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  Law Society of B.C. disbars former lawyer after sexual assault conviction

  A former Nanaimo lawyer has been disbarred for sexual misconduct that occurred when he was practising in Abbotsford in 2018.

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  Victoria considering new rules as tonnes of property seized from encampments

  As the sun rises on Pandora Avenue in Victoria, bylaw officers walk the street, announcing their presence to people who are asleep in their tents.

• B.C. storm brings wind, snow and rain to much of the province

  A winter storm brought a wind warning to B.C.'s capital and snowfall warnings for parts of its largest metro area Saturday.

• B.C. Amber Alert cancelled, 2-month-old child found safe

  Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say the two-month-old child who was the subject of an Amber Alert Saturday afternoon has been found safe.

• BC Ferries cancels sailings on major routes due to storm

  A winter storm that brought wind, rain and – in some places – snow to the South Coast led BC Ferries to cancel several sailings on major routes Saturday.

• Taiwan-Canada ties surge as supporters tout trade, politics and shared values

  Somewhere at the confluence of politics, commerce and shared values driving a recent wave of Canadian fascination with Taiwan, there were the island's "freedom pineapples."

• Leonard Marchand named new chief justice of British Columbia

  Leonard Marchand has been appointed as the new chief justice of the B.C. and Yukon Courts of Appeal in what the B.C. attorney general calls "a historic appointment."

• How a volunteer search group brought closure to the family of missing woman Melissa McDevitt

  It's a story of perseverance and dedication: A small group of volunteers who formed an unbreakable bond, spending countless hours away from their own loved ones to bring closure to the family of Melissa McDevitt, a family thousands of kilometres away in another country.

• Ibrahim Ali found guilty of killing 13-year-old girl in B.C.

  A jury has found Ibrahim Ali guilty of killing a 13-year-old girl whose body was found in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2017.

• Environment Canada warns of snow, high winds on Vancouver Island

  Vancouver Island could see up to 10 centimetres of snow at high elevations Saturday morning, according to a special weather statement from Environment and Climate Change Canada.

• B.C. has Canada's largest proportion of non-religious residents, poll finds

  The importance of religion in the lives of Canadians is declining, according to the polling firm Research Co.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 10-year-old electrician fixes dozens of lamps to buy Christmas gifts

  Alina Junkala’s bedroom is filled with red pandas and broken lamps.

• 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.

• Remains of missing hiker Melissa McDevitt found on Vancouver Island

  The skeletal remains of a 39-year-old hiker who went missing in the southern Vancouver Island backcountry one year ago have been found.

• 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.

• Driver dead after single-vehicle crash in Nanaimo, RCMP say

  A driver is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Nanaimo Thursday.