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Main Street SkyTrain station reopens; service resumes
SkyTrain service at Main Street station has resumed after a medical emergency caused it to shut down earlier Saturday night. Trains were running on a single track between Stadium and...
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The royals tour B.C.: First Nations use visit as platform to talk...
VANCOUVER — As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge toured British Columbia and the Yukon over the past week, they heard impassioned speeches on reconciliation and saw protest T-shirts emblazoned with...
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Sunday morning starts with stunning rainbow in Vancouver
West End resident Greg Hoekstra was awoken Sunday to a spectacular sight — a vivid rainbow stretching across the sky from Richmond to West Vancouver. It was short-lived, but Hoekstra had enough time to...
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World-renowned Kelowna artist Daphne Odjig dies at 97
KELOWNA — An elder of Canadian aboriginal artists whose work appeared in galleries around the world has died. Daphne Odjig was born in northern Ontario and had been living in Kelowna, B.C., where she...
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Search called off for 65-year-old hiker missing on Cypress
A search for a missing hiker on Cypress Mountain has been called off. Debbie Blair, 65, has been missing since Thursday, when she got separated from her hiking group near Donut Rock trail junction. In...
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Memorial grows for Japanese student found dead in Vancouver
Days after Natsumi Kogawa was found dead on the grounds of the Gabriola Mansion in Vancouver’s West End, an impromptu memorial for the 30-year-old Japanese student continued to grow. On Sunday, a...
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Eby acclaimed as NDP candidate for Vancouver-Point Grey
Outspoken housing critic David Eby was acclaimed Sunday as the NDP candidate for Vancouver-Point Grey in an election where housing is expected to be one of the dominant issues. About 150 people, some...
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Festive atmosphere hits Sunshine Coast this fall
The best time to visit the Sunshine Coast is autumn, with great weather, less traffic and discounts at gorgeous resorts. Hop on the ferry in West Vancouver and 40 minutes later you’ll unwind to the...
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Giant touchscreen gives UBC medical students 3D view of anatomy
Within weeks of starting medical school, first year students enter the gross anatomy lab at the University of B.C. to begin dissecting a human cadaver. On this day, 288 students are crowded around 48...
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Grounded boat owned by Jamie's Whaling Station now off rocks near Tofino
TOFINO — A vessel belonging to a whale-watching company is no longer stranded on rocks off Vancouver Island. A spokesman with Jamie’s Whaling Station in Tofino says the Stellar Sea has been pulled free...
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First homes at The City of Lougheed, Shape Properties’ largest new...
Burnaby’s Lougheed Town Centre is poised for a dramatic transformation, as developer Shape launches the first tower of The City of Lougheed, its master-planned 40-acre community which, when complete,...
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Acts of Kindness goes extra miles in Langley to pay it forward, plus marathon...
Church of the Valley Pastor Mike Dauncey set the fun tone Sunday night for the second annual Acts of Kindness 10K and 5K Fun Run. (Gord Kurenoff photo) LANGLEY — With an attractive angel behind him...
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'Guardians' need $500M to watch over traditional aboriginal lands, leaders say
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is being pushed to invest $500 million over five years on a 1,600-member national “Guardians” team to patrol, and assert aboriginal sovereignty in, the vast traditional...
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Federal government announces new measures intended to reduce housing market risk
TORONTO — Ottawa has announced a number of measures aimed at curbing risk in the country’s housing markets, including closing a tax loophole and tightening mortgage insurance rules to prevent borrowers...
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After delay, B.C. agrees to back Ottawa's proposal to expand Canada Pension Plan
OTTAWA — The British Columbia government has given its blessing to enhancing the Canada Pension Plan, a critical vote of support that opens the door for Ottawa to gradually increase contributions and...
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Renowned Vancouver architect Bing Thom has died
Renowned Vancouver architect Bing Thom, famous for designing buildings around the world, has died at age 75, his firm announced Tuesday. Thom suffered a brain aneurism Tuesday while on a trip to Hong...
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Kamloops ex-Mountie expected to enter plea in cocaine trafficking trial
A former high-profile Kamloops police officer accused of trafficking cocaine while still employed by the RCMP last summer is expected to enter a plea later this week. Randi Love did not appear in...
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VIFF: Former British MP George Galloway tackles Tony Blair
Former British MP George Galloway joined Vancouver Sun and Province arts editor Francois Marchand to discuss his documentary The Killing$ of Tony Blair on Monday afternoon. In our interview, Galloway...
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Head of IHIT becomes Surrey's new top cop
The head of Canada’s largest homicide squad has been appointed the top cop in the Surrey RCMP. Chief Supt. Dwayne McDonald got the nod after an extensive interview process by senior RCMP officers and...
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Homeowners already seeing lawn problems
Many lawns in Greater Vancouver are already showing signs of chafer beetle infestation this month, a little earlier than usual. The larvae that develop from chafer eggs laid earlier in summer have...
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