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  B.C. soccer player injured in shooting near Ohio university campus

  A 22-year-old soccer player from Langley, B.C., who plays for Ohio State University was injured by a stray bullet during an exchange of gunfire near campus Sunday, according to the school.

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  What items are included in GST holiday relief? When does it start?

  The federal government's GST break will arrive this Saturday, just in time for the last stretch of holiday shopping.

• 'Serial fraud artist': Crown wants 8-year jail term for fake nurse who treated nearly 1K B.C. patients

  B.C. Crown prosecutors are calling for an eight-year prison term for a woman who illegally treated nearly 1,000 patients across the province while impersonating a real nurse.

• Missing elderly woman found safe, say Richmond police

  Richmond RCMP are requesting the public’s help in finding a missing 88-year-old woman.

• Toxic drug deaths in October lowest in 4 years, B.C. coroners service says

  Toxic drug deaths in October reached a low not seen in years, according to new preliminary data from the B.C. Coroners Service.

• Thousands of crashes reported from parking lots in December: ICBC

  As drivers head to stores to do their Christmas shopping, ICBC is warning everyone to be particularly cautious in parking lots – where a whopping number of crashes occur.

• 'Bombshell': Small Business BC abruptly declares bankruptcy

  A decades-old non-profit with a mandate of supporting B.C.'s small businesses abruptly declared bankruptcy – resulting in dozens of employees losing their jobs weeks before Christmas.

• Taxpayer-funded Eras Tour tickets returned by federal minister

  While tens of thousands of fans packed Vancouver's BC Place for the last shows of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour this weekend, a federal cabinet minister wasn't one of them.

• B.C. selects 9 wind power projects to boost energy supply by 8 per cent a year

  British Columbia has given the green light to nine wind energy projects that will boost the province's hydro-electric grid by eight per cent a year, enough to power 500,000 homes.

• Inmate dies at B.C. minimum-security prison

  A 33-year-old man has died while in custody at a federal minimum-security prison in British Columbia.

• Feds send $148M to B.C. in disaster recovery funds for floods, wildfires

  The federal government is paying out more than $148 million in disaster recovery funding to British Columbia in response to recent flooding and record-breaking wildfire seasons.

• Taylor Swift's daily impact on Vancouver may have exceeded 2010 games, says industry figure

  Taylor Swift's three-night run at BC Place, closing out the pop star's global Eras Tour, generated daily economic impact for Vancouver that could rival the 2010 Olympics and smashed data streaming records, industry figures say.

• How to attend former B.C. premier John Horgan's memorial Sunday

  British Columbians are invited to pay respects to former premier John Horgan at his state memorial service on Sunday.

• B.C. driver who blamed boozing on low blood sugar after fatal crash found guilty

  A diabetic man who claimed he had been drinking alcohol to combat dwindling blood sugar the night he was involved in a fatal crash near Sicamous, B.C., has been found guilty of impaired driving causing death.