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Sinus surgery wait times: A tale of two patients
The judge presiding over the B.C. public vs. private health care trial had sinus surgery at a private Vancouver clinic, but didn’t pay for it himself because the operation was funded through a contract...
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Rodeo 'family' back in town for 71st annual Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair
Cloverdale Rodeo 6050 176 St., Surrey | Rodeo times: May 19 at 7:30 p.m.; May 20 at 2:30 p.m.; May 20 at 7:30 p.m.; May 21 at 2:30 p.m.; May 22 at2:30 p.m. (Finals) Tickets and info:...
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RCMP investigating homicide in Richmond
Police are investigating a homicide in Richmond on Mother’s Day. Richmond RCMP confirmed a body was found in a vehicle that crashed into a property near Granville Avenue and No. 2 Road on Sunday...
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Canada 150: Even to the criminals he sent to prison, Wally Oppal seen as a...
Even to a murderer he put behind bars, Wally Oppal was known as a fair and likeable judge. The criminal who admired Oppal was Elery Long. In 1975, Long was convicted of fatally shooting a Delta police...
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Concert fans looking for answers to debacle at U2/Mumford and Sons
At this point, Justin Johnson and Victoria Chan are just looking for someone to “make it right,” following Friday night’s U2/Mumford and Sons lineup debacle outside B.C. Place Stadium. The couple from...
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Self portrait from one of Canada's greatest painters is being sold by heir
Provenance means a lot in the art world. If a painting was once in a famous collection, it can push the price up substantially. Normally the best provenance for a Paul Peel painting would come from the...
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Crashes kill 15 B.C. workers, injure hundreds more over 10 years: WorkSafeBC
RICHMOND — New data from WorkSafeBC shows 15 roadside workers have been killed and 229 injured when they were hit by vehicles while on the job over the past decade. The agency says 66 per cent of those...
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Foster foundation sets date for annual fundraiser
You should always listen to your mother — just ask David Foster. About 30 years ago musician/producer/arranger Foster’s mother, Eleanor, told him about a young girl from Victoria who was awaiting a...
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Ex-UN gangster denies he supplied gun to kill Bacon brothers' associate Kevin...
A defence lawyer suggested Monday that a former United Nations gangster provided the assault rifle used to kill Kevin LeClair, despite the man claiming the murder weapon came from an associate. Mike...
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Vaughn Palmer: Greens strive for new electoral system without public vote
VICTORIA — While the results are still being finalized from the 2017 provincial election, there’s speculation about Greens and New Democrats combining forces to impose a new electoral system on British...
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REAL SCOOP: C denies he supplied gun for LeClair hit
Former United Nations gangster C spent his 8th day on the stand at the Cory Vallee murder trial Monday. Under the skilful cross-examination of defence lawyer Mike Tammen, C was forced to admit that he...
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B.C.'s South Asians helped hand eight ridings to the NDP
A range of negative factors, which some might call a perfect storm, hurt B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark and sharply swung South Asian voters to John Horgan’s New Democratic Party in the May 9...
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Vancouver park board votes to ban new cetaceans despite large protest
The Vancouver park board voted Monday night to ban new cetaceans at the Vancouver Aquarium, a move the aquarium says threatens the work of its marine mammal rescue program but one animal-rights...
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Canada 150: Bill Reid made Haida art recognizable across the country
Bill Reid’s final resting place was chosen with great care. The artist’s ashes were taken by canoe and laid to rest at Quadusgaa, a former village in Haida Gwaii close to Tanu where Reid’s grandmother...
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Can't afford B.C. real estate? Try winning this year's PNE prize home (photos)
If home ownership in Vancouver seems out of reach, you might have a better chance at winning this year’s PNE prize home. The 2017 PNE Prize Home is a $1.6-million, 3100-square-foot, West Coast...
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Province files defence in lawsuit that targets partisan political ads
The B.C. government is defending itself against a class-action lawsuit alleging it misspent millions on partisan political ads during the recent provincial election campaign. In a lawsuit filed in...
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Vaughn Palmer: Pairing may be an option if sparing a Speaker isn't
VICTORIA — When the way is finally clear for convening a post-election session of the B.C. legislature, the first order of business for the renewed house will be electing a speaker. The rules say he or...
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REAL SCOOP: RCMP to pay $700,000 to ex-UN witnesses
Gang murder cases like the Surrey Six and the United Nations conspiracy are extremely challenging for police. We heard in the Surrey Six case that some of the former gangsters-turned-witnesses were...
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Daily Poll: What do you think of the Vancouver Aquarium cetacean ban?
The Vancouver Park Board voted Monday to ban on any new cetaceans from being housed at the Vancouver Aquarium. Related Vancouver park board votes to ban new cetaceans despite large protestPark board...
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Public asked for input into new City of Vancouver logo
The search for a new logo for the City of Vancouver is back on, two weeks after city council voted to dump the re-branding it had unveiled earlier this year. A backlash from local creative...
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