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• 'Amanda got justice': Dutch man accused in B.C. teen sextortion case found guilty on all charges

  A Dutch man accused of tormenting British Columbia teen Amanda Todd via online threats has been found guilty of all charges he faced in connection with the case, a jury ruled on Saturday.

  

• B.C. teacher who hired, travelled overnight with recent grads suspended for 'inappropriate' relationships

  A B.C. teacher has been suspended for 15 years for having "inappropriate" relationships with two students they hired to work for them after graduation.

  

• No heat warning, but temperatures could feel like the mid-30s in Vancouver over the next few days

  Hot temperatures and high humidity are returning to the Lower Mainland this weekend, and officials around the region are reminding people of the resources available to help them stay cool.

• 'We sincerely apologize': Abbotsford Airshow responds to guests' traffic woes

  Organizers of the Abbotsford Airshow are apologizing to fans who waited hours to get into the event Friday afternoon.

• B.C. man's constitutional challenge to property tax law rejected

  The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected an unusual constitutional challenge that sought to invalidate the law that governs the assessment of property values in the province.

• Raw dog food sold in B.C. recalled due to possible Listeria contamination

  A U.S.-based pet food company is recalling a raw, frozen dog food product that was sold in B.C. because of possible Listeria contamination.

• Amanda Todd's mother highlights impact of 'sextortion', as jury deliberates

  The mother of Amanda Todd hopes her daughter's case brings increased awareness of the devastating impacts of "sextortion," as a jury in the trial of a Dutch man accused of blackmailing the British Columbia teenager begins its first full day of deliberations.

• Man claims FortisBC line misplaced on map, still must pay for damaging it

  A homeowner who accidentally struck a FortisBC gas line with an excavator has been ordered to pay for the repairs, despite arguing he had received an erroneous map of the line's location.

• Cavallini scores, short-handed Whitecaps snatch dramatic 2-1 win over Dynamo

  It wasn't exactly the way Vanni Sartini drew it up, but the Vancouver Whitecaps still captured three points in dramatic fashion on Friday.

• Bryan Burnham returns as B.C. Lions take on struggling Edmonton Elks

  Now healthy, Bryan Burnham is set to slot back into the Lions' lineup on Saturday when B.C. hosts the Edmonton Elks.

• Sextortion boom coincides with pandemic's online shift, as experts raise alarm

  The mass shift online brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a boom of so-called 'sextortion scams,' new data from Statistics Canada suggests.

• Long COVID symptoms persist in as many as 1 in 8 adult patients: study

  A new Dutch study has found as many as one in eight adults exposed to COVID-19 will develop long-term symptoms.

• 'He was everything for me': B.C. family mourning dad who died saving son

  A father from Burnaby, B.C., who managed to save his son from drowning last weekend has died in hospital, leaving his loved ones heartbroken.

• Deconstruction of stranded barge progressing at Vancouver’s English Bay

  The deconstruction of the barge that floated into Vancouver’s English Bay last year and got stuck is now underway.

• Victims of South Surrey triple shooting that killed 2 identified

  Homicide investigators have publicly identified the three people shot at South Surrey Athletic Park last weekend, and are renewing their appeal for witnesses to the incident.

• Wildfire near Keremeos grows to 5,900 hectares, as highway remains closed

  A dangerous wildfire near Keremeos, B.C., that has forced hundreds of people from their homes has grown again.

• Metro Vancouver woman highlights dangers of glass shards by collecting them from local beach

  A Port Moody woman is fed up with what she calls a dangerous problem on her local beach, so she took matters into her own hands.

• Alleged tree poisoner could face $400K in fines after decades-old elm, several aspens killed in Kelowna

  Someone could be fined as much as $400,000 if the City of Kelowna finds out who's behind the recent deaths of several local trees.

• Police seek man with information on Kelowna shooting

  Kelowna Mounties are asking the public for help identifying a man they say may have information on a recent shooting in the city.

• 'I want her to be happy': Victoria cat owner responds to trespassing fine

  Victoria cat owner Ramon Correa says he was stunned to receive a fine from the city after a neighbour complained about his cat trespassing on their property.