in a burned-out vehicle taken to a Burnaby, B.C., tow yard last week. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the remains of 23-year-old Randy Chan were found in the vehicle.