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  House of Commons to elect new Speaker as Rota's resignation takes effect

  The resignation of House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota is set to take effect this evening and procedure dictates MPs must go through the process of electing a new Speaker before they can continue with their normal business.

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  B.C. mayors react to newly unveiled housing targets

  The province unveiled its new housing targets for 10 communities across B.C. – which found themselves earlier this year on the so-called “naughty list.”

• 'He was just a delight': Remembering Selwyn Romilly, B.C.'s first Black judge, dead at 83

  Selwyn Romilly, the first Black person appointed to provincial court in British Columbia, and later the B.C. Supreme Court, died on Friday. He was 83.

• Lonzo camp: Will Abbotsford's new temporary shelter open on time?

  Like hundreds of other homeless people in Abbotsford, Laura lives in a makeshift shelter in the bush. But it wasn't supposed to be this way.

• B.C. family rallying around little girls who lost their firefighter dad in highway crash

  Blain Sonnenberg's daughters — seven-year-old Brooklyn and four-year-old Trezley — were the light of his life.

• South Main co-housing project welcomes residents in search of community

  With the snip of a pair of large, shiny scissors, four-year-old Leo cut the ribbon to officially open Our Urban Village, the co-housing project where he lives with his parents.

• B.C. teacher disciplined after showing 'age-inappropriate' film to Grade 2 and 3 students

  A substitute teacher who showed an "age-inappropriate" short film to students in a Coquitlam French immersion class has been reprimanded and ordered to take a remedial education course.

• B.C. reveals 60,000-unit housing target for 10 municipalities

  Ten municipalities in B.C. must build a total of 60,103 housing units over the next five years, the province’s housing minister announced Tuesday.

• Coldplay frontman performs impromptu birthday song for 10-year-old in Vancouver

  Among the thousands of satisfied Coldplay fans who attended the band's two Vancouver shows last weekend, a 10-year-old named Leo may have had the most memorable night of all.

• 'He shattered her': B.C. court awards woman $200K in damages as compensation for domestic abuse

  A man's prolonged physical and psychological abuse of his female partner turned her home into a "prison," a B.C. judge said, awarding the victim more than $200,000 in damages in a civil case.

• No charges for police after fatal shooting on Vancouver's Granville Bridge

  A police officer who fatally shot a man on Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge earlier this year made a "justifiable" decision to use lethal force, a provincial watchdog has concluded.

• B.C. premier says Ottawa assures better information sharing after Sikh leader's killing

  Premier David Eby says federal ministers have assured him British Columbia will get the information it needs to ensure the safety of its residents after a Sikh leader was killed in June.

• Fall weather means campfires will soon be allowed again in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island

  The campfire ban on B.C.'s South Coast will be lifted at noon Wednesday, the Coastal Fire Centre has announced.

• 2 dead, 4 injured in helicopter crash near Prince George, B.C.

  Two people have died and four others were injured after a helicopter crashed near Prince George, B.C., Tuesday morning.

• Settlement includes $200K fine for conduct 'abusive to the capital markets': B.C. regulator

  A North Vancouver man and his company have agreed to pay a provincial regulator $200,000 after admitting to insider trading and conduct that was "abusive to the capital markets."

• B.C. strata fined condo owner more than $15K because it misinterpreted its own bylaws, tribunal rules

  A strata has been ordered to reverse more than $15,000 in bylaw fines that were "unfairly" charged to a condo owner who rented out his unit, B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled.

• After briefing on intel, Singh says 'clear evidence' India involved in B.C. killing

  Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday he received an intelligence briefing about allegations that the Indian government could be behind the killing of a Sikh gurdwara leader in British Columbia.

• Why a summer of drought could lead to fall flooding in B.C.

  After a summer marked by prolonged drought and record-breaking wildfires, B.C.'s landscape has been left more vulnerable to floods and landslides, according to an expert.

• BC Ferries reports delays due to payment problems

  BC Ferries advised passengers to expect delays Tuesday morning as the company reported problems with its debit and credit card payment systems.

• Anthony Rota resigns as House Speaker amid condemnation for inviting Nazi veteran to Parliament

  Anthony Rota has resigned from his prestigious position as Speaker of the House of Commons over his invitation to, and the House's subsequent recognition of, a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War. Now, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls to apologize, and investigate.