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  Pay parking at Spanish Banks: Here's how much Vancouver has collected so far

  Months after pay parking was imposed at Vancouver's Spanish Banks, the pilot project has been fairly lucrative.

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  'I'm going to cry': B.C. teacher inspires student's meaningful tattoo

  While the high school hallways were empty of students, Alison Calder was full of questions about her teaching career.

• 5 memorable moments from the B.C. leaders' debate

  Some sparks flew during Tuesday night’s televised leaders’ debate between David Eby, John Rustad and Sonia Furstenau, as the trio had impassioned conversations about the issues that are on many British Columbians’ minds ahead of election night, including housing, health care, the cost of living and public safety.

• New actions announced to encourage building of secondary suites, more homes in Canada

  The federal government introduced a number of measures related to housing on Tuesday, which include measures for homeowners wanting to add a secondary suite, taxing vacant land and building homes in place of underused federal properties.

• Man injured after reported shooting in Burnaby

  One man was hospitalized Tuesday night following reports of gunfire in Burnaby, authorities said.

• Hertz tells B.C. tribunal online reservations do not 'guarantee' an available car

  A man who showed up at a rental car company only to be told his online reservation would not be honoured is entitled to compensation, B.C.'s small claims tribunal has ruled.

• 23 doctors from Metro Vancouver sign letter questioning B.C. Conservative policies

  An open letter signed by 23 doctors and one nurse practitioner in B.C.’s Lower Mainland highlights their concerns about the potential for cuts to the health-care system if John Rustad’s Conservatives form government after this month’s provincial election.

• 11 people left homeless after fire tears through East Vancouver homes

  Multiple families have lost their homes after a fire tore through three properties in an East Vancouver neighbourhood Monday night.

• UBC researchers: Distracted pedestrians more at-risk on roads

  UBC researchers are using artificial intelligence to determine the dangers of busy roads for pedestrians.

• B.C. man convicted of killing neighbour's chihuahua to protect his chickens

  A British Columbia provincial court judge says a Boston Bar man who shot a teacup Chihuahua named Bear claiming it was menacing his chickens was not justified in killing the animal.

• B.C. man gets prison sentence, fine for using fake names to buy guns in the U.S.

  A U.S. District Court judge in Montana has sentenced a 27-year-old man from Kelowna, B.C., to 18 months in prison for using fake names to buy guns with the aim of selling them in Canada.

• Surrey hikes fireworks fines ahead of Halloween and Diwali

  Anyone caught setting off fireworks in Surrey could face significantly higher fines going forward.

• Sooke district urges funding for new high school after once again leading B.C. in growth

  It was all hands of deck at David Cameron Elementary School on Tuesday as staff prepared for students to move into eight new prefabricated classrooms at the end of the week.

• Assault on Surrey woman appears to be random, RCMP say, appealing for witnesses

  A woman was seriously injured in Surrey in the early hours of Saturday morning in what police say appears to have been a random, public attack – potentially involving multiple suspects.