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Police said they received a report just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday about the incident on Park Drive

VANCOUVER — Allie Saks had just dropped off two children at the Talmud Torah School on Oak Street in Vancouver, under the watch of multiple police wearing bulletproof vests, and at least one police dog. She broke down in tears.

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a 78-year-old man has been charged after setting fire to a van filled with containers of gasoline outside city hall.

The health authority was able to detect and disrupt the cybersecurity breach while it was in progress, limiting its impact.

WINNIPEG — A totem pole that has stood on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature for more than 50 years has come down. The five-metre-high pole was unveiled in 1971 to mark the 100th anniversary of British Columbia's entry into Confederation.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia election campaign is about to reach a critical juncture with the three main party leaders set to square off in a television debate Tuesday. It's the only televised debate of the campaign ahead of voting day on Oct.

VANCOUVER — Vancouver police say a man with more than 50 criminal convictions is back in custody after allegedly stealing a police car and taking it for a ride, endangering bystanders in a park on Sunday.

MERRITT — Police in British Columbia say one person is dead and four others are injured following a serious single-vehicle rollover near Merritt. RCMP were called to the scene at around 3:50 p.m.

SURREY — A 33-year-old man died after a pickup truck crashed into a bus stop bench in Surrey, B.C., where two people were waiting for a bus.

There are just a handful of surviving photos taken in B.C. of Sant Teja Singh, a Sikh intellectual who held great influence in the early Canadian Sikh communities.