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• Tackling a future of expected 'extreme' wildfires in B.C.

  How does B.C. prepare for a future with more “extreme” wildfires? A former wildland firefighter turned researcher has some ideas.

  

• Police called as anger boils over at Surrey, B.C., passport office

  RCMP officers were called to a Surrey, B.C., passport office on Friday, as anger boiled among travellers who had been waiting days to get their documents in order before the long weekend.

  

• Turkeys on farm with 'bird flu' to be culled, poultry group says

  About 4,000 turkeys are expected to be euthanized on a farm in British Columbia's Fraser Valley on Saturday after the highly pathogenic avian flu spread among the flock, says a spokesman for the B.C. Poultry Association.

• 5 skiers uninjured after getting caught in avalanche in Whistler backcountry

  Whistler Search and Rescue is warning backcountry users of elevated avalanche risk this long weekend, after five skiers were fortunate to avoid injury in a significant slide Thursday night.

• COVID-19 map: The number of patients in B.C. hospitals declined this week, but not everywhere

  The number of COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals reached its lowest point in weeks on Thursday, and regional data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control shows the decline was driven by hospitals in the Lower Mainland.

• Discovery of missing man's body near YVR not considered suspicious, RCMP say

  A body found in a ditch near Vancouver International Airport on Thursday is that of a man reported missing earlier this month, Richmond RCMP confirmed Friday.

• B.C. man brought toddler along while robbing gas station, RCMP say

  A father allegedly brought his young child along while robbing a gas station in B.C.'s Southern Interior this week, a crime authorities described as "deeply disturbing."

• 2 more girls arrested in connection with swarming incident at Surrey school

  Police have arrested two more minors in connection with a brutal swarming attack on a teenage girl outside a Surrey, B.C., elementary school earlier this month.

• Monkeypox in B.C.? 'Couple' cases looked into, but still no confirmation of the disease

  Hours after the country's top doctor suggested there could be a "couple" of cases of monkeypox in British Columbia, provincial officials said it’s been determined those people do not have the disease.

• 'Survival kits' designed for foragers ahead of mushroom picking season in B.C.

  Mounties in a northern B.C. community have created "survival kits" in preparation of mushroom picking season, which typically runs late summer and into fall.

• Metro Vancouver forecast to see 7 days of sun, starting on May long weekend

  After weeks of unseasonably cold and rainy weather, including some days that saw record-breaking low temperatures, it appears Metro Vancouver is finally in for a stretch of sun.

• These B.C. parks are closed for the May long weekend, many because of 2021 extreme weather

  While British Columbians may be ready to head outside and enjoy some spring weather this long weekend, the province is warning a handful of local parks remain closed, many because of last year's extreme weather.

• Suspect arrested, charged after 3-year-old groped in Surrey store, police say

  Multiple charges have been laid against a man who allegedly touched a young child inappropriately inside a Surrey store over the weekend.

• Air conditioning coming soon: Cooling to be mandatory in new homes in Vancouver

  Life in Vancouver is about to get a little cooler, thanks to a new requirement tucked into a council-approved report on bylaw and policy updates.

• 1980s sex assault allegations prompt B.C. RCMP to ask for details from churchgoers, charge announced

  Surrey, B.C., Mounties are asking for more information from attendants of a local church about reports of sexual assaults from the 1980s.

• May long weekend marks busiest travel weekend in years for British Columbians

  It’s expected to be the busiest travel weekend in nearly two years, as British Columbians mark the May long weekend without strict pandemic measures.

• Avian flu confirmed in Abbotsford, B.C., poultry flock

  Avian flu has been found in a commercial flock in the Fraser Valley, the same area where 80 per cent of British Columbia's poultry farms are located.

• 2 people rescued, man still missing after boat capsizes on Vancouver Island

  Two people were rescued and one man is still missing after a fishing boat capsized Thursday night in a remote region of Vancouver Island.

• Fossil fuel subsidies ending under B.C.'s new oil, gas royalty system

  British Columbia is changing its decades-old royalty system, the fees it charges companies to extract publicly owned oil and gas, in an effort to align with provincial climate goals.

• 'Tiger King' co-star Carole Baskin says exotic Vancouver pet that was mistaken for cougar is a serval

  An internet debate has broken out over the exotic cat that was mistaken for a cougar this week in Vancouver – and Carole Baskin has weighed in with her opinion.