Man charged with sexual assault of 14-year-old girl arrested and released twice in weeks before alleged attack | 2 years behind schedule, the Pattullo Bridge replacement nears completion  | At Vancouver city hall, 'abstain' means 'yes'
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Man charged with sexual assault of 14-year-old girl arrested and released twice in weeks before alleged attack; John Frederick Field was subject to a Canada-wide warrant in 2022, when Vancouver police deemed him a 'high-risk sex offender\.'

Man charged with sexual assault of 14-year-old girl arrested and released twice in weeks before alleged attack

June 20 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

John Frederick Field was arrested and released after a March 26 alleged trespass incident at a woman's East Vancouver home. Two months later he was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a public bathroom.

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2 years behind schedule, the Pattullo Bridge replacement nears completion ; Construction crews work on the Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project in Surrey, B\.C, on June 17\.

2 years behind schedule, the Pattullo Bridge replacement nears completion 

June 20 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

The province says the $1.637-billion project connecting Surrey and New Westminster is expected to open in fall 2025, after years of delays. CBC News got an exclusive tour of the construction zone months ahead of the project's completion.

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At Vancouver city hall, 'abstain' means 'yes'; At Vancouver city hall, 'abstain' means 'yes'

At Vancouver city hall, 'abstain' means 'yes'

June 20 , 2025 at 11:02:40 a.m. PDT • :

Most weeks in local politics, there's debate over whether councillors voted for or against an important motion. But this week in Vancouver, the question was about councillors not voting at all. 

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June 20 , 2025 at 12:00:00 p.m. PDT • :

BC Today is where British Columbians connect on issues facing their lives and their community with host Michelle Eliot.

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1 found dead, 3 taken to hospital following rockfall near Bow Lake in Banff National Park; A photo of Bow Glacier Falls taken by a hiker shortly after a large section of rock fell from the cliffs beside it on June 19, 2025\. The hiker said the section that fell is to the right of the falls in this image\.

1 found dead, 3 taken to hospital following rockfall near Bow Lake in Banff National Park

June 19 , 2025 at 02:31:53 p.m. PDT • :

Numerous hikers were caught in a rockfall north of Lake Louise, with one found dead and three taken to the hospital, according to the RCMP and Parks Canada.

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Remains found in B.C. identified as woman who went missing in 2017; Nicole Bell is shown in this handout photo supplied by her mother, Jane Aubertin\. Her remains were found on a rural property in Salmon Arm, B\.C\., on May 5, 2025\.  

June 18 , 2025 at 03:47:41 p.m. PDT • :

Remains found in B.C. identified as woman who went missing in 2017

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No hangovers, home by 9 p.m.: Why some Canadians are choosing daytime parties over nightlife; Dancers at The Coffee Party event, part of the growing daytime party trend spreading across the country\.  

June 20 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

No hangovers, home by 9 p.m.: Why some Canadians are choosing daytime parties over nightlife

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B.C. jet skier fined $5K for approaching dolphins too closely; One of the images presented as evidence in court\. Jet skier Stephen Michael White has been fined for approaching the pod of dolphins too closely in 2022\.  

June 19 , 2025 at 12:37:03 p.m. PDT • :

B.C. jet skier fined $5K for approaching dolphins too closely

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NDP asks RCMP to investigate B.C. Conservative blackmail claims; John Rustad, the leader of the British Columbia Conservative Party, claimed in a letter leaked to media that three MLAs threatened to release text messages and secret recordings in order to blackmail some B\.C\. Conservative caucus staff into quitting and working for them  

June 19 , 2025 at 04:30:18 p.m. PDT • :

NDP asks RCMP to investigate B.C. Conservative blackmail claims

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Deadly opioid 40 times more powerful than fentanyl smuggled into Canada inside PlayStations, basketballs; A composite image shows one method a drug seller told CBC News they could conceal nitazines in a teapot, as well as an online ad advertising a type of nitazene on LinkedIn\.  

June 20 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Deadly opioid 40 times more powerful than fentanyl smuggled into Canada inside PlayStations, basketballs

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June 20 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Edmonton extortion scheme linked to notorious B.C. gang, court records show

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June 19 , 2025 at 07:57:59 p.m. PDT • :

Vancouver Island family heartbroken as B.C. stops funding $1M drug for girl with terminal condition

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June 17 , 2025 at 05:36:12 p.m. PDT • :

B.C. principal who spanked student, made anti-Indigenous comments receives suspension

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June 20 , 2025 at 07:56:57 a.m. PDT • :

2 people now confirmed dead in Bow Glacier Falls rockfall in Banff National Park

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June 19 , 2025 at 03:23:28 p.m. PDT • :

Case of rare disease uncovered at B.C. commercial pigeon operation, says CFIA

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