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NDP calls for tougher enforcement around B.C. real estate sales
The B.C. NDP housing critic condemned on Sunday what he called “the apparent indifference of our provincial government” to reports of tax evasion, fraud and money laundering in the local real estate...
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Forever Young keeps proving their senior 8K is one for the awesome ages
RICHMOND — Judy McIntosh would have been proud of her clubmates Sunday morning had cancer complications not claimed the active woman’s life on April 19 — just three days after she marked birthday No....
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Prince William, Kate Middleton to bring children to B.C. later this month
VANCOUVER — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are planning to bring their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte when they visit British Columbia and Yukon later this month. Full details of the...
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Former Playboy model awarded more than $400,000 from crash at Langley deli
A former model for Playboy and Penthouse has been awarded more than $400,000 for injuries she suffered when she was hit by a vehicle that crashed into a Langley deli. Elaine Margaret Starchuk was a...
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REAL SCOOP: House of Horrors killer gets day parole again
A lot has been written over the years about the former “little house of horrors” crack shack that police believe was the scene of much violence over several years. The house, which has since been torn...
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Kamloops man wins PNE Prize Home
A lucky Kamloops man is the proud owner of the 2016 PNE Prize Home. Dave Maw’s winning ticket was pulled out from a giant pile of tickets by Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson Monday. Maw was not...
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Brian Day's challenge to Canada's medicare: the trial's opening statements...
Anyone who follows Canadian health system issues is trying to be plugged into a trial that started in the BC Supreme Court last week. It’s simplistically known as the Brian Day vs. medicare case or...
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Ian Mulgrew: Groundbreaking suit threatens universal medicare, province claims
Changes demanded in a landmark constitutional lawsuit seeking private health care because of lengthening medical waiting lists threaten universal medicare, the B.C. government claims. Raising the...
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Vaughn Palmer: No stranger to pipeline politics, Ross to run for Liberals in...
VICTORIA — Premier Christy Clark put the spotlight on her unrealized promise to develop a liquefied natural gas industry Monday, naming LNG proponent Ellis Ross as the B.C. Liberal party challenger in...
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Fringe Festival: When cynicism carries sting of truth
It’s like satirical white-collar Dilbert has come to Vancouver’s Fringe Festival. The creator of the play, Leash Your Potential: A Practical Guide to Corporate Survival, probes the world of work and...
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Advocate wants brakes put on Surrey development until new schools built
Surrey council has voted to move forward with a proposed development expected to bring almost 100 new students to a neighbourhood where schools are already over capacity. Hub Engineering Inc. has...
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FortisBC will hike gas prices 80 per cent next month
The average B.C. household will soon be shelling out an extra $82 a year in heating bills after FortisBC received approval for an 80-per-cent rate increase from the B.C. Utilities Commission. The hike...
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Metro Vancouver commuters facing delays on SkyTrain because of track problem
SkyTrain service has been restored after an earlier track problem on the Expo Line, however TransLink says it may take some time before it returns to normal and crowding to ease. Early Tuesday morning,...
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Vancouver moves ahead with 12 possible school closures
Most of the schools in Vancouver that might be closing next year will probably be home to students for years to come. That’s because, of the 12 schools that could be considered for closure, eight could...
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Vigilante action snares another law-enforcement officer in B.C.
Charges have been approved against a Kamloops man, after a man who thought he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl was snared by an Okanagan-based online vigilante group. Kevin Johnston, a former...
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B.C. could do more to help Ottawa fight real estate tax evasion, says NDP
VICTORIA — Ottawa is reviewing whether real estate speculators in B.C. are making millions without paying taxes, but critics say federal tax officials could do a better job cracking down on...
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Two-year wait for cochlear implant forces B.C. nurse to give up job she loves
Jordona Hubber’s world is never silent. Day and night, the ringing in her ears is constant — a loud, high-pitched hum that drowns out the sound of chirping birds, car horns, and the voices of her...
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Cop finds beer in student's backpack, judge says cop crossed line
An 18-year-old University of Victoria student found with seven cans of unopened beer in his backpack had a charge of being a minor with liquor in his possession under the Liquor Control and Licensing...
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Worried about Alzheimer's? Be choosy about your online research, says UBC prof
Researchers at the University of British Columbia conclude that 20 per cent of online articles purporting to be about preventing Alzheimer’s disease are directly pitching a product like vitamin...
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Police seek help finding missing Japanese student
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are asking for the public’s help finding an international student who has been missing for most of a week. Japanese student Natsumi Kogawa, 29, was last seen in...
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