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• Video shows man berating women for not speaking English at B.C. SkyTrain station

  A two-minute video posted to TikTok that shows a man berating two women for not speaking English at a Richmond, B.C., SkyTrain station is making the rounds on social media.

  

• Volunteer rescuers save baby porpoise trapped on B.C. beach

  A dramatic rescue unfolded on the coast of Vancouver Island on Sunday evening. A young harbour porpoise was trapped on the shore along a popular resort area near Nanoose, B.C. Nathalie Marie was the first person to spot the marine mammal, which could easily be mistaken for a dolphin.

  

• 'At the mercy of this whale': B.C. couple had dinghy lifted by humpback during hours-long encounter

  A Vancouver couple was in awe and a bit scared during an hours-long encounter with a whale on B.C.'s Central Coast, much of which they captured on video.

• Sunken fishing boat off B.C. shifts into deeper water, leaks fuel in key orca habitat

  Crews are working to drain fuel from a sunken fish boat in U.S. waters just east of Vancouver Island before it fouls a key feeding ground for endangered southern resident killer whales. An update from the U.S. Coast Guard says the 15-metre Aleutian Isle has shifted since it went down Saturday off Washington state, near San Juan Island, roughly 25 kilometres east of Victoria.

• B.C. man frustrated over wait after being approved for COVID-19 vaccine injury compensation

  A B.C. man, who was among the first Canadians approved for Canada's Vaccine Injury Support Program, says he is frustrated with the length of time it is taking to receive compensation.

• Vancouver emergency room cutting hours to relieve pressure on staff

  Due to mounting pressures on staff, the emergency department at Vancouver's UBC Hospital will be scaling back its hours starting Tuesday.

• B.C. grandmother loses thousands of dollars to crook in latest scam

  An 87-year-old Metro Vancouver woman was so convinced that the man on the other end of the phone was an attorney, she gave him $10,000.

• Calls to ensure timely emergency response after another Ashcroft resident dies waiting for ambulance

  For the second time in recent weeks, a resident in the village of Ashcroft has died while waiting for an ambulance to arrive. The tragedy is leading to calls for more immediate action to ensure timely emergency response in the community and across the province.

• B.C. man found not guilty in plot to kidnap 2 people, kill them by throwing them off a bridge

  A B.C. man who was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and kidnapping in connection to an incident near Williams Lake in 2019 has been found not guilty on all counts.

• Police shoot, kill man near Kamloops after alleged abduction of woman and child

  A man was shot and killed by Mounties near Kamloops, B.C., early Monday morning after police say he came out of a trailer holding both a child and a weapon.

• 'This is our land': Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, pipeline opponents rally in Vancouver

  Opponents of the Coastal GasLink pipeline currently under construction in Northern B.C took to the streets of Vancouver Monday, briefly blocking north-bound traffic on the Cambie Street Bridge.

• Man charged in caught-on-camera assault of woman on Vancouver bus

  A man has been charged in a shocking, unprovoked assault on a woman riding a Vancouver bus that was caught on camera back in June.

• 32 rabbits seized by SPCA had been kept in 'filthy,' bug-infested room in downtown Vancouver

  Dozens of neglected rabbits were found living in a single, unsanitary and mostly unventilated room in downtown Vancouver, the B.C. SPCA says.

• Strike action: B.C.'s largest public sector union pickets liquor store warehouses

  A union representing tens of thousands of government workers in B.C. started job action Monday at 3:30 p.m.

• Steven Bacon pleads guilty to 2017 killing of Nanaimo teen

  The man accused of killing Nanaimo, B.C., teenager Makayla Chang in 2017 has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Steven Bacon entered the guilty plea in a Nanaimo, B.C., courtroom Monday afternoon.

• Lisa LaFlamme is leaving CTV News

  Lisa LaFlamme is leaving CTV News. The network announced today that the Chief Anchor and Senior Editor is departing after more than 30 years with the company.

• 'Environmental emergency': Fear for B.C.'s endangered orcas after U.S. boat sinks in critical feeding spot

  A fishing boat that sank with nearly 10,000 litres of fuel on board near the Canada-U.S. marine border went down in one of the worst possible places for endangered orcas, an ocean pollutants expert says. Peter Ross, a senior scientist with Raincoast Conservation Foundation, said the vessel sank in an important feeding area for endangered southern resident killer whales.

• $31M-jackpot winner plans to retire, travel and spend more time with family

  A British Columbia woman who found herself suddenly $31 million richer says she plans to retire, but she's not sure what's next.

• 'Lost without her friends': Only duck to survive B.C. coyote attack starts following humans everywhere

  The lone duck who survived a coyote attack on a B.C. farm was so bereft she started following the humans around – waddling close behind them as they went about their chores and waiting on the doorstep every time they went inside.

• 'We've been abandoned': Man dies in B.C. town waiting for health care near ambulance station

  For the second time in less than a month, a resident of Ashcroft, B.C., died while waiting for health care after having a heart attack mere metres from a local ambulance station.