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Francis David Laporte was killed near the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, just minutes after the same attacker allegedly severed a 56-year-old man's hand a few blocks away.

The city says the risk of a catastrophic event is low but it wants to strike a balance that acknowledges an incident could occur.

A Vancouver jury is starting deliberations in the trial of Kane Carter. Carter faces murder charges in an alleged gang shooting that took the life of bystander Alfred Wong, age 15.

The man accused in the June slaying of Tori Dunn appeared in a Surrey, B.C. court Friday. Friends and family protested outside, vowing to "make noise" until justice is served.

BC United party now says it will run some candidates in the Oct. 19 election, despite suspending its campaign last week to support the B.C. Conservative Party instead.

Premier David Eby says mental health care in the province for those committed against their will needs to be "dignified and humane" to be effective,.

Brave Little Hunter, an orca calf that was freed in April from a Vancouver Island lagoon, is still on her own, researchers say. But she's living up to her name and holding her own.

North Vancouver RCMP were called to reports of shots fired early Friday morning. A man in his 50s was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition.

A growing cluster of out-of-control wildfires in the British Columbia Interior has forced officials to place residents in the area under an evacuation alert.

Neil Fahlman is wanted on three unendorsed warrants for Intimidation of the Justice System, Harassing Communications and Criminal Harassment.

B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau has announced an election policy to make all public transit in the province free.

On Wednesday, a B.C. Supreme  Court judge found Richard Charles Reed guilty in the Sept. 18, 2020 killing of Jian Jun Zhu at the Manzo restaurant on Capstan Way.

Dan Davies, who has represented Peace River North since 2017, confirmed his plans in a press conference on Thursday.

The abduction was reported in the early hours of Aug. 17, and police were able to recover the victim within 24 hours.

Canfor Corp. has announced it is shutting two northern B.C. sawmills in a move it says will affect about 500 workers, partly blaming "punitive" U.S. tariffs imposed last month.

Paula Abdul's Straight Up! To Canada Tour was scheduled to begin in Victoria, BC, before continuing on to 21 cities across the country.

Kane Carter has pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault in the January 2018 shooting that killed 15-year-old Alfred Wong.

Victoria is planning to phase out tax exemptions for parking lots of some community groups but says they could forego the cost if they let unhoused people shelter there overnight.

The union representing foremen at B.C.'s ports say members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize strike action if necessary in an ongoing labour dispute with port employers.

British Columbians can expect better mortgage rates after the Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate again Wednesday, experts said. Affordability, however, is still an issue.

In an effort to cut costs and build times on new housing, the B.C. government has released a set of free, standardized designs for small-scale, multi-unit dwellings.

The operator of Metro Vancouver's specialized HandyDART transit system says it will meet with striking workers and a mediator on Sunday.

Police have arrested a suspect accused of killing one man and and severing another man's hand in what is being described as a pair of downtown stranger attacks.

Greater Vancouver Realtors says home sales in the region dropped 17.1 per cent in August from a year earlier and were more than a quarter below the 10-year seasonal average.