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RCMP reviewing its history with father of boy who was murdered

The Mounties are conducting an internal review following the deaths of an eight-year-old boy and his father last week in Coquitlam.
TransLink partners with Vancouver-based carpooling company Poparide

TransLink partners with Vancouver-based carpooling company Poparide

Vancouver-based carpooling platform Poparide has announced a partnership with TransLink to expand carpooling services across Metro Vancouver. Poparide connects people who need rides with people who own cars and are traveling on the same routes.
Mushroom poisonings on the rise in B.C. - mostly from kids

Mushroom poisonings on the rise in B.C. - mostly from kids

B.C. is on track to be a record year for mushroom poisoning calls in 2019, according tothe BC Centre for Disease Control. That is why British Columbians are being urged to use “extreme caution when foraging or consuming wild mushrooms.
Vancouver bar going to court to recover $40K in seized whisky

Vancouver bar going to court to recover $40K in seized whisky

Fets Whisky Kitchen was raided by B.C.’s Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch in 2018
New West education support workers avoid strike vote with tentative deal

New West education support workers avoid strike vote with tentative deal

New Westminster school support staff have avoided a strike vote after mediation between their union and provincial negotiators.
New West students call on school board to declare climate emergency

New West students call on school board to declare climate emergency

New Westminster’s school board is working on a call from a group of students and members of the community to declare a climate emergency and to apply a climate lens to all of its decision-making.
VIDEO: Secret life of spiders explained in time for Halloween

VIDEO: Secret life of spiders explained in time for Halloween

Creatures may look scary but they're actually an important part of the eco-system, UBC Okanagan biology lecturer says
B.C. man claims weed killer Roundup caused his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

B.C. man claims weed killer Roundup caused his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

A lawsuit filed in British Columbia against Monsanto Canada ULC is just one of a growing number of lawsuits targeting the U.S.-based agrochemical corporation for its herbicide Roundup. Alongside Monsanto, the notice of civil claim in B.C.
17 shots of Friday’s wind storm hitting Metro Vancouver (VIDEOS & PHOTOS)

17 shots of Friday’s wind storm hitting Metro Vancouver (VIDEOS & PHOTOS)

Thousands of people were without power across British Columbia due to a powerful windstorm that is hit the South Coast Friday. Stanley Park was closed and a number of BC Ferries sailings were cancelled due to the windstorm.
Here’s some tips from the masters on carving awesome 3D pumpkins

Here’s some tips from the masters on carving awesome 3D pumpkins

Carving a three-dimensional pumpkin might seem scary at first, but two of Vancouver’s master carvers say there’s really nothing to be afraid of. We spoke to pumpkin sculptors Bruce Waugh and Clive Cooper to give you a helping hand this Halloween.