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  LIVE @ 4 EDT | Freeland to present 2024 federal budget, promising billions in new spending

  Canadians will learn Tuesday the entirety of the federal Liberal government's new spending plans, and how they intend to pay for them, when Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tables the 2024 federal budget.

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  Planning next bid to rescue B.C. orca calf will take 'few days': Fisheries Department

  The Department of Fisheries says planning for a new attempt to rescue an orca calf trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon will be finalized in the next few days but no date has been set.

• B.C. woman facing steep medical bills, uncertain future after Thailand crash

  The family of a Victoria, B.C., woman who was seriously injured in an accident in Thailand is pleading for help as medical bills pile up.

• Diverging views emerge on Vancouver home construction outlook

  A Vancouver real estate services firm is pushing back against the widely held view that not enough homes are being built in Metro Vancouver.

• Woman found dead, man arrested after alleged abduction in North Okanagan: RCMP

  A woman was found dead and a man was arrested Sunday in B.C.'s North Okanagan, according to authorities, who said they were initially investigating a report of an abduction from the Lumby area.

• As B.C. marks grim anniversary, advocates call for more urgent action

  Last summer, Jessica Michalofsky ran from Nelson to Victoria, raising awareness about the toxic drug crisis that claimed her son Aubrey’s life. Nearly a year later, she's disappointed by the lack of movement on the crisis, as more families lose loved ones.

• Heroic bystanders recognized for saving Vancouver man's life

  A group of good Samaritans were recognized on Monday for helping save a Vancouver man’s life earlier this year.

• Average rent for Vancouver apartments dips below $3,000 for first time since 2022

  The average asking rent for a Vancouver apartment has dipped below $3,000 per month for the first time since July 2022, according to the latest data from Rentals.ca.

• Sorry Canucks fans, most Canadians believe the Leafs have a better chance at the Stanley Cup

  Most Canadians believe the Leafs and Oilers have a better shot at the Cup than the Canucks, according to a new poll.

• Man seriously injured in downtown Victoria stabbing

  Police in Victoria say a man was stabbed in the downtown core Monday morning.

• Former B.C. school trustee's 'strip-tease artist' remark was defamatory, judge rules

  A controversial former school trustee from B.C.'s Fraser Valley who described a political rival as a "strip-tease artist" during an election campaign has been ordered to pay her $45,000 for defamation.

• B.C. fraudster who lured investors with promise to help homeless fined by securities regulator

  A Vancouver woman whose company duped investors by promising big returns on real-estate deals that would house the homeless has been ordered to pay nearly $626,000 after the British Columbia Securities Commission deemed the operation a Ponzi scheme.

• Orphaned B.C. orca may be eating fish, vet says, as rescuers plan new strategy

  A Vancouver Aquarium expert who's been involved in attempts to rescue an orphaned orca says the calf may be feeding on fish in the B.C. lagoon where she's been trapped for more than three weeks.

• B.C. celebrates 10 billion seedlings planted since 1930

  British Columbia officials are celebrating the planting of 10 billion seedlings since reforestation efforts began nearly a century ago.