Vancouver News | Local Breaking | CTV News Vancouver

MORE TOP STORIES

• Package with incendiary item, surplus military supplies shuts down Victoria airport

  The discovery of a suspicious package forced the shutdown of Victoria International Airport on Tuesday, stranding hundreds of travellers and preventing a number of planes from landing on schedule.

  

• B.C. couple says cancer treatment costing more than $1,200 a month, calls for more support

  A Coquitlam couple says they’ve been paying more than $1,000 a month for a cancer treatment, even though the drug that’s not being fully covered is already approved and funded in B.C.

  

• Time is money: B.C. doctors' group proposes 'overnight' fix for primary care crisis

  A new advocacy group of B.C. family doctors is coming forward to say the primary care crisis in the province isn’t the result of too few physicians, but a matter of priorities and compensation that could be solved virtually overnight.

• Some specialty baby formulas nearly impossible to find in B.C. stores

  Most B.C. stores are still stocked with common brands of baby formula, despite the severe shortage in the U.S. But specialty formulas for babies with allergies are becoming harder to find on the province's shelves.

• May long weekend marked by violent crimes in Vancouver

  Vancouver police were kept busy over the long weekend responding to a number of violent crimes being reported throughout the city.

• Do you recognize this man? Police search for Surrey sex assault suspect

  Police have released the name and photo of a man suspected of breaking into a woman's home and sexually assaulting her in Surrey.

• Trudeau waffles when asked if Canada exists on stolen land

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Kamloops on Monday as an invited guest of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc as the First Nation marked the first anniversary of the confirmation of 215 unmarked graves on the site of a former residential school.

• Rents in Vancouver continue to rise, with no relief in sight: report

  Vancouver once again has the dubious distinction of being the most expensive city in Canada for renters, along with having the highest year-over-year rate price increase, a new report says.

• Woman shot by police in Surrey, IIO called in

  A woman was injured when "shots were fired by police" in Surrey Tuesday, according to B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office.

• Stranger attempted to lure child waiting for school bus: Chilliwack RCMP

  After a 10-year-old waiting for the school bus in Chilliwack reported being approached by an adult man who "propositioned them on a date," police are investigating the incident as attempted child luring.

• Federal, provincial governments pledge $15M each for 2025 Invictus Games in B.C.

  The federal and provincial governments are each committing $15 million in support of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver and Whistler.

• New image offers clearer view of Chinatown bear spray suspect

  Days after a senior was attacked with bear spray in Vancouver's Chinatown neighbourhood, police have released a new image that provides a clearer view of their suspect.

• Dog custody dispute between B.C. exes highlights complexity of proving ownership

  A B.C. woman has been ordered to return a dog she says she received as a gift through a verbal agreement and repay hundreds of dollars for a pet deposit.

• Gunman kills 19 children in Texas elementary school shooting

  An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade and the latest gruesome moment for a country scarred by a string of massacres. The attacker was killed by law enforcement.

• 'The world has to know what happened,' residential school survivor says of reopening old wounds

  The effect of an announcement one year ago about the discovery of what is believed to be dozens of unmarked graves has been compared to reopening old wounds by survivors of Canada's residential school system, but one former student said the pain is necessary.

• Trudeau says CBSA will decide whether Iran soccer team can enter Canada

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada Border Services Agency will be the department that decides whether Iran's men's soccer team is allowed into the country for a game next month.

• 'Timbit' the seal pup rescued off B.C. coast

  A harbour seal pup found weak and alone on a beach has a sweet new name and is being cared for by specialized staff at the Vancouver Aquarium.

• Former CFL wide receiver's sentencing date rescheduled in B.C. for 2009 murder

  The sentencing of former Canadian Football League wide receiver Joshua Boden for the murder of a woman in 2009 has been rescheduled to June 16.

• 2 B.C. men ordered to pay $13,000 for illegally hunting 3 moose

  Two B.C. men have been ordered to pay thousands of dollars and were handed hunting bans in connection to the poaching of three moose.

• CTV News Vancouver recognized for excellence in flood and pandemic coverage

  CTV News at 6 was named B.C.'s best newscast as the Vancouver newsroom won multiple journalism awards.