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  Woman and cat rescued from balcony during East Vancouver fire

  A woman and her cat became trapped on a third-floor balcony when a fire broke out at an East Vancouver apartment building Sunday afternoon.

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  Wind warning upgraded for Vancouver Island, B.C. coast as 'significant fall storm' approaches

  Wind warnings have been issued for most of Vancouver Island and coastal B.C. as a “significant fall storm” is expected to arrive Sunday night.

• Writers Guild and Hollywood studios reach tentative deal to end strike. No deal yet for actors

  Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for striking actors.

• Friend, community members remember 'humble,' 'genuine' Mountie killed in shooting

  Tributes are pouring in for Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Rick O'Brien, who was shot and killed while executing a warrant in Coquitlam, B.C., on Friday.

• Canucks will be a comfortable family, not a dictatorship, says new captain Quinn Hughes

  Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes says he sees himself as the type of leader who wants to build a family atmosphere on the team where everybody feels welcome.

• B.C. deer are stressed during wildfires, and the proof is in their poop: researchers

  Proof that deer experienced elevated stress in response to wildfires in British Columbia's southern Interior can be found in their poop, although researchers say there's still much to learn about what increasingly severe blazes mean for wildlife.

• 'Possible child luring' under investigation in Summerland, B.C.

  Mounties in the Okanagan say they're investigating a "possible child luring incident" that occurred on Wednesday.

• Murder charge laid in killing of B.C. Mountie

  The day after an RCMP officer was killed and two others were injured while executing a search warrant in Coquitlam, B.C., charges of murder and attempted murder have been laid.

• House Speaker Anthony Rota apologizes after inviting man who fought for Nazis to Parliament

  Several Jewish advocacy organizations condemned members of Parliament on Sunday for giving a standing ovation to a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.

• Canadian autoworkers ratify deal with Ford Motor Company

  Five days after reaching a tentative deal, Unifor members voted this weekend and have narrowly ratified a new three-year collective agreement with the Ford Motor Company.

• It’s here! Rare asteroid sample lands on Earth after OSIRIS-REx drops cargo

  Seven years after OSIRIS-REx was sent into space to retrieve a sample of an asteroid, the NASA-led spacecraft has delivered its cargo into Earth’s orbit, and Canada is set to receive a piece.

• Memorial service honours fallen police officers days after RCMP officer slain in B.C.

  Police officers from across the country gathered in Ottawa Sunday for a somber occasion. The last Sunday in September is the National Police and Peace Officers' Memorial Day, where those who died in the line of duty in the past year are remembered.

• B.C. man fighting for a Sunwing refund after spouse dies of cancer

  After losing his spouse of 25 years to cancer, Mario Agnello tried to get a refund for an upcoming holiday from Sunwing. To his dismay, he found only travel vouchers were available through the airline's cancellation insurance.

• Fire engines lead procession for fallen wildland firefighter

  Dozens of firefighters gathered at a funeral home in Chilliwack for a sombre ceremony Saturday morning, before climbing aboard several fire trucks and leading a funeral procession for Blain Sonnenberg.

• Lender can't foreclose on B.C. woman's home because mortgage was obtained through fraud

  A B.C. woman has won the right to stay in her home after convincing a judge that the mortgage her son took out on the property was obtained fraudulently.

• Fire tears through homes in Surrey's Clayton Heights neighbourhood

  Four families are out of their homes after a fire broke out in Surrey's Clayton Heights neighbourhood Saturday.

• Sikh groups ask Canadian political parties to present 'united front' against India

  Two groups in the Canadian Sikh diaspora are calling for Canada's political parties to "present a united front" on India after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a "potential link" between the shooting death of a local leader and the Indian government.

• B.C. Mountie's death reverberates across law enforcement community

  The death of a Metro Vancouver RCMP officer who was shot dead while executing a search warrant is reverberating with law enforcement officials across the country.

• Suspected drunk driver crashes into house in East Vancouver, causes fire

  Police and firefighters converged on a home in East Vancouver early Saturday morning after a driver who had earlier evaded police on the North Shore crashed and caused a gas leak.

• 267 in hospital with COVID-19 as BCCDC returns to biweekly data updates

  After publishing COVID-19 data just once a month over the summer, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control returned to biweekly updates this week.