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  'Make good decisions': B.C. premier weighs in on #OhtaniWatch

  B.C.'s premier weighed in on the possibility that the Toronto Blue Jays could be set to acquire Shohei Ohtani – one of the biggest free agents in baseball history.

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  Homicide investigators identify Richmond father who was killed with 13-year-old son

  Homicide investigators have identified a father who was killed in his home with his 13-year-old son in Richmond on Nov. 30, and say a photo of a suspect will be released shortly.

• Kamloops assault prompts search for 2 persons of interest

  Mounties in Kamloops are appealing to the public to help identify two persons of interest after an assault with a weapon was reported last week.

• CSIS boss apologizes for response to rape and harassment allegations

  Canada's spy chief has apologized to staff for his response to rape and harassment allegations in the agency's British Columbia office.

• Here's how many people have accessed free birth control in B.C.

  About 188,000 people have received free prescription contraception since British Columbia became the first province to offer it in April.

• Police investigating extortion threats linked with shooting in B.C.

  Mounties in British Columbia say they are investigating a series of extortion threats that police say may be linked.

• Coastal Renaissance return to service now expected in early March, BC Ferries says

  One of BC Ferries' largest vessels will be out of service for at least another three months, but the Crown corporation says there will be no reduction in its sailing capacity during that time.

• Landslide forces partial closure of Vancouver Island highway

• Snow in the forecast prompts special weather statement for Metro Vancouver

  Snow could be coming to parts of Metro Vancouver this weekend, according to a special weather statement from Environment and Climate Change Canada.

• Woman repeatedly sent home from Langley Memorial Hospital actually needed emergency surgery

  Three times she went to Langley Memorial Hospital's emergency room for help. Three times, she said, she was sent home.

• Inside Ibrahim Ali's murder trial: threats, hallucinations, a dead witness and delays

  The trial is set to wrap up more than eight months after Ibrahim Ali pleaded not guilty to killing a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby's Central Park in July 2017.

• Was the order to dismantle a Downtown Eastside homeless encampment legal? Here's what the court decided.

  An order by Vancouver's fire chief to clear an encampment on the Downtown Eastside was "unlawful and invalid," according to a lawyer who represented residents in a court challenge of the order.

• B.C. COVID-19 data: Weekly update shows slight increase in hospital population

  The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. ticked up slightly this week, but remained well below the early-October high.

• Time's up for some short-term rentals in B.C., as new housing rules transform scene

  Short-term rental managers across B.C. are lamenting the demise of their business model, while real estate agents say owners of investment properties are being forced to sell at a loss or risk being unable to pay their mortgage.