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FOI records reveal delayed response to dangerous snowstorm warning in North Van

'Twas the week before Christmas, when a snowstorm vexed, a District of North Vancouver communications manager appealed for an emergency mass text.

Jul 18, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

B.C. promises $3M to expand program that partners cops with health-care providers

British Columbia is spending $3 million to expand a program that partners health-care workers with policein mobile teams to respond to mental health-related calls.

Jul 17, 2023 5:04 PM Read more >

Minister says he'll announce decision Wednesday on future of policing in Surrey

Uncertainty around policing in Surrey has swirled since October.

Jul 17, 2023 1:19 PM Read more >

Dogs trained to detect potentially deadly superbug at B.C. hospitals

VANCOUVER — Arti and Anton are the newest floppy-eared members of a team of dog detectives trained to sniff out adangerous bacterium in British Columbia hospitals, where it can easily spread among vulnerable patients.

Jul 17, 2023 1:05 AM Read more >

'The heart of us': Colleagues and family honour fallen B.C. firefighter Devyn Gale

The British Columbia Wildfire Service is paying tribute to the 19-year-old firefighter who died after being struck by a falling tree last week, calling her "the heart of us.

Jul 16, 2023 7:49 PM Read more >

Canada sees 100,000 square kilometres burned this record-breaking wildfire season

OTTAWA — Canada's record-breaking wildfire season has now seen 100,000 square kilometres of land scorched as blazes continue to burn out of control across the entire country.

Jul 16, 2023 1:40 PM Read more >

'Kind and thoughtful' firefighter, 19, who died in B.C. is identified by her brother

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — A 19-year-old B.C. firefighter who police say was killed by a falling tree near Revelstoke on Thursday has been identified by her brother as Devyn Gale, who was a former member of the B.C.

Jul 14, 2023 5:12 PM Read more >

Ibrahim Ali's health delays Burnaby murder trial

Ibrahim Ali is on trial for first-degree murder in the death of a girl whose body was found in Central Park.

Jul 14, 2023 12:10 PM Read more >

Inside the Surrey policing war of words

A look at the heated text messages and emails between Surrey's Brenda Locke and NDP Deputy Premier Mike Farnworth over Surrey's police fight.

Jul 14, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >

Kelowna man says he was sexually assaulted on BC Transit bus

"I did not consent to her disgusting hands touching me."

Jul 14, 2023 5:35 AM Read more >