1. Fraser Valley sales, home prices keep on dropping

According to figures released by the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Wednesday, sales were down by 39 per cent compared to August 2017.

2. ICBC鈥檚 boss says proposed insurance changes will leave two-thirds of B.C. drivers 鈥榖etter off鈥�

鈥淚 think the biggest change is absolutely making sure we bring more accountability into the system. Currently today we think too many high-risk drivers don鈥檛 pay their share of insurance and we think conversely low-risk drivers are paying too much.鈥�

ICBC president and CEO Nicolas Jimenez in Surrey today to discuss insurance changes and impacts with the board of trade.

鈥� Surrey Now-Leader (@SurreyNowLeader)

3. Conservation groups sue Ottawa to protect endangered killer whales

Only 75 southern resident killer whales are still alive in the world, often near the B.C. coast.

Here鈥檚 a bit of background on the lawsuit:

鈥� Ashley Wadhwani (@ashwadhwani)

4. Vancouver鈥檚 short-term rental listings drop by half after new rules introduced

There are 3,742 active Vancouver listings on sites like Airbnb, compared with about 6,600 in April, when the regulations were introduced, the city said Wednesday.

5. Chilliwack man who killed 鈥楳ikey鈥� Anderson sentenced to 14 years for manslaughter

鈥淭his was a brutal, senseless killing of an unarmed defenceless man,鈥� Crown counsel Daniel Loucks explained in laying out aggravating circumstances at the sentencing hearing for McKay in B.C. Supreme Court in Chilliwack.

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