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RICHMOND, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in after RCMP say they shot a man in an incident that also left an officer with serious injuries.

British Columbia is down to just one "wildfire of note," as the wildfire service says rain and cooler temperatures have helped crews turn the corner on a number of larger blazes, especially in southern parts of the province.

PRINCE GEORGE, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Mounties say that officers investigating a break and enter in Prince George, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, stumbled on what turned out to be the biggest haul of illicit drugs in the city's history.

VANCOUVER — An end to a countrywide rail stoppage may be in sight, but riders of British Columbia's West Coast Express are facing at least one more day without the service.

NORTH VANCOUVER, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — A British Columbia government fund to help non-profits buy rental buildings to protect tenants from eviction and maintain affordable rents is on track to exceed its target of 2,000 homes.

VANCOUVER — The Independent Investigations Office is asking prosecutors to consider charges against a Vancouver Police officer whose vehicle hit a pedestrian in the city's Eastside last year.

Covenants in a Coquitlam neighbourhood have blocked a multi-family development.

VANCOUVER — Though the wildfire season in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ this year has been less intense than last year's record destruction, drought conditions persist in many regions and the situation could worsen, Emergency Minister Bowinn Ma has warned.

VANCOUVER — Crews have begun removing a huge collapsed crane that has blocked a major Vancouver thoroughfare for more than two weeks, but officials say traffic on the street may not return to normal until the Labour Day weekend.

VANCOUVER — Two Vancouver police officers have been charged with assault related to an off-duty incident last December. Court records show Brian Hunt and Joshua Wong each face one count of assault over an offence alleged to have occurred on Dec.