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  Full B.C. NDP platform includes speculation tax hike, some free transit for seniors

  The B.C. New Democrats have unveiled their full campaign platform with plenty of election goodies in the 64-page document.

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  B.C. plane in fatal 2023 crash had unapproved modifications

  Canada's aviation safety agency is warning ultralight aircraft owners to make sure modifications are manufacturer-approved after investigating a fatal crash last year in northeastern British Columbia.

• Woman arrested after man stabbed to death in Vancouver

  A 27-year-old woman was arrested Thursday in connection with an overnight homicide in Vancouver.

• Leader profile: Sonia Furstenau on pinball and her personal motivation in politics

  She loves to swear, likes pinball and was a track star in high school. She’s also the only British Columbia party leader who’s been through an election in that role before. Meet the BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau.

• Fire destroys abandoned home in South Vancouver

  No injuries were reported after a fire tore through an abandoned home in Vancouver's Kerrisdale neighbourhood early Thursday morning.

• Canadian figure skater suspended at least 6 years for 'sexual maltreatment'

  Canadian figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen has been suspended for at least six years for 'sexual maltreatment,' the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner announced Wednesday.

• Plea from B.C. election candidates: Stop trashing our campaign signs

  The moment the writ was dropped for the Oct. 19 election, candidates all over B.C. began putting up campaign signs. By the following day, many of those signs had already been stolen or vandalized, and that’s continuing today.

• DoorDash adds fees in response to B.C. gig worker wage law

  DoorDash is increasing fees in British Columbia in response to recently passed provincial legislation.

• Indigenous-led campaign against gender-based violence tells John Rustad to stop wearing its pin

  A grassroots campaign to end gender-based violence has sent a letter to BC Conservative Leader John Rustad informing him it is withdrawing permission for him to wear its symbol.

• Military pharmacist fined $10K for stealing hundreds of amphetamine pills in B.C.

  A Canadian Armed Forces pharmacist was fined $10,000 and given a severe reprimand Wednesday after admitting to stealing hundreds of pills from a British Columbia military base to feed his spiralling drug addiction.

• Leader profile: John Rustad on competition, change and the future of B.C.

  John Rustad never aspired to be a politician. In fact, he almost quit politics altogether.

• B.C. teen gives back after life-changing diagnosis

  Rather than the fleeting feeling of butterflies in his stomach while riding on a swing, Andrei Marti had started feeling an enduring sickness every day.

• Several 'aggressors' arrested after B.C. teen swarmed, B.C. RCMP say

  Three young suspects have been arrested in connection with a swarming attack on a teenager in B.C.'s Okanagan last week – and authorities have asked the public to stop circulating disturbing videos of the incident.

• 3 killer whales lost from endangered southern resident population: census

  A census of endangered southern resident killer whales off the coast of British Columbia and Washington state shows the pods have lost three animals, bringing the population to 73, excluding a new calf born after the survey.

• Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries in Victoria crash

  A pedestrian was struck by a taxi and rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries in downtown Victoria early Wednesday morning.

• Alleged leak to media prompts B.C. police misconduct probe: OPCC

  An officer with the Surrey Police Service who shared a screenshot of internal communication warning of a staffing shortage may have committed misconduct, according to the provincial watchdog.

• Private isle paradise on Vancouver Island looking for new owners

  An island on Vancouver Island's Sproat Lake, "Sunset Island" is up for sale.

• Experts predict a warmer fall followed by a frigid winter on B.C.'s South Coast

  British Columbia's nagging drought could be eased by an incoming weather pattern that may bring a colder and wetter than normal winter, says Sean Fleming, an adjunct UBC professor of atmospheric sciences.

• Mounties say burned vehicle connected to suspicious death near Kamloops, B.C.

  Mounties are investigating a suspicious death after a man's body and a burned vehicle were discovered in two rural areas near Kamloops, B.C., last week.

• Man charged with first-degree murder in Vancouver Island killing

  A young man has been charged with first-degree murder after police were called to investigate a suspicious death on Vancouver Island over the weekend.