The Early Edition from CBC Radio British Columbia (Highlights)

Former mayor of Lytton Jessoa Lightfoot, Lyttonnet administrator Daniel Mundall and Stein Valley Nlakapamux School administrator Edith Loring-Kuhanga reflect on the one-month anniversary of the fire that destroyed their town.

The CBC's Kiran Singh takes us on a deep dive into the history of one of Canada's most iconic gaybourhoods, the West End's Davie Village.

One month after a June heatwave killed 570 people in BC, health minister Adrian Dix discusses how the province is preparing for the for another heatwave this weekend.

Wildlife biologist and zoologist Myles Lamont says the recent rise in coyote attacks in Stanley Park is years in the making due to park wildlife management policies.

Lawyer Angela Harris is part of a group of lawyers working pro bono trying to simplify the process of using traditional Indigenous names on government documents, like drivers licenses and passports -- which many people are often told isn't supported by current government systems.

Vancouver city councillor Jean Swanson says the BC government's new safer supply program won't meet the needs of those hit hardest by the drug poisoning crisis.

Following the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation's announcement of the full findings of its preliminary report into unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, Kukpi7 Judy Wilson of the Neskonlith band discusses what's next in terms of healing, accountability and justice.

Registered professional forester and wildfire management specialist John Davies says early hot and dry conditions across the continent means BC could be in for a long, potentially dangerous summer of wildfires -- and there may not be resources from other jurisdictions available to help when the time comes.

American immigration lawyer Len Saunders discusses the possibility of the Canadian border reopening to fully vaccinated Americans as soon as mid August.

Stephen Quinn has his mind blown by Nettie Wild's new VR art installation about the might Pacific salmon, "Uninterrupted: A Cinematic Spectacle."