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Coastal Inspiration ferry to return Tuesday after a week out of service

Coastal Inspiration ferry to return Tuesday after a week out of service

The B.C. Ferries vessel is set to be back in service for the 1 p.m. sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay.
$3.4M settlement reached in B.C. Christian Brother sex abuse case

$3.4M settlement reached in B.C. Christian Brother sex abuse case

The B.C. teacher had worked at Newfoundland's notorious Mount Cashel orphanage where Christian Brothers abused many boys in their care.
Second shooting in less than a month at Penticton, B.C., home

Second shooting in less than a month at Penticton, B.C., home

PENTICTON, B.C. — RCMP in British Columbia say shots have been fired at "a known problem property" located in the Okanagan for the second time in less than a month.
Police costs for Taylor Swift Vancouver concerts outweighed by economic impact: chief

Police costs for Taylor Swift Vancouver concerts outweighed by economic impact: chief

It cost $943,000 to police the three Taylor Swift concerts in Vancouver last December, well below the estimated economic impact of $157 million.
Watchdog investigates police shooting in Surrey, B.C., that left one dead

Watchdog investigates police shooting in Surrey, B.C., that left one dead

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's independent police watchdog is investigating after a fatal shooting involving officers in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend.
Philippine Mars water bomber leaves Island, flying to new home in Arizona

Philippine Mars water bomber leaves Island, flying to new home in Arizona

On Monday, the Philippine Mars set off inland from San Francisco, and landed in Lake Pleasant, Arizona, about 4:15 p.m. 
Two injured in unprovoked attack at business in Surrey, B.C.

Two injured in unprovoked attack at business in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — Police in Surrey, B.C., are on the lookout for a suspect involved in two unprovoked attacks in the city that sent one person to hospital.
5 more things you (probably) didn't know about animals and Vancouver

5 more things you (probably) didn't know about animals and Vancouver

From a music-loving dog to a lost grey whale to a Vancouver shark attack
Pedestrian killed in crash in Abbotsford, B.C., linked to impaired driving

Pedestrian killed in crash in Abbotsford, B.C., linked to impaired driving

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A male pedestrian is dead after he was struck by what police are describing as an impaired driver in Abbotsford, B.C.
Man, 18, missing after falling through ice on B.C. lake

Man, 18, missing after falling through ice on B.C. lake

SALMON ARM, B.C. — An 18-year-old man is missing after falling through the ice at a lake in British Columbia's central Interior. Salmon Arm RCMP say police were called to the scene on Shuswap Lake at around 2 p.m.