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  B.C. police watchdog clears Mounties of wrongdoing after man's arm broken during traffic stop

  British Columbia's police oversight agency says there are no grounds for criminal charges against four Mounties after a man's arm was broken during an arrest on Vancouver Island.

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  'Trove of extraordinary fossils' discovered in northern B.C., museum says

  Paleontologists from the Royal B.C. Museum have uncovered "a trove of extraordinary fossils" high in the mountains of northern B.C., the museum announced Thursday.

• Canada's physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities

  The group representing Canada's physicians has formally apologized for the harm medical professionals caused to Indigenous Peoples, saying it is 'deeply ashamed' and 'owning its history' of racism, neglect and abuse.

• Driver shot at with suspected BB gun after 'minor interaction' in Vancouver traffic, police say

  Police in Vancouver are investigating an unusual situation that injured a car-share driver in the Kitsilano neighbourhood Tuesday night.

• YVR tech upgrade means laptops, liquids can stay in luggage during security screening

  People going through the security checkpoint for domestic travellers at Vancouver International Airport no longer have to remove some items from their carry-on bags.

• Minimum nurse-patient ratios established at most B.C. hospitals, says health minister

  British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says minimum nurse-to-patient ratios meant to improve care and strengthen the health-care system have now been established for most hospital settings.

• B.C. short-term rental restrictions reducing rents, saving tenants millions: study

  A report led by the Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance says restrictions on short-term rentals in British Columbia have reduced rents by 5.7 per cent, saving tenants more than $600 million last year

• Beware of scammers claiming to have 'compromising photos': North Vancouver RCMP

  Mounties on the North Shore are informing residents about an extortion scam where fraudsters threaten to circulate “compromising photos” unless the would-be victim pays thousands of dollars.

• UBCM convention: Two of three special resolutions focussed on housing

  Mayors and councillors voting at the annual convention of the Union of BC Municipalities have passed three special resolutions, two of them focussed on housing and the third on rural health care.

• B.C.'s planned expansion of involuntary care 'unacceptable,' says civil liberties group

  The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has called on B.C. Premier David Eby to abandon the province's planned expansion of involuntary care for people suffering from a combination of drug addiction, brain injuries and mental health issues.

• TransLink converts West Coast Express commuter train to renewable diesel

  TransLink says it is one step closer to meeting its net-zero emissions targets after converting its West Coast Express commuter trains between Vancouver and the Fraser Valley to renewable diesel fuel.

• 'Unsightly' under-construction home must be finished or demolished, B.C. court rules

  A B.C couple has been ordered to stop living in a motorhome on the property where their under-construction home – which they were first given a permit to build more than six years ago – has become an “eyesore,” according to a recent court decision.

• B.C. man volunteers to transform damaged lawn into inspiring garden

  As David Bronstein digs in the dirt between the sidewalk and his apartment building, he notices a worm.

• Man killed in crash between motorcycle, pickup in Langley: RCMP

  The RCMP is investigating a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck that closed down the Fraser Highway in Langley, B.C., late Tuesday afternoon.