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  NEW | Researchers say new southern resident orca calf is female as full pod returns to B.C. waters

  A full pod of southern resident killer whales has returned to the waters of British Columbia, where researchers have determined that a new baby in the group is a female.

  

• Fewer than half of COVID-19 deaths reported since B.C. changed counting methods were caused by the disease

  Data released Thursday by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control provides some insight into just how much overcounting of COVID-19 deaths the switch to "30-day, all-cause mortality" has created.

  

• 'Worst-case scenarios': Fraser Valley residents warned to be prepared for potential spring flooding

  The Fraser Valley Regional District is urging those living in low-lying areas to have "go kits" ready and important documents easily accessible should homes have to be quickly evacuated.

• Family waits weeks for passport news so B.C. cancer patient can travel with grandkids to Disneyland

  Waiting for passports has been stressful and heartbreaking for the family of a B.C. cancer patient who wants to travel with her grandchildren to Disneyland while there's still time.

• Suspect arrested after 4 women sexually assaulted near Vancouver SkyTrain station

  Transit police have recommended charges against a 37-year-old man allegedly involved in a disturbing series of sexual assaults in and around a downtown Vancouver SkyTrain station.

• Number of COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals back below 500 this week

  The number of COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals dropped below 500 this week for the first time since late April.

• B.C. financial regulator advises three-day 'cooling-off' period for homebuyers

  The regulator for British Columbia's real estate sector has recommended that the province adopt a so-called “cooling-off” period of three business days to protect people buying a home, through legislation tabled this spring.

• 1 dead after ammonia leak in Kamloops, B.C., industrial park

  One person is dead following an ammonia leak at an ice-making business in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday morning.

• Surrey shooting now fatal, IHIT identifies victim

  A shooting in Surrey's Whalley neighbourhood over the weekend has turned fatal, according to homicide investigators.

• U.S. seizes 1,400 pounds of meth aboard boat near Canada-U.S. border

  Investigators were told a man had been hiking near a marina in Sidney, on Vancouver Island, when someone approached him and offered him $1,000 to move a boat from Sidney to Anacortes, Wash.

• Striking racist language from West Vancouver land covenants would cost $1 million, report estimates

  Two years after West Vancouver vowed to address explicitly racist language in decades-old land covenants, staff have recommended the district take almost no action.

• BC Ferries predicts summer travel demand 'could well break new records'

  BC Ferries says its internal research is showing strong demand for vehicle traffic this summer, which could lead to a record-breaking season.

• Man found guilty in serious stabbing outside New Westminster SkyTrain station

  The man accused in a serious stabbing outside a New Westminster SkyTrain station last May has been found guilty of aggravated assault.

• 'Cash is falling out of his pocket as we're chasing him,' conservation officer says of intercepted robbery

  A conservation officer said the recent arrest of a robbery suspect played out "just like out of a movie."

• Staffing shortages at Kamloops hospital 'worse and worse by the day': MLAs

  Staffing shortages and the workplace culture at a B.C. hospital were heavily criticized by two MLAs Thursday who say immediate action needs to be taken before the situation gets even worse.

• Canada-Iran soccer friendly at Vancouver's BC Place cancelled

  Canada Soccer has cancelled a planned friendly with Iran in the face of growing criticism.

• 1 dead and 3 in custody after assault outside Abbotsford mall

  A homicide investigation is underway in Abbotsford, B.C., after an assault outside a local mall.

• Police incident closes multiple Canada Line stations during morning commute

  Multiple Canada Line stations were closed during Thursday's morning commute due to a police incident.

• BC Ferries hires 850 new workers as it prepares for busy summer

  BC Ferries saw no staff-related service disruptions over the Victoria Day long weekend, even as it carried a record number of vehicles, according to its president and CEO.