Vancouver police officer jumps into frozen Lost Lagoon to save dog

by Chad Pawson

People on social media are reacting to photos being circulated online that show a Vancouver police officer mostly submerged in Lost Lagoon, holding onto a rope and pulling a dog ashore after it had fallen into the water chasing a ball onto the ice.

Vancouver Park Board rangers to patrol seawall until 11 p.m.

by Chad Pawson

The enhanced presence comes days after 61-year-old Lubomir Kunik's body was discovered and Vancouver police warn people not to venture into Stanley Park alone.

INTERACTIVE Did the population in your hometown shrink or grow?

How has your neighbourhood changed over the past five years? Is it booming or in decline? We can now answer that question in detail with the first release from the 2016 census, which this year offers a rich portrait of who we are and how we live.

B.C. government offers 'token' tax credit for search and rescue, fire volunteers

by Chad Pawson

The province has announced a new tax credit for the more than 7,000 volunteers who save lives across British Columbia, but it will only translate into a benefit of up to $151 each year.

New Master gardener offers winter weather tips to save your plants

by Bridgette Watson

Master gardener Brian Minter says with a little patience and a little pruning, winter damage to garden plants can be minimized.

Protesters rally outside VPD to protest lack of charges against officers who killed man with schizophrenia

Protesters have gathered in front of Vancouver Police headquarters in support of the family of Tony Du, a man with schizophrenia who was shot dead by police less than a minute after officers arrived on scene.

Photos 6 memorable photos from the past week in B.C.

by Peter Scobie

The week that was in British Columbia — in photos

Treating rural B.C. patients with the help of photography

by Jaimie Kehler

A UBCO study says doctors can help rural patients by asking them to take photos of their day-to-day experience.

Boy with mystery broken bones has gene abnormality linked to pain insensitivity

by Laura Kane

A British Columbia boy who was seized twice by the Children's Ministry due to his mysterious broken bones has been found to have a rare gene abnormality linked to a condition that blocks all feelings of pain.

'A crazy event': Prince George Iceman celebrates 30 years of outdoor endurance

by Andrew Kurjata

For 30 years athletes have skied, run, skated and swam in the Prince George Iceman, but the original version was supposed to be a lot harder.

Police locate high-risk offender who vanished during transfer

Police have arrested a high-risk sex offender who went missing while he was being transferred from a Vancouver halfway house to another residence in Regina.

B.C.'s Coquihalla open in both directions after 2nd night of highway delays

According to DriveBC, northbound traffic on the Coquihalla highway between Hope and Merritt is now moving after being blocked overnight. The southbound lanes opened early Saturday.

'Cleansing the Highway of Tears': Toronto students learn about MMIW in cross-country musical collaboration

by Andrew Kurjata with Jordan Tucker

Classical music students in downtown Toronto have added an orchestral arrangement to a song about B.C.'s Highway of Tears, written by a Lheidli T'enneh singer-songwriter in in Prince George.

Many prescription opioid addicts engage in 'doctor shopping' before overdose deaths

by Terry Reith and Briar Stewart

Prescription drugs are more involved in overdose deaths than widely believed. New Alberta figures show nearly 40 per cent of those dying from an overdose had been prescribed opioids by at least three different doctors in the year before they died.

High schoolers head to Argentina for debate championship

Students from Canada's high school debate team — including four from Vancouver — are heading to Buenos Aires for the Pan-American Debating Championships.

PERSONAL ESSAY How 'Snowcouver' gave my kid a winter straight out of my childhood

by Lori Kittelberg

While some Vancouverites have been frozen in their tracks by the city's unusual cold snap, Lori Kittelberg and her family are embracing the cold.

Athlete of the Week: Andi Naude

by Karin Larsen

​Andi Naude stands out on the Canadian moguls team, and not just because she can rip a "back full" — only the most difficult aerial trick ever attempted by a female.

B.C. teen snowboard sensation captures World Cup bronze

Canada's Meryeta O'Dine raced to her first career World Cup podium finish on Saturday, earning bronze in the women's snowboard cross event in Feldberg, Germany.

Our Vancouver Meet Vancouver's Fairy Godmother of Relationships

Tara Caffelle draws on her life experiences to offer life coaching and relationship tune-ups for couples who want to make their relationship last.

MY B.C. HIDEAWAY Vancouver Island park refreshes creativity for Vancouver singer-songwriter

by Liam Britten

Vancouver artist Louise Burns says she's been visiting East Sooke Regional Park since she was a child but still manages to discover something new with every visit.

Good Samaritan from Kamloops dies after accident on Highway 1

One of the two people who were hit by a car on Highway 1 near Hope, B.C. last weekend has died of her injuries.

'Don't mention the war!' Fawlty Towers gets stage treatment at Capilano University

by Liam Britten

Two episodes from the iconic British sitcom are being performed by Capilano University theatre students.

Vancouver piano teacher found guilty of sex offences against former students

by Brenna Rose

Former Vancouver piano teacher Yung Ping David Chen was found guilty of numerous sex offences against five of his past students, including sexual assault.

4x4 and winch needed to pull minivan through Surrey slush

by Rafferty Baker

A Surrey man had to use a four-by-four vehicle and winch to free his neighbour's minivan from thick slush along their cul-de-sac on Friday morning.

EXPLAINER How and when do officials decide to close B.C. highways?

What goes into the decision and who makes the final call? What drivers should know.

Victoria mother found unconscious in car with child strapped in back seat

A Victoria woman is under investigation for impaired driving after she was found unconscious behind the wheel of a running vehicle with her child still strapped in the back seat.

Man sentenced to 10 years in killing of Mission, B.C. couple

by Belle Puri

A man charged in connection with the double killings of a Mission, B.C. couple has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Coquihalla Highway reopens after closure leaves drivers stranded overnight

Freezing rain and ice led to hundreds of people stuck overnight on many of B.C.'s major highways.