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  Golden Knights turn up heat with 4-1 win over Pacific Division rival Canucks

  Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes called Thursday's contest against Vegas a “measuring stick game.”

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  No fan of the spotlight, Christine Sinclair tries to make the best of retirement attention

  As the clock counts down on Christine Sinclair's international career, her teammates and coach say their intensely private captain is trying to make the best of being squarely in the spotlight.

• CSIS whistleblower hopes they 'lit a match' with allegations of rape and harassment

  A CSIS officer who is among a group of whistleblowers raising allegations of sexual assault and harassment in the spy agency's British Columbia office says she hopes their actions have 'lit a match' to change what she calls a 'dark and disturbing place.'

• Woman sentenced to 12 years in prison for Vancouver courtroom stabbing

  A woman who used a filleting knife and hammer in an attempt to kill her online nemesis inside a Vancouver courtroom will spend 12 years in prison, a judge ruled Thursday.

• Unemployment rate rises to 5.8% in November as job market continues to cave

  Canada's unemployment rate ticked up to 5.8 per cent last month, as high interest rates weigh on job creation at a time when the country's population is growing rapidly.

• 'Dramatic' increases in younger Canadians' deaths contributed to our reduced life expectancy

  Amid a declining life expectancy across the country, new national data released this week show that years on from the beginning of the pandemic, COVID-19 and the opioid crisis have had lasting impacts on life and death in Canada.

• B.C. NDP touts housing legislation on final day of fall session

  Thursday marked the last day for the fall session at the B.C. legislature—a session during which the NDP government says it passed the most significant housing laws in B.C.’s history.

• B.C. condo owner says soaring interest rates forcing him to sell

  South Surrey resident Adam Cantor has lived in the same condo for 14 years. But last week, Cantor put his place on the market after learning his payments will soon double.

• Number of British Columbians lost to toxic drugs in 2023 surpasses 2,000

  At least 2,039 British Columbians have lost their lives to toxic drugs so far in 2023, according to the latest data release from the BC Coroners Service—marking the third year in a row more than 2,000 people have died from the province's ongoing overdose crisis.

• Drunk dine-and-dash suspect bites officer at West Vancouver mall, police say

  Charges will be recommended against a 28-year-old North Vancouver woman who allegedly assaulted four police officers Monday evening, including biting one of them.

• Jaw-dropping video shows collapse at Coquitlam, B.C., construction site

  Emergency work is underway after a collapse at a Coquitlam, B.C., construction site that was caught on camera this week.

• Canucks acquire defenceman Zadorov from Flames for picks in 2024, 2026

  The Vancouver Canucks have acquired defenceman Nikita Zadorov from the Calgary Flames in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft and a third-round pick in 2026.

• Whitecaps coach Sartini suspended six games for on-field actions, post-game comments

  Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini has been suspended a total of six games for his on-field actions and the post-game comments he made about refereeing after his team's MLS playoff elimination.

• B.C. COVID-19 data: 174 in hospital in latest update

  The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. fell again this week.