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Trans Canada Highway reopens as crews battle blaze near Lytton
The Trans-Canada Highway has reopened as crews battle a wildfire in B.C.’s southern Interior. DriveBC is warning drivers to expect delays as both lanes have now reopened between Hope and Cache Creek....
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B.C. government's liability for contaminated sites balloons to $508 million
VICTORIA — B.C. taxpayers are facing a rapidly growing bill to clean up contaminated sites across the province. The government’s liability to identify and clean contaminated sites on public Crown land...
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In The Garden: Richmond's heritage garden gem in good hands with garden club
It’s a rare thing for a city council to turn over a prime piece of property in the heart of the municipality to a garden club. But that’s exactly what Richmond has done with the 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre)...
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Fancy camping this long weekend? You should have started queuing days ago
The hopes of dozens of would-be campers hung on a handful of tiny blue squares on Thursday morning. In the gatehouse at Golden Ears Provincial Park, each campsite is represented by a colour-coded tag,...
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Venezuelan team ready to play ball thanks to White Rock businessman
When Addison Hubert talks about the political and economic situation in Venezuela and how it’s hurting the people who live there, he tears up. “It’s such a different world down there,” he said. “We...
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Family concerned for elderly mother's future with pending layoff of caregiver
A woman whose 88-year-old mother is losing her primary caregiver at Burnaby’s George Derby Centre on July 11 is increasingly worried about the type of future care she’ll receive at the nursing home for...
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Ian Mulgrew: Legal proceedings a playpen for some offenders
Some criminal cases are prime examples of how offenders, whether from stupidity or for mischief, can treat the legal system like a veritable playpen and taxpayers like bill-paying dupes. Take...
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Seniors with hearing problems more socially isolated: UBC study
Seniors with undiagnosed or untreated hearing problems are more susceptible to social isolation and cognitive impairment, according to a new University of B.C. study. UBC Okanagan researchers examined...
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Insolvencies see 'pretty significant' jump in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE — The number of people running into serious financial trouble in Prince George is on the rise. According to numbers gleaned by insolvency trustee Leah Drewcock from the Office of the...
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This Week in History: The 'Great' Georgia-Harris Viaduct opens in 1915
The idea of tearing down the Georgia Viaduct is controversial today. But it’s nowhere near as controversial as the original structure, which started falling apart in 1925 but wasn’t replaced until...
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Douglas Todd: Are Canadians prepared to pay for elderly immigrants?
It’s hard to find Canadians who do not claim to want the best for seniors. It’s why the media is full of stories urging Canadians to support seniors as they become fragile, with many entering...
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A very Canadian Day, eh!
On Friday, Brandie Bradshaw started her day with a rocking rendition of O Canada! while still lying in bed. Next, she grabbed a couple of friends and booted on down to Tim Hortons for Timmy’s coffee,...
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Metro Vancouver considers fate of 'historical' Bowen Island cottages
Some of the windows are boarded up and the roofs tattered, but Don Youngson remembers the day when the cottages at Bowen Island’s Snug Cove were a tourist mecca for hordes of summer visitors and...
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Career drug trafficker struck deal to run cafes in Steve Nash gyms
Frederic Wilson has a history in the drug trade that dates back more than 20 years. His latest arrest came in May when anti-gang police officers raided his White Rock rental house a block from the...
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'Just watch me': Challenging the 'origin story' of Native Americans
The 15-year-old girl who bumps around in the police wagon is being unceremoniously returned to the Willingdon Industrial School for Girls, a juvenile correctional institute on Vancouver’s east side. It...
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Anti-seizure medication shortage worries Vancouver patients
A shortage of a widely used anti-seizure drug has Vancouver patients struggling to find a pharmacy that still has stock — and making plans in case it runs out all together. Daina Balodis was surprised...
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Aquarium's belugas showing key signs of stress, boredom, experts say
The Vancouver Aquarium sees a beautiful white beluga, well fed, medically sound, engaged with trainers and swimming through a habitat free of predators. Critics experienced in animal behaviour see a...
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Coquitlam man charged after driving 163 km/h on Trans-Canada Highway
A Coquitlam man is facing charges after a tense confrontation involving RCMP on the Trans-Canada Highway. Mounties say that on Canada Day their Redcliff, Alta., detachment received three separate calls...
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Fire commissioner rescinds order to dismantle for Victoria's tent city
VICTORIA — Over 20 campers voluntarily packed up and left the controversial “tent city” in Victoria on Friday. Addressing safety concerns, the B.C. Fire Commissioner ordered for more space between...
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Man injured in early-morning stabbing on Granville Street
One man is in hospital after he was stabbed during a fight on Granville Street early Saturday morning. Vancouver police Const. Brian Montague did not have many details, but confirmed that a man was...
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