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VANCOUVER — Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a "humanitarian crisis" of crime and violence that has reached a tipping point, Mayor Ken Sim said as he unveiled a taskforce to tackle organized crime.

BURNABY, B.C. — The union representing about 1,200 workers at LifeLabs throughout British Columbia says it has issued a 72-hour strike notice to the employer. The B.C.

The BC Centre for Disease Control says influenza A infections remain high and continue to increase, while cases of RSV and COVID are declining.

SURREY, B.C. — Police say two men have pleaded guilty for their roles in a fatal hit-and-run in Surrey, B.C., last year where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle then dragged for several blocks.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Two earthquakes rattled the Fort St. John area in northeastern B.C., less than two hours apart. Earthquakes Canada says there was no damage reported by either quake, and only the second was felt in the city.

Morguard Investments, the property manager for Coquitlam Centre, is being invited to a council meeting to talk about the future of its 60-acre mall site. In July 2024, the city cancelled the company's master-development plan.

Nine-year-old Charleigh Pollock, who attends Happy Valley School, will soon lose funding for the enzyme replacement infusions she receives for a fatal neurodegenerative disorder called Batten disease.

The man was taken into custody July 18, 2023, after police were told he had knocked over a musician’s equipment at an open-air market

Areas with below-normal snowpack show "early concerns" for drought conditions in the spring and summer.

NANAIMO, B.C. — A woman in Nanaimo, B.C., has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death partially due to what police say were modifications made to her truck.