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COQUITLAM, B.C. — After getting lost hiking and spending the night alone on steep terrain, two kids have been rescued Monday morning from Burke Mountain in Coquitlam, B.C.

VANCOUER, B.C. — On the balmy Saturday morning at the beginning of the long weekend, little did the passengers of a ferry in B.C. know that they would be delayed by a black bear taking a dip.

Vancouver police say a 38-year-old city man has died of his injuries after being hit by a car Saturday evening. They say the man was struck by a Honda Civic around 7 p.m. while the crossing East 57 Avenue mid-block, near Prince Edward Street.

SALMON ARM , B.C. — One person is dead and one is in serious condition following a possible carbon monoxide poisoning at a private campground just outside Salmon Arm, B.C. Salmon Arm RCMP say they responded to a call on Saturday just after 10 a.m.

SURREY, B.C. — Four young people were taken to hospital, three of them in serious condition, following a crash in Surrey, B.C., early Saturday. RCMP say they were called to the scene of a single-vehicle collision at 12:35 a.m.

VICTORIA — The Ministry of Finance says more than 97 per cent of people in British Columbia who received speculation and vacancy tax notices have filed their declaration forms. The ministry says about 1.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — RCMP say a man who pulled over to help after a crash on the Coquihalla Highway was killed when more vehicles set off a chain-reaction collision.

PEMBERTON, B.C. — Two separate slides have carved large wedges out of Joffre Peak, east of Pemberton, B.C., raising safety concerns and devastating climbers and skiers who frequent the area, a geoscientist says.