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• 'Things just keep getting more expensive': B.C. residents brace for another interest rate hike

  With the Bank of Canada increasing its overnight lending rate 25 basis points, some Vancouver residents voiced their concerns regarding housing affordability.

  

• Extreme fire danger prompts Vancouver BBQ ban

  Barbecues are being banned on all of Vancouver's beaches and in all city parks due to the extreme risk of wildfires.

  

• New font gives fresh look to B.C. Indigenous languages, advances reconciliation

  A new font to typeset Salish Indigenous languages means so much more than just the words that it will be used to write, one of the people behind its creation says.

• Whitecaps wary of CF Montreal ahead of Canadian Championship final

  The Vancouver Whitecaps say they cannot underestimate their Canadian Championship opponents heading in to tonight's cup final match.

• Cold records set in 2 B.C. regions as temperatures rise across the South Coast

  As the weather heats up across B.C.’s Lower Mainland this week, other areas of the province are setting records for cool temperatures.

• $100K reward offered in exchange for help finding one of Canada's most wanted men: VPD

  A reward of $100,000 is up for grabs as police in Metro Vancouver renew calls for help finding 36-year-old Cody Timothy Casey—a man wanted Canada-wide for a total of 17 drugs and firearms offences.

• Lacrosse through the ages: New Westminster Salmonbellies celebrate 135th anniversary

  The pounding sounds of running on hardwood, the smash of the ball hitting the boards and the cheer of the crowd—it’s officially lacrosse season at Queens Park Arena in New Westminster.

• $35M lottery ticket sold in Victoria, splitting $70M jackpot with Ontario winner

  One lucky lottery winner in Victoria and another winner in Ontario will split the $70-million Lotto Max jackpot.

• Industry, conservationists welcome Ottawa's delay on B.C. salmon farm transition plan

  Both sides of British Columbia's contentious fish farm debate are welcoming Ottawa's move to delay a decision on a planned transition from open-net salmon farms in the province's coastal waters.

• B.C. prepares for fire evacuations, displacements amid health-care staffing crisis

  The officials tasked with preparing for and responding to natural disasters in the province are bracing for widespread evacuations of B.C. communities amid tinder-dry conditions that are already prompting dire wildfire predictions.

• Bank of Canada ends pause on hikes, raises policy rate by 25 basis points

  The Bank of Canada raised its overnight rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent on Wednesday, its first increase since pausing hikes in January.

• Drinking alcohol will be allowed in some Burnaby parks this summer

  Visitors will be able to legally drink booze in some Burnaby parks starting June 23, as city councillors voted in favour of an alcohol in parks pilot project on Monday.

• Vancouver lifeguard shortage not to blame for reduced West End pool hours, park board says

  The chair of the Vancouver Park Board says he has received several complaints since expanded hours at Second Beach Pool went away.

• Sleep, don't scroll: Tips to avoid sleep procrastination

  Being a 'sleep procrastinator' might not only make you grumpy the next day, it can put your health at risk. A sleep expert shares tips for making sure bedtime is shut-eye time.

• Firefighters confiscate 88 propane tanks at Vanier Park encampment

  A team of 16 firefighters and park rangers conducted what is being called a "tactical inspection" at the homeless camp in a wooded area of Vancouver's Vanier Park Tuesday.

• Here's when and where campfire bans are coming into effect in B.C.

  Campfire bans will come into effect Thursday for most of B.C. and remain in place until October, according to the BC Wildfire Service.

• Classes suspended, convocation could be disrupted as strike hits Capilano University

  Summer semester classes at Capilano University in North Vancouver were suddenly suspended Tuesday morning after more than 300 administrative staff members walked off the job.

• After-hours assault at Pitt Meadows school sends youth to hospital

  One young person was taken to the hospital after being assaulted at a Pitt Meadows school on Saturday night, according to authorities.

• Arrest made in arson that destroyed Kelowna convenience store, RCMP say

  Mounties in Kelowna say they have made an arrest in connection to a suspicious fire that destroyed a convenience store in the city over the weekend.

• Police seek help identifying Coquitlam dog park assault suspect

  Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who allegedly assaulted a fellow dog walker in a Coquitlam park in April.