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• Big Vancouver Chinatown development 'likely' nearing approval despite community pushback

  Developer Beedie Living's condo tower was originally voted down by the City of Vancouver's Development Permit Board in 2017, but a challenge in B.C. Supreme Court and a shift in community sentiment have given the project new life.

  

• Rainbow crosswalk vandalized, Pride flag set on fire in Hope, B.C.

  The small community of Hope, B.C., saw two acts of vandalism targeting Pride displays Thursday morning, incidents police say they are treating as potential hate crimes.

  

• Sunshine Coast given provincial approval for new water-saving measure

  Fears of another devastating drought have been looming over the Sunshine Coast as hot, dry weather impacts the province this spring.

• Officials urge people defying evacuation order in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. to flee immediately

  An "incredibly volatile" wildfire is moving closer to the B.C. community of Tumbler Ridge and officials are urging residents who have stayed behind—in spite of an evacuation order—to leave immediately.

• Body of Vancouver man discovered in Lions Bay, 1 day after he left for hike: RCMP

  The search for a missing hiker in Metro Vancouver has been called off, after the discovery of 29-year-old Michael Tu’s body.

• 31-year-old charged in fatal shooting of Maple Ridge man last year: IHIT

  Investigators looking into the death of a Maple Ridge man last April say his suspected shooter has been charged with second-degree murder.

• 'Armed and dangerous' Surrey man arrested, police say

  A Surrey man who police warned was "armed and dangerous" after he removed his ankle monitor and left his court-mandated residence late last month has been re-arrested.

• B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations hit their lowest level in almost 2 years this month

  Weekly wastewater surveillance data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control suggests COVID-19 transmission has continued declining in the Lower Mainland this month, a week after the centre reported its lowest hospitalization total in nearly two years.

• UFC 289: Nunes, Aldana title bout a go after fighters make weight in Vancouver

  Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana will face off at UFC 289 with the women's bantamweight belt on the line after both fighters made weight at the official weigh-in on Friday.

• Police investigating 'multiple suspicious deaths' in Kelowna home

  Mounties in Kelowna say two people are dead after an incident at a home in the city's Upper Mission area Thursday night.

• BC Ferries cancels sailings between Vancouver and Victoria

  BC Ferries has cancelled two sailings between Vancouver and Victoria on Friday evening.

• RCMP use plane to track theft suspect fleeing on speeding motorcycle from Kelowna to Kamloops

  Mounties deployed an airplane recently to track a suspect on a speeding motorcycle from a crime scene in Kelowna to a hotel in Kamloops.

• B.C. will soon require asbestos abatement contractors to be licensed

  British Columbia will soon be the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a licensing requirement for asbestos abatement contractors.

• 120-year-old temperature record broken Thursday in B.C.

  There were 20 high-temperature records broken across B.C. on Thursday, including one from 1903.

• Eyes on the weather as residents pack and flee from fierce wildfire in northeast B.C.

  Showers are predicted Saturday over the aggressive wildfire threatening Tumbler Ridge, but forecasters say thunderstorms could sweep through the parched region without bringing any rain.

• Little dough needed for a career kneading dough: How to win a B.C. bakery

  When B.C. couple Robyn and Shawn Haley decided to retire, they wanted to ensure their plan wasn’t just another half-baked scheme.

• BC Ferries sees record-breaking number of vehicle passengers

  BC Ferries says it transported a record-setting number of vehicles in its 2023 fiscal year, which ended on March 31.

• Early morning stabbing in Burnaby sends 1 to hospital, suspect arrested: RCMP

  An early morning stabbing in Burnaby on Friday sent one man to hospital and led to another man’s arrest, police say.

• A tale of history and humanization unfold in colourful 'Haida Manga'

  On a ship with torn sails, tossed by churning waters, the first of many Europeans needing rescue arrives along the coast of what is now British Columbia, before a Haida canoe brings an outstretched paddle and the warm light of salvation.

• New Victoria restaurant operated by Canucks owner's Toptable Group

  Renovations to the space at the Rotunda building along Douglas Street have long piqued the curiosity of people walking by.