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Public safety around the bear is of primary importance, say government officials.

VICTORIA — The interim leader of B.C.'s newest political party says it will raise issues other parties won't dare to touch.

VICTORIA — Bailey the boa constrictor has turned up safe in its owner's kayak after being reported missing at a beach in Tofino, B.C., this week.

Officer Ron Kirkwood was suspended without pay after adjudicator Wally Oppal determined he committed misconduct when he fired an anti-riot weapon into a smoke-filled room, fatally injuring Lisa Rauch. 

The change, which will remove references to drug use or possession from the definition of non-academic misconduct, follows the overdose death of student last year

Vancouver police officers found a woman in her 40s who had allegedly been robbed and violently assaulted in a washroom.

Two former members of the B.C. Conservatives who have been sitting as Independents for months say they are launching a new provincial political party.

The victim has been identified as Satwinder Sharma, 56.

VANCOUVER — Thunderstorm warnings and watches have been posted for a large section of southeastern B.C., cautioning residents that lightning, strong winds, hail and heavy rain are all possible.

NORTH VANCOUVER — Police in British Columbia say there may still be people with "intimate knowledge" who haven't come forward to speak about the boat crash that killed a 10-year-old boy.