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VICTORIA — The Canadian Coast Guard ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier is back in its home port in Victoria after its crew swept the North Pacific for unreported and unregulated fishing.

She was last seen on Oct. 25 just after 10 a.m.

SICAMOUS, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ — RCMP say a traffic stop in British Columbia's southern Interior led to the discovery of about 73 kilograms of cocaine in a vehicle. Insp. Lori Orstad with ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½

The District of North Vancouver has declared a state of local emergency and ordered three homes evacuated in the Deep Cove neighbourhood over concerns debris left behind from last weekend's atmospheric river could pose a safety risk.

NEW WESTMINSTER, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ — Police are searching for a suspect after three people were stabbed at a casino in New Westminster, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, early Saturday morning.

Coastal British Columbia will see strong winds overnight with gusts that could reach speeds of between 90 and 110 kilometres per hour.

SURREY, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ — A man charged in the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old in the parking lot of a Metro Vancouver high school two years ago has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Workers in Metro Vancouver have chiselled away about 50 tonnes of so-called "fatbergs" that have clogged the sewer system and prompted a reminder to residents not to dump grease down the drain.

The Greater Vancouver Zoo is mourning the death of one of its iconic animals after Jenga the giraffe was found dead in his barn on Wednesday.

The North Shore mountains could see another 75 millimetres of rain this weekend.