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VICTORIA — Stuart Parker was 21 when he became the leader of the B.C. Greens in 1993 after campaigning against McDonald's use of ozone-damaging foam packaging.

DUNCAN — The head of British Columbia's police watchdog has cleared an officer of any wrongdoing after their vehicle struck two people who were jaywalking across a B.C. highway earlier this year.

VICTORIA — A protest banner hung on the outside facade of the British Columbia legislature has set off a police probe and an investigation by the clerk's office into the "external security breach.

The head of British Columbia's police watchdog says Indigenous people remain overrepresented in its investigations of incidents involving officers in which someone is seriously injured or killed.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for parts of Metro Vancouver as well as the lower Sunshine Coast and Howe Sound regions.

COQUITLAM — A 59-year-old man faces a second-degree murder charge after an alleged attack with a weapon resulted in the death of another man in Coquitlam, B.C. Homicide investigators say it happened on Aug.

MAPLE RIDGE — Homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting overnight in Maple Ridge, B.C.

PORT ALBERNI — The rapidly growing wildfire on Vancouver Island near Port Alberni, B.C., has reached 13.9 square kilometres in size, almost triple what was reported when the fire was first reported late Monday.

SURREY — The Surrey Police Service has begun using live biometric scanners in its jail cells to monitor the health of people being detained.

B.C. residents urged to stay cool and hydrate.