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John Forde, the co-owner of the Whale Centre in Tofino, B.C., holds an orphaned black bear cub near Tofino in a handout photo.

A 42-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping and sexual assault with a Taser gun, following a police incident in Richmond on Wednesday that led to an elementary school being placed under a “hold and secure” protocol.

Vancouver police are warning the public that a high-risk sex offender is living at a halfway house in the city.

Alex Dagg, director of public policy for Airbnb, speaks at a press conference last month announcing a new agreement with the City of Vancouver.

The tugboat Nathan E. Stewart is seen in the waters of the Seaforth Channel near Bella Bella, B.C., in an October 23, 2016, handout photo.

Photo Shutterstock Results are expected today from an investigation into what caused a tugboat to run aground off British Columbia's coast in October 2016, spilling thousands of litres of fuel into the ocean.

Photo Vancouver Fire Fire crews are working to extinguish a fire affecting four homes in Vancouver's Strathcona neighbourhood that has closed Prior Street between Jackson and Gore. The Prior Street exit of the Georgia Viaduct is closed.

The Vancouver Police Board has given Police Chief Adam Palmer an extension on his contract that will see him lead the 1,300-member department until May 2023.

The current building at 133 Keefer, containing the Keefer Bar, stands alone until James Schouw and Associates builds out the sites it owns on each side. Image via Google Maps.

The City of Vancouver announced Tuesday a new pilot project for experienced homebuilder teams that will reduced permit processing times from between 28 and 38 weeks to six to eight weeks.