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A call about a restaurant that wouldn’t redeem a coupon and a report that a driver’s windshield wipers had stopped working are among the most frivolous 911 calls of 2018.

An average of four people a day died of illicit-drug overdoses in British Columbia between January and November, sobering numbers that show fentanyl continues to devastate communities across the province. A total of 1,381 people died in B.C.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has updated a salad recall warning that was issued on December 14 due to a possible listeria contamination.

A new poll conducted by the Vancouver-based insolvency trustee found that most British Columbians admit they can make some bad financial decisions over the holidays.

DEBRIS FIELD: After 12 days of demolition work, all that remains of the former Inn at Westview building is a pile of debris strewn over the footprint of the one-time social centre of Powell River.

Statistics from the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia show nine people are hurt in 35 crashes every hour in B.C. during the Christmas and New Year's holidays

In order to mitigate wildland urban interface fire concerns in 34 hectares of parkland within City of Powell River, qathet Regional District’s Regional Emergency Preparedness Service has announced it is starting the region’s first operational fuel-tr

It’s official – the windstorm to hit B.C.’s South Coast “was the most damaging storm in BC Hydro’s history,” according to a report released by the Crown corporation on Jan. 2.

B.C. voters have rejected proportional representation. Elections BC released the results of the mail-in vote Dec. 20. A total of 1,403,358 completed voting packages were returned by the deadline, representing returns from 42.

61.3% support first-past-the-post system, rejecting proportional representation; turnout was 42.6%