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• Uber sets launch date for Victoria, Kelowna

  Ride-hailing giant Uber has finally announced its start date for two major B.C. cities.

  

• Where fire crews battled blazes across B.C.'s coast over the weekend

  Crews with the Coastal Fire Centre had a busy weekend fighting seven new blazes, including one near Lions Bay.

  

• B.C. premier says Asia trade mission that omitted China helps prepare for 'the worst'

  British Columbia Premier David Eby is wrapping up an Asian trade mission that omitted China and instead focused on Japan, South Korea and Singapore, a move Eby said was to guard against "the worst" happening in the region.

• Large search held for missing 23-year-old man on Granville Island

  The family of a missing 23-year-old man held a large search party on Granville Island Sunday afternoon.

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  EXCLUSIVE | Pride events in Canada facing higher security costs, feds offer $1.5M

  The federal government will be providing $1.5 million to Pride organizations across the country for increased security measures at parades and other events this year, CTV News has learned.

• 'I can’t think of a better location': Advocates want Yaletown overdose prevention site to remain

  People who use drugs and advocates are vocalizing their support of a downtown overdose prevention site in response to some residents — and a prominent developer — who no longer want it in their backyard.

• Is it real or made by AI? Europe wants a label for that as it fights disinformation

  The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, a top official said Monday.

• Vancouver boy paying it forward after surviving the fight of his life

  Nick Cannon is gearing up for a running race to support a cause close to his heart.

• Man drowns in North Vancouver lake

  A 26-year-old man drowned in North Vancouver's Rice Lake Saturday afternoon.

• June means trouble for B.C. wildfires with hot, dry forecast set to compound drought

  Underlying drought, unseasonably warm temperatures last month and hot, dry conditions in the June forecast mean “the table has been set” for significant wildfire activity this summer, an official with the British Columbia Wildfire Service says.

• Blind Paralympian teams up with scent-trailing dog to find missing people

  Jessica Tuomela is a swimmer and triathlete, and has been on the podium at the Paralympics, but says the feeling returning a missing person home safely is no comparison.

• Wildfire near Sayward, B.C. under control, new out-of-control fire found

  The wildfire burning on northern Vancouver Island is no longer out-of-control and is instead being held, Coastal Fire Centre says.

• Toddler nearly drowns in Cultus Lake

  A young boy has been hospitalized after falling into Cultus Lake earlier this week.

• BASE jumper rescued from Stawamus Chief after crashing into cliff

  A BASE jumper was rescued from a ledge after he crashed on the Stawamus Chief Saturday morning.

• 2 arrested, 2 knives seized after attempted robbery near Metrotown SkyTrain station: RCMP

  Two people are in custody after a report of an assault with a weapon near the Metrotown SkyTrain station Saturday morning, Burnaby RCMP say.

• Increase in mosquitoes 'a trend' across Canada this year. Here's why

  Mosquitoes have always been pesky, but this spring it seems the bloodsuckers are thirstier than ever, a trend one expert says is increasing.

• Canada sticking with 2050 net zero targets, but progress may come faster than expected, minister says

  Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the federal government is not ruling out finding ways to achieve net zero sooner than the existing 2050 goal, but would not say whether there would be a definitive commitment to move up the target.

• Disease and climate change put pressure on bees and their keepers: apiary inspector

  Without bees, there is no food, so keeping hives healthy is of utmost importance. That job is becoming more difficult thanks to an outbreak of disease and the effects of climate change.

• Removal of Property Transfer Tax suggested for first time Vancouver homebuyers

  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) is calling on the provincial government to make policy changes to help with affordability.

• Metro Vancouver real estate market showing signs of life after slow start to the year

  After a slow start to the year, Metro Vancouver's real estate market is showing signs of life, according to the latest numbers from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV).