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VANCOUVER — A man who took part in four traffic-stopping protests in Metro Vancouver in an effort to save old-growth forests has been given a conditional sentence and six months' probation by a provincial court judge.

Central coast chum abundance declined 90 per cent since 1960, new study finds

Tanzirul Alam is serving time in federal prison for sex crimes with teenagers.

VANCOUVER — Two people have died in separate shootings around Greater Vancouver and while homicide investigators are not linking the attacks, they say both appear targeted.

A Kelowna resident is hoping to trade a pinecone in for a house. Back in September, Stephanie Horman picked up a pinecone from her kid's schoolyard and decided to see what she could trade it in for by the end of September.

Vancouver police say they've arrested a suspect in a spate of vandalism incidents in Chinatown. The department says in a news release that officers patrolling the neighbourhood arrested a man in his 60s Wednesday afternoon.

Greater Vancouver Board of Trade rolls out road map to address B.C.’s rapidly rising skills deficit and labour shortage

The wife of a former Kelowna RCMP sergeant who died at age 41 has sued the provincial government, alleging his terminal brain cancer came as a result of the hazardous conditions he was exposed to while carrying out his duties as an officer.

Oliver mayor Mayor Martin Johansen spent four months reaching out to the province to find out why the town wasn’t on the list.

A jury issued 12 recommendations after seven days of proceedings; eight were directed to the VPD.