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Dozens of animals killed in fire at Surrey exotic animal rescue

A fire at an exotic animal rescue in Surrey killed dozens of animals and displaced many more over the weekend.

Orthopaedic surgeries down 25% in B.C. public hospitals as private sector picks up slack

Orthoopaedic surgeons report that they’re doing only three quarters of the surgeries they used to in B.C.'s public hospitals, with an increasing number of taxpayer-funded procedures carried out in private facilities

B.C. couple says they were scammed by 'professional' wedding photographer who used stock images as portfolio

A Vancouver couple says they were scammed by a wedding photographer who used stock photos for his portfolio, delivered sub-par snaps of their big day, and then stopped taking their phone calls.

A free library in East Vancouver has been set up just for dogs

On a residential street in East Vancouver, a free library that caters to a canine crowd has become a community hub for pooches and their people.

Vancouver school named after British general who ran concentration camps up for re-naming

A Vancouver school named after a British general who set up concentration camps in South Africa where thousands died is one step closer to having a new name.

Nurse 'did not adequately assess' or care for unresponsive person, B.C. college finds

A former Kelowna nurse has been disciplined by her professional college for her inadequate response to an unresponsive person at the entrance of the emergency department where she was working in September 2021.

B.C. woman plans to use $125K lotto prize to replace what she lost in floods

A Merritt woman who recently won $125,000 from a scratch-and-win game plans to use some of the jackpot to replace what she lost when catastrophic flooding hit the city.

B.C. toxic drug crisis: Fewer 911 calls as deaths continue

BC Emergency Health Services saw a slight decline in 911 calls for overdose and drug toxicity last year, but some areas saw a dramatic increase, and the death rate doesn’t appear to be slowing down.

'COVID is not done,' Canadian infectious disease expert says ahead of WHO announcement

While RSV and flu cases steadily decline in Canada, the World Health Organization is set to announce on Monday whether it still considers COVID-19 a global health emergency, but one infectious disease specialist says we still need to keep an eye on the coronavirus.