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  B.C. nurse suspended 8 months for sharing patient records

  A British Columbia nurse has been suspended for eight months after inappropriately accessing and sharing private patient health information, according to the professional regulator.

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  Video shows 'completely unprovoked' stranger attack in Vancouver, police say

  Police in Vancouver are searching for witnesses after a seemingly random and unprovoked assault was captured on video in the city's downtown core.

• 'A piece of our hearts missing:' B.C. family announces tragic end to search for missing man with dementia

  A 64-year-old man who went missing from his Saanich long-term care home last month has been found deceased on the Westshore – with his wallet and Cleveland Browns trading cards, according to family.

• Alpine Canada eyes Panorama or Whistler, B.C., for future men's World Cup downhills

  Whistler and Panorama, B.C., are candidates to host men's World Cup downhill ski races in the future.

• Driver 'doing donuts' crashes into house in Nanaimo, B.C.: RCMP

  A driver who was “doing donuts” in a roundabout on a residential street in Nanaimo, B.C., lost control of his car and crashed into a home, according to police.

• Vancouver Island couple wins $1M on Lotto Max

  A couple on Vancouver Island is $1 million richer after winning big on a Lotto Max draw last month.

• Canadian among three climbers missing on New Zealand's highest peak

  A Canadian is among three climbers missing after they'd planned to climb New Zealand's highest peak.

• B.C. police discipline ruling voided because officer overseeing investigation retired

  A disciplinary decision against a former Vancouver police sergeant, who was found to have improperly shared degrading messages about a colleague who was sexually assaulted, has been voided after authorities realized the senior officer who oversaw the investigation retired a week before it was issued.

• Canada Post strike drying up donations for B.C. non-profit that feeds children over the weekend

  For kids who rely on school meal programs for their daily nourishment, the weekend often means those children go without. Backpack Buddies helps bridge that weekend gap.

• North Shore Rescue reminds hikers to research trails after saving 2 unprepared tourists

  Search and rescue volunteers are reminding hikers to do their research and bring the right equipment after saving two tourists who found themselves in dangerous situations on North Shore mountains.

• Motivated by obsession: Canadians accused in botched California murder plot in police custody

  Two Canadians are in police custody in Monterey County, California, after a triple stabbing police say was motivated by a B.C. man's obsession with a woman he played video games with online.

• Fraudulent B.C. crypto platform fined $18.4M by securities regulator

  The British Columbia Securities Commission has fined a cryptocurrency trading platform and its director more than $18 million after finding the company lied to its customers by diverting nearly $13 million of their investments into gambling websites and personal accounts.

• Canada Post strike costs small businesses $76 million per day, association says

  The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says the dispute has cost small-and-medium-sized businesses more than three quarters of $1 billion.

• Freezing rain, snow and winter storms among weather warnings for northern B.C. 

  Freezing rain and more snow are on the way for northern British Columbia, according to weather warnings issued by Environment Canada.

• Here's where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water

  For decades, water fluoridation has played a key role in improving the oral health of North Americans, experts say, but the practice is coming under scrutiny in some communities as opponents gain new prominence in the U.S., pointing to research that cautions about the risks of exposure to the mineral in high doses.

• Woman 'waving a weapon' seriously injured during Vancouver Island arrest; IIO called in

  B.C.’s police oversight agency has been called in to investigate after a woman on Vancouver Island suffered a serious injury while being arrested Friday.

• U.S. Postal Service suspends accepting mail bound for Canada due to strike

  The U.S. Postal Service has temporarily suspended accepting mail headed to Canada due to the strike by Canada Post workers.

• Rising sea levels threaten YVR with severe flooding, Senate report says

  Rising sea levels could prove catastrophic for Vancouver International Airport, according to a new report from the Senate of Canada looking at the risks climate change poses to critical infrastructure across the country.

• Neighbours who sheared tops of B.C. man's bamboo plants ordered to pay $1K in damages

  A B.C. man whose neighbours lopped the tops off of four of his bamboo plants has been awarded $1,000 in damages by the province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal.

• Yuletide festivities help kick off holiday season in Greater Victoria

  Greater Victoria has a host of yuletide festivities this weekend for residents ready to kick off the holiday season.