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New pods allow for nap time in BCIT library
It used to be hard for students to take a nap once they left kindergarten, but the midday snooze is making its way up the academic ladder, most recently with the installation of purpose-built nap pods...
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Arbutus' asphalt greenway not paved with good intentions, critics say
Ask a cyclist, skateboarder or inline skater to design the perfect commuting route and it might look a lot like the temporary path Vancouver is constructing in its newly acquired Arbutus Greenway....
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Traffic, revenues up on Port Mann Bridge project: annual report
The latest annual report for the 10-lane Port Mann Bridge shows that traffic was up over last year’s numbers. As well, the 2015-16 Annual Service Plan Report by the Transportation Investment...
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Incomplete government study on foreign buyers now a waste of money: Opposition
VICTORIA — The B.C. government moved so quickly to institute its new tax on foreign buyers that it never finished a promised study into the impact of foreign ownership on housing affordability. And now...
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Metro developers worry foreign buyer tax could hit their international partners
Developers are grappling with what the new 15 per cent tax on foreign purchases of Metro Vancouver residential real estate could mean for their projects where a non-Canadian company is a partner or...
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Polarizing Point Grey house a masterpiece to some, monstrosity to others
On a coveted corner of Vancouver’s Golden Mile, one man’s modern masterpiece is another man’s modern monstrosity. The house at 4691 Point Grey Road is still under construction, but it’s already the...
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Deaf puppy finds forever home with loving couple
Evie, a playful husky-German shepherd cross, will never hear someone call her a good girl. But the intuitive white puppy with one blue and one brown eye does know her owners think she’s special and...
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Inmate at Surrey Pretrial jail dies after altercation with cellmate
A 25-year-old inmate at Surrey Pretrial jail died early Thursday after an altercation with his roommate the night before. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is now in charge of the case. IHIT...
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REAL SCOOP: Another Surrey pretrial inmate dies in custody
Just last week, I broke the story about UBC sex assault suspect David Singh Tucker found dead in his cell at Surrey Pretrial after a suspected drug overdose. While now another inmate has died while in...
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Vancouver's new bike share program proves 'wheelie' popular
B.C.’s first public bike share program is just two weeks into its soft launch and already has drawn a heftier ridership than many expected — including those running the system. More than 2,800 people...
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Surrey's search for a new police chief is down to three
As drug gang and gun violence continues in Surrey, city officials and Mounties have shortlisted three candidates to lead the country’s largest RCMP detachment. Mayor Linda Hepner said Thursday that a...
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Proposed ATV ban in Princeton has critics roaring mad
People who live, vacation and recreate in Princeton are upset about a new bylaw that would ban all-terrain vehicles from operating in the town. “I’ve lived here all my life, and as far as I’m concerned...
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Judge grants driver full disability benefits from ICBC
The rear-end car accident that changed Lois Powell’s life six years ago left her near penniless, eventually cost her her White Rock home, and forced her to move to Victoria to get help from her...
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Realtor rallies East Vancouver homeowners for $25-million land deal
A strip of family homes in East Vancouver has become a $25-million dream, forming two land assemblies on a street the city says it has no plans to rezone. Between the 2500-2600 block of Renfrew...
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Incomplete foreign buyers study still has value, province says
VICTORIA — The B.C. government says it can still find a use for an unfinished study into the effect of foreign buyers on local real estate, even if it has already leapt ahead with a foreign buyer...
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Interview with pro cosplayer Vampy Bit Me at Anime Expo 2016
I caught up with popular cosplayer Vampy Bit Me during closing hours of day 4 at Anime Expo 2016. Anime Expo is a popular anime convention held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The 25th Anime Expo...
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Vancouver woman honoured with good citizenship award
A Vancouver mother who launched an inclusive soccer league for kids with disabilities after her own daughter was denied the right to play, will receive the province’s new Medal of Good Citizenship....
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Province trying to untangle Annacis Island traffic snarls
Annacis Island has turned into a short cut for drivers trying to avoid congestion on the Alex Fraser Bridge, and frustrated residents and businesses are hoping that the Ministry of Transportation will...
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Puppies pop up in downtown Vancouver hoping for adoption
And they called it puppy love. Downtown Vancouver crowds took a break from their routines Friday to get some face time with a roomful of shelter dogs, as the Vancouver SPCA held their first “cups and...
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VanCity employee fired for criminal boyfriend, files human rights complaint
A former VanCity employee has filed a human rights complaint against the credit union alleging she was unfairly dismissed because her boyfriend at the time had criminal links. The woman, identified...
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