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• Sanctuary and torment: The complex history of Riverview Hospital

  Overlooking the Coquitlam River, the psychiatric institution still widely known as Riverview was established to treat British Columbians with the most severe mental illnesses in a relaxing setting. In the end, it would prove to be both a sanctuary and a place of torment for its patients.

  

• Several small businesses displaced by suspicious East Hastings fire

  Before it went up in flames Saturday, a commissary kitchen on East Hastings Street was home to several small businesses that generated livelihoods for dozens of families.

  

• Moviegoers pepper-sprayed during foreign film showing in Surrey, B.C.

  Police are investigating after moviegoers were pepper-sprayed during a screening of a Sri Lankan film at a multiplex in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend.

• Protracted dispute over B.C. strata noise settled by tribunal

  A B.C. tribunal has ruled on a protracted dispute in which a condo owner described the noise from her upstairs neighbours as "torture" and "violence."

• Fundraiser launched for 'starving' dogs found on remote B.C. island

  Fish farm workers on northern Vancouver Island are trying to unravel a mystery surrounding a pair of abandoned dogs found on a remote island.

• Vancouver archdiocese, Catholic school deny wrongdoing in sex abuse case; sue alleged abusers

  The Archdiocese of Vancouver and a private Catholic school have denied wrongdoing over claims of sexual abuse from former students and have filed their own lawsuits against the alleged abusers.

• 'Once in a lifetime opportunity': Pair of B.C. resort properties in the Rockies listed for sale

  A pair of sprawling resort properties in B.C. – complete with a hotel, ski runs and lifts, lakefront cabins, a campground, and a pub – are on sale for less than the price of some Vancouver tear-downs.

• Pattullo Bridge to close for 4 days over Easter weekend

  A busy bridge over the Fraser River will be closed through Easter weekend to accommodate ongoing construction work, TransLink announced Tuesday.

• Victoria landlord to pay tenant $30K for noise, asbestos exposure after judge strikes down challenge

  A Victoria landlord and property management company must pay more than $30,000 in damages and rental reduction to a tenant who complained of exposure to asbestos and excessive noise while their apartment building was renovated.

• Bust of Mahatma Gandhi beheaded on B.C. university campus

  Authorities are asking witnesses to come forward after security at Simon Fraser University discovered the head of the school's Mahatma Gandhi bust had been removed.

• Teenager beaten, robbed of his shoes in Kamloops, RCMP say

  Police in Kamloops say four masked suspects attacked a teenager and stole his shoes in a city park Monday night.

• Comedy festival that has been headlined by Amy Schumer, SNL cast members coming to Vancouver

  Vancouver's park board has approved a plan to bring a three-day, outdoor comedy festival to Stanley Park later this year.

• 1 in hospital, 1 in custody after Kelowna shooting, RCMP say

  Mounties in Kelowna are investigating after an apparent shooting that sent one person to hospital early Monday morning.

• Left with reasonable doubt, B.C. judge finds man not guilty of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend's 8-year-old daughter

  A B.C. man has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend's daughter nearly a decade ago, when the girl would have been just eight years old.

• Budget 2023 prioritizes pocketbook help and clean economy, deficit projected at $40.1B

  In the 2023 federal budget, the government is unveiling continued deficit spending targeted at Canadians' pocketbooks, public health care and the clean economy.

• Small memorial set up for Vancouver stabbing victim outside Starbucks

  A small memorial has been set up outside a Starbucks in downtown Vancouver where a 37-year-old man was fatally stabbed in front of his wife and daughter Sunday.

• 'Hairdressers feel this heartbreak right away': Vancouver salon asks locals to watch for costly stolen items

  A Vancouver hairstylist is asking locals to be on the lookout for tools that were stolen from the East Vancouver salon she works at over the weekend.

• B.C. needs unprecedented construction to offset record immigration: report

  Home construction in British Columbia will need to rise to unprecedented levels to offset the impact of record immigration on the housing market, the B.C. Real Estate Association said in a new report on Tuesday.

• Fire breaks out in New Westminster, displacing residents of apartment building

  Dozens of New Westminster residents have been displaced by a fire that broke out at an apartment building Monday evening.

• Vancouver introduces tighter rules on bear spray sales amid spike in violence

  Vancouver city council unanimously approved a plan Tuesday to crack down on the sale of bear spray in the city.