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• B.C. COVID-19 modelling group estimates infections '100-fold' higher than official count

  British Columbia's official count of COVID-19 cases is underestimating the spread of the disease in the province by a factor of 100, according to an independent group of researchers.

  

• Representing Canada, Vancouver team defeats Australia in Little League World Series

  It started with a lengthy weather delay, but it turned out to be a g'day at Volunteer Stadium for Canada at the 75th Little League World Series.

  

• BC Ferries reports busiest-ever spring for vehicle traffic, despite cancellations

  BC Ferries vessels carried more vehicles between April 1 and June 30 of this year than during any other first quarter in the company's history, according to financial results announced Thursday.

• Waterfront development dispute: Supreme Court won't hear appeal over $1B Vancouver property

  The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from property developer Concord Pacific Acquisitions, ending a long-running legal dispute over the billion-dollar development of one of Vancouver's last parcels of waterfront land.

• B.C. breaks temperature records amid brief heat wave

  Wednesday’s heat wave, which gripped much of southern British Columbia, broke a number of temperature records in the province.

• 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.

• 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.

• Cliff jumper suffers serious injuries in plunge at Comox Lake

  A 20-year-old man was airlifted to hospital Tuesday after he suffered serious injuries while cliff jumping at Comox Lake, near Cumberland, B.C. Firefighters and paramedics were called to a spot known as Devil's Ladder, a 30-metre rock face that has long attracted adventure-seekers.

• 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

  Police in Abbotsford have released a composite sketch in hopes of identifying a suspect in an 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.

• 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.