Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's majority on council has voted to give the fire department $1 million less funding than recommended in next year's budget – while giving the police $2.1 million more. The initial tinkering with the 2024 budget for...
A new transient orca calf has been spotted in the waters off British Columbia, adding to what's already been a record-breaking year for sightings of the Bigg's killer whales. The Pacific Whale Watch Association says the calf is likely just...
A winter storm that brought wind, rain and – in some places – snow to the South Coast led BC Ferries to cancel several sailings on major routes Saturday. Two midday sailings in each direction between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay...
One person died after their vehicle crashed near Chilliwack Lake Road Saturday night, Mounties said. Police said they got the call just before 7 p.m. that a vehicle “had become airborne before crashing roadside.” Despite life-saving efforts by paramedics and firefighters,...
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has set a December date to hear an appeal from a British Columbia couple who argue their declaration of bankruptcy should wipe out millions of dollars in court-ordered fines owed to provincial...
VANCOUVER — Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded a Vancouver Chinatown restaurant where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was dining Tuesday night, with scores of police sent to control the crowd that was chanting for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Sgt....
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — A lithium-ion battery cell production plant costing more than $1 billion will be built in Maple Ridge, B.C. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier David Eby jointly announced that the new E-One Moli facility will bolster...
Thousands of people gathered in downtown Vancouver on Saturday for a sombre Remembrance Day ceremony that reflected on the ceasefire that ended the Korean War 70 years ago. Ceremony director James Stanton noted the war remains Canada's third-bloodiest overseas conflict,...
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, B.C. — A state of local emergency has been declared in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, east of Vancouver, as two of three pumps at the community's water treatment plant have failed. A statement from Mayor...
A new report is highlighting the widening gap between the average price of Vancouver real estate and what the average earner can afford. In the report published Thursday(opens in a new tab), comparison website rates.ca took the median after-tax household...
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