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Sleeping driver leads to drugs, guns being seized, Mounties say

Sleeping driver leads to drugs, guns being seized, Mounties say

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Police in Kamloops, B.C., say they seized guns and a "significant" amounts of drugs after finding a man sleeping inside a running vehicle at a restaurant parking lot.
'Targeted' shooting first homicide of the year in Delta, B.C.: police

'Targeted' shooting first homicide of the year in Delta, B.C.: police

DELTA, B.C. — A man has died after being shot in what Delta, B.C., police call a targeted attack. A statement from the Delta Police Department says officers are now treating the shooting of 29-year-old Delta resident Gurvinder Uppal as a homicide.
Man charged with second-degree murder two years after Vancouver death

Man charged with second-degree murder two years after Vancouver death

VANCOUVER — A suspect has been charged with second-degree murder more than two years after a man was killed in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. A statement from Vancouver police says they were called on Jan.
B.C. paramedics say staffing nears 'critical' levels, affecting response times

B.C. paramedics say staffing nears 'critical' levels, affecting response times

RICHMOND, B.C. — The union representing almost 6,000 ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia is sounding an alarm on staffing levels "reaching critical" in the province.
Four British Columbia communities get 26 new addiction treatment beds

Four British Columbia communities get 26 new addiction treatment beds

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's minister of health says the province has opened 26 new treatment beds for people with addictions in four communities over the last several months.
Jump in number of respiratory cases at B.C. Children's Hospital emergency room

Jump in number of respiratory cases at B.C. Children's Hospital emergency room

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Children's Hospital says it's seen a steady rise in the number of children coming in with respiratory symptoms.
Killer on parole is arrested in B.C. over threats made when his points card failed

Killer on parole is arrested in B.C. over threats made when his points card failed

Police in Vancouver say they've arrested a 66-year-old man for uttering threats against a gas station clerk and only later learned the suspect was a convicted murderer out on parole from a life sentence.
Boat sinks after smouldering for three hours in Indian Arm waters

Boat sinks after smouldering for three hours in Indian Arm waters

VANCOUVER — A boat was destroyed in the waters of the Indian Arm fjord near North Vancouver's Deep Cove on Saturday afternoon after it caught fire, smouldered for over three hours and sank.
B.C. premier should work with U.S., not ramp up trade threats: Opposition leader

B.C. premier should work with U.S., not ramp up trade threats: Opposition leader

The provincial government has estimated that the tariffs and a similar response from Canada would cumulatively cost B.C. $69 billion in lost GDP if the trade war lasts the entire four years of the Trump presidency.
Vancouver heritage building being demolished over risk of collapse

Vancouver heritage building being demolished over risk of collapse

VANCOUVER — Crews in downtown Vancouver are demolishing a more than century-old heritage building that the city's chief building official says is so badly damaged it is at risk of collapse. The building at 500 Dunsmuir St.