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Jessica Berglund is a lawyer with 21 years of experience at WorkSafeBC, where she held various legal and senior management roles.

An intersection in Penticton, B.C., has become notorious for bad accidents, with the most recent one occurring two weeks ago.

Vancouver's Animal Services told Global News Friday that the owner of a large dog who fled after a smaller dog was fatally mauled, has neither come forward nor been identified. 

A severe weather alert says conditions are favourable across B.C.'s Interior for the development of dangerous thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds and torrential rain.

Aerial video shows a building that had been under construction was destroyed by fire and a crane that toppled amid the flames is still blocking vehicle access to the street.

'We weren't expecting it. And you see ... a giant grey-white shape come out of the darkness straight at you. It was pretty amazing.'

Saskatchewan's plan for a new policing service offers little information for the mayor of Warman, is too vague for the mayor of Wolseley, and the reeve of the Rural Municipality of Kelvington calls it a "waste of money."

Mounties say the suspect, Kalid Yimer, is believed to be in the Lower Mainland or travelling to Alberta.

A rare shark, a four-legged TikTok superstar and Olympic gold for B.C. are some of the good news stories we want to share with you this week.

Fruit growers in B.C. are scrambling and provincial politicians are hounding the government to provide immediate assistance following the collapse of the BC Tree Fruits co-op.

Friday's gold medal ties Canadian Andre De Grasse with swimmer Penny Oleksiak as the country's most decorated Olympians with seven medals each.

The total fines issued were over $11,500, Richmond RCMP said, and that does not include the cost of vehicle towing and storage, which applied to three repeat offenders.

Parks Canada said Highway 16 is open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., but that could change depending on fire behaviour and operational needs.

The owner of a commercial halibut vessel received more than $33,000 in fines for fishing in a marine protected area unique to the waters of the Pacific Northwest.

Police tape is up and officers have cordoned off an area near East Hastings Street and Main Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

RCMP said the two-vehicle crash involved a pick-up truck carrying two people from the United States and a minivan with three people from Alberta.

RCMP in Field-Golden, B.C., say a two-vehicle crash near the Alberta border has closed a section of Highway 1. Several people are being treated for serious injuries.

A lawsuit has been launched against WestJet by Air Passenger Rights over passenger compensation, with the suit centred around reimbursement guidelines on the airline's website.

B.C. Highway Patrol says a fatal pile-up in Chilliwack that took the lives of a woman and child may have occurred when one or more vehicles stopped suddenly for a road obstruction.

Burning embers from Tuesday night's massive fire in Vancouver ignited in nine other blazes, Mayor Ken Sim said. One fire destroyed a home several blocks away.

Boeing Canada plans to invest $61 million in British Columbia for an aerospace manufacturing training facility as well as research and development.

BC Wildfire information officer Taylor Shantz said the wildfire grew from 380 hectares to 670 hectares overnight, as evening 'fire behaviour' ramped up.

Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services were called around 6:45 p.m. to a building under construction on West 41st Avenue near Blenheim Street.