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• 'Our advice has not changed': B.C. still providing 2nd AstraZeneca doses after NACI update

  British Columbia is not changing its approach to administering second doses of AstraZeneca vaccine in light of updated recommendations from Canada's immunization advisory committee, health officials said Thursday.

  

• Families say visiting rules inconsistent, unfair in B.C. seniors' care facilities

  B.C.'s restart plan is getting a failing grade from families with loved ones in long-term care.

  

• 2 charged following incident at Richmond coffee shop allegedly involving racial slurs

  Two suspects have been charged in connection with an ugly incident at a Richmond, B.C., coffee shop earlier this year that allegedly involved racial slurs.

• Toxic substance found in Richmond park is from beetles, RCMP say

  Mounties say a previously unknown substance found at the base of trees at a park in Richmond, B.C., is related to a beetle infestation.

• Rarely used petition law could force referendum on Surrey police transition

  Advocates wanting to keep the RCMP in Surrey are hoping a last-ditch effort will stop the city from transitioning to a municipal police force.

• B.C. man found guilty of illegal crabbing, fined $7,500

  A recreational crab harvester has been fined and banned from holding fishing licences for five years as a result of illegal harvesting that took place in 2018.

• Endangered North Pacific Right Whale spotted in B.C., only 4th time in 70 years

  An endangered North Pacific Right Whale was spotted in the waters off Haida Gwaii for only the fourth time in roughly 70 years, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

• B.C. man describes bear attack: 'I'll never forget the clamping force of the bear's jaw'

  A Metro Vancouver man survived a terrifying bear attack at a remote mining exploration camp in Northern B.C.

• Surrey recorded fewer than 5 new cases of COVID-19 for every 100K residents last week

  For the first time since the B.C. government began publishing weekly geographic data on COVID-19 infections last December, the per-capita case rate in Surrey has dropped below five cases per 100,000 residents.

• Is your garage sale find worth money? Watch an expert assess CTV News viewers' art, and give tips on how to tell

  Whether you got it at a garage sale or it's a family heirloom, have you wondered what your art is worth?

• mRNA vaccine now preferred as second dose following AstraZeneca shot: NACI

  The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is now recommending that people who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine receive a second dose of an mRNA vaccine, such as Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna.

• Bags of dry cat food recalled over potential salmonella contamination

  Bags of dry cat food have been recalled across Canada over concerns about salmonella contamination that could cause illness in pets – and potentially their owners.

• Back to school: No cohorts, 'near normal' return to class for B.C. students in the fall

  Before classes wrap up for the summer, B.C.'s top doctor and education minister unveiled the province's back-to-school plan for the fall.

• Foul play suspected in disappearance of Burnaby man, homicide team says

  Homicide investigators are looking into what they're calling "the case of a suspicious missing person" in Burnaby.

• 6 years after homicide, B.C. Mounties identify victim in hope of furthering investigation

  More than six years after a man was killed near Creston, B.C., Mounties have finally identified the victim.

• COVID-19 vaccines: Clinics offer 1st-dose 'fast lane' for Lower Mainland construction workers

  Multiple clinics are being offered in Metro Vancouver to prioritize COVID-19 vaccines for local construction workers.