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Steven Frank Laroche, 58, died Sept. 11 at a federal prison in B.C.’s Fraser Valley while serving life sentences for killings in Winnipeg and Vancouver.
Vancouver police recorded 104 bear-spray incidents involving youth by Aug. 15, up from 83 a year earlier, and inspected 27 businesses to curb access to the restricted product.
Princess Diana’s black silk Christina Stambolian dress, worn in London in 1994, will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in December for the first time in nearly three decades.
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick has released a public safety plan that calls for stronger enforcement, expanded treatment access and new victim-support measures.
B.C. says PCT, meaning Pacific Time, will be the abbreviation for its year-round time standard after the province ended twice-yearly clock changes in March 2026.
Reports to the Vancouver Police Board show police-reported violent crime rose six per cent in the first half of 2026, with increases in every district.
Kerry-Lynne Findlay says she is not leaving the B.C. Conservative leadership after nine legislators left the caucus since her May victory.
Oktoberfest, the Fire Dragon Festival, night cycling, live music, art, sport and food events are among 15 options across Metro Vancouver this weekend.
A screen shown in the Bruins’ Behind the B series appeared to outline a deal for Filip Hronek, though there is no evidence the Canucks and Bruins held talks.
The union will survey mayoral and council candidates on public safety and publish the results, but will not endorse anyone or hold a candidates’ debate.
Police say a 49-year-old man allegedly struck a woman in the abdomen near Hastings and Seymour streets; she was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A 60-year-old man is charged after police say a vehicle struck several occupied vehicles in southeast Vancouver before the driver left on foot.
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