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  Suspect 'possibly missing a tooth' sought after Kamloops break-in: RCMP

  Mounties in Kamloops are searching for a suspect who may be missing a tooth after an early morning break-in earlier this week.

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  5 events to commemorate National Truth and Reconciliation Day in Vancouver

  Here are five things to do in Vancouver this weekend to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

• Missing woman involved in B.C. murder trial found dead

  The search for Tracy Pickett, who had been missing since Tuesday, has ended tragically.

• Coastal GasLink pipeline project 98 per cent complete

  TC Energy Corp. says its Coastal GasLink pipeline project is 98 per cent complete.

• Litter purchased by school district is not for students who identify as cats

  Some parents are under the impression that School District 67 in Penticton has embraced diversity to the point of allowing students to use separate bathrooms complete with litter boxes, if they identify as a cat.

• Nisga'a Nation celebrates return of totem after it was taken almost a century ago

  A ceremony will be held today by the Nisga'a Nation in northern British Columbia for a memorial totem that has gone to Scotland and back over the last century.

• Winter tires will be required on many B.C. highways starting this weekend

  Winter tires and chains will become mandatory on many B.C. highways again starting Sunday.

• B.C. wildfires: State of emergency lifted in West Kelowna

  Central Okanagan Emergency Operations has lifted the state of local emergency in West Kelowna, B.C., more than a month after the McDougall Creek wildfire devastated the area.

• B.C. Sikh leader says RCMP warned him of threats to his life after Nijjar killing

  A close associate of slain Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says he has also been warned that his life may be in danger.

• Why a B.C. city ended its decades-long ban on tattoo shops

  Up until this week, opening a tattoo parlour in the Township of Langley in B.C.’s Fraser Valley was technically illegal.

• Class-action lawsuit seeks compensation for Canadian consumers who bought Cold-FX products

  A Canadian class-action lawsuit alleges the effectiveness of Cold-FX products was falsely advertised, and seeks compensation for anyone who bought the products.

• Canada Post launches new stamps to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  Ahead of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this Saturday, Canada Post has released a series of new stamps to honour the survivors of residential schools.

• B.C. launching fall vaccination campaign for COVID, influenza on Oct. 10

  B.C.'s public vaccination campaign for the fall respiratory illness season will begin Oct. 10, health officials announced Thursday.

• Abbotsford police seeing increase in multi-generational homelessness

  Jim Kelly, 68, has been living in an encampment off Highway 1 in Abbotsford for about six months. Recently, his 41-year-old son moved there too.

• B.C. juice bar ordered to pay nearly $28K for discriminating against Black teen employee

  The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has awarded a Black teenager nearly $28,000 in compensation for discrimination she experienced while working at a restaurant and juice bar in 2019.

• As B.C. renews hospital mask mandate, officials say schools remain 'very safe'

  A limited masking requirement will return to B.C. hospitals and other health-care settings next week as the province braces for a seasonal spike in COVID-19, influenza and RSV cases, but officials say there are currently no plans for mandatory masking in schools.

• Investigation launched after man shows up with gunshot wound at Surrey hospital: RCMP

  Police in Surrey say they have launched an investigation after a man suffering from a gunshot wound was dropped off at a local hospital Wednesday morning.

• Nearly half a million dollars in stolen goods recovered in Prince George property theft blitz

  Nearly half a million dollars worth of stolen goods have been recovered during a blitz targeting "prolific" property thieves in Prince George, according to Mounties.

• CBSA seizes nearly 200 kg of opium from 2 shipping containers bound for Metro Vancouver

  Nearly 200 kilograms of opium were recently seized from shipping containers bound for Metro Vancouver, the Canada Border Services Agency confirms.

• 'Our members are struggling to pay rent': SFU support staff walk off job as part of strike action

  Simon Fraser University's Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) set up picket lines at the university's Surrey campus Thursday.