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Class-action lawsuit filed against B.C. government over foreign home buyers' tax
The B.C. government is facing a class-action lawsuit over its controversial tax on foreign home buyers. The suit has been filed in B.C. Supreme Court on behalf of non-Canadians who now must pay an...
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Doggy De-Stress: Therapy dogs help UBC students cope
A group of therapy dogs are visiting students at UBC to help them cope with the stress of a new school year.
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Government House in Victoria preps fine crystal and food for royal visit
VICTORIA — The silver is polished, the fine linen pressed and the pantry stocked with B.C.’s best food, wine and beer, as staff at Government House in Victoria put the finishing touches on preparations...
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BCSPCA seizure of 88 sick animals 'heavy-handed', owner says
The owner of 88 sick animals seized in Langley this week says her organization is just trying to help animals that nobody else wants. “We’re a registered charity like the SPCA,” said 1atatime Rescue...
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The Peninsula offers resort-style living and spacious comfort in an...
It’s being billed as the ‘crown jewel’ of the 52-acre master-planned Port Royal community in New Westminster, and given its inimitable location and scale of luxury, the aptly named The Peninsula will...
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Federal government’s ‘social licence’ for pipelines ‘permission’ cuts out...
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has adopted a definition of “social licence” for energy megaprojects that is different from what was promised in the party’s 2015 election platform....
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Humpback whales save sea lion from orcas hunting off Vancouver Island coast
A pod of “heroic” humpback whales came to the rescue of a desperate sea lion under attack from four cunning and hungry orcas off the coast of Sooke, a phenomenon never before seen by whale-watching...
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IIO called in after innocent bystanders injured in police takedown in New...
B.C.’s Independent Investigation Office has been called in after innocent bystanders were injured during a dramatic Vancouver police takedown related to a double homicide and kidnapping on Monday. Two...
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Environmental groups appeal Northern Gateway court decision
OTTAWA — Environmental groups are challenging the Federal Court of Appeal’s June decision that quashed the Harper government’s 2014 approval of the $7.9 billion Northern Gateway pipeline. While...
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More SkyTrain delays this morning from stalled train
TransLink is reporting more problems on SkyTrain today after an earlier train near the Columbia Station caused system-wide delays. Service has now resumed after a stalled train between Royal Oak and...
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Charges laid in East Vancouver double homicide and kidnapping
Three men have been charged in connection with a double homicide and kidnapping in East Vancouver on the weekend. According to information obtained from the court registry, Harinam Ananda Cox, 21,...
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Almost no one to earn more under Vancouver's living wage policy
Vancouver city councillors approved Wednesday a plan to become a living-wage employer within the next few years. But while the move was applauded by supporters of the concept that workers should be...
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B.C. rights group questions Justin Trudeau's plan for extradition deal with...
OTTAWA — The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is cautioning the Trudeau government to be wary as it opens negotiations on an extradition treaty with China. “We have serious concerns about a proposed...
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Royal tour shows off Canada's beauty, shines light on social issues
VICTORIA — It’s been almost 30 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, kissed an AIDS patient on the cheek. Her open-hearted, selfless gesture of compassion at London’s Mildmay Hospital in 1989 was...
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Metis toddler removed from B.C. foster parents, to be moved to Ontario later
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia foster mother says there are no words to describe her loss after the provincial government removed a Metis toddler she has raised almost since birth from her care. The...
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Chip Wilson's Kit and Ace cut head office staff
Layoffs and closures at Kit and Ace are signs the Vancouver-based clothing chain now run by Lululemon founder Chip Wilson and his wife tried to expand worldwide too soon and too fast, according to...
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New sales figures show dramatic drop after B.C. foreign buyer tax
VICTORIA – The number of foreign buyers purchasing real estate in British Columbia dramatically dropped after the government instituted a 15 per cent foreign buyer tax on Aug. 2, new figures show. The...
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Vacation over for pair of grizzlies caught on remote island in B.C.
ALERT BAY — A nearly week-long holiday of swimming and munching on berries has come to an end for two grizzly bears that have been caught on a tiny island just off the north-east tip of Vancouver...
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House of Commons passes emergency motion on opioid overdose crisis
OTTAWA – MPs on the House of Commons health committee unanimously passed an emergency motion Thursday calling for a study of Canada’s opioid overdose crisis. The decision follows the release this week...
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Studies focus on acidic ocean impact on Dungeness crabs
MUKILTEO, Wash. — Millions of pounds of Dungeness crab are pulled from Pacific Northwest waters each year in a more than century-old ritual for commercial and recreational fishermen. But as ocean...
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