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• Break-in suspect was also wanted Canada-wide, Surrey RCMP say

  Mounties in Surrey say a man they arrested last week for breaking into a home was also wanted by Burnaby RCMP, New Westminster police and the Metro Vancouver Transit Police.

  

• Canadians still waiting significantly longer for surgeries than before pandemic: report

  Three years after the start of the pandemic, surgical backlogs and wait times are only just starting to improve, according to new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, with patients still waiting significantly longer for surgeries than they did before the pandemic.

  

• Sellers targeted B.C. minors via Snapchat to sell nicotine and THC vaping products, police say

  Police on Vancouver Island have busted a vaping operation where nicotine- and THC-filled e-cigarettes were sold to youth at middle and high schools.

• Poisoning suspected in deaths of 2 dogs in B.C. community, RCMP say

  Dog owners in Trail, B.C., are being urged to keep their pets inside as Mounties investigate the deaths of two family dogs believed to have been poisoned with strychnine.

• Zellers opens a dozen stores in Canada amid wave of nostalgia and price sensitivity

  Canadian retail chain Zellers marked its official comeback on Thursday, opening a dozen stores in Ontario and Alberta and launching a new website.

• Vanier Park tent encampment residents refuse to leave

  Residents of a tent encampment on Vancouver’s west side are defying orders to leave, despite being given 24 hours' notice to vacate the area.

• Victim of Richmond, B.C., shooting gets prison sentence for handgun found in underwear

  A Vancouver man who was shot in Richmond three-and-a-half years ago has been given a five-year prison sentence because of what doctors found in his underwear while they were treating him.

• B.C. facing a shortage of strata property managers, industry reps say

  British Columbia is facing a shortage of strata property managers, according to those who work in the sector.

• B.C. investors lost $24M to crypto scams last year: financial regulator

  British Columbians lost a combined $24 million to cryptocurrency scams in 2022, an amount the province's financial regulator says is nearly triple what was recorded in 2021.

• New trial date set for man accused of killing B.C. teen Marissa Shen

  A new trial date has been set for a man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby nearly six years ago.

• Lynx Air announces summer service between Toronto and Kelowna, Hamilton and Vancouver

  Budget airline Lynx Air announced it's launching two new routes for the summer, one from Hamilton to Vancouver and one from Toronto to Kelowna, B.C.

• 'He's a unicorn': Canucks star defenceman Hughes continues to grow his game

  At 23 years old, Vancouver Canucks star defenseman Quinn Hughes has smashed plenty of records, and he appears poised to continue elevating his game.

• Search of 2 Chilliwack properties results in seizure of guns, drugs, cash: RCMP investigating

  Search warrants executed at two properties in Chilliwack last week resulted in the seizure of multiple firearms and thousands of doses of fentanyl, Mounties revealed Wednesday.

• Stricter bear spray rules could be coming to Vancouver after police raise alarm about its use

  In response to concerns raised by police about incidents involving bear spray, Vancouver city council is being asked to tighten restrictions on the item's sale and display – and to impose hefty fines for sellers who break the rules.

• Heavy equipment stolen from Kelowna construction site, RCMP say

  Mounties in Kelowna are looking for a "massive piece of equipment" that was stolen from a construction site in the city over the weekend.

• Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart wins $100K court costs in NPA defamation case

  A B.C. judge says former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart can recover more than $100,000 in legal costs related to a failed defamation case launched by political rivals in the once-dominant Non-Partisan Association.

• Vancouver lawyer fined $12K for misconduct involving 30 clients over 5 years

  A Vancouver lawyer is facing a $12,000 fine over professional misconduct spanning five years and 30 immigration law clients.

• 'I don't see an end at this point': The struggle to shut down a violent homeless camp in Abbotsford

  Years after the site first sprang up, many wonder if what's known as the Lonzo camp will ever be shut down.

• RCMP seek suspect after pair of porta-potty fires in North Vancouver

  Mounties in North Vancouver have released a sketch of a suspect believed to be linked to two deliberately set porta-potty fires in the city.

• 1 person sent to hospital after 2-vehicle crash in Langley

  A two-vehicle crash in Langley late Tuesday sent at least one person to hospital.