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SFU study taps indigenous stories to paint picture of climate change
Researchers at Simon Fraser University have analyzed observations of temperature and rainfall from 92,000 indigenous and non-indigenous people in an effort to fill in knowledge gaps in our...
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'Greetings Vancouver from Space Station'| Astronaut tweets pic of city from...
Col. Tim Kopra, currently serving his second tour of duty on the International Space Station, Tweeted out a gift to Vancouverites on Monday, a photo of our fair city snapped from outer space. Even from...
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Victoria Clipper puts Vancouver passenger ferry plans on hold
The Victoria Clipper’s dreams of launching a passenger ferry service between Victoria and Vancouver have been put on hold until next year. In a letter to the tourism industry, Clipper chief executive...
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Pete McMartin: The long slow retreat in the war on drugs
The United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs took place in New York last week, and the UN, as it has so many times before, reached a consensus as to what it would do to counteract the...
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Vancouver still tops the list for residents needing the highest living wage
Two parents would need to each earn $20.64 an hour to support themselves and two young children in Metro Vancouver, according to a report released today. This was the first time in the eight years...
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Man injured after jumping out of burning house in New West
A man is in hospital after he jumped out the window of a burning house in New Westminster early Wednesday morning. New Westminster deputy fire chief John Hatch says fire crews were called out to a...
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Dying drug dealer told cop who stabbed him, but defence wonders why woman in...
VICTORIA — Daniel Phelps wanted and needed heroin. He was out of money. And Kyle Jansen, a 30-year-old drug dealer, had heroin for sale, prosecutor Scott Van Alstine said Tuesday as he outlined the...
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MEDICINE MATTERS: Dr. Brian Day takes another stab at being president of...
BY PAMELA FAYERMAN Déjà vu it is as private surgery centre co-owner Dr. Brian Day is right back where he was a year ago, vying once again to be president of Doctors of B.C. Day won the election last...
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Vancouver police arrest pair in jewelry heist
Vancouver police say they have arrested two people and recovered tens of thousands of dollars in rare jewelry taken in a pair of break-ins last month at an antique store in the South Granville...
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Transit strike vote in Metro Vancouver today for bus, SeaBus workers
Metro Vancouver transit operators are voting today on whether to go on strike after collective bargaining talks broke down with Coast Mountain Bus Company. About 4,700 transit operators, skilled...
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Flood control structures in tidal creeks, sloughs harm fish in lower Fraser...
Hundreds of small flood-control structures in the lower Fraser River are robbing salmon and other fish of valuable habitat while creating conditions for non-native species to flourish, according to a...
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Vancouver proposes public hearing on floating signs
Vancouver city staff have proposed a public hearing on new regulations for floating signs like a 12-metre wide digital billboard that sailed through False Creek and raised the ire of residents last...
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B.C. government moves to ban criminals from selling their stories for profit
VICTORIA – Convicted criminals will no longer be able to profit by selling their stories, under legislation introduced by the government on Thursday. Solicitor General Mike Morris said the proposed law...
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B.C. woman seeks multimillion award for false allegations of terrorism
A British Columbia woman is suing the Canadian government, Canada Border Services Agency and several government employees alleging she was labelled a terrorist and lost her multimillion-dollar business...
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Men on Craigslist offering Vancouver women free rent in exchange for sex
The advertisement appeared in the rooms and shares section of an online classified website and offered “free rent for the right girl.” “I’m an attractive mid 30s white male, clean, groomed, fit. Let’s...
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Bear charges at mom after being struck by a car in Port Coquitlam: RCMP
Conservation officers are searching for a bear that charged at a mother in Port Coquitlam late Wednesday night. Const. Jamie Phillipson, a spokesman for the Coquitlam RCMP, said a man had just come...
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When crows attack: You can now report it using an online mapping tool
“Taking a walk and had several crows swoop down at my head.” “Attacked me from behind.” “Gang attack. Brought reinforcement.” Just hours after two Langara College instructors launched an interactive...
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Shots fired at a house in East Vancouver
Police are investigating two separate targeted shootings at homes in Metro Vancouver overnight. Late Wednesday night, Vancouver police scoured an East Vancouver neighbourhood searching for suspects...
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B.C. labour group, unions honour killed workers on national Day of Mourning
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Federation of Labour is joining its counterparts and unions across Canada to honour workers who have been killed, injured or made ill on the job. WorkSafeBC, the Business Council...
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Education minister disappointed with Vancouver School Board budget vote
VICTORIA – B.C.’s education minister says he’s disappointed the Vancouver School Board has voted against a balanced budget, but he wants to meet with the board chairman and discuss the issue before...
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