The Early Edition from CBC Radio British Columbia (Highlights)

Bright Nights in Stanley Park returns today to spread festive joy and raise funds for the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund. We speak to the event's co-chair on what to expect this year.

We have had a heavy night of rain in the region. We check in with the Mayor of Chilliwack to see how things are going.

B.C. is officially the first province in Canada to implement 5 paid sick days for all employees. Even if you're part time. What does this mean for the future of workers' rights in this province? Is 5 days enough? Provincial affairs reporters Justine Hunter and Meera Bains join us.

Flood waters from the Sumas Prairie will likely have been contaminated with fuel, pesticides, sewage and more. We check in with an expert who says we need consistent sampling of the Fraser River to see just how bad the level of contamination has become.

With more extreme weather currently pounding the South Coast, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth has said British Columbians should be prepared for the worst. We speak to an expert to find out exactly what supplies BC residents should have with them at home and in the car to survive an emergency.

It's National Addictions Awareness Week, and a B.C. project has just been released. The UNITE project aims to break the stigma around mental illness and addictions through storytelling and animation.

Municipal reporter Justin McElroy on where to grab good grub on the open road and how these unique places keep customers coming back for more.

Writer Randal Okita debuts a new VR project, "The Book of Distance," exploring the story of his grandfather's journey to Canada and his experiences as a Japanese-Canadian during and after the Second World War.

Organizer Christian Aldred is excited to be finally putting on a live music event, Shipyards Live, in North Vancouver this weekend after a year and a half of pandemic restrictions.

After a June heatwave killed 570 people in BC, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment incoming president Dr. Melissa Lem says the BC government needs to be tracking heat-related illnesses and injuries in addition to deaths.