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Video of horrible parking job helps Vancouver police nab suspected...
Video of one of the worst parking jobs in human history has helped police nab a teenage driver suspected in a Vancouver hit and run accident. On June 16, Vancouver police were called to an accident on...
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Ottawa creates housing working group with B.C. and Ontario
TORONTO — The federal government is creating a working group on housing with the Ontario and British Columbia governments as well as officials from Vancouver and Toronto amid warnings that housing...
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Vaughn Palmer: Politicians no strangers to threats of violence
VICTORIA — From Alberta came words of concern about threats of violence against Premier Rachel Notley and other women in politics. “Violent speech begets violent acts,” said a statement released this...
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Supporters say UBC process flawed in terminating professor Steven Galloway
Supporters of author Steven Galloway spoke out late Wednesday, criticizing the University of British Columbia’s process of terminating the tenured creative writing professor. Hal Wake, artistic...
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Danish tourist falls to death during B.C. hike with other students
Kelowna. — The B.C. Coroners Service has identified a 20-year-old Danish tourist who died in a climbing accident in the central Interior. Mia Norgaard Langhoff was with about 20 people from an outdoor...
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Interested in a former marijuana grow op home? Five things you need to know
Blistering hot real estate markets have buyers seeking bargains and banks handling more requests to finance remediated marijuana grow ops. What do buyers need to know? Illegal grows can leave a home...
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Damien Taylor must serve at least 12 years for killing girlfriend in Kamloops...
On Dec. 13, 2012, members of C.J.’s family, along with then-Tk’emlups Indian Band Chief Shane Gottfriedson, held a prayer ceremony (right) at the site where her body was found. A photograph of Summer...
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Wacky places to rest your weary head in Vancouver
About $43 a night will get you a place to sleep in one of Vancouver’s hippest neighbourhoods, even during the height of the summer tourist season. There’s just one catch: You’ll have to bring your own...
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Woman hospitalized after dog attack in south Vancouver
A woman was taken to hospital late Friday after two people were attacked by a dog in south Vancouver, the second aggressive dog mauling in a week in Metro Vancouver. City officials say the dog is with...
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Transit Police launch concerted effort to reduce sex assaults on transit
Transit Police has launched a public awareness campaign and are working with SkyTrain attendants to identify potential sex offenders in a bid to reduce the number of sexual assaults on public transit....
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First-of-its-kind drug treatment centre opening in Downtown Eastside
A shuttered two-level blue stucco building in the heart of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is being turned into a first-of-its-kind drug treatment facility. The former women’s emergency shelter at 625...
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Broken water main causes delays on SkyTrain, road closures
A broken water main near the Sapperton Station, which caused water to shoot an estimated 30-metres into the air over the SkyTrain tracks, led to travel delays and some flooding in New Westminster. The...
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Christy Clark on housing affordability: 'It's time for bold action'
The B.C. government has a plan to address Vancouver’s housing crisis, according to Premier Christy Clark. In an address released with little fanfare on YouTube Friday, the premier says “it’s time for...
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Police search for suspect after stabbing at Surrey bar
Police are searching for a suspect after a stabbing at a Surrey bar early Sunday morning. Surrey RCMP were called to the Taphouse Bar, located at the 15300-block of 102A Avenue, shortly after 1 a.m....
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Four stabbed in Surrey
A pair is facing assault charges after a woman apparently went on a wild stabbing spree inside a Surrey apartment early Saturday, sending four people to hospital. RCMP say at around 12:15 a.m....
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Douglas Todd: Push on for 'culturally appropriate' seniors homes
“Just a few” of the more than 260 residents of Guru Nanak Niwas seniors facility can speak English, says Saroj Sood. It’s why the government-financed seniors residence in north Surrey needs staff who...
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B.C. Education report: VSB calls last-minute budget meeting
The Vancouver School Board will be holding a last-minute budget meeting on June 29, VSB chairman Mike Lombardi said Sunday. Under provincial law, the VSB has until June 30 to pass a balanced budget....
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Feds ponying up $150m over next two years toward affordable housing in B.C.
The federal government said it’s putting in an extra $150 million over the next two years toward affordable housing in B.C. The new federal funds include $50.9 million toward repairs and improving...
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‘Dare to dream’, Canadian astronaut tells BCIT graduates
Understanding and appreciating the privilege of being Canadian was part of the message Canadian astronaut Julie Payette passed on to British Columbia Institute of Technology graduates when she was...
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NDP would hike B.C. minimum wage to $15 an hour: Horgan
An NDP government in British Columbia would hike the minimum wage to $15 an hour, said NDP leader John Horgan Sunday. Horgan told a group of NDP campaigners in Kamloops that the raise would come in the...
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