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Struggling single fathers get leg up under B.C. employment program
It wasn’t easy for Donald Cameron to ask for help. Last year, the single father, now 22, was landscaping and worried how he’d provide for his son, Dallas, who is two. Cutting grass in Maple Ridge just...
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Kaare Andrews's superhero 'The One' battles the super-rich
B.C.-based artist-writer Kaare Andrews made his name with comic fans across the world through his work on Marvel’s Spider-Man and Iron Fist and DC’s Superman among other mainstream characters, but now...
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REAL SCOOP: IHIT looking for suspect vehicle in Sandhu murder
Suspect vehicle Homicide investigators are looking for a vehicle in connection with the June 4 murder of Richmond businessman Amarjit Sandhu. The vehicle has been described as a gold or silver...
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'I get this place': But will Justin Trudeau's B.C. roots help him survive...
The Trudeau boys adored their visits to Grandpa Jimmy Sinclair’s West Vancouver home, exploring the former federal Liberal cabinet minister’s vast garden that had spots named after Pierre Trudeau’s...
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Winning ticket for $12.8 million Lotto 649 jackpot sold in B.C.
TORONTO — A single winning ticket was sold in British Columbia for the $12.8 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The winning numbers in Saturday’s Lotto 6-49 draw were: 7, 8, 22, 32, 40...
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Canada Pension Plan: 5 things to know about the talks to expand it
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau meets his provincial and territorial counterparts in Vancouver on Monday and one of the key agenda items is going to be the federal Liberals’ wish to expand the...
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In the Garden: Plant gifts for dads who like to barbecue
Today is a special day for gardens and gardening across Canada as it is the start of the annual national three-day Garden Days event. The event has been organized by the Canadian Garden Council, with...
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Explosives used in target practice banned in Kamloops due to wildfire risk
Explosive used in firearms practice have been banned in the Kamloops Fire Centre region after growing concerns about their contribution to wildfires. Binary exploding targets are homemade or...
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Most Vancouverites concerned about pot use in public, poll finds
Twelve months after Vancouver city council adopted rules on pot dispensaries, a majority of city residents believe medical marijuana is as safe or safer than alcohol, but most are also concerned about...
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Muslim, gay communities join together to protest Trump policies in Vancouver
About three dozen people gathered outside the soon-to-be-completed Trump tower in Vancouver Sunday to protest what they say is Donald Trump’s politics of hate. The presumptive U.S. Republican...
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Trans-Canada Trail explorer to be first to walk from coast to coast to coast
In a day and age when there would seem to be little left for explorers to challenge, when Google Earth has exposed the planet’s secrets and no place is really left undiscovered, Dana Meise is about to...
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Six safety tips for summer
With the warmer weather being a favourite time for repairs, renovations and landscaping, it’s worth looking at how these jobs can be done safely. It’s easy to take many of the comforts of modern life...
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Two men arrested in connection with drive-by shooting last week in Sooke
RCMP on the Vancouver Island have arrested two suspects involved in a drive-by shooting that left two men seriously injured in Sooke last week. A third suspect, Dustin Brown, was arrested Wednesday...
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West Coast Express train cancelled, another significantly delayed due to...
Commuters who use the West Coast Express faced a challenging morning Monday as a mechanical problem affected two of the five westbound trains. Train 2 was stopped at Port Haney at about 6:25 a.m. with...
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Stephen Hume: It's not yet summer and the Cowichan River is already running dry
It’s not even officially summer, yet officially we’re already in another drought crisis on British Columbia’s premier heritage river, the Cowichan — and it could all have been so easily avoided for a...
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Hungry black bear tears apart car in West Vancouver to reach food
VANCOUVER — Police in West Vancouver have released photos of a car that they believe was torn apart by a black bear this weekend. The photos show the rear passenger door of the car ripped back, its...
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Teenaged tutors helping little 'buddies' who struggle with math, reading
If you fall behind in reading at school in the first grade, it can set you back for the rest of your life. The same thing with math, if you’re falling behind by Grade 5 or so, you may never catch up...
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'Dog hunt' underway in Surrey for pit bull that attacked woman
A dog hunt is underway in Surrey as police and animal control search for a pit bull that viciously attacked a woman Monday morning. At about 10:20 a.m., Surrey RCMP received a report from emergency...
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Surrey finds lead in water in each of six schools tested so far
VICTORIA — Surrey school officials have found higher-than-safe levels of lead in drinking water in each of the first six schools tested by the district. The results, which the school district says have...
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My much-loved Edwardian-era Vancouver home latest to fall under the wrecker's...
The pink, clawfoot tub was filled with mud and wood debris. The corner of it was chipped off and its legs were broken, scattered over what had once been a flower garden with lilacs and hydrangea...
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