
Akshay Kulkarni
Journalist
Akshay Kulkarni is an award-winning journalist who has worked at CBC British Columbia since 2021. Based in Vancouver, he is most interested in data-driven stories. You can email him at [email protected].
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Evacuation order, alert rescinded for wildfire south of Prince George, B.C.
The district said the wildfire emergency is "still ongoing" and that residents should remain prepared in case the evacuation order or alert need to be reissued.
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Fire on derelict vessel in Mission, B.C., leads to shelter-in-place order
A shelter-in-place order has been lifted for residents of Mission, B.C., who were told to temporarily stay inside Saturday following an overnight fire on a derelict vessel.
Canada -British Columbia |

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Watch these bobcat sisters being released into the wild in B.C., 10 months after they were found orphaned
Two orphaned bobcat sisters were released into the wild near Powell River, B.C., on Friday, 10 months after they were found malnourished near a logging road.
Canada -British Columbia |

Liberals celebrate flipping longtime Conservative seat of South Surrey-White Rock
The Liberals scored a big win in Metro Vancouver during Monday's federal election, unseating Conservative incumbent Kerry-Lynne Findlay in South Surrey-White Rock.
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Kelowna, B.C., rental brokerage's accounts frozen, company ordered to cease operations
The B.C. Financial Services Authority has ordered the Kelowna, B.C., rental brokerage firm to wind up and has frozen its accounts in an "urgent order."
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Most of the victims in Vancouver's Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy were female, police say
Police in Vancouver provided a little more information Monday on the victims who died after a vehicle rammed into a Filipino community festival on Saturday night, killing 11 people and injuring dozens more.
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Father, mother, 5-year-old daughter killed in alleged attack on Vancouver festival, leaving son behind
Three members of the same family and a school counsellor have been identified as four of the 11 people killed in a vehicle ramming at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver on Saturday.
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Vancouver man charged with 8 counts of murder in Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy
Police say a Vancouver man has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder after an SUV was driven into a crowd at a Filipino community festival Saturday evening, killing 11 people and injuring dozens more.
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New measles case confirmed in B.C.'s Lower Mainland
A new case of travel-related measles has been confirmed in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the province to six.
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Hundreds of Americans accept B.C. man's social media invite to visit Canada
Months after a British Columbia man's social media invite to Americans went viral, hundreds showed up in Nanaimo, B.C., over the weekend to show their support for Canada.
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