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  Man charged after victim pinned to tree with vehicle in Victoria

  A 34-year-old man is facing multiple criminal charges after allegedly striking a man with his vehicle and pinning him against a tree in Victoria, causing serious injuries.

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  Police say 42 vehicles vandalized in 'campaign of destruction' in Nanaimo, B.C.

  Mounties are investigating after more than 40 vehicles were vandalized in what police described as a "campaign of destruction" across Nanaimo, B.C.

• Police investigating assault in downtown Victoria

  Police are investigating an early-morning assault in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant in downtown Victoria.

• 'Do not approach him': Mounties searching for wanted man in B.C.

  Mounties on Vancouver Island are asking the public to help find a 36-year-old man who is wanted by police.

• Russian living in B.C. claims Scotiabank wrongfully withholding funds over sanctions

  A Russian woman who has been living and working in Canada for the last eight years says her money is locked in limbo due to sanctions against Russia's largest bank, so she's taking Scotiabank and the Canadian government to court.

• Distress call leads to discovery of camper's body on Vancouver Island

  Mounties say a 42-year-old man who was camping on Vancouver Island has been found dead after rescuers were alerted to a distress signal from his satellite communication device.

• Bank of Canada interest rate drop good news for mortgage holders

  A major cut to the Bank of Canada’s key interest comes as welcome news to realtors and those holding variable rate mortgages – but it also signals a growing sense of uncertainty about the broader Canadian economy.

• No Santa, no Rudolph: B.C. mother questions lyric changes for son's school concert

  A Saanich, B.C., mom is questioning why her son came home from school with the words “Santa,” “Rudolph” and “Christmas” crossed out on a lyric sheet for his winter concert.

• Commercial truck driver fired, facing charges after parked cars struck in Metro Vancouver

  A commercial truck driver has been fired and is facing potential impaired driving charges after police say his tractor-trailer collided with four parked cars in Port Coquitlam, B.C.

• B.C. falls behind in meeting needs of seniors as population grows, says advocate

  British Columbia's seniors advocate says the province is falling behind in meeting the basic needs of its older residents, a growing population that is forecast to make up a quarter of the population by 2035.

• B.C. First Nation to develop salmon hatchery with Fisheries Department

  The Tsilhqot’in National Government in British Columbia says it has formed a "historic partnership" with the federal Fisheries Department to develop a permanent salmon conservation hatchery in its territory.

• Suspect arrested in string of Metro Vancouver sex assaults

  Police in Metro Vancouver have arrested a suspect following a string of sexual assaults on strangers in recent days.

• B.C. man declared dangerous offender in manslaughter, dismemberment case

  A British Columbia man has been declared a dangerous offender and will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted in the 2015 death and dismemberment of a woman in the Kootenay region.

• Conflict among B.C. Conservatives comes to a head in caucus meeting

  A steady stream of B.C. Conservative MLAs made their way past members of the press gallery Tuesday on their way to a caucus meeting. All of them declined to answer questions, with most responding with some form of “no comment.”

• Bank of Canada drops key interest rate to 3.25%, Trump tariff threat 'new source of uncertainty'

  Canada's central bank has cut its key rate for the fifth consecutive time – now sitting at 3.25 per cent – as the country's economy grows at a slower rate than projected.

• Famously narrow Vancouver building becomes habitat for animatronic giant pandas

  A heritage building in Vancouver's Chinatown – touted as the world's skinniest – has been transformed into a bamboo-filled habitat for a family of animatronic giant pandas.

• Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko looks to build on first start of the season

  Nearly eight months after he was injured in the first game of Vancouver's playoff run, Demko returned to the crease Tuesday for his first start of the season.

• Imposter nurse who pleaded guilty apologizes at B.C. sentencing hearing

  A woman who passed herself off as a nurse and fraudulently treated almost 1,000 patients in health-care settings in Metro Vancouver and southern Vancouver Island delivered a tearful apology on the final day of her sentencing hearing at B.C. Supreme Court.

• Suspects sought in syringe attack on city worker in Nanaimo, B.C.

  Mounties are investigating after a 58-year-old man was reportedly stabbed with syringes on Tuesday morning at a park in Nanaimo, B.C.

• New Vancouver mom temporarily discharged from hospital to see Taylor Swift concert

  A Vancouver woman didn’t let an emergency C-section keep her from Saturday’s Taylor Swift concert.