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Commissioner Brennan Bastyovanszky: "It's a bad thing for the city — it's an erosion of democracy."

The three admitted slashing tires on three vehicles in the parking lot of West Shore Town Centre in Langford in August

VANCOUVER — Mayor Ken Sim says he's moving to abolish Vancouver's elected Park Board, which is the only such body in any Canadian city.

Six of seven commissioners belong to mayor's ABC Vancouver party.

Fire Chief Karen Fry: "[The calls] are spread out everywhere, but the majority are still where most of our vulnerable people are living."

The number of foreign-educated nurses newly registered in British Columbia this year has more than doubled from last year, as the province makes progress on a $1-billion, multi-year plan to attract more health-care workers.

VANCOUVER — The Canadian Coast Guard says it's trying to identify the source of a diesel smell and sheen covering Vancouver's False Creek. It says it received a report of the apparent pollution around 6:20 p.m.

Xotta has held various roles with the port authority nearly two decades

Iryna Derunets is the only pediatric ear nose and throat specialist in north-central B.C., but needs permanent residency status before she can see patients in Prince George

British Columbia is moving to reduce the export of raw logs harvested in the province by requiring that certain types of lumber from the Interior undergo manufacturing first.