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The Dance Shop owner David Evans says the lack of parking is causing unnecessary problems and it shouldn't be restricted on his block when there's no construction.

HandyDART's operator says it will meet with striking workers and a mediator on Sunday in an effort to resolve the dispute that has shut down most of the service.

In its closing address to the jury, the Crown said this is a complex case, and after 10 weeks of evidence and around 125 exhibits, the central issue is identity.

Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier says he is "not going anywhere" despite the implosion of his party, BC United, raising the prospect he could run as an independent.

North Shore Rescue rescued the trio by helicopter Monday morning after they spent a chilly night in the mountains.

While many are calling the emergency room situation 'intolerable,' British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix said 'everything possible' is being done to fix it.

Jasdeep Singh Sandhu, who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Joan Sherry three years ago, delivered an emotional apology in a B.C. court on Friday.

The findings stand in stark contrast to the rhetoric that has punctuated federal and provincial health negotiations over the last several years.

British Columbia's Minister of State for Child Care Mitzi Dean says she won't be running in the provincial election in October. 

Two women are dead and two men are in critical condition after what police say was a suspected group drug overdose at a Vancouver Island beach parking area.

The vehicles are parked at Camosun Street and 28th Avenue in Dunbar, where they're drawing power from a $4.4-million home via extension cords.

Jordan Kirchner, 29, was last seen around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27 on Horne Lake Road between the Inland Island Highway and Horne Lake.

Chief coroner Dr. Jatinder Baidwan says the current rate equates to about 6.2 people dying every day in the province from the drug toxicity crisis.

Travellers at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal were greeted with multiple sailing waits Friday, as B.C. entered the Labour Day long weekend.

A former BC Liberal cabinet minister says he'll consider voting for the BC NDP if BC Conservatives don't shift to the political centre, especially on the issue of climate change.

The city unveiled a new accessibility mat on Friday, which creates an even surface over wooden planks along the length of one side of the pier. 

From an up-close orca encounter to the lifting of campfire bans as the wildfire threat recedes, here are some good news stories we wanted to share this week.

Vernon North Okanagan RCMP, firefighters and emergency workers arrived at a motel fire Tuesday afternoon to find the upper level of the building partially engulfed in flames.

In a seismic shift in B.C. politics, Kevin Falcon is attempting to suspend BC United's campaign in the fall election. More information is expected soon.

It’s standing room only in much of the busy Tim Hortons on Keefer Street after the coffee shop recently removed tables and chairs.

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 has said it would give a 72-hour strike notice if membership voted down the latest offer by Transdev, the contracted operator of HandyDART.

The B.C. government launched an Opioid Treatment Access Line on Tuesday to help people access life-saving medication to treat opioid-use disorder and connect to same-day care.

Andrew Trites with the UBC Marine Mammal Research Centre said the group was likely hunting for harbour seals, which are abundant along the coast.

Gladys Akimana was living in a shelter in August 2022, run by Covenant House Vancouver when he overdosed on a mix of opioids and alcohol.