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• 273 in hospital with COVID-19 in B.C. for 2nd week in a row

  The number of people with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals remained at 273 on Thursday, still slightly above the lowest total seen in 2022 so far.

  

• Mounties issue 80 tickets in B.C. national park after crashes kill 3 bears in 6 days

  Multiple crashes involving bears in a B.C. national park earlier this month prompted a crackdown on drivers in the area, according to the B.C. Highway Patrol and Parks Canada.

  

• Saanich police search for suspicious men near site of – but unrelated to – BMO shootout

  Police in Saanich – including heavily armed Emergency Response Team officers – were called to search for two suspicious men near Mt. Tolmie Park Thursday afternoon.

• B.C. police watchdog orders review of proposed discipline

  British Columbia's police complaint commissioner has ordered a review by a retired judge into a disciplinary decision against an officer who allegedly disobeyed orders during an investigation.

• Vancouver laser clinic's dedication bench in Stanley Park prompts online debate

  Dedication benches are a familiar sight for visitors in Vancouver's parks, with plaques that most often pay touching tribute to a lost loved one – but the space is also available to companies and organizations willing to make a large enough donation to the city.

• Assault charge approved against Vancouver police officer

  An officer with the Vancouver Police Department has been charged with assault in connection with an on-duty incident last year, prosecutors announced Thursday.

• Horseshoe Bay ferry lineup nears Hwy. 99 on hectic day of sailing cancellations

  Many ferry passengers faced massive lineups and hours-long delays heading into the Canada Day long weekend after mechanical problems forced the Queen of Alberni out of service.

• Details of decapitation case, including adopted persona, body in suitcase, rehashed in B.C. court

  A man convicted of the gruesome murder of his roommate more than a decade ago was back in a British Columbia court recently, trying to argue he is not criminally responsible for the death.

• B.C. masseur found guilty of sexual assaults of customers

  A Metro Vancouver man was found guilty this week following reports that clients were sexually assaulted during massages.

• Supreme Court will not hear appeal by convicted B.C. sex trafficker Reza Moazami

  The Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a British Columbia man convicted of trafficking 11 female victims, including underage girls, for sex.

• 2 slain gunmen still unidentified after Saanich shooting: BC RCMP

  Saanich police will hold another update on a deadly shooting that took place on Tuesday afternoon, leaving two suspects dead and six officers with gunshot wounds.

• Glass bottle thrown at baby in stroller; Vancouver police looking for victims

  Police in Vancouver are asking the victims of an attack on a baby in a stroller to come forward with more information.

• Massive third-alarm fire destroys East Vancouver thrift store

  A popular thrift store was destroyed and several people were displaced when a massive-third alarm fire broke out in East Vancouver.

• Got a text about a Vancouver parking ticket? It's a scam, city says

  The City of Vancouver is warning residents not to click on links or give personal information in response to text messages about overdue parking tickets claiming to be from the city.

• Island pet owners benefit from Lower Mainland veterinary hospital featured in reality TV series

  A Lower Mainland animal hospital is turning to reality television to help raise funds so they can, in turn, help pet owners – including those on Vancouver Island – with costly major surgeries on animals.

• B.C. highway crash: 2 people dead after vehicle enters oncoming lane, collides with trucks

  Two people have died after their vehicle crossed into an oncoming lane of traffic on a British Columbia highway Wednesday.

• Body found in Port Coquitlam after callers report shooting

  Homicide investigators have been called to Port Coquitlam following the discovery of a body in the city.

• Evacuation alert issued for Barnston Island along B.C.'s Fraser River

  An evacuation alert has been issued for a small island along British Columbia's Fraser River due to possible flooding from swelling waters after rainfall and snowmelt.

• Just a 'fraction' of 911 dispatchers actually needed are working, B.C. union warns ahead of long weekend

  British Columbians are being warned that they may have to wait in the event of an emergency as the province's main 911 service operator has just a 'fraction of the dispatchers needed' working this weekend.

• BC Ferries cancels multiple sailings ahead of busy Canada Day weekend

  BC Ferries is cancelling several sailings between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland ahead of the Canada Day long weekend.