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  Air Canada begins preparations for shutdown due to 'inflexible' union demands

  Air Canada is finalizing plans to suspend most of its operations, likely beginning Sunday, as talks with the pilot union are nearing an impasse over 'inflexible' wage demands, the country's largest airline said on Monday.

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  B.C. man on the hook for strata's $15K in legal fees, tribunal finds

  The "volume and severity" of complaints against a B.C. condo owner for violating building bylaws were sufficient to justify hiring a lawyer to handle them, a tribunal has ruled, dismissing the man's bid to be let off the hook for $15,000 in legal fees.

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  B.C. First Nation offers reward for information in missing woman case

  Mounties in Northern B.C. have set up a dedicated tip line as part of their ongoing investigation into the disappearance of an Indigenous woman two months ago.

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  B.C.'s Bennett, Ont.'s Hennessy named flag-bearers for Paralympic closing ceremonies in Paris

  Swimmer Nicholas Bennett and para canoeist Brianna Hennessy have been named Canada's flag-bearers for Sunday's closing ceremonies of the Paralympic Games in Paris.

• Woman attacked by knife-wielding man while leaving work, Vancouver police say

  A shopkeeper was attacked as she was leaving work in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood Saturday night, Vancouver police say.

• Poo smeared around Victoria tennis courts

  Tennis players were in for a nasty surprise at a Victoria park on Friday, when feces were discovered smeared around the courts.

• Timeline: The rise and fall of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political fortunes

  In the wake of the NDP withdrawing its automatic support of the minority Liberal government, here is a timeline of key events charting the arc of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's fortunes in federal politics.

• Major BC Ferries vessel will be out of service for 6 months

  One of the vessels that services the busy Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay route will be out of commission for about six months after its propeller fell off, according to BC Ferries.

• Man carrying handgun and nearly $30K in cash arrested in Victoria, police say

  Police in Victoria say they arrested a man they found in possession of a loaded handgun and more than $29,000 worth of cash earlier this week.

• 'Extremely vigorous' wildfire activity in central B.C. prompts crews to back off for safety

  The wildfire fight in central B.C. intensified Friday, according to officials.

• These 17 places in B.C. just had their hottest Sept. 6 on record

  It’s been a warm start to September in B.C., and in some communities record-breakingly so, according to data from Environment and Climate Change Canada.

• Suspect accused of random attacks in Vancouver had a history of court-ordered psychiatric care

  Brendan Colin McBride, the man accused of killing one man and assaulting another in downtown Vancouver Wednesday, was identified by the courts as requiring counselling and forensic psychiatric services as part of a probation order in 2022.

• Trudeau insists he's staying on as Liberal leader. But what if he changes his mind?

  The Liberal caucus is set to meet in Nanaimo, B.C., next week for a retreat ahead of the fall parliamentary sitting. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists he will lead his party into the next election despite polls citing his unpopularity among Canadians. Here's a look at what would happen if he decided to call it quits.

• Despite union protest, new hybrid work rules for federal employees kick in Monday

  Public service unions will start the week with an early-morning rally opposing the policy. But despite the unions' 'summer of discontent' and an ongoing court challenge, the new rules will still kick in on Sept. 9.