The SPCA in Surrey, B.C., has seized a homeless man's dog because it bit a stranger - but the dog's owner says his pet was just trying to protect him.

The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency at the site of a mine owned by a Vancouver company, saying its toxic chemicals are at risk of tainting the capital's water supply.

Police have spoken to a witness and the owner of the car involved in a Surrey hit and run that killed an elderly couple who were on their way home from their daughter's engagement party earlier this month.

RCMP in Langley, B.C., are hunting a man they believe attacked a 91-year-old woman in a break-in early Tuesday morning.

Three people in their 20s face charges of arson in connection with an Abbotsford condo fire last week.

The RCMP is warning Coquitlam residents about a spike in the theft of catalytic converters from vehicles.

Metro Vancouver's transit system loses more than $6 million a year from people who don't pay fares, according to new report by an independent auditor.

If you go out in the woods this weekend, forestry officials are asking you to think twice before striking a match.

The waterways of several Canadian cities saw substantial increases in toxic ammonia levels last year, and the prime culprit in at least two cases, according to municipal officials, is household urine.

A man from Creston, B.C., has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle child pornography into the U.S., an American customs official said Tuesday.

A 17-year-old who died after Winnipeg police officers fired a stun gun at him Tuesday was a suspect in a theft who refused to put down a knife when ordered, police said Wednesday.

A Vancouver councillor wants the city to stop selling and distributing bottled water, including at city hall, public libraries and concession stands in city parks.

A forest fire burning about 30 kilometres northeast of Cranbrook, B.C., has shut down Highway 93 on Tuesday afternoon.

A member of a B.C. chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club is facing extradition to the U.S. after being arrested in Fort St. John, RCMP said Tuesday.

The smoke appears to be thinning in the village of Edgewood, but people in the southern B.C. Interior community are still closely watching the 181-hectare forest fire burning about one and half kilometres just outside of town.

The information and privacy commissioner plans to start grading B.C. ministries on their compliance with the provincial Freedom of Information Act.

Boaters planning to head out on the water for the Celebration of Light fireworks shows on English Bay had better make sure they're properly equipped.

A man has been arrested after allegedly fishing some bottles out of an Abbotsford, B.C., liquor store.

Members of the Lower Mainland's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team are investigating the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man in Abbotsford, B.C, east of Vancouver.

In just a few days, the Canadian performer will be chosen to play the leading role in the upcoming Toronto production of The Sound of Music.