B.C. hasn't followed recommendations to mandate fire-resistant building materials in hazard zones — by Gordon Hoekstra vancouversun.com/news/local-new… via The Vancouver Sun

B.C.'s anti-gang agency ineffective in tackling escalating drug war: report — by Kim Bolan vancouversun.com/news/crime/bc-… via The Vancouver Sun

I'm starting a regular series on unsolved BC murders -this is the first story about the tragic murder of Bikram Randhawa - who was mistaken for someone involved in the gang conflict #gangviolence vancouversun.com/news/crime/bc-… via The Vancouver Sun

How severe wildfires are reshaping the future of B.C. forests — by Derrick Penner vancouversun.com/news/local-new… via The Vancouver Sun

Wasn’t sure how Dan Fumano would react to this obscure story idea yesterday but he gamely took it on and followed his nose instincts (w/ infogfx from Nathan Griffiths) vancouversun.com/opinion/column…

Questions swirl over Vancouver police shooting that killed 18-year-old — by Sarah Grochowski vancouversun.com/news/local-new… via The Vancouver Sun

UPDATE: Gordon Hoekstra speaks with the Lilwat Nation political chief about the closure of a popular provincial park north of Whistler vancouversun.com/news/local-new…

'I watched my home burn': On the front line with firefighters during B.C.'s worst fire week — by loriculbert vancouversun.com/news/local-new… via The Vancouver Sun

Lack of affordable housing forcing B.C. municipalities to take matters into their own hands — by Katie DeRosa vancouversun.com/news/local-new… via The Vancouver Sun