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Heavy rain deluges B.C.'s coast, bringing potential for low-lying flooding

VANCOUVER — Wind and rainfall warnings cover much of the British Columbia coast as a wave of stormy weather washes over western parts of the province this week.
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Victoria council pushes for election reforms to boost voter turnout

Victoria council pushes for election reforms to boost voter turnout

It wants the province to work on improving voter turnout, expanding where election canvassers can go and consider offering tax credits to those who donate to municipal campaigns
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Okanagan man receives no jail time for fatal distracted driving crash

Okanagan man receives no jail time for fatal distracted driving crash

Former arsonist Joseph McArthur-Pereira will pay $1,500, be prohibited from driving for 18 months, and spend zero days behind bars.
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Common-law wife tells Kelowna court how she found husband’s mutilated body

Common-law wife tells Kelowna court how she found husband’s mutilated body

Gabriella Sears is charged with second-degree murder and indecent interference with human remains in the death of 49-year-old Darren Middleton.
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House arrest for Kamloops man who posted revenge porn images, videos

House arrest for Kamloops man who posted revenge porn images, videos

Cornell Michael Shkuratoff, 28, was sentenced in Kamloops provincial court on Monday after earlier pleading guilty to charges of publication of an intimate image without consent and domestic assault.
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Police force transition consumes Surrey council’s first year in office

Police force transition consumes Surrey council’s first year in office

Critics say infrastructure, business and taxation issues have largely been ignored as a result
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Vancouver cop suspended with pay over parody penis poster

Vancouver cop suspended with pay over parody penis poster

Incident now part of larger proposed class-action lawsuit by six current, former female B.C. officers.
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Jewish residence in South Surrey egged, vandalized

Jewish residence in South Surrey egged, vandalized

A person drew a Swastika symbol on the building.
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Suspicious fire guts B.C. elementary school, plans underway for students and teachers

Suspicious fire guts B.C. elementary school, plans underway for students and teachers

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. — Plans are underway to bring school life back to normal as quickly as possible for students and teachers at a Metro Vancouver elementary school that was destroyed in a suspicious weekend fire.
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'Unbearable severe pain': Victoria woman opts for private hip surgery in Alberta rather than wait

'Unbearable severe pain': Victoria woman opts for private hip surgery in Alberta rather than wait

Tracy Porteous added $28,000 to her mortgage to get the surgery at a private clinic in Alberta
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