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Leonardo Machado, four, was struck at a bus stop in Horseshoe Bay when he, his mother and a family friend were returning from a day trip to Bowen Island.

The Peace River Regional District has issued new evacuation orders and alerts for the Kiskatinaw River area as the wildfire threatens to grow in the coming days.

The report also found teachers facing burnout, with one in seven saying they don't plan to stick with the job over the next two years.

B.C.'s power utility wants to boost the province's baseload electricity generation capacity in a bid to meet the province's growing demand from residents and industries.

It proposes gradually working towards a year-round pedestrian zone and also calls for more rental housing and hotel spaces, along with replacing aging SRO buildings.

The Conservation Officer Service tells Global News that due to recent conflict history, the bear poses a serious threat to public safety, so it has been ordered to be destroyed.

The B.C. Lions will host the Edmonton Elks at B.C. Place in the season opener for both teams.

The board says de Villiers, a top public health official in northern Alberta before his move to B.C. in 2020, has a supportive network of family, friends and "faith community."

A report concluded that Williams Lake council does have the authority to declare a state of emergency over public safety but emergency service agencies did not see a benefit.

Within a 36-hour period between Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19, Alan Goodall said his bar was subject to four separate floods from the former Howard Johnson hotel.

Firefighters were called to 66A Avenue near 180th Street just before 9 p.m. The home was engulfed in flames when crews arrived and the fast-moving fire sent neighbours scurrying.

The body of a man missing from the Merritt area since 2023 has been found, according to his family. Miguel Mack was last seen on Feb. 27, 2023, by his family.

The Alouette Homes in Maple Ridge is equipped with 18 beds and will take patients with 'severe and persistent mental-health disorders, often combined with other challenges.'

Travis Decker remains at large, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest on multiple charges, including three counts of first-degree murder.

Kalwinder Thind, 23, was stabbed and killed outside Cabana Lounge on the morning of Jan. 27, 2018, after an altercation that started between two groups inside the club.

Two men were arrested in B.C. and charged with first-degree murder after a fatal shooting in a Mississauga parking lot on May 14, police say.

Over the weekend, ice from the hometown rinks of six Oilers players was scraped into Thermoses, shipped to Edmonton and added to the Rogers Place ice sheet mix for Game 1.

The Pride flag was due to be raised at Powell River City Hall, an event that's been rescheduled after someone cut the ropes and rigging from the city flagpole over the weekend. 

Since Canada does not have a formal ‘lemon law’, Nicole Pajak turned to CAMVAP, which tries to resolve disputes between consumers and manufacturers.

Eva Hartman who works at the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society told Global News that the female porcupine crawled into the wreckage of a plane.

The program has expanded its voluntary ship slowdown at Swiftsure Bank, off Vancouver Island, to more effectively overlap with a “hot spot” of whale activity.

The group says the meetings are critical, as many of the city's key issues require the support of senior levels of government to address.

Kilam, 46, joined Edmonton after 20 seasons as an assistant with the Calgary, including three Grey Cup-winning teams.

Parts of B.C. saw a glimpse of aurora borealis resulting from a geomagnetic storm on Saturday night, and they are expected to make another appearance on Sunday night.

Fire crews in northern Manitoba have so far been able to contain a wildfire that forced thousands from their homes, while more residents in Saskatchewan have been told to leave.

A military official, who spoke with the AP on condition of anonymity to disclose operational details, said the far-reaching attack took more than a year and a half to execute.

Crowds gathered outside the Belvedere Presentation Centre in Surrey, B.C., Saturday morning for 'Condo Day,' a flash sale to move the project's remaining units.

Saskatchewan's Premier Scott Moe laid out a devastation outlook on Saturday as fires rage across the province, especially in the northern region.

Earlier this month, B.C. Premier David Eby announced he would be going to Asia on a trade mission, along with Agricultural Minister Lana Popham.

Civic leaders in Bellingham, Wash., are sending a message to B.C. residents, saying the community will offer a warm welcome when Canadians are ready to cross the border again.

Universal Ostrich Farm “failed to undertake appropriate biosecurity risk mitigation measures,” the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a statement.

Lounge admission is $6 per person, which includes tea, coffee and soft drinks. However, the newly released prices for food and other beverages could quickly rack up the bill.

Jade Arignon had to watch as her baby was strapped into a gurney and transferred more than an hour away to Penticton Regional Hospital.

B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service is investigating to find the person who illegally shot and killed a female black bear near Williams Lake, leaving behind five cubs. 

A BC Conservative legislator has lost what she called her "part-time" job as a councillor after a new law banning MLAs from also serving as municipal representatives came into effect. 

Vancouver police say the series of events began around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday in a building at Cambie Street and 41st Avenue.

Skylar Pelletier is a convicted sex offender currently serving a five-year long-term supervision order on convictions for sexual assault, assault and breaking and entering. 

Emotions are raw as police investigate a bus collision in Horseshoe Bay that killed a four-year-old boy and critically injured his mother on Wednesday.

Stephen Chong was found dead in his second-floor office at a strip mall in the 8200 block of Granville Avenue on the evening of Oct. 18, 2019.

The group, which included kids between the ages of three and eight years old, had been trying to hike the Hole in the Wall trail.

Police say five men were handed multi-year sentences for drug dealing in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside linked to the Wolfpack gang.

Melanie Mark is accusing the B.C. government of "turning their backs" on First Nations, local governments and environmentalists by passing controversial fast-track bills.

The woman was able to escape after she sprayed the bear with a hose. She was treated for injuries but is expected to survive.

The Kettle Society is one of the few daytime drop-in facilities in the city, offering services such as showers, laundry, meals and referral to other supports. 

At a meeting on May 27, council voted to direct staff to investigate what the city can do in a state of emergency, including putting people into involuntary care if needed.

The chorus of voices against contentious British Columbia legislation to speed up infrastructure projects continues to swell, with the province's civil liberties association calling it a betrayal of the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Oz is the administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and is the second health official in the Trump administration to try to prevent the cull.

Billy Ledoux was still alive when Abbotsford police officers arrived but despite the immediate efforts of bystanders and first responders, he died of his injuries.

Vancouver Fire Rescue Services was called to a fire in a unit on Granville Street near Helmken Street around 7 a.m.

Grizzly bears are know to be excellent swimmers. Last summer, a grizzly sow was spotted with cubs on Vancouver Island after presumably swimming from the mainland.