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• Air quality advisory in effect for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley

  An air quality advisory is in effect for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley as wildfire smoke and high temperatures create hazy, potentially hazardous conditions.

  

• Surrey RCMP say 1 of 2 'armed and dangerous' men arrested

  One of two men the Surrey RCMP described as armed and dangerous in a public appeal for information last week has been arrested.

  

• 1st-of-its-kind health-care centre in Vancouver looks to support woman, trans and non-binary individuals

  A first-of-its-kind health-care centre has opened in Vancouver, and the founders are inviting women, transgender and non-binary individuals to “come as you are.”

• B.C. First Nation buys back 140-year-old robe, paying almost $40K to bring it home

  A man who helped return a 140-year-old Tlingit robe to the British Columbia First Nation where it was created says it's as if the regalia called out to its people and they are bringing it home.

• Health minister promises expansion of overwhelmed Surrey Memorial Hospital

  Surrey Memorial Hospital will be expanded, Health Minister Adrian Dix announced Wednesday, with more details to come in the next five months.

• 85-year-old man seriously injured in unprovoked attack, Coquitlam RCMP say

  Mounties in Coquitlam are asking for help identifying a suspect in an unprovoked assault that left an 85-year-old man with serious injuries nearly three months ago.

• '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.

• VPD hopes six-figure reward will convince associates of alleged drug kingpin to turn him in

  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.