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VANCOUVER — The president of the union local for B.C. HandyDART workers says a withdrawal of the transit service in Metro Vancouver is "imminent" as it prepares to serve a 72-hour strike notice.

Incident occurred following traffic stop

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is expanding access to drug-addiction treatment by launching a confidential and free phone line offering same-day connections to doctors and health-care professionals.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is expanding access to drug-addiction treatment by launching a confidential and free phone line offering same-day connections to doctors and health-care professionals.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A 29-year-old man has been arrested after what police say was a violent carjacking outside the Prince George Airport.

Supplies come under fire, said to enable drug use instead of offering treatment.

Kayaker Scott Suffron spotted the duo swimming through the waters of Indian Arm Sunday morning.

The teen's friends told firefighters that he had climbed over a fence at Lynn Canyon Park to get a better look at the river canyon and he "just got too close" to the edge.

Damien Medwedrich will be eligible for parole in 25 years after being found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Alex Knatchbell.

Commuters are more likely to walk or bike in Greater Victoria than in any other metropolitan centre in Canada, with 18.7 per cent choosing some form of active transportation to get to work.