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Britannia Secondary School saved from closure
Britannia Secondary School will not be considered for closure, Vancouver school trustees indicated Thursday night. After a five-hour meeting spent discussing all 12 schools on the possible closure list...
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Second grand garden tour added
The response to my 16-day England-Wales-Ireland Garden/Culture Tour next May with the option of a Chelsea Flower Show add-on has been amazing. There was an overwhelming, avalanche of sign-ups the day...
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Netflix sci-fi series 'bigger than Game of Thrones' ready to move into Surrey...
Skydance Studios, a state of the art film production facility in Surrey that will be home base for an ambitious Netflix science fiction series, opens Tuesday with a ribbon cutting. Skydance Media, the...
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Vaughn Palmer: Liberals know exactly where the cash is stashed
VICTORIA — When Opposition leader John Horgan promised recently that a New Democratic Party government would phase out portable classrooms in Surrey schools, the reaction from the B.C. Liberals was...
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Three Richmond schools recommended for closure
As one school in Vancouver is potentially saved, three more in Richmond have been lined up for the chopping block. On Friday, Richmond’s superintendent of schools Sherry Elwood recommended that...
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West End sex workers honoured with memorial
It wasn’t your typical church social. A crowd of 100 gathered Friday morning outside Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Anglican Church, at the West End intersection of Jervis and Pendrell, to unveil a memorial —...
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Metro Vancouver fares, taxes to rise to fund TransLink share of transit...
Higher property taxes and increased fares, starting next year, are two of the ways TransLink plans to fund the improved bus, rail and SeaBus services promised in the first phase of its 10-year regional...
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REAL SCOOP: More than 30 restricted firearms bought by Courtenay man missing
Courtenay resident Bryce McDonald is going to be sentenced Nov. 7 on firearms charges laid after police raided three locations linked to him almost three years ago. And while officers found 19 firearms...
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CBSA says Peace Arch border crossing now open to traffic, no threat to...
The Peace Arch border crossing is now open to northbound traffic, the Canadian Border Services Agency says. The border crossing was closed to traffic after a man tried to enter Canada and told the CBSA...
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'Strange, and probably sinister': Dozens of Courtenay man's guns still missing
Dozens of restricted guns purchased by a Courtenay man are still missing, even though he was convicted of several firearms charges almost six months ago. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robin Baird noted...
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REAL SCOOP: Charges approved against Surrey Mountie in Creep Catcher sting
For the second time in a week, charges have been laid in B.C. based on evidence gathered by controversial community activists targeting suspected child predators. On Friday, charges were approved...
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Things to do in Vancouver this weekend: Sept. 17 and Sept. 18
Today’s culture fix includes a concert by reigning rapper Drake; a fundraiser for Ryerson Church, a venue considered by many local choirs as a favourite place to perform and record; a and an...
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World-class roller derby skates into Richmond for championship tournament
Some of the world’s toughest athletes on eight wheels are in Richmond this weekend, hoping to share the gospel of competitive roller derby far and wide. Since Friday, Vancouver’s Terminal City Roller...
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New concussion screening tool for young athletes developed in Richmond
Fourteen-year-old Richmond student Blake Charlesworth lives and breathes soccer. He hopes to become a professional player and one day play in goal for FC Barcelona, his favourite club. He knows that to...
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Two dozen crew stranded on Hanjin container ship off Victoria
Two dozen crewmen have been stuck for more than two weeks on the Hanjin Vienna, a huge container ship anchored on Constance Bank, south of Victoria, as service agencies in Victoria and Vancouver try to...
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Surrey Mountie charged after vigilante sting will vigorously defend himself:...
VANCOUVER — The lawyer for a Surrey RCMP officer charged with luring after a sting by a vigilante group says his client will vigorously defend himself. Rishi Gill says Const. Dario Devic is eager to...
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Two kittens may lose legs after being thrown from vehicle
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Two kittens may each lose a leg to amputation after being thrown from a vehicle. On July 23, a little tabby was brought into the SPCA after a motorist in Taylor, B.C. saw...
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Youngest mayor in B.C. history resigns to return to school
BURNS LAKE, B.C. — The youngest mayor ever to be elected in British Columbia has resigned. Luke Strimbold says in a statement that he has enjoyed the last five years as mayor of the Village of Burns...
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Check your tickets: Winning Lotto 649 ticket bought in B.C.
A single winning ticket for Saturday night’s $9.7 million Lotto 649 jackpot was sold in British Columbia. The draw’s $1 million guaranteed prize was claimed by a ticket purchased in Ontario. The...
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FOI documents show over 25 per cent of B.C. dairy farms failed inspection
More than one in four B.C. dairy farms failed to comply with a provincial Code of Practice related to animal welfare during an 18-month period, inspection documents obtained through...
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