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Christy Clark says she spoke up to wash away stigma attached to sexual assault
When Premier Christy Clark made a spur-of-the-moment endorsement of an opposition MLA’s proposal to combat sexual violence, she realized she’d have to tell her own story about being assaulted as a...
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Heavy support for tax on absentee B.C. homeowners, says pollster
As debate over skyrocketing home prices and foreign investment boils over in B.C., a new poll by Insights West shows 80 per cent of British Columbians support a tax on absentee owners. And for the...
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REAL SCOOP: Sean Doak to learn his fate in Seattle courtroom Friday
Chilliwack drug smuggler Sean Doak has been in the news on and off for the last decade. He was the subject of a high-profile trial in New Westminster Supreme Court in 2006, resulting in his conviction...
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AWESOME SOUND: Radiohead launch event hits Vancouver record stores on June 17
Radiohead’s latest album A Moon Shaped Pool will get a special record store launch treatment for its physical release on June 17. The British rockers’ ninth studio album will be celebrated worldwide...
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New rules to cut the stench from compost facilities
British Columbia’s environment ministry has announced a permit system to better control composting facilities that process food waste and biosolids. The move, which will require permits for composting...
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Sex assault complaints rise, possibly as victims more likely to go to police
Reports of sexual offences in B.C.’s biggest cities are up this year. In Surrey, there were 82 sexual offences recorded in the first quarter of 2016, up 67 per cent from 49 in 2015, according to RCMP...
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Unusual white bear cub spotted in Whistler
A creamy white bear cub playing with its black bear mom was caught on camera by a local guide in Whistler last week. The cub was with a known resident black bear and spotted during a 6 p.m. tour,...
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Four hospitalized in Surrey after pit bulls turn on owners
Four women were rushed to hospital Friday afternoon after they tried to break up a fight between their three pit bulls. Jas Rehal, manager of bylaw enforcement and licensing for the city of Surrey,...
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Mountie in airport Taser death case sues RCMP for negligence, harassment
VANCOUVER — A Mountie who responded the night a Polish immigrant died at Vancouver’s airport has filed a lawsuit against the RCMP alleging negligence and harassment. Const. Bill Bentley has filed a...
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Pete McMartin: Reverse commute exposes backward transit system
Jonathan Whitworth, the CEO of Seaspan, has a problem most businessmen would welcome: Employees’ cars fill his company’s parking lots. Business is good. Business is getting even better. Seaspan is...
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Backcountry backlash: Public access to B.C.’s wilderness runs into roadblocks
It snakes through Vancouver Island’s interior, a 700-kilometre wilderness hike stretching from Victoria up to windswept Cape Scott at the Island’s northern tip. Little more than one metre wide in some...
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Douglas Todd: Instead of atheism, Canadian clergy choose alternative views of...
Rev. Gretta Vosper, the Christian clergywoman who writes books about her fervent atheism, has generated so many headlines in Canada’s secular media that it’s causing upheaval among clergy in her large...
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Snap-happy passengers on WestJet flight prompt police response
WestJet may have a reputation for its convivial flight crews, but take their photos without permission and you could become the subject of a police investigation. That’s what happened this week during...
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Experts question Health Canada claims over W-18 drug, call for more research
VANCOUVER — Experts are questioning widely circulated Health Canada claims that the drug W-18 is 100 times more powerful than fentanyl, or that the new arrival to the illicit-drug scene is even...
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Four Things: Giorno Italiana on Commercial Drive
Best not drive to the Drive or anywhere near it Sunday. The seventh annual Italian Day will be held from noon to 8 p.m. and crowds of up to 350,000 are expected between Venables and Grandview for what...
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Video: How to avoid losing your bike to thieves
Vancouver has quickly become the country’s bike theft capital. Here’s what you need to know to keep your bike safe.
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The Vancouver Aquarium celebrates 60 years
Canada’s first public aquarium began with a tiny fish tank glowing in a Vancouver basement. Or so the fish story goes. The tale, shared in the pages of The Province newspaper the morning after the...
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Video: Dragon boat for cancer a Survivor Showdown
A race called the Survivor Showdown will be held on the first night of this year’s dragon boat festival on June 17. It’s a fun event between men who have had prostate cancer – team name Butts in a Boat...
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Protesters rally against Port's plan to expand operations near Vancouver's...
Protesters rallied Saturday against the Port of Vancouver’s plans to expand its terminal near the Downtown Eastside’s CRAB Park. The $320-million Centerm expansion project, led by the Port and DP World...
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Squeezed out: Renters losing homes as Lower Mainland owners cash in on hot...
Ashley Cau found out that her landlords were planning to sell the Mission home where she lived with her nine-year-old daughter and grandmother less than 24 hours before it went on the market. When it...
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