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  'It's disgusting': Vancouver community outraged by closure of Kitsilano Pool

  After the Vancouver Park Board announced it won't reopen the Kitsilano Pool this summer, the community is expressing outrage and a distrust in the city's promises.

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  Number hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. hits highest level since March

  The number of COVID-19-positive patients in B.C. hospitals surged by 67 per cent during the month of May, according to data released by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control on Thursday.

• 2 dead after crash at private motorsports park in B.C.'s Okanagan

  Two people are dead after a crash at a motorsports park in B.C.'s Okanagan on Wednesday, according to the RCMP.

• Frustrated soccer fans sue over Lionel Messi no-show at Vancouver Whitecaps game

  Soccer fans are seeking damages against the Vancouver Whitecaps after their dreams of seeing Argentine superstar Lionel Messi take on the team were dashed at the last minute in May.

• Search suspended for overdue mountaineers near Squamish, B.C.

  Rescue crews have suspended the search for three mountaineers who failed to return from a difficult climb near Squamish, B.C., on Friday.

• On the anniversary of Hwy. 4 closure, calls continue for emergency alternative route

  On Thursday, traffic was flowing on Highway 4 around Cameron Lake heading into Port Alberni. One year ago, that wasn’t the case.

• B.C. widow not liable for late husband's $51K credit card bill, court rules

  The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed the Royal Bank of Canada's attempt to force a widow to pay her late husband's credit card bill, which had risen to more than $51,000 since his death.

• B.C. city loses appeal of million-dollar award for spectator's hockey puck injury

  British Columbia's highest court has struck down an appeal by the City of Langford, which argued that a million-dollar payout to a woman who was hit in the face with a roller-hockey puck at a municipal arena was disproportionately high for her injuries.

• 'A no from me': Ali refuses to hear B.C. murder victim's father ahead of sentencing

  A man convicted of murdering a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl has repeatedly told a pre-sentencing hearing that he didn't kill her, after refusing to listen to his interpreter during an impact statement by the girl's father.

• Driver in critical condition after 'unknown object' flew through windshield on Highway 1

  A driver is in critical condition after a unknown object flew through their windshield while they were travelling along Highway 1 Thursday.

• Italian Day on the Drive and other things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend

  The summer festival season has arrived in Metro Vancouver, with several street parties on tap this weekend, led by the venerable Italian Day on Commercial Drive.

• Vancouver pub's liquor licence suspended after customers caught playing pool

  A Vancouver restaurant has had its liquor licence suspended for three days after an inspector caught patrons playing pool, according to a decision from the regulator.

• Victim of Vancouver stabbing ID'd as upbeat chef who was 'full of life'

  Friends and coworkers have identified 32-year-old Wataru Kakiuchi as the man stabbed to death Wednesday in Vancouver.

• 24% year-over-year decrease in toxic drug deaths: B.C. coroner

  Dozens more people died from unregulated, toxic drugs in B.C. this April, the latest data from the BC Coroners Service shows.