Some elite level athletes are taking precautionary measures because of an air quality advisory in the Lower Mainland.

Richmond rescue says the day after a dog was discovered in a locked suitcase, a cat was found in a diaper box with the lid taped shut.

A charitable non-profit agency, supporting residents on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside for the last 16 years, is being forced to find another location to operate, after receiving an eviction notice in April.

Guests at the border town bed and breakfast have been arrested by Mounties in Canada, according to the owner.

As the issue of asylum seekers in Canada continue to be hotly debated, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen once again rejected calls to suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement, a pact which considers asylum-seekers safe in both Canada and the U.S.

Some Vancouver charities are banding together and turning to crowdfunding to cover the costs of assisting the rising number of asylum seekers arriving in B.C.

They boarded a flight from New York to Seattle, took a taxi to Blaine, Wash., then pushed a stroller with their newborn baby inside, across 0 Avenue in Surrey into Canada.