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Lawsuits loom in Lillooet, where municipality and citizens remain at odds
LILLOOET — If you ask residents of this small southwestern B.C. town for their thoughts on local politics, they’ll likely present a binder full of documents. Lacey LaRochelle’s grandfather keeps one...
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UBC proud owner of $202,000 USD rare book from 1896
The “most beautiful of all printed books” has been acquired by the University of British Columbia for $202,000 USD — a purchase that was two years in the making. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer — printed...
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Once a killing ground, Revelstoke sees bear problems on the rise again
At least 18 black bears have been killed in the Revelstoke area this summer as residents grapple with a rise in problem bears attracted to garbage and fruit. Half of those were shot over a three-day...
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B.C.'s school system underfunded, more costs are being downloaded: Report
Funding for public education is not keeping pace with growing costs and has fallen as a share of B.C.’s economy, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, released today....
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Interior First Nations robbed of food fish on Fraser River receive sockeye...
Unlike Fraser River sockeye, salmon in the Okanagan River in southern B.C. must navigate their way up the Columbia River past a gauntlet of hydroelectric dams before reaching their spawning grounds...
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Was Sir Francis Drake the 'founder' of B.C.? The late Sam Bawlf believed it
Onetime Social Credit cabinet minister Sam Bawlf put a career in politics and business aside to focus on his controversial theory that British explorer Sir Francis Drake was the first European to ever...
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Surrey waste-disposal firm tops list of Metro Vancouver's environmental...
A Surrey waste-disposal company that accepted more waste than its permit allowed — as well as unauthorized waste, including asbestos — topped Metro Vancouver’s list of environmental offenders last...
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B.C. cities seek share of future pot taxes
B.C. municipalities are appealing for a share of future taxes to help cover the costs of regulating pot dispensaries, as marijuana looks set to become legal in Canada by next spring. The cities of...
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Ethnicity, race and age factor into British Columbians' moral views
Ethnicity, gender and age can all play a role in how British Columbians feel about so-called moral issues, according to a new poll from Insights West. The online survey, conducted earlier this month...
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Man guilty of sexually assaulting girl, 8, on Vancouver beach
A man has been convicted of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl at a University Endowment Lands beach on Canada Day 2014. B.C. Supreme Court heard that David Alan Lessor approached the victim,...
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Red tape forces Smithers landlord to build $10,000 sidewalk to nowhere
“If you build it, they will come” works as a line in a movie, not so much as a business plan. But build it contractor Brent Weme did, because Smithers bylaws forced him to when he applied for a permit...
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Summer Slump: Metro house sales plummet after offshore tax introduced
Home sales dropped in Metro Vancouver by up to 86 per cent after the introduction of the foreign investor tax on Aug. 2, according to official MLS data only available to realtors. The Multiple Listing...
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Doctors to give Trudeau an earful for his marijuana legalization plans
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked doctors for their opinions on the Liberals’ promised legalization of the recreational use of marijuana. He’s about to hear an earful from them. At one of the final...
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A PNE feast: Wash down that curried mac 'n' cheese with some deep-fried coffee
Warning: If you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or are on a diet, stop reading this article now. The Fair at the Pacific National Exhibition has returned for another year, and with it comes...
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Airbnb offering $250 for new hosts in rental-squeezed Vancouver
With more than 4,200 registered listings in the Vancouver area, Airbnb has been blamed for constricting an already squeaky-tight rental market. But the company is still on the hunt for new hosts — and...
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Vancouver's supervised-injection site sees unusually high number of overdoses
VANCOUVER — Drug overdoses have spiked this week at Vancouver’s supervised-injection site as workers report noticing an unknown substance has appeared on the streets. There were 26 overdoses in an...
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Vancouver police ask public to help identify driver in fatal hit and run
Vancouver police on Thursday released a picture of the badly damaged vehicle believed to have been involved in the hit-and-run accident that killed Ryan Barron. At a media conference attended by...
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Wildfire on both sides of Vancouver Island's Malahat Highway snarls traffic
MILL BAY — Embers from a wildfire have blown across the Malahat Highway on Vancouver Island and sparked a second small blaze on the other side of the road. The highway is closed northbound from the...
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ICBC wants another rate hike — 4.9%
In spite of a looming spring election, the B.C. Liberal administration is backing ICBC’s proposed 4.9 per cent hike in basic insurance rates. The Insurance Corp. of B.C. on Thursday painted a dismal...
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Too soon to judge tax on foreigners, B.C. says as house sales stall
The B.C. government says it is premature to judge the effect of its foreign buyer tax, even as figures show that sales of detached houses in Metro Vancouver have plunged since the tax was introduced on...
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