Open fires permitted from September 18
Effective at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, all open fires will again be permitted throughout the Coastal Fire Centre’s
Woman assaults cop with bear spray to escape arrest
A Vancouver Police Department officer was assaulted with bear spray on Friday during an arrest in Vancouver. Just after 6:30
New technology is depleting fish stocks faster
Technological advances are allowing commercial fishing fleets to double their fishing power every 35 years and put even more pressure
Help return stolen chainsaws to Duncan museum
North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are asking the public to be on the lookout for two antique chainsaws stolen from the BC
Seventh lane now open on Alex Fraser Bridge
Four lanes are now available for southbound traffic, with three lanes remaining for northbound.
Vancouver police arrest masseur for sexual assault
VPD detectives have arrested a west side masseur for sexual assault, and believe additional victims have yet to come forward.
VPD seeks witnesses to road rage incident
Vancouver Police are seeking the public's help in solving a road rage incident that left a man with serious injuries last spring.
Customers favour a new look for the next batch of SkyTrain cars
Earlier this year, TransLink asked the public how it could improve customer comfort as it prepared to procure over 200
Thornthwaite calls on NDP to fund treatment beds to curb the cycle of addiction
MLA Jane Thornthwaite, BC Liberal Mental Health and Addictions Critic, is demanding John Horgan and the NDP step up and
Scheer’s $1,000 beat Jagmeet’s $250
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative leader Andrew Scheer are vying to put money back in your pocket. Yesterday, Scheer
VPD arrest man in connection with West End homicide
Last night, VPD officers arrested a 23-year-old Vancouver man near Pendrell and Thurlow streets.
UBC researchers design refuelling network across BC for hydrogen cars
Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in British Columbia. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have
TransLink presses battery-powered buses into service
TransLink said the pilot projects put it closer toward reaching its goal of operating a fleet with 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050. Alongside lower emissions, customers can expect a smoother and quieter ride, the agency said.
Three Asian giant hornets found for the first time on Vancouver Island
Due to the larger amount of venom injected, a sting from an Asian giant hornet can be very painful and cause localized swelling, redness and itching
Vancouver woman faces seven charges for luggage theft at YYR
The charges originated from alleged luggage carousel thefts that occurred between July 12, 2019 and August 2, 2019 at the YVR Domestic Terminal Building.
Police recover 148 stolen bicycles, scooters and electric bicycles
Vancouver Police have made a substantial seizure of stolen property in the city’s eastside. Officers have recovered 148 stolen bicycles,
BC Ferries employees remove 1,725 kg of garbage from beaches
Hundreds of BC Ferries employees from across the province participated in shoreline cleanups this summer to help keep B.C.’s beaches
NDP promises to tax multimillionaires to fund health care
The NDP’s 'super-wealth tax' would apply a one per cent tax on fortunes above $20 million to make sure “make sure hardworking Canadians get the services they need like pharmacare and head-to-toe health care."
Over 93 per cent want permanent daylight saving time in BC
More than 93 per cent of the people polled in BC would prefer to move to permanent daylight saving time (DST).
Vancouver Police seek public assistance in finding federal offender
Vancouver Police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate Taylin Francis Brent Checkosis, a 26-year-old, high-risk federal offender, who failed to return to his halfway house on Sunday.