Downtown Eastside residents say they won't leave the area until they are given dignified housing options, as Vancouver City staff and police continue to enforce a bylaw removing tents and other structures. Police say they're strengthening patrols in the area due to a significant increase in gun violence.

Members of a society that managesa homeless shelter and a supportive housing facilityin Port Alberni, B.C., say they're shocked and confused after B.C.Housing gave notice to terminate their contracts and look for new operators to manage thebuilding housing their services.

A B.C. couple says they're in "disbelief" after a Supreme Court ruling banned their wedding venue from holding events like weddings, in response to a petition saying the venue's commercial activity violates a neighbourhood building scheme.

The cost of building an upcoming multi-use recreation facility in Tofino has climbed by millions of dollars due to risingdesign, construction and transportation costs.

A Victoria man who disappeared in Spain in July has been found dead in that country, police say. Scott Graham, 67, was last seen in Madrid, astatement from Victoria police said. It saidhis body has been located but it didn't say where or when.

A mobile service van that aims to reduce health barriers for youth up to 25 years of age by providing a variety of wellness services is about to hit the road in Nanaimo and Ladysmith, just in time for the start of the school year.

The fallout from a bank robbery in Saanich, B.C., has revealed some of the gaps in support for people who have witnessed a crime in the province.