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'Freaking ecstatic!' Canadian soccer fans in Tinsel Town swoon over Hollywood ending

An estimated 25,000 Canadian fans brought the Sea of Red to Los Angeles for Team Canada's Round of 32 elimination game victory over South Africa.

6 still missing, 4 pulled from B.C.'s Georgia Strait amid marine rescue involving civilian vessel

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said it was notified around 11:45 a.m. PT of "several people in the water without personal flotation devices" about 10 nautical miles southwest of the Vancouver International Airport.

At least 20 people have died of drowning in B.C. this year, up from last year

Water safety group recommends always wearing a lifejacket, heading out on the water with a buddy, and wearing bright colors.

Apartments can become sweltering in summer. Why heat bylaws could be coming to a city near you

As temperatures and deaths connected to heat keep climbing, more tenants, politicians and climate advocates are calling for cooling rules. During municipal debates — from councils in British Columbia to Newfoundland — the same question keeps coming up: Who should pay for the upgrades?

Search underway for convicted killer believed to have escaped from Vancouver Island prison

A search is underway for a convicted killer police describe as "dangerous," who is believed to have escaped from a federal prison on Vancouver Island.

Food supply, conservation efforts turned B.C. waters into whale-sighting hotspot

The sightings have produced a raft of social media photos and videos that show the animals in the waters near major landmarks in and around Vancouver.

Search and rescue operation suspended for 6 missing boaters in Strait of Georgia

The search for six people believed missing in the water without lifejackets in the Strait of Georgia has been suspended, according to the Victoria Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.

UVic names new scholarship after Tumbler Ridge science teacher

A Tumbler Ridge Secondary School science teacher is being honoured by a new annual scholarship established in their name at the University of Victoria. Mark Deeley was present during the mass shooting in February and commended by Premier David Eby for his courage.

New Westminster school redevelopment proposal sparks pushback against student relocation plan

Some parents at a New Westminster, B.C., elementary school say a proposed redevelopment plan — which would see two schools built on the Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary site — isn't viable for their kids as they would be forced to move to a Burnaby school temporarily.

Ottawa relaunches federal green home retrofit program in 4 provinces

After a hiatus, the popular greener homes program is returning to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and British Columbia.

Canadian Forces suspend search for 6 missing people, RCMP take over operation

The military and RCMP say four people were taken to Sea Island Coast Guard Station before being transferred to emergency health services. 

Crews have 'exhausted all possibilities' of finding survivors in search for 6 missing off B.C. coast

Montreal Canadiens trade Brendan Gallagher to Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Brendan Gallagher from the Montreal Canadiens for future considerations.

B.C. nurses issue 72-hour strike notice

This comes after the rejection of a tentative agreement reached between the Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA) and health employers.

E-dirt bikes seized, tickets issued after teens caught racing on Coquitlam street

RCMP said that on June 22, they received a complaint of teens racing e-bikes on the road and when officers responded, they said they found a group of them in a parking lot.

Leafs ink Stecher to two-year contract extension

The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed defenceman Troy Stecher to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Monday.

Former B.C. corrections officer turns herself in after warrant issued

A warrant was issued for Naila Sheikh's arrest last month. The former correctional officer turned herself in to police on Monday morning.

Escaped inmate found dead on Vancouver Island

West Shore RCMP said on June 28, they were notified that an inmate was unaccounted for during the midday count at William Head Institution in Metchosin.

B.C. couple who saved 3 people after boat sinking say ‘wear your life-jacket’

Brian Angus and Dorothy Stauffer were on their sailboat on Sunday afternoon heading to Saturna Island from Vancouver when they came across a startling sight.