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B.C.'s first civilian-led mobile mental health crisis team expanding to 2 more municipalities
B.C.'s first civilian-led mobile crisis team which launched in November to assist police responding to mental health calls on the North Shore is expanding to two more B.C. municipalities.
West Vancouver teens host painting sessions for seniors during pandemic
A 16-year-old launched the intergenerational workshops with some friends as was a way to help seniors and youth connect through art after an isolating and challenging year.
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RCMP hunt suspect after potentially lethal explosive device found following Kelowna double shooting
RCMP have released video of a suspect after discovering a viable explosive device in the aftermath of a double shooting in Kelowna Saturday just before 7 p.m.
As overdose crisis rages on, wait lists grow in recovery programs for women with children
There are urgent calls for recovery supports for new mothers as overdose deaths continue to rise in B.C. There's a growing waitlist for beds in centres where women can seek addiction treatment without being separated from their newborns, says the director of perinatal addiction for B.C. Women’s Hospital.
B.C. vets see big spike in heat-related visits and pets dying
Vets across the province warn the heat has led to a big surge in heat stroke visits and it’s proven to be deadly for some animals. They ask owners to monitor their pets for symptoms.
Grade 6 class's 'equity backpack' project expands to 70 schools in B.C. and Alberta
What started out as one Abbotsford Grade 6 class's project to tackle racism has expanded into classrooms in over 70 schools in B.C. including one in Alberta.
Complaint about loud goats in rural Maple Ridge baffles local farm community
A resident of Maple Ridge's Whonnock community says she was in disbelief when she found an anonymous letter in her mailbox from someone threatening to call the SPCA over her loud goats and chickens.
Agassiz RCMP looking for men after alleged assault and threats at Chehalis Lake campsite
Police are looking for two suspects alleged to have shot a pellet gun and made threats near a campsite at Chehalis Lake, B.C.
B.C. family mourns 57-year-old 'man of a million projects' who died of COVID-19
From building volcano demos for his teaching wife's high school class to high-tech robots used in surgeries, William 'Bill' Chernoff had a passion for science and technology. And when it came to his projects, the sky was the limit.
Flowers still being added to Lynn Valley memorial as community tries to reclaim site of stabbings
A month after 7 people were stabbed in and around the Lynn Valley public library in North Vancouver, B.C., a memorial site honouring the victims remains and new flowers continue to be placed.