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• Woman missing for over 2 weeks may be traveling across B.C.: Sidney RCMP

  Mounties are seeking the public’s help to locate Nancy Wilde, who was last seen on May 17.

  

• Water pump worth $50K stolen from Pitt Meadows farm: RCMP

  Police are asking people to be on the lookout for a massive piece of farm equipment that was reported stolen in Pitt Meadows Friday.

  

• Winner of chance to buy $228K bottle of Scotch has backed out, BCLIQUOR says

  A do-over has been scheduled for a Vancouver draw that promised one person the chance to purchase a $228,000 bottle of Scotch.

• More than 5,000 new species discovered at future deep-sea mining site in Pacific Ocean

  More than 5,000 new species have been discovered at an expansive future deep-sea mining site in the Pacific Ocean.

• Antipsychotic drugs use increased in Canadian long-term care homes, pointing to possible quality-of-care issues: study

  New study finds increase in antipsychotic drugs use in long-term care homes across Canada, despite no significant increase in behavioural symptoms – something that may expose a potential area of concern for quality of care, researchers say.

• 'Quite frustrating': B.C. man still waiting for EV ordered in 2020

  A B.C. man who put a deposit down on an electric vehicle in 2020 is still waiting to learn when it will arrive.

• Dry conditions prompt wildfire, drought concerns in B.C.

  There is little relief for British Columbia's wildfire fight in the immediate forecast.

• Fiery ultralight plane crash in Surrey seriously injures one person

  One person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after an ultralight aircraft crashed and caught on fire in Surrey Friday afternoon.

• Police seek answers in ‘suspicious’ death of Maple Ridge man

  Police are searching for answers after a man’s body was found in Maple Ridge last weekend.

• Surrey will not be 'bullied' into policing decision, mayor says in response to public safety minister

  Surrey’s mayor and city council are facing increasing demands to make a final decision on policing after the province recommended continuing the transition to a municipal force.

• Stolen vehicle found in Surrey with loaded firearm, jerry can of gas inside: RCMP

  Mounties discovered a loaded firearm and a jerry can full of gasoline inside a stolen vehicle found in Surrey last month.

• Vancouver library patron finds $5, handwritten note from 'kind-hearted stranger' nestled inside book

  A library patron in Vancouver has been catalogued as a “kind stranger” after leaving a sweet surprise between the pages of a book.

• 1st-in-Canada program launching at UBC to support education, employment of deaf and hard of hearing people

  In a Canadian first, the University of British Columbia has adapted its early childhood education program to support young people who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH).

• Man caught on video berating Tim Horton’s staff charged: Surrey RCMP

  A 31-year-old man caught on video berating staff at a Surrey drive-thru earlier this year has been charged, according to Mounties.

• 8,000 people on waitlist for B.C. e-bike rebate

  One day after applications opened for e-bike rebates in B.C. a waitlist is in effect.

• 3 suspects facing charges after drugs, cash and vehicles seized in Kelowna: RCMP

  Mounties in Kelowna say they made a “huge dent” in the local drug trade after a large seizure of drugs, cash and vehicles last month.

• 2 injured in 'targeted' Downtown Eastside shooting: VPD

  Police in Vancouver say they were met with a "chaotic scene" when called to respond to reports of shots fired on the Downtown Eastside Thursday.

• 1 in 5 British Columbians know someone who has died from opioid drug use: poll

  A new poll is shedding light on just how many British Columbians are being impacted by the toxic drug crisis.

• LL Cool J concert will kick off BC Lions home opener

  The BC Lions are promising a knockout performance from a hip-hop phenomenon ahead of their 2023 home opener.

• B.C. giving $4.5 million to upgrade Canuck Place Children's Hospice

  The British Columbia government has announced $4.5 million in new funding for Canuck Place to renovate and upgrade the Vancouver children's hospice.