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A BC man has received a prestigious honour for more than half a century of dedication to sport and community. Peter Webster has received the King Charles III Coronation medal. Not only is Webster a BC sports Hall of Fame inductee in the builder category, he also ran the Hall for more than 10 years....

Questions remain about an IIO investigation after it recommended charges be laid against a Vancouver police officer in a fatal 2022 shooting. In addition, what happens next in the trial of Kane Carter after it ended in a mistrial with a deadlocked jury? Also, Victoria police announced stage three of a safety plan to remove...

Health Canada is authorizing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 15, which means the jab is now approved for anyone over the age of 12 in the country. Global’s Keith Baldrey has more on how this change could affect B.C.’s immunization plan – especially when it comes to second doses.

PENTICTON — The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO B.C.) is looking into a fatal accident in Penticton that has claimed the life of a four-year-old boy. RCMP say it happened around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Fairview Road and Highway 97. An off-duty police officer driving his personal vehicle collided with a pedestrian....

With the Olympics officially starting in Rio today, we look back at bc’s own connections to the Olympic games over the past 100 years. Jason Beck from the BC Sports Hall of Fame is highlighting memorabilia from the collection.

Victoria has its own stinky secret – it dumps millions of litres of raw sewage in to the Strait of Georgia every year. Now our neighbours to the South say they have had enough and they have gone to BC’s premeir demanding action.

A review of the route chosen for the controversial multi-billion dollar Bipole III project has concluded it must proceed despite escalating costs. Global’s Adrian Cheung reports.

With the help of the B.C. government and Fortis BC, REN Energies International will take bio-mass waste from the forestry and lumber industries and turn it into renewable natural gas. REN Energy President Philip Viggiani describes the project as the first of its kind in North America.

The federal government is planning a national holiday on September 19 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. B.C. is still figuring out what means for British Columbians. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has more on the reaction from Victoria.

The province’s memorial service honouring Queen Elizabeth II will be held in Victoria Monday morning. Julie Nolin has more on a smaller ceremony on the Lower Mainland Sunday.

Commemorations are being held across the country in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. In B.C., one of the biggest is at Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral where the premier and the lieutenant-governor attended. Richard Zussman has more.

The bad guys of Aquaman on why it’s more fun to be naughty this holiday season

Clayton Donnelly of Kelowna, B.C., has been identified as the man who police say went into medical distress during his arrest in the Shuswap.

For the second time in a week B.C.’s police watchdog has been called to Surrey after a fatal officer-involved shooting. As Catherine Urquhart reports, the IIO are off to a busy start in 2022.

The BC Lions have kicked off their pre-season. Defensive back T.J. Lee III talks with Jay Janower about what we can expect with the new-look team as well as some training camp laundry tips!

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) is investigating a police-involved shooting that took place in East Vancouver.Plus, a deeper look into Vancouver’s 2030 Olympic bid. And a businessman is trying to turn a salmon habitat into a cranberry farm.

Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine needs to be stored at deep-freezing temperatures to remain effective. As Paul Johnson reports, a B.C. company is helping to keep things cool.

The FDA in the United States is expecting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be available to kids under 5 by the end of the month. Here in BC, the province is stepping up protection for the teen age group, but seems farther behind on approval for the younger ones. Richard Zussman has all the details.

I.O., one of hundreds of parrots rescued when the World Parrot Rescue closed in 2016, found his forever home thanks to a North Vancouver resident. He survived thanks to the work of Dr. Anne Mcdonald of the Night Owl Bird Hospital and now supporters are raising money to pay $2 million in vet bills. Go...

On Monday, B.C. will begin giving the first shots in the largest mass vaccination in provincial history. Seniors over the age of 85 who have already booked a vaccine will be heading to community centres, arenas, neighbourhood houses and other facilities where they will most likely get a shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Grace Ke...