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Shroom boom? Psilocybin mushroom dispensaries sprouting up in Vancouver

More and more magic mushroom dispensaries are popping up around Vancouver, and some say the movement is just getting started.

Drug advocate Dana Larsen holds a bag of psilocybin mushrooms. A number of mushroom dispensaries have popped up in the City of Vancouver, similar to cannabis dispensaries before legalization.

Exotic cat found roaming around Vancouver is prohibited as a pet, city confirms

An exotic feline found prowling through Vancouver’s Shaughnessey neighbourhood is prohibited as a pet in the city, staff confirmed Friday.

Photos from the B.C. Conservation Officers show a Savannah cat that prompted a police response in Vancouver on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

Tackling a future of expected 'extreme' wildfires in B.C.

How does B.C. prepare for a future with more “extreme” wildfires? A former wildland firefighter turned researcher has some ideas.

Mathieu Bourbonnais, assistant professor of earth, environment and geographic sciences at UBC Okanagan, is also a former wildland firefighter. (Photo provided by Mathieu Bourbonnais)

Police called as anger boils over at Surrey, B.C., passport office

RCMP officers were called to a Surrey, B.C., passport office on Friday, as anger boiled among travellers who had been waiting days to get their documents in order before the long weekend.

Turkeys on farm with 'bird flu' to be culled, poultry group says

About 4,000 turkeys are expected to be euthanized on a farm in British Columbia's Fraser Valley on Saturday after the highly pathogenic avian flu spread among the flock, says a spokesman for the B.C. Poultry Association.

5 skiers uninjured after getting caught in avalanche in Whistler backcountry

Whistler Search and Rescue is warning backcountry users of elevated avalanche risk this long weekend, after five skiers were fortunate to avoid injury in a significant slide Thursday night.

COVID-19 map: The number of patients in B.C. hospitals declined this week, but not everywhere

The number of COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals reached its lowest point in weeks on Thursday, and regional data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control shows the decline was driven by hospitals in the Lower Mainland.

Discovery of missing man's body near YVR not considered suspicious, RCMP say

A body found in a ditch near Vancouver International Airport on Thursday is that of a man reported missing earlier this month, Richmond RCMP confirmed Friday.

B.C. man brought toddler along while robbing gas station, RCMP say

A father allegedly brought his young child along while robbing a gas station in B.C.'s Southern Interior this week, a crime authorities described as "deeply disturbing."

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Fewer COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals this week as 6th wave shows signs of receding

The number of COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals has declined since last week, but remains elevated compared to where it was when the province first switched to weekly reporting of pandemic data.