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• Unhoused man identified as victim in deadly Vancouver stranger attack

  Francis David Laporte was killed near the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, just minutes after the same attacker allegedly severed a 56-year-old man's hand a few blocks away.

  Crime

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• Burnaby planning disaster emergency exercise for Trans Mountain facilities

  The city says the risk of a catastrophic event is low but it wants to strike a balance that acknowledges an incident could occur.

  Environment

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• Judge instructs jurors in gang shooting trial involving innocent B.C. teen’s death

  A Vancouver jury is starting deliberations in the trial of Kane Carter. Carter faces murder charges in an alleged gang shooting that took the life of bystander Alfred Wong, age 15.

  Crime

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• B.C. orders coroner’s inquest in slaying of Surrey’s Tori Dunn

  The man accused in the June slaying of Tori Dunn appeared in a Surrey, B.C. court Friday. Friends and family protested outside, vowing to "make noise" until justice is served.

  Crime

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• BC United to run some candidates in election after all

  BC United party now says it will run some candidates in the Oct. 19 election, despite suspending its campaign last week to support the B.C. Conservative Party instead.

  Politics

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• B.C. open to involuntary care, but needs ‘dignified’ mental health supports: Eby

  Premier David Eby says mental health care in the province for those committed against their will needs to be "dignified and humane" to be effective,.

  Health

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• Orphan orca freed from B.C. lagoon has yet to reunite with family, researchers say

  Brave Little Hunter, an orca calf that was freed in April from a Vancouver Island lagoon, is still on her own, researchers say. But she's living up to her name and holding her own.

  Environment

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• Man seriously hurt in North Vancouver shooting

  North Vancouver RCMP were called to reports of shots fired early Friday morning. A man in his 50s was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition.

  Crime

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• Cluster of wildfires in B.C. Interior triggers evacuation alert

  A growing cluster of out-of-control wildfires in the British Columbia Interior has forced officials to place residents in the area under an evacuation alert.

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• B.C. to require flush toilets on large construction sites starting Oct. 1

  Starting Oct. 1, construction worksites in B.C. with more than 25 workers will be required to provide flush toilets with handwashing facilities to those on site.

  Economy

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• Victoria council scraps plan to shelter homeless in parking lots

  Councillors voted it down in a narrow 5-4 vote expressing concerns about uptake, feasibility, safety and community pushback.

  Canada

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• Defence says many gaps in Crown’s case in trial involving innocent B.C. teen’s death

  The defence, which did not call any evidence during the trial, says there are too many gaps in the Crown's evidence for the jury to be sure the accused fired the deadly shots.

  Canada

  Sep 5
• Sheared propeller leaves major BC Ferries vessel in dry dock, sailings cancelled

  The starboard propeller and hub assembly of the 60-year-old Queen of New Westminster have been sheared off and the vessel will need to be put into dry dock for repairs.

  Canada

  Sep 5
• Black Creek head-on crash caught on dashcam video

  It's the latest crash in what first responders are calling an especially dangerous year on B.C. roads.

  Canada

  Sep 5
• Renewed push for involuntary care after horrific Vancouver attacks

  The family of a young B.C. woman murdered by two teen 'psychopaths' is renewing its call for involuntary care of people with violent mental health conditions.

  Crime

  Sep 5
• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – September 5

  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC.

  News

  Sep 5
• Pig head mounted on UBC fence an act of antisemitism, Jewish group says

  The severed head was discovered on Tuesday, in front of what appears to be UBC President Benoit-Antoine Bacon's home. 

  Politics

  Sep 5
• ‘Marpole rapist’ granted full parole, victims’ families concerned about lack of notice

  In a July 3, 2024, decision, the Parole Board granted Gary Singh full parole. Singh was convicted of sexually assaulting 11 women between January 1988 and August 1991.

  Canada

  Sep 5
• Suspect charged in ‘random’ Vancouver attacks that left 1 dead, 1 with a severed hand

  Court documents show Brendan Colin McBride, 34, of White Rock has been charged with murder and aggravated assault in Wednesday's apparently random attacks.

  Crime

  Sep 5
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• Abbotsford senior charged with running down teens with car

  Michael Brian Gerty, 85, is charged with one count of dangerous driving and three counts of assault with a weapon after two teens were hurt.

  Crime

  Sep 5
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• Victoria police searching for wanted man with history of violence

  Neil Fahlman is wanted on three unendorsed warrants for Intimidation of the Justice System, Harassing Communications and Criminal Harassment.

  Crime

  Sep 5
• BC Greens pledge free transit provincewide if elected

  B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau has announced an election policy to make all public transit in the province free.

  Sep 5
• Man convicted of 1st-degree murder in Richmond sushi restaurant shooting

  On Wednesday, a B.C. Supreme  Court judge found Richard Charles Reed guilty in the Sept. 18, 2020 killing of Jian Jun Zhu at the Manzo restaurant on Capstan Way.

  Crime

  Sep 5
• Dan Davies becomes 3rd BC United MLA to announce independent run

  Dan Davies, who has represented Peace River North since 2017, confirmed his plans in a press conference on Thursday.

  Canada

  Sep 5
• 2 charged in New Westminster kidnapping, police say

  The abduction was reported in the early hours of Aug. 17, and police were able to recover the victim within 24 hours.

  Crime

  Sep 5