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Diesel fears after tug and petroleum barge run aground near Bella Bella
The grounding of a petroleum barge near Bella Bella has local indigenous groups and activists concerned about the impact on marine food sources and the future of tanker traffic along the B.C. coast....
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Sister of B.C. man killed in police manhunt sues over use of lethal force
The sister of a man shot and killed by police at the end of a manhunt in Slocan is suing the provincial and federal governments over the RCMP’s handling of the incident. Peter de Groot died on Oct. 13,...
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Everything you need to know about death cap mushrooms
VICTORIA — The shiny greenish domes poking out of Glenn Nicholls’s lawn don’t look particularly threatening. But the mushrooms are the same species that killed a three-year-old Victoria boy this week:...
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Former Alberta premier among four dead after plane crash near Kelowna
Former Alberta premier Jim Prentice is among four people dead after a small plane crashed Thursday night outside of Kelowna. The Cessna Citation jet had departed from Kelowna and was headed toward...
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B.C. mourns death of former Alberta premier
OTTAWA — When the Conservative party took power in 2006, incoming prime minister Stephen Harper called on Jim Prentice to take on perhaps the toughest job in his new government. Prentice, who died in a...
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Pair arrested after woman found locked in Prince George motel, forced into...
Prince George police are investigating a horrific case in which a woman was locked in a motel room for days and forced into prostitution. Investigators now believe there may be other victims out there...
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Free water offered to Kelowna residents after algae boom in reservoir
Free water is being offered to Westsiders who don’t entirely trust what comes out of their taps. The Lakeview system’s drinking quality has been compromised by an unprecedented algae bloom in the Rose...
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Salmon Arm angry after government closes fire base barracks
VICTORIA — The mayor of Salmon Arm says her community is upset with a government decision to close the barracks at the province’s only rapid attack fire base, and the ham-handed way it was communicated...
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Fallen tree kills Surrey teen during violent Metro Vancouver wind storm
A heavy storm battering the region turned tragic Friday afternoon when a 15-year-old teen was struck and killed by a falling tree in Surrey. According to Surrey RCMP, emergency crews were called to a...
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"Waste of Farmland" sign rises on Tsawwassen lands
I’m sure I’m not the only one struck by the irony that “A Waste of Farmland” billboard has gone up on Tsawwassen First Nation’s reserve. The billboard is not questioning, however, how the giant...
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Storm leaves nearly 80,000 Metro Vancouver homes without power
Strong winds brought trees down and caused power outages across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island as the second in a series of major storms hit the South Coast of B.C. Friday afternoon. About...
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Taxi driver killed in late-night single-car crash
The driver of a taxi was killed Thursday night in a single-vehicle crash on Barnet Highway. The taxi was travelling westbound around 11:30 p.m. when it left the road in the 9900-block of Barnet...
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West Van commuters may face Monday disruptions over Blue Bus job action
West Vancouver commuters may face disruptions in bus service beginning on Monday after talks broke down Friday between the District of West Vancouver and the union representing Blue Bus drivers and...
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Video: In Last Place – a Canucks musical parody
Upon learning that the Canucks are predicted by many experts to finish last in the NHL this season, the Vancouver Sun’s Harrison Mooney expresses his feelings through music inspired by Coldplay’s “In...
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It's a whale of a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it
A Salt Spring Island artisan-scientist who has crafted a career as a “skeleton articulator” — assembling whale bones and installing them in museums — is set to make a global splash when he remounts a...
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Surrey teen killed by tree was a 'beautiful soul'
A Surrey teenager who was killed by a falling tree during a violent storm on Friday is being remembered as a “beautiful soul.” A friend of his family has identified the teen as Shakir Salaam, a...
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Sunken tug cleanup continues off B.C. coast despite rough weather
The clean up of a diesel spill on waters off the coast of B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest is continuing this weekend despite high winds in the forecast for the region. A report released Saturday by the...
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B.C. Hydro crews took a break Saturday to rest up for storm No. 3
B.C. Hydro crews had a moment of respite Saturday before gearing up for overnight shifts to battle a fierce storm that was expected to knock out power across the south coast overnight. Environment...
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What is the public sector salary database?
Glad you asked. It’s a database The Sun compiles each year with information on remuneration and expenses for people earning more than $75,000 a year who are paid out of the public purse. It also...
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Daphne Bramham: Few women in B.C. public sector's top ranks, lack of...
Women are better educated than ever, they’re advancing through the ranks in the provincial and municipal civil service, Crown corporations, health authorities and public universities. Yet most are more...
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