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Goodyear Blimp makes rare B.C. appearance
It’s been 13 years since a Goodyear Blimp has soared over B.C., but the tire and rubber firm’s famous airship has finally returned, soaring July 5-10 from Abbotsford airport over the Fraser Valley to...
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Ten ways to ease Vancouver's housing crisis: Readers' respond
I had a huge response to my June 24th column, “Ten ways to ease Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis.” Since housing affordability is the major economic-justice issue in this city and others, it’s worth...
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B.C. government releases foreign home ownership info, collected over three weeks
CBC Live stream: B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong says province-wide about 3 per cent of residential home transactions were by foreign nationals. The provincial government Thursday morning released...
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Daphne Bramham: Should foreign welcome mat be rolled up until affordable...
Foreign investment and immigrants have been courted and encouraged long before Canada was even a country. It’s rarely not sparked controversy when either or both arrive on our doorstep. Currently, it’s...
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Salmon diversity improves catch for First Nations, SFU study finds
The diversity of salmon populations in the Fraser River has a profound effect on the stability of catches and the length of the fishing season for First Nations, according to new research from Simon...
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Singin' in the rain: soggy weekend forecast for outdoor summer festivals
The summer festival season is finally here, but the unseasonably rainy weather is causing concern about attendance at several outdoor fetes happening this weekend. Khatsahlano Street Party, and,...
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Obese patients in B.C. often face surgery delays, cancellations due to risks,...
Surgeons in B.C. say they often postpone, cancel or even decline to do surgery on obese patients because of worries about complications and demands on hospital resources, all known to be higher in...
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Employment growth in B.C., as province adds 16,000 jobs in June
B.C. was the only province to make significant employment gains in June, adding 16,000 jobs, as Canada’s overall labour market took a slight dip, Statistics Canada said Friday. Andrew Fields, an...
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Blankets, not hoses, help some Okanagan firefighters make unusual bald eagle...
VERNON — A bald eagle is recovering in B.C.’s North Okanagan region after four firefighters stepped up to save it. The bird was spotted in distress earlier this week around Killiney Beach, on the west...
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B.C. looks to ease camping anxieties as reservations jump
B.C.’s environment minister is considering ways to address growing exasperation among campers who cannot get a reservation for their favourite park on desired days. It is “extremely frustrating” to...
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Taiwanese teens take up Canada's original national sport – lacrosse
Three years ago, Wu Bo-yi, Liang Hung-wei and Hu Yuan-xun had never picked up a lacrosse stick, and hadn’t even seen the game being played. Now, the teens are representing Taiwan at the U19 World...
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TransLink files lawsuit after being accused of wasting court's time
A court case over a $173 transit ticket took a new turn last week. More than two-and-a-half years after it was issued, the ticket is now the subject of a TransLink petition to the B.C. Supreme Court...
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Dismissed: Government's $5.5M negligence claim against Canfor, contractor...
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the B.C. government against Canadian Forest Products and one of its contractors over a 6,100-hectare forest fire on Crown lands near Vanderhoof in 2010. The...
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Vancouver eyes measure to boost construction of family-sized housing
About a year ago, New Westminster councillors told developers they would have to plan for a lot more family-sized units if they wanted to build in the city. Vancouver councillors are to consider...
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Experts, investors see warning signs of real estate slowdown in Vancouver
The end of another month means one thing in real estate-mad Vancouver: word that housing prices have hit another jaw-dropping high. But behind the figures for June are some statistics that could...
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Life not a bowl of cherries for Okanagan residents or rain-soaked farmers
KELOWNA — As June rains continue into July, cherry growers in the Okanagan are putting in some extra work in, but it might be costing area residents some extra sleep. Once ripe, cherries can’t tolerate...
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'An innocent man killed': B.C. widow awaits hit-run court date
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — This Sunday was supposed to be Ila Watson’s 42nd wedding anniversary. Instead of spending it with her elementary crush turned longtime spouse, she’ll be with her son — knowing legal...
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B.C.'s citizenship reporting requirement still has loopholes, experts say
A day after Finance Minister Mike de Jong released the province’s first snapshot of foreign purchases in Metro Vancouver’s housing market, the issue whether it captures all of the activity or is even...
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Free real estate flipping seminar streams people into $50,000 course
Michael from Idaho won’t tell me his last name. But he will reveal heart-wrenching details of his family’s $500,000 medical debt and how “divine intervention” led him to California real estate guru...
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Douglas Todd: B.C. politicians almost alone in seeking foreign donations
Donald Trump was hammered last week for soliciting political donations from foreigners. Trump’s presidential campaign sent money-seeking emails to tens of thousands of non-American politicians and...
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