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The father of a 13-year-old girl who was swarmed in a Kelowna park over the weekend is speaking out about the attack on his daughter and demanding answers.

Joshua Morven and Sarah Bright knew they wanted to get married, even though Morven was sick in the intensive care unit at Vancouver General Hospital.

A police incident has closed Highway 7 in both directions between Harrison Bay Road and Scowlitz Access Road, which lies between Harrison Mills and Deroche, east of Agassiz.

The federal government created residential schools to strip Indigenous children of their culture and assimilate them into Canadian society.

British Columbia's election campaign is entering its second week with each party's team of candidates in place and the leaders looking ahead to the upcoming televised debate.

New Democrat Leader David Eby says his party would implement an annual tax cut of $1,000 for the average family starting next year if elected to form government on Oct. 19.

The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Vilmer Alriksson to a three-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Sunday

Police on Vancouver Island say emergency response officers had to be called in to make an arrest after a man was found dead at a British Columbia First Nations community.

Elections BC says the New Democrats and Conservatives have nominated full slates of candidates for the upcoming Oct. 19 provincial election.

The Vancouver Whitecaps settled for a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers on Saturday night that assured them a spot in the Major League Soccer playoffs.

Adam Klapka led the Calgary Flames to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL pre-season action on Saturday.

It was a wild game that saw the Tiger-Cats rally from a 16-point deficit and score two touchdowns late in the fourth quarter to win their fourth consecutive game.

The leaders of the three national Indigenous organizations they look ahead to the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday.

With more than 15,000 lives lost to toxic drugs since 2016, B.C. has been at the cutting edge of debate, science and policy about how to deal with the crisis.

The toxic drug crisis is one of the most contentious and widely debated issues ahead of British Columbia's provincial election on Oct. 19. 

Kristina Ward was last seen crossing a street in Langley, B.C., with a man pushing a bike. That was seven years ago, but her family holds onto hope for the RCMP investigation.

Police are blaming human error — not alcohol or speed — for an accident in which a driver steered their SUV into an elevator lobby at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C.

Vanessa Renteria Valencia was killed in the early morning of Sept. 19, after police say they were called to a disturbance at a Surrey home.

Opponents of the trade said the main company is an American-based one that only came to Canada after the U.S. banned the practice more than two decades ago.

BC Conservative Leader John Rustad laid out the core elements of his housing policy Friday, with a focus on speeding up permit approvals and repealing NDP density laws.

Ashley Gardner's son is a vulnerable learner and is required to have an educational assistant with him at school. However, due to a shortage of EAs, Daniel can't go full time.

BC Ferries has launched its bidding process to replace seven major vessels in two phases, but Seaspan says the process leaves little room for B.C.'s maritime sector.

The 41-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., said in a post on Instagram that she will finish out the National Women's Soccer League campaign with the Portland Thorns.

Police and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre have received more than 400 reports in the past week of scam emails attempting to extort money from individuals.