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• Vaccine mandates for school staff: Here's a quick look at the province's guidance for B.C. boards

  Ignoring calls from a union representing teachers in British Columbia, the provincial government is sticking to its plan for vaccine mandates to be put in place at the district level, issuing guidelines directed to school boards thinking about imposing such requirements.

  

• Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine for kids is safe and more than 90% effective

  With more than 62,000 children pre-registered for COVID-19 vaccines, Pfizer appears to be one step closer to approval of a shot for kids.

  

• Here's why police say a Vancouver city councillor wasn't charged for handing out heroin

  Earlier this year, a Vancouver city councillor openly handed out hard drugs, but she was never charged by police.

• Hot coffee thrown in Tim Hortons employee's face in Vancouver, police say

  Police are investigating after someone allegedly threw a hot coffee in a Tim Hortons employee's face in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside this week.

• B.C. Liberals deny leadership bid by Aaron Gunn for views 'inconsistent' with party

  A prospective candidate for leadership of British Columbia's Liberal party has been denied the opportunity to officially enter the race.

• Horse shot in Salmon Arm; RCMP investigating death

  Mounties in the Salmon Arm area are investigating the strange death of a horse.

• Children living near green spaces show better overall development, B.C. study suggests

  A B.C. study that compared where kids live to their overall development suggests the benefits of being close to nature can have a dramatic impact at a young age.

• Appeal for B.C. woman convicted in 8-year-old daughter's death dismissed

  The appeal of a B.C. mother convicted of second-degree murder in the death of an eight-year-old girl has been dismissed.

• B.C. teacher who took pictures of secondary students without consent suspended

  A former high school teacher from Richmond, B.C., has had his licence suspended over "multiple boundary violations" involving several different students.

• 'Exercise extreme caution': 40 shipping containers lost in rough seas off Vancouver Island

  The Canadian Coast Guard and United States Coast Guard are warning boaters after 40 shipping containers were tossed from a cargo ship Friday in rough seas off Vancouver Island.

• Price of travel insurance expected to go down as federal advisory lifts

  The federal government has lifted its advisory against non-essential international travel and with the change, the price of insurance is expected to drop.

• Someone in West Vancouver is $10.2M richer from a recent Lotto 6/49 ticket win

  Someone in West Vancouver, B.C., is millions richer thanks to a recently purchased lotto ticket.

• Record number of humpback whale calves found off B.C.: researchers

  A total of 21 new humpback calves have been documented in the inland waters of B.C. and Washington state this year, nearly twice as many as were reported in 2020.

• Suspect arrested, charges recommended after man seen in downtown Vancouver with realistic fake gun: police

  Police in Vancouver say a man who was seen walking in downtown Vancouver with what appeared to be a gun was arrested and charges are being recommended.

• Man uninjured after black bear knocks him over near Tofino

  Conservation officers are warning the public to avoid a creek southeast of Tofino, B.C., after an angler was knocked to the ground by a black bear.

• Union announces plans for job action against LifeLabs; first steps beginning this weekend

  Hundreds of union members working for LifeLabs in B.C. will begin job action this weekend, their representation said Friday.