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• 2 Saanich, B.C., police officers remain in hospital, including 1 in intensive care, following bank shooting

  Two Saanich, B.C., police officers remain in hospital Tuesday, including one in intensive care, a week after six officers were injured and two suspects were killed in a brazen bank robbery and gunfight near Victoria.

  

• B.C. woman planning Greece trip after netting $500K with last-minute lottery ticket

  A woman from Langley, B.C., is planning a dream vacation to Greece after a last-minute lottery ticket purchase made her $500,000 richer.

  

• Passenger train connecting Vancouver to Seattle, Portland returning in September

  The Amtrak Cascades passenger train is expected to resume operations between Vancouver and Seattle in September, for the first since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 16-year-old stabbed at Surrey, B.C., high school; 2 teenagers arrested

  Two teenagers were arrested after the stabbing of a third teen at a Surrey, B.C., high school, Mounties say.

• Man shot and killed in broad daylight outside Surrey hotel

  A man is dead and an investigation is underway after a shooting at a Surrey hotel.

• B.C. nurse put patients in dining room overnight with windows open, lights off, no blankets: college

  A nurse in B.C.'s Interior has been suspended for a week, prohibited from working alone and ordered to undergo "remedial ethics education" due to their treatment of patients while working the night shift.

• Truckers threaten strike over changes to upcoming ban on older rigs at Port of Vancouver

  The United Truckers Association says its members have voted unanimously in favour of job action at the Port of Vancouver to protest a program that would force the phaseout of older trucks.

• Abbotsford city hall closed due to fire; cause under investigation

  Wondering what's up at Abbotsford City Hall? The building has been closed due to fire, officials say. Here's what we know so far.

• B.C.'s deputy provincial health officer named Island Health's new top doctor

  Island Health has a new top doctor after the previous chief medical health officer, Dr. Richard Stanwick, retired at the end of 2021 after more than 25 years in the industry on Vancouver Island.

• Assembly National Chief Archibald takes stage at meeting despite suspension

  Dressed in Indigenous regalia, National Chief RoseAnne Archibald strode into the annual Assembly of First Nations gathering in Vancouver ahead of a group of chanting supporters on Tuesday. Just the day before, Archibald said she had been 'erased' from the agenda after her suspension in June. Instead, she led opening ceremonies and welcomed attendees in her opening address.

• What's going on in Shaughnessy? A few things, Vancouver Realtor says

  A recent browse of real estate listings in Vancouver showed that several mansions in one particular area of the city are for sale.

• Vancouver Island company retrofits Boeing 737 into firefighting plane

  A well-known aviation company in Port Alberni, B.C., has reached a new height and hosted a celebration on Monday to mark the event.

• Vancouver's June home sales down 35 per cent from last year: board

  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home sales dropped by about 35 per cent since last June and 16 per cent from May 2022 as houses remained on the market longer and interest rates rose.

• Gunman fired 70 plus rounds at July 4 parade, 7 dead: police

  The gunman who attacked an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago fired more than 70 rounds with an AR-15-style gun that killed at least seven people, then evaded initial capture by dressing as a woman and blending into the fleeing crowd, police said Tuesday.

• Job action looms in B.C. as talks collapse with BC General Employees Union

  The BC General Employees Union, one of the largest unions representing public sector workers in British Columbia, says talks with the government have broken down.

• Quebec student who was put on life support after courier van collided with bus on B.C. highway has died

  A young woman who was on life support following a crash on a British Columbia highway has died, officials say.

• B.C. doctors urge province to expand new 'precedent' that could improve family medicine crisis

  An unexpected move to pay British Columbia’s family doctors for the extra time required to assess high-risk COVID-19 patients has a physicians’ group urging the province to recognize many others deserve more time with their primary doctor as well.

• Vaccine doses for 'everyone' this fall, B.C. minister says as next COVID-19 wave approaches

  With researchers anticipating another COVID-19 wave this summer, B.C. health officials are once again urging the public to get vaccinated – especially the 1.3 million residents sitting on unused booster invitations.

• B.C. tribunal orders man to pay two-year-old invoice for TV Installation

  A B.C. man's claim that he did not pay an invoice for the installation of a wall-mounted TV because he somehow suffered a head injury due to shoddy work has been dismissed by a provincial tribunal.

• Black bear spotted at busy Metro Vancouver park killed by conservation officers

  A black bear that was caught on camera chasing geese at a busy Metro Vancouver park over the weekend was killed by conservation officers.