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Police are asking anyone who may have seen the woman, or have information on her whereabouts, to call the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550.

Mounties Coquitlam, B.C., were called Saturday to the scene of the community's third shooting in as many days. Police said the shootings were targeted as public concerns mount.

Vish Mayekar, head chef at La Tana, offers up a nutritious and delicious chickpea and farro salad featuring salsa verde and a flavourful Italian dressing.

The BC Highway Patrol is seeking Michelle Babette Lawrence, 48, who is wanted on several warrants. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on a non-emergency number.

Work was recently completed on a "fishway" on Guichon Creek at BCIT's Burnaby Campus, that will allow salmon to reach an upper section of the waterway under their own power.

B.C.’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said it was alerted Friday evening by an emergency locator transmitter sounding in the Revelstoke area.

Bowen Island is preparing to consider whether to opt into the province's new legislation which bans short-term rentals in homes that aren't a primary residence or secondary suite.

Ski hills on B.C.'s south coast finally caught a break Saturday with a fresh dump of snow providing relief to for a heavily delayed season.

B.C. Mounties say a fire that damaged five vehicles at a Burnaby used car lot Saturday was suspicious. An arson investigation is underway.

Snow began falling in areas of B.C.’s Southern Interior late Friday night, and it should continue until Saturday afternoon before transitioning to wet snow mixed with rain.

The event is being organized by the Vedic Hindu Cultural Society of BC, and follows growing concerns about an extortion racket targeting Surrey and Fraser Valley business owners. 

As of 8 a.m. Saturday, about 180 supervisors with TransLink subsidiary the Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) have initiated an overtime ban amid a break in contract talks.

Coquitlam RCMP say gunfire broke out near David Avenue and Mitchell Street around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, a day after the community was rattled by a daylight shooting.

As 81 per cent of Canada's farmland experiences dry conditions, farmers remain hopeful that winter will still bring some snow to help keep the ground moist for spring.

RCMP were called to Central Lonsdale around 8:15 a.m., to reports of a "man acting erratically and brandishing a weapon" outside a home.

Jade West has been operating for over 40 years, but hasn't been able to mine since the province implemented a moratorium where they mine in 2020.

When Alberta licence holders are handed a ticket in B.C., nothing requires them to pay that fine as the province does not have an interprovincial agreement.

The coalition has grown from 30 members to 59 members, as concerns continue to escalate surrounding B.C. public safety issues.

“During the 2023 wildfire season, thousands of people were asked to evacuate their home on short notice,” said B.C. environment minister George Heyman.

The Canada Border Services Agency says a kilogram of cocaine and two kilograms of methamphetamine were concealed in a false side of Martha Alvarado-Lopez's luggage in March 2023. 

It comes from a document accessed via a freedom of information request that laid out the meeting minutes of the province's Mental Health Working Group in January 2023.

Chip Wilson, who left Lululemon in 2015, said the athleticwear giant is using 'unhealthy,' 'sickly' and 'not inspirational' people in their marketing.

Fifty-two excessive speeders, eight speed racers, three prohibited drivers, 36 impaired drivers were “taken off the road,” police said.