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• Planning for future of B.C. psychiatric hospital site quietly halted

  A years-long planning process to determine the future of the Riverview psychiatric hospital grounds in B.C. was quietly halted at the start of this year, CTV News has learned.

  

• B.C. to limit access to diabetes drug Ozempic that has social media fame for weight loss

  British Columbia's health minister says he's pushing through a regulatory change to limit the sale of the diabetes drug Ozempic to non-Canadian residents as celebrities promote its weight loss side-effects.

  

• Indigenous concert in Vancouver cancelled over questions about performer's identity claims

  The Vancouver Park Board and Britannia Community Services Centre cancelled an event Sunday that had been advertised as part of an Indigenous concert series in Grandview Park.

• Quebec police officer stabbed and killed during arrest, second wounded

  A Quebec provincial police officer was fatally stabbed Monday night while performing an arrest in Louiseville, west of Trois-Rivieres, Que. The Surete du Quebec (SQ) has confirmed the identity of the officer, Sgt. Maureen Breau, who had been on the force for over 20 years. She was assigned to the post of the MRC de Maskinonge. Another officer was injured during the incident, but their life is not in danger.

• Giant spider sculpture in East Vancouver may be saved

  There is new hope that a giant spider sculpture in East Vancouver may be saved, but it won’t remain in the same location.

• 'Life is so difficult right now': Grocery rebate expected in 2023 federal budget

  British Columbians who are struggling to pay for groceries could soon see some relief from the federal government.

• Additional tipi erected at Vancouver Art Gallery amid calls for residential school memorial's removal

  An additional tipi has been erected at the residential school memorial outside the Vancouver Art Gallery, after the city and three local First Nations requested that the tribute be taken down.

• Who gets the pet when a couple separates? B.C. looking at amendments to Family Law Act

  New guidance is being proposed to help judges in B.C. decide what happens to a family pet when a couple separates.

• Man arrested after crashing stolen pick-up truck in Delta, police say

  A man found passed out behind the wheel of a stolen pickup truck in Delta attempted to flee after being awoken Monday, according to authorities.

• Some chickens 'perished' after crash involving truck carrying cages on Highway 1: contractor

  A stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway in Langley, B.C. was closed for hours Monday after a transport truck carrying chickens went into a ditch.

• B.C. tribunal orders $9,755 payout to taxi driver over caste-based discrimination

  The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ordered that a taxi driver be paid more than $9,000 in compensation because his caste was insulted during a physical altercation at a staff Christmas party.

• Man killed in downtown Vancouver stabbing, murder charge laid

  One man is dead and another has been charged with murder after a stabbing outside of a downtown Vancouver Starbucks Sunday.

• BC Place introduces $5 menu

  A cheaper option is coming to concession stands at Vancouver's BC Place this week, as the stadium prepares to offer a limited range of $5 items.

• Man caught driving stolen Toyota 4-runner within 24 hours of being convicted of theft: Abbotsford police

  An Abbotsford man was arrested on Saturday after police say he was caught driving a stolen vehicle, less than 24-hours after he was charged in another theft.

• Vancouver looks to frozen eggs to help control Canada goose population

  The booming population of Canada geese is “wreaking havoc” on Vancouver's green spaces, and the park board is asking for help in keeping their numbers in check.

• New, lower speed limits now in effect near some Vancouver schools

  Motorists driving near some schools in the City of Vancouver will need to start slowing down, with new speed limits now in effect near nine schools.

• 'Hate-motivated incidents' that emerged in response to drag story time in Nelson, B.C., under investigation: police

  A drag story time event for children that was postponed earlier this month in Nelson, B.C., is at the centre of multiple investigations into suspected hate crimes, according to local police.

• Women living in Vancouver encampment victims of violence, including sexual assault: survey

  A new survey is highlighting safety concerns among women living in the tent encampment on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, with every respondent reporting they have been victims of violence, including sexual assault.

• Investigation underway after fire in Vancouver's Chinatown deemed suspicious

  A fire in Vancouver’s Chinatown neighbourhood on Sunday evening is being investigated as suspicious.

• Burial plots in Metro Vancouver are now so expensive, they're being compared to real estate

  Burial plots have become such a hot commodity in Metro Vancouver, one spot in a Burnaby cemetery is being sold privately online for $54,000.