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  WestJet ordered to pay B.C. traveller $1,300 for a missed flight connection

  A B.C. traveller will receive more than $1,300 in compensation from WestJet for a missed flight connection following a decision from the province's small claims tribunal.

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  Robert Pickton stabbed with toothbrush and broken broom handle: victim's family

  The family of one of Robert Pickton's victims says the convicted serial killer suffered an incredibly violent death at the hands of another inmate.

• Victoria welcomes first of 2 electric fire trucks

  The Victoria Fire Department has a new tool in its toolbox. The department says its first electric fire truck will do everything the old diesel-powered fire trucks do with some new capabilities.

• B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton dead following prison attack

  Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton, who preyed on women he lured from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to his rural pig farm, has died.

• Ex-husband charged with murder in death of Lumby, B.C., woman

  The ex-husband of Tatjana Stefanski – the woman whose disappearance and death set the small town of Lumby, B.C., on edge last month – has been charged with her murder.

• 1 dead, suspect at large after shooting in Maple Ridge, B.C.

  Gunshots drew a significant police response to the Metro Vancouver suburb of Maple Ridge early Friday evening.

• 14 arrested at pro-Palestinian protest that blocked trains and traffic in East Vancouver: VPD

  Vancouver police say they arrested 14 people for blocking traffic and railroad tracks in East Vancouver Friday.

• BC United MLA Lorne Doerkson switches over to join the BC Conservatives

  Lorne Doerkson, the MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin, has crossed the floor to join the ranks of the BC Conservatives.

• UVic protesters say administrators reviewing demands as talks continue

  Meetings are underway between University of Victoria officials and protesters at the Palestinian solidarity encampment on campus.

• Army veteran with PTSD finds hope and healing through humour

  Ryan Wallace will never forget the day he heard the Tim McGraw song "Live Like You Were Dying," and feared his life would be filled with regretting.

• Suspect at large following 'sophisticated' break-in at Surrey jewelry store

  Police say they have identified two men responsible for a "sophisticated" break-in at a jewelry store in Surrey, B.C., including one man who remains at large and is now wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.

• Unifor files unfair labour practice complaint against Amazon

  Unifor has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Amazon amid a vote by workers at a Delta, B.C., warehouse over whether they want to join the union.

• B.C. man accused of killing, dismembering wife changes plea to guilty

  A Langley, B.C., man accused of killing and dismembering his wife has changed his plea to guilty on two counts.

• Evicted tenant made 'joke' of dispute resolution process, B.C. court hears

  A B.C. tenant abused the province's dispute resolution process by uploading a "rude and profane picture" instead of a document to an online portal, according to a recent court decision.

• $400K in damages for B.C. woman who had unnecessary mastectomy was 'inordinately high,' court finds

  A jury's award of $400,000 to a woman who had a mastectomy after being misdiagnosed with breast cancer has been substantially reduced by B.C.'s highest court, which found the damages were "wholly disproportionate."

• Canadian navy sailor jailed for violent sexual assault on B.C. military base

  A Canadian navy sailor who brutally raped a woman on a British Columbia military base has been sentenced to three years and eight months in federal prison.

• Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes

  Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex.

• B.C. government to pay for COVID-19 drug Paxlovid after feds drop coverage

  British Columbia will cover the cost of an antiviral drug aimed at treating mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 as the federal government ends its coverage.

• Victoria Humane Society searching for new home after 'substantial' donation

  A decade-old dream at the Victoria Humane Society (VHS) is closer to being realized thanks to a sizeable donation.

• Mountie transferred from Bella Bella, B.C., after complaints about Facebook posts, First Nation says

  The leadership of a First Nation on British Columbia's central coast says an RCMP officer has been transferred after the community called for his removal from Bella Bella over social media comments he made before joining the Mounties.