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• West Vancouver council voting on naming new fitness park after drowning victim

  On Monday, West Vancouver mayor and council will vote on a motion to name a new fitness park after Keen Lau, who drowned while trying to save Labrador Loki from Cypress Creek. And they will hear from Loki’s dog walker Sandra Smith, who is advocating for changes to the creek.

  

• Notorious gangster killed in targeted shooting, unknown victim stabbed to death

  Two homicides this weekend drew heavy police presence to South Vancouver’s Sunset neighbourhood and the West End’s Davie Village.

  

• Provinces must seek anti-smoking measures in Big Tobacco settlement: health groups

  Three national health organizations want Canada's premiers to push for initiatives to reduce smoking during settlement negotiations with major tobacco companies, years after provinces sued to recoup health-care costs.

• Evacuation orders and alerts issued as northeastern B.C. wildfires spread

  The Donnie Creek wildfire burning north of Fort St. John, B.C. has grown to nearly 136,000 hectares after high temperatures and winds Saturday caused the fire to spread, according to BC Wildfire Service. As a result, many are being told to leave their homes

• Early snowmelt in Western mountains means drier summers, more wildfire risk: study

  Leaner snowpack in Western Canada and United States mountain ranges is causing drier summers and increasing wildfire risk, says a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder.

• Mother and son recover from debilitating burn by giving back and practising 'superpower'

  A B.C. boy learned to adapt after he badly burnt his hands on a fireplace as a baby, and his mom is giving back by raising awareness about burn prevention.

• Blais scores twice, Canada beats Germany 5-2 to win gold at men's hockey worlds

  Sammy Blais scored twice as Canada beat Germany 5-2 to capture gold at the men's world hockey championship on Sunday.

• ‘A crime of passion’: Bizarre B.C. bakery break-in caught on camera

  The owner of a cake shop in Vancouver’s Dunbar neighbourhood braced for the worst when she found her store had been broken into Friday morning. But what she found captured by a security camera was a break-in beyond her wildest imagination.

• Brazen shooting prompts Mounties to host public outreach event

  Ten days after shots rang out at a busy Coquitlam shopping complex in broad daylight, Coquitlam RCMP held a public outreach event to address public concerns.

• Several multiple sclerosis drugs covered by Pharmacare in every province except B.C.

  Deborah Stefanek's doctor recommended she take a new medication called Kisempta to treat her relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. She was shocked to learn every province in Canada covers Kisempta under their Pharmacare plans except B.C.

• Humanity at risk: AI pioneer urges federal government to regulate faster

  One of the so-called godfathers of artificial intelligence says governments need to move faster on regulations to protect against the dangers of the rapidly advancing technology, before it poses a larger threat to humanity.

• Engaged couple shot dead fleeing landlord after house dispute near Hamilton, Ont., police say

  A 'truly innocent' engaged couple was shot dead while attempting to flee their attacker outside their home after a landlord-tenant dispute escalated on Saturday night, according to police.

• Mounties issue water safety warning for North Shore nature goers

  As more people are heading out to enjoy the city’s wilderness areas, North Vancouver RCMP issued water safety tips for those spending time at the North Shore’s rivers and lakes.

• 2 people face charges for 2022 murder of Abbotsford man: IHIT

  A man and a woman have been arrested and charged for last March’s murder of 41-year-old Chad Colivas of Abbotsford, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) said Saturday.

• Repeat offender arrested for break-in hours after release from court, Kelowna RCMP say

  A notorious repeat offender is in police custody again, just hours after his latest release, according to Kelowna Mounties.

• Here's when Kitsilano Pool will open for the summer

  After a cold, wet start to spring delayed repairs, the cracks at Vancouver's Kitsilano Pool have been filled and a reopening date has been set.

• B.C. Premier David Eby calls two byelections for June 24

  British Columbia Premier David Eby has called byelections for two ridings left vacant after the resignations of the previous New Democrat premier and a former cabinet minister.

• 98-year-old B.C. woman presented Swimming Excellence Award at Calgary competition

  A 98-year-old woman from British Columbia is already making a big splash at a Calgary swimming competition.

• StatCan report casts clouds on claims of a widespread labour shortage in Canada

  A new report is casting doubt on the idea that Canada is facing a widespread labour shortage and bolsters the arguments by some labour economists that high job vacancies aren't due to a shortage of workers.

• Special prosecutor named in investigation of B.C. school board trustee

  The BC Prosecution Service says it has named a special prosecutor in a case involving a New Westminster school board candidate who was later appointed a government adviser.