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VANCOUVER — Newly minted Vancouver police chief Steve Rai says the city's diversity means its police department must be "accessible to everyone from all cultures," as he takes the helm at the department after the exit of former chief Adam Palmer.

India-born, Kitsilano Secondary graduate began VPD career in 1990

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver have released new data they say depicts the success of a task force launched three months ago to curb crime in the city's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood.

VANCOUVER — The BC Crown Counsel Association says it has filed a formal workload grievance against the BC Prosecution Service over what it calls "inadequate staffing" in its Okanagan and Kootenay offices.

Lower Mainland Response Team attended and cleared a residence

Coun. Peter Meiszner: "My driving force in bringing this forward was really my love for Vancouver and my passion for the city, and wanting to celebrate that."

SQUAMISH — A 22-year-old woman is dead after a fatal slack-line incident at a recreation area north of Vancouver. Squamish RCMP say they received a report on Friday afternoon of a female falling from a slack line at Chek Canyon Recreation Area.

The incidents happened between November 2023 and January 2024.

VICTORIA — Municipal leaders from across British Columbia have joined First Nations to ask the provincial government to withdraw or delay proposed legislation to fast-track major projects in response to U.S. tariffs.

BURNABY — British Columbia's main outpatient lab services provider and the union representing about 1,200 striking workers have reached a deal through binding recommendations from a mediator, ending roughly 10 weeks of strike action.