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• Kamloops rally calls for better maternity care amid OB/GYNs mass resignation

  A large rally was held in Kamloops amid growing concerns over the level of maternity care being provided at Royal Inland Hospital following the resignation of all seven OB/GYNs.

  Health

  6 hours
• Richmond restaurant out thousands due to Canada Post strike

  Canada Post says that while postal services have resumed, "uncertainty and instability in the postal service will continue with the union's decision to conduct rotating strikes.

  Canada

  Oct 25
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• Critics express concerns about changes to B.C.’s graduated licence program

  While the move is intended to help ease the long wait times for testing, it is raising concerns that more unskilled or inexperienced drivers will be on the roads.

  Canada

  Oct 23
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• Pitt Meadows family flees Canada after brutal attack caught on camera

  The incident happened on Sept. 26 and surveillance footage shows a businessman, named John Ling, beaten just steps from his front door by two masked men armed with baseball bats.

  Crime

  Oct 16
• North Vancouver brewery opening delayed by ongoing BCGEU strike

  More collateral damage in the strike by the BC General Employees Union. The owners of a brand new taproom on the North Shore say the strike has delayed their plans.

  Canada

  Oct 13
• Memorial tournament honours slain B.C. boy, fuels push for tougher driving laws

  A memorial tournament started this weekend in honour of 12-year-old Xavier Rasul-Jankovics, who was struck and killed by a vehicle in late August.

  Canada

  Oct 12
• Community rallies around family of 2-year-old badly burned in Aldergrove fire

  The community has come together to help the family, donating toys and raising thousands through a GoFundMe to help the family start over.

  Fire

  Oct 1
• Abbotsford police arrest 5 border jumpers this week

  Four of the people have since been turned over to the Canada Border Services Agency, while one man remains in Abbotsford police custody on an outstanding warrant.

  Canada

  Sep 26
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• Abbotsford, B.C. police launch dedicated extortion task force

  Abbotsford police have launched a task force in response to a recent increase in the frequency and severity of extortion-related incidents.

  Crime

  Sep 25
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• Suspect arrested in East Van double homicide investigation

  Vancouver Police say a 54-year-old man who was found at the scene of a double homicide with non-life-threatening injuries has now been arrested in connection with the case.

  Crime

  Sep 6
• ‘It’s going to hurt a lot of people’: Pushback to Surrey horse racing track closure

  Members of the local harness horse racing community are concerned about their future after one of two horse racing tracks in the Lower Mainland suddenly closed without notice.

  Aug 24
• ‘Very exciting’: Rare recreational sockeye fishery opens on portion of Fraser River

  Anglers must have the proper licence and are limited to two sockeye and four pink salmon per day, according to a Fisheries and Oceans Canada notice.

  Economy

  Aug 22
• Surrey wants your help to make sure every student has school supplies this fall

  The Surrey School District is running its annual donation drive seeking school supplies, backpacks and other essentials for families in need.

  Education

  Aug 21
• B.C. junk removal company accused of illegally dumping garbage

  Devean Schoenfelder, who owns Dev's Disposals, spotted the company, Junk Be Gone, around 8 p.m. on Tuesday and turned around to see what was happening.

  Environment

  Aug 20
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• Convicted B.C. killer Shawn Merrick misses parole hearing, board to decide without him

  A man convicted of killing a Metro Vancouver woman almost 20 years ago was scheduled to appear at a parole hearing on Wednesday, but did not show up.

  Crime

  Aug 6
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• ‘Garbage everywhere’: Woman calls out partying campers at Alouette Lake

  Kristena Owen captured the scene over the weekend, after paddleboarding to one of the East Beach camping sites on Alouette Lake in Golden Ears Provincial Park.

  Jul 30
• Maple Ridge couple, dog, killed in neighbour dispute, leaving loved ones bewildered

  Bruce, alongside his wife Roxanne and their dog, was killed inside their Maple Ridge home on Wednesday night. The suspect is believed to have died from a self-inflicted injury.

  Crime

  Jul 25
• After more than 6 months, Langley senior home elevator finally fixed

  The elevator was the only one and residents told Global News they were forced to find alternative ways to get important items like groceries or mail.

  Canada

  Jul 11
• ‘Find somewhere else’: Abbotsford residents push back on supportive housing project

  The project, which has not yet been approved, would contain 42 units and be constructed in what is currently known as Martens Park.

  Politics

  Jul 9
• ‘Cautious optimism’ on cleanup for wrecked former B.C. ferry

  The Queen of Sidney, a former BC Ferries vessel, was consumed by flames in early May along the Fraser River, where it's been moored since 2002. 

  Fire

  Jul 3
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• B.C. man riding e-bike felt heat on his leg. Moments later its battery caught fire

  Within seconds of realizing what was happening, he hopped off the bike and it immediately burst into flames, shooting sparks and flames in every direction.

  Fire

  Jul 2
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• B.C. rescue organization for senior, special needs animals fundraising for new home

  For almost two decades, Saints has operated out of a small converted house, but a new home is on the horizon as the rescue organization has purchased a larger property.

  Canada

  Jun 18
• Fraser Highway revitalization creating headaches for Langley businesses

  The City of Langley says it is working to improve infrastructure and utilities, while landscaping the area and adding new public gathering spaces.

  Economy

  Jun 5
• Mother in stable condition, community reeling after Horseshoe Bay bus crash kills child

  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.

  May 29
• Families in Abbotsford, B.C., scrambling after repeated school bus cancellations

  School district officials in Abbotsford, B.C., say more school bus drivers are being trained in an effort to meet rising concerns over service cancellations.

  Education

  May 11