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• Metro Vancouver board chairs could see $25K pay bumps under proposed changes

  A proposal to increase the number of paid meetings attended by Metro Vancouver's board chair and vice-chair is raising eyebrows.

  Politics

  9 mins
• Vernon Mounties investigate woman’s death

  Mounties are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found inside a home in the 5500 block of Vernon's Heritage Drive, according to an email sent Wednesday.

  Crime

  2 hours
• Global BC Presents

  Global BC Presents is a series of in-depth interviews and features on newsmakers and news events around B.C. Here are the segments in full.

  Features

  3 hours
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• Canada’s Taylor hopes to repeat at RBC Canadian Open but McIlroy could challenge

  Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., won a historic four-hole playoff against England's Tommy Fleetwood last year at Oakdale Golf and Country Club in Toronto.

  Sports

  3 hours
• Kamloops council chaos continues as mayor stripped of spokesperson status

  The mayor of Kamloops will no longer speak for the city, after council passed a resolution stripping him of his position as its official spokesman.

  Politics

  3 hours
• BC Conservative candidate resigns amid spotlight on recent social media posts

  Damon Scrase, the party's candidate for Courtenay-Comox, issued a statement Tuesday saying he was stepping aside to avoid becoming a "distraction. "

  Politics

  4 hours
• Kelowna aerospace company lands part of landmark contract for aircrew training

  The contract has a value of $11.2 billion, and reimagines training for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), consolidating three aircrew training operations under SkyAlyne.

  Canada

  4 hours
• Woman arrested as pro-Palestinian protesters shut down UBC intersection

  Protesters at the Vancouver campus are demanding the university cut ties with Israeli institutions and divest from companies connected to Israel.

  World

  4 hours
• Dream Rally to roar on new Okanagan route

  Planners of the event said they're excited for this new route from Prospera Place to Peachland to roll out with 200-plus luxury cars cruising along the lake with their co-pilots.

  Canada

  4 hours
• Human remains found near Dawson Creek identified as missing B.C. woman

  The BC Coroners Service has identified the remains, discovered along the Kiskatinaw River on May 18, as belonging to Renee Didier.

  Crime

  6 hours
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• Man sentenced to 5 years for 2001 B.C. sexual assault, break and enter

  Christopher Sharafi was found guilty in October 2023 and on April 30, 2024, for breaking into a home in Richmond and sexually assaulting a woman on Dec. 2, 2001.

  Crime

  8 hours
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• Spring snowfall expected on Coquihalla, Highway 3

  Snow levels are forecast by Environment Canada to drop below the passes overnight and periodic snowshowers can be expected through Wednesday morning.

  Weather

  9 hours
• Black-owned business program gives B.C. owners a shot at government contracts

  Canada spend billions each year procuring products and services, but Jackee Kasandy says that historically, barely any has gone to businesses owned by Black people.

  Canada

  9 hours
• 2 men charged after U.S. prosecutors say B.C. freight trains used for human smuggling

  The U.S. Department of Justice says two men are facing human smuggling charges for their alleged role in a scheme to transport people across the border on freight trains.

  Crime

  9 hours
• ‘When Calls the Heart’ actor Mamie Laverock on life support after 5-storey fall

  Mamie Laverock, who portrayed Rosaleen Sullivan in the Western drama, sustained life-threatening injuries during the fall.

  Entertainment

  9 hours
• Surrey Eagles BCHL championship highlights home-grown talent

  Leading the way for the Eagles was playoff MVP Micah Berger. Berger led the postseason scoring race with 25 points in 24 games, including 11 goals and 14 assists.

  Sports

  9 hours
• RCMP looking for suspect in connection with Surrey stabbing

  Police have released photos of a suspect in a stabbing in downtown Surrey on Sunday morning.

  Crime

  May 28
• Trial of B.C. man accused of killing, dismembering wife hears from DNA expert

  Obnes Regis has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and interfering with human remains in the death of Naomi Onotera, a Surrey teacher-librarian in August 2021.

  Crime

  May 28
• Woman’s death in B.C. RCMP holding cell was preventable, report finds

  "The bar for criminal liability for negligence is very, very, very high and the RCMP almost reached it," Aislin Jackson with the B.C. Civil Liberties Association said.

  Crime

  May 28
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – May 28

  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC.

  News

  May 28
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• Toxic drugs killing more than 2 youths per month in B.C., data shows

  A report from the BC Coroners Service says 126 children and youth younger than 19 died from toxic drugs between 2019 and 2023.

  May 28
• B.C. wineries competing to be in top-50 catalogue

  The catalogue will serve as a consumer buying guide despite this being a concerning time for B.C. wineries.

  Canada

  May 28
• ‘They had power tools’: B.C. man warns of metal thieves targeting EV charging cables

  BCIT researcher Kelly Carmichael said the theft happened while his Nissan Leaf was parked in front of his Surrey home on Sunday night.

  Crime

  May 28
• Delta mayor cancels upcoming Amsterdam trip after travel expenses questioned

  According to Metro Vancouver, Board Chair and Delta Mayor George Harvie has submitted more than $32,000 in expenses this year.

  Politics

  May 28
• B.C. seniors urged to defer property taxes by advocate amid rising cost of living

  B.C.'s Senior Advocate, Dan Levitt, said on Tuesday that while he has been travelling around the province, the number one issue he has heard is their struggle with affordability.

  Economy

  May 28