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• Man pleads guilty to murder of Lapu Lapu Day festival attack suspect’s brother

  Alexander Lo, 31, was found dead on the floor of a home near Knight Street and 33rd Avenue around 1 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2024. 

  Crime

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• 70-year-old hit-and-run victim says ICBC left her in the dark about coverage

  Loreen English says ICBC wasn't clear about her coverage following a traumatic hit and run, and told her instead to keep her receipts for everything.

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• 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

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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 BC: July 25

  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC.

  News

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• Nearly 30K people gave up on waiting and walked out of Island Health ERs last year

  According to the provincial numbers, 142,000 people walked away from B.C. hospital ERs before they received treatment, including 30,000 in the Island Health region.

  Health

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• U.S. Christian musician’s West Kelowna tour date remains, amid backlash

  Despite this backlash, West Kelowna remains one of the few cities still hosting Sean Feucht’s tour, along with Abbotsford.

  Canada

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• Celebration of Light’s funding woes a sign of trouble for arts and culture sector

  The Honda Celebration of Light puts on its final display on Saturday, but executive producer Paul Runnals said its not clear if organizers will be able to bring the event back.

  Economy

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• New Westminster councillor questions taxpayer-funded cafeteria at city hall

  'The cafeteria has lost close to $350,000 in tax dollars just in the last three years alone,' Coun. Daniel Fontaine told Global News.

  Politics

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• U.S. raises anti-dumping duties on softwood lumber above 20%

  The B.C. Council of Forest Industries issued a statement Friday saying the trade action will harm workers, families and communities across the province and Canada.

  Canada

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• Kingfisher SAR plane joins U.S. Coast Guard in medical rescue of Canadian mariner

  The aircraft was called out around 11:30 a.m. to help support the medical evacuation of a Canadian mariner from a fishing boat about 300 kilometres offshore from Astoria, Oregon. 

  Canada

  Jul 25
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• $54M pedestrian and cycling upgrade to Granville Bridge opens to public

  The Granville Connector project is designed to provide a safer and more accessible pedestrian and cyclist connection on the bridge.

  Politics

  Jul 25
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• More Hudson’s Bay lease deals reached

  Hudson's Bay has reached deals to sell the leases of six store locations as legal wrangling continues on work to close a deal to sell up to 25 leases to B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu.

  Jul 25
• B.C. Highway Patrol dashcam captures consequences of unsafe driving

  A patrol officer was driving on Mackenzie Avenue South on July 20 when they noticed two drivers passing them who were not wearing seatbelts.

  Crime

  Jul 25
• Miners rescued in B.C. are in good health, caught up on sleep, company says

  Kevin Coumbs, Darien Maduke and Jesse Chubaty, three workers from Hy-Tech drilling, are safe and in good health, the company confirmed on Friday morning.

  Canada

  Jul 25
• Dogs, crews and helicopters deployed to find missing B.C. hiker in Banff

  Chad Singer of Radium, B.C., started his hike near the Aurora Creek trail, east of Radium Hot Springs. RCMP say he was last seen Wednesday in Marvel Pass in Banff National Park.

  Canada

  Jul 25
• Miners trapped underground at B.C. mine rescued, more than 60 hours after cave-in

  "We are relieved to share that all three individuals are safe, and in good health and spirits," Newmont officials said early Friday morning.

  Canada

  Jul 25
• Defence seeks no jail time for B.C. spa owner convicted of sexually assaulting 7 women

  A B.C. spa owner convicted of sexually assaulting seven women during "vaginal tightening" treatments should not spend any additional time behind bars, his lawyer has argued.

  Crime

  Jul 24
• Traffic so bad it belongs in a museum: Exhibit probes North Shore’s transportation future

  The past, present and future of the region's traffic is currently the subject of an exhibition at the Museum and Archives of North Vancouver dubbed "Are We There Yet."

  Crime

  Jul 24
• Fitness hearing for Lapu Lapu Day attack suspect hears from 2 psychiatrists

  Kai-Ji Adam Lo is facing 11 counts of second-degree murder for allegedly ploughing into the Lapu Lapu Day festival on April 26. 

  Crime

  Jul 24
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• Shoplifting on the rise in B.C., but one group says stores have given up reporting

  Save Our Streets in B.C. told Global News that stats show a decrease in certain crimes but that is because many people and businesses have given up reporting to authorities.

  Crime

  Jul 24
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• Thousands leaving B.C. emergency rooms before receiving care, data shows

  The BC Conservatives are raising alarm bells on emergency room wait times, citing data obtained through a freedom of information request.

  Health

  Jul 24
• Richmond residents demand answers amid city hall gift card controversy

  Some receipts have notations, such as "prizes," "goals and accomplishments," "team building," "no sick time taken," and "take our kids to work day volunteer appreciation.

  Politics

  Jul 24
• B.C. man left seeing pink in car crash denied compensation under no-fault insurance

  Richard Broad suffered a posterior vitreous detachment in his left eye, something that has permanently changed the way he sees the world, but was denied compensation by ICBC.

  Jul 24
• A quick history of B.C.’s Red Chris mine

  The eyes of many are on a northern British Columbia gold and copper mine as rescue efforts are underway to free three contractors trapped underground.

  Economy

  Jul 24
• Vancouver becomes 1st city in Canada to ban gun-shaped lighters

  Council approved the ban this week after Vancouver police presented data showing 162 calls last year involving gun-shaped lighters.

  Crime

  Jul 24