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• WHO emergency declaration call based on virus spread and variants, Dr. Bogoch explains

  The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to decide Friday, whether the COVID-19 pandemic still qualifies for an international emergency declaration title— a decision that will involve factoring in how the virus and its variants are impacting countries around the world, says an infectious disease expert.

  

• VPD Const. Nicole Chan was released from hospital hours before suicide, inquest hears

  A coroner's inquest into Nicole Chan's death heard testimony Thursday about the Vancouver police officer's visit to the hospital just hours before she took her own life in 2019.

  

• Provincial governments not jumping to act on tighter alcohol warning guidelines

  Politicians in charge of provincial and territorial liquor laws aren't hurrying to adopt or promote newly updated guidelines that advise a steep drop in Canadian drinking habits.

• 'She was a nightmare': Parent, former staff member speak out on ex-principal accused of stealing $170K from East Van school

  More people are coming forward after the Vancouver School Board filed a lawsuit against former principal Tricia Low, also known as Tricia Rooney.

• 'A lot of uncertainty': B.C. has highest number of avian flu outbreaks in Canada

  Fourteen months after Dave Martens' chicken barns on Abbotsford's Sumas Prairie were flooded, the repairs are almost complete and he finally has birds again. Now, he's trying to keep it that way.

• 'The stuff you see on a daily basis, it's not normal': A night inside Vancouver's busiest fire hall

  Fire Hall No. 2 on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is the busiest in the city, and arguably the busiest in Canada. And the number of calls for help keeps rising.

• Vancouver mayor promises to scrap single-use cup fee by summer

  Speaking to the business community this week, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim promised to eliminate a 25-cent fee on single-use cups.

• SFU grad students demanding minimum pay of $32K from university

  Dozens of grad students and staff from Simon Fraser University gathered outside the SFU Board of Governors meeting at the Vancouver Campus on Thursday morning to protest against what they call a "student funding crisis" at the university.

• B.C. tribunal's award of $150K to Indigenous mom in discrimination case being challenged by child welfare agency

  A Vancouver child welfare agency is appealing a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ruling that found an Indigenous mom's children were wrongfully taken from her, awarding her $150,000 in damages for discrimination.

• Can Vancouver Folk Music Festival be saved? Organizers exploring new options

  The fate of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival isn't sealed just yet, according to organizers.

• Time to put health care in Canadians' hands: report

  With a health-care system in crisis, a new report entitled Taking Back Healthcare says it's time to re-imagine health-care and put control back in the hands of the public.

• Vancouver man designs life-saving app after losing friend to drug toxicity, preventing dozens of deaths

  A Vancouver man has designed a life-saving app that has helped prevent at least 57 deaths since launching in May 2020.

• No decision yet on fate of Surrey police transition: B.C. public safety minister

  The mayor of Surrey will have to wait a little longer to find out if the transition from the RCMP to a municipal force will be halted, according to B.C.'s public safety minister.

• Fewer COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals today than at any point in 2022

  The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. has reached its lowest level in more than a year.

• Vancouver renters face increasingly tough market, CMHC report finds

  Vancouver renters continued to pay the highest prices in Canada as vacancy rates in the area dipped below one per cent last year, according to new federal data.

• Man arrested after stealing ambulance from B.C. hospital, RCMP say

  A man has been arrested after he allegedly stole an ambulance from a hospital in B.C.'s Interior and went on a joyride earlier this month.

• Saanich massage therapist banned for 25 years for secretly recording patients

  A Saanich, B.C., massage therapist has been banned from practising for 25 years after he secretly recorded video of female patients undressing before their appointments.

• Vancouver cop could be charged after vandalism suspect seriously injured

  British Columbia’s police watchdog believes a Vancouver officer may have committed offences during a 2021 arrest that left a man seriously injured.

• Stabbing near Mission daycare appears to be targeted, RCMP say

  Authorities say an assault and stabbing near a Mission daycare on Wednesday was likely targeted, and the 32-year-old victim is working with investigators.

• Poor communication and training linked to fatal B.C. ammonia leak

  The independent body that oversees the safety of technical systems and equipment in British Columbia has found a deadly ammonia leak near Kamloops last May was a tragedy that took years to unfold.