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File photo of Vancouver firefighters at work: Bob Kronbauer A fire has torn through a metal shop in the industrial zone in Mt Pleasant near the Olympic Village this morning. The blaze broke out at around 5 a.m.

40,000 fentanyl pills seized in a Richmond apartment in Feb. 2016. Photo submitted by RCMP Oct. 3, 2017 The illegal trade of the deadly opioid fentanyl continues to flow through the Island City by Nature.

20 dogs living in squalid conditions at a Chilliwack property are now in the care of the BC SPCA following the execution of a search warrant on a breeder.

VANCOUVER - Canada's decision to approve an expansion for the Trans Mountain pipeline was a "one-way street" that ignored the economic and title rights of Indigenous people, a lawyer said Monday in the Federal Court of Appeal.

Advance voting for the Oct. 14 byelection is on Oct. 4 and 10. File photo Dan Toulgoet Byelection day is nearing in Vancouver and residents can start casting a ballot as early as this week. General election day isn’t until Oct.

A young Delta driver has had his luxury ride impounded and is facing a speeding ticket worth almost $500 after being clocked by West Vancouver police zooming at 175 kilometres per hour in a 90 km/h highway zone.

The entrance to Parq Vancouver. Photo Christopher Morris After more than a decade of negotiations, public consultations and research, Parq Vancouver casino resort opens to the public for the first time tonight, Sept. 29, at 11 p.m.

Spawning deterrents are used to avoid serious harm to fish during construction. A special mat is placed in the waterway. It prevents fish from spawning in the area and, thus, minimizes mortality to eggs and larvae during construction.

Premier John Horgan, along with cabinet ministers Selina Robinson and Shane Simpson, toured a modular housing display suite Friday at Robson Square.

Photo: David Buzzard Charges may be recommended against a hunter who shot and killed a Squamish therapy dog near Lake Lucille on Sept. 28.