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• Sentencing begins in case of fatal B.C. high school stabbing

  The sentencing hearing is underway for a man convicted of fatally stabbing one Abbotsford high school student and seriously injuring another.

  

• Some British Columbians walking away from 2nd dose Moderna bookings

  Because of the current Pfizer shortage, many British Columbians who got that vaccine for dose one will be offered Moderna at their second appointment.

  

• YVR rabbit cull suspended, airport promises to seek 'alternative solutions' to control population

  The cull of feral rabbits at Vancouver International Airport is on hold after community members contacted airport officials to suggest "different options," the airport said in a statement Wednesday.

• Catholic order that staffed Kamloops school agrees to share archives with Indigenous communities

  The congregation of Catholic women that staffed the Kamloops residential school for decades has reached an agreement with the Royal BC Museum to make its records more accessible to Indigenous communities.

• Chef from B.C.'s Okanagan wins $1M prize in Lotto 6/49 draw

  A chef from B.C.'s Okanagan Valley is planning a family trip to Hawaii after winning a cool $1 million in the lottery.

• Out-of-control wildfire south of Hope, B.C. believed to be human-caused

  An out-of-control wildfire burning southeast of Hope, B.C. has grown in size as crews battle heat, wind and difficult terrain.

• $176M permanent salmon fishway at Big Bar landslide delayed: DFO

  Construction of a $176 million permanent fishway to help salmon populations get past the Big Bar landslide will be delayed, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

• B.C. instructor targeted in Creep Catchers sting banned from teaching for life

  A high school instructor from Delta, B.C., who was targeted in a Creep Catchers sting has been banned from teaching for life.

• Cheaper, more potent cannabis found in B.C. government-run stores: study

  The price of cannabis at government-run stores in British Columbia declined while potency rose between 2019 and 2020, says a new report that has a researcher raising questions about what its findings mean for public health.

• Victoria Olympic basketball qualifying tournament to start without fans, organizers hopeful spectators can join later

  The basketball court floor that the Toronto Raptors won the NBA title on in 2019 is getting ready to be installed at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria. It’s in preparation for the next week's Olympic Qualifying Tournament that begins on June 29.

• Vancouver teen arrested for bomb threat hoax at West Vancouver Safeway

  A Vancouver teen has been arrested in connection to a bomb threat hoax that shut down a grocery store in West Vancouver last week.

• 'Out of control' wildfire leads to lane closure on Coquihalla Highway

  A small, out-of-control wildfire burning along the Coquihalla Highway near Kamloops led to a lane closure Wednesday afternoon.

• 'It was a hoot': Owl with broken wing that was coaxed into a dog kennel set free in B.C. after recovery

  An owl with a broken wing that was rescued by highway patrol officers last fall has been set free after its recovery.

• Hours-long standoff ends in arrest at Richmond townhouse

  Tadz Palys was studying in his Richmond, B.C., home when he noticed police cars outside.

• Missing woman's waders found on B.C. shoreline, family says

  Family members who've taken on the search for a missing woman say they found the 54-year-old's waders on the B.C. shoreline this week.

• Climate activists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis join faculty at B.C. university

  The University of British Columbia says climate activists and journalists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis are joining its faculty in the department of geography.