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VICTORIA — Illicit drug deaths are down slightly in British Columbia from the same period last year, but the coroners service says women and girls are dying at a much higher rate.

The park board says all seven people on site had been offered shelter previously but declined those offers, and five of the individuals had been offered housing with one person specifically already rejecting three such offers.

VANCOUVER — A coalition of Jewish organizations says it is "deeply alarmed" by a rising tide of antisemitism at the University of British Columbia in recent weeks.

A witness reported seeing a man who's been missing since Sunday fall into the swollen Coquitlam River as he tried to rescue a dog, and was "immediately swept away," a local search and rescue manager said on Wednesday.

PENTICTON, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ — Mounties in British Columbia's southern Interior say they've notified the provincial police watchdog after a confrontation that left one man dead and an officer injured.

CALGARY — A countrywide study says radioactive radon exposure is on the rise and continues to be a critical public health concern. The study, released Wednesday, is the first update on radon exposure in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ since 2012.

Record numbers of people in British Columbia have received updated vaccinations against COVID-19 and flu, as the province ramps up its immunization campaign for respiratory illness season.

RICHMOND, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ — Police say a youth has been arrested after a report of online threats against a school in the Metro Vancouver community of Richmond, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½

Some Deep Cove businesses remain closed due to flood damage

A ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Supreme Court judge says a longtime raw milk advocate who once tried to circumvent regulations through a "cow share" program can't try to overturn the provincial ban on unpasteurized milk again after two previous unsuccessful attempts.