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Viral video shows large rat scurrying across UBC cafeteria's grill station (VIDEO)

Viral video shows large rat scurrying across UBC cafeteria's grill station (VIDEO)

An employee picks the rodent up from the counter with tongs.
Fish populations are shifting around the planet and 'someone is going to lose out,' says UBC researcher

Fish populations are shifting around the planet and 'someone is going to lose out,' says UBC researcher

By 2100, nearly half of the world’s shared fish stocks are expected to shift to neighbouring countries or international waters, says a new UBC study
Gastown homicide trial could be shortened, judge told

Gastown homicide trial could be shortened, judge told

Vancouver lawyers continue to work on admissions of fact in the case of a man charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault in the stabbing death of one man and the wounding of another
Risk of sinkholes on busy Coquitlam stretch were known, Trans Mountain says

Risk of sinkholes on busy Coquitlam stretch were known, Trans Mountain says

Trans Mountain is standing firm on plans to restart digging under the Fraser for pipe despite opposition from environmental groups
Vancouver Island First Nations defer old-growth logging across its territories

Vancouver Island First Nations defer old-growth logging across its territories

Vancouver Island First Nations have now reached agreements with the province and a logging company to defer old-growth logging across a combined area the size of more than six Stanley Parks
Why are Canadian babies getting smaller?

Why are Canadian babies getting smaller?

A new Statistics Canada study found a correlation between smaller babies and whether parents were born outside of the country, their income level, and a trend to have babies later in life. But researchers say they are still missing something.
Surrey murder, indignity to human remains case moving to Vancouver court

Surrey murder, indignity to human remains case moving to Vancouver court

Three men are charged variously with murder, offering an indignity to human remains or accessory to murder in connection with the death of Bhavkiran Dhesi, 19. Her remains were found in a burned out vehicle in Surrey in 2017.
Random New Year's Eve attack on woman in Vancouver caught on camera (VIDEO)

Random New Year's Eve attack on woman in Vancouver caught on camera (VIDEO)

“Unfortunately, these types of incidents are happening more often in the city, and it’s led to many people feeling less safe when they’re alone in public.”
Gym owners 'thrilled' to be opening after whirlwind of confusion

Gym owners 'thrilled' to be opening after whirlwind of confusion

B.C. gyms and fitness facilities can now reopen on Jan. 20, with new protocol in place.
'I would have pleaded guilty': B.C. teen appeals not criminally responsible convictions

'I would have pleaded guilty': B.C. teen appeals not criminally responsible convictions

"Instead, I would have pleaded guilty in order to get a normal youth sentence that would be guaranteed to end, even if it meant I had to go to jail for a while."