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With the soaring cost of living, food insecurity has become a critical concern in B.C. Now one man is on a mission to address the affordability challenges.

Three and a half years after he was viciously assaulted while responding to a call in downtown Vancouver, the patrol officer became emotional reciting his own words.

There have been growing calls for the provincial government to dismantle CLBC, and fold its responsibilities directly into the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.

Ukrainians gathered outside Kelowna City Hall on Monday, just as they did three years ago to mark the anniversary of the war in their home country.

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has asked Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie to take the posts down, but they remain up.

The airline provides service to 24 remote Arctic communities in Nunavut and N.W.T. through Ottawa and Edmonton, as well as dedicated charters in northern Alberta and B.C.

A police conduct board has decided not to recuse itself from a hearing for three British Columbia RCMP officers who are facing possible dismissal over alleged racist group chats.

Global News has learned that the Vancouver police became aware of social media posts from developer and ex-political commentator Alex Tsakumis in late 2023.

The rally comes about a week after two people were charged with robbery and assault causing bodily harm in the brutal beating of the owner of Hank's Handimart.

When Global News asked Metro Vancouver Chair Mike Hurley about the money, he said "I'm not really well aware of that one. That one caught me a bit off guard, so I'm not sure."

B.C. Premier David Eby has pledged to eliminate the consumer price on carbon if the federal government drops its requirement for provinces to have one.

While the valley bottom had continuously dry conditions all winter, the snowpack across the region is at 84 per cent of normal.

Arts groups say they need clarity from the province sooner than later, in order to prepare for the busy summer season.

Born July 25, 1944, in Antigua, Callender was a force of nature—unyielding in her pursuit of justice, unwavering in her commitment to uplifting marginalized communities.

British Columbia's economic development minister says the government plans to enter next week's meeting with other provinces prepared to make "substantive changes" to its interprovincial trade barriers as the threat of hefty U.S. tariff threats loom.

In December, Options for Sexual Health warned that it was facing a major funding shortage, and could have been forced to close all but five clinics by April.

Mounties said she was struck by one vehicle, then, while unconscious on the ground, was struck a short time later by a second vehicle.

The initial investigation shows that a tractor-trailer towing a large vertical load struck both the 264 overpass and the CP Rail overpass travelling westbound.

"So he went behind the counter where all three of the people were standing, grabbed his shoes from there, put them on and walked out the gate," mom Kelli Bouzovetsky said.

The B.C. government announced it is setting up a task force to grow the province's agriculture and food processing economy, to improve production, profitability, competitiveness.

Earthquakes Canada said the quake near Grande Cache would have been lightly felt in the surrounding areas of Edson, Grand Prairie and Whitecourt, as well as in Prince George, B.C.

Workers unionized with the B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) kicked off job action on Sunday with a one-day strike rally in Burnaby.

The only elevator at an independent living facility has been out of service for weeks, leaving dozens of seniors struggling to come and go. A fix is expected to take months.