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Langford humanitarian team delivers thousands in medical aid to Ukrainian hospitals

A humanitarian team from the West Shore has returned home from Ukraine after bringing much-needed aid to the war-torn country.

B.C. planned to send 50 cancer patients per week to the U.S. It has sent a fraction of that

Leah Rowntree was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in April, shortly before B.C. announced it would send patients like her to Bellingham, Wash., for radiation therapy. On Tuesday, Rowntree had her first radiation treatment. But she chose to pay for it in Houston, Texas, not trusting the B.C. system to get her into treatment in the province—or in Bellingham—in time.

Boeser scores twice as Canucks beat Ducks 3-1

A year ago, Brock Boeser was nearly a healthy scratch on the night the Vancouver Canucks honoured those fighting cancer.

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.

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.

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.

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.