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VANCOUVER — Novelist and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway has won a years-long battle to have his defamation lawsuit proceed against a woman who says he sexually assaulted her, an allegation he denies.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia must do things differently to break the cycle where Indigenous people comprise five per cent of the population but about 30 per cent of those incarcerated, Premier David Eby and First Nations leaders said Thursday.

An estimated 100,000 people in British Columbia are believed to have an opioid use disorder and an average of seven people a day die from overdose.

Metro Vancouver climate committee endorses regulatory proposal that would charge large buildings a $500 administrative fee and $350 for every tonne of carbon pollution they emit beyond a set threshold.

Waves hammered into Vancouver's seawall while the highest waves were recorded in the Strait of Georgia.

VANCOUVER — Bitter cold is descending on Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, with Prairie cities already seeing -30 C temperatures and southwestern British Columbia bracing for an Arctic outflow and an overdue blast of winter.

SALMO, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Police say a 42-year-old man from Trail, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, has been arrested after allegedly driving a stolen vehicle that hit three police cars and injured an officer at a roadblock. Mounties say an officer in Salmo, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

VANCOUVER — Police say a man has been arrested after a pedestrian pulled out a gun and started shooting at a driver following a near-collision in Vancouver.

Environment sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is warning parts of northern British Columbia to expect wind chill values as cold as -50 C for at least the rest of the week.

VANCOUVER — Dwight Yochim says he has had some difficult relationships with funders of non-profits he's been involved with over the past 30 years, but last year was particularly tough on him and staff at the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Search and Rescue Association.