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Vancouver police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old man following a Friday night assault. They say the victim and the suspect had an altercation around 9:15 p.m. in the Downtown Eastside.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A First Nation in British Columbia's central Interior says it will seek an injunction from the province's top court in order to halt the start of drilling at what it considers a sacred lake on its territory.

BLUE RIVER, B.C. — A spokesman with a heli-skiing outfit in eastern British Columbia says a chartered helicopter with 12 people aboard made a bad landing and rolled on Thursday, but there were no injuries.

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — A man who worked with children and youth at several schools in British Columbia's Lower Mainland is facing sexual assault and child pornography charges.

PITT MEADOWS, B.C. — Conservation officers in Pitt Meadows, B.C., are searching for suspects after 30 dead geese were discovered in a swamp with their breast meat removed.

EDMONTON, B.C. — A Mountie has been charged with assault in relation to a stabbing at a fast food drive-thru in Edmonton six years ago. The RCMP says in a statement that the junior constable is currently posted to the detachment in Langley, B.C.

VICTORIA — The number of inactive oil and gas wells that have not been properly decommissioned in British Columbia continues to rise despite legislation giving a regulatory agency more powers to ensure they are put out of service in a timely way, say

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's legal-aid lawyers have voted overwhelmingly to start withdrawing their services next month over lack of funding.

KELOWNA, B.C. — Atlas the purloined pooch is safe at home in Kelowna, B.C., after being found in Penticton, more than 60 kilometres away.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Mounties say they have notified British Columbia's police watchdog after the death of a man who was being held in an RCMP cell in Kamloops. Police say the man was found unresponsive shortly before 6 a.m. today.