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Royal Visit: B.C. hosts reception for royals at Government House
VICTORIA — A who’s who of British Columbia gathered to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Monday evening at a posh reception thrown in their honour at Government House in Victoria. The reception...
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Royal Visit: Canada issues commemorative coin marking tour of B.C.
The presence of little Prince George and Princess Charlotte has generated extraordinary public interest on the Royal tour of British Columbia and the Yukon, but the two have remained mostly hidden from...
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Royal Visit: William and Kate to tour Kelowna
KELOWNA – The eve of a Royal visit is something like a wedding rehearsal. The site — UBC’s Okanagan campus, and Mission Hill Winery — is swept and vacuumed, staged and decorated. Risers are placed,...
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Vancouver offers 3,000 trees for $10 each
Do you have room in your garden for another tree? Or perhaps you don’t have any trees in your garden and you think it’s time to plant one. Now’s the perfect time to do it. And Vancouver Park Board is...
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Jury begins deliberations in trial of accused Nanaimo mill shooter
NANAIMO — A jury began deliberations today in the trial of a man accused of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two former co-workers at a Vancouver Island mill. Justice Robin Baird of the...
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Vaughn Palmer: John Horgan knows making UN pledge on rights of indigenous...
VICTORIA — New Democratic Party leader John Horgan chose a gathering of native leaders last week to lay out a major promise in the platform he will take into the 2017 provincial election. “A B.C....
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Fire breaks out at Regent Hotel in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that broke out early Wednesday morning at the Regent Hotel in Vancouver. Vancouver Fire and Rescue spokesman Capt. Jonathan Gormick says crews were called out...
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Royal Visit: Festivals, museums and scenery on tap for Prince William and...
WHITEHORSE — Prince William and Kate will spend the fifth day of their Canadian tour taking in the wild beauty of Yukon. The royal couple are set to visit the MacBride Museum of Yukon History in...
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New West police search for hit and run suspect
New Westminster police are searching for a suspect in a hit and run incident Tuesday that left one woman injured. Police say shortly before 5 p.m., officers were called out to 12th Street and 6th...
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Video: First B.C. corn maze beer tasting
Abby Roadside corn maze and pumpkin patch provides family entertainment with an extra fun feature for adults. The corn maze will be Canada’s first to include beer tasting stations inside the maze. Four...
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Federal government approves $11.4-billion LNG project in B.C.
The federal government has approved an $11.4-billion, liquefied natural-gas mega-project that has been central to Premier Christy Clark’s plans to boost B.C.’s economy — and her hopes of re-election...
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Help rebuild Vancouver's tree canopy
This just in from the Park Board media office: Mayday, pagoda dogwood and crabapple trees want homes and a place to put down roots. But time is running out. The Vancouver Park Board needs planting...
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B.C. judge gives former notary who stole over $100 million six years in prison
VANCOUVER — A former notary who ran a Ponzi scheme in British Columbia that defrauded investors of more than $100 million has been sentenced to six years in prison. Provincial court Judge Gregory...
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Local state of emergency declared after landslide closes Highway 99 near...
A landslide on Highway 99 near Lillooet has prompted a local First Nation to declare a state of emergency. Highway 99 is closed 15 kilometres north of Lillooet from Fountain Valley road to...
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Aging Pattullo Bridge must be replaced or closed by 2023, says report
VANCOUVER — A report to TransLink warns an aging bridge in Metro Vancouver may not be able to withstand an earthquake or even a powerful wind storm and must be replaced, or closed, in less than a...
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Can you help coroner identify man found dead 20 years ago in West Vancouver?
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Coroners Service is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who was found dead in West Vancouver more than 20 years ago. His body was discovered in a wooded area along...
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Burst water main floods houses in North Vancouver
Nine houses were damaged from flooding early Thursday morning in North Vancouver after a water main burst. The water main burst shortly after 2 a.m., at the intersection of Golf and Fairview Drive, in...
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B.C. man who thought he'd have sex with woman's daughter gets big surprise
BURNABY — RCMP say a 56-year-old British Columbia man has been arrested and charged with child pornography offences after meeting a woman with the intention of sexually exploiting her daughter. Ronald...
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VPD release video of man assaulting two women in East Vancouver
Vancouver police have released a video of a suspect in the alleged assault of two women in April. Sgt. Brian Montague, a spokesman for the VPD, says just after 7 p.m. on April 5, two women, aged 46 and...
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Discovering the electric daisy and more
There are always exciting new products and fresh ideas to be found at the CanWest Hort Expo, Western Canada’s biggest horticultural trade show, held this week at Tradex in Abbotsford. For me, it’s a...
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