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• Family waits weeks for passport news so B.C. cancer patient can travel with grandkids to Disneyland

  Waiting for passports has been stressful and heartbreaking for the family of a B.C. cancer patient who wants to travel with her grandchildren to Disneyland while there's still time.

  

• Number of COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals back below 500 this week

  The number of COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals dropped below 500 this week for the first time since late April.

  

• B.C. financial regulator advises three-day 'cooling-off' period for homebuyers

  The regulator for British Columbia's real estate sector has recommended that the province adopt a so-called “cooling-off” period of three business days to protect people buying a home, through legislation tabled this spring.

• 1 dead after ammonia leak in Kamloops, B.C., industrial park

  One person is dead following an ammonia leak at an ice-making business in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday morning.

• Surrey shooting now fatal, IHIT identifies victim

  A shooting in Surrey's Whalley neighbourhood over the weekend has turned fatal, according to homicide investigators.

• U.S. seizes 1,400 pounds of meth aboard boat near Canada-U.S. border

  Investigators were told a man had been hiking near a marina in Sidney, on Vancouver Island, when someone approached him and offered him $1,000 to move a boat from Sidney to Anacortes, Wash.

• Striking racist language from West Vancouver land covenants would cost $1 million, report estimates

  Two years after West Vancouver vowed to address explicitly racist language in decades-old land covenants, staff have recommended the district take almost no action.

• BC Ferries predicts summer travel demand 'could well break new records'

  BC Ferries says its internal research is showing strong demand for vehicle traffic this summer, which could lead to a record-breaking season.

• Man found guilty in serious stabbing outside New Westminster SkyTrain station

  The man accused in a serious stabbing outside a New Westminster SkyTrain station last May has been found guilty of aggravated assault.

• 'Cash is falling out of his pocket as we're chasing him,' conservation officer says of intercepted robbery

  A conservation officer said the recent arrest of a robbery suspect played out "just like out of a movie."

• Suspect arrested after 4 women sexually assaulted near Vancouver SkyTrain station

  Transit police have recommended charges against a 37-year-old man allegedly involved in a disturbing series of sexual assaults in and around a downtown Vancouver SkyTrain station.

• Staffing shortages at Kamloops hospital 'worse and worse by the day': MLAs

  Staffing shortages and the workplace culture at a B.C. hospital were heavily criticized by two MLAs Thursday who say immediate action needs to be taken before the situation gets even worse.

• Dispute over off-leash dog leads to assault on elderly man, Coquitlam RCMP say

  An argument between dog owners in Coquitlam turned into an assault earlier this month, local Mounties said Thursday.

• 'Champagne room and bling': B.C. bureaucrat sarcastically honoured for 'baller lifestyle'

  Winners of awards that highlight the worst government spending of the year have been unveiled, and a British Columbia bureaucrat was among those called out.

• Here's the PNE's full concert lineup for this summer's fair

  The Pacific National Exhibition has announced its Summer Nights concert series lineup, which includes pop, rock, country and R&B performances.

• Canada-Iran soccer friendly at Vancouver's BC Place cancelled

  Canada Soccer has cancelled a planned friendly with Iran in the face of growing criticism.

• 1 dead and 3 in custody after assault outside Abbotsford mall

  A homicide investigation is underway in Abbotsford, B.C., after an assault outside a local mall.

• Police incident closes multiple Canada Line stations during morning commute

  Multiple Canada Line stations were closed during Thursday's morning commute due to a police incident.

• BC Ferries hires 850 new workers as it prepares for busy summer

  BC Ferries saw no staff-related service disruptions over the Victoria Day long weekend, even as it carried a record number of vehicles, according to its president and CEO.

• 'They're hilarious': B.C. hobby farm home to endless animal antics

  A B.C. family has trouble getting their chores done on their farm each morning because of the antics of a pair of unlikely best friends – an elderly miniature horse and a rambunctious young golden retriever.