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SURREY - Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers says it's taking the "unusual step" of accepting tips from extortion victims amid ongoing threats and violence targeting South Asian businesses in Surrey, B.C.,...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say the annual Celebration of Light fireworks competition that begins Saturday will be protected by steel barriers to prevent vehicle incursions in the most crowded areas....

TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA TEXADA I - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says it's investigating a report that a grizzly bear on Texada Island, off B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, has been sh...

PRINCE GEORGE - One man was found dead on George Street on July 4 in what Prince George RCMP say may be the result of an assault that morning.The initial investigation began just after 4:00 a.m. when ...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have announced a player commitment for next season. The club says it's 6'3, 181 pound forward Leon Mikhalchuk from Minsk, Belarus. Last season in the Bel...

HALIFAX - The CEO of Via Rail says the Crown corporation wants to use refurbished rail cars to improve service between Halifax and Montreal. Mario Ploquin made the comments after a ceremony marking th...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Cops for Cancer Tour de North team will gather for a group ride on Sunday, July 20 at 8 a.m. to honour Shane Kelly, who was killed in a hit-and-run collision earlier this month."Th...

WASHINGTON - Amid months of tariffs and taunts from U.S. President Donald Trump, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who have a favourable view of the United States has fallen and is now o...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is being urged to show leniency toward a Montreal college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in its English-language programs. An association re...

TORONTO - Soccer fans looking to take in the 2026 World Cup will be able to apply for FIFA's first ticket draw starting Sept. 10, soccer's world governing body announced Tuesday in a release. FIFA did...