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• 'What's good for the region is good for Vancouver': Ken Sim on being mayor, 12 weeks in

  Just over 12 weeks after being sworn in as Vancouver's mayor, Ken Sim says he's making slow but steady progress on his promise to hire 100 new police officers and 100 mental health nurses.

  

• B.C. teacher suspended for racist comments toward Black colleagues, scaring students

  A teacher from Northern B.C. who was fired from his job for making racist comments to his coworkers and scaring his students has had his certificate of qualification suspended for four weeks.

  

• Police appeal for information 1 year after woman's body found in Mission, B.C., park

  One year after a woman's remains were found in a regional park in Mission, B.C., police are appealing for information to help advance the investigation.

• Eby not ruling out side talks with PM at national health gathering

  British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's optimistic about next week's meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other premiers about health-care funding.

• Fire at Surrey sawmill under investigation, no injuries reported

  A blaze that broke out at a sawmill in Surrey late Tuesday is under investigation, and fire officials say no injuries have been reported.

• ICBC cancels driving knowledge tests due to system outage

  Anyone looking to get their learner driver's licence in B.C. will have to wait for another day.

• Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's former top doctor, hired by B.C. public health service

  Alberta's former chief medical officer of health has landed a new role in British Columbia. Dr. Deena Hinshaw was named a deputy provincial health officer for B.C. on Wednesday.

• Greater Vancouver home sales to flatten while prices inch up, forecast says

  Home sales in Greater Vancouver are predicted to stay in line with last year's slower pace, while prices inch up slightly.

• Canada's immigration increase alone won't fix the labour market, experts say

  Experts say Canada's plan to increase immigration may ease some pressures in the labour market, but bigger changes are needed to ensure new permanent residents are matched with the jobs that most need filling.

• 'Get a f***ing hotel room': Anti-gay tirade in downtown Vancouver under investigation

  Disturbing video of a man berating a young couple with homophobic slurs in downtown Vancouver has triggered a police investigation – and prompted an outpouring of support for the victims.

• 'We're all Tyre': Mourners gather for Nichols' funeral

  Tyre Nichols ' family and friends gathered Wednesday for a funeral intended to celebrate his life three weeks after he died following a brutal beating by Memphis police that has sparked a new round of calls for police reform.

• B.C. health-care workers at 'breaking point' seeking mental help in growing numbers

  The ongoing toxic drug crisis, waves of COVID-19 and other mass casualty events have B.C. healthcare workers pleading for faster access to mental health care as more of them find themselves distressed and despairing.

• Nicole Chan coroner's inquest now in the hands of the jury

  Following a week and a half of testimony from 34 witnesses, the jury in the coroner's inquest into death of Vancouver police Const. Nicole Chan began deliberating Tuesday.

• Detox and treatment beds hard to come by as toxic drugs continue to claim lives in B.C.

  At a time when toxic drugs are killing more than a dozen British Columbians every two days – making the choice to get clean can be a life-or-death decision.

• 'It felt like home': Bo Horvat says goodbye to Vancouver

  Bo Horvat is saying goodbye to Vancouver and the Canucks after a decade in blue and green.

• YVR says travellers should check flight status as more snow in forecast

  Delays and cancellations are a possibility at Vancouver International Airport Tuesday night, and travellers are being urged to check their flight status.

• Flipped cars, dozens of crashes as snowfall snarls Fraser Valley traffic

  A blast of winter weather made for a messy commute in the Lower Mainland Tuesday morning.

• 1 dead, 1 injured after vehicle 'lost traction,' rolled down Chilliwack embankment, RCMP say

  A woman is dead and a man has been airlifted to hospital after a serious crash on a snowy road in Chilliwack Tuesday afternoon.

• Black History Month proclaimed in City Hall as Vancouver kicks off 12th official annual celebration

  Celebrations for Black History Month kicked off in Vancouver City Hall with a proclamation ahead of Tuesday’s council meeting.

• B.C. woman can sue bank for allowing her to transfer $69K to fraudsters, appeal court rules

  B.C.'s highest court has given new life to a fraud victim's case against her bank, which she alleges had a duty to warn her about scams that had been reported in the community before allowing her to transfer $69,000 overseas.