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After 18 years of litigation, doctors and government agree to $7.5 million...
The B.C. government will pay $7.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit launched 18 years ago on behalf of doctors who treated certain patients but were never paid by the government. The settlement,...
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Man investigated in Const. Sarah Beckett’s death said to be injured in crash...
A man rescued from the mangled wreckage of a weekend crash on Goldstream Heights Drive is believed to be the same man involved in the fatal collision that took the life of West Shore RCMP Const. Sarah...
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War survivor awarded more than $1M by B.C. judge for crash that worsened PTSD
VANCOUVER — A judge has awarded a man who survived war in the Democratic Republic of Congo more than $1 million for a car crash that exacerbated his post-traumatic stress disorder. British Columbia...
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Police seek witnesses after teen skateboarder injured in hit-and-run
A teenaged skateboarder was injured in a hit-and-run in Port Coquitlam Monday afternoon. The police are looking for witnesses to the collision that occurred at about 3.30 PM at the intersection of...
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Treatment making B.C. debut offers alcoholics the option of social drinking
A Finnish-developed treatment for alcoholics that claims to allow them to continue social drinking is being introduced to North America this year by a Vancouver startup company. A B.C. addictions...
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Vancouver wins Rockefeller grant to plan for emergencies, manage challenges
The Rockefeller Foundation wants to help Vancouver weather its most worrisome threats and challenges, including affordable housing, social cohesion, an aging population, earthquake preparedness and...
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Chinese K-12 students a booming demographic for B.C. schools
The average age of Chinese students arriving in B.C. and Canada is dropping dramatically as growing numbers of international K-12 pupils, not just college students, are enrolling in local schools....
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It takes 23 years to save for a down payment in Metro Vancouver: Report
Andrea Stucchi counts her blessings. She has a good job, a stellar education, a supportive family; she and her husband even have an enviable toehold in Vancouver’s red-hot real estate market — a...
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West Country Garden Tour: Into iconic Stourhead
Leaving Cornwall is never easy. It is such a loved place by everyone who visits that to say goodbye to the beautiful unspoiled countryside and magnificent coastal views is always a major tug on the...
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B.C. serial killer Cody Legebokoff's lawyer criticizes conduct of trial judge
A lawyer for serial killer Cody Legebokoff on Wednesday criticized the conduct of the trial judge in the high-profile case and argued it amounted to a miscarriage of justice that should result in a new...
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Councillors object to Vision Vancouver treatment, walk out of public hearing
The veneer of civility papering over the political differences between the Vision Vancouver party and the opposition Non-Partisan Association and Green party was shredded Tuesday after four councillors...
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City, province work toward shared home ownership scheme
The province will meet the call of Vancouver councillors and amend the city’s charter to pave the way for a shared home ownership scheme, says B.C.’s housing minister. Last month, councillors approved...
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Refugee whose PTSD resurfaced after crash awarded $1 million by B.C. judge
A judge has awarded a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo just over $1 million after the man was hit in a Richmond car crash and suffered injuries that reignited his post-traumatic stress...
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Vaughn Palmer: Fulfilling premier's fundraising promise should force a fall...
Victoria — Premier Christy Clark tried to deflect the controversy over political fundraising earlier this year by promising to expedite disclosure of the vast wads of cash being gathered by her B.C....
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Enforcement pressure prompts homeless to flee 'Strip' in Whalley
Some advocates and volunteers who work on and around Whalley’s “Strip” are concerned about a recent increase in bylaw enforcement in the area, which is forcing homeless people off the street and into...
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Record set for E.J. Hughes painting
E.J. Hughes didn’t sell that many paintings until he hooked up with Montreal art dealer Max Stern in 1951. But the dozen or so large canvases the late Vancouver Island artist painted in the late 1940s...
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She raised seven kids as a single mom in East Vancouver. Now she will...
From the front row, Jocelyne Robinson beamed with pride as her son Randy, in cap and gown, strode across the stage of the Chan Centre auditorium to receive his law degree. “I’m more than proud,” said...
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Metro Vancouver mayors likely to raise property taxes, fares as province...
The B.C. Liberals are expected to pledge $246 million Thursday to expand Metro Vancouver’s transit system, but property taxes and transit fares will likely have to go up to cover TransLink’s...
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West Country Garden Tour: From Wisley to Chelsea
For our last day of the West Country Garden Tour here in England, we went to the Chelsea Flower Show, the world’s premier garden event. But before we went to Chelsea, we took a quick trip out to...
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Vaughn Palmer: Liberals ignore NDP call to rein in government advertising
VICTORIA — Toward the end of the recent session of the B.C. legislature, New Democratic Party MLA Gary Holman introduced a bill to curb the chronic abuse tax dollars inherent in government advertising....
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