Consuming alcohol, cannabis or drugs this holiday season? Read this
December 17, 2019Body/Mind/Soul
Health Canada has issued advisory for some Canadians who may choose to consume alcohol, cannabis or other drugs while celebrating
Police foil break and enter in Edgemont
December 17, 2019North Shore
North Vancouver RCMP foiled a break and enter in the Edgemont neighbourhood yesterday.
BC to increase access to spinal muscular atrophy treatment
December 16, 2019BC/Canada
BC will expand access to a life-chanting treatment for children living with spinal muscular atrophy.
Transportation board approves first ride-hailing application
December 16, 2019BC/Canada
A total 24 ride hailing applications have been received to date including the two announced today. The board is reviewing the other applications.
Tsleil-Waututh Nation to challenge Transmountain pipeline in appeal court
December 16, 2019North Shore
Representatives of Indigenous communities fighting the Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker project (TMX) in the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) gathered today to demonstrate unity and resolve as the court hearing begins on the controversial project in Vancouver.
Booth, Buchanan appointed to Metro Vancouver’s 2020 standing committees
December 16, 2019BC/Canada
Mayor Mary-Ann Booth and Mayor Linda Buchanan have been appointed to the standing committees of Metro Vancouver Board, which were announced yesterday.
Federal government announces funding to support homeless and at-risk veterans
December 16, 2019BC/Canada
Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence today announced funding for Good Shepherd Refuge Social
Vancouver foam ban starts in two weeks
December 16, 2019BC/Canada
In two weeks, Vancouver will join the ranks of 100 other North American cities that have banned polystyrene foam cups
BC Ferries eliminates fuel surcharge
December 16, 2019BC/Canada
BC Ferries announced today the current 1.5 per cent fuel surcharge will be removed as of December 17, 2019. BC
Dangerous avalanche conditions for Coastal Mountains
December 16, 2019BC/Canada
The snowpack structure is a loaded gun waiting for the next storms with the unusually low early season snowfall, according to an avalanche warning issued for Coastal Mountains, which includes Sea to Sky.
Merry EX-mas! Will you buy a gift for your ex?
December 16, 2019Body/Mind/Soul
Breaking up with an ex is never an easy road to navigate, and new research from luxury sex toy company
Canada’s first CBD e-commerce marketplace is in the works
December 16, 2019BC/Canada
SpeakEasy Cannabis Club Ltd., a holder of a federal licence to cultivate, process and sell cannabis under the Cannabis Act,
Half of Canadian millennials give up on the idea of owning a home
December 15, 2019Body/Mind/Soul
Barely half of Canadian millennials think they will ever be able to afford a house, which could have a dramatic
From today, you have new rights under Air Passenger Protection Regulations
December 15, 2019BC/Canada
Starting today, December 15, air passengers will have new rights under the Canadian Transportation Agency’s (CTA) Air Passenger Protection Regulations
DNV to remove trees from local park
December 15, 2019North Shore
District of North Vancouver is asking citizens to stay off a local trail as tree-removal work begins next week.
What West Van must do to save heritage houses
December 14, 2019North Shore
Residents of West Vancouver are concerned to learn that yet another of their heritage houses — the Baker residence at
North Van auto repair shop hit with ransomware attack
December 14, 2019North Shore
A local auto-body repair shop in North Vancouver is conducting a forensic audit after its network was attacked by ransomware.
VIDEO: Watch out, porch pirates can plunder your Christmas cargo
December 14, 2019North Shore
With Christmas around the corner, thousands of shoppers are taking delivery of online gift purchases. But some aren’t. “Around this
Capilano University’s satellite campus opens in Lower Lonsdale
December 13, 2019North Shore
The new location will welcome over 1,000 students per term from the Faculties of Business and Professional Studies, Education, Health and Human Development and Global & Community Studies.
Guide fined $2,000 for approaching a whale at distance of less than 100 metres
December 13, 2019BC/Canada
In August 2019, in Prince Rupert Provincial Court, the Honourable Judge George Leven found fishing guide Scott Babcock guilty of
Man injured in Downtown Vancouver shooting
December 13, 2019BC/Canada
Vancouver Police are investigating a shooting in Oppenheimer Park that happened late evening of December 12.
Cat attacked by coyotes in North Van seeks new home
December 13, 2019Body/Mind/Soul
A cat attacked by coyotes in North Vancouver is now up for adoption after no one came forward to claim the cat from West Vancouver SPCA.
Coun. Bell wants more benches in city, especially on Lonsdale
December 13, 2019North Shore
City of North Vancouver Councillor Don Bell wants more benches in the city for people to sit and rest, or perhaps even use it as a way to meet and chat with a friend outside.
Seven-in-ten Vancouverites happy with separated bike lanes
December 13, 2019BC/Canada
More than two thirds of City of Vancouver residents appear satisfied with bike infrastructure, a new Research Co. poll has
Milestone for Seaspan: Ships built in Canada for Canadians
December 13, 2019BC/Canada
Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) and its 2,700 employees have completed Delivery of CCGS Capt. Jacques Cartier, the Canadian Coast Guard’s newest


























