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Senior convicted of 2017 double murder in Vancouver's West End dies in prison

Senior convicted of 2017 double murder in Vancouver's West End dies in prison

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver senior has died in prison while serving concurrent life sentences for the second-degree murders of two fellow residents of the West End apartment building where he lived.
This B.C. community is among the hardest hit in the province's toxic drug crisis

This B.C. community is among the hardest hit in the province's toxic drug crisis

Since 2016, the North Okanagan community has seen 19 people die from overdoses
Shouting crowd forces Surrey, B.C., council meeting to recess until Wednesday

Shouting crowd forces Surrey, B.C., council meeting to recess until Wednesday

SURREY, B.C. — Surrey City Council will make another attempt Wednesday to hold its regular weekly meeting after a shouting crowd forced an almost immediate recess of the Monday night gathering. A social media post from Coun.
Ukrainians in limbo, find refuge at East Sooke retreat

Ukrainians in limbo, find refuge at East Sooke retreat

The Ukrainian Safe Haven was created by Brian and Sharon Holowaychuk at a former resort in East Sooke.
Mother bear and two cubs killed after getting into garbage near Nanaimo

Mother bear and two cubs killed after getting into garbage near Nanaimo

Police initially said the bears would be relocated, but the animals were put down.
Striking Sea-to-Sky transit workers reject deal recommended by bargaining committee

Striking Sea-to-Sky transit workers reject deal recommended by bargaining committee

VANCOUVER — The union representing transit workers in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region says members have rejected a tentative agreement that had been signed by their bargaining committee after mediated negotiations with their employer.
Workers vote down deal that would have ended Sea to Sky transit strike

Workers vote down deal that would have ended Sea to Sky transit strike

Parties had reached tentative agreement in mediated session last week
B.C. starts Burnaby Hospital upgrade as rural hospitals face weekend ward closures

B.C. starts Burnaby Hospital upgrade as rural hospitals face weekend ward closures

BURNABY, B.C. — British Columbia's hospital system is "teetering" and in need of more federal funding, Premier John Horgan said, as he addressed recent temporary ward closures at hospitals in rural communities.
Life in prison without chance of parole 'cruel and grossly disproportionate,' says B.C. civil liberties watchdog

Life in prison without chance of parole 'cruel and grossly disproportionate,' says B.C. civil liberties watchdog

The BC Civil Liberties Association intervened in a Supreme Court of Canada case that challenged stacking years of parole ineligibility in multiple sentencing cases.
Man turns himself in to police over manure pile left at B.C. premier's office

Man turns himself in to police over manure pile left at B.C. premier's office

LANGFORD, B.C. — RCMP on Vancouver Island say a man has turned himself in after a pile of manure was left at the front door of Premier John Horgan's constituency office in Langford, B.C., last week. Corp.