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Lost soldier, son of former B.C. premier recognized by university
VICTORIA — A cherished son of a former British Columbia lieutenant-governor was on his way to battle in Europe in 1915 when the ocean liner RMS Lusitania was sunk in the Atlantic by two German...
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Prisoner helped destroy jail cell by blocking security camera with wet toilet...
An inmate at a Port Coquitlam jail has been found guilty of helping his bunk mate destroy their cell by obscuring a security camera with wet toilet paper. Devon Skyler Beguin was convicted on one count...
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Four sent to hospital following Sea to Sky crash Saturday morning
The Sea to Sky Highway was closed for several hours on Saturday following a head-on collision that sent four people to hospital. Drive B.C. began reporting delays on Highway 99 just north of Lions Bay,...
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DTES welfare protest draws hundreds on day of demonstrations across Lower...
More than 200 demonstrators marched on Saturday through the Downtown Eastside to protest a lack of social housing and to call on government to raise the welfare so poor people can afford a room. It was...
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Toronto cannabis wellness centre eyes Squamish for new location
A Toronto cannabis-wellness firm is making plans to expand into Squamish as the district moves toward regulating dispensaries. On Tuesday, Squamish council adopted bylaws to establish the regulation of...
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Mount Polley mine owner sues engineering firms over tailings dam failure
VANCOUVER — The owner of the Mount Polley mine in British Columbia’s Interior has sued two engineering firms for damages over a disastrous dam collapse two years ago. Imperial Metals (TSX:III) has...
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Video: Wiener dog races at Hastings Racecourse
The annual wiener dog races took place at Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver on Saturday. See photos and video from the event: Vancouver, BC: JULY 09, 2016 — Annual wiener dog races at Hastings...
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DTES tenant defies $130m Sahota property empire in court
A recovering drug addict is standing up to his multi-millionaire landlord in small-claims court. The case of Jack Gates versus Triville Enterprises Ltd. provides a glimpse into the real estate...
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How a 91-year-old Victoria woman lost everything to gambling
Compulsive gambling led Elfriede Lippa into bankruptcy at 91 after she ran through the better part of $300,000, mainly by remortgaging her paid-off Victoria condo. Her son and daughter say they were...
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Pod of killer whales surround, jostle family's boat off Newfoundland
BURGEO, N.L. — A father-daughter fishing trip turned dangerous when the family’s boat was encircled by a pod of killer whales off Newfoundland. Norm Strickland said the orcas surrounded and charged his...
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B.C. Ferries offers new southern Gulf Islands schedules as two ships set to...
VANCOUVER — B.C. Ferries says travel to the southern Gulf Islands will be much easier starting in May 2017. The Crown corporation has released next year’s schedules for the routes from Vancouver Island...
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Vaughn Palmer: Robertson's tax 'ultimatum' was ready-made for Liberals' quick...
VICTORIA — When the B.C. Liberals recalled the legislature Monday to enable Vancouver to impose a special tax on residential vacancies, they made a point of underscoring the quick turnaround on the...
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New hope for West Vancouver family after hiking tragedy
With an infant twin strapped to each of their chests, Elizabeth and Michael Moore confidently navigate the steep pitch of a Lions Bay trail, a family well-versed at scrambling over jugged rocks and...
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Serial armed robber of pharmacies sentenced to seven years
A man convicted of using an imitation firearm to rob or attempt to rob 11 Lower Mainland pharmacies of a painkilling drug has been sentenced to seven years in prison. In imposing sentence on Aosama...
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Paddle to the Arctic: Smudging for safe river travel
Fort Providence –“You’re smudging, right!?” Says Chris, after telling him about our dilemmas on Beaver Lake. “Uh, smudging?” I reply. “You know…tobacco…appeasing the river?” He continues. Chris dons a...
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New data shows nuisance noise prompts growing complaints across Vancouver
Vancouver — New statistics indicate peace and quiet can be a disappearing commodity in some Vancouver neighbourhoods. Data from Vancouver’s 311 call service reveals 2,148 noise complaints were received...
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Surrey shooting seriously injures man
Metro Vancouver — One man was seriously injured in an early-morning shooting in Surrey on Tuesday. Surrey Mounties say shortly before 3 a.m., officers responded to a report that a man had been shot...
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Firefighters battle two early morning blazes in Burnaby
Burnaby firefighters are battling two separate early morning fires that broke out in Burnaby. In the first incident, Lt. Shane Johannson says firefighters received many calls about a blaze in the area...
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Raw video: Protest inside Vancouver city hall
Anti-homelessness protestors crash city hall during Vancouver’s Greenest City update to council.
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REAL SCOOP: Hells Angels clubhouses frozen pending civil case
After almost nine years, the civil forfeiture case between the Hells Angels and the B.C. government is on the final stretch to a 2017 trial date. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barry Davies has issued many...
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