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SURREY, B.C. — Three people have died and a fourth is being treated for life-threatening injuries after a three-vehicle crash on the Pattullo Bridge between Surrey and New Westminster, B.C.

CRANBROOK, B.C. — The B.C. government along with the southeastern cities of Cranbrook and Kimberley say they'll try to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease with a targeted cull and testing of urban deer.

The British Columbia Energy Regulator has toughened its oversight of what it calls "induced" seismic activity after a series of earthquakes linked to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the northeastern corner of the province.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says the province's lowest-paid workers are getting a wage boost to keep pace with inflation. The Ministry of Labour says the minimum wage will increase from $17.40 to $17.85 per hour starting in June.

VANCOUVER — Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a "humanitarian crisis" of crime and violence that has reached a tipping point, Mayor Ken Sim said as he unveiled a taskforce to tackle organized crime.

BURNABY, B.C. — The union representing about 1,200 workers at LifeLabs throughout British Columbia says it has issued a 72-hour strike notice to the employer. The B.C.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is seeing "peaking influenza activity" even as other respiratory illnesses such as RSV and COVID-19 are in decline, and health officials are reminding people to get vaccinated.

SURREY, B.C. — Police say two men have pleaded guilty for their roles in a fatal hit-and-run in Surrey, B.C., last year where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle then dragged for several blocks.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Two earthquakes rattled the Fort St. John area in northeastern B.C., less than two hours apart. Earthquakes Canada says there was no damage reported by either quake, and only the second was felt in the city.

British Columbia's average snowpack measured 28 per cent below normal at the start of February, after an "extremely dry" start to the year across much of the province. The latest snow and water bulletin released Tuesday came after B.C.