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UBC, former student fail to reach deal on human-rights complaint
A former University of British Columbia student who filed a human rights complaint over the school’s handling of sexual assault reports says mediation ended unsuccessfully after 90 minutes on Monday....
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Was stolen car caper just a case of clowning around?
If this is part of the creepy-clown craze, things have been ratcheted up a notch. Lara Tambacopoulou was shocked to discover her car stolen out front of the Westbrook Community Centre at UBC on...
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VSB trustee Turner says it will take time to build trust, school closures...
It has been a busy week for Dianne Turner, the Vancouver school board’s sole trustee, who was appointed to the role by B.C. Education Minister Mike Bernier after he fired the elected board on Oct. 17...
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Vaughn Palmer: Watchdog for kids takes a few parting bites at B.C. government
VICTORIA — When child protection watchdog Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond appeared before a B.C. legislature committee Monday morning, she opened on a note of regret that this would be her final appearance....
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Vancouver looks at modular housing industry to boost slim rental stock
City of Vancouver staff are considering fast-tracking permits for standardized, modular laneway homes as a way to help boost the city’s rental stock. Such a move could speed up the development of...
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Tentative agreement reached in West Vancouver Blue Bus strike
A tentative agreement was reached late Monday between the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 134, and West Vancouver District after a one-day strike that shut down Blue Bus service throughout the day....
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White Rock councillor David Chesney censured a second time
White Rock Coun. David Chesney has been censured for allegedly divulging confidential information about sensitive city negotiations, but he could also be financially liable if the city suffers any...
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Heffel puts Peter Brown's art collection up for auction
The big ticket item at the upcoming Heffel Auction is Mountain Forms, a jaw-dropping Lawren Harris painting of the Rocky Mountains that is five feet tall and six feet wide. Mountain Forms was one of...
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No criminal charges in death of woman who fell out of Vancouver party bus
The grieving mother of a 23-year-old woman who died after falling out of a party bus says she’s heartbroken that criminal charges won’t be laid in the case. Vancouver police said Tuesday that a...
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Kelly Ellard pregnancy: Babies in jail help moms’ rehab, says Vancouver...
A federal program that keeps incarcerated mothers and babies together behind bars is a huge benefit to both the children and the inmates, says the executive director of the Elizabeth Fry Society of...
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Vancouver says 6 or 7 short-term rental operators failing to comply with the law
City staff say they are cracking down on nuisance short-term rentals in Vancouver, but won’t say where those problem properties are located. Earlier this month, city councillors voted to regulate...
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Q&A: Advice from New York on how to increase affordable housing in Vancouver
As commissioner of New York City’s department of housing preservation and development, Vicki Been runs the largest municipal housing agency in the United States. A former university professor with...
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B.C. NDP big on 'bold' ideas for election platform to challenge Liberals
VICTORIA — B.C. New Democrat leader John Horgan says he’s searching for “bold” ideas from his membership as he seeks to sharply differentiate his party from the governing B.C. Liberals before voters...
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City of Vancouver moves to dismantle tent city on Hastings Street
In the week that the City of Vancouver is hosting a conference of international housing experts, crews moved in Tuesday to dismantle a months old homeless camp in the city’s poorest neighbourhood. But...
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Train with grain cars derails near Boston Bar
CN Rail crews are dealing with a multiple-car derailment on CN tracks just south of Boston Bar. CN spokeswoman Kate Fenske said the derailment of a Canadian Pacific grain train operating on CN tracks...
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Vaughn Palmer: Reid hammers nail sickness home on armoury's scruffy status
VICTORIA — The committee that sometimes manages spending at the provincial legislature was idling through the agenda for one of its rare meetings last week. There was an update from Speaker Linda Reid...
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H3N2 back with a vengeance as flu season returns
Flu season is here again and early indications are it will be dominated by the strain H3N2 — which has historically been responsible for a majority of deaths from influenza, according to Dr. Danuta...
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Four fired Vancouver school board trustees demand B.C. minister apologize for...
Four fired members of the Vancouver school board are demanding a retraction and an apology from B.C.’s education minister, saying he made defamatory statements about them. Mike Bernier dismissed all...
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UBC study finds one-third of B.C. kindergartners emotionally vulnerable
B.C. kindergartners are more often struggling with emotional vulnerability, according to a report released Wednesday by University of B.C. researchers. Since 2001, the Human Early Learning Partnership...
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'Mommy is sleeping,' Clearwater dad told kids who awoke to him killing mom
Angila Wilson’s six-year-old son got out of bed and walked to the door of his room. He awoke to a noise — “bam bam,” as he described it — and went to investigate. He opened the door and peeked outside....
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