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  Lawyers take province to court over Legal Professions Act

  In its bid to make navigating legal services easier for British Columbians, the government has run afoul of organizations representing lawyers, which are now taking the province to court.

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  Canucks' Rick Tocchet named NHL's coach of the year

  Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks is this season's Jack Adams Award winner as the NHL's coach of the year.

• After UVic student’s death, calls for mandatory CPR and naloxone training in B.C. high schools

  As 18-year-old Sidney McIntyre-Starko lay dying from a fentanyl overdose, several of her University of Victoria classmates watched helplessly, not recognizing what happened to her or how to perform CPR.

• B.C.'s First Nations Health Authority hit by cyberattack

  A "cybersecurity incident" at B.C.'s First Nations Health Authority nine days ago impacted some employee and other personal information.

• Rafter found dead in Prince George identified online as MMA fighter with 'heart of gold'

  A man who was reported missing after he didn't return from a rafting trip over the weekend was found dead on Tuesday, according to police.

• 'Five feet nothing': Pickton's safety likely behind Quebec transfer, says ex-prison judge

  When serial killer Robert Pickton was transferred from British Columbia's Kent Institution to a maximum security prison in Quebec about six years ago, correctional authorities gave no public explanation or confirmation at the time, citing privacy.

• Fancy pigeon outfitted in custom diaper has free rein in B.C. family home

  When Chrissy Chin volunteered to take in a fancy pigeon abandoned on a park bench, she never imagined she would one day be ordering custom-made diapers for the bird – who lives in her house and has become a member of the family.

• Company that provides ex-military vehicles to B.C. film shoots wins court case against province

  A company that rents out ex-military vehicles for B.C. film productions has won a court order quashing a provincial manager's decision that it claimed had rendered such vehicles "unrentable" and without a resale market in the province.

• Tow truck driver dead after suffering medical emergency near Victoria

  A 49-year-old tow truck driver is dead after he suffered a medical emergency and drove off the highway Tuesday near Victoria.

• 'Best experience ever': B.C. baker on making it to the finals of Netflix's 'Is it Cake?'

  When Jujhar Mann said he wanted to be a pastry chef on a grade school career project, he didn't imagine that pursuing his dream would land him on a popular Netflix baking competition.

• Woman charged with arson after Merritt, B.C., structure fire

  A suspect was arrested at the scene of a structure fire that seriously injured two people in Merritt, B.C. on Monday, according to authorities.

• B.C. wildfires: Plans underway for evacuees to return to Fort Nelson

  The mayor of the regional municipality that includes the evacuated community of Fort Nelson, B.C., says he's optimistic crews have 'a very good handle' on the wildfire burning outside town and plans are underway for residents to return.

• Vancouver police say suspect threw feces at officers prior to Hastings Street takedown

  An apparent police shooting that drew a crowd of onlookers outside the Waldorf Hotel on East Hastings Street Saturday night was actually an arrest made using a bean-bag shotgun, Vancouver police say.

• BC Ferries gets $75M loan from feds for zero-emission vessels

  Canada Infrastructure Bank is lending $75 million to British Columbia's ferry service to help buy four zero-emission vessels and install electric charging infrastructure.