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  B.C. expanding 3 provincial campgrounds this year

  Good news for campers looking for a spot this summer: B.C. is expanding three provincial campgrounds, two on Vancouver Island and one on the mainland.

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  B.C. theatre to pay $55K to neurodivergent actor in discrimination case

  British Columbia's human rights tribunal has awarded a neurodigergent actor, who was diagnosed with sensory and learning disorders, more than $55,000 after finding that a Kelowna theatre company discriminated against him because of his disabilities.

• TSB releases report into fatal Vancouver Island floatplane crash

  A floatplane crash that killed two people on the west coast of Vancouver Island last summer was caused by a collision with a boat wake or an object in the water, according to an investigation report published by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada Wednesday.

• Rookie goalie Arturs Silovs to start for Canucks in Game 1 vs. Oilers

  Rookie goalie Arturs Silovs will start in net for the Canucks as Vancouver kicks off a second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers Wednesday night.

• Vancouver and Edmonton's mayors bet on who will win Round 2 of the playoffs. Here's what's at stake

  The stakes have been set for a bet between Vancouver and Edmonton's mayors on who will win Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

• $110 ICBC rebate coming for eligible drivers, no increase to basic insurance until 2026

  Millions of eligible B.C. drivers will receive a rebate before the end of July, ICBC's CEO announced Wednesday.

• Victoria cyclist accused of spitting into car surrenders to police

  Police in Victoria say a cyclist who allegedly spat into the open window of a passing car last month has surrendered at police headquarters.

• Crown appeals not guilty verdict in crash that killed toddler

  Crown prosecutors are appealing a not-guilty verdict in a tragic case where a driver struck and killed a toddler on a downtown Vancouver sidewalk.

• London Drugs president apologizes for cyberattack shutdown as investigation continues

  The head of London Drugs is apologizing to customers after all the retailer's stores in Western Canada were shuttered last month by a cybersecurity breach that remains under investigation.

• Cruise ship worker accused of stabbing 3 people with scissors near Vancouver Island

  A cruise ship worker from South Africa was arrested Tuesday in Alaska's capital city, accused of attacking a woman and two security guards with scissors on board the vessel off Vancouver Island, according to authorities.

• Community mourns thousands of fish lost as B.C. drought risk looms again

  Images of steelhead and trout flicker over long sheets of paper, brought to life in blue and green crayon rubbings by the thousands.

• Drama series based on Reena Virk's murder does 'great disservice,' says retired cop

  A true crime drama based on the 1997 murder of British Columbia teen Reena Virk does 'a great disservice' to the victim, her family and her community, says a retired cop who worked on the original investigation.

• Military judge orders suspended jail sentence, $3K fine for B.C. sailor who stole from shipmates

  A former Canadian navy sailor was handed a $3,000 fine and a suspended jail sentence Tuesday after pleading guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from his shipmates aboard a Pacific fleet frigate.

• Grieving B.C. family seeks apology over paranormal TV show as network removes broadcast

  The family of a teenage girl who died in Victoria says it’s traumatized by an episode of a TV show about the paranormal – and its complaints have now led to it being removed from APTN and APTNlumi.ca.

• Ottawa approves B.C.'s request to recriminalize drug use in public spaces

  The federal government approved B.C.'s request Tuesday to recriminalize the use of drugs in public spaces such as hospitals and parks.

• London Drugs reopens all stores across Western Canada after cyberattack

  London Drugs says it has reopened all its stores across Western Canada after a cybersecurity breach forced the retailer to close last month.

• Victoria police release photo of cyclist alleged to have spit into open car window

  Police in Victoria have released a photo of a man who allegedly spit into the open window of a car last month.

• Orca pod spotted in vicinity of orphan B.C. killer whale, but no evidence of family

  A reported sighting of an orca pod off Vancouver Island near where an orphan killer whale is spending her time after escaping from a lagoon has an expert expressing caution and downplaying a possible family reunion.

• 3 accused in Nijjar killing make first court appearance in B.C.

  Three Indian nationals accused of murdering Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar have appeared by video in a British Columbia court, with scores of Sikh community members inside and outside the hearing.

• UBC president says endowment fund doesn't directly own stocks targeted by protesters

  The president of the University of British Columbia says its endowment fund doesn't directly own any stocks that are the target of divestment demands by pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up an encampment on the Vancouver campus.