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• Discovery of 'weak spot' in COVID-19 variants could lead to better treatment options

  A discovery by a team of B.C. researchers may lead to improved COVID-19 treatment options that are effective against several variants of the disease.

  

• 3 arrested in New Westminster for pointing bear spray at girl

  Three people were arrested in New Westminster for allegedly pointing a can of bear spray at a girl last week, according to local police.

  

• Cat with 'huge' face wound found wandering streets for more than week: B.C. SPCA

  A cat with a "huge" wound on his face that appears to have been abandoned is in the SPCA's care after he was spotted wandering the streets for more than a week.

• Keremeos Creek wildfire: B.C. officials lift all evacuation orders, some remain on alert

  Local authorities in British Columbia's Okanagan region say all evacuation orders around the so-called Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton have been rescinded.

• Do you recognize this man? Abbotsford police release sketch of attempted child abduction suspect

  Suspect sketch released in Abbotsford attempted child abduction

• BC Liberal leader distances himself, the party from MLA under fire for 'climate denial'

  The BC Liberal leader is disavowing a party MLA for a post on social media denying that carbon dioxide is driving human-caused climate change.

• Hospital capacity, indoor temperatures under scrutiny in latest B.C. heat wave

  The Lower Mainland’s third heat warning of the summer is concerning health officials and meteorologists, who warn that those British Columbians most at risk of heat-related-illness have been facing elevated temperatures for weeks.

• Multiple break-ins reported at Burnaby building where tenants displaced by fire, RCMP investigating

  Some tenants displaced by a fire at a Burnaby apartment building say they’ve now been victimized by thieves as well.

• Crews rescue dog with injured paws from North Shore Mountains

  Search and rescue crews carried a dog with injured paws to safety on the North Shore Mountains this week, prompting a warning to other hikers with pets.

• Job action could mean empty shelves at B.C. liquor and cannabis stores by the weekend

  In a matter of days, B.C. consumers could begin to see empty shelves at liquor and cannabis stores.

• World’s top physicists discuss time travel, the multiverse at Vancouver quantum gravity conference

  Some of the world’s best and brightest in the world of physics gathered in Vancouver this week to discuss one of science’s greatest mysteries – the theory of quantum gravity.

• Gangster's execution outside of a busy Vancouver restaurant was carefully planned: court documents

  The man who killed Harpreet Singh Dhaliwal outside of a busy Vancouver restaurant last year planned the killing for weeks, setting up in an Airbnb to 'track down' the victim 'for the purpose of killing him,' court documents say.

• Children's flu and pain medications in short supply across B.C.

  An unprecedented cold and flu season coupled with supply chain issues is leading to a shortage of liquid Advil and Tylenol for kids across British Columbia.

• Driver hit a school bus, fled from police, ran off into the forest: Kelowna RCMP

  Mounties are looking for a suspect after a strange series of events in Kelowna this week.

• B.C. cop who showed sexual selfie to domestic violence victim reinstated

  A B.C. Mountie who was fired after showing a domestic violence victim what he described as a barely clothed "d*** pic" was rehired last year after arguing the RCMP's conduct board treated him unfairly.

• Vancouver man ordered to pay back $29K obtained under false pretences, BCSC says

  A Vancouver man has been ordered to pay $29,000 in restitution to two couples from whom he obtained the money under false pretences, according to B.C.'s financial markets regulator.

• Surrey Police Service officer arrested just 4 months after being deployed

  An officer with Surrey's new municipal police force – who had been on the job for just four months – has been arrested by Surrey RCMP.

• Warnings issued for B.C.'s South Coast amid brief heat wave

  Much of the B.C.’s South Coast is under a heat warning with temperatures expected to soar.

• 'General culture of silence': Canadian researcher says NHL not doing enough to support player health

  A Canadian researcher with a brother working for the NHL says there's a reason professional hockey players don't seek mental health help when they need it.

• Vancouver zoo closed for 2nd day after wolves apparently freed intentionally

  The Greater Vancouver Zoo is closed for a second day after wolves were apparently freed intentionally at the facility.