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  As B.C. renews hospital mask mandate, officials say schools remain 'very safe'

  A limited masking requirement will return to B.C. hospitals and other health-care settings next week as the province braces for a seasonal spike in COVID-19, influenza and RSV cases, but officials say there are currently no plans for mandatory masking in schools.

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  Investigation launched after man shows up with gunshot wound at Surrey hospital: RCMP

  Police in Surrey say they have launched an investigation after a man suffering from a gunshot wound was dropped off at a local hospital Wednesday morning.

• Nearly half a million dollars in stolen goods recovered in Prince George property theft blitz

  Nearly half a million dollars worth of stolen goods have been recovered during a blitz targeting "prolific" property thieves in Prince George, according to Mounties.

• CBSA seizes nearly 200 kg of opium from 2 shipping containers bound for Metro Vancouver

  Nearly 200 kilograms of opium were recently seized from shipping containers bound for Metro Vancouver, the Canada Border Services Agency confirms.

• 'Our members are struggling to pay rent': SFU support staff walk off job as part of strike action

  Simon Fraser University's Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) set up picket lines at the university's Surrey campus Thursday.

• BC Ferries pulling another major vessel from service after cracks discovered on hull

  One of BC Ferries' largest vessels is being pulled from service in the coming weeks to undergo repairs, according to the ferry workers' union.

• Racehorse dies after escaping Vancouver stable and running into wall, marking 5th death of 2023

  Another horse has died at the Hastings Racecourse, bringing the 2023 death toll to five.

• Delta mayor sounds alarm over 'rampant' crime at B.C. port

  A new report about policing of Metro Vancouver port terminal facilities says there's “literally no downside” for organized criminals to set up shop, and one British Columbia city is sounding the alarm.

• B.C. Rogers technicians vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike amid concerns over Shaw job losses

  Nearly 300 former Shaw technicians absorbed by Rogers Communications Inc. during the companies' merger have overwhelmingly voted to strike amid concerns over job security following recent layoffs and voluntary departures.

• Reconciliation and reckoning as Nisga'a totem pole returns to B.C. from Scotland museum

  A homecoming celebration for a memorial totem pole after an absence of almost 100 years will resonate far beyond the tiny Indigenous village in northwest British Columbia where it is being returned Friday.

• Deadly assault in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside under investigation

  Vancouver police say a man died in hospital after he was "badly injured" in the Downtown Eastside Thursday morning and a homicide investigation is underway.

• B.C. creates searchable database to track human rights recommendations

  The British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is making it easier to learn about human rights and possible solutions.

• Hundreds of anti-SOGI protestors disrupt Abbotsford school board meeting

  An Abbotsford school board meeting was forced to end early Tuesday evening after hundreds of protestors showed up to oppose the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in schools.

• 'Continuous' masking returning to B.C. hospitals, clinics, care homes

  Some health-care workers in British Columbia have started receiving notification that they will once again be expected to wear masks in medical settings, but the language is ambiguous about what exactly will be required and for whom.

• Here's where the record-breaking Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball ticket was sold

  The location where a historic lottery ticket was sold was revealed Thursday morning.

• B.C. First Nations, commercial fishers and tourism groups urge federal government to phase out salmon farms

  A group comprised of First Nations chiefs, leaders in the commercial fishing industry and tourism associations came together Wednesday to encourage the federal government to move ahead with a plan to phase out open-net pen salmon farms on the British Columbia coast by 2025.

• Burnaby mayor shocked by how federal housing minister postponed housing funding

  Despite the province laying out bold housing targets Tuesday – demanding 10 communities across B.C. create 60,000 units in the next five years – there were concerns Wednesday about how the housing crisis is being managed at all levels of government.

• 3 killed in shootings and an explosion in Sweden as a feud between criminal gangs worsens

  Three people were killed overnight in separate incidents in Sweden as a feud between criminal gangs escalated, making September the deadliest month on record for gun violence in the country.

• Is the homelessness crisis in Abbotsford growing? A look inside an encampment

  Take a drive along the Trans-Canada Highway through Abbotsford and you will see a community faced with a homelessness crisis that it cannot change alone.

• Calls for traffic lights at 'dangerous intersection' on Vancouver's steepest street

  Residents living at the bottom of Vancouver’s steepest street say it’s becoming increasingly dangerous, and they’re calling on the city to install traffic lights before someone is seriously hurt.