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Douglas Todd: Canada's public guardians have failed Vancouverites
Canada’s public guardians have failed to protect Metro Vancouver residents from forms of rule-bending and law-breaking that have been significant contributors to city housing becoming gravely...
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Inspections report reveals 60 per cent non-compliance rate under B.C....
Sixty per cent of operations inspected across B.C. in 2015 failed to comply with a key provincial environmental law, a new Ministry of Environment report reveals. Of 632 inspections under the...
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Sajjan joins veterans in Vancouver, reconfirms support for NATO
The federal defence minister says Canada’s commitment to NATO remains unwavering after comments on the campaign trail from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump put the future of the military alliance into...
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Premier hints at extra education funding after Supreme Court ruling
VICTORIA — Premier Christy Clark says extra funding could be coming for the public education system following her government’s loss in a key court case at the Supreme Court of Canada. Clark said the...
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Going green: Vancouver council urged to provide more electric-vehicle...
Which came first, the electric vehicle or the charging station? Vancouver city staff are placing their bets on the latter, saying there are few electric vehicles on the roads because of a lack of...
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UBC student to be awarded for inventing new method of detecting contaminated...
A PhD student at the University of B.C. has created a rapid, accurate new tool for detecting toxins in food. Yaxi Hu will accept the Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation in Ottawa on Monday for her...
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Williams Park wind-up a fun, hill-side story for MEC Langley, super series...
LANGLEY — It was difficult to miss Team Rogers on Saturday morning in damp but lively Williams Park. The South Surrey family of five, all sporting ear-to-ear smiles and Numbers 1 to 5 on the back of...
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Wildflower hitmaker Doug Edwards, ‘one in million’ pop artist, dies at 71
Guitarist Doug Edwards, famed for writing the music for mega-hit Wildflower, has died at age 71 at his Vancouver home after a long illness. Former bandmate David Foster lauded Edwards, saying that “he...
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RCMP looking into allegations against mayor in Nanaimo
The RCMP is bringing in outside expertise to examine allegations fuelling the fight between Nanaimo councillors and the mayor. Const. Tammy Douglas said that police are reviewing information received...
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Overdose fears in Downtown Eastside after computer upgrade gives credit union...
Service providers in the Downtown Eastside are fearing a spike in overdoses and homelessness in the area after computer upgrades gave members of a local credit union temporary access to overdrafts....
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Environmental impact of sunken tug to be shared only after investigation
BELLA BELLA, B.C. — The federal government says it can’t comment on the environmental impact of a diesel spill off British Columbia’s central coast even as the removal of the sunken tug responsible for...
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'I have to believe she knows she was very loved': 1,000 people attend...
Letisha Reimer’s dad remembers singing his baby daughter to sleep and finding, as he tried to lay her down, a tiny hand clenched to his sweater. “She wasn’t letting go, and neither was I,” he told a...
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Premier to talk trade, meet Queen, on visit to London
VICTORIA — B.C.’s premier will get an audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace this week, as part of trip the United Kingdom to honour the Great Bear Rainforest that could also potentially boost...
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Jamaican bobsled team van breaks down on road to Whistler
CALGARY — The Jamaican bobsled team suffered some hard luck in Calgary on the weekend, but some local businesses and a crowdfunding page have come to their aid. A group of 12 athletes is travelling...
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Violent assaults on nurses by patients continue at Abbotsford hospital
Three psychiatric nurses and a security guard have been injured by violent patients in the overburdened emergency department at Abbotsford Regional Hospital in two incidents in two months. On the day...
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A year after mutual fund dealer Harold Backer disappeared, similarities are...
The disappearance of mutual fund dealer Harold Backer, who former clients allege defrauded them of millions of dollars, has dredged up memories of another Victoria investment adviser who cost his...
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Hanjin container ship on B.C. coast hangs in the balance
A skeleton crew is manning the Hanjin Scarlet container ship that’s hunkered down in Plumper Sound, between North Pender and Saturna islands. It has relocated after two months in waters off Prince...
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Fire destroys five Delta businesses
Delta restaurateur Narinder Ghalan said he could smell trouble. Ghalan, who owns a popular restaurant at the corner of 93A Avenue and Scott Road, said a customer Saturday first alerted him there was an...
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Mother skeptical of probe into son’s deadly overdose at B.C. treatment centre
The mother of young Coquitlam man who died in substance-abuse treatment centre says she doubts a third-party investigation into his death will hold anyone to account. Brandon Jansen, 20, died on March...
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First Nation accepts $50M settlement for lost land in Nanaimo
NANAIMO — Members of a First Nation on Vancouver Island have ratified a nearly $50-million settlement with the federal government, compensating the community for a piece of land in what is now downtown...
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