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SURREY, B.C. — Charges have been laid against two men in what police allege was a targeted shooting on a home in Surrey, B.C., related to a personal dispute. The men, aged 30 and 42, face several weapons-related charges each.

VANCOUVER — Extreme volatility in oil markets has resulted in a price jump for gasoline of four cents a litre in Metro Vancouver and an analyst predicts a further hike could arrive within days. Dan McTeague, a senior petroleum analyst at GasBuddy.

FIELD, B.C. — Clean-up work is under way at the scene of a Canadian Pacific Railway train derailment just east of Field, B.C., near the Alberta boundary.

KELOWNA, B.C. — Mounties in Kelowna are investigating after a woman died following an altercation at a care home with another resident. Police say the 90-year-old woman was involved in the altercation at the care facility on Dec. 18.

FIELD, B.C. — A Canadian Pacific Railway freight train has derailed just east of Field, B.C., near the Alberta boundary. The 27-car train went off the tracks Thursday at around 11:10 a.m. MST.

NANAIMO, B.C. — Police have a man in custody and a charge has been laid after wrapped gifts were taken from under a tree on Christmas morning at a home in Nanaimo, B.C.

VANCOUVER — The avalanche danger in the mountains on B.C.'s south coast, the Sea to Sky region and in Alberta's Jasper National Park is rated as extreme.

VANCOUVER — Travellers in British Columbia's southern Interior faced challenging conditions Thursday and driving wasn't recommended as a severe winter storm was forecast to bring 40 centimetres of snow to the region.