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Number of people who are homeless in Metro Vancouver up 9 per cent in 2 years: report
Since point-in-time homeless counts started in 2005, the number of homeless people in Metro Vancouver has increased by 141 per cent, the report says.
As homes tilt in the mud, floating home community in Delta, B.C., fears for its survival
The Tsawwassen First Nation and Canoe Pass Village residents alike are calling for the area to be dredged — but it's unclear who is actually responsible for dredging that particular channel of the Fraser River.
What is swimmer's itch? And how can you treat it?
CBC News asked two experts about a common consequence of swimming in B.C. lakes.
Man accused in Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy appears in court to determine whether he's mentally fit to stand trial
Many of the details surrounding Kai-Ji Adam Lo's Wednesday court appearance are subject to a court-ordered publication ban, but a media consortium is challenging the ban.
Vancouver parking enforcement to pilot body cams amid violence, threats against officers
"No one likes to get a parking ticket," City of Vancouver chief safety officer Magnus Enfeldt said. "But everyone deserves the right to go to work and not be afraid of being assaulted while doing their job."
Men accounted for 77% of drowning deaths in B.C. last year, coroner says
This week is National Drowning Prevention Week — an annual reminder about water safety — and the Lifesaving Society, B.C. Emergency Health Services and the B.C. Coroners Service are reminding British Columbians about the dangers of unsafe practices in, on and around water.
Prime grazing land owned by province sitting unused, East Kootenay cattle ranchers say
Cattle ranchers in southeastern B.C. are growing more frustrated over government-run grazing land that is going unused, and the overall effect it's having on the province’s agriculture industry.
Watchdog suggests review of how RCMP interact with Indigenous people, mental health calls
B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office is recommending changes to how police interact with Indigenous people, as well as people experiencing a mental health crisis, in the wake of an investigation into RCMP actions during an incident three years ago that left a Williams Lake man dead.
District of North Vancouver councillor wants to make bike bells mandatory
A District of North Vancouver councillor wants to make bike bells mandatory in his community and wants to see other municipalities follow suit. However, some are wary of how a bylaw would work, and say there are other ways to make multi-use pathways safe for all.
Victoria's Whitney Gardner explores fame, phantoms and free (not haunted) pianos in new graphic novel
New graphic novel, Free Piano (Not Haunted), was inspired by an ad for a free piano, that was allegedly not haunted.