The 15th floor of an apartment building in Vancouver's West End neighbourhood has been gutted by a fire that billowed thick black smoke as residents scrambled to safety.
Several fire crews responded to the three-alarm blaze before it was extinguished.
Fire Chief Darrell Reid took to Twitter to thank fire and rescue crews for their "fast knockdown" of the fire through "strong, tactically sound command."
Reid says the fire was contained to the 15th floor and the cause is under investigation.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says a fifth grey whale has been found dead on British Columbia's coast in what it describes as an "upward trend" from recent years.
After a proposed change to recognize Indigenous rights:
Transportation Safety Board investigators are on their way to the scene of a deadly plane crash in Yukon.
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Vancouver Police have arrested a 59-year-old Vancouver man for a violent sexual assault that occurred last Thursday in East Vancouver. The suspect was arrested without incident this morning.
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