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• 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).

• 'I will not bend': Vancouver MP Jenny Kwan says she won't allow China to erase history

  The briefing with Canada's spy agency, warning Jenny Kwan that she is a target of foreign interference by China, took roughly an hour. It took less than a second, she says, for her to decide that she wouldn't let Beijing weaken her resolve.

• Woman missing for over 2 weeks may be traveling across B.C.: Sidney RCMP

  Mounties are seeking the public’s help to locate Nancy Wilde, who was last seen on May 17.

• Water pump worth $50K stolen from Pitt Meadows farm: RCMP

  Police are asking people to be on the lookout for a massive piece of farm equipment that was reported stolen in Pitt Meadows Friday.

• Winner of chance to buy $228K bottle of Scotch has backed out, BCLIQUOR says

  A do-over has been scheduled for a Vancouver draw that promised one person the chance to purchase a $228,000 bottle of Scotch.

• More than 5,000 new species discovered at future deep-sea mining site in Pacific Ocean

  More than 5,000 new species have been discovered at an expansive future deep-sea mining site in the Pacific Ocean.

• Antipsychotic drugs use increased in Canadian long-term care homes, pointing to possible quality-of-care issues: study

  New study finds increase in antipsychotic drugs use in long-term care homes across Canada, despite no significant increase in behavioural symptoms – something that may expose a potential area of concern for quality of care, researchers say.

• 'Quite frustrating': B.C. man still waiting for EV ordered in 2020

  A B.C. man who put a deposit down on an electric vehicle in 2020 is still waiting to learn when it will arrive.

• Dry conditions prompt wildfire, drought concerns in B.C.

  There is little relief for British Columbia's wildfire fight in the immediate forecast.