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The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner in B.C. says it has asked the Vancouver Police Board to review an incident that resulted in a former judge being handcuffed by its officers.

Spring cleaning can be time-consuming, but one easy way to stay on top of it is with a small vacuum, like a stick or hand vac. Consumer Reports did a battery of tests to see which leaves the rest in the dust.

As filming wraps up in Vancouver, fans of the Netflix show Riverdale are getting a peek at what the season finale may bring.

  VANCOUVER -- A new driver recently pulled over for speeding in Vancouver had some memorable words for police when their vehicle was impounded. Earlier this week, a driver was pulled over in the city after being clocked at 106 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, Sgt. Mark Christensen said in a post on social media. The Vancouver police sergeant said the driver remarked that the speed limit was too slow in the area, saying to police, "It should be 70." It was a strange suggestion, since the driver st...

City council has voted to designate a section of Commercial Drive as a pedestrian-first street.

The B.C. government has announced it is providing more than $1 million to support families with loved ones who are struggling with mental health issues.

  VANCOUVER -- Homicide investigators have been called to Chilliwack after a fatal shooting that took place early Thursday morning. Chilliwack RCMP said in a news release that officers responded around 1:15 a.m. to a report that a person suffering gunshot wounds had been transported to hospital. The person later succumbed to their injuries, police said. Police did not provide the deceased persons age or gender, nor did they say where the shooting had occurred. The Lower Mainlands Integrat...

With vaccine rollouts picking up the pace across Canada, optimism is also growing, a new poll suggests.

  VANCOUVER -- Mayors in the B.C. health region hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are challenging each other to boost local vaccination rates. In a friendly competition, mayors across the Fraser Health region are seeing who can achieve certain immunization thresholds – and ultimately community immunity – first. The challenge will mark milestones at the 70, 75 and 80 per cent immunization marks. For now, those measurements will be calculated based on first doses of COVID-19 vaccines....

The outbreak is the second one at Brookside Lodge during the pandemic. A previous outbreak there infected 14 people and killed one earlier this year.