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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 6m

‘Your mom and family miss you’: Renewed plea for tips 2 years after U.S. man’s disappearance in B.C.

Two years after U.S. man Justin Kyle Fisher vanished in B.C.’s Lower Mainland, authorities are renewing their plea for tips about his disappearance.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 1h

B.C. restaurants on the brink as liquor supply dries up amid BCGEU strike

Restaurant owners across British Columbia say they’re on the verge of running out of liquor, as the full shutdown of government-run stores cuts off their supply.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 2h

Developer pushes back on Delta’s decision to reject Tsawwassen towers

A development company is pushing back after the City of Delta rejected a plan to build towers in Tsawwassen.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 2h

B.C. bill that would have stopped doctors from providing puberty blockers defeated

A British Columbia private member’s bill that would have given parents the right to sue doctors up to 25 years after they provided care for transgender children has been voted down in the legislature even before making it to first reading.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 3h

B.C. billionaire Chip Wilson fined $600 over election signs

Billionaire Chip Wilson has been fined by B.C.’s elections watchdog over three signs he put up outside of his mansion last year, including one in which he called Premier David Eby and the NDP “communist.”

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 3h

Potential failure of illegal B.C. dam triggers state of local emergency

Officials have declared a state of local emergency near Kamloops, B.C., where an illegally constructed dam has put more than a dozen residential properties under an evacuation alert.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 4h

More community support needed before Vancouver feels ready to respond to disasters, says study

Those in Vancouver who are working to prepare themselves for natural disasters and other emergencies say they won’t feel truly ready to manage such a situation until there is more support and connection among the community, according to a new study.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 4h

B.C. tables legislation targeting ‘deceptive practices’ in vaping advertising

The British Columbia government has tabled what it says is the first law in Canada to recover health care costs from companies that use “deceptive practices” to sell vaping products.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 5h

B.C. RCMP officer ordered to resign after driving drunk, pointing handgun at civilians

An RCMP officer who was posted to Williams Lake, B.C., has been ordered to resign from the force after a conduct board hearing found he had operated a motor vehicle while intoxicated and pointed a handgun at two members of the public.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 5h

2 men from B.C.’s Lower Mainland named among Canada’s most-wanted

Two men from B.C.’s Lower Mainland have been added to a list of Canada’s 25 most-wanted fugitives.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 6h

B.C. accountant fined $10K after taking 2 full-time manager jobs at the same time

A B.C. accountant has been disciplined by his profession’s provincial regulator for taking full-time jobs with two different national firms simultaneously and not telling either company about the arrangement.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 6h

City of Vancouver asks for feedback on Official Development Plan

The City of Vancouver is looking for the public’s feedback on the draft of the Vancouver Official Development Plan, also known as the city’s “ODP.” This plan has the ability to shape the city for decades to come, with guidelines that span to 2050 and beyond.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 7h

Vancouver council votes for 0 per cent property tax increase in 2026

Vancouver city council has voted to advise staff to prepare a draft budget for 2026 to identify around $120 million in savings in order to freeze property tax rates.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 7h

B.C. restaurants on the brink as liquor supply dries up amid BCGEU strike

Restaurant owners across British Columbia say they’re on the verge of running out of liquor, as the full shutdown of government-run stores cuts off their supply.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 8h

Developer pushes back on Delta’s decision to reject Tsawwassen towers

A development company is pushing back after the City of Delta rejected a plan to build towers in Tsawwassen.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 9h

B.C. bill that would have stopped doctors from providing puberty blockers defeated

A British Columbia private member’s bill that would have given parents the right to sue doctors up to 25 years after they provided care for transgender children has been voted down in the legislature even before making it to first reading.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 10h

Woman walking dog attacked by bear in Squamish, B.C.

People are being urged to avoid a network of trails in Squamish, B.C., after a woman was attacked by a bear Wednesday.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 11h

‘This will not happen again’: Vancouver Park Board apologizes for hosting Harry Potter event

A motion calling on the Vancouver Park Board to officially apologize for hosting an upcoming Harry Potter attraction passed Tuesday in a unanimous vote.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 12h

Suspects ‘forcibly remove’ ATM from B.C. bank using front-end loader: RCMP

A bank in B.C.’s Interior sustained “significant damage” during an early morning theft of an ATM, according to authorities.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 13h

‘All hell broke loose’: Former B.C. lawyer did not plan client’s killing, court hears

A former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer admits to killing his client, but his defence lawyer says it wasn’t planned and evidence at trial doesn’t support a first-degree murder conviction for Rogelio ‘Butch’ Bagabuyo.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 14h

‘All of a sudden, ties were appearing’: B.C. couple’s dying tree blooms with neckties

Adam finds out the connection between a man who ran a marathon in a suit and a tree that's growing ties.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 15h

Metro Vancouver reports 16% drop in per-capita greenhouse gas emissions

Metro Vancouver says its latest climate-action report shows per-capita greenhouse gas emissions have declined 16 per cent since 2010.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 16h

All government-run liquor, cannabis stores in B.C. behind picket lines as strike escalates

All government-run liquor and cannabis stores in B.C. are now behind picket lines, according to the union representing striking public service workers.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 16h

UBC enzyme technology successfully completes first human trial for universal organ transplants

A new medical advancement out of British Columbia marks a major step towards helping thousands of transplant patients across North America.

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 17h

‘I’m hopeful that these criminals will be caught’: Surrey mayor reacts to string of violence in the city

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke says the community is fearful following a string of shootings Monday.

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