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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Two British Columbia organizations that speak on behalf of vulnerable residents have sent an open letter to B.C.'s housing minister urging him to halt imminent evictions at a tent encampment in the Fraser Valley.

“The continued campaign against transparency paints a troubling picture of a city operating more like some kind of foreign banana republic than a democratically run municipality willing to be held accountable for its actions.”

Each unit has a bed, table, shower, toilet, hot water heater, baseboard heating, a kitchen, sink and cooking device and more

LANGFORD, B.C. — British Columbia's New Democrats posted victories in byelections on southern Vancouver Island and downtown Vancouver Saturday, keeping two seats held earlier this year by a former premier and a cabinet minister.

A volunteer at the Metro Vancouver Sikh temple whose president was gunned down a week ago said Hardeep Singh Nijjar knew his life may have been in danger.

VICTORIA — A key highway that connects communities on the west coat of Vancouver Island closed due to high winds, hours after it was partially reopened.

SURREY, B.C. — Fears at a British Columbia Sikh temple that the killing of its president was related to foreign interference prompted a meeting between Liberal Sikh members of Parliament and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.

Samantha Nicole Patrick suffered fatal overdose while in Surrey RCMP custody, report indicates.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is urging people to save water, saying the forecast predicts drought across much of the province this summer. A statement from the Forests Ministry says recent rains have provided some relief in parts of B.

The racist 1923 Chinese Immigration Act, also known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, will be remembered and discussed at a ceremony in Ottawa this Saturday