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  B.C. teacher who sent 'sexually explicit photos' to former student fired

  A high school teacher from Nanaimo, B.C., who was fired after sending sexual selfies to a former student has also been banned from teaching for five years.

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  Charges pending after 44 dogs, cats seized from 'shockingly unsanitary' B.C. home

  Animal welfare workers in British Columbia will be recommending animal cruelty charges after 44 neglected dogs and cats were seized from a derelict and garbage-filled home on a small, southern Gulf Island near Nanaimo.

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  Victoria couple's $5M lottery win means 'beers, pizza and champagne' for the family

  The Vancouver Canucks might be having a winning season, but when Stacey Donison heard her husband shouting joyfully from the kitchen, it had nothing to do with the hockey game he was watching.

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  Fog advisory reissued for B.C.'s South Coast, Vancouver Island

  A fog advisory was reissued for much of B.C.’s South Coast and Vancouver Island Tuesday afternoon, with Environment Canada warning of "near-zero visibility" throughout the region.

• Auditor general raises concerns about B.C.'s bookkeeping for 16th time

  British Columbia's auditor general is repeating himself over concerns about the way the provincial government keeps its books, just as the Ministry of Finance's quarterly report projects a $5.6-billion deficit.

• B.C. growth forecast drops for 2023 but deficit projection improves

  British Columbia's economy is forecast to grow one per cent in 2023, a drop from the 1.2 per cent predicted earlier by the Ministry of Finance.

• 1 dead after small plane crashes near B.C.-Alberta border

  A small plane crash in rural B.C. near the Alberta border has claimed the life of a local pilot, according to RCMP.

• Gang-affiliated inmate who shot rival in the face dies in custody in B.C.

  A Saskatchewan drug dealer who was serving a lengthy sentence for attempted murder in a maximum security prison in B.C.'s Fraser Valley has died.

• Saanich 98-year-old's rebellious youth led to meaningful moment during Second World War

  When Ronnie Butcher is not playing bingo with a friend, the 98-year-old is telling jokes she declines to repeat.

• No charges after police dog bites innocent bystander, B.C. prosecutors say

  Two police officers who mistook an innocent Surrey, B.C., resident for a suspect, knocked him to the ground and unleashed a police dog on him during a chase had a "reasonable basis" for doing so, and will not face charges, prosecutors have decided.

• Victoria hospitals fundraising campaign gains momentum with record-setting gala

  A campaign to buy six pieces of medical imaging equipment for Greater Victoria hospitals is gaining momentum after a long-standing gala in support of the Victoria Hospitals Foundation raised a record $2.5 million.

• B.C. RCMP investigating caught-on-camera animal cruelty case

  Mounties in B.C.'s southern Interior are investigating a shocking and fatal case of animal cruelty that was caught on video and shared on social media.

• Mother, stepfather plead guilty to manslaughter in death of 6-year-old in Port Alberni

  The mother and stepfather of a six-year-old boy who died on Vancouver Island in 2018 have pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with his death.

• Sooke man who claimed stranger attacked his dog charged with mischief, causing suffering to animal

  Mounties say a 32-year-old man from Sooke, B.C., has been charged after he falsely reported that a stranger attacked his dog with a blunt weapon.