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• 'I don't know if he would've survived the night:' Crews rescue injured paraglider near Lions Bay

  A 30-year-old man who suffered serious injuries after crashing into dense, steep terrain near Lions Bay was rescued by helicopter Sunday.

  

• Fraser Valley bus drivers give strike notice, could stop collecting fares Thursday

  The union representing transit bus drivers in B.C.'s Fraser Valley has given a 72-hour strike notice and could stop collecting fares from Thursday.

  

• Vancouver Public Library Foundation receives $150K to bolster early literacy programs

  A Hong Kong-based philanthropic foundation is donating $150,000 to support early literacy in Vancouver.

• Canucks trade captain Bo Horvat to Islanders

  The rebuild of the Vancouver Canucks has begun, with centre Bo Horvat heading to the New York Islanders.

• 270 illegal crab traps seized from Boundary Bay, federal officials say

  More than 900 crabs were freed from illegal traps in Boundary Bay last week, according to federal officials.

• Fire that trapped B.C. man in his Tesla was not caused by car's battery: Transport Canada

  An investigation into a frightening incident where a Tesla suddenly caught fire in North Vancouver—briefly trapping the driver inside—has ruled out the car's battery as the cause, according to Transport Canada.

• B.C. reveals plan for decriminalization of small amounts of drugs for personal use

  British Columbia is taking a major step forward in its fight against the province’s deadly overdose crisis by decriminalizing the possession of a small amount of certain illicit drugs for personal use.

• Const. Nicole Chan feared she'd never work again after last hospital visit: VPD sergeant

  A Vancouver police sergeant who says he was Const. Nicole Chan's friend and mentor has told a coroner's inquest that Chan believed she would never return to work because human resource officers went to the hospital when she was apprehended under the Mental Health Act.

• Man arrested after smashing bank windows with an axe, Kelowna RCMP say

  A man as been arrested after smashing windows with an axe and uttering threats at a Kelowna bank Monday morning, according to authorities.

• Person hit by truck while fleeing police in Abbotsford, IIO called in

  A person who was running from police was hit by a vehicle in Abbotsford Sunday, according to authorities.

• FortisBC Holdings Inc. signs agreement with First Nation over B.C. LNG project

  FortisBC Holdings Inc. says it has signed a deal with a First Nation in British Columbia over the Tilbury liquefied natural gas expansion projects.

• Vancouver Island hotel promotes sexual positivity with Valentine's Day 'nooner' package

  A Vancouver Island hotel is bringing back its afternoon stay packages to encourage romantic rendezvous this Valentine's Day.

• Second man charged in connection to 2022 Coquitlam killing

  A second man has been charged in connection with the slaying of a Coquitlam man nearly a year ago.

• Dozens of animals killed in fire at Surrey exotic animal rescue

  A fire at an exotic animal rescue in Surrey killed dozens of animals and displaced many more over the weekend.

• WHO: COVID-19 still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point

  The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an 'inflection point' where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths.

• Orthopaedic surgeries down 25% in B.C. public hospitals as private sector picks up slack

  Orthoopaedic surgeons report that they’re doing only three quarters of the surgeries they used to in B.C.'s public hospitals, with an increasing number of taxpayer-funded procedures carried out in private facilities

• B.C. couple says they were scammed by 'professional' wedding photographer who used stock images as portfolio

  A Vancouver couple says they were scammed by a wedding photographer who used stock photos for his portfolio, delivered sub-par snaps of their big day, and then stopped taking their phone calls.

• Ukrainian kids find cellphone signal on hill, set up makeshift school

  On a bleak, windswept hillside in northeast Ukraine, three young boys recently discovered a cell phone signal, something difficult to find in their region since Russia invaded their country. and they've set up a makeshift school around the signal.

• A free library in East Vancouver has been set up just for dogs

  On a residential street in East Vancouver, a free library that caters to a canine crowd has become a community hub for pooches and their people.

• Vancouver school named after British general who ran concentration camps up for re-naming

  A Vancouver school named after a British general who set up concentration camps in South Africa where thousands died is one step closer to having a new name.