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The house where Daniel Hackl allegedly engaged in an hours-long standoff with RCMP on Victoria Day burned to the ground the same night he was arrested. The cause of the fire has yet to be explained, but Chilliwack Fire Department crews returned to Knight Road and Queen Street to douse hot spots on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
B.C. man charged with shooting at police makes strange first court appearance
A memorial for the five victims of the July 2021 fatal crane collapse stands in front of the Bernard Block construction site in downtown Kelowna in October of 2021. (Aaron Hemens/Capital News)
‘Kill a worker, go to jail’: Unions demand release of fatal Kelowna crane collapse report
BC Ferries is using the one-year anniversary of a strong atmospheric river storm which washed out highways connecting Greater Victoria with the rest of Vancouver Island to highlight the role the crew on board the Klitsa played in keeping the community connected on that fateful day. (Courtesy of BC Ferries)
President and CEO of BC Ferries says company ‘deeply sorry’ for Monday’s outage
President Joe Biden listens as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks after they toured an area impacted by Hurricane Ian on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 GOP presidential campaign to challenge Trump
FILE - In this May, 22, 2019, file photo, a woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass., where a boogie boarder was bitten by a shark in 2018 and later died of his injuries. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Recent shark attacks are worrying beach-goers in Florida, Hawaii
A courtroom sketch shows accused murderer Ibrahim Ali listening to court proceedings through a translator. Ali is charged with first degree murder in the 2017 death of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl. (Credit: Felicity Don)
Pathologist in B.C. murder trial says he’s not certain where teenage girl was killed
Lane Mugleston, the owner of Leap Ahead Daycare, speaks to reporters Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Spanish Fork, Utah. A 2-year-old boy was shot in the head by a stray bullet while playing outside at day care in Utah, the facility’s owner and authorities said. Spanish Fork police believe the bullet came from a pellet or air gun shot from a farming field across the street west of the facility, Lt. Clay Slaymaker said. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Toddler shot by stray bullet at Utah day care while playing outside
Eric Racicot, Longueuil police detective on the case of the 1975 murder of Sharron Prior speaks with her mother Yvonne following a press conference where the identity of the killer was confirmed on Tuesday May 23, 2023 in Longueuil, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Police identify killer in 1975 cold case murder of Sharron Prior, 16, in Quebec
Beekeepers tend to hives in 2020. Beekeepers, aquaculturalists and federally licensed marijuana and hemp growers can now apply for special funding to help protect against extreme heat. (Chelsea Thomsen/Special to Black Press)
Province expands extreme weather funding program to include beekeepers, pot growers
The Chinese Canadian Museum is getting a $5.18 million boost from the federal government, through its economic development branch PacifiCan. The funding, announced May 23, 2023, to help with the building and space renewal at its new, permanent location at the historic Wing Sang Building at 51 East Pender St. in Vancouver’s Chinatown. (Chinese Canadian Museum)
Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver gets $5.18M from feds
Falling Canadian loonies are pictured in Vancouver on September 22, 2011. Canada’s housing agency says the country has the highest level of household debt in the G7, making its economy vulnerable to a global economic crisis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Canada has highest household debt level in G7: CMHC deputy chief economist
A police officer stands by a car and a tent near Barragem do Arade, Portugal, Tuesday May 23, 2023. Portuguese police said they will resume searching for Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who disappeared in the country's Algarve region in 2007, in the next few days. Portugal's Judicial Police released a statement confirming local media reports that they would conduct the search at the request of the German authorities and in the presence of British officials. (AP Photo/Joao Matos)
Police in Portugal resume search for Madeleine McCann, British child missing since 2007
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) dribbles past Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon in the first half of Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Final series Monday, May 22, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
LeBron questions retirement after Lakers are eliminated from playoffs
File - A teenager holds her phone as she sits for a portrait near her home in Illinois, on Friday, March 24, 2023. The U.S. Surgeon General is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for young people — and is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take "immediate action to protect kids now." (AP Photo Erin Hooley, File)
Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next?
Jessica Michalofsky spoke to supporters at Lakeside Park in Nelson on May 21 before beginning her month-long run to Victoria to increase awareness of the need for a safe and regulated supply of drugs. Michalofsky’s son Aubrey died of a toxic drug overdose in August of last year. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
‘First-time users are dying’: B.C. mom runs across province advocating for safe drug supply
Surrey RCMP say a missing 12-year-old has been located safe in Vancouver. (Anna Burns/Black Press file photo)
UPDATE: RCMP say missing girl found safe in Vancouver
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B.C. cyclist recovers after T-boning a bear as spring brings spike in ursine encounters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 Summit Sunday, May 21, 2023 in Hiroshima, Japan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
VIDEO: Trudeau says ceasefire won’t bring peace to Ukraine, blasts Russia
The Abbotsford Farm and Country Market, celebrating its 20th season, opened Saturday at Jubilee Park. It’s one of about 145 markets across the province that are included in the BC Farmers’ Market Trail app. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)
Track down B.C.’s best farmers markets this summer with interactive app
Ascent Helicopters owner Trent Lemke excited to have landed a major contract with Emergency Health Services. (PQN News file photo)
Parksville helicopter company wins $544-million B.C. air ambulance contract